Amazon Nears Deal to Buy Hollywood Studio MGM

Post by jumelles » Tue, May 25, 2021, 1:40 AM UTC

sparrc wrote: post #37

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #24

Amazon tends to beat the creative parts out of the companies they buy. I bet it's related to the financial efficiencies they apply to them. Creativity is expensive without any guaranteed return. Most of the new prime video content, that I've seen, seems to have a very safe tone to it. Yes, it's new but it's safe. No one will be surprised or insulted by it. It starts to get boring very quickly. As new owners, I hope t…

Fleabag and Marvelous Mrs Maisel didn't seem very safe to me at all

Post by skissane » Tue, May 25, 2021, 2:28 AM UTC

Post by Kye » Tue, May 25, 2021, 2:51 AM UTC

skissane wrote: post #53

What I don't understand is why Netflix hasn't been doing this already – use their vast wealth to buy some legacy entertainment companies. Gives you both the opportunity to get their legacy content library into your streaming service, and also existing stories to use as a basis for new content (Disney seems to be pretty good at doing the later recently)

Post by darepublic » Tue, May 25, 2021, 2:57 AM UTC

grioghar wrote: post #52

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #24

Amazon tends to beat the creative parts out of the companies they buy. I bet it's related to the financial efficiencies they apply to them. Creativity is expensive without any guaranteed return. Most of the new prime video content, that I've seen, seems to have a very safe tone to it. Yes, it's new but it's safe. No one will be surprised or insulted by it. It starts to get boring very quickly. As new owners, I hope t…

The Boys? Invincible? Fleabag? Transparent? Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? The Expanse? I disagree with your premise entirely. I see them trying to unseat HBO as the resource for all the pop culture shows you remember twenty years from now. I definitely believe them to be bolder than Netflix for their breadth of original libraries. That might be a little bold, but that’s what I see them trying to do.

Post by evanmoran » Tue, May 25, 2021, 3:02 AM UTC

paxys wrote: post #54

WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #24

Amazon tends to beat the creative parts out of the companies they buy. I bet it's related to the financial efficiencies they apply to them. Creativity is expensive without any guaranteed return. Most of the new prime video content, that I've seen, seems to have a very safe tone to it. Yes, it's new but it's safe. No one will be surprised or insulted by it. It starts to get boring very quickly. As new owners, I hope t…

When was the last time MGM did something truly creative? They pretty much just churn out the same formulaic franchise films every 2-3 years (James Bond, Rocky/Creed) or do pointless reboots (Robocop, Legally Blonde, Pink Panther). The studio has already gone through bankruptcy and layoffs and is on its last legs. There isn't too much left for Amazon to ruin.