In 2010, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes infamously hit Netflix below the belt , mocking the then-upstart streaming platform/industry disruptor as, "It's a little bit like, is the Albanian army going to take over the world? I don't think so." Little more than a decade and a half later, well, that small band of rebels is effectively on the precipice of establishing an empire of their own. When the news broke late last night that Netflix had emerged as the leading contender to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery , the instant reaction across Hollywood was one of confusion; mainly, confusion regarding what this might mean for our already-broken studio system and the declining theatrical industry. What's good for Netflix, after all, can't possibly be good for those of us who treasure the moviegoi

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