[Chat Log] April-May 2019

[Claire Yeon]

@Chase meh, indeed.))

 

[Chase]

From a business perspective, it succeeded. Was the most licensed show of all time.

 

[Chase]

So overall, GoT was an excellent licensing decision. Goes to show you can make great business choices but your content creators can fail you and leave you for Star Wars.

 

[Chase]

Ten seasons? No thank you, HBO. Let's cram all of this into one last season so we can move on to another project. 2-3 more years would have made HBO an extra cache of billions. Luxury licensees were just catching on.

 

[Chase]

Smart to end it while it's at least touted as 'the best thing on television'. That wasn't sarcasm.

 

[Eugene]

Disney is milking Star Wars to death. They'll make money, but alienate fans.

 

[Claire Yeon]

@Eugene that seemed like the ideas with the prequels, anyway. TFA seemed like a good return to its roots at the time, but then TLJ was another fan-alienating cash grab

 

[Eugene]

True, the prequels were badly handled, but at least they abide by SW canon. Everything Disney touched went through all the lore with a hatchet. That's what I mean by alienating fans. Any attempt at story they try will always be overshadowed by that.

 

[Chase]

Unless merchandising suffers drastically, fan alienation is just another notch in the licensing tree

 

[Eugene]

Point. The money machine grinds on.

 

[Chase]

The fact that the top licensing Intellectual Properties in entertainment now belong to one conglomerate makes me wonder about who's benefiting.

 

[Eugene]

Even though Leia floating through space was egregious, the straw that broke my back was in the last jedi when shots from star destroyers arced like there was gravity in deep space.