Clownfish TV Podcasts

The Guardian seems to think that games and game journalism NEEDS to be political, now more than ever. And that good people won't just seek out escapism during these trying times. Or something. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer...

The ending of Stranger Things is already super divisive, so let’s dive into why some fans walked away disappointed and depressed. Was this the right way to end the Netflix series or not? Is it a disappointment on the level of Game of Thrones? Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast...

Theater owners are concerned about the movie business in early 2026, as their aren't enough major hits to keep the lights on for some. And even The Wrap agrees that the occasional Avatar isn't enough to keep the movie industry healthy. In fact, they think Hollywood is looking at a recession...Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an in...

Call of Duty is dying. Black Ops 7 landed with a thud, and gamers seem to be moving on to other FPS games. So how did this once mighty gaming franchise fall off? Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer’s point of view. We talk about...

The last episode of Stranger Things 5 (which is also the series finale) is a 10/10 masterpiece according to series director Shawn Levy. Not that he's biased or anything. He claims the Duffer Brothers stuck the landing. Given how poorly received the episodes leading up to it have been, we'll have to wait and see...Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify....

Even though comics like Absolute Batman are supposedly selling very well (numbers debatable, depends on who you ask) the professionals working in the comic industry know things aren't great overall right now. Diamond imploded and small press is holding on by its fingertips. A lot of them are waiting for the other shoe to drop. Will 2026 be the year it does? Watch this podcast episode on YouTube an...

Gamers might be STUCK with the current generation of PlayStation and Xbox consoles because the RAM prices are so high right now. Could the PS6 be delayed until 2027 or 2028? And if so -- how much will it cost? Will current gen consoles like the Switch 2 increase in price even more? Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent,...

According to Forbes, Disney is just hiding the DEI now and they've stopped talking about it publicly so as to not incur the wrath of the Right. And, according to this article, it's a "masterclass" in how to sidestep the Culture Wars. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that cove...

Hollywood is trimming the fat going into 2026, and layoffs in entertainment and media skyrocketed in 2025. And it looks like things are only going to get WORSE for them...Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer’s point of view. We t...

Over 300,000 Stranger Things fans have signed a Change.org petition demanding that the Duffer Brothers redo the last season with footage they believe to have been cut from the final product. Yes, the reception to Stranger Things 5 is SO bad that fans have convinced themselves there's a Snyder Cut of this out there somewhere. Talk about denial...Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major p...

A new Avengers: Doomsday trailer featuring Cyclops and the '90s style X-Men has blown up the internet, and it's pretty clear that Disney will do... whatever it takes... to get your butt into theaters for this movie in 2026. Will it work? Probably, if we're being honest. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated...

Hollywood barely survived until 2025, and 2026 looks to be a whole lot worse. The employment numbers in the LA entertainment industry right now are HORRIBLE and Hollywood as we have known it has basically collapsed in a few short years. The Netflix/Warner Bros. merger isn't going to help anyone but Netflic shareholders. Buckle up..Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts i...

Will Stranger Things 5 stick the landing and end the series on a high note, or will it be the worst series ending next to Game of Thrones? Season 5 Part 2 didn't fill us with much hope for a great resolution, but who knows? Then we talk about some of those fan theories that could actually be better than what we actually get. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts includi...

Everybody knows that The Last Jedi basically destroyed the Star Wars franchise by dividing the fandom and even chasing off the casuals... don't they? Well, apparently the media hasn't gotten the memo yet. They're defending The Last Jedi against the haters like it's still 2017.Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinio...

Xbox Series X/S console sales CRATERED in 2025, dropping 70% and Microsoft only moved 1.8 million consoles worldwide this year. The Switch One outsold all Xbox consoles, and that's with the Switch 2 being available! This literally is the Worst Case Scenario (TM) for Microsoft, and it could spell the END of Xbox as a viable physical console. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podca...

The word is that Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk) is DONE with Disney over politics, and the feeling might be mutual. So is She-Hulk getting written out of the MCU or will they just recast her? Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer’s po...

Stranger Things 5 is a dud so far. Fans are NOT happy with the direction the series has taken, and they're making their opinions loud and clear on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb. We talk about what's wrong with the season of the show, Will Byers' not-so-shocking coming out, and the shift in focus from the Hawkins gang to... Holly Wheeler. Some very weird choices so far, and we have to wonder if the Duff...

Hideaki Anno says that Japan should not create anime to appease the west -- they must adapt to Japan! Lean into what makes anime distinctly Japanese, and if foreigners also like it -- fine. This seems to indicate that the Evangelion creator is tired of capitulating to the West. Then we talk about how China's largest comic convention has basically banned Japanese anime, just days before the event....

Microsoft has become the gaming media's punching bag ever since they dropped DEI, embraced AI, the CEO sucked up to Trump and something something Israel. Remember when the games media would go out of their way to defend poor Xbox and Starfield from the mean ol' right wing chuds? Yeah, game over man. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV i...

Jimmy Kimmel took to the UK airwaves to talk about how "tyranny is booming" in the US, throwing Trump -- and seemingly all of America -- under the bus to play to an overseas audience of no one. Nice one, Jimmy. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Te...

Will Hollywood FAFO in 2026? The unions are up for contract renegotiations, and are talking about locking into a five year deal as the work continues to dry up. Will they press their luck and go on strike again like they did in 2023? You can trace almost all of the decline of work in Hollywood back to the double strikes...Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including...

Elon Musk Wants to Keep DnD racist, according to The Atlantic. Yeah, it's like an article from 2016 with all the progressive buzzwords you would expect. And it's painful to read. Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer’s point of vi...

What Gen Z wants for Christmas might surprise you -- it looks like the 1990s all over again. The top selling media now is CDs, and the artists are throwbacks like Pink Floyd. Gen Z also wants handmade goods. Oh, and Santa Claus is problematic now? Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary pod...

Women want a Hot Santa to slide down their chimney on Christmas Eve, and being a "Santaphile" is now a thing. No, we're serious. Welcome to 2025.Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer’s point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics,...

Video game journalists have a new boogeyman -- generative AI being used in game development. The problem? Pretty much EVERY studio is using it to speed up production, so good luck with boycotting pretty much everyone. On the upside, maybe they'll lay off cancelling people for political difference? Maybe? Watch this podcast episode on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH...