#see Ted!?
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chirpsythismorning · 1 year ago
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Ted Sarandos tries so hard to be like-able and relatable more than any other studio executive I've ever seen.
Like, look at this dude?
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Don't you just want to punch him in the face?
And it gets worse...
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He might look friendly and charismatic amongst these familiar faces, but at the end of the day, Ted is just another studio executive who is willing to cut costs wherever he can, in what he sees as loose ends capable of saving Netflix millions, but actually does in fact result in devastating repercussions for real people.
And yet still, I question his plan for all of this, as Ted is behind the company that has changed the way entertainment is consumed in the first place, with their company flourishing as a direct result of the 07-08 writer's strike. At first it was slow, but then it was full speed ahead, with Netflix starting a trend of streaming that upended the entire entertainment industry, essentially forcing everyone to follow suit. This has then brought us to a point where the conditions and compensation for workers do not at all match what is expected of them, because it is all based on an expired business model that no longer applies.
And yet, Ted has chosen the route as a CEO to create this friendly mask of familiarity amongst his talent and in the business as a whole, in a way that makes you want to trust him.
When new productions are coming out, he's in attendance making small talk and gushing in interviews about how important it is to tell all these stories, making it clear he's trying to convey that morality and this idea of doing the right thing, is important to him presumably.
But how can he call himself 'a union man', from 'a union family' and push this moral agenda, if he's going to continue to play one of the biggest roles in this strike, with the ability to solve it swiftly by just meeting the guilds demands, all the while tearing down that moral image entirely in the process by refusing to do so?
Because the thing is, this image of morality is him using human emotions that he knows make people fall in love with movies and TV in the first place. He knows that a lot of the support comes from people who give a fuck about human lives and people being treated fairly, especially now in 2023.
So, why in the hell would he expect the people he is presenting this morality to, as a cornerstone of their mission (manipulation tactic to distract from the true goal: exponential growth of profits...), to just sit by and be okay with the writers and actors and anyone and everyone on these movies/shows sets, to feel like they are being taken advantage of and abused because of his working conditions???
In the scenario Ted wins and the writers lose, Ted STILL loses, because this facade is now overshadowed by resentful workforce and an audience that is going to have a hard time getting behind trusting this company long term, eventually leading to their downfall.
You think people want to watch a show where we know the working conditions were awful, with them being on the cusp of changing that, only to be fucked over and have to go right back to those conditions?
The strike is a double edged sword at this point, but there's no denying these executives (esp charismatic Ted) would be much better off taking the -0.3 annual costs and calling it a day.
I guess it doesn't really matter though, because to Ted and all these other executives, the bottom line for investors will always be short term growth. They care about right now, not the future. If they can keep up the act that everything is going swell and convince their investors (and competitors) that profits went up this quarter and are projected to continue going up in the next one, they're doing their job. Even if that means burning to a crisp later on, so be it. It'll most likely be someone else's problem by then anyways...
Regardless, I look forward to seeing Ted succumbing to his inevitable fate of meeting the guilds demands, all while he himself has spent years building up and fostering this friendly image, encouraging this idea that morality is important to the end goal. Who would have thought Ted?? That your facade would contribute to backfiring in a strike for workers rights, supported heavily by the very public your company has spent the last decade providing content to, that supports that very same message?
#byler#netflix#stranger things#ted sarandos#jo rambles#oh and bob iger!... have you ever heard of a bugs life? or newsies??#congrats. you played yourself#btw i could not find that picture of noah with ted and nina dobrev on his instagram...#though he posted it in april of this year...#i guess he deleted it...#see Ted!?#your talent is turning on you#talent photo ops REVOKED from ted until further notice#in all seriousness#what really grosses me out is the very high likelihood this strike doesn't affect netflix at all the way it does major broadcasters#broadcasters are holding on for dear life all while Netflix and the other giants like Disney and Warner Bros. are totally fine for now#streamers benefit from a 6 month strike in contrast to broadcasters that are running on borrowed time#streaming is what literally led to the publics support for broadcast television to go down hill#you know... the system that allowed people to get residuals#so yeah i think they're ok with holding out until October#and leading up closer to that is when we're actually going to see the studios start making realistic negotiations#live tv has a very high likelihood of being dead after this is all said and done...#2007 all over again#but for real this time.#and then watch!#netflix is gonna try to revert back to a live tv system with ads#going back to a system they tore down#but have no intention of playing by that systems rules to ensure their workforce is protected in ways they've fought for decades before#fucking despicable#everyone has to suffer because these guys benefit from holding out a 6 month strike if it means coming out on top once and for all
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shouts-into-the-void · 6 months ago
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I feel like the aftg fandom has just swung hard from one mischaracterization of Neil to another.
Yes, Neil is not an innocent little soft-boy like a lot of fans made him out to be pre-TSC, but he isn't some cold, calculated badass either.
He took out a hit on Grayson over Thai food. He doodles fox paws in his notebooks and hates vegetables. He insults FBI agents' parking jobs and he spent a bus ride staring over the back of his seat making heart eyes at his boyfriend. He manipulated the agents while eating takeout in the interrogation room. He canonically internally panics and overthinks the entire time he's attempting to manipulate anyone. He uses people's family trauma to manipulate them. He misses his mom.
Neil Abram Josten is a multifaceted character
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devils-your-minion · 4 months ago
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Luke Brandon Field did NOT put his all into playing young Daniel as the most horny, desperate, pathetic, limp wristed, whimpering bisexual loser who looked up at that vampire with the wettest most submissive eyes and melted into him as he accepted the loving embrace of death just for people to say that Daniel Molloy is some kind of dom top.
Don’t worry Mr. Brandon Field, I saw your masochistic vision.
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reliabledragon · 2 years ago
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To me, the best embodiment of modern capitalism is in the phrase "please hold, we are experiencing higher than usual call volume". I know it's a lie. You know it's a lie. But you still hear that line every time you call, regardless of the day or time, because it shifts the blame. It tries to prompt you to blame the other callers instead of asking, "Hey, why are they deliberately understaffing their call centers and making it so difficult to get help?" It takes a failing caused by a deliberate, profit-focused management choice, and turns it into a problem with the people using the system, rather than one with the system itself. And that pattern, to me, is the epitome of the modern corporate system.
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nancywheeeler · 2 years ago
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hopeless time loop. the way out isn’t to save everyone. the way out isn’t to save even one person. the way out isn’t to change anything. the way out is accepting how it happened the first time is how it always will be. that’s how you acted, that’s how they acted, that’s how you would have acted every time if you weren’t given the curse of hindsight. the way out is accepting you can’t fix the past; you can only forgive yourself for it.
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indimiart · 8 months ago
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we would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright
(-E Hemingway)
(full uncensored on patreon!)
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polartaint · 9 months ago
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Sketch dump
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callixton · 10 months ago
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taskmaster comment section abt alex & greg’s relationship….. girl
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kaiju-krew · 8 months ago
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stargazing⭐
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waywardted · 1 year ago
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And, most importantly, to Richmond.
TED LASSO (2020 - 2023)
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jimjamjomjum · 1 year ago
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Tick Tock, Teddy.
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waddingham · 8 months ago
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rebecca welton + at home
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thesunwillart · 1 year ago
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the!! blue!! beetle!!! JAIME!!
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tomwambsgays · 1 year ago
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i'm gonna miss my best friends, roy kent and jamie tartt
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cowardlykrow · 7 months ago
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yeah, and who do ya think knocked em out
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etoilegarden · 2 years ago
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Okay but Jamie tartt’s step dad is literally hilarious for taking Roy and Keeley to Jamie’s old room when he KNOWS there’s posters of both of them up there
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