Tag Archives: Reese Witherspoon

TV Surf Report: The Trends They Are Not A’Changin’, But Appointment Television is Dead (#RIP)!

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — The Year is 2020. It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life … for me. So much good Television to watch, so little Time to do so. (And yes, I am listening … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged A Discovery of Witches, Adaptations, Amazon, Apple TV Plus, Barack Obama, BBC, Catch and Kill, Disney Plus, Dolly Parton's America, Dracula, Dwayne Johnson, Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Fleabag, Fresh Air, Good Food, Good Omens, HBO, Joy Hunting, Kevin Costner, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Olivia Coleman, Paramount, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Podcasts, ReBoots, Reese Witherspoon, Sherlock, Streaming, Television, THE BUSINESS, The Crown, The Daily, The Morning Show, The New Pope, Thirthsomething, Trends, Wanda Vision, Yellowstone | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Actors Who Produce … (Reese, Jordan, Elizabeth!) Taking Their Careers To That Next Level

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Surfing Hollywood

{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 →

Posted in TV Surf Report | 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 | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: HBO Max And What To Expect From Yet Another Blue Chip Streaming Service (Hint: Going After Women)

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Surfing Hollywood

[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 →

Posted in TV Surf Report | 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 | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Take A Bite Out Of Apple TV’s Upcoming Development Slate Of Original Programming…

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Surfing Hollywood

{Updated Sept. 24, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Apple TV launches November 1 and will cost $4.99/mo. The newest addition to our Streaming World has a lot of exciting programming in development that we can watch soon on … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged Apple TV, Bloomberg News, Brie Larson, Charlie Hunnam, chris evans, Hailee Steinfeld, Jamie Erlicht, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, JJ Abrams, Michael Ellenberg, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Ron Moore, Ronald D. Moore, SEE, Shantaram, Steven Spielberg, Streaming, Television, Zack Van Amburg | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: It’s Not TV, But Are We Still Into HBO? (Yes, But We Are Seeing Other People!)

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Surfing Hollywood

{Updated Sept. 28, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — HBO, aka, Home Box Office, is being challenged right and left for its blue chip real estate in TV by rival companies such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Hulu and the forthcoming Disney+. … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged Adam McKay, Adaptations, Amy Adams, Armando Iannucci, Asunda, AT&T, Avenue 5, Barbara Kingsolver, Barry, Big Little Lies, Bill Hader, Catherine the Great, Chernobyl, Christine Baranski, Crashing, Cynthia Nixon, Dafne Keene, Danny McBride, Deadwood, Donald Sutherland, Drake, Edgar Ramirez, Euphoria, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO, Helen Mirren, Henry Winkler, High Maintenance, His Dark Materials, Hugh Laurie, Ian MacShane, Issa Rae, Jake Gyllenhaal, James McAvoy, Josh Gad, Joss Whedon, Judd Apatow, Jude Law, Julian Fellowes, Kate Winslet, Kathryn Hahn, Lake Success, Laura Dern, Laura Donelly, Lena Dunham, Lily Rabe, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Loner, Mare of Easttown, Mark Ruffalo, Marti Noxon, Max Borenstein, Meryl Streep, Mrs. Fletcher, Nicole Kidman, Philip Pullman, Plot Against America, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Downey Jr., Ruth Wilson, SDCC, Sebastian A. Jones, Sharp Objects, SKY, Tatiana Maslany, Teddy Wayne, Television, The Gilded Age, The Nevers, The Poisonwood Bible, The Righteous Gemstones, The Third Day, The Undoing, Tom Perrotta, Trends, Watchmen, Winona Ryder, Zendaya | 2 Comments

Film Surf Report: In 2020, Movie Heroes Will Be Super And Not All Will Be Wearing Capes (Unless Fur-Lined And/or Pink). It’s Kingsman Vs Elle Woods!

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — In 2020, Super Heroes arrive in the guise of Elle Woods, James Bond and Hercule Poirot. For actors Reese Witherspoon, Daniel Craig, and Kenneth Branagh, these iconic characters are their super hero roles, only without the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Surf Report | Tagged A Quiet Place, Agatha Christie, Angelina Jolie, Armie Hammer, Avatar, batman, Ben Affleck, Black Panther 2, Black Widow, Bond25, Cate Shortland, Chris Pine, Daniel Craig, David Harbour, dc comics, Elle Woods, Gal Gadot, Harrison Ford, Idris Elba, Indiana Jones 5, Jac Schaeffer, James Gunn, Justice League, Kenneth Branagh, Kingsman Prequel, Marvel Studios, Michael Green, Patty Jenkins, Rachael Weisz, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Coogler, Scarlett Johannsen, Shang-Chi, Steven Spielberg, Suicide Squad, The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros., Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder | Leave a comment

Film Surf Report: Black Panther Leads A Strong Lineup Of Films For 2018 (Stock Tip: Buy #Disney)

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — Just renewed my Passport and am ready to travel to Wakanda to hang with Black Panther (and to check on The Winter Soldier who is still frozen) before heading to France to catch up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Surf Report | Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, Aquaman, Ava Du Vernay, Avengers, Black Panther, Brad Bird, Brie Larson, Carrie Fisher, Chadwick Bozeman, Cheetah, Chris Pine, Craig T. Nelson, dc comics, Deathstroke, Disney, Ezra Miller, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, Films, Flashpoint, franchises, Gal Gadot, Holly Hunter, Infinity Wars, J.K. Rowling, Jakey Gyllenhall, James Wan, Jason Momoa, Joe Mangianello, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Justice League, Kristen Wiig, marvel, Mindy Kaling, movies, Mysterio, Nicole Kidman, Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, SMU, Star Wars, The Crimes of Grindewald, The Flash, Tom Holland, Universes, Wonder Woman, X-Men | 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: 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: Praise Be! Hollywood Continues to Adapt Books, Graphic Novels and Podcasts

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — Oh, we never take the book, a high-profile literary agent told me recently in a meeting about shopping best-selling books and their prospective TV adaptations. This year, Hulu hit a creative home run (and marketing tool for … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged American Gods, Anne Rice, Big Little Lies, Catch-22, Christopher Rice, Conde Nast, Crimetown, Game of Thrones, George Clooney, George R. R. Martin, GQ magazine, Graphic Novels, HBO, John Logan, John Turturro, Julia Roberts, Justin Cronin, Liane Moriarty, Lord of the Rings, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Studios, Meryl Streep, nancy drew, Neil Gaiman, Penny Dreadful, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Armitage, Rotten Tomatoes, Showtime, Sony TV, Television, The Handmaid's Tale, The Jinx, The Nix, The Passage, The Vampire Chronicles, Trends, Umberto Eco, Viacom, Wally Lamb, Warner Bros. TV, Welcome to Night Vale, Wolverine | 2 Comments

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