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Shacknews Presents: Pop! Goes the Culture! Episode 140

We're discussing Amazon's ambitious new video game anthology series and The Acolyte getting cancelled on this week's PGTC.

Donovan Erskine

August 22, 2024 12:00 PM

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Happy Thursday, Shackers! It's time for Pop! Goes the Culture!, our film and television news discussion show. Today, Donovan and Greg are reviewing Alien: Romulus!

Episode 140 of Pop! Goes the Culture! goes live on the Shacknews Twitch Channel today at 1 p.m. PT/ 4 p.m. ET. The stream is available to watch right here using the embed below.

Here’s a rundown of some of the news topics featured on today’s episode of Pop! Goes the Culture!:

• The Acolyte canceled after one season on Disney+
• Jack Black and Paul Rudd are making an Anaconda movie
• First trailer for Secret Level anthology series
• Chick-Fil-A is creating a streaming service

Can you believe Chick-Fil-A is making a streaming service? That's a real news story. We'll also talk about the new Anaconda sequel, which has an extremely meta take on the franchise that's deeply bizarre but maybe has some potential?

Thanks for coming by to watch Pop! Goes the Culture! If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can subscribe to our Twitch channel at no additional charge with Prime Gaming.

My pleasure! It's time for Episode 140 of Shacknews Presents: Pop! Goes the Culture!

Donovan Erskine

News Editor

Donovan is a young journalist from Maryland, who likes to game. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge Scream nerd and film fanatic that will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_