wait hold on what's the timeline on this. that would suggest they were already planning for shutdown months before the service launched

I may be conflating two stories but yeah, the whole operation was a mess built entirely around scamming union contract stipulations about lower pay for shorter episodes. Investors probably pulled out after seeing 'season one'.I may be conflating two stories but yeah, the whole operation was a mess built entirely around scamming union contract stipulations about lower pay for shorter episodes. Investors probably pulled out after seeing 'season one'.