Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: They cancelled it for Tax write offs... again, NOTHING to do with the percieved quality or lack thereof. Texting with my buddy who had a show in development with them that just got killed and he said there's more to come. HBOMAX will cease to exist by the end of the week. After which, Zaslav will turn his "Eye of Sauron" gaze to the gaming division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: After which, Zaslav will turn his "Eye of Sauron" gaze to the gaming division. Oh that's next for sure... along with DC Comics. They have a mandate to get BILLIONS off the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: Now I'm wondering if we'll ever even get Los Espookys, season 2. All you bastards better go and watch season 1 before it's gone. It's one of the best comedies out there and mostly gets ignored because it's in Spanish. Fred Armisen and Julio Torres are just too good together. Season 2 has a release date (September 16) and it's an HBO production (not HBO Max). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Oh that's next for sure... along with DC Comics. They have a mandate to get BILLIONS off the books. $3 billion at a minimum though Bank of America thinks it could go as high as $5 billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 It is important to understand that while this content potentially could be monetized to a larger long term plus, the new regime has been tasked with cleaning up the books NOW. Whatever they have already spent is spent. So foregoing any further post expense or marketing/distribution expense and taking the paper loss straightens things out much more quickly than the long run value of these finished projects. When you combine that with a pretty obvious change in content direction, there really is no place to put this stuff besides on the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 My wife and I love The Righteous Gemstones.....is that going to be in trouble.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 20 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: That's because it already has been for at least 15 years, especially more recently since physically made copies of a lot of releases, particularly streaming TV shows, simply don't exist. Ripping it off of the streaming service and putting it up for torrent download essentially saves the show long term so people can watch it unless it gets licensed rescued, which not all content can. I've downloaded most things unless it's on Netflix or Amazon Prime and it's the only place to get things like a fan-made 4K restoration based on a theatrical 35mm film print of Michael Mann's The Keep, with fan-made subtitles to go along with it since the audio mix for the official release was intentionally ruined by the studio. It's the same with game preservation. Gotta sail the high seas. I try to support smaller films and shows where I can, but honestly I'm convinced "views" don't matter in terms of "helping" the actual content itself on a streaming platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 21 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: My wife and I love The Righteous Gemstones.....is that going to be in trouble.....? Not during this round of cost-cutting as it's an HBO production, not HBO Max. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number305 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Can someone explain this to me like i'm 5... If HBOMAX goes away is that different than HBO? Like what happens to the new GOT show, or shows like Barry? Where would older shows like the wire etc end up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 23 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: My wife and I love The Righteous Gemstones.....is that going to be in trouble.....? this is HBO proper so safe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 all i know is THANK GOD that Last of Us ended up being for HBO cable and no max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 What will likely happen to Peacemaker because i LOVED that show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: What will likely happen to Peacemaker because i LOVED that show! james gunn claims its safe so at best i would assume it gets moved to cable as that is probably one the most popular shows on the service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, number305 said: Can someone explain this to me like i'm 5... If HBOMAX goes away is that different than HBO? Like what happens to the new GOT show, or shows like Barry? Where would older shows like the wire etc end up? Nothing happens to the new GoT, Barry, Succession, etc. for the time being. Those shows were always under the banner of the premium cable HBO that has existed since time immemorial. What is being canceled are productions that were developed specifically for streaming under the HBO Max banner. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: What will likely happen to Peacemaker because i LOVED that show! More than likely it will be moved under the premium cable HBO banner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GeneticBlueprint Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: That's because it already has been for at least 15 years, especially more recently since physically made copies of a lot of releases, particularly streaming TV shows, simply don't exist. Ripping it off of the streaming service and putting it up for torrent download essentially saves the show long term so people can watch it unless it gets licensed rescued, which not all content can. I've downloaded most things unless it's on Netflix or Amazon Prime and it's the only place to get things like a fan-made 4K restoration based on a theatrical 35mm film print of Michael Mann's The Keep, with fan-made subtitles to go along with it since the audio mix for the official release was intentionally ruined by the studio. It's the same with game preservation. Gotta sail the high seas. I try to support smaller films and shows where I can, but honestly I'm convinced "views" don't matter in terms of "helping" the actual content itself on a streaming platform. Yup. All of this. I've sailed the high seas for similar reasons. I also sail the high seas when a distributor/production wants me to double dip (i.e. not providing a digital copy of the vinyl album I purchased at a premium). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 So... how do I get HBO if HBOMax is dead (without cable)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I understand that if you have HBO Max, HBO, and all the other companies that Discovery and Warner now own, there must be some overlap that could probably be cut, but just gutting HBO Max seems like a terrible idea. I don't know how closely linked the HBO Max shows were with the HBO shows, but they've had some great shows over the last couple years. Station Eleven, Tokyo Vice, Hacks, Peacemaker, Our Flag Means Death, Minx, and Harley Quinn have been some of my favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: So... how do I get HBO if HBOMax is dead (without cable)? Probably the same way you would've before HBO Max through a new version of the old HBO Now service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Holy shit, they cancelled a show literal hours before it was set to premier. So not just 100% but 200% lying about why they cancelled Batgirl. Quote TBS has cancelled the single-camera comedy just hours ahead of its previously scheduled Season 2 premiere. The cable network intends to assist in the search for a new home for Season 2. Update: Chad Cancelled at TBS on Day of Season 2 Premiere TVLINE.COM Nasim Pedrad comedy 'Chad' has been cancelled at TBS. Season 2, which was set to premiere July 11, will no longer air on the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jason said: Holy shit, they cancelled a show literal hours before it was set to premier. So not just 100% but 200% lying about why they cancelled Batgirl. Update: Chad Cancelled at TBS on Day of Season 2 Premiere TVLINE.COM Nasim Pedrad comedy 'Chad' has been cancelled at TBS. Season 2, which was set to premiere July 11, will no longer air on the network. Sam Bee was canceled last week as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I guess now we know why Legends of Tomorrow was unceremoniously cancelled @Kal-El814. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jason said: Holy shit, they cancelled a show literal hours before it was set to premier. So not just 100% but 200% lying about why they cancelled Batgirl. Update: Chad Cancelled at TBS on Day of Season 2 Premiere TVLINE.COM Nasim Pedrad comedy 'Chad' has been cancelled at TBS. Season 2, which was set to premiere July 11, will no longer air on the network. Who's lying about Batgirl? That NY Post article is literally the only place saying Batgirl was canceled because of it being bad. Like the only place. That'd why I said it wasn't very credible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 This sucks, HBO Max was great. Lots of gems on there. Made For Love was one them, very underrated and fun show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Spork3245 said: This sucks, HBO Max was great. Lots of gems on there. Made For Love was one them, very underrated and fun show. That got cancelled a couple of weeks ago. I jusr realized we're probably not getting season three of Warrior now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Pretty good thread that makes you feel like this was inevitable because he brings up a bunch of obvious points and puts them all in one spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 minute ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Pretty good thread that makes you feel like this was inevitable because he brings up a bunch of obvious points and puts them all in one spot. it was inevitable... a lot of this is just being made public but that's been the feeling around town for months that this was gonna go down this summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Apparently Adil El Arbi is currently in Morocco for their wedding 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Dammit. I was using HBO Max far more than Netflix these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said: That got cancelled a couple of weeks ago. I jusr realized we're probably not getting season three of Warrior now Oh damn and my wife and I just got to season 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 So this whole thread is a shit show of awful news. Browsing through, a few thoughts: Call me batshit crazy but the streaming service bubble is about to burst & we are going to see massive fallout reverberating throughout the entire film environment. Discovery/Discovery+ even having enough capital in the first place in which to buy out HBO from ATT still has me reeling. How have they been able to be that profitable!? How are you going to snap up an entity in which it has been entirely built on QUALITY above all else since the early days and yet think "Nah, gonna change everything about it!"? Going to guess that the chances of "Tales From the Crypt" FINALLY coming back to HBO/HBOMax won't be a thing then and that wicked freaking sucks ass! If they separate DC from everything else & either license it out or sell it outright, that does NOT sound good for the brand of all things DC in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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