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TV Surf Report: Actors Who Produce … (Reese, Jordan, Elizabeth!) Taking Their Careers To That Next Level
{Updated Sept. 17, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — More and more actors are producing their own starring vehicles, setting up their own production companies, and developing material to produce but not star in, or some combo of directing/producing, etc. Studios … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 Rock, Actors Who Produce, Amazon, Amy Poehler, Apple TV, Aquaman, BET, Bond 25, Brownstone Productions, Cate Blanchett, Charlie's Angels, Daniel Craig, DC Universe, Draper James, Dwayne Johnson, Elizabeth Banks, Fleabag, Frontier, Greta Gerwig, Harley Quinn, Harpo Productions, HBO, HBO Max, Hello Sunshine, Home Edit, Homecoming, Issa Rae, James Franco, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Aniston, Jordan Peele, Julia Roberts, Kaley Cuoco, KCRW, Killing Eve, KIM MASTERS, Laura Dern, Lionsgate, Little Women, Mark Ruffalo, Mindy Kaling, Mom Jeans, Monkeypaw Productions, Netflix, Nicole Kidman, Oprah Winfrey, OWN, Paper Kite Productions, Peachtree & Vine, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Point Grey Pictures, Preacher, Press Your Luck, Reese Witherspoon, SEE, Seth Rogen, Seven Bucks Productions, Smart Girls, SNL, Super Soul Sunday, Television, THE BUSINESS, The Hollywood Reporter, The Mindy Project, The Office, Tim Palen, Tina Fey, Titan Games, Trends, TV, Tyler Perry, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, USA Today, Wally Lamb, Warner Bros. TV
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TV Surf Report: HBO Max And What To Expect From Yet Another Blue Chip Streaming Service (Hint: Going After Women)
[Updated, Oct. 23, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Warner Media has announced its impending launch of its own streaming service, HBO Max, for sometime in early 2020. Heads up Disney+, Apple TV, NBC Universal Comcast, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Hoffman, Anna K, Anna Kendrick, Ansel Elgort, Birth Wedding Funeral, Bob Greenblatt, Circe, Crime Farm, DC Universe, Denis Villenueve, Development, Doctor Who, Dune: The Sisterhood, Elizabeth Banks, Ellen Degeneres, Friends, Gossip Girl, Greek Mythology, Greg Berlanti, Gremlins, HBO, HBO Max, Jenny Lee, Jodie Whitaker, Josh Schwartz, Kaley Cuoco, Ken Watanabe, Let Them All Talk, Lisa Ling, Made for Love, Madeline Miller, Melissa Rosenberg, Meryl Streep, Michael Mann, Monica Lewinsky, Nicole Kidman, Original Programming, Over My Dead Body, Paul Feig, Practical Magic, Reese Witherspoon, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Santa Monica Public Library, SJ Clarkson, Station Eleven, Steven Soderbergh, Streaming Services, Television, The Big Bang Theory, The Ho's, Trends, Two And a Half Men
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TV Surf Report: Hollywood Continues To Adapt (For All Platforms)
{Updated Sept. 26, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Thanks to HBO and to the uber-successful Game of Thrones, the Adaptation Trend has been in full-swing for several years now as Hollywood seeks to break through all the clutter with Intellectual … Continue reading
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Tagged A Discovery of Witches, Adaptations, Andrew Scott, BBC, Ben Cavell, Books, C.S. Lewis, CBS All Access, Chernin Entertainment, Circe, Damon Lindelof, Dan Brown, Dangerous Liaisons, David E. Kelley, Deborah Har, Dracula, Elizabeth Banks, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Halo, HBO, His Dark Materials, Imagine Television, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jack Reacher, James Marsden, Jeff, Jeff Bridges, Josh Boone, Lee Childs, Love Me, Magazines, Magic: The Gathering, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Connelly, NBC, Pablo Schreiber, Patricia Highsmith, Philip Pullman, Podcasts, Ripley, Robert Jordan, Rosamund Pike, Sherlock, Showtime, Stephen King, Television, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Lord of the Rings, The Lost Symbol, The Old Man, The Russo Bros., The Stand, The Testaments, Thomas Perry, Tom Cruise, Wally Lamb, Warren Littlefield, Watchmen, Wheel of Time
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TV Surf Report: When Is Too Much TV … Just Too Much?
{Updated Aug. 25, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — My list of TV series to watch/binge just keeps longer and longer. Not good. There’s just too much good TV to watch! Damn the British and their well-made sex comedies! I love … Continue reading
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Tagged A Discovery of Witches, Amazon, Cord Cutters, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Deborah Harkness, DisneyPlus, Fleabag, FX, Gentleman Jack, Gillian Anderson, Good Omens, HBO, Jermaine Clement, Julia Stiles, Kevin Costner, Killing Eve, Matthew Goode, Natasha Lyonne, Neil Gaiman, Neil Jordan, Netflix, Paramount Network, Peak TV, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Riviera, Russian Doll, Sandra Oh, Sex Education, Sir Terry Pratchett, Sundance Now, Taika Waititi, Television, Teresa Palmer, What We Do In The Shadows, Yellowstone
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TV Surf Report: Super Heroes, Are We Done Yet? (Answer: No, So Stop Asking!)
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
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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
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Surf Report: California Dreamin’ On A Winter’s Day – Series To Binge, Books To Revisit, and Photos for That Inevitable Surf Memoir
Santa Monica, CA — I never realized just how much writing I did at my local coffee shop on Main Street, which has been closed for two months, and that’s exactly how long it’s been since my last Post. Yikes. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wizard of Earthsea, Battlestar Galactica, Black Panther, Blade Runner, HBO, Isle of Roke, Mage, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Netflix, Philip K. Dick, Super Heroes, Surf Memoir, Surfing, SyFy Channel, Tales of Earthsea, The Archipelago, The Crown, The Silmarillion, Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, Westworld, Wizardry, Wizards
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TV Surf Report: HBO Leads The Way In Branding in Premium Cable Where The Audience (But No Advertisers) Knows To Expect Quality
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
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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
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TV Surf Report: Branding In Television — Who’s Succeeding and Who’s Failing in 2017
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
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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
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