Original Content

This week, a lot of the news in streaming content focused on Bright, Netflix's big budget original film starring Will Smith. It broke records for Netflix viewership, but critics hated it. We have our own thoughts. Also YouTuber Logan Paul screwed up, no question, but why? Also, Bright already has a sequel in the works, but is there any chance it can actually be a truly great movie? Links: Bright s...

We're pretty laser-focused on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (lasers, get it?) this week, since Anthony saw a press screening and Darrell has already seen it not once, but twice – with very different results. Besides our TLJ review, we also talk about Netflix's very bad Bright reviews and Apple's new space TV series. Links: Apple's Ronald D. Moore space series 'Bright' reviews round-up Anthony's Star Wa...

This week, a cloud hangs over the podcast in the form of the death of net neutrality at the hands of bonkers FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. In happier news, we imagine all the wonderful Marvel Universe possibilities that come with Disney's Fox acquisition. And we review Netflix original film Mudbound. Links: Disney acquires Fox TV and film business FCC kills net neutrality Mudbound on Netflix

This week, we review the original Netflix limited series Godless, a cowboy western with a lot going for it. Also, we talk about whether House of Cards will return, the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer and Apple spending on original content. Links: House of Cards to resume season 6 production Apple spending projected to reach $4.2 billion on original content by 2022 Avengers: Infinity War trailer

This week, it's a very special Thanksgiving episode – you can give thanks that we only went about half the time we usually do. But we cover Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel series and a review of Netflix's The Punisher. Is a show about guns and an extremely violent psychotic murdering people something we can still actually enjoy, in this day and age? Also, how does Joe Bernthal manage to grunts...

Lord of the Rings as a streaming TV series? It might happen. Also, Netflix is releasing a comic book with Mark Millar, and Harry Potter is getting its very own Pokémon Go. Plus, we enjoy an early look at Marvel's Runaways, coming to Hulu later this month. We also get into some off-topic chat around the Now You See Me film franchise, the land down under, Peaky Blinders and more. Plus, more of that...

This week, we marathoned Stranger Things 2 to share our thoughts on the follow-up to the Netflix hit at length. Also, we both watched Thor, and The Twilight Zone getting revived for CBS All Access. We also discuss Kevin Spacey, the allegations against the actor, and the timeline of those coming forward with stories about his bad behavior. Plus, what will it mean for Netflix's original premiere str...

With Halloween almost here, we offer our recommendations on horror movies worth watching on Netflix and other streaming services. Plus, we discuss new details about Apple's original content strategy, new funding for Netflix, and the renewal of "Star Trek: Discovery." With guest host Brian Heater! Links: Apple’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Hollywood Is the Opposite of Edgy Netflix is raising $1...

We couldn't resist talking about the travesty that is Marvel's Inhumans on ABC, one fo the worst television shows of all time. Also, plenty to discuss between Amazon's Roy Price drama, its neverending spending and The Punisher's release date. With The Punisher, the release and reception of Netflix's latest Marvel show raises questions around how gun violence is portrayed in media, and it's a confl...

This week, we check out Netflix's Noah Baumbach film starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman. Also, Movies Anywhere? You must be joking. And Hollywood's biggest bad guy is bad for streaming, too. We also dive into some of the fallout the streaming media world is seeing from Harvey Weinstein's ongoing collapse, specifically around Apple and Amazon programming plans. And we get into a...

We watched Nick Kroll's Big Mouth animated Netflix comedy this week. Plus, we have thoughs on Netflix's price increase, Amazon's big name sci-fi adaptations, Roku's new hardware, DisneyNow and more. Also, famed Disney producer Jeffrey Katzenberg has a plan to build a streaming company on chunks of 10 minute content, and we're still watching Star Trek: Discovery and it's got some good early monster...

This week is all about Star Trek: Discovery! Well not all about it, but we talk a lot about the new show since we're both very excited about Star Trek's return to television. Also, Amazon's new 4K Fire TV and Echo devices. We cover plenty more news, too, including Google Assistant coming to Android TV via the Nvidia Shield, 30 Rock finding a new streaming home at Hulu and Amazon handling its own t...

This week, we're live from TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017, where we spoke to Ben Ketai, creator of Crackle's Chosen and StartUp, as well as Eric Berger, Sony Pictures Television EVP and GM of Crackle. We also covered the news, including The Handmaid's Tale cleaning up at the Emmys, and the imminent release of the first new Star Trek TV in a decade. Dive into the atmospheric audio of a busy convention...

The big fall Apple event was this week, so that sucked up a lot of the air in terms of news. But the Apple TV 4K is interesting from an original content perspective, so we talk about its impact. Also, Amazon Prime Video's strategy shift and we review American Vandal, Netflix's Making a Murderer-style mockumentary. Amazon has also revealed some big-time talent coming to its programming, including c...

This week, we talk about the big news that Apple and Amazon are competing with movie studios for James Bond rights. Also, Disney will indeed bring its Marvel and Star Wars movies exclusively to its own streaming service. Plus, we review Little Evil, a Netflix original film starring Adam Scott. Also on tap: Roku creates its own ad-supported movie streaming channel, and Spotify teams up with Hulu to...

This week, we watched season 1 of The Tick on Amazon Prime Video and we have thoughts. Also, we talk about Hulu's live TV offering and The CW, home to amazing bad DC shows. Plus, the Seinfeld Netflix project, Facebook Watch and hardboiled Victorian faerie detectives. Anthony is a Hulu fan, and Darrell is a hater of anything other people like, specifically calling out Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno th...

This week, we wrap up our review of Marvel's The Defenders. Did we like it? Hard to say, really. But first, all the streaming content news from this past week, including Snapchat doing original shows, Stranger Things getting a third season before the second even airs, Lady Gaga's Netflix documentary, plus h3h3 and the YouTube reaction videos legal win. We also take a detour into Joss Whedon's big...

This week, we got to check out The Defenders, the latest Netflix/Marvel series. Also, Apple's going to spend $1 billion on original content next year – what's up with that? Plus, Netflix signs hitmaker Shonda Rhimes away from Disney's ABC. Scandalous! Also, Netflix is getting a romcom starring Ali Wong and Randall Park. We also talk about how Apple's budget compares to those of existing original c...

On our very first episode, we discuss the Disney/Netflix split, Netflix courting Mark Millar and Amazon Prime doing a deal with The Walking Dead's Robert Kirman. This week's featured original content is the Netflix feature film Okja, from Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho. Are comics destined to become a valuable resource streaming media providers fight over in an attempt to create their own cinem...