also if all these other networks refused to sell me licensing rights even at exorbitant prices i would then go on the twitter and make posts abt how they'd refused to sell even tho they're not making the new seasons either. i'd name prices i'd offered. i'd publicly shame them so much.
and then ofc i'd go to the creators of the shows i failed to get and ask them if they had any other ideas for shows that they'd like to do as a 'network original' for me or w/e. and promote 'from the creator of that show netflix cancelled and refused to sell, an ALL NEW show that we won't cancel at the height of its success for no good reason'