The TV business is facing its biggest explosion of new productions in the medium's history, sparking a billion-dollar arms race between established TV networks and a deep-pocketed insurgency of online streaming giants.
That boom is reshaping the industry from Atlanta to Hollywood, where even washed-up actors are suddenly in high demand and open studio space is the holy grail, said Henrik Bastin, executive producer of "Bosch," a gritty cop drama on Amazon.
Craftspeople, who once went months without a gig, are now fought over and recruited for shows that have become so ambitious, expensive and intricate they're "like making a movie each week," Bastin said.
Is the glut of new productions a flash in the pan, or a sign of things to come?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by bob_super on Thursday November 10 2016, @08:30PM
That's odd because most people seem to have less and less time.
Once upon a time you could discuss a show with people because most would have seen or at least heard of it. In the last few years, between the cord cutters and the glut of shows, it's becoming harder to find common topics, rather than additions to my "should watch 2 seasons of XYZ" list.
But I'm all for more diversity and quality, which we seem to be getting out of this.
(Score: 2) by quintessence on Thursday November 10 2016, @09:08PM
I'm currently watching a musical about a hunchback that haunts a Wal-mart. It's pretty obscure, you've probably never heard of it.