[andy_herbert]

'It's only a matter of time...'.

Somehow, I doubt it. Louis C.K. is in a pretty unique space to try and do this kind of thing, and as mentioned in the article he would have no obvious reason to do this for his own show. To my, admittedly limited, knowledge no-one has managed to replicate the success that Louis has had, so if the implication is that we're on the cusp of major disruption in the distribution model, then I remain sceptical. In the next 10-20 years? Sure, why not.

[paulsutter]

Your comment on timeframe reminds me of Bill Gates' observation that people overestimate what will change in two years, and underestimate what will change in 10.

So I'm guessing that you and the article are both right. They don't mention a timeframe, and you mention a reasonable timeframe. Essentially, "never mistake a clear view for a short distance".

We think of the internet as a fast moving medium. But It's fascinating how long it has taken for so much old world functionality to migrate to the Internet. It has been 20 years, and we're only now seeing banks and other companies trying to restructure their physical locations around Internet services.

[methodin]

His show was on a few years back and got cancelled (which was part of the reason I was interested in the new show - because I used to watch the other one) so I imagine he understands that, while things are good, they can flip in an instant. I can't imagine if his show did get cancelled that he wouldn't make an attempt to bring it back.

[danso]

Yes, but the entertainment industry changed vastly since his first sitcom, both in trends and in distribution. It's not merely a matter of "you win some you lose some" now, but a new world of "this is how I can make things happen, without a major studio behind me"