There’s a reason the culture war is a minor discussion topic on this storytelling discussion site.
There are people convinced in early 2025 that they’re seeing proof “woke media” is changing gears because the business owners don’t care and just see the money they’ve lost. I’m not so sure for a host of reasons I won’t get into here, and if you read this near the end of the year or beyond you know if they went underground or pushed back harder. I don’t think it’s going away, but BW Media Spotlight isn’t a culture site, it’s a review site. Even though the activists are a new problem, I’m focused on how they got in so that they don’t get back. Bad adaptations, people being the wrong choice for a project but got the job because they did this other thing successfully, creators with “better” ideas or want to attack this thing they didn’t like, and people who game the system to get their story out by fooling the right people (even fans who thought they were getting something they wanted) have been issues and these need to be addressed as well. It’s just the activists have highlighted the problems, but if all you see is “woke” you’re missing the larger problem.
Over at The Clutter Reports this week, I started one of those longer projects by organizing my personal files. This is already planned to be a multi-day project, but I was able to get far enough for this week’s report. Starting this and being a bit tired is why I forgot to do a Saturday Night Showcase this week. Sorry.
As I write this on Saturday night there is no new episode of DC Heroes United. Are they having trouble getting this out? At any rate this means even if I need a second day, we’re finishing the Star Trek writer’s guide’s Q&A section and finishing the entire guide. If they get one out by Tuesday’s post time, I think we’re still finishing the guide. There isn’t much left to the Q&A. There’s also the Chapter By Chapter review of Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Mirror Image, which will probably take all winter at least. Plus whatever else I can find to discuss, the continuing comic reviews, and so on.
Have a great week, everyone!
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