The unnecessary reboot/remake of the week thread

[Aragorn]

Netflix also has a rule for the writers of their Netflix originals that the characters must spell out who they are and what their intent is in stilted dialog that overexplains everything for viewers who aren't necessarily paying attention and have the program on in the background.

Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin

A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer meant fewer shipping costs for Netflix, and fewer DVDs for the company to manage and store...

www.nplusonemag.com

 

[Wingcommanderdarkwolf01]

Netflix also has a rule for the writers of their Netflix originals that the characters must spell out who they are and what their intent is in stilted dialog that overexplains everything for viewers who aren't necessarily paying attention and have the program on in the background.

Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin

A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer meant fewer shipping costs for Netflix, and fewer DVDs for the company to manage and store...

www.nplusonemag.com

Well that's bloody stupid.

 

[Captaindemotion]

So many streaming movies of late have felt like they’re made by committee but apparently it’s even worse than that

 

[oktay]

Alien TV Series Gets Exciting Update Amid Romulus Success

Fargo series creator and Alien: Earth showrunner Noah Hawley gives fans a major update on the upcoming live-action Alien series.

www.cbr.com

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Hawley was asked about whether he is expecting Alien: Earth to become a career-defining project in the same way as Fargo. "It could be the next 10 years of my life, for sure," Hawley responded. When asked what the state of the upcoming series was and whether it was still on track for a 2025 release, Hawley answered, "We just wrapped. I'm in post, editing away. Obviously, there's a large visual effects component that takes time. But I couldn't be happier with the show that we shot. If people wanted a television series based on the world of Alien, I think I'm going to give them something special."

https://www.cbr.com/alien-romulus-director-chestburster-scene/

 

[Jayson1]

So many streaming movies of late have felt like they’re made by committee but apparently it’s even worse than that

Basically the thing killing modern Hollywood. Well that and younger people moving away from tv and movies as a primary source of entertainment instead preferring Tik Tok and so forth videos and just posting on social media. Corporations are suppressing artist left and right these days in so many different ways with their corporate mandates and constant reliance on reboots and remakes.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Basically the thing killing modern Hollywood. Well that and younger people moving away from tv and movies as a primary source of entertainment instead preferring Tik Tok and so forth videos and just posting on social media. Corporations are suppressing artist left and right these days in so many different ways with their corporate mandates and constant reliance on reboots and remakes.

I was thinking also it’s strange that there are so many very very good streaming tv shows in so many genres and yet so few good films from the streaming studios.

 

[Jayson1]

I was thinking also it’s strange that there are so many very very good streaming tv shows in so many genres and yet so few good films from the streaming studios.

That has sort of been more of a issue I think going back to the start of the golden age of tv which is mostly credited as starting in 1999 with the "Sopranos." Prestige tv pretty much became the place to go to for the kind of stories that movies were starting to make less of. It seems this has just carried over to streaming.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I was thinking also it’s strange that there are so many very very good streaming tv shows in so many genres and yet so few good films from the streaming studios.

Less commitment maybe? Most streaming shows are 8-10-15 episodes a season, and don't require too much commitment out of the actors before being able to move on to something else. Depending on the movie, it might sometimes be a much more of a comittment to film a movie.

I've noticed more and more that, just to take Netflix as an example, most of the original movies are vanity projects of big name directors that are given carte blanche, in hoping it lands Netflix nominations during award season. But more often than not, the movies are often terrible efforts with little redeeming values, almost as if they're a script that's been hidden deep in a drawer of rejected ideas that is finally rediscovered and produced. And they're the ones that often get promoted.

They'll sometimes use the geezer feature tactic of hiring an older high-profile actor for a role in what often is a pretty bad movie. This happened with the recently released Mary, which starred Anthony Hopkins as King Herrod, and the movie got ravaged by critics and viewers alike.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Less commitment maybe? Most streaming shows are 8-10-15 episodes a season, and don't require too much commitment out of the actors before being able to move on to something else. Depending on the movie, it might sometimes be a much more of a comittment to film a movie.

I've noticed more and more that, just to take Netflix as an example, most of the original movies are vanity projects of big name directors that are given carte blanche, in hoping it lands Netflix nominations during award season. But more often than not, the movies are often terrible efforts with little redeeming values, almost as if they're a script that's been hidden deep in a drawer of rejected ideas that is finally rediscovered and produced. And they're the ones that often get promoted.

They'll sometimes use the geezer feature tactic of hiring an older high-profile actor for a role in what often is a pretty bad movie. This happened with the recently released Mary, which starred Anthony Hopkins as King Herrod, and the movie got ravaged by critics and viewers alike.

This probably sounds facetious but it’s not meant to be. How would a 2 or even 3 hour movie be a bigger commitment than an 8-hour + tv series?

 

[Owain Taggart]

This probably sounds facetious but it’s not meant to be. How would a 2 or even 3 hour movie be a bigger commitment than an 8-hour + tv series?

It sometimes takes longer to film a movie vs a series? Depending on the budget of the movie, they can take several weeks to months, whereas a series will be shot in blocks. When a season is in the can, they are free to do other work.

 

[Captaindemotion]

It sometimes takes longer to film a movie vs a series? Depending on the budget of the movie, they can take several weeks to months, whereas a series will be shot in blocks. When a season is in the can, they are free to do other work.

But, like you say “sometimes”; it’s a “how long is a piece of string”’situation. And a series might be a recurring commitment whereas a film may be a one and done. Also depends on the size of the actor’s role.

So far as I can see, the quality of streaming movies is often to do with the quality of the writing and directing, which are frequently humdrum at best. Shake a stick at any half dozen Netflix movies starring Dwayne Johnson, kevin hart, gal Gadot, jack black, whoever, they’re all interchangeable.

 

[Owain Taggart]

But, like you say “sometimes”; it’s a “how long is a piece of string”’situation. And a series might be a recurring commitment whereas a film may be a one and done. Also depends on the size of the actor’s role.

A recurring commitment, yes, but they're at least able to do other things in between the filming of seasons, which isn't the case when a movie is filming.

 

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[CorporalClegg]

At some point Stranger Things become Normal Things.

 

[Nerys Myk]

At some point Stranger Things become Normal Things.

Kids are grown up, working that 9to5 grind and bitching about the boss.

 

[cardinal biggles]

Kids are grown up, working that 9to5 grind and bitching about the boss.

Season 6 sees them conspire to kidnap their asshole boss and send him to the Upside-Down while they implement workplace reforms.

 

[Aragorn]

Rumor of the day, Air Force One 2, possibly with Harrison Ford returning.

 

[Jayson1]

I got some behind the scenes footage of one of the kids riding their bike for the upcoming season of "Stranger Things."

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[CorporalClegg]

Rumor of the day, Air Force One 2, possibly with Harrison Ford returning.

"Come back on my plane!"

 

[tharpdevenport]

"Come back on my plane!"

"Now get off my plane!

Again!"