OneGoodRib t1_it49uh8 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:42 PM

Reply to comment by JohnnyAK907 in ‘The Peripheral’ Is a Grim Vision of the Future From ‘Westworld’s’ Creators: TV Review by TheUtopianCat

Yeah it's weird, in the past when things were grimdark, tv shows tended to flip the other way. Like in the 60s with Vietnam and riots and stuff, sitcoms got so weird and cheesy and of course there were still dramas at the time, but in general tv and movies were like "hey, let's have some fun so you can forget about how it feels like nuclear war is imminent for a little while".

OfferOk8555 t1_it4f68s wrote on October 20, 2022 at 9:17 PM

I feel like most people watch super heroes stuff and Star Wars for that comfort. Plenty of “this is a jokey action movie that’s so self aware it hurts” coming out recently I feel like.