2022 Debacles Part 1: Movie Bombs, Executive Misfires, and Secret Disasters

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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This entire year was arguably a debacle for most in Hollywood, the content bubble has seemingly burst, the streaming model may be broken, and companies are frantically trying to create a business model that works for everyone. To discuss those who have struggled most in 2022, Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw for Part 1 of a two-part conversation covering the biggest debacles in Hollywood, including the movie bomb of the year, the most maligned executive decisions, and the most underdiscussed disasters. Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Lucas Shaw Producer: Craig Horlbeck Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.1	equipment in LA so if I sound a little muffled that's the reason last week we did the
1:19.0	flexes of the year success stories in Hollywood this week it's the debacles and arguably this
1:24.8	entire year was a debacle for most in Hollywood a giant come down from the content bubble of the past decade.
1:31.6	The companies that produced mass entertainment are for the most part hurting right now, figuring out how to cut costs, lay people off, respond to a worsening economic climate, and find a business model in streaming that actually makes sense.
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