# tv features (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover tv features. Page: Feed: --- ## [What Happened to Made-for-TV Movies?](https://thenerdy.com/what-happened-made-for-tv-movies/) _2026-08-20 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ There was a time when staying home to watch a broadcast network original movie was a genuine cultural event. Families gathered around the television for gripping, original stories like Brian’s Song, Steven Spielberg’s legendary thriller Duel, or the terrifying nuclear war drama The Day After. For decades, the major networks pumped out original movies at \[…\] The post What Happened to Made-for-TV… ## [Everything Coming to Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN September 2026](https://thenerdy.com/disney-plus-hulu-espn-september-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ September is almost upon us, and that means it’s time to see what Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN has in store for its subscribers. Check out what’s coming to Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN in September 2026. September 1 Hulu: Amsterdam (2022) Hulu: The Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022) Disney+: Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective Podcast – Season 2 Episode Hulu: Burlesque (2010) \[…\] The post Everything… ## [How to Rip DVDs for a Plex Server](https://thenerdy.com/how-to-rip-dvds-for-plex-server/) _2026-08-19 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ Physical media is making a massive comeback. As streaming services continue to hike their prices and quietly delete content from their platforms, building a personal digital library is the best way to preserve your favorite movies and television shows. If you are dusting off your old disc collection, learning how to rip DVDs for a \[…\] The post How to Rip DVDs for a Plex Server appeared first on… ## [The Mad Max Movies in Order: Complete Timeline Guide](https://thenerdy.com/mad-max-movies-in-order/) _2026-08-17 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ The Mad Max franchise has only five movies, which should make it one of the easiest long-running action series to organize. It is not. The first three films follow Mel Gibson’s Max Rockatansky as civilization falls apart around him. Decades later, Tom Hardy takes over the role in Mad Max: Fury Road, but the movie \[…\] The post The Mad Max Movies in Order: Complete Timeline Guide appeared first on… ## [Spider-Man Wins a Third Week at the Box Office](https://thenerdy.com/spider-man-wins-a-third-week-at-the-box-office/) _2026-08-17 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ It’s clear you can’t keep a good Spider down. First place went to Spider-Man: Brand New Day with $70M for a new domestic total of $785.83M. It has taken in $1.236B in the foreign markets for a global total of $2.021B. The Odyssey came in second with $23.2M for a new domestic total of $504.68M. \[…\] The post Spider-Man Wins a Third Week at the Box Office appeared first on The Nerdy . ## [The Best TV Series Finales of All Time](https://thenerdy.com/best-tv-series-finales/) _2026-08-16 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ Television has one disadvantage that movies and books usually don’t. Most shows never get to decide how they end. Some are canceled without warning. Others lose key cast members, suffer declining ratings, or simply fade away until the network decides it’s time to move on. Writers often spend years building toward a conclusion they never \[…\] The post The Best TV Series Finales of All Time appeared… ## [Why Sectaurs Toys Were One of the Weirdest Lines of the 1980s](https://thenerdy.com/sectaurs-toys-weirdest-1980s-lines/) _2026-08-15 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ Some 1980s toy lines were weird because the story was strange. Sectaurs was weird because the toys themselves looked like they might crawl away if you stopped watching them. Released by Coleco in 1985, Sectaurs: Warriors of Symbion combined action figures, insectoid warriors, telepathic bug companions, hand-puppet mounts, comics, animation, and one of the most \[…\] The post Why Sectaurs Toys Were… ## [1986 Movie Reviews – Armed and Dangerous, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Fly, Manhunter](https://thenerdy.com/1986-movie-reviews-armed-and-dangerous-the-boy-who-could-fly-the-fly-manhunter/) _2026-08-15 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ Welcome to an exciting year-long project here at The Nerdy. 1986 was an exciting year for films giving us a lot of films that would go on to be beloved favorites and cult classics. It was also the start to a major shift in cultural and societal norms, and some of those still reverberate to \[…\] The post 1986 Movie Reviews – Armed and Dangerous, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Fly, Manhunter appeared… ## [Who Are the Manhunters? DC’s Original Galactic Police Force](https://thenerdy.com/manhunters-dc/) _2026-08-14 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ Long before Hal Jordan, John Stewart, or any other Green Lantern patrolled their assigned sectors, the Guardians of the Universe relied on a very different force to maintain peace across the cosmos. Their first attempt at creating an intergalactic police force did not consist of living beings carrying power rings. Instead, it consisted of emotionless \[…\] The post Who Are the Manhunters? DC’s… ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/j3BjwqeKfwNM) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [What Was TGIF? ABC’s Friday Night Sitcom Block Explained](https://thenerdy.com/what-was-tgif-abc-friday-night/) _2026-08-13 · Sean P. Aune · The Nerdy_ If you were a kid in the 1990s, Friday night was not for going out. Friday night was an exclusive, two-hour commitment to your living room couch. You grabbed a slice of pizza, turned on ABC at 8:00 PM, and did not change the channel until 10:00 PM. This was TGIF, an acronym that technically \[…\] The post What Was TGIF? ABC’s Friday Night Sitcom Block Explained appeared first on The Nerdy .