Between the Streams: Dr. Strange, Capt America love-fest, young Han Solo and more

By Ryan Waniata Updated April 19, 2016

Between the Streams Ep 5: Dr. Strange and Indiana Jones 5

Each week, DT’s newest show, Between the Streams, is your guide to all of the hottest, most important, and (of course) dumbest new developments in streaming and entertainment to recap the week that was.

This week, Disney takes center stage as Marvel and Star Wars make big headlines, along with news from around the web, young Han Solo, and so much more. You can watch in the video above, check out our podcast below, or add us to your list via RSS or on Stitcher.

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Did anybody see that epic Dr. Strange teaser? We’ll break down the new trailer, which is a big part of Marvel’s Phase III initiative. Then we’ll be tackling the overwhelmingly positive early reviews of Captain America: Civil War, which basically makes the movie the anti-Batman v Superman. After we spend most of our time taking way too long on that subject, we’ll be moving on to several other cool topics in the world of entertainment, and beyond.

On the Star Wars front, the original movies are coming home to theaters — again. The movies made their way back to the big screen in the ’90s after Lucas showed his penchant for revisionist CGI history, but it still made for an epic moment for those of us who grew up on the franchise. Unfortunately, that same touched up version will come back to theaters, but it’s all we’ve got.

In other Star Wars news, it appears Disney has zeroed in on its top choice for the coming young Han Solo flick in Alden Ehrenreich. He’s the pick we were gunning for after he showed his stuff in Hail Caesar, showcasing poise, comedic timing, and the all-important charisma factor.

Finally this week, we’ll mop up the rest of the entertainment news from around the web, including AMC’s plans for (what?!) theaters made for texters, Sean Parker’s continuing attempts to bring big theatrical releases into the home over a streaming service, and so much more.

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Up your video’s audio quality for $8 with this wireless mic kit deal

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Content creators in search of an affordable audio solution should check out this deal on the Maxtop SoundGuard AP003 lavalier microphone kit. It’s a set of wireless mics that will pair well with other content creation tools, such as devices you’ll find among today’s best laptop deals, best Chromebook deals, best tablet deals, and best phone deals. This deal makes the kit just $8, which is down from its regular price of $12. It may only be $4 in savings, but it’s a 33% discount and it’s difficult to find a comparable audio solution at such a price.

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The ‘best OLED that LG has ever made’ is $500 off today

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If you're on the hunt for OLED TV deals, why not go for the best? The 65-inch LG OLED Evo G4, which is originally sold at $3,100, is available from Best Buy with a $500 discount that brings its price down to $2,600. It's still not what you'd call affordable, but if you're willing to spend on it, you definitely won't regret making this purchase. It would be a shame to miss out on the savings, so you need to complete your transaction for this amazing OLED TV as soon as you can.

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We described the LG OLED Evo G4 as "a triumph of modern television engineering" in our review; it's our top choice in our roundup of the best OLED TVs; and it's featured in our list of the best TVs as "the best OLED that LG has ever made." This isn't just hype -- simply put, if you want an OLED TV for your home theater setup, this is the one that you save up for. We were amazed by its outstanding brightness and astounding accuracy, and were "blown away by its peak luminance, breathtaking colors, and next-level HDR performance."

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LG exits Blu-ray player production, but that doesn’t mean discs are dead

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As reported by FlatpanelsHD.com, it looks like LG is pulling out of the Blu-ray player market. Searching LG's website will bring up individual pages for Blu-ray players, such as the UBK80 and BP350, but every selection is listed as "Discontinued." In addition, the Blu-ray/DVD player landing page now gets redirected to the 4K TV landing page.

Look, I'm not hear to deny that Blu-rays and DVDs have been on the decline for years. Best Buy's decision to stop offering the physical discs, both in-store and online, at the beginning of the year was a strong indication of that fact. Other retailers didn't follow suit, though, which says more about Best Buy's disc strategy than the overall market. It's still exceedingly easy to find and purchase Blu-ray discs through the world's largest retailer, Amazon. As evidenced by Blu-ray.com, most movies still get released on UHD 4K Blu-ray. Even if BD player sales have slowed, there continues to be new and re-released content available.