Stargate.
And shows like Arrested Development, Firefly, and Jericho. Maybe not those shows in particular given the amount of time that's passed, but, the next time it happens.
I think Kings would be an excellent candidate for this approach, apart from the $x million per episode production costs... I watched all the episodes on Hulu, why not finish the show on Hulu?
Apart from the entire reason why Hulu wouldn't get into this business, why not? If you approach it that way, it's more of a fantasy than a reality.
I'm not seeing a compelling reason why Hulu/Netflix would be able to produce million dollar+ episodes and make money off of them.
I'm not arguing for Kings mind you, but I will say that it seems all publishers want to become content owners. And if the current content owners don't want to run the site, I find it difficult to imagine they're going to stay with it forever.
The roles of creators and broadcasters are blurring. Not because of a squeezing from CEOs either to turn more a profit, but the necessity of the Internet.
If I owned Crackle, Rev3, YT, Netflix, or Hulu? You can bet I'd be looking to pick up properties with a built-in following.
Re:Hulu puts itself up for sale
by chopsueyar on Thursday June 23, 2011 @08:43AM
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Arrested Development and Jericho agreed!
Never got into Firefly.
With all the cable companies now interested in scripted television, the ability for good shows to make it to a home that will support it through growth is much higher.
Besides the inventory issue, I see huge issues with Hulu and Netflix getting into the production business. Their core business is distribution, not programming and production.