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https://spectator.us/topic/covid-19-killed-hollywood/

We are all bored to tears now by morality lectures from the rich and the famous. I had jumped the gun, somewhat. In the 2010s the Oscars were in decline, but the 2020 ceremony still drew in a TV audience of 23.6 million. This year, that number collapsed to 9.8 million.

Ceffer says

Comedy? Wasn't that something they had in the olden days, before Trump?

Still some decent stuff that comes out. Though you're correct in that it's all been neutered in fear of cancel culture. Hence why I'm not a movie guy.

I'm okay with some shows, but movies have turned into petrified turds.

The only thing I have seen on the few network shows I can tolerate are gay type individuals and/or bimbos dressing up in costumes and acting idiotically stupid, not funny, not clever, and certainly NOT topical, with a laugh track. The fudge packing of minorities into over-represented but non-representative roles seems to be going completely over the top.
T shirts and costume parties on 20 million dollar lifestyle sets, the usual prop that money SHOULD grow on trees for everyone, really creepy, dwarfish, emasculated males often with the gorgeous Hollywood bimbo social climber types. I guess people watch this stuff, so maybe Bill Gates is right after all.

Ceffer says

Comedy? Wasn't that something they had in the olden days, before Trump?

Check it out, I wouldn't say this is suitable for work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoqlYGuZGVM

There's a ton of these trees around where I live, and that's their exact odor.

And yes, it was before Trump, but this time shall pass.

Did they give anything to that Chinese chick director who had a falling out with CCP over some "human rights" issues?

I checked my gag reflex and watched some MSM news to see how long I could stand it. Is just my imagination, or do a lot MSM talking heads have 'blinking disease'. Blinking is a common tic associated with people who know they are lying. Don't they take lessons to disguise their body language?

richwicks says

Ceffer says

Comedy? Wasn't that something they had in the olden days, before Trump?

Check it out, I wouldn't say this is suitable for work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoqlYGuZGVM

There's a ton of these trees around where I live, and that's their exact odor.

And yes, it was before Trump, but this time shall pass.

WookieMan says

I just dumped a youtube channel the other day because they fucking sailed Greta across the Atlantic.

Ahhh SV Delos? Yeah I quit them last year as well. They are making bank, but sold the fuck out.

MJ Sailing, Project Atticus, Bums on a Boat are pretty good. Adventures of Tarka was great, but he sold his boat.

MAGA says

Check it out, I wouldn't say this is suitable for work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoqlYGuZGVM

Consult an expert:

joshuatrio says

Ahhh SV Delos? Yeah I quit them last year as well. They are making bank, but sold the fuck out.

MJ Sailing, Project Atticus, Bums on a Boat are pretty good. Adventures of Tarka was great, but he sold his boat.

Can't have kids on a boat either if you want me to watch. I don't care about your kid(s). It's my escape away from mine when I get the chance. I still like SV Delos, but she seems overwhelmed, hell they both do. Content since his brother jumped ship, lol, has gotten noticeably worse. I also don't care for sailing the US East coast places either. I want to see places that are hard to get to.

Gayest name on the planet, but Sailing Doodles has plenty of T&A. Bobby is a bit of a cunt, but probably because I'm jealous. Not sure how the guy does it.

What are Oscars?

So, how many awards did Cuties win?

I mean with a voting block like that ...

Ten years ago I would have know maybe a woman or two that wanted to watch it. I didn't see any advertising for it and outside if here and a couple of clown videos on it nothing. Hollywood needs to go its all commie propaganda with people that are more out of touch with reality than anyone else on planet.

WookieMan says

joshuatrio says

Ahhh SV Delos? Yeah I quit them last year as well. They are making bank, but sold the fuck out.

MJ Sailing, Project Atticus, Bums on a Boat are pretty good. Adventures of Tarka was great, but he sold his boat.

Can't have kids on a boat either if you want me to watch. I don't care about your kid(s). It's my escape away from mine when I get the chance. I still like SV Delos, but she seems overwhelmed, hell they both do. Content since his brother jumped ship, lol, has gotten noticeably worse. I also don't care for sailing the US East coast places either. I want to see places that are hard to get to.

Gayest name on the planet, but Sailing Doodles has plenty of T&A. Bobby is a bit of a cunt, but probably because I'm jealous. Not sure how the guy does it.

I'll check them out.

I think Delos did an arctic trip a while back and produced a documentary that was cool. Haven't seen it yet though.

joshuatrio says

I think Delos did an arctic trip a while back and produced a documentary that was cool. Haven't seen it yet though.

I haven't seen that yet either. Delos was cool when it was basically a party. Not so much now with a kid and they're staying near the mainland US. There was an episode where they literally complained about sailing with a kid. Then don't do it? Or you can just make money and stop whining about it living what would be a dream for some people being on the water constantly.

Also, I know there are great places on the East coast, but it's just not as adventurous the last 12 months or so. Covid is probably part of that. At least get down to the Caribbean as I think almost all of that is open. And yes, episodes are delayed, I just figured they'd be down there already. It has all been northeast sailing and too much "nugget" action.

Oscar statue is an Egyptian Demon God? The chronic pharaonic shit arises again. 'Oscar' 'Sokar'. They love their symbology.
"But not only do they claim that the design of the figure is a “pagan symbol”, but they also claim that the origin story the Academy presents is phony, and that 'Oscar' is actually a variation of 'Sokar'. They take it a step further and claim that the film reel Oscar stands on is a variation of a “sun disk” that Egyptian God figures would stand on." I suppose it could be a hybrid of the Egyptian god and a Knight's Templar beguiled by the demon religions.
https://cairoscene.com/buzz/is-the-oscar-statuette-modelled-after-an-ancient-egyptian-go

RC2006 says

Hollywood needs to go its all commie propaganda with people that are more out of touch with reality than anyone else on planet.

I think there's a fundamental shift in society. I don't think people want to be entertained so much anymore as they do want to be educated.

For example:


original link

I can watch that and have it completely command my attention but I can't sit through a modern film, and watching corporate news is actually repulsive to me. I can barely stand to watch anything modern as entertainment.

I don't think I'm unique in this way. I used to FORCE myself to read and watch corporate news 25 years ago, but even then I think I knew I was watching bullshit, which is why it wasn't very interesting to me.

Patrick says

Lol. I'd bet 30% of the crew checks this box. Who cares about the actors? If I wrote a movie about my town, it would be impossible to come remotely close to this. Hell Chicago is a 30/30/30 city of white/black/hispanic then some other races. Where the hell did they come up with 30% if this is real?

I'm not a big movie guy but it's entertainment. Entertain me and I'll watch stuff. If you have an all white cast and it looks like a stupid movie I'm not watching it. Think the cheesy bad American Pie franchise of movie. Then Friday with Ice Cube as a cheesy fun movie with mostly blacks. I didn't think anything of it. Like "what am a doing watching a 'black' movie?" It was entertaining enough.

Jumping to other activities. The NBA. Should we make the All Star team be 30% white because they're under represented? This slope is slippery especially when talking movies.

There are so many rabbit holes you can go down with this crap and all it does it make it LESS entertaining by forcing a square peg in a round hold.

Can’t wait till professional sports adopts this standard.

WookieMan says

There are so many rabbit holes you can go down with this crap and all it does it make it LESS entertaining by forcing a square peg in a round hold.

It's only ever going to go in one direction.

GNL says

WookieMan says

There are so many rabbit holes you can go down with this crap and all it does it make it LESS entertaining by forcing a square peg in a round hold.

It's only ever going to go in one direction.

Unless you become a white suprematis? So sick of these labels. Is MLB racist towards blacks in baseball? Is the NBA racists towards whites in basketball? Popeye's versus Chipotle? We can make anything racist if we want. How about just living our damn lives and not caring.

I don't know a single person that is overtly racist. Maybe an off cuff joke or remark randomly, but I've yet to meet a legit KKK member or someone that wants to cause harm to another race. As a middle aged white guy there's PLENTY for me to bitch about. I just live my life.

WookieMan says

I don't know a single person that is overtly racist. Maybe an off cuff joke or remark randomly, but I've yet to meet a legit KKK member or someone that wants to cause harm to another race. As a middle aged white guy there's PLENTY for me to bitch about. I just live my life.

I think everybody has the capacity to be a decent or a bad person.

Except those goddamned Gingers. They need to be exterminated.

WookieMan says

I don't know a single person that is overtly racist. Maybe an off cuff joke or remark randomly, but I've yet to meet a legit KKK member or someone that wants to cause harm to another race.

I guess all the hate for Illinois nazis worked after 50 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu-0HDBJHc8

Ellwood: Illinois Nazis.
Jake: I hate Illinois Nazis!