Will McKinley

EMPIRE's greatest accomplishment, I think, is that it was one of the most anticipated films in history but still managed to exceed expectations by a wide margin.

YouTube video by '70s & '80s VHS Flashback Siskel and Ebert review Star Wars 1977

"It's a movie that will last for years."

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review STAR WARS in 1977.

youtu.be/6gtQck24Nf8?... #FilmSky #StarWars

And not a moment too soon.

Spring Forward (Start): Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2:00 a.m.

And seasonal depressives rejoice!

There’s more character in the half jar of mayonnaise in my fridge than this man.

Don Herbert w/ a kid in the 1950s.

Don Herbert w/ a kid in the 1980s.

WATCH MR. WIZARD debuted on NBC #OTD in 1951.

Don Herbert hosted this Peabody Award-winning science series until 1965 – and again on Nickelodeon in the 1980s.

#TVSky #Nickelodeon

A valid grudge.

WBD closed at $28.20 today.

It was as low as $7.69 last April before the split to unravel the Warner Bros. Discovery merger was announced.

Zaslav sold at nearly 4x that — a near-market high brought on not by the company's performance, but by dealmaking.

David Zaslav Sells $114 Million Worth of Warner Bros. Discovery Stock After WBD Clinches Paramount Skydance Deal Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav filed to sell $114 million worth of stock, coming after WBD clinched a deal with Paramount Skydance.

David Zaslav has begun cashing out on a deal that will make him a billionaire.

variety.com/2026/tv/news...

"I Haven't Got a Hat", directed by Friz Freleng, was released on this day in 1935. The debut cartoon of Porky Pig.
#LooneyTunes

Harold Russell, Dana Andrews, and Fredric March in THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)

Myrna Loy and Teresa Wright in THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)

Tomorrow on @tcmtv.bsky.social:
Daytime - Oscar Goes South of the Border
Primetime - Oscar Goes Home
My choice: THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946, 8pE) - Three WWII veterans struggle to rebuild love and purpose at home.
#31DaysOfOscar
#TCMParty ^JW

Operation Epic Fury Signifying Nothing

I grew up watching old movies on commercial TV, so maybe it's easier for me to accept. I find that Tubi has the least intrusive ad placement, but It's definitely a different experience from TCM.

Join Film Geeks Sunday at noon as we welcome author & film scholar Alan K. Rode for an in person intro to noir western BLOOD ON THE MOON! He'll also be selling and signing copies of his book on the film.

Tix available now online: digitalgym.org/movies/film-...

As long as there's ad-supported platforms like Tubi, Pluto etc, classic films will never disappear from streaming. Their presence there seems only to grow.

I've been without TCM for a while now, and I've learned to accept ads. It's not optimal, but it's better than the alternative.

I'd be curious to see the metrics for HBO Max's classic films. They've always had a lot, but I rarely see anyone on social talk about watching them.

I'd be surprised if this consolidation didn't result in a net-loss. But the good news is, ad-supported streaming is already picking up the slack.

Sorry to hear this
Andrew was a really nice guy and a great producer
He was very collaborative and open minded
Before we shot COUNTRY BEARS i pitched him a sequence where we (the cops) go through a car wash and before i knew it the script had a really well written physical bit
Such a good guy
RIP

I know some people are already considering boycotting both sides, but I'm going to hold off on decisions like that until this is a done deal. (At least when it comes to the Warner Bros. side. I canceled Paramount+ a while ago.)

I have no loyalty to HBO Max as a brand. I subscribe bec. they have so many classics.

If the combined Paramount+/HBO Max carries that over — and HBO Max goes away — I don't care.

But P+ has shown no interest in platforming older films, which makes me worry about what an integration will look like.

The Paramount+/HBO Max integration may go down like Disney+/Hulu, where the two are integrated into the same platform, but still require separate subscriptions.

If that's the case, HBO Max may remain intact within the Paramount+ environment, at least for a time.

I'm trying to think positively.

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YouTube video by ABC News 'Mary Tyler Moore' Reunion: Valerie Harper's Positive Vibes Lift Betty White, Leachman, Engel

This was such an unexpected bit of joy to pop into my YouTube timeline: From 13 years ago, Katie Couric chats with the female leads of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, reunited for their Hot in Cleveland appearance

youtu.be/9HdlKxH66MU?...

Meanwhile, CNN rages at a journalism problem it created. Goes by the name of Jennings.,@status.news reports.

www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...

Today's Reliable Sources lead:

The "information blackout" in Iran, and how journalists are finding ways around it

cnn.it/4aZoy5M

David Ellison Unveils Sweeping Vision for Warner Bros: “This Is About Reinventing the Business” HBO Max and Paramount+ will be merged when the deal closes, the mogul told Wall Street early Monday morning.

yes, nothing says "innovation reinvention" like a nepobaby trust fund brat with no meaningful experience being gifted a massive hollywood empire by his technofascist dad, who leveraged his corrupt influence over the country's pudding-headed autocrats to box out competitors (?)

Navigating 2026 one toast at a time Adding some comfort to 2026 with TOAST

A comfort system that works. For a few minutes anyway. merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/navigating...

HBO Max added 50 pre-1980 films in March, bringing its total to 485.

Paramount+ added 3, bringing its total to 17.

If, as announced today, Paramount intends to merge the two services, this is a concern. #FilmSky

I hope you had a great birthday, Dan.

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