You should see how much a single 24 minute episode of the Big Bang theory costs to make. It's many millions.
well netflix started with a completely different business model and years later slowly started trying something new where a market didn't exist. It was much easier for them to grow slowly. Much harder for a company to jump in to this space now.
What type of shows you can make depend entirely on who owns the rights to it. They can't even make a goonies sequel. And friends will not be doing a reunion series. Even if they did it would be NBC who owns the rights.
I LOVED amazing stories growing up and am very much looking forward to it. Jordan Peele has what? One movie? A sequel coming. It's too early to call him a success. He could end up being a one hit wonder. The twilight zone name alone isn't enough to carry the show if it's no good.
And hulu made a show set in shawshank before it launched. And next season of that show will focus on the nurse in misery long before the movie. It's called castle rock.
Even netflix is losing a ton of content because other companies own the rights to the content. Disney is pulling it's stuff back for it's own service. Others are doing the same. Soon all they will have is their original content and they know it. That's why they're pushing it so fast.
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Jennifer Anniston and each member of the cast of friends made 1 million EACH per episode. And that was back in the 90's.
So 1.25 million per episode for the morning show for each of them is peanuts. You should see how much a single 24 minute episode of the Big Bang theory costs to make. It's many millions.
The Apple Computer some wax nostalgic for disappeared in 2001 with the introduction of the iPod. Nearly 20 years ago.Anyone else weirded out by this? It’s like Apple is compensating for something and name dropping. Something is off. I wanna be a fan and on board but it feels forced and without soul. Apple appears to be more and more interested in taking over every aspect of our lives and losing its aim and core values in the process.
Tim if you’re reading this please bring this company back to the basics of why we fell in love with Apple in the first place and show us that you truly care about your customers.
I see no mention of the sci-fi show headed by Ronald D. Moore:
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/08/14/apple-sci-fi-series-ronald-moore-casting/
Also, I am amused by the people rating shows they've never seen, that haven't even been created yet, based off of a few sentences worth of descriptions which are themselves based on scant information.
It's there, it's now called For All Mankind.
I understand why Apple wants to avoid gratuitous sex and violence, but a series shouldn't be watered down for the sake of expanding audience base and to maintain "wholesome" image.I do think the focus on PG friendly content is a huge mistake. Life ain’t no Disney movie and it’s funny how they worry about how it will affect their brand and then team up with Goldman Sachs to produce a credit card.
I’m a middle-aged Caucasian male, and speaking for myself and my friends—if not my demographic—our egos are not nearly so fragile, nor are we so easily offended, as you must think. The few sitcoms I’ve seen in no way offend me, despite what you think their producers intend.Tv is bad, well sitcoms, because the producers do not want to offend anyone, except middle aged male caucasians. Also people will still have tv on while they facebook, so the ratings still keep these lame shows running season after season.
Post of the month.The Apple Computer some wax nostalgic for disappeared in 2001 with the introduction of the iPod. Nearly 20 years ago.
Up through 2007 when iPhone was introduced, Apple only averaged about 4 million Macs per year. Jobs officially dropped Computer from their name and they were just Apple Inc. Six months later iPhone was introduced.
By 2011, fours years later, Apple was selling more than 4 times as many Macs, and over the last 8 years that has stayed relatively constant, averaging about 18 million/year. In 2011 Apple sold 70 million iPhones, and over the last 4 years has averaged more than 3 times that number, around 220 million/year.
In 2010 Apple introduced iPad, and from 2012-2015 averaged about 65 million/year, dropping to about 45 million/year over the past 3 years.
The pre-iPod Apple that was selling 3 million Macs in 2001—to a very niche market—is not coming back. Ever. Never ever. Apple may not ever again sell a computer you want to buy, but they’re selling five times as many as they did before they became more than just a computer company. And hundreds of millions of other computing devices as well.
You can’t freeze time, nor go back in time. Apple is adding video content, and some of it will be great. Some probably not. They’re also adding magazines, news and games as subscription services to those they already have, like Music, iCloud, AppleCare and the iPhone upgrade program. They have Apple Pay, Apple Cash and they’re adding Apple Card.
You may never want to use any of those services. That’s up to you. But the Apple that only sold a few million Macs per year is dead, dead, dead.
Things change. Many will adapt. Such is the nature of life.
Macintosh is a $25 billion dollar a year business—almost a Fortune 100 sized company all by itself. Apple sells about 18 million Macs per year. There’s absolutely no reason why they would—or should—abandon that market and their satisfied customers.I don’t necessarily think it is a bad thing that Apple is expanding into new markets. The technology industry has vastly changed from when Apple was first created and they’re just trying to stay current with the times.
With that being said, I wish they would pick a side. They seem to be split between trying to be the Apple of the past and the Apple of the future. I am referring to the Mac when I say this. I feel like Apple has demonstrated that the Mac is not their highest priority anymore, so they should simply step out of the personal computer arena.
If their new priorities are the iPhone, Apple Watch, and their subscription services, fine. Just quit selling Mac computers. I’d rather they stop making them than half-ass it.
Exactly, if Apple truly cares about storytelling they wouldn’t put such limits on the work that can be produced. I’m not a fan of sex and violence just for the sake of it but sometimes it is essential for storytellling.I understand why Apple wants to avoid gratuitous sex and violence, but a series shouldn't be watered down for the sake of expanding audience base and to maintain "wholesome" image.
A case in point. Pachinko is adapted from a novel with war violence and many sex scenes. These elements are essential to the story and I would be very disappointed if these elements are watered down or omitted entirely.
[doublepost=1553776773][/doublepost]Apple is spending MILLIONS on television content yet they are failing in their core competencies of providing quality hardware and peripherals, trickling our updates and suckering the consumers to buy products that are already obsolete. (Only one iPad has face recognition and that product is suffering from BENDGATE, all of the other iPad updates are compatible with an obsolete Apple Pencil 1 and still rely on Touch ID. MacBook Airs have a LIGHTGATE issue. MacBook Pros have faulty keyboards.) But hey...all hail APPLE TV+ and programming by Oprah Winfrey (The woman who introduced the world to Dr.Phil) I’ll watch ALL of this programming with my fire stick. Amazon’s android device kicked Apple TV’s ass. Give it up.
Apple has more than two dozen original television shows and movies in the works that will debut on Apple TV+ later this year, and in this guide, we've rounded up everything that Apple is working on, including content that we know about and partnerships that Apple has established.
Details about TV shows and movies become clearer as these shows are cast and as episodes are filmed, so for some of these titles, we don't have a lot of information at this time. This guide is updated on a regular basis with all new original content details.
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Amazing Stories
"Amazing Stories" is a science fiction and horror anthology series that was created by Steven Spielberg, which ran from 1985 to 1987. Apple has teamed up with Spielberg to revive the show.
Apple has ordered 10 new episodes of "Amazing Stories" and is spending more than $5 million per episode.
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Notable names: Steven Spielberg is set to executive produce.
The Morning Show
"The Morning Show," as the name suggests, is a morning talk show drama that will take a look inside the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning.
Apple has signed a deal for two seasons of the show, with the two key stars, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, set to earn $1.25 million per episode.
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Notable names: Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw will star in the show.
For All Mankind (Filming Finished)
"For All Mankind" is a space drama that explores what might have happened in the world if the global space race had never ended.
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Notable names: Joel Kinnaman (Altered Carbon), Michael Dorman (Patriot), and Sarah Jones (The Path) will star in the show. Ronald D. Moore created and wrote the series.
Truth Be Told (Filming Finished)
"Truth Be Told," previously known as "Are You Sleeping," is a drama that is based on a novel by Kathleen Barber. It focuses on the story of a podcast that reopens a murder case, similar to popular podcast "Serial."
The show will explore how the reopening of the murder case impacts the victim's daughter and impacts her life. Sarah Koenig, known for her work on "Serial," consulted on the series. Apple has ordered 10 episodes.
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Notable names: Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us), Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds), Mekhi Phifer (ER), Michael Beach (Sons of Anarchy), Tracie Thoms (UnREAL), Haneefah Wood (Nurse Jackie), Moon Bloodgood (Code Black), Billy Miller (Suits), Brett Cullen (Narcos), and Hunter Doohan (Westworld) will have roles in the show.
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Article Link: All of Apple's Original TV Shows and Movies
Tim if you’re reading this please bring this company back to the basics of why we fell in love with Apple in the first place and show us that you truly care about your customers.
The Apple Computer some wax nostalgic for disappeared in 2001 with the introduction of the iPod. Nearly 20 years ago.
Up through 2007 when iPhone was introduced, Apple only averaged about 4 million Macs per year. Jobs officially dropped Computer from their name and they were just Apple Inc. Six months later iPhone was introduced.
By 2011, fours years later, Apple was selling more than 4 times as many Macs, and over the last 8 years that has stayed relatively constant, averaging about 18 million/year. In 2011 Apple sold 70 million iPhones, and over the last 4 years has averaged more than 3 times that number, around 220 million/year.
In 2010 Apple introduced iPad, and from 2012-2015 averaged about 65 million/year, dropping to about 45 million/year over the past 3 years.
The pre-iPod Apple that was selling 3 million Macs in 2001—to a very niche market—is not coming back. Ever. Never ever. Apple may never again sell a computer you want to buy, but they’re selling five times as many as they did before they became more than just a computer company. And hundreds of millions of other computing devices as well.
You can’t freeze time, nor go back in time. Apple is adding video content, and some of it will be great. Some likely not. They’re also adding magazines/ news and games as subscription services to those they already have, like Music, iCloud, AppleCare and the iPhone upgrade program. They have Apple Pay, Apple Cash and they’re adding Apple Card.
You may never want to use any of those services. That’s up to you. But the Apple that only sold a few million Macs per year is dead, dead, dead.
Things change. Many will adapt. Such is the nature of life.
Sure, Apple’s got about 1.5 billion devices out there, but there’s nothing exclusive to Apple hardware about Apple Music or Apple TV+.Apple is expanding into services sector and that's good for them.
But they need to take care of their hardware now even more because their services are tied to their hardware.
You cannot use Apple TV+ or Music without Apple hardware.
All of this new things they have added to their business relies on how we'll they do in their hardware products.
No one will be buying iPhone or iPad just to watch series from Apple TV+.
The way I see it, knowing that they have millions of devices out there, they are milking those customers by providing these different services. This is a very good strategy to have more profit. Consumers already purchased your product and the next best thing to profit from them is provide exclusive services.