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minus-squareKairoslinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·10 days agoAre we unable to make new things anymore? It seems everything now is a spinoff or a remake or based on something from some other medium.
minus-squareHavoc8154@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 days agoIt really always has been. I mean The Office itself is a remake already. Everything builds on other works, some more directly than others. I genuinely don’t think it correlates much with quality overall.
minus-squareGamma@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoIP has been the safest bet for a while now, yes it sucks. And it’s not always successful!
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days agoSome platforms are doing a good job of green lighting new stuff.
minus-squarebananabread@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days agoRemakes are almost always a commercial success. New things are more at risk to fail, and thus cost money
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 days agoEh the complaint is valid for movies, TV has a lot of originality rn.
Are we unable to make new things anymore? It seems everything now is a spinoff or a remake or based on something from some other medium.
It really always has been. I mean The Office itself is a remake already. Everything builds on other works, some more directly than others. I genuinely don’t think it correlates much with quality overall.
IP has been the safest bet for a while now, yes it sucks. And it’s not always successful!
Some platforms are doing a good job of green lighting new stuff.
Remakes are almost always a commercial success. New things are more at risk to fail, and thus cost money
Eh the complaint is valid for movies, TV has a lot of originality rn.