Remix.run Logo
electrosphere 3 hours ago

It reminds me of the Star Wars content thats come out recently - before there was the Original Trilogy which we all watched many times and the lines became iconic. Since then it's all become a mismash and blur of mediocrity due to over-exposure.

(except The Mandalorian, and I can't believe I'm using the word "content" :/)

edit: Totally forgot about Andor & Rogue One sorry, great film and two seasons of top-notch storytelling.

mghackerlady 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Rogue One was very good, to the point that I consider it on equal standing to the original trilogy and prequels

adammarples 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's a blur of mediocrity due to its mediocrity, not its overexposure

camdenreslink an hour ago | parent [-]

Yea, if the new stuff coming out was great then people would be begging for more.

hackyhacky 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> except The Mandalorian,

To each their own, but I think Andor is, by far, the best post-ROTJ output.

mcny 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> To each their own,

And that is the gist of the problem, isn't it? As we approach our forties and beyond, chances are we have lived more than half our lives. So do I really want to spend hours watching something I might hate and might leave a bad taste in my mouth? (See game of thrones season 8 or worse, Westworld the HBO series which I don't even want to know what happened in season 3 or 4). I am sure there are people who will enjoy those but for the average person it is highly unlikely.

vee-kay an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

[dead]

TaupeRanger 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Andor is fantastic. The good content still stands out. Mediocre content will have to compete with AI slop at an increasing rate.

ex-aws-dude 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That is something that annoys me with fandoms

You could ask "how many more movies should we make?" and the answer would be "there is no limit, I always want more"

"I like this thing therefore more of it is obviously better"

I think it takes maturity to say "I like this thing and I don't want more of it."

the_af an hour ago | parent [-]

Yes, and also many fandoms lack the maturity to know when to say "no, I do not want to know MORE details, and certainly not about this obscure secondary character's difficult childhood that explains everything they did later in life".

See:

- All of Wookiepedia and most of Star Wars Expanded Universe.

- "The Hunt for Gollum".

- Every movie in the franchise after "Alien" and "Aliens".

- The sadly upcoming expanded universe/sequels/shows for Blade Runner.

Etc, etc. Everyone has their exceptions ("this one was cool"), but in general the point stands: fandoms ruin everything. They simply don't believe in the adage that "less is more". They always want MORE, and the industry is only happy to oblige.

the_af an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

> except The Mandalorian

Mandalorian started strong, with cool spaghetti Western vibes, and then ended up devolving into mediocrity too. In my opinion.

Haven't watched Andor yet.