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Hollywood Focus Groups Choose Fake Show Over Woke Show
Audience tastes were never deeply entrenched with the coastal elite attitudes. Now, Hollywood focus groups are finding a sea change against them. A diversity of stories, people, characters, settings and genres are important for the vitality of the entertainment...
Andor: Episode 9 Review: Nobody’s Listening
We've been waiting a very long time for high quality Star Wars content out of Lucasfilm. The audience may be diminished and the material niche, but this is it. Last week we were introduced to an Imperial Prison/Factory Labor Camp that I believed was ingenius in...
87% of Disney Donations Go to Democrats: CEO Calls Republicans Ahead of Election
The Walt Disney Company has cut off its own ankles politically but now wants to try to stand on moral high ground. It's not working as leadership gets nervous. The following article deals with corporate political strategies in a broad manner. This article is...
Rumor: The Lucasfilm Character “Diversity Grid”
If you want to know what's going on behind the scenes with major studios, the marketing and merchandising partners are often the first to find out. A toy industry expert and insider with more than three decades of experience at a Disney merchandising partner...
Toy Industry Insiders: Marvel Planning Race Swaps for X-Men
Disney has one of the most beloved franchises in the world coming to the MCU very soon. Already, however, they are going in a familiar, controversial direction. Developing the merchandise around movies and shows is a massive group of industries. It involves...
Tales of the Jedi Review: Missed Canon
The latest animated Star Wars entry is so close to being brilliant. But like a loveable character losing their head in battle, so too does Star Wars when it retcons unnecessarily. Note: Tales of the Jedi is an anthology show following two narrative arcs, mostly...
Elon Musk Bought Twitter and Now the Whole World Is Totally Different
A seismic shift has rippled throughout the world. The purchase of Twitter will impact nearly every industry and the future of society... even entertainment. Over the last decade, a really horrible thing had been happening. The once wild west that was the...
Nielsen Says “Hocus Pocus 2” Is Disney’s Biggest Streaming Movie of All Time
Once in a blue moon, or perhaps a hallowed eve, a movie comes out that dominates while few even recognizes its success. In 2022, that film has arrived. I would have never guessed this one. Consider me finally stunned about something successful out of Disney. Hocus...
Andor: Episode 8 Review – Bring Your “Get-Out-of-Jail-Free” Card
The Empire is finally being portrayed in a gritty, realistic manner in the script of Andor. Though many Star Wars fans have already exited, Andor is worth a return. Note: As with previous episodes, this one can't be effectively discussed without spoilers....
PayPal Slips Concerning Policy Back into Their Fine Print
Snip, unsnip... PayPal appears to be pulling a Michael Scott with a back-and-forth approach to what was once declared a "mistake". What a difference two weeks can make. Are sources of information outside the corporate intelligentsia about to be in danger?...
Watch: Bob Chapek Interviewed by WSJ on Streaming, Park Reservations
You might think we'd cover the news on Bob Chapek's beard but honestly that would be burying the lead. Park reservations are here to stay and the future of streaming is on the way. The CEO of The Walt Disney Company sat down with the Wall Street Journal today...
Kevin Bacon Stars in New “Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” Trailer
Just as we had given up on Marvel originals on Disney+, here come the Guardians of the Galaxy to give us a glimmer. Is it hope or is it just nostalgia? Watch and decide. Maybe it is unwise to get our hopes up. It is just a Christmas special after all. But the...