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Because people who haven’t seen it live want to see it, and people who have seen it want to see it again without paying $$$.

Posted by: RogerMore on Jul 04, 08:32 in response to islndr's post How does the Broadway filmed version of a stage play...

Plus, Disney saw an opportunity with Covid quarantines. People who wouldn't pay to see a filmed version of a stage show in the cinema would watch the most talked about musical of the last decade on their TV.

no idea if it's driving new subscriptions but a *lot* of people are streaming Hamilton on that Plus today {nm} pickle rick! Jul 03, 18:32

I upped my Hulu subscription to the package for this. {nm} dsbman Jul 03, 18:36

WB should see if they can stream Harry Potter & the Cursed Child someday {nm} tealfan Jul 04, 00:28

ideally before JKR alienates the entire fanbase {nm} pickle rick! Jul 04, 01:12

Between her stances on Twitter, Fantastic Beasts 2, and what I know about Cursed Child, is there anyone she hasn't ticked off yet? {nm} HurricaneKid Jul 04, 07:09

How does the Broadway filmed version of a stage play dropped in the middle of summer on a streaming service blow up to be a hit and a smash? islndr Jul 04, 05:42

depending how things break the rest of the year, arguably the front runner for Best Picture at the moment {nm} pickle rick! Jul 04, 07:27

That would be unfortunate. Hamilton is too good to be tarnished by a Best Picture award. {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Jul 04, 07:55

It’s no Green Book {nm} RogerMore Jul 04, 08:32

*seething rage* {nm} CSBD Jul 04, 08:49

No rage. We just laugh and jeer at the Oscars (think of Flounder's photo during pledge week) (link inside) SenJohnBlutarsky Jul 04, 11:10

Because people who haven’t seen it live want to see it, and people who have seen it want to see it again without paying $$$. RogerMore Jul 04, 08:32

he's riffing on the opening line of the show. {nm} CSBD Jul 04, 09:07

he's riffing on the opening line of the show. {nm} CSBD Jul 04, 09:07

Ahhh... {nm} RogerMore Jul 04, 12:03

Don’t get me wrong, I love a good RogerMore deep analysis. But most times I just deserve an “ah”. {nm} islndr Jul 04, 12:55

I see what you're doing here. :) {nm} CSBD Jul 04, 08:50

Bravo, you got me snapping my fingers {nm} rexlax Jul 04, 09:06





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