In fairness, it should probably come down to whether the content being shared is from a monetizable source, and who’s hosting the original media.

Facebook makes money on ads, yes, but they do so because of user engagement, which relies on new content being shared... quite often news stories. I’m not against what you’re saying necessarily, but it’s a bit disingenuous to separate the two.

Mostly enjoyed it as I watched, but by the 3rd act the thin characters (especially the baddies) and thinner plot give way under an overextended fight that has nowhere to cut away to to let the thing breathe. Never thought I’d say this, but the third act needed some kind of (non-mcguffin) B-plot to intercut with to…

I can hear that header image, clear as a bell.

I watch a lot of TV, man... and Wes is like a singular actor. I honestly can’t think of anyone else who can pull off sociopathic and heartwarming in the same shot as well as him.

Maaaaybe Rory Gilmore.

The same way mediocre VFX are always hidden behind rain, snow, fog, smoke, etc..., I think a lot of greenscreened cinematography is being covered up by drastic color grading. The closer to “real” all the traditionally shot subjects’ colors are, the more the enormous amounts of fake backgrounds, foregrounds and the…

I’d be shocked if the holding-company-switcheroo didn’t have everything to do with hiding assets while bailing on existing contracts, making it that much harder to for people to actually collect on damages.

My totally off the cuff reaction is that the first big batch of Marvel movies were character first films (somewhat by necessity because they didn’t operate with the same budget as newer movies).

After Avengers, though, the movies start drifting toward plot-first stories... but because the characters in them were well…

Is there like a book all these guys have that outlines the slowest and most agonizing way possible to kill something everyone loved and probably would have used forever if they just left it alone?

Content liceners had a good thing going, yeah. But that was when streaming was in its infancy and the same content was also making money in its first run on the networks. They could make double profit on one property without having to stockpile 80-100 episodes for a syndication deal.

I have to imagine they’re still proof reading their output simply because it IS their business. When money’s on the line smart people may look for shortcuts, but they've still got to make sure the product is ok.

I read an article about real estate agents using it to write up listings after they dump in a home’s basic layout info. I doubt they care whether a phrase here or there is lifted from somewhere else.

Just like streaming allowed us to give up on our Plex collections, the enormous internet marketplace means you can get rid of that USB 1 cable and know that someday, if you REALLY need it, you can always buy another.

Did anyone ever make a tool to scrape and download all your DRM free purchases?

Yeah, I had a hard time understanding who the intended audience was... as far as I could tell it was mostly the (now grown up) Harry Potter crowd(?). You can see Fantastic Beasts is having similar issues with identity. Should they be making movies (and marketing them) for 12 year olds, or 25 year olds. It feels like…

As an outsider who tried the first season and a half and then gave up; I don’t think the show’s quality was lacking, but it’s identity always seemed in question in a way that left me feeling disengaged.

I’m with you. Felt very 'meh' about it originally, but really enjoyed it on the rewatch.

Definitely a 'greatest hits' time travel story.

As Ikodl mentioned... A dedicated action actor might have a long prepro period, which could mean extra gym time, training with choreographers, wire training, fight training, weapons training, etc... that lasts weeks or even months before shooting.

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