@@Polo88Kai I don't buy it. It's always about the money. These people are sociopaths. You may not agree with concepts like diversity and inclusion, but it's a moral position. Pro life and pro choice are in opposition, but they're both moral positions. One stresses life, the other stresses individual freedom. Gun control vs gun rights are moral positions. One stresses life the other stresses individual freedoms. Both sides fight for their position, because they think they're doing the right thing, they just have different ideas about what right is. I don't believe for a moment that anyone in hollywood does anything to be good. I don't accept the premise that anyone there does anything to be moral. There's personal interest behind it somewhere, even if we can't see what it is.
It sounds like the plot of the producers. raise a bunch of money , spend less than you need then when it fails due to (pick a reason) nobody looks at the books to see what was actually spent because it was flop leaving you with millions in your back pocket nobody is looking for, I'm pretty sure Disney has done this before.
No, they would all suck. Maybe 23 movies for 10mil each. "The descent" was a decent low budget movie at £3.5M GBP. with inflation and converted to $ thats atleast $10M
Blumhouse as well. Love them or hate them, they actually use funds effectively. Give them 230 million USD, they will make 46 movies; perhaps 5 of which will be cult classics or genre-definers in horror. And in total they will at least double the return on investment.
This has to be money-laundering. It's inconceivable it actually cost this much 🤨 Edit: or are they parking debts as part of production for _The Acolyte_ and getting tax write-offs from the government? There's something odd going on...
@@drewgonzales9027 it’s not necessarily about their wages it’s about the five-star life they live in every single day and the money that’s wasted on them to live lavish lives while doing this show
It’s really hard not to devolve into conspiracy theories about what dirt she must have on Hollywood. How can anyone that consistently loses that much money for a company keep their job. If it was any of us we would have been gone years ago.
Hilariously, in "How It Should Have Ended", Vernestra demanded another $108 million to continue Acolyte show before Yoda yeeted her out with a casual Force Push.
Common Hollywood grift: 1) Collect investor money. 2) Pay majority of funds to your buddies: the director, producers, writers, and actors. 3) Take the small fraction left to fund a B-tier production 4) Make excuses when profits fail to meet expectations. They surprisingly buy it everytime. 5) Fail upwards and get promotions.
Lesbian witches ain't cheap when you shopping for them at Cali prices. What they should have done is got their lesbian witches from New Orleans... it'd been half that, easy
the original cost 11 million in 1977 which is 57.14 million today, Empire cost 30 million which is 114 million and return around 110 million today. so 3 together is $270 million adjusted for inflation.
She doesn't seem to have gotten comfortable in these group chats. She's usually quiet and in wallflower mode, it seems like. I'd like to see her chime in more. We know she has opinions about this stuff.
@@joenobody5631Better yet, the host could've asked what she thought when they had dead air for a moment. She has seen the Acolyte. Just pivot and say, "Snarky, what are your thoughts?"
Dune part 2 was amazing with almost half the budget. I'm a lifelong star wars fan, but the IP is on life support, finalizing its will, and signing power of attorney over to its family at this point.
280. It’s 280 all in. Stuff they can’t write off. Yeah everyone in the business was surprised as well. No it wasn’t money laundering it was malfeasance. They overpaid for everything all the deals were done at peak TV. Overinflated. Nice to see Disparu.
This HAS to be a money laundering scheme for the ones involved! This is "Springtime for H1tler" from The Producers! There are millions of dollars stashed in Swiss banks!
It’s inflated budgets like this that somebody is gonna have to admit, “You know, maybe we shouldn’t virtue signal anymore because this is way too expensive.”
Corruption for sure, but not money laundering specifically. Laundering is when you have to fake where the money came from. These people don't have to do that, they can just declare it as income.
What scripts?? Do you need scripts?? Be fair. Amandla Stenberg and half her acting team did improv for most of 'The Acolyte.' Could you do that? Could you?
Wait! What? I thought that 'Agatha' was the second season of 'The Acolyte.' The story just continues from when Mae and Osha combine and become Agatha Harkness. Have I missed something?
Parasite's will only destroy anything good, to give someone that has passion for anything good that people will love will never happen. They just want good people to suffer because that's their happy place.
It’s funny how men can write women better than women in Hollywood. Adrienne from Rocky is such a strong character because she has traits that are completely different than Rocky but she goes on a similar arc. She matters to the main character. Sh- like She Hulk doesn’t have female characters that matter to She Hulk because they all do the same thing without mirroring She Hulk’s arc.. but she didn’t have an arc so lol
What is needed is a break down of where the money was spent, because it did not end up on screen. For this price you expect giant battles with fantastic CGI.
Only $20 million less than Andor, and the difference in quality is astounding. How does Andor look so much better on top of every other category it smokes The Acolyte in?
$333 Million Aussie Dollars. Holy fuck, thats Equal to the Entire population of the USA. Every single person in the country wouldve had to pay $1 to fund that project.
The entire industry exists on money laundering and embezzlement; and not just on set. Craft services does it, prop houses do it, VFX houses do it, etc. Unfortunately, the ones that benefit are the owners and managers.
At least the joker made a point when he burned his money.
It’s not about the money it’s about sending a message
@@Bernard-jl1xr Yeah and that message is called _Grooming_
@@Umega101 and blackmail, but if we listed all the other ones we’d be here until they make a good film😂🤣😂
@@Bernard-jl1xr It’s not about the money it’s about sending T H E M E S S A G E
@@Polo88Kai I don't buy it. It's always about the money. These people are sociopaths.
You may not agree with concepts like diversity and inclusion, but it's a moral position. Pro life and pro choice are in opposition, but they're both moral positions. One stresses life, the other stresses individual freedom. Gun control vs gun rights are moral positions. One stresses life the other stresses individual freedoms. Both sides fight for their position, because they think they're doing the right thing, they just have different ideas about what right is.
I don't believe for a moment that anyone in hollywood does anything to be good. I don't accept the premise that anyone there does anything to be moral. There's personal interest behind it somewhere, even if we can't see what it is.
Money laundering by Leslie Headland in a nutshell.
I HOPE SO... I hope to GOD they spent it on cars, drugs and trips and didn't pour every penny into this garbage production....
Ha good call!
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It sounds like the plot of the producers. raise a bunch of money , spend less than you need then when it fails due to (pick a reason) nobody looks at the books to see what was actually spent because it was flop leaving you with millions in your back pocket nobody is looking for, I'm pretty sure Disney has done this before.
She probably invested it in border trafficking. We all know these people don’t care about kids.
Nah, it's hush money/embezzlement.
$230 million? You could've give A24 all those money and let them make 200 to 230 awesome indie movies. Instead we got this for some reason 🤷
Apparently Lezzie Headlamp can't tell the difference between GBP and USD... 🤣
She only knows how to be a dei shill she dont know how to budget for a tv show..imagine if it was a movie?
No, they would all suck. Maybe 23 movies for 10mil each.
"The descent" was a decent low budget movie at £3.5M GBP. with inflation and converted to $ thats atleast $10M
Blumhouse as well. Love them or hate them, they actually use funds effectively. Give them 230 million USD, they will make 46 movies; perhaps 5 of which will be cult classics or genre-definers in horror. And in total they will at least double the return on investment.
How many wells could we have dug how many kids could we had feed........
This has to be money-laundering. It's inconceivable it actually cost this much 🤨
Edit: or are they parking debts as part of production for _The Acolyte_ and getting tax write-offs from the government? There's something odd going on...
Obviously money laundering.
I can't believe they spent 20 Godzilla: Minus One's on this schlock
Well it’s actually 15…..
They spent the budget on hefty paychecks for the actors, writers, directors, and producers, with little one the set. 🎉
I hope so.
That's basically the shill
I don't think so. Outside of Trinity, none of these actors demand a high salary.
@@drewgonzales9027 RIGHT. no way they spent more than 25m on the cast...and that's GENEROUS
@@drewgonzales9027 it’s not necessarily about their wages it’s about the five-star life they live in every single day and the money that’s wasted on them to live lavish lives while doing this show
Watching my entertainment and my country waste millions while I’m trying to get by on beans and rice…
trillions
If you’re in the US, then all I can say is it took awhile, but we’re finally Mexico 2.0!
Rice and beans
I heard $30m went on failed smiling classes for Amanderla
Stone Faced Amandala.
Kathleen Kennedy will still somehow keep her job despite embarrassing Disney multiple times and get away with it.
It’s really hard not to devolve into conspiracy theories about what dirt she must have on Hollywood. How can anyone that consistently loses that much money for a company keep their job. If it was any of us we would have been gone years ago.
She knows where the bodies are buried haha
230m?! That's 12m Big Mac Meal, I can eat that for 11k years!
And with the amount of preservatives (at least for the US), the last one would be about as fresh as the first...
@@dwavenminer lol
Maybe for 11 weeks. 🤣
You got 11 days to live my guy 😅
@@Thrawn23. guys chill, I can share with yall if I do get 12m of big mac meal lol
Hilariously, in "How It Should Have Ended", Vernestra demanded another $108 million to continue Acolyte show before Yoda yeeted her out with a casual Force Push.
Judging by the quality of The Acolyte, it looks like they spent 230 million Zimbabwean dollars on the show and pocketed the rest.
Common Hollywood grift:
1) Collect investor money.
2) Pay majority of funds to your buddies: the director, producers, writers, and actors.
3) Take the small fraction left to fund a B-tier production
4) Make excuses when profits fail to meet expectations. They surprisingly buy it everytime.
5) Fail upwards and get promotions.
😂😂😂
Lesbian witches ain't cheap when you shopping for them at Cali prices. What they should have done is got their lesbian witches from New Orleans... it'd been half that, easy
🤣🤣🤣
the original cost 11 million in 1977 which is 57.14 million today, Empire cost 30 million which is 114 million and return around 110 million today. so 3 together is $270 million adjusted for inflation.
Snarky looks bored.
She doesn't seem to have gotten comfortable in these group chats. She's usually quiet and in wallflower mode, it seems like. I'd like to see her chime in more. We know she has opinions about this stuff.
@@joenobody5631 I was thinking a similar thought. In all the ones of these she has taken part in, she barely says anything. 😞
@@joenobody5631Better yet, the host could've asked what she thought when they had dead air for a moment. She has seen the Acolyte. Just pivot and say, "Snarky, what are your thoughts?"
honestly these panel shows probably are kind of dull, you can see most of them doing other stuff while they are on screen.
This is how they funnel money to Diddy's House of Diddling.
The Diddler?
Coke.
They spent it on Coke.
And fentinal...
@@dwavenminer And about 100 other things lol. None of them were the show itself, though.
Some people probably like Pepsi instead ??
So that's where Tony Montana got his money from.
@@Adelina-293 Fun Fact: Scarface's budget was $25 million
Dune part 2 was amazing with almost half the budget. I'm a lifelong star wars fan, but the IP is on life support, finalizing its will, and signing power of attorney over to its family at this point.
I’m proud to say I didn’t watch a second of The Acolyte, but I watched everything the Drinker had to say about it.
I saw more of it than I should have, thanks to Disparu and Little Platoon.
I boycotted it too. When I get around to it, I'll cancel D+.
You know when something is terrible when people only can assume money laundery and other illegal activitise for it's existence.
280. It’s 280 all in. Stuff they can’t write off. Yeah everyone in the business was surprised as well. No it wasn’t money laundering it was malfeasance. They overpaid for everything all the deals were done at peak TV. Overinflated. Nice to see Disparu.
Leslie and her wife just have 229 Million stashed somewhere
This HAS to be a money laundering scheme for the ones involved! This is "Springtime for H1tler" from The Producers! There are millions of dollars stashed in Swiss banks!
I agree with everything SnarkyJay said!
It’s inflated budgets like this that somebody is gonna have to admit, “You know, maybe we shouldn’t virtue signal anymore because this is way too expensive.”
Corruption for sure, but not money laundering specifically. Laundering is when you have to fake where the money came from. These people don't have to do that, they can just declare it as income.
So the Acolyte did cost more per episode then Andor. Andor looked amazing where did the money go here?
Switzerland banks and cripto currency.
This is the power of many dollars!
No wonder there were so many positive reviews. Bought and paid for.
I'm no expert on the budgets of TV shows but I know when I'm not seeing 230 million dollars on screen
Disparu …💯🎯
Silence has a price and it's $230 million.
The IRS seriously needs to investigate this.
Wait.....the Wookie was killed off screen due to budget limitations......230M and they ran out of budget?
230M....Who, What, Where, When, Why, How? Just all the questions. 🤯 😂😂😂😂
Questions that the BOARD OF DIRECTORS should be asking, BUT Iger got only Yes Men there. Chapeck was right!
Disney and it’s space lesbians can’t even work a checkbook
Please invite Disparu back.
there is no way they spent $230 million, no. track that money and lock the criminals up
You just get how to make good content!
What scripts?? Do you need scripts??
Be fair. Amandla Stenberg and half her acting team did improv for most of 'The Acolyte.' Could you do that? Could you?
11:43 The Art Industry in general. Music as well. So much talent goes unnoticed and wasted.
Wait! What? I thought that 'Agatha' was the second season of 'The Acolyte.' The story just continues from when Mae and Osha combine and become Agatha Harkness.
Have I missed something?
Parasite's will only destroy anything good, to give someone that has passion for anything good that people will love will never happen. They just want good people to suffer because that's their happy place.
$230 million? That's only 46% of 1 Concord
They’re not making money any other way so being the mouse’s laundering scheme has to be the only way😂😂
It’s funny how men can write women better than women in Hollywood. Adrienne from Rocky is such a strong character because she has traits that are completely different than Rocky but she goes on a similar arc. She matters to the main character.
Sh- like She Hulk doesn’t have female characters that matter to She Hulk because they all do the same thing without mirroring She Hulk’s arc.. but she didn’t have an arc so lol
What is needed is a break down of where the money was spent, because it did not end up on screen. For this price you expect giant battles with fantastic CGI.
Jay just chiiled and enjoyed the great lighting this entire video.
What did they spend the money on/ It sure was not the writing or the visuals.
There should be an investigation into where all the money went.
Los Disney's cartel is a heck of an industry
A lot of woke people made a lot of money that Disney lost.
W video
💯💯💯👍👍. Yep
Just when you think the acolyte can’t get any worse, they keep managing to surprise us.
Only $20 million less than Andor, and the difference in quality is astounding. How does Andor look so much better on top of every other category it smokes The Acolyte in?
It's ridiculous that andor cost that much. Weird how nobody ever brings that up about Andor
Where. Did. The. Money. Go?
Where’d the money go? 🤨
They didn't actual lie it did cost 180 million.....British Pounds. They just didn't mention that part.
Money Laundering and Tax Avoidance ....only thing that makes any sense
It was *NORTH of 230 million. The report said 230 million BEFORE production was complete.
They communized the writer's room. Simple as.
Snarky Jay looks bored during the conversation
$30 mil for the show..... $200 mil on the rodent Basil.
230 million fixes all the problems for my family for 2 centuries
$10mn for a "natives voices" consultant, $15mn for a hidden misogyny reader, $25 for a DEI consultant team, it adds up fast...
spending fully accounted cash on products that dont make profit is NOT how money laundering works
Digital Effects and a Good story will always be better than practical effects and a bad story
Drinker - "layers of matte paintings", not "matinee".
At least $11,500 per SECOND. 🤣
Check the catering budget cause someone is flipping high at those prices.
Snarkyjay when drinker says the budget 😳😵💫
They could have made more money just investing in non-woke company stocks. 😆
Those 3 companies I'd guess are Bbc, Bad Wolf, and Disney for Doctor Who.
Writers room = cat ladies, wine aunts, blue haired land whales with too many face piercings, DEI hires…
I'm sure they don't want Lesley to write a book or something...
It was honestly worth every penny just for the memories and the laughs.
Disney to release the worst show about lesbian witches: The Agatholyte.
What do you think of A24 productions
"You write what you've experienced"...it must be hard to find enough Lesbian Space Witches in California that you can pay to be writers.
That was one helluva busy laundromat boy
I like the way Lance says "Kudos"
Eh, I'm a woman and I definitely prefer to work alone on creative projects. The results are always better.
Their not looking for talent from low-budget filmmakers. We're the enemy actually and we're not in their club.
100% financial corruption going on with show budgets. They have awful CGI and nameless actors. Rings of Power was one I was really curious about.
You could make half a Concord with that money!
$333 Million Aussie Dollars. Holy fuck, thats Equal to the Entire population of the USA.
Every single person in the country wouldve had to pay $1 to fund that project.
You cannot convince me that The Acolyte did not have money laundering going on
The kind of hole Steven Seagull left in Hollywood 😢
It's about maintaining the club. They aren't looking to import new talent. Maintain the club and those beliefs for as long as possible.
There has to be laundering going on. Feds need to look in to Disney lol
Money laundering results in box office flops all throughout Hollywood especially from Disney. Lesson learned? Don’t hold your breath!
Lefties cry about Elon reaching for Mars yet have nothing to say about Disney setting money on fire show after show 😂
‘If the horse had been designed by a committee it would’ve looked like a camel’
- Sir Sydney Camm.
writers can do a great collaboration if there is a clear storyline to begin with.
There should only be ONE writer and the only one who has anything to say about changes should be the ONE producer in charge of filming it.
Agatha will turn out to be okay in the end. Mark my words.
Bet most of it went into DIE consultants pockets.
Has it become The Producers?
The entire industry exists on money laundering and embezzlement; and not just on set. Craft services does it, prop houses do it, VFX houses do it, etc. Unfortunately, the ones that benefit are the owners and managers.
Josh made the Firefly made the writers room work but it's not really a fair comparison. They only had 14 episodes.
that Harvey hush money rolling in