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2025-02-21T13:38:09-07:00

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Future of Media 7: Animation

Last updated on: February 21, 2025 at 1:38 pm By Coyle Neal

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As we continue to predict what the future of media will look like in our chaotic 21st century, one thing to keep our eye on is animation. There has already been a revolution or two in this field–particularly with the development of CGI and the collapse of Disney as the sole animation studio in the country (yes, I know about Hanna-Barbera and Don Bluth–but look up where their animators came from, or went). Now any nerd with a computer can... Read more

2025-02-24T14:31:27-07:00

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Reacher Returns

Last updated on: February 24, 2025 at 2:31 pm By Coyle Neal

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Amazon has released the first three episodes of Reacher, and as with past seasons and versions, so far it is excellent. Beginning with a twist (and no, I’m not spoiling anything–it is both obviously a twist and quickly revealed to be one), we are thrown into a world of mystery, secrecy, and bodybuilders larger than Jack Reacher (no, seriously). Through the first three episodes the show has done a good job of both building the mystery and keeping it on a... Read more

2025-02-15T13:39:03-07:00

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Future of Media 6: The Stage

Last updated on: February 15, 2025 at 1:39 pm By Coyle Neal

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As we continue to think about what entertainment will look like in the media landscape in the coming years, especially as our culture continues to fragment, I want to off-road for a second into non-electronic media. As broadcast and streaming fragments, I think we are going to see a renaissance of live performances. Or maybe in the wake of the Eras tour, we’re going to see more of a renaissance of live performances. There are two reasons for this: first, as media... Read more

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2025-02-17T18:37:36-07:00

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SNL @ 50

Last updated on: February 17, 2025 at 6:37 pm By Coyle Neal

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I have never lived in an America without Saturday Night Live, and while my parents technically remember such a time by far the vast majority of their lives has involved hearing “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!” on the occasions they tuned in to NBC on Saturday nights at 10:30 (because that’s how Mountain Time roles–it also meant I could watch without having to stay up all night). Now SNL has turned 50, and on Sunday(!), February 16 they ran... Read more

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2025-02-02T18:48:42-07:00

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The Future of Media 5: Genre-Specific Fiction

Last updated on: February 2, 2025 at 6:48 pm By Coyle Neal

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As we continue to think about the future of media in a fragmented world, there is a real opportunity that everyone knows about, that has been around basically as long as media itself, and that few have successfully capitalized on. This is the potential of genre-specific fiction. There has of course always been a whole spectrum of genre fiction out there in visual media. Melies’ Trip to the Moon (Science Fiction, 1902) or Porter’s Great Train Robbery (Western, 1903) show that... Read more

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2025-01-26T14:25:14-07:00

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The Future of Media 4: Television

Last updated on: January 26, 2025 at 2:25 pm By Coyle Neal

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This series thinking about the future of media is wide ranging, as evidenced by the fact that I want to spend one post talking about the archaic technology of television. And I say “archaic” only partly ironically, in that TV obviously still exists. But the reality is that most of us aren’t watching it live, and we’re certainly not setting any schedules around it the way we used to. Aside from a handful of special events like the Superbowl (and even that... Read more

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2025-01-14T14:56:29-07:00

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The Future of Media 3: Repurposing Theaters

Last updated on: January 14, 2025 at 2:56 pm By Coyle Neal

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As we continue to think about what the coming new world order for entertainment will be, one question that’s almost (but not quite) a side-note is: what will happen to movie theaters? This isn’t a new question of course. The old stage theaters that had seen their day (especially in small towns) were dealt with, as were drive-in movie lots. Still, it feels different to see the big screens themselves collapsing. So what will happen to these buildings? Obviously simply... Read more

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2025-01-28T08:20:09-07:00

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How to Die Well

Last updated on: January 28, 2025 at 8:20 am By Coyle Neal

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How should we die? I think it was one of the Wesleys who noted that Christians are the ones who die well. I hope this is still true, but just how to do so can be a challenging question in an affluent nation with a Byzantine health care system. To help cut through the noise, reduce the fear, and manage the physical and emotional pain, Dr. Pamela Pyle has drawn on her years as a physician and written the excellent... Read more

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2025-01-14T14:32:21-07:00

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The Future of Media 2: Boutique Streaming Services

Last updated on: January 14, 2025 at 2:32 pm By Coyle Neal

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As we continue to think about what the future holds for media, I think it’s worth asking what streaming is going to look like. (We’ll get to non-streaming as well; did you remember that theaters still exist–as does broadcast television?) We’re in the middle of a streaming war right now that nobody seems able to win–though Netflix is clearly ahead of the rest. Still, we all know that Hulu, Prime, Peacock, HBO, and Paramount+ are options (among many others). So... Read more

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2025-01-19T15:51:30-07:00

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Disagreeing well

Last updated on: January 19, 2025 at 3:51 pm By Coyle Neal

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Continuing the not-necessarily-for-everyone exercise of reading through the Schaff set of Church Fathers (if my count is right, I should be done with this in only one more decade, give or take). My latest conquest here is Volume 3 of Series 2, containing the writings of Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, and Rufinus (mostly Theodoret, Rufinius, and Jerome). Frankly, it was excellent. Oh, don’t get me wrong. It had all the challenges of reading the 19th century translations of the church fathers.... Read more

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