#47 – Writers Strike, NBC Turmoil, and ‘Citadel’ Spends $300 Million On Some Spy Stuff
The one where we delete your memories.
May 5, 2023
The Writers Guild of America is on strike demanding a more equitable deal for streaming rights and we’re here with the entirely biased news and analysis you deserve as a true connoisseur of streaming. Coincidentally (really!) we’re reviewing the $300 million Russo Brothers spy series Citadel that just premiered on Amazon Prime Video. (Spoiler alert: We think there are better ways to spend $300 million.)
Plus:
- We’ll take a look at which shows are immediately impacted by the strike.
- Roy Wood Jr. hosts the White House Correspondents Dinner.
- The Super Mario streaming story gets Super Confusing… again.
- And, oh yeah, the head of NBC got fired in a scandal that tangentially involves Vladimir Putin and somehow that’s not the biggest story of the week.
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📺 Review: Citadel
🚨 Spoiler Alert: First 2 Episodes (starting at 40:53) 🚨
- Renewal Status: Renewed for Season 2
- Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video (Streaming Weekly)
- Spinoffs: Several reportedly in the works
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📼 Rewind Review: The Night Agent
🚨 Spoiler Alert for ALL EPISODES (starting at 1:00:38) 🚨
- Number of Seasons Overall: 1
- Renewal Status: Renewed for Season 2
- Where to Watch: Netflix
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🔗 Links:
- Roy Wood, Jr. COMPLETE REMARKS at 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner (C-SPAN) – YouTube
- Writers Strike Picket Lines Day 2: Bowen Yang, Krista Vernoff, Michael Schur, Cynthia Nixon – Sean Piccoli, Deadline
- Hollywood execs scrambling for response to writers strike literally everyone saw coming – William Hughes, A.V. Club
- Writers Strike: TV Shows Affected Include Night Court, Cobra Kai – Denise Petski, Deadline
- Writers Strike Shuts Down Late-Night Shows After WGA Talks With Studios Fail – Peter White, Deadline
- Hollywood writers are striking over low wages caused by streaming boom – Jess Weatherbed, The Verge
- Directors Guild Set To Fight For More Global Streaming Residuals In Contract Talks – David Robb, Deadline
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie has made a cool $1 billion – Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge
- The Mario Movie's Digital Launch Has Been Indefinitely Delayed – Josh Coulson, thegamer.com
- NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Firing Involved an Affair, Egos and Putin – Tatiana Siegel, Variety
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