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Having working in theaters over 20 years, I always think about what will kill theaters. My thoughts on moviegoing in the maybe

Posted by: Catzan on Mar 24, 15:50 in response to goodvibe61's post If you wanna release a TV movie I think that's great. Why...

distant future is a sit at home...log in to a service with your friends, go to a "virtual" theater, sit and watch a movie in your house. THAT I think is what would hurt theaters. Not watching movies at home...but being able to create a communal moviegoing experience in a virtual reality world. I guess like Ready Player One, which I haven't read or watched much of the trailers for because I want to be surprised...so maybe that is off-base.

I bought an XBox One...third gaming system I have bought...Sega Genesis, Wii and now this one. The graphics are pretty amazing and the communal experience can be good and bad. But looking at how social media has folks making friends with no physical contact...virtual reality in a home system would seem to be the biggest threat.

Steven Spielberg: Netflix Movies and Streaming Services ‘Deserve an Emmy, but Not an Oscar’ Peterlee Mar 22, 18:50

ironically, i'd wager a large swath of Academy voters only watch the movies they're voting on each year via screeners at home {nm} slipping jimmy Mar 22, 19:01

Academy and Guild screenings are consistently jamb packed in the fall and early Winter. So I'm not so sure. goodvibe61 Mar 22, 23:19

a few hundred people per screening out of 6,000+ Academy members. everyone i know in the guilds mostly waits for the screeners {nm} slipping jimmy Mar 22, 23:34

(for the record, i'm Team Spielberg myself. Netflix should play the awards season game if they want to win the awards) {nm} slipping jimmy Mar 22, 23:37

I actually agree. how is it different to HBO-produced films? {nm} whatmary Mar 23, 06:41

HBO can qualify their films by screening them theatrically. {nm} Antibody Mar 23, 07:35

i know Ted Sarandos has whatever reasons he has for doing day and date but i don't see what they lose if they put things up 30 days after slipping jimmy Mar 23, 09:13

aside from the docs, they probably only have 2-3 movies per year that are legit award contenders as it is. {nm} slipping jimmy Mar 23, 09:24

they want people to watch movies on their platform. its about behavior not revenue {nm} Moviesnob Mar 23, 10:11

i get why they think they have to do it this way but it seems like such a weird hill to die on. putting their best features in theaters can slipping jimmy Mar 23, 11:32

I think the biggest fkaw is thinking distribution is a one size fits all model {nm} Moviesnob Mar 23, 15:20