The Question We Keep Asking

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
  • Companies seem to be throwing expensive darts at a wall when deciding what to make and not thinking about who is going to buy it, or the size of that group. Whether it's The Marvels and the niche, declining audience that Disney and Marvel seem to be chasing, or Sony trying to make a Spiderman Universe with no Spiderman, and launching the expensive PS5 Pro upgrade that will push their customers into considering PC gaming, or the failure of the Borderlands Movie adaptation, we are seeing failure after failure of products that cost too much and don't know who the audience is.
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  • @theanimeunderworld8338
    @theanimeunderworld8338 17 часов назад +477

    "Modern audience" and "It's not for you" are codes for "I made my fanfiction"

    • @EmmieDanch2
      @EmmieDanch2 16 часов назад +39

      it's as if all the bad Mary Sue fanfictions from the early 2000s have come to life

    • @mallorycarpinski1160
      @mallorycarpinski1160 16 часов назад +9

      YES!!

    • @qazhr
      @qazhr 14 часов назад +17

      The full is “I made my fanfiction about my politics “

    • @Vegeta8300
      @Vegeta8300 14 часов назад +6

      ​@@qazhr Exactly! Made their fan fiction while pushing their political agenda...

    • @returnedtomonkey8886
      @returnedtomonkey8886 13 часов назад +9

      Some fanfics can be good, unlike marvel slop

  • @TheMelMan
    @TheMelMan 18 часов назад +322

    Remember when you were a kid and you thought the grown ups knew what they were doing? Fun times.

    • @solamande
      @solamande 17 часов назад +30

      Yes. I even thought the president had to be the smartest person in the world.

    • @joshvilar2582
      @joshvilar2582 16 часов назад +13

      I certainly did. I thought adults would be mature and wise. Which is why they were grown ups.

    • @nebula0024
      @nebula0024 15 часов назад +11

      The day I entered the corporate workplace I learned that lesson VERY quickly. 😅

    • @pittland44
      @pittland44 15 часов назад +13

      Childhoods end is the point where you realize that the adults are just overgrown children, and they don't know what's going on either.

    • @peterixxx
      @peterixxx 14 часов назад

      Fundamentally, our brains are subsets of reality. Therefore they cannot contain all of reality. Therefore we are by definition stupid and uninformed.
      Embrace it. Nobody has their shit together, especially not the people who pretend they do.

  • @TheAlphaLegionnaire
    @TheAlphaLegionnaire 18 часов назад +280

    The “modern audience” sure doesn’t like to watch tv and movies 😂
    Whoever they are 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @gregowen2022
      @gregowen2022  18 часов назад +84

      I think they can all be found on Twitter and tiktok, but not in stores or theaters, haha

    • @jointkay-y5i
      @jointkay-y5i 18 часов назад +37

      Or play games.😂

    • @no.1spidey-fan182
      @no.1spidey-fan182 17 часов назад +4

      ​@@jointkay-y5i Beat me to it😂

    • @EJ_Red
      @EJ_Red 17 часов назад

      They want to create the "modern audience" themselves, hence why the alienate and push us out of a hobby and industry we love so they can replace us with a group that consume and repeats "the message" no questions asked

    • @OneFingerYT
      @OneFingerYT 17 часов назад +6

      Apparently they were just AI bots on Twitter.

  • @pkz420
    @pkz420 15 часов назад +150

    "It's not made for you."
    Then why are they angry I didn't watch it?

    • @OwO377
      @OwO377 13 часов назад +5

      Everyone totally agree that statement.

    • @citycrusher9308
      @citycrusher9308 11 часов назад

      It IS made for us. The fems that took over the industry make insulting shows for guys to get pissed off at. Then gaslight you with ''it's not made for you''
      (btw, you fall for it every time)

    • @GreenBlueWalkthrough
      @GreenBlueWalkthrough 11 часов назад +1

      @@OwO377 I don't becuase it's not true... Dice, ubisoft microsoft say it becuase of the fact you can't please every all the time so way true... Which Halo infinuite is one of tghe highest groosing games of all time with the biggest budget dispite tghe hate from everyone...

    • @rickyd6217
      @rickyd6217 10 часов назад +6

      I think it's, "It's not made for you... But I expect you to go anyway. Consume the content."

    • @jamesneese7663
      @jamesneese7663 9 часов назад +5

      Entitlement. The activists take over and expect blind obedience and unlimited cash from the real fans.

  • @master_samwise
    @master_samwise 17 часов назад +306

    Amazing that no one seems to listen to Dr. Ian Malcom, even 30 years later.
    "You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should."
    But instead of of resurrecting dinosaurs, they're dropping 9 figures on movies/shows no one asked for.

    • @chaoschikin2875
      @chaoschikin2875 17 часов назад +13

      I’ve been thinking of that quote fairly often these days. Seems more relevant with each passing year

    • @belliott6060
      @belliott6060 16 часов назад +1

      I have to use this quote way too often

    • @Cardinal_claw
      @Cardinal_claw 16 часов назад +4

      Well they are trying to revive mammoths and tazi tigers but I agree. Society has become much too self-centered

    • @bowserbreaker2515
      @bowserbreaker2515 15 часов назад

      I guess it's not so surprising to see you comment on a Greg Owen video.

    • @lavalleeverdun
      @lavalleeverdun 14 часов назад +2

      You just broke the Internet. Thank you so much. I would have added "Some people just want to see it burn" ... but your quote works very well.

  • @craigpridemore7566
    @craigpridemore7566 17 часов назад +163

    My son (34) has started saying, 'I'm an old Star Wars fan' to differentiate himself from people who like the current 'quality' of Star Wars products.

    • @michaeljones5307
      @michaeljones5307 16 часов назад +15

      I'm the same, I'm a Star Wars fan, not a Disney Star Wars fan. They are 2 very different things

    • @Avenus112
      @Avenus112 15 часов назад +10

      Star Wars
      Vs
      Disney Wars
      Similar to
      Wheel of Time
      Vs
      Wheel of Prime
      Or
      Lord of the Rings
      Vs
      Rings of Prime
      Each are different products, each assessed separately and correctly identified that all they share in common is the names.

    • @insensitive919
      @insensitive919 15 часов назад +6

      I wasn't even much of a Star Wars fan until I played KotoR. Tons of cool ideas in the EU.... 😥

    • @NinjaFlibble
      @NinjaFlibble 14 часов назад +5

      I think about the only good "Disney era" Star Wars product is the Jedi series from Respawn. And I live in fear that each entry will fuck Cal up and go the woke route.

    • @abhishekkaswa2483
      @abhishekkaswa2483 12 часов назад

      Disown him

  • @jljl5449
    @jljl5449 17 часов назад +62

    Deadpool & Wolverine is one of the few recent movies that checked off a bunch of diversity boxes, had heart, made the audience feel something, pleased the fans, and all without pandering .
    Hey Hollywood, just do that more.

    • @kcisthe1st
      @kcisthe1st 15 часов назад +5

      That movie dragged on 45 minutes longer than it needed. I checked the time twice honestly Ryan Reynolds is only funny for about 80 minutes then he gets predictable

    • @jljl5449
      @jljl5449 15 часов назад +6

      @@kcisthe1still give you that his humor might not be for everyone... but I double dare you tell me that [Rings of Power, The Acolyte, Agatha All Along, She Hulk] was more entertaining or better written

    • @S_raB
      @S_raB 14 часов назад +2

      Crap Deadpool movie. 'Member berries, a couple decent jokes, dumb plot but one of the best villains ever portrayed on screen. Compared to the first film this one is not even half as good... but people got see THE SUIT & Chambit, Blade (the real one) & Elektra... ooh, ahhh, pretty colors.

    • @desmondjefferson2127
      @desmondjefferson2127 12 часов назад +3

      Nope.... You will get, "THE POWER OF ONE, THE POWER OF 2, THE POWER OF BANKRUPTCY!" And you will love it, or else. (or they'll go out of business) 🤣😂🤣

    • @jljl5449
      @jljl5449 12 часов назад +2

      @@desmondjefferson2127 lmfao. I still get second hand embarrassment/cringe whenever I hear that chant. You just know that, in her mind, she thought it'd be this cool thing that will have the kids repeating it at the parks. Instead It's become this generation's "STIR WHIP STIR WHIP WHIP WHIP STIR..."

  • @alifnajmi4874
    @alifnajmi4874 18 часов назад +93

    Please don't make video like this, you're going to upset all modern audiences (All 5 of them)

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim 11 часов назад +1

      Please, 5 is too many most of them are just RUclips shills

  • @Awolfx
    @Awolfx 18 часов назад +39

    The product they make is for themselves. It's about fulfilling their own power fantasies and terrible fanfic stories.

    • @funkydiscogod
      @funkydiscogod 17 часов назад +3

      Yes, they lack creativity to imagine themselves as someone else, and project this on to the audience who believes they can't imagine themselves as anyone else either.
      That's why every movie must have a character to represent each segment of the audience.

    • @jesperburns
      @jesperburns 42 минуты назад

      They're not fans of the material they're butchering. They think their version is superior to the [insert buzzword here] stuff they're remaking in a "better" image.
      Start calling it hate-fiction, not fan fiction.

  • @Vixorous
    @Vixorous 18 часов назад +178

    Jack Black, I'm begging you to get a new agent. You nailed it with Bowser, but you don't have to be in every video game movie.

    • @AKABoondock19
      @AKABoondock19 15 часов назад +8

      Its his kids. They ask him to be in the movies and hes a great dad, so he does it.

    • @vernonhampton5863
      @vernonhampton5863 15 часов назад +2

      Replace Jack Black with Ving Rames, problem solved

    • @S_raB
      @S_raB 14 часов назад +1

      Minecraft looks pathetic, especially him as a gay pimp woman in blackface.

    • @OrchinX
      @OrchinX 12 часов назад +2

      I swear he did something to piss someone important off in like 2005. Shallow Hal? SCHOOL of ROCK? 9+/10 films
      Even year one was alright.
      Everything since has been a humiliation ritual.

    • @Ben-jl2rh
      @Ben-jl2rh 11 часов назад +3

      ​@OrchinX Nacho Libre was an awesome movie, even Kung Fu panda was good but I wonder who he pissed off recently?

  • @a.s.raiyan2003-4
    @a.s.raiyan2003-4 18 часов назад +57

    I ask myself this same question. After all these backlash, flops and low viewer ratings, why do they keep wasting money on making these? Each one is a mediocre story with copy paste tropes of "Girl boss main character", "Racially diverse casts", "Representation". Why can't they just give us what we want? Hollywood can't be this stupid.....right?...Right?

    • @iy8-z1o
      @iy8-z1o 17 часов назад +27

      It's bc they think they are fighting for a noble goal of justice and equality and human rights when in reality they're being the very racist, divisive ppl they hate. However they're stuck so deep in their world view that they genuinely think they're doing the right thing and are the underdogs fighting the good fight and they think that giving the fans what they want would be evil and racist so they refuse to do it

    • @Bignuke87
      @Bignuke87 17 часов назад +17

      The real answer is social engineering

    • @funkydiscogod
      @funkydiscogod 17 часов назад +11

      You're not supposed to reject the product, you're supposed to consume the product, and then get excited for more product.

    • @jamesavis1
      @jamesavis1 16 часов назад +3

      2 words: tax write-off

    • @frankieseward8667
      @frankieseward8667 14 часов назад +4

      We want good writing. Not every woman can be a girl boss. What's wrong with dancing botany and painting? Plenty of good female character are like that.

  • @agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289
    @agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289 17 часов назад +36

    Their agenda matters more to them than anything else. And, if you dont like the agenda, they are more than happy to voice their contempt for you
    Act accordingly.

  • @J.R.Carrel
    @J.R.Carrel 18 часов назад +94

    I've been saying for the last three or four years that all these Studios need to bring their budgets down to within realistic expectations of their target audience for these movies. Because there's nothing wrong with making a movie that we all know is only going to make 200 million worldwide. But you got to keep the budget for that movie under 60 million. While they keep pushing the budgets of those movies over 150

    • @totesmagotes213
      @totesmagotes213 18 часов назад +6

      It seems like they may have actually followed that strategy with Agatha. Another niche appeal production, but they didn’t spend much on it. This one may not be a huge loss for them.

    • @Adelina-293
      @Adelina-293 17 часов назад +10

      Meanwhile Godzilla minus one had a budget of 15 million and is regarded as one of the best films of the 2020s.

    • @kathleenhensley5951
      @kathleenhensley5951 15 часов назад +1

      They seem to think we are mindless robots easily abused, easily changed. We aren't.

    • @J.R.Carrel
      @J.R.Carrel 15 часов назад

      @@kathleenhensley5951 truth

    • @bowserbreaker2515
      @bowserbreaker2515 15 часов назад +3

      Puss in Boots: The Last Wish cost a fair bit, but not nearly as much as other things. And because of how amazing it was, people showed up for it and it made a profit.

  • @mantasr
    @mantasr 18 часов назад +62

    Its for the activists in the creative team.
    Of course.

    • @Blodhelm
      @Blodhelm 18 часов назад +8

      It's for them to keep having jobs while contributing nothing of value. Easiest job in the world, act offended then get your way and repeat.

    • @efraimgarcia7876
      @efraimgarcia7876 13 часов назад +2

      Hardly a big enough market.

  • @Xanderall
    @Xanderall 16 часов назад +38

    "I appreciate you spending your time with me", is your final line of this video. It's true and it shows.
    This channel puts out quality videos one after the other, never pandering, never talking down, always in the same jovial non-preachy tone that we have come to know and love.
    Keep marching on, dear sir!

  • @DamirAvdibasic
    @DamirAvdibasic 16 часов назад +19

    These companies acquire IPs that are inherently valuable, because they already have massive audiences. Yet they instead try to appeal to general audiences instead of that audience, nonsense. Just pure nonsense

    • @Bustermachine
      @Bustermachine 11 часов назад

      Well yeah, the point is that they're chasing 'infinite growth'. But these IPs, which are at the height of their popularity, have already reached the saturation point of their audience. Everyone who is already interested is already watching. But infinite growth STILL must happen, so the only option is to try and mess with the formula to stretch the target demographics even further.
      Make a project, at a reasonable price, that actually knows its target audience and it will be well received. And even people who aren't the target audience may appreciate it because it's good.
      I am not a car guy, but I loved Ford v. Ferrari. I am not a girl, but I loved the Barbie Movie. I don't like soccer or feel good sports movie, but I enjoyed Last Goal Wins.

    • @stephengray1344
      @stephengray1344 11 часов назад +2

      What makes you think that they're trying to appeal to general audiences?

    • @Bustermachine
      @Bustermachine 11 часов назад

      @@stephengray1344 Because this is what studios have always done. People are trying to claim that it's some new nefarious thing with a political agenda but . . . well . . . When mainstream movies started appealing to racial minorities, they started by putting in minor characters that were black or asian. 'Tokenism'. Lots of action movies had a half baked romance subplot, to try and get lady butts in seats. The modern pattern is just a clumsy continuation of that trend to try and make the thing that appeals to all people by way of the lowest common denominator.
      Clearly it doesn't work. But nobody CEOs were SMART.

  • @screenspelunkers1026
    @screenspelunkers1026 17 часов назад +71

    From Concord we know the modern audience consists of about 25k people.

    • @Avenus112
      @Avenus112 17 часов назад +4

      Its also the industry that makes the products. So maybe a couple hundred thousand beyond that but even then they just care enough to make it.

    • @Patterner
      @Patterner 17 часов назад +12

      the Dustborn numbers today: 7 online, 12 day-peak, 83 all time peak.
      12K? :)

    • @JacobHimmelhaver-m8g
      @JacobHimmelhaver-m8g 14 часов назад +8

      You forgot to subtract the people that never wanted to play it but had to for their game review channel

    • @desmondjefferson2127
      @desmondjefferson2127 12 часов назад +1

      I think when further research is done, that executive HAD to be money laundering to spend 400mil.... There's A LOT of money missing based on what the game launched with. 10 year old game design shouldn't cost 10 times what it did 10 years ago😂🤣

    • @rickyd6217
      @rickyd6217 10 часов назад

      @@desmondjefferson2127 Rich people don't money launder. It's a tax write off. Totally separate thing. /s

  • @NinjaFlibble
    @NinjaFlibble 14 часов назад +16

    "When they crash and burn, I'm right there with graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate"
    that feels like the dad-iest line I've ever heard 🤣

    • @LoneSilverW0lf
      @LoneSilverW0lf 7 часов назад +1

      My dad would break out the cornhole boards and beer. At least there I’m guaranteed a degree of entertainment compared to Concord and the Boarderlands movie.

    • @NinjaFlibble
      @NinjaFlibble 7 часов назад +1

      @@LoneSilverW0lf
      I'm pretty sure you could be watching grass grow and it would be at least marginally more entertaining 😂

  • @kojikashiin319
    @kojikashiin319 17 часов назад +27

    Ghostbusters 2016 feels like Tuesday

  • @PeregrinTintenfish
    @PeregrinTintenfish 18 часов назад +35

    In Germany sales tax is 19%. For a 700€ base price, that is an extra 133€.

    • @Bignuke87
      @Bignuke87 17 часов назад +3

      *spits out coffee* what?!

    • @chillnspace777
      @chillnspace777 17 часов назад +2

      Whoa

    • @belliott6060
      @belliott6060 16 часов назад +2

      Im sorry, I'm happy someone pays more for sales than my 12%

    • @marcusjosefsson4998
      @marcusjosefsson4998 14 часов назад

      It's 25% in Sweden...

    • @chillnspace777
      @chillnspace777 14 часов назад

      @marcusjosefsson4998 holy crapdumpster u guys get screwed
      Wait qhats the price in Australia

  • @ongar8893
    @ongar8893 16 часов назад +12

    Calling us "islanders" makes us sound a LOT more exotic then we actually are. Got a laugh out of me though. £700 is outrageous.

  • @a_lost_one
    @a_lost_one 18 часов назад +33

    I like how everyone pronounces that movie "Muh-Damn Webb." 🤣

  • @quailstudios
    @quailstudios 16 часов назад +8

    The industry keeps giving us this garbage thinking we're gonna come around eventually but certain of us never will.

  • @est8793
    @est8793 13 часов назад +26

    Middle-aged women serving as action heroes is the most ludicrous thing I think I've ever seen

    • @MrDman21
      @MrDman21 12 часов назад +1

      Blame Eli Roth for that 😂

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim 11 часов назад +2

      ​@@MrDman21Eli Roth just wanted some of that gilf lol

    • @GreenBlueWalkthrough
      @GreenBlueWalkthrough 11 часов назад

      What because they should be in the kitchen?

    • @freman007
      @freman007 10 часов назад +4

      @@GreenBlueWalkthrough
      Action movies are a young person's game, specifically a young man's game, before the joints start creaking and they face plant one too many times (looking at you, Harrison Ford).
      Women like romantic comedies, men like action movies.
      If you put a woman in an action movie it has to be a woman who appeals to young men, like Charlize Theron (Atomic Blonde) or Angelina Jolie (Tomb Raider). Not women who're old enough to be their grandmothers.
      What works even better are big strong men who young men aspire to be like, like Arnold, or Sly.
      You cannot look at the cast of Borderlands and tell me with a straight face that they should be seen in anything more action oriented than Downtown Abby.

    • @MrDman21
      @MrDman21 10 часов назад

      @@stellviahohenheim HA HA! 😄

  • @ttrev007
    @ttrev007 17 часов назад +11

    i really would like to be a fly on the wall to watch how these choices are made. Taking a male dominated franchise and then targeting the franchise at teen females is a mystery to me.

  • @thenecrophymm6591
    @thenecrophymm6591 9 часов назад +11

    The worst part is they are just now STARTING to figure this out. We have 5 more years of stuff still in production that is going to fail before we ever get anything different...and it's anyones guess if they course correct correctly. This seems unlikely, se as they have only figured out that things aren't working, but refuse to acknowledge what things aren't working.

    • @LoneSilverW0lf
      @LoneSilverW0lf 6 часов назад +2

      To course correct would require a degree of awareness and common senses that seems extremely endangered in Hollyweird, not to mention the basic level humility and respect necessary that is practically heretical to the narcissists in charge right now. Things like ingenuity, creativity, integrity, and such also need to be heavily reintroduced to the mix as well.
      Yeah, I’m not expecting that anytime soon. I’m always hoping I’m wrong in these things, but yeah.

  • @andrewvanhalen1984
    @andrewvanhalen1984 16 часов назад +7

    At this point, they're throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks

  • @achannell362
    @achannell362 18 часов назад +30

    I love the Nintendo way of doing things. I don't care as much about the graphics or capability of the system, I care about a memorable and fun gaming experience at an affordable price. Having a great time with Echoes of Wisdom right now.

    • @chillnspace777
      @chillnspace777 17 часов назад +4

      That game rules

    • @jamesavis1
      @jamesavis1 16 часов назад +2

      I have largely ignored Nintendo until now but it seems you're right. They hit the winning strat

    • @bladebladerz93
      @bladebladerz93 15 часов назад +7

      @@jamesavis1 This is why Nintendo can survive even with heavy competition of PC gaming. They emphasize on fun game than beautiful game

    • @bowserbreaker2515
      @bowserbreaker2515 15 часов назад

      Xbox is doing a good job. They made a cheaper console that isn't super powerful but runs well and can still play new games. And they have a more expensive console that actually earns a $500 price tag.

    • @GreenBlueWalkthrough
      @GreenBlueWalkthrough 11 часов назад +1

      @@bowserbreaker2515 ? their 4th in a two person race losing to an XR device that poeple think is a nicne fad.

  • @Linklex7
    @Linklex7 16 часов назад +8

    I always love when these companies eventually course correct and then the media (MarySue, IGN, etc) puts out articles attacking them saying “they’re attracting the wrong kind of customers now.” Yeah . . . . the paying kind.

  • @andrewbrennan2891
    @andrewbrennan2891 13 часов назад +5

    It's made for the makers no-one else. It's all self inserts and very expensive therapy sessions.

  • @mchammer5592
    @mchammer5592 17 часов назад +11

    Dude. Sony should have just copied sega Saturns strategy with the 32x. Just thrust a giant hunk of plastic and hardware into the PS5 and call it a day. The only thing you’ll need to buy is a new entertainment cabinet.

    • @bluedistortions
      @bluedistortions 9 часов назад

      1. You do realize the console would have to be designed for that in the beginning, right?
      2. What would need to be upgraded during this generation would be hundreds of dollars worth of chips, conpared to $15-20 back then. Think about how much it costs just to upgrade your GPU.
      3. Even with all the advantages towards this thinking back then, it failed. So it will never work in this generation, or ever, going forward.

  • @alternatefutures
    @alternatefutures 12 часов назад +4

    For me, the worst thing about the entertainment industry wasting such vast amounts of money, is all the good it could be used for instead :(

  • @barneymiller4088
    @barneymiller4088 10 часов назад +9

    Reminds me of the ghost cities built in China.

  • @fess543
    @fess543 15 часов назад +4

    The problem is that they fired all the people who could create and it on a normal budget

  • @chiekokurokumo
    @chiekokurokumo 16 часов назад +9

    I've hung out on Tumblr. I've written fanfiction. I've also ghostwritten for certain (not important) people in the entertainment industry. I can definitely say that these types seek put spaces with little meaningful pushback. Their ideologies and daydreams are more important than their clients' or customers' requirements. The end result is crap that only a few pple could appreciate... if there was technical quality. Which there isn't.

  • @KingKrapper
    @KingKrapper 17 часов назад +6

    @17:00 Ironically, they probably could have made just as much money paying Steven Wright to stream himself playing Borderlands

  • @Disinterested1
    @Disinterested1 17 часов назад +5

    the rings of power
    and only because Disparu and Altiori are turning that turd into comedy gold!

  • @milestrombley1466
    @milestrombley1466 13 часов назад +3

    It's not for us. It's for them. 'Cricket sounds.'

  • @absalomvane7776
    @absalomvane7776 17 часов назад +4

    Roland being comedic was never the problem; Roland in the first game was as comedic as the other player characters, laughing and joking as you went. It was the CASTING that went wrong with him. Terry Crews should have had that part.

    • @followeroftheprince
      @followeroftheprince 14 часов назад +2

      I personally find Tina as the biggest butcher of character. Character aging stuff aside. She felt like someone trying poorly to be a Tina Body Double then actually Tina. At least, BL2/1.5 Tina. I don't know about her and BL3

  • @gbalfour9618
    @gbalfour9618 13 часов назад +6

    As a classic gen1 gamer,
    PC and Switch is all I need for gaming.
    Switch for the exclusives and mobility, and PC for everything else.

    • @LB-yg2br
      @LB-yg2br 10 часов назад +3

      Same. Plus switch has some solid couch coop and party games for when I have guests.

    • @gbalfour9618
      @gbalfour9618 7 часов назад

      That too,

  • @pittland44
    @pittland44 14 часов назад +5

    Greg I laughed like a maniac when you played "I'm Proud to be an American." Thank you for giving me something to smile about today. Cheers and G-d bless you. 😁😁😁

    • @NinjaFlibble
      @NinjaFlibble 14 часов назад +2

      Is youtube really actively censoring the word "God" now?
      (mostly writing this comment as a test, don't mind me)

    • @pittland44
      @pittland44 13 часов назад +1

      @@NinjaFlibble To answer your question: As far as I know RUclips isn't censoring that word. I'm Jewish and that's how I learned to write it as a kid. Just an old habit. Given everything that's happened I wouldn't put it past Google to censor people talking about religion though.

    • @NinjaFlibble
      @NinjaFlibble 13 часов назад +1

      @@pittland44
      Fair enough. I've seen it around a bit so I was curious. I wouldn't put it past them either.
      Thank you for the information :)

    • @pittland44
      @pittland44 13 часов назад +2

      @@NinjaFlibble Well cheers to you, and G-d bless. 😉

  • @ColinFox
    @ColinFox 16 часов назад +3

    They didn't show off ... both... of Sydney Sweeny's "acting abilities".

  • @mramisuzuki6962
    @mramisuzuki6962 17 часов назад +5

    Disney already has markets to teenage girls with Olivia Rodrigo and stuff like that.

    • @akl2k7
      @akl2k7 16 часов назад +1

      Yeah, and they bought both Marvel and Star Wars to cater to boys, which makes their attempts to turn them into girl brands baffling.

    • @Bustermachine
      @Bustermachine 10 часов назад

      @@akl2k7 No that makes perfect sense from the c-suites position. Remember, it's not enough to do well. You have to keep GROWING. Marvel and Star Wars Products are a high cost/high return strategy. If they've already completely cornered the boys market, they've already got all the boys who are going to watch, the only way to squeeze more money out of each project is to somehow onboard girls as well.
      Now it wasn't like the MCU lacked female fans! Lots of 'boy things' have female fans. Lost of them in fact. Just like lots of 'girl' things have male fans!
      But Disney wanted all the girls to be watching the same fervor as all boys at all times. They wanted 'the one franchise to rule them all' and so it stretched things to the breaking point.

  • @SJH_LFH_18
    @SJH_LFH_18 17 часов назад +4

    That James Dyson comment, Greg... WOW! 😵

  • @tobygagnon1443
    @tobygagnon1443 17 часов назад +7

    Thanks for the Get Smart clip.

  • @a.s.raiyan2003-4
    @a.s.raiyan2003-4 18 часов назад +8

    I just wanna watch a good movie with a neat story man....I don't want these feature length BS propaganda promotional videos anymore.

  • @dsadik666
    @dsadik666 18 часов назад +5

    Disney keeps making things for women and the (mythical) modern audience who apparently don't want to support the movie/ products.

    • @funkydiscogod
      @funkydiscogod 17 часов назад +2

      I think it's because when they do market research: they will ask "do you support women?" and see about 100% yes, and when they ask "do you support men?" it's only about 50%.

    • @dsadik666
      @dsadik666 14 часов назад +1

      @@funkydiscogod doesn't matter what people say it matters what they actually spend money on.

    • @OrchinX
      @OrchinX 11 часов назад +1

      The weird thing is… women aren’t watching this stuff. They’re watching real crime coverage on RUclips, they’re watching Netflix reality TV, they’re watching bridgerton.

  • @hue_jazz59
    @hue_jazz59 18 часов назад +19

    Good mornin' mr owen !

  • @marcacosta7594
    @marcacosta7594 15 часов назад +4

    I still question, what was the age group, highly expected for "She Hulk Attorney.. ???

  • @_birdie
    @_birdie 14 часов назад +2

    I think something happened when your official “proof of nerdiness” shelves were finally completed. Your vids have always been fantastic, but lately you’ve been killin it more than ever.
    I’m convinced the shelves + nerd paraphernalia leveled you up.

  • @bifrost1377
    @bifrost1377 17 часов назад +2

    Can't stop trying to picture Stephen Wright in a big action movie. would it have to be 100% slow motion? I bet it would still be hilarious!

  • @williamjones3534
    @williamjones3534 17 часов назад +6

    Wheel of time Greg. You being one of the few RUclips people who talked about the book series Is one of the reasons I subscribe.
    That is the dumpster fire that warms my dark heart. It also breaks it when I think about the greatness that could have been.

    • @Dee-b5p
      @Dee-b5p 12 часов назад

      That one crushed my soul. One of my favorite series turned into a DEI abomination

    • @williamjones3534
      @williamjones3534 6 часов назад

      @@Dee-b5p Well what Hollywood practices is performative DEI. Diversity Equity and Inclusion doesn't just mean race ethnicity or simply sexuality it also mean diverse socio economic background. A good example would be the current (rather you like it or not) presidential ticket featuring a black woman from my home state of California and a white guy from the Midwest. That is a DEI ticket.
      The WOT had DEI done right before that was a concept. All Amazon had to do was follow the damn books! What really hurts me is that thanks to the Wheel of Prime people negatively associate the book series with the show thinking that what they see in the show is in the books. I won't see a good WOT in my lifetime :(

  • @brentgilliam1209
    @brentgilliam1209 14 часов назад +2

    Sooooooooo much shadenfreude to be had these days. Thx "modern audience!!"

  • @solamande
    @solamande 17 часов назад +2

    I don't have kids or go to movies. I'm here for those Pro RUclips moves baby!

  • @AyaReikoTripleElite
    @AyaReikoTripleElite 14 часов назад +2

    11:36 The current rumor circling around has it that section was meant to feature Concord, which was made by a Sony owned studio. Obviously, they would have jettisoned any mention of that if it were true.

  • @omniviewer2115
    @omniviewer2115 17 часов назад +2

    I kind of felt this way about Pacific Rim Uprising. The first movie was so expertly crafted, and then the sequel came along and asked, "What if we did that again, but it was immature and cynical instead of clever and sincere?" Not even the usual argument of "just enjoy the flashy monster-on-robot fights" could work as an excuse because they were completely hollow. I was quite happy to see it fail. Heck, it failed so bad that these days, the running joke is that it doesn't even exist.
    And it's looking like A Minecraft Movie (not even THE Minecraft Movie, just A Minecraft Movie) is going to be the next big flop, but I guess we'll see.

  • @haircutdeluxe
    @haircutdeluxe 15 часов назад +2

    It’s for Larry Fink and Klaus Schwab

  • @613harbinger316
    @613harbinger316 11 часов назад +1

    There are at least two other reasons these abominations might exist:
    1. Tax write-off (Honestly, I've only heard this mentioned before. No idea how it would work.)
    2. Meeting the minimum requirements to hold onto an IP for a set time.

  • @VoltageDx
    @VoltageDx 14 часов назад +1

    Am honestly tried of asking "who is this for" in all honestly when that pops in my head i just say "naw am do my own thing" and just forget it/make sure i dont waste my money on it

  • @pvince8723
    @pvince8723 14 часов назад +1

    I would pay good money to see Steven Wright play deadpool. Just a skit. Written entirely by him with only the scene context provided. Id love this.

  • @basty1man
    @basty1man 16 часов назад +4

    This has quickly become a favourite channel of mine, keep up the great work

  • @Doggieman1111
    @Doggieman1111 2 часа назад +1

    So then the question is why are they making these films when it's a foregone conclusion that they will never achieve any sort of meaningful audience?

  • @jumpjuicestuff
    @jumpjuicestuff 10 часов назад +1

    My English composition course literally said this
    the audience is the reader of a text. Audience can be either intended or unintended, and the effectiveness of a text will depend on how well you reach your audience. The relationship between purpose and audience is essential to consider, as each will influence the way a text is written.
    ...go figure.

  • @Bignuke87
    @Bignuke87 17 часов назад +3

    @12:00 perfect usage of the Office meme ❤

  • @danielwick6088
    @danielwick6088 15 часов назад +1

    It’s for the shiny new Modern audience… all 69 who platinumed Concord 😂

  • @johnterpack3940
    @johnterpack3940 15 часов назад +1

    Now I quite unironically want to see Deadpool with Steven Wright.

  • @GOICOBA
    @GOICOBA Час назад

    If there is one type of person corporate executives don't listen to, it's people they pay for their expertise.

  • @Dark_Kommissar
    @Dark_Kommissar Час назад

    Don’t pay for what you don’t like. The customer must come first. Remind companies that, if they want your money, they have to give you what you want.

  • @Curtfj
    @Curtfj 17 часов назад +2

    It had to be said and you summed it up beautifully, great job!

  • @DamirAvdibasic
    @DamirAvdibasic 16 часов назад +15

    Thank you for just objectively critiquing the industry and not doing what 90% of my feed does which is just going WOKE!! WOKE IS BAD!! GO WOKE GO BROKE!! Insufferable

    • @adamrogers3221
      @adamrogers3221 12 часов назад

      For real. It’s the most reductionist, unhelpful slop.

    • @OrchinX
      @OrchinX 11 часов назад +4

      The wokeness is one layer of the rotten onion that is modern Hollywood. It’s definitely there.
      Most people are just mid to low intelligence, and need a simple obvious thing to focus on, but they’re not wrong.
      WHY did the entire creative team think the abusive female character was charismatic?
      Politics.
      WHY did they think a character being gay was enough to hitch an entire TV show’s plot to?
      Politics.
      WHY do they subvert original authors’ values in adaptations?
      Politics.

    • @Bustermachine
      @Bustermachine 11 часов назад +2

      ​@@OrchinX I don't think it is politics though. I think it's just incompetence. The incompetence is simply more apparent because we have so many mega projects that are also slop writing quality right now.
      But like, Barbie did well while being wildly feminist. Get Out, a movie with huge racial politics overtones, did extremely well for a tiny indie film 245 million out of 4.5 million budget. Crazy Rich Asians did well as a Hollywood movie with an all Asian cast that was all about Asian identity. The list goes on.
      Good movies can and often do have a clear message. It's not that movies have a political message, or even that it's message that we agree/disagree with . . . it's that the movies just aren't very good.
      I'd say the MCU's lack of coherent vision in phase 4, the completely abandonment of proper preproduction, and the saturation of tv projects, was far more damning than any politics.

    • @GreenBlueWalkthrough
      @GreenBlueWalkthrough 11 часов назад

      He didn't he has no idea want gaming is and hjumped on a soap box peaching to gamers who are not his audnce.

  • @a_lost_one
    @a_lost_one 17 часов назад +1

    Idk, I find the entertainment industry provides entertainment one way or the other... I've gotten a lot of chuckles watching them fail while they blame anyone but themselves.

  • @ggt47
    @ggt47 17 часов назад +2

    Ahh, perfect video for after work (experience) to see Uncle Greg.

  • @Imakumbang
    @Imakumbang 18 часов назад +5

    Hello. Love the videos. Great job.

  • @shaneaf310
    @shaneaf310 2 часа назад

    I remember scrolling down tiktok one day (I blame my friend) and saw an advert for borderlands, and the entire thing felt very "and so, that's how I'd describe Tiny Tina, now, remember, you're not allowed to interact with the source material!" ~ The worst part about game adaptions is how virtually every single time there is a need to make it their own, when many of these games have pretty compelling storylines within themselves or even have hints towards an elusive past that would be great to see fleshed out!
    Also, as you said, it's weird how companies will butcher source material, most people aren't looking out to see a game adaptation, so that is generally going to scare them off unless you get a "holy damn that was good" from people who already have an investment in the franchise, so I don't understand why there is this constant process of throwing out franchise fans in favour of some audience which has consistently shown they're never going to show up, assuming they even exist

  • @rogerbarkley9130
    @rogerbarkley9130 59 минут назад +1

    You could say the projects are disingenuous, because they're *budgeted* as if they are written to bring in legacy viewers (even if they don't like/love it), or enough 'new' viewers to offset the legacy losses.
    But by now, there is intrenched data showing this is not occurring. Yet, they are not adjusting their writing, their formula/approach, or reducing the budgets to reflect the 'actual' audience size the stories are intended to serve.
    If you want to serve smaller niche groups that's not a problem, just be open and genuine about it. Either lower the budget to match the audience, or openly state they are over budgeted because you feel these under served niches deserve a higher quality product, which budget-to-audience-sizes wouldn't normally allow.
    Blaming legacy viewers and 'new' viewers for not turning up just doesn't seem to have any form of justifiable logic.

  • @johnsmith3085
    @johnsmith3085 7 часов назад

    Subscribed just because I went to high school with you. Take note, kids: when you’re nice to people when you’re young, it’ll pay off when you’re old!
    Great stuff man! Keep up the amazing work.

  • @RexCymru
    @RexCymru 10 часов назад

    Apparently someone once caught a fleeting glimpse of the modern audience, from afar through thick jungle in the wilds of Borneo.

  • @Marinealver
    @Marinealver 10 часов назад +1

    It for the wider audience. You know that modern audience that is the majority and everyone agrees with their politics.

  • @bowserbreaker2515
    @bowserbreaker2515 15 часов назад +1

    6:52 Anytime someone uses a Get Smart clip it's great.

  • @nebula0024
    @nebula0024 15 часов назад +2

    Regarding consoles, I think we're at a point with processing power where developers and consumers could use a bit more time with these machines. In the past, it made more sense to stick with the common upgrade schedule, but now the gains aren't nearly as groundbreaking as they once were. Heck, even Raytracing and Global Illumination can be faked pretty well in many circumstances. Couple that with the inflated cost of...well, everything, I'm pretty sure most people would rather wait a bit longer before investing in the "next generation" of console.

    • @GreenBlueWalkthrough
      @GreenBlueWalkthrough 11 часов назад

      No they can't... Unles you mean in cutscnes and screen shots that did use raytracingto make... Like my guy you have no idea what ray tracing is if you did you'll nkniow it'sa imposible to fake.

  • @Bombartho
    @Bombartho 16 часов назад +1

    The first-person perspective of Hardcore Henry is how Borderlands should have been presented.

    • @grindtoothmedia120
      @grindtoothmedia120 12 часов назад

      I agree, and I think it should have been animated, and written with a mature audience in mind. Fans of Borderlands are all adults now anyway, making it pg 13 is an arrow to the knee.

  • @mr_blue8208
    @mr_blue8208 18 часов назад +2

    Lets just admit it.
    Earth has been invaded by an alien species with very, VERY bad taste in cinema, and all of these shaite series and movies made in the last few years have been made for that target audience.

  • @peterm.4355
    @peterm.4355 11 часов назад

    That's the question I was asking myself when I was watching Agatha All Along.

  • @mysocalledgenxlife
    @mysocalledgenxlife 13 часов назад

    The proud to be an American bit had me rolling. 😂😂 Almost caused a spit take. Fantastic video as always.

  • @manonymous4737
    @manonymous4737 Час назад

    What pisses me off is that they are all getting paid massive salaries and they're all getting rich and even if or when they get fired for being creatively bankrupt they will go on being rich and will never, ever have to pay any of it back.
    If there was any justice they would be forced to get jobs at Walmart after losing everything in the crash.

  • @Imakumbang
    @Imakumbang 18 часов назад +4

    Gotta have diverse cast in movies and shows these days. Thats why i dont watch them. Lol.

    • @GreenBlueWalkthrough
      @GreenBlueWalkthrough 10 часов назад

      Because all moves need to be white men acting as other encitces... LIke you realluy want to go back to that?

  • @madaxe606
    @madaxe606 Час назад

    I know that I've bought my last console - upgrading my PC is now the same price as a new console. Madness.

  • @jacobblaustein7779
    @jacobblaustein7779 12 часов назад +1

    Why would it be actively repelling you? No one here asks that. And I am not simply talking about executives here.

    • @bluedistortions
      @bluedistortions 9 часов назад

      Say again, first name last name four digits?

  • @marciodasb5189
    @marciodasb5189 15 часов назад

    my god the disjointed line had me spitting my water

  • @rhouck8407
    @rhouck8407 10 часов назад

    It wasn’t exactly a flaming pile of failure, but I Saw the TV Glow keeps getting pushed as a horror movie when I can’t really find the horror in it

  • @LeoAma-h6c
    @LeoAma-h6c 17 часов назад +1

    8:30 Not exactly. The price in euros includes taxes, the one in dollars does not.

    • @emmet042
      @emmet042 16 часов назад

      I assume that might be because sales tax in the US varies. Here in the great state of New Hampshire, the only products with sales tax are prepared foods.

  • @BustertheMadCat
    @BustertheMadCat 14 часов назад +1

    Lol, Borderlands was never gonna be good with Uwe Boll on the project.
    ‘Why do you want to be immortal?’
    ‘So i can never die’
    Actual Uwe Boll Dialogue from House of the Dead

    • @LB-yg2br
      @LB-yg2br 10 часов назад

      lol well yea…I mean…that does logically follow

  • @shaoronmd
    @shaoronmd 11 часов назад

    modern!
    entertainment!
    who is this for?
    absolutely no one!

  • @treasonwhat4
    @treasonwhat4 6 часов назад

    "is the spider person in the room with us now???"
    LOL

  • @MrRobot-0
    @MrRobot-0 12 часов назад

    there's also the itty bitty problem of, most normal people dont see the improvment as anythin worth forking big bucks for, A top of the line PC is about the cost for a PS5 but you can make something comparable to a PS4/PS4pro for way less.

  • @NINacide
    @NINacide 7 часов назад

    These people have said out loud on the record, "i already got paid, this is your problem" so the business side is take the money and run like hell. Watch The Producers if you need a reminder

  • @MrsMacLover
    @MrsMacLover 15 часов назад +2

    2024 will go down in history as the year of the flops

    • @bowserbreaker2515
      @bowserbreaker2515 15 часов назад

      Except for Inside Out 2 and Deadpool 3.

    • @MrsMacLover
      @MrsMacLover 15 часов назад

      @@bowserbreaker2515 I don't mean to say everything that came out this year was a flop. but there were just so many high profile ones.

    • @bowserbreaker2515
      @bowserbreaker2515 13 часов назад

      @@MrsMacLover True. It's too bad Wild Robot and Transformers One will probably flop. I loved them, and so did many others. But people have been too burned to check them out.

  • @pedroares6562
    @pedroares6562 18 часов назад +1

    Awesome episode. I think this is intimately related with your other video. They are doing the content for "themselves", not caring for the audience/players. They forgot that entertainment it's supposed to be made thinking on your target audience. Also extra points for Sony, who doesn't realize that actually people have less money to buy things like consoles. First job salaries are so low that people can't get out of their parents house, much less spend on hobbies like 5 years ago. So with that kidn of salary, what you will buy? A 700 console or a PC? The answer is easy.

  • @hatuletoh
    @hatuletoh 15 часов назад

    "The least watched Marvel show in existence"--up to that point.

  • @anonnymouse2402
    @anonnymouse2402 17 часов назад

    Holywood assume that if there is nothing good to watch, we will watch whatever effulent they churn out.