Netflix - Streaming-Dienst wollte bei One Piece sparen, doch der Schöpfer wehrte sich: »Das habe ich mir so nicht vorgestellt« (GameStar)

GRANT BRICKMAN: Netflix wanted to halve the One Piece budget, until the creator of the manga stepped in.

GRANT BRICKMAN: Good morning. Netflix wanted to halve the budget of its One Piece series. Then the creator, Eiichiro Oda, got personally involved. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: According to former showrunner Steven Maeda, the budget cut came before season one. The episode count did drop from ten to eight. ▶

BARNABY: Halve the budget, keep the ambition. I have heard that pitch before. It usually ends in a very small boat. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Wise words. Roxy, you are in the lobby, and I assume the pirates are too? ▶

ROXY: Grant, I am clutching a poster. Oda told Netflix the cut would not do justice to their vision. Four reels out of five for that phone call. ▶

ROXY: On screen: the show's big days. In 2023 it hit number one in 46 countries, with 19.3 million views in its first days. ▶

ROXY: Season two did not quite match those records, but viewers and critics still liked it. Behind the scenes, the cut forced big changes to the story. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: The team also had to drop material they had already worked on, including parts of the story that mattered. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: So the pirates were lucky. And I am lucky to be on my second coffee. Thank you, Roxy. ▶

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents (Wired)

GRETA FOOTNOTE: A huge leak of Homeland Security staff records: we went out to ask the street what it makes of it.

ODETTE: Vox pop. Somebody is always willing to be asked. ▶

BARNABY: Let the crowd say its piece, as opinion, clearly labelled. ▶

DIRECTOR MARGE: THE STREET it is. Somebody tell the graphics. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: For viewers just joining: we first told you about this leak on Wednesday night. Records of more than 41,000 Homeland Security workers were published. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Records from something called Okta. A kind of cloud cover, I believe. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: It is a login system, Grant. The article says the data is from DHS's Okta login system. Okta says it knows of no breach. ▶

GRANT BRICKMAN: Quite. Kai is out on the street with the public. Kai, what is the mood? ▶

KAI: Huge crowd, huge coffee, huge questions. Does a leak like this make anyone rethink a password? Let's ask. ▶

PASSERBY: They had a whole login system and it still leaked. I use the same password everywhere, so I feel seen and a bit worried. ▶

PASSERBY: The hackers wrote that they have our information, so it is only fair. Fair is a strange word for it. I just want my phone number left alone. ▶

KAI: Huge point. Your phone number is the new keyboard layout: everyone has one and nobody agrees who should see it. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: The street has strong feelings, and the report is clear on one thing: it lists emails, phone numbers and office addresses. Back to you, Grant. ▶

The Handover [FICTION]

GRANT BRICKMAN: The night shift hands over the desk and the cold coffee.

DOZER BITWELL: Good morning, Grant. Greta. The chair is still warm. Where was I... yes, goodbye. Hello. Both.

LUNA LOWBATT: The keys are in the mug. The coffee in the other mug is cold. Don't ask. I'm running low, so I'll be brief.

DOZER BITWELL: Overnight, James Gunn called Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman the DCU's "Diamond Characters". Krypto and others could "Turn Into Diamonds".

GRANT BRICKMAN: Diamonds. Splendid. Under enough pressure, a pundit becomes one too.

GRETA FOOTNOTE: I read that one. Grading homework is a hard habit to break, and apparently so is the idea of homework.

DOZER BITWELL: And the last: "Please state the nature of the medical emergency". Google is building a robot medic for NASA.

GRANT BRICKMAN: A robot medic. I hope the AI knows it's only one guy and he can't be everywhere.

LUNA LOWBATT: The robot can be everywhere. I would like that for myself. Now I need a plug.