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anasui1 t1_j8tdpwt wrote

rethink about hiring real writers while you're at it

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ahintoflime t1_j8tvoso wrote

They hired a real writer for Andor and it was fantastic.

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bawk15 t1_j8uxjwe wrote

From the writer who gave us Bourne Trilogy...

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anasui1 t1_j8w69l7 wrote

ya slanting the Bournes? Great movies

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TheTrueMilo t1_j8wcgqj wrote

And the guy who gave us House of Cards while it was good…

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WordsAreSomething t1_j8ti7gk wrote

What makes someone a real writer?

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Emilysilted t1_j8tkv4k wrote

I downloaded the leaked script for "Star Trek: Generations" from America Online when I was a child. "This sucks" I said, immediately.

I always thought Kevin Feige had a similar "superpower" at the development stage. Like he could just hear 10 pitches and go "sucks, sucks, sucks, good."

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dbcanuck t1_j8u3kct wrote

a cursory glance at the screenplays for The Witcher S2, Falcon and Winter Soldier, She-Hulk, Ms Marvel, Rings of Power, Obi Wan, and The Book of Boba Fett, could have stopped some ~very~ medicore screentime. For the amount of money these studios are paying, they should demand higher quality.

People complain 'oh you're just anti-woke'. Nope, not at all. I'm tired of paint-by-numbers diversity bingo cards being used as a defence mechanism for poor quality screenplays.

The X-Men were the most diverse list of super heroes ever, and people crave their content desperately. House of Dragon played both genders equally sinister and conniving. Even mainstream shows like Law and Order and CSI manage diverse casts where it feels natural and propels content forward not tiktok moments or content created to get a social media hit.

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WordsAreSomething t1_j8uaols wrote

So your idea of a real writer is what? Casting different people? Someone else's job?

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Parking_Onion_3846 t1_j8v9hoe wrote

> People complain 'oh you're just anti-woke'. Nope, not at all. I'm tired of paint-by-numbers diversity bingo cards being used as a defence mechanism for poor quality screenplays.

If people are suggesting you're racist, maybe it's because you think bad writing means casting and writing stories about non-white people. Diversity wasn't the problem with any of those shows.

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anasui1 t1_j8w6gzq wrote

these people must be terminally stupid then because that's not what he's saying at all. He has a problem not with a diverse cast, but with companies using it to shield their garbage ass shows against criticism. But you know, a mere mention of the word "diversity" is enough to drive the Twitter crowd mad, making them impermeable to reason

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JewishMaghreb t1_j8w4n4j wrote

I don’t the the script was the issue with all of these shows. Falcon and Winter soldier suffered from the pandemic and choppy pacing/editing. Bobba Fett and Obi Wan were just not entirely thought out.

I do agree about Ms Marvel and She-Hulk, they felt like telling a 35 year old man to write a show that appeals to gen Z and TikTok users. Who knows.. maybe they like it? I couldn’t be bothered

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UmeshgaarB t1_j8wz9yg wrote

Falcon and The Winter Soldier had way more glaring issues than just the pandemic. The villain was fucking horrendous. She goes around murders people, then in the end she gets praised as some kind of hero by Sam in the most preaching speech shit I've ever heard.

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attemptedmonknf t1_j8usvx8 wrote

Someone who does good writing. Thats always the reddit solution: just use good writing by good writers. It's that simple

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rtseel t1_j8w98j2 wrote

> What makes someone a real writer?

A real writer is someone who writes.

A good writer? Now that's a different beast.

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Tardis80 t1_j8we82e wrote

I think they are busy working for Amazon on Rings of Power.

Bruhaaahaa

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