"It's a huge disaster, but what is the fallout?" asks one source after the sequel to the $1 billion hit bombs at the box office and is rejected by critics and audiences alike.
      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        22 days ago

        It’s enough to quash any curiosity I have about it. I wonder what the overall sentiment is for musicals.

        Personally, I’ve always hated TV episodes that turn a non-musical show musical.

  • steve_floof@lemm.eeEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Box office isn’t everything, not anymore. They’ll make it back in collectible trash they sell to incels

      • Glytch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        22 days ago

        There’s a whole online industry dedicated to making more incels, folks like Jordan Peterson. It’s been depressingly effective.

        • WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          22 days ago

          Manufacturing weirdos that are disconnected from reality is straightforward, and the fascists are investing heavily in it because from there, they practically push themselves into voting against their own interests with hate, conspiracism, and memes. Steve Bannon has explicitly stated that this is a core tactic of his.