Editor’s Take

On April 14, ABC cancelled both “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” effectively ending the longstanding tradition of soap opera programming. This isn’t much of a shock, nor is it really a bad thing at all. It simply means that consumers have come to expect greater quality of and control over personal entertainment.
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Movie and television subscription service Netflix recently outbid several large television studios (including AMC and HBO) for the rights to an upcoming drama series entitled “House of Cards.” […]

We, as a culture, love to watch our supposed “heroes” fall, both literally and, more to the point, metaphorically. We also love to be vocal about how concerned we are about that, how worried we are about the direction our culture is heading in. […]

During every Academy Awards ceremony, there comes a point when a well-known actor or a virtually unknown producer will stand before the show’s 30 million viewers and give an absurdly long-winded speech. Beware: it is guaranteed to happen this time around too. […]

Since its debut in 2003, Apple’s iTunes has managed to become the face of music retail and the standard by which an artist’s success can be measured.
Consumers should begin looking outside the box in terms of music purchases. […]

For decades, the Beach Cities Pacific Theaters 16 has provided Costa students and South Bay residents with a cost-effective way to socialize. With the introduction of the new ArcLight Theater that has been constructed in its place, that tradition is soon to end. […]

The Entertainment Editors’ take on “horror-core” rap group Insane Clown Posse. […]

Entertainment Editor Rose Graner’s views on TV shows with “lighter” subject matter as opposed to those with a “heavier” or more disturbing concept. […]