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Why Crime Dramas Are Everywhere Right Now
Open a streaming app. The homepage usually has two big categories: costume romances and crime thrillers. A new crime drama appears almost every month. Some are good. Many are not. Viewers complain, then watch the first episode anyway.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks
I watched Backrooms (2026)
According to Internet lore, the Backrooms began on the website 4chan in May 2019. An anonymous post started circulating in a thread-based subsection of 4chan that called for "disquieting images that feel off." Hence, this post: an image of an empty office building with yellowing walls and burgundy carpet. The caption beneath the picture read as followed:
By Parsley Rose about a month ago in Geeks
Fantasy Cast for The Challenge: Rivals 4
The Challenge just brought Cutthroat back, and it needs to bring back some other iconic themes. We saw Rivals on the 5th season of All-Stars but we haven't seen it on a flagship season in a while. It's time for it to return, and let's make it male/male and female/female teams just like Rivals I and Rivals II.
By Dylan Deckardabout a month ago in Geeks
Liu Huan Died at 63. The Song That Asked China’s Hardest Question Still Has No Easy Answer.
On September 26, 2026, Liu Huan died. He was 63. Jiemian News published a memorial. It said the theme song of Beijingers in New York , “A Million Times of Asking,” contained the line “Time and time again you ask me...” and that the line expressed the collective bewilderment of that era over where China should go.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks
The Real Reason No One Can Become the Next Liu Huan
A singer was also an interface Liu Huan’s national fame rested on things that rarely line up today. He sang “A Youth’s Aspiration Knows No Sorrow,” the theme song of Plainclothes Police . He sang “The Crescent Moon,” which brought pop music into millions of homes. He sang “Song of the Heroes,” the theme song of CCTV’s Water Margin . He and Sarah Brightman sang “You and Me” at the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks
She Owes $6.5 Million for Quitting a Livestream Job. The Contract Was 46 Pages.
What the case is In January 2026, Goutou Luoli posted a video. She said she carried 6.5 million yuan in penalty debt. She was under a high-consumption restriction. She could not take high-speed rail or flights.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks
NYT: 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
The New York Times has finished publishing its list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century today (September 25, 2026) and I wanted to respond to it while it's still fresh.
By Lana V Lynxabout a month ago in Geeks
She Built a Livestream Empire. Now She’s Washing Bowls.
The photo shows four people against a beige wall. The lighting is flat and bright. A ring light sits directly in front of them. Viya, 41, wears a light blue striped lounge set. The cuffs are creased. Her older daughter kisses the baby's forehead. A black hair tie remains looped around the daughter's wrist. The infant is swaddled in floral fabric. A pair of black sunglasses is digitally edited onto its face. Viya wears matching sunglasses and a black cap. Her husband, Dong Haifeng, sits beside her.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks
He Walked Through TVB With Red Ink on His Chest
1991, Clear Water Bay TV City, Broadcast Drive. Alex Man walked out of the makeup room. He was wearing a plain white T-shirt. Across the chest, written in red marker, was a line of characters. Where the pen had crossed the cotton, the ink had bled, so from a distance it looked like blood. The words read: Begging the Chicken Feather Commander to grant us studio time.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks
At 62, Raymond Cho Is Still Singing
TVB has a long list of ageless male stars. Michael Miu gets more handsome with age. Joe Ma looks preserved. Ben Wong and Michael Tong stay in shape. Raymond Cho is a different case. He is 62.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks
The Camera Doesn’t Move. That’s the Point.
Episode one. 11:42 p.m. Luo Chenchen stands in the train station square. The background music is “Jiangnan Leather Factory Went Bankrupt.” He wears a striped polo shirt, collar turned up. He is waiting.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks
Japan Called Her Niche. China Made Her a Star. Then Her Marriage Ended.
A Two-Part Collapse: Why MARiA’s Divorce Is Not a Citizenship Plan On September 21, 2026, MARiA posted a handwritten bilingual statement on Weibo. She announced her divorce from Poni Kingdom. “In the course of our life together, after repeated conversations and careful consideration, we ultimately decided to part ways amicably and walk toward different lives.” Her new song “Moving Is Happy” came out the same day.
By Jinabout a month ago in Geeks