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Hollywood Failed?  February 13, 2013 Will Netflix Flourish Where
Hollywood Failed?  It’s not hard to imagine why Netflix has
decided to focus on original programming (most recently with
House of Cards and now with an animated children’s series).
Making oneself an exclusive source for a show starring Kevin
Spacey is a great way to sweeten the value proposition and
compete with Hulu and Amazon. Plus, eventually every grocer
wants to be a P&G. Why merely manage the channel when you can
start filling it?  But Hollywood is not just any industry. It’s
the true north of our culture. To become a broker here! Think of
the power! Think of the parties! And this is why so many are
called. Everyone would like to be a player and Hollywood is
littered with the wreckage of careers of people who looked at
the entertainment industry and thought, “I would love to be a
big shot and, anyhow, how hard can it be?” It turns out that
making entertainment is extremely hard.