Ted Sarandos, the CEO of Netflix, recently shared that his company is “saving Hollywood” by not releasing films into theaters.This Substack is reader-supported.
No, I think a lot more people would be willing to go to a theater and watch a movie on the big screen if what was on offer wasn't complete and total garbage. Even what Netflix has to offer is mostly garbage. If they didn't have ads and some of the live sporting events like WWE, I don't think they'd survive.
Netflix is where IPs go to die. They are not saving anything.
No, I think a lot more people would be willing to go to a theater and watch a movie on the big screen if what was on offer wasn't complete and total garbage. Even what Netflix has to offer is mostly garbage. If they didn't have ads and some of the live sporting events like WWE, I don't think they'd survive.
That's like boasting your company is saving the Chinese cultural revolution movement...
These are people who would gender swap Saber in a live action Fate/Stay night.