spitting

bro saying a whole lotta nothing

I think he’s more talking about how you can’t even broach certain subject matters anymore without a reaction, so you can’t get to the meat of the subject.

An a***ogy, there’s nothing funny about something like rape inherently, it’s a f***ed up thing that happens. That’s why a good joke about it is so f***ing rare, it has to be not on the victims, it has to walk this tightrope of the audience reactions and then the punchline has to be good enough that it shocks you into a laugh.

But if the audience is going to have a knee jerk reaction as soon as you say the word, you’ll never be able to get to the punchline. So some people don’t even try it out of fear, and others just don’t have the ability to walk that tightrope (and you need to be okay with the fact you might lose some people as soon as you broach the subject)

been a long time since hes had people mad as s*** over some tweets

I don't think that's the case at all. It would make more sense if he was using the word "cancelled" in the scope of a network/company terminating production of a show. There's 9000+ homogenous genres of TV shows and even movies nowadays because people are scared to push boundaries. He could even be referencing SNL, whose popularity peaked when it was something different from the late-night of the time, which has been completely b******ized to the point of ridicule. Talk shows are the same host in different forms. Sitcoms are the same format in different forms. I think he's saying that there needs to be more people challenging themselves in the medium of television, which it seems like he's trying to do with Atlanta. He could very well be talking about how cancel culture has come to mold popular media but the context seems more to be in the scope of creativity and innovation in television specifically.

Why are people so mad? He's quite literally just saying that people are too scared of experimenting in TV because they think they might lose their audience

Given the context of the other two tweets the interpretation that he was talking about cancel culture makes no sense at all

Donald coming out the blue and making an unprovoked statement that irritates people brings me so much nostalgia

Oh he meant people are afraid of getting their show cancelled? The way he worded it was the people themselves are afraid of getting cancelled

Donald is right then but to be fair great shows have always been cancelled, that’s nothing new

Yea, I mean that's just the most logical interpretation of what the tweets say, but given how "cancelled" can take on so many different meanings anymore and the vague context of the tweets I think that's why people are taking it so many different ways and some are getting upset.

people really mad at those tweets?

Reading comprehension at an all time low

he ain’t say anything offensive nor profound !

Donald does raise a good point, however I don't fully agree with people not being able to put out what they want out of fear of getting a show canceled. Random Acts of Flyness is a show I always go back to as an example of an extremely weird/unconventional and provocative show that appeals more to a black audience that doesn't seem like it has to worry about getting canceled. It's second season starts this year and I think it was renewed for two more seasons.

It's all about finding the right studio/platforms to go to with whatever weird ass show or idea you have. We live in an era where a lot of unconventional TV/Film in regards to aesthetics and subject matter is getting made because it's starting to become a thing that a growing majority of people want to see. What was once niche is now coming to the forefront.

Is he saying you shouldn't be afraid of your show getting cancelled? That seems like a pretty reasonable fear tbh

No matter how you understand his tweets, he’s right. Safety trumps creativity.

A show like “The Sopranos” could never be made today.

aren't they making a prequel show to it right now?

It won’t take the same creative risks

Dumb take. There are lots of shows over the past couple years that took creative risks. Russian Doll, Fleabag, Pen15, Lovecraft Country to name a few

Nope, it’s a film and it’s based on something already very popular so they aren’t taking risks (well, Chase is taking risks in a way because he must give us something as good as his show). Imagine a show with openly racist, misogynistic antiheroes like The Sopranos today. It couldn’t be made. And don’t get me wrong, I don’t think we need racist protagonists, I’m just saying critics and woke Twitter would be outraged even if the show isn’t endorsing the “opinions” of some of its characters.

“Russian Doll” is based on one of the most overused tropes in the history of cinema. Don’t get me wrong but I love the show.

“Fleabag” isn’t the first show to have a main character breaking the fourth wall and it’s an adaptation.

“Lovecraft Country” relies on a well established lore and it’s an adaptation.

Haven’t seen the other show. So what’s the problem here? Well it’s pretty simple: most shows are either extremely boring/safe/uninteresting and rely on a precise formula which is supposed to be PC (most Netflix shows are like that) or adaptations/remakes/reboots of successful franchises/works. The culture is stuck in a loop of adapted/rebooted works and/or shows made people who aren’t creative in the slightest but who are able to do something safe.

Donald is 100%.

Ehh I think the prequel film is gonna be plenty racist still. It's taking place during the Newark Riots from the perspective of Italians from Jersey...look up what caused the Newark Riots in the 60s. This is gonna be a very risky movie to premiere in this day and age

Now that I think about it, you might be right.

I’ll bet $10 they water it all the way down

I don’t know, man. Chase is old, he’s from another era. I think the film will be his vision. He’s not the kind to compromise (and I’m pretty sure that’s why he hasn’t made another show since).