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John1701D · 05-17-2021, 01:26 PM

Well I'm sure Discovery will know what to do with DC characters.

mwynn · 05-17-2021, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by John1701D

Well I'm sure Discovery will know what to do with DC characters.

Well rumor is there will be another Crisis next year, so right on time.

John1701D · 05-17-2021, 01:51 PM

Property Brothers audition for Wonder Woman

CyberpunkCentral · 05-17-2021, 03:45 PM

Well, at least it's wasn't Disney.

ben6543 · 05-17-2021, 03:51 PM

That mean Guy Fieri can be in the justice league now

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 05-17-2021, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

Well, at least it's wasn't Disney.

kylor · 05-17-2021, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by John1701D

Property Brothers audition for Wonder Woman

[Show spoiler]

*Questioning my sexuality intensifies*

mwynn · 05-17-2021, 04:16 PM

10 Years for AOL
3 Years for AT&T

How long before there is a bail out with this one?

danman227460 · 05-17-2021, 04:22 PM

My question:

Do we expect Discovery to do a better job handling WB than AT&T?

Or is this going to end in a specular ball of fire before Discovery + WB gets sold to another studio?

Poya · 05-17-2021, 04:23 PM

That AOL merger was the most embarrassing thing I've seen a company do. I see this will be even more embarrassing.

Rodney-2187 · 05-17-2021, 04:23 PM

202826_undernation_hobo-batman.jpg

mwynn · 05-17-2021, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by danman227460

My question:

Do we expect Discovery to do a better job handling WB than AT&T?

Or is this going to end in a specular ball of fire before Discovery + WB gets sold to another studio?

Their track record is pretty horrible. It seems like a better fit than AT&T or AOL. Yet they keep snatching defeat from victory. They are just adding another streaming service to the mix, when they still have not figured out how to handle the ones they have. People are not going to give up HBO because it has live tv. They cannot add live t to HBO Max because of regulatory issues.

whiteberry · 05-17-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by John1701D

Property Brothers audition for Wonder Woman

Brand synergy! Next up…Naked And Afraid starring the holograms of Clark Gable and Jean Harlow and TCM Essentials hosted by Honey Boo Boo.

Jay H. · 05-17-2021, 04:43 PM

AT&T did a wonderful job with destroying DIRECTV, so I'm sure they will have no problem destroying any other company they buy or merge with.

Rodney-2187 · 05-17-2021, 04:56 PM

This could be a great thing. I think DC definitely needs a creative shakeup. Maybe we will get some new live action DC series and a fresh start on a DC cinematic universe. Maybe they will do something more with Blade Runner or Babylon 5. I'm not exactly sure of everything they have or what this merger/sale involves. Hopefully they get creative with some all new things.

kemcha · 05-17-2021, 05:00 PM

I just heard about this. But, it appears that AT&T is in massive debt and they didn't know what they were buying when they acquired Warner Brothers. This also could affect current productions like Green Lantern, Titans, Doom Patrol, Arrowverse and more. The selloff is likely to affect DC Comics in a major way, the publishing arm of WarnerMedia.

I don't think Discovery is going to want to absorb the continued sale losses that DC has been suffering from with the bad directions of many of their comic titles.

CyberpunkCentral · 05-17-2021, 05:02 PM

How the **** did Disney spend more on Fox than Discovery merging with WB?

Creed · 05-17-2021, 05:09 PM

Jason Kilar, the WarnerMedia chief, is said to be negotiating his exit.

danman227460 · 05-17-2021, 05:11 PM

Fox has a lot more assets of value than WB.

Disney got:

All of the Fox Marvel characters. Huge get for continuing MCU

Rights back to Star Wars Episode 4.

Assets for Hulu which is another bonus as it allows them to have two distinct streaming services.

Huge catalog of Fox titles

I am sure I missed some stuff but these were the most notable assets.

I am sure because of what Disney was getting back, it was worth more to overpay than underpay.

Not saying WB doesn't some of these assets but outside of their catalog stuff, their current movie slate hasn't been strong. They have had more misses than hits recently.

Which is why I don't get this deal. Discovery isn't a media group known for anything splashy or done anything worth of note. So yes it does allow extra content for both parties but I don't know how much stomach they have for footing 100 million+ budgets for movies.

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Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

How the **** did Disney spend more on Fox than Discovery merging with WB?

mwynn · 05-17-2021, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Creed

Jason Kilar, the WarnerMedia chief, is said to be negotiating his exit.

Saw that coming.

05-17-2021, 01:26 PM	#141
John1701D Blu-ray Count Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:9	Well I'm sure Discovery will know what to do with DC characters.

05-17-2021, 01:51 PM	#143
John1701D Blu-ray Count Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:9	Property Brothers audition for Wonder Woman

05-17-2021, 03:45 PM	#144
CyberpunkCentral Banned Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:6	Well, at least it's wasn't Disney.

05-17-2021, 03:51 PM	#145
ben6543 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Mar 2017 Location:In The Pages of DC & Marvel Comics 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:279 DVD collection:80 Digital collection:2 iTunes collection:25	That mean Guy Fieri can be in the justice league now

05-17-2021, 04:16 PM	#148
mwynn Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2	10 Years for AOL 3 Years for AT&T How long before there is a bail out with this one?

05-17-2021, 04:22 PM	#149
danman227460 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Canada 4K collection:907 Blu-ray collection:1094 Trading Score:59	My question: Do we expect Discovery to do a better job handling WB than AT&T? Or is this going to end in a specular ball of fire before Discovery + WB gets sold to another studio?

05-17-2021, 04:23 PM	#150
Poya Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2011 Location:NY, NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:12	That AOL merger was the most embarrassing thing I've seen a company do. I see this will be even more embarrassing.

05-17-2021, 04:23 PM	#151
Rodney-2187 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:416 DVD collection:149 MA collection:716 Digital collection:366 iTunes collection:762 Prime collection:729 Trading Score:82	202826_undernation_hobo-batman.jpg

05-17-2021, 04:43 PM	#154
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	AT&T did a wonderful job with destroying DIRECTV, so I'm sure they will have no problem destroying any other company they buy or merge with.

05-17-2021, 04:56 PM	#155
Rodney-2187 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:416 DVD collection:149 MA collection:716 Digital collection:366 iTunes collection:762 Prime collection:729 Trading Score:82	This could be a great thing. I think DC definitely needs a creative shakeup. Maybe we will get some new live action DC series and a fresh start on a DC cinematic universe. Maybe they will do something more with Blade Runner or Babylon 5. I'm not exactly sure of everything they have or what this merger/sale involves. Hopefully they get creative with some all new things.

05-17-2021, 05:00 PM	#156
kemcha Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Michigan, USA 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:344 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:32	I just heard about this. But, it appears that AT&T is in massive debt and they didn't know what they were buying when they acquired Warner Brothers. This also could affect current productions like Green Lantern, Titans, Doom Patrol, Arrowverse and more. The selloff is likely to affect DC Comics in a major way, the publishing arm of WarnerMedia. I don't think Discovery is going to want to absorb the continued sale losses that DC has been suffering from with the bad directions of many of their comic titles.

05-17-2021, 05:02 PM	#157
CyberpunkCentral Banned Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:6	How the **** did Disney spend more on Fox than Discovery merging with WB?

05-17-2021, 05:09 PM	#158
Creed Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2015 Location:Christ Church, Barbados 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:133 DVD collection:89 MA collection:75 Digital collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Jason Kilar, the WarnerMedia chief, is said to be negotiating his exit.

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