Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Holidate

Metallica: Through the Never

The Mandalorian

The Undoing

Ghosts

John Lewis: Good Trouble

The Soul of America

Truth Seekers

This week, some of us are on vacation. So, before we left, we took some time to discuss how Netflix changed the world.

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Sit For A Spell

Whistleblower

Last Christmas

Vote.org

Rebecca

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman

Yes, God, Yes

Barbarians

The Queen's Gambit

Over the Moon

Bad Hair

Marvel Super Hero Adventures

Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead

Once Upon a Snowman

537 Votes

Equal

How to Deal with John Wilson

This week, Quibi dies, and James Bond could earn half-a-billion dollars... or not.

Show Notes

Quibi is shutting down

James Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’ Explored $600 Million Sale to Streaming Services

Sony’s Kristen Stewart Movie ‘Happiest Season’ Acquired By Hulu And Will Premiere On The Streamer

Recommendations

No Tomorrow

Fiber Fueled, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

Trifecta (not a sponsor... yet!)

Two Point Hospital

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Hugo

This week, the pandemic continues to make shockwaves through old media as Disney reorganizes to focus on streaming, while Warner Media and Paramount struggle.

Show Notes

Disney’s major reorganization is good news for anyone who loves Disney Plus

Dan Loeb calls on Disney to suspend dividend, invest it in Disney Plus

Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming 2 America’ Moves From Paramount to Amazon Studios

Peter Roth To Step Down As Warner Bros. TV Group Chairman After 22 Years At The Helm Of the TV Studio

AT&T pushes ahead with auction of DirecTV despite lowball bids

Animaniacs Trailer

Cinema Stocks Teeter; Wall Street Ponders Possible AMC Entertainment Bankruptcy, For Real

Recommendations

Archer

The Haunting to Bly Manor

Roblox

Forever

Star Trek Discover

Deep Sea Diver

This week, we discuss the possible end of movie theaters and the remaining movies on the 2020 schedule, Soul’s upcoming release on Disney+, and Netflix’s cancellation spree.

Show Notes

'We've literally been killed by James Bond': Cineworld's final day of screenings

Tenet didn't just fail to save cinema – it may well have killed it for good

Theater Owners Chief Blames ‘No Time to Die’ Delay on Gov. Cuomo

AND THEN THERE WERE 10.

Monster Hunter

News of the World

Freaky

The Croods: A New Age

Death on the Nile

Wonder Woman 1984

Free Guy teaser and trailer

'Free Guy' Trailer Scores 55 Million Views in First 24 Hours

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Skips Theaters for Disney Plus

‘GLOW’ Canceled By Netflix; Won’t Proceed With Fourth & Final Season Due To COVID-19

‘Teenage Bounty Hunters’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season

Recommendations

Tiffany Cross, Say It Louder!

The Magicians

Big Brother

The Masked Singer

This week, we explore what we have to do to finish 2020 on a high note.

Show Notes

You can finally pre-order the new Xbox Series X—but they will sell out fast

Microsoft to Buy Bethesda for $7.5 Billion to Boost Xbox

A week with the Xbox Series X: load times, game performance, and more

Expecting little, our TV critic found 25 shows worth watching this fall. (Yes, really!)

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat sequel will arrive on Prime Video in late October

ErosSTX Gerard Butler Thriller ‘Greenland’ Skipping U.S. Theatrical Release For PVOD; HBO Nabs Pay-TV & Streaming In Big Deal

Anne Hathaway-Robert Zemeckis Movie ‘Roald Dahl’s The Witches’ Heads To HBO Max This Month

‘No Time To Die’ Delayed To Easter Weekend 2021 As Pandemic Takes Grip At Box Office

Google merges Chromecast and Android TV with the “Chromecast with Google TV”

Cyberpunk 2077

NeXt

Monsterland

Soulmates

The Stand

The Witches

The Midnight Sky

Long Way Up

The Descent

Octavia Butler, Fledgling

John Bois, 20020

Neil Cicierega

This week, we've got our first DC Comics show on HBO Max, several surprising developments with Marvel and Disney+, a few significant movie updates... and Quibi!

Show Notes

‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series ‘Peacemaker’ Starring John Cena From James Gunn Set at HBO Max

Moon Knight Rumor Claims Marvel Really Does Want Keanu Reeves for Disney+ Series

Samuel L. Jackson to Play Nick Fury in New Marvel Disney Plus Series

‘Black Widow’ Opening Delayed to May 2021, Forcing ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Eternals’ to Move Back

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Is Looking to Sell Itself, Among Other Possible Options (Report)

Recommendations

#FREERAYSHAWN on Quibi

Ask Rufus, Rufus and Chaka Khan on Spotify

Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom on Disney+

Muppets Now on Disney+

Jessica Jones on Netflix

How to Murder Your Wife on Vudu

Solutions and Other Problems, Allie Brosh

Star Trek: Lower Decks on CBS All Access

Fenne Lily

Generations, Will Butler

This week awards analyst J Don Birnam joins us to discuss the impact of COVID on Hollywood productions and the nebulousness of streaming statistics.

Show Notes

Robert Pattinson's The Batman Resumes Production After Star Reportedly Tested Positive for COVID-19

Was ‘Mulan’ an “Unmitigated Disaster” or a Success? It’s Complicated

Data: Disney+ scored big financial windfall with 'Mulan' streaming release

CBS All Access Will Rebrand as Paramount+ Next Year

Roku may lose some NBC channels as dispute over Peacock streaming deal heats up

Roku and Comcast reach agreement to carry Peacock on Roku

'Harley Quinn' Renewed for Season 3 at HBO Max as DC Universe Drops Scripted

DC Universe to become premium comics service as TV originals move to HBO Max

Recommendations

Archer

Fargo

A Wilderness of Error

Ancient Tracks

Casey Neistat

Harley Quinn

Magic the Gathering Zendikar Rising

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

New York Film Festival

MLK/FBI

Her Socialist Smile

Wonder Woman 1984 and Dune Expected to Delay Theatrical Release

Tenet Could Be Chasing Profits at the Movie Theater for Months to Come

‘Tenet’ Had a Tepid Opening Weekend. Will That Drive Other Blockbusters Toward Streaming?

‘Wonder Woman 1984’: Exhibition Braces For Another Release Date Change During Pandemic Post-‘Tenet’

Warner Bros & Sony Hiding Box Office Numbers From Rival Studios On ‘Tenet’ & ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’: Here’s Why

Early Signs Point to ‘Mulan’ Outpacing ‘Hamilton’ on Disney+, Even With Premium Price

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