No, I mean eventually getting rid of walk in theatres all together.
**** that

Designer N95 masks featured at New York and Paris fashion shows. Face masks being required at all large gatherings. Not wearing a mask will get you dirty looks.

Look'a like we'll become a germaphobic nation, with no handshaking, no kissing, immunity cards to attend certain events which will just weaken everyone's immunity. It's already happening.

Oh, and I see TP sales plunging as more people buy these:

https://about.getaclearrear.com/yt?a...hoC4dwQAvD_BwE

Or - https://youtu.be/SzdqVJ7Vufk

You may just want to skip to about the 4:30 mark

I'm afraid we will become more distant from one another & less affectionate.

You would need a hair dryer or wash rag to dry.

Mask(ed) Hysteria

Even this lockdown weakens immunity and could lead to another surge once lifted.

Ban "social distancing" and "the new normal" from the lexicon forever.

Fear mongering will become the new norm

I dont know about the rest of society, but i'm going to make it a point to get out more.

They "opened" the beaches today. I'm going to go for a nice evening jog.

I think it already is.

less food waste.
We always do well with leftovers but some don't even try.

Maybe where you live but not where I live.

It’ll be years before most things get back to normal, if ever.

And sadly, I don’t think there’s a chance that this is the last virus that wreaks havoc on the entire globe that I’ll see in my lifetime.

This could be a harbinger of things to come, especially if the population continues to grow as it’s current rate.

Totally agree. Herd Immunity is the natural human defense system. Bill Gates's version is ANTI-HUMAN. And why the **** is Bill Gates so ****ing happy during this Pandemic? Because he is Super Wealthy and has an agenda! VACCINATE THE ENTIRE WORLD IS BILL GATES MO. **** this guy.

Don’t you already need proof of vaccinations to attend schools,

Students in the Los Angeles School District are required to provide an updated vaccination card in order to enroll in school. If you don't have an updated card, you're required to have the vaccinations before the children are allowed in the school.

The same policy was intact at the children's private preschool they attended.

I hate to break it to you all but movie theater chains will disappear over the course of the next decade.

The entertainment business has been very interested in Premium Video on Demand for quite some time and with the success of Trolls 2 and movies that were previously scheduled to sell at venues like SXSW, some of which are going straight to Amazon, movie theaters just won't have a sustainable business for much longer.

I'm sure that Mom & Pop and Fine Arts theaters will exist and there will probably be a few theaters left for massive blockbusters and IMAX. But the days of 16+ Multiplexes were dwindling before COVID-19 and with AMC filing Chapter 11, we're sure to see less movie theaters in the coming years.

The virus sped up the inevitible.

Govt did. The virus didn't do shit

This will probably decrease life expectancy worldwide. Life insurance premiums will go up if any part of the policy period covers you past age 50. I also don’t think I need to worry about making it to 90 and outliving my retirement savings.

There’s new viruses every year or so. There’s so damn many of them in multiple species worldwide but they just haven’t made the jump yet to humans.

Chronic wasting disease is one that affects deer but just hasn’t jumped to us yet. I’d imagine it will at some point.

We’re quick to forget and move on. I just don’t see sports and large events going away for that long

FYP.

Sorry, man. Seemed like a funny photo to slip in there. No need to get carried with with the low blow on the OH comparison :)

Actually well stated. I like your drive to move on. I bet that beach run will feel incredible. Go you! :thumb:

Look, I work in the largest hospital in the state of LA. I see first hand the suffering behind the glass and it kills me. I have a wife, kids and grand kids. What I have learned from this is that we have to live our lives and we have to love the ones we love more than we ever did before. In the scope of this reality, our loved ones are our strength. The world has changed but life moves forward and it goes on. Be well my CP brothers and live life to its fullest!

The new norm will change and that is a fact - until a vaccine is developed, this will not go away. My honest opinion is that this is going to get worse before it gets better. Meaning these idiot states opposing regulations are just opening us to vulnerability.

Here's my grumpy old man rant. You know how it's becoming cool to have these videos about how much fun we are having at home, or to see into where people live. Like with the draft, how that was supposedly a good thing, or comedians hosting shows from home. Ok, there was some novelty for a couple weeks, but enough, all this video shit just doubles down on screen time and is not cute or fun (as I type into my screen)

Exactly, but it will after they get exactly what they want, which is the reason it all started.... Mail In Voting which of course allows even more cheating.

Supposed to be dead before. they survived TV, then cable and finally streaming. But, I agree, I think covid-19 will be the final nail in the coffin.

Why in the hell do you guys think it’s okay to post an obvious DC post in the lounge?

You tell people to live life to the fullest and then question why people are opposing regulations keeping them from doing just that. Pick a side. :)

Latest on MLB. To have plan in place by end of next month with a July through October 80-100 game season played entirely in AZ, TX and Florida.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndica...eason.amp.html

I foresee an end to all sappy "in these uncertain times" we care so much covid 19 commercials! I knew it was bad when even Progressive dropped the humor. No more!

Nice to have baseball back but the postseason would feel like a joke under those circumstances.

Why Az. & Fla.only? planning on playing in minor league stadiums with no fans?

Best thing about an mlb season, which I believe will happen, will be to show the way for the NFL to develop its model.

And Texas, would include indoor mlb stadiums during heat of the day. Probably no fans.

yeah, we got a real shitty stadium about 5 minutes from me. At least it’s a dome with air con. Players will like the nearby beach though.

How are you going to have fans in July? Sucks for me personally. My Cardinals haven’t played in St. Pete in 6-7 years. Had tickets for all the games. :sulk:

Disagree on movie theater chains disappearing. Research shows a resurgence over the last decade. Theater audiences were larger in 2019 than they were in 2004. A recent national survey showed theaters were one of the “top three” most-missed things about the regular world since COVID. AMC stock has surged since the announcements of loosening guidelines.

There’s an Americana to the movie theater that you can’t get at home. Regardless of how nice your setup is. That, and there’s no sign that Hollywood would ever consider discontinuing theater as their main source of income. I don’t care how much they made releasing shows on Apple TV during COVID, it will absolutely pale in comparison to the box office numbers they would’ve generated otherwise.

The theater is a captive audience. Yours for 2-3 hours. To target a home crowd you’re fighting too many distractions. Kids, cell phones, dinner prep, etc. it’s messy.

The mainstream has been trying to bury movie theaters for about 40 years now.

It isn’t happening.

I still like going to the movies. Get some popcorn, enjoy the recliners, big screens and sound.

What? It isn’t happening? Then please explain Netflix. Then Disney+. And studio like Universal that released Trolls 2 to huge Premium Video On Demand numbers.

Theater chains were already struggling and now that the studios have accelerated their plans, the industry has no choice but to contract.

Please read the rest of my post. I’ve worked in film, man. You have to understand that these studios are still run by an old guard. Netflix has done fine, sure. But Netflix is also in the business of purchasing film rights from studios and white labeling them as their own content. For a brand like Disney, streaming services ARE NOT the delivery platform. They are a means to recurring revenue from their intellectual property.

Why would Disney ever consider abandoning the box office when they can continue to charge a premium for theaters to show their films, while said theaters make countless money from concession sales per head? The amount of money made in the box office, per person, annually, absolutely dwarfs the streaming platforms.

And guess what? Once the film is out of the theater, said studio gets to charge you a subscription fee to watch it again. The streaming services are a value add, not the be-all, end-all. Further proof of this is that Netflix has released some of its largest productions in the theater as well.

Just because you don’t personally go to the movies does not mean theaters are struggling. Some have struggled, yes. But the ones who are doing it right are killing it. Visit a B&B any night of the week. The parking lot is packed. And don’t forget the small town - the lifeblood of the film industry.

Btw, AMC just went up another 20% overnight based on some of their national locations looking into reopening with new SD guidelines. And they’ll fill up.

It can snow in MPLS in October

I think you need to reread my post. I never said that movie theaters would cease to exist, I said that in the next decade, the 16+ cineplexes will begin to go away.

What you seem to be missing is that Post-Covid 19 world is unknown. People are losing jobs and the world will change because of it. The studios will adapt and have already begun doing so.

Trolls 2 has earned more domestic revenue from releasing PVOD than it would had it been released in theaters and had the distributors take its cut.

Disney+ aired Onwards mere weeks after it's theatrical run. The Rise Of Skywalker hits Disney+ just months after earning more than $1 Billion at the box office and other movies that were slated for release are instead going to Disney+ instead.

The world is rapidly changing and film distribution is changing, too. Faster than some either know or are willing to admit.

And FWIW, there is a metric ****TON of assumptions being made in this post. First off, I'm a AMC Premiere Member and take my family to as many as a dozen films per year.

I'm not going to go line by line to discredit everything you wrote because quite frankly, I don't care and don't really want to spend my time doing so.

And finally, I worked for Universal in Universal City, which is 10 minutes from my home, for more than 6 years and am still in contact with all of the VP's (we came up together), I was at Paramount for nearly a decade and have friends all over town. My neighbors are Oscar winners and one of them owns a movie company worth more than $500 million dollars.

I'm pretty sure that I know that of which I speak.

Predictions:

• much more work at home for desk jockeys. No idea why this hasn't been implemented before COVID for road congestion and vehicle emissions. The "paperless office" we heard about in the 90's may become a reality.

• If being able to walk around with a mask, sunglasses, and a baseball cap becomes the norm someone is going to take advantage of it in a nefarious way. Either the good guys or the bad guys.

• Online learning is going to become interactive and much more refined.

In more news, Universal Studios announced today that it will begin releasing films via movie theaters and Premium Video On Demand simulatenously, which further proves the move away from movie theaters.

As a response, AMC says they're banning Universal movies from their theaters. Considering the next Fast & Furious film is expected to hit the $1 billion dollar mark, AMC is making a really dumb decision, IMO.

Take the money and run. While you can.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ight-escalates

Hopefully less Fast & Furious films

I've learned that ordering 2 or 3 half baked pizza's from my favorite joints that are 40 miles away can be wrapped in saran wrap and kept for 2-3 weeks in the freezer. Putting them on the Pizzazz to finish lets me cook them to perfection.

That's...….not smart. AMC is really working hard to get at the Chapter 11 protection, it would seem.

One would think that AMC would like to earn as much money as possible before their business begins to fades away but apparently, they're not interested.

HBO MAX launches next month and Warners is already creating Exclusive content for their "new" streamer, which has big budget features in production that will stream exclusively and will not be available in theaters, which will take yet another chunk of income out of AMC's revenue stream.

The Academy also announced today that streaming films will be eligible for the 2021 Oscars, which is yet another sign the distribution model is rapidly changing.

I honestly haven't been impressed with ours.

Make families live at least 60 feet apart. Would be a nice start. Skyscraper chicken coops

People realize that their needs are not going to be met immediately and they all calm the **** down.

Hey, I can dream.

MLB and my city are having discussions on possibly playing multiple games a day in this area. Just discussions of possibilities at this point.

The Phillies, Bluejays, Orioles and Yankee minor league stadiums are less than an hour from the Tropicana dome in St. Pete. Detroit is about 1.5 hours.

The idea is for the teams to stay in one hotel and not travel except to go to games and back. They rotate where the teams play. They rotate the times. In the 4 outside ball parks they will play an 11:00 am and a 8:00 pm game. Thats 8-10 games a day. The teams that played in the heat of the day would play the next day or ASAP in the air conditioned dome in St. Pete. They would play 3 games a day in the dome.

The main goal:
No travel and play 11-13 games a day.

In more film news, I spoke to a neighbor of mine while cleaning my garage yesterday. He owns a gaffing company and works on big blockbuster films. We talked for a while about his work and unfortunately, it sounds like it's going to be quite a while before Disney, Marvel, Netflix, Uni and the others start up production again.

The only way to get back on set at this point in time is if every crew member agrees to be quarantined for a minimum of 30 days. No outsiders, no conjugal visit, just work. Some projects would require quarantining for three months or more with no outside contact.

To date, most people are not in favor of such drastic measures but there's no telling about the future.

There’s a ton of minor league/spring training stadiums within a few hours of Orlando. I’m not sure what would happen to the existing minor league teams here and whether or not they would be able to fit in their schedules with MLB.

Would minor league teams be able to afford to play without fan revenue, if fan are not aloud.

Ah, so you have that particular one I linked. I was going to look into it, myself.

What do you not like about yours, or is that too much information to ask? :p

Not all schools will turn unvax'd kids down. There were unvax'd kids with religious exemptions at the two schools my daughter attended and even the state unis allow them here in Florida.

I don’t know how it would work. I assume they run independently from the MLB teams that they are affiliated with and generate their own revenues to maintain day to day operations. Maybe MLB would subsidize them to keep them going or maybe they would just shift their games to the fall/winter.

yeah, I’m assuming MLB is exploring 20 different options to play ball again.

Yes, so while not a significant change, the covid-19 vaccine would likely be an added requirement on immunization record. As for work, I'd assume it'd be the same as having a TB test on file.

Yea, I doubt it comes to fruition. AMC is going to boycott Universals big guns like Fast and Furious franchise? They will back down eventually.

It doesn't clean very well.

Evidently not

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One thing I am seeing-
People have too much time on their hands and there are more divisions happening.


Too many people have a voice on the internet.

I would say that 99.9 percent of people on Twitter and Facebook voicing opinions are complete morons just spouting off nonsense online because nobody listens to them in person.

add Nextdoor to that. It is like a train wreck. I just can't look away.

I got on there once and it was just as bad. It seemed like it was all retired people or stay at home soccer Moms complaining about their neighbors, the post office/UPS/Fedex etc. taking too long to deliver their mail, and the trials and tribulations of keeping their minivans clean.

Resistance to domestication!

Finally went with the buzzed haircut, #1 - 1/8" guard. Took me about 10 mins.

12 yr old grandson made himself scarce the rest of the day.LMAO

We’re very adaptable.

This works to our advantage when needing to form new habits to fit new circumstances. Check.

This can work to our disadvantage when the new circumstances return to the old. The likelihood that changes stick are lower if the forces that led us to the old habits return.

Here are some changes that have good chances of surviving.

1. New relationships. Lots of people met new neighbors or folks from their living area during quarantine. These won’t automatically become bffs, but it’s kinda hard to treat someone you met like you haven’t.

2. New skills. Whether it’s haircuts or cooking/baking or home repair/remodeling. Sometimes the barrier to acquiring skills has far less to do with training or knowledge and more to do with taking the first step. Lots of people took those steps and it’s hard to go backwards in some cases. Box cakes don’t taste quite as good after you see how easy it is to do without.

Tons of other things fit into the “will change for a while but then go back”


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Those are popping up too. Phoenix New Times has an ongoing list of them.

Cross post:

https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...ostcount=26993

OH MY GOD SHUT UP!

I'm not a going to the movies guy but I do go in and get popcorn to take home. AMC only though.