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>>> THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LOT IN THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT
SINCE NETFLIX STARTED THEIR
STREAMING SERVICE IN TOO
THOUSAND SEVEN.
THOUSAND SEVEN. IT HAS JUST BEEN THAT LONG.
TODAY WE ARE TALKING ALL THINGS
IN STREAMING WITH AMY WONG FROM
"THE SEATTLE TIMES".
HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
HOT SHOWS THAT HAVE ALREADY
COME OUT THAT PEOPLE MIGHT WANT
TO GIVE A LOOK IF THEY HAVEN'T
ALREADY.
ALREADY.
ALREADY. THE FIRST ONE IS THE
MANDALORIAN, WHICH IS THE STAR
WARS.
WARS.
WARS. >>
WARS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WE ARE KIND OF IN THE HEAT OF
THIS NEW WAVE OF NEW STREAMING
SERVICES.
SERVICES.
SERVICES. DISNEY PLUS JUST CAME OUT WITH
THE MANDALORIAN SERIES.
IT HAS JUST WRAPPED UP IN LATE
DECEMBER.
DECEMBER.
DECEMBER. IT IS OPEN TO QUITE THE
FANFARE, BABY YODA IS ALL THE
RAGE RIGHT NOW.
>> AS HE SHOULD BE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I LOVE HIM, THE WORLD LOVES HIM.
HE IS A SUPERSTAR.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. THAT SHOW HAS BEEN A HIT.
I PERSONALLY REALLY ENJOYED
WATCHING IT.
WATCHING IT. >> MY SON, WHO IS A SUPER STAR
WARS FAN AND HAS NOT LIKED THE
LAST THREE MOVIES, LOVES THIS
SERIES.
SERIES.
SERIES. IT MUST BE A LITTLE MORE ON
POINT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
REALLY INVESTED.
REALLY INVESTED. >> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. IT'S A FUN TIME.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD WATCH.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, THE
MUSICAL SERIOUS IS QUITE THE
NAME. FOR ME, PERSONALLY, AS
SOMEONE WHO GREW UP WATCHING
THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL TRILOGY
THIS SHOW WAS REALLY EXCITING
TO WATCH AS WELL.
WHEN I WENT HOME FOR THE
HOLIDAYS ME AND MY SIBLINGS
JUST BINGED THE WHOLE THING.
>> I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. SOMETIMES I THINK MY LIFE IT
HAS DISAPPEARED INTO NETFLIX OR
SOME OTHER SERVICE.
THE MORNING SHOW IS ON APPLE
TV.
TV.
TV. RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THAT IS THE SHOW WITH
JENNIFER ANISTON AND REESE
WITHERSPOON.
WITHERSPOON. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> I WAS TALKING TO YOUR
PRODUCERS ABOUT THAT WONDERING
WHAT THE MORNING SHOW WAS LIFE
COMPARED TO A REAL-LIFE MORNING
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. IT
YEAH. IT FOLLOWS JENNIFER ANISTON AND
REESE WITHERSPOON DOING THEIR
MORNING NEWS SEGMENT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. I'M EAGER TO SEE IT.
I HAVEN'T YET.
FOR SOME REASON I DIDN'T WANT
TO JUST DIVE INTO YET ANOTHER
APP.
APP.
APP. WE
APP. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
AND THEN DICKINSON.
>> DICKINSON WITH HALEY
SEINFELD IS AN INTERESTING SHOW
ABOUT EMILY DICKINSON. IT HAS
BEEN REALLY GREAT AND HAS HAD
SOME INTERESTING CAMEOS IN IT
AS WELL WITH JOHN MULANEY AND
WIZ KHALIFA.
WIZ KHALIFA. >> I HAVE HEARD IS PERIOD
COSTUMING, BUT MODERN SITUATIONS
. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THE CONVERSATIONS ARE MODERN
AND IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING
AND FRESH TAKE ON THAT PERIOD,
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE. >> WE CAN TELL JUST FROM THAT
CLIP.
CLIP.
CLIP. THERE ARE NEW STREAMING
SERVICES.
SERVICES.
SERVICES. IT SEEMS LIKE, I THOUGHT I KNEW
THEM ALL, AND I LOOK AT THE
LIST AND THOUGHT I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THESE.
ABOUT THESE. HBO MAX, PEACOCK, DISCOVERY
BBC.
BBC.
BBC. TO
BBC. TO ME ABOUT THESE.
>> THIS SPRING IS BRINGING A
WHOLE NEW WAVE OF THESE NEW
STREAMING SERVICES. I'M CURIOUS
TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY
WITH HBO MAX AND PEACOCK.
HBO MAX IS A NEW STREAMING
SERVICE ON HBO.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF
BIG SHOWS LIKE FRIENDS AND THE
BIG BANG THEORY.
AND I BELIEVE SOME OF THE D.C.
COMIC SHOWS AND PEACOCK IS
GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THE NBC
SITCOMS.
SITCOMS.
SITCOMS. PARKS AND REC, THE OFFICE.
>> IF YOU MISSED IT THE FIRST
TIME YOU GET A CHANCE TO DO IT
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. WHICH IS KIND OF COOL.
>> THEY ARE ALSO REBOOTING
SAVED BY THE BELL AND
CONTINUING THEIR SERIES BIOPIC
>> THAT'S INTERESTING.
ANTICIPATED SHOWS, FIRST
JOSEPH.
JOSEPH.
JOSEPH. JOSEPH, ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS,
IS ALL OVER THIS, THE STAR TREK
CARD ON CBS.
>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE REALLY
EXCITING.
EXCITING.
EXCITING. FOR ALL OF THE FANS OF PATRICK
STEWART. HE IS BACK IN ALL OF
HIS GLORY TO REPRISE HIS ROLE
AS PICARD.
AS PICARD. >> HAVE YOU SEEN ANY PREVIOUS?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO, I'M THE
KIND OF PERSON WHO LIKES TO BE
VERY HANDS-OFF.
VERY HANDS-OFF. I LIKE TO JUST GO INTO THINGS
VERY FRESH.
VERY FRESH. >> SO BO JACK CORPSMEN ON
NETFLIX THAT FLEXES SOMEONE YOU
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.
>> I THINK IT'S LIKE NETFLIX
REALLY FIRST INTERESTING NEW
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. THAT SERIES IS COMING TO AN END
AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. THEY
ARE FINISHING UP THEIR LAST
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. >> BUT IT'S ALL THERE TO BINGE
IF YOU WANT.
AND ANN HUNTRESS ON AMAZON.
I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE
TALK ABOUT THIS.
>> HUNTERS IS PRODUCED BY
JORDAN PEELE. ANYTHING HE
TOUCHES TURNS TO GOLD.
>> BECAUSE HE IS THAT GOOD.
>> HE IS THAT COULD.
IT IS AN INTERESTING SERIES
ABOUT A GROUP OF HUNTERS IN
THE 1970S AND IT'S INTERESTING.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY MUCH MORE
THAN THAT.
THAN THAT. >> WE DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT
FOR YOU, BUT WATCH IT AND SEE
WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE
ANTICIPATING SERVICES THAT MAY
HELP BUNDLE SOME OF THESE APPS
WHERE WE ARE NOT MAYBE GOING IN
AND PAYING $4.99 85 TIMES TO
GET THE STUFF WE WANT ON TV.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF TO
KEEP TRACK OF, BECAUSE IT'S NOT
JUST NETFLIX AND HULU ANYMORE.
IT'S ALL OF THESE OTHER
SERVICES.
SERVICES.
SERVICES. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THEM.
I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT'S GOING
TO BE HAPPENING IN TERMS OF
WHETHER OR NOT OTHER COMPANIES
ARE GOING TO TRY TO BUNDLE
THESE TOGETHER OR THERE HAVE
ALREADY BEEN PRODUCTS RELEASED
AS KIND OF LITTLE BOXES THAT
YOU CAN PUT IN FRONT OF YOUR TV
THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO ACCESS
ALL OF THESE THINGS AT THE SAME
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WILL IT MAKE IT CHEAPER?
>> I KNOW.
THAT'S HARD TO SAY.
I HAVE READ THAT IF YOU ADD ALL
OF THESE DIFFERENT STREAMING
SERVICES IT CAN BE UPWARDS OF
LIKE $80 A MONTH.
SO, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THERE
WOULD BE QUITE THE INTEREST IN
FIGURING OUT A WAY