Sat in the cinema at the end of a movie. Or is it? In a bid to get viewers to actually look at the end credits, film makers started to put bonus material right at the end, and sometimes during the credits. Out of FOMO, a Fear Of Missing Out, viewers remain in their seats long after the movie has ended in the hope of seeing additional content, maybe a hint at a sequel or plot twist.
This time we are all rewarded and A Minecraft Movie delivers a bonus few seconds. I’m not a Minecraft player though so my kids explain it. Worth waiting ten minutes of my life for? Probably not.
Tag: movie
Cancellation
I first came across the TV show and movie cancellation culture in the early 90s. I paid for satellite TV to be installed in my bedroom and started to enjoy shows from the US that were not available on the standard channels here in the UK.
Then it happened.
A sci-fi show I was enjoying named Earth2 was cancelled. There was no ending. There would be no more episodes. Then it happened again with a crime drama and again with more shows I was enjoying.
I had access to the early internet and learned how this was a common thing over the pond. Shows being cancelled due to ratings, budgets, or actor availability.
Then they cancelled Firefly. That was just too much.
I decided that I would no longer watch a show unless there was a second season also available and a good chance more would be made.
That didn’t work.
Shows would be cancelled mid-season in season 2 or 3 etc. Often on cliffhangers leaving questions left unanswered. After all that time you had invested in watching the show you were left hanging with no conclusion, unsatisfied.
It happened to movies too.
Stories told over trilogies where only the first movie was made or the last one was never made leaving the boxset, well, not really a set.
Sometimes the producers knew it was coming and would rush to complete the series. It showed. Storylines and questions quickly tied-up in an unsatisfactory way. It felt rushed and unpolished.
It kept happening.
Decades later and it is accepted as the norm. Anything coming from over the pond will have an expiration date that may come at any time. You can wait to see if it gets finished and wait for the reviews and summaries to let you know if it ends in a satisfactory and complete way. No cliffhangers and no questions left unanswered. Then you can watch it.
If you have the patience.
Or you can take a punt and give a show a try in the hope that it doesn’t get cancelled.
TV and Film news before the masses
I’m often asked by friends and family how I know when a new TV show, season, or movie is coming out, as well as its UK release date, before everyone else does.
You see I’m an avid fan of certain TV shows and movies and I just have to know when the next season of my favourite show is coming out, if at all, and what my favourite actors are working on.
So I’ll let you in on a secret, how I find out before most people.
- I follow actors on Instagram. Actors love to boast about what they are working on and they leak information. Whether it’s teasers via photos or texts they can’t help themselves!
- I follow the sites run by geeks and journos that are obsessed with learning what actors and TV and film studios are up to. Sites like Geek Town.
- I have set up RSS feeds and app notifications to inform me about network and studio deals, actors contracts and coming soon notifications.
There you go. Easy! Now you too can find out when a new TV show or movie is in the works and when it is likely to be available in your area and on what platform.