Stuck In Development

This week, the boys try to become Better Men by reflecting on what it means to be “bearish on Netflix” in light of the company’s Q4 over performance. They also dissect the (mostly nothingburger) AI controversies surrounding The Brutalist and catch up on the status of TikTok’s ban in the US.

Lawsuits dropped, mergers announced, Globes awarded, new streaming services getting Stuck in Development and not launching...now that's a way to start 2025.

After their (ehm, quite lengthy) holiday break, Carl and Eitan are back and jump right into analyzing the latest in the world of entertainment business.

They start by going through the announced Fubo + Hulu Live TV Merger, and the official doom of Venu.

Then they use the great Will Tavlin essay on N+1 Magazine, "Casual Viewing", as a guide to check in on Netflix and how their views have evolved. (https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/)

Lastly, they review the Golden Globe results and surprises.

Here is to a great 2025!

Come through the wardrobe with us!

Eitan and Carl start on Netflixland, where they explore the latest challenges of the streaming giant in managing their relationship with talent. They talk Greta Gerwig's push to have her Narnia adaptation not only be shot in Imax, but also have a *real* theatrical release, as well as Daniel Craig's rant around Knives Out 3.

In Movieville Carl shares his thoughts on Wicked, and Eitan talks about Moana 2 and Flow. They even introduce an extension to The Encanto Parados: The Moana Corollary.

Finally, they have a stopover in Corporate City where they breakdown the latest developments in the Venu front—the Disney+Fox+WBD sports streaming package that seems doomed—as well as WBD's organizational restructure.

As promised, Carl & Eitan avoid reviewing movies this week! Instead, they discuss the conclusion of Warner's NBA rights saga with a detour into the HBO Harry Potter show. They also recap the Golden Globes nominations.

It's Glicked time!

Carl and Eitan are back from the Thanksgiving holiday and break down the biggest weekend in theaters since Barbenheimer.

They start by talking Wicked, the reception, and how it seems to really strike a mainstream cord (movie musical geeks be damned #WestSideStoryForever).

Then they touch on Gladiator 2 and how every actor seems to be playing a different movie. They also tangent off to talk about the power of Russel Crowe in Master & Commander.

Other topics include Queer, broadway musicals, and a check-in on the award season that got started with the New York Critics Awards last week.

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This week on SID, Carl and Eitan dig into proposals for the future of Chrome at Google and The Muppets at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Carl and Eitan have always been bullish on AVOD and FAST. Amazon's latest move to kill the Freevie brand and move its content to Prime might signal that they are not. The boys start this episode going through what this move could signal for the broader industry, and share how their views have evolved around the ad-supported side of streaming.

After that, they dive DEEP into the awards race and share their mostly spoiler-free reviews of Emilia Perez, Conclave, The Brutalist, and Juror #2.

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The boys (and Nick!) share their effusive praise for Denver's updated Casa Bonita.

MEGAlopolis. EPIC Universe. PREMIUM Lighnting Lane. In this week's episode the boys go through all the intensifiers in the english lenguage.

Carl starts by sharing his review of Francis Ford Coppola's cinematic opera, and Eitan follows with his thoughts on We Live in Time.

Then, they head to Theme Park Land where they talk the latest around Universal's upcoming new 3rd gate, as well as Disney's newest addition to their already uber complex fast pass system.

It's SPECTACULAR! Join us!

It’s time for the SID Awards Draft! Kevin Sachs returns to the show as the incumbent winner (which Carl & Eitan both swear was entirely due to Oppenheimer). Alex Terrazas rounds out the group, adding more entropy to an already chaotic draft. Listen to hear the 4 prognosticate the awards chances of films they haven’t even had the chance to see!