Cordkillers 372 - Dual Boot My TV (w/ Bryce Castillo)
WB is putting you in the trailers now! Plus, more on Y: The Last Man's handling of gender, the cast for the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series, and TCL is getting Google TV options. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Bryce Castillo ( http://twitter.com/brycas ).
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CordKillers: 372 - Dual Boot My TV
Recorded: August 16 2021
Guest: None
Intro Video
Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo
Primary Target
AI can put your face into a Warner Bros. trailer
Bannisterandassociates
-Warner Brothers is using a company called D-ID to let you put yourself in the trailer for the movie reminiscence. Head to bannisterandassociates.com and you'll be asked a few questions, do a few things to "fine tune" the memory, and upload a picture. At the end you get brief snippets from the trailer with your head floating in a screen blinking and in my case smiling. D-ID started as a company to protect people against facial recognition but built a string face engine that can train on a single photo. D-ID is the same company that created videos from photos of dead relatives. They're working with museums to create videos of artists talking about their work.
- And D-ID is developing full body animation as well which could be used for TikTok, YouTube and movies.
- Reminiscence_Tom
How to Watch
Nestflix is a Netflix for fake movies and shows from real movies and shows
-Designer Lynn Fisher has created an alternate world streaming video website called Nest-flix that looks a lot like Netflix but only lists movies and TV shows from inside the world of other movies and TV shows, at nestflix.fun.
- Listings include Aquaman starring the character of Vincent Chase from entourage. And Rural Juror as featured int he series 30 Rock.
- Fisher describes it as a "wiki doing some cosplay." Since there is no actual streaming video on the site. However it does have descriptions, screenshots and cast lists. And more to the Wiki claim, you can contribute shows or movies that aren't listed to help make it more comprehensive-- Though Fisher got so many she had to temporarily pause submissions.
- nestflix.fun/
What to Watch
‘Y: The Last Man’ Team on Exploring Gender and Identity in FX on Hulu Adaptation
- Variety interviewed the team behind the upcoming TV version Y: The Last Man and dealing with a question we relied on the show previously. How do you update the story that ran as a graphic novel from 2002-2008, for 2021.
- One thing showrunner Eliza Clark said is that they focus on the fact that the virus wipes out people with Y chromosomes. Clark says "every living mammal with a Y chromosome dies. Tragically, that includes many women; it includes non-binary people; it includes intersex people." Clark adds "there are numerous men in the show who have two X chromosomes; they’re important characters.”
- One thing different about the show is that Yorik can walk around without a mask because he's assumed to be trans.
- Other things aren't different like the fact that 95% of truck drivers are men, with Y chromosomes, which leaves the logistics industry in a huge mess just like in the book.
‘Atlanta’: FX Shares Update On Season 3 & 4
- FX shared that Atlanta season 3 just finished shooting. It's expected to premiere in 2022, but the schedule still isn't set. It has a lengthy post-production schedule which is partly because they are already in production for season 4 with all scripts written. Seasons3 and 4 were shot in Paris and Amsterdam.
Netflix reveals cast for its live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series
- Netflix announced casting for its live action Avatar: The Last Airbender. Albert Kim of Sleepy Hollow and Nikita has taken over as showrunner from the original Avatar's creators. The show will feature Gordon Cormier (The Stand) as Aang, Kiawentiio (Beans) as Katara, Ian Ousley (13 Reasons Why) as Sokka, and Dallas Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings) as Zuko.
New Zealand Reacts to the ‘Shame’ of Losing Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Mega-Series
- Amazon studios has decided to shift future production of its Lord of the Rings-based series to the UK after filming the first season in New Zealand wrapped on August 2nd. Post-production of season 1 will continue in New Zealand until next June while pre-production on Season 2 ramps up in the UK.
FX has approved season 4 of What we Do in the Shadows, ahead of the premiere of season 3 on September 2nd.
Robert Rodriguez's El Rey network, which is moving from cable TV to online, has reached a deal with Roku to be available on it’s free streaming app.
Netflix Releases ‘Q-Force’ Trailer (TV News Roundup)
- Netflix released a trailer for the animated series Q-Force which features the voices of Wanda Sykes, David Harbour, Sean Hayes, and more. It tells the story of intelligence agent who comes out as gay and is assigned to West Hollywood where he puts together a rag-tag team of queer geniuses. Arriving September 2nd.
Eyes On
Bryce: The Silence of the Lambs (free on YouTube)
Tom: Mare of Easttown
On the Lookout: Kevin can f*** himself
Front Lines
Disney+ beats expectations to reach 116 million subscribers in Q3
- Disney+ subscribers increased over 100% on the year in Q3 to 116 million paid subscribers, beating analyst estimates. ESPN+ subscribers were up 75% to 14.9 million, while total Hulu subscribers grew 21% on the year to 42.8 million. Disney's Bob Chapek said they have figured out a way to share that wealth with stars even if they release their movies online at the same time as theaters. That said, he reaffirmed that Shang-Chi will have a theatrical exclusive for 45 days and when it comes to Disney+ it may be added for free. And Disney+ will come to South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in November. It's currently available in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the US and Thailand.
Disney says it found ways to compensate talent in the wake of 'Black Widow' lawsuit
Disney+ Coming To South Korea, Hong Kong And Taiwan, With Japan Expanding Its Content
TCL adds Google TV smarts, streaming to 5-Series and 6-Series TVs
- TCL will release updated versions of its 5-series and 6-series TVs that run Google TV. TCL says it is NOT moving away from Roku OS, it just wants to offer consumers a choice. The TCL 6-series with Google TV will be capable of 4K at 120Hz, topping out at $1300. TCL's Google TVs will also come with an always-listening microphone for Google Assistant voice commands, with the ability to disable for those that would rather just use the remote.
‘Free Guy’ Beat Box Office Expectations, but Movie Theaters Still Have a Big Problem
- The Box office is in rough waters as there is a new surge in Covid infections making people more wary of going to the theater even if it is open. Still, Free Guy took in $28.4 million domestically last weekend, beating expectations. It took in $22.5 million in the rest of the world for a global total of $51 million. Free Guy had a better start than Suicide Squad.
Streaming Pay-TV Provider FuboTV Breezes Past Wall Street Q2 Forecasts, Stock Surges 11% After Hours
- Sports-focused cable replacement service FuboTV beat expectations with a gain of 91,000 subscribers over last year to bring it to a total of 682,000. Revenue tripled to $130.9 million driven by a 281% increase in ad revenue.
Labor Union Coalition Urges FTC to Reject Amazon’s $8.5 Billion MGM Deal
- Amazon is set to acquire MGM sometime next year, but the first road block has been put in its way. Four major labor unions wrote a letter to the US FTC requesting the acquisition not be allowed. The letter claimed harmful vertical integration would cause an anticompetitive situation if Amazon owned MGM. If the merger is allowed the letter asked for significant conditions be placed on it to stop anticompetitive behavior.
HBO Max will reportedly overhaul its smart TV apps in the next few months
- Hey, remember when HBOMax updated its app and it stopped working for everyone briefly? They rolled it back but the existing apps still have problems. So they're going to try again. Vulture's source says HBO Max will replace its apps with news version that work better in the next four or five months. Roku and PlayStation would be the first to get them, followed by Apple TV then mobile and web in early 2022.
Dispatches from the Front
I love Hearing your discussion about Dr. Who potential replacements but what I didn’t hear you talk about was who is going to be the next showrunner.
Thanks
- Chris
Hi!
A few weeks ago I purchased an OTT "cable" package (YouTube TV specifically) so I could watch all of the Olympics content, and today I canceled it as intended. The whole experience reminded me of why I killed the cord years ago. I am completely floored that people pay so much money for the privilege of being interrupted by annoying commercials several times throughout a show. I'm glad we have alternatives now.
Thanks for breaking down the cord cutting world each week!
- Marcus
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