The Entertainment Industry Is Creatively Bankrupt

[@goonerlee]

"The only people left in Hollywood with any imagination are the accountants."

[@TheKingWhoWins]

That's an absolute Gem Classic

[@goonerlee]

@@TheKingWhoWins I can't take the credit hence why it's in quotations. Just can't remember who actually came up with that but it's great and so so true.

[@lisadefries6718]

😂😂😂

[@lucy-annedawson4849]

I saw Polar Express in 3D at the IMAX in London. I had a migraine within the first twenty minutes and threw up on my way home. Magical.

[@gooner7331]

Don't watch films in 3D then

[@lucy-annedawson4849]

@@gooner7331 That’s very insightful of you.

[@jessicamilestone4026]

@lucy-annedawson4849 - Oh dear. Poor you. That sounds miserable

[@jamiebee1231]

Yeah I threw up when I watched that film as well

[@lucy-annedawson4849]

@@jamiebee1231 I smiled more during Silence of the Lambs.

[@TadeuszCantwell]

My hypothesis is that young creative talent is blocked from the usual TV/Film because they haven't got deep pockets to do internships. So they are streaming on Twitch, doing video essays on KZbin, or making comedy skits on Instagram or TikTok.

[@ovariantrolley2327]

Also viewers are morons nowadays

[@davidsmith62]

To be fair “Maltese Falcon 2: This Time It’s An Eagle” was brilliant

[@richardhoward7503]

Brilliant 😂

[@johnmoorefilm]

😂 top work…

[@VL-qy4fc]

"Reality television is watching people who have nothing to say saying nothing for a very long time" "There is no such thing as reality television. As soon as you put a camera on someone, they stop being Both by Tom Conti

[@buntyjoy1800]

Im totally up for Muppets vs Predator.

[@smorris12]

Now that I would actually watch!

[@tmorganriley]

Ewoks vs Predator!

[@alphonsorichardson5635]

Genius!!

[@brhodes0]

I would definitely watch this.

[@Evemeister12]

Forget hollywood, there's plenty of independent and international cinema to be enjoyed. There's more to arts and entertainment than the MCU.

[@lobstermash]

Yes absolutely! I was confused at an evident Englishman talking about "the entertainment industry" and sticking to Hollywood which is the pits. Some of the foreign stuff on Netflix is very good and a lot of it is interesting because it's so odd.

[@amrobinson6124]

The inclusion of that reality TV sliding violin sound was a stroke of genius.

[@NoXion100]

It's a waterphone, not a violin.

[@amrobinson6124]

@@NoXion100 Thanks

[@re1644]

@@NoXion100 I didn't know I wanted to know that, thanks

[@honeycheerios42]

It's like the paperbacks in Tesco, there are 4 books with 100 different covers and names

[@sadies2820]

Yes they're always "Emily thought she had the perfect life, a loving husband , three children and a stunning Victorian home. She enjoyed her work at a local gallery until one day a figure from her past announced he was buying the gallery and everything changed. Was he there to uncover the secrets from their past, the traumatic day when a childhood friend was dismembered in front of them or did he just think it was a financial asset?....etc...etc. "

[@richardhoward7503]

Even the covers are eerily similar.

[@mario-off-topic]

I think in a year or two you should make a reboot of this video.

[@lisadefries6718]

Why stop at one

[@DetectiveAgent_DarkNut]

Needs an Origin reboot. Then followed by a trilogy of prequels.

[@originalbadboy32]

'I can take your mind off things by talking about the new Citron DS 4' We have James May for that.

[@JumbleJammyJokes]

Does that mean James May is the radioactive man?

[@smorris12]

Rees-Mogg opening the fete and clearing off in short order is exactly how be behaves in the village he lives in. He once made a point of saying that he goes to the local pub - which he did exactly once according to the landlord. Oh, and he lives opposite the church so no five minute time saving possible!

[@sloth_bristol9504]

Yes, I can vouch for the fete opening - asked us all to spend a lot of money to raise funds for medical treatment for some child (a worthy cause I'm sure) without appreciating the irony that he could have paid for it himself without noticing.

[@ETBrooD]

The reason why Hollywood is creatively bankrupt is because studios bought tons of IPs and now they're sitting on them trying to keep the rights. This requires them to produce remake after remake, sequel after sequel, because otherwise they lose the right to the IP. So it's a vicious cycle of an overproduction of the same old content because 1) studios can own the full rights to an IP and 2) studios can lose the full rights to an IP. To break the vicious cycle, either part 1) or part 2) of this process needs to end. I have no idea which solution is better, but something has to change.

[@originalbadboy32]

Thats definitely true for trademarks, but Im note sure its true for media IP.

[@sarahbasto6520]

Your content is so underrated, Michael.

[@Watcheswhileeating]

‘I don’t really care’ is also how I sign off my zoom calls

[@canmastersmash9262]

those reality cutaways at 10:00 had me in tears 🤣

[@FatNorthernBigot]

"Alien vs Nigel Farage" would just result in the alien spouting "We need a return to British values and an end to illegal aliens!" (sips pint)

[@piccalillipit9211]

*No longer watch movies - no longer watch TV* Honestly there is 1000X more creativity on KZbin, in old movies and old books...!!! I'm doing a year of reading books from the 1800's and it has been FANTASTIC. But you have to get used to complex characters you might not like, were not used to that - they are either good or bad today but in 1850 they could cope with complexity.

[@D.von.N]

As real people... those books reflected a real life and made you think.

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@D.von.N Yeah I didn't realise how 1 dimensional people were in modern literature. "The Mill on the Floss" is one of the BEST books I have ever read, the writing is fantastic. But I did not like any of the main characters in it - definitely worth reading though.

[@lobstermash]

Don't miss "Vanity Fair". Becky Sharp is awful but so enjoyable.

[@R1v0rian]

Looking forward to seeing the 2nd half of this now 😂

[@christophermiel]

Another 6 Minutes

[@devour1372]

Man-Spider is adorable

[@bobknip]

He's a real spin-dream!

[@The_BenboBaggins]

It has been for a while now, the insatiable need for perpetual growth means that nobody will risk anything new, only tried and tested formulas get any real funding.

[@SamuelBlack84]

The world is filled with geeat novels that would make amazing films

[@Pandamasque]

3:46 a few years ago, the rebooted X-Files, in one of the better episodes, a comedy one, had a similar idea about a reverse mutant (a werewolf?) , where some beast was bitten by a man and then suddenly felt compelled to get a job, insurance, mortgage etc.

[@mmogaddict]

I’m looking forward to Riskier Business, starring Tom Cruise as a guy experiencing his first experience with a GMILF played by Dame Judi Dench.

[@saydvoncripps]

I'd watch that.

[@demonicsquid7217]

You mean a GILF?

[@krisstopher8259]

"A show about...NOTHING!" "Nothing?" "NOTHING!" "why would i watch a show about nothing?" "Because it's on TV!" "Not yet" (seinfeld)

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

An ordinary spider but with all the powers of a man... I love that.

[@iatebambismom]

There is an irony of remakes and never ending sequels/prequels also being very popular. Marvel killed things but also provided a lot of happiness. The real problem is not creativity, or even the entertainment industry, it's capitalism. Profit is the driving force.

[@zombiechicken7114]

Took my little child to polar express when it came out years ago and I was terrified and waiting for them crying, but they were ok. I was never the same again. That cgi Christmas Carol, too!! Uncanny Valley!!

[@msue62]

Something familiar is comforting in troubled times.

[@Ron-Ayres]

_"Would it help if I put a little cape on?"_ 😂🕷

[@uphillracer]

„Elephant moving like a dog“ - well, hold on - I wanna see THAT

[@originalbadboy32]

When you think about TV has gone full Alan Partridge at this point. Man is a genius. Im still waiting for arm wrestling with Chas & Dave.

[@TheJoeT81]

Youth hosteling with Chris Eubank for me.

[@ChrisMcCray1]

Monkey Tennis. "They've given us monkey pox, we've given them courts, nets and rackets. This autumn on ITV1 in the Saturday evening slot that used to be occupied by Ant and Dec, it's all new Monkey Tennis".

[@medalion1390]

… Monkey tennis?

[@claresherman2278]

It would be just Chas, sadly.

[@DetectiveAgent_DarkNut]

​@TheJoeT81 always partial to Norfolk's maverick DI 'Swallow" myself. Spot of Monkey Tennis, anyone?

[@Andrewjg_89]

I for once totally agree with you. Spot on.

[@itsirrelephantman]

Back in the day superhero movies were few and far between because the special effects were so bad. Then as special effects got better, studios became so concerned with asking what they could do, they forgot to ask if they should... (I'm sure I've heard that last bit on a movie somewhere?🤔)

[@x-x-X-B.r.o.o.m.L.o.r.d-X-x-x]

Jurassic Park?

[@itsirrelephantman]

@@x-x-X-B.r.o.o.m.L.o.r.d-X-x-x yes

[@Interspirituality]

You are brilliant and witty and clever and funny - top notch content! Writing, delivery, all of it!

[@davidjamesrumsey]

06:52:00 Just for the record, so far there have been no *reboots* of either Star Wars or Indiana Jones, only sequels and prequels.

[@originalbadboy32]

However those prequels and sequels were mostly shit , so the point still stands.

[@davidjamesrumsey]

@@originalbadboy32 Yeah I'm not challenging the point, just Michael's terminology.

[@mariz2361]

I saw an advert on the side of a bus for, 'The Crow' remake...???!!! Soooooo.......... No I don't see at all these companies making films again... And again... And again...!!! (Batman, Superman etc......)

[@TheKingWhoWins]

And it's a horrible pile of blended shit.

[@duncanparsons]

This is excellent, Michael, absolutely spot on. Can't wait for the sequel then reboot

[@stevefarrell7741]

'First major paradigm shift in the sitcom world was The Office.' You forgot that The Office stole the format from Operation Good Guys.

[@GiacomoDeBello]

Michale I've been following you a long time, never commented. Today I was at the Venice Film Festival and saw you pop up in Disclaimer by A. Cuaron. Imagine my surprise!! Congrats man you deserved and btw great performance!

[@benverret7968]

6:03 Not now, dear. I'm watching Manspider.

[@lemurowskii]

10:42 - is it a medieval II battle sound effect? lol

[@auggiedoggiesmommy1734]

Reality TV destroyed TV. I feel sorry for people who didn’t get to experience great writing. All we watch now is English TV.

[@markr.w8044]

Pete's Dragon LOL.

[@kimmyball4961]

I hate dating and reality shows!!! However, I'm not going to lie, I'm excited to see Joker 2!! 😂🤣

[@grantbartley483]

'Reality TV should be called hyperreality TV, lol' - Jean Baudrillard

[@JZsBFF]

Deadpool & Wolverine had a $200M+ opening and is now the 8th grossing MCU-movie.

[@davidlance5310]

You do know Hollywood’s always relied more on adaptations since the 30s

[@theyouofyesterday6254]

Yes, but now we just get the same adaptations over and over again... There are loads of great novels that haven't been turned into films yet!

[@davidlance5310]

@@theyouofyesterday6254 probably because they don’t need to be adapted. Point being there’s barely been that much originality back then

[@benji-pj4dp]

The stand up comedy on netflix is 100% awful too

[@SortOfEggish]

You gotta get into Redbar

[@monty6491]

Don't generalise, there are some real gems on there, like James Acaster's Repertoire

[@richardwillson101]

The stand up comedy, the documentaries, the film... all trash when "made for netflix". Their series are OK apparently, but having given up on the platform entirely, I can't comment from experience.

[@Fredric_Cedrich]

@@richardwillson101Made For Netflix is the modern day Straight To VHS

[@veganbutcherhackepeter]

You clearly are clueless. I'm sorry.

[@BenDayProductions]

Disney Song of the South remake when?

[@johnpoile1451]

Without "reality" tv there would be no fresh supply of "celebrities".

[@lisadefries6718]

Well good reason to stop reality tv 😂 given fact these people famous for what exactly

[@anreoil]

Well, it happens for quite a long time already. E.g. the Aquaman is basically Tron, they didn't bother to create anything new. And the same is with most other works. But it didn't start yesterday.

[@christinavuyk2026]

Exactly! Was having this conversation the other day, the whole thing is so depressing 😬

[@aaronhurst4379]

Who remembers Velma, the Scooby Doo reboot? It wasn't even that long ago, but it got cancelled after two seasons

[@_missreverie_]

I just found your channel and considered it a new exciting era of comedy for me. It's been a while since I seen a good one anywhere. you are a hoot!

[@GrinStudios1]

The skits were on top 🔥

[@-xirx-]

I've enjoyed these so much. And laughed my bum off

[@MichaelWashingtonAE]

As some who worked/works in the entertainment industry since 1998, TV and film/movies are not the whole of the entertainment industry....

[@BGwControlStop]

Foreign cinema is where it’s at lower budgets but much more creativity and less celebrity

[@YallAintRight]

Thank you for speaking the truth.

[@Snapsportscards]

There’s a certain irony that the Children’s TV Show ‘ReBoot’ shown on ITV here in the UK - was in fact the FIRST television programme to be made in full CGI.

[@stephanieschwartz5214]

Completely agree but it also has no effect on me. I've never seen a reality TV show in my life. I won't watch these stupid superhero movies....because they're for children! Unfortunately most adults don't realize that. It's annoying how grown people now consume this stuff. When I was growing up there were, like, three children's movies and the rest was regular adult stuff, sophisticated, or not, but adult. Now everything is a kids movie. I know you're British but here in the US everyone is now a 12-year-old. I simply won't buy into it.

[@TheKingWhoWins]

You shouldn't. It's really pathetic how many people have just accepted this shit.

[@tvrubenjo4010]

Not watching tv and film/series anymore. Because of exactly this.

[@obscurum6]

Then you're missing a lot of great shows. 😆

[@OutragedPufferfish]

I'm so grateful for having an unlimited supply of Soviet movies, cartoons, and other media to enjoy ❤️

[@thomaseriksen6885]

Yeeees.. we noticed

[@RandallSlick]

Genuinely amusing. Looking forward to the sequel. Hopefully it'll star Supertanskiii, or Simon from Trevor and Simon.

[@Therese-g8w]

So glad you spilled the proverbial beans. The entertainment industry is bankrupt because it relies on proven certified successful synopsis (ie Marvel comics, Celebrated authors Jane Austen, long running TV series) but not or seldom on new storylines. Harry Potter - new - led to countless copycat wizardly movies. etc IMHO, we should get new shows with new plots. Not the umpteenth version of Henry Tudor six wives. BBC Ghosts was lovely deserving fully its 5th seasons. Not sure its American franchise deserves same as it brings nothing more. As an old (older than my own date of birth) French movie director used to say: to make a successful movie you need 3 things. First a good idea. Then a good idea to finally have a good idea. Creation implies inventing a universe. If your universe is set in history, you need to sail as close to real history as you can. Which is why for example Paris Police 1900&1905 along the 4 seasons of Vienna Blood are pretty good. Creation implies also accepting the sewers of it. The imperfections. Warts and all. Not sure Hollywood understands accepting warts is a guaranty of success.

[@arcanics1971]

A little capon? I can't see how a tiny chicken would help.

[@thomaseskenazi2013]

As far as I know, the comics industry was already rebooting every 10ish years when the oak that was used for the wood of my crib was stiil an accorn on a branch. Their reasoning that was you cannot hop to attract new audience if they have to go trough 30 years of history. Hence the reboots, multiverses and other niceties. That being said, I agree that should not prevent other industries to come up with new ideas . Also, outside of the Anglosaxon world, I would say entertainement is doing just fine, thank you for asking =)

[@Abelhawk]

My moment of realization that media was going steeply downhill was the asinine live action _Jungle Book_ adaptation.

[@eatfresh.eathealthy]

You are hitting the nail on the head here 😅

[@Fredroc57]

Another big problem with TV ( At least for me here in the US) is night after night is nothing but crime dramas. Between those and reality TV there is no reason to watch network TV or any TV for that matter. One franchise left out was the Transformers. Yea, I'm tired of them as well as all the superhero crap. KZbin is pretty much all my entertainment at the moment.

[@MrPotatoemouse]

Pretty much true in the UK too.

[@kevinu.k.7042]

Excellent - Nicely done - Thanks

[@theeightytwentyrule]

Ha ha ha man spider, British comedy at its finest. Thanks for sharing yourself with the world my friend.

[@tonymannion5743]

Alexei Sayle's Stuff in 1989 had a skit about the glut of holiday programs at the time filming on the same beach in Alicante practically on top of each other ending up in a fight.

[@paulkalibbala1339]

10:50 this part had me creasing😂😂😂

[@vbrindle]

Heh, talking of reboots or remakes during your vid I got an ad for "count of monte Christo" 😂

[@micsan381]

This made me laugh a lot. Thank you.

[@SteveLaw-UK]

Man-Spider would clearly work better as a limited series.

[@slihrih1340]

There’s an American series that has ended for good called Evil, and it’s a great watch with original stories. But even though it’s regularly high in the charts it’s been dropped through lack of money. Absolutely crazy! I hope another company picks it up.

[@ethzero]

Life imitating art: In Thick Of It had a 'resigned' Malcolm Tucker being pitched a reality TV series, that character promptly walked out of the meeting because even a thorough going arsehole like Tucker recognised that it was beneath him. Rees-Mogg... "Where do I sign?"

[@mishynaofficial]

3:46 The Elephant Man reboot sounds good.

[@clivesmith9377]

Strong minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Weak minds discuss people. This is why reality TV is so popular and audiences don't care about anything better.

[@pcouvela]

Anyway, I'm off to watch that Jacob Rees-Mogg thing.

[@AuntieFa-gg1ys]

You know, I was watching old Dr Who episodes the other day. What they lacked in effects they certainly made up for in writing.

[@Nilguiri]

I enjoyed the first Avatar film but I thought the second one was absolutely rubbish. Even the cgi was worse: At times their faces moved around their head like a toddler trying to put on a Halloween mask in the dark-just plain weird and unsettling, like they were caught in some kind of uncanny valley vortex!

[@RealTechnoPanda]

The commentary on quantum mechanics blew me away!

[@user-ge4ul9qe8l]

I actually remember Pete's Dragon (original) fondly but I can't say I ever wanted a remake.

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

Its not just franchises, writers all share a prescriptive structure they call "plot" and "character". Tv, movies; they could be literature. Instead, even films for adults ate just kids films with swearing and gore.

[@HARRi81_UK]

Excellent video mate

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

What a fresh take.

[@robv.7864]

Well said. In addition: terrible what Hollywood does to some favorite books. Tolkien is spinning in his grave.

[@lobstermash]

Those books weren't great literature. Rather stolid in fact, hard to wade through. One-dimensional characters, terribly earnest, and the hobbits were too bloody cottagecore.

[@thefuzzybookdragon]

The Acolyte was worth watching just for Manny Jacinto and I had a lot of fun watching Deadpool & Wolverine, but it would be nice if the industry took more risks with fresh content.

[@samuelburleigh1895]

The simple act of reading through unsolicited scripts and ideas has probably become too much of an outrageous concept.

[@An.Individual]

He's right about the film industry and sequels, spin off TV series and audio books voiced by Stephen Fry.

[@AironExTv]

This subject might make a good sequel sketch to the Monty Python sketch about the gentlemen sitting in chairs 1-up'ing each other in a Lancashire accent on how hard of a life they had coming up. "D-list celebs fighting and f*cking each other on an exploding island ?!! You were lucky!"

[@jmp01a24]

I rewatched the old Guy Richie movie "Revolver" last night. It has gotten much better over the years. It was "too much" when it came out, but now it's spot on right. Check it out folks!

[@ac5788]

Reality TV bit was brilliant.

[@Qossuth]

Star Wars was 45 years ago! They are still pumping out trash based on that "IP." If that had been the situation when I was growing up during the 1960s, we'd have been watching the 12th iteration of The Birth of A Nation instead of 2001 A Space Odyssey.

[@Nickelodeon81]

I'm just waiting for the room next to the room next door.