_From Serial and This American Life_ -- "JOHN DESPISES HIS ALABAMA TOWN AND DECIDES TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HE ASKS a reporter to investigate the son of a wealthy family who’s allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But then someone else ends up dead, sparking a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man’s life." #podcasts #this_american_life #serial #home_page #media #pub

"If there is a moment that the film The Social Network seems to really achieve something, it is the scene where Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) shares the story of Roy Raymond with Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg). They're at a loud club and Parker's date, a Victoria's Secret model leaves for a moment providing an ideal opportunity for Parker to share the story of Roy Raymond, the founder of Victoria's Secret. Raymond was a graduate of Tuft's University and the Stanford School of Business. Raymond is said to have opened Victoria's Secret after experiencing embarrassment associated with trying to buy his wife lingerie in a public store environment. The company started out as a catalogue, and after 5 years, in 1982, he was able to sell the company to The Limited. A decade later, in 1993 at the age of 47 he committed suicide jumping off the Golden Gate bridge. I love this scene because it really helps to carry the theme of this film between the connection between Zuckerberg's personal desires mixed with his business success that came as a side-effect of something much more personal. I think this "parable" in the film serves to suggest that worldly success achieved at handling a different personal deficiency and fear does not assuage the personal issue at the core. I thought this scene was really the heartbeat of the film, and the scene after watching the film I think of most often. David Fincher's inclusion of this moment and Aaron Sorkin's writing of this scene really demonstrates some true artistry and message." #fav_media #fav_movies #fav_scenes #pop_culture #media #pub

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several 2013 movies will end up in profit, including This Is the End ($50 million in profits), Grown Ups 2 ($48 million), Captain Phillips ($39 million), American Hustle ($27 million), One Direction: This Is Us ($18 million), Elysium ($18 million) and Monuments Men ($10 million). Several other movies will not make a profit, according to the document (Monuments Men was scheduled to be released in 2013 but was pushed to 2014). #box_office #numbers #my_porn #geeky #movies #media #research #pub

Season 7 is 2013-2014. Season 7-9, it was $750K for the 2 lower guys and $1M for the 3 core. The two lower guys got to parity with $1M in season 10. They all took paycuts down to $900K (5 of them). The two late comer females made $60K in season 7 and $100K in season 9 or 10. They are trying to get close to $500K/episode for season 11/12. Season 12 is the last season, ending in spring 2019. The core trio were making $350K/episode in season 6. The other two guys got $100K/episode in 2010 negotations, after season 3 aired, but before season 4. The other article for the 2014 (season 8+ negotations) stated for back-end stuff: "I hear Parsons, Galecki and Cuoco also quadrupled their previous ownership on the show, which has gone up from 0.25 to more than a point. I hear Parsons’ pact includes a production deal that spans TV and features and possibly theater, with Galecki and Cuoco also getting producing arrangements." -- What does 1 point mean? Not sure if it literally means they own 1% of everything related to the show. #media #salaries #side_porn #numbers #year:2017 #pub

Season 7 is 2013-2014. Season 7-9, it was $750K for the 2 lower guys and $1M for the 3 core. The two lower guys got to parity with $1M in season 10. They all took paycuts down to $900K (5 of them). The two late comer females made $60K in season 7 and $100K in season 9 or 10. They are trying to get close to $500K/episode for season 11/12. Season 12 is the last season, ending in spring 2019. The core trio were making $350K/episode in season 6. The other two guys got $100K/episode in 2010 negotations, after season 3 aired, but before season 4. The other article for the 2014 (season 8+ negotations) stated for back-end stuff: "I hear Parsons, Galecki and Cuoco also quadrupled their previous ownership on the show, which has gone up from 0.25 to more than a point. I hear Parsons’ pact includes a production deal that spans TV and features and possibly theater, with Galecki and Cuoco also getting producing arrangements." -- What does 1 point mean? Not sure if it literally means they own 1% of everything related to the show. #media #salaries #side_porn #numbers #year:2014 #pub

Interesting breakdown. CW absolutely kills it with 4. I am guessing part of the most downloaded has to do with how available the shows are? CW shows are hard to come by even in North America. 1(2)The Walking Dead 2(3)The Flash 3(4)The Big Bang Theory 4(8)Vikings 5(…)Titans 6(10)Arrow 7(…)Supernatural 8(…)Westworld 9(…)DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 10(9)Suits #media #data #year:2018 #piracy #lists #tv_shows #pub

_CW isn't as big. Only 2 shows._ 1(1)Game of Thrones 2(2)The Walking Dead 3(4)The Flash 4(6)The Big Bang Theory 5(…)Rick and Morty 6(…)Prison Break 7(…)Sherlock 8(7)Vikings 9(9)Suits 10(5)Arrow #tv_shows #year:2017 #data #piracy #lists #media #pub