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The Netflix Threat to Quality TV

Whether anyone intended it to happen, somehow TV has become better than just about any movie that comes out of Hollywood. But this could...

Seth LeviApril 24, 2013

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The End of TV Advertisements

TV broadcasters are meeting this week in Las Vegas to discuss their growing concern over cord-cutters and the resulting decline in advertisement revenue. It’s...

Seth LeviApril 10, 2013

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Time for a Nonprofit Studio?

Easily the biggest piece of entertainment news this month was that the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign raised several million dollars overnight. As many people...

Seth LeviMarch 27, 2013

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Are Spoilers Off-Limits for GAME OF THRONES: Season 3?

The Game of Thrones Season 3 premier is days away, but I have to be a mute because I’ve read the books. My friends...

Seth LeviMarch 13, 2013

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Return of the Epic Length

When I think of Hollywood in the 1950s and ‘60s, one thing that quickly comes to mind are movies that were so long that...

Seth LeviFebruary 27, 2013

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Hollywood’s Responsibility to Get Science Right

I’m ashamed to admit it, but I was lurking Battleship on HBO the other night — I’m always curious if a movie is quite...

Seth LeviFebruary 13, 2013

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Stop Pretending That You’re Above a Good Fake Dead Girlfriend Gossip Story

As the Manti Te’o controversy has been fiercely raging for the last several weeks, the reactions in the comments sections of online media outlets...

Seth LeviJanuary 30, 2013

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What HOMELAND Can Learn From THE WIRE

We all know that the last season of Homeland was below par — I’m not going to relitigate that. But what I find striking...

Seth LeviJanuary 16, 2013

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It’s Time To Kill The Origin Story

We’ve been so inundated with super hero movies in the last decade that we’re now well into reboot territory. In 2012 Spider-Man was rebooted,...

Seth LeviJanuary 3, 2013

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TV Resolution’s Brick Wall

The hot feature for home video gadgets this holiday season is 4k upscaling. All the new Blu-ray players and A/V receivers have it and...

Seth LeviDecember 5, 2012

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STAR WARS EPISODE VII? Why Not!

My first reaction to announcement of Star Wars Episode VII, was an intense feeling of dread — like a great disturbance in the force....

Seth LeviNovember 1, 2012

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The Sad Truth About James Bond

It’s a James Bond anniversary year, which means lots of marathons and retrospectives. But the truth that no one wants to talk about is...

Seth LeviOctober 29, 2012

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A Final Apologist Post On WEEDS

About a month ago Weeds ended its eight-season run. Despite being Showtime’s first hit series, helping the network to gain ground on rival HBO,...

Seth LeviOctober 17, 2012

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A Year Later, Life Goes on Without Cable TV

After having cable TV for my entire adult life, last year I decided to cut the cord. Obviously, life went on. While I’m not...

Seth LeviOctober 1, 2012

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What the Oscars Can Learn from the Super Bowl

The problem with the Oscars is that it has two divergent goals: 1) Recognize excellence in filmmaking; and 2) Producer an award show that...

Seth LeviFebruary 13, 2012

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Riot at the Orchestra

In 1913 Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring caused a riot at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. In 2012, a ringing cell phone nearly caused a riot...

Seth LeviJanuary 16, 2012

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Making Sense of Hollywood’s Decline

The big, but quietly reported news out of Hollywood this week is that domestic movie attendance is at a 16-year low. That’s obviously a...

Seth LeviJanuary 3, 2012

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The Latest Affront to Moviemaking: CGI Blood

I’ve increasingly noticed that blood splattering in movies is being done in post-production with computers. I’ve ignored it for a while, but after watching...

Seth LeviDecember 19, 2011

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Denial Ain’t a River in Palo Alto

It’s incredible that people in the entertainment industry continue to deny the influence of social media – many still think it’s 1997. What follows...

Seth LeviDecember 6, 2011