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    WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract

    in The Speakeasy

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    27 minutes ago, The GOAT said:

    The State is broke. What did these people expect? 

     

    6 minutes ago, grim22 said:

    Stop spreading lies about California from your Fox and Twitter bubble you absolute idiotic tryhard. This is Newsom being an idiot more than anything else. 

     

    I swear I see you just parroting the right wing talking points. I'm betting you think big cities are always burning as well.

    California literally went from Record Surplus in 2021 to Massive Deficit in 2022.

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    9/29-10/1 Weekend Thread

    in Numbers and Data

    Posted · Edited by The GOAT

    35 minutes ago, Cmasterclay said:

    I kind of get why the Creator flopped. I was thinking to see it today and I just can't make myself get to the cold ass theater for two and a half hours for this. Once I get past the actual concept of rooting for a movie like this, it just seems so boring. And if they can't get me....

    Having just watched the trailer. I must say that the kid robot makes me want to cancel my tickets,

    The Marvels | November 10, 2023 | Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter

    in Box Office Discussion

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    5 hours ago, Valencia said:

    I don’t agree with all films getting a diversity boost but Black Panther is absolutely guilty of that.

     

    It even got nominated for best picture. The only modern Marvel/DC superhero films with 80+ Metacritic are Dark Knight, ITSV, ATSV and Black Panther.

     

    And BP is obviously nowhere close to being the same level as the other 3, and it’s actually the highest at 88.

    Let’s be honest. The other 3 are not even touching the Dark Knight’s boots.

    The Marvels | November 10, 2023 | Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter

    in Box Office Discussion

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    To revive the CBM industry and save it from the laws of diminishing returns, They need a movie that's timeless.

    A movie, where 10-15 years down the line, people will still flock to see in theaters like the Dark Knight.  

    One gripe with tension, intensity, thrill, animosity, brooding conflict(s), an immense struggle, a great script with epic dialogue, a loud and compelling score. 

    I recommend they start ripping off Greeko-Roman Epics. 

    WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract

    in The Speakeasy

    Posted · Edited by The GOAT

    4 hours ago, Porthos said:

     

    Even if you don't believe the AMPTP's self-reported stance of Yom Kippur being a deadline for (this round of) negotiations and that if they don't get a deal by then they'll walk away from the table, negotiations would still very likely be suspended during Yom Kippur due to so many of the folks involved observing Yom Kippur.

    I did not realize the Jewish studio executives were religious. Always assumed they were the secular/agnostic types. 

    WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract

    in The Speakeasy

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    7 hours ago, Porthos said:

     

    This is commonly said any time labor makes any gains and...

     

    You know, I don't think it's true. I'm tempted to say "it isn't true at all", but I'll preface instead by saying: Maaaaybe at the edges at most.

     

    Ultimately prices are dictated by what people are willing to pay.  Tempted again to say something like "no more, no less", but it is slightly more complicated than that, but only just.

     

    When it comes right down to it a small increase in labor costs isn't passed onto the consumer if the consumer is already paying at the price point they feel like buying at.  

     

    What I do agree with is that less things might be made or structured in such a way that they're cheaper overall.  But it seems to me that this fight isn't so much over making more pies, but how the pies are split (and how the pies are made, as well).

     

    So while I get what you're saying I tend to think you're not right at all.  Price increases come because (enough) people are willing to pay them.  One look at the ticket prices for high profile collegiate sports, which even with tons of money going to various boondoggles, is nowhere near the amount of money being spent on pro sports.

     

    If prices were going to go up, they would have gone up anyway.  As such I'd rather the folks making the product get those benefits than them disappearing somewhere into higher ends of the corporate structure.

    Studios will be cutting productions,  and hiking their prices to pay for it. As well as constantly changing their catalogue

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