I miss direct-to-tv or dvd. At least in the cases where a write off made sense studios chose to just release it and make money on the rentals and syndication.
Even music is struggling from the streaming model; music discovery which was handled by stores and radios is much harder nowadays. At least in my opinion.
The thing is, they also cost money. They will owe residuals to actors and writers. There are also some other motives.
NPR did a story on it: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1161382179
I miss direct-to-tv or dvd. At least in the cases where a write off made sense studios chose to just release it and make money on the rentals and syndication.
Even music is struggling from the streaming model; music discovery which was handled by stores and radios is much harder nowadays. At least in my opinion.
Thanks for sharing. Fascinating read.
Ironically, a motivation for studios to use AI actors more in the future.