• TheImpressiveX@piefed.socialOPM
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    A reminder that Netflix’s bid would only honor WB’s existing theatrical contracts, there’s no guarantee that they would still continue to put movies in theaters after the contracts expire, and they would have no incentive to do so.

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      As a Babylon 5 fan, me too. Paramount would kill the franchise. Under Netflix, there’s a chance we’d at least get to stream it and the possibility of new material.

      • neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        I’d love to see the online chatter about a potential WB acquisition by Netflix be peppered with speculation about the future of the Babylon 5 franchise.