Derek Barahona

Bits n Scripts

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Tired of the rage bait? Exhausted by thumbnails designed to make you angry before you even hit play? Welcome to Bits n Scripts , the podcast where media literacy is alive and well. Host Derek Barahona cuts through the noise of polarized commentary to bring you non-biased, deep-dive discussions on the films, TV series, and games that actually matter. We aren't here for the clicks or the political soundbites—we’re here because we genuinely care about the craft. If you want to be informed, challenged, and finally hear a perspective that values substance over outrage, you’ve found your new home fo...

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Derek Barahona

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FANS SUCK: How Fandoms Ruin The Franchises They Claim to Love 01.06.2026 24:10

Fans are supposed to love the things they love. So when did fandom become a harassment campaign? In Episode 3 of Bits n Scripts, we go deep on one of the most important and least honest conversations in entertainment culture: toxic fandom. Not legitimate criticism we're not talking about that. We're talking about the organized, coordinated, monetized machine that has spent the last decade using th...

God Is Good. Business Is Better: What The Righteous Gemstones Gets Exactly Right 18.05.2026 22:22

What happens when faith becomes a business? That's the question at the center of HBO's The Righteous Gemstones and it's a question this episode answers in depth. On this episode of Bits n Scripts, we break down one of the most underrated comedy series of the last decade. The Righteous Gemstones ran four seasons on HBO from 2019 to 2025 and used the world of megachurch televangelism to expose somet...

It's Called "The Mummy." So Why Isn't It a Mummy Movie? 02.05.2026 30:21

Lee Cronin's The Mummy just dropped and the internet has already made up its mind. But has anyone actually stopped to ask what kind of film this really is? Because here's the thing — strip away the bandages, the scarabs, and the title on the poster, and what you're actually watching is a grief-soaked family possession horror film that has more in common with The Exorcist and Evil Dead Rise than an...