Congrats to Mr. Chazelle, very talented filmmaker. Whiplash is truly an amazing film, and I'm eager to see what he does with Apple.
I watched the first, oh, half-hour of that, and flipped it off in self-defense. The musical score was CRAP, the characters were completely flimsy. It reminded me of a French guy's idea of Hollywood in the '60s.
I wonder if they will be adding their own Netflix style subscription service because this is the latest in a long line of TV shows that they have commissioned.
Watch Halt and Catch Fire. It's as close as you're going to get, and it's so good.Not much of a fan of the previous efforts. This sounds like it could be an improvement but I wish Apple would make a TV show about itself, maybe it’s early days.
Ah, no taste for the simple things in life.I watched the first, oh, half-hour of that, and flipped it off in self-defense. The musical score was CRAP, the characters were completely flimsy. It reminded me of a French guy's idea of Hollywood in the '60s.
I watched the first, oh, half-hour of that, and flipped it off in self-defense. The musical score was CRAP, the characters were completely flimsy. It reminded me of a French guy's idea of Hollywood in the '60s.
I think the content will be free to Apple Music subscribers, at least for the first few years while they’re building their catalog, as they battle Spotify. Available to non-Apple Music subscribers at maybe $4.99.<snip>
Apple does what it thinks is best and doesn’t act based on precedent or formula. I’d be loathe to make any firm predictions on what Apple is going to do or how they are going to price it. But if we’re dabbling in pure speculation, I’d guess that they might wanna deal a serious death blow to Spotify by creating at least one option that combines music + video in a way that they just can’t compete with. Somewhere around $15.
Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, Apple should just take over Netflix.
But you’ll be back tomorrow.Apple is a joke now. And so is this website.
Apple = wheel reinventors
Neither? This is Apple. This is new, relatively BIG (for Apple) spending on a kind of service. New spending is going to have to have an ROI.
La La Land best describes Tim Cook action as CEO of Apple!![]()
I wonder if they will be adding their own Netflix style subscription service because this is the latest in a long line of TV shows that they have commissioned.
Agree.. Its the best (and one of the only) portrayals of the early days of Silicon Valley.Watch Halt and Catch Fire. It's as close as you're going to get, and it's so good.
What competitive advantage does Apple have in this industry over existing companies (Disney) or new entrants (Netflix, Amazon)?Apple = wheel reinventors
Not going to work. If they go down this path then they need to be 100% a content company. Hardware business model won't work when the product is the software.Their ultimate goal is still to sell hardware, as always. (IMO)
Making money and making dream happens, well then yes that's what he's done.
Apple this week signed a straight-to-series order for a drama series from "La La Land" creator Damien Chazelle, according to reports from Variety and The New York Times.
Little is known about the series at this time, but Chazelle plans to write and direct each episode of the series, as well as executive produce. Apple did not divulge information about the subject of the series, where it will take place, or how many episodes Chazelle will make.
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Chazelle is best known for writing and directing "La La Land," which starred Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. "La La Land" won six Academy Awards, including Best Director, and seven Golden Globe awards. In addition to "La La Land," Chazelle wrote and directed "Whiplash," an award winning film starring Miles Teller.
The original TV series for Apple will be Chazelle's second television-related project, as he also recently inked a deal with Netflix to create "The Eddy," a musical series set in Paris.
Apple has multiple other original TV shows in the works under the leadership of former Sony executives Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, including a revival of 1985 Steven Spielberg sci-fi series "Amazing Stories," an untitled space drama developed by Ronald D. Moore, known for "Battlestar Galactica," an untitled "morning show drama" starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, "Are You Sleeping," a psychological thriller starring Octavia Spencer that focuses on a podcast that reopens a murder case, "Home," a docuseries about amazing houses, and "See," a futuristic drama series.
Article Link: Apple Orders New TV Series From 'La La Land' Creator Damien Chazelle
What competitive advantage does Apple have in this industry over existing companies (Disney) or new entrants (Netflix, Amazon)?
What core competence does Apple have that will allow them to compete in this industry?
This is a terrible strategic decision. My guess is that Eddy Cue won a power struggle and now he is sidetracking Apple.
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Not going to work. If they go down this path then they need to be 100% a content company. Hardware business model won't work when the product is the software.
Right outta the gate AirPods were priced lower, and outperformed, wireless buds from other manufacturers.
Apple does what it thinks is best and doesn’t act based on precedent or formula. I’d be loathe to make any firm predictions on what Apple is going to do or how they are going to price it. But if we’re dabbling in pure speculation, I’d guess that they might wanna deal a serious death blow to Spotify by creating at least one option that combines music + video in a way that they just can’t compete with. Somewhere around $15.