INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Quibi, the short-form, mobile-focused video service that Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg first hinted at in 2017, officiallylaunched
on Monday.
After years of star-studded content announcements, not to mention $1.75 billion in funding, it might have been impossible for
Quibi to live up to expectations
And indeed, it divided the hosts of the Original Content podcast.
None of us was totally won over, but Anthony and Jordan saw something to
admire in Quibi ambition, and thought there was promise for the initial lineup of shows — particularly the reality programs like &Chrissy
Court& and &Punk&d,& which actually seem to benefit from the constraints of the short episode format.
There are some interesting scripted
titles too, but even the shows we liked — particularly the Liam Hemsworth thriller &Most Dangerous Game& — felt like they&d be better on
a bigger screen, with a more traditional running time.
Darrell, meanwhile, enjoyed some of the content, but he was more convinced that the
whole enterprise is a massive folly
In his view, the only way to make Quibi work is to take a looser approach to length and to bring the app to other devices.
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And if you&d like to skip ahead, here how the episode breaks down:
0:00 Intro
0:27 &Star
Trek: Picard& listener response
6:04 Quibi first impressions
