Some of the shows being memory-holed were hits; Summer Camp Island had 100 episodes and tons of fans! Others were about to premiere new seasons, which now no one will ever see. Creators spent YEARS pouring themselves into these projects; most weren’t even told this was happening.

(Source.)

This picture of our crew represents 37 teams of artists who found out online that their shows were being stripped from HBO MAX and for some, episodes we worked on for two years during a pandemic would never be released. @discoveryplus has no respect for artists

In related news:

HBO Max is expected to layoff around 70% of their development staff

And interestingly:

During #WarnerBrosDiscovery’s earnings call, HBO Max was identified as “male skew” while Discovery+ was considered “female skew.”

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      The grapes of wrath will be a nostalgic story soon. We’ve even got dust bowls coming back, but even bigger this time.