boundforgloryhole
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Post by boundforgloryhole on Sept 7, 2023 23:11:41 GMT -5
A lot of Stern dorks on Reddit surmise it was two-fold. Stern hated them for coming into Sirius, which wasn't their fault, they were brought in by the merger of the two satellite radio companies. Regardless, they got pushed into afternoon drive time after a while, likely due to Stern hating them, and basically they had targets on their back and whenever they fucked up they were going to be gone. Once Anthony got shitcanned rightfully, Opie got pushed into I think 3 days a week, and they lost their offices and had to share I believe. Then of course, he mocked and recorded Stern leaving through his private exit, and Stern ranted about that and I'm sure that's the real reason he got fired, but it was blamed on Opie filming someone in the bathroom or something. I used to listen to Stern religiously and still have gigs of old radio / Sirius stuff. Once Artie left, the show changed, but it really changed after his big birthday show. He became interview-centric and very PC (IE ditched the Wack Pack, ditched some of the writers, etc.) the DJ's ex wife killing herself after being on stern's shiw was crazy. I didn't know that happened.
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masterkiller
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Post by masterkiller on Sept 8, 2023 15:13:13 GMT -5
I just started rewatching the oc. Damn the pilot ep got me fucked up
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crobssssss
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Post by crobssssss on Sept 8, 2023 23:35:41 GMT -5
I just started rewatching the oc. Damn the pilot ep got me fucked up Crazy how much Luke progresses from that first ep!
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andrewwhatever69
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Post by andrewwhatever69 on Sept 9, 2023 2:22:44 GMT -5
doing an Oz rewatch. lol. Been meaning to do this. I remember having my mind blown when I was like 12 watching it. Still one of my favorite hbo series’ to this day. Shit is wild. It was funny watching it just after the weird science USA series and seeing Beecher being a fucking bitch until maniac
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tandoori jones
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Post by tandoori jones on Sept 9, 2023 5:27:34 GMT -5
doing an Oz rewatch. lol. Been meaning to do this. I remember having my mind blown when I was like 12 watching it. Still one of my favorite hbo series’ to this day. Shit is wild. It was funny watching it just after the weird science USA series and seeing Beecher being a fucking bitch until maniac i watched it when it aired back in the day and my wife never watched it til a few months ago and the casting absolutely blew her mind
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senderstatus
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Post by senderstatus on Sept 9, 2023 10:41:16 GMT -5
Just finished watching telemarketers on HBO. Sick start, ending sucks though
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patdog
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Post by patdog on Sept 9, 2023 10:44:07 GMT -5
Young Chris meloni was a fuckin smokeshow, though he’s still a babe in present times
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masterkiller
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Post by masterkiller on Sept 9, 2023 11:25:03 GMT -5
Young Chris meloni was a fuckin smokeshow, though he’s still a babe in present times Gotta be my number 1 celebrity crush Have you seen Happy? I wish it wen't on longer.
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patdog
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Post by patdog on Sept 9, 2023 11:37:30 GMT -5
Young Chris meloni was a fuckin smokeshow, though he’s still a babe in present times Gotta be my number 1 celebrity crush Have you seen Happy? I wish it wen't on longer. I loved season 1 cuz fuck Christmas, season 2 felt a lil lacklustre tho still felt like a weird fever dream
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☭ Bob Loblaw ☭
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Post by ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ on Sept 9, 2023 19:58:03 GMT -5
Does Servant have an ending or was it cancelled in mid thought? I just want to be prepared here
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andrewwhatever69
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Post by andrewwhatever69 on Sept 10, 2023 4:23:23 GMT -5
I’m stoked to check the new Lakeith Stanfield series on apple because I fucking love him
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foggy
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Post by foggy on Sept 11, 2023 11:46:11 GMT -5
Does Servant have an ending or was it cancelled in mid thought? I just want to be prepared here It has an ending.
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andrewwhatever69
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Post by andrewwhatever69 on Sept 12, 2023 3:57:53 GMT -5
I’m late as fuck on How To with John Wilson. But, I really like this show.
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Post by j (in a good way) on Sept 13, 2023 10:24:26 GMT -5
i watched one piece and i confess that i would 100% bang buggy Buggy is for sure a highlight, on episode 4 right now and I'm enjoying it way more than I ever thought possible haha
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crobssssss
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Post by crobssssss on Sept 13, 2023 11:19:46 GMT -5
I’m late as fuck on How To with John Wilson. But, I really like this show. Loved it. Very sad that it's over 🥹🥹🥹
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patdog
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Post by patdog on Sept 13, 2023 12:31:46 GMT -5
One piece rocked. I was pleasantly surprised
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☭ Bob Loblaw ☭
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Post by ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ on Sept 13, 2023 12:42:27 GMT -5
god damn this weeks episode of Foundation was nuts. best sci fi show on right now. For sure! Scratching that itch left from the Raised By Wolves cancellation
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killedbyboard
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Post by killedbyboard on Sept 13, 2023 12:46:30 GMT -5
Working my way through Foundation right now. First season is good but a little meh in some aspects. I'm actually fine following the time jumps, I just feel like I can't really follow wtf is going on on Terminus with the Anacreans.
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krujones
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Post by krujones on Sept 18, 2023 13:24:54 GMT -5
Winning Time got cancelled. BOOO HBO
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Dick Warlock
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Post by Dick Warlock on Sept 18, 2023 13:41:17 GMT -5
Doing an X-files front to back lead up to October. Real ones know tried doing this mid-covid boredom, get around season 5 and i falter. the mytharc gets wildly convoluted around season 4 and i'm still undecided if it's even worth trying to follow. i'll put a random ep on for comfy watchin' all the time though. i rewatched Folie à Deux (s5e19 if anyone wants to toss it on) a month ago and it rocks as much as it ever did. a truly great episode
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tandoori jones
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Post by tandoori jones on Sept 18, 2023 14:21:32 GMT -5
Winning Time got cancelled. BOOO HBO WTF WHY
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krujones
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Post by krujones on Sept 18, 2023 14:23:51 GMT -5
Not sure. the showrunner just tweeted it out but no explanation given. I assume strike and money as usual
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2023 14:27:57 GMT -5
i was reading that apparently the ratings weren't where the execs wanted it and they were warned this could be the last season so they actually filmed two endings.
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variousmaterials
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Post by variousmaterials on Sept 18, 2023 14:36:39 GMT -5
Sucks about Winning Time, show rules. Imma chalk this one up to Zaslav cause the Max format is so garbage it buries the quality HBO shit under row after row of Discovery reality horseshit. Absolutely insane that streaming services have somehow managed to make me nostalgic for cable w/ DVR days, but I can't even bother with Netflix because the sheer amount of content (99.9% of which I will never devote a second to even checking out) through which I have to sift.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2023 14:44:56 GMT -5
hard to believe the streamers are crying the blues about having no money to pay writers / actors better with the amount of stuff they make.
the model should just be "build prestige content that becomes legacy / archive content people revisit (aka what hbo had down to a science) and then just run old archive stuff." it really isn't hard. hbo did it for decades with great success.
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killedbyboard
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Post by killedbyboard on Sept 18, 2023 14:56:55 GMT -5
I feel like some shitty 30 something executive saw Stranger Things' success and somehow convinced a generation of technologically challenged boomers that streaming was the answer with an unproven business model that resembles a pyramid scheme, and the shit is absolutely falling apart. I think what really has gotten them into trouble is creating their own content instead of simply hosting other corporations' content, because Netflix now has to pay zids on alllllllll the fifty million shitty shows they have crammed onto their platforms and their revenue stream is garbage. I think all of the streaming services are huge money losers for all these mega corporations. Not a one of them is profitable.
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smashedbox
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Post by smashedbox on Sept 18, 2023 15:05:03 GMT -5
netflix is now just netflix originals, shit is a pain in the ass to even navigate through to watchable stuff.
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krujones
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Post by krujones on Sept 18, 2023 15:06:59 GMT -5
Sucks about Winning Time, show rules. Imma chalk this one up to Zaslav cause the Max format is so garbage it buries the quality HBO shit under row after row of Discovery reality horseshit. Absolutely insane that streaming services have somehow managed to make me nostalgic for cable w/ DVR days, but I can't even bother with Netflix because the sheer amount of content (99.9% of which I will never devote a second to even checking out) through which I have to sift. For sure it's a nightmare trying to navigate Max since the merger. Just constant barrage of home improvement shows it seems like
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Frederik
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Post by Frederik on Sept 18, 2023 15:08:13 GMT -5
i was reading that apparently the ratings weren't where the execs wanted it and they were warned this could be the last season so they actually filmed two endings. The ratings weren't where they wanted it after it received absolutely 0 PR. SHOCKING.
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killedbyboard
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Post by killedbyboard on Sept 18, 2023 15:26:33 GMT -5
Also, HBO is not the model to follow; they are perhaps the company that was fucked over the MOST by streaming to the point that it may put them out of business. HBO did not run ads, and they tightly controlled when they had eyes on their content and would sell DVDs etc, multiple revenue streams. Their only revenue stream now is subscriptions, and now all their content is available at all times, and there is not a single reason on earth to buy a blu-ray.
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