Dec 31, 2016, 11:30 am
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This new annual thread has been carved out of the previous thread in an effort to reduce the number of megathreads on the AC forum. For those interested previous versions are the original 2004 - 2014 thread , 2015 edition , and 2016 edition.
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. More Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs or should be posted elsewhere on FT as should topics better suited to other forums such as Travel Products for questions about luggage or Travel Photography for discussion about cameras.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply her as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
Sean Peever
FT Poster
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. More Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs or should be posted elsewhere on FT as should topics better suited to other forums such as Travel Products for questions about luggage or Travel Photography for discussion about cameras.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply her as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
Sean Peever
FT Poster
The Forum Lounge Thread (2017)
Jan 10, 2017, 11:04 pm
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Jan 11, 2017, 12:54 am
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Hi Peever! I see you!
Jan 11, 2017, 8:19 am
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Jan 12, 2017, 4:44 am
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Jan 12, 2017, 8:00 am
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Jan 13, 2017, 12:14 am
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Jan 13, 2017, 11:12 am
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Email me.
Jan 13, 2017, 6:02 pm
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Jan 13, 2017, 7:13 pm
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I know you're not bluffing on this one.
Jan 13, 2017, 9:19 pm
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Jan 13, 2017, 10:16 pm
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Ate through all eight eps of A Series of Unfortunate Event in six hours.
Netflix is not going to kill TV, they already have.
2012: 10% of my content consumption are from Netflix Original Production
2013: 15%
2014: 25%
2015：30%
2016: 50%
2017：?
New TV Series from David Fincher, The Crown S2, Stranger Things S2, Black Mirror, Bojack Horseman, House of Cards, Orange is the Black
At some point, for most people, it will reach 100%. Garbage shows like NCIS or Suits will go die and new long form drama will take over. (Perhaps already have？）
Netflix is not going to kill TV, they already have.
2012: 10% of my content consumption are from Netflix Original Production
2013: 15%
2014: 25%
2015：30%
2016: 50%
2017：?
New TV Series from David Fincher, The Crown S2, Stranger Things S2, Black Mirror, Bojack Horseman, House of Cards, Orange is the Black
At some point, for most people, it will reach 100%. Garbage shows like NCIS or Suits will go die and new long form drama will take over. (Perhaps already have？）
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Jan 13, 2017, 10:23 pm
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Jan 13, 2017, 10:25 pm
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Then three years from now we will talk about how Netflix will kill movie distribution business and so on.... news... sportsThough I guess having a 50-60B valuation already reflects that.
And these companies, such as Rogers, Bell, HBO are so clueless and cant pull their heads from their bottoms.
Jan 13, 2017, 10:31 pm
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Remind me one day to tell you the history of media from an evolutionary-revolutuionay aspect. I smile with a bit of sadness sometimes, having warned clients and the companies we dealt with, that they were on something like the media version of life-support. Not so many years ago, this scared companies like Bell enough to gobble up CTV and the Globe and Mail. Still did not change the end result because too many in the old "mainline" media could not see the train coming.
Oh, and for no other reason than me liking "change and disruption", I applaud the visionaries like Apple and Netflix for doing what they did.
Jan 13, 2017, 10:35 pm
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Jack,
Remind me one day to tell you the history of media from an evolutionary-revolutuionay aspect. I smile with a bit of sadness sometimes, having warned clients and the companies we dealt with, that they were on something like the media version of life-support. Not so many years ago, this scared companies like Bell enough to gobble up CTV and the Globe and Mail. Still did not change the end result because too many in the old "mainline" media could not see the train coming.
Remind me one day to tell you the history of media from an evolutionary-revolutuionay aspect. I smile with a bit of sadness sometimes, having warned clients and the companies we dealt with, that they were on something like the media version of life-support. Not so many years ago, this scared companies like Bell enough to gobble up CTV and the Globe and Mail. Still did not change the end result because too many in the old "mainline" media could not see the train coming.
So many industries in NA, esp in retail are so far behind.
I mean, call me naive and all, I would argue the train was loud and clear, the execs were busy cashing in as opposed to paying attention to whats actually happening. Next industry to be hit by reality train are banks and its going to be reckoning for many of them.