Digital Bucket » HBO http://digitalbucket.com Source for Entertainment Thu, 01 Oct 2015 02:47:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.34 Hollywood Is Losing The Battle To Epic TV — Like ‘Game of Thrones’ http://digitalbucket.com/best-show-ever-get-ready-for-game-of-thrones-season-5/ http://digitalbucket.com/best-show-ever-get-ready-for-game-of-thrones-season-5/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 03:01:16 +0000 http://digitalbucket.com/?p=858 Digital Bucket says: We’ll get to the epic and wonderful Game of Thrones in a second, but first let’s get something straight. With Hollywood movie revenues down more than 5% in 2014, we here at Digital Bucket maintain that there are three very good reasons for the continuing plummet in receipts at the box office.  […]

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We’ll get to the epic and wonderful Game of Thrones in a second, but first let’s get something straight. With Hollywood movie revenues down more than 5% in 2014, we here at Digital Bucket maintain that there are three very good reasons for the continuing plummet in receipts at the box office.  So here goes.

#1.) Increasingly unoriginal content: SIX of the top ten highest grossing films in 2014 were either sequels or direct derivatives of existing franchises. Hollywood movie moguls desperately fear risk.  And less risk taking has resulted in precious few fresh ideas in recent years, leaving little adventure for today’s more “mature” movie goers.

#2.) Home theater revolution:  Falling LED TV prices and affordable Dolby surround sound audio options have made staying home to watch your favorite flick - or TV series -more appealing than ever. As a result, fewer people are making the journey to the multiplex.

#3.) A renaissance in epic television programming: From AMC’s Breaking Bad to House of Cards on Netflix to FX’s Fargo, TV has never been better or more block-bustier. And at the top of this writer’s must-see TV list is HBO’s Game of Thrones. There is nothing else on television – or in theaters for that matter – that matches Game in terms of writing, acting and overall Hollywood blockbuster-lever production value. Having watched all four seasons TWICE, I can tell you there’s no one more excited to settle in,  at home, for season 5 of Game.

Bonus problem #4.) Character development in a typical Hollywood movie runs 90 to 120 minutes. It’s hard to get to know, much less fall in love with any character that quickly. The real beauty of epic TV like Game of Thrones is that your affection – or loathing – for characters builds over hours and hours of quality viewing time, leaving the audience deeply invested in the trials and tribulations of multiple characters across multiple story lines.  Which is exactly why it hurts so much more when a character you’ve grown to love is unexpectedly taken from you.  Yeah, I’m talking to you Season 3, episode 9.

Bottom line, Hollywood’s movie moguls better step it up and figure their future out fas  because they can’t rely on sequels and watered-down derivatives forever. Not in the age of epic TV.

By the way, f you haven’t watched Game of Thrones yet, take my word for it: Do. And for the rest of the Game of Thrones uber fans out there, as you prepare for the return of Game, here are the top 10 crazy things you can expect in Season 5 of the best show on TV.

From Orzzzz.com:

After the incredibly intense finale of season 4, Game of Thrones’ fifth season is the most anticipated yet. With major cliffhangers set up for just about every major character, there’s a lot for season 5 to expect, especially when the trailer came out.

Takes a look at 10 crazy things to expect in Game of Thrones season 5.

Spoilers coming up, you have been warned!

Read More @ Orzzzz.com

 

 

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]]> http://digitalbucket.com/best-show-ever-get-ready-for-game-of-thrones-season-5/feed/ 0 ‘Curb’ & ‘The Goldbergs’ Jeff Garlin Gets To the Heart Of It http://digitalbucket.com/marin-gets-to-the-heart-of-it-with-curb-the-goldbergs-jeff-garlin/ http://digitalbucket.com/marin-gets-to-the-heart-of-it-with-curb-the-goldbergs-jeff-garlin/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2015 04:00:03 +0000 http://digitalbucket.com/?p=993 Digital Bucket says, We learned to love him for affably dealing with Larry David’s manic antics on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and more recently as Murray Goldberg, the cranky Dad on ABC’s new comedy smash hit The Goldbergs.  But did you know that without Jeff Garlin there would likely never have been a Curb Your […]

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We learned to love him for affably dealing with Larry David’s manic antics on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and more recently as Murray Goldberg, the cranky Dad on ABC’s new comedy smash hit The Goldbergs.  But did you know that without Jeff Garlin there would likely never have been a Curb Your Enthuiasm in the first place?

In this must-listen addition of the Marc Maron podcast Garlin reveals that in 1999 he was invited to consult with his friend Larry David on creating a one-hour comedy special for HBO.  So Garlin pitched David on the idea that the special itself be nothing more than a disastrous narrative setting up the comedy hour, that in the end never happens. Larry’s response:  “How can I NOT do this?”  So they did. Garlin and David’s chemistry was so spot on from the start that Curb Your Enthusiasm was born.

And the rest is history.

Listen to the entire interview HERE.

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