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A look back at the 100-year history (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZpQWVXUlEg&pp=ygUPVGhlIEZhbGwgb2YgTUdN) of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and the successes and failures (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9ocxPqZJZo&pp=ygUPVGhlIEZhbGwgb2YgTUdN) that defined their time in Hollywood. How did MGM define the early days of Hollywood? What behind the scenes drama shaped them into the studio we know them to be? And how did things go so wrong (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fNoaUjqb3Q&pp=ygUPVGhlIEZhbGwgb2YgTUdN) over the course of a century that the MGM we know was broken into pieces over and over again? It's the story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEwWaeUtneA&pp=ygUPVGhlIEZhbGwgb2YgTUdN) of a Hollywood giant that was sold for scraps.

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In 1985, fresh off his failed bid for CBS, Ted Turner faced his own Rubicon moment. He could double down on a bigger, more cash-heavy hostile network takeover, or walk away and chase something even bigger and riskier. When billionaire dealmaker Kirk Kerkorian offered him MGM in a lightning-fast, all-cash deal, Ted pivoted to Hollywood, betting everything on the hidden value of film libraries and the future of cable. What followed was one of the riskiest acquisitions in media history, fueled by junk bonds, ambition, and instinct, and it would reshape Turner Broadcasting while nearly destroying it.

Chapters

(00:00): Ted's Rubicon Moment
(06:48): Kirk Kerkorian + MGM
(28:00): Why MGM(50:00): Kerkorian's Offer
(1:06:00): Michael Milken 101
(1:50:00): Inside the Deal
(2:20:00): Debt Nightmares