I remember laughing at the "everyone will be in a bubble" bit.holy fuck everything i said did indeed either come true or close to coming true what the fuck
I remember laughing at the "everyone will be in a bubble" bit.holy fuck everything i said did indeed either come true or close to coming true what the fuck
Please stop saying things I don't like to read but begrudgingly agree with.Expanding on my last post, the 2010s could very well be a long cultural decade like the 50s. I'd argue the 50s began in 1949 after the transition events of the Berlin blockade/airlift, the fall of Nationalist China, and the first Soviet nuclear test. The 50s were a pretty steady decade of du-wop and early rock along with greaser and beatnik cultures. Lots of technological progress but also cold war paranoia and intensification. Also successful Soviet subversion and bubbling race tensions. The decade would end in 1963 after the building of the Berlin wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the beginning of US involvement in Vietnam, and of course the Kennedy assassination. I think a Long 2010s is not out of the question.
Expanding on my last post, the 2010s could very well be a long cultural decade like the 50s. I'd argue the 50s began in 1949 after the transition events of the Berlin blockade/airlift, the fall of Nationalist China, and the first Soviet nuclear test. The 50s were a pretty steady decade of du-wop and early rock along with greaser and beatnik cultures. Lots of technological progress but also cold war paranoia and intensification. Also successful Soviet subversion and bubbling race tensions. The decade would end in 1963 after the building of the Berlin wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the beginning of US involvement in Vietnam, and of course the Kennedy assassination. I think a Long 2010s is not out of the question.
2007 was definitely odd. Aside from all of that, I recall noticing in 06-08 that there were increasing amounts of TV ads for debt consolidation services, mortgage conversion services, and refinancing services. In hindsight, it was very obviously the lead-in to the 2008 crash with so many borrowing outside their means, especially with the Clinton home lending policies. At the time, it seemed weird and like something was coming, but I couldn't really figure out what it was.You know the meme of "2007 was the year the internet went to shit" right? I think there's several reasons why 2007 gets focused on aside from the obvious technological changes like the iPhone and the proliferation of the Seventh Generation gaming consoles or the launch of Facebook and Twitter in earnest.
@Dom Cruise and I have both mentioned the fact that there was a weird aura to 2007, like you could literally feel the change in the air and it was obvious we were headed in an entirely new direction.
The recent COD trailer just dropped a big bombshell by featuring our boy Yuri Bezemov. Apparently search interest in the man has increased. This is a surprising development in the culture war and one that I think will prove to be advantageous.
I honestly think Trump's election has thrown the subversion model off track in the US (same with the internet which has simultaenously helped and hurt it. and what we're seeing is a panicked rush to pull off the subversion while they still can. The problem is that in their panic they are getting sloppy So even if they do get to the normalization stage itll be in a rushed and sloppy manner that renders it vulnerable
Holy fucking shit.
The comments are pretty fucking based. I can only hope the COD team don't have their heads in their rectums and twist Yuri's warnings and Agent Perseus into "le drumpft" shit
I want to believe that there is a good chance that 2020 can be a great decade. We are in a rut at the moment, but I do believe that we can climb out and are already set to. The 2010s had the potential to be a great decade, but was crushed under the weight of everyone trying to stretch it into something it is not. People stuck in the past really hurt the 2010s, more specifically the Millenial 90s kids and Gen X 80s kids. Surprisingly, Boomers had little to do with issues of the previous decade.
I think the 90s-80s revival period is quickly on the way out. Especially the 80s portion that had a stronghold on the 2010 since at least 2014. The 80s have been so milked to death that I cannot see things continuing as most are not base-consumers. The MovieBob types are losing their strongholds with the downfall of Star Wars, Disney, Comics, etc.. Even Nintendo, which started the decade very old-school, has pretty much stopped playing to this crowd with the New Super Mario Bros. and other nostalgia fests. As for the 90s, at best they will get some cartoons. Most projects centered around that nostalgia seem done or are trying to move into something new (Take FF7 Remake). With these two decades no longer having a stranglehold on entertainment, I see more original stuff to pop up and get popular. The only issue is a 2000s, early 2010s resurgence, but I do not believe those eras have enough to actually overtake anything as other than super heroes, those are the time periods of cult classics and not much else. At best, we see Nickelodeon cartoons, some CN shows like Adventure Time and Samurai Jack, and some cartoon platformer mascots come back.
As for superheroes, I see a decline happening soon. The MCU is definitely going to lose its hold on film this decade, and I am personally betting it will come before the half-way point. Some heroes will remain, but it will be like Batman and Spider-Man.
The final would be politics, and... Yeah, how far can it possibly go? The left is essentially destroying itself currently, so we are due to finally be rid of the woke folk who have latched onto the already annoying 80s-90s trend just to suck the soul out of all entertainment. Companies are already getting rid of the wokens, which will drastically reshape our culture. As for the big movements, I doubt the riots can easily be justified to most, so groups like BLM and Antifa are going to have a harder time recruiting after this. Trump exposed the left greatly over these past few years, and while a vocal group will have massive TDS and SJW worship, I think he has killed off the bulk by making them go off the rails so hard that they look crazy. Being woke will likely end up like being emo in the early 2010s. You are a loser banking on a dead trend. SJW stuff was always just a trend. A destructive one, but one none-the-less, and as such it is bound to be replaced in a year or two.
Honestly, just getting rid of wokeness, superheroes, and nostalgia bait will bring this decade up way above the 2010s. The only thing that can make it better is more competition on the web, so that normies can be left to their YouTube and Twitter, while the rest of us have classic internet somewhere else, but that may just be hopeful thinking. Overall, 2020 has a chance. Let the year play out and let’s see how much better things get.
I still believe the early 2010s, more specifically 2010-2012 will comeback. Adventure Time has been renewed, Young Justice got renewed, The Legend of Korra is being brought back along with Victorious and Big Time Rush (it was 2009, but yeah), and that new show Close Enough is trying to play to Regular Show nostalgia. I fully expect the early 2010s to comeback since it got snubbed by the later part of the decade. Adventure Time, Gumball, Regular Show, Korra, Victorious, BTR, Young Justice, Panty & Stocking, MLP FIM, and probably some video games like Portal 2, Batman Arkham City, MineCraft, etc.. The early 2010s was its own thing, but has slowly just turned into an extension of the 2000s and 90s.Most of the nostalgic elements from the late 90's and 2000's (and maybe early 2010's)
Sometimes, I am not sure if that is the problem. It is more of the constant pandering in all forms than just reboots. Take Despicable Me 3, where the villain is just 80s man, or Gaurdians of the Galaxy where all music is 70s/80s, or Stanger Things, a show that slowly became a commercial for 80s products. I think Ready Player One is the ultimate nostalgia hub. These franchises are basically just plopping 80s in everywhere. Some are smart like Gaurdians, but ones like RPO just have 80s for 80s. Most of the 80s stuff is nothing even remotely new, and usually feels like it has no business being there. I will give 90s and 2000s stuff credit, it feels like creators actually want to transform them into something new, sort of like Batman. Updated, but retains the original feel in a non-cheap way.will be less in the line of empty remakes and woke reboots
Kinda hope SpongeBob falls into this category given the Battle for Bikini Bottom remake.Resident Evil 2, FF7, and Crash Bandicoot remakes where they use the remake as a springboard into an entirely new era that's true to the spirit of the old days but is still original as well.
I would not be surprised if video game movies start replacing superheroes after Sonic was such a success.It'll be more focused on video gaming and anime from the way things are starting to trend, and this applies for geek culture and nostalgia in general.
Honest question, does DC really have that much backlash? Maybe comics, but their movies are starting to be seen as better again after WW, Shazam, AquaMan, and Joker made it big. Honestly, out of all the superhero stuff, I see DC being the most likely to stick around. Warner has never been to afraid to really let people have fun with the characters and try new things. I truly believe they will still see success in 2020 with Injustice 3, RockSteady Suicide Squad, LEGO DC 5, Young Justice, and TTG. Their characters will probably become more limited again like in the 2000s (Batman, Superman, Teen Titans, Justice League, and maybe Wonder Woman), but far from dead.Disney and Warner can only try to rig the game against it for so long before the backlash against Marvel and DC gets too much to ignore.
Disney is likely to end up in a position like they had in the 80s. They will be an non-entity while still big in the media space. They just lack anything to really get them up in the top ranks in 2020. Star Wars and Marvel are likely to fall, Pixar is not the hit machine that kept Disney relevant in the 2000s anymore, and their animation and live action departments are dead.Disney, Warner, and Sony. I think the chain multiplexes are doomed, although I can see the studios owning multiplex chains and keeping them open in specific markets for the "big event" movies, both of the "summer blockbuster" and "prestige picture" kind.
I still believe the early 2010s, more specifically 2010-2012 will comeback. Adventure Time has been renewed, Young Justice got renewed, The Legend of Korra is being brought back along with Victorious and Big Time Rush (it was 2009, but yeah), and that new show Close Enough is trying to play to Regular Show nostalgia. I fully expect the early 2010s to comeback since it got snubbed by the later part of the decade. Adventure Time, Gumball, Regular Show, Korra, Victorious, BTR, Young Justice, Panty & Stocking, MLP FIM, and probably some video games like Portal 2, Batman Arkham City, MineCraft, etc.. The early 2010s was its own thing, but has slowly just turned into an extension of the 2000s and 90s.
Sometimes, I am not sure if that is the problem. It is more of the constant pandering in all forms than just reboots. Take Despicable Me 3, where the villain is just 80s man, or Gaursians of the Galaxy where all music is 70s/80s, or Stanger Things, a show that slowly became a commercial for 80s products. I think Ready Player One is the ultimate nostalgia hub. These franchises are basically just plopping 80s in everywhere. Some are smart like Gaurdians, but ones like RPO just have 80s for 80s. Most of the 80s stuff is nothing even remotely new, and usually feels like it has no business being there. I will give 90s and 2000s stuff credit, it feels like creators actually want to transform them into something new, sort of like Batman. Updated, but retains the original feel in a non-cheap way.
I should also say, out of all the 80s comebacks, I think TMNT can stay. Nickelodeon seems to be doing a decent job reinventing them for the modern era unlike their adaptations from previous decades. They are probably one of the few “superheroes” that can stay in 2020.
Kinda hope SpongeBob falls into this category given the Battle for Bikini Bottom remake.
I would not be surprised if video game movies start replacing superheroes after Sonic was such a success.
Honest question, does DC really have that much backlash? Maybe comics, but their movies are starting to be seen as better again after WW, Shazam, AquaMan, and Joker made it big. Honestly, out of all the superhero stuff, I see DC being the most likely to stick around. Warner has never been to afraid to really let people have fun with the characters and try new things. I truly believe they will still see success in 2020 with Injustice 3, RockSteady Suicide Squad, LEGO DC 5, Young Justice, and TTG. Their characters will probably become more limited again like in the 2000s (Batman, Superman, Teen Titans, Justice League, and maybe Wonder Woman), but far from dead.
Disney is likely to end up in a position like they had in the 80s. They will be an non-entity while still big in the media space. They just lack anything to really get them up in the top ranks in 2020. Star Wars and Marvel are likely to fall, Pixar is not the hit machine that kept Disney relevant in the 2000s anymore, and their animation and live action departments are dead.
As for Sony, they may have a chance. Spider-Verse is likely to be a huge influence on animation. Sony also has tons of video game icons that they can maybe make movies of. Sly being a big one.
Warner will be fine. They make so much that it will be very difficult to kill them.
It never went away, but their popularity did. I cannot remember if they were used for anything in the 90s, but the 2000s were sort of a “death period.” They had content, but nothing to exceptional. There was just an overly-edgy cartoon and some animated film. The 2010s Nickelodeon tv series definitely made them big again in the public eye, so hopefully Nickelodeon can continue with it.I think TMNT is the only 80's nostalgia thing that will stay because it never fully went away to begin with. The Turtles are one of those "evergreen" comic book properties that will always be around like Batman and Spider-Man. I also agree the soulless pandering is another key issue to the 80's/early 90's nostalgia movement of the 2010's.
The only thing that would contradict this is the Battle Toads reboot. I feel that the TTG style will be around for a little longer, but it is certainly wearing its time. I almost feel like a hypocrite as I actually liked TTG and thought it was surprisingly well written while being the biggest middle finger ever, but it’s spawns are god awful.The late 90's/2000's/early 2010's nostalgia movement is looking like it will be a more genuine appreciation of the older works and making them work in a new context that isn't just woke shit or "how do you do, fellow kids?" pandering.
I am really expecting a Kingdom Hearts franchise to be built. Disney is starting to funnel a lot into projects for that series.I also think video game movies might be a more viable thing in the 2020's now that Detective Pikachu and Sonic seem to have "broken the curse" and proved video game movies can be both good and financially successful.
SpongeBob, Avatar, Invader Zim, Fairly Odd Parents, Danny Phantom, Rugrats, Jimmy Neutron, Rocko’s Modern Life, Korra, Ren & Stimpy, Nick is bringing back a lot. To bad Cartoon Network seems to be done. All they have is Ben 10, Adventure Time, and Samurai Jack.Spongebob will definitely be given this nostalgic treatment considering Spongebob is one of those icons of early 2000's pop culture.
DC could probably be successful with a Titans movie, and they will definitely bring out Superman.DC will still be a thing but they usually played second fiddle to Marvel in movies for most of the 2000's and 2010's, and any DC properties that will be successful in a post-DCU/MCU world will likely focus around Batman and maybe Wonder Woman.
I want to believe that there is a good chance that 2020 can be a great decade. We are in a rut at the moment, but I do believe that we can climb out and are already set to. The 2010s had the potential to be a great decade, but was crushed under the weight of everyone trying to stretch it into something it is not. People stuck in the past really hurt the 2010s, more specifically the Millenial 90s kids and Gen X 80s kids. Surprisingly, Boomers had little to do with issues of the previous decade.
I think the 90s-80s revival period is quickly on the way out. Especially the 80s portion that had a stronghold on the 2010 since at least 2014. The 80s have been so milked to death that I cannot see things continuing as most are not base-consumers. The MovieBob types are losing their strongholds with the downfall of Star Wars, Disney, Comics, etc.. Even Nintendo, which started the decade very old-school, has pretty much stopped playing to this crowd with the New Super Mario Bros. and other nostalgia fests. As for the 90s, at best they will get some cartoons. Most projects centered around that nostalgia seem done or are trying to move into something new (Take FF7 Remake). With these two decades no longer having a stranglehold on entertainment, I see more original stuff to pop up and get popular. The only issue is a 2000s, early 2010s resurgence, but I do not believe those eras have enough to actually overtake anything as other than super heroes, those are the time periods of cult classics and not much else. At best, we see Nickelodeon cartoons, some CN shows like Adventure Time and Samurai Jack, and some cartoon platformer mascots come back.
As for superheroes, I see a decline happening soon. The MCU is definitely going to lose its hold on film this decade, and I am personally betting it will come before the half-way point. Some heroes will remain, but it will be like Batman and Spider-Man.
The final would be politics, and... Yeah, how far can it possibly go? The left is essentially destroying itself currently, so we are due to finally be rid of the woke folk who have latched onto the already annoying 80s-90s trend just to suck the soul out of all entertainment. Companies are already getting rid of the wokens, which will drastically reshape our culture. As for the big movements, I doubt the riots can easily be justified to most, so groups like BLM and Antifa are going to have a harder time recruiting after this. Trump exposed the left greatly over these past few years, and while a vocal group will have massive TDS and SJW worship, I think he has killed off the bulk by making them go off the rails so hard that they look crazy. Being woke will likely end up like being emo in the early 2010s. You are a loser banking on a dead trend. SJW stuff was always just a trend. A destructive one, but one none-the-less, and as such it is bound to be replaced in a year or two.
Honestly, just getting rid of wokeness, superheroes, and nostalgia bait will bring this decade up way above the 2010s. The only thing that can make it better is more competition on the web, so that normies can be left to their YouTube and Twitter, while the rest of us have classic internet somewhere else, but that may just be hopeful thinking. Overall, 2020 has a chance. Let the year play out and let’s see how much better things get.
Early 2010s nostalgia will definitely become a bigger trend. Last summer was the Minecraft revival, where people who played the game as kids in the early 2010s came back to celebrate the game (and even the song parodies, cringy or not). I think that's just the beginning of early 2010 game nostalgia because a big part of the Minecraft revival was dislike of Fortnite and the decline in quality of what games are popular among kids these days due to things like the games as services model, microtransactions, and mobile apps. That era of gaming was basically the last before mobile games and the games as service monetization model really started taking off and changed things forever.
And it might be an example of the Nintendo fanbase being autistic again, but the support for a Mario 3D All Stars that includes a port/remake of both Mario Galaxy games is an indicator of the trend. Those games are old enough to be revisited and there is fan support for revisiting them.