That’s true, but I still think video games are a relative value. Hell, even think about how many people were listed in the credits of a major gaming release back in the 90s vs the number of people today. The teams are much, much larger. I know the overall volume sold is probably higher today, but that is still a lot…

I was confused until you told me you were speaking Canadian. I live in the Detroit area and used to spend a lot of weekend evenings in Windsor when I was 19/20, I used to convert a lot of USD to CAD just across the border.

I disagree with you. Let’s say I only get 10 hours out of a game. At $70, I’m still paying only $7/hr for that entertainment. If I go to a concert I’m often spending hundreds of dollars for two hours of entertainment. Most games are a value. 

I think Ray actually did cover the entire plot.

With your last correct point in mind. It’s interesting to think about how this show would’ve been received if the pandemic hadn’t happened.

Portrait is the norm now thanks to tiktok and reels

ok yes, I see how a woman crying as she sucked on a famous guy’s penis and he says ‘If you just do everything I say, it’ll all be OK.’ is a typical scene in a just world where we’re all adults and nobody should feel bad because we all get what we deserve

I hope you don’t spend your entire life under the delusion that you are yourself because you decided to be that way. Because not only is it patently false, it’s exceedingly ungrateful.

So what you’re saying is: you don’t understand how psychological abuse works, and because you don’t understand it you’re going to assume it’s not real and everyone just chose to be abused? Be a little more humble and learn about something before dismissing it - you sound like a total dolt.

It’s a choice to value money? Try that at the grocery store checkout.

I don’t think this show, or Hader, have the kind fanatical following of uncritical fans you seem to think they do. You called him “the beloved Hader” last week, and I just don’t see it.

Does anyone know what the home invader actually did?  I’ve watched the scene several times, and *he* is the one to close the door behind Sally, so everything that happens afterwards doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense if it’s real.

We’ll forward your sentiments to the show’s UK creator & showrunner for you.

While the time jump seemed a little surreal at first, it’s making a lot more sense as other characters are reappearing.

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Streamers make money; it’s the individual shows that are produced exclusively for streaming that don’t make nearly as much money anymore. Successful shows generated more money in ad revenue, sold more DVDs, made more money in syndication, international rights, etc.

I would also think that since streaming is international that also dries up one of the biggest revenue streams. Baywatch became one of the most profitable shows of all time without ever airing on one of the big networks by selling its syndication package internationally.
When a show goes exclusively to streaming…

Yeah, a problem with “per-watch” is that the number of times a subscriber watches a title doesn’t really capture the value of that title either to the subscriber or the service.

No need for back-of-the-envelope math. Netflix is a publicly traded company and therefore legally required to make financial documents available:

I have an alternate take: these studios are cagey about numbers because streaming isn’t that profitable for individual shows. Think about how much Netflix spent to acquire the streaming rights to Friends and Seinfeld - two massively popular shows that have already made hundreds of millions of dollars from the ads that…