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Author: Kyran Leahy

A Retrospective View of Our Strange Year in Film and Television

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Byline Film & TV
Posted on December 9, 2020

Finally, we have gotten to the homestretch of the year like no other. Congratulations to all of  you that have managed to remain somewhat sane. There are no ifs or buts about it, this year  has been the most unusual year of our time. The whole world was at a standstill as businesses  were forced…

The Sheer Horror that is Irish Reality Television

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Byline Film & TV
Posted on November 26, 2020

It is that time of the year again. The time where an abundance of reality TV shows come back onto our televisions during these harsh Winter months to provide us with some stellar, albeit mindless, entertainment. Families from across the country pinpoint these shows as creating the one time of the year where everyone sits…

Toy Story turns 25: The Story of Pixar Going Beyond Infinity

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Byline Film & TV
Posted on November 26, 2020

Time to acknowledge the obvious here before we start. I am a big Pixar fan. I, like many others, was raised on the stories that the film company showed through the art of 3D animation. I remember having nearly all of them on VHS when people still knew what a VHS was. The non stop…

Borat’s Back! How Satirical Comedy and Politics go Hand in Hand

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Byline Film & TV
Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

He returned when the world needed him most. Borat Sagdiyev, a Kazakhstani journalist brought to life by the mind of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, has made his comeback after a fourteen-year-long exile in the Kazakhstan gulags with his latest documentary Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm (the actual title would take up a lot of the word count…

Thirty Years of The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror: A Spooky Season Tradition.

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Byline Film & TV
Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

The Simpsons might be hanging on to dear life by the fingertips nowadays. I do not know a single person who tunes in week in, week out to watch a brand-new episode of The Simpsons, which recently came back for the thirty-second season. I stopped watching The Simpsons weekly a long, long time ago, certainly…

Actor, Student, Personal Trainer, Camogie Star: An Interview with Jennifer Barry

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Interview
Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Earlier this month, I spoke with one of Ireland’s talented young actors who is a former Young Offender and is now amongst our ranks at UCC. As she trades a busy schedule for another, Jennifer Barry was delighted to sit down and talk with University Express. After some perfectly timed connection issues and a few…

The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of The Walking Dead

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Byline Film & TV
Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Ten (yes, ten) years ago, a brand-new television show arrived on our screens that is still airing today. To put that in perspective: ten years ago, Brian Cowen was still Taoiseach, David Cameron became Prime Minister of the UK, Fred was the king of YouTube, and Jedward were not political figures yet. The show, based off one…

The Decline of the American Sitcom: Goodbye Sitcom Season

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Byline Film & TV
Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Let us have a look at the most popular TV sitcoms that everyone was watching ten years ago: You had the standard series like Friends; The Office; How I Met Your Mother and shows like Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory that were growing ever more popular day by day. These shows are cemented…

Disney Live-Action Remakes: The Company’s Effortless Cash Cow

By Kyran Leahy   Posted in Byline Film & TV
Posted on September 18, 2020September 20, 2020

Just like a lot of you probably have, I spent the majority of the past few months watching Disney+. Ever since it arrived at our house on March 24th, I have been making sure that I got my mother’s money’s worth. I have watched all the Disney Channel classics, the golden age of The Simpsons…

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