On 12/28/24 5:36 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

RM: Very little news this week, with nothing at all from the broadcast
nets.

Yay!! :)

    Cable channel news

‘Dexter’ Trinity Killer Prequel Moving Along With Clyde Phillips & Scott Reynolds As Co-Creators; More Details Revealed [Showtime]  (Dec. 23)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/dexter-trinity-killer-prequel-update-clyde- phillips-1236209978/

Oh brother... [roll]

    Streaming service news--Disney+

‘Andor’ Production Reportedly Cost Disney $645M+ For Two Seasons, More Than ‘Rise Of Skywalker’  (Dec. 25)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/andor-production-cost-more-than-rise-of- skywalker-1236242275/

And this is why Disney+ originals production is screeching to a halt!
They have burned so much money on so many bad shows (and probably only
two good ones) that they have 1) wasted billions of dollars! and 2)
turned off much of the potential audience for "Star Wars" and Marvel TV
series.

    Streaming service news--Hulu

Glen Powell Becomes Chad Powers In Teaser For Hulu Comedy Series  (Dec. 28)

https://deadline.com/video/glenn-powell-chad-powers-teaser-trailer/

Meh - I would have watched this was a movie.

    Streaming service news--Max

DC’s ‘Creature Commandos’ Renewed For Season 2 By Max  (Dec. 23)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/creature-commandos-renewed-season-2- max-1236240820/

OK.

    Streaming service news--Netflix

‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Table Read Reunites New & Returning Cast Members (Dec. 26)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/bridgerton-season-4-table-read-new- returning-cast-1236242631/

[blech]

Netflix Boasts Impressive Audiences For Christmas Day NFL Games; 27M
Viewers Tune In For Beyoncé  (Dec. 26)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/netflix-christmas-nfl-ratings-2024-beyonce- halftime-1236242613/

There were still glitches.

    Streaming service news--Prime Video

‘Culpa Tuya’ Director On The YA Movie, The Franchise’s Global Success, And Listening To The Fanbase  (Dec. 26)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/culpa-tuya-direactor-domingo-gonzalez-on- culpa-mia-culpa-nuestra-nicole-wallace-gabriel-guevara-1236241691/

I still haven't gotten to the first film!

    Ratings

‘Carry-On’ Closes In On Netflix All-Time Top 10 As ‘Virgin River’s Return Takes Top Weekly TV Spot (Dec. 24)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/carry-on-virgin-river-la-palma-ratings- netflix-1236241847/

[roll]

‘Yellowstone’ Season 5B Finale Was Most-Watched Episode In Series
History ­ Update  (Dec. 23)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/yellowstone-season-5b-finale-ratings- viewership-1236205345/

:/

    The business of TV

Sophomore Contraction: Why So Many Popular Streaming Series Produced
Fewer Episodes In Season 2  (Dec. 27)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/streaming-series-fewer-episodes-season-2- why-1236241659/

Streaming is getting more and more pathetic.

I really think this bubble is in the midst of bursting.

The Streaming Scene: As An Even-Murkier Era Of Scant Subscriber Numbers Nears, Another Volatile Year Winds Down  (Dec. 25)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/streaming-report-card-2024-1236208785/

Reddit is convinced that the streamers will eventually eliminate their
ad-free tiers. I doubt that will happen (but if it did, it would be the
instant I will stop subscribing to them), but I do expect the price of
the ad-free tiers to skyrocket to the point where most people will not
pay for them.

    Obituaries

Olivia Hussey Eisley Dies: ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Actress Was 73  (Dec. 27)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/olivia-hussey-dead-romeo-and-juliet- actress-1236243102/

["died peacefully today at home"]

This sucks for poor India Eisley. :(

Hudson Meek Dies: ‘Baby Driver’ & ‘Found’ Actor Was 16  (Dec. 25)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/hudson-meek-dies-baby-driver-found- actor-16-1236242356/

[fell from a moving vehicle]

Yikes.

    Other News

2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming  (Dec. 27)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/2025-tv-premiere-dates-1235811038/

Does Deadline pay you for your list, Robin?!

John Reardon, Hallmark Actor And ‘Hudson & Rex’ Star, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis: “Has Been A Long Road”  (Dec. 24)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/john-reardon-hallmark-actor-hudson-and-rex- star-cancer-diagnosis-1236242101/

:(

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Case Finally Over As Appeal Withdrawn
By Prosecutor ­ Update  (Dec. 23)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/alec-baldwins-rust-new-appeal-1236187842/

Fucking outrage. >:/

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Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:

On 12/28/24 5:36 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Manslaughter Case Finally Over As Appeal Withdrawn
By Prosecutor - Update  (Dec. 23)

https://deadline.com/2024/12/alec-baldwins-rust-new-appeal-1236187842/

Fucking outrage. >:/

You're still wrong, Ian. I love how you criticize the court but refuse
to criticize the prosecution which made the decision NOT to turn over
evidence to Baldwin in discovery.

You turn over evidence so you DON'T end up with a court saying
prosecution error in failure of discovery. It doesn't matter that you
believe the evidence was fake and isn't exculpatory for Baldwin.

You don't allow Baldwin the opportunity to make that legal argument
to begin with.

For the 23rd time, the state wasn't going to win the appeal because the
trial judge did not make an error in law. That's why it was dropped.

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