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dbcanuck t1_j8u3kct wrote

Reply to comment by WordsAreSomething in How Much Is Too Much Marvel and ‘Star Wars’? Disney Rethinks Franchise Output by verissimoallan

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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