Jason Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Disney Removes Dozens Of Series From Disney+ & Hulu, Including ‘Big Shot’, ‘Willow’, ‘Y’ & ‘Dollface’ DEADLINE.COM Disney is starting to pull content from streaming, with dozens of series and specials slated to leave Disney+ and Hulu on May 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 It's just weird, I don't know all those titles, but Willow and Mighty Ducks are shows they just released. Why pull them altogether? I guess they know all the backroom deals that make these profitable, but it seems like if it's already done and available, why pull them from the service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, ort said: It's just weird, I don't know all those titles, but Willow and Mighty Ducks are shows they just released. Why pull them altogether? I guess they know all the backroom deals that make these profitable, but it seems like if it's already done and available, why pull them from the service? I think they're looking to license the content out to other streamers and not pulling a Zaslav? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Just now, Jason said: I think they're looking to license the content out to other streamers and not pulling a Zaslav? That's exactly what they're doing - they're being shopped to platforms like Pluto TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePi Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: That's exactly what they're doing - they're being shopped to platforms like Pluto TV. Or is it because Mighty Ducks is WOKE. Boys and girls playing hockey together? What's next? Boys dressing as girls playing hockey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I would assume based on the titles that they are pulling shows that didn't perform particularly well so they are trying their best to make an extra buck out of them at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 They’ve also removed a few of the more *ahem* colorful It’s Always Sunny episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 21 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: They’ve also removed a few of the more *ahem* colorful It’s Always Sunny episodes. Just the blackface ones, or other ones too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 22 minutes ago, Jason said: Just the blackface ones, or other ones too? Those and other ones that approximate blackface like when Dee pretends to be Latina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Those and other ones that approximate blackface like when Dee pretends to be Latina Did Disney pull it or did the IASIP people realize it was best to try to deep six those as much as possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, Jason said: Did Disney pull it or did the IASIP people realize it was best to try to deep six those as much as possible? Just noticed it today so idk. Googling around I find articles from last month about it. It really is probably for the best but I still think those episodes are funny. Luckily I have physical copies of most of the seasons ripped to my Plex server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 17 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: RIP Turner & Hooch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 11 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: That's exactly what they're doing - they're being shopped to platforms like Pluto TV. WTF is Pluto TV? You know what, I don't actually care. To me it's just another made-up thing that exemplifies how absolutely fucked the television world is right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 10:37 AM, Jason said: Disney Removes Dozens Of Series From Disney+ & Hulu, Including ‘Big Shot’, ‘Willow’, ‘Y’ & ‘Dollface’ DEADLINE.COM Disney is starting to pull content from streaming, with dozens of series and specials slated to leave Disney+ and Hulu on May 26 Thanks for the heads up on this I will watch Willow this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Disney+ Walks Back Decision to Remove a Single Title After Fan Backlash WWW.CBR.COM Amid its coming streaming content purge, The Walt Disney Company reverses its decision to pull the documentary Howard from Disney+. That's one less. So I guess it's possible not all of them are ultimately getting pulled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 All of these companies are going to need to license content to other platforms. Very little of the content keeps producing viewer minutes around a year out from initial release, so the best way to keep monetizing the decent stuff on your service that isn’t getting watched is to sell streaming rights to other platforms that are in need of fresh content for their subscribers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 54 minutes ago, Reputator said: Disney+ Walks Back Decision to Remove a Single Title After Fan Backlash WWW.CBR.COM Amid its coming streaming content purge, The Walt Disney Company reverses its decision to pull the documentary Howard from Disney+. That's one less. So I guess it's possible not all of them are ultimately getting pulled. "Howard" is staying for those who don't want to click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Didn't even realize they had a documentary on Howard Ashman but I'm totally watching this when I get the chance. That's part of the problem with these streaming exclusives. Some of them are properly marketed but most of them are just dumped on the services with little fanfare. Of course these things are gonna bomb if those who would normally be interested are completely unaware they exist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 9:27 PM, Reputator said: WTF is Pluto TV? You know what, I don't actually care. To me it's just another made-up thing that exemplifies how absolutely fucked the television world is right now. Pluto TV is actually pretty cool. You should download it. It's like getting 200 goofball channels completely free. They have a channel that's nothing but 80s episodes of Price is Right 24 hours a day. Lots of old stuff like classic Dr Who and Star Trek and who knows what. It's completely free and full of weird funny content and some stuff that is surprisingly decent. And it's free, and I'm pretty sure you don't even need to make an account. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 23 minutes ago, ort said: Pluto TV is actually pretty cool. You should download it. It's like getting 200 goofball channels completely free. They have a channel that's nothing but 80s episodes of Price is Right 24 hours a day. Lots of old stuff like classic Dr Who and Star Trek and who knows what. It's completely free and full of weird funny content and some stuff that is surprisingly decent. And it's free, and I'm pretty sure you don't even need to make an account. Plex has TV channels like that, so if you have Plex and don't want Pluto then check that out instead. They have cool Spanish channels that cuss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I think Pluto TV and that Plex TV streaming thing are basically the same service... or at least they are getting their content from the same sources... a lot of overlap. Like I said earlier, I'm like 90% sure you don't even need an account. You download Pluto and it's like subscribing to dollar store off-brand cable. You get hundreds of channels of weird ass shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 9 hours ago, Spork3245 said: "Howard" is staying for those who don't want to click. Yes....which is....what it says in the blerb part right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Pluto TV has a 24/7 Bob Ross channel on Pluto TV PLUTO.TV null Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 I should finish up Willow tonight but so far this has been the best fantasy series I've watched since Game of Thrones. As much as I liked Wheel of Time S1 it made some bad changes and felt rushed (needed two more episodes I would say) where as this takes it's time, has fun light comedy and everyone seems to be having a good time. Shame this only got one season I heard it wraps up nicely at least? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 On 5/23/2023 at 11:24 AM, ort said: Pluto TV is actually pretty cool. You should download it. It's like getting 200 goofball channels completely free. They have a channel that's nothing but 80s episodes of Price is Right 24 hours a day. Lots of old stuff like classic Dr Who and Star Trek and who knows what. It's completely free and full of weird funny content and some stuff that is surprisingly decent. And it's free, and I'm pretty sure you don't even need to make an account. its not bad, but it has more damn commercials than regular broadcast tv and I guess I missed out on seeing Willow or the second season of Mighty Ducks. I actually enjoyed the first season and also enjoyed the basketball show they cancelled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 13 hours ago, DPCyric said: I should finish up Willow tonight but so far this has been the best fantasy series I've watched since Game of Thrones. As much as I liked Wheel of Time S1 it made some bad changes and felt rushed (needed two more episodes I would say) where as this takes it's time, has fun light comedy and everyone seems to be having a good time. Shame this only got one season I heard it wraps up nicely at least? Willow Behind the Magic special they have on Disney+ was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 4 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: its not bad, but it has more damn commercials than regular broadcast tv and I guess I missed out on seeing Willow or the second season of Mighty Ducks. I actually enjoyed the first season and also enjoyed the basketball show they cancelled The second season of Mighty Ducks was pretty bad compared to S1, IMO, so you didn’t miss much. Big Shot (the basketball show) S1 was incredible, 2nd season they changed the writing style to seemingly try to target a younger demographic and a lot of the magic from S1 was lost, but it was still pretty good - was honestly disappointed when S2 was dropped all-at-once instead of weekly with zero advertising as I figured “oh, guess this will be the last season”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 9 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: its not bad, but it has more damn commercials than regular broadcast tv and I guess I missed out on seeing Willow or the second season of Mighty Ducks. I actually enjoyed the first season and also enjoyed the basketball show they cancelled Quantity of commercials isn't even as bad as it's the same fucking couple of commercials every commercial break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 6 hours ago, Jason said: Quantity of commercials isn't even as bad as it's the same fucking couple of commercials every commercial break. can't argue with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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