The whole gang is back this week and we were really excited to talk. It’s been too long since we were all together and this week was a fun one.
This week Bill, Chris Dumoulin, Kris Price and Jim discuss these topics: Disney’s Box Office Dominance – Superheroes and the Current Hero Worship Culture – How Do We Govern The Internet?
Disney’s Box Office Dominance (1:32)
Disney is having an insane year at the box office despite The BFG having such a poor weekend.
Domestic gross so far in 2016:
Captain America: Civil War $403,857,288
The Jungle Book (2016) $358,041,523
Zootopia (Disney) $340,400,722
Finding Dory (Disney) $296,499,994
Alice Through the Looking Glass (Disney) $74,503,269
The BFG $19,000,000 (womp womp)
Worldwide Gross so far in 2016:
Captain America: Civil War $1,147.7 B
Zootopia $1,016.5 B
The Jungle Book (2016) $930.0 M
Finding Dory 408.4 M
Alice Through the Looking Glass $249.6 M
The BFG $19,000,000 M
That’s just an ugly billboard.
Superheroes and the Current Hero Worship Culture (16:12)
There will be a 13 ft statue of Captain America shown off at the San Diego Comic-Con. For some reason, it will make a trip across the country and land in Brooklyn, where the fictional character of Steve Rogers was born. We wondered, why not a real person?
artist’s rendering of the statue to be revealed
How Do We Govern The Internet? (36:40)
The FCC wants the internet to be a public utility. Now a Federal Court agrees. The UN believes it’s a basic human right. What say we?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/technology/net-neutrality-fcc-appeals-court-ruling.html
http://gizmodo.com/internet-access-is-now-a-basic-human-right-1783081865
Some amusing and thought provoking comments from the Gizmodo piece:
“It’s a joint statement with no force of law behind it.”
“Yes, it’s a basic human right, but no one has to provide it for you and if you don’t pay your bills, it can get shut off.”
“Sensational bullsh*t Gawker article title.”
“It’s not a basic human right if your country opposes it and even if they went along with this nothing is stopping them from changing their minds on a whim.”
Go get em Tom.Photo credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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