Got 4 Show Biz Business Nuggets: Nielsen TV ratings service are very close to being sued by networks, advertisers, producers, production companies and others for misrepresenting ratings. Some suggest poor collection of data, some hint payola. … #2, With higher California taxes on remote shooting of TV and movie productions, California has lost over $8 billion dollars in revenue due to projects moving out of state. #3, Speaking of $8 billion dollars, that’s what Amazon just paid for MGM Studios. … #4, Oscars are Sunday, The Power of the Dog and CODA are favorites to be big winners.
Future Movie News: Disney/Pixar’s 5th Toy Story called, Lightyear, will be released June 21st and it has one unusual scene. Two of the female characters passionately kiss. … The Scream sequel will now be released March 31st, 2023. … And looking way ahead, The Bob Marley biopic starring Bob’s son, Ziggy Marley. It will be release January 12th, 2024.
Odds and Ends: Kendal Jenner and boyfriend Devin Booker often double date with Justin and Hailey Bieber. … I keep hearing Cher is not in good health, keep a good thought for my old friend. … Very sad to report, Jack Hannah, known as the foremost authority of animals with his own shows and appearances on countless others is suffering from serious dementia. … What do, Mickey Rourke, Johnny Depp, Jared Leto, Scarlett Johansson, Jane Fonda, Paul McCartney, Steven Seagal, Oliver Stone all have in common? All have had private dinners at Vladimir Putin’s home in Moscow and called him a great guy.
On this date in 1945, Spencer Percy was working on the magnetron ray at MIT’s radiation laboratory, when he noticed the chocolate candy bar in his pocket started melting. He did more experiments and 7 months later Percy filed for a patent for using the magnetron ray to heat food. And 2 years later the first microwave oven was sold, it was 6 feet tall weighed 1,285 pounds, in today’s equivalence cost $55,0000 dollars. The microwave discovered 77 years ago today, because of a melted chocolate candy bar.
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