Comments by "MacAdvisor" (@MacAdvisor) on "Today I Found Out" channel.

  1. Forgive me and I don't want to be rude, but this description of why successful films lose money is utter and complete hogwash. Yes, it might have been the answer in the 1960s, but not much later than that. Actors have agents and unions. They negotiate terms. What agent would allow their client to sign a "net profit" deal knowing full well such profits will never materialize? Maybe Stallone gets hoodwinked into the first Rambo or Rocky movie with a net-profit contract, but there were five (5!) Rambo movies and EIGHT (8!) Rocky movies. Are you seriously suggestion Stallone kept signing these ridiculous contracts not knowing he was going to get cheated? Yes, the studio may own the rights to Rambo and Rocky, but they ain't making one of those movies without Stallone. If they tried, Stallone could hit the talk show circuit and bury the picture in horrible publicity. Moreover, IF Fox really did sign a deal lowballing the price of House with their own company Hulu, they be violating the law. Contracts must be performed in good faith. Fox would have to negotiate the price for the rights in good faith. Their failure to do so is why the arbitrator ruled against them. That requirement to perform in good faith is why any studio that practice such self-dealing would quickly get sued out of existence. A few punitive damage awards on top of hundred million dollar damage awards would stop this nonsense quickly enough. Do you really think people like Stallone and stars of his proven box office even NEED studios for projects? Stallone doesn't need to make Rocky 9, he can make Mocky 1 about a down and out boxer, who gets a life-changing fight and succeeds against all odds. Most of these big stars don't get paid by studios anyway, they own companies that make deals with studios and the companies get paid. Mr. Whistler, you really need to go deeper into this and find out what the real answer is. Your current one is a nice fairy tale, but little more. I call FAKE!
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