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jbuffyangel · 5 years

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Weekly Rundown 10/21/18-10/26/18

Time to rundown what I’m watching, loving, hating and everything in between! Spoilers ahead! Full episode reviews and reactions are linked in the titles.

Daredevil Season 3

Just so y’all know - most nuns do not wear their habits in public anymore. It’s been that way since Vatican II, but TV refuses to catch up.

The action is amaaaaazing again. I love how Matt actually gets tired when he’s fighting.

I don’t want Matt to put that ugly Daredevil suit on again he looks ridiculous. Keep the black mask and call it a day.

I want Foggy to propose very badly. I need a Foggy wedding in Season 4.

Is there any particular reason why Karen didn’t haul ass to Frank’s Punisher lair when her life was in danger and Matty Mcbrown eyes was off Daredeviling an existential crisis? That’s where I’d go.

Matt refusing to ask the other Defenders help because “it’s not their fight” is the stupidest reason ever.

Arrow (“The Longbow Hunters”)

It is a bit creepy when Stan says, “I bet a guy like that would do anything to keep his family safe.” Maybe Stan is a nuthouse, but leave me to my dream for now.

Is it me or did Yorke look older than 40? 1978????

Deputy Director Bell is evil. Calling it now.

The Longbow Hunters don’t actually use bows. This is a twist I did not see coming.

Bl*ck S*ren can’t lawyer worth a damn, but she can wear a suit.

“Stay behind me.” That was oddly hot Rene. I’m wildly uncomfortable that I find you attractive right now, but it is what it is.

Rene: Been back in town a week and you’re already sneaking out of A.R.G.U.S. behind Papa Dig’s back? I’m so proud.

Felicity: Thanks man.

This whole exchange was delightful and not remotely derogatory like “Blondie.” THY NAME IS CHARACTER GROWTH.

“Grab your balls Curtis, we’re going in.” If the Rene character only exists to say this one line of dialogue then it was worth it.

Why didn’t BS and Dinah go after the Longbow Hunter? What is up with allowing all these criminals to run away at a moderately brisk pace and our people acting like they can’t catch them? They are called legs! Move your ass!

BITCH YOU BETTER NOT STEP ON THAT PHOTO!!!!!!!

Legends of Tomorrow (“The Virgin Gary”)

Legends Season 4 premiere is fantastic and full of all the hi-jinks I’ve missed over hiatus.

“Speaking of the same old crap isn’t that what he did last year?”Legends gets points for acknowledging that Wally gets the storyline shaft a lot.

When you are officially a hero the time bureau gives you a medal, but I was more excited about the balloons.

It would be super weird if the Legends spent more than a day in 2018.

Remember when Oliver asked Sara to move in with him and she went running screaming in the other direction? It all worked out because Sara knew he was really in love with Felicity. I’m just saying she’s come a looooong way.

I want to be clear about one thing and it’s not up for debate. Ready? The best thing about Legends is Mick. It’s always Mick. That is all.

OMG NATE’S FATHER IS BIFF FROM BACK TO THE FUTURE?????!!!!!!!! THIS IS SPECTACULAR CASTING!!!

Manifest “Connecting Flights”

It was nice to fill in the back story of the characters left behind after the plane went missing, however the show is starting to lose my attention. I need more movement on these character relationships. Manifest is hitting a lot of the same notes week after week.

This Is Us (“Toby”)

Randall is going ahead with the city council job? Are they independently wealthy Does no one have to work?

Baby Toby is the cutest.

Holy crap is this how in vitro really works? It’s so friggin expensive and no guarantees. Wow, my sympathies to all those who have gone through this excruciating process.

Randall unbuttoning his shirt is all the reason I need to vote for him. Done deal.

Toby used his wonderful sense of humor to cheer up his depressed Mom. Ugh my heart.

But for real though sometimes you need just “one damn day.” #MomLife

Three hours to get ready Kate? Just as an FYI - that’s all over when you have a baby. You’ll be lucky to get a shower.

Miguel carried a piano up stairs to cheer Rebecca up. That’s love.

“There’s so much of her in you it scares me.” THAT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU SAY TO YOUR CHILD ASSHOLE.

A+ on the prom dresses. Absolutely what I wore in high school. We were fashionista slaves in the late nineties.

Kate’s impression of Adele is dead on.

Miguel tries so hard. He’s just trying to keep his promise to Jack.

Rebecca is such an amazing mom. Kate doesn’t give her nearly enough credit.

KATE IS PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Rookie (Pilot” and “Crash Course”)

I really loved The Rookie. I typically don’t hate procedurals, but this one has surprised me thus far. It’s fast paced, so it held my attention more. I hope it stays that way.

I love how it is the rookies versus the training officers. It fills my Rookie Blue void.

I am not invested in any ships yet. I am not buying the romance between Nolan and Lucy so far. I actually think Lucy has more chemistry with Bradford and Nolan with the Captain.

A Million Little Things (“Friday Night Dinner” and “The Game of Your Life”)

I want to love this show, but they are making it next to impossible. I hate cheating storylines in any show. It’s one of the main reasons I quit watching Shonda Rhimes’ shows because she is unable to write one without including adultery. Arrow’s original love story revolved around cheating and was an absolute mess. It feels like a lazy way to inject drama. This cheating storyline between Eddie and Delilah is making two characters who are otherwise very likable extremely unlikable.

Instead of jettisoning this plot into the atmosphere where it belongs and never speaking of it again, A Million Little Things is double down on it. Delilah is pregnant! Oh wonderful, now we get to play “Who’s the Daddy?” for several weeks.

Apparently, the writers come from The Fl*sh school of writing. Characters can only be mad at other characters for one episode. All the friends found out about Eddie and Delilah’s affair and the very next week they are sitting down to pizza. It’s at Delilah’s house and Eddie’s wife Katherine comes too because FRIENDS. No. Just no.

Instead of being angry at Eddie and Delilah, the friends make excuses for them. Regina’s conversation with Delilah turned into a huge “I didn’t see your pain” apology, which is flat out ridiculous. What Delilah did was so off the charts wrong there is no excuse for it. If you are in pain see a therapist. It’s not an excuse to cheat on your husband. Also, Regina you are not to blame for Delilah lying to everyone for over two years.

Gary, who has been the angriest, decides he’s being too hard on Eddie (ya know by actually holding him accountable for his actions) and lets Eddie move in with him after his wife finally kicked him out. Are you freaking kidding me with this? I was already mildly irked at Gary for giving Delilah a free pass, but I understood his reasoning because her husband just jumped off a building. She has been punished quite a lot. But Eddie? I think we could muster a couple episodes of anger towards Eddie.

The writers attempted drum up sympathy for Delilah by shining a little light on her seemingly perfect marriage with Jon. It’s not really perfect, but what marriage is? Jon was short with Delilah during a family dinner. He took a phone call from work and snapped, “Everything I do is for this family.” What a bastard. Of course, that is reason enough for Delilah to jump into bed with Eddie, her husband’s best friend. GIVE. ME. A. FRIGGIN. BREAK. If my husband slept with someone else every time I was cranky with him, he’d have a harem.

So, on top of being suicide apologists, the writers are adding cheating apologists. There is no reason to cheat. It’s just mean. Nobody has put a gun to your head. If you want out of your marriage you march to an attorney’s office and file for divorce. Not sure if you want a divorce? Then go to counseling. But cheating, under any circumstances, is wrong. It’s cruel and selfish. It’s trying to have your cake and eat it too. A Million Little Things trying to excuse away Eddie and Delilah’s heinous behavior is almost as bad as the cheating itself. Trying to make suicide and cheating okay with excuses is dangerous behavior. I AM NOT A FAN.

Stray Thought - on what planet is a school program presented in the middle of the freaking day? What kind of ridiculous school do Eddie and Katherine send their son to?

Blindspot (“The Quantico Affair”)

Zapata has a very interesting running stride. Sorry I was in cross country. That stuff interests me

Roman saying "He knows. This is it. Kill him" underscores the dramatic tension.

I’m gonna need someone on Team Blindspot to pick up on Remi's side eye. Y'all are FBI agents for goodness sake.

I don't actually know what Patterson's name is, but I feel confident it is not Lisa.

I think Martin Gero saw me write "Where is Patterson's storyline?" in my last review. I could have opted for patience, but complaining loudly via written word felt like a better plan.

Hey watch the condemnation Remi aka Jane aka double secret agent who told so many lies I can't keep it straight anymore.

OMG Rich not explaining how the tattoo was solved is the best thing ever. PLEASE DO THIS EVERY WEEK

I wanna talk about the Book of Secrets mostly because Rich calls it the Book of Secrets.

Hahaha. Her one night stand showed up at work. This is how Meredith and McDreamy began. I highly recommend elevator scenes too.

One night stand boy is Weitz's nephew. IT. JUST. GOT. BETTER

Sure Madeline come on in and check out our super secret tattoo murder board.

"Thundercats ho!" OMG was that an ad lib?

Totally ship Patterson and this dude. I should probably learn his name.

Somebody tell Rich about the one night stand. Pleeeeeeeease.

I'm not calling him Lincoln. He shall be known as "Slab of Man-Ham" forevermore.

Patterson and Rich are the perfect work wife/husband team. Remember Rich is the work wife

How does Weitz maintain employment? This may be the greatest of all Blindspot's mysteries.

Of course "Jane" and Weller are on the train Weitz. IT'S THEIR JOB. Seriously someone get this dude a DVD of #Blindspot S1-S3

Patterson girl, Jane is never that cranky with you when she's diffusing bombs. SOMEBODY NOTICE PERSONALITY CHANGES PLEASE!!!

"You're new here." ALL KNEEL TO PATTERSON.

#daredevil #arrow #this is us #legends of tomorrow #a million little things #blindspot #weekly rundown reviews #weekly rundown

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davewakeman · 4 years

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Talking Tickets 28 February 2020

Hey There!

Thanks for being here again this week. If you are enjoying this newsletter, tell your friends and colleagues to sign up by visiting this link.

I’ve been running a survey to help improve the newsletter and the podcast. So far better understanding pricing, the secondary market, and marketing are on a lot of your minds. So let me know what you are thinking if you haven’t already!

I’m likely heading to Boston for a day for the Sloan Conference. So if you are going to be there, let me know.

To the tickets!

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1. The world of tickets went to Congress:

This hearing was only publicly announced at the end of last week, so I don’t know how many folks really were able to be there in person. Fortunately for us, we have the internet and the full video of the hearing was online.

From the hour or so of the hearing I watched, it seems like everyone retreated to their normal corners and stuck closely to their talking points. Though all-in pricing did seem to get new life.

While Ticketmaster released a pretty interesting graphic, especially when you consider how many videos people have posted on the internet alleging that Ticketmaster is changing prices even while tickets are in the person’s cart.

In my mind, nothing is likely to happen in the short term, except for, maybe another hearing. So I’d monitor this, but I wouldn’t rush out and worry too much about changing anything.

2. The British government finds two touts guilty of fraud:

Peter Hunter and David Smith were found to have made over 9.3 million pounds in 5 years from 2010 to 2015, creating multiple personas for themselves, borrowing friends and families’ credit cards, and other acts of deception under British law.

Alongside this, the government’s case cited BOTs and “spec” sales as being big parts of their operation.

Spec sales have been a big issue for the secondary market in a number of markets and in a number of countries around the world. With the practice causing issues at the Super Bowl and other events. But having the practice called out in such a landmark case is likely to bring this issue to light in countries all over the world, especially those that have a more contentious relationship with the secondary market.

For me, if you are in the secondary market in Europe, you needed to be thinking about your business before. But this case likely has a lot of folks thinking through their business.

I know that there is room for the secondary market in every market, but how it is managed and communicated is the big question and operating within the language of the law is essential. More importantly, I think a clear understanding of the value proposition of touts is going to have to be expressed and shared far and wide.

3. Viagogo is in the news again as The Guardian uncovers Viagogo’s toolkit:

These are separate stories and they highlight different things. So I didn’t want to put the link to this story in the above story.

This isn’t a good story to have break for Viagogo.

As I mentioned a few weeks back, I was a little surprised that the US government allowed the merger between Viagogo and StubHub to pass through while the CMA was asking for the deal to be paused.

What makes this story interesting is that in partnership with the court case from the story above, it reveals a lot about the world of tickets.

This is also interesting since the news broke within a week of the end of the trial for Hunter and Smith. Rob Davies says that his source was a disillusioned tout and from my dealings with the secondary market in the UK, I can’t say that I am surprised to hear that touts are turning their backs on Viagogo and highlighting how their business really operates.

How should we think through this?

Again, I’m pretty sure we are going to continue to see stories about Viagogo’s business practices. I’d almost be surprised if we didn’t see new ones weekly.

If you are in the UK or Europe and you are in the secondary market, you need to come up with a new approach to your strategy and your communications around what your business is and how it adds value to the ticketing ecosystem.

For primary side sellers, I’d keep an eye on this story as well because you are likely to continue to see issues with folks buying tickets off of Viagogo.

4. Someone is swiping tickets from folks Ticketmaster accounts:

This story was just breaking over the last day or so. But this is a terrible look for Ticketmaster after they have been out selling security for fans at Congressional hearings and all.

Billboard did a great job piecing this story together and I have 2 things that stand out to me:

1. Why doesn’t Ticketmaster offer a higher level of fraud prevention? I mean, I’ve been locked out of my Gmail account for 3 weeks because I bungled the two-factor authentication on my account. I know the article lists how security can work on Ticketmaster, but the reality is that some of these security features need to be forced on consumers to make sure that they don’t lose their tickets to fraud and theft.

2. How will Ticketmaster make this right? It seems from social media and the article that the level of service here is lacking and what is the process like if folks purchased refund protection?

5. MLS comes to Miami and Nashville:

Miami and Nashville will bring the number of MLS teams to 26.

It seems like Nashville’s fans haven’t caught soccer fever just yet if Twitter is to be believed.

With two more teams being added next season, Larry Berg owner of LAFC is touting “demographics” as the key to the future success of the league.

Commissioner Don Garber is out sharing his plan for the next 25 years and highlighting the need for higher TV revenues.

Overall, a few things come to mind here:

1. MLS has seen attendance drop in the last two years. I went to several games the last two seasons while Wayne Rooney was playing in DC, but overall, the number of empty seats in a lot of major markets is alarming and brings up the question of how strong is the demand really?

2. Focusing so much on TV money as a way to grow revenues isn’t likely to see an immediate ROI. The reality is that the reported growth of television audiences of 5-7% over the last couple of seasons isn’t enough to justify huge new investments.

3. The quality of play still has a long way to go. Soccer’s popularity in the States seems to be rising, but I don’t know how much of it is going to translate into new fans and new revenues for MLS as long as the quality of the product on the pitch is not up to the level of, even, some of the smaller leagues in Europe.

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What am I up to this week?

I posted a second podcast with Greg Turner due to having an issue with the firewall in China. So this is an entirely new podcast without all the technical difficulties.

I hosted two webinars this week: one on the ebook I created in partnership with Booking Protect called ‘What Matters in Ticketing Now‘. You can listen to the replay of the webinar here.

The other webinar was built on my sales training with a number of sports teams around the world at the end of 2019. ‘The Language of the Sale’ shares 10 tips for improving your sales process. You can catch the replay here. (I also put together a special handout that I’m happy to share with y’all if you reply to this email.)

I’ll have a few more webinars to announce in the next week, but if you have some topics you want to be covered, reply to this email and let me know what y’all are thinking.

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Talking Tickets 28 February 2020 was originally published on Wakeman Consulting Group

#CMA #mls #secondary market #spec sales #stubhub #tickets #touts #Viagogo

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