97 said:
FL_Ag1998 said:
97 said:
Is this a case of "go woke go broke"??? So many shows on HBO Max have unnecessary LGBTQ+ scenes and characters whose sexual orientation is inconsequential to the plot of the show. Last of Us is a prime example.
At the risk of turning this into a political thread, how on earth is HBOMax rebranding to Max and changing their color scheme from purple to blue a case of going broke because they went woke? Are you seriously thinking they had to do this because some of their shows featured gay people and now they're going broke?
Relax Francis. I'm saying that they are "rebranding" because the previous brand doesn't work. They're losing viewership, not really going broke. But I'm asking, by them possibly alienating 50% of the population with LGTBQ shows, is it hurting their bottom line?
TBH, I like HBO Max, but I saw absolutely no need to Episode 3 of The Last of Us other than to try to promote a LGBTQ agenda. Seriously, that storyline added absolutely no value to the main story. It made no sense that they would do this, but I know it pissed off a lot of viewers who don't want LGBTQ stuff thrown in their face.
I, however, continued to watch the rest of the show.
The reality is, Discovery recently bought WarnerMedia. WarnerMedia owns HBO. In order to combine the brands under one, all-encompasses app, Discovery thought it best to lose the HBO moniker in order to attract a, shall we say, "less snooty" crowd. The kind of person who regularly watches the reality schlock Discovery typically serves up. In other words, it was a business merger decision that had absolutely nothing to do with "go woke go broke."
Of the major streamers, HBO Max is currently number four in subscribers, above Apple+, Hulu, Paramount+, and Peacock, to name a few. They're doing just fine, and have been considered one of the top streamers for some time now, with quite possible the best library/content of the bunch.
I swear, the anti-woke crowd will never not come across as just as deranged and obsessed as those who insist on pushing "woke"-ness in beer ads. The two deserve each other. It just sucks that the rest of us have to be caught in the middle.
