We take it for granted that platforms like Amazon Prime pump out expensive originals, but its shaky foray into content creation was saved by one strong alt-history show.
Forget the Rebels and the Empire, the Skywalkers and the Sith. Back in the '80s, all Star Wars needed to keep making money was some Ewoks and a space ferret.
There's an off-chance you may have heard about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, but his career was already on shaky ground thanks to some truly terrible genre flicks.
The latest Star Wars series cost a huge amount of money and failed to find an audience. Disney and Lucasfilm must learn from its missteps before it's too late.
With the success of '3 Body Problem' and 'Dune 2,' it's clear audiences want smart sci-fi. That makes it the perfect time to revisit a haunting Andrei Tarkovsky classic.