I completely agree about Season 1 (of Andor). I suspect that fiction writers these days are generally too childish and confused and neurotic to consistently write epic narrative.
Thanks for the heads up. I actually quit watching Star Wars after Rise of Skywalker. My interest wasn't there to watch anymore. I know it won't come back to try and watch anything I missed now. I wonder if George Lucas has been interviewed about his thoughts about selling Star Wars to Disney.
Similarly, the relentless onslaught of maddeningly simplistic, ‘feel good’ super hero movies is mind-numbingly dull.
The superhero movies of the 80s like Superman and Keaton’s Batman at least attempted some character development, but as well had their own doses of gritty realism.
Now, the seemingly endless batches of Marvel drivel are no more than glorified cartoons, often without the depth that even some cartoons, such as Wall-E or Toy Story, attain.
They are sadly much like the live action Disney remakes, glossy, brittle candy coatings over the gooey and saccharine PC centers that only hurt your teeth when you bite into them.
They get stuck between your back molars, along with that one shard of popcorn kernel, for hours, as you marvel only at the two and half hours of your life, irretrievably wasted.
My granddaughter left a job with Lucas in SF & @ his ranch because there is no path to advancement. Bound for the cryofreeze, these older schmucks in California want to live forever, to achieve body conscious immortality or an artistic version of some horseshit eternity. To me, they instead, create oblivion.
Great take. Star Wars spin-offs are out of my age bracket, but my memory of the movies is that they were always old-fashioned with shootings and no blood. Thus as you say, no mourning over the bodies of young men blown to bits or shots of weeping parents learning horrific news. It is ironic that they now want to feature rape when open border policies have put women at increased risk for violence. For years, I was grateful that the issues they had in Europe weren't in our country. Little did I know of the plans of the WEF and other NGOs.
And thank goodness South Park. I don't have cable so no longer catch it. For all their 'truth to power' skewer Fauci and the vaxxes? Or is that something even they fear taking on?
They've long run past their prime but sometimes still hit it out of the park. I used to love American Dad but the last episode I caught showed it is well beyond its expiration date.
I completely agree about Season 1 (of Andor). I suspect that fiction writers these days are generally too childish and confused and neurotic to consistently write epic narrative.
https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/the-parable-of-the-acolyte
I didn't even bother trying to watch the Acolyte.
Thanks for the heads up. I actually quit watching Star Wars after Rise of Skywalker. My interest wasn't there to watch anymore. I know it won't come back to try and watch anything I missed now. I wonder if George Lucas has been interviewed about his thoughts about selling Star Wars to Disney.
Season one of Andor was very good. I'll still watch season two at some point but I wish they would just stick to telling stories.
Similarly, the relentless onslaught of maddeningly simplistic, ‘feel good’ super hero movies is mind-numbingly dull.
The superhero movies of the 80s like Superman and Keaton’s Batman at least attempted some character development, but as well had their own doses of gritty realism.
Now, the seemingly endless batches of Marvel drivel are no more than glorified cartoons, often without the depth that even some cartoons, such as Wall-E or Toy Story, attain.
They are sadly much like the live action Disney remakes, glossy, brittle candy coatings over the gooey and saccharine PC centers that only hurt your teeth when you bite into them.
They get stuck between your back molars, along with that one shard of popcorn kernel, for hours, as you marvel only at the two and half hours of your life, irretrievably wasted.
No mention of the bit with Mickey and the Jonas Brothers?
My granddaughter left a job with Lucas in SF & @ his ranch because there is no path to advancement. Bound for the cryofreeze, these older schmucks in California want to live forever, to achieve body conscious immortality or an artistic version of some horseshit eternity. To me, they instead, create oblivion.
Great take. Star Wars spin-offs are out of my age bracket, but my memory of the movies is that they were always old-fashioned with shootings and no blood. Thus as you say, no mourning over the bodies of young men blown to bits or shots of weeping parents learning horrific news. It is ironic that they now want to feature rape when open border policies have put women at increased risk for violence. For years, I was grateful that the issues they had in Europe weren't in our country. Little did I know of the plans of the WEF and other NGOs.
And thank goodness South Park. I don't have cable so no longer catch it. For all their 'truth to power' skewer Fauci and the vaxxes? Or is that something even they fear taking on?
I find South Park either hilarious or meh. Thankfully I don't have to worry about being hit on the head with a lecture.
They've long run past their prime but sometimes still hit it out of the park. I used to love American Dad but the last episode I caught showed it is well beyond its expiration date.