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  • I wish I could find it again, but years ago I saw a video about why you couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today, aside from it already existing/permission/etc. It wasn’t the racism or anything, or how people today are too sensitive.

    It couldn’t be made today because Blazing Saddles basically destroyed the entire genre.

    Prior to its release, Westerns were everywhere. They were incredibly popular, with countless movies and TV shows released every year. Then this movie comes along, points out all of the overused tropes, and reveals the formula they’ve all been using. The genre of Westerns has never recovered. It would be lampooning obscure content with dated references that people don’t understand.

    That’s the real reason it couldn’t be made today.











  • Nollij@sopuli.xyztoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldMe too buddy
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    2 months ago

    Clearly, this needs to be a meeting with 20 people. We need to get consensus on the number and color of ducks, and what to do about them. Plus there’s the more elementary question of whether water can be wet.

    It needs to be 2 hours. The only slot that everyone has free is during lunch, so I booked that.