Thoughts on Entertainment

It almost goes without saying that The Odyssey will be up for Best Picture as well. That’s quite a feat for a retelling of a ~2,700 year old story, but Nolan pulled it off. Read my post for more of my thoughts.

I agree with Snell here: The Apple TV, even with its price increases, is still the only streaming box on the market that isn’t completely junked up. I just wish that Apple would give it more love and attention.

Check out the awesome 3D models being created for a Blake’s 7 prequel/fan film, called Liberator Aftershock. The care that’s gone in to making not only a really impressive version of the exterior of the ship, there are really nice interiors, including some that weren’t in the show often.

Quite the opposite of the Netflix story lately, Apple TV is hitting its stride. This narrative seems as strong as the negative one regarding Netflix, and I’ve been seeing it more and more. (I did start Widow’s Bay, now halfway through. It started pretty slowly, but it’s cooking with gas.)

I found myself reading this article nodding my head, and ended with a resounding “duh!” I mean, they’ve basically admitted to enshittifying the platform with ads, games, etc., while deliberately investing less in the shows themselves.

Gah, I hate when apps allow previews to automatically play by default, and the feeling that you can’t let your selection rest on anything for more than a moment. Of course there should be a standard for stopping that madness. And don’t get me started about Netflix….

Here are some thoughts on The Hollywood Reporter’s take on Supergirl, House of the Dragon’s S3 premiere, and Apple TV’s programming.

I was about to post about this, but Kottke did such a great job of it, I’ll just point you to his.

Fun article by Jeopardy! champion Drew Goins that asserts, “To win on Jeopardy, you don’t need to learn everything. You just need to learn one thing about everything.”

This interview with Charlie Cox is longer and is a more open and insightful conversation, compared to most of the press interviews I’ve seen with him. There was a particularly good section where he discussed Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 and its challenges and rewrites. I also love the idle speculation on the part of host Josh Horowitz about how cool it would be to have a Secret Wars with both Cox and Affleck reprising their respective takes on Daredevil.