Author Archive for Joe Darlington

The Paradox of Reduced Choice and the Popularity of Animation on Netflix

by Joe Darlington • May 18, 2020 • 4 Comments

Of all the models of streaming platform that were tried over the past decade, Netflix’s has undoubtedly proven the most popular. This has no doubt mainly been due to the casual enforcement of subscription policies (41% of Netflix users are…

by Joe Darlington • December 11, 2015 • 3 Comments

It was during a Q&A at the excellent ‘Toy Story at 20’ conference where I made the (perhaps inflammatory) statement that, compared to Star Wars, My Little Pony or Marvel, “there is no Toy Story universe”. This comment seemed to…

by Joe Darlington • October 2, 2015 • 0 Comments

You can imagine the scene – perhaps you’re living it now – with the infant sat captivated by the shifting shapes moving on the screen and the parent behind them, busy with another task, not concentrating on the screen but…

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Author Archive for Joe Darlington

The Paradox of Reduced Choice and the Popularity of Animation on Netflix

by Joe Darlington • May 18, 2020 • 4 Comments

Toy Story: A Linear Narrative in a World of World-Building Franchises

by Joe Darlington • December 11, 2015 • 3 Comments

Early Years Animation as Ambient Experience

by Joe Darlington • October 2, 2015 • 0 Comments