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henrygandorf

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  1. who is "you" in this scenario and how exactly would that work?
  2. you said it yourself - not in the same way. but they're still competing for the minutes and hours and eyeballs same as always. just because there are nearly unlimited options on what to watch and literally unlimited hours that can exist on streaming platforms, doesn't mean a person can all of a sudden watch 75 hours a day of content. this has nothing to do with being mean and rich or smart or cool. netflix (and the others) have had the advantage for a long time because they control the distribution. same as the owners/networks in pro sports or whatever the equiv would be in the nil situation (which is an unusual structure, as it comes down to donors, not the universities) or the ncaa tv contracts - the source of the entertainment is coming from people who aren't being fairly compensated for their work. if an actor or writer is not getting paid enough, they can choose another line of work. if a streaming service isn't successful, they can close down or sell/merge. things work both ways. speaking of which, other than "because we have never been forced to in the past", what's netflix's explanation for not paying residuals?
  3. that's just not how show ownership works, and someone else could probably explain it better. it's on the producer/production to pay them when they filmed the show, and up to the network/studio/distributor to pay residuals. where it gets tricky is when actors/writers are also producers. if you've noticed, after season 4 or so of the office, a bunch of the actors became producers - their deals were structured that way and they get to share in the profits. so the owners/producers of suits got whatever they got from the netflix deal (which prob wasn't a huge deal considering how much it's being watched right now). and while it's blowing up, all the writers and actors (non-producers) don't get shit, but would if any broadcast network picked it back up and ran it, like nbcu. again, like any business, there are loopholes and loopholes get exploited until closed. writers/actors didn't walk off sets or take a piss on their contracts, they waited until their deal expired, considered offers on the table, and decided to strike. the gymnastics that are going on to find any other possible way to solve this other than "pay them for their work" is pretty outlandish. not just on this thread, but social media, whatever. writers and actors want to get paid for their art. the public wants to watch their art and is willing to pay for it. last i checked, there were no executives from netflix, apple, disney, or amazon on the bread lines, so apologies if i feel zero sympathy. they're helping to destroy an occupation and an industry to enrich themselves and their shareholders. same as it ever was.
  4. i also said "it's how it should work" but you ignored that part. netflix changed the model and the netflix platform (streaming with no ads) required new rules that were not covered by the 2009 agreement, an unfortunate timing situation. a good analog for netflix is something like hbo, which relies on subs not ads. does hbo pay residuals? why does netflix think they're special and don't have to pay? can they not afford it? aren't they going around bragging about how much growth they're experiencing? hasn't the stock been climbing for a year after it got shot to pieces? right now they get away with running and re-running (or acquiring old shows, see suits for ex) and not compensating the actors/writers who have been living and surviving off this structure for decades. either they need to pay more up front or come up with some sort of residual system. i know they don't want to be transparent, i've covered this at length, but they can't have it both ways and expect everybody to just be cool with it. there are plenty of instances in the world where "that's the way it's always been done" is a terrible argument for whatever it is. this is not one of those times. they need to figure out what's fair, they've had 14 years to exploit the shit out of everyone. the party's over.
  5. if we keep it close in ohio, it's all over but the crying.
  6. not to be that guy, but i think certain professional athletes have to have that attitude or mentality. ace pitchers, quarterbacks, professional golfers a lot of the time. they need to get themselves to a place mentally and i'm willing to let most of that slide if the performance is there. once i saw jv come back up from the clubhouse with no sleeves in g2 at dodger stadium, i knew i had seen enough.
  7. the only polls that matter are local to michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, arizona, georgia, and nevada. polling in any other state is masturbation.
  8. all the players seem to love our clubhouse culture and i seriously doubt it's because they're a bunch of divas who are detached from their teammates.
  9. after this glorious saturday i'm expecting all sorts of lineup fuckery tomorrow.
  10. if the mets don't sign him i'm not sure who else can afford those numbers. cubs maybe? seems like the dodgers and yankees have a lot committed. i guess the angels maybe re-sign him? the funny thing about the shitty ass mets is they're actually doing things the smart way, if that's possible. the way you win these days is to have a bunch of your own guys who are young and controlled contribute, and you add in a guy here or there through trade or fa. the one thing you can't buy is prospects, unless you do what the mets are doing. if cohen has unlimited funds (he does) then they should be adding all the scherzers and verlanders every offseason and worst case you dump them for prospects like he did this year, essentially buying prospects. i'd rather be a mets fan than an angels fan right now.
  11. what are the odds we ever see this lineup again?
  12. smaller than zero? what you're describing is how it should work and has always worked in tv. popular shows stay on the air longer and the actors/writers get paid more, because the ad revenue is higher. netflix changed the model and here we are.
  13. i saw elba somewhere promoting it, or maybe heard him on smartless talking about it, but one of the first things he mentioned was that it was 7 hour-long episodes to simulate 7 real-life hours on the plane, so that was supposed to be some sort of hook, like 24. seemed more like a coincidence.
  14. trump thinks both of the last two elections were rigged and he fucking won one of them.
  15. this show is just glorifying the blantons demand on the secondary market.
  16. they're using antiquated polling like "approval rating" because that shit mattered 20 years ago. if biden's approval rating was 42% that doesn't mean that 58% of likely voters are going to vote for trump. also the big poll that came out recently that got some traction with the media had to include a double sample of republicans. do you know why? because it's hard to find people who are registered republicans. there's a reason for that.
  17. one of the most creative negative chants of all time! i love how proud they are of themselves. remember when joe biden was so shameless that he repurposed it to make a 9 year old autistic kid feel better? https://www.today.com/parents/parents/phrase-go-brandon-made-one-little-boy-autism-feel-loved-rcna33287 he's a dark, dark bastard.
  18. trade for a left-handed bat, they said.
  19. does anyone have a link? my normal ones aren't working. anaheim is the only market that fucks me.
  20. we love physical. the other list is pretty good. as for hijack, not sure what you could "spoil", the show was too shitty for spoilers. screenwriting 101 - if you're going to give a guy a unique job and imply that he's good at it, you need to show the audience some scenes where he's actually being good at it, not just have him say, "this is what i do".
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