Spoilers Star Trek Academy [spoiler thread]

[Morrus]

Wow. Seen this job ad circulating around. I checked and it is (as of this moment) right there on LinekdIn.

 

[Ryujin]

Frankly unsurprised that it would be Giant Freaking Robot.

 

[Morrus]

Frankly unsurprised that it would be Giant Freaking Robot.

I’m not familiar, but from that evidence I suspect I don’t want to be.

 

[Ryujin]

I’m not familiar, but from that evidence I suspect I don’t want to be.

You would be correct in that estimate. One of their big clickbait titles is "WHY IT FAILED!!!!!", in which they slaughter movies and series.

 

[Clint_L]

Giant Freakin Robot is pretty good, actually. Irreverent articles on nerd culture, basically, but generally from a place of love. As well as some straight news articles that are relevent to nerddom.

 

[Morrus]

You would be correct in that estimate. One of their big clickbait titles is "WHY IT FAILED!!!!!", in which they slaughter movies and series.

I can’t stand ragebait.

 

[Clint_L]

I certainly would not call their tone "ragebait." At all. For instance, it you look at their current "Why It Failed" article, it is a thoughtful exploration of how corporate greed interfered with Jackson's vision for the Hobbit movies, has a lot of praise for parts of the films that many fans deride, and is generally very positive. It even insists that "Those minor quibbles aside, The Hobbit trilogy is nearly as big, grand, and beautiful as its cinematic predecessor."

How The All-Time Greatest Trilogy Was Saved From Hollywood Destruction

In the early twenty-teens, Hollywood was flying high off a decade of cinematic successes. The future had never been brighter, … Continue reading "How The All-Time Greatest Trilogy Was Saved From Hollywood Destruction"

www.giantfreakinrobot.com

It's basically the opposite of ragebait. It actually challenges fans to reconsider things about the films that they had perhaps raged a bit too much about. @Ryujin, I'm really surprised you characterize the site in that way.

Edit: Ugh. Then I just read this new editorial from their founder. Nevermind. Screw GFR:

Exclusionary Gatekeeping Is The Future Of Entertainment

Even the most optimistic pundits are now willing to admit that the quality of entertainment produced by Hollywood has declined. … Continue reading "Exclusionary Gatekeeping Is The Future Of Entertainment "

www.giantfreakinrobot.com

 

[Mort]

Edit: Ugh. Then I just read this new editorial from their founder. Nevermind. Screw GFR:

Exclusionary Gatekeeping Is The Future Of Entertainment

Even the most optimistic pundits are now willing to admit that the quality of entertainment produced by Hollywood has declined. … Continue reading "Exclusionary Gatekeeping Is The Future Of Entertainment "

www.giantfreakinrobot.com

Wow, if he wasn't clearly being so dead serious I would think the entire piece was satire!

It also explains why he's going to such great lengths to find people who hate Starfleet Academy. The thought that such an inclusive show is also (gasp!) good goes against his entire, currently professed, worldview!

 

[Ryujin]

I certainly would not call their tone "ragebait." At all. For instance, it you look at their current "Why It Failed" article, it is a thoughtful exploration of how corporate greed interfered with Jackson's vision for the Hobbit movies, has a lot of praise for parts of the films that many fans deride, and is generally very positive. It even insists that "Those minor quibbles aside, The Hobbit trilogy is nearly as big, grand, and beautiful as its cinematic predecessor."

How The All-Time Greatest Trilogy Was Saved From Hollywood Destruction

In the early twenty-teens, Hollywood was flying high off a decade of cinematic successes. The future had never been brighter, … Continue reading "How The All-Time Greatest Trilogy Was Saved From Hollywood Destruction"

www.giantfreakinrobot.com

It's basically the opposite of ragebait. It actually challenges fans to reconsider things about the films that they had perhaps raged a bit too much about. @Ryujin, I'm really surprised you characterize the site in that way.

Edit: Ugh. Then I just read this new editorial from their founder. Nevermind. Screw GFR:

Exclusionary Gatekeeping Is The Future Of Entertainment

Even the most optimistic pundits are now willing to admit that the quality of entertainment produced by Hollywood has declined. … Continue reading "Exclusionary Gatekeeping Is The Future Of Entertainment "

www.giantfreakinrobot.com

Morrus said ragebait and I reacted to that, but I said clickbait. And yeah, eff 'em.

 

[Vael]

To quote a different sci-fi series, All of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again. Johnathan Frakes mentioned how TNG was trolled and hated on when it came out. The only difference I see is that the culture warrior grift mill has gotten involved.