Is Sony Mismanaging The Spider-Man Franchise?

Part 1: Send In The B-Team Looking at Marvel today, it would be easy to assume that they have always been as successful as they are.  Though you’d be wrong because, before they were purchased by Disney, even before they launched their movie production arm, Marvel Studios, they were flirting with bankruptcy. To stop the […]

Spoilers Should Be Stopped (The Dawn Of S.E.T.R.E.P)

Welcome to the first meeting of S.E.T.R.E.P. (the Society Existing To Prevent Revelation of Essential Plot-Points) because life is hard enough without someone knowingly revealing information that a show took months to build up to, or the twist of a movie, or an important character dying in either medium. The need for such an organization became clear when […]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: ‘The Magical Place’

If the blogosphere is any indicator, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. may be on rocky ground.  That sentiment appears reflected in its ratings. Speaking of which, they have dipped precariously since its premiere high of 4.7 (representing millions of households) to a rating of 2.1, tying a season low. That may seem a bit grim, but […]