It’s different in other countries. In Canada Showtime and HBO are bundled together in a service called, ‘Crave’. Therefore it’s on more of an equal footing. It doesn’t appear as a second tier to HBO. It just has a slightly different focus.
Like the article stated, Showtime was responsible for Weeds, Homeland, Nurse Jackie, United States of Tara, etc. Too many female-led productions? And queer content like The L Word and Queer as Folk. Too minority focused? But there’s Dexter, Masters of Sex and Shameless. Dexter’s recent re-boot was incredibly successful. End of an era I guess.
We’re about to come full circle but likely without the opportunity to ‘own’ any of the content we want to re-watch. No more releases on VHS, DVD or even digital (e.g, iTunes).
This has been a long time coming. Television shows are going to be just like SaaS (Software as a Service). Monthly fees to access what they want us to view not necessarily what we want to see.
Will this lead to an increase in television series in other streaming services being released on CD/Blu-Ray as well? Only if customers demand it.
It’s probably too late for the Showtime back catalogue as Paramount owns it now. Foolish maneuver on their part. Don’t they know how many people re-watch their favourite shows?
> For the third point, you might be confusing that with the incident Niki Lauda had where he walks out based on exactly what you said, rain conditions. (edit: this is covered in the movie “RUSH” by Ron Howard - which possibly might be the greatest racing movie of all time).
Given that Senna and Rush are the only two F1 films I’ve seen I stand corrected. Funny as I was typing it out I was thinking to myself didn’t Senna like racing in the rain but I couldn’t recall the conflict so I went with what I thought it was.
I noticed this as well. There’s definitely two versions. I first saw the longer one on Netflix years ago. I re-watched this version before posting.
Parts I remember being edited out:
Details about Senna’s childhood, his start in go-kart racing, how his career eventually progressed to F1 and his father’s financial support early on
His marriage and divorce
Perhaps most important - a rather long scene where the drivers object to racing in the rain due to the increased risk of an accident. I forget which event this was at. The drivers request a meeting with the organizers to discuss the issue. I think there are parts of Senna talking to the other drivers and I’m pretty sure Senna walks out of the meeting at one point.
This was originally released by Netflix. It has to be seen to be believed. So many people, especially the locals were adversely financially impacted by this organizer’s inability to admit failure.
I’ve seen other documentaries on Goodall but this one really captures the story in a way I’ve never experienced before (must be the inclusion of the lost footage). Stunning cinematography.
Agreed. For me it expresses a certain type of energy in the form of artistry and anger through performance.
I dabble in photography as well. One thing I’ve learned is that no matter what the conditions are just shoot. I’ve obtained some great images just by looking up while around walking, pulling out my (now phone) camera and shooting.
The Clash, London Calling, Palladium in New York City, September 1979.
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In terms of data collection a re-watch while streaming on their service provides a company with data. But not when you’re re-watching your own copy.
Edit: clarification