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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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Netflix’s “Made in Mexico” Combats Bad Hombres Stereotype

October 24, 2018

By focusing solely on Mexico’s elite, “Made in Mexico” falls short of making the social commentary it strives for.

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What Happened to TV Theme Songs?

September 27, 2018

Some things just stick in your head and TV theme songs are at the top of the list. But as fewer people tune in to shows on cable and streaming services allow viewers to skip through the opening credits, theme songs are left in the dust, signaling a change in how we view and interact with television.

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“Everything Sucks!” Is the ‘90s Sitcom Marginalized Kids Never Had

March 26, 2018

Netflix’s new original series “Everything Sucks!” shows where sentimental imagery from the '90s belongs within the increasingly politicized media scene of 2018.

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The New and Improved Queerbait

October 23, 2017

The LGBTQ+ community has always been a profitable market for the entertainment industry. It’s important to understand the ways in which major corporations take advantage of an easily targeted demographic.

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Fall TV Recap — The Best and The Worst

October 14, 2015

Another television season brings another new round of pilots. Here are the fall shows you need to DVR immediately and those you should probably steer clear of.