#53 – Show Swap! Lincoln Lawyer vs. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

We’re swapping shows and spending a night streaming in each other’s shoes: Will Chris jive with sad jazz law procedural The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix? And will Dianne boldly go where no Dianne has gone before watching a sci-fi rom com episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+? But first! In the predictably apocalyptic news: Comcast doesn’t want ESPN (we called it!) but maybe the sports leagues do? Marvel’s Secret Invasion was a bust, but Barbenheimer is a hit! What does that say about IP? Netflix is hiring a Quamputer expert in the midst of a double strike… … and speaking of the strike: Is Netflix really poised to outlast the competition? Or is their international strategy falling flat? Oh, and guess what? DVDs are back, baby! And we love to see it. ——— 🚙 Summer Show Swap: The Lincoln Lawyer 🚨 Extremely Light Spoilers for Season 1, Episode 1 🚨 Number of Seasons Overall: 2 (Season In Progress) Where to Watch: Netflix ——— 👽 Summer Show Swap: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 🚨 Extremely Light Spoilers for Season 2, Episode 5 🚨 Number of Seasons Overall: 2 (Season in Progress) Where to Watch: Paramount+ ——— 🔗 Links: Comcast Exec Shoots Down Possibility of ESPN Deal With Disney – Todd Spangler, Variety Disney’s new vision for ESPN might include part ownership by the NBA, NFL – Emma Roth, The Verge Paramount Plus is (kind of) saving Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies with a DVD and digital release – Emma Keates, A.V. Club Netflix lists $900,000 AI job as actors and writers continue to strike – Lawrence Bonk, Engadget Netflix Global Content Strategy May Not Pay Off as Hoped – Tyler Aquilina, VIP+ Netflix just axed its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK – Emma Roth, The Verge A theory on Netflix the killing ad-free Basic plan: The password sharing crackdown prompted mass downgrades and they panicked. US/Canada revenue is down from last quarter despite 1M+ new subscribers. – Jared Newman, Mastodon 'Star Trek': Jonathan Frakes on Directing Next Generation, Lower Decks – Adam B. Vary, Variety ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com