Porthos Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 4 hours ago, SpiderByte said: Between this and Prey Disney seems to be big on releasing their streaming stuff physically now. Good change! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Also, no one saw fit to tag me with this news?!? Me, who more than anyone on this forum has bitched incessantly about it?!?!!?!?! Harumph. I say. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) Deleted. Wrong topic. Lol Edited August 21, 2023 by Mojoguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 To think that 9 months ago, almost everyone was overjoyed by the news of Iger coming back. Funny how that's turned out... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderByte Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I mean the projects that have come out were all made under Chapek, not Iger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 22 minutes ago, SpiderByte said: I mean the projects that have come out were all made under Chapek, not Iger. Yes, but I'm more referring to how Iger has basically made himself public enemy number 1 after being heralded as the guy who would "save Disney" when he came back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingonaName Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Chapek did nothing wrong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, WorkingonaName said: Chapek did nothing wrong. He utterly failed at being a communicator to the masses, so I'd say there alone he did plenty wrong. Edited August 24, 2023 by Porthos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Anyway, once again call me cynical but once these strikes are over and if/when Disney has a few hits under its belt and/or Marvel/SW gets on a strong winning streak and/or WDAS/Pixar is belting out hits again, "everyone" will go back to loving Iger and view this period as a regrettable misstep. (yes, using the hyperbolic definition of "everyone" here) Or, to put it another way: People react strongly to current events, News at eleven! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marveldcfox Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Porthos said: Anyway, once again call me cynical but once these strikes are over and if/when Disney has a few hits under its belt and/or Marvel/SW gets on a strong winning streak and/or WDAS/Pixar is belting out hits again, "everyone" will go back to loving Iger and view this period as a regrettable misstep. (yes, using the hyperbolic definition of "everyone" here) Or, to put it another way: People react strongly to current events, News at eleven! There will be no big comeback until Avatar 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The GOAT Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 hours ago, WorkingonaName said: Chapek did nothing wrong. Did nothing right, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willowra Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 hours ago, marveldcfox said: There will be no big comeback until Avatar 3. They themselves are to blame for this mess. By dropping Pixar movies directly on D+, they damaged the Pixar brand. By not focusing on Avengers 5 and its lead characters and instead focusing on movies like Etenals, Thor 4, GOTG 3, and Blade, which don't fit into the multiverse saga, they damaged the Marvel brand. And by not delivering the Star Wars movie, they missed the opportunity for another billion-dollar movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 9 hours ago, Porthos said: Anyway, once again call me cynical but once these strikes are over and if/when Disney has a few hits under its belt and/or Marvel/SW gets on a strong winning streak and/or WDAS/Pixar is belting out hits again, "everyone" will go back to loving Iger and view this period as a regrettable misstep. (yes, using the hyperbolic definition of "everyone" here) Or, to put it another way: People react strongly to current events, News at eleven! Yep, once the hits start churning out, Iger basically gets a mulligan from the general public and gets to keep being "one of the good ones." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 My opinion on Iger hasn't changed all that much, he's far less of a dunce than Chapek and tbh is relatively honest and transparent when it comes to business matters. I still don't know if there's anyone better than him who can actually run the company at the moment, it's just when he's a CEO that says evil CEO things, it naturally draws angry reactions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WittyUsername Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 18 hours ago, SpiderByte said: I mean the projects that have come out were all made under Chapek, not Iger. Iger was the one who insisted on going all-in on Disney+ in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, WittyUsername said: Iger was the one who insisted on going all-in on Disney+ in the first place. TBF it made sense at the time as Netflix was dominating the market, the biggest mistake was pricing it so low. I think WBD pricing what is now Max at $14.99 is a genius move in hindsight. 16 minutes ago, AniNate said: My opinion on Iger hasn't changed all that much, he's far less of a dunce than Chapek and tbh is relatively honest and transparent when it comes to business matters. I still don't know if there's anyone better than him who can actually run the company at the moment, it's just when he's a CEO that says evil CEO things, it naturally draws angry reactions. The internet always get mad at CEOs, this idea that if we get rid of rich people, the world will be a better place is both unrealistic and frankly stupid. There's been rich people since the days of the Romans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WittyUsername Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 20 minutes ago, Jonwo said: TBF it made sense at the time as Netflix was dominating the market, the biggest mistake was pricing it so low. I think WBD pricing what is now Max at $14.99 is a genius move in hindsight. Iger probably should’ve realized that flooding the market with so many Marvel and Star Wars streaming shows was going to potentially bite them in the ass. He favored quantity over quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDerby Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 47 minutes ago, Jonwo said: The internet always get mad at CEOs, this idea that if we get rid of rich people, the world will be a better place is both unrealistic and frankly stupid. There's been rich people since the days of the Romans. And look at what they've done to the planet? It's far worse off with them in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderByte Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 57 minutes ago, WittyUsername said: Iger was the one who insisted on going all-in on Disney+ in the first place. That doesn't instantly mean the outcome of Chapeks decisions is Igers fault. Edited August 24, 2023 by SpiderByte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WittyUsername Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 36 minutes ago, SpiderByte said: That doesn't instantly mean the outcome of Chapeks decisions is Igers fault. They can both be at fault. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
