Why Hollywood Is Bearish On The Future Of Television

Producing a hit TV series like The Bear was once a path to serious riches for its cast and creators. But in another massive entertainment shift, developing groundbreaking shows is worth hundreds of millions less than it used to be.

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[markastrakhan]

Just cos Forbes can’t shoot something that’s going to trend, doesn’t mean that streaming services ain’t gonna bring no revenue in

[theirishprofessor-kx]

What did the people who went on strike like the SAG/AFTRA, THE WRITERS AND THE ACTORS AND SUPPORT STAFF. Look the strike when all is said and done cost the major studios 1 billion dollars for a 4 year contract, The strike people say the studios have the money and need to pay up. But what the strike people have failed to understand just like the UAW and other similar strikes is these companies have stock holders and they always get paid 1st. so that 1 Billion dollars is coming out of all the productions

[Monopolis]

I tried getting through the first episode….. I didn’t get the hype… maybe there’s something i missed…

[michaelahurt]

The Bear is probably closer to Arrested Development than Friends or Seinfeld or Big Bang Theory

Its not like prestige TV shows like Mad Men, The Wire and The Sopranos were financial juggernauts so the premise that the Bear _should_ make a lot is pretty disingenuous

It's a very niche show with only 5.4 million watching the S3 premiere. And that's a _good_ number. The most people who gave every watcged *anything* on Hulu.

Big Bang Theory was _averaging_ FOUR times that

[NBAgladiator]

I just don't understand where all the money goes. How is everyone making less than back in the day?? Someone has to be making more, right?

[FrancisSiuChock]

Season 3 is a huge disappointment. Seemed like every episode was a redux for each character. Only the last episode was worth watching. Season 4 better get back to building on the story arc of The Bear.

[milksliced]

Love that “bearish” is now common slang 😂

[jerroldbates]

I don't watch tv. Going on 10 yrs.

[kikiiza]

I do not like this person's voice.

[grog]

TV is a vast Woke wasteland of wasted potential.

[MaryAnnStef]

The future of television is dead. People are streaming they don’t need cable and the actors and actresses that all involved in politics that people just don’t like it, and then the writers went on strike. That’s the answer why Hollywood is dead.