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Quinton

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Midgar, With Love
Ah, the dreaded misalignment of customer expectations. Never a good look but IMAX weathered it better than most.

Or... something. Yeah. That's my new favorite babble, too.
 

vhoanox

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I dont think AoS (minus season 1), Daredevil, JJ and half of Luke Cage are bad television. I dont regret binge them on Netflix.
I dont have a defense for Iron Fist and Defenders, they are indeed awful.The decision to strip the mystical aspect to make a ground version of Iron Fist is stupid.
Comic book Tv is not high art, they could be if someone willing to try but for now they are comfort foods for the mass. Watching characters in Defenders over explains everything to make things like mystic ninja , immortal corp ... realistic and believable is depressing.

Inhuman seems like a revenge slot of that evil Marvel CEO when K Feige kick him out. The bad press alone could scare ABC enough to never touch comic series again.
 

xxracerxx

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Oct 25, 2017
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Blindspot went full Face/Off in that boat chase music. Also I guess the easiest way to show time has passed is to give all the female leads longer hair.
 

Fuzzy

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Inhumans is up from last week.
 

vypek

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I just watched the SMILF preview on YouTube that I was linked to before. Its okay. I might try it out for a few more episodes. I didn't expect the bitterness in the comments though. I think the best part of the video was probably the Shameless preview though
 

firehawk12

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I was wikiing some comedians and saw Russell Peters in a list and was wondering what he was up to... and it's kind of funny that he went to the US to try to get away from Canada's limited roles, only to come back to CTV (who he says screwed him on his deal for his very first special) to do a TV show... with William Shatner?! lol
 

RatskyWatsky

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The Hallmark Channel is defying every trend in media by owning Christmas

The cable network is set to release the first of 33 original Christmas movies — most featuring a pair of recognizable TV stars meeting cute near the mistletoe — this weekend — before we're even done with Halloween.

Hallmark, it seems, has never stopped saying Merry Christmas, and it's how the network, owned by Crown Media, is defying every trend in the media business. It has milked the Christmas stories to consistently deliver strong live ratings (meaning people watch when the movies are broadcast, not later, say, over the internet), while its rivals grapple with cable cord-cutting and competition from streaming services.

"Their movies are as comforting as programming can be. You can grab a blanket, enjoy a glass of wine, and know the movie will have a happy ending," said Brad Krevoy, a producer who has worked on theatrical movies such as "Dumb and Dumber" and "Threesome."

In 2016, Hallmark movies attracted over 2 million live viewers, though by November and December those numbers spiked to 4 million, according to Nielsen.

Crown Media president and CEO Bill Abbot chalks the success up to a commitment to the formula.

"The business has been so driven by trying to hit the home run, trying to replicate the success of 'The Walking Dead,'" he said. "Hits are very hard to find. That's a very risky strategy. And it's detrimental to the cable industry.

"People don't know what they are going to get from original channels," Abbot added. "That's what's driving a lot of the decline in audience."

How exactly will Hallmark make 87 original movies this year, including 33 Christmas movies?

The company is known for being disciplined and deliberate. Hallmark typically shoots movies over about three weeks for $2 million — the price of some individual TV episodes or, as Oliver put it, "the catering budget for Transformers."

The network is almost like the Yuletide version of the much-admired low-budget horror studio Blumhouse.

Most movies are shot in Canada, where Hallmark gets tax breaks and other benefits from using local production crews. Vancouver is the biggest outlet, given its wintry milieu, though Hallmark has made movies in Toronto, Montreal, and, in some cases, Romania.

The timing is often tight. Actress Lacey Chabert said she shot a movie last summer that aired four weeks later.

Much more at the link
 

Slayven

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Oct 25, 2017
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I will admit I watch the Hallmark channel, I really like their original mystery movies. Remind me when I was a kid and ABC had movies like that on Sunday night. Shooting a movie 4 weeks before it airs is insane.
 

RatskyWatsky

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Honestly...

I would rather watch a Hallmark Christmas movie over the average Netflix movie.
 

Slayven

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Oct 25, 2017
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Makes feel old that Lacy Chabert can play a mom with almost teenage kids. Party of Five was my jam coming up
 

Namiks

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People of Earth was so surprisingly entertaining. I really hope it continues to stick around after this third season.

As for The Mist: nothing of value has been lost.
 

vypek

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I still have to go and do all the recent TBS shows. People of Earth, Search Party, Wrecked, The Guest Book. I'll probably ignore The Detour still
 

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Hallmark (at least with all of their Christmas movies) is a guilty pleasure of mine too, it does help put me in the holiday spirit.
 
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I considered writing a blog about Hallmark Christmas movies then realized it would take more time than I have because they pump out so many of them. It would be an all year round commitment.
 

Fable

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It's tempting to get cable back just for Hallmark Christmas movie season. Is there a place to watch them online?
 

Danthrax

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Cornballer narrowly beating me as I posted in the Discord

Holy shit though. Someone update that thread title. House of Cards falls
 

G_Shumi

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Hey Cornballer (or anyone that watched those two shows): do you know if Playing House and/or House of Cards ended their final seasons on a cliffhanger or not? I always kept meaning to check out Playing House but never got around to it.
 

Cornballer

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Hey Cornballer (or anyone that watched those two shows): do you know if Playing House and/or House of Cards ended their final seasons on a cliffhanger or not? I always kept meaning to check out Playing House but never got around to it.
I don't know anything about Playing House. House of Cards is currently in production on the sixth season, so I'm curious if they're going to rewrite the ending because of the cancellation.
 

Rhaknar

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Hey Cornballer (or anyone that watched those two shows): do you know if Playing House and/or House of Cards ended their final seasons on a cliffhanger or not? I always kept meaning to check out Playing House but never got around to it.

they are cnceling House of Cards FTER the upcoming 6th season, so they can do a proper ending I guess.
 

DanGo

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Hey Cornballer (or anyone that watched those two shows): do you know if Playing House and/or House of Cards ended their final seasons on a cliffhanger or not? I always kept meaning to check out Playing House but never got around to it.
If there was a cliffhanger to Playing House, I certainly don't remember it.
 

RatskyWatsky

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Netflix didn't even officially announce that House of Cards had been renewed, iirc. But yeah, it's about time that show ended.
 

William

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Oct 26, 2017
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I hope Jessica St Clair and Lennon Parham get something else picked up, I love those ladies.
 

Aiii

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I mean Hulu has abusive-cult follower Elisabeth Moss in their hit show, so it is not like they are all clear either.
 

Kalor

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House of Cards should have ended ages ago so I'm glad the next one is the last. I grew to dislike season 5 by the end but I have to know how they wrap it up. I'm curious they'll go with the ending of the British version.
 

RatskyWatsky

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Grey's Anatomy, American Housewife, and Black-ish are all getting +2 episodes this season.
 
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