How Writers are Winning the Strike Narrative
How writers have leveraged themes around the gig economy, CEO pay and suspicions about Silicon Valley to their benefit. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers...
12 Mai 202347min
Warning Signs from Week One of the Strike
With an impasse over everything from quotas to AI, the first week of the strike has revealed an entirely different playing field than the one from 2007-2008. Richard Rushfield and Elaine Low join Sean...
5 Mai 202353min
On the Ground with the WGA Picketers
In a special Strikegeist episode, Elaine Low and Richard Rushfield join Sean McNulty to report back what they are seeing and hearing (and the who’s who) at the picket lines across town. “Upbeat but no...
3 Mai 202325min
What Really Happened in Vegas
If the theme of last year’s CinemaCon was “movies are back,” then this year’s is “movies are really back.” Richard Rushfield and Elaine Low join Sean McNulty to report what they saw during their three...
28 Apr 202345min
The Dark Underbelly of 'Love is Blind'
As Hollywood braces for a writers strike, one genre of television will remain unscathed: unscripted. But reality has its own pitfalls: recently Netflix juggernaut Love is Blind whiffed in its attempt ...
21 Apr 202344min
Netflix Earnings: What We Learned
Sean McNulty and Elaine Low analyze what the co-CEOs said (and didn’t) in its Q1 earnings report about the strike, subscribers, the ad tier and passwords. For a full transcript, click here. This is...
19 Apr 202321min
Dr. Pimple Popper Meets Harry Potter
For the first time in 13 years, the iconic HBO moniker will not headline a platform as HBO Max becomes Max. Was the brand that snobby? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with ot...
14 Apr 202341min
Drop the ‘HBO.’ Just ‘Max.’ It’s Cleaner (Wait - Is It?)
Elaine Low and Sean McNulty discuss the implications of HBO Max's rebrand. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thea...
13 Apr 202323min
