Streaming Into the Void

Operation Christmas Drop
A New York Christmas Wedding
Love and Anarchy
Citation
Country Ever After
Moonbase 8
El Presidente
Save Me Too

This week we talk about HBO Max and Sinclair’s miscues, wonder what Warner Bros. is doing, and debate when Disney will Free Guy.
Show Notes
Disney Removes Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Free Guy,’ ‘Death on the Nile’ From Release Calendar
Tenet goes to digital December 15
Universal Offers Theaters Short Windows on ‘The Croods’ and ‘Freaky’
‘Monster Hunter’ Will Help China Surpass America At The Box Office
'Chappelle's Show' coming to Netflix and HBO Max in November
‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ Reboot Series Ordered at HBO Max and Cartoon Network
Johnny Depp Forced to Exit ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise
Clive Barker Joining HBO Series ‘Hellraiser’ Adaptation as Exec-Producer
T‑Mobile Launches TVision Services: Cut the Cord Starting at Just $10 per Month
NBC and ViacomCBS Join Discovery in Expressing Concern Over T-Mobile Content Distribution
Hulu drops Sinclair’s Fox regional sports networks
YouTube TV ditches Sinclair’s Fox Sports networks as seasons end
Netflix Is Testing a TV Channel of Scheduled Programming
Jon Stewart to host current affairs series for Apple TV Plus
‘Willow’ Sequel Series Officially a Go at Disney Plus
‘Brave New World’ Canceled By Peacock After One Season
Recommendations
The Madalorian
Dicktown
Fargo
Truth Seekers
NOT Lucifer
The Amazing Race
Razzmatazz by I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
Go On

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Holidate
Metallica: Through the Never
The Mandalorian
The Undoing
Ghosts
John Lewis: Good Trouble
The Soul of America
Truth Seekers

This week, some of us are on vacation. So, before we left, we took some time to discuss how Netflix changed the world.
Recommendations
Sit For A Spell
Whistleblower
Last Christmas
Vote.org

Rebecca
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
Yes, God, Yes
Barbarians
The Queen's Gambit
Over the Moon
Bad Hair
Marvel Super Hero Adventures
Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead
Once Upon a Snowman
537 Votes
Equal
How to Deal with John Wilson

This week, Quibi dies, and James Bond could earn half-a-billion dollars... or not.
Show Notes
Quibi is shutting down
James Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’ Explored $600 Million Sale to Streaming Services
Sony’s Kristen Stewart Movie ‘Happiest Season’ Acquired By Hulu And Will Premiere On The Streamer
Recommendations
No Tomorrow
Fiber Fueled, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Trifecta (not a sponsor... yet!)
Two Point Hospital
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Hugo

This week, the pandemic continues to make shockwaves through old media as Disney reorganizes to focus on streaming, while Warner Media and Paramount struggle.
Show Notes
Disney’s major reorganization is good news for anyone who loves Disney Plus
Dan Loeb calls on Disney to suspend dividend, invest it in Disney Plus
Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming 2 America’ Moves From Paramount to Amazon Studios
Peter Roth To Step Down As Warner Bros. TV Group Chairman After 22 Years At The Helm Of the TV Studio
AT&T pushes ahead with auction of DirecTV despite lowball bids
Animaniacs Trailer
Cinema Stocks Teeter; Wall Street Ponders Possible AMC Entertainment Bankruptcy, For Real
Recommendations
Archer
The Haunting to Bly Manor
Roblox
Forever
Star Trek Discover
Deep Sea Diver

This week, we discuss the possible end of movie theaters and the remaining movies on the 2020 schedule, Soul’s upcoming release on Disney+, and Netflix’s cancellation spree.
Show Notes
'We've literally been killed by James Bond': Cineworld's final day of screenings
Tenet didn't just fail to save cinema – it may well have killed it for good
Theater Owners Chief Blames ‘No Time to Die’ Delay on Gov. Cuomo
AND THEN THERE WERE 10.
Monster Hunter
News of the World
Freaky
The Croods: A New Age
Death on the Nile
Wonder Woman 1984
Free Guy teaser and trailer
'Free Guy' Trailer Scores 55 Million Views in First 24 Hours
Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Skips Theaters for Disney Plus
‘GLOW’ Canceled By Netflix; Won’t Proceed With Fourth & Final Season Due To COVID-19
‘Teenage Bounty Hunters’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season
‘Green Lantern’ Series Gets Greenlight at HBO Max, Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim to WriteRecommendations
Tiffany Cross, Say It Louder!
The Magicians
Big Brother
The Masked Singer

This week, we explore what we have to do to finish 2020 on a high note.
Show Notes
You can finally pre-order the new Xbox Series X—but they will sell out fast
Microsoft to Buy Bethesda for $7.5 Billion to Boost Xbox
A week with the Xbox Series X: load times, game performance, and more
Expecting little, our TV critic found 25 shows worth watching this fall. (Yes, really!)
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat sequel will arrive on Prime Video in late October
ErosSTX Gerard Butler Thriller ‘Greenland’ Skipping U.S. Theatrical Release For PVOD; HBO Nabs Pay-TV & Streaming In Big Deal
Anne Hathaway-Robert Zemeckis Movie ‘Roald Dahl’s The Witches’ Heads To HBO Max This Month
‘No Time To Die’ Delayed To Easter Weekend 2021 As Pandemic Takes Grip At Box Office
Google merges Chromecast and Android TV with the “Chromecast with Google TV”
RecommendationsCyberpunk 2077
NeXt
Monsterland
Soulmates
The Stand
The Witches
The Midnight Sky
Long Way Up
The Descent
Octavia Butler, Fledgling
John Bois, 20020
Neil Cicierega

This week, we've got our first DC Comics show on HBO Max, several surprising developments with Marvel and Disney+, a few significant movie updates... and Quibi!
Show Notes
‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series ‘Peacemaker’ Starring John Cena From James Gunn Set at HBO Max
Moon Knight Rumor Claims Marvel Really Does Want Keanu Reeves for Disney+ Series
Samuel L. Jackson to Play Nick Fury in New Marvel Disney Plus Series
‘Black Widow’ Opening Delayed to May 2021, Forcing ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Eternals’ to Move Back
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Is Looking to Sell Itself, Among Other Possible Options (Report)
Recommendations
#FREERAYSHAWN on Quibi
Ask Rufus, Rufus and Chaka Khan on Spotify
Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom on Disney+
Muppets Now on Disney+
Jessica Jones on Netflix
How to Murder Your Wife on Vudu
Solutions and Other Problems, Allie Brosh
Star Trek: Lower Decks on CBS All Access
Fenne Lily
Generations, Will Butler