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Video essays exploring obscure/defunct media

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In the 90s, NBC's "Must See TV" lineup was the biggest thing on television - home to classic shows like Seinfeld, Friends, and ER. But after the dawn of the millennium, a number of factors would hinder the block's success, ultimately leading to its death

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@Kaneki_JanD Thank you, I might!

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TGIF was more than just a programming block. Originally created to promote ABC's faltering Friday night lineup, TGIF transcended the category of marketing to become a defining cultural symbol of the 1990's... before meeting its eventual demise.

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Too bad the best film of the month was buried by @netflix w/ a limited theatrical release and minimal promotion #Frankenstein

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

Halloween is shaping up to be scarier than expected for Hollywood and its exhibition partners, but not in a good way. https://t.co/P4JeXWheT6

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Article from 1990 - my how times have changed

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In the early 90s, the Disney company struck a deal with Cinergi - an indie production company which would produce "event" films for Disney to distribute. But a rapidly morphing film industry and other factors would ultimately lead to Cinergi's downfall.

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@AnikaMathur1 It was never technically a subsidiary, although Disney did own 10% of it after it went public. But they produced films exclusively for Disney, as per their 25 film contract.

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Goosebumps was a childrens horror book series launched in the early 1990s, which quickly grew into a worldwide cultural phenomenon. But as the franchise was hitting its peak, a series of lawsuits materialized that threatened to destroy the entire brand.

[Mr. Chau @Srirachachau]

Mulholland Drive is such a magnificent film. Our dreams and nightmares are the lives we’ve lived, could’ve lived, and the ones we’ve invented because we are the dreamer. The allure and danger of Hollywood is that this is where you go to to live and sell those dreams

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Dino De Laurentiis built one of the most promising indie film studios of the 1980s, only to have his enterprise succumb to bankruptcy a couple years later. Check out the full story in my latest video:

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@ludachris03 Definitely, it's on my list

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After the success of Touchstone Pictures, Disney created Hollywood Pictures in the late 80s to expand further into the adult-oriented film market. The label produced some huge hits for the company, but was dissolved in the 2000s with little explanation

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@AnikaMathur1 Sooner than you think 🤐 ... stay tuned

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@TheAustraAlien Thank you! More Disney related stuff is definitely in the works

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In the 1980s, Disney was struggling financially. So executives created Touchstone, which they hoped would bring in teen and adult audiences. This new distribution label would eventually facilitate the creation of the world's biggest entertainment empire.

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@AnikaMathur1 Thank you, I'll definitely look into it. I'm not sure if there's enough info out there for a full video (I already covered some of that ground in the Touchstone video), but its been requested a lot so I'll keep it on my list

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Trimark Pictures (originally named Vidmark) was one of the most promising indie film studios to rise to prominence in the 1990s. But by 2001, Trimark had completely disappeared without a trace. Check out my new video to learn the full story 📼

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My new video is now up - exploring the history of Monsterfest, AMC's horror programming block that began in the late 90's and would become a staple of the network

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I'm currently working on some new videos, but in the meantime I also started a Patreon if anyone is interested in joining:
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It's been too long (2 years) but here is my newest video! Hope you enjoy 🥂