Cordkillers 547: Retcon Quest
Apple quietly revises Mythic Quest’s finale, Star Wars projects explode, and Max charges extra for friends—welcome to revisionist streaming!
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Supply Run
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Apple Quietly Rewrites Mythic Quest Finale
Apple canceled “Mythic Quest” after its fourth season finale, “Heaven and Hell,” left multiple storylines unresolved. Now, they’ve stealthily replaced the original finale with a new version addressing key loose ends, completely removing the original from streaming. Revisionist TV history or viewer satisfaction?
Search Party
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Trailer: Fantastic Four First Steps – Coming to theaters July 25.
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Ryan Gosling Joins Star Wars Universe with “Starfighter”
Ryan Gosling’s standalone Star Wars film, set five years after “The Rise of Skywalker,” directed by Shawn Levy, arrives in theaters in 2027.
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Ahsoka Season 2 Adds Hayden Christensen and Rory McCann
Hayden Christensen returns as Anakin Skywalker, with Rory McCann joining as Baylan Skol, and Admiral Ackbar facing Thrawn.
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More Star Wars: Visions and The Ninth Jedi Series
Disney+ to premiere nine new “Visions” shorts on Oct. 29 and develop a spinoff series from “The Ninth Jedi” short.
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Peacemaker Season 2 Arriving August 21
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Trailer: 28 Years Later – Hits theaters June 20.
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Daredevil: Born Again Renewed for Season 2
The Marvel series returns in March 2026.
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The Sandman’s Final Season Split into Two Volumes
Netflix releasing the final season in two parts, debuting July 3 and July 24.
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Ryan Coogler Wants to Reboot The X-Files
Coogler in talks with Chris Carter and Gillian Anderson to potentially revive the beloved sci-fi series.
Buried Treasure
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Brian: Good Place (has it really been a week already?), definitely the studio.
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Tom: When Life Gives You Tangerines (Netflix).
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Amos: The Bondsman.
Scanning the Horizon
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Max Introduces Extra Member Fees for Password Sharing
Max will charge subscribers an additional $7.99/month for users outside their household to create separate profiles and logins.
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Netflix Shifts from Subscriber Numbers to Revenue Focus
Netflix posted strong Q1 earnings, up 12.5%, signaling its transition to profitability. Ted Sarandos highlighted AI’s potential to enhance filmmaking.
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Samsung TV Plus Leads in Free, Ad-supported TV
Now the largest FAST provider in the U.S. with nearly 700 channels.
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Amazon Launching Vega OS Streaming Device
Amazon plans its first non-Android streaming device later this year on Vega OS, a Linux-based platform.
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LG TVs to Use AI to Analyze Viewer Emotions
LG partners with Zenapse to categorize viewers emotionally for targeted advertising.
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Pacific Rim Live-Action Series Coming to Amazon
A prequel series to Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim is in development with Eric Heisserer writing.
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Global Media Consumption Expected to Decline in 2025
PQ Media forecasts the first decrease in total media consumption since 2009, down 0.3%.
Chatter
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Recommendation: Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
Ander recommends this ’80s-style horror parody starring Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade, perfect for fans of nostalgic satire.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl TV Adaptation Excitement
James shares excitement for the upcoming adaptation produced by Seth MacFarlane and asks for similar book-to-TV recommendations.
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