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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/arts/television/best-tv-shows-of-2025.html?campaign_id=144&emc=edit_wkdr_20251206&instance_id=167570&nl=the-weekender&regi_id=62389598&segment_id=211893&user_id=00c7fd0e0a0924bbf3164cdda0fe4651 If you can access the article, the list is in alphabetical order, not ranked choices.

Netflix is targeting Q3 2026 for the finalization of the merger. So that’s probably when everything completely falls apart but you will likely see cracks forming much sooner.

It’s official. Bake this into your predictions.

Well, Netflix just confirmed it themselves. There are a LOT of hurdles to be cleared, between contracts, regulations foreign and domestic, and unions like the directors guild will be seeking protections for movie theaters, but it’s underway. Again, DeMarco? Polish your resume.

Netflix was willing to pay out of the ass for it, which is probably why Paramount threw that legal tantrum earlier. If I'm DeMarco, I start updating my resume.

Netflix only wants the studio and HBO. The linear channels will still be spun off into their own company as planned.

Paramount is crying to the media, which indicates they're losing. https://www.thewrap.com/paramount-accuses-warner-bros-discovery-unfair-bidding-process/ I think Netflix will win (although Comcast seems to have the potential to emerge as a dark horse) because Paramount wouldn't be complaining this publicly otherwise. I do think that a Netflix and/or Comcast purchase goes roughly about the same for Toonami as a block. The networks are spun off, material is held through licensing agreements done in good faith, and DeMarco is left on board the sinking ship. It's actually worse for DeMarco if Comcast gets it though, because Comcast doesn't give two shits about anime while Netflix is heavily invested in it.

It's,..yeah.

The sale will be confirmed, and the buyer will not want the networks, allowing them to be spun off with the infamous Warner debt as cable television continues its last gasp. However, Toonami day-to-day operations continue as-is with licensing deals with their former Warner Bros Netflix masters (I'm predicting Netflix will win the bidding, with the WB board hoping Trump dies soon, making his threat to stall the merger superfluous), which allow their original materials to air unimpeded. DeMarco is SOL when asking for stuff like Ranma 1/2 and Baki, though. (Yeah, they leave him with the networks for obvious reasons.) Surprisingly, Warner Bros Netflix holds onto the "Adult Swim" name, and several other miscellaneous names, but the block keeps the name through the licensing agreements as mentioned. Crunchyroll continues to do zero business with the gutted Cartoon Network. This slightly annoys old-school Toonami fans as the Ronin Warriors remake/sequel airs on Crunchyroll and not Toonami. Get Jiro! airs in the summer, and as hinted by the promo art, it's a combination of the original comic and the Blood and Sushi prequel. The more realistic, less stylized take on the material divides critics. Adult Swim tries to get Demon Slayer Hashira Training Arc to air concurrently with either the Crunchyroll (February 2026 earliest) or Netflix (Summer 2026) airings of the first Infinity Castle movie. The inevitable Infinity Castle TV show edit remains a distant dream. Viz continues to do business with Adult Swim when everyone else is dealt with, resulting in Yaiba airing in Spring or Summer 2026, where everyone points out how good it looks visually. That also means OPM Season 3, which...doesn't. MAWS S3 either airs in Spring or Fall, deliberately avoiding stepping on Supergirl's toes. Super Mutant Magic Academy will air and flop, because it will be an "All Hands on Deck" situation at that point for Toonami. All the other past Toonami originals, like the Flop Girl and Ninja Kamui get official cancellations due to the Warner spigot being cut off.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/netflix-puts-in-mostly-cash-offer-as-warner-bros-discovery-bidding-war-heats-up/ar-AA1RvQEr?ocid=BingNewsVerp The Netflix bid is straight up cash. No stock or other collateral.

Unfortunately, as Hollywood is want to do, you will be waiting. Warner received the bids. They either announce a winner and enter into exclusive negotiations this week, or they declare all the bids crap and ask for a fresh round of bids. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-12-01/warner-bros-discovery-auction-second-round-netflix-comcast-paramount-what-to-know The LA Times is reporting our pal Zaslav prefers Comcast.

Denver wins a last second thriller…and I still can’t bring myself to bet on the Giants against the Pats. I can’t do it.

This is why Gordon Solie (old pro wrestling announcer) thought the regular season was worked.

I cannot trust any of these teams with betting anymore. Fucking Washington?! The Jets?! What the fuck?