The Big Cigar, Palm Royale, and Apple’s Theatrical Strategy

Sigmund and Devon recap the Apple TV and entertainment announcements at WWDC – including tvOS 18, visionOS 2, Immersive Video updates, and more – and score their event predictions.   ---   Opening Chat Apple TV Go: How a USB-C Mod Spiraled into an iPad-Based tvOS Workstation   WWDC Coming to Apple TV+ visionOS 2: The MacStories Overview Apple Announces Vision Pro Launching in More Countries Later This Month iOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Overview Audio and Home: The MacStories Overview tvOS18: The MacStories Overview watchOS 11: The MacStories Overview macOS Sequoia: The MacStories Overview A Look at Code Completion and Swift Assist Coming in Xcode 16 Apple Intelligence: The MacStories Overview Apple Announces New Features Coming to Its Services This Fall   News Apple Design Award Winners Announced ‎Theater: The Future of Cinema   Releases Presumed Innocent Camp Snoopy   Extras ‎Apple Developer   Up Next WWDC24   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Sigmund and Devon reveal an Apple TV project Sigmund’s been working on, share their WWDC predictions, and recap Loot.   ---   Opening Chat ‎What If...? An Immersive Story Apple TV News YouTube Stops Screen Stealing On Apple TV | Joe Rosensteel ‎Job Simulator ‎Vacation Simulator ‎Folium Kino First Impressions: An iPhone Video Camera App from the Makers of Halide ‎Sequel Watch History Journal 2 ‎Controller for HomeKit Trailer Talk Camp Snoopy Land of Women WondLa WOLFS Apple Original News First Look at Pachinko Season Two 2024 ADA Finalists Announced Releases Frog and Toad Great Movies on Apple TV+ Assassin’s Creed Mirage Rabbids: Legends of the Multiverse ‎Return to Monkey Island+ ‎Tomb of the Mask+ Fabulous - Wedding Disaster+ Friday Night Baseball: Twins vs. Pirates Friday Night Baseball: Dodgers vs. Yankees WWDC 2024 Extras Apple Music Playlist: WWDC24 Hello Reese’s Book Club Michaela Jaé Rodriguez’s Loot BTS Vlog Vico on the Street Frog and Toad Theme Song Singalong AppStories: Our 2024 watchOS and tvOS WWDC Wishes, Plus Two New Podcasts Introducing the Latest MacStories Podcasts: Next Portable Console and Comfort Zone Recap Loot Up Next The Acolyte Godzilla Minus One Godzilla Minus One Minus Color Balls on Film Am I OK?   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Sigmund and Devon share the updates and enhancements they hope to see come to Apple TV at WWDC next month and recap Apple Original series Franklin.   ---   Trailer Talk Presumed Innocent News ‎Seasons Link Canal+ to Your Apple ID Releases Experience Immersive Adventure: Parkour ‎Squad Busters ‎Where Cards Fall Spatial Friday Night Baseball: Tigers vs. Red Sox Friday Night Baseball: Angels vs. Mariners Extras Dark Matter: What’s Coming This Season A day in the life of Apple TV+ graphic designer Gina Alessi | Creative Bloq Recap Franklin Up Next Madame Web Jim Henson Idea Man Morgan Spurlock   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Trying, recap the first season of Sugar, and revisit their 2023 WWDC hopes to see what came true and what remains on the wishlist.   ---   Opening Chat Sigmund’s Modded Magic Keyboard Highlight Trying Trying Seasons 1–3 Recap Global Accessibility Awareness Day Apple Marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a Preview of OS Features Coming Later This Year Remaking the World: Global Accessibility Awareness Day News Sonos Ace ‎PPSSPP ‎RetroArch ‎Assassin’s Creed Shadows First Look at Bad Monkey Releases Apple Immersive: Parkour Friday Night Baseball: Orioles vs. White Sox Friday Night Baseball: Brewers vs. Red Sox MLS Season Pass: Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United Recap Sugar ‘Sugar’ Is Not How American TV Usually Gets Made | IndieWire Up Next Silicon Valley The Emirates FA Cup Dune: Part Two The Fall Guy Civil War Stress Positions Monsters at Work   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Sigmund and Devon discuss Apple’s evolving theatrical film strategy, highlight the debut of The Big Cigar, and recap Palm Royale.   ---   iPad Pro Reviews and Not-Reviews Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn’t Get the Basics Right AppStories: The Trouble with iPadOS Upgrade: Pros Are the Little Boats M4 iPad Pro Review: Here we go again | Jason Snell M4 iPad Pro: A glimpse into Apple’s future | Tyler Stalman 2024 iPad Pro Review: My Computer | Christopher Lawley Highlight The Big Cigar Apple’s Film Strategy Apple’s Come-to-Jesus Moment for Movies | Puck News Apple, Netflix Amazon Want to Change How They Pay Hollywood Stars | Bloomberg Trailer Talk Frog and Toad Season 2 Fancy Dance Apple TV News ‎Gamma Shazam on Apple Music Apple Music 100 Best Albums Sigmund’s Favorite Albums Stay What You Are – Saves the Day The Artist in the Ambulance – Thrice Under the Blacklight – Rilo Kiley Black Sails In the Sunset – AFI 2001 – Dr. Dre The Fragile – Nine Inch Nails In Utero – Nirvana California Nights – Best Coast Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses White Pony – Deftones Devon’s Favorite Albums Ocean Eyes – Owl City Five Score and Seven Years Ago – Relient K Look Cat Meow – Secret Secret Dino Club Underdog Alma Mater – Forever the Sickest Kids 1989 – Taylor Swift Apple Original News First Look at Lady in the Lake First Look at Women in Blue Releases Apple Music Live: Kacey Musgraves Extras Dark Matter: An Inside Look The Big Cigar: An Inside Look Greetings From the Set of Acapulco Maya Rudolph: The Zane Lowe Interview Sugar: Season 1 (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) Music From Sugar Recap Palm Royale Up Next Turtles All the Way Down Sasquatch Sunset Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Challengers   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Show Notes   Dark Matter and the iPad Let Loose   ---   Sigmund and Devon break down all of the announcements from Apple’s Let Loose event, grade their event predictions, and highlight this week’s release of sci-fi series Dark Matter.   ---   Highlight Dark Matter Let Loose Event Recap Apple Event: Let Loose Apple Announces New 11” and 13” iPad Pros Apple Expands the iPad Air Lineup Apple Reveals New Keyboards and the Apple Pencil Pro Final Cut Pro 2 and Logic Pro 2 for iPad Updated Along with Their Mac Counterparts Trailer Talk Presumed Innocent Jake Gyllenhaal Recommendation: Nightcrawler News Apple Announces New and Updated Apple Arcade Games Coming in May and June Ted Lasso: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Releases Hollywood Con Queen Extras Argylle: Bryce Dallas Howard on Stunt Training for Her Action Star Role Looks Like Loot with Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Joel Kim Booster The Cast of Sugar Reads Fan Theories Up Next Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Abigail The Taste of Things Hacks   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. View our Apple TV release calendar on the web. Subscribe to our Apple TV release calendar. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Sigmund and Devon make their long-awaited return to Las Colinas with Acapulco season three, share their predictions for Apple’s upcoming Let Loose event, and recap Constellation.   ---   Air Cover Air Cover for Apple Vision Pro Vision Pro Chronicles: My Custom ‘Dual Knit Open’ Setup for Maximum Comfort and Awareness Highlight Acapulco Predictions Apple’s Let Loose Event Trailer Talk Hollywood Con Queen The Big Cigar News Beats Solo 4 Beats Solo Buds Sofa 4.0: A Customizable Downtime Tracker Without Compromises ‎Assassin’s Creed Mirage First Look at WondLa First Look at The Instigators Ted Lasso Blu-Ray (Future Amazon Listing) Releases ‎Dicey Dungeons+ ‎Summer Pop!+ ‎A Slight Chance of Sawblades+ Extras Apple Fitness+ Celebrates International Dance Day Recap Constellation Up Next Wonka Remembering Gene Wilder The Idea of You Unfrosted   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. View our Apple TV release calendar on the web. Subscribe to our Apple TV release calendar. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Sigmund and Devon discuss TV technology and the pivot from OLED to mini LED, round up Apple-related announcements from this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Show, ask if season two of The Big Door Prize can fulfill its potential, and recap historical thriller Manhunt.   ---   Highlight The Big Door Prize NAB Roundup DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel ‎Blackmagic Camera 1.3 Ninja Phone Rode Mounts and Grips Khronos Ecosystem for iPhone Aputure INFINIMATs Aputure Sidus One and Sidus Link Pro Apple TV News IHG and Apple AirPlay ‎Delta - Game Emulator ‎Bezel — Phone Mirroring Trailer Talk Acapulco Season 3 Trying Season 4 Apple Original News First Look at Sunny Long Island Compromise (Hardback) ‎Long Island Compromise (Ebook) ‎Long Island Compromise (Audiobook) Apple Studios Unveils Participants For Its Inaugural Episodic Directors Program Releases ‎Solitaire Stories (Spatial) ‎Crossy Road Castle (Spatial) Prehistoric Planet Immersive: Triceratops Forest Extras Electric Energy (Reimagination) by THE BOYZ Argylle: Blooper Reel Earthsounds: Outside For Innies Recap Manhunt Up Next American Idol Freud’s Last Session Monkey Man Love Lies Bleeding Adam Savage’s Beautifully Chaotic Studio Tour | Gerald Undone   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. View our Apple TV release calendar on the web. Subscribe to our Apple TV release calendar. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Devon is joined by MacStories Community Manager Jonathan Reed to highlight Argylle, discuss Jonathan’s approach to TV tracking, and look ahead to an exciting summer of Apple Originals.   ---   Guest Cohost: Jonathan Reed Mastodon Threads Letterboxd Highlight Argylle Inside Claudia Schiffer’s English Countryside Home Filled With Wonderful Objects | Vogue TV Tracking Watch History Journal 1.1 Shortcut: Letterboxd Review to Socials ‎Sequel Trailer Talk Dark Matter News YouTube’s Screen Stealer | Joe Rosensteel First Look at Yo Gabba GabbaLand! Releases Jane Prehistoric Planet Immersive: Triceratops Forest Extras Apple TV+ celebrates Earth Day with slate of award-winning programming for the entire family, featuring inspiring stories about our extraordinary planet Argylle — An Inside Look Palm Royale — Crafting the Glamour of 1969 Palm Beach Franklin — An Inside Look: Michael Douglas on Playing Ben Franklin Up Next Shogun American Horror Story: Delicate   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads Join Club MacStories. View our Apple TV release calendar on the web. Subscribe to our Apple TV release calendar. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.

Sigmund and Devon highlight American Revolution-era drama Franklin ahead of its premiere on Apple TV+. They also dive into new Apple Original documentary Girls State, spatial personas on visionOS, and the possibilities of game emulation on Apple TV.   ---   Opening Topic: Apple Vision Pro and Spatial Personas Vision Pro Chronicles: My Custom ‘Dual Knit Open’ Setup for Maximum Comfort and Awareness Highlights Girls State Franklin Trailer Talk The Big Door Prize — Season 2 Fly Me To The Moon Fly Me to the Moon First Look | People News ‎Kung Fu Panda: School of Chi ‎Supercut Napoleon Soundtrack on Vinyl Napoleon Soundtrack on Vinyl (US) Releases Argylle Extras aespa x Fraggle Rock — Get Goin’ Up Next Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV Ennio Kung Fu Panda 4 Drive-Away Dolls Fallout Dune Dune: Part Two   ---   Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to [email protected]. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads View our Apple TV release calendar on the web. Subscribe to our Apple TV release calendar. Subscribe to Apple TV+. Subscribe to MLS Season Pass.