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Netflix: Flicks? On the Internet? That's just crazy talk!
- Thread starter SpoonyBard
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Depends on who you are. But there are a LOT of people who consider cartoons to be the exclusive purview of kids, and refuse to ever watch them - outside of having to chaperone their children. We've culturally and as a society relegated cartoons to a kids-only ghetto on average. So if you're going to try and make beaucoup bucks in this blockbuster-or-bust media environment that the big studios are all helplessly trapped in, you go with the live action remake because that's the better bet. At least - that's how the dying boomers in charge of Hollywood all think.
If Netflix really wants to push the boundaries of the art of adaptation and prove that they are not beholden to the aesthetic orthodoxies of C-suite executives, they should hire me to adapt ATLA into a series of ZZT worlds. I promise them that it will earn them tens of dollars worth of gross revenue.
This is low hanging fruit, but six animated movies finished ahead of The Last Airbender in the global box office in 2010.
Which is why I said very specifically at the end, "...that's how the dying boomers in charge of Hollywood all think."
There's been a little progress over the years with some cartoons gaining more widespread notoriety. But there's still way too many people out there who think ill of them or that they're kids-only stuff. And pretty much ALL of the people in charge of making decisions at major movie studios all are dinosaurs completely out of touch
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
I don't know why, but I'm getting Wes Anderson vibes from that Pokemon Concierge trailer...
No, I think studios are aware that animated movies are good business. They're still getting made. I think live action animation remakes are being made in lieu of original live action family movies.
The new Scott Pilgrim animated series is excellent. I saw somebody describing this as having a similar relationship to the originating series as the Evangelion Rebuilds did to the original NGE series. I don't yet know exactly how far that analogy goes, but regarding the basic idea of "original cast and premise leveraged to tell a wildly different story", it goes. It was done by Science Saru, too, so the fight scenes are really creative and fun. Fantastic to see everybody in "anime dub" performance mode, especially Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza.
The thing about the Rebuild movies tho, is it's actually the exact same story. The only thing that's truly and markedly different is the tone.
madhair60
Video games
Everyone except Mary Elizabeth Winstead who seems to sleepwalk through this at times. Not a hater but it's noticeable imo.
Anyway four episodes down and this is really good, yes.
I watched it in Spanish dub and thought it was excellent, I’m planning to watch it in English as well. But for the non-voice acting parts (animation, plot, structure, etc.), I definitely enjoyed it. I only read the first part of the Scott Pilgrim comics, but I thought the series held up in its own right. It’s fascinating how much Ramona is used in the series and is done so well; I found her static in the comics. But the evil exes, especially Matthew Patel, steal the show.
If I had to rank them:
Patel> Roxie> Gideon> Lucas> Todd> Twins
And for the episode ranking:
3> 1> 4> 8> 2> 5> 7> 6
But I found all of them to be good, and the show, while varying in tone, was extremely good.
Roxie is definitely the breakout in this interpretation.
Finally finished it, and yeah, this was a great adaptation/reimagining/however you would classify it. Kinda wish it leaned a bit heavier into Ramona reckoning with her past, we get some reconciliation, or at least something like it, with Roxie and Lucas, and kiiiiinda Todd, but then it doesn't really go further since at about this time Scott pops back in.
Also, is it just me, or was Knives done even dirtier this time? She spends the first bit of the show mourning the dude who shouldn't have been dating her, then she dedicates herself to putting on a broadway musical about the dude who shouldn't have been dating her, and she barely gets a 'sorry' from him when he finally returns. Then she gets straight up punched out by his future murderhobo version. (speaking of his voice was driving me crazy until I finally realized he also plays Wolf Tobin from The Great North)
But anyway, there's a whole load of things I wished we could have seen but there was only eight episodes. A second season would be nice, but isn't likely. I see the mid-credits stinger in the last episode just as them hedging their bets just in case they get more, but certainly not an intent or a promise for more. Maybe Julie and Gideon are going to do evil things unrelated to Scott and Ramona's life. Good for them.
Also, is it just me, or was Knives done even dirtier this time? She spends the first bit of the show mourning the dude who shouldn't have been dating her, then she dedicates herself to putting on a broadway musical about the dude who shouldn't have been dating her, and she barely gets a 'sorry' from him when he finally returns. Then she gets straight up punched out by his future murderhobo version. (speaking of his voice was driving me crazy until I finally realized he also plays Wolf Tobin from The Great North)
But anyway, there's a whole load of things I wished we could have seen but there was only eight episodes. A second season would be nice, but isn't likely. I see the mid-credits stinger in the last episode just as them hedging their bets just in case they get more, but certainly not an intent or a promise for more. Maybe Julie and Gideon are going to do evil things unrelated to Scott and Ramona's life. Good for them.
jpfriction
(He, Him)
Yeah I felt they did okay by Knives.
I was gobsmacked to load Netflix up today and see there's a third season of Hilda. I didn't think there was any more material left to adapt after Mountain King so I guess this is original stuff? Not sure how much input the author of the series had on it. Seems to take place a year or two after Mountain King (Hilda and friends are a a bit taller but otherwise no real change to their designs) and seems to revolve around a mystery from when here Mom was a girl involving the Fae.
I mean it's more Hilda so I'm down.
I mean it's more Hilda so I'm down.
FelixSH
(He/Him)
Squid Game is great. It's main actor also has a criminal record, and generally dark spots in his past (https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-a...egations-against-squid-game-star-lee-jung-jae).
To be clear, this stuff has happened a long time ago, and in any case, you can enjoy the show, no matter what. Just thought people should be aware of this stuff.
To be clear, this stuff has happened a long time ago, and in any case, you can enjoy the show, no matter what. Just thought people should be aware of this stuff.
jpfriction
(He, Him)
Hear me out guys. What if we did a real game show based on squid games but then never get around to paying the person who won.
Actually, since this is the netflix thread anyway: has anyone actually watched the "real" gameshow? Damn near everyone I know was excited about Squid Games when it was first released, but I have not heard a peep out of anyone watching the gameshow. I had to look up just now if it had actually aired yet...
The audience for the drama and the game show don't seem like they'd have a lot of crossover to me
The game show is AMAZING entertainment and an awful game show. I was a huge fan. The end chapter where the women and queer competitors band together to vote off all the remaining men is prime reality tv and definitely not something the producers were expecting to happen.
It must've been a beat to edit, can see why it took so long to get out of the blocks.
Currently netflixing (begrudgingly as always, since Netflix's moneygrubbing and Michael Jordan-esque "transphobes watch netflix too" market style tires me) Love on the Spectrum, which is always a fantastic and mostly heartwarming watch.
It must've been a beat to edit, can see why it took so long to get out of the blocks.
Currently netflixing (begrudgingly as always, since Netflix's moneygrubbing and Michael Jordan-esque "transphobes watch netflix too" market style tires me) Love on the Spectrum, which is always a fantastic and mostly heartwarming watch.
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Violentvixen
(She/Her)
Well shit now I'm interested.
The Brothers Sun is an interesting mix of tones that I'm not sure quite work, but I'm also not sure that its not just great. I've still got the finale to watch.
Purple
(She/Her)
... OK what did I miss?