My understanding is that the residuals are negligible (especially for animated shows), so it's more likely that this is a tax write-off situation, just as with the "Batgirl" movie. By pulling the shows, it reduces the amount of income to HBO Max that would have been attributed to each show.
> On Aug 19, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > > If someone plays an episode, they have to pay residuals to the > performers--and since it's not a reality show, that means the Muppeteers, the > guests and the musicians. Reality shows can get away with no residuals > outside of the host or other regulars. > > On Friday, August 19, 2022 at 12:50:36 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > What makes no sense to me (as a lay-person) is the logic behind pulling "MAX > Originals", shows like "Not Too Late Show w/ Elmo" which were produced for > the streamer, have been available for some time, and aren't in current > production (so, effectively, costing nothing for WBD to keep online). What's > the benefit of pulling those down? > > On Friday, August 19, 2022 at 2:11:11 AM UTC-4 Jim Ellwanger wrote: > I note that "Infinity Train" creator Owen Dennis has changed his Twitter bio > to read "Creator of #InfinityTrain, a show that got pulled from @HBOMax and > can now only be pirated." > > > >> On Aug 18, 2022, at 10:40 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected] <>> wrote: >> > >> Thank you. I think I got them mixed up with another show. >> >> And it should be said that once again Twitter is up in arms over all of >> this, just like they were last week over "Batgirl." In particular, the >> animation community, which is already pissed over the cuts made at Netflix >> and working conditions in general for TV animation, seems to be in an uproar >> over this action, Rodney Dangerfield-ing all over the place and complaining >> that because they don't put out DVDs anymore they have no way of keeping >> physical copies of the shows for their audition videos. They're especially >> in arms because of Warners' history in animation. >> >> Mark Jeffries >> [email protected] <> >> >> On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 10:47 PM M-D November <[email protected] <>> wrote: >> Correction - Esme & Roy isn’t a UK import, but rather a Sesame Workshop >> production. >> >> On Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 12:06:21 PM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: >> The better to make room for the Chip and Joanna Gaines Magnolia Network hub, >> for the most part either unscripted or children's shows, including an >> Aquaman animated series, the "Tattletales" reboot "About Last Night," both >> of Ellen DeGeneres' series (the designer reality comp and the cartoon >> "Little Ellen"), Cartoon Network's hit "Uncle Grandpa," the Brit pre-school >> cartoon "Esme and Roy," unspecified "Sesame Street" specials and "The Not >> Too Late Show with Elmo"--complete list in link: >> >> https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-originals-removed-1235344286/ >> <https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-originals-removed-1235344286/> >> >> No indication if they'll show up anywhere else--oh, Oliver's going to be >> talking to Daddy Zaslav this week. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/55a56aa3-c89b-4eb2-8462-9bd8afae2ce4n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/55a56aa3-c89b-4eb2-8462-9bd8afae2ce4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <>. > >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9iDiB_Pv7%3DwW4eTiD_MJJYrFacS8W_CDTQQu9MqK_G3A%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9iDiB_Pv7%3DwW4eTiD_MJJYrFacS8W_CDTQQu9MqK_G3A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/240d3567-ec03-436f-920e-0805a2f226d1n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/240d3567-ec03-436f-920e-0805a2f226d1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/50F90967-BB39-45A7-B9F2-3BE4E5B68822%40ellwanger.tv.
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