The future is cyberpunk.

[rogueslayer452]

++ The reveal that Keanu Reeves is going to be in Cyberpunk 2077, never mind his appearance presenting the game at the conference after that reveal happened, was probably the best moment in E3 history. I think that moment overshadowed everything else at the event, tbh. Everyone is practically in love with Keanu. I was already intrigued by Cyberpunk 2077, but now I'm really excited for it. But the most important question is: will Keanu's character be romanceable?

++ Kesha released a brand new song called, "Rich, White, Straight, Men" which is a gigantic middle finger to the patriarchy. I approve. Also, this is a completely different sound from what we're used to hearing from her. It has a sort of dark cabaret vibe, similar to that of The Dresden Dolls (specifically "Coin-Operated Boy") and Emilie Autumn. It may be an acquired taste for some people considering it is more of an experimental kind of track, but I personally really dig it.

++ Ever since the news broke out that Swamp Thing has been cancelled after only one episode, which completely blindsided and baffled everyone and there's been varying reports as to the reasons why, many have been questioning the future of DC shows, especially since one of the reasons given is that the people at WarnerMedia seem to want all DC shows to be similar to the CW formula. Understandably, many are pissed. You cannot place these shows underneath the same kind of formula, superhero stories are not homogeneous. They can, and should, have variety to reach a whole bunch of different audiences and not just the same thing over and over again. Some can be family-friendly, while others can be more mature and dark in content. Not everything has to be absolutely the same, otherwise it gets boring real fast, and this is part of a larger problem overall with higher ups looking at things at being marketable versus having a good story the curse of the entertainment industry, tbh. And this is making people nervous about what will become of shows like Doom Patrol (something I've recently been wanting to watch) which has gotten much praise and positive reception but might also be affected by all this fuckery that's been happening.

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[malicat.livejournal.com]

The DC streaming shows are so messy BTS. Titans was shortened by one episode for some reason so what we got was a total non final-y finale and the first episode of season 2 will be the actual season 1 finale as it had already been shot for season 1 or something like that? lmao I like Titans a lot and I'm glad that it got an early renewal but at this point I'm not sure we will actually get to see it in full. And the Swamp Thing cancellation is also shady af which sucks because the first episode was really good.
I also don't understand why they would want to follow the CW formula. I enjoyed them for a while but Legends aside,they all went down the drain in various ways!

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

It certainly sounds like a mess, jfc.

I also don't understand why they would want to follow the CW formula. I enjoyed them for a while but Legends aside,they all went down the drain in various ways!

I feel like it's more for marketability more than anything else, they see that the CW is "safer" with their content and want to follow suit. But, like you said, while some of their shows started out great they plummeted downhill real quick. Just because the CW doesn't cancel the majority of their programming, especially once something has been established like the Arrowverse, doesn't mean that it's good. The reasons why things like Swamp Thing and Doom Patrol are praised is because they don't follow that particular formula and are different.