Mixed opinions about the first episode of Gargoyles, mostly due to none of us being able to stop at the end of the episode.
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Netflix's revenue increased by 17% and profits by 44%, adding 8.05 million new subscribers, secured 107 Emmy nominations, and saw standout performances for Baby Reindeer, The Crown, and Ripley. Meanwhile, FX achieved a record 93 nominations, HBO/Max received 91, and Apple TV+ earned 72, while Disney received a total of 183 nominations across its platforms.
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The classic tropes have finally worn their welcome as the episode is charming but stale.
Next week: Gargoyles (101 - Awakening: Part 1)
The Dallas Stars are launching Victory+, a free ad-supported streaming service for local games; CNN is introducing standalone and free ad-supported subscription services; and Redbox is shutting down due to its parent company’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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The worst rated episode of The Munsters...is pretty great. We continue our tour of pure admiration for this classic television show.
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Roku's recent update adds motion smoothing with no way to turn it off, frustrating many users; a trailer for "Agatha All Along" debuts on September 18th; Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman may collaborate on a non-superhero movie; Paramount Global will merge with Skydance Media; Fire TV users in the US are now seeing ads before screensavers start; Kevin Bacon disliked using a disguise in public; and the MPA-Canada is challenging a requirement for streamers to pay for local news.
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Is the best episode really any better than the first episode? Maybe it's the sun in our eyes, but the laughs came fast and we appreciated the new scenes.
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NBC's Peacock app will offer personalized Olympic recaps with an AI-generated Al Michaels voice, "Fantastic Four" will be set in 1960s New York with Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Paramount Global has moved 25 years of Comedy Central content to Paramount+ to drive viewership there.
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