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Mandalorian Season 2 | DIsney+ | October 30th
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Virt McPolygon
Banned
The "way more emotion" makes it look more obviously fake lol
Davey Cakes
Member
That's because it basically is fan fiction. Favreau and Filoni are the ultimate fanboy producers.
Star Wars is basically in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. Do something original like the prequels, get raked over the coals. Rely too much on nostalgia, get raked over the coals. Rely on nostalgia without interesting character arcs (the Sequel Trilogy), get obliterated by the fanbase.
Mando is a return to simplicity in the storytelling, which harkens back to the very beginnings of Star Wars which was already based on old west and samurai fiction. However, it also respects the Expanded Universe (now known as Star Wars Legends), which many fans have been enjoying for years. One of the big blunders of the Sequel Trilogy is that Kathleen Kennedy rejected all the potential source material from the EU.
I'm sorry, but it's just cool to see Dark Troopers on TV. A lot of us played Dark Forces back in the day.
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vpance
Member
Pretty much. Deep fakes are hard to pull off without high quality source material.
llien
Member
Ban someone if old:
pagesix.com
Gina Carano fired from ‘The Mandalorian’ after controversial posts
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,”
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Sevenfold
Member
Just couldn't help herself. Dumb as fuck.Ban someone if old:
Gina Carano fired from ‘The Mandalorian’ after controversial posts
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,”
tusharngf
Member
i used to follow her on instagram but never paid attention to her status .. she was good looking but acting was not her thing. She was just too dumb to post such things.
tusharngf
Member
she went overboard with nazi and concentration camps part. that was the final nail in the coffin.
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Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
she went overboard with nazi and concentration camps part. that was the final nail in the coffin.
Pedro Pascal also went overboard with his Nazi and concentration camp Tweets.
n0razi
Member
Yes, but considering their boss is Disney, anyone with half a brain could figure the outcome of both their replies.
If your employer is a strict evangelical Conservative, then you should know what actions will lead to your termination and vice versa.
The termination is not about right vs wrong but about being a dumbass.
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StormCell
Member
she went overboard with nazi and concentration camps part. that was the final nail in the coffin.
Her point isn't wrong though. Her message was lacking in sensitivity. She should have known that her political opposition would seize on her drawing a parallel between conservatives and Jews rather than the much more obvious parallel of the left to the Nazis--the irony being that they are frequently declaring their opposition to be the Nazis, but that's totally lost on them as I've come to find out (ie. Antifa adherents become totally confused when I tell them Antifa are Fascists).
Roufianos
Member
I agree that was stupid but people have been gunning for her some stuff as basic as not having her pronouns in her Twitter bio.she went overboard with nazi and concentration camps part. that was the final nail in the coffin.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
I think the reason people are so drawn to this story is because it reads like Shakespeare.
1) Gina's Tweet wasn't partisan. Conservatives and Progressives both participate in the "othering" of political opposition to varying degrees. She makes no distinction of who she's talking about in her Tweet. However, everyone with their eyes half open knows it's an attack on the woke left because...duh.
2) Disney, a company in bed with China...muslim concentration camp China, finds her relatively benign Tweet "abhorrent". Thanks for having such high moral standards Disney!
3) How many examples could we dig up of high profile celebrities employed by Disney that made objectively more heinous Tweets that are still employed by Disney?
4) Germans removed Jews from their jobs before and made sure Germans villified them before spinning up concentration camps. At a certain point, the woke have to start asking themselves...
This is Alderaan getting blown up by the Death Star and then hearing people like you say "Alderaan was stupid. They should have known they were a target of the Empire."
Hypocrisy is the story here.
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PaddyOCanager
Member
Dropped my Disney+ account. This is just the final straw for me on top of all the hypocrisy and shit this company exports.
008
Banned
Im the opposite
Haven’t watched the full second season and will signup to view.
I don’t even remember who this person is, but will be fun to watch knowing she’s been tossed away
Gp1
Member
And her being ousted after this tweet is just a cherry on top that make her point even more valid.
StormCell
Member
Oh, it sure does. I just wonder if anyone who needs to hear it will actually hear it. What do we do now? I'm inclined to cut off all of my business with Disney/LucasFilm/Marvel/etc, but what will that even accomplish? Even if you do the same, even if all of GAF joined, I'm not convinced that even a loss of a million subscribers would make any difference here. The real point is that another not-of-the-left person lost their job. This is beginning to become a weekly occurrence. What is the response that will be loud enough to halt these jerks in their tracks? I can't think of any.
ComputerBlue
Member
She spoke the truth. Fuck Disney and anyone siding with them over this. People really need to learn history before that shit comes full circle.
Majmun
Member
This has nothing to do with her political choices. Otherwise she would’ve been banned ages ago.
This has to do with her being a full blown cunt on social media. Her point of view should’ve been managed better. Disney is all about inclusion*, and this woman didn’t fit their agenda with her views. And I’m with Disney.
*bigots, transphobes, antisemitism, and other hateful people NOT WELCOME
This has to do with her being a full blown cunt on social media. Her point of view should’ve been managed better. Disney is all about inclusion*, and this woman didn’t fit their agenda with her views. And I’m with Disney.
*bigots, transphobes, antisemitism, and other hateful people NOT WELCOME
Virt McPolygon
Banned
Wait, you guys were actually paying for Disney+ this whole time? Even after the Mulan shit? And are citing Disney's hypocrisy and are canceling your subscription because of this firing?
She either has an unknown learning disability or she wanted to be fired at this point.
Well you better be careful in the future.
TrainedRage
Banned
RIP my Disney + account I’d like to say it was good, but one decent show fucking this up now is it for me.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Disney execs should watch Return of the Jedi to learn about differing perspectives. It seems they are the hateful people from a certain perspective.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
sobaka770
Banned
I sincerely doubt there were masses of people worried about the fate of oh-so-memorable character of Cara Dune.
It's not that hard: Gina can't act for giggles, her character is not particularly interesting (and suffers from her performance imo). She can be written off in a single line and barely a person would notice.
And let's not forget that Gina just kept digging her own grave for months now. Free speech all you want but screaming ultra-conservative conspiracy theories on Twitter and Insta is simply not smart. I'm sure she'll end fine in some wrestling gig.
It's not that hard: Gina can't act for giggles, her character is not particularly interesting (and suffers from her performance imo). She can be written off in a single line and barely a person would notice.
And let's not forget that Gina just kept digging her own grave for months now. Free speech all you want but screaming ultra-conservative conspiracy theories on Twitter and Insta is simply not smart. I'm sure she'll end fine in some wrestling gig.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
She should have never worn that red dress. Get back in line, woman. Know your place.
This is a man's world, vote for Pedro.
This is a man's world, vote for Pedro.
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You picked the wrong bear and should change your avatar to Winnie the Poo.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
But you're cool with Muslim concentration camps and blatant (actual) racism?
Keep gaslighting.
Majmun
Member
No, I’m not. Grew up muslim myself.
Even though Disney shot a brief part of the movie there ( they shot in 20 other Chinese locations as well and just had to credit every location), no Oeigoers were involved. But Disney could’ve handled it better, that’s true.
But the Oeigoer situation goes deep. If you really care, you should basically stop buying clothes and electronics since most seem to be manufactured there.
When it comes to the Oeigoer situation: we’re basically all to blame.
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PaddyOCanager
Member
I don't care about Gina Carano personally - she could be a complete cunt, I wouldn't know. But how about you don't act obtuse about the situation, and refrain from throwing out labels onto people you don't know, framing them as illegitimate.
sol_bad
Member
Nah it's all good.
Mando is a great show.
Mando is an amazing show.
OMG that Luke Skywalker scene, my childhood!!!
Thank you so much Jon Favreau, you made a good show.
Thank you so much hundreds of other people who made the show.
Disney decide not to renew Gina Carano's contract because of various tweets.
FUCK YOU DISNEY YOU PRICKS, FUCK DISNEY+ AND FUCK EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS SHOW, SUBSCRIPTION CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Disney also thanked the CCP in the end credits of Mulan.
Either way, you're OK with cancelling Gina but willing to look the other way with Disney. It just seems...asymmetrical.
PaddyOCanager
Member
Oh.......ok. Well, take care.
sol_bad
Member
............................
Was it the CCP who allowed them to film in their country?
Are they not meant to thank them for shooting in their country?
You realise that every film ever thanks the country/government/state/province/suburb where they filmed right?
StormCell
Member
Classic corporate shifting of responsibility for abhorrent corporate behavior.
Corporation exploits terrible human rights violations to achieve incredibly cheap manufacturing and triple its margin while beating competitors' prices.
Corporation's deeds become known to the public and outrage builds.
Corporation: We also abhor these practices and wish from the very bottom of our hearts for it to change. But in order for this to change we must all unite together under the hood of Inclusivity. For we are all responsible for these abhorrent practices and inhumane conditions. Each of us shares a part and a burden in undoing this mess.
Corporation continues to earn triple the margin on the goods that people continue to buy while being outraged.
Corporation: You make us do these things!
Corporation fights back against political representative who introduces a bill to end the abhorrent use of slave labor, labels politician a racist, and has them cancelled.
Just having a little fun here.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
I'm saying that the CCP participates in Muslim genocide.
You don't have to film in Germany and thank Hitler for letting you film there.
But let's focus on "Beep, Bop, Boop" in a celebrities bio.
sol_bad
Member
No, but you'd thank the German government. The CCP is the government right?
Move on from the politics, drama, and personal insults.
Take the political exchange to the thread in the politics section. Thank you.
Take the political exchange to the thread in the politics section. Thank you.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Having both a New Republic show and a Cara Dune show would've been repetitive as hell. And Patty's Rogue Squadron might be new republic too.
People dunk on Andor but at least its just one show consolidating the rebel experience into one thing. Nice and simple. Would be great to see a Stormtrooper perspective one day too, cuz Finn sure as hell didn't scratch that itch.
People dunk on Andor but at least its just one show consolidating the rebel experience into one thing. Nice and simple. Would be great to see a Stormtrooper perspective one day too, cuz Finn sure as hell didn't scratch that itch.
Can't feel too bad for this dumbass. Jon Favreau pleaded to the producers on her behalf to let her stay using his status when she first started making those controversial tweets about the masks. He saved her ass as long as she kept her mouth shut about politics. She knew this and still fucked herself over lol.
crazepharmacist
Member
Beep/bop/boop
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ToTTenTranz
Banned
Who would guess there were so many people - mostly men - feeling threatened by an actually strong and actually independent woman speaking her mind.
- Women must be able to express themselves!
- No! Not like that! Back to the kitchen Gina!
- Women must be able to express themselves!
- No! Not like that! Back to the kitchen Gina!
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
No need to get personal.
If that is you in the picture then you look EXACTLY like I imagined you would. L O Fucking L.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
They put a show on a bounty hunter’s shoulders at least you got something out of this show, the Pascal has been sensational and will come out of this Star Wars show a professional.