FX Picks Up 3 Movies: ‘Captain America’, ‘Friends With Benefits’ & ‘Horrible Bosses’

COMMENTS (13)

• Wow. There just buying everything

  Comment by Cameron — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 10:46am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Ha, they absolutely are. It’s like they are on autopilot. Simply stunning.

    Comment by Justin P. — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 2:43pm PDT  Reply to this post

• So with Turner just completely out of the movie acquisition game, can we expect “More Commercials, Less Movies”?

  Comment by Joey — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 10:47am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Haha! I’m thinking FX is just hoping to make itself the leading basic cable source for blockbuster movies.

    Comment by Ryan — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 10:50am PDT  Reply to this post

• So when I turn to the FX channel sometime in 2014, it’ll be like going back in time to summer of ’11?

  Comment by chris h — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 11:04am PDT  Reply to this post

  • But with censorship and commercials. Enjoy.

    Comment by Anonymous — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 11:22am PDT  Reply to this post

• I hope they still have time to air “The Devil Wears Prada” 9 times a week with all these new movies.

  Comment by Sean — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 12:15pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I’m sure these R rated comedies will play great after they are neutered for broadcast.

  Comment by steve — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 12:29pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • If you ever watched Nip Tuck or, more recently, Sons of Anarchy, you’ll know FX isn’t likely to do too much neutering on the R-rated comedies. This network is definitely pushing the envelope on broadcast censorship.

    Comment by Movie Veterinarian — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 5:37pm PDT  Reply to this post

    • Didn’t mean to say “broadcast”….but you get my drift.

      Comment by Vet — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 5:42pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Damn….someone’s got a strategy. At first, I thought FX was just adding a few new titles, but it’s clear now they’re trying to forge an identity that separates them from other cable channels.

  A previous poster mentioned TBS, and I’d say that’s a good comparison. Like TBS built an identity in the ’90′s as THE channel to tune in to if you wanted to watch a syndicated comedy, it looks like FX wants to be the place you go to if you want to watch a recent blockbuster movie.

  Pretty smart. No one’s filling that role right now in basic cable. AMC has a decent library, but it’s nothing current.

  Comment by G — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 1:29pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • I wholeheartedly agree. FX is building a really decent backlog of former blockbusters. I find myself turning to FX more and more if there is nothing else on that I’m interested in. And 2 years ago, I couldn’t have told you what channel FX was in my area.

    Comment by hspahr — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 6:24pm PDT  Reply to this post

• How about listing when these movies come out on Blu-Ray

  Comment by Joe — Tuesday August 2, 2011 @ 9:38am PDT  Reply to this post