Beyond Earth but I see your point, Civ has had several of these https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Civilization_(series)#Spinoffs
Point being that they can experiment and do something a little different, I don't think that the quality of the spinoff indicates the quality of the main franchise.
They don't use prompters but paper cards and their reasoning is that the script changes up until the last minute but that doesn't make any sense as it's easier to update text on a computer than to rewrite a bunch of cards.
They are superstitiously stuck in their ways at SNL, now Lorne says he's not going to retire so I don't expect it to get any better.
The Pod Save America ep from today discussed this, Jon Lovett said that Trump has often talked about being a target in a public place and may well have thought about what he would do in that moment. 'hes a showman'.
Too spooky for me
Yeah, for some it's a crutch that helps them through difficult times so it's not all bad but largely I agree
It seems like a delusion of grandeur. A mental illness.
Wouldn't surprise me if they created this news cycle intentionally to make the point. Upcoming 'election' and all.
I didn't say click random, the point is that there is a ton of content but most people only watch the 0.1% that they pump all the marketing budget into but there are tons of great award winning critically acclaimed shows and movies that people don't bother with, that they would enjoy. I use justwatch.com to filter content.
Movies have been very expensive in the short term period after theatrical release, that's why blockbuster would charge $60 if you lost the tape, it's how much they sold to rental stores for before wide release. This higher price is absurd to me but to the studios it's a premium for all the hype they built up, the price will come down after a few months. They are still working out the new models and testing the waters to see what floats.
Sounds like too much for me, thanks for the report!
Techmoan on YouTube covers stuff like this. Here's a video for anyone interested.
https://youtu.be/XLZS0Sj9-1U?si=1o_Jwrr-017KmAY5