Lorn Conner has had enough. The man often called a living encyclopedia for Star Wars knowledge has seen all he needs to know that The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm, as currently constituted, have no ability to restore the franchise to its former glory. Opinions in...
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...
Half-off and on the floor, book stores are using older Star Wars novels to try to sell items on their dedicated "High Republic" shelf spaces. Barnes and Nobles, the large book store and pop culture retail chain, has prominent shelf space dedicated to selling...
There are a number of dangers for Disney coming from DC's late-summer animated flick in terms of a narrative that doesn't favor Mickey's brand. Talk about a headline I never thought I'd write just six months ago... DC's League of Super-Pet's is coming out this...
It is a great day for the Duffer Brothers and everyone involved in the Netflix series, Stranger Things. For Lucasfilm and Star Wars, the opposite is true. Stranger Things' finale episodes are now being registered by Nielsen and the minutes watched is quite impressive....
The audience has abandoned Star Wars. Ratings for Obi-Wan Kenobi are so bad that it is fair to wonder when the plug is going to be pulled. Everything at Disney is on fire other than the parks which are buoyed by international guests this summer. Phase Four for...
One show has just shattered records for domestic streaming. Watch out, Eleven -- you're part of the hottest property on Earth! If there's one group of people out there celebrating this Fourth of July, it has to be Netflix and the Duffer Brothers. In the second...
Following the revelation that Taika Waititi has no script for a new Star Wars movie and isn't even sure he may make one, the best Star Wars fans can hope for is perhaps a movie by 2027. One writer looks at possibilities for the franchise to save itself given the lack...
How did Obi-Wan Kenobi do with its now completed season on Disney+? Listen along and find out with That Park Place writers! It was a matchup in the making for more than a decade. A return to the prequel duel that set the events of everyone's favorite trilogy into...
Is there a way forward for Disney after the failure of Lightyear? The Walt Disney Company is under a revelatory moment as they grapple with the utter failure of Lightyear, the muted reaction to Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the relatively poor ratings for Turning Red....
Episode 6: That's Enough Legacy, Thank You Note: My normal practice is to view each episode twice before review - once to watch for enjoyment and general impressions, and a second time to take detailed notes. Once again, time is constrained this week, so I'm reviewing...
Episode 5: A road well-mapped... Note: My normal practice is to view each episode twice before reveiw - once to watch for enjoyment and general impressions, and a second time to take detailed notes. Due to a previous commitment, I won't have time to view the episode a...
Episode 4: An Homage to Seinfeld? Note: Once again, I watched the episode twice before writing this review. The first time is to get general impressions, the second time is to take detailed notes and hopefully pick up on things I may have missed on the first watch....