tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111651634417201066.post5922537584869621709..comments2023-10-20T11:26:45.229-04:00Comments on Notes on Popular Culture: Not So Sexy AnymoreMediaMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548519999729515206noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111651634417201066.post-45114073001598940932010-05-26T09:40:45.452-04:002010-05-26T09:40:45.452-04:00Welcome to the realm of fanboy/fangirldom, where y...Welcome to the realm of fanboy/fangirldom, where you often have to completely write off later attempts to cash in on your favorite franchises because they so completely lack what made the original great (e.g.: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Transformers, and countless others.)<br /><br />It's possible that the reason the movie was subpar is the extremely limited amount of screen time compared to a television series. When you only have two hours, studios tend to chuck things like character development in favor of more visually exciting beats, since they believe that a movie should be nothing more than the producers jangling a very shiny and expensive set of keys in front of the audience for two hours.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569180426066178711noreply@blogger.com