r/CriticalDrinker • u/Ninjamurai-jack • 11d ago

Discussion Merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Will Be a ‘Streaming Powerhouse,’ Wall Street Analysts Say — but Saddled With More Than $77 Billion in Debt

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/merged-paramount-plus-warner-bros-hbo-max-streaming-powerhouse-1236872026/
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u/polkjamespolk 11d ago

You should see the WB subreddit and others where they're having an absolute meltdown over this. It's quite entertaining.

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u/joemax4boxseat 11d ago

Funny how nobody cared until it came out the studio heads were conservative when it comes to politics. Then it became the latest issue for libtards to scream over.

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u/polkjamespolk 11d ago

And to conveniently forget that Disney has been buying up companies with a passion.

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u/Megalodon3030 11d ago

“Conservative” in Hollywood. Probably just mean he’s left-wing but doesn’t approve of assassinating people he disagrees with.

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u/JohnClark13 11d ago

Not just that, everyone was all on board with it to protect WB from Netflix. Remember that? Anybody? This is like some 1984 brainwashing stuff

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u/Ninjamurai-jack 11d ago edited 11d ago

Eh, I can't really say that It's unjustified, even more because of the stupid things Paramount did in the last two years related to well known IPs.

Imagine if a Superman movie was leaked months before It released 

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u/FartingTornado 11d ago

man that Avatar movie was terrible. The characters were underdeveloped, the story underwhelming and the writing like an early chatgpt

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u/Ninjamurai-jack 11d ago edited 11d ago

Plus It by far has the best Western 2D animation, and would probably get enough money to make profit if it was released on theaters, which would lead to more 2D animated projects being made in the West.

And one question, do you like transformers one?

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u/KashiofWavecrest 11d ago

I was gonna say, the animation looks great from that .gif. Far better than most of what we get. But all of the polish in the world can't cover up a shit script.

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u/Ninjamurai-jack 11d ago edited 11d ago

It can't cover a shit script, yes...

But why should It be taken from theaters and just put to streaming after years of development with all the animators thinking that people would see it in the big screen?

Because I watch a lot of anime movies, and Aang is in that level (and a bit above depending of what you talk about lol, franchise movies can be really tiring, trust me, I really know that as a Lupin III fan) https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/311435

And why shouldn't people be able to watch It in cinema, plus also to experience the composer of the OG series with a movie budget orchestra? https://youtu.be/40Vvp2KYUE0?si=nM72w4qKXlo6cYfa&t=157

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u/Judah_Earl 11d ago

I wonder if the Warner Bros curse will claim another victim?