Ep.35 - Boris, DiCaprio & Subscription Wars

In a week where: 

1. Avengers Endgame has passed Avatar to become the top-grossing film of all-time at the worldwide box office. 
2. Facebook is fined $5B by the US Federal Trade Commission after the year-long investigation on the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
3. Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" ties the record for the number of weeks @ No.1 in the US. 
4. Mahershala Ali is slated to play Marvel's "Blade" Reboot. Turns out Mahershala went to Kevin Feige after "GreenBook" and said he wants to play Blade. 

In the 1st of 2 Life segments: (5:00) Boris Johnson is officially the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. While we can mock him and/or fear the near future, (I do both) we also need to realise that the system is broken. Once politicians reach a level of significance, it doesn't matter how terrible they are in their position, reputation alone can get them into the highest office and that's wrong.

In Sports: (17:07) A conversation is going around in American circles that recording live events is killing fan participation at said live events. This is a conversation that has been long ongoing in music circles and more recently in Stand-Up circles. Whilst the other two arenas can genuinely be concerned, fans recording a free-kick is not a sign of the apocalypse. There are many more reasons, once I suggest, pricing.

In Film/TV: (33:56) When looking at the Hollywood landscape. Nearly every actor of note is connected to major franchises. Every actor, not named Leonardo DiCaprio. Whilst other big names hook onto the big, multi-sequel films. DiCaprio is all about quality over quantity. He also isn't constantly on social media. Is DiCaprio the last bastion of the "Traditional Hollywood" star actor?

Lastly, in the 2nd Life segment: (48:00) I have recently come to realise something that'll most likely be beaten into us as the new decade looms. Subscription-based services are going to be the primary method of media consumption. TV, Film, hell, even News organisations are doing it! While I understand why everyone is trying to get their piece of the pie, it's daunting thinking about having to have several subscriptions for something we used to have in one place.

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