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Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B

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Post by rapsey »

enragedcacti wrote: post #35
someperson wrote: post #17

This makes it very likely that the beloved Stargate franchise will return as an Amazon Prime exclusive franchise, which will be great news for those of us like myself with appetite for 60+ more seasons of that show (after the 17 seasons that have already been made). I watched the sci-fi show "The Expanse" on Amazon Prime Video. Season 4 (the one made by Amazon Prime Video) felt like it had a tenth of the budget compa…

If it makes you feel better the fourth book of The Expanse is the most boring in my opinion and the show stuck to the plot for the most part throughout. I still enjoyed both the book and the fourth season but the action and production really picks back up in the fifth season. EDIT: VAGUE REFERENCES TO SPOILERS BELOW

The expanse has a lot of problems. Mainly the fact that the creators dislike "disaster porn". Thus making the show completely devoid of any emotional impact.

Like the rocks falling was filmed in such a way as to be the least emotionally impactful to the viewer. I don't think they could have done anything more than they did to make it un-emotional. It is incredibly bizarre.

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Post by midasuni »

wiz21c wrote: post #88

> It was overturned by new legislation in 2020. Interestingly, there are some guys powerful enough to push that kind of legislation... I don't like Musk but sometimes I'd really love to leave for Mars :-)

What makes you think Mars will have better laws?

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Post by ggggtez »

paganel wrote: post #83
WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> We could really use laws that force, once again, some sort of separation between production and distribution. Piracy is competition to bad content behavior. It's a meaningful consumer response to monopoly, balkanization and other anti-consumer practices.

Or we could fall back to watching movies made from the ‘30s to the ‘50s, that’s what I have been doing for more than half a year now and it has been wonderful for my mental well-being (they really knew how to make comedies back then, even after the Hayes code).

I've seen a few myself. They probably don't hit as hard as when they were new, but certainly a few still hold up acceptably. Especially compared to some mass produced content today which is cringey and predictable.

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Post by oblio »

excalibur wrote: post #115
paganel wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or we could fall back to watching movies made from the ‘30s to the ‘50s, that’s what I have been doing for more than half a year now and it has been wonderful for my mental well-being (they really knew how to make comedies back then, even after the Hayes code).

Not enough is said about this. The amount of TV available for free (with an internet connection) these days is mind-boggling, and the vast majority of people ignore these options altogether.

People are social.

I don't only watch a movie or a TV show for the intrinsic entertainment quality, I also do it so that I can talk about what I watch with others.

That artsy Swiss movie from 1929 is not as popular a theme as the latest episode of Ozark.

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Post by sarsway »

frankbreetz wrote: post #8

If I had to pick a single politically uniting issue, breaking up Amazon and big tech would be it. Why has this not happened yet? Is the out of power party afraid the in power party will get credit? (This has been discussed when both parties were in power) If the government can't get something with this kind of support done, I fear the road we are headed down .

and then the world be magically better?

I don't get this sentiment, what exactly do you think will be the benefits of doing this? It's a drastic action, you don't just break up multi billion companies in an afternoon, so you better come up with some very good concrete points on why this is necessary. Not just vague statements about improving competition.

Also you know what a huge role Silicon Valley companies play for the U.S. internationally? And you want to cripple them?

I don't understand how here on HN, where the majority is in the tech industry, the people are begging for government intervention and regulations. Be careful what you ask for, I'd rather have them stay out of the industry, thanks.

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Post by sumtechguy »

messe wrote: post #28

Here's hoping they pick up Stargate along with some of the SG-1 writers and producers. With the Expanse ending next season, there's definitely an opening for an exclusive sci-fi show in Prime's catalog.

I think it would be interesting. But even at the end of SG1 they had already 'jumped the shark' as it were. They tried to make up a new bad guy but it just was not as good. I think reviving it would detract from what is there.

Now more Bob and Doug McKenzie I would be down with that.

Re: Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B

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Post by hashtag-til »

rchaud wrote: post #74
wut42 wrote: post #16

> The deal can be viewed as a doubling down on business strategy that Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, articulated at a conference in 2016: “When we win a Golden Globe, it helps us sell more shoes,” he had said, referring to Amazon's diverse business divisions. This part is a real nugget.

Indeed. The acquisition opens up numerous product placement opportunities. I can't wait to watch John Krasinski watching a mission briefing with his mPow 2021 Slim Noise Cancelling Bluetooth USB-C headphones.

This needs to go to the top
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