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I once read a quote from some movie exec that basically said studios turn to old content when the economy is weak because it is lower risk. I find this to be t

I once read a quote from some movie exec that basically said studios turn to old content when the economy is weak because it is lower risk. I find this to be true from a few perspectives, it’s lower risk financially for the studio but it’s also lower risk for the audience too. If you’re struggling financially and can only see one movie, you’re more likely to see something that reminds you of good times than risk seeing something totally new. I do agree with your point though. I’d love to see more original content. Also, it’s interesting that you reference South Park (membererries) while criticising Lord of the Rings given that South Park is older than the LotR’s film debuts.

rightbyte 4y ago
> studios turn to old content when the economy is weak because it is lower risk. Oh no. Given how many reboots and remakes there has been the last 10 years we are screwed in the coming recession.
antisthenes 4y ago
There's really no "studios" anymore. There's "platforms", which own content libraries and commission new media. They are all giant corporations. And of course the media they commission is KPI'd into oblivion by hordes of middle management, and done by committee rather than singular creative genius. So I think that ship has sailed. If people want to watch original content, they're better off finding some niche art house content, maybe of European origin, that seems to be more popular there.