08Apr
Well This Looks Quite Promising
As of this writing this sitting at $150 million. I think I'll be taking this one this weekend. Discuss on Social Galactic
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07Apr
Yeah It’s Gonna Suck: Star Wars X
I warned you! I told you it was in the works. And now it’s official, Ma-Rey Sue Palpatine-Skywalker will be returning in Star Wars X (Currently Untitled). Daisy Ridley will naturally star. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is still signed to direct, her best known work is Ms. Marvel. Damon Lindeloff (for once) showed the brains that God gave a pickle and bailed. Announced at Star Wars Celebration of course. There is also a teaser for Ashoka: Enjoy, or don’t. I couldn’t care less. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnzNZ0Mdx4I The Force is now completely female. With the exception...
06Apr
The Dark Herald Recommends Shin Godzilla
When I was pre-adolescent my sources of income were cruising parking lots for dropped change, returning pop bottles, and occasionally cutting the teeth out of sharks that had drowned in the nets for the creepy guy who made necklaces out of them for tourists. That was more than enough for an eight-pack of Coke and a big bag of Fritos. Come three o'clock on Saturday afternoon and the Godzilla movie would start on UHF, let me tell you, I was SET!!! In...
05Apr
She’s Everything… He’s just Ken
That was a quote from this season's writers. The Mandalorian just got the Jake Skywalker treatment in his own show. This show is so unwatchable at this point, it really is a struggle to get through. Dave Filoni is the most over-estimated writer in the history of television. He did fine writing kids shows but he simply can't step up and write genuinely mature themes for grownups. Also, he seems to have a waifu thing going with...
04Apr
Big Bob’s Big Mistake
UPDATE: A criminal investigation has been opened on Disney and the former members of the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Hoo boy! This was bad. I briefly touched on this last night in an update on my last post. This will be more involved. First, I need to give you some background info, and it’s extensive. Skip the italicized part if you're already familiar with it: ****** In 1957 Walt Disney was brokering the rescue of two Los Angles institutions that were in deep trouble, the Chouinard Art...
03Apr
Iger’s Annual Investor Meeting is a Dumpster Fire
Wow, this is going to take me some digging to get through. Usually, Disney's annual investor call is a completely stage-managed nothing burger. Basically, it's just a public relations dog and pony show for the Mom and Pop shareholders. This year Disney showed some little film that was made at Disney World. There was a startling number of white people in it, veterans got a nice shout-out, it was that kind of thing and it's always that kind of...