Animosity
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hah I was gonna put that. But it wasnt Disney then.
And my inner 10 year old still has a soft spot for TPM.
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Star Wars general purpose movie stuff
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
And my inner 10 year old still has a soft spot for TPM.
spronk
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you could say... Star Wars has hit rock bottom
how do you beat a rock jedi?
with a paper jedi
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pysek
It Didn't Happen, It Should've, and It Will.
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Hoss
Make America's Team Great Again
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I've read most of Claudia Grey's Star Wars novels. She's not the worst of the lot, but her books are definitely bottom tier so far. At least it's not Christie Golden. The writer of the only Star Wars books I thought about not finishing.
Chukzombi
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people have been calling for her head for 4 years now. their revenue was cut in half (2bil for TFA down to 1bil for TRS). she fired more directors than she hired. and she just killed their top show. if they still want her, then they can have her.
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jayrebb
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Chapek cited brand "fatigue" at the Morgan Stanley presser as the reason for Star Wars declines in revenue.
Whereas Iger was only publicly stating the fatigue excuse, it seems that Chapek really believes in the brand fatigue behind closed doors-- and isn't just saying it publicly.
With Chapek assuming full-title CEO (with all the power that comes with it) as of about 2 weeks ago, he'll be in charge of all future decisions.
Iger's co-chair contract is up and I haven't heard anything about a renewal yet. With Chapek assuming full CEO with full powers last month I think maybe they could give Iger a consulting contract. The renewal of his co-chair contract doesn't make sense given Chapek has fully taken the reins now.
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Meanwhile Marvel has 22 films, non-stop since 2008, and continues to set new records. Mmmmkay.
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Chukzombi
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nothing sucks more than having a clueless boss. you need to have confidence in those people. when you see them doing dumb fucking shit, thats when its time to think about putting resumes to another company.
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I never saw merch get moved to the discount/clearance section at Target so quickly, only the cunt version of Ghostbusters went faster.
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jayrebb
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It's weird too because CEO is a balance sheet. It's a numbers thing.
Iger was a genuine Star Wars fan who had helped develop TFA firsthand. That was considered unusual at the time-- for a CEO to be directly involved in the production of a movie.
I didn't expect Chapek to share the passion and enthusiasm Iger did for Star Wars. But I at least expected CEO-caliber reorganization as he assumed control.
New CEO's will typically take the opportunity to do some corporate reorganization in troubled areas (again, numbers, not based on if this movie sucked or that content sucked).
With Chapek overlooking numbers, Star Wars fan or not-- I have to be open to the possibility he's a bumbling idiot. To give a "stay-the-course" speech (re-signing of Kennedy), as a new CEO, is indicative of what type of CEO he's going to be.
Someone in Iger's shadow-- no risks taken, no boat rocked. Just stay in the green, however little green that is, apparently that doesn't matter to Bob Big Belly.
*orders another sandwich*
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Hoss
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Yeah brand fatigue. Thats what its gotta be. Tell ya what its a real shame to waste a talent like Kathleen Kennedy on this ole fatigued brand. They should move her to a new and exciting brand and let some old washed up ready to retire guy like favreau ride it out and milk the star wars thing till it dies.
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Caliane
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This shit is posers being posers. and when you let them run the store.
Same shit we've seen in comics, Dnd, etc. millennial, poser, and deconstrutionist assholes. Same reason we have Atheist Clerics in dnd, thundercats ho, and so on.
They thought they were being SO clever with that shit. Make everything a joke, have no reverence, or understanding of the base material, no verisimilitude at all. Shit like Rat Queens was full of this crap. I have no idea how anyone read that, and didn't nope out, as it was a giant cynical piece of shit mocking DnD.
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Qhue
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http://awinegarner.squarespace.com/duel-of-the-fates
I thought I'd give it a once-over and move on and ended up reading the entire first "issue". Its actually not half bad.
I thought I'd give it a once-over and move on and ended up reading the entire first "issue". Its actually not half bad.
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That art is fucking horrendous. Story of the first couple issues are just SW's tropes.