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2020-21 Season TV Cancellations/Pilots: Everything's Not Gonna Be Okay for Punky, Betty, Dickinson, or Sarah
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CBS All Acess, err... Paramount Plus+ isn't doing itself any favors by licensing out a lot of its shows to other streamers, thus giving me one less reason to subscribe and not really having a big hit that has been able to break through the countless shows airing.
Star Trek Discovery might be the closet, but that show seems divisive even among Trek fans (not really my jam).
Star Trek Discovery might be the closet, but that show seems divisive even among Trek fans (not really my jam).
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Viacom was giving out licenses like candy before the merger, felt very self sabotaging.
Wow. I thought the three month initial trial was ambitious/lunacy but that's mental.
It was amazing to see just how quickly QuiBi disappeared from the conversation. If the OT for QuiBI here on Era (surely the exact target audience the platform is after) is just three pages long and hasn't been updated since early July this thing is well and truly toast.
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I didn't realize that Peacock had part of a season for free and then premium for episodes. I assumed it would be by season or by show basis but I guess it makes sense. Wound up watching A.P. Bio through someone else. I don't know if I will ever bother using my free level account.
Paramount isn't big enough to compete with the other huge streaming platforms so making a mint in licensing fees and then having a niche product for stuff like Star Trek seems like a good approach. Some people may not like Discovery but given how much Trek content they're putting out it seems to be working out.
Mmhmm, probably explains why we ended up waiting a year for the majority of Season 2 to happen, only to have it and Season 3 all cramped into a three month schedule.
Still reaaally hoping we get a Blu-Ray collection for the series.
One of the best series of the last 6 years. I'm thrilled they finally got around to finishing season 4. Can't wait to get started on it
I'm honestly surprised there's still new episodes/seasons of stuff six months after quarantine. In the last writers strike, tv was a total wasteland after like a month.
I think that in 2009 the premium model of producing the entire show and then releasing was something reserved only for premium cable channels. Now, the network television model of writing and filming as you go is the exception.
Something tells me the effects of covid-19 on television will hit 2021 the hardest.
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Kinda, reality TV is just faster to make at the moment plus one location mostly.
We likely won't get any new episodes till at least October if shit doesn't hit the fan, plus there's the US election break. Dunno how outside US is doing things.
This is like the writers strike though where it will hit up to early 2021.
Pirate Comedy From Taika Waititi and People of Earth Creator Set at HBO Max
HBO Max has greenlit an Arrrrr!-rated comedy. The streaming service on Tuesday announced a series order for Our Flag Means Death, a period comedy created by People of Earth‘s David Jenkins, who will serve as showrunner. Oscar winner and Emmy nominee Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, TV’s What We Do in...
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So I tried watching this show a few months ago but couldn't get past the first episode. I was really put off by the two main actresses being adults but everyone else being kids. It made me feel really uncomfortable. Does that concept of the show ever gel or is it always there as one of the main jokes?
For some reason, this never bothered me. I don't know if it's because of my vision where I don't really see faces or if it's something else. The only time I really noticed it was when they start to pay attention to boys in some episodes. And even then it's just the height that throws me. It's awkward, but middle school was super awkward.
Episode 1 is probably the weakest episode.
Episode 2 deals with peer pressure and drugs and is pretty great. I don't think it's super important to watch the episodes in a specific order, so you might look at the IMDB descriptions/ratings and pick one to give it a second shot.
Okay, thank you. I might give it another shot then. Maybe I also got second-hand cringe since I was actually in middle school during the time frame of the show. Lol.
Same. So the AIM screen name episode and such bring back a ton of memories.
I just found out Billy Bob Thornton lost an Emmy playing Lorne Malvo to Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock.
Pirate Comedy From Taika Waititi and People of Earth Creator Set at HBO Max
HBO Max has greenlit an Arrrrr!-rated comedy. The streaming service on Tuesday announced a series order for Our Flag Means Death, a period comedy created by People of Earth‘s David Jenkins, who will serve as showrunner. Oscar winner and Emmy nominee Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, TV’s What We Do in...
Between Thor, the new Star Wars movie, What we do in the Shadows and this Taika is spreading himself pretty damn thin.
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Well, who knows what the hell is coming up as the pandemic continues.
Oh you know, just embodying one of the most iconic villians of all time, but sure give it to middling Sherlock 😑
I like Cumberbatch as Sherlock but he doesn't hold a candle to Billy's Dentist
The name is good, but they really should have folded in Showtime and BET+ to make this more of an equivalent to HBO MAX.
He's no longer involved with What We Do In The Shadows iirc
It's super jarring because I remember recently getting an e-mail about this deal for Apple TV+ subscribers:
Kind of makes me wonder if that deal is why the US is excluded--maybe Apple has some kind of exclusivity agreement to that bundle only through them?
James Dolan (yes, THAT James Dolan) to become chairman of AMC Networks:
www.hollywoodreporter.com
James Dolan Named AMC Networks Chairman As Charles Dolan Steps Aside
James Dolan will become chairman of the company, which owns AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and BBC America
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Weird for the international expansion though, as they've already sold Discovery and Picard to Netflix and Amazon respectively. Presumably they will keep Brave New Worlds and Lower Decks in the launch countries, but will they end up selling them off in the UK etc in the time being?
I just watched the first episode of The Third Day. Dreadful. And shot like a Samsung TV demo video.
It does feel like they want to have their cake and eat it too.
I wonder how well exactly CBS All Access/Paramount Plus is doing exactly. The only numbers I can find seem to be combined CBS All Access and Showtime streaming numbers (because for some reason CBS is keeping those services separate as well) that place them at 11 million combined subs. Usually when corporations deliberately obfuscate numbers like that it's because they aren't great and they want to put on some kind of positive spin for shareholders but who knows. They are trying to get into a pretty crowded market and Star Trek seems like the only hit they have so far for CBS All Access.
One of the articles about the Paramount+ announcement said 16 million combined, split relatively evenly.
This happens partly because of SonyTV getting out of selling broadcast comedies. The Goldbergs will be their last. I thing there is a chance The Goldbergs will be some of last decade long broadcast sitcoms like Modern Family, Big Bang Theory.
Network Comedies' Future Threatened By Outdated Broadcast Business Model
Well, he already is the owner a Walking Dead franchise, why not two?James Dolan (yes, THAT James Dolan) to become chairman of AMC Networks:
James Dolan Named AMC Networks Chairman As Charles Dolan Steps Aside
James Dolan will become chairman of the company, which owns AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and BBC America
What a waste of Will Sasso, good lord.
Tuesday night's ratings. It's funny how more viewers tuned in to a reality show called "Big Brother" instead of the trainwreck big brother that ABC aired last night. (NBC also got more viewers than ABC, lol):
Tubi Hits New Record At 33M Monthly Users, Debuts Spanish-Language Offering
Tubi hit 33 million monthly active viewers in August, a new record, and added a Spanish-language offering on its free, ad-supported app.
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TV’s Future Will Be More Animated
Animation is one of the only sectors in the entertainment industry that hasn’t been forced to shut down during the pandemic, leading to a boom for a format that was already on the upswing.
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This year I've watched Bojack Horseman Season 6, Castlevania Season 3, Harley Quinn Season 1, Avatar Season 1, and F is for Family Season 4. Good to see animation continues to thrive.
Most looking forward to the animated Invincible series coming to Amazon and curious about the animated drama set up at AMC.
Looks like Ratched is getting pretty bad reviews. I'll probably still watch it, but it shot way down my list of priorities.
Same here. Utopia getting some bad reviews as well.
I've been having bad luck with new shows lately. I hated and bailed on Raised by Wolves and We Are Who We Are and thought The Third Day was merely decent.
Yeah, Utopia seems pretty mixed as well. :/
Did you watch P-Valley?
I only subscribe to Starz when Outlander is on, but I definitely would have if I still had it.
That trailer sure didn't make it look worthy. A damn shame considering the OG is amazing. The third day (same creator) seems a step down too but it's a bit early for me to say whether or not I'll end up liking it
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It's funny every 5 years, we get a new animation boom outside of kids cartoons.TV’s Future Will Be More Animated
Animation is one of the only sectors in the entertainment industry that hasn’t been forced to shut down during the pandemic, leading to a boom for a format that was already on the upswing.
This year I've watched Bojack Horseman Season 6, Castlevania Season 3, Harley Quinn Season 1, Avatar Season 1, and F is for Family Season 4. Good to see animation continues to thrive.
Most looking forward to the animated Invincible series coming to Amazon and curious about the animated drama set up at AMC.