Gledster
@gledster.bsky.social
England. He/Him.
Just trying to make it through this life in a country that's descended into madness.
Food bank volunteer. Computer game player.
Just trying to make it through this life in a country that's descended into madness.
Food bank volunteer. Computer game player.
It's a double whammy as he's on with Alastair Campbell who is also a monster.
That the two of them have a hit podcast absolutely breaks me.
They should be shunned. Social pariahs .
That the two of them have a hit podcast absolutely breaks me.
They should be shunned. Social pariahs .
December 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It's a double whammy as he's on with Alastair Campbell who is also a monster.
That the two of them have a hit podcast absolutely breaks me.
They should be shunned. Social pariahs .
That the two of them have a hit podcast absolutely breaks me.
They should be shunned. Social pariahs .
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Netflix doesn't give two shits for the history of film or film as an art form.
True, Zazlav's Warners has been just as crap but Netflix isn't an improvement.
Netflix doesn't give two shits for the history of film or film as an art form.
True, Zazlav's Warners has been just as crap but Netflix isn't an improvement.
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Netflix doesn't give two shits for the history of film or film as an art form.
True, Zazlav's Warners has been just as crap but Netflix isn't an improvement.
Netflix doesn't give two shits for the history of film or film as an art form.
True, Zazlav's Warners has been just as crap but Netflix isn't an improvement.
I find it fascinating that people like David in the quoted post don't stop every so often and go "what the hell am I saying?"
"Ah but the gilts and the interest and..."
It's all made up pish that pretty much only works by kayfabe.
"Ah but the gilts and the interest and..."
It's all made up pish that pretty much only works by kayfabe.
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I find it fascinating that people like David in the quoted post don't stop every so often and go "what the hell am I saying?"
"Ah but the gilts and the interest and..."
It's all made up pish that pretty much only works by kayfabe.
"Ah but the gilts and the interest and..."
It's all made up pish that pretty much only works by kayfabe.
As Netflix confirms plans to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, the streaming service has said it expects shorter theatrical runs for movies in future "to meet the audience where they are, quicker." https://bit.ly/3XCvY8M
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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See nested quoted-post here.
Netflix is going to blow the cinema release window to smithereens.
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See nested quoted-post here.
Netflix is going to blow the cinema release window to smithereens.
:(
After a banner year of Warner Bros putting unique, filmmaker driven original movies into theaters and getting giant audience turn out for them, the corporation that now owns them would like you to know that actually you didn’t like this and that what you really wanted was to watch at home.
As Netflix confirms plans to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, the streaming service has said it expects shorter theatrical runs for movies in future "to meet the audience where they are, quicker." https://bit.ly/3XCvY8M
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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See nested quoted-post here.
Netflix is going to blow the cinema release window to smithereens.
:(
See nested quoted-post here.
Netflix is going to blow the cinema release window to smithereens.
:(
Netflix bought two historic cinemas but those were special cases. Hasn't changed their business model.
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Netflix bought two historic cinemas but those were special cases. Hasn't changed their business model.
It's not either or. They're all awful. Warners should not have been allowed to do the mergers it did.
Mega mergers leave the industries involved worse off, there's always job losses afterwards and fewer opportunities down the line.
Netflix hates cinemas & physical media.
This is going to be bad.
Mega mergers leave the industries involved worse off, there's always job losses afterwards and fewer opportunities down the line.
Netflix hates cinemas & physical media.
This is going to be bad.
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's not either or. They're all awful. Warners should not have been allowed to do the mergers it did.
Mega mergers leave the industries involved worse off, there's always job losses afterwards and fewer opportunities down the line.
Netflix hates cinemas & physical media.
This is going to be bad.
Mega mergers leave the industries involved worse off, there's always job losses afterwards and fewer opportunities down the line.
Netflix hates cinemas & physical media.
This is going to be bad.
I have spent 2025 productively. Time to add to my count.
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I have spent 2025 productively. Time to add to my count.
Now it's owned by a company that is actively hostile to movie theatres.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Now it's owned by a company that is actively hostile to movie theatres.
Oh definitely. The more I read about 11 the more terrible it seems. Microsoft adding features for their benefit, not the users. AI slop through and through.
They even added AI to Notepad and Paint, the most basic programs there are.
They even added AI to Notepad and Paint, the most basic programs there are.
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oh definitely. The more I read about 11 the more terrible it seems. Microsoft adding features for their benefit, not the users. AI slop through and through.
They even added AI to Notepad and Paint, the most basic programs there are.
They even added AI to Notepad and Paint, the most basic programs there are.
My current desktop is OLD, run an AMD R390x on a motherboard that didn't pass Win 11's requirements.
I still have a gaming back log as long as my arm, heck Epic have given out over 350 games and I haven't touched many of them.
Time to clear the backlog.
I still have a gaming back log as long as my arm, heck Epic have given out over 350 games and I haven't touched many of them.
Time to clear the backlog.
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My current desktop is OLD, run an AMD R390x on a motherboard that didn't pass Win 11's requirements.
I still have a gaming back log as long as my arm, heck Epic have given out over 350 games and I haven't touched many of them.
Time to clear the backlog.
I still have a gaming back log as long as my arm, heck Epic have given out over 350 games and I haven't touched many of them.
Time to clear the backlog.
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Netflix ultimately doesn't care about art.
They've admitted as much, they make second screen content. Disposable.
This merger is only going to benefit the people in suits at the top, like always.
Netflix ultimately doesn't care about art.
They've admitted as much, they make second screen content. Disposable.
This merger is only going to benefit the people in suits at the top, like always.
It’s hard to not see the Netflix/WB news as a sort of doomsday scenario. The constant mergers and large scale absorptions of brands might be good for business, in theory, but they are bad for art; they are bad for creators; they are bad for preservation. Which makes it bad for us.
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
bsky.app/profile/jlal...
Netflix ultimately doesn't care about art.
They've admitted as much, they make second screen content. Disposable.
This merger is only going to benefit the people in suits at the top, like always.
Netflix ultimately doesn't care about art.
They've admitted as much, they make second screen content. Disposable.
This merger is only going to benefit the people in suits at the top, like always.
The lesser of two evils still leaves you accepting an evil .
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The lesser of two evils still leaves you accepting an evil .
True. But I still have more faith in them to continue with regular cinema releases than Netflix.
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
True. But I still have more faith in them to continue with regular cinema releases than Netflix.
I am concerned what it will mean for future cinema releases.
Netflix is anti-cinema.
I don't want the cinema industry to go in my lifetime.
Netflix is anti-cinema.
I don't want the cinema industry to go in my lifetime.
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I am concerned what it will mean for future cinema releases.
Netflix is anti-cinema.
I don't want the cinema industry to go in my lifetime.
Netflix is anti-cinema.
I don't want the cinema industry to go in my lifetime.
Back in the 90s Red Dwarf did a gag about how, after an accident, the damage reporting machine on Starbug blew up.
Down detector being offline has the same vibes.
Down detector being offline has the same vibes.
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Back in the 90s Red Dwarf did a gag about how, after an accident, the damage reporting machine on Starbug blew up.
Down detector being offline has the same vibes.
Down detector being offline has the same vibes.