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Post by movieliker on Jan 1, 2021 18:12:32 GMT
Netflix killed Blockbuster so it would be ironic if other companies killed Netflix. I think Netflix will survive. Ha ha ha . . . Good point. 😀😀😁😁😂😂🤣🤣 |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 1, 2021 18:16:41 GMT
Netflix killed Blockbuster so it would be ironic if other companies killed Netflix. I think Netflix will survive. REPLY #2 Mr. Ackbar is correct, Netflix does have massive debt. But if other streaming companies are making money, all Netflix has to do is hire away one of those financial managers. Or as, is so often the case, Netfilx could just sell out to Amazon, retire, and go buy an island like the guy who started Federal Express. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2021 20:03:59 GMT
Netflix killed Blockbuster so it would be ironic if other companies killed Netflix. I think Netflix will survive. REPLY #2 Mr. Ackbar is correct, Netflix does have massive debt. But if other streaming companies are making money, all Netflix has to do is hire away one of those financial managers. Or as, is so often the case, Netfilx could just sell out to Amazon, retire, and go buy an island like the guy who started Federal Express. Well, I’m not business savvy at all so I’ll admit I could be wrong, but their strategy seems unsustainable. They borrow loads of money then manage to make a good enough return to earn a profit. Can they keep up that level of return with so much new competition? Maybe, but I doubt it lasts long. And god I hope they don’t sell to Amzn. I hate that company.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2021 20:05:52 GMT
Netflix killed Blockbuster so it would be ironic if other companies killed Netflix. I think Netflix will survive. That’s the way it goes. The big evil chain is always deposed by the next big evil chain. Mom and pop stores were driven out by chains, they in turn were driven out by superstores, now superstores are driven out by Amazon. Next comes something in ten years to drive out Amazon. It’s a cycle that never ends. Netflix is not immune to it.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 1, 2021 20:20:58 GMT
REPLY #2 Mr. Ackbar is correct, Netflix does have massive debt. But if other streaming companies are making money, all Netflix has to do is hire away one of those financial managers. Or as, is so often the case, Netfilx could just sell out to Amazon, retire, and go buy an island like the guy who started Federal Express. Well, I’m not business savvy at all so I’ll admit I could be wrong, but their strategy seems unsustainable. They borrow loads of money then manage to make a good enough return to earn a profit. Can they keep up that level of return with so much new competition? Maybe, but I doubt it lasts long. And god I hope they don’t sell to Amzn. I hate that company. I don't hate Amazon. I have an Amazon Firestick. And I order from Amazon.com. But competion is good for the consumer. I think anti monopoly (antitrust) laws will protect Netflix from Amazon, if they choose to stay independent. |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 3, 2021 7:42:26 GMT
Sorry your year was so bad. Mine was difficult. But nothing like the catastrophe descibed in this movie. You really need to understand what a sense of humour and a joke is because I'm definitely not going to hold your hand throughout that process. I must have misread your post. Sorry. |
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Post by Morgana on Jan 3, 2021 11:34:13 GMT
Netflix killed Blockbuster so it would be ironic if other companies killed Netflix. I think Netflix will survive. That’s the way it goes. The big evil chain is always deposed by the next big evil chain. Mom and pop stores were driven out by chains, they in turn were driven out by superstores, now superstores are driven out by Amazon. Next comes something in ten years to drive out Amazon. It’s a cycle that never ends. Netflix is not immune to it. What you've said is sad but true. I especially miss the Mom and Pop shops.
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Post by Morgana on Jan 3, 2021 11:38:09 GMT
Pretty much. Although I think the book was more about two people (the old man and the woman on the ship) finally learning how to love someone else. (Not each other.) The book sounds good, actually, kinda like Cormac McCarthy's The Road. I liked that movie though. I haven't read the book Midnight Sky, but I have read The Road and seen the film that was made about it and I absolutely loved both book and film. Midnight Sky was rubbish in comparison.
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Post by Morgana on Jan 3, 2021 11:41:39 GMT
What a strange question. I think you’d be surprised by the amount of people who like depressing movies. It would be boring if all movies were uplifting. First of all, I don't like being depressed. I realize depression is a part of life. But real life is depressing enough. I don't want more depression from a movie. Two, it would be one thing if this movie made sense. But it doesn't. People are getting depressed just because they like being depressed? Many movies and TV shows are melodramatic just for the sake of drama. Like soap operas, "The Real Housewives of Wherever" franchise, "Away", and "Another Life". I personally hate movies and TV shows like that. Seems pointless and stupid. I'll take your word for it that some people like being depressed. But that doesn't make any sense to me. Away is an example of yet another sci-fi failure. It could have been so interesting if it hadn't been made into a soap opera; just like Under the Dome should have been re-named soap opera Under the Dome, Away should be re-named soap opera Away from home.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 3, 2021 17:21:35 GMT
First of all, I don't like being depressed. I realize depression is a part of life. But real life is depressing enough. I don't want more depression from a movie. Two, it would be one thing if this movie made sense. But it doesn't. People are getting depressed just because they like being depressed? Many movies and TV shows are melodramatic just for the sake of drama. Like soap operas, "The Real Housewives of Wherever" franchise, "Away", and "Another Life". I personally hate movies and TV shows like that. Seems pointless and stupid. I'll take your word for it that some people like being depressed. But that doesn't make any sense to me. Away is an example of yet another sci-fi failure. It could have been so interesting if it hadn't been made into a soap opera; just like Under the Dome should have been re-name soap opera Under the Dome, Away should be re-named soap opera Away from home. I agree. "Away" and "Another Life" are not really science fiction. They are just soap operas in outer space. This movie "The Midnight Sky" is just a personal melodrama that takes place in the future. I never saw "Under the Dome". The people who like these shows and movies don't seem honest or articulate enough to say, "Yeah, they really aren't science fiction. They are just melodramas with a science fiction premise." The sellers, producers and advertisers really shouldn't be classifying them as science fiction. The result is a large portion of the viewers are angry because they were only attracted to those productions because they wanted science fiction. They feel cheated and misled. The Amazon show "Hanna" is the same thing. It started out as an action show. And ended up just being a "teenage angst/coming of age" melodrama. In my opinion, this is Hollywood pandering to the lowest common denominator --- the "Jerry Springer/The Real Housewives of Wherever" crowd that just likes childish melodrama where people start trouble (usually just personality conflict) for the sake of shock and awe. The 10 to 30 year old crowd has long been the biggest target audience of Hollywood because they are more likely to buy TV shows, movies, music, etc. And the largest portion of that audience is relatively not educated or mature. Leaving older, more educated people with nothing but childish and stupid crap to watch. If you like trash TV, that's fine. But don't advertise it as science fiction. |
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Post by hi224 on Jan 3, 2021 22:52:34 GMT
Away is an example of yet another sci-fi failure. It could have been so interesting if it hadn't been made into a soap opera; just like Under the Dome should have been re-name soap opera Under the Dome, Away should be re-named soap opera Away from home. I agree. "Away" and "Another Life" are not really science fiction. They are just soap operas in outer space. This movie "The Midnight Sky" is just a personal melodrama that takes place in the future. I never saw "Under the Dome". The people who like these shows and movies don't seem honest or articulate enough to say, "Yeah, they really aren't science fiction. They are just melodramas with a science fiction premise." The sellers, producers and advertisers really shouldn't be classifying them as science fiction. The result is a large portion of the viewers are angry because they were only attracted to those productions because they wanted science fiction. They feel cheated and misled. The Amazon show "Hanna" is the same thing. It started out as an action show. And ended up just being a "teenage angst/coming of age" melodrama. In my opinion, this is Hollywood pandering to the lowest common denominator --- the "Jerry Springer/The Real Housewives of Wherever" crowd that just likes childish melodrama where people start trouble (usually just personality conflict) for the sake of shock and awe. The 10 to 30 year old crowd has long been the biggest target audience of Hollywood because they are more likely to buy TV shows, movies, music, etc. And the largest portion of that audience is relatively not educated or mature. Leaving older, more educated people with nothing but childish and stupid crap to watch. If you like trash TV, that's fine. But don't advertise it as science fiction. so happy you decided to hijack my thread oh boy....
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Post by movieliker on Jan 3, 2021 22:57:13 GMT
I agree. "Away" and "Another Life" are not really science fiction. They are just soap operas in outer space. This movie "The Midnight Sky" is just a personal melodrama that takes place in the future. I never saw "Under the Dome". The people who like these shows and movies don't seem honest or articulate enough to say, "Yeah, they really aren't science fiction. They are just melodramas with a science fiction premise." The sellers, producers and advertisers really shouldn't be classifying them as science fiction. The result is a large portion of the viewers are angry because they were only attracted to those productions because they wanted science fiction. They feel cheated and misled. The Amazon show "Hanna" is the same thing. It started out as an action show. And ended up just being a "teenage angst/coming of age" melodrama. In my opinion, this is Hollywood pandering to the lowest common denominator --- the "Jerry Springer/The Real Housewives of Wherever" crowd that just likes childish melodrama where people start trouble (usually just personality conflict) for the sake of shock and awe. The 10 to 30 year old crowd has long been the biggest target audience of Hollywood because they are more likely to buy TV shows, movies, music, etc. And the largest portion of that audience is relatively not educated or mature. Leaving older, more educated people with nothing but childish and stupid crap to watch. If you like trash TV, that's fine. But don't advertise it as science fiction. so happy you decided to hijack my thread oh boy.... It's not just me. If you liked this movie, good for you. But many people didn't. Every specific movie thread had likes and dislikes. |
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Post by hi224 on Jan 3, 2021 22:59:58 GMT
so happy you decided to hijack my thread oh boy.... It's not just me. If you liked this movie, good for you. But many people didn't. Every specific movie thread had likes and dislikes. doesn't mean you need to hijack it and start talking about other things at all.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 3, 2021 23:01:02 GMT
It's not just me. If you liked this movie, good for you. But many people didn't. Every specific movie thread had likes and dislikes. doesn't mean you need to hijack it and start talking about other things at all. I'm not talking about other things. This movie is in every one of my post. |
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Post by hi224 on Jan 3, 2021 23:02:06 GMT
doesn't mean you need to hijack it and start talking about other things at all. I'm not talking about other things. This movie is in every one of my post. you are discussing other things not related to Midnight Sky, if you want to discuss the movie, do so, if not please stop derailing the thread please.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 3, 2021 23:07:19 GMT
I'm not talking about other things. This movie is in every one of my post. you are discussing other things not related to Midnight Sky, if you want to discuss the movie, do so, if not please stop derailing the thread please. I'm talking about THIS MOVIE, and movies and TV shows like this, that classify themselves as science fiction. When really they are just soap operas. |
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Post by Morgana on Jan 4, 2021 7:58:38 GMT
Away is an example of yet another sci-fi failure. It could have been so interesting if it hadn't been made into a soap opera; just like Under the Dome should have been re-name soap opera Under the Dome, Away should be re-named soap opera Away from home. I agree. "Away" and "Another Life" are not really science fiction. They are just soap operas in outer space. This movie "The Midnight Sky" is just a personal melodrama that takes place in the future. I never saw "Under the Dome". The people who like these shows and movies don't seem honest or articulate enough to say, "Yeah, they really aren't science fiction. They are just melodramas with a science fiction premise." The sellers, producers and advertisers really shouldn't be classifying them as science fiction. The result is a large portion of the viewers are angry because they were only attracted to those productions because they wanted science fiction. They feel cheated and misled. The Amazon show "Hanna" is the same thing. It started out as an action show. And ended up just being a "teenage angst/coming of age" melodrama. In my opinion, this is Hollywood pandering to the lowest common denominator --- the "Jerry Springer/The Real Housewives of Wherever" crowd that just likes childish melodrama where people start trouble (usually just personality conflict) for the sake of shock and awe. The 10 to 30 year old crowd has long been the biggest target audience of Hollywood because they are more likely to buy TV shows, movies, music, etc. And the largest portion of that audience is relatively not educated or mature. Leaving older, more educated people with nothing but childish and stupid crap to watch. If you like trash TV, that's fine. But don't advertise it as science fiction. I've never seen Another Life. I stopped watching Away after two episodes, same for Under the Dome. If I want to watch a soap opera, I'll choose one, but don't pretend to be something you're not. As you said, Hanna is the same. I'm sick of all these shows that have such good premise turning into either teen or YA rubbish.
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Post by SciFive on Jan 4, 2021 8:44:14 GMT
I agree. "Away" and "Another Life" are not really science fiction. They are just soap operas in outer space. This movie "The Midnight Sky" is just a personal melodrama that takes place in the future. I never saw "Under the Dome". The people who like these shows and movies don't seem honest or articulate enough to say, "Yeah, they really aren't science fiction. They are just melodramas with a science fiction premise." The sellers, producers and advertisers really shouldn't be classifying them as science fiction. The result is a large portion of the viewers are angry because they were only attracted to those productions because they wanted science fiction. They feel cheated and misled. The Amazon show "Hanna" is the same thing. It started out as an action show. And ended up just being a "teenage angst/coming of age" melodrama. In my opinion, this is Hollywood pandering to the lowest common denominator --- the "Jerry Springer/The Real Housewives of Wherever" crowd that just likes childish melodrama where people start trouble (usually just personality conflict) for the sake of shock and awe. The 10 to 30 year old crowd has long been the biggest target audience of Hollywood because they are more likely to buy TV shows, movies, music, etc. And the largest portion of that audience is relatively not educated or mature. Leaving older, more educated people with nothing but childish and stupid crap to watch. If you like trash TV, that's fine. But don't advertise it as science fiction. I've never seen Another Life. I stopped watching Away after two episodes, same for Under the Dome. If I want to watch a soap opera, I'll choose one, but don't pretend to be something you're not. As you said, Hanna is the same. I'm sick of all these shows that have such good premise turning into either teen or YA rubbish. Yeah, I stopped watching "Away" after two episodes, too.
Recently, a relative of mine gave me a gift on iTunes for all four little seasons and one extra show of the Sherlock Holmes TV series on the BBC.
The gift has 13 90-minute episodes. I've watched 10 of them so far (after starting about five days ago, I think).
Some of it is pretty bizarre, but overall, I am really enjoying the personalities of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 4, 2021 10:08:46 GMT
I agree. "Away" and "Another Life" are not really science fiction. They are just soap operas in outer space. This movie "The Midnight Sky" is just a personal melodrama that takes place in the future. I never saw "Under the Dome". The people who like these shows and movies don't seem honest or articulate enough to say, "Yeah, they really aren't science fiction. They are just melodramas with a science fiction premise." The sellers, producers and advertisers really shouldn't be classifying them as science fiction. The result is a large portion of the viewers are angry because they were only attracted to those productions because they wanted science fiction. They feel cheated and misled. The Amazon show "Hanna" is the same thing. It started out as an action show. And ended up just being a "teenage angst/coming of age" melodrama. In my opinion, this is Hollywood pandering to the lowest common denominator --- the "Jerry Springer/The Real Housewives of Wherever" crowd that just likes childish melodrama where people start trouble (usually just personality conflict) for the sake of shock and awe. The 10 to 30 year old crowd has long been the biggest target audience of Hollywood because they are more likely to buy TV shows, movies, music, etc. And the largest portion of that audience is relatively not educated or mature. Leaving older, more educated people with nothing but childish and stupid crap to watch. If you like trash TV, that's fine. But don't advertise it as science fiction. I've never seen Another Life. I stopped watching Away after two episodes, same for Under the Dome. If I want to watch a soap opera, I'll choose one, but don't pretend to be something you're not. As you said, Hanna is the same. I'm sick of all these shows that have such good premise turning into either teen or YA rubbish. You have seen Netflix's "Another Life". You and I trashed it together. You wrote this; "I agree with everything you've said. I got as far as 3/4 of the way through episode one and turned it off. It was ridiculously stupid in every way. I was happy to see Starbuck, and she was the only one on the damn show that could act, but honestly she's overdone it with the plastic surgery.
Within the first episode an alien spaceships lands on earth and there is no military presence, nothing. It's left to do what it wants and even kids can play with it. Then poof just like that a crew are sent into space. A crew that would be better off in Big Brother or some other rubbish reality show. There doesn't seem to be a real chain of command; no uniforms - the doc/psychologist or whatever he'she was, is dressed in drag and high heels - give me a break! I give it a 2/10" |
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Post by Morgana on Jan 5, 2021 15:29:10 GMT
I've never seen Another Life. I stopped watching Away after two episodes, same for Under the Dome. If I want to watch a soap opera, I'll choose one, but don't pretend to be something you're not. As you said, Hanna is the same. I'm sick of all these shows that have such good premise turning into either teen or YA rubbish. You have seen Netflix's "Another Life". You and I trashed it together. You wrote this; "I agree with everything you've said. I got as far as 3/4 of the way through episode one and turned it off. It was ridiculously stupid in every way. I was happy to see Starbuck, and she was the only one on the damn show that could act, but honestly she's overdone it with the plastic surgery.
Within the first episode an alien spaceships lands on earth and there is no military presence, nothing. It's left to do what it wants and even kids can play with it. Then poof just like that a crew are sent into space. A crew that would be better off in Big Brother or some other rubbish reality show. There doesn't seem to be a real chain of command; no uniforms - the doc/psychologist or whatever he'she was, is dressed in drag and high heels - give me a break! I give it a 2/10"Oh yes, I remember now. I do have memory problems because of PTSD. That was one really bad show.
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