Stuck In Development

Stuck In Development

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Stuck In Development episodes

  • 126 - Daydreaming About Oppenheimer's Legs
    Eitan's been playing catchup on the summer movie season, so Carl & Eitan had to do a quick WAWW check in. In news this week, the two discuss some Logan Roy-esque behavior from David Zaslav's PR team and debate the money-making potential of Meta's Threads platform.
    57 min
  • 125 - The Great (Literal and Metaphorical) Fire of WB

    Did you ever see a news headline start with "Fire at...[insert place here]" and expect it to be a metaphorical fire given all the problems said place is going through, just for it to turn out to be an actual fire? Well, that's what happened to Warner Brothers Discovery.


    In this episode Carl & Eitan explore the latest problems the water-tower studio has faced, check in on the now tweet-limited Twitter, and run through quick reviews of Indiana Jones and Elemental.


    Oh, and Eitan is back!

    49 min
  • 124 - What Are The Szmutkos Watching? (w/ Alex Szmutko)

    It's an Oops! All WAWW! episode on SiD this week as Alex Szmutko steps in for Eitan. Alex & Carl discuss a host of movies & TV shows they've been watching & debating lately. Topics include:

    TV: Halt and Catch Fire, The Bear, Black Mirror, The Other Two, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    Film: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Master Gardener, Past Lives, You Hurt My Feelings, Across the Spider-Verse, and Asteroid City

    1 hr 13 min
  • 123 - A Bibbidi Bobbidi Bachelor Weekend

    After many years of joking Eitan actually had his bachelor party at Disney World. He was joined by close friends (including Carl!), and this week's episode is all about reviews and reactions!


    With the help of votes from all of the Bibbidi Bobbidi Friends, Carl and Eitan go through their favorite rides, snacks or drinks, and vibes. They also touch on the things they thought are underrated in Disney World, as well as some overall takeaways from the trip!


    Come for Tower of Terror appreciation, and stay for the Living With the Land love.

    57 min
  • 122 - Visions of Apple Keynotes Past

    Shelby Vanhooser and Nick Sparks join Carl & Eitan to break down Apple's Vision Pro announcement at 2023 WWDC 2023. The boys approach the product from a variety of perspectives, from a historical tour through Apple's post-iPhone product launches to some galaxy-brained (but plausible) Meta-crushing conspiracy theories. Ultimately, they try to answer one thing: who is this device possibly for?

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    1 hr 4 min
  • 121 - Never Apologize For Going To The Movies

    With that title...is this another movie review episode? Right? Not this time!

    Carl and Eitan kick off the episode by analyzing Disney's announcing the closure of the Galactic Starcruiser multi-day experience. They go through its history, explore why it might have failed, and predict whether the Mouse should give it another shot at the concept.

    After that, the boys analyze Disney taking content out of Disney+, and GM + Google's joint venture around car infotainment systems.


    41 min
  • 120 - Free Telly!

    Hello... Imaginears? This week, Carl and Eitan check in on a wave of developing topics including the WGA Strike and Disney streaming & theatrical news. They also (surprisingly!) come down favorably on a new flash-in-the-pan-sounding startup called Telly.

    1 hr 11 min
  • 119 - Pull on the Feeling Strings

    "What? Another SID episode where the title is an English saying Eitan gets wrong? Typical..."


    The boys kick off the episode by blasting into Eitan's review and thoughts about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Marvel's latest try to regain their magic. After that, they check on the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and finish by looking forward to a potential box-office record-breaking weekend later in the summer.


    Join us!

    1 hr 2 min
  • 118 - Murphy's Law

    Carl & Eitan discuss a number of developing stories with familiar and favorite themes: executive shakeups, theme park disasters, MoviePass and impending strikes!

    1 hr
  • 117 - Max Heartburn

    If a major streaming service changes its name, but nothing really changes (apart from adding "not high quality" content), does it make a sound?

    That's what HBO Max announced this week, and Carl and Eitan break it all down.

    After that, they check in with Netflix's weird week, where they announced they are (finally?) shutting down their DVD delivery/rental services, and had a nightmare scenario during their second-ever livestream.

    They close the episode by checking in on the latest Twitter Twitter, before trying to cleanse their palate with a quick AUA.

    40 min

About Stuck In Development

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Hosts Carl and Eitan constantly find themselves stuck in the details of what’s developing in media, technology and entertainment. Every week, the two self-described media strategy nerds contextualize what you need to know as the worlds of Hollywood, Orlando and Silicon Valley collide. From your couch to the seat of a 1950s theme park dark ride, Carl and Eitan love talking about the business of anything and everything that could entertain you.