Someone actually watches AG! Well, that's 1.
I know, kind of snarky, but that show seems infinitely skippable goes what else is out there.
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Showrunner for Upcoming 'Amazing Stories' Series Exits After Apple Requests Family Friendly Content
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Someone actually watches AG! Well, that's 1.
I know, kind of snarky, but that show seems infinitely skippable goes what else is out there.
I fully support them in this for several reasons.
1. They are writing the checks, they get to decide what content they want to pay for.
2. I am super tired of the idea that only raunchy, not family friendly content, can convey mature stories.
Please, lets have some good mature stories that don't resort to language or sex to tantalize the audience.
How is Apple planning on releasing this content? Are they finally going to have a service where most of their movies are included along with these original series like they should have done all along? Right now, they don't have a platform for those of us who don't want their music
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You need to set up parental controls and leave the rest of us aloneI think it;s about time Apple blocked adult content from being displayed on all iPhone's, iMac's and other Apple equipment
Good. Seems all the "great content" has to show an abundance of sex and violence. There's enough of that out there already. Something family friendly is a good move.
Note for all repliers to my message: I'm not saying there are no good shows out there as "original content" but saying that there's plenty of market for good shows that are "original content" minus the sex and violence.
Note for all repliers to my message: I'm not saying there are no good shows out there as "original content" but saying that there's plenty of market for good shows that are "original content" minus the sex and violence.
Apple's got the money, so they're calling the shots. That said, even though Hollywood is a big place with a lot of talent, Apple may want to consider not doing things that may propagate the idea that they're the new, rich ****** on the block. If they burn enough bridges, they may eventually have a hard time recruiting top talent regardless of what they're willing to pay.
This is really great of Apple. The TV world is already flooded and over saturated with "edgy" and "adult" shows, and I for one and extremely tired of them.
If Apple wants to build car, buy Tesla.
If Apple wants build speakers, buy Sonos.
If Apple wants to make TV shows, buy Netflix.
If Apple wants to make family friendly programming, buy Disney.
What are you Apple fans saying? That Apple has no innovation left? All they need to do is buy bunch of companies?
And that is why consumer electronics companies should not be in the business of creating shows (or any entertainment really). Give us the screens, we'll use them to watch what we want.
Apple needs to purchase Disney, all the family friendly content in the world at your diaposal. Why reinvent the wheel? And use the Apple TV for distribution.
All Disney content, sports content and just sell off Parks & Resort + Cruise.
This ain't that complicated. At some point Apple will either have to return some of that cash pile to investors or aquire something big.
All Disney content, sports content and just sell off Parks & Resort + Cruise.
This ain't that complicated. At some point Apple will either have to return some of that cash pile to investors or aquire something big.
I love my dark and edgy content, but not everything needs to be dark and edgy.
There's a distinct lack of light-hearted original online content these days.
There's a distinct lack of light-hearted original online content these days.
This is a ridiculously bad decision ... who doesn't like "dark" entertainment? Black Mirror is brilliant (for the most part). Apple can really be tone-deaf sometimes ... this decision reminds me of how/why they fell so far behind streaming music for so long.
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I absolutely agree. The idea that sex and violence are essential to make great art is proved wrong in endless great TV shows and novels of the past.
Could also be said way too many addicts to shows with sex and violence.
Not necessarily, creative differences happen all the time in the industry (and they're seldom personal). David Fincher, the godfather of "Dark" has left projects due to similar circumstances. He even threatened to back out of Se7en if they altered the original ending.
Anyway, brilliant though Black Mirror is, you don't have to have "adult" content in everything - that's not what the "F" in "SF" stands for... Plus, we've had the (mediocre) P.K. Dick anthology, now Altered Carbon which, while not an anthology, explored similar territory (the book long pre-dates Black Mirror, of course - written SF was doing that stuff decades ago). That stuff is going to be getting old soon.
Since Game of Thrones, non-broadcast TV has been trying to out-dark-and-edgey itself. I think program makers are a bit inclined to say "Hey, we're streaming now, woohoo", over-indulge with the gore and nudity and let off so many F-bombs that they have to start resorting to C-bombs to get anybody's attention. Its a bit like seeing a TV comedian live and hearing them swear their head off because they can, instead of actually being funny.
Its getting to be tedious rather than shocking. By the time Amazing Stories comes out, the world may be ready for something different.
They should look at (e.g.) Doctor Who, which has been turning out B-movie fantasy/horror for a family audience for over 50 years (including a fair amount of crud, but as Theodore Sturgeon said, that accounts for 90% of everything) - episodes like "The Empty Child", "Blink" or "Midnight" scare the spit out of people of all ages without needing an "h".
Very true...and what I said eons ago when Apple jumped (if you call it that) into tv production...Apple should have simply grabbed a few billion dollars from their $70billion stockpile and bought Disney or some other well-established tv network.
Apple has been struggling for *years* to CREATE content on AppleTV and the blame is on their control and censorship. I would love to see family shows that are 100% clean and for everyone...but the reality is that they just don't exist unless you are counting the stuff aimed at 1-3 year olds like Sesame Street and Dora and other "educational" kids stuff. Even wonderful shows like Little House On The Prairie had plenty of potty mouth and violence per season. Take a look at the Scooby-Doo reboot (the past 10 years I think) and it's filled with sexiness!
Sadly, the tv experience in the USA the past 40+ years is not 100% clean for kids over age 5. I'm not sure what Apple was thinking when they wanted to create content for TV audiences. If they truly want that squeaky clean tv show(s) for kids 5-16, they might as well re-invent Nickelodeon (and all it's forms) and remove the sassy programs. On the other hand, if Apple wants to be successful in creating TV content, Apple needs to realize that the 100% squeaky clean stuff will only create a few shows/series. The Amazons and Netflixes of the world are creating dozens/hundreds of new tv shows and killing traditional tv.
Apple has the money to be hugely successful on tv...but Apple needs to figure out if they want to create perfect-world criticism-free content or make mainstream series that compete/beat Netflix, Amazon, and general TV today.
-a dad with 3 kids under 9.