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Why Dan Harmon’s firing from Community is just the latest shot in an increasingly familiar showrunner-vs.-network battle
tv writing
6 days ago by dsankey

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Film Crit Hulk on the Girls backlash

somewhat tortured (as the Hulk should be) but I think I agree in general

tv from instapaper
23 days ago by dsankey

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Where (My) Girls At?

on Girls (the HBO show) and race

hbo tv
25 days ago by dsankey

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Dexter Tops Game of Thrones as Most Pirated TV Show of 2011

"There were 3.62 million illegal downloads of Dexter this year, as compared with an estimated 2.19 million legitimate viewers of the show in the U.S." Was discussing pirate vs. legit viewership for Mad Men. So since Mad Men doesn't show up on this list of top downloads, it's got to be less than 1.7 million, as compared to the 2.5 million legit viewers (not including timeshifting, reruns, Netflix, DVD etc).

tv futuremedia torrents
4 weeks ago by dsankey

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PAX East: the story behind the Doctor Who “Girl in the Fireplace” cosplay, complete with a clockwork surprise

there should be an award show for cosplay

tv
6 weeks ago by dsankey

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Patience and piracy: Why helping yourself hurts good TV

reasoned consideration of the Oatmeal / Game of Thrones piracy issue. I don't agree though - the window model is something that is in the process of being radically reworked, as any kind of enforced scarcity system should be at the moment, yet HBO has longer windows than anyone. I do like how VanDerWerff realizes that HBO has painted itself into a corner.

tv futuremedia piracy internet
12 weeks ago by dsankey

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How Many Stephen Colberts Are There?

NYTimes Mag profile (thanks, y)

comedy tv
february 2012 by dsankey

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With "Lilyhammer" Netflix Wants To Destroy Traditional TV, Get You "Hooked" On All-At-Once Watching | Fast Company

"If a show debuts without a premiere, will anyone watch it? That's the multi-million-dollar koan Netflix is looking to answer. And fast."

futuremedia tv internet
february 2012 by dsankey

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Apple in talks with Rogers and Bell re: iTV?!

theoretically 2 different sources, but I'll believe it when I see it

apple tv tech
february 2012 by dsankey

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Alex Gansa walks us through Homeland’s first season (Part 1 of 4)

1. Homeland is amazing. 2. The AV Club's walkthroughs with showrunners are amazing.

tv writing
january 2012 by dsankey

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9% have cut cable, another 11% are considering it

I am considering it.

tv futuremedia
january 2012 by dsankey

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Best TV of 2011 - The A.V. Club

great list - lots of shows I haven't seen, lots I have that are indeed great. Louie gets #1.

tv
december 2011 by dsankey

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What's Really Next for Apple in Television

Siri as the new remote. The big problem though is that big content and the cable/sat providers still control the industry. If Apple is seen as a threat, big content can stop licensing the shows, and cable providers can make non-bundled internet accounts prohibitively expensive. But perhaps Apple is planning on buying all the studios and starting its own ISP with all that cash.

tv tech apple futuremedia
october 2011 by dsankey

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Vince Gilligan walks us through Breaking Bad’s fourth season (Part 4 of 4)

with links to the previous three entries. Must-read for fans of the show.

tv writing
october 2011 by dsankey

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'Breaking Bad' coming to end: Are end dates good for a TV series?
tv writing
august 2011 by dsankey

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Netflix Is Winning the Internet

not in Canada they ain't. I love netflix, but a few months in the shallow catalog is starting to feel pretty constraining up here.

futuremedia tv internet
may 2011 by dsankey

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Viral videos a slippery slope for late-night hosts

ratings are consistently down among late-night talk shows as people increasingly just watch choice bits online. Question is, would those bits still get play in the absence of the hour-long show?

futuremedia tv comedy web
march 2011 by dsankey

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The Wire Character Alignment Chart

D&D style (via <a href="http://funkaoshi.com">Funkaoshi</a>)

tv web
december 2010 by dsankey

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Intel on Fringe's Evolution from the Executive Producers

interesting behind-the-scenes about what has become one of my favourite genre shows.

tv scifi
november 2010 by dsankey

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Conan O'Brien Beats Jay Leno In The Ratings

beats everyone, in fact.

tv business comedy
november 2010 by dsankey

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Icelandic Ultra Blue

pilot made by David Cross for Adult Swim that was never picked up. Was supposed to air during infomercial time.

comedy video tv
october 2010 by dsankey

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Netflix launches in Canada with limited selection

it's here finally - $8 a month. Selection does seem limited, especially new release films and TV series, but there is still a shit ton of stuff that I would watch.

futuremedia canada tv film internet
september 2010 by dsankey

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The Hot Blog: New Toys

David Poland on the cable alternatives like Hulu, Netflix streaming etc.

tv futuremedia film
august 2010 by dsankey

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The Top 25 specialty channels in Canada by profit

this is a little inside baseball, but it's interesting - the top is W, number 25 is much.

canada tv business
july 2010 by dsankey

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Are we really in a cultural golden age?

Interesting. With the exception of TV (undeniably, a great number of amazing shows have occurred over the last decade thanks to cable original production), I'd agree with the first point and less so the latter: that essentially we've always been in a golden age, but innovation in distribution has only now made the bulk of the work widely available.

art tv culture ideas
june 2010 by dsankey

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Spoiler-laden Vince Gilligan Interview

i.e. showrunner of Breaking Bad. God damn that was a good season. If you're not watching the show, hop on. It's like a 33-hour Coen Bros movie so far.

tv writing
june 2010 by dsankey

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iPad TV

lonelysandwich on the iPad as a new video experience, and the possible future of AppleTV. Reminds me of Lost fan theorizing.

tv apple futuremedia ipad
june 2010 by dsankey

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First look at AMC's Walking Dead

this is just promo fluff, but nonetheless I'm excited about the potential. "Dawn of the Dead meets The Wire."

tv scifi
june 2010 by dsankey

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Emily Nussbaum on 'Lost'

"It was a hit series about the difficulties of finding an ending to a hit series. Cuselof had a deadline for years, which should have allowed them to pace out their puzzle’s solutions. Instead, we got cheesy temple vamping and a bereavement Holodeck. It became a show about placating, even sedating, fans, convincing them that, in the absence of anything coherent or challenging, love was enough." Quite a smart analysis, not as negative as that quote makes it sound.

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june 2010 by dsankey

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Playback scales back to online only

Canada's film/tv industry paper is closing its print operations, and laying off 18 people. There will undoubtedly be a lot more of this in the coming years.

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june 2010 by dsankey

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'Lost,' 'V,' 'FlashForward' Lead 2009-10 Genre Offerings

"Network genre shows really took a beating in 2009-10, with 11 programs offered by the network, and just six returning."

tv scifi business
june 2010 by dsankey

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Lost Finale Explained Well!

apparently by one of the writers, although I'm not sure a Lost writer would misspell Lapidus. It's a decent if forgiving reading.

lost tv scifi
may 2010 by dsankey

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More Critics React to the ‘Lost’ Finale

some critical reaction. Mixed would be the word.

lost tv scifi culture
may 2010 by dsankey

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Google TV

Big announcement at Google's currently running dev conference. So many questions: why a text search i.e. keyboard interface for a living room setting? What will the hardware be like? Will it ever come to Canada?

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may 2010 by dsankey

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Exclusive interview: Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse talk Across the Sea

Interesting stuff.

lost tv scifi
may 2010 by dsankey

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The Men Who Made ABC’s ‘Lost’ Last

Darlton interview in the NY Times

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may 2010 by dsankey

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Millions of Americans cancelling or cutting back on cable

"One in eight Americans will cancel or cutback their pay TV service -- either cable or satellite -- in the next year, because it's getting so expensive, according to a major new study."

tv futuremedia
may 2010 by dsankey

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As Lost Ends, Creators Explain How They Did It, What’s Going On

pretty big Lost feature in Wired. I'm only part way through but there already some gems, including the painting of the Man in Black.

lost scifi tv writing
april 2010 by dsankey

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'Treme' renewed by HBO for a second season

after only one episode. I still haven't seen said episode, but to judge by The Wire and Generation Kill, I'd say: yay HBO.

tv
april 2010 by dsankey

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Use the farce, Luke - Star Wars sitcom coming

reads like an April Fools joke, but who knows. Claims producers of the Backyardigans and Robot Chicken are involved. Now where's the live action series gotten to?

starwars scifi tv
april 2010 by dsankey

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Timothy Olyphant is a lawman in 'Justified' hit coming to Canada

saw the pilot and it was dope. Modern-day western action with hints that the show may not steer away from asking questions, like the relationship of justice to anger. Only going to be on superchannel here though.

tv
april 2010 by dsankey

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'The Wire' Creator David Simon on His New HBO Series, ‘Treme’
tv writing
april 2010 by dsankey

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Doctor Who: Matt Smith attracts 8m viewers - exactly the same as Tennant's first show

sounds like the new Dr Who is a success over in the UK

scifi tv
april 2010 by dsankey

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Commercials coming to video on demand

it was bound to happen.

tv canada rogers futuremedia business
april 2010 by dsankey

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Dollhouse Star Enver Gjokaj's New Webseries Channels Twin Peaks

This is a great idea - a show that's all recaps. Like trailervision in reverse. Also, this dude is an amazing actor.

tv web video futuremedia ideas comedy
march 2010 by dsankey

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French Television Demonstrates Cheney Effect

show replicates the Milgram test, a classic social psych experiment that says sad, sad things about human nature. I love the idea of the "Cheney Effect".

sociology psychology tv politics
march 2010 by dsankey

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Broadcast Yourself

"In fact, some of the very clips that Viacom is suing us over were actually uploaded by Viacom itself." I will now go and sue myself.

google futuremedia youtube tech film tv
march 2010 by dsankey

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Google, Intel, Sony to join forces on 'Google TV'

What's next: the Google Car? Google Microwaveable Instant Convenience Dinners?

google tv tech
march 2010 by dsankey

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'Lost': Go Ask 'Alice'

EW's Doc Jensen considers the Lewis Carroll references in Lost 606, "Lighthouse". Long and rambly but a fascinating example of the richness of allusion that's common in Lost.

tv lost scifi writing
march 2010 by dsankey

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