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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 15:53:48 GMT -5
What good examples of a show/tv/film/series...etc where the creators decide to shit on their fanbase?
The WWE can be an obvious one, with Vince making booking decisions to piss off the fanbase.
Another one I can think of is Family Guy. I feel some episodes are just there to piss off the fans, such as making Brian the douchiest character possible.
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Post by karl100589 on Oct 1, 2018 15:57:48 GMT -5
"...And that kids is how I met your mother"
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Post by Hit Girl on Oct 1, 2018 15:59:13 GMT -5
Stephanie Meyer basically sabotaged Jacob Black after the second book when he became a little too popular. He suddenly becomes an asshole in book three.
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Post by chazraps on Oct 1, 2018 16:29:15 GMT -5
"Dexter" by season 6 showed nothing that ever happened was of any consequence and the fans were wrong for watching in the first place.
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Post by Tenshigure on Oct 1, 2018 16:33:15 GMT -5
Spiteful, thy name is Phil Fish.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 16:42:12 GMT -5
Another one but isolated in one episode is The Simpsons, The Principal and The Pauper. The writer wrote it to see if he can get a reaction and it did.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 17:31:50 GMT -5
George Lucas refusing to make the original version of the OT available
Mike Judge leaving episodes he doesn't like personally off of the Beavis and Butthead sets.
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Oct 1, 2018 17:44:02 GMT -5
From a certain interpretation, The End of Evangelion. Basically made so Hideaki Anno could respond to the avalanche of criticism, as well as outright death threats, toward the weird and fraying-plot-thread-filled ending of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series with a film that basically amounted to him saying “Fine! You wanted a f***ing ending!? Here’s your f***ing ending!!!!”
And I say this as someone who loves End of Evangelion.
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Post by Fundertaker on Oct 1, 2018 18:07:52 GMT -5
Spiteful, thy name is Phil Fish. I don't think he's spiteful. I think he's a goddamned nihilistic egocentric sociopath who is so high on himself I'm surprised more shit about him isn't spread. And all of this from a guy who's clame to fame is an indie game which isn't even a top tier indie game nowadays. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Oct 1, 2018 18:38:34 GMT -5
How much of this thread is being spiteful, and how much is fans' feeling entitlement to something they didn't get handed to them?
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on Oct 1, 2018 18:39:33 GMT -5
Kanye West’s entire 2018.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 1, 2018 19:22:09 GMT -5
From a certain interpretation, The End of Evangelion. Basically made so Hideaki Anno could respond to the avalanche of criticism, as well as outright death threats, toward the weird and fraying-plot-thread-filled ending of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series with a film that basically amounted to him saying “Fine! You wanted a f***ing ending!? Here’s your f***ing ending!!!!” And I say this as someone who loves End of Evangelion. Dude should have paid his taxes. |
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 1, 2018 19:23:25 GMT -5
How much of this thread is being spiteful, and how much is fans' feeling entitlement to something they didn't get handed to them? It goes both ways. Fans like to snowball shit in directions it was never meant to go, and creators get resentful that other people are trying to hijack their vision. Again, this is why I'll never write anything. |
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Post by Cela on Oct 1, 2018 19:27:58 GMT -5
Last Jedi really felt like it at times.
In terms of comics, wasn't Superboy Prime turned into something to make fun of fans?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2018 19:31:38 GMT -5
I wont say much because it can get political, but another one is Bill Maher. Constantly shits on college kids even though he caters a lot to them.
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Post by FinalGwen on Oct 1, 2018 19:36:51 GMT -5
Pretty much JK Rowling's entire Twitter presence.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Oct 1, 2018 19:38:19 GMT -5
Robert Kirkman I feel accidentally spites his audience at times. He kills characters people love because it makes the gravity of the deaths meaningful rather than just something the readers get over by the next issue. But starting with Abraham in TWD, the characters chosen for the chopping block have felt pretty spiteful at times.
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Post by H-Virus on Oct 1, 2018 19:54:52 GMT -5
How much of this thread is being spiteful, and how much is fans' feeling entitlement to something they didn't get handed to them? It goes both ways. Fans like to snowball shit in directions it was never meant to go, and creators get resentful that other people are trying to hijack their vision. Ex: Teen Titans Go. A lot of viewers continue to watch seemingly just so they can complain about every aspect of the show that isn't like the original cartoon, and the creators constantly troll them by making it seem like they're returning things to the old show only to go "lol jk nerds!" when the episode actually airs. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Oct 1, 2018 20:27:58 GMT -5
More like spiting the network, but when ABC demanded more Lost, the writers gave them that episode about Jack's tattoo.
Pro wrestling in general has many examples.
About 20 years ago, Game Show Network had a streak of this. alt.tv.game-shows, back when it was a legit discussion forum, did not like GSNs revival of the Gong Show, Extreme Gong (yep, nineties...),to put it lightly. The producers struck back with direct disparaging remarks on the show.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 1, 2018 20:40:23 GMT -5
Last Jedi really felt like it at times. In terms of comics, wasn't Superboy Prime turned into something to make fun of fans? You mean the origin of Superboy Prime or when he went Villain ? |
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