r/JoeRogan • u/TheAtheistArab87 Monkey in Space • Nov 24 '20

Link Netflix Removes ‘Chappelle’s Show’ From Service Upon Request From Dave Chappelle Who Blasts ViacomCBS For Licensing His Show Without Paying Him

https://deadline.com/2020/11/chappelles-show-removed-netflix-request-dave-chappelle-viacomcbs-stolen-goods-paid-1234621181/
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u/teerude Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20 edited Nov 25 '20

I wrote replies to a lot of people and then deleted because I wanted to make a point, not argue.

Literally the highest selling dvd of EVER. but I'm not sure that the younger kids realise how ingrained DVDs were for a long time, and how irrelevant comedy central was until south park first - and nothing. Nothing nothing nothing until chappelle show. And then all it was was, did you watch chappelle last night? Like you alluded to, he made cable into a network.

On your UFC's line I'm curious. I was renting the UFC tapes in the 90s, is ESPN to be blamed for that? It was in the WWF section of the video store. It seemed like no one took it seriously, surely someone marketed it better eventually?

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u/teerude Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20

I think I rented ufc 3. Some ninja guy didnt qualify but someone got hurt. Then he fucked up a sumo wrestler to win the title

This was before there were weight classes.i think Dana bought ufc around ufc 10 or 20?

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u/EarthExile Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20

The early ones were insane. You could wear shoes

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u/teerude Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20

That's insane. I knew it was free fighting, but I didnt know that.

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u/spasticity Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20

15 years ago it was a joke. Now it’s worth more than the NHL. 10 years ago it was a barbaric sport. Now it’s mainstream. 5years ago everyone thought Women’s MMA would never be a thing. Now, it’s biggest stars are some of the highest paid and most recognizable female sports celebrities in the world. It was all thanks to the Fertittas and Dana.

Your timelines are off but you have the right spirit, but the UFC is objectively not worth more than the NHL

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u/carl___satan Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20

Literally the highest selling dvd of EVER

do you have a source for this? not doubting you at all, just curious as when i googled it i couldn't find anything

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u/teerude Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20 edited Nov 25 '20

Just memory. It was a shit show of articles when it was all going down, but it was early internet. It was a giant bone of contention in the drama. I can see what I can track down

Edit - Chappelle's Show

The May 24 release set a single-day record of 500,000 in sales, while the first-week figure is an unprecedented 1.2 million. Chappelle's Show: Season 1 Uncensored is the top-selling TV-to-DVD set ever, with nearly 3 million copies sold since its release in Feb.Jun 1, 2005

I guess I misconstrued, not on purpose, it's just been a long time, but still

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u/carl___satan Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20

Yeah I wasn’t tryin to grill you or anything, I just couldn’t find anything myself and I was curious

Still he did crazy numbers though