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GameGodOfAll
08/04/22 12:02:27 PM
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Saw they canceled a Batgirl movie or show and laid off a buncha people cause of some merger? Sometimes it's more fun to just get news from here rather than read some article.

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s0nicfan
08/04/22 12:03:23 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/1/6/AABJX0AADhnU.jpg

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MarcoRubio
08/04/22 12:03:49 PM
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The Discovery CEO is gutting it for no reason other than the fact she may be insane

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Squall28
08/04/22 12:04:14 PM
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The fuck are they doing over there. Crazy execs

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COVxy
08/04/22 12:05:27 PM
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It looks like Discovery bought out HBO Max in order to just tank it by removing all of it's original content, except reality tv shows which are getting merged with Discovery+.

It's not all certain yet, afaik, though.

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solosnake
08/04/22 12:07:39 PM
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discovery bought hbo?

id of thought it would have gone the opposite way

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GameGodOfAll
08/04/22 12:08:01 PM
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Weird.

Thanks guys.

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AngelsNAirwav3s
08/04/22 12:14:06 PM
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We should get a lot more information out of their earnings call this afternoon.

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MabusIncarnate
08/04/22 12:16:01 PM
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I probably use Discovery + more than any other streaming app, and nothing on the list is anything I watch, sucks for people who are having shit cancelled that they like though.

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InTheEyesOfFire
08/04/22 12:17:11 PM
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I swear if the Venture Bros movie gets axed Im killing something.

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Tyranthraxus
08/04/22 12:18:14 PM
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solosnake posted...
discovery bought hbo?

id of thought it would have gone the opposite way

It's more like AT&T sold HBO to Discovery.

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Hayame_Zero
08/04/22 12:20:07 PM
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It's made worse by the fact the Batgirl film was completely finished, and cost nearly $100 million, and they're not releasing it at all.

A lot of people are pissed because it was Brendan Fraser's major film comeback, and the return of Michael Keaton's Batman

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BuckVanHammer
08/04/22 12:20:11 PM
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i just got discovery plus and does discovery just suck ass now or what? my gf has been watching some really shitty shit on there

she likes this oak island show and its the dumbest fake trash...

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AzNDarkSamurai
08/04/22 12:23:32 PM
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HBO Max is the best streaming service available (IMO) and theyre gonna screw it all up

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GameGodOfAll
08/04/22 12:26:10 PM
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Hayame_Zero posted...
It's made worse by the fact the Batgirl film was completely finished, and cost nearly $100 million, and they're not releasing it at all.

A lot of people are pissed because it was Brendan Fraser's major film comeback, and the return of Michael Keaton's Batman
Aw damn now I'm kinda pissed.

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Prestoff
08/04/22 12:29:00 PM
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AzNDarkSamurai posted...
HBO Max is the best streaming service available (IMO) and theyre gonna screw it all up

Yeah it's my favorite because it has constant high quality shows on there. Netflix comes second, but I already unsub to them because they just go too expensive.

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TheoryzC
08/04/22 12:34:49 PM
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The CEO of the company is ruthless

https://nypost.com/2022/05/19/david-zaslav-blasted-warner-bros-execs-for-greenlighting-clint-eastwood-flop-report/

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HornyLevel
08/04/22 12:37:25 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
It's more like AT&T sold HBO to Discovery.
They sold all of Warner Bros to them.

Everything from Cartoon Network to HBO to DC to CNN to Rooster Teeth to WB Pictures is now part of Warner Bros Discovery.

Expect way more bad news to come.

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FortuneCookie
08/04/22 12:40:30 PM
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Prestoff
08/04/22 12:42:15 PM
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Yeah this CEO is really sounding like a typical corporate suit villain you see in those over the top children comedy movies. I will admit though, if his swift actions here actually causes the company to go more in the green I'll truly be impressed because he's the fastest acting CEO I've seen in a major large company like this.

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MICHALECOLE
08/04/22 12:43:53 PM
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Nooooo not close enough my adult regular show was really just hitting its stride
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s0nicfan
08/04/22 12:47:29 PM
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Prestoff posted...
Yeah this CEO is really sounding like a typical corporate suit villain you see in those over the top children comedy movies. I will admit though, if his swift actions here actually causes the company to go more in the green I'll truly be impressed because he's the fastest acting CEO I've seen in a major large company like this.

Supposedly there's a very specific tax rule that you can only trigger when performing a merger that allows you to write off way more stuff than usual as a loss. So while this could be the new CEO not wanting to prop up HBO Max as a loss leader (even if it was growing), it's equally likely that this slash and burn approach might be a significant financial play on his part to write off a crazy amount through the merger.

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pogo_rabid
08/04/22 12:49:37 PM
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As long as they don't touch Righteous Gemstones or Succession, idc all that much

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MICHALECOLE
08/04/22 12:50:29 PM
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pogo_rabid posted...
As long as they don't touch Righteous Gemstones or Succession, idc all that much
Righteous gemstones is already over
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pogo_rabid
08/04/22 12:51:20 PM
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I thought it was getting another season

EDIT: season 3 is in production right now
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/2/AAd2inAADhyC.png

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Smashingpmkns
08/04/22 12:51:32 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Righteous gemstones is already over
It was renewed for season 3 in January iirc

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HornyLevel
08/04/22 12:51:38 PM
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I actually would not be surprised one bit they just cancel all DC movies except Joker 2, Shazam and Black Adam.

Zaslav has said he's gonna separate DC and then appoint a singular Kevin Feige type to helm the entire thing. Literally wants it to be like Marvel Studios.

s0nicfan posted...
Supposedly there's a very specific tax rule that you can only trigger when performing a merger that allows you to write off way more stuff than usual as a loss. So while this could be the new CEO not wanting to prop up HBO Max as a loss leader (even if it was growing), it's equally likely that this slash and burn approach might be a significant financial play on his part to write off a crazy amount through the merger.
While that's likely as well, it's clear he's been looking at avoiding what he calls the "spending war" of wasting large amounts of money on these projects.

He's coming from a reality TV background, so it kind of all makes sense.

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Hayame_Zero
08/04/22 12:52:42 PM
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pogo_rabid posted...
As long as they don't touch Righteous Gemstones or Succession, idc all that much
Those are HBO shows, not HBO Max exclusives. They should be fine

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kingdrake2
08/04/22 12:52:45 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Righteous gemstones is already over


nooo

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Mike_Xtreme
08/04/22 12:53:11 PM
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InTheEyesOfFire posted...
I swear if the Venture Bros movie gets axed Im killing something.

This. I was pretty bummed about Raised by Wolves but not following through with the VB movie would be a crime against humanity

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Smashingpmkns
08/04/22 12:54:43 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Same. the ending to the second season kinda works as a finale but there's still a lot of loose ends.

Weirdly enough, it's a Paramount production so there is a chance Paramount might be able to revive it.


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MICHALECOLE
08/04/22 12:54:57 PM
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pogo_rabid posted...
I thought it was getting another season

EDIT: season 3 is in production right now
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/2/AAd2inAADhyC.png
Boo it ended perfectly

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MICHALECOLE
08/04/22 12:55:51 PM
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InTheEyesOfFire posted...
I swear if the Venture Bros movie gets axed Im killing something.
Bro I will literally riot
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ElatedVenusaur
08/04/22 12:57:44 PM
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I would assume nothing is safe unless made explicit. I'm here, sweating bullets over the Venture Bros. movie and [REDACTED] Season 3.

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InTheEyesOfFire
08/04/22 1:00:20 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Bro I will literally riot

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GameGodOfAll
08/04/22 1:03:04 PM
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InTheEyesOfFire posted...
I swear if the Venture Bros movie gets axed Im killing something.
I'm already expecting it to never come out. Couldn't take getting hyped up for it only to get my heart broken.

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Squall28
08/04/22 1:03:20 PM
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Prestoff posted...
Yeah this CEO is really sounding like a typical corporate suit villain you see in those over the top children comedy movies. I will admit though, if his swift actions here actually causes the company to go more in the green I'll truly be impressed because he's the fastest acting CEO I've seen in a major large company like this.

They'd go green for a few years, but then go under cause they destroyed their company for short term gains.

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Tyranthraxus
08/04/22 1:36:56 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

You have to read your AT&T contract to get the answer to that question.

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Notti
08/04/22 1:48:01 PM
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InTheEyesOfFire posted...
Order of the Triad! Assemble!

We gonna be all mechashiva up in here.

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Medussa
08/04/22 1:54:54 PM
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And my (foam) battleaxe

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Jiek_Fafn
08/04/22 1:56:31 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I'm in the same boat. It's going away sooner or later

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DrizztLink
08/04/22 2:00:11 PM
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Notti posted...
We gonna be all mechashiva up in here.
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angeleyes94
08/04/22 2:01:07 PM
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Just in superwoman movie cancelled

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masterpug53
08/04/22 2:03:49 PM
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InTheEyesOfFire posted...
I swear if the Venture Bros movie gets axed Im killing something.

It's all so clear now that this was the ultimate revenge of the Sovereign from beyond the grave: installing a Guild of Calamitous Intent plant as CEO of Adult Swim's parent company and getting the whole show cancelled.

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Octans
08/04/22 3:25:06 PM
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Thank God they didn't can Multiversus. CEO must be a gamer

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angeleyes94
08/04/22 3:26:53 PM
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8 hours til the next round of cancellations broes. . Who's next?

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ElatedVenusaur
08/05/22 12:58:30 AM
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I hope Euphoria survives. The show doesn't strictly need a Season 3, but that show is so incredibly well-written and the cast is so good, they could knock it out of the park again.

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TaylorHeinicke
08/05/22 1:07:36 AM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
I probably use Discovery + more than any other streaming app
literally for w0t tho

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