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In reply to Heineken-Ashi • 2:21p, 3/15/26
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Haven't been to a theater in 6 years. There's literally nothing to miss. The theater "spectacle" is nonsense. What are you going to do, bounce your grandkids on your knee in 30 years and tell them about your amazing lived experience of hearing surround sound and seeing giant battle scenes while other larpers in the crowd cheer? Nobody cares. When SHTF in life, you won't either. But congrats on spending all that money.


Lol, the only thing that's nonsense is your crotchedy ass attitude and moronic exaggeration of why people go to the theater.

In 1993 my father and I went to see Jurassic Park together. Seniors in high school don't typically choose their father to go see the huge summer blockbuster with, but we had both read the book and were excited to see it. Not only was it an awesome movie but it was the last one I was able to see in the theater with my dad before he was diagnosed with leukemia and later died.

In 2019, my 10 year old son and I went to see Endgame together. After literal years of watching the MCU culminate in that movie we shouted along with the rest of the entire theater when Cap caught Mjolnir in the final battle.

There were no larpers in either theater during those experiences, nor were either life-changing. But they were really nice, simple memories that I'll always treasure alongside all of the other memories I have of my father and son, like fishing, camping, learning (and teaching) how to drive, etc.

But you do you, continue to read and post on threads that apparently you're completely uneducated about (since in your own words you haven't been to the theater in years).
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In reply to CharleyKerfeld • 2:26p, 3/15/26
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Par for the course, unfortunately. A bunch of man children who have no idea how else to express themselves other than to ***** and moan on the internet. Well, that, mixed with the usual tinge of desperately needing to virtue signal. It's like if I went to the Outdoors board solely to yell about camping and fishing, while also chastising people for hunting animals or whatever. It's just the dumbest **** imaginable.
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In reply to TCTTS • 3:22p, 3/15/26
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Par for the course, unfortunately. A bunch of man children who have no idea how else to express themselves other than to ***** and moan on the internet. Well, that, mixed with the usual tinge of desperately needing to virtue signal. It's like if I went to the Outdoors board solely to yell about camping and fishing, while also chastising people for hunting animals or whatever. It's just the dumbest **** imaginable.

I enjoy media. I believe it's a waste of a money to see it a theater. And I haven't missed it one bit.

But hey, the guy whose entire life's purpose revolves around people overspending on consuming entertainment doesn't agree with me. OH NO!
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In reply to TCTTS • 4:22p, 3/15/26
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TCTTS said:
Par for the course, unfortunately. A bunch of man children who have no idea how else to express themselves other than to ***** and moan on the internet. Well, that, mixed with the usual tinge of desperately needing to virtue signal. It's like if I went to the Outdoors board solely to yell about camping and fishing, while also chastising people for hunting animals or whatever. It's just the dumbest **** imaginable.

Yeah being forcefed ads after paying for something else is entirely the same as that. Did you stroke out or something?

I can see why you took this lying down. Now you have even started simping for the theater. Oof.

They are creating a precedent and you seem resign to slurp it up when it offers no benefit to you.

How many people are leaving the theater going "you know what, I do need a brand new car."
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In reply to FL_Ag1998 • 4:31p, 3/15/26
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FL_Ag1998 said:
AggieArchitect04 said:
superunknown said:
Feel free to list every time your architecture firm passed up a chance for easy revenue.

I'll do that but you have to go watch 4 YouTube ads first.

Am I doing it right? That's the way it works, isn't it?


You haven't addressed the fact that you can show up later if you want and skip the ads.

Ah yes, let's put it on the paying customer.

Why even have a showtime?

Nevermind when you buy the tickets. Just take a guess on when to arrive cause our business model is garbage and we don't know how to fix it. But be sure to follow our rules about not disrupting fellow moviegoers in the audience.


Brief pause.
You may continue reading this post after the following ads:










Imagine if I we did that in our working lives. Hey the meeting starts 2:00pm but don't show up until 2:30 because they are going to force you to listen to a bunch of random **** that you don't need, doesn't interest, or that you didn't ask for.

You know who else ****ing does this? The PTA! They tell you to be somewhere for a kid's event and then hold a PTA meeting for the first 15 minutes and the only person who cares is the PTA president who is doing the talking.
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In reply to TCTTS • 4:34p, 3/15/26
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I flagged your post as it is hateful, not relevant to the discussion and pokes fun of those really needing mental health help.

I'm sure you had a point to make. Not sure what it was but I bet you're pretty proud of yourself.
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In reply to AggieArchitect04 • 4:41p, 3/15/26
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Dude, you need to chill. It was clearly a joke. You're ranting and raving all over this thread in an objectively unhinged fashion. How else are we supposed to respond? I'm half convinced it's a bit at this point, it's so over-the-top.
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In reply to TCTTS • 4:54p, 3/15/26
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My online persona is a mixed bag and I like keeping people guessing. As a supporter of different mental health organizations I take objection to using it as a form of ridicule.

Yes I am ranting and that was evidenced in the OP. But my rant should be shared by many and instead of discussing ways to save a dying business some have gone to defending the theater which blows my ****ing mind.

Rather than squabble we could discuss what a theater COULD do to right their ship. Re-think how they get people to their business and what revenue streams could close the gap.

People watch TV and movies for entertainment. It's an escape from our daily lives for a couple of hours. The movie theaters have trespassed on that in the worst possible way imaginable but introducing more daily "noise" of advertising to that experience.

Remarkable to me that a business (and people) adjacent to supporting the art of film wouldn't be offended (if not outright pissed) that the theaters have chose to use their auditorium as an ad farm to their most loyal customers.
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In reply to AggieArchitect04 • 4:55p, 3/15/26
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AggieArchitect04 said:
FL_Ag1998 said:
AggieArchitect04 said:
superunknown said:
Feel free to list every time your architecture firm passed up a chance for easy revenue.

I'll do that but you have to go watch 4 YouTube ads first.

Am I doing it right? That's the way it works, isn't it?


You haven't addressed the fact that you can show up later if you want and skip the ads.

Ah yes, let's put it on the paying customer.

Why even have a showtime?

Nevermind when you buy the tickets. Just take a guess on when to arrive cause our business model is garbage and we don't know how to fix it. But be sure to follow our rules about not disrupting fellow moviegoers in the audience.


Brief pause.
You may continue reading this post after the following ads:










Imagine if I we did that in our working lives. Hey the meeting starts 2:00pm but don't show up until 2:30 because they are going to force you to listen to a bunch of random **** that you don't need, doesn't interest, or that you didn't ask for.

You know who else ****ing does this? The PTA! They tell you to be somewhere for a kid's event and then hold a PTA meeting for the first 15 minutes and the only person who cares is the PTA president who is doing the talking.


Hey guess what? You know what I did with your post?

Wait for it....

I skipped right over the ads and didn't watch a single one of them, just like you can do in the theater, lol!
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In reply to TCTTS • 4:56p, 3/15/26
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TCTTS said:
Dude, you need to chill. It was clearly a joke. You're ranting and raving all over this thread in an objectively unhinged fashion. How else are we supposed to respond? I'm half convinced it's a bit at this point, it's so over-the-top.


Yeah, I'm pretty sure he's doing a bit at this point.
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5:30p, 3/15/26
My online persona is a mixed bag and I like keeping people guessing. As a supporter of different mental health organizations I take objection to using it as a form of ridicule.

Yes I am ranting and that was evidenced in the OP. But my rant should be shared by many and instead of discussing ways to save a dying business some have gone to defending the theater which blows my ****ing mind.

Rather than squabble we could discuss what a theater COULD do to right their ship. Re-think how they get people to their business and what revenue streams could close the gap.

People watch TV and movies for entertainment. It's an escape from our daily lives for a couple of hours. The movie theaters have trespassed on that in the worst possible way imaginable but introducing more daily "noise" of advertising to that experience.

Remarkable to me that a business (and people) adjacent to supporting the art of film wouldn't be offended (if not outright pissed) that the theaters have chose to use their auditorium as an ad farm to their most loyal customers.







I enjoy pissing people off on TexAgs.
But no one should say anything that goes against my real-life beliefs, because that's offensive, even though I called the guy who posted it an "unimaginative jackass" just a page before.

Rather than posting your opinions that are different than mine, please concentrate on how important my post is.

I say extremely obvious things as fact.


I enjoy putting looking down on your cretins from my high horse about the issue I have brought up, and I wonder why you are all too dumb to realize that the only valid opinion is mine.
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CharleyKerfeld said:
I enjoy pissing people off on TexAgs.
But no one should say anything that goes against my real-life beliefs, because that's offensive, even though I called the guy who posted it an "unimaginative jackass" just a page before.

Rather than posting your opinions that are different than mine, please concentrate on how important my post is.

I say extremely obvious things as fact.


I enjoy putting looking down on your cretins from my high horse about the issue I have brought up, and I wonder why you are all too dumb to realize that the only valid opinion is mine.

This is mostly accurate.

Y'all should see my posts on NextDoor. They're in the GB.
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AggieArchitect04 said:
CharleyKerfeld said:
I enjoy pissing people off on TexAgs.
But no one should say anything that goes against my real-life beliefs, because that's offensive, even though I called the guy who posted it an "unimaginative jackass" just a page before.

Rather than posting your opinions that are different than mine, please concentrate on how important my post is.

I say extremely obvious things as fact.


I enjoy putting looking down on your cretins from my high horse about the issue I have brought up, and I wonder why you are all too dumb to realize that the only valid opinion is mine.

This is mostly accurate.

Y'all should see my posts on NextDoor. They're in the GB.


Ahhhh, so you're THAT guy! The type of person who posts on Nextdoor. This entire thread makes sense now. I promise you, your neighbors hate you, lol.
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In reply to AggieArchitect04 • 7:30p, 3/15/26
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AggieArchitect04 said:
My online persona is a mixed bag and I like keeping people guessing. As a supporter of different mental health organizations I take objection to using it as a form of ridicule.

Yes I am ranting and that was evidenced in the OP. But my rant should be shared by many and instead of discussing ways to save a dying business some have gone to defending the theater which blows my ****ing mind.

Rather than squabble we could discuss what a theater COULD do to right their ship. Re-think how they get people to their business and what revenue streams could close the gap.

People watch TV and movies for entertainment. It's an escape from our daily lives for a couple of hours. The movie theaters have trespassed on that in the worst possible way imaginable but introducing more daily "noise" of advertising to that experience.

Remarkable to me that a business (and people) adjacent to supporting the art of film wouldn't be offended (if not outright pissed) that the theaters have chose to use their auditorium as an ad farm to their most loyal customers.


WHY would WE discuss ways to save a dying business???????

Seriously. WHY??????


You're apparently an architect. I'm a college professor. Others on here in O&G and god knows what else. Other than TCTTS none of the rest of us are anywhere near the entertainment business.

As such, us "discussing" it has ZERO value. To us or them.

I don't recall you getting this worked up when Blockbuster died???? Did you try to save that too? Did you rant and rave when Netflix abandoned the DVD by mail model for streaming??? Did you lament the loss of the single screen theater with ushers??? What about Toys R Us???? Or Sam Goody/Hastings/Tower Records/Virgin and Wherehouse Music????

But maybe I missed it and you rant about every struggling business.

I'm just really confused as to why and what you hope to gain. Other than a legion of detractors.

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FL_Ag1998 said:
AggieArchitect04 said:
CharleyKerfeld said:
I enjoy pissing people off on TexAgs.
But no one should say anything that goes against my real-life beliefs, because that's offensive, even though I called the guy who posted it an "unimaginative jackass" just a page before.

Rather than posting your opinions that are different than mine, please concentrate on how important my post is.

I say extremely obvious things as fact.


I enjoy putting looking down on your cretins from my high horse about the issue I have brought up, and I wonder why you are all too dumb to realize that the only valid opinion is mine.

This is mostly accurate.

Y'all should see my posts on NextDoor. They're in the GB.


Ahhhh, so you're THAT guy! The type of person who posts on Nextdoor. This entire thread makes sense now. I promise you, your neighbors hate you, lol.


Ok. Now I get it.

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AggieArchitect04 said:
I flagged your post as it is hateful, not relevant to the discussion and pokes fun of those really needing mental health help.

I'm sure you had a point to make. Not sure what it was but I bet you're pretty proud of yourself.


I flagged yours as trolling.
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10:27p, 3/15/26
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The crazy thing about this thread is that everyone actually agrees with him. Noone likes the ads before the movies.
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In reply to Hagen95 • 11:25p, 3/15/26
And none of us like 3 minute TV timeouts during live sporting events, whether we're sitting in Kyle Field, Reed Arena, Olsen, or our couch.

We just know that sht doesn't pay for itself, whining doesn't help, and if you had enough money, you could stroke a check to make it all go away.
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This is not just a movie theater thing. Ads are everywhere. Has the op started a thread on the football forum about the ridiculous increase in commercials during football games? Want to watch a 15 second clip on the ESPN or CNN app, gotta watch a 30 second ad first. Streaming services? Ads. YouTube? Ads. There's ads at the gas pump, on elevators, clothing stores. I was at a restaurant last night, and when taking a leak, there was a screen playing ads on the wall.
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11:48p, 3/15/26
OP probably also forgot that from 2000-2004 or whatever, he was listening to ads his entire drives on the radio, if he wasn't playing $18 CD's with 2 listenable songs each. Every few minutes.

Now, $10/month for Spotify Premium, and the only ads witnessed from my car in a decade are the billboards that have been out for over 100 years.
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Other than TCTTS none of the rest of us are anywhere near the entertainment business.


I am. And it's an absolute shhtshow everywhere. Somehow I keep finding ways to stay in the business because who wants to start a brand new career after 30+ years around it, but man has it gotten brutal. There's an infinite number of competitors for the eyes and ears of the general public and that's put an incredible strain on everyone's profitability, so that in turn makes everyone look for ways to cut costs and that almost always means job cuts.

Now here's Tom with the weather.
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WHY would WE discuss ways to save a dying business???????

Seriously. WHY??????


You're apparently an architect. I'm a college professor. Others on here in O&G and god knows what else. Other than TCTTS none of the rest of us are anywhere near the entertainment business.


I have produced close to 100 movies at this point.

Film and TV aren't going away any time soon and the industry will find ways to adjust to new trends. Lots of companies are investing heavily in verticals. Google's new division 100 Zeros just partnered with Range Media and Spoonlabs is producing verticals through Vigloo. I am filming the first two seasons back to back for a comedy vertical series from a major comedy brand next month.



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The "dying business" folks never have any idea what they're talking about. Are we at 2019 levels? No. Will we ever be again? Almost assuredly not. But box office continues to grow (currently up 14% over last year), more indie distributors are popping up, more shows are being greenlit again, more formats are being utilized, more spec sales are happening, etc, etc, etc. There will still be growing pains, no doubt, and some theaters will have to close as we adjust, but overall the industry is resilient, adaptable, and well on its way to being healthy again.
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The "dying business" folks never have any idea what they're talking about. Are we at 2019 levels? No. Will we ever be again? Almost assuredly not. But box office continues to grow (currently up 14% over last year), more indie distributors are popping up, more shows are being greenlit again, more formats are being utilized, more spec sales are happening, etc, etc, etc. There will still be growing pains, no doubt, and some theaters will have to close as we adjust, but overall the industry is resilient, adaptable, and well on its way to being healthy again.

Never understood the full doomers. I agree 100% with your take. I personally don't enjoy the theater experience and its almost all because of cost and the fact that I, personally, don't enjoy it enough to justify not waiting to watch on my own home setup. I also consume way less than I used to. But I consume MORE alternate media, youtube being a big one, than even two years ago. But that's likely to die off as AI is increasingly taking over and becoming annoying.

People will always seek authenticity. Producers who can put out quality authentic product that targets a wide array of people is going to wildly succeed moving forward.
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uujm said:
Zombie Jon Snow said:

WHY would WE discuss ways to save a dying business???????

Seriously. WHY??????


You're apparently an architect. I'm a college professor. Others on here in O&G and god knows what else. Other than TCTTS none of the rest of us are anywhere near the entertainment business.


I have produced close to 100 movies at this point.

Film and TV aren't going away any time soon and the industry will find ways to adjust to new trends. Lots of companies are investing heavily in verticals. Google's new division 100 Zeros just partnered with Range Media and Spoonlabs is producing verticals through Vigloo. I am filming the first two seasons back to back for a comedy vertical series from a major comedy brand next month.




What are verticals?
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A "vertical" video on your phone, i.e. tailored for mobile viewing. Usually "microdramas" that are like a minute or two per episode. They're starting to get more and more popular.
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