Mike Van Esler
@mikevanesler.bsky.social
associate prof. of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. bad movies, streaming media, anime, and jrpgs
with all the other things going on the past couple years, it's going to be hard to remember that bob iger is actively torching his legacy ever since he came back from his fake retirement
Disney Inks Blockbuster OpenAI Deal to Bring More Than 200 Characters to Sora Video Platform, Invests $1 Billion in AI Company
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora
variety.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
with all the other things going on the past couple years, it's going to be hard to remember that bob iger is actively torching his legacy ever since he came back from his fake retirement
how can you not be romantic about the high school antics of hollywood
David Ellison Courted Warner Bros. Discovery’s Zaslav Hard Over 12 Weeks to Win a Deal. Then WBD’s Chief Stopped Responding to His Texts
Paramount Skydance's David Ellison went to great lenghts try to clinch a pact for Warner Bros. Discovery with CEO David Zaslav. His six offers were rebuffed.
variety.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
how can you not be romantic about the high school antics of hollywood
joe cappa's Haha, You Clowns is probably the best new comedy on television and it's sad that [adult swim] doesn't have the purchase it once did with younger audiences www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp_Y...
Haha, You Clowns | EARLY PREVIEW: Call to the Battalion | adult swim
YouTube video by Adult Swim
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December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
joe cappa's Haha, You Clowns is probably the best new comedy on television and it's sad that [adult swim] doesn't have the purchase it once did with younger audiences www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp_Y...
i mean it's ugly and looks terrible, but also why are there shots of european cities when this is clearly for american audiences?
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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December 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
i mean it's ugly and looks terrible, but also why are there shots of european cities when this is clearly for american audiences?
notre dame is the biggest crybaby program i've seen. join a conference if you want to make the playoff with your Charmin soft schedule
Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua to DP Show on the ACC: "We were mystified by the actions of the conference to attack their biggest partner really in football...They have certainly done permanent damage to the relationship between the conference and Notre Dame."
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
notre dame is the biggest crybaby program i've seen. join a conference if you want to make the playoff with your Charmin soft schedule
wonder how much money the saudis/emirates added here and what they're receiving in exchange (or if david just asked daddy for more money)
Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Valued at $108 Billion, Seeking to Derail Netflix’s Deal
David Ellison is not going away quietly in his quest to land Warner Bros. Discovery.
variety.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
wonder how much money the saudis/emirates added here and what they're receiving in exchange (or if david just asked daddy for more money)
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bleak stuff loscampesinos.com/heres-how-mu...
Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!
loscampesinos.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
bleak stuff loscampesinos.com/heres-how-mu...
lyft driver home gave me a sequence of Celine Dion, Alizée and Ace of Base. would give 6 stars if possible
December 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
lyft driver home gave me a sequence of Celine Dion, Alizée and Ace of Base. would give 6 stars if possible
black marble with a side project that rivals his original work is such a flex cry-ys.bandcamp.com/album/cry-yo...
Cry Yourself to Sleep (demos), by CRYYS
10 track album
cry-ys.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
black marble with a side project that rivals his original work is such a flex cry-ys.bandcamp.com/album/cry-yo...
Comcast was probably the best option for acquiring the studios/streamers of WBD, but let's not pretend all three suitors weren't horrible in their own ways. I would also caution those in our field to not make any assumptions about how regulatory processes will go....there are no rules anymore
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Comcast was probably the best option for acquiring the studios/streamers of WBD, but let's not pretend all three suitors weren't horrible in their own ways. I would also caution those in our field to not make any assumptions about how regulatory processes will go....there are no rules anymore
folks, i absolutely cannot get enough of the college football coaching carousel
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
folks, i absolutely cannot get enough of the college football coaching carousel
appreciate ESG for digging into all of these hyped up studios/projects to uncover that that's all there is...hype!
I still don’t think most folks grasp how much money Angel Studios is losing.
The press all reported that they had 3M presales for David (and that film might do well!), but they’ve lost $93M this year on $211M in revenue! Why is no one mentioning this?
entertainment.substack.com/p/did-netfli...
The press all reported that they had 3M presales for David (and that film might do well!), but they’ve lost $93M this year on $211M in revenue! Why is no one mentioning this?
entertainment.substack.com/p/did-netfli...
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
appreciate ESG for digging into all of these hyped up studios/projects to uncover that that's all there is...hype!
looking forward to every single consumer electronics device being marketed as AI-enhanced going the way of 3D in every single Hollywood movie from 2010-2014
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
looking forward to every single consumer electronics device being marketed as AI-enhanced going the way of 3D in every single Hollywood movie from 2010-2014
it would be too perfect if what kills don is his stupid obsession with opulence as the trump-designed ballroom collapses onto him
“.. What started as a 500-seat ballroom connected to the East Wing grew to 650 seats. Next, he wanted a 999-seat ballroom, then room for 1,350.” 🤡
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November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
it would be too perfect if what kills don is his stupid obsession with opulence as the trump-designed ballroom collapses onto him
another elite, private institution showing its whole ass. public schools (largely) remain on top
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
another elite, private institution showing its whole ass. public schools (largely) remain on top
feels like we could heal america if this song got big again
Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
YouTube video by black kids
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November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
feels like we could heal america if this song got big again
looking forward to being back in chicago again for SCMS in March with my paper "Digital Media Retail Before the iTunes Store: A Pre-History"
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
looking forward to being back in chicago again for SCMS in March with my paper "Digital Media Retail Before the iTunes Store: A Pre-History"
man, these dragon quest remakes have really nailed making the player feel like they are on a classic hero's adventure
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
man, these dragon quest remakes have really nailed making the player feel like they are on a classic hero's adventure
very cool to catch Harold Lloyd's FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE (1926) at the overture center with live accompanying organ. could do without the kid's vaudeville act to open, but would love to catch more silents with a vintage organ filling the theater
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
very cool to catch Harold Lloyd's FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE (1926) at the overture center with live accompanying organ. could do without the kid's vaudeville act to open, but would love to catch more silents with a vintage organ filling the theater
s2 of a chik-fil-a original www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WyR...
Legends of Evergreen Hills | Season 2: 30s Trailer
YouTube video by Chick-fil-A Play
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November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
s2 of a chik-fil-a original www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WyR...
Despite only rarely watching Dharma and Greg as a tween, I was still somehow able to clock Jenna Elfman in a role in the latest season of Dark Winds. THIS is the millennial superpower
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Despite only rarely watching Dharma and Greg as a tween, I was still somehow able to clock Jenna Elfman in a role in the latest season of Dark Winds. THIS is the millennial superpower
wow, the don is back finally #blessed www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtNd...
Mssingno - Think Of Me
YouTube video by Mssingno M1
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
wow, the don is back finally #blessed www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtNd...
RIP to a real one. some of my favorite work of his was collaborations with hideo gosha
RIP legendary Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai. Star of Kurosawa's Kagemusha, Ran, many other classics. He was 92. news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6558551
俳優・仲代達矢さん死去 92歳 - Yahoo!ニュース
映画「人間の条件」や黒沢明監督の「影武者」などに主演し、主宰する「無名塾」で後進を育てた俳優で文化勲章受章者の仲代達矢（なかだい・たつや、本名元久＝もとひさ）さんが死去したことが11日、分かった。9
news.yahoo.co.jp
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
RIP to a real one. some of my favorite work of his was collaborations with hideo gosha
folks, it brings me great pleasure to say that 0PN is back after like a decade in the wilderness (safdie bros movie work notwithstanding) www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEeC...
Oneohtrix Point Never - D.I.S. (Official Video)
YouTube video by Oneohtrix Point Never
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November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
folks, it brings me great pleasure to say that 0PN is back after like a decade in the wilderness (safdie bros movie work notwithstanding) www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEeC...
double salute to whoever is programming the 90s Vevo channel (or their wideorbit lol), going from Vogue to Another Night
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
double salute to whoever is programming the 90s Vevo channel (or their wideorbit lol), going from Vogue to Another Night