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Just watched this. Its really interesting and goes in depth on his whole life. Highly recommend this if you have 4 hours to spare. Its a long one!
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WarnerMedia launching HBO Max Spring 2020
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Agree, watched it over the weekend. I had no idea he started out as a straight laced, clean cut comic who was making bank and then just chucked it all for the hippy shit. My first recollection of him as a kid was "class clown". I didnt know anything about him prior.
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HBO cancels their deal for this show with JJ Abrams
it was part of a $250m package deal HBO signed with JJA back in 2018 (!) and filming was supposed to start last month on this insanely expensive, $200m show but the new HBO chief has been cancelling expensive stuff.
I have a feeling this means we're gonna see a big belt tightening on streaming platforms, but I wonder if it also means they will realize most people don't give a shit about diversity, LGBT, etc and just want good stories with good actors. lol yeah right
it was part of a $250m package deal HBO signed with JJA back in 2018 (!) and filming was supposed to start last month on this insanely expensive, $200m show but the new HBO chief has been cancelling expensive stuff.
I have a feeling this means we're gonna see a big belt tightening on streaming platforms, but I wonder if it also means they will realize most people don't give a shit about diversity, LGBT, etc and just want good stories with good actors. lol yeah right
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It feels like every show from HBO has this being forced in it so hard. I usually dont care but its just over the top now. Berry, The Baby, Hacks, Minx..
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I disagree with Hacks. The bi/gay/pan writer working with the old Boomer comedienne works. Yes is has woke shit but its supposed to so Boomer can make fun of it.
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You realize those diversity actors work for pennies, right? If they really are going to tighten belts then expect to see more rainbow no-names.
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‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ Canceled at HBO
The series based on Audrey Niffenegger’s novel stars Rose Leslie and Theo James.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
guess I won’t watch season 1
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Not SJW enough?‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ Canceled at HBO
The series based on Audrey Niffenegger’s novel stars Rose Leslie and Theo James.www.hollywoodreporter.com
guess I won’t watch season 1
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HBO taking lots of content of their service apparently to move to Discovery+, HBO documentary series being shrunk in favor of Discovery's division, lot of anime has been pulled due to crunchyroll taking it back. HBO saw Netflix subs start to shrink as they lose content and I guess thought "that can't happen to us, for the exact same reason!"
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1 or 2 episodes out of this documentary on HBO Max
sounds vaguely interesting, about some rando anarchy cult group setting up some random thing in Acapulco. I vaguely remember the headlines of a dude getting shot in 2019 and they blamed the cartel but I think it was internal. I assume this 6 part documentary explores the whole thing.
gotta say some of these people sound like FOHers lol
sounds vaguely interesting, about some rando anarchy cult group setting up some random thing in Acapulco. I vaguely remember the headlines of a dude getting shot in 2019 and they blamed the cartel but I think it was internal. I assume this 6 part documentary explores the whole thing.
gotta say some of these people sound like FOHers lol
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Everyone's an anarchist until they get robbed, beaten, murdered by bigger and meaner anarchists and then they decide the benefits of society like the popo aint such a bad thing.
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Discovery has their quarterly financial results today and will talk more about strategy.
Insiders say basically the new boss wants to focus big budget stuff as theatrical releases, HBO as a service that plays those big releases after a theatrical window (45-60 days), and not spend crazy amounts of money on stuff that is exclusive to streaming. Reversing the strategy the past few years of becoming bigger than Netflix and Disney+ for home streaming, its now all about back to theatrical releases.
Not surprising given the melt down Netflix has been having but I think its really, really misreading the market badly thinking people are gonna go back to theaters for shitty movies. Yeah, we'll go for Top Gun Maverick and big movies but most people will prefer to watch stuff at home and shifting your content strategy to cheaper crappier stuff will just accelerate your service as one nobody wants anymore, like Netflix.
Disney+ and AppleTV seem the winner in all this.
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I suspect also that original programs like Peacemaker and Harley Quinn get pirated because nerds who want content can do so and dump the service. FoodNetwork stuff is less pirated and the core audience less likely to pursue that option and therefore has retained a bigger percentage.