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Christopher Walken Joins Cast of Upcoming Apple TV+ Thriller 'Severance'

carrrrrlos said:
Just watched The Morning Show - since Apple TV came free for a year w/ new purchase - pretty good. The Apple+ intro bumper is awful. Compared to many others, including Amazon, which has the most colorful, dynamic, and catchy tone.
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I like the Disney Bumpers for Marvel and even the Star Wars ones that you see at the start of the Mandalorian which eventually will include the rest of the Star Wars universe characters as they make more shows.
 
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lighthouse_man said:
He is an exceptional actor who played incredible roles and to reduce him to cowbell jokes shows the level of certain participants on this forum.
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I think he's an exceptional actor AND have the sense of humor to appreciate a classic comedic bit that has transcended the average popularity cycle of 2 minutes. No need for veiled insults.
 
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Veiled insults? Maybe you need to visit an ophthalmologist. My remarks were neither veiled nor were they insults. Anyway, I'm speaking for myself and not on his behalf but you seem to know him pretty well, you his neighbor? Say hi!
 
lighthouse_man said:
Veiled insults? Maybe you need to visit an ophthalmologist. My remarks were neither veiled nor were they insults. Anyway, I'm speaking for myself and not on his behalf but you seem to know him pretty well, you his neighbor? Say hi!
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My apologies if I misunderstood your post but....
lighthouse_man said:
to reduce him to cowbell jokes shows the level of certain participants on this forum.
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What exactly did you mean by the above?
 
There were a few commentators that referenced the cowbell sketch. A fine sketch by the way. It was directed at them. It wasn’t veiled. I am not interested in reprehending a specific post or a member on this forum. I don’t have the time for petty exchanges. If they feel insulted, maybe they should get educated about Wlaken by watching a few of his fine performances like in the Deer Hunter and King of New York.
 
lighthouse_man said:
He is an exceptional actor who played incredible roles and to reduce him to cowbell jokes shows the level of certain participants on this forum.
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It’s more like paying tribute. He took one of SNL’s usual stupid skits and made it entertaining and memorable. Not just anybody could have done with it what he did. That’s actually pretty damn cool.
 
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Imagine AppleTV+ becomes a success somewhere in the future or becomes a major/dominant player in the market.

Apple will apply AppStore information to movies - so no irrelevant information, no violence and no sex please. Apple wants to control the content and if Apple doesn't like the content it'll be rejected - like we see it happening on the AppStore. Furthermore Apple than wants its 30% share of every merchandise article sold.

Antitrust regulation should split Apple in a media and service company and another company producing hard and software. The one that controls hard and software should not control the AppStores or media content that is available on the devices.
 
AndiG said:
Imagine AppleTV+ becomes a success somewhere in the future or becomes a major/dominant player in the market.

Apple will apply AppStore information to movies - so no irrelevant information, no violence and no sex please. Apple wants to control the content and if Apple doesn't like the content it'll be rejected - like we see it happening on the AppStore. Furthermore Apple than wants its 30% share of every merchandise article sold.

Antitrust regulation should split Apple in a media and service company and another company producing hard and software. The one that controls hard and software should not control the AppStores or media content that is available on the devices.
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What do you think Apple is already doing with iTunes?

It’s no secret why Apple is doing TV+. It’s a means of getting users to open and use the TV app, thus exposing them to additional iTunes content and channels that they can purchase / subscribe to, which Apple gets an additional cut of.

There’s no conspiracy theory here.
 
GrumpyMom said:
It’s more like paying tribute. He took one of SNL’s usual stupid skits and made it entertaining and memorable. Not just anybody could have done with it what he did. That’s actually pretty damn cool.
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“Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

― Umberto Eco
 
lighthouse_man said:
“Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

― Umberto Eco
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You’re taking this all way too much to heart. You need more cowbell.
 
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davidec said:
Good on Apple for going for quality and using quality actors, directors and producers. Taking guidance rather than dictating. Apple + is a resounding success thus far and shows Netflix and other quantity over quality streamers to be finite
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The only Apple TV+ content I’ve appreciated was “morning wars” which was excellent in most regards. The rest of it I’ve turned off after five minutes. Sure netflix has a long tail but there’s a lot more than one show to watch!
Hopefully this is following the footsteps of “morning wars” not the rest of the mediocre colour by numbers formulaic ******** I saw on Apple TV+
 
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