Cordkillers 371 - Roku Shouts "Scoreboard!" (w/ Bill Meeks)
Roku is in a muddled place, but still successful! Plus, who could be the next Dr. Who, non-spoiler talk about The Suicide Squad, and FINALLY, a trailer for Y: The Last Man. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Bill Meeks ( http://billmeeks.com ).
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CordKillers: 371 - Roku Shouts "Scoreboard!"
Recorded: August 9 2021
Guest: Bill Meeks
Intro Video
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Primary Target
Roku Q2 Results Keep Climbing, But Streaming Hours Dip And Active Account Growth Moderates
Roku Pays to Be a Player
Roku Adding 23 Originals, Including Quibi Alum ‘Mapleworth Murders’, As Roku Channel Tops Free Streaming Outlets In June Nielsen Data
- Roku's latest report is in.
- Revenue grew 81% on the year, beating forecasts. And Platform Revenue, which is where it breaks out things that aren't related to hardware sales-- so mostly advertising-- rose 117%.- User growth slowed a little as people left their houses more, rising 1.5 Million ion Q1. And streaming hours fell 1 billion to 17.4 billion.
- Roku also said it will add 23 series to the Roku channel including 18 former Quibi shows like The Mapleworth Murders and Thanks a Million. The three non-Quibi originals are Josh Graban's edible-creations reality show Eye Candy, Leslie Jordan's cleaning competition, Squeaky Clean, a 10-part docu series called What Happens in Hollywood.
- Nielsen also announced the Roku Channel is now number 6 in household reach for all streaming services. That's behind Disney+, Hulu, Amazon, YouTube and Netflix.
How to Watch
Next 'Doctor Who': Could Matt Berry or Michaela Coel Get the Role?
- Whether you watch Doctor Who or not your online neighbors will be screaming loudly about who the next Who should be now that it's official that Jodie Whitaker will be leaving the role.|
- Variety has an overview of the top candidates, at least according to the internet. Let's bat them about and say how excited or not you'd be to see the following people take control of the Tardis.
- Michaela Coel
- She is the creator dnd star of "I May Destroy You" which received widespread acclaim for its depiction of a writer in the public eye rebuilding her life after being raped. So... not exactly a similar series to Doctor Who. She's also cast in the next Black Panther movie. But Coel has a good relationship with the BBC and the bookies give her 7-1 odds.
- Richard Ayoade
- Moss from the IT Crowd and so many more memorable characters. He's also a director, so maybe he can replace Chibnall too?
- Michael Sheen
- From Good Omens and more?
- Jessica Raine
- Star of Call the Midwife and previous guest star on Doctor Who, which didn't stop them casting Peter Capaldi.
- Chance Perdomo
- Currently in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- T'Nia Miller
- She was Mrs. Grose in the Haunting of Bly Manor. She said she'd want her dog to be cast as her companion if she ever played Doctor who.
- David Harewood
Supergirl's Martian, Homeland appearances and previous Doctor Who guest star.
- Matt Berry
- Another actor on good terms with the BBC and is most famous on this show for playing Steven Toast in Toast of London and the forthcoming Toast of Tinseltown.
What to Watch
‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker & Matt Stone Ink Big ViacomCBS Deal, With Comedy Central Renewal, 14 Original Movies On Paramount+
- South Park signed a deal with ViacomCBS for shows on Comedy Central through 2027 and 14 original South Park movies for Paramount+. The first two are coming this year with two a year planned through 2027. (And yes South Park is on HBO Max, which gives ViacomCBS a chance of change but it kept enough rights to make this work.)
Stranger Things posted some new footage of Season 4 coming in 2022.
A trailer for Cobra Kai is out touting the return on Netflix for season 4. Coming in December
And there's a trailer for Y: The Last Man premiering September 13 on FX on Hulu.
Netflix Launches Major Reality Casting Call & Orders ‘Roaring Twenties’ Series
- If you want to be on a Netflix reality show, and you're in Canada, the UK or the US, head to netflixreality.com to join the search. One of the new shows will be Roaring Twenties, set in Austin about eight twenty-somethings.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch' was Renewed for Season 2 at Disney Plus
Vince Vaughn To Headline ‘Bad Monkey’ Apple TV+ Drama Series From Bill Lawrence
- Bill Lawrence, who does Ted Lasso, has another Apple TV+ series coming called Bad Monkey, starring Vince Vaughan. It's based on a Carl Hiassen novel about a detective demoted to restaurant inspector in Florida.
This new movie about a half-lamb, half-human child looks terrifying
- A24, the same studio that brought you Midsommar, The Lighthouse and Hereditary now brings you Lamb, starring Noomi Rapace. It's about a man and a woman raising a child who is half human half lamb. Lamb premieres in theaters October 8
Eyes On
‘The Suicide Squad’ Misses Mark At $72M Global; Overseas On Par With ‘Birds Of Prey’ As Covid Complications Continue – International Box Office
The Suicide Squad's opening box office was 2nd lowest in DCEU history
Why ‘The Suicide Squad’ Stumbled at the Box Office
AMC Entertainment In Deal With Warner Bros For 45-Day Theatrical Window In 2022
-Suicide Squad took in $35 million worldwide, which is on par with non-Pandemic release Birds of Brey's $36.6 million (adjusted) Domestically Suicide Squad made $72.2 million. But with delta variants sending some folks back inside, and HBO Max not asking for any extra money to watch it if you already subscribed, it's difficult to tell how much of this is day and date and how much is pandemic related. And besides, AMC Entertainment announced a deal for a 45-day theatrical window for Warner Brothers movie releases. Warner had already reached that same deal with Regal. So it's going to be 45 days no matter what you think.
- So instead of hashing that old debate again, What did we think? We all had our Eyes On Suicide Squad
Front Lines
FandangoNOW and Vudu merge into a new streaming service with titles to rent, buy or stream free
- NBCUniversal's Fandango acquired the on-demand video streaming service Vudu from Walmart last year for $100 million. Now Fandango will merge its FandangoNOW streaming platform with Vudu, but keeping the Vudu name. This Vudu service will offer 200,000 new release and catalog TV and movie titles to rent or buy, as well as "thousands” of free-to-stream titles. Vudu will take FandangoNOW's place as the official movie store on the Roku platform.
IMDb TV now has standalone apps for Android and iOS in the US
- Amazon's free ad-supported IMDB-TV now has its own app for Android and iOS in the US. It had its own apps open smart TV , game console and setup box platforms but not mobile. There you had to watch it in the IMDB app itself.
Discovery Q2 Income Grows as Advertising Rebounds
- Discovery, which is expected to take control of Warner Media next year, hasn't yet, but it's doing all right anyway. Revenue rose 21% on the year. Subscriptions to cable networks fell 3%, not bad considering. Ad revenue rose 12% bolstered by Discovery+.
Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network Segues From Cable TV To Streaming In Deal With Cinedigm
- Robert Rodriguez's El Rey cable network is moving off cable. It peaked at 40 million US households and then retreated along with the rest of cable. So it's going to be distributed by Cinedigm [a la 'paradigm'] which handles the Bob Ross Channel. Fandor and others. El Rey will become available on platforms like Pluto as well as on smart TV platforms.
ViacomCBS Teams With Sky For Paramount+ Europe Launch In 2022
ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish On Theatrical Movie Windows: 45-Day Exclusive Is “Overall Direction” For Paramount, But “Fluid” Covid Situation Will Keep Streaming In Mix
Pluto TV Reaches $1 Billion Annual Revenue Milestone A Year Ahead Of Schedule
- ViacomCBS will partner with Comcast's Sky to launch Paramount+ in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria in 2022. Sky Cinema subscribers will be able to access Paramount+ at no additional cost. CEO Bob Bakish said that pandemic uncertainty continues but the company still likes the 45-day window for Paramount Pictures with fast follow-up to Paramount+ like they did with A Quiet Place Part II. And Viacom CBS's Pluto TV has reached $1 billion-a-year revenue a year ahead of schedule. It was the major contributor to a 102% year over year increase in streaming revenue.
HBO Max looks to woo new subscribers with free episodes
- HBO Max has made 13 pilots available for people to watch for free on the app without having to sign up for the service. The list of episodes will be changed out every so often. Selections include Euphoria, The Flight Attendant and Game of Thrones. Also, the HBO Max app has arrived on LG TVs in the US.
HBO Max Finally Launches on LG Smart TVs in U.S.
Dispatches from the Front
Hello CK team (and possible guest),
Your resident Doctor Who lore nerd here to answer your question on the regeneration limits.
Per the original lore, and with the “War Doctor”, the Matt Smith doctor, should have been the last regeneration. (This was during a massive “all doctor” team up special where they also “saved Gallifrey”… loads happened) Anyway, on the last special with Matt Smith, he grew old and prepared to die, as the last of that line… at the last moment, the crack in the wall (long-standing boogeyman of his tenure) was revealed to be a door to Gallifrey and the world of Gallifrey provided him with a new life (and another round of regenerations.)
He regenerated to the Peter Capaldi Doctor… proving the new reset.
In the Jodie Whittaker Doctor’s most recent season, the Master revealed that the Time Lords’ regeneration was not a natural occurrence among the Gallifreyan people. It was something that their scientists spliced into their being from the Timeless Child… who we learn is the earliest known version of the Doctor. Something which was removed from her memory.
Long story, long… the series has retconned the 13 regeneration limit twice in three doctors.
Hope that helps..
Your boss,
- Kaevo
Guys, I wrote to you ten years ago (when you were still just the Framerate show). At the time, I had just turned 40 and hadn't seen any of the Star Wars movies. I wanted your opinion on which order to watch them. Brian's desire (for science) was that I should start with the Phantom Menace and watch them in "chronological" order.
Shortly thereafter, I sat down to watch the Phantom Menace. My experience was ... disappointing ... to say the least. I was actually so bored and irritated I didn't finish the film. I'm sorry Brian, I wasn't strong enough.
With my recent 50th birthday, I'm making a pledge to break out the old VHS tapes and give the original trilogy a chance. Maybe this old, cold heart can identify with something that should have been part of my childhood all along.
(old email from 2011):
Hello, gents. I am a life-long nerd, born in 1971, and as such I was the perfect 6-year-old target for Star Wars when it was released to theatres. I should be the prototypical Star Wars fan.
However, I have never seen *any* of the Star Wars movies.....So now I find myself a 40 year old Star Wars virgin. Other than the obvious parts (Vader is Luke's father, Jar-Jar sucks), I really don't know much of anything about the movies, so this should be a largely unspoiled experience. How do you recommend I watch these films? I can borrow a recent DVD collection of all six movies. Do I watch in theatrical order (IV, V, VI, I, II, III), or chronological order (I, II, III, IV, V, VI). Or do I bust out my VHS player and just watch the first trilogy from an original-release box set that I picked up at a consignment store, and forget about anything that came after? Opinions, please!
- Darren
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