"Here’s a little bad news for the movie studios. I saw that this year’s box office revenue is down 20 percent from last summer. I’m not sure why that is, but I bet you there’s a documentary on Netflix about it."
- Jimmy Fallon, 'The Tonight Show', 8th July 2014
Then he gave a wry smile.
This was a part of Jimmy Fallon's opening comedy monologue on 'The Tonight Show'.
http://www.nbcumv.com/quotables-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-july-7-%E2%80%93-july-11
This was a part of Jimmy Fallon's opening comedy monologue on 'The Tonight Show'.
http://www.nbcumv.com/quotables-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-july-7-%E2%80%93-july-11
But he's not alone.
Louis CK, the now famous stand up comedian, was asked about the bizzaro world of the internet; where willing, paying audiences are geo-blocked from accessing content they can simply steal online.
Namely, Australia:
"The whole country pirates there. (In the US) weirdos pirate things, but in Australia, moms and dads pirate video, because we’re not letting them buy it. We’re keeping it from them. Everybody in the world is like "take my f**king credit card and just let me have the thing, and I’ll pay". But if you’re going to be a pain in the a*s, f**k you! I can steal all of it!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d458sm5ToWk
Now, Louis CK is observant, intelligent and business savvy. I am not surprised he has a perspective on the piracy issue, nor that he has noticed the disparity in treatment of Australian audiences, in particular.
But Jimmy Fallon?
Jimmy Fallon is still doing jokes about Rob Ford. The "crack smoking Mayor of Toronto". Yes, Mr Fallon is still wringing this punchline for every drop he can get. Ironically, the first time Rob Ford was mentioned on the Tonight Show was in May 2013.
When Jay Leno still hosted it.
Since the Shakespearian days, comedians have been among the most insightful of players. Who can forget 'Feste' in 'Twelfth Night'? Cutting to the quick with razor observation; a mantle now taken up by Louis CK.
But late night talk show hosts?
They're the court jesters.
And that's when you know this whole piracy/access to content issue has become totally absurd.
The film industry is, officially, a bad joke.
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Louis CK, the now famous stand up comedian, was asked about the bizzaro world of the internet; where willing, paying audiences are geo-blocked from accessing content they can simply steal online.
Namely, Australia:
"The whole country pirates there. (In the US) weirdos pirate things, but in Australia, moms and dads pirate video, because we’re not letting them buy it. We’re keeping it from them. Everybody in the world is like "take my f**king credit card and just let me have the thing, and I’ll pay". But if you’re going to be a pain in the a*s, f**k you! I can steal all of it!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d458sm5ToWk
Now, Louis CK is observant, intelligent and business savvy. I am not surprised he has a perspective on the piracy issue, nor that he has noticed the disparity in treatment of Australian audiences, in particular.
But Jimmy Fallon?
Jimmy Fallon is still doing jokes about Rob Ford. The "crack smoking Mayor of Toronto". Yes, Mr Fallon is still wringing this punchline for every drop he can get. Ironically, the first time Rob Ford was mentioned on the Tonight Show was in May 2013.
When Jay Leno still hosted it.
Since the Shakespearian days, comedians have been among the most insightful of players. Who can forget 'Feste' in 'Twelfth Night'? Cutting to the quick with razor observation; a mantle now taken up by Louis CK.
But late night talk show hosts?
They're the court jesters.
And that's when you know this whole piracy/access to content issue has become totally absurd.
The film industry is, officially, a bad joke.
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