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Easily the most punchable face in Hollywood.
I raise you a Max Landis.![]()
You're both wrong.
Easily the most punchable face in Hollywood.
I raise you a Max Landis.![]()
Do you believe everything you're told, just because you're told it by someone you like?
I get it, that's natural to automatically trust people you like and distrust people you don't. I really do get it.
But have you ever been told something by someone you like and you think 'oh that's bullshit?'
Because that's a healthy response to have occassionally, especially when that person you like is doing PR for a publicly-traded multi-billion dollar entertainment corporation. They're going to give answers to questions that's to the advantage of themselves, the corporation, and the shareholders, regardless of the truth. Period.
Would she give an honest answer to what a shitshow Solo's development was, and she was ultimately responsible for being the first Star Wars film to flop? Absolutely not.
If you're not aware, Kathleen Kennedy has had more problems with directors than any President in studio production in recent memory.
Colin Trevarrow quit Ep9.
Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired from Solo.
And David and Dan quit in preproduction of their own trilogy.
Yes, the pair responsible for making Game of Thrones the most popular TV show in the history of HBO can't handle writing a script for a Star Wars movie. Suuuurrreeeee.... that's believable because Kathleen Kennedy said it.
I enjoyed Solo very much & saw it 3 times in the theaters & a couple times at home when it got released on DVD. Again though, this is a distraction from what we're talking about.Would she give an honest answer to what a shitshow Solo's development was, and she was ultimately responsible for being the first Star Wars film to flop? Absolutely not.
I disagree with the things you said about the Sequels here, but again:I have no agenda either and being as honest as I ever have been. Period.
'Original stories?' In what way was Ep7 original? It was a soft reboot of Ep4.
In Ep8 a third of the movie was cut&pasted from other Star Wars movies, poorly.
In Ep9 it was mcguffin after mcguffin after mcguffin...
Yeah, so original, Kathleen Kennedy. But some still believe her 'original' stories are her highest priority.
But the EU doesn't exist anymore. Its been decanonized, and that's one of the first things LucasFilm announced after it was bought by Disney.
Tell that to everyone that saw Ep8, then didn't bother to go see Solo or Ep9, which forced to curve the Star Wars production and release schedules. From '1 Star Wars movie a year' to blaming 'Star Wars fatigue.'
Member when Rian Johnson was supposed to get his own trilogy? Member when Boba Fett was going to get his own movie? I member.
Now they see the huge success of The Mandolorian and are making a dozen new Disney+ series!!! Good, I truly hope Kathleen Kennedy keeps putting competent people in charge of those series.
Lets hope they don't suck as much as most of the recent movies have.
I'm interested, go ahead and look it up.
And while you're at it, go ahead and come up with a good explanation why Luke went to the 'most unfindable place in the galaxy' to die, yet split the map to find him between BB8 and R2D2 so they can eventually find him.
So, go ahead, post the exact concept art commissioned by Lucas when he was in pre-production of the sequel trilogy, before the Disney buy-out, that justifies Luke being a cowardly hermit as 'Lucas's vision.'
that's pretty fucking bored manI actually spent the time to rewatch the sequels, out of complete boredom.
What a steaming pile of dogshit!
YouTube reminded me today about one of the reasons I liked Rogue One so much.
I took my mom & dad to see Ep7, and then just my mom to see Rogue One.
She said afterward "I felt sad when the droid died."
<Lmaoo>
Apparently she didn't care for any other human characters dying, but only the not-alive character when it died.
I loved K2Sassy.He was a GREAT character.
K-2SO : I'll be there for you.
[Jyn looks at K-2SO]
K-2SO : Cassian said I had to.
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You're both wrong.
Who is this person that I like? I never said I "like" KK. I'm neutral. I have enjoyed the content that's come out under her watch, but I understand that as a high ranking public face of Lucas Film that she may speak more politically than honestly at times.
Just because I don't feel that she's dissing the EU in any way... doesn't mean I'm defending her or anything of the sort. When this news first came out & I heard the haterz saying that she doesn't understand that there's an EU or that she's dissing the EU or whatever your lot is on about. I went with an open mind to the article... & read it myself. I felt it was very obvious she was speaking about the challenges of writing an original story and contrasting that against the process of writing a movie based on previous & proven stories. This is so obvious to me that I'm baffled you don't see it.
You seem to be throwing everything & the kitchen sink at this. Let me ask you some rhetorical questionz:
Then I didn't even read them.The answer to all of these is "nothing."
She's making a contrast between writing an original story vs a previously written story. That's very obvious to me.
I never said that I believe her.
No list of all the great & successful things kk's dun? (lol... cheap shot there right back atcha) If she's responsible for the bad, she's also responsible for the good yeah?
You said that there was no evidence at all that the GOTs guys can't write an original script without an already previously proven storyline to play off of. (there is a difference you're not acknowledging btw) I'm simply pointing out that her words are a piece of evidence. Whether you believe it or not, is irrelevant to the fact that it is actually a piece of evidence that's on the table for discussion. You said there was no evidence.
I disagree with the things you said about the Sequels here, but again:
- What does that have to do with my interpretation of what she said?
This & the things I pointed out above are you just venting out your distaste of the sequels as well as KK... but none of this stuff has to do with our interpretation of her words.
YOU are not talking about whether or not YOU believe it.We're not talking about whether or not we believe it..
YOU are not talking about whether the sequels did actually borrow too much from previous material to be considered original.we're not talking about whether the sequels did actually borrow too much from previous material to be considered original.
And that's the thing, the sequels HAVE borrowed TWO stories from the EU, and that goes completely against her saying they're original stories.Our current conversation is whether or not she was dissing the EU by saying that there were no stories for them to write off of. I think it's very obvious that pov is taken out of context.
Really? I hadn't heard of that.
The EU does exist though. I have physical books that prove it. I can hold it in my hand & so I can say with 100% certainty that it does exist.
& don't look now, but they've always been decannonized. Lucas had "levels of canon"... & only his movies were at the top tier & any of that stuff in the EU could be over-written at any time. All Disney did was start making more canon at the highest level & simply drew the line thicker between what is & isn't canon. But all that stuff never was the highest level of canon & so it never existed as 100% guaranteed real world. ("In universe" real world of coarse)
A louder & more active minority does not equate to a majority. Even Sherdog's own pole puts you in the minority but if anyone came into this thread they'd probably get the opposite opinion.
What poll again had most Sherdoggers scored the sequels a 10?The fact is that most people who like the sequels came in, said their peace & moved on & are now out there scoring with 10's & doing things they enjoy rather than arguing with the haters.
Meanwhile the haters camp out in these threads & circle jerk each other daily to the point where they mistakenly feel like their opinion is the only opinion.
You seem to have calmed down a bit from flaming on me... and I appreciate that... but after dissing me for a week, I told you I'm not going to share with you what I know unless you asked nicely & said "please." You're words here come off as demanding & a bit rude like I'm some insubordinate employee of yours or something.
Feel free to look it up yourself... but if you want me to share it with you, you're going to have to show a little respect. It's neither my job to tell you haters everything I know... nor do I have a personal need to share with you.
Again, this is another distraction from our convo. See the underlined part above & please try to speak to that without going off on tangents.
Pretty Please with sugar on top
He was a GREAT character.
K-2SO : I'll be there for you.
[Jyn looks at K-2SO]
K-2SO : Cassian said I had to.
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She only speaks politically, and you take everything she says at face value. That indicates you like and trust her.
Has she ever said anything you thought, instinctively, was bullshit?
You're defending her. Don't bother challenging that. I'm baffled you don't see how you've passionately defended her bullshit PR statements in this thread, and then say "I'm not defending her."
Then I didn't even read them.
THEY'RE
NOT
ORIGINAL
I already stated how the sequel trilogy is either ripped off other Star Wars movies or introduce annoying fetch quest mcguffins to fill up their two and a half hour runtime. Yet, you think just because Queen Kathleen says they're original that means they're original.
Wow. How are you not defending her again?
Then say if you do or don't believe her.
I'm aware of her long list of movies she produced, but there were many producers on all of those movies. There's no word of what she was responsible for in its production or not responsible for. Was she on set constantly or merely in the board room making decisions on who to hire?
So go ahead, please post your knowledge of her contributions as a producer in many Hollywood blockbusters.
You're really grasping for straws in this whole discussion.
And just because I just said you're grasping for straws is evidence you're grasping for straws.
But seriously, the substance of your posts... ...defending Kathleen Kennedy constantly while saying you're not defending her....
...not saying if you believe her while taking everything she says at face value..
...indicates you're grasping at straws.
No one cares about your interpretation.
Yeah, it does. She says writing original stories are difficult, which is true.
If only the sequel trilogy had original stories.
YOU are not talking about whether or not YOU believe it.
Because you believe it.
YOU are not talking about whether the sequels did actually borrow too much from previous material to be considered original.
Because they borrow too much from previous material to be considered original.
And that's the thing, the sequels HAVE borrowed TWO stories from the EU, and that goes completely against her saying they're original stories.
So why am I complaining about them, if she did exactly what I would want her to do? Because the movies did them a piss poor way.
One - Han and Leia's son falls to the darkside and leads a war on the new republic.
Two - Palpatine is resurrected.
One, Jacen wasn't a whining bitch wishing he could be as badass as his grandfather.
Two, Palpatine in Dark Empire wasn't executed very well... but it was far better than in Ep9.
So yeah, sorry to bust your Kathleen Kennedy worship, but by her own definition the sequels aren't original... and that leaves out everything they borrowed from the previous movies.
Yes, care to say anything that isn't already common knowledge?
Everything is decanonized until it was canonized again.
This so much more of a reflection of your perception of reality.
Translation : I got jack shit.
Concession accepted.
What poll?
What poll again had most Sherdoggers scored the sequels a 10?


... regarding your accusation that I'm falsely reporting the haters being the minority in Sherdog's own polls... your own words now apply to you yeah? You got jack shit. Your lack of understanding the facts is a reflection of you.This so much more of a reflection of your perception of reality.
Translation : I got jack shit.

Concession accepted.
This is you avoiding the subject again. We can talk about all this stuff if you want after we finish up what we started on. however, I'm not going to let you just avoid it by changing the subject & attacking me personally.

580 people voted
- 378 (65%) voted 5 – 10 indicating neutral to loved it
- 202 (35%) voted 1 – 4 indicating they didn’t like it.
Lets do it again for TROS
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You threw the first stone by saying I was trolling.
And bringing up her "There was no source material" quote and pointing out it was 3 wees after David and Dave quit is 'changing the subject?'
BidenShutIt
No, its facts being included in a discussion that you don't want included in the discussion because it makes you look like a fool.
Which it has.
So that's your standard? Someone saying its a 5/10 or above to indicate its 'good?'
Why would you not include 6 in with "people who are not haters?"7/10 and above = 105
Statistics are a bitch aren't they?
6/10 and below = 207
Now, in addition to the 1 to 2 margin, look at the total number of people that voted in the Ep9 poll in comparison to the Ep8.
580 Sherdoggers saw Ep8 and 312 Sherdoggers saw Ep9. Wow. That's pure indifference to how the trilogy would conclude after seeing Ep8.
Its one thing to know when you're beat and keep on fighting anyway, but jesus christ man stop acting like such a bitch.
Either post the concept art....
...wait...
Nah, nevermind. I'm not interested in seeing it anymore.
On top of your trolling you also have a bad memory?