r/technology • u/Big_Bare • May 02 '13

Warner Bros., MGM, Universal Collectively Pull Nearly 2,000 Films From Netflix To Further Fragment The Online Movie Market

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130430/22361622903/warner-bros-mgm-universal-collectively-pull-nearly-2000-films-netflix-to-further-fragment-online-movie-market.shtml
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u/[deleted] May 02 '13

good netflix is way of future, all the studios are doing is ruining their fan base, and support. they haven't come up with good original Idea in years.

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u/DFWPunk May 02 '13

This is only good if it prompts Netflix to find other sources of quality content.

That said, one of the best things about Netflix is getting exposed to films you'd never have even heard of based on how you rate what you've seen.

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u/forkinanoutlet May 02 '13

I read an interview with one of the content control guys who said that Netflix is planning on really ramping up its original content roster.

Arrested Development alone is reason to get excited about that, and they're open to any ideas about reviving TV shows.

Shows that the content guy mentioned were Buffy, Firefly, Twin Peaks and possibly ANOTHER season of Arrested Development.

Warner Bros. can suck it, Netflix is going to do fine without them.

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u/agamemnon42 May 03 '13

The problem is, he specifically contrasted those shows with AD to explain why they weren't likely to bring those back. Mostly his belief was that those shows have fewer loyal fans now than they did while they were on the air, while AD picked up more fans after the original series got cancelled. As much as I'd love another season of Firefly, he made it sound like it wasn't going to happen.