Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-04-23 (Tuesday)

On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:21:26 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
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Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:

Still catching up on grading (getting there...)
 
 
 
What did you watch?

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Hey, thanks for asking!
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Awful stuff. Who is surprised?
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ORBITAL REDUX (Freevee)
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From 2018 comes this mini series (eight episodes) of many episodes,
starring mini super cutie Yasmine Al-Bustami.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Two people in an earth/moon shuttle, carrying helium three an improbably
short way into the future from now.
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Wackiness ensues.
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The secondary creative is named Lillian Diaz-Przybyl.  If you can trick her
into saying her name backwards, she’ll be sent home.
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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.
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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