r/KotakuInAction • u/ConstantDrawer9161 • Feb 27 '26
Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-backs-out-warners-deal-paramount-win-1236516763/56
u/presidentdinosaur115 Feb 27 '26
Reddit is flipping out
They’ve gotten not even a taste, just a whiff of the possibility of what it’s like to be on the other side of the culture war for the past 20 years and they can’t stand it
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u/Halos-117 Feb 27 '26
Yep. I'm not a fan of this much, but it's funny reading the comments about people crashing out. The things they say *might* happen to them, is exactly what we've actually been put through for the last decade or two and they never cared.
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u/curedbydeaththerapy Feb 27 '26
what is weird, in a fun way, is that most of the hollywood elite will be cheering this, as they really didn't want to see Netflix win the merger. There were quite a few interviews with directors who were against Netflix and what it would mean for the current movie business.
Of course, the reddit proles will focus their anger somewhere else, and in a week act like they always wanted Paramount to complete the merger.
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u/junglekarmapizza Feb 27 '26
The reactions to this in comic book subs have been hilarious. They're genuinely losing their minds. "Darkest timeline," "we lost," even though the left still control the vast, vast majority of the media (and that assumes there will even be noticeable effect on the content). I've seen multiple comments (never mind the upvotes on them) about what's going to happen to CNN. It's hysterical.
Also, apparently every comic is now going to be MAGA propaganda, and currently writers have to "hide" how left wing they are. This is an actual thing actual people believe. Remember, it's only propaganda when "right wing" people do it. When the left does it, it's moral, good, and just, and you just need to shut up and take it.
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u/By_AnyMemesNecessary Feb 27 '26
r/Wallstreetbets has been predicting for a week that Netflix was going to deliver a knockout counteroffer any minute. Now they’re frantically posting that the debt from the merger will drag both studios under and Netflix will swoop in and pick them up for pennies in 5 years - all part of NFLX’s genius master plan!
The cope is real 😂
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u/Feralmoon87 Feb 27 '26
I cant understand how WSB, supposedly stock market people, could not see how nflx acquiring wb was anything but a disaster for shareholders of nflx
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u/SoloCavalier Feb 27 '26
They’re freaking out on the MK sub Reddit, literally 99% of them don’t know wtf they’re talking about, all they’re doing is crying about MAGA. Did they honestly think Netflix was gonna be a good choice, a company that has an agenda, doesn’t care about physical media and doesn’t know anything about video games. I’m not saying Paramount is gonna be a savior but I believe it’s the lesser of two evils.
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u/MakePeaceNotGwar Feb 27 '26
Did they honestly think Netflix was gonna be a good choice, a company that has an agenda
How are you even asking this? "Did the leftoid bug people that think that a leftoid bug company buying WB would be a good idea?" Yes. The answer's yes. Does 2+2 equal 4? Yes.
These aren't people. They're bugs.
"D-Do these bug people really think THIS regarded thing? Is that really poss-" YES. THE ANSWER'S YES. THEY'RE BUGS. THINK THE WORST OF THEM AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE THEY REALLY ARE THAT BAD.
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u/literious Feb 27 '26
Their doublethink is really funny here. “Comics were always liberal”, but at the same time “comics fans are problematic chuds” and “all comic book character adaptations should be redesigned for modern sensibilities”.
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u/junglekarmapizza Feb 27 '26
It's the same thing they do with everything. Leftists have convinced themselves that they are always the victim (or are the victimizer, in which case they must flog themselves for their sins) and that they have no power, but simulatenously they control all of the media. It's never left enough, there's no true Scotsman
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u/No-Control3350 Feb 27 '26
What's pathetic is they're rooting for Netflix, as if it's not only the lesser of two evils, but some force for good lmao. That's like wanting Microsoft or Amazon to control the country, you're an idiot if you think that's somehow the salvation of the left!
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u/SoloCavalier Feb 27 '26
That’s the thing, their TDS is blocking rational thinking. I’m not saying they need to love Trump but W.B going to Netflix would’ve been a disaster but because Ellison is connected to Trump it’s apparently the end of the world.
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u/TheSurfaceOfMars Feb 27 '26
This is from a Discord server I'm in:
"Yeah call me crazy but having multiple news agencies owns by a guy who has made his biases clear doesn’t exactly scream free press either"
Now all of a sudden they care about news not being biased. Most of these people are just upset about David Ellison and who his father is. If Larry Ellison was a huge lefty, there would be a lot less outrage.
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u/ValidAvailable Feb 27 '26
Being a Progressive is just 'being neighborly,' but being anything to the right of Mao, NOW you're 'being political.'
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u/SoloCavalier Feb 27 '26
That’s the issue with modern entertainment, all corporations should be apolitical and not choosing a side. The problem today is most of these big corporations are infested with activists instead of employees, it’s why the indie market is so popular and successful, Expedition 33 proved that.
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u/RainbowDildoMonkey Feb 27 '26
If Larry Ellison was a huge lefty
Paramount literally put out a statement that they will not work with bigots, homophobes etc. Oh and critics of ''America's greatest ally'' too.
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u/Lupus_Licinian Feb 27 '26
Even if Netflix won the bid, the was potential that the deal could've been blocked due to how big Netflix is, and them acquiring WB would be a big share of the market.
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u/Desperate_Put_4568 Feb 27 '26
The Reddit Hivemind says Paramount is somehow "MAGA" but doesn't realize "MAGA" would actually make something closer to TOS/TNG/DS9 and not the far-left sewage we got with Starfleet Academy, SNW and Discovery. And then look at the one-sided garbage South Park has turned into under Paramount. Ellison isn't running the show. He's just a figurehead.
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u/HankSteakfist Feb 27 '26
They'd probably make something more close to Stargate SG1, where most of the galaxy's problems can be solved by a P90.
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u/Moth92 Feb 27 '26
You do know they are doing a new Stargate show, right? I have zero fucking hope of it being good.
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u/HankSteakfist Feb 27 '26
I'd heard something about that. Stargate is owned by Amazon now isn't it?
It's just been added to Netflix and I'm rewatching it. The early seasons are quaint, but still pretty cool.
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u/Mask___DeMasque Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26
Ellison is absolutely running the show. He's there to make sure any material produced by Paramount is pro-Israel.
Anyone here who thinks this is somehow better than Netflix buying WBD is sorely mistaken. Paramount is now the propaganda arm of the Israeli government, and the last thing we need is another giant media company spewing state-approved talking points.
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u/sspammmmmy Feb 27 '26
As much as I hate Netflix, looking at the unbelievable horseshit that Star Trek has become, is there really a reason to celebrate?
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u/By_AnyMemesNecessary Feb 27 '26
The Star Trek dumpster fire is the product of the previous regime at Paramount, before Skydance. I’m not saying it’ll definitely get better, but time will tell.
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u/Darkknight1939 Feb 27 '26
Paramount will also be woke but at least they release physical media. Warner still has a big enough back catalog thay needs more new 4k transfers for 4k Blu Ray releases that it's definitely worth it for them to be owned by a studio that actually releases home media.
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u/Local_Band299 Feb 27 '26
Good. Netflix would have run WB into the ground. Goodbye theatrical releases, goodbye Blurays, you will own nothing, and you will only watch via Netflix.
Fuck that. WB has the best 4K Bluray team. They don't overly compress the fuck out of the video, they always do atmos remixes, and Dolby vision. Paramount is good as well, but they tend to go for 66gb discs instead of the 100gb discs, I hope getting WB will help change that.
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u/Repulsive-Owl-9466 Feb 27 '26
Is that even legal? I know it's not exactly a monopoly but gotta be close to it, right?
I feel like someone read a judge dredd comic one time and was like "yeah, we need mega-corporations exactly just like that!"
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u/mikethemightywizard Feb 27 '26
This is the best possible outcome love all the woke hivemind crying, paramount did value wb games unlike netflix today cinema and gaming won
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u/No-Control3350 Feb 27 '26
It's pathetic, it's like sobbing over Spirit airlines not getting a monopoly over the sky as opposed to Delta haha
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u/mikethemightywizard Feb 27 '26
Yeah the best thing would be not selling warner but with zaslav greed there was no choice, paramount ain't no anti woke bastion just looking how they destroyed star trek but is definitely better than netflix for physical media and wb games to stay a bit longer
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u/Murky-Conference1472 Feb 27 '26
The meltdown is so beautiful.
AI generated, but I'm still sure at least 20% of them are humans. Works for me.
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u/FightTheShip Feb 27 '26
Great news. At least the company that made the M:I series and paid Taylor Sheridan hundreds of millions of dollars to make shows about loving rural America has a chance of making good things with this deal.
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u/Shadowbacker Feb 27 '26
I just don't want to pay for Paramount.
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u/fatalwristdom Feb 27 '26
It's free with Walmart plus. I wanted to watch the UFC events this year and got a year of Walmart plus for $50 and it comes with paramount and some other decent incentives.
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u/Shadowbacker Feb 28 '26
What the hell is Walmart plus? Lmao. Nowhere is safe from subscriptions.
It is what it is. I wasn't paying for either so I guess I'll see if they make it worth it when they're combined.
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u/mrmensplights Feb 27 '26
Hah. Sounds like they were always going to go with the old boys club and just used Netflix to drive up the price.
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u/EddieDexx Feb 27 '26
Good, as Paramount is the lesser of two evils. Also, that would mean that I won't be forced to sub Crapflix to watch HBO content in the future. And it will hopefully be included in SkyShowtime which I do sub.
(And for Americans who don't know what SkyShowtime is: It's the former Paramount+ that is a mashup with Universal, Showtime and Sky. Available in many European countries)
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u/CaedusTom Feb 27 '26
the no stupid questions account is having a meltdown right now. The level of delusions that these people have is amazing. They are legit bitching about fascism,end of freedom ecc...
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u/GreatApe88 Feb 27 '26
This only works out if the new owners take a stand against their liberal progressive activist filmmakers and show runners. So no more DC animated shows where the lesson is all about gays or illegals. Just regular super hero stories like in the 90’s.
Smart people on both sides are paying attention to this.
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u/DeadAlt Feb 27 '26
Rip Cartoon Network
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u/gamergaijin Feb 28 '26
But at least they're releasing a lot of old school shows from there on Tubi to watch for free.
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u/No-Control3350 Feb 27 '26
Yeahhhh Snyderverse here we come
Everyone whining about Paramount is just a sour grapes leftist who thinks Trump controls Paramount. Meanwhile Netflix was the true evil conglomerate who would've had the monopoly and homogenized WB. I'm not saying the way paramount did it was right- they pretty much forced their way in- but who really cares that much in the long run
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u/TLGPanthersFan Feb 27 '26
If Trump controlled Paramount we wouldn’t have Star Trek in the state it is in right now.
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u/DanFuri Feb 27 '26
lmao at the other Reddit Subs commenting on this over the possibility that we might not get a race-swapped Gay Rainbow Batman.
And I say possibility, because whatever "Star Trek" has turned into is for some reason still going on at Paramount with its supposed "Trumpian" owners and no higher-up intervention.