Stuck In Development

This is an episode about moving past clinging to the past. Eitan and Carl delve into the latest news regarding potential farewells in the near future. They discuss what the fight between Charter and Disney could signify for the future of the cable TV industry, and speculate about a possible goodbye to the DinoLand U.S.A section of Animal Kingdom. Join us! PS - There have already been updates to so...

Carl's a ramblin' man after a week off from recording with Eitan. While essentially rehashing Eitan's solo episode, the two chat wade through a variety of tangents ( Ready Player One ! Warner's 2024 release calendar!) before discussing ESPN's sports betting gamble and the iPhone's prophesied transition to USB C chargers.

At first, this episode wasn't supposed to happen. And then a lot of things happened. With Carl unable to record this week, we first thought we wouldn't record. But then Microsoft tweaked its acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. And then Warner Brothers Discovery delayed Dune 2 to 2024. So Eitan had to act. Join him as he quickly powers through a crazy week!

Carl and Eitan are NOT here for the modern streaming era today. The two are unable to easily find the movies they want to stream, and they're dismissive of perennial "you know, Disney could buy Apple..." takes.

Netflix added 5.9M subscribers in Q2! The password sharing is working! Or is it? In this episode, Carl and Eitan dig deep into Netflix's results and analyze if all the hype around their earnings number is warranted. They also spend some time finally talking a bit more about Barbie, and close out by sharing some Kickstarters that they've backed over the years. Matt Stevens' 'Good Mo...

As part of SID's eternal quest to not not be a Disney strategy podcast, Carl & Eitan bring numbers (and Eitan's sports perspective) to a number of rumors concerning ESPN, ABC & former top Disney execs Tom Staggs & Kevin Mayer. They also spend another 15 minutes on Oppenheimer while only giving Barbie 2 minutes... an offense that will be rectified next week.

It's not common for an episode of Stuck in Development to focus on movies that Eitan has seen but Carl hasn't. This week is one of those. To make it even more unexpected, it happened during Oppenheimer + Barbie weekend. In this "first version" of the episode the boys marvel at the performance of these summer blockbusters, as well as their perceived cultural impact after one weeke...

Eitan's been playing catchup on the summer movie season, so Carl & Eitan had to do a quick WAWW check in. In news this week, the two discuss some Logan Roy-esque behavior from David Zaslav's PR team and debate the money-making potential of Meta's Threads platform.

Did you ever see a news headline start with "Fire at...[insert place here]" and expect it to be a metaphorical fire given all the problems said place is going through, just for it to turn out to be an actual fire? Well, that's what happened to Warner Brothers Discovery. In this episode Carl & Eitan explore the latest problems the water-tower studio has faced, check in on the now...

It's an Oops! All WAWW! episode on SiD this week as Alex Szmutko steps in for Eitan. Alex & Carl discuss a host of movies & TV shows they've been watching & debating lately. Topics include: TV: Halt and Catch Fire, The Bear, Black Mirror, The Other Two, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Film: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Master Gardener, Past Lives, You Hur...

After many years of joking Eitan actually had his bachelor party at Disney World. He was joined by close friends (including Carl!), and this week's episode is all about reviews and reactions! With the help of votes from all of the Bibbidi Bobbidi Friends, Carl and Eitan go through their favorite rides, snacks or drinks, and vibes. They also touch on the things they thought are underrated in Di...

Shelby Vanhooser and Nick Sparks join Carl & Eitan to break down Apple's Vision Pro announcement at 2023 WWDC 2023. The boys approach the product from a variety of perspectives, from a historical tour through Apple's post-iPhone product launches to some galaxy-brained (but plausible) Meta-crushing conspiracy theories. Ultimately, they try to answer one thing: who is this device possibl...

With that title...is this another movie review episode? Right? Not this time! Carl and Eitan kick off the episode by analyzing Disney's announcing the closure of the Galactic Starcruiser multi-day experience. They go through its history, explore why it might have failed, and predict whether the Mouse should give it another shot at the concept. After that, the boys analyze Disney taking content...

Hello... Imaginears? This week, Carl and Eitan check in on a wave of developing topics including the WGA Strike and Disney streaming & theatrical news. They also (surprisingly!) come down favorably on a new flash-in-the-pan-sounding startup called Telly.

"What? Another SID episode where the title is an English saying Eitan gets wrong? Typical..." The boys kick off the episode by blasting into Eitan's review and thoughts about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Marvel's latest try to regain their magic. After that, they check on the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and finish by looking forward to a potential box-office record-b...

Carl & Eitan discuss a number of developing stories with familiar and favorite themes: executive shakeups, theme park disasters, MoviePass and impending strikes!

If a major streaming service changes its name, but nothing really changes (apart from adding "not high quality" content), does it make a sound? That's what HBO Max announced this week, and Carl and Eitan break it all down. After that, they check in with Netflix's weird week, where they announced they are (finally?) shutting down their DVD delivery/rental services, and had a night...

Carl & Eitan keep saying this, but... theaters are back! You know theaters are back when projects like The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Air, and How to Blow Up a Pipeline are filling seats at cinemas. Streaming, on the other hand, isn't the hot market it (somehow) once was. In this week's main topic, the boys dive into the hopes Warner Bros. Discovery is pinning on their "" Max&q...

$17B, $10B, $1B. There are the three numbers that drive today's episode. One is an acquisition, one represents a future investment, and the third one is a yearly goal. Who signed up for each one? What do they represent? Are they a good idea? Join us and find out!

Carl and Eitan discuss the (ongoing) implosion of the DC and Marvel franchises. In better news, Eitan had a great time seeing John Wick 4 !

This week's episode is a combination of dreams becoming a reality, and apps being dumb. Not very related, but Carl and Eitan do their best. First, they talk about how Eitan's childhood hope/joke that his bachelor party would be a weekend in Disney World with his friends is becoming a reality. As part of this, he shares all that goes into planning something like this, including getting all the frie...

In part 2 of his 4th SID appearance, Kevin Sachs returns to debrief the Oscars. Carl, fresh from his move to Texas, reviews last week's "Snub Brackets". Carl also gives out The 2022 Goldfinch Award For The Wide-Release Film From An Established Director That Was Widely Reviled Or Ignored But I Also Loved!

Pre-Oscar episodes are one of SID's yearly traditions. This year also marked a milestone with the first episode without one of the boys, as Carl is moving to Austin! If they were ever going to miss an episode, it had to be for a great reason. This is as positive as it gets! Filling in for Carl, but also filling in his newly appointed role as 'contemporary Holywood historian', is friend of the pod...

Eitan joins Carl in SID's West Coast recording studio (Carl's bedroom) to discuss a very slows news week. Topics include Angela Basset Doing The Thing, first QuANTuMANia reactions (public reactions, not ours), Alamo Drafthouse subscription pricing, and The Last of Us.

Price Discrimination is expanding into new frontiers!! From AMC's seat-based pricing, Netflix'ss push to block password sharing, Twitter Blue, and the newly announced Meta Verified (announced a couple of days after we recorded), the media and entertainment business is taking another round at using the good ol' concept to organize customer offerings based on willingness to pay. In this episode, Eit...