*sigh*

Games are not Movies.
Games are not Movies.
Games are not Movies.

It's been said thousands of times before, but now it's been said three times again. Perhaps more might be needed.

Games are games.

Even though a variety of developer <-> publisher relationships have been tried, and will continue to evolve, you cannot drop in a production model from another industry. For starters, game development itself isn't broken, many great games have been made. This isn't a small infant industry anymore. Game development isn't even strictly the same as software development, although it's often mistaken as such.

Waaaay too many bad comparisons lately. Games are not Cars, TV Shows, Sports or Comic Books either.