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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: Witches Are On Fire, Um, Trending And Audiences Are Spellbound
{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
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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
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TV Surf Report: Blame The Re-Boot Craze On Success … And Fear
{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
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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
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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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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: Praise Be! Hollywood Continues to Adapt Books, Graphic Novels and Podcasts
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
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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
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