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>>8351705>The single worst thing the MOTU fanbase has ever done is prevent the line from leaving the '80s and gatekeep against anyone with even a slightly different sensibility. And
>>8350880Absolutley. Both of these sentiments are 100% correct and thanks to orgfags and gatekeepers, the entirety of the franchise has remained on life support for decades.
Mattel and now Hasbro have really bent over backwards time and time again to keep their die hard core fanbase happy. But by doing so, they've prevented any growth or expansion of the property.
Honestly... I see it happening again with the Kevin Smith reboot. Young people don't give a fuck about Kevin Smith... I'm sure most people under 30 have no idea who he is. His heydays were in the 90s... when Xers who grew up with MOTU were in high school, entering the real world and forming their personalities. I see signing him on as yet another move to appease gatekeepers and orgfags, assuring them it will be handled "properly" ie: stuck in the past with Gen-Xer tier cynical humor and non stop introspective, overly scripted monologues...
Honestly... I dislike Kevin Smith and his movies. He's well known for going off the rails when actors adlib or deviate from the script in any fashion. This wouldn't be so intolerable if his dialogue weren't incredibly contrived and he didn't write every single character in his own voice.
Seriously... of you've ever heard him speak... then view one of his movies... it's ALL him. He's a terrible writer with a large ego and zero perspective outside of his own. Every fucking line for every fucking character reads like something he himself would say during an interview or podcast.
Again, Smith's largest fan base in 2020... is still Gen Xers and older Millenials. Neckbeards in their 30s-40s... the same demographic that's kept the franchise from expanding beyond its narrow scope for decades.
