They literally just had WWDC, Mac/iOS hardware comes later in the year. It's been this way for many years...
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Apple Orders 'Little Voices' Series from Producer J.J. Abrams, Featuring Original Music by Sara Bareilles
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They literally just had WWDC, Mac/iOS hardware comes later in the year. It's been this way for many years...
The "This man ruined Star Trek" comments making me think of https://entertainment.theonion.com/trekkies-bash-new-star-trek-film-as-fun-watchable-1819594814
Prepare yourself for an invite from Eddy to watch the premiere in his home cinema.
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Season cycle or not - the problem with Tim's pipeline is that the start gets fed by the end - and there is so little in between
Even Hindi car has more product launches
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People with no experience but with billions to spend.
This guy frayed the fine line between magic and adventure of Star Wars, and made horrible hanging and broken plots and characters in The Force Awakens. Then had the audacity to tell me that my problems with it and it’s horrible sequel were because I hated women. I want none of him, or anything he touches.
Who is Apple’s target audience? Netflix must laughing their socks off.
Well, apparently they are hellbent on being "family friendly" so that immediately rules out anything like a lot (all?) of what you listed. They got outbid on some stuff like JJ Abrams science fiction project and new Indiana Jones series. So far very unimpressed with Apple's efforts in original video, it's a Siri-level failure at this point.
How does this guy still get gigs he is a Hollywood hack that rips off ideas and as helped destroy 2 massive sci-fi franchises which is quite an achievement!
Family friendly except when it comes to music they’re willing to sell on iTunes that Apple itself labels “explicit”.
Seriously, I’m fine with such music being sold on iTunes, but the hypocrisy seems clear. Family friendly stuff is fantastic, but not offering anything but G or PG rated fare is not going to dethrone Netflix or Amazon Prime etc.. I love Andy Griffith, but also not my choice for hard hitting crime drama.Can they not integrate parental controls and still produce edgier fare? Perhaps that’s not feasible. I just find the stamping of certain songs on iTunes as explicit clearly an admission that Apple willing to forgo family friendly posture where it’s not so visible and quite lucrative. But maybe carpool karaoke will include songs with F bombs, or songs about Hos and B****es, etc.
Anyhow, it’s not like anyone demanding porn or only R type stuff. But a “walled garden” for TV product won’t work like it might for Apple elsewhere.
Seriously, I’m fine with such music being sold on iTunes, but the hypocrisy seems clear. Family friendly stuff is fantastic, but not offering anything but G or PG rated fare is not going to dethrone Netflix or Amazon Prime etc.. I love Andy Griffith, but also not my choice for hard hitting crime drama.Can they not integrate parental controls and still produce edgier fare? Perhaps that’s not feasible. I just find the stamping of certain songs on iTunes as explicit clearly an admission that Apple willing to forgo family friendly posture where it’s not so visible and quite lucrative. But maybe carpool karaoke will include songs with F bombs, or songs about Hos and B****es, etc.
Anyhow, it’s not like anyone demanding porn or only R type stuff. But a “walled garden” for TV product won’t work like it might for Apple elsewhere.
the first reboot was quite good, but Into Darkness, my god Scotty could have flown the Enterprise drunk on scotch through the plot holes in that POS.
Apple could be smart and REACH OUT to diverse and undiscovered talent and properties, take chances on small projects that can become big, but they decide to reheat the stale leftovers of the 2000s.
Entertainment hasn't become this regurgitated since the early 70s when it was a cloistered group of malcontents making the movies and TV for their own echo chamber. You had the young sardonics or the old swingers dredging up Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. and the like.
Entertainment hasn't become this regurgitated since the early 70s when it was a cloistered group of malcontents making the movies and TV for their own echo chamber. You had the young sardonics or the old swingers dredging up Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. and the like.
It’ll never happen - long time ago in a galaxy far far away vs. a long time from now, in this galaxy. But, then again, JJ............
‘Zactly! Loved some of his work, but his “emotional outburst” over SW series is a negative for me.
It’s no surprise Apple isn’t seeking to produce any hit series here though - they bought “carpool karaoke” when it was already going out of style. If they are trying to produce something “big,” then clearly, they have the wrong people at the helm of this project.
I’m not sure, but that might’ve been Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof who said that. I don’t think Abrams was as involved in the latter seasons. Yeah, the two guys I mentioned insisted at least once that Lost had a “beginning, middle and end” and even declined when ABC offered to renew them for a seventh and eighth season (I’m sure it had nothing to do with all of those actors getting tired of having to fly to Hawaii and asking for more and more money each season.) Then when the show ended with its stupid “And they all went to Heaven together!” Ending, they insisted that the whole time Lost was about the characters. Y’know, the show that had an entire season about going back in time.
I'm really bothered by the tendency on MacRumors, and all of these Internet forums, to have the crowd gather and be know-it-alls spouting nonsense. A modern type. Do the Russian bots hang out here on their off time?
Could you please expand on your comments? I'm no film/TV critic. But I'm old enough to remember TV and movies in the 70s. It was crap. Which I think is what you are saying. But you say it much better than I can.
In my opinion, J.J. Abrams has been instrumental in moving SciFi into popular culture which I think overall has helped the genre. More popularity means more money for SciFi shows.
Also my opinion, it is very difficult to do good SciFi. The challenge for anyone doing SciFi is that they need to keep the story moving along. If the story starts to drag for any reason, the inevitable plot holes that are inherent become apparent.
You can analyze an Science Fiction after reading or viewing and you will always find plot holes. The trick for the creator of Science Fiction is to keep you focused on the story and not thinking about the plot holes.
Just my two credits.
Yeah but Abrams was there to the end for FELICITY and ALIAS. Both of which had horrible endings (In fact, Lindeloff ripped off the ALIAS ending), not befitting of either series, much less pleasing to the fans. LOST was Abrams baby, and ultimately the buck stopped with him, especially since he's a known control freak and micromanager -- so it's unlikely that LOST ending happened without his blessing.
But surely they’re still a computer company right? RIGHT?????!!!!!!!
I don't know why people are complaining. Apple has already risen to be the worlds leader in making watch straps. It makes sense that they would diversify and move into something like TV shows. Rumour has it that they might even branch out into making computers. It's only a rumour though and it's a bit far out so I wouldn't hold my breath.
Nope. They're a sales company, like every other company. They sell stuff for money and the big boys pocket the profits.
Well considering most of his project lately have been total crap, i think it's safe to say that all he does is come along, work 1 day on a project, stamp his name on it, and then move to a new one.
He was named successor to King Spielberg. The monarch’s name goes on everything.
Apple Sales Inc. run and owned by men. Got it.