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August 2026

7 issues
№ 0242026.08.28

Issue 24 — Apple bumped you to $15 to watch the Silo finale

Silo's finale hits, Reacher's back, Ted Lasso got resurrected, and Apple wants another dollar.

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№ 0232026.08.21

The Drop Issue 23: Disney Buys the YouTube Morality Play Guy

Lanterns lands, Ted Lasso returns from the dead, and Disney signs the guy who makes 8-minute lessons.

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№ 0222026.08.15

Every regulator on Earth approved the merger and it still can't close

Paramount cleared 68 jurisdictions and still can't close, HBO's Lanterns is a shockingly good Green Lantern show, and Outer Banks ends.

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№ 0212026.08.14

The Drop 21: Apple Exhumed Ted Lasso

House of the Dragon is treason-ing, Reacher is punching, and Apple ran out of ideas.

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№ 0202026.08.08

Paramount's boss blames CNN for everyone hating his merger

Reacher hits Philadelphia, Shane Gillis reopens the garage, and Paramount's billionaire writes a newspaper essay about how trustworthy he is.

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№ 0192026.08.07

The Drop Issue 19: Two Dying Empires Try To Merge

House of the Dragon returns, Silo runs it back, and Ted Lasso comes out of retirement for the checks.

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№ 0182026.08.01

Disney renewed Wonder Man in March, then killed it in July

Disney kills an Emmy-nominated show it just renewed, The Morning Show calls it quits, and Batman actually shows up on Prime.

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March 2026

5 issues

February 2026

4 issues
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