Cordkillers 383 - AMC? The Popcorn People? (w/ Allison Sheridan)
Nielsen says TV viewing went up, comedy viewing was down, but *classic TV* is way up. Plus, AMC: not just movies anymore! All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Allison Sheridan ( http://podfeet.com/ ).
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CordKillers: 383 - AMC? The Popcorn People?
Recorded: November 8 2021
Guest: Allison Sheridan
Intro Video
A Castle for Christmas
Primary Target
Nielsen finds nostalgia fuels interest in classic TV comedies during pandemic
- Nielsen did an analysis of viewing habits during the pandemic. You could guess that viewing TV went up overall.
- Nielsen also found that while overall viewing of comedy on TV dropped 9% viewing of classic sitcoms as far back as the 1960s grew. We may not have found things as funny in 2020, but we were connoted by the old stuff.
- Friends certainly got all the attention and was the most watched comedy with 96.7 million minutes viewed on broadcast and cable alone, up 30% from 2019. Andy Griffith grew 29% and Roseanne jumped 70%.
- Some shows that had very little viewing in 2019 saw huge spikes. Family matters rose 302% to 11.4 billion minutes.
- I love Lucy, Good Times, Full House and Fresh Prince of Bel-air also jumped.
- And those are all broadcast and TV numbers. Streaming numbers have also risen for old shows, especially on free ad-supported platforms like Tubi, Pluto and IMDB.TV. The Sopranos rewatch earlier this year gained a lot of buzz and Nielsen listed The Office as the most streamed show int he US in 2020.
- This is all somewhat old news. But why?
- Allison has volunteered to share her perspective on why old TV shows have been gaining her viewing time.
Is rewatching old TV good for the soul?
- Allison's rewatches
- MASH
- Boston Legal
- Cheers
- Frasier
- Mary Tyler Moore
- 30 Rock
- Gilligan’s Island
- Taxi
How to Watch
T-Mobile offers subscribers a year of free Paramount+
Get HBO MaxTM included with any of these great AT&T plans
- Starting November 9th, T-Mobile USA is offering subscribers a year of Paramount + Essential at no additional cost. T-Mobile already offers Apple TV+ and Netflix for free as well. It always gives you the base plan but that still is a discount even if you upgrade to a higher ad-free or high-res plan.
- Verizon includes the Disney+ Bundle, which gets you ESPN+ and Hulu along with some of its plans. And AT&T offers HBO Max with some of its plans.
- More of these offers are coming and going. Some only last a year and then you have to start paying, others last for as long as you remain a subscriber.
- With real or imagined costs of streaming heavy on a lot of consumers' minds, these are compelling offers and smart attempts to keep you as a subscriber.
- Are we moving to a world where your phone company determines your streaming package based on what offers they have?
What to Watch
Spider-Man: No Way Home poster features Green Goblin, Doc Ock and more
- Marvel released the first official movie poster for Spider-Man: No Way Home on Sunday. It includes Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Electro and The Sandman. Although Electro and The Sandman are hints. OK there's some sand in the air and a lightning bolt.
- Here's the official description that goes along with the poster: "For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a SuperHero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man."
- Spidey hits theaters December 17
Station Eleven teaser offers a first look at the post-apocalyptic series starring Mackenzie Davis
- HBO Max released a trailer for a limited series based on Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. It's about the aftermath of a global pandemic that wipes out a large percentage of the world's population. The book came out in 2014. The series was ordered in summer 2019 and began filming in January 2020. But, you know, it was interrupted by a global pandemic. It starts streaming December 16
Taika Waititi to make a movie of iconic comic The Incal by Jodorowsky and Moebius
- Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement and Peter Warren are going to write a movie based on the graphic novels "The Incal" by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jean Giraud aka Moebius. The story began in the magazine Heavy metal in 1980. 92-year-old Jodorwsky has seen Waititi's work and said "He is exactly the right person for the project."
Deadline reports that Gal Gadot is in talks to play the Evil Queen in a live action movie of Disney's Snow White.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have been cast in the Universal film version of the musical Wicked. Production starts this coming summer.
Apple TV+ has obtained the rights to a four part docu series about Magic Johnson.
A new stand-up special from Michael Che will premiere on Netflix November 16th called Michael Che: Shame the Devil.”
Starting Friday November 12, Disney Plus will stream 13 Marvel movies in Imax Expanded Aspect Ratio.
‘No Time To Die’: MGM Sets PVOD Release Date For Daniel Craig’s Final Bond Film
- And after a 31-day theatrical exclusive, No Time to Die will be available for rental in the US on all major platforms, including Amazon, Apple, Xfinity, DirecTV, Spectrum and Vudu for $19.99.
Eyes On
Allison: Only Murders in the Building
Brian: Harley Quinn
Tom: Eternals
On the Lookout: Chucky the TV series
Front Lines
AMC Theatres Will Start Selling Popcorn in Shopping Malls and Supermarkets
- In a move that to me feels like it took too long for them to realize, AMC Theaters will begin selling its popcorn to people outside of its theaters. In addition to popcorn, AMC will also sell candy and drinks. Plans are to start with kiosks and malls in the first half of next year in places without an AMC theater. You will also be able to get to-go items without seeing a movie at the theater. Then standalone retail stores will come along with 15 expected by the end of 2023. And eventually you'll be able to get popcorn and snacks delivered to your house. You know, where you watch movies.
DirecTV Stream lets Dallas Mavericks, Stars fans save on regional sports network packages
- In a bid to help people remember that it exists, DirecTV Stream is offering customers in the Dallas regional sports broadcast region a $50 discount for five months on their packages that include Bally Sports Southwest. The region includes northern Texas and parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Bally Sports Southwest broadcasts the Dallas Stars hockey team and Dallas Mavericks basketball team games.
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 2 Finale Scores in Streaming Ratings; ‘Squid Game’ Tops 3 Billion Minutes
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Is Boosting Viewing of Dystopian Japanese Series ‘Alice in Borderland’
- Nielsen's treating ratings for October 4th are in so they finally reflect the popularity of Squid Game. The Netflix show topped the charts with 3.021 billion minutes streamed that week. Netflix's Maid came in second with 1.9 billion minutes. Black Widow was the top movie of the week with 676 million minutes. And the Ted Lasso finale pushed it into the top 10 at number 9 with 507 million minutes. Netflix said the success of Squid Game has pushed up viewing for the similar Japanese film Alice in Borderland, also available on Netflix.
Roku Stock Falls After Slight Q3 Revenue Miss, But Per-User Proceeds, Active Accounts & Other Metrics Keep Climbing
- Roku may not have done as well as analysts expected but it still reported decent numbers with 56.4 million active accounts, up 1.3 million from last year. Overall streaming hours increased 21% and average revenue per user, which grows along with advertising and viewing rose to $40 per user per year.
HBO Max and Discovery+ might merge into a single platform
- At some point next year it's expected that Warner Media will officially leave AT&T and merge with Discovery Networks. And president and CEO of Discovery Streaming and International JB Perrette gave Gizmodo some insights on what that will mean for streaming. An HBO Max Discovery Plus bundle seems like a no-brainer and is in the plans but Perette said they're also thinking of merging the services to create a new platform. Perette said this would result in cost saving and consumer benefits. Less than half of Discovery Plus subscribers in the US are also subscribed to HBO Max.
ViacomCBS Reports Q3 Streaming Growth But Subdued Overall Results; CEO Bob Bakish Says Release Windows Will Continue To Vary, Ad Revenue Hit By Supply Chain Issues – Update
- Viacom CBS's overall revenue rose 13% last quarter but streaming surged ahead to $1.1 billion, up 62% on the year. Advertising rose 1% and Cable network revenue was up 6%. But streaming advertising revenue climbed 48% with Pluto TV up 99%.
Dispatches from the Front
One of my favorite ways to consume movies (especially big budget summer) is in virtual reality. I always loved the cinema dome in LA but in VR I can have an equivalent experience every night. Being able to watch a huge curved display while sitting on the moon was a fantastic experience to watch ""For All Mankind""
There are multiple applications that will allow you to watch movies with friends which was great during the COVID shutdown. Whether it's a native app like prime video theater or a third party app like big screen.
I hope you explore this medium on your show because it's an amazing experience to share with you bosses.
- Mark
Brian, Tom, Bryce and possible guest,
Last week when you talked about Dune part 1 you made it sound as if all multi-part movies were always finished. After all, if Hollywood was going to invest enough into the beginning of the movie series surely they would spend what was necessary to finish it.
However, I have two examples for you to consider.
#1 The Divergent series was literally one book away from being finished when Hollywood stopped that series after three movies.
#2 Narnia. In 2005 The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was released. In 2008 Prince Caspian. In 2010 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. And then... nothing!
Clearly Hollywood is willing to walk away from a series of movies if they think the odds are not in their favor.
- Bill
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