America’s Tastes

It’s no secret America has bad tastes my dear friends. The Collective is an exception obviously, yet living in this country we clearly see America’s attachment to the mediocre and the below average. Prime examples:

Above Photo Credit: Christopher Simon

Wolf T-Shirts (not worn in a tongue-in-cheek manner)

The Jersey Shore

and

Anything directed by this man:

Because America has an appetite for the bland and second-rate, good things sometimes do not succeed as they should, such as the recently released Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (came in #5 over opening weekend).

Truly original ideas get beat out by sequels, and established names and franchises. Often geeks (and stealth geeks) suffer because of this folly. Proof in point, we no longer have:

Firefly

The Tick

Arrested Development

and good movies that should have done well at the box office, sadly didn’t. Films such as:

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Iron Giant

Blade Runner

Children of Men

From Justin to Kelly

Just kidding. From Justin to Kelly’s existence is enough to make us suffer.

Though America continues to fatten itself on poorly executed, half baked movies and tv shows, there are some execs and studios who do see the light. Marvel Studios, Wingnut Films, Lightstorm Entertainment, and even Walt Disney Pictures are just a few names that are open to the idea of new fantasy/sci-fi properties. Vote with your dollars correctly when attending the theater dear friends.