Well, they didn't get startup money from the bank and they didn't get startup money from family, and they didn't go with Kickstarter. All their money went to startups, not to us and not to PayPal, and that's why it's important to have a fair deal so that people think about this. Because if they're not doing what they should do, just try to get your money and your name started. This is a very hard case and we're going to go through this as it goes along.
I genuinely wasn't expecting the enormous amount of statistical data linked and referenced in the #renewasacrew change.org petition, but damn.
I don't think Zaslav will walk back on this, but I do think there's a strong chance for another platform to pick it up-- in the modern streaming era we've seen it for Brooklyn 99, Community, Lucifer, The Expanse, One Day at a Time, and others, and that's not including shows that got final seasons (or even movies) well after their original airing, or classic shows that formed the blueprint for how this sort of pick-up could happen, or--
Well, okay, and also not counting that time enough people bugged the shit out of Arthur Conan Doyle that he finally threw his hands up and said FINE.
Anyway. Check out the data research embedded in the petition. In aggregate... it's pretty goddamn fishy that Zaslav decided this was a show to be cut. But it's a strong case as to why another platform should pick it up:
Everything is still going pretty terrible. My partner and I are examining one of two options we have and haven’t decided what exactly were going to do. There’s just a lot going on out of my control and I live every day in constant anxiety and worry, so if I haven’t been posting or talking much, that’s why.
I would love to just…..go off and do what I want to do with my life but it’s difficult rn and I’m worried about too many members of my family. So yep, I’m sorry for not answering stuff. I’ve been in a horrible depressive fog that is only being made worse and I keep trying to hold out hope but it feels almost impossible
this image cracks me up because I like the idea that "corporate greed has joined the party" isn't the very first step on the rollercoaster lol. what else is "new startup" if not "holy shit we're gonna go public and get rich!" while a bunch of VCs stand around betting on you like you're dice on a craps table