And the Next Cancelled Show is...
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Right? Completely insane!
Four years is a long time in the life of a Streaming series. After 4 years, most would have given up at any chance of a return.
My best guess is that even while they may have it in the bag, they sometimes wait for a time when a release schedule isn't so busy. But no wonder streaming services are so unsustainable if they can't manage adequate release times between seasons. It's a wonder they even try at all.
There's this very good series about the Austrian Empress of the Hapsburg Dynasty on Netflix. It's similar in approach to The Crown. The problem is that the first season originally came out in 2022, and I saw no hope of any continuation, but then in November this year, the second season was released. I'd completely forgotten about it at that point, but thankfully it's well-written enough to be able to overcome to most of the issue with long gaps.
I find a series has more of an issue with gaps between seasons if they're plot-based rather than character-oriented.
Another interesting show going out on a cliffhanger.
It seems like it’s been 10 years since the last seasons of Stranger Things and Yellowjackets.
The final season of Stranger Things is about them trying to figure out how to collect their social security.
Instead them riding bikes they are going to be going around town in their electric wheelchairs. "Come on gang. One more adventure before we all head off to college!"
According to the Hollywood Reporter - Paramount is considering shutting down or selling MTV, Comedy Central and BET once the merger with Skydance is completed and focusing on CBS and Paramount+.
The only thing I'm surprised about is the fact that MTV hasn't been shut down earlier.
And the weird thing about Canadian broadcasters is that they tend to have a penchant of wanting Canadian versions of American channels, so not only do we have own MuchMusic, but also our own version of MTV, and we're soon supposed to be getting our own version of USA Network.
And the weird thing about Canadian broadcasters is that they tend to have a penchant of wanting Canadian versions of American channels, so not only do we have own MuchMusic, but also our own version of MTV, and we're soon supposed to be getting our own version of USA Network.
So, would it be called Canada Network?
So, would it be called Canada Network?
No, USA Network Canada. How's that for confusing?
I don't get it either, as it would have made more sense when they were still making scripted programming such as Monk and White Collar. I don't think they make scripted programming anymore, but I could be wrong.
But it's replacing the Discovery Channel under Bell seeing as they lost those rights to Rogers.
MuchMusic doesn't even pretend to be a music channel anymore, and indeed is calling itself Much these days.
Yeah, I realize that. Doesn't stop the fact that Canada loves doubling down on channels.
Paramount+ has reportedly removed almost its entire classic Nickelodeon cartoons from its streaming service.
Do you have a source on that? I'm seeing plenty of retro (and by that I mean '90s) Nickelodeon stuff on P+ right now, including Rugrats, Eureeka's Castle, classic Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Salute Your Shorts, Ren & Stimpy, Hey Dude, and Rocko's Modern Life.
These post-Netflix streaming services are all late to the game. They can't all be successful. Amazon and Apple can burn money with their streaming since it's such a small part of their overall business but the others can't. Everything on the streamer costs money. That VHS copy of Police Academy 5 that no one's rented in six months isn't costing Blockbuster Video any additional money. Streaming is a whole different ballgame.
Maybe they should change that paradigm.... maybe a minimal fee to license and pay per view... less for less popular stuff
Former Amazon Studios executive:
“The number of things that tank on Amazon is remarkable. There are so many things that people hardly watch and it would be embarrassing to release those streaming numbers. I used to get this daily email, which basically said, ‘here are the one hundred movies that people are watching most on Amazon SVOD today by the minute.’ It was always a lot of Tom Cruise sci-fi movies, action movies from the ’90s and aughts, and Talladega Nights.”
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“The number of things that tank on Amazon is remarkable. There are so many things that people hardly watch and it would be embarrassing to release those streaming numbers. I used to get this daily email, which basically said, ‘here are the one hundred movies that people are watching most on Amazon SVOD today by the minute.’ It was always a lot of Tom Cruise sci-fi movies, action movies from the ’90s and aughts, and Talladega Nights.”
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