Contributor: Paul Asay

A whimsical children’s book becomes a fun, clean, educational TV show in the hands of Apple.

Just a few months ago, Pixar/Disney’s Lightyear was considered a massive Mouse House dud. Strange World said, “Hold my juice box.”

Bathroom humor and bad behavior are the rule for Rodrick Rules. But it comes with some nice lessons as well.

The television landscape grows bigger and broader and, in some ways, more problematic with each passing year. But you can still find some gems. Here are a few.

The Plugged In Team digs into two fantasy offerings in the world of television.

Prime Video’s salacious new British soap opera Riches may be a poor investment of your time.

This sequel to the original 1988 movie Willow is much like its predecessor. Fun, silly and a bit problematic.

Not much entertainment from 1843 has survived long enough to find a home in today’s pop-culture miasma. But Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has.

Plugged In takes a look at what it’s thankful for this year in the worlds of entertainment and technology.

Like the movies that came before, Bumper in Berlin feels sweeter than it actually is.

Nanny, while restrained by R-rated horror standards, certainly subjects viewers to blood and skin, sex and spirituality.

This sequel to 2007’s Enchanted reminds us that we don’t live in a fairy tale. But even so, there’s still magic in our relationships.

Apple TV+’s Spirited comes with some coals in its figgy pudding. But this Christmas musical is also surprisingly sweet, too.

Blue’s Big City Adventure is free of explicit sex, violence and language. But the rainbow flags? They’re flapping with pride.

Plucked straight from the headlines, this story comes with grit, heart … and more swearing than we’d like.