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WeDriftEternal t1_je3y4ra wrote
Reply to comment by remarkablemayonaise in ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit
This probably should have had conditions attached. I haven’t reviewed the case though.
Lots of times vertical integration is allowed easily though (for complex business reasons)
WeDriftEternal t1_je3tk3g wrote
Reply to comment by AlanMorlock in ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit
This was all working just as it is now even before the Live Nation merger. The merger didn't help the situation, but its not like it was any different before, because it wasn't.
WeDriftEternal t1_je3q9fe wrote
Reply to comment by AlanMorlock in ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit
There's not necessarily a good alternative, but thats not really whats at the heart of the situation here, it more has to do with how the deals are made and big time artists juice their deals and ticketmaster eats the shit for it. Not that ticketmaster isn't a piece of shit and scam, they are, but the artists are not innocent, nor are they ignorant of whats happening, either, they are happily complicent (again except Robert Smith)
WeDriftEternal t1_je3oy3x wrote
Reply to comment by havereddit in ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit
You're missing a big part. Most acts go with ticketmaster because they make more money with them, than any alternative, especially for big acts, particularly big acts.
Ticketmaster takes the hit and shit, and the artist appears clean, but anyone who knows the business is laughing because the artist specifically is doing it to make more money and just pretending otherwise. Robert Smith of the Cure though is fucking pissed, they lied to him it appears
WeDriftEternal t1_jdx1gc1 wrote
No
Sometimes a person comes into your life or circle for a brief time and then goes in another direction. As is life. If anything this is a very real portrayal
WeDriftEternal t1_jcwh534 wrote
Yes very much so. You should also watch the documentary O.J.: Made in America as the show is an acted out version of the trial, while the doc gives you a lot of the background and real world details. You won't be dissapointed in either
WeDriftEternal t1_jc8pzx8 wrote
Reply to comment by Saar13 in Diamond Sports, largest owner of regional sports networks, files for bankruptcy by bluenowait
No one is watching MLS so, it didn't really matter for them did it? Viewership is basically zero and selling ads against it is zero. In 10 years the Apple deal may make sense, but thats a long time away
WeDriftEternal t1_jaedhxq wrote
Reply to As someone who doesn’t care about the Star Wars universe: which would you recommend - Andor or The Mandalorian? by tafty545
Andor isnt very star wars. Its more like WWII style resistance and very slow burn, set in the star wars universe. Its good but it could drag fairly hard if you aren't that invested.
Mandalorian really relies on you being a star wars fan or at least someone who cares as a lot of it is callbacks, but otherwise is a episodic western
WeDriftEternal t1_jabb1nh wrote
You're asking about stealth, but lets describe it easy.
Think about radar cross section like this: I put on a blind fold and I throw a ball forward. If it hits anything, it bounces back, so I know there is at least something there. If I throw it and it doesn't come back, I can assume there is nothing there. thats how radar works, but with radio waves, not a ball.
The radar cross section, is basically like if there was a moving target when I throw the ball. Except instead of one ball, I throw like a hundred. With a hundred balls, I can hit it easily if its big, but lets say its super tiny, like the size of a bee, its gonna be way hard to hit, so I may never even know its there.
Ok, but even those hundred balls, eventually I will know its there, say 1 in every 1000 balls hits it but its gonna be really hard to figure out where its going and whats happening when only 1/1000 balls hit it.
WeDriftEternal t1_jaag4r9 wrote
Reply to ELI5: What's with all the headlines about J.K. Rowling and her thoughts on trans people? by Chief_B33f
JK Rowling has said some statements regarding trans people that some people consider disparaging.
Thats it. Thats all.
She's a massive celebrity's, so the story just keeps going anytime anyone mentions Harry Potter or trans people its a super easy narrative for any media org or person just to toss out her name.
WeDriftEternal t1_jaafnxj wrote
Reply to Eli5: When/How did the world realize that it wasn’t the same time everywhere? by Ice_Ice_Fetus
It is the same time everywhere.
We just make up what time it is to make our lives easier. There is no particular reason that we need to use any specific time anywhere or all can't be on the same exact clock everywhere. We choose to do it because it can be useful.
Lets say we all agree that noon is when the sun is highest in the sky. No matter where you are, when the sun is highest, its noon. Of course noon in New York, is gonna be hours behind noon in London. This is how it works now, more or less.
But what if we didn't care where you were on earth?. What if noon was when the sun was highest in London, and everyone else used London time. For New York, the sun will be lower. But it would still be noon
Does any of it matter? Does it matter that the sun is lower in New York and its noon? Couldn't people in new york just say start their day at 1pm instead of 8am, then go to bed at like 3am?
WeDriftEternal t1_ja9hcjc wrote
Reply to The trope of dropping a mostly non-plot related flashback or side story episode right after a major plot point. Good or Bad? (General spoilers) by logicalnoise
It helps slow down a story that may be moving too fast and bring it back to an emotional state vs. an action one. It lets us take a different look at certain characters with new info.
We should also be aware, these are often used to highlight a particular actor giving them an episode to star in, especially if they are not the main star or only one of many.
WeDriftEternal t1_ja0p0xg wrote
Reply to SO EXCITED about the upcoming March premieres: Yellowjackets, Top Chef World All-stars, You season 4 pt 2, and HBO's Perry Mason revival, season 2. What are you excited about? by Pleasant_Choice_6130
MLB Opening Day March 30th! Every team is playing on opening day this year
WeDriftEternal t1_ja0bre5 wrote
>Basically when I watch his movies I'm like "I dunno what am I seeing but I like it a lot". No other director has that effect on me.
David Cronenberg and his son Brandon Cronenberg (who recently released Infinity Pool) both also use that type of filmmaking style, although they use it very differently. Like a world different. Might want to check them out if you want to get the same feeling
WeDriftEternal t1_ja0bbqu wrote
Reply to Any tips for analysing/reviewing films? by ANorris18
Read some basic screenwriting books like Save the Cat, which is basically -the- book every single person writing in hollywood reads and every good reviewer has read 10 times
WeDriftEternal t1_j9zyizo wrote
Watch it till the end. Just keep going, there's still lots of good stuff to go, they just do enough stupid things to get you mad.
WeDriftEternal t1_j9wy834 wrote
Reply to A question about movies on streaming services by Griezz
If you want to negotiate for the new film cut you can. It takes a lot of effort to deal with this type of stuff, so most distributors on both sides don't wanna re-tread over it as the extended editions and other cuts usually come out much later than the theatrical cuts, plus its gonna be expensive. You can include them in the original deal, but like again, its gonna be expensive.
The value of alternate cuts to streaming services is likely minimal. You might see it more likely as a PPV (aka TVOD), since thats a rev share instead of a purchase
Theres also a lot of contractual issues and MFNs to deal with
WeDriftEternal t1_j9wbl3c wrote
Reply to comment by RusevReigns in Three of the very biggest shows on right now (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian and Yellowstone) are western inspired by RusevReigns
Yellowstone is Sons of Anarchy, but cowboys instead of motorcycles
WeDriftEternal t1_j9vxlb3 wrote
Reply to Honest question: Why do anime fans prefer to watch with subtitles instead of dubbed version? by [deleted]
English language dubs are often done poorly, especially on older anime content.
Just for more completeness, while there is an insane amount of anime produced in asia, only a small sliver of that makes it to the west, but even then, a lot of it is subs-only anyways, so there isn't even a dub option
WeDriftEternal t1_j9ngo9t wrote
Reply to comment by tidho in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks
Actually you can see a study below I posted, while I was making jest, in this recent study, only 2% of 65+ year olds pirated. Thats super low as you can see from the other age groups
WeDriftEternal t1_j9m7rbx wrote
Reply to comment by Chief7064 in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks
I linked a thing above that only about 2% of 65+ do digital piracy, so its not zero, but its a really small amount, give or take 0.005% of overall 18+ group. We'd expect over time as more people age into that group it will change, but this is where it currently stands.
WeDriftEternal t1_j9m5zyr wrote
Reply to comment by PitbullMandelaEffect in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks
This is how you do analysis. You look at the data and see what additional insights you can draw, you evaluate your original assumption and update it from the new data.
For example, we have what is likely an outlier group here (we actually probably have 2, 1 young 1 old). And you look at what the data looks like without the outlier. Does this provide more insight? Is there something unusual about the group you excluded that makes it necessary or not necessary to include. What do these separated data tell you now? Was this group just padding "no's"? Were they even relevant to ask or should we assume they never were going to be "yes's".
Its one step of many to the next iteration of analysis and research.
Additionally, its pretty common to bucket out 18-64 in a lot of research, especially things like media (media often uses 18-54, 55+, or 65+). Even moreso, we have a pretty good understanding of the 65+ group in media much more than younger groups in how they consume and spend on media (there's lots to say here but its getting deep technical).
In otherwords, there isn't juicing, what you want to do is see what the hell is happening, and adjusting the data to look at it from different angles is one step and seeing where things fit.
WeDriftEternal t1_j9lwech wrote
Reply to comment by PitbullMandelaEffect in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks
65+ are far less likely to engage in digital priacy.
Here's a study example showing only 2% of 65+ are involved in digital piracy. In other words, a significant part of our "no" category is likely coming from this particular group. This also shows piracy leans towards younger audiences, for example in this survey, a 18-29 year old is 10x more likely to engage in piracy than a 65+ gives us a lot of indication that the 65+ audience isn't a major factor and we may be able to get better insight if we exclude them
WeDriftEternal t1_jegt74x wrote
Reply to ELI5: What actually happens when you call your representatives? by glitterismyantidrug_
Basically nothing of value to anyone.
You call in and if you get through you talk to a staffer or intern making shit money who doesn’t care they just have to be there to answer phones and emails.
They are in theory supposed to take note of it and inform the proper people but it’s just a placebo for the people calling in. Nothing happens.
McDonalds cares more that a customer would call and complain than your rep.
Also fun stuff a lot of calls and e-mails are generally from the same people over and over and over. So they know who these people are and hate them. literally the same People over and over. Also they get plenty of true crazies who call regularly asking why the rep won’t do things about aliens taking over their brain. Not kidding at all. Crazy people call a lot. A lot.
“Regular” people don’t really call or write. It’s a unique crowd and they do it over and over. It has no value except an intern having to deal with it.