Amazon Nears Deal to Buy Hollywood Studio MGM

Post by samtrack2019 » Tue, May 25, 2021, 12:11 PM UTC

savanaly wrote: post #63

grioghar wrote: post #52

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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.

Totally agree. I don't watch much streaming these days but from my limited experience Amazon and HBO are the only ones where i can tune in to a random new show and have a better than even chance it's not total pap.

Post by jonny_eh » Tue, May 25, 2021, 4:17 PM UTC

echelon wrote: post #22

jonny_eh wrote: post #9

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As attractive as catalog content can seem, it's not the reason why new customers join, and stay with, a streaming service. New content is King.

Tell that to the owners of The Office. Peacock making anything new and relevant?

Post by ashleshbiradar » Tue, May 25, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

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…

Post by sparrc » Tue, May 25, 2021, 11:10 PM UTC

vinni2 wrote: post #66

jumelles wrote: post #51

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Amazon didn't produce Fleabag, they just have international rights.

Exactly I watched it on BBC.