Is there a Fester spin-off to Wednesday to look forward to?

The same Bloomberg piece that mentions Peaky Blinders spin-offs also talks about why Wednesday is being explored as a franchise by Netflix. It also goes into the economics of why this is more likely than having the multi-season shows we had more often in the past. The economics is all about rising cost of stars as a series progresses. In some ways Castle is a … Continue reading Is there a Fester spin-off to Wednesday to look forward to?

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Stranger Things to film in 2024

Deadline reports Stranger Things expects to be in production no later than January 8, 2024. No other details, though it is believed the cast are already in Atlanta for table reads and other pre-production activities. It is, of course, the fifth and final season. Given the need for post-production CGI, there’s every chance the show might not make 2024, meaning a massive delay due to … Continue reading Stranger Things to film in 2024

Tony JonesDecember 10, 2023June 2, 2024Leave a comment

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Happy Stranger Things Day!

Netflix kicks of this week’s Geeked Week with a day dedicated to one of it’s most sucessful and influential shows to date. Welcome to Stranger Things Day 2023. On November 6, 1983, Will Byers went missing in Hawkins, Indiana. Long after the town gave up the search, his friends kept looking… and discovered a mysterious girl known only by a number: Eleven. She was alone, hunted, … Continue reading Happy Stranger Things Day!

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Geeked Week 2023 news and lineup from Netflix

Netflix has announced details for its Geeked Week 2023. This year’s shows and films include Strange Things, ONE PIECE and Rebel Moon. The event runs November 6-12. Expect the usual mix of marketing fluff, trailers, panels and the odd announcement. All the details you need for how to follow on a range of platforms are available through the link above. Continue reading Geeked Week 2023 news and lineup from Netflix

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Wednesday rules the new style Top 10

Netflix has changed the way it tracks viewing to determine the shows with biggest audience appeal, and ultimately to inform renewal or cancelation. One consequence is the all time Top 10 chart has now changed. What was 28 days is now 91; what was hours viewed is now episodes. The promotes Wednesday from #2 to #1. What else happened? The Top 10 TV (English) as … Continue reading Wednesday rules the new style Top 10

Tony JonesJune 21, 2023June 2, 20241 Comment

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Stranger Things: The First Shadow play to open late 2023

Fans of Stranger Things rejoice, particularly if you can get to London later this year. There’s a new stage play coming to the West End — Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Here’s the Netflix press release. Stranger Things: The First Shadow is set in Hawkins, 1959. The stage play is based on an original story by the Duffer brothers (the masterminds behind Stranger Things), Kate Trefry (a … Continue reading Stranger Things: The First Shadow play to open late 2023

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Netflix introduces spatial audio

Netflix has introduced spatial audio (after what seems a long time since announcement) and it’s free to anyone on the premium account. Full details here, essentially it’s being rolled out across a few titles at first and will be a de facto standard thereafter for many titles. The list of first titles is pretty predictable — Stranger Things, The Watcher, Wednesday, and Knives Out: Glass … Continue reading Netflix introduces spatial audio

Tony JonesFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023Leave a comment

Get ready for the return of Stranger Things

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All the Nielsens for 2022 combined (Stranger Things came top)

The Hollywood Reporter has a piece giving the total US viewing (as per the Neilsens) for 2022 (up to Christmas Day, somewhat unfair on Wednesday). I’m obsessed with numbers, and found this interesting (though were is House of the Dragon?) Mostly obvious names including Stranger Things (across all seasons) comfortably top. They have several charts, this is the Originals list: It’s dominated by Netflix and … Continue reading All the Nielsens for 2022 combined (Stranger Things came top)

Tony JonesJanuary 27, 2023June 2, 20241 Comment

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House of the Dragon was the most pirated show of 2022

Thanks to the Metro, we have the list of 10 most pirated shows of 2022 (according to Bit Torrent usage). The original data comes from TorrentFreak. Just to be clear, I don’t advocate piracy of anything for any reason, but the list of titles does say something about the market state of play. I’ll attempt to explain (though the Metro does a decent job). First … Continue reading House of the Dragon was the most pirated show of 2022

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Fate: The Winx Saga does well as Stranger Things and The Sandman leave the Top 10

Netflix has published its Top 10 data for last week (19-25 September) and The Sandman has now fallen from the list. I don’t know how far below, and the Netflix counting shows each season separately, meaning The Sandman could be #11. The week is also skewed by the return of two seasons of The Crown in the wake of the passing of the late Queen … Continue reading Fate: The Winx Saga does well as Stranger Things and The Sandman leave the Top 10

Tony JonesSeptember 28, 2022June 2, 20241 Comment

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Rings of Power — Samba TV looks behind the debut numbers

Thanks to an article on Media Play News, there’s some detail behind the Prime Video debut audience of 25 million for Rings of Power. It’s (yet) another example of how you can pick the way you use what seem to be the same data to paint very different pictures. It’s an interesting piece giving some useful context: The article goes on to look at emerging … Continue reading Rings of Power — Samba TV looks behind the debut numbers

Tony JonesSeptember 7, 20221 Comment

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Nielsen’s Gauge shows streaming continues to grow (US) in July

While US focused, it’s still relevant to be aware as the latest Gauge from Nielsen reports Streaming claims largest piece of TV viewing pie in July. The key difference between US and UK markets (IMHO) is cable services — in a recent decades a major segment of US TV consumption, now being worn away as streaming (SVOD and friends) takes over. There’s some interesting content, … Continue reading Nielsen’s Gauge shows streaming continues to grow (US) in July

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