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February 21, 2020

Viacom And CBS Announce Huge Streaming Project

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You may have heard that, recently, CBS and its former parent company Viacom got back together after their ugly 2000s divorce. What made them believe they could make a second go at coupleship? Perhaps it’s the whole “streaming wars” thing. The newly reformed ViacomCBS, as one of its first announcements, says it is looking into pooling all its properties — CBS, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, Comedy Central, and even that free PlutoTV thing, which you didn’t know was a Viacom property until now — into one mega monolith that they can charge mega moolah for. They’re calling it a “‘House of Brands’ product,” but they’ll probably come up with a better name. You might be thinking, “Isn’t CBS All Access their entry in the streaming wars? And isn’t it doing fine?” CBS All Access was how small-time CBS did business. ViacomCBS bulks up to giant size, and kicks stuff around like Godzilla on Ghidora. It’s a new ballgame! However, getting the family solidly together is going to be a

March 24, 2019

This Is An Action Adventure Movie Starring Dora The Explorer

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When you go to the theater and the trailers start, part of the game is trying to figure out which licensed property the current trailer is based on before the title comes up. In this day and age, no investor will finance any blockbuster film that isn’t based on a pre-existing IP, so if a trailer starts and a hippopotamus appears, you think “this must be a Hungry Hungry Hippos movie.” Or if a chef in a white hat appears, you think “this is a Chef Boyardee movie.” The moment this one starts, though, it’s a little hard to believe. You see a Latina girl standing in some ancient ruins, on the precipice of a cliff, about to take a flying leap. Then you look closer and you notice she’s wearing a pink shirt, red shorts and carrying a blue backpack, and you think……NO. No, this can’t be right! I’d believe a movie based on a board game or pasta soup, but…this CAN’T be what it looks like, can it?