RIP DC (quokk.au)
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[–] 98 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (15 children)

Weird how the first thing the new Christian DC Outlook does is getting rid of the guy who made Nazis the bad guys at DC isn't it?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (7 children)

    Nazis the bad guys at DC? Which movie had Nazis or analogs?

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  • [–] [S] 40 points 1 day ago (6 children)
  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Robot just calls everybody a Nazis

    I forgot about peacemaker season 2, but in my defense everybody has forgotten too.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

    Robot just calls everybody a Nazi

    Enlightened centrist alert.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    That was the joke of the character. They would point at anybody they wanted dead and say "hey those are Nazis"

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    More getting rid of the guys who insisted on reporting only to the owner, and replacing them with someone happy to report to the heads of the studio businesses concerned.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Imagine being the kind of person that defends the Ellisons.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    Nothing to do with defending the ellisons. Any change of regime at Warners could have set off this standoff. DC making films without the approval of WB Studio, or making shows without signoff from WBTV, it’s the sort of thing that only works when there’s a powerful advocate at the top. Never thought I’d find Zaslav groupies on Lemmy

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  • [–] 71 points 1 day ago

    Same energy

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  • [–] 34 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Nah, absolutely this instead:

    Jokes aside, I've heard the original actor for the series was absolutely not a nice person off screen. Cannot find much about that, though. So take it with a grain of salt.

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  • [–] [S] 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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    Coincidentally, I remember watching a video of people reacting to Bibleman and one person was commenting about how they stayed home to play Mega Man when given the option of that or being an extra for a Bibleman episode.

    Regardless, definitely gives those exact vibes turned up.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago

    Funny story:

    I was wandering around a gift shop with some friends at a christian camp several years ago (I was raised evangelical), and in the gift shop, there was a purple & yellow Bible. I immediately remembered Bible-Man and started making fun of how cringe the show was, when the gift shop clerk interrupted me and told me that “Bible-Man” was actually his brother in law and he was a really nice guy who really cared about the kids, and he kinda made me feel like an asshole.

    Now, as an atheist, I would absolutely believe it if anyone told me that the guy who played Bible-Man was a dick.

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  • [–] 52 points 1 day ago

    Hey, hey, I've seen this one! I've seen this one! This is a classic!

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  • [–] 36 points 1 day ago (6 children)

    I guess we'll finally get a sequel to whatever this is:

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  • [–] 30 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    So we get movies about 'superheroes' who are pedophiles now?? No thanks, I'll pass.

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  • [–] 1 point 17 hours ago (3 children)

    wasn't the lady who played 'wonder woman' a pedophile?

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  • [–] 1 point 12 hours ago (2 children)

    Which one? Linda Carter or Gail Godot?

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  • [–] 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    More John Constantine movies then.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 day ago

    They'll rename it JC Comics.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Not for very long. We got an alright Batman and peacemaker, so I'm thankful for that.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    man, i actually liked every single DC movie/show Gunn produced. this has gotta be one of the dumbest decisions by a studio ever. no one wants another DC reboot. especially not this one.

    • The Suicide Squad • Peacemaker • Creature Commandos • Superman • Supergirl (yeah I liked it) • Lanterns • Clayface

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  • [–] 2 points 21 hours ago

    I didn't even know clayface was out! I'm so out of touch with current happenings. The Superman was pretty good. And I can't believe I forgot about creature commandos! I loved that show! The weasel episode legit elicited an emotional response from me.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago*

    Get ready for some very expensive flops. This should be entertaining and sad at the same time.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago

    Oh that sounds like fun and totally box office potential.

    Idiots

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  • [–] 11 points 11 hours ago*

    Tuesday, 6pm: Super Working Dad gets home from his day job. Super Wife Mom has used her superpowers to finish the laundry, help the kids do their homework, and cook a nutritious and savory dinner. After they say grace and enjoy their meal, Super Working Dad tunes in the evening news on TV while Super Wife Mom does the dishes. Uh-oh, looks like there's a Gay Pride parade downtown at this very moment! Let's see what happens next...

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Funny that the article quoted by Wikipedia as supporting this stance says the polar opposite, is (co-)written by an AI and was last updated about 27 hours after it first launched.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    How can you tell it was AI written?

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    [–] 10 points 22 hours ago (1 child)

    I can't find that quote anywhere.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 hours ago

    I went looking, and it appears this is a click-bait interpretation of stuff he's said:

    https://kotaku.com/dc-studios-jeremy-latcham-james-gunn-marvel-cbn-christian-2000755180

    He is a conservative Christian. He worked on Iron Man, and Spider-Man, and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

    So he's clearly not talking about making, like, those schlocky conservative movies Ben Shapiro makes. He's talking about "themes of redemption" and "broad appeal".

    Honestly, I don't really care. I'll wait to see a trailer. None of this makes me excited, but if DC movies go back to sucking it's not going to be a big adjustment.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago

    In short, he wants to make super boring movies.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago (7 children)

    Wasn't James Gunn the DCU Head prior to this? He did the superman reboot that was pretty good, what happened?...Or is this unrelated?

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  • [–] [S] 47 points 1 day ago* (3 children)

    SkyDance, who were allowed to merge with Paramount via the Trump run FCC now owns DC through its purchase of Warner Bros. David Ellison the owner is an ally of Trumps.

    The far right are taking control of nearly all media and digital services to ensure they can push their propaganda and shape future generations.

    James Gunn bought a sort of “Kill Nazis” vibe to the company that fascists don’t really like.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago*

    When the outgoing head of WB-Discovery hired Gunn and Safran to run DC Studios, he promised that they would only ever have to report to him, bypassing the heads of Warner Bros. and WBTV.

    The incoming heads of WB and WBTV don’t like this, and the head of Skydance isn’t interested in getting involved in the lower level decision making. They asked Gunn and Safran to report to the studio heads, they refused, and were then fired.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago

    2700 new scripts on his desk next month, where:

    Superheroes run into a church service and pray for the villains to be smote.

    Superheroes talk it out with the villains and just get them to believe in Jesus so they can all fight the real evil ANTIFA

    All women superheroes settle down and have half a dozen super babies.

    Spinoffs about super baby daycare.

    Batman-themed Hallmark movies

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago

    Stupid endlessly deepening rock bottom pit for DC lol

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    [–] 7 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    This dick needs to watch The Boys on constant loop until deradicalized.

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  • its not even the best version of 'superheroes might be a bad idea' or the most deradicalizing thing from that author. 'watchmen' or 'preacher' respectively.

    "god exists, and he is an american" "I want you to know: I take no pleasure in what is about to occur."

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago

    Missed the maga boat...

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Praise the Lord! Batman is here to save us from Beelzebub!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Excited for a new line of "Calvin & Hobbes Prayer Bumper Sticker" ass content from a publisher that hasn't had a good new idea in 20 years.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Oh this Calvin praying to the punisher logo is selling like things that sell a lot

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago

    so, horror movies?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Man, just can't figure out their recipe

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    He does. The question is does he want to do it through DC studios or through Wonder Project, which he helped create and was specifically designed for christian faith and family movies...

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  • [–] 5 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

    great, go produce daredevil... or write a fucking comic book - but keep your Christian Fascist revisionism out of our media.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    The 1960's CCA would cream their pants if they saw this.

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  • [–] 4 points 17 hours ago

    Yes, dualistic, punch down hierarchy of "family and faith values". No thanks to that and the conditional belonging, enmeshment and other unhealthy, dysfunctional ways they call normal and have to indoctrinate children for it to work.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    Guess I'll just quit watching new DC content and stick with Marvel.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 hours ago

    Now we know exactly why James Gunn left

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