The version of DC Studios’ Booster Gold series rumored to star Kumail Nanjiani is no longer moving forward at HBO Max.
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Strange World Plummets on Disney+
It is fair now to say that Strange World was a failure, not only at the box office, but also on Disney+. And while Bob Iger may find it more palatable to blame it on straying from core franchises, it may be more accurate to ponder core values. Just when you...
Multi-Million Disney Plus Subscriber Loss Expected in Today’s Earning Call
At the same time Netflix is adding subscribers, we now anticipate that Robert Iger will be forced to declare Disney+ is losing subscribers at the latest earnings call. That Park Place is not a financial advice website and this article should not be construed as such....
Streaming Minutes on a Subscription Platform Are a Marketing Gimmick
You and I run a subscription streaming platform. Get ready, I'll explain. Featured Image Courtesy: The New York Times The data we’ve been collecting about our customers is invaluable to us in decision making. We’ve found that people quit watching most series...
Disney Has a Middle School Drag Performer Dressed as Pocahontas
Get ready for this one because it's almost so out there that it's unbelievable. But this is Disney we're talking about, and not-so-secret-agendas are in full force. The Walt Disney Company released a new trailer for the Proud Family Louder and Prouder Season 2...
“Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” Season 2 Premiere Review
Just in time for Black History Month, there’s a new season of the Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. It may not be the sort of thing many historical figures honored by Black History Month would approve though. Oh. Goodie. I had the unfortunate task of reviewing...
Netflix Dominated Disney+ in 2022, Budget at Disney Out of Control
Beyond the ESG issues and the Nelson Peltz Board Challenge, Disney has other issues that are putting it in a very rough spot. Many are the doing of Iger himself. Now can he return to fix them? You're going to hear a lot about restructuring at The Walt Disney...
HBOMax Shows Striking Evidence that Velma is a FLOP
A strategy employed by one of the world's largest streaming platforms may just reveal that the most poorly received cartoon in history just isn't doing so hot. In my job at That Park Place, I get to cover lots of exciting topics. Business and financial analysis...
Is the Return of Rey Skywalker Coming?
Is Disney really thinking about going back to Rey to drum up support for the sequel trilogy, Star Wars and even the Galactic Starcruiser? The Star Wars Galaxy is in a weird time right now. Andor, which was widely agreed to be one of the best things to come out...
Everything Woke About Velma on HBOMax
Velma is bad. You know it, I know it, the whole internet knows it. But like roadkill on a hot day, sometimes you just can't look away. Let's dissect this disgusting attempt at cartoon comedy. In the first episode of “Everything Woke About” I take aim at the...
Can “Rick and Morty” Survive without Justin Roiland?
Sometimes a show truly is the result of its creators. With Rick and Morty, the team-up of Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland produced something zany, new and absurd. Can the show survive without half the team? It really is hard to imagine anyone voicing Rick, Morty...
The Mandalorian Season 3 Trailer: Is This The Way?
Notwithstanding appearances within The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian has been absent from our lives for some time. After 2 years of turmoil, a nasty dismissal of a key cast member, corporate turmoil and intrigue, will the trailer for the third season of the...
Carl Weathers Just Announced a Star Wars Multiverse?
Perhaps it was a slip of the tongue, a confusion of fictional terms, a faux pas with nothing more behind it. Or perhaps Carl Weathers just shook the entire Star Wars world. Just in case you missed it, the Mandalorian season 3 trailer dropped last night. It’s...