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TV Surf Report: Witches Are On Fire, Um, Trending And Audiences Are Spellbound

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Surfing Hollywood

{Sept. 10, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Move over Vampires, Zombies, and Donald Trump, Witches are making a big comeback on the small screen(s). That Hollywood Zeitgeist strikes again as broadcast networks, streaming services, and cable all seem to be … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged A Discovery of Witches, Agatha Christie, Alice Hoffman, All Hallows Eve, American Horror Story, Anne Rice, Archie Comics, Bewitched, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Circe, Dark Shadows, Deborah Harkness, Denis Villeneuve, Dune: The Sisterhood, Halloween, Henry Cavill, His Dark Materials, Holly Marie Combs, J.K. Rowling, John Logan, Lev Grossman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Madeline Miller, Matthew Goode, Melissa Rosenberg, Monica Breen, Natalie Dormer, Nathan Lane, Penny Dreadful, Practical Magic, Riverdale, Rufus Sewell, Ryan Murphy, Sarah Paulson, Showtime, Television, Teresa Palmer, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The CW, The Golden Compass, The Magicians, The Pale Horse, The Vampire Chronicles, The Witcher, The Witching Hour, Trends, Zeitgeist | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Blame The Re-Boot Craze On Success … And Fear

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Surfing Hollywood

{Updated, Sept. 24, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Amazon’s hit original series, Fleabag, was the big winner at this year’s Emmy Awards, and fans really really responded to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dark comedy about a sex addict and her S2 infatuation … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged 90210, Angel, Battlestar Galactica, Bewitched, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dan Curtis, Dark Shadows, David Boreanaz, Deadwood, Fleabag, Greg Berlanti, Helen Hunt, Jared Padalecki, John Logan, Kung Fu, Lost In Space, Mad About You, MTV, Murphy Brown, Northern Exposure, Orphan Black, Party of Five, Paul Reiser, Peacock, Penny Dreadful, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Re-boots, Rory Kinnear, Roseanne, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Showtime, Spectrum Originals, Supernatural, Tales of the City, Television, The L Word, The Real World, The X-Files, Twin Peaks, Ultraman, Walker Texas Ranger, Will & Grace, Xena | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Adaptations Of Podcasts, Games, Graphic Novels & Music Have Hollywood Aflutter (Books Are Still Cool, Though)

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — The Adaptation Trend has been in full-swing for several years now as Hollywood seeks to break through all the clutter with Intellectual Property Titles that audiences are already predisposed to like (and will thereby, tune in). … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged American Public Radio, Anne Rice, Anonymous Content, Apple TV, Audrey Niffenegger, Batwoman, Best-selling Novels, Bret Easton Ellis, Clive Barker, Crimetown, David Goyer, David Kanter, dc comics, Development, Diane Lane, Dolly Parton, Epic, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Foreign Series, Fortnite, Foundation, Four Weddings And a Funeral, Graphic Novels, Harlan Coben, Harry Shum Jr., Haunting of Hill House, His Dark Materials, Hulu, Invincible, Isaac Asimov, James McAvoy, Jessical Biel, John Mayer, Josh Friedman, Less Than Zero, Limetown, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Magazine Stories, Michael Green, Mike Newell, Mindy Kaling, Newspaper Articles, One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Pachinko, Philip Pullman, Podcasts, Richard Armitage, Ron Howard, Shudder, Songs, Steven Moffat, Streaming, Sundance Now, Super Heroes, Taika Waititi, Television, The Lord of the Rings, The Russo Bros., The Time Traveler's Wife, The Vampire Chronicles, Time Bandits, Timothy Hutton, Wolverine Podcast | 2 Comments

TV & Film Surf Report: (Don’t) Be Scared – Horror Is Now Trending On All Screens Which Is Great News For Killer Clowns, Swamp Things, And … Nuns!

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — With the recent success at the box office of the innovative trifecta of movies A Quiet Place, Get Out, and Stephen King’s It, the Horror genre is on quite a roll. So much so, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged A Quiet Place, Annabelle, Annabelle 3, Anne Rice, Ash Versus Evil Dead, Blumhouse, Bruce Campbell, Bryan Fuller, CBS Films, Christopher Rice, Dark Universe, DC Digital, Dermot Mulroney, Emily Blunt, Eone, Fox, FX, Genre, Get Out, Guillermo del Toro, Halloween, Henry Cavill, Horror, Ian Somehalder, James Wan, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Krasinski, Jordan Peele, Justin Cronin, Kiernan Shipka, Netflix, New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Ridley Scott, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, SMU, Starz, Stephen King's It, Swamp Thing, Taika Waititi, Taissa Farmiga, The Conjuring, The Daily Campus, The Nun, The Passage, The Purge, The Tommyknockers, The Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Lestat, The Witcher, Tom Bateman, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters, V-Wars | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Super Heroes, Are We Done Yet? (Answer: No, So Stop Asking!)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — Are we there, yet? Are we done with the Super Hero shows? No? Well, I have a suggestion and a few thoughts, and maybe, a List. Meanwhile, I just can’t keep up anymore. There are so … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged 20th Century Fox, Anne Rice, Arrow, Batgirl, batman, BBC One, Black Lightning, Bryan Fuller, Christopher Rice, Damon Lindelof, Daredevil, dc comics, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Disney, Doctor Who, Good Omens, HBO, Jessica Jones, Jodi Whitaker, Marvel Studios, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Programming, Riverdale, Roxanne Gay, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Showtime, Sir Terry Prachett, Star Wars, Streaming Services, Supergirl, Teen Titans, Television, The CW, The Flash, The Matrix, The Punisher, The Vampire Chronicles, Trinity, Warner Bros., Watchmen, X-Men, Xena: Warrior Princess | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Branding in the Age of Streaming When Social Media Engagement Has Never Been More Important (Part 4 of 4)

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA – A recent headline in Variety proclaimed that 22 million adults will cut the cord and get rid of their cable television subscription by the end of 2017. That’s a lot of lost revenue at $100/month/household. Add to … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged Adapters, Agatha Christie, Alias Grace, Amazing Stories, Amazon, Apple TV, Baby Boomers, BBC One, Bill Murray, Billy Eichner, Black Mirror, Bob Iger, Brian Doyle Murray, Bryan Fuller, Daredevil, Demi Lovato, Difficult People, Disjointed, Disney, Ed Westwick, Ellen Degeneres, Ellen Page, Facebook, Frontier, Future Man, Galaxy Quest, Good Omens, House of Cards, Hugh Laurie, Hulu, Instagram, Iron Fist, James Gunn, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Jones, Josh Groban, Josh Hutcherson, Karate Kid, Kathleen Kennedy, Katy Perry, Lost In Space, LOTR, Lucas Film, Luke Cage, Mad Men, Man in the High Castle, Mark Burnett, marvel, Marvel's Runaways, Matthew Weiner, Michelle Dockery, Millennials, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Orange is the New Black, Ordeal By Innocence, Paul Scheer, Reese Witherspoon, Roma Downey, Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen, SMU, Snap, Snap Chat, Social Media, Star Wars, Starsky & Hutch, Steven Spielberg, Stranger Things, Streaming, Susanne Daniels, Tales of the City, Television, The Crown, The Defenders, The Mindy Project, The Punisher, The Romanoffs, Tolkien, Tony Danza, Transparent, Twitter, UCP, Umbrella Academy, You Tube Red | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Branding In Basic Cable Is A Lot Like Playing Monopoly, So Which Network is Boardwalk or Park Place?

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — Branding in Basic Cable is as Easy as Playing Monopoly. You know what you are going to get when you advertise on MTV (teens), Lifetime (women), BET (African Americans), Food Network (Foodies), and SyFy (fanboys). However, other … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged Alexander Skarsgard, AMC, Andy Cohen, Basic Cable, Being Mary Jane, BET, Comedy Central, E!, FX, Hallmark Channel, John Le Carre, Kim Kardashian, Lifetime, Mr. Robot, MTV, OWN, Penelope Cruz, Preacher, Programming, Ryan Murphy, SyFy, Television, The Daily Show, The Little Drummer Girl, The Magicians, The Walking Dead, TRL, Twitter, USA | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: HBO Leads The Way In Branding in Premium Cable Where The Audience (But No Advertisers) Knows To Expect Quality

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — Know Your Brand. Cable Television has an easier time staking its claim than Broadcast or Streaming: It’s Not TV. It’s HBO! Premium Cable. HBO is the gold standard in subscription-based Television, still riding high with Quality Series, Original … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged American Gods, Branding, Game of Thrones, HBO, Jerry Bruckheimer, Lionsgate, Marketing, Neil Gaiman, Outlander, Pay Cable, Power, Premium Cable, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Heughan, Showtime, Starz, Television, Twin Peaks | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Branding In Television — Who’s Succeeding and Who’s Failing in 2017

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — These days, it’s All About Your Brand. For Networks, this is a challenge to define itself to not only its audience, but also to advertisers seeking to reach a specific audience and to creatives who seek to … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged ABC, Advertising, Arrow, Audiences, Big Bang Theory, Branding, Buzz, CBS, Dancing With The Stars, Demographics, Fox, HBO, Marketing, Modern Family, NBC, Riverdale, Shark Tank, Supergirl, Supernatural, Television, The CW, The Good Doctor, The Voice, This Is Us, Westworld, Young Sheldon | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: All Hail The Return of The Spinoff

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — Blame uber-producer Norman Lear for TV’s current trend of taking a successful series and creating a spin-off of that show. In the ’70s, Lear created All in the Family for CBS which successfully spun off Maude, Good … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged ABC, AMC, CBS, CBS All Access, Eden Sher, Fear the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Gina Rodriguez, Greg Berlanti, Grimm, HBO, House of Cards, Iain Armitage, Jane the Novela, Jane the Virgin, Jason Isaacs, Jim Parsons, Jude Law, Katy Keene, Law & Order, Mayans MC, Norman Lear, Patrick Stewart, Riverdale, Roseanne Barr, Sabrina, Shonda Rhimes, Sons of Anarchy, Spinoffs, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, Supernatural, Television, The Conners, The Middle, The Walking Dead, The Young Pope, Young Sheldon | Leave a comment

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