Rabu, 01 Januari 2020
Confetti Rains Down as New York City Welcomes 2020 - VOA News
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Selasa, 31 Desember 2019
The Witcher’s success is held back by Netflix’s release strategy in a post-Game of Thrones world - The Verge
The Witcher has everything it needs to be Netflix’s next success: popular source material, a massive marketing campaign, a well-received performance by Henry Cavill, and an iconic meme in the form of the hit song “Toss A Coin To Your Witcher.” Yet, while certainly popular, it doesn’t seem like The Witcher is going to become “must see” television like other recent hits, such as The Mandalorian on Disney+ or Watchmen on HBO. At least part of the reason why is how Netflix released it: in a single, all-you-can-eat drop — like almost all of its other shows — instead of a more traditional weekly rollout.
Weekly releases have numerous benefits for fans: continued and focused conversation every week around the latest episode, a chance to digest and process events, and fewer demands on viewers’ time upfront.
By dropping every episode at once, Netflix is sacrificing weekly discussions around The Witcher for a short burst of popularity, after which it trickles off into the void as people’s attentions are quickly grabbed by the next big thing. That extra time between episodes would let viewership build over time, as more people hear about the show or proselytize it to their friends.
Compare that to a weekly release, like The Mandalorian, which captured a burst of attention with each new Baby Yoda GIF, or the weeklong discussions and theorizing that would fill the time between episodes of Watchmen. Not everyone may have been on board with The Mandalorian at first, but when everyone else on the internet started talking about it and sharing GIFs, they may have been willing to give it a shot.
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Weekly releases (at reasonable hours) also transform streaming shows into the kind of appointment television that viewers flock to and watch together, reacting in real time. The weekly release schedule means everyone is roughly at the same place in the series; for the most part, no one is confused about why the song from the bard is a big deal because they haven’t gotten up to that episode yet.
A weekly release also makes it less of a slog to actually watch a show. Give someone one episode, with the promise of more, and you’ve given them something to look forward to without demanding too much time upfront. Netflix dumps hours of content on viewers at once, demanding that they watch it all in a binge session that the site used to be famous for.
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It’s not that The Witcher isn’t popular, either: at least one data firm says it’s more popular than The Mandalorian, at least for its first weekend debut, per Business Insider. But even if that number is correct, it’s just a single week, compared to the months that The Mandalorian dominated the conversation. How long can The Witcher keep that success going with no new episodes to drive viewers back and plenty of other new content waiting in their queues?
None of this is to say that Netflix’s traditional “dump it all in a single day” strategy isn’t always effective. Some of its original series — the three seasons of Stranger Things, for example, The Umbrella Academy, or any of the various Marvel shows it used to make — are filmed and designed as what amounts to a single 10-or-so-hour-long movie that just happens to have convenient episode breaks. While weekly releases still might make more sense, at least from a mindshare perspective, the release strategy there is at least understandable given the nature of the content.
There was a time when Netflix’s approach was seen as a breath of fresh air, especially compared to the bloated, 24-episode and months-long seasons that dominated traditional broadcast. Netflix’s strategy killed the cruft, and promised an almost cinematic-like experience where the entire show hit at once. But hours-long TV show seasons aren’t movies, and trying to force episodic stories into a cinematic box just doesn’t work.
Even among Netflix’s shows, though, The Witcher in particular feels designed for a weekly release, given the literal “monster-of-the-week” style plotting that (at least for part of the season) sees Geralt go somewhere and fight something in fairly self-contained chunks. Add in the twisting timelines and developing storylines, and you’ve got a show that’s almost tailor-made for today’s Game of Thrones / Westworld / Watchmen-style cottage industry that loves to theorize and debate over shows. It’s hard to have a Witcher podcast series, for example, when all the discussion happens over the course of a weekend.
Game of Thrones style juggernauts are few and far between, even as more and more companies try to hit whatever magic combination of popularity and quality makes a show so hyped. Not every show will be the next Game of Thrones or Mandalorian — take Apple TV Plus’ See, which had a weekly release, huge budget, and star-studded cast but still flopped by virtue of not being very good.
The Witcher probably won’t be the next Game of Thrones. It’s probable that no show ever will be: the success of Thrones looks increasingly like a once-in-a-generation type of occasion. But Netflix’s release strategy isn’t giving its best shows the chance to even try, with the service choosing to burn off all its content in a single shot instead of a slower burn that could see it rise to greater heights.
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2019-12-31 14:00:00Z
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Netflix UK reveals top 10 shows of 2019 - but The Crown misses out - BBC News
Royal TV drama The Crown has failed to make Netflix UK's top 10 list of its most popular releases of 2019.
The streaming giant's top 10 includes Martin Scorsese film The Irishman, Stranger Things 3 and After Life.
The top spot went to Netflix's documentary about the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann in 2007.
But series three of The Crown did not make the list, despite being nominated for a raft of Golden Globe awards.
Peter Morgan's third season will be up for best television drama series at next week's coveted Hollywood awards ceremony, while Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies - who have taken over as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh - are up for best actress and actor respectively.
Helena Bonham Carter rounds off the show's nominations with a nod in the best supporting actress category for playing Princess Margaret.
Netflix's top 10 most popular releases of 2019 in the UK
- The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
- 6 Underground
- Murder Mystery
- The Witcher
- The Irishman
- After Life
- Stranger Things 3
- Our Planet
- Sex Education
- Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes: Limited Series
The list is thought to be based on the number of UK accounts that have watched at least two minutes of a title during its first 28 days on release this year. Netflix does not usually release exact numbers.
But in July, the streamer did release the figures for the third instalment of Stranger Things after it broke the service's record, with more than 40 million households around the world watching the show in its first four days.
Ricky Gervais's latest effort After Life appeared to have had more enduring appeal in the UK, listed as the second most popular series release this year behind US fantasy show The Witcher.
Responding to the news, Gervais wrote on Twitter that he "still can't quite believe" his show, about the emotional journey of a grieving husband and journalist, beat the latest edition of Millie Bobby Brown and co's slick sci-fi horror series and US psychological thriller show You.
Netflix's top 10 most popular series releases of 2019 in the UK
- The Witcher
- After Life
- Stranger Things 3
- Sex Education
- The Umbrella Academy
- You
- Unbelievable
- Top Boy
- Black Mirror
- Dirty John
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2019-12-31 11:41:53Z
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'Possibly another baby' on the cards for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next year - Yahoo News
Another baby could be on the cards for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex next year, according to one royal expert.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan welcomed baby Archie to the world in May this year, taking him with them on their first overseas tour as a family to South Africa in September.
And it might not be long before Archie has a sibling, royal commentator Omid Scobie has suggested.
READ MORE: Why Meghan Markle is called a princess on royal baby Archie's birth certificate
Asked about the Sussexes plans for 2020, the royal editor at large for Harper’s Bazaar told Yahoo UK’s ‘The Royal Special’ that it is likely to be a busy year for the royal couple.
He said: “I think the big thing next year is the launch of the Sussex Royal Foundation, that is their focus now.
“Although they’re technically not working at the moment I don’t believe for a second that they’re not spending time planning this because a launch will be around the end of the first quarter, beginning of second quarter, of next year. So that will very much really see 2020 for them.
READ MORE: Baby Archie given a South African name during royal tour
In a hint about more big change in the couple’s personal life, he added: “I don’t think we’ll see many new patronages or anything like that, I think it will really focus on what they have on the table now - possibly another baby, who knows...”
Prince Harry has previously said that he and Meghan will have no more than two children because of concerns for the environment.
In an interview with primatologist Jane Goodall for British Vogue when it was guest-edited by his wife, Harry said becoming a father in May had changed his perspective.
He said: “I view it differently now, without question. But I've always wanted to try and ensure that, even before having a child and hoping to have children.”
When Goodall added “Not too many,” Harry said: “two, maximum”.
Asked whether having another child would be too much for Meghan, who has admitted struggling this year living in the spotlight as a new mother, Scobie said the couple’s life away from that “noise” was “beautiful” and it wouldn’t be surprising if they wanted to grow.
He said: “I think this shows that their focus really, away from all the noise, is the beautiful family life that they have at home that is great.
“That is the positivity in their life and why wouldn’t you want that to grow?”
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2019-12-31 10:14:00Z
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Michelle Williams reportedly pregnant, engaged to 'Hamilton' director Thomas Kail - Page Six
Michelle Williams is reportedly engaged to the Tony Award-winning director of “Hamilton” — and the two are expecting a child.
Williams, who recently split with musician Phil Elverum, was spotted with director Thomas Kail, 42, in London where she is filming “Venom 2,” according to People magazine.
A source told the publication that Matilda, Williams’ 14-year-old daughter with the late Heath Ledger, set up the two lovebirds and that they eventually decided to marry.
The actress was also spotted buying baby clothes, the magazine said.
Williams and Elverum — who performs folk music under the moniker Mount Eerie — divorced eight months ago.
Kail directed the 39-year-old actress in the F/X drama Fosse/Verdon, where Williams plays dancer Gwen Verdon.
In addition to “Hamilton,” Kail also directed the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical “In the Heights” on Broadway.
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2019-12-31 07:31:00Z
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The biggest Netflix hit of 2019 was, wait ... Murder Mystery? - South China Morning Post
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- The biggest Netflix hit of 2019 was, wait ... Murder Mystery? South China Morning Post
- 'Murder Mystery' tops Netflix's most-popular titles of 2019 CNN
- 'Murder Mystery' Tops List of Most Popular Netflix Original Movies & Shows of 2019 HYPEBEAST
- ‘Murder Mystery’ tops Netflix 2019 shows, ‘The Crown’ out of top 10 Malay Mail
- ‘Murder Mystery,’ ‘Stranger Things 3’ top Netflix 2019 releases New York Post
- View full coverage on Google News
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2019-12-31 10:00:11Z
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'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker': Why Is Kelly Marie Tran's Rose Tico Only Onscreen for 76 Seconds? - Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Director J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has taken a lot of heat from fans since its December 20th release. Viewers have picked apart the entry for a number of different reasons, but the lack of screen time for Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico was one of the more surprising developments in the film. So why did Abrams decide to reduce Tran’s involvement, despite teasing that she was going to play a big role in the Star Wars franchise?
Tran gets bashed on social media
After the release of Star Wars; The Last Jedi, Tran received a lot of backlash on social media in regard to her character’s role in the movie.
The actress was harassed so much that she was forced to shut down all of her social media accounts. Some of her co-stars even spoke out in support of her, which goes to show how much it was affecting everyone.
Given her prominence in The Last Jedi, Tran’s character was clearly going to play an important part in the events in The Rise of Skywalker. Only that did not happen.
Somewhere in the development of the last Star Wars, Abrams decided to significantly reduce Tran’s part, which has not gone over well with fans. Abrams has not discussed why Tran did not appear more in the movie, but it may have had something to do with the previous backlash.
How much screen time did Tran get?
After enjoying a bunch of screen time in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Tran’s character barely appeared at all in The Rise of Skywalker. According to We Got This Covered, Rose only had a whopping 76 seconds of screen time in the film.
The character first appears at the very beginning of the movie when everyone is getting ready to leave the planet, Pasanna. Finn (John Boyega) is shown telling Rose that she is supposed to stay behind.
Rose is pretty much absent from the rest of the last movie in the Star Wars saga. She later pops up during a battle between the Resistance and the First Order, but her scene is very small.
The lack of screen time has been heavily criticized, and some fans view it as validation for all the hate the actress received for The Last Jedi. While we would have loved to see Rose in more scenes, she may have had a more prominent role in the original plan.
Was Tran supposed to get a bigger role?
A previous cut of Star Wars reportedly shows Rose in a much larger capacity than what fans watched in theaters.
In a recent interview, Tran revealed that she was looking forward to seeing her character and Daisy Ridley’s Ray in an epic scene together, which was mysteriously absent from the final cut of Star Wars.
“I think it’s really cool at all that they are even in scenes together because in Jedi we weren’t in any scenes together,” Tran shared. “It was really cool to have feminine energy on set. I wish I could tell you more but I’m really excited for people to see [Rose and Rey] interact. They both have the same objective which is to fight for the things you believe in and the people you love.
The interview came right after Tran watched an early screening of the movie, which apparently contained the scene in question. But in the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Abrams cut the scene between Tran and Ridley altogether.
We have no idea what the scene entailed, but it is a shame that it was removed. Hopefully, it is included when the movie is released on DVD.
Star Wars fans speak out
So far, The Rise of Skywalker has been met with mixed reviews from Star Wars fans across the globe. The same holds true for the lack of screen time for Tran’s character.
Some fans were really looking forward to seeing what Abrams had in store for Rose, while others were happy with the decision to cut her from the action.
Taking to Twitter, fans expressed their varying views on the subject. The discussion has led to the creation of the hashtag, #RoseTicoDeservedBetter, though not everyone is on board with the movement.
One fan even shared a photo of a bunch of Rose action figures on a clearance rack at a store as a way to prove that the character is not that popular with fans.
Whatever the case, it will be interesting to hear what Abrams has to say about why he choose to cut Tran’s scenes. In the meantime, fans can watch Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in theaters.
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2019-12-30 14:29:09Z
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