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Showrunner for Upcoming 'Amazing Stories' Series Exits After Apple Requests Family Friendly Content
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I'm with Apple on this one. If they want a family friendly show, good for them, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Bryan Fuller, on the other hand, is quickly burning bridges throughout the entertainment business. First he leaves Star Trek, then American Gods, and now this. A lot of studios are going to be very hesitant in hiring him with how easily he abandons projects.
And anyone looking to produce something truly creative knows you don't simply reproduce the same tired aesthetic.
I agree but that would depend on the final result, but it can of course be done and should be done. My point is that they are limiting all content to ‘family friendly’ and while that may only be for initial launch titles, that matters if they want to get people on board. Especially when they’re willing to drop shows that may have potential based on this limitation.
You could broaden what you watch if you think family friendly == boring.
Disney seems to be doing just fine with only kid friendly content.
What is so great about it? I do not care much about any given show. Where I see the problem is that Apple wants to control everything its customers watch disregarding the fact that different people like different things. Eventually, all [remaining] Apple fans will be alike - using the same phone, same headphones, same speaker, listening to the same music and radio, watching the same shows, having the same jokes. So sad.
The original was family friendly. Why must a reboot be dark and violent?
If you want dark and violent, remake "the hitchhiker."
Sad... This is why mainstream tv network shows are so bad... I prefer content from HBO netflix and Hulu.
Disney target actual kids. Are you suggesting that all Apple customers are kids? It does seem at times that Apple treats their customer like kids (and some apparently don;t mind).
I remember it being rather dark at times unless I'm remembering a different show.
Actually, I think there should be shows that aren't too violent and aren't showing people having sex - and still be entertaining.
IMO, NCIS is one such show that has successfully run for ... over 15 years, without getting more and more violent, more and more sexually loaded and engaging in more and more convoluted conspiracy theories (which are really the downfall of most series IMO).
There is some sex in NCIS, but it's - AFAIK - only used economically and it's never too "gross".
IMO, NCIS is one such show that has successfully run for ... over 15 years, without getting more and more violent, more and more sexually loaded and engaging in more and more convoluted conspiracy theories (which are really the downfall of most series IMO).
There is some sex in NCIS, but it's - AFAIK - only used economically and it's never too "gross".
Ah, the Good Old Days of Apple Computer. So much distraction and unfinished product at Apple Inc. Just plain embarrassing. 
I agree. It literally is gratuitous. It is completely unnecessary. It adds nothing to the story. It is lazy. I’m not just worried about kids. I don’t want to see it. I made the mistake of watching Sense8. I put up with it far too long. A particular scene disgusted me and I stopped watching that trash.
Ding ding ding.
They need offerings that can be sold to devices with ratings locks on them.
Speaking as someone outside the US please don’t be offended if I say I can’t find a single movie in the iTunes Store I want to watch. Here are three movies I would watch in a heartbeat - All the Presidents Men, Star Wars, To Kill a Mockingbird. Movies that put greatness on screen. And let’s face it it’s an age that needs heroes more than at any time in decades.
It's based on my favorite novel ever by Neal Gaiman, who is an incredibly popular writer. I'm not the only one. There's nothing quite like it on TV, and probably the most beautiful show I've ever watched. I hope they can maintain the same level of quality in Season 2 given the shakeup.
The worst thing about it is that it's on Starz, which is yet another thing to subscribe to. But I just subscribed for one month and watched all eight episodes.
Disney isn't all cartoons. They own and distribute all Marvel movies, all Lucasfilm movies, all the ABC tv shows and ESPN sports. The Walt Disney Company is responsible for the majority of the top grossing movies in theatres and shows on TV.
The new season of American Gods will be nothing if they don't bring him back. Creatively, the man is a genius.
'80s dark was a whole lot different than '10s dark. You can still have nightmare fuel with a PG rating.
Apple in this regard sounds like it's behaving similar to a German TV channel redaction board. Awful.
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I just felt a little electric shock, as you reminded me of what happened to Starwars...
Steve Jobs, at the 2007 MacWorld conference:
"There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote that I love. 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.' And we've always tried to do that at Apple. Since the very very beginning. And we always will."
Apple's obsession with manicured, safe content is skating to where the puck used to be. Society has moved on from those days.
"There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote that I love. 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.' And we've always tried to do that at Apple. Since the very very beginning. And we always will."
Apple's obsession with manicured, safe content is skating to where the puck used to be. Society has moved on from those days.