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kliras posted:very basic explainer of demands in this I love Adam Conover. Like, I was just having an argument with a friend of mine about this, who was a bit confused, but kind of against the writers striking because he selfishly wanted his content to continue. I sent him this, and he replied, "Oh, but see, the studios agreed to training sessions to fix the problem… ok yeah, go writers"
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Narcissus1916 posted:Important to note that streamers have different goals. Amazon wants people to subscribe to watch their stuff so people buy more things with Prime on their website. Disney cares about IP boosts in movies, toys, theme parks, and a billion other merchandising. Which is so strange to me, because I only watch Prime stuff because I already have Prime for free shipping on the stuff I buy from them. And, anecdotal I know, but everyone I talk to who has Prime is the same way. I have no idea why they spend so much money on their streaming stuff, because I've never thought about it bringing people in so they buy stuff from Amazon until you just said it now. I'd be curious to see numbers on if that actually happens, but I know they would never release them.
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Happy Landfill posted:https://twitter.com/JFrankensteiner/status/1661206309532848130?s=20 They're not. https://twitter.com/anoushasakoui/status/1661407741691449344?s=20 And Max has said they're going to fix it, calling it an "oversight". Which is obviously bullshit, but whatever.
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Dawgstar posted:Honestly if the Teamsters are against you I'd just throw in the towel now. Hell yes. My 94 year old grandfather was still receiving his Teamster pension last year when he passed away. I think my 93 year old grandmother still receives some of it, or got a payout when he died? He always said they took care of them. thrawn527 fucked around with this message at 14:46 on Jun 1, 2023 |
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Barry Convex posted:[clutches pearls, rushes to fainting couch] oh no, goodness me, the filthy writers and actors are being most uncouth and disruptive! remind me how much money you made last year, Bob Remember when everyone was praising this guy's return to Disney like he was some great savior? Or did that not extend outside of Florida?
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Handsome Ralph posted:Idk if I'd say praising was the prevailing attitude but more "oh cool, this guy is an rear end in a top hat but he's going after an even bigger rear end in a top hat (DeSantis)" kind of vibe. That came a little later. When he came back, I remember people saying he was going to fix the movies, and fix the parks, as if several of the things people were complaining about weren't put in place by Iger in the first place before he left. Again, this praise may not have extended outside of Florida. It may have had more to do with the parks (like the new FastPass system, or whatever they're calling it. Genie+, I think?). And it was always dumb anyway. thrawn527 fucked around with this message at 17:48 on Jul 13, 2023 |
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Nucleic Acids posted:https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1679533243299684365 https://twitter.com/zachsilberberg/status/1679541297122533402?s=20 Yeah, that's some bullshit from Hollywood Press.
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Edward Mass posted:I'll say this about Eisner - he appeared in the intros for the Wonderful World of Disney when he ran the company, and I'm sure Iger would never do that. This is why I liked Eisner so much as a kid. This right here. He was the (kinda lame) nice man welcoming me to whatever cool movie I was about to watch. AND HE TALKED TO MICKEY! Then I got a bit older and had friends who worked in the parks and I got over that.
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https://twitter.com/maceahwindu/status/1685277949757431808?s=46&t=_t3R3O4inwGCyXxW88QslQ It’s true, their headlines have been great. edit: I mean, hell: https://twitter.com/aflcio/status/1684203052671160322?s=46&t=_t3R3O4inwGCyXxW88QslQ thrawn527 fucked around with this message at 13:43 on Jul 30, 2023 |
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The only way to take that statement at face value is to assume he hosed up and said "support striking" when he meant "like striking". Which is...pretty drat sketchy. So yeah, no, I don't buy that. He's just dumb, didn't realize how his thoughts would play, and is now playing damage control to save his career.
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Narcissus1916 posted:Tom Cruise had a fun "thank you" video that played with Top Gun Maverick that did a similar thing, except infinitely better. What is it with this guy and popcorn?
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Gaz-L posted:Hey, they got Ron to turn up! What was he in, like, 2-3 episodes? That's awesome. And he's wearing a name tag. "My name is Sam."
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fart blood posted:SAG and studios meeting any day now, according to Deadline. It's over. "any day now", "according to Deadline". I mean, I agree it will probably be over soon-ish, but Deadline saying that is hardly indicative of anything.
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I'm curious if they gave ground on AI learning from writers, but put in place stricter rules on not allowing AI written content to be used? I don't know if that's knowable yet, and even if so, that's probably a band-aid at best. And I'm just guessing here. Basically, I want to know more.
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https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1707051193279648110?s=20 Say goodbye soon to... vote_no posted:Strike Force Five! (⚡️) Though they probably recorded some episodes ahead of time.
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https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1709675651718852757?s=20 Article says the show's 3 WGA writers, Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe, turned down an offer to return. thrawn527 fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Oct 4, 2023 |
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Jerusalem posted:To bring things slightly more back on topic, Maude being killed off on The Simpsons was a direct result of a pay dispute wasn't it? To the point that there's a joke in one of the later seasons where Homer is sobbing about how he wishes he was rich and gets progressively more upset as he sees the names of the executive producers in the credits and is despairing at how rich they are.... then the voice actors names come up and he goes,"Oh those people are rich too.... not as rich as they should be...." before wailing in pure horror when Matt Groening's name comes up. Oh god I remember this. "Rich! Rich!" Edward Mass posted:If you haven't seem the episode Lisa the Boy Scout, do so. The people who kept watching Fox after the late NFL game were treated to a brilliant piece of storytelling. Yes, I watched this episode thanks to the TV Couch Chat thread, and it's a late season brilliant episode. Just amazing stuff all around, that I can't even talk about without spoiling. muscles like this! posted:IIRC nowadays the primary cast all have special phone lines installed at their homes so they can literally phone in their performances. Ah, the Frank Welker clause.
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I'm glad the AI stuff appears to be good to my layman eyes, since that was a huge sticking point. "You have to get my permission and I get paid as if it were a real job" seems pretty reasonable. The streaming stuff sucks, but I try to watch the shows I'm interested in early, so I'll keep trying to DO MY PART! and now I'll feel like it's actually helping? I guess? But that feels more and more like movies where they have to succeed at the box office early or they're nothing (since physical media is dying). Cult classics and late successes are going to increasingly become a thing of the past.
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Jerusalem posted:Physical media isn't dying. I didn't say it was of natural causes.
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