Tue, 26 November 2019
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the decade in TV and movies. Show notes: - This decade has flown by - 10 years ago, Matt was getting ready to move to Ireland - Hard to rank the best movies and TV because there's so much we haven't seen - Recording on the day that Disney+ launched - Some bugs because of the huge demand on day 1 - Biggest change is the move to streaming content - Binge-watching has become a huge trend - Spoilers abound - Jay: Don't read reviews until after I've watched something - HBO's Watchmen series is pretty good - So easy to fall behind on a show - Shows switch to different streaming services - We're so distracted that many people are doing multiple things while watching a show - Short seasons are appealing because you can finish them quickly - Rare to watch shows live - Matt watched final season of LOST from Ireland, live with his family via a laptop - Similarly, there's so much new music being released but a lot of it doesn't get heard - Radio stations play a lot of the same music over and over - More and more original programming on non-traditional outlets: PlayStation, Amazon Prime, Apple+ - So many streaming services available now - The end goal is to replace your $200 cable bill with an equal amount spent on streaming services - Jay: Cut the cord three years ago, went to all streaming - You can't get everything - Takes a long time to decide what to watch sometimes - Sometimes we watch two different things while in the same room - Seeing movies in a theater is great, but dealing with other people isn't - Stay off social media if you don't want spoilers - Jay: 10 years ago, I was watching late night talk shows every day - Now, watch clips online the following day - Jay: Haven't seen a Star Wars movie since 1983 - Something to be said for holding onto hard media - Bringing back dead actors using AI - Deep fakes are freaky and amazing - Superhero movies became big moneymakers in the last decade - The Shining happened because Kubrick was at a low spot and needed a hit - The new Fantasy Island reboot is a horror movie - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get podcasts. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |