Nick and one of his oldest friend, Wes, talk about television history and the evolution through new streamable formats. Is TV better now than it used to be? Or has binging ruined the television experience? This and more, in episode 4 of Life, The Cineverse and Everything!
00:00 - Welcome
00:30 - Intro and Guest Host
04:15 - Have you seen anything good recently?
Daddy's Home 2
Moviepass
06:45 - Is the Cinema business model sustainable?
10:20 - Groundhog's Day/ The Ohio Theatre
12:40 - Western research w/ Magnificent Seven (2016)/ Django Unchained (2012)
15:10 - Mail Call!
15:36 - Short film I'd like to produce
20:01 - Movie scores impacting the enjoyment of a film
26:50 - Rotten Tomatoes
29:56 - Television history and impact
31:48 - Favorite TV shows?
The Office
The Simpsons (the first 10 years)
39:15 - Watching TV growing up
42:38 - TV shows that still hold up today
49:42 - TV unites the family
50:20 - Cable TV
51:31 - Current TV: Better or Worse?
53:17 - Is Netflix original content crap?
1:01:56 - Netflix's shotgun approach
1:02:39 - An iTunes for video streaming
1:03:20 - What are you looking forward to?
Amazon's Jack Ryan
The Americans (final season)
Masterclass
1:09:15 - Scorsese, Howard and McConaughey
1:11:16 - Sign off