TMC
06-09-2022, 03:16 AM
https://www.theringer.com/tv/2022/6/7/23157383/summer-blockbuster-movie-releases-tv-top-gun-stranger-things
Top Gun: Maverick's biggest competitors over Memorial Day Weekend were Stranger Things (https://www.tvtattle.com/shows/stranger-things) and Obi-Wan Kenobi. As Alison Herman points out, it's no coincidence that this summer is packed with high-profile releases, from Ms. Marvel to She-Hulk: Attorney at Law to House of the Dragon to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Star Wars' Andor. "Forty years ago, movie studios established the model for the summer blockbuster: high-budget, higher-box-office spectaculars that could then become bankable franchises. Today, Stranger Things embodies a new kind of summer blockbuster—one experienced not at the multiplex, but from the comfort of one’s couch," says Herman. "In other words, the resemblance between Stranger Things and its ancestors isn’t merely aesthetic. It’s also structural, and increasingly widespread. The traditional summer blockbuster is hardly extinct, and certainly doing better than the mid-budget fare that was already endangered before the pandemic shut down theaters. In 2022, though, the event releases we’ve been trained to expect as days lengthen and temperatures climb are no longer confined to a single medium. And while it’s no surprise a streaming-native outlet like Netflix would lead the charge, more traditional entertainment companies have started to follow suit. The shift has been gradual, catalyzed by everything from the general rise of streaming to the trailblazing success of Game of Thrones. By now, though, it’s official: The summer blockbuster has a new home on TV."
Top Gun: Maverick's biggest competitors over Memorial Day Weekend were Stranger Things (https://www.tvtattle.com/shows/stranger-things) and Obi-Wan Kenobi. As Alison Herman points out, it's no coincidence that this summer is packed with high-profile releases, from Ms. Marvel to She-Hulk: Attorney at Law to House of the Dragon to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Star Wars' Andor. "Forty years ago, movie studios established the model for the summer blockbuster: high-budget, higher-box-office spectaculars that could then become bankable franchises. Today, Stranger Things embodies a new kind of summer blockbuster—one experienced not at the multiplex, but from the comfort of one’s couch," says Herman. "In other words, the resemblance between Stranger Things and its ancestors isn’t merely aesthetic. It’s also structural, and increasingly widespread. The traditional summer blockbuster is hardly extinct, and certainly doing better than the mid-budget fare that was already endangered before the pandemic shut down theaters. In 2022, though, the event releases we’ve been trained to expect as days lengthen and temperatures climb are no longer confined to a single medium. And while it’s no surprise a streaming-native outlet like Netflix would lead the charge, more traditional entertainment companies have started to follow suit. The shift has been gradual, catalyzed by everything from the general rise of streaming to the trailblazing success of Game of Thrones. By now, though, it’s official: The summer blockbuster has a new home on TV."