Cordkillers 379 - Janeway Murdered Tupac! (w/ Brian Dunaway)
HBO gets a surprise hit in their Soprano's sequel. Are franchise expansions a resilient tactic or just a lucky shot? Timothee Chalamet tries to be a sexy, young Willy Wonka? All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Brian Dunaway ( http://briandunaway.com ).
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CordKillers: 379 - Janeway Murdered Tupac!
Recorded: October 11 2021
Guest: Brian Dunaway
Intro Video
Netflix documentary, FOUND
Primary Target
‘The Many Saints of Newark’ Was a Streaming Hit — and Helped ‘The Sopranos’ Break Records
- The movie prequel to the Sopranos "The Many Saints of Newark" finished last weekend as the best performing film title on HBO Max, triple the audience of the number two title.
- It had another effect which was that the Sopranos itself broke records for weekly viewing of a series on the platform. It set the record for highest daily viewing on Sunday 10/3, rising 65% week over week.
-Is this an unusual situation? Will we see more "extended universe" attempts to replicate this? Which ones would we like to see and which would we not?
How to Watch
Comcast’s Sky launches Sky Glass streaming TV
- Comcast-owned UK satellite broadcaster Sky announced its line of Sky Glass TVs which don't use the satellites, just the internet. The box comes with a 4K camera meant to be used for social TV activities like watching together. But it also supports motion controls for games like Fruit Ninja. A mic on the box can be used for voice control.
- Sky Glass will offer Sky subscription packages that start at £13 per month. It will launch in the UK later this month and roll out in more territories next year. And all offerings from over the air through Sky channels to Netflix will integrate into the platform together.
- You can get a ‘Sky Puck’ product for an additional £10 per month that lets you use Sky Glass on other TVs. You can't get one though unless you own a Sky Glass TV.
Sky Launches ‘Sky Glass’ TV Product That Doesn’t Require Satellite Dish
What to Watch
‘Locke & Key’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals New Villain Played By Kevin Durand
- Netflix released a trailer for season 2 of Locke and Key with Kevin Durand playing Frederick Gideon. Season 2 of Locke & Key premieres October 22.
‘WandaVision’ Spinoff Starring Kathryn Hahn in the Works at Disney Plus
- Variety's sources say Marvel is developing a WandaVision spinoff starring Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness. WandaVision head writer Jac Shaeffer will write it and she will be an EP as well.
‘House Of The Dragon’: Watch Pulsating First Footage From ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel
- Warner released a teaser for the HBO spinoff of Game of Thrones called House of the Dragon. It stars Matt Smith as dragonrider Prince Daemon Targaryen. The 10-episode series is coming in 2022.
‘Peacemaker’ First Clip: John Cena & His Pet Eagle Star In DC’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Spin-Off
- Warner also released scenes from the Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker, with John Cena. It's coming to HBO Max in January. The clip mostly is other team members out of costume making funds for Peacemaker's costume and Eagle.
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Debuts Season 4 Trailer and Premiere Date
- A trailer for the next season of Star Trek Discovery shows Michael Burnham as Captain and confronting a massive anomaly threatening all life in the galaxy. Discovery returns to Paramount Plus on November 18th.
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Adds Voice Cast Members, Previews First-Look Trailer
- Star Trek: Prodigy, the animated series with Kate Mulgrew voicing a holographic version of Captain Janeway, released a clip with the voices of Daveed Diggs, Jameela Jamil, Jason Alexander and Robert Beltran. Prodigy arrives on Paramount Plus October 28th.
Amazon released a trailer for The Expanse season 6, arriving December 10th
Doctor Who' S13 Sets October 13 Premiere for Jodie Whittaker's last run of 8 episodes before she appears in three feature-length episodes in 2022.
Netflix released a trailer for 'Narcos: Mexico' Final Season coming November 5th.
Netflix released a trailer for ‘Lost In Space’ Season 3 and announced a premiere date of December 1
‘Walking Dead’ Sets Season 11B Premiere Date & Drops New Look At Second Part Of Final Season
- The Walking Dead will return for 8 more episodes on February 20, 2022, with 8 more episodes to follow after that in the second half of 2022 to conclude the series.
Apple ordered a second season of 'Foundation'
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 to be Held in Turin next May
The movie 'Psych 3: This Is Gus' has a trailer and release date of November 18 on Peacock.
‘Peaky Blinders’ Film Will Shoot in 2023, Says Creator Steven Knight
- A movie to finish the story of Peaky Blinders will go into production in 2023. The 6th and final season is expected to arrive in spring 2022 on HBO Max.
Young Willy Wonka
- aaaand Timothee Chalamet is playing a young Willy Wonka in a forthcoming prequel to the story (set for release in 2023) and posted a picture of himself in costume on Twitter.
Eyes On
Brian D: Evil, Pen15, Halloween Baking Championship
Brian: Watching my 8 year old ask to watch Star Wars and refusing to admit there are any prequels, Time Bandits, Gaming Historian
Tom: No Time To Die
On the Lookout: Foundation
Front Lines
Google TV Is Adding Personalized Profiles, ‘Ambient Mode’ Information Cards
- The latest update to Google TV lets users add up to 12 profiles so watch history and recommendations can be made for more than just the primary account holder. The screen saver mode will now show customized information like weather, game scores and more. And Philo joins YouTube TV and Sling TV as options to integrate into the live TV menu. The features will begin rolling out on Chromecast with Google TV and Google TVs from Sony and TCL “soon.”
HBO Max Unveils New Territories, Pricing and 45-Day Theatrical-to-Streaming Window in Europe
- HBO Max will launch in seven more countries in 2022. HBO had little or no presence in Turkey, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands, but by the end of next year they will all have HBO Max.Movies will come to HBO Max 45 days after their release in European theaters. That window also applies to Nordic HBO now and existing HBO Max services in Europe next year.
Netflix Sets Up Shop With Walmart to Sell Merch for ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Witcher’ and More
- Netflix will sell show-related merchandise on Walmart's website at walmart.com/netflix. It features, games, books, toys and apparel around “The Witcher,” “Stranger Things,” “Cocomelon,” “Gabby’s Dollhouse,” “Cobra Kai,” “Queer Eye,” “Nailed It!”, “Ada Twist, Scientist” and “Over the Moon.” T-shirts for Squid Game are on the way. This expands on Netflix's own store at netflix.shop with Walmart getting some exclusives.
Apple Is Building a Massive New Campus Straddling L.A. and Culver City
- Apple is building two new facilities along the border of Los Angeles and Culver City. The complex will have a total of 550,000 square feet and will be a "mixed use" facility, presumably including studio and production space. Current Apple offices in Culver City house Apple Music and Apple TV staff.
Dispatches from the Front
On the subject of Justin and Brian, when I first started listening, I thought they were the same person and it was a running joke that I didn't know about. That was until I saw them together on the same Night Attack show.
- Shawn
Squid games and your children...
Brian... My wife teaches fourth grade... All of her students are watching it and playing the games at school..,
We watched the first episode last night and she was enlightened as to why her kids are playing "green light, red light" and saying "your dead" when someone loses...
She may be talking to parents to see if they know that they're 9-10 year old kid are watching this show...
P.S. I love cynical Tom
- Cappy
Hey guys, just wanted to send you a quick message as there is a little more to the Seinfeld aspect ratio story (see this Slate article - https://slate.com/culture/2021/10/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-looks-different.html)
While part of the top and bottom of the picture is missing, the 16:9 video was not created only by zooming. Seinfeld was, in fact, shot on film. When Hulu had the rights, they had access to the wider film and recut the episodes. So there is a little less on the top and the bottom, and a little more on the left and the right. (there are a couple comparison images linked to in the article)
Because The Simpsons was animated, they didn't have extra video and could only zoom to fill the screen.
Keep it up,
- John
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