HBO Max is failing the classic Tom and Jerry
Some wishful thinking here...<p>&gt; For one thing, the promise of being able to stream the ENTIRETY of the classic shorts could generate a tremendous amount of publicity for Max, in the process providing strong incentive for T&amp;J collectors, animation fans, historians, and adults to subscribe to the new platform.<p>That is a <i>very</i> small audience compared to the very large audience of families who would be upset if the their kids auto-played into unexpected blackface.<p>Yes these problems can be solved with UX, yes it would be nice if we can access everything as it existed forever... But the reality is unfettered yet contextualized access to archival Tom &amp; Jerry episodes isn&#x27;t going to be high on their backlog.<p>For the purposes of access for historical archive purposes...why focus your complaints on streaming? Streaming is great for ease of access, cheaper price points (at least monthly), and breadth of selection. As a format, it&#x27;s doesn&#x27;t deliver well for archival purposes.