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[@freedomwriter1995]

Its not enough to complain about things being bad, we need to actually do something about it.

[@baahcusegamer4530]

Agreed. That is one reason why I write novels ;)

[@freedomwriter1995]

@@baahcusegamer4530 They flooded the market with crappy films and shows about the evils of conservatives and libertarians, comparing them to Nazis. Well it's time we flood the market with quality programming about the evils of leftists and progressives while comparing them to communists. Not to hard considering they are communists.

[@Draven_X_23]

We are... by not paying / buying this crap

[@freedomwriter1995]

@@Draven_X_23 maybe we make a not so subtle movie about how Kathleen Kennedy betrayed George Lucas and Lucasfilm by creating her own woke narrative. All we'd need to do is change the names and alter the setting and we'd have a great drama about greed, corruption, betrayal, and the utter rot of wokeness that's spread in Hollywood.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

I get what Dave is trying to say but the fact of the matter is that creating our own entertainment to combat the mainstream sludge that we've been given as a late Takes a lot of time effort and especially money that most ordinary people do not have. Not to mention that given how slimy Hollywood is they most likely will do everything in their power to impede us at every turn. So the real question is what exactly can we do?

[@O4C209]

When I moved to LA, seventeen years ago, I hung out with young writers. What I saw then, is what I see now, a lot of kind of weird people with no life experience, imagining how something would work, with no idea on what is realistic.

[@Poopookachew1]

Just taking a guess, but if you'd hung out with more seasoned writers then, or even rewound back 10 or 15 years from that point and found your average workaday writer in the system, you'd probably have a different outlook on it. When you saw it was presumably when the old guard were on their way out and the new, cheaper, revolving door of freelance activism was waiting to be ushered in. The old guard weren't perfect or non-ideological by any means, but they at least understood story structure and retaining viewer interest. So did the execs left over from the 70's and 80's more or less. The studios likely got their current game plan around 2008 after the last writer's strike. That's not coincidentally when the nostalgia franchise ticket and bloated CGi gravy train really took off. I think this is when the C-Suite really threw their hands up in the air and gave up trying to aim for anything remotely original - they seem to have intentionally devalued the industry cache of writers among other trades within the studio system in order to have a more pliable lot to choose from. Birds of a feather. Higher ups hire what they know. And that has increasingly tended to _not be_ people who know their craft or even care to. Story structure and creativity was a skill set aside from the managerial skill set of the executive world, but now both things have increasingly become a wheelhouse that the execs don't even want to bother addressing. If you've got that class having their underlings scour Twitter or contemplating using an algorithm to choose for them their upcoming film slate to green light, they've effectively become those "with no life experience, with no idea on what is realistic." They can't even imagine how something would work it seems. Change the incentive structure of the industry and you change the culture over time. Execs and outside monied interests seem to have done this. The thing is, it's a double edged sword: It works in reverse too. (Sorry for the repost. Chose a more anon account to leave this under.)

[@christopher9152]

Most are "Bluish," too, but I know you are not supposed to say that, among many other things that could get you (or Dave) cancelled. That fact, in itself, provides a limited/partisan viewpoint to Hollywood's creations.

[@stanley-fghijk441]

I had the same experience for fifteen, but I'd add that they also have never struggled or tasted the hard things that yield great art: fear of not eating or eviction, real pain, being legit broke, eating ramen, doing manual labor, selling all your things to make rent, experiencing actual struggle.

[@RobertFalconer1967]

"In order to write about life first you must live it." - Ernest Hemingway

[@IndyDefense]

@@christopher9152 The blue people tend to hold a certain worldview - which is that those of us who aren't blue are mere lab specimens to be poked and prodded. And depending on whether they're religious blues or atheist blues, their agenda comes from either the Talmud or Communist Manifesto.

[@CallMeChato]

I think you’re right. The impetus is there. It’s why I just wrote a screenplay that is making the rounds and working on another one. Completing something as gnarly as a screenplay is victory in of itself.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

I get what Dave is trying to say but the fact of the matter is that creating our own entertainment to combat the mainstream sludge that we've been given as a late Takes a lot of time effort and especially money that most ordinary people do not have. Not to mention that given how slimy Hollywood is they most likely will do everything in their power to impede us at every turn. So the real question is what exactly can we do

[@caedrewan]

consarnit, I literally just wrote a comment that used the word "impetus"! Well, good on you for the screenplay success all the same

[@johndurham6172]

I feel a joint video coming 🙏🙏

[@mooseyman74]

Patrick Stewart had the best ideas in Extras

[@steprockmedia]

Chato!

[@jeenkzk5919]

As Razorfist said, “Instead of complaining about the culture, BE the culture!”

[@MumRah]

I think you mean, Tazerface said 😂

[@richtea615]

I've finished two novels and am about to start a third. Writing them has been the most satisfying and fulfilling work I've ever done.

[@Nio744]

No way same.

[@HerculesBallsInc]

Writing is fun! I highly recommend it. In some cases, I didn't know myself how my books were going to end and had to write as fast as I could so I could find out! Lol!

[@gioiacolli3407]

i feel you! i love writing! Since i couldn't find anymore some good fantasy books to read (without angst or some strong female lead who is actually stupid or insufferable), i started writing them.

[@MykeLewisMusic]

That's awesome!

[@gioiacolli3407]

thanks! What do you write about? @@MykeLewisMusic

[@stevebishop9468]

It's time for independent filmmakers and producers to step up to the plate and begin putting out new , original,and non woke entertainment.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

I get what Dave is trying to say but the fact of the matter is that creating our own entertainment to combat the mainstream sludge that we've been given as a late Takes a lot of time effort and especially money that most ordinary people do not have. Not to mention that given how slimy Hollywood is they most likely will do everything in their power to impede us at every turn. So the real question is what exactly can we do?

[@V2011F]

Comic book creators, Authors, poets, and other artists need to join in as well. We should cooperate with one another and even create companies however we need to have the companies separate and compete with one another to drive our entertainment foreward and not allow it to stagnate as it is currently.

[@philingrouille7198]

That would be pretty great if Hollywood bombed and independent companies took over. But how long would it be before wokeness infested them too?

[@SaiyanQuad92]

What's woke entertainment?

[@SaiyanQuad92]

​@@inazuma3gouYou can find that in tv, films, comics, GNs, etc

[@veganconservative1109]

Sound of Freedom did quite well. So did Maverick. Entertainment isn't TOTALLY dead. Just on life support.

[@dashsocur]

Yep, but Sound of Freedom took 5 years and and a grassroots crowd funding campaign to even get released after production had been finished. The industry doesn't even know how to figure out what makes a successful movie any more.

[@sigmacademy]

Didn't it get pulled off TWO major streaming platforms while still travelling to $200 million at the box office?

[@freedomwriter1995]

Stop giving these people money. Thats the first and only rule we need to follow in order to make their empire of wokeness crumble

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

"Don't give your money to people that hate you. Give it to me." Jeremy the god king Boreing

[@freedomwriter1995]

@@stevenwiederholt7000 One idea is to start flooding the market with movies and shows about the evils of socialism and communism.

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

@@freedomwriter1995 NO, 1. you don' have to "flood the market" 1-2-3 a year will do. Play The Long Game. 2. You don't have to make movies about "the evils of socialism and communism.". Well written, acted, filmed that deal with Real Life will do the trick. Oh one more thing STOP with the Documentaries!

[@freedomwriter1995]

​@@stevenwiederholt7000they are constantly releasing bad movies about evil corporations run by greedy capitalists. We need to make movies about evil and repressive governments run by "democratic socialists"

[@freedomwriter1995]

@@stevenwiederholt7000 shouldn't be too hard to make quality programming about our current culture. The crap that Kathleen Kennedy and Iger are pulling at Disney makes game of thrones and house of cards look tame. All it needs is to change the names and setting and we're good to go.

[@tomkerruish2982]

A buddy movie, starring you and Drinker. You'll be the by-the-book character, and he'll be the loose cannon. Forced to work together, wacky hijinks ensue. By the end, you've each grown a little and learned to appreciate the other's perspective, just in time to set up the sequel hook! Okay, now where's my check?😂

[@irandom419]

That's a point I try to make, that literally anything you can think of is better than woke stuff. Woke is the worst possible storyline everytime.

[@etsequentia6765]

Check's in the... umm... uh... the undisclosed, unidentified, non-specific gender-termed physical objects delivery service. I don't know what's it's called. I'm not a biologist.

[@daftpunk89]

Its like Razorfist said, "Become the culture"

[@zmanthemercenary5378]

This is a great way forward. We just have to be prepared for when ‘they’ come after you once you are perceived as a threat.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

Yeah but what exactly can you do at that point?

[@stevenscott2136]

Solidarity. When they come for the guys at Not So Sane, you can't sit back and try to blend into the landscape because you're just a writer or cartoonist or guitarist. You have to be willing to make an effort, or spend money, or stage a "totally peaceful protest" (which somehow always involves cars on fire). If you don't fight, you always lose.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Who's they?

[@armi999]

​@@SirBlackReedsAny successful business will attract attention, there will be rivals that won't like losing market share and there will be people that don't like that you aren't singing from the same hymn sheet as the rest of the industry.

[@dupaul5429]

Dave, I agree with you 100 percent!! In 2003, I started writing poetry and short stories. I decided to self-publish my first book in 2010. Today, I have self-published four books, two screenplays, one novel, and one illustration book. One more critical piece of information for your subscribers to copyright your work!! I have 23 copyrights covering short stories, songs, poetry, and photos. Protect your intellectual property>

[@Steel-101]

Even though we have a lot of garbage movies now, at least we have a LOT of really good classic movies from the past(and of course some video games are still great). I agree with your video here. I’m 30 and I still watch old movies(& TV shows) with my parents. John Wayne, Jimmy Stuart, Tv shows like Barney Miller, etc. The upside is that some companies are backing away from the whole woke stuff these days but it’s not enough to save them. The damage has been done and the consequences are starting to affect them. Just look at Disney. The parks aren’t doing too good.

[@Supermans-Drunk]

So glad I kept a shit load of quality movies & tv series on external hard drives and DVD.

[@davidsharp9166]

I have many old shows, which have sadly vanished from the streaming services. It's a must have Archive.

[@Steel-101]

@@Supermans-Drunk first of all your profile picture and name is hilarious. Second, yeah these days I’m buying DVDs & Game discs. I really don’t trust the whole digital copy nonsense. Plus I always take care of my stuff. I hate it when people get their grimy Burger or pizza grease hands on the disc 💿

[@garym6315]

I don't know about you, but I think I am watching more John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart because they are real. Actual actors on actual filming locations and the only thing to focus on is the acting. When I see a trailer for the latest superhero or scifi movie it genuinely makes me cringe how fake it all is. The cartoon backgrounds, the over the top super powers, the ridiculous dialogue. I used to love the MCU when it began because it grounded a far-out concept, but everything is just so fake it makes me embrace real acting from the 20th century.

[@Sketch_XR]

I have a lot of respect for the commentators who have talked the talk and now walk the walk by making their own narratives (Eric July, Razorfist, Andrew Klavan, etc). And I totally agree that fan films/ projects can be a great way to show off "proof of concept" ideas. For example, Milton Guasti, who made "Another Metroid 2 Remake", got picked up to work on the Ori series. And there are people who made Sonic fan games who got picked up by Sega to do an official game. My biggest criticism at the moment, especially as it relates to literary works, is editing and quality checking needs improvement. Nothing will sink your prospects faster than typos and basic editing mistakes making it into your final product. Which in the grand scheme of things, is a very easy thing to fix.

[@evacody1249]

The problem here is that geek culture has been trashed. By both the left and right side. It's just like what has happened to rock, metal, punk, and goth music. Oh, sure, you have places where it's like in Europe or South America. But when mainstream trashed it, then threw it because a rock or metal band has more thought put into the music than a pop song. The mainstream hated. Just as they grew to hate geek culture and the deeper stories within them.

[@evacody1249]

To put it this way, the people you mentioned are not the answer. The answer is to dig deeper. The answer is to stop getting mad at streaming services for music and movies and TV shows. It's too look at how they opened up the world to find what you like and not bowing to the mainstreams way of thinking. To quote Eddie Trunk: "WE need the record companies to gate keep and tells what is good and to tell musicians that they are good." In other words, dig deep to find what you like and stop waiting for someone to fix what was caused by both the left and right.

[@Sketch_XR]

@@evacody1249 I agree with your first comment and disagree with the second. I saw a screenshot from Ya Boi Zack talking about how comic shops are ghost towns now. The issue facing pop culture now isn't just that the mainstream trashed them, it's also that the circles that once enjoyed them no longer care and can't get new people hooked. Nerdrotic and Kneon over at Clownfish have both talked about struggling to get their kids interesting in these series a lot. For your second point, I agree the names I gave aren't the answer. But I disagree that they aren't a part of the answer. In my opinion, they play just as much of a role in showing companies what the audiences like and want to see. Independent creators are the "first step" in rebuilding the pop culture now that it is trashed. We need them to perform well so we can point to them all as examples of what the industry should be if it is to justify it's continued existence.

[@gsleo2396]

I wish I could get in touch with Milton Guasti, he’s a fellow countryman of mine and I have a proof of concept for a game myself but now that he’s at moon studios he’s probably and unfortunately out of reach.

[@StarletteNovel]

I agree, but I also think that indie authors are held to an impossible standard. Errors make their way into books by the biggest authors, released by the biggest publishers. It happens, and we just shrug it off because nobody's perfect. But if an indie author, with none of the big resources, makes a mistake, it is all we will hear about. Nobody expects a live singer to sound auto-tuned. Nobody expects an actor to deliver every single line with absolute perfection. Nobody cares if there is a continuity error in a movie's editing. Artists can paint what looks like the doodles of a child, and get paid a million dollars for it. Yet an indie author, writing 500 pages, editing, formatting and releasing pure fiction (without publisher notes telling them to make it more commercial) from their mind to the reader's eyes is expected to get every comma exactly correct. I agree that there is a quality issue. I also produce audiobooks and it is painful when the quality is poor. I just think that the expectations are almost set higher for indie authors than they are for big publishing house books.

[@konni0883]

Eric July with ISOM and his Rippaverse is a great example.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

Don't forget anime and manga

[@christimacc]

Andrew Klavan, Will Jordan, Angel Studios, Daily Wire Studios, Nefarious, The Chosen - all of these alternative artists, outlets and products are worthy of support.

[@konni0883]

@@derrickcrawford1081 True, but generally speaking, they've already been around for decades.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@christimacc Eh, DW Studios doesn't have much that's worth paying subscription fee for. Their most anticipated feature, Terror On The Prairie, was just another addition to their streaming service instead of being released to theatres first like everyone was hoping for. Also, their starter contracts beg the question of what kind of contracts they've been offering their leading ladies. Come to think of it, their insistence on having their movies be lead by women highly suggests that they're just trying to beat the wokescolds at their own game, which is ultimately a losing battle. It should also be noted that some scholars have taken issue with the creative decisions that The Chosen has made. Not to mention the fact that a loony lefty was able to worm his way into the production staff and put up a pride progress flag is a foreboding omen.

[@christimacc]

@@SirBlackReeds Neither of those points makes either of those entities unworthy of general support. You may dislike or disagree with them, but I wholeheartedly encourage others to view their products and consider supporting them.

[@RJStheFourthAge]

I totally agree. That’s why I’m now working on my 3rd graphic novel and doing livestreams about the old rules for making great comics (along with my normal social commentary videos.)

[@wonder6oy409]

As an older adult, I used to love going to the movies like most others. But lately when a big plot reveal shows Hollywood's idea of a corrupt villain or scheme, it just utterly pales in comparison to the very real corruption of our local and world government leaders, and I often just get bored or cynical with it. Add to that the exhausting preachiness of a politically driven nonsensical agenda, and I've reached a point now where I honestly just don't care anymore.

[@silverbirch-youtube]

Yeah 'pop culture' cannot address the globalist elephant in the room pushing a top-down elitist agenda set by the Davos squad, subverting the democracy of the world's nation states and censoring free speech online. The big struggle of our times is presented as a left-right 'culture war', and people don't look up and see the jetsetting 1% bleeding everyone dry. That's the real story that unites the world, and popular art is not allowed to address it. So 'popular art' has become a contradiction in terms.

[@DanAdlingtonOnline]

I am a writer myself with an IP I am developing. I encourage anyone with the drive to do the same.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

I get what Dave is trying to say but the fact of the matter is that creating our own entertainment to combat the mainstream sludge that we've been given as a late Takes a lot of time effort and especially money that most ordinary people do not have. Not to mention that given how slimy Hollywood is they most likely will do everything in their power to impede us at every turn. So the real question is what exactly can we do

[@dphelan477]

My daughter and her friends just watched Evil Dead 2 and I've never seen a bunch of kids rave about a movie so much. Goes to show you the power of originality and invention. They had a real responce that I've not seen in them watching modern films

[@surlyunicorn9461]

It’s definitely a classic. And Bruce Campbell is always a plus. Who walks away from watching Bruce not having a good laugh and wearing a smile?

[@logenvestfold4143]

All the bad content coming out of Hollywood recently has inspired me to come up with my own ideas for novels and screen plays. I did have the opportunity to pitch one of my ideas to a Cartoon Network producer who liked the idea enough to recommend I submit it to their Cartoon Cartoon revival series as a potential pilot. However, after reading the terms and conditions I realized that once submitted it will no longer be my intellectual property and I would lose creative control if it is picked up as a series. So now I am just holding onto my ideas at the moment and working on them whenever I have the time.

[@tiredman4540]

As a history nerd, I'd love to see a new era of fiercely accurate historical films, there are so many thrilling stories from history that have not been touched!

[@Kowalski_5]

I don't allow anyone to dictate what I consume in entertainment. Its not important enough. I've never lost sleep over it either.

[@md_vandenberg]

"The greatest cause of verbicide (the murder of a word) is the fact that most people are obviously far more anxious to express their approval and disapproval of things than to describe them." - C.S. Lewis, Studies in Words

[@joesomebody3365]

Definitely would support this message, looking forward to indie stories that care about plot again.

[@NoxideActive]

South Korean media has been growing and with good reason. They have a lot of quality content, I'm currently watching Hellbound and I'm interested in more of their work. Hopefully we can build our own new industries not bound to Hollywood.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Not to mention that Japan upped their game because South Korea (and China) started gaining momentum in their market.

[@mambi74]

South Korea has been killing for a long time - Oldboy (2003) & Lady Vengeance (2005) are absolute cinematic masterpieces and two of my favorite films of all time. Unfortunately, most American audiences cannot sit through them. I can't imagine anyone into Marvel etc. sitting through the first act of Oldboy.

[@omniviewer2115]

Not to toot my own horn, but I've got several novels published, and I'm developing an animated series. I've felt this way for a while now, really. While I don't think that it's wrong to call out the negative stuff when it happens, I have felt that dwelling on it can be just as bad. Hence, I both make my own new entertainment and promote the work of others that I feel are worthy of support. That last word is truly essential: the good stuff needs to be supported. Comic book movies might be failing recently, but they still make more money and get more attention than most original/indie projects can ever hope for. I would never encourage people to spend beyond their means, but if they do want to spend money on entertainment, I would encourage them to at least consider putting it towards something that might surprise them, whether it's me, Not So Sane, or whoever else. The opposite of deconstruction is construction, so let us all work together and construct something great.

[@scottre3220]

Thank you for saying this. I have been seeking out pre-woke media I haven't seen yet. Currently I am watching Cadfael a 1990's BBC series about a 12th century monk that solves crimes.

[@SalveASMR]

Vote with your wallet... That's how you fix it.

[@thirtysomethingmedia8118]

I write short stories, but mostly I just put out short, funny cartoons, because I feel like the world has forgotten how to laugh.

[@freedone.]

Dave, good pep talk for creators. I think cycles and trends always change into something else. This is not 1993 when 93 million people watched the last episode of Cheers together. 30 years later we are drowning in entertainment options and disconnected from each other. Movies and TV shows are great but I watch more KZbin The whole industry is changing - radio, cable, streaming... 5 years from now my guess is that there will be less content from the studios and networks, but better in quality for the most part, along with the usual junk, and less importance given to Hollywood. I love movies but most of the stuff today is just junk, filler or retreads - and that is a shame since there are hidden gems and really great artists who could entertain us much better. Most of that is independent or on KZbin. New stuff will come. That's what happens when big losses and flops hit the studios hard. You can't pay your bills with zero profits. What we are seeing is just a natural change in culture.

[@stevenscott2136]

Sadly, you CAN pay your bills with taxpayer money, when you've been given a propaganda grant. It won't be called that, of course... just like the old Soviet offical-lie publication was literally called "Truth" (in Russian, of course).

[@loginregional]

CHEERS? never saw it.

[@osaji922]

@@loginregional You're missing out.

[@loginregional]

Pap for 'muricans. CHECK THAT: pap for drunks.@@osaji922

[@supahkoopatv]

It's as Razörfist says, "Don't complain about the culture, become the culture!"

[@Erik_Swiger]

Regarding production values or budget or anything else, I'm always reminded of the first episodes of Red Dwarf. It was a couple guys, arguing with each other, in the bunks. Doesn't get any cheaper than that, and it was enough to launch a series that has gone on now for decades.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

But aren't most moviegoers nowadays used to Big budget spectacle type of entertainment If the visuals of what you're producing suck then doesn't that make everything else fall flat?

[@Krafty]

We have to highlight what we is good when we highlight what is bad. That way, future generations can be shown examples of good movies, good content, good writing, etc.

[@freedomwriter1995]

There is no rebuilding pop culture. Not as long as the current power players remain in charge

[@bryana.escaleralopez]

I knew things were going down hill for Pop Culture when they started embracing “geek” culture. It reeked of desparation

[@derrickcrawford1081]

So are you just going to give up and not even try?

[@evacody1249]

​@bryana.escaleralopez pop culture was never supposed to be part of geek culture or for that matter rock, metal, goth, or punk culture. In fact both the left and right are to blame for the fall of pop culture. Now they just want to ruin everything else in its path.

[@evacody1249]

​@@derrickcrawford1081let pop culture die let it burn. Move on from it. Pull the plug. There is still a chance to save geek culture. Pop culture is dead though.

[@freedomwriter1995]

@@derrickcrawford1081 I'm saying we need to find a way to push the current rulers out of power. Only way to do that is to stop buying what they're selling while we still can. I can seriously imagine a future where, if we don't start putting 110% behind our efforts to stop wokeness and leftism, then "everything that isn't illegal is mandatory" will come true and you can definitely guarantee that they will make watching these woke crapfests mandatory.

[@peace-yv4qd]

As the oft repeated saying goes, money talks louder than words. Stop giving your hard earned cash to people whose only goal is to brain wash you into thinking that they're right and you're wrong.

[@itchyelbows5653]

You touched on some great points here Dave, Salute!

[@Steve_Green]

If you haven’t seen his work, may I recommend writer / director S Craig Zahler? Best known for Bone Tomahawk, he’s since produced two gripping crime dramas, Brawl in Cell Block 99 and Dragged Across Concrete, both starring Vince Vaughan. All three films also feature Zahler’s music.

[@toxikschnozz2482]

Well said. I made that decision a few years ago and now it’s down the independent road I go! The change will come from the people!

[@derrickcrawford1081]

I get what Dave is trying to say but the fact of the matter is that creating our own entertainment to combat the mainstream sludge that we've been given as a late Takes a lot of time effort and especially money that most ordinary people do not have. Not to mention that given how slimy Hollywood is they most likely will do everything in their power to impede us at every turn. So the real question is what exactly can we do

[@phyrexian_dude4645]

The most important lesson that new Pop Culture makes must learn from this moment of history is that they must NEVER sell out the rights of creation, better for it to fall out of the copyright than to be stuck by a soul sucking corporation taking away everything it made it good, stuck in copyright limbo were no one can make content out of it or worst be stuck in the vault to rot. And if they are offered the opportunity to get an adaptation of their stuff by a big studio, demand being directly involved in it, they are the ones that want YOUR stuff dont allow them to butcher it.

[@matthewwright8685]

Had the opportunity to meet the director of a micro budget UK film called invasion planet earth and seems like all the points you bring up in this video, definitely worth a watch

[@KronosGodwisen]

Fan films are like comic book artist learning the art by drawing the characters they love as kids. They've been learning the graphics by doing Star Wars or Star Trek space battles. Next they might want move on to more original work. It might be a good springboard because no one is looking for their original work. The fan films bring in the eyeballs.

[@baldbearddad]

There is a gentleman named G Norman Lippert. Who? Exactly... This fella wrote a series of books chronicling Harry Potter's son's years at Hogwarts. Fan Fiction. He released these for free, and within a chapter of the first book, readers could tell this was to be a loving homage to JK Rowling's Wizarding World. He didn't ask for any money. He simply had an imagination and a talent for writing - so much so that some of his work is BETTER than JK's. Well, this didn't go down so well with the attorneys and he was basically squashed. Had he channeled his creativity and talent into his own IP, he'd (IMHO) be a household name today. Why didn't he do that? I have no idea, as I don't know this person (or even if he's a real human being using his real name). But, some people have immense talent at taking an existing property and extending it. Sadly, some people don't and those people seem to all be circle jerkers in Hollywood. I'm rambling, so I'll stop. I'm sure I had a point when I started this comment, but I can't remember what it was. Lol

[@derrickcrawford1081]

I get what Dave is trying to say but the fact of the matter is that creating our own entertainment to combat the mainstream sludge that we've been given as a late Takes a lot of time effort and especially money that most ordinary people do not have. Not to mention that given how slimy Hollywood is they most likely will do everything in their power to impede us at every turn. So the real question is what exactly can we do

[@surlyunicorn9461]

Sounds like your point was don’t walk in the shadow of someone else when you can be the one carrying the torch.

[@bartsanders1553]

I remember in 2013 seeing an article in Rolling Stone about there being 87 greenlit superhero films for production between 2013-2018. I checked out right then.

[@flyingpaladin617]

A great philosopher once said "Don't cry about culture, BECOME the culture."

[@hitandruncommentor]

I agree we need to start building new pop culture. However there's one sector everyone overlooks and it's central to any story telling involved works, even here it's add as an afterthought. We have to take back the literature industry. We have to start investing in indie books, or the script writers, poets, video game scripts and such will never be created.

[@waynefurlong5097]

I think you're 100% right about fan films. You only have to look at Astartes to see that. The guy made one of the best 40k mini series all by himself! Now he's working for GW

[@MaxFusion01]

I’m a self published author, have been ever since Last Jedi, and my biggest hurdle is advertising. I’ve published four novels, my latest one being my best work yet. I just wish I could get more eyes on my work.

[@cjthetallpoet]

I can relate, paying for ads to showcase my three books is hard since I’m a college student right now. Are your books on Amazon?

[@MaxFusion01]

@@cjthetallpoet they are, all four of them.

[@TheConcertCruizer]

I actually have been working on a young adult fantasy novel, and I’m roughly 42,000 words in.

[@cmedtheuniverseofcmed8775]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, Cullen. Your channel, among others, are things that I take into account when I write my books and stories, the do's and don'ts of writing. My biggest recommendation (for everyone) is to support the shows that you like. Crowdfunding shows like Vivziepop or Fox In Space, just to give some examples, are made not by Hollywood but through the fans that enjoy it. It's built from the ground up and not made by huge gambling film companies that are slowly fizzling away in theaters. You can even argue that if you aren't going to the theaters, why not use that money to invest in those creators that can make a difference. Even if you have little to no money, $1 a month is something to at least show your favorite creators that you enjoy their content. A little bit can make a big difference especially when millions of people are donating to that same group. :)

[@VanDutch87]

Talk to Me is an excellent example of great indie cinema. And those guys got their start on You Tube too 👍🏻

[@christophercatiller2422]

Agreed. Some of the best films ever made were made when budgets were tight and supplies scarce. Filmmakers had to get creative sometimes resulting in industry changing films, ideas and techniques.

[@kamandi1362]

I really wish a non-woke rich person would start a publishing company. It’d be a huge step in the right direction.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Make Vivek Ramaswamy will make one. However, there are conservative publishing companies out there such as Regnery.

[@ExtraterrestrialsareReall]

Last time I was in the cinema was SW:TFA, and that was it for me. I might watch 3-4 new films that are not superhero movies. We need to create the magic of film, but we also need movies that are thought provoking, to inspire and actually make us laugh.

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

"Praise what we DO like". I couldn't agree more. We can't all just sit around complaining about what we don't like if none of us offer ideas or solutions or at the very least, point to what IS working.

[@sigmacademy]

Except you are missing ONE very important piece of the puzzle. NONE of the people who are been targeting us for YEARS now are GONE. They are still in the media circles, on social media, still promoting the terrible nonsense on our TV screens and on streaming services, and incentivizing other KZbinrs to also promote it for them for studio and production company access (some even openly admit to it). Thanks to the strikes, those same writers and actors who bash us with the most vilest terms imaginable, will now be paid MORE for doing EXACTLY the same when they return. Also, anything we point out as "things that do work" will IMMEDIATELY get called "right wing content" (despite the vast majority in our corner of the Internet being classical liberals) and buried or the production company blocked from doing business. So WHAT EXACTLY do you think the solution to that would be? We can all offer ideas or solutions until we turn blue in the face, it won't matter if other channels simply take those ideas and use it as their own.

[@gjtrue]

I think *now* is THE perfect time for indie filmmakers and other content creators to step up and get serious. And I hope it's only a matter of time before the video game industry goes through a similar major "course correction" like Hollywood, the Disney company, and so on. As it is another growing cesspit with similar issues.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Will it? Bad or technically unfit games have a history of raking in money. Diablo IV is a perfect example of this.

[@Bow-to-the-absurd]

Ive got 40 years of pop culture stuff to fall back on. Im ok with current pop culture being a cess pit.

[@colinmorgan2511]

I've got Stargate SG-1, Farscape, Haven, X-files, and plenty of others. I'm good, to watch it burn in the back ground.

[@yoko_bby]

We live in the perfect time to enjoy irie decade of media the easiest and cheapest ways possible. Engorged yourself. But don't forget to support new creations

[@TheRanchNetwork]

Thanks for giving props to Not So Sane Entertainment! I’ve been working on Brett’s films for quite awhile, and every production has been exciting. Each one presents a new opportunity to live out our craft!

[@daveythesearcher]

Ah Dave as one Irishman to another I'm absolutely delighted for you Lil cameo I'll deffo check it out man.

[@imallin971]

I want more "how is this a thing" but we already know how these things are things....

[@CatherineX-ph3on]

I am a novelist, writing about a team of security people looking after neighbourhoods in the north of England. My previous work was along this line and I hope to go back to it. My second book, The Key by Catherine Hume follows a new character who is woke. The rest of the team welcome her, teach her new skills, want her to succeed, and she bites the hand of friendship every time with her woke outbursts. When the final book of the series is written, I will write a novel about international criminality, but based on Celtic mythology. The characters are all ginger and proud and I am looking forward to it.

[@masonbricke4568]

Mother Teresa was once asked to join an anti-war protest. She politely declined, but said that should there be a pro-peace rally she would be happy to attend it. Praise of the good is at least as important as criticism of the bad, and takes no more effort. Energy flows where attention goes.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

Are you making that up?

[@stevenscott2136]

It's interesting that the "get off your seat" energy always comes from rage, fear, greed, or lust. If it wasn't for the so-called "Seven Deadly Sins", we'd still be naked and eating bugs.

[@mosesdouglas4325]

A monumental task unfortunately. I have notes pages upon pages of notes for a sci fi story I just don't if anyone would even bother looking at it plus I can't really narrow down a plot. It's just names, places, etc. Anyway you're inspiring Dave. I'd like to think you read these comments.

[@grabamovie]

That's nice to hear! I'm trying the same approach on my own channel and I've noticed some people starting to do the same.

[@AHelms-uq1wu]

I’m working on an original fantasy/horror novel centered around Hastur, a character in public domain that shares Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Hopefully if I do the character justice, an established audience awaits…

[@theTeslaFalcon]

That's why I'm writing such fictional sci-fi stories for those who want more than platitudes in their entertainment.

[@agentooe33AD]

I'd like to see the most successful KZbinrs in this community band together to either produce, or at least financially back independent creators. Complaining and pointing out what Hollywood does is fine and all, but, without any alternative, that's all the can be done.

[@SirBlackReeds]

What if that ends up creating a turd-storm because of all of the infighting? As much as these people put up an appearance of being allies united in the war against wokeness, the reality is that there's a substantial history of infighting that's mainly on Twitter, especially in the DMs. Heck, Jack Posobiec himself got into it with Jeremy Griggs over a certain scene in Tulsa Kings.

[@alishachromey9263]

This is a great, succinct video essay. I also want people to make new creations, and even more importantly preserve and restore old ones. I don't believe a critic needs to be an author to be a good critic, but my initial impression of their opinions rises immensely if I know they create their own stories.

[@scootertart]

Good video Dave, I've been dabbling with a (rough draft) screen play for a decade now. A combination of procrastination , laziness and enthusiasm have all contributed to its unfinished form. However the shocking state of 'entertainment' has kind of inspired me to have another stab at it- hopefully it won't take another ten years to complete it. All the best mate.

[@JeffDrennen]

This massage needs to by more people like you. What is the fandom menace going to do when all the woke pop culture is gone?

[@djdwoodward]

I find the success of "Oppenheimer" and the continuation of the Dune saga to be good omens for the future. Following the end of the super-hero and woke-agenda movies, there is hunger for the return of original independent films and excellent cinema. The writers, directors and studios need to make films audiences actually want, rather than self-indulgent works for their friends in Hollywood.

[@karlfran0404]

A great and timely point. I was thinking about this. While we are having the worst movies in living memory, we also have Denis de Vilneuvse and Chris Nolan. These are two of the greatest directors ever. It’s an important point to not only criticise but add to what you enjoy, and what you admire. If we all contribute we will move the needle.

[@thecaptainsarse]

Fan Films: When I was a younger man, I was in a rock band. We would play 85% cover material in our sets and intersperse our original songs here and there in the set.. Eventually after many years of this, we “graduated “ to playing venues that enabled us to play 99% original material. The 1% being a cover song or two that WE WANTED to play. Not had to. Same goes for these film companies. Go out and support them. It pays off in the long run. And it sends a message.

[@Xinuka]

A movie about the concept of - when we fall asleep it is because a monster from another dimension pulls us in temporarily, until we escape and wake up, but don't remember, but the protagonist of course does.

[@hoisin75]

Brilliant video. Most of us are watching this on a device that can make a film or record an album. Let’s all do it. I’ve made 2 albums on an iPhone with a 3rd on the way

[@caedrewan]

thank you for this video - I'm sure there will be a number of similar comments below, but I'll throw in as well: adding to the culture, adding something relevant to our time, these reasons are also part of the impetus behind the work I'm doing on my own novel. I still have a long way to go, so good luck to all of us (but mostly to me :P )

[@entropiahelper]

I wish any starting writer good luck with these flawed notions; it's very unlikely you are going to get the expected results. I tried the whole indie approach for a few years and, though it gave me some really nice reviews, the final outcome was so unsatisfying that it made me forget any silly dreams of writing.

[@rsacchi100]

Thank you. Well said. The Hollywood situation, along with other factors, seems to have created a good opening for independent films.

[@stephenhudler8274]

I decided to start writing 5 years ago. I’ve self published two books and I’m working on my third. Everything I do is out of pocket. I’m not making a profit but I believe the stories I’m telling are fun escapist ones. I keep politics out as much as possible. I want to tell stories that people will enjoy and not feel like someone is beating them over the head with social justice issues.

[@TheJoshDixonShow]

You mention at 5:46 that fan films are a good way of gaining some recognition before working on original projects. I can attest to this. When I was a freshman in high school (2005) I started production on a Legend of Zelda fan film. After 3 long years of weekend shoots with friends, we finally had ourselves a complete feature length movie that went on to gain a lot of attention from the Legend of Zelda fan base. We were even able to sell out a screening at a local movie theater here in Orange County, CA (this is all covered in videos on my channel in case anyone is interested). It's now been 15 years since that premiere, and even though I haven't invested more time to grow my channel as much as I would've liked, most of my subscribers and those who engage with my content are OG Zelda fan film fans. So I completely agree that original content, in the long run, is a far better use of our time to bring new stories to the world. But an occasional boost from established IP isn't necessarily a bad plan either. Especially first starting out.

[@eugenetswong]

Congratulations on your success! I would love to write a novel, but I struggle to come up with realistic challenges for my main character. I thought that I could start off with a "The Prince and The Pauper" type journey in a scifi world, but everybody is too flexible for him.

[@noblecommando4269]

I've been saying this for years now. This is why I supported Comicsgate in the past.

[@RachelNichols-writer]

I have written two novels and a few short stories. I have an idea. Since movies are costly, maybe people could get some VO actors together to combine the elements of radio play with a slide show? Necessity has been called the mother of invention and this could prove to be a new genre which feeds the soul more than movies that show everything. This could work well on platforms like this and attract crowds for funding projects. We shouldn't confine ourselves to YT either.

[@johnortiz1964]

Thanks Dave ! Thanks for the link!!

[@caesarjergens]

I did radio shows on a small scale in the past and have been writing articles for years so I felt like I had nothing new left to say these last years even though I`ve be been sitting on a fantasy novel series (amongst others) for years. I finally started writing down my ideas these last weeks, working on fleshing out the characters and world building before I start the writing itself (as said I have had years of experience, writing as such isn't the hard part) because I feel there is a hunger for good material. Now I don't pretend I will be able to deliver but I reread a novel I started almost twenty years ago as a late teen and rereading it I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn`t grand literature or anything but I could see the potential it had. So yeah maybe I should give it another shot. You have been a pleasant addition to my YT channels mister Cullen, I seem to enjoy the British invasion the most (Critical Drinker, Mauler and you).

[@Excalibur01]

They keep telling us "if you don't like it, do it yourself" but they aren't challenging you to do it better, they are insulting you and say you CAN'T do your own content so you should accept it and you can't change anything

[@scillyautomatic]

The Hollywood strike this moment all Indy filmmakers have been waiting for, even if they don't know it. And I think Dave summed it up perfectly. "If you've been thinking of creating something, DO IT! There has never been a better time.

[@ZachaRicO]

I started writing my novel again in the last year or so, with this being part of my motivation for doing so. We need good stories, and I can tell a good story. There’s no better time to step up than when audiences are starving for good stories.

[@GundamWarrior1]

Ultimately something I've asked on various pages: How do we heal as a geek/community? The last decade has divided us and ruined entire fandoms. Can you really say "I forgive you for calling us every ist, isim or phobe."? How many fan driven websites sold us out for corporate greed and narcissistic activists? I do agree we can't rely on Hollywood or the establishment and I do think it needs to be brunt down so we can rebuild. That being said I believe this is a hurdle of dealing with the people that sold us out and betrayed us.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

Call me crazy but I suspect those people were not geeks or fans of these things in the first place but merely infiltrators who pretended to be to gain control of these fandoms

[@f-u-nkyf-u-ntime]

I'm a poet. And I've noticed the downhill trajectory of poetry in the modern era. It's unstructured, it's overly obscure, it's feeling based and all my mates whom I show this stuff to will say one of two things, if not both; "I didn't understand it" "that's not poetry." And yet this stuff wins prizes all day long.

[@kennethadler7380]

Thats why i like humanoid entertainment they make some great independent comics

[@cinemaunitestheworld]

Spot on as always, Dave. Happy to be one of the builders.

[@MrXigXag]

Different sources are needed. A change in behavior as consumers. Hollywood and other large industry creators aren't your friends. Independent artists are needed but the consumers need to seek that out.

[@derrickcrawford1081]

I get what Dave is trying to say but the fact of the matter is that creating our own entertainment to combat the mainstream sludge that we've been given as a late Takes a lot of time effort and especially money that most ordinary people do not have. Not to mention that given how slimy Hollywood is they most likely will do everything in their power to impede us at every turn. So the real question is what exactly can we do

[@AnaFolkenstal]

I know, it doesn't get clicks and all... But it would help a lot to have more youtubers mentioning indie creators once in a while. Thank you for doing it here, I'm sure they appreciate it. I’m building my own graphic novel series called GH-057 STORY, a sci-fi adventure with robots meeting humans and fighting for survival. As you say, the beginnings aren't great, but I won't give up.

[@jefftharp9177]

Wow, this is pretty spot on, man. I know so many people who are really biting the bullet and beginning their own creative endeavors. Hollywood itself is buckling under its own weight right now anyways (flop and flop, various strikes, etc).

[@DarthJarJar23]

The woke film makers and storytellers are no different to parasites they suck out all the good in a project and leave you with what's left, a hollow shell of the original, I went over to anime because Western media was becoming lack luster but now even anime is slowly corrupting and it all starts with the animes English dub, they tell us if we don't like their stories go somewhere else then when we take their advice they take over the alternative and tell us the same thing at this point rebuilding pop culture is the only solution eventually the message will corrupt everything so might as well try making what I want to see in media

[@EverettBurger]

Pop is supposed to stand for popular. It would be interesting to come up with a list of what the majority of people can agree upon

[@clydemarshall8095]

I have been saying for a while now that we need to be willing to give up what we love and make something new ourselves. Keep the good memories, share the good media you grew up with, but instead of letting the destruction of your favorite IP get to you, try to make your own thing that helps bring forward what you loved about the old.

[@tomasrolter6729]

Everything in the hands of people again? The question is will you be able to fight it?

[@matafuko]

I started my youtube channel as a place to put my films - not necessarily to "get big" or become a channel people would revisit - just a depository for my portfolio. I recently made a short film for a competition using action figures and home made props. I don't make a habit of talking about it because I also feel a bit self conscious about self-promotion, but this seems like a call to creatives. If anyone reading this has a look, thanks very much and I hope you enjoy it! I grew up obsessed with films, so the systematic destruction of *every single one* of my favourite franchises has been surprisingly difficult to deal with. What makes it increasingly frustrating is that they insist "it's just a silly movie" but then if that were the case - why could they not just accept them as they were? They complained so much about us being "oppressive" that these films got remade to appease them - but if we refute the accusation - they call *US* the crybabies. They can't be so foolish as to misunderstand this contradiction, so obviously they must enjoy it.

[@Annie-Ash]

Thank you for pointing this out. I find it challenging finding new and/or different art and entertainment- and tired of constantly hearing about the mainstream content. But media is saturated by reviews and hardcore marketing of the same garbage.

[@myflatlineconstruct]

The theater is the last place left for people to connect physically. Seeing others react similarly, realizing youre not crazy.. When they close it should be that much easier to control the masses.