ST Alpha - "Which poses an interesting question that a podcast devoted to the entertainment industry (and streaming in particular) might want to cover ..." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 155

In response to "Yup. It really is that simple. Price and convenience matter most. -- nm" by The Allfather

Which poses an interesting question that a podcast devoted to the entertainment industry (and streaming in particular) might want to cover ...

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Dec 2 '22, 10:27

Is it "cost" and "convenience" absolutely? Or primarily? Or is it a matter of return on investment?

I'll go to a theater in a heartbeat for the experience, whether it's an IMAX theater for particular movies (e.g., Top Gun 2 and likely Avatar 2 for me) or the experience of "going out."

But am I in the minority?

People seek out any number of unique entertainment and recreation experiences like cruises, theme parks, and sporting events. Shouldn't movie theaters make the "movie-going experience" unique enough apart from watching movies in a home theater environment?

Responses:

For years before the pandemic, I said I would love for the majority of films to just be available at home versus seeing them in theater. - Dark Callisto Dec 2, 10:53
Again, it's like the music industry. People decided they liked the convenience of mp3's available all the time even though the sound quality is - pmb Dec 2, 10:37 3
- Yup. But there are still audiophiles out there paying for high-tech analog stereo equipment, music festivals are still going hard, and otherwise - ReluctantCynic Dec 2, 11:14
- difference being Napster blew the illegal hole in music’s biz model. here the studios are doing it to themselves knowingly - hollywood big shot Dec 2, 10:43 1
  - They blew the hole in streaming, but people were trading in their CD players for mp3's before that. -- nm - pmb Dec 2, 10:50
both a supply and a demand problem. (1) make more Mavericks (and everything in between) and (2) make them exclusive to theaters as long as you can -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 2, 10:30 2
- I remember when people were dissing France for their windows. And now... (NM) - Marlowe Dec 2, 10:40 1
  - There's a reason why France folded to Disney on Wakanda Forever. -- nm - The Gossip King Dec 2, 10:45

Post a message top

Which poses an interesting question that a podcast devoted to the entertainment industry (and streaming in particular) might want to cover ...

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.