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Rod T. Faulkner
Rod T. Faulkner

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Rising Subscription Costs: Streamers’ Tactic in the Face of SAG-AFTRA and WGA Demands

How streamers are using price hikes to gain advantage in the labor standoff — Disney+ is joining a growing list of streamers increasing the prices of their subscription services. The dubious justification for these price hikes is the streamers are claiming dire economic straits. In my opinion, there is another agenda behind these price increases, as well as the timing of them, and it…

Television

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Rising Subscription Costs: Streamers’ Tactic in the Face of SAG-AFTRA and WGA Demands
Rising Subscription Costs: Streamers’ Tactic in the Face of SAG-AFTRA and WGA Demands
Television

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The Shortform

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Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis

Working in visual effects in Tinseltown is often a losing proposition — Visual effects (VFX) artists play a key role in the success of films that rely on visual spectacle to sell their realities to audiences. But for years now, the VFX industry has toiled in Hollywood under exploitative, and in some cases, abusive working conditions. Unlike writers, directors, and actors, VFX…

Film

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Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis
Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis
Film

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Counter Arts

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The Resurgence Of ‘Star Trek’ Is The Best Thing To Happen To TV In Years

The venerated sci-fi franchise returns much-needed aspiration to speculative television — Critics scoff at Star Trek’s vision of the future as being ridiculously “utopian.” However, this cynical perspective ignores one important fact: we can’t create a better future or existence for ourselves without first imagining what that looks like. Until Star Trek: Discovery’s debut in 2017 on the then CBS All…

Star Trek

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The Resurgence Of ‘Star Trek’ Is The Best Thing To Happen To TV In Years
The Resurgence Of ‘Star Trek’ Is The Best Thing To Happen To TV In Years
Star Trek

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Aug 14

Confessions Of An Early Bird

Why this introvert embraces the break of dawn — The wee hours of the morning are a treasured time for me. As a child, my maternal grandmother lived with us. She would rise every day at 4 AM, pray, make her first cup of coffee of the day, and begin preparing breakfast for the rest of the family. Mornings…

Introvert

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Confessions Of An Early Bird
Confessions Of An Early Bird
Introvert

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Freethinkr

·Jul 31

A Conspiracy Theory I Believe About The Site ‘Formerly Known As Twitter’

Why the death of Twitter may have been intentional from the start — With the rebranding of Twitter into the site now inanely christened “X,” the last rites for the controversial social media platform are all but complete. As with many former users, my 14-year relationship with Twitter can best be described as fraught. …

Twitter

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A Conspiracy Theory I Believe About The Site ‘Formerly Known As Twitter’
A Conspiracy Theory I Believe About The Site ‘Formerly Known As Twitter’
Twitter

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The Shortform

·Jul 3

What July 4th Means to This Black Man

The hypocrisy of U.S. independence — What do you think of every fourth of July? Do you think of valiant colonists fighting for independence against the British empire? Do you imagine “Old Glory” waving in the wind? Do you see Bald eagles soaring majestically against blue skies? Does the national anthem begin playing in your head? …

History

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What July 4th Means to This Black Man
What July 4th Means to This Black Man
History

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The Shortform

·Jul 2

How San Diego Comic Con Created Its Own Existential Crisis

The convention known as the mecca of geek and pop culture lost its original focus some time ago — San Diego Comic Con (SDCC), the top pop culture convention in the world, is facing an existential crisis. The convention’s biggest draw — Hollywood — will have a severely reduced presence at this year’s event. Confirmed to be skipping SDCC for 2023 are Marvel Studios, Netflix, Sony, HBO, and Universal.

Comic Con

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How San Diego Comic Con Created Its Own Existential Crisis
How San Diego Comic Con Created Its Own Existential Crisis
Comic Con

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Jun 25

Four Of The Biggest Business Blunders Of The 21st Century

These examples show how lack of vision and forward-thinking can defeat even the most powerful industry players — Many once prominent corporations and businesses have seen their market share drastically diminished - or destroyed entirely - due to hubris and lack of forward-thinking. The following four examples are among the most egregious existential blunders made by big businesses since the beginning of this century:

Business

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Four Of The Biggest Business Blunders Of The 21st Century
Four Of The Biggest Business Blunders Of The 21st Century
Business

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Counter Arts

·Jun 20

Indie Film: The Savior Of Onscreen Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The most interesting, diverse, and unique onscreen speculative stories are from the independent film world — So, more feature films based on The Lord Of The Rings are being planned, with the original LOTR film trilogy director Peter Jackson reportedly in talks to be involved. This is in addition to the nearly one billion dollar LOTR: The Rings Of Power streaming series on Amazon Prime Video…

Science Fiction

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Indie Film: The Savior Of Onscreen Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Indie Film: The Savior Of Onscreen Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Science Fiction

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Counter Arts

·Jun 11

Why Hollywood Coddles Abusers Of All Types In The Name Of Art

One prevalent myth enables bad behavior by the powerful — The American entertainment industry has not only normalized abuse, mistreatment, and exploitation, it has too often relied on these things to function. — Maureen Ryan, Burn It Down I’ve been reading Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, And A Call For Change In Hollywood by journalist Maureen Ryan. …

Television

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Why Hollywood Coddles Abusers Of All Types In The Name Of Art
Why Hollywood Coddles Abusers Of All Types In The Name Of Art
Television

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Rod T. Faulkner

Rod T. Faulkner

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Proud Blerd. I write about sci-fi, fantasy, and other areas of interest. Founder of EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast. https://bio.site/eyeonscifi Chocolate lover.

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