these fuckers are trying to ease concerns by saying they're committed to maintaining existing operations and releasing films in theaters. i can't see this working any other way than them doing the barest of minimums to drive people to their service. expect every WB film to only be in select theaters for a max of two weeks with probably no other way to watch anything but their biggest releases on Netflix (i.e. disc and PVOD for a small handful of big franchise titles at best).
“Sources told Variety earlier on Thursday that Netflix’s current proposal for Warner Bros. would have a theatrical window as thin as two weeks of exclusivity before moving to streaming.” Anonymous A-Listers Lobby Congress Against Netflix-WBD Acquisition
Wouldn't that just mean that Netflix won't make nearly as much money back on its movies? I'm guessing they'd charge people to watch those from home then. Paying for $500+ million superhero movies with subscription costs alone doesn't sound sustainable
Been rewatching Mad Men (for probably the 7th or 8th time) now that it is on Max. I always liked that subplot in season 2 where Don goes AWOL in California and escapes to just be Dick Whitman for a little while. Like that one scene where he meets those hot rodders and is super into it, and you're like "ohhh this the kind of stuff Dick is interested in but not Don"
They knew when they were going in that they were getting AT LEAST two seasons so they had to make sure that if they didn't get any more, then whatever they did was able to stand on it's own. And it did, I think I saw like the majority of the first book was adapted throughout the two seasons. It wrapped up neatly but also left enough plot threads lingering without outright cliffhangers. Showrunners have plotted out a S3 and there's plenty of more books to adapt from.
Got to 3x13 in my Mad Men rewatch. One of my favorite season finales ever. Sterling, Cooper, and Draper assembling their team for their new agency and all the scheming they do behind the brits back is always so fun.