Non-cape tv show

[Rushy]

shit that 25% bullshit is real

No shit. You thought I just made something so specifically stupid up?

To go along with a guestposter's troll? Sure.
It's still more believable than a professional company putting something that dumb on a contract. I mean, the industry does weird, shady shit all the time, sure, but "change 25% of a franchise's backstory" has to be the most bizarre requirement for any TV show ever.
Like, how is any writer supposed to cope with that? I don't even hate Discovery anymore, I just pity the production team now.

The only reason why I'm still cool with the Picard show is that I know Patrick Stewart wouldn't do it if it was too fucked. He's not like Mark Hamill where it's the only notable part in his career and he signs a contract to go along with anything just to appear in the role again, hell, from what I understand he didn't even want to reprise it until recently. They need him much more than he needs them, as is evident by the fact that he's a producer on this thing. So I don't doubt that if they gave him some bullshit, he'd back out and that'd be the end of the show.

I suspect the way this'll turn out is they'll fill their dumbass 25% quota by adding loads of continuity errors like those Generations era costumes that Stewart just wouldn't notice or care about(because there's no way in hell they'd ever try and explain this copyright idiocy to him), but the characterisation and writing are solid.

[Kugelfisch]

It's still more believable than a professional company putting something that dumb on a contract. I mean, the industry does weird, shady shit all the time, sure, but "change 25% of a franchise's backstory" has to be the most bizarre requirement for any TV show ever.

It's all about the merchandise.
"Here, you can make a Star Trek movie/TV show. However, you must alter everything a bit so you can't just make merchandise based on the other Star Trek shows like the characters, uniforms or ship designs."
"How different?"
"lol i dunno like 25%"
"Deal!"

Whenever you see big companies making contracts with shit that seems really stupid in it, it's always related to money in at least some way.

[VoiceOfReasonPast]

At leat we have an actual Trek actor involved. As long as that 1/4 doesn't make Picard too unrecognizable, this might actually turn out less shite than those other Fake Treks.

When Martin does finally release the next book, it's going to be a blockbuster. Even if only 10% of the show's audience reads the books that's still a shit-ton of people. I've read the books and, for me, part of the appeal of watching the last two seasons is wondering how Martin is going to do all of this so much better in the novel.

Sure. He'll probably add 4 chapters about Dany's bowel movements

But apparently there are multiple prequels and spin-offs in the works.

Because they've shown to be so good at coming up with their own fanfics.

Rise of Skywalker and this season of GOT both feel like something they did because they were contractually obligated to do it and just want it over with.

Because they are.

[Guest]

At leat we have an actual Trek actor involved. As long as that 1/4 doesn't make Picard too unrecognizable, this might actually turn out less shite than those other Fake Treks.

When Martin does finally release the next book, it's going to be a blockbuster. Even if only 10% of the show's audience reads the books that's still a shit-ton of people. I've read the books and, for me, part of the appeal of watching the last two seasons is wondering how Martin is going to do all of this so much better in the novel.

Sure. He'll probably add 4 chapters about Dany's bowel movements

Well that explains why it's taking him so long. It's twice as hard to type one handed and being the fat old bloke he is, he probably has to take long breaks between popping off to avoid giving himself a heart attack.

[Guest]

shit that 25% bullshit is real
...
Patrick Stewart can still make it work. I believe in him.

I wanted to believe you weren't ASS, I really did.

[Kugelfisch]

He'll probably add 4 chapters about Dany's bowel movements

Well that explains why it's taking him so long. It's twice as hard to type one handed and being the fat old bloke he is, he probably has to take long breaks between popping off to avoid giving himself a heart attack.

I didn't know he was German.

[VoiceOfReasonPast]

Maybe he's just to German porn what weebs are to hentai.

I wanted to believe you weren't ASS, I really did.

SpoilerShow

Since when were you under the impression that we aren't all ASS?

[Rushy]

ASSception
BOOOOOOOOOOOM

[Guest]

Remember when you bought tickets for a Marvel or Star Wars movie? Fuck you because Disney is bringing back Party of Five, the show about a bunch of siblings having to survive after their parents are killed in a car crash, only this time it's a bunch of Latino DREAMERS having to survive on their own after Trump deports their parents for giggles. Fuck you, Marvelfags.

[Keith Chegwin]

Disney have more money than God, it makes no difference whether you patronise their shitty films or not. They have so much money that they could greenlight whatever shitty projects their braindead retard board of execs comes up with indefinitely. I imagine most of their money comes from wide-eyed little children and drunkaholics like Lindsay who want to see Disneyland anyway.