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When the remasters for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 were announced, I’m sure we all instantly thought, “Hell yeah, this is gonna be a wild nostalgia trip,” hoping developer Vicarious Visions could nail the look and feel of the original games again. I even wrote about how the announcement itself made me recollect on the real-world cultural impact of THPS. Now that I’ve been able to spend time with the full game, it turns out it’s so much more than a nostalgia trip.
It does indeed recapture the spirit of those 20+ year old games. Between the faithful gameplay with proper physics and controls and the recreation of skateparks with our favorite tunes from yesteryear, you get exactly what you’d hoped. But THPS 1 + 2 Remastered also used this as an opportunity to represent a new era of skating, reintroducing us to the sport and culture as a reflection of what it is now.
You see this in the roster of playable skaters. It’s dope that I can play as middle-aged versions of Tony Hawk, Kareem Campbell, and my personal favorite, Eric Koston, again. However, in my several hours with THPS 1 + 2 Remastered, I’ve gravitated towards the new skaters who have reinvigorated my appreciation and understanding for skate culture. I’m looking up skate tapes, competition footage, and interviews from Tyshawn Jones, Lizzie Armanto, Aori Nishimura, and Leo Baker–all of whom are now my favorites to play as and watch.
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Netflix’s Number One Movie This Week is a Random Nicolas Cage Film from 2013
While Cobra Kai — the acclaimed Karate Kid franchise sequel series that began streaming its first two YouTube seasons on Netflix (and will premiere a new third season on the streaming platform in 2021) — dominated the Netflix TV series charts last this week, the number one movie for the week was more of a surprise.
The Frozen Ground, which opened in select theaters (but mostly went to VOD) in 2013, made a rather shocking debut on the Top 10 streamed movies for the week, landing at number one.
Perhaps this reflects the film’s headlining stars, Nicolas Cage and John Cusack, still holding some name value, or perhaps it’s the movie’s “based on a true story” serial killer story, but The Frozen Ground, which has been a Redbox DVD staple for years, won big according to FlixPatrol.
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In this fictionalized version of the capture of Alaskan serial killer Robert Hansen, Cage plays a State Trooper who teams with one of Hansen’s (Cusack) escaped victims (Vanessa Hudgens) to bring the monster down.
The Frozen Ground became available on Netflix on August 27 and immediately placed on in the Top 10, winding up in 9th place last week. This week, it rocketed up to the top – along with The Smurfs (premiered Sept 1) and Quantum of Solace (premiered Aug 31).
Our review of The Frozen Ground said the film “boasted strong performances from Nic Cage and John Cusack” atop a “bland and forgettable” script.
Cage was in the news recently, as he’s on tap to voice a hard-srinking Southern swamp dragon in a new Amazon series based on Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer’s book Highfire, while Cusack is set to star in Amazon’s U.S. remake of British series Utopia, which arrives in September.
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The Umbrella Academy is Netflix’s Biggest Hit Since The Witcher
Though a third season of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy has yet to be announced, the show is doing stellar numbers for the streaming giant, with Nielsen revealing that the series, since its Season 2 drop back on July 31, has pulled in numbers and headlines the first list of Top Streaming Shows in the US.
Netflix may dominate this list thanks to shows like The Office and Grey’s Anatomy but its the company’s original series Umbrella Academy that lands in the number one spot – with 3 billion minutes watched over the week of August 3-9.
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During the same window, viewers binged 1.1 billion minutes of the runner-up, Shameless, and 918 million minutes watching of number three, Grey’s Anatomy.
The last time Netflix had a hit this big it was with The Witcher, which became the second-biggest TV hit of 2019, behind Stranger Things: Season 4. Even in 2019, The Umbrella Academy was a success since its first season placed third behind Stranger Things.
Here’s how Nielsen’s Top Streaming Shows in the US list breaks down:
- 1. The Umbrella Academy, 3.01 billion minutes viewed
- 2. Shameless, 1.13 billion
- 3. Grey’s Anatomy, 918 million
- 4. The Office, 897 million
- 5. Criminal Minds, 697 million
- 6. NCIS, 524 million
- 7. In the Dark, 418 million
- 8. Dexter, 316 million
- 9. Supernatural, 315 million
- 10. Parks and Recreation, 304 million
Viewers absorbed more minutes of The Umbrella Academy’s first and second season when Season 2 released more than a month ago than the next three shows on the list combined.
If you’ve binged the series already, make sure to check out our review of The Umbrella Academy: Season 2, including this deep dive explainer of the ending and what it means for Season 3.
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