The Town with Matthew Belloni The Biggest Debacles of 2023: Studio Screwups, Executive Misfires, and Underrated Disasters
Dec 18, 2023
Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw joins Matt to discuss the biggest disasters of 2023 in Hollywood, including the labor shutdowns and other calamitous misfires. Topics include the underperformance of 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One', David Dazlev's PR failures, the disastrous TV show 'The Idol', Pac 12's negotiation failures, and Bob Iger's misstep at Sun Valley interview.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Debacle of the Year: Mission Impossible vs Exorcist
03:26 • 6min
PR Failures and Filmmaker Upset at Warner Brothers Discovery
09:34 • 2min
The Idol: A TV Debacle of the Year
11:33 • 2min
Year's Most Searched TV Show Disaster and Pac 12 Negotiation Failures
13:06 • 6min
The Daily Show's Importance and Bob Iger's Misstep
18:52 • 17min