Stuck In Development

It will come as no surprise to listeners of Stuck in Development that Carl and Eitan have takes on the new crop of Oscar noms. Overall, there were few surprises, but the two still found plenty to celebrate and lament. In news, Carl takes the lead on 2022 predictions in the aftermath of Meta’s stock downturn. The hosts also discuss a new lawsuit between Village Roadshow and Warner Bros. that threat...

With "2021 month" in the rearview, Eitan and Carl transition to looking into the future by going through the movies they most look forward to in 2022. The boys go through their top 5, their honorable mentions, and the newly christened "movies we wish we were more excited about" category, especially enjoying the rush of finding the overlaps (or lack thereof!). The news this week includes a quick up...

As “2021 Month” stretches into February, Carl and Eitan take a look back at the best TV, film and media moments of 2021. (Debatably) More importantly, Carl also gives out the inaugural The Goldfinch Award For The Wide-Release Film From An Established Director That Was Widely Reviled Or Ignored But I Also Loved. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @stuckindevpod

After being pleasantly surprised around how their 2021 predictions played out, Carl and Eitan shell their top 3 boldest takes for 2022. From the future of movie distribution, the need to add more diverse types of content into streaming subscriptions, all the way to a tech giant path to irrelevance, the boys really shoot far and wide. Before jumping into their predictions Carl and Eitan react live...

Carl and Eitan, like most of the world, learned about this years’ Golden Globes after they already happened. After a longer-than-planned analysis of the winners, the two take time to review their 2021 media business predictions. Both ended up (mostly) happy with their performance! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @stuckindevpod

Carl and Eitan welcome 2022 with a short episode reviewing their end-of-year break. After letting Carl's review of Don't Look Up send them into an exploration of sci-fi and fantasy impact on their worldview, the boys share everything they watched during the break (and, sometimes, even why).  On top of this being the first episode of the year, it's also the first episode where both hosts finally ha...

This week, Eitan and Carl are joined by Eitan’s extended family. Though none of the family have speaking roles, the hustle and bustle of the holidays adds to the poorly-mic’d ambience of the episode. Family is a running theme through the episode. As proud skeptics of the democratizing power of Web3, the two discuss Jack Dorsey’s freshly-minted Block family of companies. No winter 2021 SID episode...

What’s that smell? A discrepancy between critic and audience scores around the beautiful art form that is cinema? Preposterous or expected? In this week’s episode, Carl and Eitan are joined by frequent guest Kevin in exploring different interesting trends in Rotten Tomatoes land. From 2021 films that are beloved by both audiences and critics to the ones with the biggest gap in history, this episod...

As the winter sun gets lower and the laziness of the holidays sets in, all Carl and Eitan want to do is catch up on the latest TV and movies. This, of course, is what they always want to do, but in the spirit of the season they do an all-WAWW episode to catch up with each other. The death of Stephen Sondheim – on the heels of the Sondheim love letter Tick Tick Boom – also serves as an introspectio...

The 30 minutes Stuck in Development podcast you didn’t know you needed! In a week all about being thankful, the boys share their gratitude for Netflix finally sharing more granular viewing data, and continue to be surprised about Bird Box being a full 50M more viewed hours than the second most viewed movie, even though it looks like Red Notice might have to say something about it. Later, they quic...

For the first time in an embarrassingly long time, Carl and Eitan had the chance to discuss a new release that they have both seen. Despite finding The French Dispatch frustrating , they were ultimately enchanted by Wes Anderson’s new film. The two also chat about Eternals’ impressive $71M opening and this week’s episode of Succession . Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @stuckindevpod

Could it be? The first week with two SID episodes!? (Let’s all just agree that this was the plan all along.) In another fast-paced news roundup episode, the boys start by chatting about the latest IP property on the selling block. Then, after Carl shares with Eitan the magic that is The Demo of all Demos (seriously, look it up on YouTube), they move quickly through a seemingly disconnected set of...

The spicy takes must flow! It was a calmer week in both the world of media and the lives of Carl and Eitan. A random smattering of IATSE and tech topics lead the episode, and the boys check in on the surprising crossover success of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune . For once, Eitan beat Carl to the theater! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @stuckindevpod

What a week. In the first-ever morning-recorded episode, Carl and Eitan check in on the different PR disasters plaguing Hollywood this week. From Netflix's botched response to the Dave Chappelle backlash, to Disney’s lack of marketing for The Last Duel, this was a rough week for the crisis management departments. But hey, at least looks like IATSE will not go on strike (even though the deal does n...

In this week's (relatively) short episode, Carl and Eitan close the royale door on Daniel Craig’s time as the world’s most famous spy. After Eitan finds solace in being back home after a couple of weeks of travel before diving, the boys break down the franchise's latest installment and share their top-5 lists on many things Bond before spending a quantum second looking at the latest IATSE strike n...

Is Stuck in Development a podcast about exploring different socioeconomic theories? This week it kind of is! They use Steve Jobs’ death 10-year anniversary as a springboard to chatting about ‘greatness’ and the different ways to measure ‘worth’ before diving head-first into an exploration of IATSE’s authorization of a potential strike and the impact it could have in Hollywood. Come for the reminis...

Join Eitan and Carl for a fireside chat live from Oaxaca and San Francisco! In a new episode format that definitely didn’t come about from a lack of preparedness, the two speedround through a series of pet SID topics: Disney’s Star rollout in Mexico! The Tonys! Nightmare musicals! Netflix viewership stats! ...and more! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @stuckindevpod

Carl and Eitan have never felt so unprepared to discuss an awards show. Somehow, an entire year has elapsed since Schitt’s Creek, Watchmen and Succession took home the lion’s share of statues at the 2020 Emmys, and the boys haven’t watched as much TV in the year since then. Instead of diving deep on the big winners and losers, the two discuss the very soul of the Emmy Awards itself. In news this w...

Carl and Eitan are back in full swing after a quick break.  After Eitan catches Carl by surprise with some quick theme park news, they spend the episode going through everything that happened in the last couple of weeks: from Disney's decision to release the rest of their 2021 movie slate in theaters only, reviewing the temporary conclusion of the Epic v Apple case (including a philosophical...

In the strange sideshow world of theatrical distribution, CinemaCon is the biggest week of the year. Among the endless reports from studio presentations at this year’s conference, JPMorgan analyst Alexia Quadrani made an interesting observation: “Netflix desires its movies to have a bigger cultural impact.” Regular listeners of Stuck In Development will not be surprised that Carl and Eitan felt ab...

In the middle of a crazy week for both of them, Carl and Eitan carved out a half hour to check in with each other on Disney’s latest dastardly plans. They quickly recap updates on the ScarJo vs. Disney saga before getting into A LOT of detail around the topic that’s been dominating Theme Park Twitter for the last week: Disney’s new Genie service. The boys track the evolution of this service from t...

Carl and Eitan devote this week’s episode to three of their pet topics: Hollywood talent compensation, Apple’s privacy claims and… South Park, apparently. The two use Emma Stone’s Cruella sequel deal to dive into the previously under-discussed role of talent agencies in the streaming future. There’s a surprisingly straight line between this deal and Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s near-billion-dollar...

It’s here! After building it up for a long three weeks, the boys are joined by Nick Sparks to FINALLY do a live commentary of the anti-drug PSA Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue. (Note: the characters are more like the Cartoon Reserve Forces) Before the main event, they spend some time checking the latest box office numbers with The Suicide Squad, leading Eitan to boast about his prediction that War...

It’s an all-Disney news week as Carl and Eitan react to Scarlett Johansson’s bombshell Black Widow lawsuit. The two discuss what this lawsuit means for the future of Hollywood talent compensation, and they contextualize this suit within broader trends in antitrust, labor and talent management. They also spend far too long dissecting the pricing structures of both Disneyland’s new Magic Key program...

This week’s episode is full of aggressive metaphors by Carl and mispronunciation of people’s names by Eitan – so, a regular week for Stuck in Development. The boys start by analyzing yet another precipitous fall in the box-office (this time by Space Jam), try to figure the rationale behind Universal’s $400M deal for The Exorcist, and break down NBC’s baffling Olympic distribution strategy. Fi...