#i’m supremely pissed off about almost all the major streamers just speedrunning the worst attributes of traditional tv

[trioxidewastaken]

i’m not really personally opposed to spin-offs/revivals/sequels for previously established ip, especially if the revivals sounds promising (avatar/korra and phineas & ferb). however, i can’t really get down with it if they’re done in conjunction with absolutely poorly executed works & relying entirely on name recognition (velma) and/or at the expense of cutting other critically acclaimed works short (dead end) even after being ordered for more seasons (inside job) or at worst, removing works entirely for seemingly no reason (ok ko, infinity train, westworld, etc) except for short term profit.

as a consumer that really wants to see good shows & movies succeed (particularly in animation), it really dampens my trust in services to make content and actually stick to it when it seems that they’re also too scared to stray away from their golden tiddies (stranger things & game of thrones) to try things without just blowing money on their “throw shit at the walls and wait for the consumer to pick out the corn gold” strategy that they’ve (very specifically netflix) tried for years.

at the very least, pay out the cast/crew for the rest of their contracts that they were supposed to work for similar to the before times.

#i’m supremely pissed off about almost all the major streamers just speedrunning the worst attributes of traditional tv #this is partly why i wanna get into buying physical media again #can’t fuckin trust them to not just decide ‘ehh how much can we get written off for this gay shit’ #trio vents #avatar the last airbender #the legend of korra #phineas and ferb #velma #dead end paranormal park #inside job #ok ko #infinity train