Tag Archives: Television

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 →

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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: Hollywood Continues To Adapt (For All Platforms)

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Surfing Hollywood

{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 →

Posted in TV Surf Report | 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 | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: When Is Too Much TV … Just Too Much?

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Surfing Hollywood

{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 →

Posted in TV Surf Report | 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 | 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

TV Surf Report: Ten Original Ideas That Could Break Through The Cluster of Reboots In 2019 …

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Surfing Hollywood

Steve La Rue highlights 10 Original Concepts in development for TV, a rarity these days of Reboots, Spinoffs, and Super Heroes. Huzzah, Creativity! Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged Auspices, Cate Blanchett, Creativity, Greg Daniels, Kay Cannon, Laverne McKinnon, Marketing, Originality, Renee Zellweger, Robert Zemeckis, Steve Carrell, Television | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Super Hero Series Still Trending … And The Newest And Most Welcome Super Power Is Diversity (Thanks, Marvel!)

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Surfing Hollywood

{Updated, Aug. 24, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Marvel blew everyone away with its film and television slate announcement at the just-concluded San Diego Comic-Con and D23 Expo. The best news is the newest super power in both television and … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., American Gods, Anime, Arrow, Captain Britain, Cloak & Dagger, D23 Expo, Dan Stevens, Daniel Bruhl, Daredevil, DC Universe, Deathstroke, Deborah Chow, Diego Luna, Disney, Ellen Page, Emmett J. Scanlan, Epix, Esai Morales, Ewan MacGregor, Excelsior, Falcon, Future Man, Gabriel Luna, Geoff Johns, Ghost Rider, Greg Berlanti, Hawkeye, He-Man, Helstrom, Howard the Duck, Iron Fist, James Wan, Jeremy Renner, Jericho, Jessica Jones, Jon Cryer, Jonathan Igla, Josh Hutcherson, Karl Urban, Kate Herron, Kevin Smith, Krypton, Legion, Len Wiseman, Lobo, Loki, Luke Cage, Magic: The Gathering, Marvel Studios, Michael Waldron, Moon Knight, Ms Marvel, Netflix, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Pedro Pascal, Peggy Carter, Pennyworth, Scarlet Witch, She Hulk, Stan Lee, Star Wars, Stargirl, Stephen Ammel, Supergirl, Swamp Thing, SyFy, Television, The Boys, The Defenders, The Mandalorian, The Tick, The Winter Soldier, Titans, Tom Hiddleston, Trends, Ultraman, Umbrella Academy | Leave a comment

TV Surf Report: Hollywood Loves True Crime, The Trend That Keeps On Trending…

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Surfing Hollywood

Santa Monica, CA — Lately every day in America, I feel as though I wake up to yet another True Crime story the moment I turn on National Public Radio: What has POTUS done today? Which Hollywood mogul has resigned … Continue reading →

Posted in TV Surf Report | Tagged A Very English Scandal, Apple TV, BBC One, CBS All Access, chris evans, Crime Farm, Crimetown, David Ayer, Defending Jacob, Dick Wolf, Hugh Grant, Law & Order: Hate Crimes, Major Crimes, Making a Murderer, Marc Cherry, Murder Town, NBC, Nicole Kidman, Podcasts, Saturday Night Live, Serial, Television, The Jinx, Trial & Error, true crime | Leave a comment

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