unclevlad Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Yeah, basically the studios are effectively going back to a monopoly through their streaming. I think that's inevitable; what scares me is, it's likely very long-lasting. You won't see Phase 4 MCU etc. on anything *but* Disney's streaming, for 2-3 years, I think, instead of the 6-9 months. I'm not sure what's going to be left, a year from now. Or maybe even that's too soon to say. It seems certain that non-sports entertainment is going through a complete restructuring, and who knows how things will shake out..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: In the very old days, many theaters were owned by the studios. When you wanted to see a Fox movie, for example, you went to a Fox-owned theater. There was no middleman. Antitrust regulators put a stop to that, but that line of thinking appears to be making a comeback, especially with Paramount's parent company starting its own streaming service. So with Disney, Viacom, Paramount, and Time-Warner all having services, where do theaters fit in? For that matter, what about Netflix? This is why Netflix established their own production arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 And production studios backed by their mega media corporations are going direct to consumers via streaming. Simple: if you don't like the content, don't subscribe. Those who have subscribers in numbers will succeed; and those who don't, won't. Edit: Basic economic law of supply and demand. Grailknight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 LOTR cast attempting to purchase Tolkien's home If they are successful, they plan to turn it into a literary center in Tolkien's honor. aylwin13, Pariah, Pattern Ghost and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 13 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: Good luck finding one. One of the biggest multiplexes in the Portland area is facing eviction after being shuttered for nearly nine months. 12 hours ago, unclevlad said: I'm afraid that will be a very, very big "if." I doubt theaters will be able to reopen in most areas before, say, July. I do have the advantage of living in Australia Bazza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Bazza said: And production studios backed by their mega media corporations are going direct to consumers via streaming. Simple: if you don't like the content, don't subscribe. Those who have subscribers in numbers will succeed; and those who don't, won't. Edit: Basic economic law of supply and demand. I don't believe in the "rational actors" theory of markets, at least not anymore. How do you know whether you'll love a niche film if you never get to see it because it's on the wrong service? And are studios and producers really going to take the gamble in this climate? Finally, I don't really trust "mega" anything in the private sector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 19 hours ago, Bazza said: And production studios backed by their mega media corporations are going direct to consumers via streaming. Simple: if you don't like the content, don't subscribe. Those who have subscribers in numbers will succeed; and those who don't, won't. Edit: Basic economic law of supply and demand. How many services do you care to subscribe to? The services bind you to their closed catalogs; no one outside is allowed in. Theaters are open markets; they allow product from a wide variety of creators, and aren't limited. What you're saying is true from the content provider perspective; it doesn't address the issue, as Michael noted, from the content consumer side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Squiggy has died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Ex-President of France Giscard d'Estaing dies aged 94 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13062449 BBC golf commentator Peter Allis dies aged 89 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/55204070 Lawnmower Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Ikea discontinues its catalog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Woman with ‘mutant’ gene who feels no pain and heals without scarring discovered by scientists pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 The emotion with the lost name ... Hermit and assault 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Usually translated as sloth, and considered a vice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 31 minutes ago, Cancer said: The emotion with the lost name ... Acedia: The Lost Name for the Emotion We’re All Feeling Right Now Oh this is a 2020 thing only for most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 54 minutes ago, Bazza said: Usually translated as sloth, and considered a vice. Which the article makes a point of distinguishing between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Eshed – who served as the head of Israel's space security program for nearly 30 years and is a three-time recipient of the Israel Security Award – explained that Israel and the US have both been dealing with aliens, the Galactic Federation, for years. Joint projects include an underground base on Mars. The Jerusalem Post was unable to reach out to this supposed Galactic Federation for comment. https://www.jpost.com/omg/former-israeli-space-security-chief-says-aliens-exist-humanity-not-ready-651405 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Three groups of indigenous tribes are complaining that no Native American women have been kidnapped and abused in ABC's new drama series Big Sky. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-sky-producers-respond-to-indigenous-groups-criticism-our-eyes-have-been-opened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 12/4/2020 at 4:41 PM, unclevlad said: I'm not sure what's going to be left, Sports and the Kartrashian network. On the plus side, I wont need a TV anymore, so I wont need cable, so I wonr have internet. Not internet, no tv. It will be like befire I was married and I could get stuff done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 13 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Which the article makes a point of distinguishing between. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 https://www.audubon.org/news/our-favorite-fascinating-bird-behaviors-2020-audubon-photo-awards?ms=digital-eng-social-facebook-x-20201200_fb_nas_link_-_apa_fascinating_bird_behaviors&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=20201200_fb_nas_link_-_apa_fascinating_bird_behaviors Cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 The Georgia Guidestones: America's Stonehenge, History's Unsolved Mystery pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 12/7/2020 at 9:18 PM, archer said: Eshed – who served as the head of Israel's space security program for nearly 30 years and is a three-time recipient of the Israel Security Award – explained that Israel and the US have both been dealing with aliens, the Galactic Federation, for years. Joint projects include an underground base on Mars. The Jerusalem Post was unable to reach out to this supposed Galactic Federation for comment. https://www.jpost.com/omg/former-israeli-space-security-chief-says-aliens-exist-humanity-not-ready-651405 His remarks read like dated sci-fi. And a publicity stunt ahead of his book. Why would the Israeli government know about this, while NASA apparently does not? And does anyone believe if there really are aliens communicating with the American government, that Donald Trump wouldn't have spilled that by now? If the aliens did stop him revealing the truth, why aren't they stopping Eshed? Lots of holes in this story. Like Eshed said, he has nothing to lose at this point by telling it. But he and his family do stand to gain from book sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 "To serve man." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Cygnia said: The Georgia Guidestones: America's Stonehenge, History's Unsolved Mystery Hebrew is one of the world's most widely spoken languages? That already has me questioning the accuracy of the rest of this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 10, 2020 Report Share Posted December 10, 2020 Geographically, that is probably correct, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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