Television
- variety.com DirecTV Tells Customers It’s Hiking Prices Next Month, Coming Amid Blackout of ESPN, ABC and Other Disney Nets
DirecTV told customers it's hiking prices next month, after ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels went dark in an ongoing contract fight.
> DirecTV told customers it's hiking prices next month, after ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels went dark in an ongoing contract fight.
- variety.com ‘Rings of Power’ Was the No. 2 Streaming Series Over Labor Day Weekend Following Netflix’s ‘Worst Ex Ever’
Season 2 of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' was the second-most-watched streaming original series in the U.S. between Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.
> Season 2 of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' was the second-most-watched streaming original series in the U.S. between Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.
So although Paramount is being purchased by Skydance media, it’s being bankrolled by Ellison of Oracle software fame. Why he wants to run an entertainment studio, I have no idea.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/billionaire-larry-ellison-control-paramount-after-deal-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-09-05/
- www.rollingstone.com The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time
Standout installments of 'Friends,' 'Veep,' 'Succession,' 'The Sopranos,' 'Game of Thrones,' 'The Simpsons,' 'Black-ish,' 'Twilight Zone,' and more.
- www.businessinsider.com Cable TV's collapse deepens: 'It is becoming increasingly clear that there is no longer any floor'
Another miserable quarter for the pay-TV industry. But things could still get worse.
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>Time to turn things upside down.
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- variety.com ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Sets Season 6 Premiere With Jennifer Tilly, Mike Flanagan Slated to Judge (EXCLUSIVE)
"The Boulet Brothers' Dragula" has set an October premiere date for its sixth season, with Jennifer Tilly and Mike Flanagan slated to judge the show.
- variety.com Disney Goes Dark on DirecTV in Contract Fight Over Fees for ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, Freeform and More
ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels have gone dark for DirecTV's 11 million-plus subscribers as the sides fight over a new carriage agreement.
> ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels have gone dark for DirecTV's 11 million-plus subscribers as the sides fight over a new carriage agreement.
“It’s not like ‘ER.’ It’s not kind of ‘ER.’ It’s not sort of ‘ER.’ It is ‘ER’ with the exact same executive producer, writer, star, production companies, studio and network as the planned ‘ER’ reboot.”
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/michael-crichton-the-pitt-er-reboot-john-wells-noah-wyle-1236120015/
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-bros-tv-michael-crichton-lawsuit-response-er-the-pitt-1236120286/
- • 88%www.businessinsider.com Everyone is watching free TV. That's a big problem for Hollywood.
After the rise of subscription streamers, free TV is making a comeback — and it's another threat to traditional Hollywood players.
Paywall removed: https://archive.is/bJTc4
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>The Legend of Vox Machina returns October 3.
- • 57%www.theverge.com ESPN’s new ‘Where to Watch’ service is a TV Guide for sports streaming
A small step toward sanity for sports fans everywhere
- www.thedailybeast.com ‘Rings of Power’ Is So Much Better Than ‘House of Dragon’
The most expensive show in TV history, the “Lord of the Rings” prequel has a major creative glow-up in Season 2. From storytelling to visuals, Middle Earth > Westeros.
- www.thewrap.com ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Review: TV’s Most Expensive Series Remains Stunningly Boring
Prime Video’s big-budget "Lord of the Rings" prequel has yet to develop characters or situations we care about in Season 2
- www.inverse.com Amazon's Best Epic Franchise is Finally Returning
Amazon's biggest franchise is finally back. Here's everything you need to know about the season premiere of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 2, from its release date to its future plot.
- variety.com Aubrey Plaza Never Watched ‘White Lotus’ Because ‘I Had Trouble Opening My Max Account’ and ‘Couldn’t Figure Out the Password … I’d Love a DVD’
Aubrey Plaza could not log into her Max account or remember her password so she just hasn't watched an episode of "The White Lotus" yet.
- www.inverse.com Everything You Need to Know About Sauron's Evil Plan in 'The Rings of Power' Season 2
Let’s look back at Sauron's master plan in 'The Rings of Power' Season 1, and how it sets up a huge reckoning for Season 2.
- deadline.com Phil Jones Dies: Longtime CBS News Correspondent Who Reported On Vietnam, Watergate, Politics Was 87
Jones was part of a team known as "Cronkite's Kids."
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Jon Stewart reveals the best advice he got from David Letterman when his first show got cancelled
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English Teacher' Review: FX’s Exceptionally Sharp School Comedy Earns High Marks for Brutal Honesty
tvline.com English Teacher Review: FX’s Exceptionally Sharp School Comedy Earns High Marks for Brutal HonestyReview: FX's sharp, savage 'English Teacher' takes a refreshingly unsentimental look at public schools — and is one of the year's funniest new shows.
- www.hollywoodreporter.com ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Ending With Season 3 at HBO
The Peabody Award-winning dramedy's final run will premiere in October.
> The critically acclaimed 'Somebody Somewhere' will end with its forthcoming third season, HBO announced.
- www.theverge.com Ted Lasso could come back for a fourth season
AFC Richmond may be coming back after all.
> AFC Richmond may be coming back after all.
- www.thewrap.com Jenna Ortega Says She Didn't Watch Nickelodeon Abuse Doc 'Quiet on Set,' but Her Mom 'Watched Over Me Like a Hawk' as a Child Actor
But her mom watched "Quiet on Set" and "had seen the way that other children maybe weren't protected or weren't as looked after," Jenna Ortega explains.
I don’t remember how I heard of it, but just binged-watched it over the past few days. Ratings seem a little bit above average, but I found it very enjoyable. I liked that the mood oscillates between modern comedy and tragic comedy; and that it seems to implicitely critique modern society. The series almost feels like an allegory (or perhaps I’m reading too much in to it).
- • 90%deadline.com Zach Braff On ‘Scrubs’ Reboot: “I Think It’s Gonna Happen”
Zach Braff is addressing the possibility of a Scrubs reboot and is hopeful it could happen.
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- • 96%variety.com Disney Fined $36,000 for Fatal Fall on Set of Marvel Series ‘Wonder Man’
Disney has been hit with a $36,000 penalty for a fatal fall in February, in which a worker fell through a rotten catwalk.
- • 80%www.hollywoodreporter.com James Spader Returning as Ultron for Marvel’s Vision Series
'Picard' showrunner Terry Matalas is heading up the 'WandaVision' spinoff.
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>Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) tries to make a deal with Adar (Sam Hazeldine). The Rings of Power returns on the 29th of August on Prime Video.
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>SECRET LEVEL is a new adult-animated anthology series featuring original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games. From the creative minds behind LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS, each of the 15 episodes is a celebration of games and gamers. Games that inspired the 15 epic stories include Armored Core, Concord, Crossfire, Dungeons & Dragons, Exodus, Honor of Kings, Mega Man, New World: Aeternum, PAC-MAN, various PlayStation Studios games, Sifu, Spelunky, The Outer Worlds, Unreal Tournament and Warhammer 40,000. SECRET LEVEL, arrives on Prime Video December 10.
- 00s.myretrotvs.com My 2000's TV!
Go back to the 2000's via this nostalgic TV simulator and relive the original ads, music videos, movie trailers, shows and more!
- deadline.com ‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series
The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with LucasFilm opting not to proceed with Season 2 of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg.
- • 84%www.yahoo.com Phil Donahue, Legendary Daytime Talk Show Host, Dies at 88
The Emmy-winning 'Donahue' talk show host and media personality died following a long illness, his family said
Are there any other shows out there of this sort of lighthearted nature, yet made with quality writing, out there?
It feels like a lot of recent things we've watched has been a bit grim and/or relies on spectacle rather than telling a good story and working a few jokes in along the way ... the world is on fire, I'd like to stop it and get off, if only for a few minutes at a time.
- tvline.com Community Movie Update: Yvette Nicole Brown Confirms She’s Returning as Shirley
Our prayers have been answered: Yvette Nicole Brown is returning as Shirley in Peacock's upcoming 'Community' movie.