Cordkillers 290 - Can I Get Judge Judy? (w/ Len Peralta)
Disney+ and The Mandalorian have us enthralled. Plus, a Friends reunion, Nickelodeon on Netflix, and another Beverly Hills Cop. With special guest Len Peralta ( https://lenperaltastore.com ).
This week on Spoilerin' Time: Rick and Morty (401-402), The Mandalorian (101-102), Watchmen (104 - 105), The Good Place (407-408), Mr. Robot (406- 407), The Larry Sanders Show (109-110)
Next week: Rick and Morty (403), The Mandalorian (103), The Good Place (409), Watchmen (106), Mr. Robot (408), The Larry Sanders Show (111-112)
CordKillers: 290 - Can I Get Judge Judy?
Recorded: November 19 2019
Guest: Len Peralta
Intro Video
The Accident
Primary Target
Len talks about his Cord-cutting process. How he came to the decision, how he approached deciding on services and what it's been like.
How to Watch
Disney+ Launch - Star Wars in 4K with Dolby Vision and Atmos
- No Spider-man
- No ratings
Disney Says Disney+ Has Over 10 Million Sign-Ups Since Launch
What to Watch
CGI James Dean Cast In New Movie, Raising Real-Life Eyebrows
- Magic City Films has obtained the rights to use the image of James Dean to star in a Vietnam-era action drama called Finding Jack. Dean died in a car crash in 1955. Canadian VFX banner Imagine Engine will be working alongside South African VFX company MOI Worldwide to construct a "full body" CGI version of Dean using actual footage and photos. Another actor will voice him. Finding Jack is based on the existence and abandonment of more than 10,000 military dogs at the end of the Vietnam War.
ABC’s ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ to Tackle ‘Good Times,’ ‘All in the Family’
- ABC will air another "Live in front of a Studio Audience special this year. The special will do another episode of All in the Family, as it did last year but then do an episode of Good Times. last year they did The Jeffersons. The live event takes place December 18.
‘Friends’ Reunion Special in Early Planning Stages at HBO Max
- Sources tell variety WarnerMedia is working on an unscripted Friends reunion special. Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer are in discussions to appear in the special, along with David Crane and Marta Kauffman, who co-created the show. Kauffman recently told the press they would not do a reboot of the series, so this is likely a mini-documentary style show.
Former HBO Topper Richard Plepler In Talks For Production Deal At Apple
- According to Deadline, HBO's former chairman Richard Plepler, who coincidentally left HBO shortly after AT&T took over Warner Media, is forming a production company with an exclusive deal with Apple. Plepler spent thirty years at HBO.
Nickelodeon And Netflix Set Multi-Year Output Deal For Films And TV Series
- With the Viacom-CBS merger set to close in December, Viacom's Nickelodeon has announced a deal with Netflix. Original animated movies and TV series will be created for Netflix using existing Nickelodeon characters as well as newly created ones. Nickelodeon previously put its library of shows on Netflix but that deal ended when linear ratings declined. The Nickelodeon library may yet show up on CBS All Access.
Deadline says Paramount has a greed to create a fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie for Netflix. Both Eddie Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are on board.
Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck Join Calls To Release Zack Snyder’s Cut Of ‘Justice League’
- Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck have tweeted their support for the release of Zack Snyder's director's cut of Justice League. Snyder's cut was shelved when he had to walk away from he project because of a family tragedy in 2017. Joss Whedon supervised reshoots and the final edit.
Adam Scott has been cast in the lead role of an Apple series called Severance, directed by Ben Stiller. Scott will star as Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together.
A trailer is out for M. Night Shyamalan's series "Servant" coming to Apple TV + November 28.
A trailer is out for Hala, a movie telling the story of a 17-year-old Pakistani American teenager. It will come to theaters November 22, before coming to Apple TV+ December 6.
A teaser is out for a SciFi Comedy coming to HBO called Avenue 5, starring Hugh Laurie. It's coming to HBO in January.
An unscripted series produced by Ashton Kutcher, called Going From Broke, about getting out of student loan debt, has racked up 5 million views in 4 weeks on Crackle.
Netflix has approved a second season of The Witcher, in advance of its premiere December 20.
Season 3 will be the last season of Marvel's Runaways on Hulu
DC Universe has approved a third season of Titans. Season 2 is currently underway.
Stargate Command, the home for all Stargate related movies and TV shows will shut down at the end of the year. Its original shows like Dialing Home and Recon will be available for free on YouTube in 2020.
A trailer is out for Season 4 of The Expanse, which arrives December 13 on prime Video.
Eyes On
Brian: Mandalorian, Rick and Morty, Watchmen, Mr. Robot, The Good Places, Larry Sanders
Tom: The King
Len: The Devil Next Door documentary series on Netflix
On the Lookout: Demon Slayer, Kimetsu no Yaiba
Front Lines
Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Password Cheats
- The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment which was formed to combat piracy is turning its attention to combatting password sharing. methods of enforcement could include reducing the number of simultaneous streams allowed, forcing occasional password changes, or requiring a second factor authentication, involving a code texted to phones. The alliance says it will not go after causal password sharing amount family and friends. Parks Associates estimates if every person who password shared paid for a subscription instead it would be worth $6.6 billion. of course even if all password sharing stopped, not every person would pay.
Dish Gains 148,000 TV Subscribers in Q3 on Sling TV Growth, Despite Continuing HBO Blackout
- Dish satellite TV and its streaming service Sling.com have not been able to offer HBO since October of 2018 because of a dispute with Warner Media. Despite all hat Dish finished Q3 with 148,000 more subscribers, with 9.49 million to Dish and 2.69 million to Sling.com.
Hulu Hikes Monthly Price Of Live TV Service As It Becomes Top Skinny Bundle
- MoffettNathanson estimates that Hulu has 2.7 million subscribers for its Live TV service putting it at number one, just ahead of SlingTV's 2.69 million. YouTube TV is estimated to have 1.6 million customers.
Hulu will raise the price of its Live TV service by $10 a month from $44.99 to $54.99. Hulu offers more than 60 channels, including all 4 major english-language broadcast networks in the US, along with the Hulu on-demand service. Hulu's blog post said it's "exploring ways to provide additional, more tailored live TV options," as well.
Roku quarterly net loss widens, shares plunge
- Roku lost $25.2 million last quarter, though it didn't lose as much as analysts had expected. Total operating expenses rose 60% as Roku raised advertising spending significantly in order to attract new users. Total net revenue rose to $260.9 million, also a little better than expected.
Netflix is ending support for old devices from Samsung, Roku, and Vizio in December
- Netflix announced it will no longer support some older TVs and Rokus starting December 1. If you have a Samsung TV from 2010 or 2011, a VIzio TV that is four years old or older or one of the following Rokus, Roku 2050X, Roku 2100X, Roku 2000C, Roku HD Player, Roku SD Player, Roku XR Player and Roku XD Player. This is becoming a more frequent occurrence, with Hulu recently dropping support for LG TVs made before 2014. Gizmodo got a spokesperson from Netflix to explain why it is discontinuing support for these older devices. It turns out that these older apps use windows Media DRM. Netflix started using its replacement PlayReady, in 2010. These older apps are not able to support PlayReady. So the culprit for losing your Netflix in the colder devices is Digital rights Management.
AMC Entertainment Delivers Mixed Q3 Results As Attendance Sets Record
- AMC entertainment announced it sold a record 87.1 million movie tickets last quarter, with an average ticket price of $9.45, up 3.3%. Average food and beverage revenue per user rose 5%. US attendance rose 4% and International attendance rose 9%, both records. AMC's Stubs A-list subscription service has more than 900,000 members and shows a profit. All of this despite overall US Box Office down 6% so far from 2018.
Dispatches from the Front
Bri Bri and Tom Tom™
I'm as devistated as anyone else losing the PlayStation Vue... While I think YouTube tv will work fine for me I have a huge problem... My streaming device is a PlayStation 4 and hence does not have any other live TV services available. I would imagine that once Vue is done for they'll allow others on but in the interim what do we do.
My tv has Chromecast built in but it'll only play sound through the tv speakers not my 7.2 surround sound!!
Last resort will be too dig up my Apple TV... If I can find the remote!!!
Grr I'm not a happy vue customer right now. Thanks for the opportunity to vent killers.
- Cappy
Dear CK team,
Regarding the ending of PS Vue...I've found the service with the most similar channel selection to be Fubo. It's one of the few, other than Vue, that offers NFL Redzone (a must-have for me). and it also has an option for 3 simultaneous streams, which is needed in my household.
The only bummer is the price. The same channel lineup I have with Vue is $15 more per month with Fubo. (That's an HBOMax subscription right there!!)
I find that although Sling has a good channel selection, its lack of local stations is a frustrating, and the Orange/Blue thing limiting simultaneous streams is maddening. I'm hoping one of the other services comes with more expansive channel lineups and better multiple stream options as Vue phases out.
Keep up the great work!
- Pat
1. If Peacock ends up with a free tier with ads, can we please call it Freecock? :)
2. If Warner had started a streaming service with everything in HBOMax EXCEPT HBO as a free-with-ads service, THEN made a deal where if you were an HBO subscriber you got it ad-free, would this make Brian have less heartburn about the marketing/branding of the service?
Keep up the good work.
- Todd.
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