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Can HBO replicate the success of Game of Thrones with House of the Dragon?

Three years after the end of Game of Thrones, the new prequel series, House of the Dragon, enters a dramatically different television landscape. With more streaming services and fewer monocultural successes like its predecessor, will the show be able to fly high? A Northeastern media expert and a television critic weigh in.

by Cody Mello-Klein August 16, 2022

The rollback of net neutrality stands to change the way we watch in 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

What to watch—and watch for—in 2018

There’s a lot at play that could change what we’re watching and how we’re watching it this year, said visual journalism professor Alan Schroeder. Series revivals, an “explosion in documentary filmmaking,” and the rollback of net neutrality all stand to impact what we see in 2018.

by Molly Callahan January 3, 2018

How binge-watching a show impacts how well you remember it

Did you plow through Stranger Things 2 this past weekend? If so you’re hardly alone. But how well do you remember everything that happened? Assistant professor J. Benjamin Hutchinson, a cognitive neuroscientist, says your recollection likely isn’t as strong as it would have been had you taken more time. Here’s why.

by Greg St. Martin November 1, 2017

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Can HBO replicate the success of Game of Thrones with House of the Dragon?

What to watch—and watch for—in 2018

How binge-watching a show impacts how well you remember it

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