Things that annoy you
May 11, 2024 23:51:18 GMT
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Post by co on May 11, 2024 23:51:18 GMT
Feb 20, 2024 23:47:58 GMT co said:
When shows remove episodes, such as Stark Raving Dad from The Simpsons or the panty raid episode from Spongebob. To me its a pretty blatant disregard when it comes to historical/cultural context, and a simple warning would suffice in both cases. And honestly, I would be incredibly surprised if this resulted from any complaints and instead some out of touch executive going "oooh, are we gonna get cancelled for this?"
In a similar vein, Disney feeling the need to explain away plot holes in their live action remakes. It comes off crazy insecure. Who gives a shit the Beast was 13, and why do I care if they explain the logistics of enchanted items. People like to poke fun, they like to speculate, and sometimes plot holes are good fodder for fan theories. Your audience doesn't need to be spoonfed. Also, the live action remakes. They're terrible.
Like I said, I think it's more of a random executive being afraid of outdated jokes, than really anyone complaining, because all of your examples are pretty valid.
You can comb through so many episodes of The Simpsons and find a ton of jokes/plots that didn't age well, but they really only singled out Stark Raving Dad because of the Neverland doc that had just come out. Again, if these episodes just had disclaimers in the beginning, instead of just randomly being removed, it'd feel more thoughtful. But no, they just cherrpick what they consider to now be in bad taste, and it's totally random.
