Posted on 10/21/2009 10:44:28 AM PDT by ShadowAce
I rent my wonderful old films.
I agree. If it’s OK to steal intellectual property, is it OK to transmit a virus to such idiots to reformat their hard drives?
If that step is met with dismay, imagine the dismay of copyright holders looking over your shoulder as you watch their work for free while you toss back, “Everybody’s doing it, right?”
Blu-ray was a dud before the economy tanked. After the entertainment industry convinced everyone to trade their LPs for CDs and their VHS tapes for DVDs. they couldn't convince them to replace their DVDs with other DVDs that look a little better.
Like many businesses, the entertainment industry is constantly focused on making the biggest returns possible in the near term, with little thought to the long term.
Hollywood will be seeking access to the next captive audience.
I’ve always thought cable TV should go to a download format of unlimited movies, say all movies between 1930’s to present, and have them for a cheap price—maybe 99 cents.
Hollywood films are often moral pit-holes and not worth seeing. But if I’m in the mood for a clean, decent movie, it would be great to pick any one I wanted from a list on Comcast...ones like “The Winslow Boy” or “What’s Up Doc” —— I’d gladyly pay the 99 cents.
But let's not sound taps quite yet. "Free" sites that show advertising aren't free. Margins are certainly going to go down, no doubt about that. But technology does move on. I'd pay money to see a movie in IMAX that I could just as easily steal and watch on a 20" monitor, for example.
And business models tend to catch up as well. When cable television was new there were concerns expressed that there'd be no more need for commercials because you'd be covering all necessary fees by paying for your cable. For anyone younger than 40, I swear I'm not making that up. ;-)
Dear Hollywood,
First, and foremost, your revenue is falling due to the content of your product. YOU...Hollywood...opened the door and left it open, wide open, when you became a political mouthpiece and advocate.
And your revenue exited stage right.
I haven’t been to a movie theater in about 5 years. I haven’t rented a movie in about the same time frame. I have only watched a movie on cable about 4 times in the last 3-4 years. And I WILL NOT watch a made for TV movie anymore, at all.
Nor will I buy from your advertisers or sponsors.
I DO NOT want to sit through a movie and see a political advocate, and I WILL NOT do it.
Now, let’s talk about cable/satellite providers. Push has come to shove. The average American, which I consider myself to be, cannot afford upwards of $2000.00 a year for television. Even if we could, most of us can think of much better ways to find entertainment for less or for free, and much better ways to spend $2000.00.
So, now you know why DVD’s aren’t selling/renting, and why the cables are showing less and less of your product.
Hey, that’s free insight, use it to your advantage. I hope to see you again, after you wake the “F” up.
Sincerely,
Your former number 1 fan.
Less income means less output. There will be fewer movies to view.
Hmmm. Given the quality of Hollyweird’s output lately, I still don’t see a down side...
Excellent observation.
We’ve cut WAY back on our Dishnetwork bill - because most of the crap on TV just isn’t worth watching. The HDTV channels for the most part just re-broadcast the same low resolution shows, and charge you $10/month for having a HD appear next to the channel number.
I’ve become a huge fan of Netflix; I pay $9/month and have a selection of thousands of movies I can stream to my PC, or to my home theater through my XBox. If I watch the DVD the day I get it, and mail it back the next day, I can reliably count on getting 6-8 movies a month via the mail; plus the steaming content changes regularily.
The few shows I watch on TV are all on Fox. Lost (yeah, I’m addicted), the news and Glen Beck are about the only thing that interests me anymore.
I can drop $1 and watch a movie courtesy of the plentiful supply of Redbox stands in the area. I have my own home theater (1080p, 110 inch screen, 7.1 THX system) so I don’t have to put up with undisciplined punks who make cell phone calls during movies, talk during the movies or kick the seats.
Part of the problem, is that the younger generation has no idea how to behave in public. Heaven forbid that discipling them when they act up when they are younger, as that might hurt their precious self-esteem.
“So we have dumped our Directv that was going to 60.00 a month.”
Only $60.00?
My cable bill went to $168.35. Then, when i tried to cut some stuff out they told me I’d have to sign a 2 year contract. I told ‘em to shove it (my wife had a coniption fit-LOL).
Two months later they sent one of those smarmy “We want you back” postcards, offering no contract renewals. So, now I’m back and I pay $71.80. :O)
Gee, I can’t believe that I’m happy about paying for television.
What do you get for nearly 80.00 a month?
They’ve been pricing themselves out of business. $10 for a movie ticket? $4 for a soda? I think not!
With the economy the way it is, it will be no problem for people to drop that luxury.
Though I plan to see a movie this weekend- at the $3.75 matinee.
Agree about stealing intellectual property rights being wrong. Also agree that hollyweird etc. have long been over priced. Many of them are obnoxious, addicts etc. as well.
There should be some middle ground between property rights being stolen and these people being compensated astronomically.
Here’s a story that will warm your heart.
Our electricity went out one day so we headed to a movie theater. We were seeing “Kung Fu Panda”. Behind us were three of the most obnoxious girls who talked and texted all through the film. We even moved to get away from them but they were so loud we could hear them at the bottom of the theater.
At the end of the movie, we went to Petland. In walks the three loud girls. They were just as obnoxious there, grabbing bunnies and scaring the birds. Finally one scoops up a dwarf hamster then screams. Here the little buggar bit her so hard that she was dripping blood all over the floor. I’d be surprised if she didn’t need stitches.
Sometimes even nasty little hamsters can teach a lesson.
Extended basic cable (I call that the oxymoron package), Lifetime, Oxygen, Soap (wife), Speed, (me), and all the news channels. The “extended” portion gives us TNT, USA, and a couple of other unimportant ones.
That’s it. Plus, I bought a tv that I didn’t know about, but has built in HD and digital converter. So, I took back all of their boxes, and made them refund me the monthly fine, I mean rental on those, too. I tried to get them to give me only Foxnews, but they wouldn’t. :O)
That’s the whole package, not much, huh?
They have us coming and going.
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