I just watched the first episode of the new Futurama season and the running gag was their attempt to make fun of the Hulu streaming network (Fulu)… in the year 3023. Not only that, but they also parody Black Mirror which itself parodies Netfix (Streamberry) in their latest season.
What is up with all of this meta stuff? Does anyone actually enjoy it? Is this really the quality of TV prior to AI taking over the writing?
I feel like an old man yelling at the clouds right now ☁️, but look at how they massacred my boy, Futurama!
I think it’s a combination of lazy writing, trying to be ‘in’, and also trying to be smart.
If you want a breath of fresh tv air, let me recommend a brilliant show that has a dedicated cult following and was cancelled after 2 seasons because Netflix gets more subscribers by adding new shows and advertising them instead of pleasing their current audience. The OA. I loved it.
Yes, The OA was quality. Another show I liked was starring Hillary Swank about a first manned mission to Mars and the challenges both the astronauts, their families, and their societies faced.
Cancelled after one season?? It must be amazing! Fuck I hate netflix for their BS. Shitty tv shows get more seasons while the gold gets discarded.
I’ll check it out. On IMDB I was reminded she was in I Am Mother which is a great sci fi movie. At least movies can’t suffer the same fate as series. Kind of. Still want to see a Dredd sequel.
Hillary Swank is one helluva fine actress. I like her because she isn’t typically Hollywood beautiful. She has an imperfect beauty about her that positively radiates.
I dunno if you watched futurama, it was always cheesy commentary on contemporary subjects.
I get where OP is coming from overall, but that’s kinda been Futurama’s thing. Other places it’s shoe horned in and lazy but that’s been like half of Futurama’s episodes (and the vast majority of South Park) since the beginning.
That being said, I do think the quality of TV has been going downhill for years and few things seem to really be original anymore.
It’s the “Seinfeld isn’t funny” problem. If you’re the pioneer for something and it is lazily copied by everyone, the new ideas you had back in the day seem stale.
It’s not really lazy writing. It’s just one more symptom of capitalism. Why spend more money to develop ideas when it is cheaper and there are higher profit margins to keep recycling the same old stories but changing a few things.
