With its shares in free fall after a dismal third-quarter earnings report, Dish Network executives faced the music with Wall Street, conceding in an earnings call that they face an array of intensifying challenges.
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Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has responded to criticisms that Netflix “ruined” the show.The anthology show was originally launched on Channel 4, where it stayed for two seasons. Brooker recently revealed that the network effectively “cancelled” the series in his new book, Inside Black Mirror, which prompted the move to Netflix for its third season in 2016.
However, Black Mirror has long sustained criticisms that the streaming platform has contributed to the hit-and-miss nature of the show’s later seasons.In a recent Sydney SXSW panel (October 18), Brooker expanded on these critiques, saying: “One of the criticisms we sometimes get is, ‘I prefer the show when it was British and everyone in it was miserable and everything smelled a little bit of s*** and all the stories were horrible.“And then it’s gone to Netflix and suddenly everything’s sunny and happy and everyone has wonderful teeth, and it’s full of Hollywood stars and it’s lost that edge.”Since the show moved to Netflix, Black Mirror has featured stars such as Miley Cyrus, (whose house apparently burned down whilst filming her episode), Salma Hayek (who was worried her episode would get her “in trouble”), and Aaron Paul, amongst others.Brooker said he accepted and understood the criticism, saying “everyone expected me to be like the Unabomber” once he did business with the US.However, he revealed the “happiest” episode of Black Mirror, ‘San Junipero’, was written “off my own back”. The acclaimed love story between two women in a simulation for the elderly stars Mackenzie Davis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.“I was aware we’re going on a global platform now, so we’ve got to make these stories a bit more international,” he continued.
With its shares in free fall after a dismal third-quarter earnings report, Dish Network executives faced the music with Wall Street, conceding in an earnings call that they face an array of intensifying challenges.
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Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre has revealed that he has “healed” his relationship with the show’s former star Charlie Sheen. The news comes ahead of the launch of How to Be a Bookie, a new comedy television series created by Lorre and starring Sheen. In 2011, Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men after his behaviour became increasingly erratic.
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Variety on Wednesday. “And that friendship just suddenly seemed to be there again.”“I don’t want to be too mawkish about it, but it was healing,” Lorre continued. “And he was also totally game to make fun of himself.
honored the late Matthew Perry on Sunday by leading hundreds of Australian fans in a rendition of the iconic “Friends” theme song, “I’ll Be There for You,” written by the Rembrandts. In a TikTok, Puth, 31, can be seen sitting at a piano playing the first verse of the hit NBC show’s theme while fans belt out the words.At the end of the song, the “We Don’t Talk Anymore” singer seamlessly transitioned into the 2015 hit “See You Again,” which was written by Puth and rapper Wiz Khalifa for the film “Furious 7” as a tribute to Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in 2013 shortly after completing the movie.The video, which has been viewed nearly 12 million times, caused several fans of both Puth and Perry to be overcome with emotion.“And then he transitions into ‘see you again,’ ” one fan wrote.
Charlie Puth paid tribute to recently deceased Friends star Matthew Perry at his concert in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday.Puth, a longtime fan of the popular ’90s sitcom, dedicated a sentimental piano version of the iconic theme song ‘I’ll Be There For You’ at his concert in Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena to the actor, who passed away at his Los Angeles home on Saturday.“I want to dedicate this song, to another song, and if it makes you think of a person, that’s who it’s dedicated to. Does this mean anything to you?”, Puth said to the cheers from the crowd before launching into the heartfelt rendition of the song.
Geri Horner was forced to endure an awkward interview with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty on BBC Breakfast this week which left viewers cringing over their uncomfortable chat.
Valerie Wu Intern Jack Black donned his “Kung Fu Panda” character’s uniform — in other words, was shirtless — to sing Taylor Swift‘s “Anti-Hero” at a SAG-AFTRA fundraiser on Oct. 25. In fan-captured footage uploaded to X (formerly Twitter), Black is seen on onstage, having just performed a stand-up comedy set at the “Give Back-ular Spectacular!” event held at the Orpheum Theater, which supports members of SAG-AFTRA affected by the current strike.
Jack Black took it upon himself to raise the spirits of his fellow striking actors by stripping to his underwear and singing a Taylor Swift song at a fundraiser.Black was performing at the Give Back-ular Spectacular! Show on Wednesday (October 25) at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, an event held to support members of the acting union SAG-AFTRA who are struggling due to the strikes.Black, who had been expected to perform a stand-up set, ripped his shirt off and walked through the crowd, asking for any song requests.Responding to one suggestion for Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’, Black said, “I know that one. Everyone knows that fucking song!”Audience member Amrita Khalid shared the clip of the performance on X, formerly known as Twitter, adding, “Watching Jack Black strip and then serenade us with Taylor Swift wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023”.Watching Jack Black strip and then serenade us with Taylor Swift wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023.
William Earl TikTok has announced its first-ever live global music event for fans, with a lineup that includes Cardi B, Niall Horan, Anitta and Charlie Puth. The social media platform is set to host “In the Mix” at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona on December 10. In addition to the headliners, TikTok is planning to highlight musicians from its emerging artist program Elevate with performances from Kaliii, Isabel LaRosa, Sam Barber and Lu Kala.
K.J. Yossman Ben Whishaw (“Paddington”) and “Happy Valley’s” Sarah Lancashire are set to join Keira Knightley in Netflix’s upcoming spy series “Black Doves,” Variety can exclusively confirm. More details about the series, which was written and created by “The Lazarus Project” showrunner Joe Barton, have also emerged.
Old Dads, a new film on Netflix, has sharply divided viewers upon its release this week.With a 17 per cent critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has already received a wholly negative response from journalists, whereas viewers on social media are much more divided. The audience voted score on Rotten Tomatoes currently stands at 89 per cent.Old Dads is about a trio of late-middle-age fathers Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine, who “find themselves battling preschool principals, millennial CEOs and anything created after 1987,” according to the official synopsis.
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Keith Richards has said that The Rolling Stones were prompted to make their new album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’, partly because of drummer Charlie Watts‘ death.Watts passed away from throat cancer in August 2021, at the age of 80. However, he still plays on two songs from the record, ‘Mess It Up’ and ‘Live By The Sword’.Richards has pinpointed that in a new interview as one of the things that compelled him and Mick Jagger to get back into the studio.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker revealed in June that he experimented with having the artificial intelligence chatbot known as ChatGPT write an episode of his beloved anthology series. The final results were “shit,” he said at the time. During a recent panel at Sydney’s International Convention Centre SXSW event (via The Guardian), Brooker opened up further about the experiment.
Stereogum, Solomon had been Djing for over a decade and reportedly became interested in the art form after helping to broker a deal for a Las Vegas casino.Since then, he’s performed at major events such as Lollapalooza and a private Chainsmokers concert in the middle of the pandemic which ended up being investigated by the New York Health Department.In 2018, he became Goldman’s chief executive. The news of him giving up his art form comes just as it was reported that profits at the bank have plummeted “36pc to $1.88bn (£1.54bn) in the three months to September as it grappled with losses from its ill-fated bet on consumer lending and write downs on its real estate investments.” (per The Telegraph)It marks the eighth straight quarter in which Goldman has suffered a drop in profits and comes after a tumultuous few months for him.Close sources to Solomon have reported that he “has decided to stop DJing at high-profile events following criticism that his hobby created a distraction from his work leading the Wall Street firm.” (per The Financial Times)Goldman spokesman Tony Fratto said in a statment: “This is not news.