suits sidebar could go either way cuz after suits LA flopped, the network and showrunner are back to talking about a reunion movie or something like that, Meghan is also acting again. I will admit I hate the idea and it pains me that the return of the podcast in any form could be forcefully hitched to that wagon...
it was definitely the wrong choice to not keep building the podcast and its audience at siriusxm while they had momentum. unlikely that company is happy to take them back now. it's a real shame too because the first 4 seasons are fun, we could have had lots of laughs.
but yeah, basically the future of the podcast is entirely dependent on behind the scenes facors. personally, I was shocked first season did well enough and was so easy to make that they wanted to go way bigger immediately. but if they paywalled the video there is no way the conversion rate would even be 1% of the free podcast audience. :/
i suppose that's true; i think the bigger hurdle is that gabriel has, at least for the time being, very pointedly stopped acting and retreated from public life (those dumbass royal kingdom commercials notwithstanding). frankly, though, i don't think a movie is a great idea. while suits la flopped largely because it was terrible, korsh was right when he said that the og series was "lightning in a bottle," so i have to wonder if he or any of the cast or staff genuinely think a movie is a good idea, or it's just a cash grab.
you're absolutely right though that paywalling video content would sink them. while i understand wanting to indulge in nostalgia, and the rationale behind trying to parlay the (anticipated) success of the spinoff making suits into some kind of franchise, patrick and sarah have both found reasonable success since the end of the show, and i mean, honestly, they're probably better off leaving the fandom to carry itself. like, if the podcast was just something the two of them were doing in their spare time as two old friends hanging out, then i'd say sure, go for it full steam ahead, but trying to do a whole studio-backed production is...probably not the best idea.













