Tag: Netflix
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Hurricanes, Muppets, and More! – Great Moments with Mr. DAPs
Welcome to Great Moments with Mr. DAPs. This week was a VERY busy week in the world of Disney and geek news. With Hurricane Irma bearing down on Florida and Walt Disney World, the parks are being closed. The Muppets are playing at the Hollywood Bowl, Mr. DAPs shares about that. There are also stories…
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Star Wars and Marvel Movies to Leave Netflix for Disney Streaming Service
This week Disney CEO Bob Iger delivered the news that Netflix most likely did not want to hear. He announced that the Star Wars and Marvel movies in the Disney catalogue will be leaving Netflix for Disney’s new streaming service. This news came during a question and answer session at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch…
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DuckTales, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and CHOC – Great Moments with Mr. DAPs
Welcome to the second edition of Great Moments with Mr. DAPs. This week there is a lot of things going on in the world of Disney news. Here are the highlights covered by Mr. DAPs. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Toy Story Models Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios: https://dapsmagic.com/2017/08/12/star-wars-galaxys-edge-toy-story-land-models-coming-disneys-hollywood-studios/ ROCK4CHOC Comes August 17th to Raise Money…
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Disney Nixes Netflix – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 645
Welcome to another week of Geeks Corner! There is a lot going on this week. Disney has appeared to ditch Netflix. Disneyland has changed the parking prices at Downtown Disney. Whosits and Whatsits have a Pop-Up Shop at the Anaheim Gardenwalk. Abraham Lincoln has been enhanced by Garner Holt Productions. The Little Mermaid has been…
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Walt Disney Company to Acquire Majority Stake in BAMTech and Say Goodbye To Netflix
The Walt Disney Company announced today that it has agreed to acquire majority ownership of BAMTech, LLC and will launch its ESPN-branded multi-sport video streaming service in early 2018, followed by a new Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service in 2019. Under terms of the transaction, Disney will pay $1.58 billion to acquire an additional 42% stake…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 7/17 – 7/21/17 Featuring SDCC News
SDCC – San Diego Comic Con News Before getting into actual Marvel Comics press releases, there are a few items from the SDCC to note both in comics and other media: Captain America is returning as he has been known, and to a regular series again. He’ll be donning his old costume, and will be…
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Pirates Gets Pirated: Disney Gets Hacked & Movie Ransomed
Hackers have gotten into Disney networks and stolen a yet to be released movie from the company. Bob Iger told ABC employees in New York about the hack this last Monday. The group has not been identified, but are holding the film ransom. They are asking for an amount in Bitcoin. If they are not…
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Marvel and Hulu’s Runaways Video Clip and Full First Season Order
Marvel and Hulu announced a full order of the first season of Runaways. The announcement was made during an upfronts presentation this morning. Runaways is a popular Marvel comic where a group of children find out their parents are super villains. Some of the kids also have powers gained from their parents. The group runs…
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Freeform Orders Full Season of Marvel’s New Warriors with Squirrel Girl
New Warriors has had several iterations of comics in Marvel Comics. Much of them have been about super heroes that are trying to make their way in the world, and this world has the likes of the Avengers in it. Many times they’ve been costumed heroes with great power, but not much responsibility. Marvel Television…
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Marvel’s Daredevil: The Complete First Season Heads to Blu-ray
On November 8, the entire first season of Marvel’s Daredevil will hit shelves. The Blu-ray release will include 13 episodes that you can relive all over again. If you are a fan of the show, what’s your favorite episode? Enjoy! PRESS RELEASE: SYNOPSIS: “Marvel’s Daredevil” follows Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), attorney by day and vigilante by…
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Netflix to Become “Exclusive U.S. Pay-TV Home” of the Latest Disney Films this Fall
Are you a fan of the streaming service, Netflix? Do you enjoy Disney films? This fall, “Netflix will become the exclusive U.S. pay-TV home of the latest films from Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar.” The announcement was made via a blog post by Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos. Variety reports: Netflix’s U.S. rights cover Disney…
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How Does Daredevil’s Second Season Compare To The First?
Daredevil’s second season has been out for almost a week, and it’s time to size it up to the first run. The first season of Daredevil was spectacular. It knocked the socks off of many other comic book shows, and maybe even some of the Marvel movies. It paved the way for the future Netflix…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #4 – Marvel Everywhere
This one wasn’t that much of a lesser item compared to everything else that has happened in 2015, but there were much bigger things (believe it or not) to the year. Marvel has certainly swept the nation in all it’s had to offer. The year began with Agent Carter premiering on ABC to rave reviews…
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Is Jessica Jones Worth Watching?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe keeps getting bigger and bigger, and especially with today’s release of Jessica Jones on Netflix. This next installment of the Defenders shows has Krysten Ritter as the title character. Jessica is someone in Hell’s Kitchen, New York that wants to make a difference. But, a traumatic past doesn’t help things for…
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A Halloween Hit! – Geeks Corner – Episode 504
Happy Halloween everyone! This week on Geeks Corner we celebrate Halloween as everyone does… by playing Mafia. You thought this was going to be a hit Halloween episode didn’t you…? Nope, there will be hits on this episode of Geeks Corner as the Mafia and Sheriff duke it out with the good people of Geeks…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ to Stream on Netflix Only in Canada
Countdown to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens….53 days. Fans of the franchise can look forward to the film heading to Netflix in 2016, but only if you live in Canada. According to Variety, Canada is the only territory with current rights to stream the film. The reason for this move has to…
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‘DisneyLife’ Streaming Service to Roll out in U.K. Next Month
The Walt Disney Company is to launch a brand new video streaming service over in the U.K. This service will rival other streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. In addition to films, the app will include music, books and TV shows, according to BBC News. DisneyLife will be a subscription based service. With all…
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Star Wars, Kermit, & a Quest… – Geeks Corner – Episode 451
Welcome to this week’s Geeks Corner! There is a lot going on this week in the corner. We also have a full corner with Mr. DAPs, Johnny 5, Hayley the Hatter, and Cameron all joining for this episode. In it, we cover Dapper Day, the Disneyland 60th Anniversary, The Muppets, Star Wars on Netflix, the return…
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Walt Disney Company Reportedly to License ‘Star Wars’ Films to Netflix Latin America
As Netflix continues to grow in popularity, the advancements of film series and brand selections have vastly expanded over the years. One new film series that may soon make its ways to Netflix are that of the Star Wars films, according to the Wall Street Journal. But, before we all start to rejoice, this new…
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Marvel’s Jessica Jones Premiere Announced for November
Marvel’s Jessica Jones premiere date has been announced on YouTube with a teaser. Marvel fans will just have just a couple of months still to wait as the new Jessica Jones will be coming to Netflix on November 20th. The show will include 13 episodes, each an hour long. The show stars Krysten Ritter, David Tennant (Kilgrave), Mike…
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Netflix and Marvel’s Defenders Reveals More on Release Times
According to several sources, Netflix president Ted Sarandos has said that seasons of Netflix produced Marvel series like Daredevil will be premiering fairly regularly over the next few years. A new season will premier every six months. It was even said that the next series, AKA Jessica Jones, will be out by the end of the…
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Hatbox Ghost, Meet Ant-Man – Geeks Corner – Episode 428
Welcome to this week’s episode of Geeks Corner! We have a TON to cover this week but before we get into that, let’s take a moment to welcome Jessica Prell to the show as this week’s guest host. Make sure to check out her blog and find her on twitter/instagram/and facebook. Now, let’s get to…
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Daredevil on Netflix – First Impressions
Marvel Studios is expanding the cinematic universe, and especially with its second television outing. Daredevil premiered today on Netflix. First, the great thing about it being on Netflix is that the full season is available all at once. No need to wait a week between. The second thing great about this series is that it…