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[The Great Sage]

Prolly because the target demographic ends at like... maybe 35ish years old. Give it another 50 years and I bet 'tuber documentaries or biographies start doing well.

 

[Macintot]

I didn't realize there were any out there aside from the Fred moives (which were. . . yikes, but I was never a fan of Fred anyway). If I had to guess, though, it's probably because the producers assume people will watch the movie because the Youtuber's name is attached to it, regardless of quality, so they think they don't have to try. Kind of like videogames based on movies, where the quality almost always sucks but people will buy it for their kids/small kids will buy it themselves because, "Hey, that's the show Little Timmy likes to watch." Also, Youtuber's aren't usually professional actors, so the movie also has sub-par acting to deal with.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

Is it true a lot of reality tv is fake and staged?

 

[The Great Sage]

It has to be. Regular people are not nearly interesting enough to make a show about without some kind of manufactured drama.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

Do you feel that official companies shut down fanmade projects based on their works because they're jealous of their fans creating better things than them?

 

[The Great Sage]

Nope. I think it's because copyright law is outrageously stupid.

 

[Cosmo]

No. Copyright works on a use it or lose it basis. If they aren't protective of their IP, when they try to enforce it later, the other party can point to similar times when said company did not enforce it as proof that what they are doing is fine.

Copyright law is derpy and has been derpy for a long time.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

E.T. or ALF?

 

[The Great Sage]

E.T. for sure.

 

[Onmyoji]

ALF is fluffy ahaha
I love ET movie though so let's say ET.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

What would James Woods' reputation have been like if he acted like his Family Guy self in real life?

 

[Hootle]

Forget the reputation, he would be lucky if he ever saw the light of day. To be honest though, he sort of has a bit of alleged rep going on already but not to the degree of his show character.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

Do you get the feeling some showrunners have killed off characters on their shows for the sole reason of pissing people off?

 

[The Great Sage]

One of my fantasies is to write a famous series of young adult novels in the same vein as Harry Potter or The Hunger Games, and just at the height of its popularity have the most beloved character do something horrible and demeaning and then kill them off so that they're never able to redeem themselves.

I know it doesn't answer the question, but maybe it helps to know that there are people who think such motivations are worthy.

 

[Ezina-Kusu]

One of my fantasies is to write a famous series of young adult novels in the same vein as Harry Potter or The Hunger Games, and just at the height of its popularity have the most beloved character do something horrible and demeaning and then kill them off so that they're never able to redeem themselves.

I know it doesn't answer the question, but maybe it helps to know that there are people who think such motivations are worthy.

Hey as long as that character doesn't just do this terrible thing out of the blue and for seemingly no reason then I'm all for this.

In regards to the question I'd say the death of
Daenerys and Jaime in GOT were pointless. But then that whole season has much to answer for.

Also the death of Anya in Buffy and...
Justin just collapsing and dying of AIDS in 13 reasons why. Hated that show but that death was just wtf.

These deaths were unlikely done to piss people off tho more because of shoddy writing (imo). Either way they were very annoying.

 

[The Great Sage]

Daenerys and Jaime in GOT were pointless. But then that whole season has much to answer for.

My theory is that since GoT was hailed as super revolutionary for killing off a main protagonist unexpectedly, the showrunners, using extreme wisdom and remarkable intelligence decided to lean so heavily as to be almost comical into that.

It reminds me somewhat of that youtuber who spent years without much popularity and then suddenly got 50k views on some eating challenge which then convinced him that eating 18,000 calories every day for the next forever was a good idea.

 

[Ezina-Kusu]

Hm logic

 

[Cosmo]

Sure. The hope is to create an emotional or thoughtful reaction to whatever your creating, be that happiness, sorrow, anger, what have you. It should serve some purpose though, if you're making the audience mad... Why? Is it to make people think? To sympathize with the others? To hate a certain character in turn? To advance the narrative? To shift the tone of the setting? What purpose does it have is really the only meaningful question.

I'm sure some people kill a character off just to be an ass, but if they're entire premise was just to be an ass and add nothing to the narrative they've constructed... Then writing probably shouldn't be a goal or career for them. Easier ways to piss lots of people off, just make a Twitter account or something.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

Should more franchises have a What If? series similar to Marvel's?

 

[Onmyoji]

Those 'What ifs' for most franchises are called fanfiction XD
As far as the official What ifs, it depends on the series. I wouldn't say more franchises should, but some could be interesting.

 

[Cosmo]

Yeah, that's pretty much just fanfiction which you can read anywhere. Should more people make official series... Why not? I'm not going to say no to increased high quality content of my favorite universes/series.

 

[The Great Sage]

I think not, but I wonder if it's just because I've been poisoned by the Star Wars franchise.

I love Star Wars, like, a lot. But I'm one of those dudes that only likes the original trilogy, and even then the third one; Return of the Jedi only gets included because the first two would feel incomplete should I kick their dumpy little brother out of the trio.

I've read a lot of the expanded universe novels, and I've watched all the newer movies probably three times each on average, and I really feel like not only do I dislike these movies and novels, but I feel like the very fact that I know they exist kind of devalues how great I thought the source material is/was.

I can't see Jedi as mysterious, wise, collected monks any more because every time I think of the word 'Jedi' it conjures up images of sarcastic ballerina-ravers flipping out with their glowsticks and only stopping long enough to quip some cheesy wisecrack before doing a dodeca-salchow onto some nearby building. Jesus, it makes me want to puke.

There's something I think about quite often, and this question reminds me of it: There comes a point in every painting where one additional brushstroke will ruin the masterpiece. And it's not just painters that suffer that conundrum; all works of art benefit when something is left to the imagination. The creator needs to be extremely careful because once you lay down that stroke of the brush, it can't be taken back.

Looking at you J. K. Rowling.

 

[Ezina-Kusu]

Omg yes this^^^

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

Do you feel like some people have been taught to hate by their parents?

 

[Cosmo]

Yeah.