The Collapse of Hollywood

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Not that Hollywood was ever so wonderful, it's always been a cesspool in one way or another.  However, it's latest metamorphosis into corporate behomoths monopolizing entertainment and turning the creative folks who write the scripts and have some imagination into replaceable drones is making it even crappier than ever.  Now, this might be a good thing if it all just collapses under the weight of failed movies, TV shows and streaming platforms that fall to turn a profit, but I suspect the wiewing public will simply adjust downward to getting shittier entertainment to watch for their Netflix monthly subscription price.

This article chronicles well how corporate profits and mergers have put Hedge Funds and capitalists in the driver's seat as to what gets made and what doesn't, who makes money and who gets the lowest possible wage they can pay out and so forth.  The writers are getting the main squeeze here, but it seems like about eeryne on the creative side id being shafted by the money men.

All of which explains why I'm having as much trouble finding a TV show to watch these days as I have finding decent music to listen to for the last 20 years.

https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/the-life-and-death-of-hollywood-daniel-bessner/

The Life and Death of Hollywood

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