Why Do They Do This? (Dave Cullen)

What they are faced with is audience feedback. And they simply don't like it.

The show runners say it's all hateful, but when any changes are made to any existing franchise there are always people who will be against the changes. And when the changes have a clear political agenda, and the quality of the writing drops massively, people will call it out, and the creators simply can't handle it.

The big problem is that they are clumsily making content for a minority audience that does not exist. Most mainstream viewers are not into poorly shoehorned in diversity driven stories that insult the audience's intelligence. It's simply how things are. In a smaller art house movies that's fine, but with an existing franchise, one has to be a LOT more subtle about any such changes.  

Furthermore, in entertainment, there is no guarantee that any follow up movie to a popular film or TV show is going to be any good, woke or not. And if these activist tainted movies fail because what they produce is simply crap, then these creators hide behind a political shield rather than face reality. 

The people responsible for churning out much of the recent rubbish need to listen to the feedback and show a bit of grace. Blaming the audience turns more people away.

Note: It's been said, by various show runners, that the mainstream films they've produced were 'not made for you', referring to the existing male audience, and then blame them for the poor box office or low TV ratings. This is insane. You cannot force people to go and watch content, or like content, that is not made for them (and portrays the male protagonists as weak and/or incompetent). And if the story is dumb, then no matter what other elements it contains, people will not flock to see it.    

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 30, 2024.]