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Anyone that thinks Netflix buying WB would be better than the Ellisons knows nothing about the media business. Look at what James Cameron said about it last wee
by Flatcircle 11mo ago
Anyone that thinks Netflix buying WB would be better than the Ellisons knows nothing about the media business. Look at what James Cameron said about it last week, everyone prefers the Ellisons over Netflix because Netflix actively wants to kill the theatrical and physical media businesses
- Raztuf 11mo agoMainstream physical media is already dead.
- VBprogrammer 11mo agoI wonder how much affect this has had in the Christmas trade for the entertainment industry. Back in the early 2000s it was common to buy a comedy DVD or a TV series for a family member or friend. Now people who own DVD / Blu-ray players are a rare breed.
- newsclues 11mo agoGifting streaming membership
- karel-3d 11mo ago"they are evil but at least they are less into streaming." I don't know.
- throwaway48476 11mo agoWith tiktok, they're now in streaming.
- nutjob2 11mo agoThere is no evidence that they'll remain "less into streaming" and logic suggests that they secretly are not.
- hiddencost 11mo agoUh it's because the Ellison's bought CBS and put Bari Weiss in charge. That's why it's bad. Because they're bad people with the goal of ending American democracy.
- mi_lk 11mo ago> The streaming giant has surprised many in Hollywood by offering assurances that it would continue to allow Warner Bros films to enjoy wide cinematic releases. At least that part of concern is not guaranteed https://www.ft.com/content/1b51ca71-9a86-46f5-bdc4-cbd6831b755f https://www.ft.com/content/1b51ca71-9a86-46f5-bdc4-cbd6831b7...
- happymellon 11mo agoIf you believe "assurances that they will let them to continue doing things that are against the parents core business" then you are a fool. Assurances are worthless because they always are retracted after the sale is complete.
- jagged-chisel 11mo ago“Wide” is not “long.” There’s a recent Netflix theatrical release that hit the cinema for just long enough to qualify for Oscar consideration and then was pulled to stream only. They’ll put Warner Bros. in every theater in the country, to no fanfare (no marketing budget), and pull them as soon as the qualifying duration is up.
- TylerE 11mo agoJames Cameron is not exactly someone without meat I. The game. Of course he makes self serving comments about whoever he thinks will make him the most money. Don’t be so naive as to think has anything do with art.
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- johnbellone 11mo agoI’ll take my chances with Netflix rather than an empire of media moguls.
- steveBK123 11mo agoFurther theres been directors that comment on how aggressively NFLX manages them to create lowest-common-denominator type format. One was talking about getting notes back saying "the show needs to be easy enough to follow that someone across the room washing the dishes understands whats going on. It's why theres no subtext in shows anymore, and they hit you over the head repeatedly with obviousness. So while TikTok leads the short form race to the bottom, I believe NFLX leads the long form version.
- expedition32 11mo agoWe have had 20 years of comic book movies and endless sequels from the major studios. Let's not pretend that James "Avatar" Cameron is deep.
- mcphage 11mo ago> Let's not pretend that James "Avatar" Cameron is deep. It’s not, but it’s also now 3 films in 16 years. That’s not a lot.
- steveBK123 11mo agoI mean compare: Dune, The Last of Us, Industry, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Succession, Silicon Valley, Westworld, Eastbound & Down, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Oz, etc.. to any NFLX original programming.
- FreakLegion 11mo agoI don't disagree broadly (other than to fault you for not including The Wire!), but the counterpoint is: House of Cards, Queen's Gambit, Stranger Things, Dark, Ozark, Orange is the New Black, Mindhunter, Squid Game, Adolescence, Narcos, The Crown, Godless, Dept Q, etc.
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