We need a Purge Videogame and now is the perfect time for it. I think you can either make it a big MMO or a single player adventure where the align themselves with different factions and play out the night
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Digging A Deeper Hole
After the overall negative reviews of Netflix’s Masters of the Universe Revelations, Showrunner Kevin Smith quickly took to social media. Smith claimed the show has been “review bombed” which is the made-up excuse filmmakers and studios give when their product fails. Its weird that they never actually own up to their mistakes, but instead make it seem like the product is being targeted by a handful of negative people with dozens of emails to leave negative reviews.
Smith made a Q&A with a voice actor of the show to explain the direction and reason for a lot of the hate from the show. Smith backtracked over and over again, trying to twist Tweets that he sent and put a positive and misguided spin on them.
Probably the most embarrassing part of the video, was when he cited a conversation with Netflix about the negative comments. Smith stated that one of the higher ups said he shouldn’t worry about the negative reviews. The higher up said that they have 200 million subscribers and only a handful of negative reviews. Well….then why the Q&A? If things are all good and the show is realistically a hit and all the negative reviews are a lie, then there is no reason to address the criticism.
I believe the negative reviews are overwhelming. I believe Netflix, who is a billion or so in debt, needed this show to be a hit. He-Man was a massive part of toy industry in the 80s and 90s. The shows, comics and toys have a massive following still. And us fan boys that grew up with those properties were excited to see a new revitalized version of He-Man.
And since Smith was a “fan” of He-Man, as he continues to claim, then why this misdirection. Why kill off the title character in the first episode? Why center the show around Teela, a character nowhere near the top of fan favorites, and most importantly why lie about it?
Did Smith think viewers of the show will just ignore the fact that he flat out lied to fans before the show debuted. Even during the Q&A, Smith explained how worried he was when leaks came out about He-Man dying and the shows overall direction. Smith kept claiming that leaks were wrong and He-Man is the star and that the rumors of making it about Teela were also false.
Smith is stuck doing damage control desperately trying to preserve his image and hoping that this catastrophe wont effect his upcoming Clerks 3. Is it bad to think that Clerks 3 will fail on its own, but Smith will claim it’s the toxic He-Man fans still gunning for his career after he bastardized their childhood hero?
It’s going to be interesting to see what Smith and Netflix do to try to fix their image. Maybe Netflix will double down saying that the even though the majority hated the show, getting people talking about the product is still good for business. Or maybe Netflix will cut their losses and scrap any sequels like they’ve done with dozens of other shows. Either way, Netflix or Smith will not take any blame for their actions. I imagine Smith will take to social media like many other canceled stars and blame others for their actions. Either way, it’ll be interesting to watch.
Simptastic Joe
Masters of the Universe All Lies
Kevin Smith lied to all the He-Man fans leading up to the shows debut. Well, he can’t lie anymore and his reputation and future in Cinema is threatened by this.
State of Impact / Why i hate rich swann
Impact has taken a big step back since Rich Swann took the title, but there is hope on the horizon for them.
Loki : A Variant Mess
I have my own theories watching this show. Overall, it was ok. Disney has their work cut out for them
Phase 4 In Trouble
The Wrestling Merger
AEW has changed the wrestling landscape forever by making deals with Impact Wrestling and NJPW. The WWE has yet been public about making a deal, but I imagine some sort of agreement will be happening soon. It’s a win/win for the WWE and wrestling fans for a deal to be put in place and here’s why.
Wrestler Swapping is the best way to keep fans engaged and stories fresh. The WWE’s biggest mistake is focusing their attention on a select few wrestlers rather than expanding on the talents they already have.
There is Raw, Smackdown, Main Event, 205 Live, NXT, NXT UK, AEW Dynamite, AEW Dark, Impact Wrestling and NJPW. After many painstaking hours, I have come up with a potential shakeup of wrestlers and unsigned free agents that can populate those shows and make for compelling matches.
The only issue is bad blood with firings. The WWE fired a bunch of wrestlers during the Covid months. Would wrestlers be willing to come back if it means being put in meaningful feuds and championship matches? ACH left NXT at his highest career point citing racism and burned his WWE bridges, but what if he was to return to a prime spot?
The salary would be easy to negotiate. Let’s say (I don’t know what he makes but using a round number) Johnny Gargano makes 1 million dollars this upcoming year. The writers would write out all the potential storylines for Gargano and ship him around to the companies. Gargano spend some time on NXT, Impact, RAW and rounding out the year on Dynamite. It would get split up evenly be his time in each company. How they would negotiate his time and need in each company while excluding others will have be ironed out before a deal is made. The swapping of wrestlers is to keep storylines fresh in EACH company and making sure ALL have an equal amount of talent to shine.
Main Event, AEW Dark and 205 Live I feel are shows made for wrestlers that don’t have anything major going on and give them a place to show their talents as time slots open up for them to shine. Mojo Rawley and Slapjack are not main eventers, but have had impressive showings on Main Event. I wouldn’t make these shows simple hour long shows with many commercials, but 2 hours with compelling storylines and feuds that fans would like to see.
For some wrestlers, the situation matters more than the company. Most of the time it’s not the companies fault entirely. WWE has made it clear they don’t know what to do or have time for Aleister Black and Andrade. It doesn’t mean they aren’t main eventers; it just means they are preoccupied with their bread-and-butter talents like Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens and Braun Strowman. Now if you take Aleister Black and ship him off to NJPW and have him fight the likes of Okada, Taiji Ishimori, Kenta, Tama Tonga, and Jeff Cobb that can be some good wrestling.
There will be no ratings war. Monday you have RAW, Tuesday you have NXT followed by NXT UK, Wednesday you have Dynamite, Thursday you have Impact, Friday you have Smackdown and Saturday you have NJPW. The potential main event matches for these days can be Seth Rollins vs Jay White, Johnny Gargano vs Marty Scurll, Kenny Omega vs Randy Orton, Hangman Page vs Matt Riddle, Roman Reigns vs Lance Archer and EC3 vs AJ Styles. It would be the ultimate set of dream matches for fans. Every promotion will be filled with a massive amount of talent. Main Event, 205 Live and Dark can be a preshow to RAW, Smackdown and Dynamite featuring matches like Colt Cabana vs R Truth, Stu Grayson vs Kalisto and Tucker Knight vs Chris Hero.
I will be making a massive shakeup video soon and be talking about specific wrestlers’ futures and different shows and also the feuds they can expect to have soon. But what shakeups would you love to see happen?
Simptastic Joe
Gears of War TV Show: Gina Carano
With Gina Carano getting the Disney double-standard boot, she is free to do anything she wants. Daily Wire and Ben Shapiro have reported to be in the works of filming a movie about Cancel Culture staring and produced by Carano. This will obviously be a huge opportunity for Carano and others effected by this radical way of thinking, but what project should she do after that?
I think a Gears of War TV adaptation is the perfect role for Carano. The only issue is the series would be starting in Gears 4 instead of the first game. Carano would be playing the role of Kate Diaz, a character who is now a main staple in the Gears of War series. Having Carano as a Gear is almost the same role as her time in The Mandalorian, a strong warrior who isn’t a pandering device for audiences.
Gears might make an ok movie, but videogame movies usually rush the story and miss a lot of key moments for time reasons. I have seen some rumors of a Gears of War movie discussed, but those rumors happen almost every year. Gears of War is one of the most popular franchises in gaming and still amasses a very dedicated fanbase. Combine that with Carano popularity and her ridiculous dismissal from Disney could make this series an early hit.
Joe Reyes
World War Joe 