[Smithy]

Originally Posted by MB.

The article states that the revival was being made for the BBC anyway, and that Netflix are paying Lucas and Walliams over a million pounds each to buy the rights instead "because it would be good for their brand"

in other words, a massively rich company (in an industry where 120,000 workers have lost their jobs because of corona) is giving massively rich celebrities money for no reason other than brand vanity, in the midst of a global pandemic in a country with a severely underfunded health system. If thinking they could perhaps divert non-essential spending on non-essential business deals for a week or two (when the entire industry has shut down and is rethinking its priorities - like, even Holby City are donating medical equipment, for crying out loud) is a dumb take, so be it! Until then, I'll patiently look forward to being able to watch Matt Lucas say the word "dust" in a funny voice and a dress ten times in one sketch on Netflix rather than BBC One

Netflix have actually just created a $100 million dollar fund for workers in the creative community who have been affected by the pandemic https://thehill.com/changing-america...navirus-relief

But go off I guess