We’ve known that WarnerMedia has had its own streaming service brewing for a while now, and today they’ve announced that the service will be dubbed “HBO Max”. Warner has already had success with the HBO brand and spinning it out into streaming services HBO Go and HBO Now, so calling the new service “HBO Max” makes sense since it will include HBO as well as … Continue reading WarnerMedia’s Streaming Service Dubbed ‘HBO Max’!!!
After many a false scare, it appears The Office, that sitcom you’re actually watching whenever you tell people you’re catching up on, like, Chernobyl, is leaving Netflix. According to Deadline, NBC has secured the right to all nine seasons of the much-binged series, which will stream exclusively on the network’s still unnamed streaming service starting in 2021. “The Office has become a staple of pop-culture and … Continue reading ‘The Office’ Is Leaving Netflix, Will Stream Exclusively on NBCUniversal in 2021!!!
The lucrative pact between The CW and Netflix is no more. The network previously struck a deal with the streaming service in 2011 that would find The CW shows like Arrow, The Flash, and eventually Riverdale landing automatically on Netflix once their seasons ended, but with the deal up for renegotiation this spring, The CW declined to renew it. Per Deadline, The CW will be … Continue reading The CW Declines to Renew Netflix Deal!!!
The Disney takeover continues. After completing its acquisition of 20th Century Fox earlier this year, the Mouse House has now assumed full operational control of the streaming service Hulu, effective immediately. The news comes after Disney and Comcast struck a deal in which Comcast handed over the steering wheel while agreeing to sell its stake in Hulu to Disney for at least $5.8 billion within … Continue reading Hulu Under Full Operational Control of Disney!!!
Hugh Dane, who played no-nonsense security guard Hank on “The Office,” has died. He was 75. The actor portrayed characters in memorable films and series such as “The Office,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” and “Bridesmaids,” for nearly 30 years. The Inner City Cultural Center posted a notice of his death on Facebook. Dane originally broke into acting in the late 1980s with a role … Continue reading Hugh Dane, Hank the Security Guard on ‘The Office,’ Passes Away at 75!!!
NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt on Sunday did little to dispel the growing speculation that The Office reboot is coming together at the network. During NBC’s upfront call, he declined to answer a question about the status of the project beyond noting that the network will make an announcement when there is something to announce. Rumors started circulating last summer about NBC potentially bringing back the … Continue reading NBC Boss Declines To Comment On The Status of ‘The Office’ Revival!!!
Everything old is new again. Earlier this year, NBC president Bob Greenblatt basically admitted he’s open to bringing back every successful NBC series of the past two decades, with standing offers for revivals of 30 Rock and The West Wing on the table, as well as The Office. The latter is the one that seemed the most likely, given its ratings success and the evergreen … Continue reading ‘The Office’ Revival Eyed at NBC; Steve Carell Will Not Be Involved!!!
We’ve been taking quite a few hits recently as far as songs written for movies go. Out of a promise to myself and people I love, I won’t get into just exactly how bad I think “I’m Not Afraid,” the new Ghostbusters theme song from Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott, is again, but Rihanna‘s recent “Sledgehammer,” for Star Trek Beyond, would be in the same class of miserably self-serious, … Continue reading Ricky Gervais Is Back as David Brent In “Lady Gypsy” Music Video!! Check It Out!!
With both excitement and trepidation, it’s time to welcome David Brent and his brand of cringe comedy back into our lives with Life on the Road. The follow-up, of sorts, to The Office features Ricky Gervais again playing the role of the oddball manager, who is now a traveling salesman. (However, this new movie sadly doesn’t involve Gervais co-writer and co-director Stephen Merchant). The movie … Continue reading ‘Life on the Road’: Watch the First Trailer for Ricky Gervais’ Return as David Brent!!
For fans of the original iteration of The Office, which turned Ricky Gervais into a star and gave the BBC its first major modern breakout hit, the character of David Brent is up there with Homer Simpson or, in contrast, Tony Soprano. The series ran for an abbreviated three seasons with a few specials, but was influential enough to spawn NBC’s version of The Office, … Continue reading Netflix Picks Up Ricky Gervais’ The Office Spin Off David Brent Movie, ‘Life on the Road’!!
