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| Good afternoon and thanks once again for opening today's Inside Streaming brief. Like everyone else, I'm curious to check out these 3D movies on the Apple Vision Pro headset. I have a Meta Quest 2 VR headset, and some of the games are fun, but I'll be honest... so far, the experience of watching films on the device has not really captured my imagination. It's not a SUPER comfortable way to watch something, compared with hanging out on your couch, and honestly it's not even particularly "immersive." I never feel like I'm truly being transported to a movie theater to enjoy something on the big screen. The whole experience feels a bit hollow. I'm hopeful that Apple gives the entire experience its trademark overhaul and upgrade, but with a sticker price of $3500, I'll be waiting a while to find out, most likely. Enjoy today's issue! Lon
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| 1 | | Apple announced the streaming entertainment options that will be available at launch for its Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The hotly-anticipated immersive device begins shipping on February 2. More: - 150 3D movies will be available for rent or purchase for the Vision Pro at launch, including "Avatar: The Way of Water," "Dune," "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," and "Avengers: Endgame."
- Films can be accessed through the Apple TV app; more 3D titles will become available via Disney+ at a later date.
- A native Disney+ app also features four "virtual environments" in which users can watch content; these are based on Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre, the "Scare Floor" from "Monsters, Inc.," the Avengers Tower from Marvel films, or the cockpit of Luke Skywalker's landspeeder on Tatooine.
- Other streaming apps available for the Vision Pro include ESPN+, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, Discovery+, Pluto TV, Tubi, Fubo, Crunchyroll, Red Bull TV, IMAX, TikTok, and Mubi.
- Streaming video can also be accessed on the device via a conventional browser.
- The Vision Pro's "screen" boasts more pixels per eyeball than a 4K television set.
- The Vision Pro is priced starting at $3,499.
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| 2 | | The 75th Emmy Awards aired on TV on Monday night. The ceremony was originally scheduled for September, and honors the best in 2022 and 2023 television, but was delayed by the 2023 Hollywood strikes. More: - HBO and Max led the night with 31 awards; Netflix placed second with 22 wins, thanks in large part to the comedy-drama series "Beef," which swept the Limited Series categories.
- FX's "The Bear," which streams on Hulu, swept the comedy categories and led all shows with 10 trophies for its first season, including acting wins for Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
- HBO's "The Last of Us" was shut out during the primetime ceremony but won eight Creative Arts Emmys; "Succession" came in fourth place with six total wins, including Best Drama Series.
- The Emmy's ceremony is now available to stream in the US on Hulu.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 75th PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS: The annual award ceremony, honoring the best in 2022-2023 television, aired Monday night on Fox and hits Hulu on Tuesday. Anthony Anderson hosts. [Hulu] DEATH AND OTHER DETAILS: Debut mystery series from co-creators (and "Stumptown" vets) Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams. After a dead body is found on a luxury ocean liner, the prime suspect (Violett Beane) teams with brilliant detective Rufus Coteworth (Mandy Patinkin) -- whom she personally cannot stand -- to crack the case. Linda Edmond, Jayne Atkinson, Lauren Patten, David Marshall Green, and Rahul Kohli co-star. [Hulu] JUNE: Feature documentary profile of five-time Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter June Carter Cash, looking back at her illustrious career and her relationship with fellow country music icon Johnny Cash. The film features new interviews with Carter Cash's family, friends, and fans, including Dolly Parton, Kacey Musgraves, Reese Witherspoon, and Willie Nelson. Kristen Vaurio ("Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief") directed. [Paramount+] SEDUCED TO SLAY: True crime docuseries, produced for the Investigation Discovery network, examining cases in which one individual manipulated or convinced another to commit murder. Season 1 premiered last year on cable and hits Max today. [Max] WHO THE (BLEEP) DID I MARRY? Investigation Discovery true crime docuseries relating stories of married people who discovered their spouses were hiding dark secrets. Season 7 aired in 2023 on ID and premieres on Max today. [Max] MS. MATCH: 2023 romantic comedy feature, produced for the E! cable network, starring Anja Savcic as Athena, a life coach who has developed a persona, "Amy," just for going on dates. After a while, the lines between Amy and Athena begin to blur. Shannon Chan-Kent, Riun Garner, and Brad Harder co-star. [Peacock] | | | |
| 4 | | The first episode of "True Detective: Night Country" -- the anthology mystery's fourth season -- grabbed around 2 million viewers across both HBO and Max. It's the first new "True Detective" season in five years; Season 3 debuted prior to the Max platform. More: - For comparison, the final season of "Succession" debuted to 2.3 million viewers, while "Euphoria" claimed 2.4 million viewers for its Season 2 premiere.
- Typically, HBO series build viewership as seasons go on; "Euphoria" Season 2 ultimately received around 19.5 million viewers per episode.
- The first three "True Detective" seasons dominated the Max charts in the week leading up to the new episode, indicating that audiences were catching up in anticipation of the new episodes.
- "Night Country" stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as Alaska detectives investigating the strange disappearance of eight men from an Arctic research station.
- On social media, new showrunner, director, and writer Issa López asked fans who enjoyed the premiere to leave a positive review on Rotten Tomatoes, as "bros and hardcore fanboys" have apparently been "review bombing" the series, in a purposeful effort to lower its score.
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| 5 | | A new report from the non-profit group the Center for Countering Digital Hate points to a shift in YouTube discourse around climate change. The survey suggests that videos outright rejecting climate science are on the wane, as skeptics have pivoted to more relevant arguments. More: - According to CEO Imran Ahmed, skeptics have shifted from arguing that climate change isn't happening to making the case that "there is no hope. There are no solutions."
- The Center used a "deep learning model" to analyze transcripts of more than 12,000 YouTube videos, taken from 96 channels that frequently feature "climate change denial content," such as right-wing news network Blaze TV and conservative think tank the Heartland Institute; results were then vetted by independent evaluators.
- According to the study, arguments that climate solutions "won't work" have increased 21.4% over the last five years, while videos making the case that global warming isn't occurring at all were down 34.3%.
- The Center argues that Google's current policies around climate misinformation don't go far enough, and should include what it terms "new denial," rejecting potential solutions to climate change that have a high degree of scientific consensus.
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| 6 | | Netflix launched an unconventional collaboration with French retailer Carrefour SA. A new deal offered to customers at Carrefour's grocery stores and supermarkets in Bordeaux and Rouen bundles free shipping and other discounts with an ad-supported Netflix subscription. More: - The deal is available for €5.99 per month, or around $6.25.
- If it's successful, Carrefour plans to expand the offer throughout France.
- As of November 2023, Netflix had around 15 million global subscribers to its ad-supported plan.
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| 7 | | Netflix dropped a new trailer for the sci-fi drama "Spaceman." The film premieres next month at the Berlin Film Festival, and will get a brief theatrical release before hitting Netflix on March 1. More: - Adam Sandler stars as a lonely astronaut on a long mission who befriends a mysterious spider-like creature (voiced by Paul Dano).
- The film is based on the 2017 novel "Spaceman of Bohemia," by author Jarslav Kalfař; newcomer Colby Day wrote the adaptation.
- "Chernobyl" vet Johan Renck directed.
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- On the red carpet ahead of last night's Primetime Emmy Awards, star Jenna Ortega teased Season 2 of Netflix's "Wednesday," promising that "everything's bigger" and the series leans "a little bit more into horror."
- Prime Video dropped a trailer for the romantic comedy feature "Upgraded," starring "Riverdale" vet Camila Mendes; the film debuts on February 9.
- Max grabbed the documentary "Rolling Along: Bill Bradley," a recording of the NBA player-turned-US Senator's autobiographical stage performance, shot over four nights at New York's Signature Theater in 2021; Spike Lee and Frank Oz executive produced.
- In a thread on the YouTube subreddit, many users report slow load times and increased CPU usage on the streaming platform if they have AdBlock installed; the issue seemed to impact YouTube Premium subscribers as well as free users.
- The sports drama feature "The Beautiful Game" -- starring Bill Nighty as the coach of England's homeless soccer team -- hits Netflix globally on March 29; "Top Boy" vet Michael Ward co-stars in the film, which was inspired by the real Homeless World Cup tournament.
- According to Deadline, Season 3 of "Yellowjackets" won't arrive on Showtime until 2025; pre-production for the new episodes was significantly delayed by the WGA strike.
- During an appearance on the Twitch game show "Codenames Live," "She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law" star Tatiana Maslany suggested that fans should not hold out too much hope for a second season.
- Classic sitcom "Happy Days" debuted 50 years ago this week; surviving cast members Ron Howard, Donny Most, Anson Williams, Henry Winkler, and Marion Ross reunited to chat about the series for The New York Times.
- Amazon Prime Video grabbed the international rights for "Poacher," a fact-based drama series from "Dehli Crime" vet Richie Mehta; the series, based on real court documents, centers on Indian forest service officers, NGO workers, and others who risked their lives to take down an ivory poaching ring.
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 | Writer | | Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." | | This newsletter was edited by Lon Harris | |
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