‘Loki’ and 10 Ways to Build the Perfect Streaming Service

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Sean and Amanda discuss the box office returns for ‘In the Heights’ and how the movie’s availability on HBO Max may have affected it. They also discuss the launch of ‘Loki’ on Disney+ and ‘Infinite’ on Paramount+ and the challenges facing movie lovers as more and more services pop up (0:30). Then, they share their plans to build the perfect streaming service, by drafting film and TV libraries, sports rights, signature stars and creators, and more (41:36). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Watch is the latest and greatest in pop culture from best friends Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald.
0:04.9	Join them as they discuss TV, movies, music, and much more.
0:08.6	Check out the Watch on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:18.9	I'm Sean Fennese.
0:20.1	I'm Amanda Daven.
0:21.1	And this is the big picture.
0:22.4	A conversation show about streaming our brains out.
0:25.1	We have so much streaming news to talk about today.
0:28.0	Because that's what movies are.
0:29.2	But first, let's talk quickly about a terrible loss in the world of movies.
0:34.2	We lost the great actor Ned Bady who passed away this weekend at 83 years old.
0:38.5	He of course was the memorable supporting star of a lot of great films in the 70s,
0:43.3	particularly Network and Deliverance, Nashville, and all the president's men, Superman, so many others.
0:49.3	I was a huge Ned Bady fan, Amanda.
0:51.6	What did you think about the loss of Ned?
0:54.3	I mean, it's sad.
0:56.4	You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, like an instant iconic, amazing speech.
1:01.3	And it's great that every character actor gets that moment and gets that Oscar nomination,
1:07.2	which he did for Network.
1:08.4	But sort of is the exception of his wonderful career as the king of showing up in a movie.
1:16.0	And he's a classic that guy.
1:18.5	Truly.
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