Re: [NEWS] Live-action Dungeons & Dragons series moves to Netflix

On Feb 14, 2025 at 1:30:45 AM PST, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

In article <vomb82$363jh$1@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:

 "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

 

     'Dungeons & Dragons' Live-Action Series in the Works at Netflix
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     The live-action "Dungeons & Dragons" TV series has found new life.
 
     Variety has confirmed with sources that a new iteration of the
     project is currently in development at Netflix. There had
     previously been a "DnD" series set up at Paramount+ with a
     series order, but that project ultimately did not move forward
     due to strategic shifts at Paramount as well as the sale of
     co-studio eOne by Hasbro. Hasbro Entertainment is also
     producing the new project.
 
     The series is currently titled "The Forgotten Realms," named
     after the famous "DnD" campaign setting. Drew Crevello, who was
     previously attached as the showrunner of the Paramount+ project,
     will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the
     Netflix version. Shawn Levy will executive produce along with
     Dan Levine via 21 Laps under the company's overall TV deal with
     Netflix.
 
     Reps for Netflix declined to comment.
 
     Crevello previously co-created and served as co-showrunner for
     the Apple limited series "WeCrashed." He also helped to develop
     films like "X-Men: First Class" and "Deadpool" during his time
     as a film executive.
 
     "Dungeons & Dragons" was originally created in 1974 by E. Gary
     Gygax and Dave Arneson in Lake Geneva, WI. Considered one of the
     most influential games of all time, "DnD" sees players create
     characters from a wide range of fantasy races like elves, orcs,
     and dwarves and take part in elaborate role playing through a
     wide range of settings and stories.

 
 Have they stopped self-flagellating themselves over the "racist"
 implications of half-orc and half-elf characters yet?

 
Oh, it's gotten worse.
 
Orcs no longer exist because it's racist (againbst black people?), but
if you want them, they suggest making them illegal aliens, accompanied
by a strangely Mexican-looking illustration.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iJJQOyvGKk8/maxresdefault.jpg
 
Dryads can be male (but still feminine).
 
Succubi and incubi were combined into a trans monster.

Holy shitsnacks, Batman.

Have any of the people who insist that orcs in D&D and LORD OF THE RINGS are
meant to be black people stopped and realized that it's *them* who are the
racists for making that comparison in the first place?