Mediocre Media.

Am I the only one who has grown increasingly tired of sequels and 80's remakes? It's as if the entire film making community have lost the ability to come up with an original idea. Or more likely the movie making machine has been taken over by the accountants, and we all know what their real priority is, it's not encouraging creativity but making sure they can squeeze as much money out of a sure thing, hence Fast and Furious 6 and a rumored 7 in the making.

Something has to be done to counteract this trend, maybe people should just refuse to shell out their limited dosh to watch these mediocre movies, because at the end of the day they just care whether or not it makes a profit, so in theory if this type of movie doesn't make a huge profit they'll have to change their styles and try to come up with something new and challenging.

But I doubt this will ever happen, the kids of the current generation have such a low attention span, that if their isn't any explosions of sex from the offset they will switch. Another reason why it will be hard to change is because of all these awards and rating systems. People just go on the notion that because they have a ton of awards and have been highly praised in the media, that it must be good. Don't people remember Avatar?!! That got some awards and was highly acclaimed in the media but was insulting to anyone with half a brain. Lest we forget Twilight also got rave reviews in the media and we all know how that turned out!

I miss movies and television shows that relied on a good script, excellent story line and with a good group of actors and directors who aren't afraid of going against the grain. Hollywood has been taken over by the bankers, and the bankers do not have the patience to let thing develop naturally and evolve, they are more interested in getting immediate rewards. This is not healthy or beneficial to anyone, but they don't want to wait to develop any show with potential, and hence they all get shut down get cut before they get the chance to become great, while others that should have either died or tried to evolve into something else ( The Mentalist) keep going.

It is just plain insulting when they think they can just get away with the same formulae forever without trying to be creative. All one has to do is look at what happened to show like 24, House and now The Mentalist. You can perhaps get away with using the same formulae for about 3 seasons but eventually you have to start thing outside the box. Maybe Hollywood should fire the bankers and hire some good quality writers, because after all, writing is the main key to good storytelling- I implore you to stop treating the public like children, incapable of comprehending complex ideas, because many of the older generation are growing tired of the same old thing and we do have the majority of the money!

So if you want to make a profit you will heed my words, because I refuse to shell out £16 for mediocre stock!