I’ve heard there is a very good fan cutdown of Obi Kenobi that gets rid of the faff and presents it in a movie format. I haven’t seen it, but would be interested to, as it felt exactly as you said, which whole episodes doing nothing and such loose editing hat you could literally loose a second on every cut and trim a lot of fat just by doing that. I have the feeling that length was a desired element on that show, and it was artificially extended whole hoping we wouldn’t notice.
Couldn’t read much past the first two paras, but again this makes sense. Fans will subscribe to D+ whatever, but not everyone can afford or want it. Certainly physical media is the overlooked underdog here: how many sets of Mandalorian and Obi-Wan would shift if they released them? I can imagine that they may save 4K exclusives to streaming, as they have done with some Searchlight titles, but I’d certainly pick up Blu-rays for some of the originals, such as Lady And The Tramp and Togo. And maybe there are others that don’t have the service but would want to catch the occasional film or series.gaastra wrote: ↑February 4th, 2023, 10:36 pmUh-oh.
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I think streamers are waking up to the fact that streaming alone isn’t a sustainable business. It’s not even "the new home video" quite yet. It’s basically the video rental business, which is ironically what it was born out of. And rentals existed, thrived and survived right alongside the traditional ecosystem of theatrical, on demand, physical, pay television, free-to-air and syndicated packages. Streaming fits right in there as a rental option, and their original movies are the new DTVs, which always did best in the rental market over sell-through anyway.
Nothing wrong with having exclusive series direct on the streamers, naturally, and keeping the, there for a good few months or a year, say, which would drive subs. But nothing wrong, either, in then letting those shows or films enter the usual ecosystem after a "premiere" period and let them also earn in the traditional revenue avenues. It’s a win-win for all, really.
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