Cathal Gunning
Contributing since August, 2020
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Author Details
Cathal Gunning has been writing about movies, television, culture, politics online and in print since 2017. He worked as a Senior Editor in Adbusters Media Foundation from 2018-2019 and wrote for WhatCulture in early 2020. He has been a Senior Features Writer for ScreenRant since August 2020.
Industry Focus
Cathal is a network sitcom expert and has spent years writing about the genre from The Simpsons to The Conners. His longstanding obsessions include horror franchises such as the Scream series, animated comedy shows like South Park and Rick and Morty, and everything ‘80s from Top Gun to Stranger Things.
Latest Articles
Gilmore Girls Revival: Why Sookie & Dean Are Hardly In A Year In The Life
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life brought back the original cast for the miniseries, but why did viewers see so little of Dean and Sookie?
Mission: Impossible Proved 12 Years Ago That It Can't Replace Tom Cruise (& It Shouldn't Try Again)
The Mission: Impossible franchise already tried to replace Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and failed, proving that the series shouldn't attempt this again.
Every Banned South Park Episode (& Why They Were Controversial)
Over 25 seasons, South Park has seen only 6 out of more than 300 episodes banned and censored. What made these outings so uniquely controversial?
10 Actors You Forgot Starred In Buffy The Vampire Slayer
From Pedro Pascal to Wentworth Miller, Buffy the Vampire Slayer featured many soon-to-be superstars who played minor guest roles on the '90s series.
Top Gun: Maverick's Ending Hints 1 Wasted Character Will Get A Better Story In Top Gun 3
One of Top Gun: Maverick's most high-profile supporting stars had a disappointingly small role in the sequel, but Top Gun 3 could still fix this.
Stranger Things Season 5’s Bigger Jonathan Story Is Very Concerning For 1 Reason
Stranger Things season 5 is setting Jonathan Byers up for a bigger role, but this might be terrible news for the character and the show itself.
The Big Bang Theory's Original Title Highlights Its Best Premise Change
The Big Bang Theory's original title centered the show's initial premise, but this plot was wisely dropped as the show focused on new cast members.
Young Sheldon Season 7 Has A Devastating Way To Bring Back The Big Bang Theory's Main Characters
Young Sheldon season 7 can bring back The Big Bang Theory's main characters for cameos when the spinoff finally addresses one major canon event.
Welcome to Derry’s Pennywise Change Risks Ruining Stephen King’s Villain
Welcome to Derry's attempts to flesh out Pennywise's story means the prequel to Stephen King's IT will struggle with finding a fitting main character.
8 Things That Need To Happen To Make Disney's The X-Files Reboot Work
From Mulder and Scully's return to monster of the week episodes, Disney's more diverse X-Files reboot needs to get a lot of elements right to succeed.
South Park: Not Suitable for Children's Hero Brings Back A Randy Problem That Hurt 2 Earlier Specials
South Park: Not Suitable for Children still can't decide if Randy is the show's main character and the special introducing a new hero didn't help.
Every Cullen Family Member Without Special Vampire Powers In Twilight
Only a few members of The Twilight Saga's Cullen family had vampire super powers. However, this is often contradicted by the franchise's movies.
The Conners Never Explained Roseanne’s Missing Son (Can Season 6 Fix This?)
The Conners season 6 still has a chance to explain what happened to Roseanne's missing son, since it's unclear if the sitcom retconned his existence.
How Many Times Rick & Morty Escape The Fear Hole In Season 7’s Finale
Rick and Morty seemed to make it out of the Fear Hole numerous times in season 7's finale, but how many times did they actually escape in the end?
Young Sheldon’s Best Finale Proves That TBBT's Later Seasons Were Better
The popularity of Young Sheldon's season 2 finale proves just how much The Big Bang Theory's later seasons improved on the sitcom's original premise.
1 Raj Detail In The Big Bang Theory Accidentally Created A Weird Actor Paradox
The Big Bang Theory's Raj created a weird paradox when he referenced a real-life TV show that features one of his sitcom's major supporting stars.
The Simpsons Season 35’s Weakest Episode Yet Brings Back 5 Major Problems
The Simpsons season 35 episode 9 brought Taika Waititi to Springfield, but the outing also uncovered the show's biggest issues from recent seasons.
A South Park Christmas Episode Secretly Teased Cartman’s Character Change, 21 Years Earlier
An early South Park Christmas episode hinted at a big Cartman character change that season 26 followed through, thus shifting the show's tone.
The Banshees of Inisherin Ending Explained
Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin pits Colin Farrell against Brendan Gleeson; here is what the movie's ambiguous ending really means.
Rick & Morty Introduces 1 Big Change For Season 8 After Solving A Problem Created In The Decade-Old Pilot Episode
Rick & Morty's season 7 finale saw the meek Morty challenge Rick's control of his life, but this power dynamic shift happened in a surprising way.