tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post8101318777331279236..comments2024-01-11T04:57:37.530-04:00Comments on The Furious D Show: Hollywood Babble On & On #734: A Record Does Not A Trend MakeFurious Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-6957366538427650112011-05-31T14:05:17.454-03:002011-05-31T14:05:17.454-03:002. DVD sales/rental as well as streaming video rev...<i>2. DVD sales/rental as well as streaming video revenue is down, way down. This is essentially all about quality. Name a list of films from the last 5 years that you can watch repeatedly and still enjoy? There aren't many.</i><br /><br />Very true. Most of my netflix queue are old movies that I never had the chance to see or only saw once long ago.<br /><br /><i>This is not the case on television, which is currently chugging through a golden age with many shows possessing quality in story, direction, and acting that would have been unthinkable as recently as a decade ago.</i><br /><br />The older I get, the more true I believe the phrase "art from adversity". In this case, movies don't have the adversity they used to have which really pushed them into greatness. Now the challenges and adversity are on TV and that's why it's turning out better.<br /><br />Or something. I'm still working on this thought.Nate Winchesterhttp://natewinchester.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-77628799298737858662011-05-30T16:19:01.777-03:002011-05-30T16:19:01.777-03:00If you look at it the only real STARS we have are ...If you look at it the only real STARS we have are the products of the Disney Popstar machine, Miley, Demi and Selena. They have their fan base but have not really shown that they can fill a movie theatre.<br /><br />I also think when it comes to entertainment in those tough economy the 18-35 male demo is finding that investing in a xbox and playing Call of Duty/Battlefield/Medal of Honor/Hal is just a better investment. I see more upcoming games that impress me than movies these days.Gary T. Burnaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498841646544658878noreply@blogger.com