Marvel's Iron Fist Season 2 - Much Better

Janx · Feb 20, 2019

Dannyalcatraz said:
Hell...they could even do what production companies do either superheroes: come up with new stories based on and consistent with the original character, in this case, sans the ugly.

EX, the Umbrella Academy. Which I just finished watching. That show has quite the buzz on my FB feed from friends, something I don't see about TV shows.

Umbran · Feb 20, 2019

Hussar said:
Could be that DC makes the move over to Netflix as well...

DC already has its own streaming service here in the US, so that's unlikely.

billd91 · Feb 20, 2019

Dannyalcatraz said:
Just because Dave Sim’s views on things cultural might be a tad...inflammatory? Solution to that: cap out the series to X many issues, or certain storylines. The stuff with the Roach, Elrond, and Julius would be killer.

Hell...they could even do what production companies do either superheroes: come up with new stories based on and consistent with the original character, in this case, sans the ugly.

Partly because of his blatant misogyny, yes. But he’s also the poster kid of the independent comics movement, so I think negotiating licensing and authority control over any product with his IP would be a nightmare.

Dannyalcatraz · Feb 20, 2019

billd91 said:
Partly because of his blatant misogyny, yes. But he’s also the poster kid of the independent comics movement, so I think negotiating licensing and authority control over any product with his IP would be a nightmare.

As to the first part, there’s plenty of stuff on TV and in films and on radio created by people with some pretty ugly personal histories. Even in the age of #MeToo, Sim’s stuff could still be profitable, especially if handled as I described.

And because of his views, he probably wouldn’t have much negotiating leverage, so the big risk is just how cantankerous he wants to be in negotiations.

Hussar · Feb 20, 2019

Umbran said:
DC already has its own streaming service here in the US, so that's unlikely.

Oh, right. forgot about that. It's so weird that all the stuff that get's put behind paywalls in the States gets released on Netflix overseas a little bit later - ST

iscovery, Teen Titans, and a bunch of other stuff.

Now if Netflix Japan could just get with the program and get some of the newer seasons, that would be nice. First five seasons of Supernatural only? Seriously?

Mustrum_Ridcully · Feb 21, 2019

Hussar said:
Oh, right. forgot about that. It's so weird that all the stuff that get's put behind paywalls in the States gets released on Netflix overseas a little bit later - STiscovery, Teen Titans, and a bunch of other stuff.

Now if Netflix Japan could just get with the program and get some of the newer seasons, that would be nice. First five seasons of Supernatural only? Seriously?

Netflix is a paywall. It's just one you already paid for.

Hussar · Feb 21, 2019

Mustrum_Ridcully said:
Netflix is a paywall. It's just one you already paid for.

Well, at least it's only one paywall, rather than many.

Ryujin · Feb 21, 2019

Hussar said:
Well, at least it's only one paywall, rather than many.

Only one paywall if that's all that you want. The proliferation of paywalls is getting rather ridiculous.

Umbran · Feb 21, 2019

Ryujin said:
Only one paywall if that's all that you want. The proliferation of paywalls is getting rather ridiculous.

I am waiting for the meta-paywall. A business that makes deals with the various paywalls, and offers packages of them to viewers, like your cable company today does with premium channels. "Now, for $19.99 a month, you get Netflix, Hulu, CBS All-Access..."