It would have a stronger impact if people actually watched it or cared about it.  Releasing in theaters is a way to to help ensure that happens.  See: How Amazon handles its films.

Actually the industry is widely known for tolerating difficult personalities if they bring in the money, and Singer has done that.

Radiohead made it clear that Hail to the Thief was not a reference to Bush.  The others are meh.  Oh well to each his own.

Why?  I don’t own NFLX stock but if I did i’d much rather have them keep those numbers secret.

Netflix is borrowing money like crazy to pay for its expenses, you should still be happy.

I enjoyed this but the logic of the premise doesn’t seem consistent. You list several shows that were picked up that are not inhouse, and that netflix plans a 50/50 split of in house originals and licensed content. Isn’t it just the case that maybe the show had bad numbers and Netflix is no longer so desperate for…

Because they are no longer drafting kids and sending them to war.  

The Bush era had good protest music?  All that comes to mind is American Idiot which was a joke.

On Earth 2 Lena Dunham’s next project is about self-absorbed white people and she’s getting flack for writing about the same things again and again.

Netflix seems to realize this, which is why it’s trying to replace every TV channel instead of just HBO.

B was the right move.

That third thumbnail + video title is amazing

I don’t get how it makes economic sense for Netflix to spend 39 million on a Gore Vidal biopic.

Stunt casting

Still waiting for that American Tabloid / Underworld USA miniseries

What was the last DIY film success story? I can’t recall any in the past 10 years. Primer?

Tom Hanks

He said some cool stuff like “I find your lack of faith disturbing”and “I don’t like sand. It’s coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.”

Even if you didn’t like season 1 you must admit the show has potential.  Happy to see this.

Yes