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inthedollarbin t1_j8tc4rj wrote

Framing cost-cutting as an effort to protect quality

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lightsongtheold t1_j8tz0qv wrote

Crazy how few folks on Reddit realise the truth of this. They are cutting $3 billion of content. Of course they cannot afford as many Star Wars or Marvel shows. They will up the volume again if folks start churning out and the cutting loses them more subscription revenue than it gains in budget savings.

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Worthyness t1_j8vn3we wrote

Maybe giving them a lower budget will force them to actually get creative lol

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Feniksrises t1_j8wdby0 wrote

Remember reality TV? That's what cable turned to in order to lower costs.

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poolamoffa t1_j8wrniu wrote

I’d watch big brother Death Star edition

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nnuu t1_j8wx9kv wrote

I'd watch Survivor: Jedi vs Sith

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ANewEraOfOpinion t1_j90sr1d wrote

Maybe we’re about to enter the era of content creators making TV shows / movies on their YouTube platforms.

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GDawnHackSign t1_j8yo8fc wrote

> Crazy how few folks on Reddit realise the truth of this.

Reddit is so polarized about Disney it is almost impossible to have a sane conversation. Either they hate everything the mouse does or they love it and that doesn't leave a lot of room for discussion.

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theDart t1_j8us0p0 wrote

MARVEL HEAD WRITER: "Qu...ali...ty??"

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garlicroastedpotato t1_j8u26c5 wrote

Yep.

Disney's old CEO booked a lot of content as being profitable that wasn't... including the Marvel and Star Wars themed shows. If you had the same subscriber count watching 1/3 of the shows they'd make way more money.

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ptwonline t1_j8vcrm5 wrote

It's definitely cost-cutting, but I suspect they are also hoping that more focus on fewer projects also helps the quality.

Anyway for a few years now I've been thinking that Disney probably needs a third tentpole franchise of some kind (if you don't count their animation as one already) just so they could dial back on Marvel in particular, but also Star Wars a bit. That way instead of giving us 5 movies and 5 shows about Marvel MCU each year, you can cut it back to 3 of each and fill the void with another franchise. Maybe they could even do a Marvel non-MCU franchise of some kind.

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Sunkmybttlshp t1_j8ze4ma wrote

It can be both. I was so into SW when I was younger and can't be bothered to watch Andor even though I hear it's good. I also really enjoyed the first (and second?) phase of marvel, really loved the first AntMan, and just don't care to see the new one. Marvel's issue might be lack of overall direction on top of too much content, at least for me.

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GDawnHackSign t1_j8yo26j wrote

Doing the right thing because you had no other options is a thing. I won't stand up and cheer but at least it is the right result.

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