January and February, August and September. These pairs of months might not seem to be related even slightly, but they share a crucial similarity: they are continuously referred to as “dump months” for the movie theater marketplace.  

On April 12, the multi-media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery announced, among many, many controversial plans, that they will remake the “Harry Potter” film series into a ten-year television serial on their newly-christened Max (formerly HBO Max) streaming service. 

Every once in a while, there comes a time when Hollywood tends to hyper-fixate on rather strange trends within the film industry. Over the years, audiences have seen film trends such as desaturated coloration techniques, remakes of classic films and biopics based on deceased, iconic celebrities. 

With Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson and the rest of the cast either replaced or dearly departed, Spinney remains the last of the original Sesame “Muppeteers;” but it won’t remain that way for long.