The fall of Quibi: how did a starry $1.75B Netflix rival crash so fast?

Re:The fall of Quibi: how did a starry $1.75B Netflix rival ... by reedwolf on Monday June 29, 2020 @07:32PM (#23684718)

>Do a sequel to (or remake of) a well known movie, hire a star, use the standard playbook (never skip the „all is lost“ moment for dramatic effect) and add a love scene

That's been going on since the first wagons rolled into Hollywood.

I'm pretty sure even Shakespeare was doing a 16th Century, theatrical equivalent.

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Re:The fall of Quibi: how did a starry $1.75B Netflix rival ... by groby_b on Monday June 29, 2020 @09:48PM (#23685658)

Pretty much. There's somewhere between 7-12 story archetypes. We've settled on ~36 different dramatic situations. "All is lost" is quite literally the entire second act in the classic three-act story.

That's your toolkit. Build from there. And that' been true since we're telling stories, more or less.

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