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#1248327
Topic
Taking a stand against toxic fandom (and other )
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1248327/action/topic#1248327
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A strange state of affairs - Chuck Wendig has been posting his views on social media for a long while now, so for Marvel to hire him - and then fire him (for those views - ‘It was too much politics, too much vulgarity, too much negativity on my part.’ - according to Wendig) - doesn’t seem to scan.

The guy had already completed 3 of a 5 part story (and was working on the 4th) he was hired to do - it’d be interesting to find why Marvel at this point apparently decided to dispense with his services. (Wendig’s tweets on Kavanaugh? Something that may have pissed off Trump / Trump’s friend & advisor and Marvel Chairman Isaac Perlmutter? - rumoured to be soon offered a cabinet position?, or maybe nowt to do with them?).

As screams in the void says… it’ll be interesting to read Marvel’s side of events. (and info such as was he given prior warning, or maybe a quiet word to ease off a little on the social media beforehand, etc).
 

Chuck Wendig’s blog - http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2018/10/12/in-which-i-am-fired-from-marvel/

 

Concerning to read that some of the harassment / abuse was of a personal nature (‘pretty creepy, and very personal’) - so much so that he has had to involve the police.

Though not surprised to see hear of the pile of 1 star reviews moments after the release of Aftermath (speed readers, eh? 😉) - coincidentally containing some LGBT characters within (which a few vocal people out there online had a problem with).

Post
#1248060
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1248060/action/topic#1248060
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Jeebus said:

https://theoutline.com/post/6384/boomers-shut-up-climate-change

At this point, I’ve accepted that nothing substantial will ever be done about climate change and we’ll just have to live with the consequences.

A sobering read, and unfortunately it seems you’re correct mate.

 

Hopefully some good could come out of this below - yet I imagine politicians may just be give lip service (or small concessions/promises - later watered down…) rather than genuine concerted effort to address the issues:-

’‘We need some fire’: climate change activists issue call to arms for voters…'

Campaigners say more than 15m people who care about the environment did not vote in the 2014 midterms – can they create a ‘green wave’ this November?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/12/midterms-climate-change-activists-voter-turnout-environment
 

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#1248059
Topic
YouTube/Vimeo/etc... Star Wars video finds
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1248059/action/topic#1248059
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Jambe Davdar said:

Hi all,

It’s been a while. Thought you might like to know I’ve added another video to my growing library.

My latest short documentary is “Robert Watts - A Life in Film”. In July 2018, I was lucky enough to spend just over an hour chatting to Robert about some of his career.

This is the resulting video - https://vimeo.com/290893295

more quality works from Jambe can be found on his superb video channel - https://vimeo.com/filmumentaries & https://twitter.com/jamieswb 😃

 

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#1247057
Topic
Doctor Who
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1247057/action/topic#1247057
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‘Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker’s debut is most watched launch for 10 years’…

An average of 8.2m tuned in to watch actor as first female Doctor, with peak of 9m and audience share of 40.1%

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/oct/08/doctor-who-jodie-whittakers-debut-is-most-watched-launch-for-10-years
 

I really enjoyed it, and was left wanting to watch the next episode after the credits finished rolling there and then. Thought it was a great introduction to the new Doctor, a good well-written and solid story - in a ‘villain of the week format’, decent and promising background cast, nicely executed CGI/effects, with some quality humour, peril, suspense and emotional spots all hitting the right notes. An all-round enjoyable watch for me.

For a new writing team and cast it was an impressive and intriguing start, with lots of potential - especially so from Jodie Whittaker.

Sweet to hear some nothern accents - and they made Sheffield look half decent too 😃
 

Post
#1247008
Topic
A general <strong>Sports</strong> thread: <em>news, results, funny, inspiring, weird, controversies, gestures etc...</em>
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1247008/action/topic#1247008
Time

‘Eric Reid, first man to protest with Kaepernick, kneels for anthem on NFL return’…

Safety has alleged owners were keeping him out of league
Teammates say Reid’s actions are not a distraction

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/07/eric-reid-kneels-carolina-panthers-nfl-protest
 

Good to see him return to the game - and for him to continue highlighting the reasons why he protests… “As we said, when we started, Colin and I, said: ‘Nothing will change unless you talk about it,’ so we’re going to continue to talk about it,” Reid said. “We’re going to continue to hold America accountable to the standard it says on paper, that we’re all created equal, because it’s not that way — but we’re going to keep pushing forward.”
 

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#1246530
Topic
General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1246530/action/topic#1246530
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Was asked to give a shout-out to the much overlooked ‘Rebel Legion’, so here goes…

http://www.rebellegion.com/ & https://twitter.com/rebellegion
http://rebellegion.co.uk/ & https://www.facebook.com/rebellegionuk/

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Legion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Legion

‘Celebrating the Good Guys: The History of the Rebel Legion’ - https://www.starwars.com/news/history-of-the-rebel-legion-part-1

 

‘Rebel Legion is an international fan-based volunteer organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate Star Wars Rebel Alliance costumes. Founded in 2000, the group was formed in response to the decision of sister organization the 501st Legion to remain dedicated to Galactic Empire costumes. The Rebel Legion makes appearances at private and public events, including charitable events and official Star Wars promotional events. The organization does not charge a fee for appearances, instead encouraging a donation to a charity. It is divided into “bases” located throughout the world, and as of January 2018, the Rebel Legion membership is over 4300 members.’

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‘Giving back to the community is one of the Rebel Legion’s highest priorities. Members regularly participate in events to raise awareness of charitable causes, from walk-a-thons to blood drives. Because of this, the Rebel Legion proudly refers to themselves as “the good guys.” For public and private gatherings, the Legion never charges a fee for an appearance, but they do welcome donations made to an event host’s favorite charity in the name of the Legion or the local Legion unit. If an event host does not have a charity of choice, Legion members usually provide a suggestion, sometimes tied to a fundraising effort that is already underway. In cases where the event host is itself a charitable organization, a donation is usually not accepted by the Rebel Legion as they volunteer their time for that charitable organization.’ - from wikipedia.
 

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#1246047
Topic
Where were you in '83? ROTJ 30th anniversary 5/25/83-5/25/13
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1246047/action/topic#1246047
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May of this year saw the 35th anniversary of the release of Jedi, yet there wasn’t much ado about it… this quality article may well be of interest to some on here…

‘CELEBRATE THE LOVE: REMEMBERING “RETURN OF THE JEDI” ON ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY’…

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy-showmanship/return-of-the-jedi-35th
 

^ 4 pages in total, with lots of info, reviews, cinema plays, 70mm and THX info, and a Q&A with Michael Kaminski, Mark O’Connell & Craig Stevens.
 

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#1246024
Topic
Celebrating 30 years of Empire
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1246024/action/topic#1246024
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Came across this engaging article from the 35th Anniversary of Empire, and thought it may be of interest here…

‘THE FORCE DEFEATED: REMEMBERING “THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK” ON ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY’…

http://www.digitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy--showmanship/force-defeated-empire-strikes-back-35th

^ 5 pages in total, with many facts, quotes & reviews, the 70mm releases, Dolby sound system, cinema plays and also an interview with Michael Kaminski, Laurent Bouzereau, Marcus Hearn & Patrick Read Johnson.
 

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#1245491
Topic
Taking a stand against toxic fandom (and other )
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1245491/action/topic#1245491
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Collipso said:

oojason said:

MalàStrana said:

Ryan-SWI said:

DrDre said:

Hi guys - fancy seeing you in here? Hope you’re all well.

These bots, eh? Attempting to persistently post negative comments and manipulate & distort views on a film… who knew?

See you guys around - and take care 😃
 

are you suggesting that ryan dre and mala are bots?

No, of course not.

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#1245485
Topic
Taking a stand against toxic fandom (and other )
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1245485/action/topic#1245485
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screams in the void said:

I wonder if some were in this very thread that seemed to come out of the woodwork , think I may have come across a few on Facebook as well …https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-last-jedi-was-targeted-by-russian-trolls-study-says-1148475

Unfortunately mate, even with a headline of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi Negative Buzz Amplified by Russian Trolls, Study Finds’ for the article with the link to the study paper in, some will ignore that (and this below)…
 

“Among the 967 tweets analyzed, 206 expressed a negative sentiment towards the film and its director, which is 21.9% or a little more than one in five fans. This number includes all negative tweets analyzed, i.e. also those who came from the 44 accounts identified as bots, sock puppet accounts and trolls."
 

… and instead focus on the political aspects of the study - or have a pop at Rian Johnson at even mentioning it (who has stated he doesn’t have a problem with those not liking the film; he does have a problem with the more toxic elements of ‘criticism’ - by that I think he means the racists, sexists, bots and trolls - and likely those who post death threats and announce his death too?).

Johnson himself alluded to Russian bots being behind a campaign to ‘save’ a character in TLJ too in one of the bonus material feature on TLJ blu ray - seems he may have more of an idea what is going than some.
 

I’ve seen a few people cast doubt as to Russian bots targeting a film - well, it evidently does happen. It’s not an excuse - just a fact, though some people seemingly have difficulty accepting the truth of such a thing. Russian bots and trolls target this very site - frequently - along many more other popular sites.
 

At least there is the ‘Culture, politics, and diversity in Star Wars’ thread on here to talk about the political aspects of criticisms towards the series (or parts of it).