I’m just impressed by all this, if you went back in time and told a teenage me “there will be multiple marvel movies a year, PLUS shows. And you’re gonna not only hate it. But stop reading comics all together” I wouldn’t believe you. They literally turned a life long marvel fan into an active hater.
I personally thought Marvel was going to tank in 97-98 when they had to be bought out. But they survived and the MCU was incredibly fresh and I rejoiced. I can only hope what we currently see is the 97-98 Marvel and it can rise from its own ashes.
don't let the real haters win man, those losers were and still are jealous of what a community of like-minded people like us were up to so they connived to hijack this space and decided to be petty and they still manage to fail i live marvel because i like to...marvel at wondrous concepts and things and future space civilizations, alternate history and what not and to marvel and wonder at all the fantastical things that might or might not come to fruition one day
nobody will know that the music in the beginning is from the original Sailor Moon Series so I'm here wondering how did Nerdrodic know about that?? unless that was his blk editor Garett that used the soundtrack
I’m sick of being gaslit by marvel content creators. You’re one of the few I’ve found that speaks the truth of what’s really going on. The algorithm didn’t do me dirty this time and for that I’ve subscribed and can’t wait to watch your other videos
Aside from the attempts at social engineering, the other big problem is that the mindset in Hollywood is 'content creation' rather than 'good storytelling'.
I was just talking about that with some people at work. They're so focused on pumping out content to fill up space in their lineup, that they aren't focusing any real attention on any particular IP. Since the beginning of Marvel Phase 4 in Jan 2021, we've seen 9 Marvel Films (10 if you include The Marvels), 11 Marvel Series Seasons (including What if? and Loki S2), and 5 Star Wars series season releases. This doesn't take into account the 32 non-Marvel films released under the Disney banner, a bunch of unrelated series like Willow, and National Treasure, among others as well as different unscripted shows, various animated series, as well as specials and shorts. Unfortunately judging by their list of upcoming shows and movies, this is going to get worse before it gets better.
The fact that if you were a businessman or boss of a company (or, in this case, franchise) did near to half as bad as things have progressed with (woke hollywood) that person would be fired, blacklisted and flagged for what I have done so that others don't make the mistake in hiring that person for there foreseeable future in that career all withinn 24-48hrs. And the sheer fact that they (woke hollywood people) have made it this far for near on 10years doing the same thing again and again should go down in history books as one of the greatest escapes of responsibility. Right next to the page of the great Houdini escape artist.
-Killed off or retired most of the heroes -Killed off or turned most villains into a joke -New heroes/villains/stories are boring, derivative, or just a vehicle for lame jokes -Pumping unwelcome diversity junk into stories that does nothing for the plot or characters -Calling angry or dissatisfied fans names and dismissing their criticism -Hiring the most insufferable people to act or direct their projects -Treating the closest thing to modern mythology as ‘content’ to be churned out like a factory assembly line Lol Disney
@@neelanshgoyal3930 Project much? LoL. I like how you people have to crap on it before the actual results come out because you can't dispute established facts.
Love the closing comments. There's a reason that movie attendance was high during the Depression: it was an affordable escape. Current movies do not allow people to escape all of the current crap. Many of them reinforce the crap people want to escape.
The great thing about where we are in society today, is that people are waking up to the fact that nobody has to absorb any of this entertainment. Broken down, its all just people's ideas and words that mean nothing. Unapologetically find what you enjoy and take comfort knowing you're missing nothing in the process. It's great for things to exist around us. We just don't have to care.
"Escapism is important." That single statement right there is what entertainment is supposed to be. We watch these movies and read those comic books to get away from the crush of reality and the constant perils of the real world. Well said, sir.
@@Pilot646 yes. it's people choice. Why are you shaming for that? Most of the people is watching movies, reading books, playing games and listening musics to escape reality. You are in minority. Lol like u live in current? You are commented on video related to marvel :D It's imaginary world with heroes, magic and etc. It's escapism.
"Escapism is important, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise." You hit the nail on the head. In today's day where everything is depressing, scary, and uncertain, escapism helps people get through one more day. But how can we escape for just an hour from our reality when the writers shoehorned poorly hidden allegories (if not blatantly spelling it out) about the real world in our escapism? I'm tired of being preached at, and I'm tired from all the real world horrors. I need that hour or two to recharge and recenter.
100% This!!! I watch movies and TV to get away from the real world and how shitty it is. So I’m not inclined to pay money to watch some misinformed prick tell me all about the imaginary world they live in, where POCs are the center of the universe, and white men are all evil and need to be belittled and insulted.
"In today's day where everything is depressing, scary, and uncertain..." Let's not forget worst aspect: It's soul-crushingly monotonous---all joy and sense-of-adventure have been stripped from life.
I just don't understand why they have to destroy characters that have been loved for decades now to be inclusive,create new ones. Did she just say the X-Men is outdated due to it being called X-Men? Wtf?
‘Apathy is the killer’. So true. The most significant part of your review is at 19:00. The reflection on escapism, & the importance of storytelling. Powerful. This human element has been overlooked and replaced by algorithms and sales data. Thanks for sharing.
Yep. I would say escapism & the importance of storytelling have been replaced by identity politics, ideology, misandry, and the ethos of the devouring mother.
Some of the best memories of my childhood are of my Dad or Grandma, telling stories around the campfire (or anywhere, for that matter) I think humans just need storytelling, it's part of our psyche or something.
You would think Disney/Marvel would take the "apathy is the killer" message seriously, because THEY showed apathy first. By not caring what criticisms the fans had towards their stuff.
So true. If Disney never bought out Marvel, then Marvel would of been alive and well. But now Disney just killed it and ruined everything. Even FOX and Star Wars 😠
When I was knee deep in addiction I would would watch Captain American when I was really hurting with withdrawals. I literally didn’t go out and score a bag because of that flagpole scene. I know the words of an ex-junkie don’t have a ton of weight, but when he dove on that grenade and told everyone to run. That really helped me forget about my sweats and shakes.
You know, stories like yours deserve to be heard. These characters and properties have been literal lifesavers. Maybe, just maybe, if they were made to understand just how much people cherish these franchises, they may actually change their ways. I'd hope so, anyways. Glad you got clean. Keep your head up. We're all struggling with you.
To hear him tell it, Gary is an ex-junkie himself and look at all of us listening to him. Everyone needs some kind of inspiration somewhere, and so long as your morals are in the right place it doesn't matter where that inspiration originates. Keep trying Nick. It's all anyone can ever do.
They tried to make something for everybody and ended up making nothing for nobody... the funny thing is, when they were aiming for one specific audience, the comic book and superhero audience, they ended up capturing a global audience. It wasn't until they tried to cater to a global audience that they lost it
There are no "toxic fans" only "fans". If they're "toxic" they're either not fans or you're doing something wrong pissing off your paying customers. It's not even hard to figure out which one it is. *IF THEY WANT THEIR PRODUCT MORE LIKE THE ORIGINAL SOURCE, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!* But if they're complaining that you *DIDN'T CHANGE ENOUGH* the source material, *THESE ARE NOT FANS, SEEING HOW THEY WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.*
Toxic fans do exist but not in the context the medias use it. Toxicity is more within and against fandom, differences of opinions being the cause of their existence and an inability to be civil Disney is the problem, not the fans.
Buddy, the real problem with this is that they automatically blame us for being prejudiced or something like that, so any basis with arguments that we give is taxed as a crime or something bad...
It’s funny, I find it that oftentimes the quality of a fanbase is a direct reflection of the quality of the product itself, almost like if companies put out a good product the fanbase has no reason for infighting and splitting itself over disagreements regarding the direction of the franchise
The fans aren’t toxic, the industry is. It’s an easy get out when that toxic behaviour is protected behind laws now. It ridiculous how these minority groups have no tolerance for anyone else now their rights are constantly being shoved. Fighting oppression with more oppression is just fucking stupid.
@@mitsukamiyeah if you remember how bad it was when the female ghost busters film came out so many people getting cancelled for just stating their opinion
You know, the world has gotten weird. In the past people were paying for what they liked and the creators adjusted their work to the taste of the paying fans. Nowadays the creators are so full of themselves that they think they can tell us what fans are supposed to like and what not. As if they can dictate what people like or not - big man addiction much?
lol. I keep telling people that when they tell me I am a biggot or misogynist for not liking what they are putting out. Nobody is under any obligation to put out a movie/book/show that is tailored to my tastes...but I am not obligated to spend my money on things that I do not like. It's how the system works. Sadly, Marvel had gotten so big that it was always going to take that juggernauht a while to fail after Disney started working to destroy it. I just find it amusing that they are so desperately trying to attract an audience that has never been into comic books while ignoring all of us who always have been into them. I guess that's their perogative...although I do hate them appropriating all the good stuff I grew up with, as opposed to generating new woke content. :(
You can give people what they don’t know they want(like Ford with the car or Apple with the IPhone), but if what you gave is not good and people don’t buy/like, scrap it and listen to them. You can’t win people by force, and the worst thing you can do is try to gaslight people, they may stop talking about it, but they also won’t show up in cinemas. Example, Strange World movie, people can stay quiet and just stay at home. The result is the same and the studios don’t make money. Hope they learn now.
@@graveyj2000 That is the point: you are not obligated to spend money on stuff not to your liking - and yet they are blackmailing us emotionally to do so by calling us names and stigmatize us as a kind of bad person most of us are not. I think their size and influence at the beginning caused a kind of big-man-addiction. In that state they think, they have the power to tell people what to think and what not. Me too. Hold on to the good old stuff and memories - and ignore the woke-mentality. Well, woke-content is broke-content at the end. At least that is what I observe so far.
It's sad when the best way to make money is to just not make the movie. At this point just skip the next garbage movie, give homeless shelters $10M and get a promotion for making more money than the other movies coming out.
The problem is that they're not writing characters anymore, they're creating icons. They wanted so bad to make Captain Marvel a female icon, they didn't make her a character. Same applies to Rey, Galadriel, She-hulk, the Doctor, pretty much the entire cast of Terminator Dark Fate, the list goes on and on.
@@funkydiscogod So true, They hardly get any character to begin with. Funny thing some of those characters movies I cannot even recall and thats the reason why I'm stuck watching recaps because they are making such a chaos I can't even remember the storylines anymore.
Thats likeone of the main tenets of writing too.... you can have some key occurrences you want to happen, but writing characters around a story turns them into dumb tools
I feel the only way MCU can be saved is in Deadpool 3, Deadpool goes back in time in 2019 and shoots all the Disney Execs and makes sure none of this crap was made. Boom, clean storytelling while they make fun of themselves. Win-win situation :P
Snowflake and Safespace! I’d forgotten about them. In fact I remember watching the livestream when Gary discovered them. He said “Marvel, you’re dead!” He was not wrong.
Gary - You had some excellent points about the importance of pop culture... BUT... You left out a bit... the "pop". "Pop", as you know, is short for "popular". "Pop culture" does everything you mentioned, and more... It brings people together... and, if it isn't divisive woke garbage... it helps to unite different people... put aside our differences... to share something we both/all enjoy. Like so many of us once enjoyed Star Wars, Marvel, Disney...
Earlier this year, my dad suffered a heart attack that landed him in the hospital. Thankfully, we were able to get him in quickly and he was operated on in enough time that the damage was minimal. He is doing very well now. That being said - the entire time I sat in his hospital room or the waiting room, I read a fantasy novel. It didn’t take away the situation, nor did it make my dad well again. But it gave me something else to think about in the middle of a stressful circumstance, and I was better able to help my dad and my mom. That’s what all of these stories and characters mean to people. It’s not about skin color or chromosomes or where you like to stick your private parts. These stories entertain people. They relieve stress. They help us think and learn in a way that a lecture can never do. To reduce creative works down to a cheap way to score political points is insulting to the work and the audience. Great video, Gary.
You made a great point, showing one of the many reasons good storytelling is so important. We are creatures of narrative. By the bye, you know what the fastest way to increase empathy, at least based on psychological studies? Have someone read first person fiction.
The day my father had his fatal heart attack, my mother took us to see Return of the Jedi. It helped sixteen-year-old me get through that day, along with her, who'd just lost her husband of nearly thirty years. Forty years ago, Hollywood made movies that could help. They've stopped doing that.
You didnt provide a chuckle or two. You brought tear in my eye. You're not an idiot with a mic and an editing software. That escapism outro was right in the feels man. Your heart is at the right place.
The last few minutes of your video almost had me in tears. I live on my own and rarely see or speak to anyone so the characters in the movies and comicbooks I like feel like friends to me. I find great comfort and peace spending time with them. In the same way, I love watching your videos as again, it feels like I'm spending time with a friend. It was great to hear you say what I have been feeling for so long. These stories and characters matter to us. They get us through tough times which is why it's so hard to watch them be destroyed in real time. When you don't have much, you cherish the few things you do have. I'm not racist or sexist or any kind of phobe. I just want the things I love and have invested in to be respected.
You are not alone. In my experience, humans everywhere share many common values and a love for great storytelling. Disney and Hollywood have failed to recognize this commonality, and they will fail as a result. We simply need to endure.
Same here. Watching TV is escapism and makes me feel less alone too. That's why it's so disappointing to see the disrespect for characters that we love, or when TV shows are full of these "grey zone" characters that you just want to die... How can you enjoy a show if you just wish all the main characters would die because they're horrible?
Watching Gary is more interesting than any forthcoming Disney/Marvel movie. I’m also more excited for the next video than any forthcoming Disney/Marvel movie.
Diversity is good when it exists naturally; when it's not talked about. Hollywood doesn't use diversity because it's helpful for social change, and you know this because 70% of their marketing strategies for their content is, "look how diverse this cast is. We made that!"
Like the video. Yep had a chuckle or two. While I didn’t see most of the shows you mentioned I now feel I’ve see all the important parts. I used to collect Marvel comics when I was younger. I stopped when they hit .50¢. Yeah a long time ago. Thankfully I saved some of them-Spider-Man 1, all the Silver Surfer, some X- Men and others. It’s just sad to see what has happened to the good comics especially those done by Steranko, jeez he was a good artist. Anyway keep up the good work bringing entertaining news.
And surprise, surprise. The real decline after Endgame started with his death. As if he was the last line of defence to give us a true MCU. I bet Disney could not wait for him to die to trample all over his grave and legacy.
Imagine if - in another timeline - Marvel never went full ESG, never went full DEI, never went multiverse. Imagine Gary being just one of many online reviewers singing praise of 2 - 3 Marvel live action shows every year and another incarnation of Doctor Who. Imagine Geeks&Gamers team excited for Zack Snyder's Justice League 2 and Star Wars: Duel of the Fates. The most emotional "What if..." that's yet to be written is a story about us-fans getting what we want and what we deserve.
What if Star Trek Picard had been a three season build up for a massive TNG era Star Trek finale instead of getting Discovery and the Patrick Stewart vanity project. The what if’s…..
I suspect, with the pressure of Hollywood, the only way it would have survived, was if Stan Lee had survived 20 more years and been more healthy. His death, might have killed the MCU, more than Tony Stark.
It really is crazy how they are in this position, right around peak Marvel from 2015-2019 NO ONE thought they would be in this position. They got cocky
It actually went so according to plan that White Rabbit tried to screw it. They copied the new Marvel comics formula of ignoring your customers in favor of virtue signaling to an audience that wouldn’t pirate your product, let alone buy it.
When he said the cancelled Batgirl film was their most profitable of the year, I fell of my seat laughing. Its truly true. IF they had finished it and released it they would have lost masses more cash on it. By axing it they saved the money so its more profitable to not make something, than to make what they want us to see and have flop after flop. They will never learn and nothing will change. The most you can hope for is the whole thing is put on hold and paused for some years till the woke firestorm burns itself out....
If marvel has gotten bad. It's cause you have no life and you've invested way too much of yourself into being entertained. Just like the government wants😊
@@drunkman12345probably to make a point that marvel destroyed their comic book sales and are now repeating the exact same mistake with the MCU. Repeating the exact same words was probably to show that marvel learned nothing and do the same shit again.
Hot damn, that ending monologue hit hard, because I went through all that shit, too, just like you did, and one of the things that was always there for me were the stories I grew up and love and always will. I fancy myself a writer, and I’m trying to do my best to be one of those who rises to the occasion to replace what we’ve lost. Thank you, Nerdrotic!
I'm personally disgusted they didn't even consider blaming it on the boogie. But seriously, after guardians 3, I have no more marvel ip I'm looking forward to. I feel like the fantastic 4 are always doomed to have a bad on screen adaptation at this point
Used to be that I was spending $50 or more a month at my local comic shop. Now that shop is long gone, and I don't even know where one is in my area. It's sad that once upon a time, my mom supported my love of comic books because it made me love reading, and now parents are actively trying to keep their kid aways from comics and other forms of entertainment to keep them from being indoctrinated into the modern nonsense culture.
Ive always planned for when i have a kid i would show them the shows i grew up with insted of those parents who just put cocomelon on and ignore their children
That message at the end was beautiful. Thank you so much Gary and all the team at Nerdrotic for making me laugh, smile and even tear up a bit at the end.
“Inclusivity”, “progress”, “empowerment” is a religion to these people. Until there’s a passive purge at Disney, it will never change. Being an Ali and an activist is more important than good stories and making money to them. Sad
Profit, ROI and a happy customer over rules any religion in the entertainment industry, and the wokies will soon find out a pendulum swings both ways, and the only colour that really matters in hollywoke is green.
These people thought they had a platform... which is true enough. They forgot that they had a DUTY... to please the fans... to give them/us what they/we want. It really is that simple.
Saint Floyd was the catalyst that brought all this on. All the liberal artists are now filled with self-loathing and they’re taking it out on classic characters made by white men.
"Escapism IS important." So well said, Brother Gary! Your closing remarks brought a tear to my eye AND put a grin on me mug. Thank you for keeping me entertained, it really does help!!
Oh there’s already numerous reasons for this but largely it has to do with selling out and thinking everyone is supposed to be fine with trash just cuz it came from Marvel.
totally agree with the closing comments.. from someone who isn't / wasn't used to failure - covid19 destroyed my business (aviation mainly focused in NZ/AU) and life, I just shutdown and gave up, escapism is useful. Lots of earlier films used to give life lessons, especially the idea of redemption.. or pulling yourself up - myself, even as an adult used to look up to male role models even if in world of fantasy - there are none or few now. I started to go down a dark path, which I won't go into as frankly too ashamed at myself.. but was a sort of escapism (ok starting to hang around with some biker clubs.. actually most of them were ok, some were psychos, but at least I felt something)... This might sound insane, but it isn't just about 'content' / 'product' it's about society.. art makes society, and vice-a-verse.. I fear for the future... I kind of turned my life around, but only just.
When you started talking about the marvel comics, I missed the part where you specified comic books and, because i was looking away from the screen, I had to rewind after a minute when I realized you weren't talking about the movies because it's the exact same situation. And somehow I'm not surprised that comics aren't in homes anymore
Gary once again hit the nail on the head! Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel and DC had pulled me through some of the most difficult times in my life. It is so disheartening to see what they’ve regressed into. All because of idiots that value their activism over good storytelling and characters.
The funniest thing is: the handful of hater accounts are going to go 'Nuh-uh! Marvel's doing great! Disney is doing great! you're just a mean hater bigot!' even now as Disney's on the verge of being bought out by a single billionaire. The idea of 1 guy buying disney lock stock and barrel just 5 years ago was unthinkable.
The ending of this one was Surprisingly heartwarming. Plus Gary made it through an entire video without mentioning One Piece? Good stuff team Nerdrotic! Hail to the fellowship!
Killing off all your established characters with any charisma and charm and replacing them with people who have zero charm, appeal or personality, then insert writers who only care about themselves and their ideals with zero regard for characters lore and history.
In the ending part, Those words hit my big heart hard. If I can say a personal story: After JDF/Jason David Frank’s Death, I felt like nothing could make me happy. However, Where Wakanda Forever failed, Oshi no Ko (An Anime) brought up higher than Avengers Endgame had! Sure the First episode was depressing but….It gave me a story that I can stay invested in, until I picked up the Manga right after that. (Secret Invasion overkilled me with its lack of creative direction by bellyflopping straight into the deepest pits of Hell.) To be honest, Better Comics and Manga came out during Marvel plus DC Comics downfall. Escapism is truly a therapeutic experience.
I stopped reading comics around 2005, when I started to pick up manga. Especially Naruto, Inuyasha and such. I became more a big fan of manga and anime then American comics. Manga has always been amazing. It's nice to see people finally realizing it.
OPE NOPE NOPE It's CLEARLY -ist-a-phobic -gatey russian bots. Disney and it's hires just have to come up with NEW and IMPROVED insults, sure to bring the fans back, and make them realize what terrible people they are. Perhaps they can run a contest to appeal to fans: Let Kevin Fiege shit in a fan's mouth live on-stream. rather than just their eyes and ears.
I grew up reading my dad's old Marvel (and a handful of DC) comics. They _had_ "strong female characters" in Storm, Jean Gray, and more. I admired their strength of _character,_ how they faced adversity of all types and strove to overcome it. Sometimes they'd break down when things were hard, but they always got back up and tried again, eventually becoming victorious. Sometimes men saved them, sometimes they saved men, but (for those on a team) they worked _together._ It wasn't a competition, it was cooperation. But that's not enough for intersectional feminists. _Nothing's_ ever enough for intersectional feminists. They wouldn't even be satisfied if every man on the planet died and they found a way to reproduced without men; they'd _still_ find something to complain about b/c they're malcontents. They can't make their own characters b/c they're flat and one-dimensional, just author self-inserts...so they take already established _male_ characters and make them gay, trans, female, or some overly-complicated mix of the above. They prey on nostalgia-bait-and-switch, and wonder why sales are falling. Time to go indie.
Bro even the movies they had the female x men working together and even succeeding without being all "girl power" The modern agenda Marvel has, they NEVER cared about characters or world building, just *THE MESSAGE* and their identity politics.
I think you thanos snapped a certain group of delusionists brother ... good job though.. I agree the modern western feminism is spoiling every one in the world ..
When strong men run a country/business it grows. When angry feminists run a country/business it’s fail. Even at the face of losing billions, meh it not their money they are losing
if men disappeared from the world overnight, civilization would come to a screeching halt. who would build things, fix things, and maintain the infrastructures?
Gary is the voice of every person who deals with personal struggles, and is resentful of instead being beat over the head with “the message” where we used to find reprieve from the suffering of life.
IF youre racist, homophobic and misogynstic I guess. He's not wrong about a lot of stuff but his anger is misdirected at the result of pandering and not the action of pandering. No one wanted Falcon to be Captin America, I liked him as Falcon. But.. don't make it into a race thing. WE HATE BLACK CHARACTERS, WOMEN and anyone who isn't a straight white male. Its really racist sounding, even the hate on Asian hulk. The IDEAS are stupid, the the actions are stupid, but why bring down the victims of pandering and not condeem the action?
The "victims of pandering" are the audience. No one likes to be preached at. I don't watch movies to be lectured about the perceived "privilege" I have. F you, you don’t know me or my life. Shut up, get off your obnoxious soap box and just tell a decent story.
I loved that you used Dead Man’s Party as background music! I heard it at 9:03 pretty clearly, and was presently surprised. I don’t know if anyone else picked up on it , but I did. You earned a new subscriber.
You're right about stories getting folks through rough times. It got me through some very tough stuff. That's why it's such a shame to see some of these same characters bastardized for the sake of diversity or whatever agenda the media is pushing that week.
Yeah they movies were around for a long time. Idk how many things I went through and had a new marvel movie to look forward too. And wasn't disappointed. Now days I skip it all.
Comics were my life as a kid. I read most Marvel titles, even the oddball ones like Deathlok, Werewolf by Night, and War of the Worlds (Killraven). I watched the bad made-for- TV movies of Spider-man and Captain America. I suffered through the Fantastic Four Cartoons where they replaced The Human Torch with Herbie the Robot (Star Wars was huge so...droid). In the 90s (my 30s) I collected with friends at work. I sold and re-bought collections. The Daredevil "Electra" storyline was unbelievable. She-Hulk was amazing. She served as a substitute for the Thing for a while in the Fantastic 4 and was an Avenger. Pre MCU Movies were very enjoyable. Sam Raimi Spiderman Movies set the bar but I like Blade, Daredevil, and even Electra. The X-Men movies were fine with Logan being gold. The MCU was a treat because I could introduce my kids to my heroes, but then it all went south (Thor Love and Thunder broke me) and it makes me sad. I'll hang onto the few DVDs I still have to hopefully share with future grandkids. By destroying Marvel, like Star Wars, I feel betrayed by Disney and the woke agenda (I'm a left leaning moderate). I'm sad for the kids that won't get to adventure with their heroes like I did. Good Job, Disney.
The closing part of this video had me in tears. Thank you Gary for being a true voice for real fans, and expressing why we love our escapism in whichever form it comes. ❤
yeah, i was at elementary school when iron came up, i remember skipping class so i can watch 1 avengers, after end game it just doesnt feel cool anymore being a marvel vans
People need to understand Disney is not in the entertainment business, they are a propaganda machine, don't get surprised when they don't give you the good content you expect.
I can tell you right now after D+ destroyed one of my lesser known and underrated, but loved Marvel characters, Moonknight, I was done with it and I used to have it bundled with my Hulu and when this last recent price hike went into effect, I said screw that and dropped D+. Wasn't even willing to keep it with ads in place. So, count me in as one of those 11+ million subscribers that gave D+ DAS BOOT! lol
I said it before and I’ll say it again. Marvel/Disney should quadruple down and go all in. I want the writers and directors to show us what they really want the future to look like.
Disney forumula. Pick a classic and ruin it. + Like action remake + gender swap * race swap + LGBTQ themes + Disabled actor + People of minority + No functioning family dynamic in films of real people (aka films that aren't just animated) + No functioning hetero relashionships + Girl bosses, no adversity, naturally are stronger, smarter, better then men at everything
@@alittlebitofjessicaIKR? If they go all in with these trash writers and producers, then Marvel will plummet and die. Prolly the best thing that'll happen if they don't focus up.
What he said about escapism at the end is so true. Good entertainment was the only thing that got me through middle school. I hate the current state of the video game and movie industries.
I had a friend who was a huge fan of the walking dead comic and went full cold-turkey on the show the second Carl died because, in his eyes, there was nothing they could do to stay true to the source material beyond that point. Now when I talk to him about the MCU, I always refer to season one of She-Hulk as "Carl's Death"
@@levistonermine was the second She-Hulk stopped halfway through the last episode and became a festival of nonsensical fuckery. And it has been fuckery ever since
@@theladyivy I haven't read the comic either, but I know the very last page of Kirkman's run ends with Carl hugging his daughter. So if he's not the main character, he at least makes it to the end.
It really seems as if the corporate execs severely underestimated the facts that, 1) these were not just stories to the hardcore fans - these were highly relatable characters to a group of people who may have struggled to fit in to the world around them and found an outlet, 2) this group of consumers did NOT appreciate these stories being bastardized, and 3) this group of consumers was much, much larger than execs realized, leading to this group's further struggles fitting in to the world D+ had created around THEIR stories. In other words, they done messed up. Beyond all of this, the adapted stories were so boring that even hardcore fans (myself included) were willing to give them a chance and gave them a watch, only to walk away disinterested and disillusioned.
Garry, I'm French-speaking, I live near Montreal, I don't miss any of your videos that I have to subtitle, I've been a subscriber for a long time. I want to thank you for your work. Don't let those nasty leftists get to you. They've destroyed everything, but they won't destroy us. And like the phoenix, better entertainment will rise from the ashes. Strength and honor, my friend.
@@colin8161 What are you talking about? It's the opposite. We're the ones doing everything we can to preserve our language, while the government is trying to make us disappear. And health care is also offered when the right is in power. We owe nothing to the left
Gary, thank you so much for everything you do! Your last 2 min of the video really touched something important and I just wanted to truly thank you for the escapism you provide to so many of you, being the short quality videos or through your podcasts! thanks for countless hours of entertainment in difficult times, I'm 26 with a mom who has just been diagnosed with alzheimers, so I truly mean it when I say thank you for everything you provide! Love from Denmark
that was a powerful emotional sentiment at the end i remember growing up in the 90's when disney represented excellence, legacy, artistry, something truly cultural significant. i was staggered watching the lion king in the cinema when i was ten. after aladdin everyone knew it would be great but after the opening scene it was clear that it was more than just a great cartoon. it felt like something that was the best of what humans could achieve when working together, like nasa or something. i thought disney was reflective of how much better and more advanced the world was getting. unfortunately that still seems to be the case.
I’m not a Marvel fan, a comic book fan, a Star Wars fan or DC fan, but I was a loving Disney fan. But, they’ve damaged everything they touch, so I enjoy watching you & others criticize them. Keep up the good work!!
Marvel has failed because when inclusivity and diversity are the most important qualities about your movie/show, it's guaranteed to be an utter flop.
@@_________301I think you put in brie lack there of acting skills
Ariel is black bro🤣
Same with games
@_________301 there's a hundred reasons she was a bad choice. Mainly her absolute lack of a body. Fake C's aren't going to cut it
Marvel failed because when 'inclusive diversity' raised the call, they folded.
I’m just impressed by all this, if you went back in time and told a teenage me “there will be multiple marvel movies a year, PLUS shows. And you’re gonna not only hate it. But stop reading comics all together” I wouldn’t believe you.
They literally turned a life long marvel fan into an active hater.
I personally thought Marvel was going to tank in 97-98 when they had to be bought out. But they survived and the MCU was incredibly fresh and I rejoiced. I can only hope what we currently see is the 97-98 Marvel and it can rise from its own ashes.
Me too
It went downhill after end game and spiderman. It was GG after that haha
Change *Marvel* to *Star Wars* and you are still correct
don't let the real haters win man, those losers were and still are jealous of what a community of like-minded people like us were up to
so they connived to hijack this space and decided to be petty and they still manage to fail
i live marvel because i like to...marvel at wondrous concepts and things and future space civilizations, alternate history and what not and to marvel and wonder at all the fantastical things that might or might not come to fruition one day
nobody will know that the music in the beginning is from the original Sailor Moon Series so I'm here wondering how did Nerdrodic know about that?? unless that was his blk editor Garett that used the soundtrack
I was thinking about that too
oh i knew. it was awesome heh
I’m sick of being gaslit by marvel content creators. You’re one of the few I’ve found that speaks the truth of what’s really going on. The algorithm didn’t do me dirty this time and for that I’ve subscribed and can’t wait to watch your other videos
Honestly i never let Disney gaslight me they can call me whatever kinda ism or phobic thing they want I don’t care
Aside from the attempts at social engineering, the other big problem is that the mindset in Hollywood is 'content creation' rather than 'good storytelling'.
I was just talking about that with some people at work. They're so focused on pumping out content to fill up space in their lineup, that they aren't focusing any real attention on any particular IP. Since the beginning of Marvel Phase 4 in Jan 2021, we've seen 9 Marvel Films (10 if you include The Marvels), 11 Marvel Series Seasons (including What if? and Loki S2), and 5 Star Wars series season releases. This doesn't take into account the 32 non-Marvel films released under the Disney banner, a bunch of unrelated series like Willow, and National Treasure, among others as well as different unscripted shows, various animated series, as well as specials and shorts. Unfortunately judging by their list of upcoming shows and movies, this is going to get worse before it gets better.
The fact that if you were a businessman or boss of a company (or, in this case, franchise) did near to half as bad as things have progressed with (woke hollywood) that person would be fired, blacklisted and flagged for what I have done so that others don't make the mistake in hiring that person for there foreseeable future in that career all withinn 24-48hrs.
And the sheer fact that they (woke hollywood people) have made it this far for near on 10years doing the same thing again and again should go down in history books as one of the greatest escapes of responsibility. Right next to the page of the great Houdini escape artist.
"social engineering" 🙄yeah right
@@robi6317 Larry Fink used those exact words, but keep living in denial, reality will come for you either way.
@@robi6317lol you are so delusional 😂
These people literally tell you their intentions but you still choose to live in fantasy
-Killed off or retired most of the heroes
-Killed off or turned most villains into a joke
-New heroes/villains/stories are boring, derivative, or just a vehicle for lame jokes
-Pumping unwelcome diversity junk into stories that does nothing for the plot or characters
-Calling angry or dissatisfied fans names and dismissing their criticism
-Hiring the most insufferable people to act or direct their projects
-Treating the closest thing to modern mythology as ‘content’ to be churned out like a factory assembly line
Lol Disney
And they wonder why they’re failing so badly? Gee Golly, excuse me if I can’t muster up a shocked face 🙄
For real! They not making money. Poor Disney LMAO
Wow. What a bunch of bologna.
And the whole universe going nowhere , circling around in bs.
@@neelanshgoyal3930 Project much? LoL. I like how you people have to crap on it before the actual results come out because you can't dispute established facts.
Love the closing comments. There's a reason that movie attendance was high during the Depression: it was an affordable escape. Current movies do not allow people to escape all of the current crap. Many of them reinforce the crap people want to escape.
gold 😞
The great thing about where we are in society today, is that people are waking up to the fact that nobody has to absorb any of this entertainment. Broken down, its all just people's ideas and words that mean nothing. Unapologetically find what you enjoy and take comfort knowing you're missing nothing in the process. It's great for things to exist around us. We just don't have to care.
"Escapism is important." That single statement right there is what entertainment is supposed to be. We watch these movies and read those comic books to get away from the crush of reality and the constant perils of the real world. Well said, sir.
What world do you want to live in? We're living in the current lol 😆 sorry you can escape it to a reality that suits you lol and what you like lol
@@Pilot646so you don’t have any hobbies or things you enjoy doing to relax and disconnect?Damn must be boring being around you.
@@Pilot646 yes. it's people choice. Why are you shaming for that? Most of the people is watching movies, reading books, playing games and listening musics to escape reality. You are in minority. Lol like u live in current? You are commented on video related to marvel :D It's imaginary world with heroes, magic and etc. It's escapism.
Exactly! Amen!
There's no escape and that beep noise is a clear sign.
"Escapism is important, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
You hit the nail on the head. In today's day where everything is depressing, scary, and uncertain, escapism helps people get through one more day. But how can we escape for just an hour from our reality when the writers shoehorned poorly hidden allegories (if not blatantly spelling it out) about the real world in our escapism? I'm tired of being preached at, and I'm tired from all the real world horrors. I need that hour or two to recharge and recenter.
100% This!!! I watch movies and TV to get away from the real world and how shitty it is. So I’m not inclined to pay money to watch some misinformed prick tell me all about the imaginary world they live in, where POCs are the center of the universe, and white men are all evil and need to be belittled and insulted.
"In today's day where everything is depressing, scary, and uncertain..." Let's not forget worst aspect: It's soul-crushingly monotonous---all joy and sense-of-adventure have been stripped from life.
I just don't understand why they have to destroy characters that have been loved for decades now to be inclusive,create new ones. Did she just say the X-Men is outdated due to it being called X-Men? Wtf?
This video gave me the feels. Thank you Gary for expressing what we are all feeling.
‘Apathy is the killer’. So true.
The most significant part of your review is at 19:00. The reflection on escapism, & the importance of storytelling. Powerful. This human element has been overlooked and replaced by algorithms and sales data.
Thanks for sharing.
Yep. I would say escapism & the importance of storytelling have been replaced by identity politics, ideology, misandry, and the ethos of the devouring mother.
Some of the best memories of my childhood are of my Dad or Grandma, telling stories around the campfire (or anywhere, for that matter) I think humans just need storytelling, it's part of our psyche or something.
Almost teared up at the end there
Sometimes it's just easier to walk away when a friendship is over and my friendship with Hollywood is OVER.
You would think Disney/Marvel would take the "apathy is the killer" message seriously, because THEY showed apathy first. By not caring what criticisms the fans had towards their stuff.
as a lifelong fan of Marvel comics and Stan Lee’s/jack kirby's iconic creations, it’s destroyed me to see what Disney has done
So true. If Disney never bought out Marvel, then Marvel would of been alive and well. But now Disney just killed it and ruined everything. Even FOX and Star Wars 😠
Same.
Same
@@truearea53not true. Disney bought marvel in 2009 and if you remember up to endgame it was AMAZING. Now they are shitting the bed
They did it in purpose and I refuse to hear differently.
now you know how important writers are
Well said, Gary. Thanks for voicing what we feel. You and the rest of the fan-tubers have our gratitude and support.
When I was knee deep in addiction I would would watch Captain American when I was really hurting with withdrawals. I literally didn’t go out and score a bag because of that flagpole scene. I know the words of an ex-junkie don’t have a ton of weight, but when he dove on that grenade and told everyone to run. That really helped me forget about my sweats and shakes.
You know, stories like yours deserve to be heard. These characters and properties have been literal lifesavers. Maybe, just maybe, if they were made to understand just how much people cherish these franchises, they may actually change their ways. I'd hope so, anyways.
Glad you got clean. Keep your head up. We're all struggling with you.
Your words mean a lot to a lot of people I’m sure. I’m proud of you and the journey you take known and unknown.
To hear him tell it, Gary is an ex-junkie himself and look at all of us listening to him. Everyone needs some kind of inspiration somewhere, and so long as your morals are in the right place it doesn't matter where that inspiration originates. Keep trying Nick. It's all anyone can ever do.
@@Tundra. I appreciate everyone’s kind responses. I just keep going one day at a time.
Wild because I’d watch iron man 2 when he’s suffering palladium poisoning - ex heroin junkie
Love that solid soulful outro, Gary.
Really hit home. It was nice to hear!
I agree. I was down to earth and I think we can all get behind it.
Absolutely! He hit the nail on the head
1000000% spot on...
Came here to say the exact same thing. Thank you Gary. Keep up the good fight. We got your back.
People’s weird crush on Loki isn’t going to save your brand.
Yeah, I don't get it either. 🤷🏾♀️
Fr. He looks like a rat to me.
They tried to make something for everybody and ended up making nothing for nobody... the funny thing is, when they were aiming for one specific audience, the comic book and superhero audience, they ended up capturing a global audience. It wasn't until they tried to cater to a global audience that they lost it
There are no "toxic fans" only "fans". If they're "toxic" they're either not fans or you're doing something wrong pissing off your paying customers. It's not even hard to figure out which one it is. *IF THEY WANT THEIR PRODUCT MORE LIKE THE ORIGINAL SOURCE, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!* But if they're complaining that you *DIDN'T CHANGE ENOUGH* the source material, *THESE ARE NOT FANS, SEEING HOW THEY WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.*
Toxic fans do exist but not in the context the medias use it.
Toxicity is more within and against fandom, differences of opinions being the cause of their existence and an inability to be civil
Disney is the problem, not the fans.
Buddy, the real problem with this is that they automatically blame us for being prejudiced or something like that, so any basis with arguments that we give is taxed as a crime or something bad...
It’s funny, I find it that oftentimes the quality of a fanbase is a direct reflection of the quality of the product itself, almost like if companies put out a good product the fanbase has no reason for infighting and splitting itself over disagreements regarding the direction of the franchise
The fans aren’t toxic, the industry is. It’s an easy get out when that toxic behaviour is protected behind laws now.
It ridiculous how these minority groups have no tolerance for anyone else now their rights are constantly being shoved. Fighting oppression with more oppression is just fucking stupid.
@@mitsukamiyeah if you remember how bad it was when the female ghost busters film came out so many people getting cancelled for just stating their opinion
You know, the world has gotten weird.
In the past people were paying for what they liked and the creators adjusted their work to the taste of the paying fans.
Nowadays the creators are so full of themselves that they think they can tell us what fans are supposed to like and what not.
As if they can dictate what people like or not - big man addiction much?
They just have to think outside the box...you want diversity and don't like x-men? Fine, cast trans women, they are the x-men.
lol. I keep telling people that when they tell me I am a biggot or misogynist for not liking what they are putting out. Nobody is under any obligation to put out a movie/book/show that is tailored to my tastes...but I am not obligated to spend my money on things that I do not like. It's how the system works. Sadly, Marvel had gotten so big that it was always going to take that juggernauht a while to fail after Disney started working to destroy it. I just find it amusing that they are so desperately trying to attract an audience that has never been into comic books while ignoring all of us who always have been into them. I guess that's their perogative...although I do hate them appropriating all the good stuff I grew up with, as opposed to generating new woke content. :(
You can give people what they don’t know they want(like Ford with the car or Apple with the IPhone), but if what you gave is not good and people don’t buy/like, scrap it and listen to them.
You can’t win people by force, and the worst thing you can do is try to gaslight people, they may stop talking about it, but they also won’t show up in cinemas.
Example, Strange World movie, people can stay quiet and just stay at home. The result is the same and the studios don’t make money.
Hope they learn now.
@@demontferrat Amen to that dude
@@graveyj2000 That is the point: you are not obligated to spend money on stuff not to your liking - and yet they are blackmailing us emotionally to do so by calling us names and stigmatize us as a kind of bad person most of us are not.
I think their size and influence at the beginning caused a kind of big-man-addiction. In that state they think, they have the power to tell people what to think and what not.
Me too. Hold on to the good old stuff and memories - and ignore the woke-mentality.
Well, woke-content is broke-content at the end. At least that is what I observe so far.
Don't forget music! Also a great escapism and crutch to get through tough times! Great round up and finish on this video!
This video content, coupled with the outro speech! Wow, blown away, impeccable, job well done! Thank you 🙌🏼
"The canceled Batwoman was the most profitable DCEU film of the year"
🤣😂🤣😂
It's sad when the best way to make money is to just not make the movie.
At this point just skip the next garbage movie, give homeless shelters $10M and get a promotion for making more money than the other movies coming out.
There is a difference between writing characters for stories and writing stories around characters.
The problem is that they're not writing characters anymore, they're creating icons.
They wanted so bad to make Captain Marvel a female icon, they didn't make her a character.
Same applies to Rey, Galadriel, She-hulk, the Doctor, pretty much the entire cast of Terminator Dark Fate, the list goes on and on.
@@funkydiscogod 👍👍
@@funkydiscogod So true, They hardly get any character to begin with. Funny thing some of those characters movies I cannot even recall and thats the reason why I'm stuck watching recaps because they are making such a chaos I can't even remember the storylines anymore.
they dont write anything, they have a woke checklist done by activists who hates superheroes
Thats likeone of the main tenets of writing too.... you can have some key occurrences you want to happen, but writing characters around a story turns them into dumb tools
I feel the only way MCU can be saved is in Deadpool 3, Deadpool goes back in time in 2019 and shoots all the Disney Execs and makes sure none of this crap was made. Boom, clean storytelling while they make fun of themselves. Win-win situation :P
Can we all just take a moment to really appreciate Nerdrodic? I love this channel and everything they do. Thank you so much guys!
Snowflake and Safespace! I’d forgotten about them. In fact I remember watching the livestream when Gary discovered them. He said “Marvel, you’re dead!” He was not wrong.
Wow, I remember that. Gary displayed a rare form of anger.
@@scottmcgregor4829 yeah
Just blame women already, stop dancing around it like star lord 😂.
I thought it was a joke, but then I googled it. It was the truth, what the heck.
Blame modern feminists. I was done once I saw She-Hulk twerking and talking down about men the entire show.😒
This 20 minute video was better than any episode of any current series on Disney +…. Thank you Gary 😊
and longer than most of them. _JC
Well said. I add my thanks Gary!
Gary - You had some excellent points about the importance of pop culture... BUT...
You left out a bit... the "pop".
"Pop", as you know, is short for "popular".
"Pop culture" does everything you mentioned, and more...
It brings people together... and, if it isn't divisive woke garbage... it helps to unite different people... put aside our differences... to share something we both/all enjoy.
Like so many of us once enjoyed Star Wars, Marvel, Disney...
Yeah, I agree. Independent CZcams creatives are creating really good quality work in response to all this garbage.
Damn! that true in fact.
Gary - simply said you are the best. We need you. Keep going!!
Keep it up Gary been with you since the beginning and you deserve all the rewards for your channel, your a good dude.
Earlier this year, my dad suffered a heart attack that landed him in the hospital. Thankfully, we were able to get him in quickly and he was operated on in enough time that the damage was minimal. He is doing very well now. That being said - the entire time I sat in his hospital room or the waiting room, I read a fantasy novel. It didn’t take away the situation, nor did it make my dad well again. But it gave me something else to think about in the middle of a stressful circumstance, and I was better able to help my dad and my mom.
That’s what all of these stories and characters mean to people. It’s not about skin color or chromosomes or where you like to stick your private parts. These stories entertain people. They relieve stress. They help us think and learn in a way that a lecture can never do. To reduce creative works down to a cheap way to score political points is insulting to the work and the audience.
Great video, Gary.
Hope your father has a speedy recovery.
You made a great point, showing one of the many reasons good storytelling is so important. We are creatures of narrative.
By the bye, you know what the fastest way to increase empathy, at least based on psychological studies? Have someone read first person fiction.
Hope he’s better.
Definitely didn't need the sob story just comment on the content
@@sinoverlord409 You should probably read some first person fiction...
The day my father had his fatal heart attack, my mother took us to see Return of the Jedi. It helped sixteen-year-old me get through that day, along with her, who'd just lost her husband of nearly thirty years. Forty years ago, Hollywood made movies that could help. They've stopped doing that.
You didnt provide a chuckle or two. You brought tear in my eye. You're not an idiot with a mic and an editing software.
That escapism outro was right in the feels man. Your heart is at the right place.
Is that Oingo Boingo Dead Man's Party I hear playing lightly in the background? Lol I love that song!
The last few minutes of your video almost had me in tears. I live on my own and rarely see or speak to anyone so the characters in the movies and comicbooks I like feel like friends to me. I find great comfort and peace spending time with them. In the same way, I love watching your videos as again, it feels like I'm spending time with a friend. It was great to hear you say what I have been feeling for so long. These stories and characters matter to us. They get us through tough times which is why it's so hard to watch them be destroyed in real time. When you don't have much, you cherish the few things you do have. I'm not racist or sexist or any kind of phobe. I just want the things I love and have invested in to be respected.
You are not alone. In my experience, humans everywhere share many common values and a love for great storytelling. Disney and Hollywood have failed to recognize this commonality, and they will fail as a result. We simply need to endure.
In the last minutes you can feel the pain in Gary's words.
@@jdesanti76 Yeah, he really cares about all this stuff
Hey, we're all there with you. We wouldnt be angry if we never cared in the first place. Mauler wouldnt make 5hr videos if he didnt give a damn
Same here. Watching TV is escapism and makes me feel less alone too. That's why it's so disappointing to see the disrespect for characters that we love, or when TV shows are full of these "grey zone" characters that you just want to die... How can you enjoy a show if you just wish all the main characters would die because they're horrible?
Watching Gary is more interesting than any forthcoming Disney/Marvel movie. I’m also more excited for the next video than any forthcoming Disney/Marvel movie.
Just don't ask him bout his favorite orange president 😂
He well get a hard on and start talking bout how great russia is .
😂
And he gets more views
Yes, correct.😂😂😂
I'm looking forward to DeadPool 3, and I'm even more anxious that they don't destroy it with it.
I agree Colin, id rather watch the Plinkett reviews than the prequels too.
Diversity is good when it exists naturally; when it's not talked about. Hollywood doesn't use diversity because it's helpful for social change, and you know this because 70% of their marketing strategies for their content is, "look how diverse this cast is. We made that!"
Like the video. Yep had a chuckle or two. While I didn’t see most of the shows you mentioned I now feel I’ve see all the important parts. I used to collect Marvel comics when I was younger. I stopped when they hit .50¢. Yeah a long time ago. Thankfully I saved some of them-Spider-Man 1, all the Silver Surfer, some X- Men and others.
It’s just sad to see what has happened to the good comics especially those done by Steranko, jeez he was a good artist.
Anyway keep up the good work bringing entertaining news.
as a lifelong fan of Marvel comics and Stan Lee’s iconic creations, it’s sickens me to see what Disney has done. 😕
And surprise, surprise. The real decline after Endgame started with his death. As if he was the last line of defence to give us a true MCU. I bet Disney could not wait for him to die to trample all over his grave and legacy.
Imagine if - in another timeline - Marvel never went full ESG, never went full DEI, never went multiverse. Imagine Gary being just one of many online reviewers singing praise of 2 - 3 Marvel live action shows every year and another incarnation of Doctor Who. Imagine Geeks&Gamers team excited for Zack Snyder's Justice League 2 and Star Wars: Duel of the Fates. The most emotional "What if..." that's yet to be written is a story about us-fans getting what we want and what we deserve.
😂 A "What If" comic if you will...
What you describe would only be in an "alternate universe" for sure.
What if Star Trek Picard had been a three season build up for a massive TNG era Star Trek finale instead of getting Discovery and the Patrick Stewart vanity project. The what if’s…..
I suspect, with the pressure of Hollywood, the only way it would have survived, was if Stan Lee had survived 20 more years and been more healthy. His death, might have killed the MCU, more than Tony Stark.
Marvel died when Stan Lee died
🤣🤣🤣 'hold my bud light' 🤣🤣🤣 farken killed me!!! 🤣🤣🤣
This was incredible and a million times more entertaining then anything marvel has pushed out over the past half decade
It really is crazy how they are in this position, right around peak Marvel from 2015-2019 NO ONE thought they would be in this position. They got cocky
Lazy not cocky...
It actually went so according to plan that White Rabbit tried to screw it. They copied the new Marvel comics formula of ignoring your customers in favor of virtue signaling to an audience that wouldn’t pirate your product, let alone buy it.
@@YudazOwnnot lazy, they are burning money on the wrong writers and stories even when they are not skillful, thats the definition of being cocky.
I’m actually impressed with how knowledgeable and well edited this video was and wasn’t just 20 minutes of saying the same thing
When he said the cancelled Batgirl film was their most profitable of the year, I fell of my seat laughing. Its truly true. IF they had finished it and released it they would have lost masses more cash on it. By axing it they saved the money so its more profitable to not make something, than to make what they want us to see and have flop after flop. They will never learn and nothing will change. The most you can hope for is the whole thing is put on hold and paused for some years till the woke firestorm burns itself out....
How about that big chunk that was repeated? Pretty sloppy editing actually. If it was done for effect, it was a bad effect.
If marvel has gotten bad. It's cause you have no life and you've invested way too much of yourself into being entertained. Just like the government wants😊
@@robertdouble559right? I though this guy was being sarcastic. There’s a chunk that’s word for word at the beginning and like 2/3 through. Tf
@@drunkman12345probably to make a point that marvel destroyed their comic book sales and are now repeating the exact same mistake with the MCU. Repeating the exact same words was probably to show that marvel learned nothing and do the same shit again.
Hot damn, that ending monologue hit hard, because I went through all that shit, too, just like you did, and one of the things that was always there for me were the stories I grew up and love and always will. I fancy myself a writer, and I’m trying to do my best to be one of those who rises to the occasion to replace what we’ve lost. Thank you, Nerdrotic!
I'm personally disgusted they didn't even consider blaming it on the boogie.
But seriously, after guardians 3, I have no more marvel ip I'm looking forward to. I feel like the fantastic 4 are always doomed to have a bad on screen adaptation at this point
Used to be that I was spending $50 or more a month at my local comic shop. Now that shop is long gone, and I don't even know where one is in my area. It's sad that once upon a time, my mom supported my love of comic books because it made me love reading, and now parents are actively trying to keep their kid aways from comics and other forms of entertainment to keep them from being indoctrinated into the modern nonsense culture.
It would be better if they gave them old books/comics to read rather than keep them from reading
I was just going to say, it's best to go back in time and get the classic comics from the 70s and up to the 90s
Ive always planned for when i have a kid i would show them the shows i grew up with insted of those parents who just put cocomelon on and ignore their children
That message at the end was beautiful. Thank you so much Gary and all the team at Nerdrotic for making me laugh, smile and even tear up a bit at the end.
Yeah, that was great :-)
Always on point.
Thanks for all your work, my dude.
Loved the message at the end… thanks Gary
You are absolutely one of my favorite “idiots with a microphone”. Keep up the great work, you are appreciated.
The "It's very unique because they've done it before" was especially idiotic...
You and me both. Give that man a 🍺
These people really think a million dollar company is failing 😂😂
So basically this channel is just about saying how bad Disney is?? It’s an every thing is woke channel…got it
@@Leo6933nothing gets past you, does it?! Hahaha
“Inclusivity”, “progress”, “empowerment” is a religion to these people. Until there’s a passive purge at Disney, it will never change. Being an Ali and an activist is more important than good stories and making money to them. Sad
By the time Disney figures it out hopefully they go out of business
Profit, ROI and a happy customer over rules any religion in the entertainment industry, and the wokies will soon find out a pendulum swings both ways, and the only colour that really matters in hollywoke is green.
And like all religions- it isnt real
These people thought they had a platform... which is true enough.
They forgot that they had a DUTY... to please the fans... to give them/us what they/we want.
It really is that simple.
Saint Floyd was the catalyst that brought all this on. All the liberal artists are now filled with self-loathing and they’re taking it out on classic characters made by white men.
John wick carrying Hollywood rn
Great vid Gary, esp the end
"Escapism IS important."
So well said, Brother Gary! Your closing remarks brought a tear to my eye AND put a grin on me mug. Thank you for keeping me entertained, it really does help!!
Oh there’s already numerous reasons for this but largely it has to do with selling out and thinking everyone is supposed to be fine with trash just cuz it came from Marvel.
EXACTLY! They got lazy and cashed out
totally agree with the closing comments.. from someone who isn't / wasn't used to failure - covid19 destroyed my business (aviation mainly focused in NZ/AU) and life, I just shutdown and gave up, escapism is useful. Lots of earlier films used to give life lessons, especially the idea of redemption.. or pulling yourself up - myself, even as an adult used to look up to male role models even if in world of fantasy - there are none or few now. I started to go down a dark path, which I won't go into as frankly too ashamed at myself.. but was a sort of escapism (ok starting to hang around with some biker clubs.. actually most of them were ok, some were psychos, but at least I felt something)... This might sound insane, but it isn't just about 'content' / 'product' it's about society.. art makes society, and vice-a-verse.. I fear for the future... I kind of turned my life around, but only just.
When you started talking about the marvel comics, I missed the part where you specified comic books and, because i was looking away from the screen, I had to rewind after a minute when I realized you weren't talking about the movies because it's the exact same situation. And somehow I'm not surprised that comics aren't in homes anymore
Gary once again hit the nail on the head! Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel and DC had pulled me through some of the most difficult times in my life. It is so disheartening to see what they’ve regressed into. All because of idiots that value their activism over good storytelling and characters.
The funniest thing is: the handful of hater accounts are going to go 'Nuh-uh! Marvel's doing great! Disney is doing great! you're just a mean hater bigot!' even now as Disney's on the verge of being bought out by a single billionaire. The idea of 1 guy buying disney lock stock and barrel just 5 years ago was unthinkable.
Love you man. Keep going
Well said good sir, especially the end.
The ending of this one was Surprisingly heartwarming. Plus Gary made it through an entire video without mentioning One Piece? Good stuff team Nerdrotic! Hail to the fellowship!
Killing off all your established characters with any charisma and charm and replacing them with people who have zero charm, appeal or personality,
then insert writers who only care about themselves and their ideals with zero regard for characters lore and history.
Dude the opening scene 😂😂
In the ending part, Those words hit my big heart hard.
If I can say a personal story: After JDF/Jason David Frank’s Death, I felt like nothing could make me happy. However, Where Wakanda Forever failed, Oshi no Ko (An Anime) brought up higher than Avengers Endgame had! Sure the First episode was depressing but….It gave me a story that I can stay invested in, until I picked up the Manga right after that. (Secret Invasion overkilled me with its lack of creative direction by bellyflopping straight into the deepest pits of Hell.)
To be honest, Better Comics and Manga came out during Marvel plus DC Comics downfall. Escapism is truly a therapeutic experience.
I stopped reading comics around 2005, when I started to pick up manga. Especially Naruto, Inuyasha and such.
I became more a big fan of manga and anime then American comics. Manga has always been amazing. It's nice to see people finally realizing it.
Another nail hit squarely on the head. Thank you, Gary, for so eloquently voicing what so many of us believe too. God Bless!
God Bless!
Satan Bless
OPE NOPE NOPE
It's CLEARLY -ist-a-phobic -gatey russian bots.
Disney and it's hires just have to come up with NEW and IMPROVED insults, sure to bring the fans back, and make them realize what terrible people they are.
Perhaps they can run a contest to appeal to fans: Let Kevin Fiege shit in a fan's mouth live on-stream. rather than just their eyes and ears.
I grew up reading my dad's old Marvel (and a handful of DC) comics. They _had_ "strong female characters" in Storm, Jean Gray, and more. I admired their strength of _character,_ how they faced adversity of all types and strove to overcome it. Sometimes they'd break down when things were hard, but they always got back up and tried again, eventually becoming victorious. Sometimes men saved them, sometimes they saved men, but (for those on a team) they worked _together._ It wasn't a competition, it was cooperation.
But that's not enough for intersectional feminists. _Nothing's_ ever enough for intersectional feminists. They wouldn't even be satisfied if every man on the planet died and they found a way to reproduced without men; they'd _still_ find something to complain about b/c they're malcontents. They can't make their own characters b/c they're flat and one-dimensional, just author self-inserts...so they take already established _male_ characters and make them gay, trans, female, or some overly-complicated mix of the above. They prey on nostalgia-bait-and-switch, and wonder why sales are falling.
Time to go indie.
Bro even the movies they had the female x men working together and even succeeding without being all "girl power"
The modern agenda Marvel has, they NEVER cared about characters or world building, just *THE MESSAGE* and their identity politics.
I think you thanos snapped a certain group of delusionists brother ... good job though.. I agree the modern western feminism is spoiling every one in the world ..
When strong men run a country/business it grows. When angry feminists run a country/business it’s fail. Even at the face of losing billions, meh it not their money they are losing
if men disappeared from the world overnight, civilization would come to a screeching halt. who would build things, fix things, and maintain the infrastructures?
@@johnnyrotundo6483not Feminists, that's for sure
"HOLD MY BUDLIGHT" lmfao
Who was the person in the green shirt at 8:10? I remember seeing them years ago and haven't been able to find them since.
That bit at the end about escapism came out of nowhere, and was profound as heck.
Great content as always.
Gary is the voice of every person who deals with personal struggles, and is resentful of instead being beat over the head with “the message” where we used to find reprieve from the suffering of life.
IF youre racist, homophobic and misogynstic I guess. He's not wrong about a lot of stuff but his anger is misdirected at the result of pandering and not the action of pandering. No one wanted Falcon to be Captin America, I liked him as Falcon. But.. don't make it into a race thing. WE HATE BLACK CHARACTERS, WOMEN and anyone who isn't a straight white male. Its really racist sounding, even the hate on Asian hulk. The IDEAS are stupid, the the actions are stupid, but why bring down the victims of pandering and not condeem the action?
The "victims of pandering" are the audience. No one likes to be preached at. I don't watch movies to be lectured about the perceived "privilege" I have. F you, you don’t know me or my life. Shut up, get off your obnoxious soap box and just tell a decent story.
The second fantastic four pic lmaoo
I loved that you used Dead Man’s Party as background music! I heard it at 9:03 pretty clearly, and was presently surprised. I don’t know if anyone else picked up on it , but I did. You earned a new subscriber.
You're right about stories getting folks through rough times. It got me through some very tough stuff. That's why it's such a shame to see some of these same characters bastardized for the sake of diversity or whatever agenda the media is pushing that week.
Yeah they movies were around for a long time. Idk how many things I went through and had a new marvel movie to look forward too. And wasn't disappointed. Now days I skip it all.
Comics were my life as a kid. I read most Marvel titles, even the oddball ones like Deathlok, Werewolf by Night, and War of the Worlds (Killraven). I watched the bad made-for- TV movies of Spider-man and Captain America. I suffered through the Fantastic Four Cartoons where they replaced The Human Torch with Herbie the Robot (Star Wars was huge so...droid). In the 90s (my 30s) I collected with friends at work. I sold and re-bought collections. The Daredevil "Electra" storyline was unbelievable. She-Hulk was amazing. She served as a substitute for the Thing for a while in the Fantastic 4 and was an Avenger. Pre MCU Movies were very enjoyable. Sam Raimi Spiderman Movies set the bar but I like Blade, Daredevil, and even Electra. The X-Men movies were fine with Logan being gold. The MCU was a treat because I could introduce my kids to my heroes, but then it all went south (Thor Love and Thunder broke me) and it makes me sad. I'll hang onto the few DVDs I still have to hopefully share with future grandkids. By destroying Marvel, like Star Wars, I feel betrayed by Disney and the woke agenda (I'm a left leaning moderate). I'm sad for the kids that won't get to adventure with their heroes like I did. Good Job, Disney.
I tend to agree with everything you have stated
“The woke agenda” lmao 💀
The movies are bad because they’re written poorly, not because black people and women are in them
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Nice touch adding Dead Man's party from oingo boingo 🎧👌
What to the activists do after they've burned down the company they've infiltrated? They no longer have a platform to screech from.
Always trust a leftist activist to double down on stupid. You can set your watch to it, it's that predictable.
No, they move to the next thing to destroy
They’ll try to get involved in anime or 40k
They are Locust.
@@KenDAKL4everbingo. Was going to write the same thing
The closing part of this video had me in tears. Thank you Gary for being a true voice for real fans, and expressing why we love our escapism in whichever form it comes. ❤
yeah, i was at elementary school when iron came up, i remember skipping class so i can watch 1 avengers, after end game it just doesnt feel cool anymore being a marvel vans
Hence why gatekeeping is so important
People need to understand Disney is not in the entertainment business, they are a propaganda machine, don't get surprised when they don't give you the good content you expect.
damn right, you nailed it, the reason why Disney is keep shoving our throat the propaganda.
"stage 5 and 6". At least cancer has the decency to stop at stage 4
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I can tell you right now after D+ destroyed one of my lesser known and underrated, but loved Marvel characters, Moonknight, I was done with it and I used to have it bundled with my Hulu and when this last recent price hike went into effect, I said screw that and dropped D+. Wasn't even willing to keep it with ads in place. So, count me in as one of those 11+ million subscribers that gave D+ DAS BOOT! lol
Disney destroyed well-known Marvel characters such as Thor, Loki & Hulk. I wonder how they will manage to destroy the X-Men.
Thank you for sharing. ALL your videos make my day!
I said it before and I’ll say it again. Marvel/Disney should quadruple down and go all in. I want the writers and directors to show us what they really want the future to look like.
Aka, japanese non-woke fan service masterpiece(s).
❤ this comment
Disney forumula. Pick a classic and ruin it.
+ Like action remake
+ gender swap
* race swap
+ LGBTQ themes
+ Disabled actor
+ People of minority
+ No functioning family dynamic in films of real people (aka films that aren't just animated)
+ No functioning hetero relashionships
+ Girl bosses, no adversity, naturally are stronger, smarter, better then men at everything
What does this comment even mean
@@alittlebitofjessicaIKR? If they go all in with these trash writers and producers, then Marvel will plummet and die. Prolly the best thing that'll happen if they don't focus up.
Gary you don’t know how important you are to so many people, thank you.
I don't know it either lmao
No he's not.
What he said about escapism at the end is so true. Good entertainment was the only thing that got me through middle school. I hate the current state of the video game and movie industries.
The beginning is perfect
That ending resonated with me in so many levels... my escapism still is music, and along with it pop culture shaped me of what i know about myself.
I had a friend who was a huge fan of the walking dead comic and went full cold-turkey on the show the second Carl died because, in his eyes, there was nothing they could do to stay true to the source material beyond that point. Now when I talk to him about the MCU, I always refer to season one of She-Hulk as "Carl's Death"
My “Carl’s death” moment was the Capt Marvel movie. It was all downhill from there.
I haven't read the Walking Dead comics, but I thought they followed Morgan's adventures, and Rick and them were made up for the TV show?
@@levistonermine was the second She-Hulk stopped halfway through the last episode and became a festival of nonsensical fuckery.
And it has been fuckery ever since
The term is "jumped the shark" - first associated with Happy Days as it was never the same after Fonzie jumped the shark.
@@theladyivy I haven't read the comic either, but I know the very last page of Kirkman's run ends with Carl hugging his daughter. So if he's not the main character, he at least makes it to the end.
One of your absolute best!
It really seems as if the corporate execs severely underestimated the facts that, 1) these were not just stories to the hardcore fans - these were highly relatable characters to a group of people who may have struggled to fit in to the world around them and found an outlet, 2) this group of consumers did NOT appreciate these stories being bastardized, and 3) this group of consumers was much, much larger than execs realized, leading to this group's further struggles fitting in to the world D+ had created around THEIR stories. In other words, they done messed up. Beyond all of this, the adapted stories were so boring that even hardcore fans (myself included) were willing to give them a chance and gave them a watch, only to walk away disinterested and disillusioned.
Garry, I'm French-speaking, I live near Montreal, I don't miss any of your videos that I have to subtitle, I've been a subscriber for a long time. I want to thank you for your work. Don't let those nasty leftists get to you. They've destroyed everything, but they won't destroy us. And like the phoenix, better entertainment will rise from the ashes. Strength and honor, my friend.
Didnt worked for Jean Gray tho :P
Heh....that was down to Sophie "I am 27 with two kids but still want to shag around in nightclubs like I am 18" Turner....
As a canadian i am obliged to dislike quebecers. But youre alright sir. Have a good day😊
"nasty leftists" LMFAO! Says the guy with free health care, government mandated French, reduced tuition... grow up.
@@colin8161 What are you talking about? It's the opposite. We're the ones doing everything we can to preserve our language, while the government is trying to make us disappear. And health care is also offered when the right is in power. We owe nothing to the left
Gary, thank you so much for everything you do! Your last 2 min of the video really touched something important and I just wanted to truly thank you for the escapism you provide to so many of you, being the short quality videos or through your podcasts! thanks for countless hours of entertainment in difficult times, I'm 26 with a mom who has just been diagnosed with alzheimers, so I truly mean it when I say thank you for everything you provide! Love from Denmark
Gary gets it, the commonality that runs between us fans of Star Wars or Marvel, and how it has been betrayed by Disney, and how it can be corrected...
Hey,im sending all the good karma your way that I can.hang in there and I hope that bright days are in your future to help out with the bad ones.
Holy crap Gary! Tell us how ya really feel 🤪 Serioul\sly though, been watching you for years now. Great review. Hail FNT 🤓😆😎
that was a powerful emotional sentiment at the end
i remember growing up in the 90's when disney represented excellence, legacy, artistry, something truly cultural significant.
i was staggered watching the lion king in the cinema when i was ten. after aladdin everyone knew it would be great but after the opening scene it was clear that it was more than just a great cartoon. it felt like something that was the best of what humans could achieve when working together, like nasa or something.
i thought disney was reflective of how much better and more advanced the world was getting. unfortunately that still seems to be the case.
I’m not a Marvel fan, a comic book fan, a Star Wars fan or DC fan, but I was a loving Disney fan. But, they’ve damaged everything they touch, so I enjoy watching you & others criticize them. Keep up the good work!!
Y’all are so sad
@@djstylegaming1398And that's why you're here complaining 😂
@@XiaoyuuuYT where am I complaining?? I made a statement 😂😂😂
@@djstylegaming1398 Us? Sad? Yes, only if Disney did better... :)