Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: shawn Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-04-23 (Tuesday) Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:50:32 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 150 Message-ID: <239i2jh8gr0e233nh8drblg9r8s7tk5rbn@4ax.com> References: <1441761902.735659245.952214.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:50:35 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e2e5068ea132afc1467be562e917b105"; logging-data="2535748"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/JYbCfzaqpEI+9+9gkN9nl/tVMhM93uQ8=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:vaUIQdWm7LBe1mIwFa+f7kOiNrE= Bytes: 7022 On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:21:26 -0700, anim8rfsk wrote: >Ian J. Ball wrote: >> Still catching up on grading (getting there...) >> >> >> >> What did you watch? > > >Hey, thanks for asking! > >Awful stuff. Who is surprised? > >ORBITAL REDUX (Freevee) > >From 2018 comes this mini series (eight episodes) of many episodes, >starring mini super cutie Yasmine Al-Bustami. > >Each installment begins with the statement: >THE EPISODE YOU ARE ABOUT TO WATCH WAS FILMED WITH A LIVE AUDIENCE IN A >SINGLE TAKE >NO RESETS >NO RESTARTS >NO DO-OVERS > >This is demonstrably not true, especially in the pilot given that there are >inserts of a CGI spaceship and shots of hands working controls and such >that I bet were shot separately and put in later. Also, there are post >edits where they removed language and such. > >Basically a two person Space series that takes place on one set (or >possibly two, but I think they just revamped the main set after the pilot) >with about the production values of Mystery Science Theater 3000. > >The IMDb proudly proclaims, that people who liked this also like THE ARK, >which should tell you everything you need to know about the writing and the >science. > >Two people in an earth/moon shuttle, carrying helium three an improbably >short way into the future from now. > >Wackiness ensues. > >The secondary creative is named Lillian Diaz-Przybyl. If you can trick her >into saying her name backwards, she’ll be sent home. > >The blurbs all say that the show was interactive, although I have no idea >how that would possibly be, and that the CGI effects were done live and I >don’t believe that either. > >Remember the Supergirl “writer“ who said that it didn’t matter if you wrote >a good script as long as you put in lots of woke messages? This is that >script. I thought that was a rarity. Then yesterday I was watching a Youtube video about yet another person who cut by Disney who is suing the company because she lost out on millions of dollars because they cancelled the show she was supposed to run and cut some other projects she was supposed to be involved with. She couldn't accept that the Acolyte didn't have a good reaction with the fans and so Disney made the decision to save money by cutting the project. They also cut back on the other projects they had planned to have her involved in because she wasn't seen as the money maker they thought she would be. Partially because she was focused on DEI over story. Then we've got Mindy Kaling attacking fans who were upset with the VELMA show because of the DEI agenda they followed where they changed many of the original characters. She went on to attack the fans that didn't support the changes they made. I don't understand why these people can't see why people would prefer characters remain the same over the years when there's no story reason for a change. It's like the changes the BBC has been making to classic Shakespeare stories with black actors being added to the productions even though they clearly would not have been part of that world at that time. Any way, here are her words so you can judge for yourself. I just think it's ridiculous how Scooby-Doo fans are acting in such a childish way with a series that is only aiming to make the world a better place by supporting diversity equity and inclusion toxic fans tend to make up slang words for what fits their narrative like race swapping or gender swapping and as a comedian I think it's quite hysterical how some of these fans remain very entitled like that to make up such slang words this is a series where I think the toxic side of the fans of Scooby-Doo should really keep quiet and not let any of their biased opinions from spilling into the void because it only ruins the experience of others that obviously love the series through and through I don't see this series as changing different characters cater to race I don't see that at all all I see is a simple design change for those like Velma Shaggy and among others that we hope to do in the future it has been an honor working with HBO on this show that supported velma's design change in this way I just think it's horrible horrible horrible horrible how fans get so upset over an animated series like yet for real guys it doesn't impact anybody's lives what HBO is doing and something I am rooting for is to create something for new fans or fans that are open to change to the modern world especially with the Velma series I am proud to be a part of season 2 that takes the steps even further for supporting diversity equity and inclusion it's a wonderful experience and I so hope that we get the chance to do a season 3 heck I have been asking and begging for Shaggy to get his own series on a standalone show and if he does I think we can assume the same toxic demographic will continue to make unnecessary noise that only gets in the way all I ask from everyone is to let the product speak for itself and I know I know this is how Executives talk with their products but it's real we need to follow what works and what doesn't and obviously HBO felt that we had garnered enough fans to move forward with the season 2 which is why I'm confident that we will make it with a third one I ask everyone who looks forward to Velma to not listen to the loud minority that seemingly remains in fear of change and frightened over Dei Dei is something that really makes film and television an even greater experience because it allows us to open up to so many other people around the world that can relate to these characters fans of Scooby-Doo obviously have no clue what they are talking about when it involves the Velma series they should be focused on the story and the dialogue that our creative team put together for our audience