I assume this was the same for the Harlequin Romance Novels too? I knew a few women over the years that had a bunch of these books. They seemed to digest them like monthly magazines.

In some ways it's sort of a business dream to be able to keep repacking the same nuts and bolts to make something slightly different for consumers who will keep paying. It's pretty efficient.

Still I've not read a Harlequin Romance nor have I seen a Hallmark movie. This doesn't mean I've not seen all of the Star Wars movies or a good majority of the Marvel ones.

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"In some ways it's sort of a business dream to be able to keep repacking the same nuts and bolts to make something slightly different for consumers who will keep paying. It's pretty efficient."

Madden. FIFA. Call of Duty.

[–] Phanatik@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

At this point, Ubisoft and Bethesda games can be thrown in too.

[–] blindsight 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

LitRPGs are like that, too.

Swing sword. Cast spell. Numbers go up. Defeat dragon. Complete quest. Numbers go up. Dungeon dive. Cool loot. Numbers go up.

I love them. I've read four this week.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, there are only 7 basic plots that exist

[–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

This is super cool had no idea about this! Thank you

[–] addie@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

Friend of mine's dad used to write some Mills and Boon ones, which is the UK equivalent I suppose. We all found it hilarious. Had to sign up for one the '8 pre-approved plots' in advance, and then got paid about a penny a word. You need to be properly cranking out text to even reach minimum wage - it would be easier to work stocking the shelves at a supermarket, quite frankly. But yeah, not an environment that fosters innovation.