We are living through the Great IP Gold Rush. Hollywood has decided that original ideas are "too risky," and has instead turned the last forty years of pop culture into a content quarry. We’ve mined Star Wars into dust, resurrected Dexter three times, and turned Gossip Girl into something that looks like an AI hallucination of a rich person’s dorm room.
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We have moved from "standalone sequels" to "cinematic universes." But universes require constant maintenance. When entertainment becomes a wiki page, it stops being relaxing. We are living through the Great IP Gold Rush
We are currently in the "Bundling Renaissance." Verizon is giving away Netflix and Max. Walmart+ includes Paramount+. Disney is merging Hulu and Disney+ into a single app. Why? Because churn is killing the industry. We are ranking the top 10 most unhinged
So, turn off the algorithm. Ignore the discourse. Watch what makes you feel something—even if that feeling is fear, laughter, or just the quiet satisfaction of a well-written joke.
October 26, 2023 Category: Pop Culture Analysis / Streaming