First, we start with Kendrick Lamar putting on a West Coast show to ultimately end his feud with Drake. Next, Twitch has confirmed its ban on Dr. Disrespect as he is also ousted from his own company. Later, five men were convicted of copyright infringement for hosting illegal copies of TV shows. We wrap it all up with the famous Jim Henson Company lot being sold after 25 years of ownership. We also have thoughts on a Lorde Charli XCX remix.
Read MoreWe start with John Williams may be retiring after he composes the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 and Lorde reflects on the 1 year release of Solar Power. Next, game director Aaron Keller provides details on the move to Overwatch 2 and there's a shortage of Xbox controllers. Later, the Daytime Emmy winners were announced and a GOT sequel with Kit Harrington is in the works. We wrap it all up with CineEurope bits on IP tentpoles, releasing to cinemas, and premium formats. We also have thoughts on Jimmy Allen, Neon White, Disney Mirrorverse, Waffle, The Umbrella Academy, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jurassic World Dominion, and Spiderhead.
Read MoreToday we start with Cinemacon bits from Sony, MGM, and Warner Bros. Next, an NCAA alliance could shake up college football and Mike Richards is out as host of Jeopardy! Later, lots of music bits including Kanye news, tour getting cancelled and new albums coming from Ed Sheeran and Kacey Musgraves. We wrap it all up with Gamescom news from Xbox and new game trailers from everybody. We also have thoughts on Reminiscence, The White Lotus, Bridgerton, Diary of a Future President, Lorde, Deafheaven, Tetris Beat, Returnal, and Astro Bot’s Playroom.
Read MoreToday we have casting bits featuring Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, and Issa Rae and negotiation talks continue between the IATSE and AMPTP. Next, a 'where are they now?' segment on the cast of Drake & Josh and two hosts leaving their long running series. Later, Lorde has put out a revealing photo with possible new album coming soon and Eurovision gets Americanized with American Song Contest. We wrap it all up with a crank console update from Panic and Team Asobi of Astro's Playroom becomes a full studio for Sony. We also have thoughts on Cruella, The Conjuring, Loki, Rise Against, Japanese Breakfast, and Matt talks about Apple's Dolby Atmos music.
Read MoreToday we have the name for Disney's upcoming streaming service and how Aardman is simply the best studio. Next, we have an international release of Hulu and Netflix's holiday plans. Later, we have beef between Lorde and Kanye West and thoughts on the new albums by Imagine Dragons and Muse. We wrap it all up with Nintendo settling the lawsuit on ROMs and Microsoft buying yet more studios to their collection.
Read MoreWe have a short podcast this week as Mike is recovering from tonsil surgery. We take a look at the next projects for Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Later we prep you for the big game this weekend and the commercials you're bound to fall in love with. Next, we take a look at Canada suing Ticketmaster for its fees and a possible lawsuit involving Lorde not performing in Tel Aviv. We wrap it all up with the shutdown of Miitomo and our first impressions of the big game release Monster Hunter World.
Read MoreWe have thoughts on both Downsizing and Molly's Game. We also talk about Sinclair Broadcasting against the FCC and Sesame Street getting a $100M grant. Later we go over Lorde's melodrama in Tel Aviv as well as Ringo Starr finally getting knighted. We wrap it all up with the World Health Organization making a ruling on video game illnesses and Valve vs the kangaroo court of Australia.
Read MoreToday we venture into the world of music. 2017 was a wonderful mix of outstanding and disappointing, with some major artists dropping massive stinkers and smaller fish making their biggest waves. Here's what we were spinning/streaming the most this year.
Read MoreWelcome to another episode of Media Boat Podcast. Today we have our thoughts on Cars 3 and Transformers: The Last Knight. We talk about NBC Sports Newtork getting into esports wtih Rocket League and Katy Perry drama. We wrap it up with Matt's thoughts on the new Lorde album Melodrama. All this and more on this episode of Media Boat Podcast.
Read MoreIn her second album Melodrama, Lorde has created a work that encapsulates all the complicated emotion of a house party; the ecstasy, agony, and ennui weave together to create a nuanced pop album that easily bests her debut.
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