Are CD's A Thing Of The Past?

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Services like Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, etc. are used by millions of people around the world. How is that use affecting the artists and labels that they represent as well as us as consumers? That idea is what’s being discussed in the following article. Universal Music Group is aiming to become the first major label to forbid artists from making deals to provide exclusives to Apple Music and Tidal. This idea came about when Frank Ocean dropped his long awaited albums exclusively on Apple Music. According to the article, many believe that exclusive distribution deals ultimately harm the consumer and the artist. Honestly, I don’t think it’ll be long before streaming completely takes over and the production of CD’s comes to an end. What do you think? How do you feel about streaming services?

Read more about this budding issue here

Silence Is Golden

Every once in a while, we all need a break from life to just relax. Today was that day for me. With my last week of the summer semester slowly coming to an end, it was time to take a breather before diving head on into finals week.

This morning, my sister and I headed to the mall to take a walk around, see what's new and clear our minds for all of the cramming to come. Of course, I couldn't go to the mall without passing by my favorite place, the movie theater. I had to take a quick look and see if any new posters were added since I had been there last. They haven't been yet, but I'm sure they will be by the end of the week since Suicide Squad is coming out.

While I was there, I tried out a new app that allows you to take 360-degree photos of anything that you want. I did jus that, check out the photos I took below!

SDCC Has Come And Gone

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For all of you who were lucky enough to physically attend Comic Con, congratulations, I'm glad you had an amazing time.This is for all of the little people who weren't awarded that luxury, like me, and were forced to stay glued to Twitter to get updates from your favorite people in the business of movies and television.After the first day, I got over my sadness as I was getting too caught up in the news and trailers that were being shared for my currently watched shows, new shows, and movies to hit theaters in upcoming years. So today, I'm here to share with you some of the trailers that piqued my interest amongst all of the commotion.

Movies

1. Kong:Skull Island

I was definitely not a fan of the first King Kong film, so hopefully this one will prove itself. Based on the trailer, it doesn't look horrible, but who knows.

- here's the link https://youtu.be/YAbI4w95cTE

2. Wonder Woman

The main film trailer that caught my eye was the one for Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot. All I can say is, Marvel better watch out because this film could put DC Comics on the map and Marvel out on the streets!

- watch here https://youtu.be/5lGoQhFb4NM

3. Justice League

The team made their debut with this trailer which also looks promising. The only thing is, they were missing one member. I don't know too much about the Justice League, but I'm excited to see what's in store. Ezra Miller is playing the Flash and Jason Momoa will be Aquaman.

- take a look https://youtu.be/gglkYMGRYlE

Television

1. Netflix's The Defenders, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage

Netfix definitely has been busy when it comes to the projects they've collaborated on with Marvel. Iron Fist and Luke Cage gave us a quick look at the character, while The Defenders didn't give us much but the name. I'm not familiar with any of these comics, so I'm excited to see what the characters bring to the Marvel Universe.

- watch the Luke Cage trailer here https://youtu.be/Ymw5uvViqPU

2. Gotham

As someone who still hasn't seen the show beof the lack of time, this trailer definitely put some fire under my butt to get started on wathcing seasons 1 and 2 before season 3 premieres in September

- here it is https://youtu.be/XokEThBT5eU

3. Blindspot

I'm excited to see what's going to happen once the whole team finds out who Jane really is, so I was excited when I saw the trailer for what's to come for season 2.

- link here https://youtu.be/JHqn1UG8jcQ

4. Vikings

This is another show that's on my list of shows to watch..eventually. And this trailer told me that I made the right choice in adding it to said list. 

- take a look at what's to come here https://youtu.be/G3DwTh_aPKw

5. American Gods

This is definitely new content for me. I'm not familiar with the author or the book about this series. It looks different from everything that I've seen on TV as of late, and I think I'm going to check it out (I'm not sure how yet, since I don't actually have Starz).

- take a peek https://youtu.be/oyoXURn9oK0

If you want to see more trailers that were shown at Comic Con, take a look here.

The Ides Of Summer...Kind Of

So we've reached the point where summer is almost over, well for those who go back to school in less than a month, so we only have a short amount of time to enjoy playing outside, going to the movies and hanging out with friends.

With that being said, there's only one movie that'll probably be the last one I see before school starts again and that's Suicide Squad. Almost every ad and promoted post I've seen has been about this movie in some way. Every other YouTube commercial and music streaming ad have featured the movie as well. So I know I'm not the only one hyped about it. I conducted a quick interview with my neighbor and she shared her excitement for the movie as well.

Take a listen below.

Suicide Squad comes out August 5.

Divergent Series: Ascendant Is Going To Be A TV Movie?

Today we learned that the last movie in the franchise will potentially be turned into a TV movie as well as a series. This is obviously due to the flop that part one Allegiant was in theaters. Now, I've read all of the books and absolutely loved Divergent and Insurgent. But, when it came to watching them in theaters, I would say the hype died down with each one.

Divergent was great. It was filmed very closely to what took place in the book, only leaving out minor details. Insurgent, not so much seeing as chunks of character development were left out. Allegiant was made as if they were trying to fit the whole book in one movie and the book was barely followed. Now, there were certain parts of the movie that I did like. Would I say it's my favorite of the series so far? No, no I wouldn't. But I think turning the last part into a TV movie is only setting it up for failure. I don't forsee any of the franchise characters signing on for that, at least not the main characters. And a series? I think that idea should be left on the table. If the movies have only gone down in value, why would a TV show do better?

Supposedly, nothing is set in stone yet. So we'll see what happens as the year goes on, or as the film's cast begin to drop out of the project altogether. I just hope that the people at Lionsgate know what they're doing.

You can read more about this fiasco here.