16% of Canadians don’t use cable.
Some pretty fascinating demographics, and a good reminder of differences between countries.
– Steven
Video, Film, and Television
Sharknado Sequel In The Works
There will be a sequel to Sharknado, that oddball film that burned up social media while kicking science in the groin.
This gets The Asylum and their mockbusters, derivatives, and weird b-movies even more attention. I swear they’re in serious danger of going legit – and frankly jokes aside films like these provide a place to get experience, build a career, re-establish a career, etc. Just with sharks in Tornados.
If you can’t wait, here’s some suggestions for a sequel. I’m partial to “Sharkalance.”
– Steven
No One Weeps For Hollywood
It seems like the last few weeks we’ve been discussing the potential of a Hollywood meltdown. Admittedly with Spielberg starts talking disaster, you listen. There’s plenty of comments on it, from our own Serdar to Cracked.com.
So though I don’t think we’re there yet, I have to concede that it seems Hollywood is heading for a meltdown. The second half of the summer doesn’t seem to be going too hot, though I will say Despicable Me 2 really did deserve to do well.
But my praise for the family/superhero/romcom/comedy of the summer aside, I do think that the meltdown is coming, probably next year, as the pre-planned tent poles don’t provide a lot of support. So what happens if there is a Hollywood collapse, with a huge amount of blockbusters not making enough money, and the risk-phobic studios not being sure what to do?
One of my first thoughts is that a lot of people won’t give a damn.