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The ShowS Must Go On
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.thedoubleovertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus articles on technology. There was a pretty darn good college football game played yesterday. THE ATHLETIC’s Matt Baker enthusiastically provided details late yesterday: Notre Dame used a swarming defense and 54-second scoring
Is This Reaction Why Netflix Is Changing Its Game?
On the whole, 2024 was a pretty good year for Netflix, as anyone who may own a few shares of its stock can attest. And as if they needed any more good news to crow about, they sure got it in the form of season 2 of SQUID GAME, which finally dropped on Christmas Eve
We Survived Till ’25!! Be Thankful, Since Plenty Didn’t
Well, yahoo!! If you’re reading this, count yourself among those who actually were able to heed the sage and persistent advice to survive ’till ’25. And save for a few thrilling moments involving some New York baseball teams, good riddance to 2024. We’ve been on sort of a holiday from our usual musings of late,
Predictions & Wishes ’24/5: A Better Job For The Truly Deserving. Or Else.
1. A YEAR FROM NOW, MOI AND ANYONE ELSE READING THIS SEEKING SUCH WILL BE MORE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED OK, this final contribution to our year-end ten feels much more of a wish than a prediction. Depending upon what resource you rely on, we’re either on the verge of a renaissance of opportunity or we should
Predictions & Wishes ’24/5: Time For The Cover Up To End Once And For All
2. A FEDERAL MASK BAN–WITH SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR EXCEPTIONS–SHOULD BE IMPOSED. DAY ONE, IF POSSIBLE. I confess that I’ve mused an awful lot about mask-wearing. Bluntly, for me it’s the symbol of what has not only divided this country both politically and morally but has also had a domino effect on the decision-making practices and
Predictions & Wishes ’24/5: Caught In A Bad Bromance
3. WITHIN 12 MONTHS, THE TRUMP/MUSK “ALLIANCE” WILL BE NO MORE–AND WILL END BADLY So who’s your selection for the Power Couple of 2024? Seems like everyone has an opinion on that, if for no other reason than we simply can’t resist both the appeal and the ability to envy two people of like mind
Predictions & Wishes ’24/5: Megamergers? Why Not? So Few Remember The World Journal Tribune.
4. COMCAST. WARNER BROTHERS DISCOVERY. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL. AT LEAST ONE OF THESE WON’T EXIST AS WE KNOW IT TODAY A YEAR FROM NOW. Despite all of the predictions and wishes that I’ve mused about over these last ten days of 2024 I’m obviously not the only nor hardly the most auspiced pundit offering them, especially
Predictions & Wishes ’24/5: It’s Time For Netflix And Kill
5. NETFLIX WILL EXPAND ITS NFL RELATIONSHIP ON AN INEXORABLE PATH TO BECOMING THE GLOBAL SPORTS STREAMING DESTINATION If we’ve learned anything from the unpredictable and chaotic world of streaming, it’s never say never. And based upon the events and results we’ve seen this week, that truism has never been more appropriate. Pretty much since
Predictions & Wishes ’24/5: The CW Will Continue Driving Forward
6. THE CW WILL CONSIDERABLY CLOSE THE GAP IN BOTH RATINGS AND SELLABILITY WITH FOX Let me be crystal clear. I do read numbers copiously, and I’m well aware that in the pantheon of broadcast networks, FOX is still considerably more viewed and theoretically indispensable than the CW. They still have the NFL and will