Oh gee, less income for the Hollyweird libs. Where’s my box of kleenex?
Like all tech, they’ll have to compete more, their margins will shrink, and they will have to make it up with volume. To do this, they’ll have to put out...dun dun DUUUUUUNNNNN! BETTER CONTENT! You know that that means? No more X-Men 3’s, Hugh Jackman. At least if you’d like to avoid returning to those Strippergram gigs.
How about thanking Obama for making the economy so lousy that people are losing their jobs and can’t afford your over-priced blu-ray discs and thank yourselves for making awful films no one really wants to see and constantly shooting your big mouths off about your leftist politics?
Isn’t income redistribution what they voted for?
I have a long and ever growing list of actors I will not watch and certainly would never put any of my money in their pocket. I would rather read than watch most of these overpaid arrogant clowns.
Even with recent “reductions” they’re still on pace for around $10 billion in theatrical money and another $10 billion in DVD sales and about $6 billion in rentals. Hollywood isn’t in that much trouble.
I think I see a basic misunderstanding of Hulu. It legitimately serves video and makes money through the ads. It’s jointly-owned by Disney (ABC), Fox and NBC.
So we have dumped our Directv that was going to 60.00 a month.
In it’s place, Dad installed a computer with a tv card onto our 52” Plasma.
We watch...
Netflix streaming (12.95 a month) with all the Disney shows and Mythbusters. Added bonus to our 1 disc at a time is Homeschool lessons.
Bedroomedia - one can watch about anything there.
YouTube - Love Steven Crowder, Cooking With Dog and all Japanese Iron Chef episodes.
I watch FoxNews where I can since TikiLive dropped it, but it can be found.
On the side, I hit the RedBox.
We have a BluRay player and don’t use it except for DVDs. So now I’m saving 50.00 a month and not want for anything.
Hollywood will be seeking access to the next captive audience.
I’ve always thought cable TV should go to a download format of unlimited movies, say all movies between 1930’s to present, and have them for a cheap price—maybe 99 cents.
Hollywood films are often moral pit-holes and not worth seeing. But if I’m in the mood for a clean, decent movie, it would be great to pick any one I wanted from a list on Comcast...ones like “The Winslow Boy” or “What’s Up Doc” —— I’d gladyly pay the 99 cents.
But let's not sound taps quite yet. "Free" sites that show advertising aren't free. Margins are certainly going to go down, no doubt about that. But technology does move on. I'd pay money to see a movie in IMAX that I could just as easily steal and watch on a 20" monitor, for example.
And business models tend to catch up as well. When cable television was new there were concerns expressed that there'd be no more need for commercials because you'd be covering all necessary fees by paying for your cable. For anyone younger than 40, I swear I'm not making that up. ;-)
Dear Hollywood,
First, and foremost, your revenue is falling due to the content of your product. YOU...Hollywood...opened the door and left it open, wide open, when you became a political mouthpiece and advocate.
And your revenue exited stage right.
I haven’t been to a movie theater in about 5 years. I haven’t rented a movie in about the same time frame. I have only watched a movie on cable about 4 times in the last 3-4 years. And I WILL NOT watch a made for TV movie anymore, at all.
Nor will I buy from your advertisers or sponsors.
I DO NOT want to sit through a movie and see a political advocate, and I WILL NOT do it.
Now, let’s talk about cable/satellite providers. Push has come to shove. The average American, which I consider myself to be, cannot afford upwards of $2000.00 a year for television. Even if we could, most of us can think of much better ways to find entertainment for less or for free, and much better ways to spend $2000.00.
So, now you know why DVD’s aren’t selling/renting, and why the cables are showing less and less of your product.
Hey, that’s free insight, use it to your advantage. I hope to see you again, after you wake the “F” up.
Sincerely,
Your former number 1 fan.
We’ve cut WAY back on our Dishnetwork bill - because most of the crap on TV just isn’t worth watching. The HDTV channels for the most part just re-broadcast the same low resolution shows, and charge you $10/month for having a HD appear next to the channel number.
I’ve become a huge fan of Netflix; I pay $9/month and have a selection of thousands of movies I can stream to my PC, or to my home theater through my XBox. If I watch the DVD the day I get it, and mail it back the next day, I can reliably count on getting 6-8 movies a month via the mail; plus the steaming content changes regularily.
The few shows I watch on TV are all on Fox. Lost (yeah, I’m addicted), the news and Glen Beck are about the only thing that interests me anymore.
I can drop $1 and watch a movie courtesy of the plentiful supply of Redbox stands in the area. I have my own home theater (1080p, 110 inch screen, 7.1 THX system) so I don’t have to put up with undisciplined punks who make cell phone calls during movies, talk during the movies or kick the seats.
Part of the problem, is that the younger generation has no idea how to behave in public. Heaven forbid that discipling them when they act up when they are younger, as that might hurt their precious self-esteem.
They’ve been pricing themselves out of business. $10 for a movie ticket? $4 for a soda? I think not!
With the economy the way it is, it will be no problem for people to drop that luxury.
Though I plan to see a movie this weekend- at the $3.75 matinee.
Whatever happened to “Thou shalt not steal.”?
Hulu needs to actually have episodes, not the last 3 or 5 episodes, but the entire series! Not 5 second clips of popular shows but entire episodes and series.
Its useless unless you want to catch a show you missed this week,.... what happens when you find a show you like and want to catch up? Hmmmm?
LA is fighting the tide and losing, they need to just accept and embrace the change and deal with the reality.
bfl!
The decline of Hollyweird probably began with the increase in the power of the actor to choose his or her roles. Ever since the stars have dominated the movie-making decisions, movies have become awful. In the old days where the studios controlled everything, movies were more pro-American and generally watchable. It doesn’t help that most of the major studios are run by big libs. I subscribe to both HBO and a few other movie channels. The challenge is to find a movie that is not anti-American or doesn’t deal with the problems of some big city libs who are experiencing mid-life crises. In short, todays flicks are awful.