Showbiz Sandbox 199: Comic-Con and Hollywood Is A Match Made In Nerdvana

July 22, 2013

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Hollywood movie studios are no stranger to Comic-Con, the world largest pop-culture convention attracting 140,000 fans to San Diego each summer. For years they have showed up with new titles hoping to drum up pre-release buzz, though at times such calculated marketing moves have backfired in spectacular fashion. Even so, Entertainment Weekly’s Geoff Boucher says audiences always welcome Hollywood back to the Con with open arms.

Boucher gives us an inside look at this year’s event, filling us in on which movies, television shows and events were huge hits (or misses) with fans. Did the announcement of a film pairing of Superman and Batman go over well with the crowd? Was everyone surprised to see a trailer for the “Veronica Mars” movie.

Last week also saw the Television Academy announce their nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards. The big news was the Netflix series “House of Cards” which earned 14 nominations and marked the first time a show will vie for an Emmy without having aired on broadcast or cable networks.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including a public spat over Spotify streaming royalty rates, Keith Olbermann’s return to ESPN and a summer of big box office flops.

Critical Mess: ‘R.I.P.D.’ Galvanizes Critics With Its Awfulness
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-ripd-awfulness-galvanizes-critics-20130719,0,851164.story

Movie Ticket Prices Rise, Propelled By 3-D and Imax Films
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-movie-ticket-prices-3d-20130719,0,4088189.story

Alan Moore League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/07/15/alan-moore-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-comic-con/?ew_packageID=20647938

Comic-Con Small Tribes Rule
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/business/media/at-comic-con-small-tribes-rule.html

Clones Rule As Hollywood Beats Drum at Comic-Con
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/business/media/clones-rule-as-hollywood-beats-drum-at-comic-con.html

It’s Official: Warner Bros. Reveals Batman and Superman Film Plans
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/official-warner-bros-reveals-batman-589527

Why Batman and Superman Mashup is a Bad Idea–And Reveals Warner Bros. Weakness
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/why-batman-and-superman-mashup-is-a-bad-idea-and-reveals-warner-bros-weakness

Are Comic-Con’s Top Directors Souring on 3-D?
http://www.vulture.com/2013/07/are-comic-cons-top-directors-souring-on-3-d.html

Tim Goodman on Emmy Nominations: ‘From Spectacularly Wrong to Predictably Wrong’
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/tim-goodman-emmy-nominations-spectacularly-588463

Keith Olbermann Finalizes ESPN Deal
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/keith-olbermann-finalizes-espn-deal-586254

Nate Silver Heads To ESPN
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/business/media/nate-silver-blogger-for-new-york-times-is-to-join-espn-staff.html

Sony Pictures Wins Midnight Paris Lawsuit
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/sony-pictures-wins-midnight-paris-588515

NCAA Will Not Renew Licensing Deal With EA
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources….

NCAA Won’t Renew Deal With EA Sports
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732444….

Could College Hockey Come To EA Sports NHL Franchise
http://unitedstatesofhockey.com/2013/07/18/could-college-hockey-come-to-ea-sports-nhl-franchise/

Jennifer Lopez Accused Of Accepting Millions From Human Rights Violators
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-lopez-accused-accepting-10-584679

‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Returns Big On The CW
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/17/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returns-big-on-the-cw/192412/

Terrence Malick Movie Investors Sue
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/terrence-malick-movie-investors-sue-589780

Angus T. Jones To Be Cut From Ppening of ‘Two and a Half Men’
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-angus-t-jones-to-be-cut-from-opening-of-two-and-a-half-men-20130719,0,3533910.story

So Is Netflix Actually Cropping Movies or Not?
http://www.vulture.com/2013/07/is-netflix-actually-cropping-movies-or-not.html

It’s Only Rock’n’Roll, But If You Like It, How Much Are You Prepared To Pay?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/21/thom-yorke-spotify-alternative-business-model

If You Care About Music, Should You Ditch Spotify?
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sashafrerejones/2013/07/spotify-boycott-new-artists-music-business-model.html

Nigel Goodrich and Thom York vs. Spotify
http://storify.com/atzedevrieze/nigel-godrich-en-thom-yorke-vs-spotify

Spotify Responds to Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich’s Protest of Service
http://pitchfork.com/news/51523-spotify-responds-to-thom-yorke-and-nigel-godrichs-removal-of-albums-in-protest-of-service

Radiohead Manager Defends Spotify After Atoms for Peace Protest Service
http://pitchfork.com/news/51551-radiohead-manager-defends-spotify-after-atoms-for-peace-protest-service/

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