AUGUST 2, 2023

Full News Archive

• Headline: Hollywood Studios Rethink Strategy Amid Strikes. Impact: If Hollywood executives had just let writers do their thing, we might have avoided the 'reboot everything' era. Instead, here we are, drowning in sequels while the original ideas are locked in a vault somewhere, probably with the Ark of the Covenant.. Fact: Fran Drescher once played a character who was a nanny. Maybe she should've just nannied those executives too..
• Headline: ESPN's Evolution: From Asset to Liability. Impact: Disney's decision to turn ESPN into a cash cow might just be the reason we now have more sports streaming services than actual sports. Thanks, Disney, for enabling our obsession with watching other people play games.. Fact: ESPN stands for 'Entertainment and Sports Programming Network,' which is ironic since it seems to have lost its entertainment value..
• Headline: Barbenheimer Showdown Analysis. Impact: The 'Barbenheimer' phenomenon might just lead to a Hollywood trend where rival movies are marketed against each other, creating a cinematic Hunger Games. May the odds be ever in your favor… unless you’re the one making a rom-com.. Fact: 'Barbenheimer' is literally the most fun you can have with a double feature without a hangover—or, you know, a complete existential crisis..
• Headline: As Objects Fly Onstage, Stars Become Part of the Audience’s Show. Impact: This new trend of pop stars getting too close to the audience might just lead to a future where fans are literally part of the show. Next up: reality concerts where the crowd gets to vote on which celebrity gets kicked off stage.. Fact: If you throw a shoe on stage, you might just land a record deal. That's called 'working your way to the top!'.