The allegations against Kevin Spacey made House of Cards essentially implode; he’s now trying to restart his career despite new sexual misconduct charges against him in the UK and ongoing litigation in the US.
Weinstein got shipped to « rehab » and got the #MeToo ball rolling—which we have since learned was more of an insurance policy than a positive shift in the entertainment industry—but he hasn’t really faced justice. His business dealings—and likely problematic behavior—has just shifted to new producers, executives, etc. Weinstein produced movies are still readily available and consumed by the masses.
Tarantino is gross, and despite his weird foot fetishes and overall creep behavior, he’s managed to « start a new life in Tel Aviv » apparently.
I could go on about the films, plays, and tv series that are still on streaming platforms worldwide despite some of the evil things in the industry coming to light. Despite the drips, not much has changed.
Which brings me to my main question: if civilization learns that Armie Hammer isn’t the exception and is, in fact, the rule, what happens?
Will the populace just toss the last few decades of media into the trash can? I’d be sad to see things like Reba, Boy Meets World, and some other more family-oriented shows go. It’s difficult to wrap my head around 40+ years of media just going « poof », but I’m guessing that’ll be the extreme case.
Will we experience a Renaissance-esque era where conservative and intellectual voices get the chance to creat and produce more profound works instead of watered-down, woke storylines that simply repeat the same dull propaganda? I hope stand-up comedy gets a resurgence after we rid ourselves of cancel culture.
I’ve been attempting to find a conservative media company to work for; I haven’t had much luck. There’s nothing I love more than creating theatrical and film productions that unite people in an immersive experience; the only way to do that nowadays is pushing some kind of agenda on the masses.
I don’t want agendas; I don’t want propaganda; I don’t want cancel culture; I just want to make good, challenging art again.
Do we think we’ll get there? Will we see patriots reclaiming entertainment once shiz truly hits the fan?
What do you think?
Realistically speaking. Current Entertainment probably won’t change drastically by that I mean people probably won’t stop watching something because an actor/director is a degenerate freak.
In the immediate future after the hammer comes down at any rate. Probably see a lot of big names who weren’t directly involved with anything illegal drop out of the industry. Probably see lesser known/new actors climb the ranks. Likely something akin to the Hays code be reimplemented to one extent or another with big budget productions avoiding or dancing around various formally embraced liberal topics.
The New Small time stuff/Animations online will probably trend liberal at least for a while as I’d imagine the rule given to studio staff will probably be pipe down about politics or find a new Job. Which would more then likely trigger a flood of resignations among the more extreme.
The Big Boys in entertainment are probably going to see their size culled. If not by outright Federal Action. Then by attrition. As staff are either arrested or leave for other Jobs. The formerly unstoppable juggernaut that was the House of Mouse probably won’t last. At least as anything resembling the current company. Probably will be completely eliminated outright if I’m being honest.
Probably see a lot of their IPs get sold off or spun off as separate Companies. So I’d probably expect reboots. A lot of reboots and rebrands for at least a while. While they try to organize the production of something new.
I’d also expect a rewriting and tightening of the rules regarding buyouts, mergers, and other associated corporate stuff. To try to curtail the rise of new Giants.