My favorite thing about the Cleese episode is just how vitriolic his anti-pig racism (speciesism?) is.

My favorite thing about the Cleese episode is just how vitriolic his anti-pig racism (speciesism?) is.

Yeah, I'm still a fan of that dub.  Mai's voice is pretty perfect.

Why the cable system still (kinda) works: popular shows that suck subsidize unpopular shows that don't.  Popular networks that suck subsidize unpopular networks that don't.

$35 on Amazon right now.

None of which is to argue with the broader point that HBO in particular and TV networks in general need to do a better job figuring out how they're going to get people to pay for their shows in the future.  But I don't think "media is doing a poor job of adapting to the digital landscape" logically leads to "therefore…

I do think morals are generally above the cultural discourse surrounding a TV show, yes.

You may be cheap, broke, or just an impatient bastard, but HBO has the right to set the terms by which you get to see the stuff they paid to produce.  And if you choose to ignore that, it doesn't make you righteous.

Yes, there is literally no store that you can walk into or no online outlet you can visit that will sell you a lavishly-produced box set of episodes at a fairly reasonable price.  Fucking assholes at HBO.

Isn't most HBOGO content also on the OnDemand services of the major carriers?

The current model also allows HBO to take risks on expensive niche shows (like, uh, Game of Thrones) and subsidize relatively unpopular ones (The Wire) that they likely wouldn't if they were reliant solely on individual subscriptions.

Goodbye niche shows with anything approaching quality production values.

You are operating under the assumption that people think lavishly-produced content is worth money.  Much of this thread seems to indicate the opposite.

Yeah, I don't think the Joker imagery is a coincidence.

I'm curious as to how the cable model is "outdated."  It's "old," certainly, but considering nobody has yet found a viable alternative that has the ability to fund and distribute a diverse programming slate, I'm not sure it's "outdated."

What kind of money online ads should generate and what kind of money online ads do generate are two separate conversations.

Not what I was saying. My point was that if the producers/network/Louis himself aren't making any money off of a particular distribution channel, and more and more people are flocking to that distribution channel (and leaving the profitable distribution channels in the process), does anyone here really blame them for…

"it means I can watch Louie without having to pay for cable"

Conversely, making streaming easy and free is a sure-fire way to finance expensive television shows!

It's unnecessary, and possibly even counterproductive, as the story in FLEX MENTALLO seems to occur in a separate, non-DC continuity.  There really aren't any narrative links to be drawn between the two.