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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 week, everyone prefers the Ellisons over Netflix because Netflix actively wants to kill the theatrical and physical media businesses

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"they are evil but at least they are less into streaming." I don't know.

There is no evidence that they'll remain "less into streaming" and logic suggests that they secretly are not.

With tiktok, they're now in streaming.

Further 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.

We 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.

> 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.

I 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.

I 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.

I’ll take my chances with Netflix rather than an empire of media moguls.

Mainstream physical media is already dead.

I 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.

Gifting streaming membership

Uh 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.

> 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-cbd6831b7...

If 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.

“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.

James 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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