Never unintentional: my brain on linear TV vs. Netflix
The internet has fundamentally changed my relationship to content. I won't go back.
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Thoughts on Apple’s fired engineer
I doubt that the vlogger aimed to sacrifice her father's job to boost her YouTube subscriber count. But that's what happened.
Does ‘Planet of the Apps’ mean that Apple is bad at producing TV?
There is precedent for a streaming service achieving success after mediocre first efforts at original content.
Letterman’s moving to Netflix. Who’s next?
From a Netflix press release: “David Letterman, the longest-serving host in U.S. late night television – the original host of Late Night (NBC) and The Late Show (CBS) – is returning to television for a new series for Netflix. The yet-to-be-named, six-episode series has Letterman combining two interests for which he is renowned: in-depth conversations with extraordinary people, and in-the-field segments expressing his curiosity and humor.” This makes sense. Letterman has occasionally expressed admiration for Jerry Seinfeld’s highly successful […]
Seinfeld’s Superbowl Sketch
Why we shouldn’t hope for a Seinfeld reunion.
Sell-out
How struggling actors cash in on beloved characters
Trek envy
Should “The Next Generation” actors resent J.J. Abram’s Kirk-centric reboot?
Netflix, our hero!
How the video giant could fight the telcos, fix TV, and save the Internet.