The irony being that CBS has by far the most conservative show lineup and audience of all of the networks.
Star Trek Discovery Renewed For Season 3
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Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look up that video on "Woke Bands".
It's so much more meaningful to be part of protests, demonstrations, petitions and speaking out publicly in general about issues than just buying a product which has been pragmatically targeted to buyers and is commercializing a cause strictly for their own profits. Consumers think they're supporting a cause but if they're not acting to advance that cause in a pro-active way, then all they're really doing is just supporting a product.
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Yes, I too had this question. Heh.
The conservative reactionary crowd has painted Discovery's PR as a political statement to piss people off, yes, but I don't believe for a minute that that's CBS's goal. There's a far simpler and more sensible explanation for why, for example, CBS highlighted the casting of Star Trek's first black female lead: because, like any production ever, the artists and producers want to get people excited for what makes their product unique. The idea that it's been done to piss people off is cynical, yes, but it isn't cynical on CBS's part. That's just promotion. You celebrate your star. You shine a spotlight on them. And if you're a Star Trek show, you absolutely advertise diversity because that's the core message of the brand that transcends its genre, that grabs people who don't care about sci-fi: this is a show about people, all kinds of people, doing amazing things.
Does it generate attention? Yes. But the tactics here are reliable, old tactics. There's nothing especially distinct about how Discovery marketed itself versus how, say, Deep Space 9 or Voyager marketed themselves. It's the climate that's changed, not the marketing.
Midnight's Edge said that even though the show is a "massive flop" CBS has renewed it because they "don't want to admit defeat"
I think there's a fair bit of projection in that last statement.
As for DSC, good news and please give us a full keyla detmer episode please
I think there's a fair bit of projection in that last statement.
As for DSC, good news and please give us a full keyla detmer episode please
Yeah, unfortunately it's going to be a few years before all this starts to fade.
The Donald has set a new precedent for just how low folks can go before running off the rails.
Until he and his ilk are pushed back upon regularly and from all corners, we're going to be dealing with radicals on both sides that think it's OK to be the worst one can be, loudly and in public.
Hopefully, some semblance of decorum will become the rising tide, rather than the tidal wave of intolerance and animus flooding our politics.
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Yeah, that's how things work, just keep throwing good money after bad. A brilliant business strategy!
Thanks for sharing this. I wondered where this sentiment was coming from, as it seems to be the most popular story out there right now among the YouTube crowd for why Disco got renewed. There are a bunch of comments that go like, "This renewal makes me sad and hurt, and I don't get how this is possible because no one is watching??? But CBS only cares about pushing their agenda, not making money! Midnight's Edge was right!" I guess I shouldn't have wondered that that might be the source.
I have said before and I do often get heat from it, I think diversity is fantastic (I'm LGBT female myself) but where it sometimes goes wrong is some campaigns DO denigrate straight white males and property minorities up at their expense. Some straight white males (like my dad) have been some of the most supportive and caring people in my life. (My mum hated it when me and my GF came out but my dad was amazing about it)
It's a fine line but inclusivity should be just that, have everyone represented. I think discovery does that really well, it's such a diverse cast and Pike is a strong straight white male character too so there's no issues
It's a show for everyone.
Same with me, I'm a gay man myself, and I get pissed off when straight white men get shat on, or any other denomination of humanity. Having a cast that isn't all one race does not even blip on my radar one bit. If they start getting political about it, then sure, I'll have a problem with it, but if they just HAPPEN to be different races or sexualities or this or that, and they have a deeper character to make them compelling, then that's what matters.
Because it has gotten political in recent history, the moment a gay character is introduced, it is seen as an obvious attempt to shoehorn false diversity into the show. A shame when such cynicism runs so rampant.
Gay dude here, too, and I agree with both of these. We've got a spread of gender identities, orientations, ethnicities, and personalities in this show, and I don't see it as trying to exclude anyone. Also, I suspect a vocal minority are, at this point, in a state of mind where the barest inclusion of anyone not like them is too much, and becomes an immediate flag that the show is out to get them...when it's not.
MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN DISCOVERY'S FAVOR!
Had to borrow it....
I've been Bi since I was a teen, so my favorite character of all time is Captain Jack Harkness.
I'd love to see a Bi Lead Character in a Star Trek show, but I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep if it never happens.
(Georgieu is the closest one that qualifies up to this point)
I can understand why some folks get all bent outta shape over a characters sexual proclivities, but I've always thought it was kinda dumb.
I'd love to see a Bi Lead Character in a Star Trek show, but I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep if it never happens.
(Georgieu is the closest one that qualifies up to this point)
I can understand why some folks get all bent outta shape over a characters sexual proclivities, but I've always thought it was kinda dumb.
Great news. Season 2 has been a much stronger season than the first and hopefully season 3 will be even better.
Mecha has said it isn't REALLY renewed this is just a puff piece released to draw new viewers in for this week.........WTF are these fuckers smoking? And people eat this crap up.
I saw a Doomclown tweet. He claimed that CBS purposely announced Discovery's renewal on the day of the Cohen hearing because they were "ashamed" and wanted to bury the news.
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That shit has to be an act, but dog help those who believe him.
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That shit has to be an act, but dog help those who believe him.
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These people will say anything to keep the clicks coming to their monetized sites.
This reminds me of the site CraigNotBond.com where angry fans over Daniel Craig's casting as James Bond were absolutely certain that his first film would flop and that MGM/EON would bring back Pierce Brosnan in his rightful place. CASINO ROYALE does very good, but the haters try to spin it as negatively as possible that it wasn't successful enough, that the studios are actually embarrassed. Today Craig is set to film his fifth and final Bond installment next month. These days I think they just claim audience tastes have gotten worse for letting his films run successfully, that we're all "duped". I look forward to DISCO haters reaching that phase when the show reaches its seventh season.
"It's doing well because audiences have lower standards these days!"
It'll happen.
"It's doing well because audiences have lower standards these days!"
It'll happen.
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