Netbros

It’s crazy that Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. So now there’s just, what? Disney/Fox/ABV, Paramount/CBS, Amazon/MGM, Netflix/WB, Universal/NBC. And Apple, where making movies is a hobby. And Sony, who will probably be gobbled up next.

Years ago somebody explained to me why TV movies are never any good: because they don’t have to be. They make some sensational piece of crap, people tune in, and by the time they realize it’s junk, they’ve gotten the ratings. (This is circa the 1990s. There actually were some great TV movies in the 1970s in particular.)

I worry this is the new reality. It’s all about the subscriptions and the algorithms. Sigh.