Brandon Pope TV
@bpopetv.bsky.social
Emmy-winning journalist. Author of “Screening Room” film/tv newsletter: bpopetv.substack.com WBEZ/NPR contributor, host of “MAKING” podcast. TV/Movie critic. Journalism Prof at Columbia College Chi. I like sports and nerd things!
I stand with Georgia Fort
I stand with Don Lemon
I stand with the freedom of the press
I stand with the First Amendment
I stand with Don Lemon
I stand with the freedom of the press
I stand with the First Amendment
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I stand with Georgia Fort
I stand with Don Lemon
I stand with the freedom of the press
I stand with the First Amendment
I stand with Don Lemon
I stand with the freedom of the press
I stand with the First Amendment
Now the Trump administration is arresting journalists, with the DOJ taking in Don Lemon. This is an outright attack on the first amendment and shakes one of the core foundations of our country.
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Now the Trump administration is arresting journalists, with the DOJ taking in Don Lemon. This is an outright attack on the first amendment and shakes one of the core foundations of our country.
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A discussion on that other app with @bpopetv.bsky.social made me want to bring it over here with @readjack.bsky.social. If the Bulls somehow landed Giannis, would that be the Chicago sports ever had it
Bears - Williams
Cubs - PCA
Blackhawks - Bedard
White Sox - Montgomery
Bulls - Giannis
Sky - Reese
Bears - Williams
Cubs - PCA
Blackhawks - Bedard
White Sox - Montgomery
Bulls - Giannis
Sky - Reese
January 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A discussion on that other app with @bpopetv.bsky.social made me want to bring it over here with @readjack.bsky.social. If the Bulls somehow landed Giannis, would that be the Chicago sports ever had it
Bears - Williams
Cubs - PCA
Blackhawks - Bedard
White Sox - Montgomery
Bulls - Giannis
Sky - Reese
Bears - Williams
Cubs - PCA
Blackhawks - Bedard
White Sox - Montgomery
Bulls - Giannis
Sky - Reese
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Jack Smith: "I love my country & believe deeply in the core principles on which it was founded. For nearly 3 decades I've served as a career prosecutor in both Republican & Democrats administrations... I have no partisan loyalties. My career has been devoted to upholding the rule of law"
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Jack Smith: "I love my country & believe deeply in the core principles on which it was founded. For nearly 3 decades I've served as a career prosecutor in both Republican & Democrats administrations... I have no partisan loyalties. My career has been devoted to upholding the rule of law"
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Jack Smith: "Trump was charged bc the evidence established he willfully broke the law -- the very laws he took an oath to uphold... After leaving office, Trump illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago social club... highly sensitive natl security info was held in a ballroom & bathroom."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "Trump was charged bc the evidence established he willfully broke the law -- the very laws he took an oath to uphold... After leaving office, Trump illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago social club... highly sensitive natl security info was held in a ballroom & bathroom."
Oscar-nominated Wunmi Mosaku
Oscar-nominated Teyana Taylor
Oscar-nominated Delroy Lindo
Oscar-nominated Michael B. Jordan
Oscar-nominated Teyana Taylor
Oscar-nominated Delroy Lindo
Oscar-nominated Michael B. Jordan
January 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Oscar-nominated Wunmi Mosaku
Oscar-nominated Teyana Taylor
Oscar-nominated Delroy Lindo
Oscar-nominated Michael B. Jordan
Oscar-nominated Teyana Taylor
Oscar-nominated Delroy Lindo
Oscar-nominated Michael B. Jordan
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Stellan Skarsgård has FINALLY been nominated for his first-ever Oscar in his 54-year career
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Stellan Skarsgård has FINALLY been nominated for his first-ever Oscar in his 54-year career
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
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The new proposal does not mention the city’s curfew, but gives the city’s top cop the power to issue what it calls “a dispersal declaration” in areas where police leaders have determined they have probable cause to believe there will be a “disruptive youth gathering.”
Push to Expand CPD’s Curfew Power Stalls After Last-Minute Revision
The new proposal does not mention the city’s curfew, but gives the city’s top cop the power to issue what it calls “a dispersal declaration” in areas where police leaders have determined they have pro...
news.wttw.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The new proposal does not mention the city’s curfew, but gives the city’s top cop the power to issue what it calls “a dispersal declaration” in areas where police leaders have determined they have probable cause to believe there will be a “disruptive youth gathering.”
Your nominees for Best Picture at the Oscars. A solid top 10 for an incredible year in cinema.
Full analysis in Screening Room bpopetv.substack.com
Full analysis in Screening Room bpopetv.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Your nominees for Best Picture at the Oscars. A solid top 10 for an incredible year in cinema.
Full analysis in Screening Room bpopetv.substack.com
Full analysis in Screening Room bpopetv.substack.com
The Big Ten runs college football
2024-Michigan
2025-Ohio State
2026-Indiana
2025-Ohio State
2026-Indiana
fry from futurama is shown with a very serious look on his face
ALT: fry from futurama is shown with a very serious look on his face
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 AM
The Big Ten runs college football
The greatest turnaround in College Football history. Congratulations to…
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THE INDIANA HOOSIERS. Football National Champions.
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THE INDIANA HOOSIERS. Football National Champions.
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 AM
The greatest turnaround in College Football history. Congratulations to…
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THE INDIANA HOOSIERS. Football National Champions.
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THE INDIANA HOOSIERS. Football National Champions.
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This is like when Jordan dropped 63 on the Celts.
Did they win? Nope.
Were phenomenal things afoot? YES.
Did they win? Nope.
Were phenomenal things afoot? YES.
How can you *not* be a Caleb Williams believer after seeing this?
January 19, 2026 at 7:47 AM
This is like when Jordan dropped 63 on the Celts.
Did they win? Nope.
Were phenomenal things afoot? YES.
Did they win? Nope.
Were phenomenal things afoot? YES.
How can you *not* be a Caleb Williams believer after seeing this?
January 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
How can you *not* be a Caleb Williams believer after seeing this?
Someone at my watch party was saying a prayer before that Caleb Williams magic to send it to OT
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Someone at my watch party was saying a prayer before that Caleb Williams magic to send it to OT
Unbelievable. Cold AF Caleb ❄️
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Unbelievable. Cold AF Caleb ❄️
Caleb Williams plays ball like everyone expects Josh Allen to
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Caleb Williams plays ball like everyone expects Josh Allen to
They literally made this NFL OT format because of Josh Allen and the Bills. And now look at them.
January 18, 2026 at 1:37 AM
They literally made this NFL OT format because of Josh Allen and the Bills. And now look at them.
No Mahomes
No Lamar
No Burrow
And now, no Allen
AFC will have a new power going to the Super Bowl
No Lamar
No Burrow
And now, no Allen
AFC will have a new power going to the Super Bowl
January 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
No Mahomes
No Lamar
No Burrow
And now, no Allen
AFC will have a new power going to the Super Bowl
No Lamar
No Burrow
And now, no Allen
AFC will have a new power going to the Super Bowl
New CNN poll of voters:
-58% call Trump's first year a failure
-55% say that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions.
-64% say he hasn’t gone far enough in reducing prices
- Only 36% say he has right priorities
-58% call Trump's first year a failure
-55% say that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions.
-64% say he hasn’t gone far enough in reducing prices
- Only 36% say he has right priorities
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
New CNN poll of voters:
-58% call Trump's first year a failure
-55% say that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions.
-64% say he hasn’t gone far enough in reducing prices
- Only 36% say he has right priorities
-58% call Trump's first year a failure
-55% say that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions.
-64% say he hasn’t gone far enough in reducing prices
- Only 36% say he has right priorities
Definitely recommend you catch Frankenstein in a theater if you get the chance. Guillermo del Toro presents Mary Shelley’s classic with grandiose gothic scope worthy of the big screen.
GDT's Frankenstein is coming back to theaters beginning tomorrow for one week.
Paris Theater in NYC and the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. Also, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Washington DC, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Orlando, and Springfield, VT.
Paris Theater in NYC and the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. Also, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Washington DC, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Orlando, and Springfield, VT.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Definitely recommend you catch Frankenstein in a theater if you get the chance. Guillermo del Toro presents Mary Shelley’s classic with grandiose gothic scope worthy of the big screen.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune compiled a chilling recap of multiple incidents showing ICE agents escalating aggression toward innocent bystanders.
Detainments, threats of violence, and physical abuse. A city under siege by its own country. A hostile military occupation of an American city.
Detainments, threats of violence, and physical abuse. A city under siege by its own country. A hostile military occupation of an American city.
January 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
The Minneapolis Star Tribune compiled a chilling recap of multiple incidents showing ICE agents escalating aggression toward innocent bystanders.
Detainments, threats of violence, and physical abuse. A city under siege by its own country. A hostile military occupation of an American city.
Detainments, threats of violence, and physical abuse. A city under siege by its own country. A hostile military occupation of an American city.
“Reporters are human too. We mess up sometimes. Reporters reacted that way because we are under siege. Our business is under siege. Not because we are doing our jobs badly, but because we are doing our jobs at all.”
David Aldridge on the Jacksonville reporter drama. www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
David Aldridge on the Jacksonville reporter drama. www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
The Liam Coen-Lynn Jones moment, the backlash and why journalism is still worth defending
This latest smackdown of the press was, mostly, an own goal, but our job is to try to make sports a little more accessible to more people.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
“Reporters are human too. We mess up sometimes. Reporters reacted that way because we are under siege. Our business is under siege. Not because we are doing our jobs badly, but because we are doing our jobs at all.”
David Aldridge on the Jacksonville reporter drama. www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
David Aldridge on the Jacksonville reporter drama. www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
I’m doing more TikToks…begrudgingly. You can find me on there…. BpopeTV 👀
January 15, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I’m doing more TikToks…begrudgingly. You can find me on there…. BpopeTV 👀
The inherent divide of film discourse is between people who watch a film hunting for the negative , and those who watch a film seeking meaning and message.
January 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The inherent divide of film discourse is between people who watch a film hunting for the negative , and those who watch a film seeking meaning and message.