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The fact that this season exists is amazing. We get a super fan from New Zealand who wore a RHAP shirt to her finale, fangirling for Cirie, perhaps to her future detriment. Cirie just draws people in like no other. It all starts with an epic showdown between two of the most dominant players in...

Once again people need to remember that just because "it's always this hot in Florida" doesn't mean the warnings don't serve a purpose. Tourists who aren't used to this kind of heat are being informed of what to expect and how to handle it. There was a warning from someone on social media that...

DVDs are still popular amongst physical media despite superior options available. Physical media continues to decline in general. A lot of releases now depend on steel books and other collectible packaging to generate revenue. The trend for physical media seems to be that a smaller customer...

Maybe not your kids...

I can't imagine anyone with any sense would want anything to do with her. The precedent has been set. She'll say something offensive. The employer will basically have to say "we disagree with her but we're going to keep working with her because if we don't she'll sue us". Then, if whatever...

We really have no idea how much money this was settled for. She would have had to win a case in court saying a) she was entitled to recur in another season of The Mandalorian. b) she was entitled to a leading role in another show, which did not yet exist at the time, and still doesn't. c)...

I would be shocked and appalled if she got that much. Any future employment for her was theoretical. She wasn't removed as a series regular nor offered a lead role in any other series. If Disney paid that much and it leaks, it sets a bad precedent for them. Of course, the money was more about...

New technology beyond larger TV screens is one thing that hasn't been brought up here I think. VR headsets can now let one watch a movie on a theater sized screen at home. Apple's Vision Pro plays movies in 4K and 3D. It's an expensive niche product for now, but the technology is impressive...

Yep, the theater experience is unique and will likely not be completely supplanted by home video. It will likely continue a downward trend for several reasons. A big piece for me is that the home video experience is very good. In the olden days, if you didn't see a movie in the theater you...

Yeah, gas prices are typically high when demand for travel is high. Prices often spike on holiday weekends. But hey, people are going to cherry pick certain stats to try and prove a point. No mention of course of tax hikes in the form of tariffs. When that results in less discretionary...

The hypocrisy argument is weak because they gave her many chances concerning the things she was saying. She was willing to listen and adjust and Disney was willing to allow her that opportunity. At some point she simply went too far and things got to the point that the association with her...

If that's the case what's stopping a studio from eliminating theatrical right now? It's still a thing for a reason. I think they just want to maximize revenue, which means theatrical AND streaming. Disney+ seems to be an obvious benefit compared to licensing movies to Netflix. I don't see why...

Do we know how any of the PVOD releases during covid performed? Wonder Woman was a big run as I recall. Did the revenue make up for the loss of theatrical? It's not a perfect benchmark as there was pent-up demand for new material at that time. The trouble with the notion of home viewing...

I'm not saying anything is certain. My point is that theatrical movies are made differently than streaming movies. When it's said that Andor or Wednesday are great, therefore movies will continue to be great absent theaters, I'm skeptical. The loss of theatrical revenue, even if it's less than...

Will the same level of production that currently goes into movies translate to streaming? I'm skeptical. Many of the top films on Netflix are not comparable to the best theatrical offerings IMO. They have a built in audience and they simply don't need to put in as much effort to get eyeballs on...

Unusual from a numbers perspective. To what degree one is more unusual than the other from a social perspective/judgement is arbitrary.

Andor was high quality but it was based on a hit movie so there was safety in spending money on it. It still only got two seasons in part due to budgetary issues, from what has been said. The space battles we see in Andor and the Mandalorian tend to be small in scale. We're not getting a fleet...

There will inevitably be some drop in production values in the absence of theaters. Movies will be less likely to shoot on location. The amount of time and money spent designing something like a Star Wars movie will be cut back. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park won't look as good because the TV...

We'll see what happens. Without theatrical you don't get the big hits like Endgame. Netflix is certainly successful but they're more quantity over quality. Direct to video is a common model but the product is absolutely inferior. Are movie studios going to abandon the Star Wars and Marvel...

I don't know if loss leader would be seen as an acceptable approach. Streaming revenue certainly mitigates the risk of theatrical releases, but if they consistently lose money it's probably not sustainable. At that point Disney could go full Netflix and skip the theater completely. I don't...