I see what you said there - the origins of ridiculous sayings 5/24/2015

I started this blog off today by writing about favorite colors.  Then I deleted that one.  Then I though t I would write about not knowing what to write about.  Then I deleted that one.

Then I found myself hard at work not doing anything productive so I was tooling around online and looking up one of my favorite things - and apparently the impromptu topic for this weeks words:

THE ORIGINS OF POPULAR SAYINGS

First of all, I love this stuff.

I think some of the sayings are simply amazing in general, and some of the stories behind them are even more spectacular.  I think knowing where things come from is not really a valuable skill - I can't tell the cashier at McDonald's where the origin of "The whole 9 yards" is and get a cheeseburger.

Which is stupid, that knowledge is way better than $1.10 USD.

So while knowing the origins of these sayings is not cash-money - I think being able to appreciate time and place these saying were derived - and also the pride in saying something you actually understand instead of just spouting sayings like a parrot who never thought about it....looking at you, Steve...

So when someone says: 

"Time to kick the tires and light the fires" 

which essentially means it is time to get going

They would be referring to the US Military pilot slang.  What they are actually saying is this:

"Hey Steve?  Steve?  STEVE!  Hey, buddy.  I think it is time to do the pre-flight walk around check and then get into the cockpit and get strapped in - safety first and all, Steve - and then after recieving clearance from the tower we should ignite the afterburner in order to attain the appropriate take-off speed.  Also, is that a new cologne, Steve?  It's nice.

Oh, I am sorry I got your sister pregnant again, Steve."

Ever hear the phrase:

"Break the ice"

which means to create a good first impression and ease tensions between people who have just met

To be perfectly historical about it, they actually are referring to this:

"Hey, do you see that ship over there?  No not that one.  The other one.  Really?  THAT IS A TREE, STEVE.  Do you need glasses?  Why won't you go to the doctor.  Okay okay, I know you already have a mother.  Anyway, do you see that blue ship out there?  Looks like it is kind of stuck in the ice.

Well I have a great idea.  Why don't we send out small ships to these larger vessels trapped or weighed down by ice formation.  These little...oh I dunno, let's call them "Ice Breakers" would go and "break the ice" to allow safe passage of the friendly vessel.  A gesture of goodwill that would happen at the meeting between two separate groups.  But really, Steve - you need to get your eyes checked.  You've just taken two sips of battery acid instead of your coffee.

You need to be careful - you'll be an uncle soon because I think I kind of sort of got your sister pregnant this morning."

Or another random one like:

"Let the cat out of the bag"

which means to uncover a secret 

Now, I think we all know the true origin of this saying came from this:

"Oh, hey Steve.  That sure is a nice bag you have there.  A bag of pigs, you say?  You're going to sell it?  Why, I have an idea Steve.  You and me, we are going to be rich.  No, I won't take my hand off your leg, Steve.  Say - you been working out?  Good stuff, really buddy.

Anywho, so what say you to maybe replacing a few valuable little pigs you have for sale with something less valuable?  Something no one will miss but is still alive so it looks like a pig, ya know?

Sigh.  Put your son down, Steve.  I meant an animal.  Steve, that is your wife.  Stop trying to put her in a bag.  No no, I am saying a cat, Steve!  Put a cat in the bag.  The we can all go to town and sell this worthless cat at a pig's price!  That is, of course, if you don't let the cat out of the bag and ruin the secret, Steve.

You probably will.  God, I hate you, Steve. Even with these Herculean thighs. Mmm.  They remind me of your sister - pregnant."

I mean, hey - at some point even you have probably said or done this:

"Pull out all the stops"

which means to do everything you can

When you said that, you were really reliving this historical origin:

"Hey, buddy.  What's your name?  Steve?  That is a dumb name.  Say, why are you squinting...do you need glasses?  We can talk about that later, Squints.  I mean Steve.

So, I have a problem and I hear you can play a pretty mean organ.  Stop laughing.  Why are you laughing, Steve?  Oh..oh ha ha.  Yes, you can "play your mean organ" I bet.  Grow up, Steve.  

I mean really.

So I have a lot of people and we want some tunes but I am worried they won't all be able to hear you when you play this organ of yours.  Lots of pipes and all, but I wonder how loud could it be?  Oh I see, if you pull that knob out...what did you call it?  A stop?  Okay, so if you pull that stop out it gets louder?  I see...well I want everything you've got here so I need you to pull out all the stops!

Really Steve?  Are you still laughing about the fact that I said you play your mean organ well?You shouldn't laugh - you're just an organ player, Steve.  And I hear your brother just baits hooks down at the pier.  Though he is a master baiter, I understand, it still isn't the best job.

What are you laughing at now?  What did I...oh really?  Master baiter?

Unreal.  Just unreal.  You know who is a grown up?  Your sister.  Oh, and I think I got her pregnant just now."

Perhaps you've said someone was:

"Piss poor" or "So poor they don't even have a pot to piss in"

which refers to someone being very poor. Duh, right?

Without knowing it you were referring to this:

"Oh you're poor?  Oh don't even get me started.  You kids today don't know how good you've got it!  When I was you're age I was so poor...ahem...I was SO poor...

Okay buddy, look I bought you a beer would you please listen to my story.  Okay, good.  What's your name, kid?  Steve?  Ugh - I will never remember that.  Anyway Scott, when I say: "I was SO poor" you're supposed to say "How poor were you?".  That's how this works.

Okay fine Sam, whatever.  Anyway we were SO poor we had to all piss in a pot and once a day I would take the big piss pot down the the local animal hide tannery where they would use the urine to prep the animal skins.  I tell you we were piss poor, Simon.

But the good news is, this guy who lived down the road was even worse off!  He didn't even have a pot to piss in!  I think his name was Steve or something.

Oh.  It was you? I got your sister pregnant that one time? I didn't even recognize you!

Small world, huh?  Haha.  That sucks, bro."

And one more because I know you can't get enough of this stuff:

"start from scratch"

which means to start from the very beginning

Now this story is so commonplace I don't know why i am retelling it, but here goes:

"What did you say about my goat?  OH NO YOU DID NOT JUST CALL MY GOAT A FIERY SATAN'S GOATEE WEARING HOOLIGAN!

Seriously though I don't even know what that means.  But I don't like your face - any man with a face like that is most likely named Steve or something.

Oh, it is?  No kidding.

ANYWAY, STEVE UGLYFACE - you have insulted my goat's honor, so you had better run!  I mean I will catch you and beat you up after.  But I will be tired from running.  Okay, okay.  A choice for you, Mr. Uglyface.

I mean Steve.

I can beat you up without chasing you OR I can just race you and not beat you up if I win.  

Take your time.

Decide.  

Hurry.

OH MY GOD REALLY, STEVE!?  IT IS AN EASY DECISION.

You are the worst.  Just the worst.  Okay, since you can't decide, I will do it for you.  I am not trying to mess up this pretty awesome manicure I just got, so why don't we race?  Okay, deal.

Let me make a starting line here in the ground with this stick.....and look at that!  It is a perfect line.  And are you ready?

Wait wait wait Steve Uglyjerk - get back here and get behind the scratch I made in the ground.  Everyone knows you have to start from scratch.

Uglyface.  Seriously.  Have we met?  Oh that's right! I got your sister pregnant that one time.  Anyway, 3-2-1-GO!"

So there are a few of my favorites.  I have to stop telling them because each one is getting longer and longer.  If I tell another one it may have to be broken up into chapters.

I also have a feeling someone out there may actually believe I know someone named Steve and I hate that person.  Turns out I don't know a soul named Steve so that is why I picked that name.

So, if you are named Steve FEAR NOT!  I do not hate thee.  Not like I do that guy Roger...

Do you have any favorite sayings?  Leave a comment and let me know some of the weird stuff you say - and if you know where it is from - or just say hello.  Or don't - no one does BUT IT STILL FEELS GOOD TO SAY, DARNIT!

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Superheroes: Evolution - My hopes for the future past 5/18/2015

SCENE

AN EMPTY SEA.  THE SUN SITS HIGH IN THE SKY. THE OCEAN IS NOT TURBULENT. THERE SHOULD BE NO SOUND - SILENCE.

OFF IN THE DISTANCE YOU SEE A HAND BREAK THE SURFACE, FOLLOWED BY A HEAD.  AT FIRST IT SEEMS LIKE THE PERSON IS CALM. THEN THE VIEWER SEES MYSTERIOUS RIPPLES IN THE WATER AROUND THE FORM.

PANIC SETS IN.

THERE IS STILL NO SOUND. UNSEEN FORCES GRAB AT THE PERSON WHO BEGINS TO THRASH IN THE WATER.

EYE CONTACT.  THE VIEWER CAN SEE A VACANT YET SATISFIED SMILE ON THE PERSON'S FACE.  THE COMPLETE UNAWKNOWLEDGED GRIN OF SOMEONE THAT DOESN’T UNDERSTAND IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE.

BEFORE FINALLY DRIFTING BELOW THE WAVES THE ANONYMOUS PERSON LOOKS AT THE CAMERA AND OPENS ITS MOUTH AS IF TO SPEAK.

THE CAMERA QUICKLY ZOOMS ACROSS THE WAVES TO THE PERSON'S NON-DESCRIPT, OUT OF FOCUS FACE.  WE ARE UNABLE TO TELL IF IT IS MALE OR FEMALE, THE ONLY PART IN FOCUS BEFORE DRIFTING BENEATH THE WAVES - AND THEY QUIETLY AND CALMLY SAY:

Character:

"There is a Walking Dead spin-off and it will air in the fall"

THE CAMERA SLOWLY PANS OUT AS THE HEAD SUBMERGES – A LONE ARM RISES FROM THE SEA GRASPING A REMOTE CONTROL.  THIS, TOO SLOWLY SLIDES DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. 

THE CAMERA ZOOMS BACK OUT AND WHEELS AROUND, SCANNING THE HORIZON – IT THEN SLOWLY PANS UP AND SLIDES BACKWARD, WATER COVERING THE LENS.  THE SUN SHIMMERS BEAUTIFULLY ABOVE THE SURFACE, BUT THE CAMERA DRIFTS INTO DARKNESS.

JUST BEFORE THE SCREEN GOES DARK, WE CAN SEE THE SHAPE OF A LIFE RING SPLASH ONTO THE SURFACE ABOVE US, AND A HAND THRUST DOWN INTO THE WATER FROM ABOVE REACHES OUT FOR US…

END SCENE

Holy shit, right!?

You're damn right that was intense.

It had everything you could want in a story: romance, adventure, Sarah Jessica Parker was nowhere to be found...it really was the perfect story.

Thank you for saying so.

I will admit, as my first ever screenplay, it could probably use a few things.

However, you know what it doesn't need?

IT DOESN'T NEED ITS OWN FUCKING MOVIE.

And you know what that show doesn't need?

IT DOESN'T NEED ITS OWN FUCKING SPIN-OFF TV SHOW.

And you know what its own TV show spin-off doesn’t need?

IT DOESN’T NEED ITS…I think you get the idea.

I have calmly reached the end of my rope, and instead of tying a knot and holding on - I am going to complain on the Internet.

As Sam Jackson said in Jurassic Park:

Actually don't.  You look silly and now you can't scroll.

Maybe just hold onto your butt with one hand.  If the other one gets cold you can just switch.

Good?

Good.

So what exactly am I talking about?

Let me take a few steps back.

Let us take a short walk back to 2010.  No flying cars.  Lame.

But more importantly, let's have a look at what is on TV at this time.

Smallville!  You guys remember Smallville!?  That was just about on its last season.  Oh hey, so was that show Heroes.  So...both...THE ONLY...two superhero shows on TV were coming to an end?  So, I wonder…how could we have gone from two established, multi-season shows to what we have now in just five years. 

What do we have now, you ask?  We have over 20 new superhero shows in production or very near it.

Twenty.

In 5 years we increased the amount of superhero TV shows by ten fold.

But we will get to that specific point a bit later on.

Why the sudden explosion?

That is fairly simple.  The TV market was still unsure in 2010.  Yes, Iron man did well in theaters.  The X-Men movies did well also, but there was really no mass demand for more.  People gladly waited the year or two between releases – anticipating them and letting the fever build.  The movies seemed to satisfy the people that wanted to see that stuff.  Besides, around this time superhero movies were still tanking left and right.  Why risk it on TV?

So awful...

Around the year 2010 was when Hollywood decided to adopt the "spray and pray" method of finding out what works.

Yes, Spray and Pray.

At this point the stray attempt at a superhero or comic show or movie was rarely taken unless it was a sure thing – or they seriously just had nothing better to put on. 

But after…after this point, my friends, it was all hands on deck.

You can’t be surprised by all of this if you look at the signs, however. 

Here, let me show you what I mean.

(Most are clickable links to IMDB)

Step with me all the way back to the year 2000.  This is really where it all started.

Here is a list of movies (blue) and shows (red) from 2000 and 2001 that had a comic book base to them:

- Smallville (2001-11)

- X-Men (2000) 

- The Crow: Salvation (2000)
- The Specials (2000)
- Unbreakable (2000)
- Ghost World (2001)
- Monkeybone (2001) 

-RoboCop: Prime Directives (2001)

- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001)

- The Tick (2001-2)

The movie scene wasn’t ripe, I suppose you say.  But here was the seed that would grow into a mighty oak tree.  The X-Men movie.  The first of the new breed...the first of what would be many more.

Let’s fast forward 5 years or so.  Here is a list of the movies (blue) and shows (red) from 2006 and 2007 that had a comic book base to them:

- Smallville (2001-11)

- Aquaman (2007)

- Superman Returns (2006)

Blade: The Series (2006)

- X-Men: The Last Stand

- Ghost Rider (2007)

- Spider-Man 3 (2007) 

- Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Seems like Hollywood sees something is there they didn’t see in 2001.  They were evolving what they were putting out for us to watch.  Instead of Robocop getting a reboot...again...they are looking at some of the more popular characters.  Superman, Fantastic 4, more X-Men, Blade.  These are comic books that a fair number of people have heard of.  Seems to me like they are dipping their toes into the pool.  Sure, Batman could always get some money...but what about Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider?  Could we slap together some junk and get a huge payout?  What are the people willing to put up with?

Turns out the answer was not that we would put up with just any old superhero or comic book movie.  The movie people were riding on training wheels at this point.  They seemed to be getting the message that you could spend money to make money, but comic book movies had to be good in order to really, really pay off.  

Let’s skip ahead 5 years to 2010 again and see if we can see anything.

Here are a list of movies that came out in 2010 and 2011 that had a comic book base to them:

- Smallville (2001-11)

- Human Target (2010-1)
- The Cape (2011)

-Alphas (2011-2)

-The Walking Dead (2010-) 
- Locke & Key (2011) 

- The Losers (2010)

- Jonah Hex (2010)

- Red (2010) 

- Green Lantern (2011)

- Iron Man 2 (2010)

- Thor (2011) 

- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

- X-Men: First Class (2011) 

- Super (2010) 

Kick-Ass (2010) 

- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

- Griff the Invisible (2010) 

- The Green Hornet (2011)

- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) 

- Cowboys & Aliens (2011) 

At this point, Hollywood seems to have fully committed to the superhero movie.  At this point they have upped the money they put in, but were still battling with what the people wanted to see.  Some of these were really well done – some were immediately forgotten.  But the evolution is there.  You can see it crystal clearly now.  Yes, they are still feeling things out – see what works.  That is how evolution works, you see.  But the strong core movie franchises are now on the map – the skeleton that supports the whole genre is becoming stronger than ever.

The can get a decent turn out with a Red or a Scott Pilgrim - but what would bring the normal person to the theaters?  Would it be the Green Hornet?  Could that show have another run at the big time? Maybe they just needed big names and that would do.  Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern?  Jude Law and Harrison Ford in Cowboys and Aliens?

Answer is no for all of the above.  In 2006 – other than the movies that would become the core group - they threw anything at the screen.  In 2010 they threw the heroes people know at the screen and paid for all the effects, but didn’t bother developing a solid story or a reason for people to give a damn. 

It is an evolution.  In 5 years – the present – we will see the product of this latest growth spurt.

The movie business had zeroed in on what people wanted – and now had the evidence to show them what they had to do to make it work.  Look at the list, and you will notice what is still around and thriving, and what has gone by the wayside.  You can almost watch the super hero movie grow over the last 10 years we’ve looked at from an awkward pre-teen into something a college would actually give a scholarship to.

Why don’t we jump ahead again to look at today and see the trend – let’s pop ahead another 5 years and have a look at what the past two years has seen from the superhero/comic movie, as well as what they are developing right now with movies in blue and TV shows in red:

- Constantine (2014) 

- Flash (2014) 

- Gotham (2014)

- iZombie (2014)

- Heroes Reborn (2015) 

- The Walking Dead (2010-) 

- Man of Steel 2 (2016)

- Justice League (2017)

- Dark Universe (Rumored) 

 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) 

- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

- Fantastic Four (2015) 

- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

- Ant-Man (2015)

- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013-)

- RoboCop (2014) 

- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) 

- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

- Birdman (2014)

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

They know what pulls the flimsy green dollars from our pockets. These guys are good.  What are the biggest superhero movies coming out from 2010 to today?

Take a look:

- Avengers (Black Widow, Iron Man, Capt America, Hawkeye, The Hulk, Thor, S.H.I.E.L.D.)

- Guardians of the Galaxy (Star Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Drax, etc)

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (sigh x 10000000)

- X-Men (Wolverine, Cyclops, Prof X, Storm, etc etc)

These were the biggest producers of money.  And what do they all have in common?

Lots and lots of heroes.

Then they surround them with other movies, seeing what sticks.  It is the same as in 2010.  A strong core of the big-time movies surrounded by what-if’s.

I have zero problem with Hollywood doing what brings people into the theater.  That is their job, and they are very good at it!  The problem is always the unforeseen but inevitable fallout from success in the theaters.

Look at the list again – more closely.

What do you see here?

Do you notice anything?

The evolution has stopped.

And that is it.  That is the problem.  I see that the superhero evolution on the big screen has stopped.

Maybe I am wrong – I kind of hope I am in some respects.  Let’s have a look at where we are heading.

This is what we have to look forward to over the next few years (TV shows not included):

2016

Feb 12: Deadpool

Mar 25: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

May 6: Captain America: Civil War

May 27: X-Men: Age of Apocalypse

Jun 3: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

Aug 5: Suicide Squad

Nov 4: Doctor Strange

TBD: Batman ’66 – H, A

2017

Mar 3: The Wolverine 2

May 5: Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Jun 23: Wonder Woman

Jul 14: Fantastic Four 2

Jul 28: Marvel’s Spider-Man

Nov 3: Thor: Ragnarok

Nov 17: Justice League: Part 1

TBD: The Sinister Six

2018

Mar 23: The Flash

May 4: Avengers: Infinity War Part 1

Jul 6: Black Panther

Jul 27: Aquaman

Nov 2: Captain Marvel

This list is the same as the 2010-11 list – this feels the same as the 2014-15 list – just add a few “the sequel” or “2”’s after it and you can hardly see any difference.  A few more unknowns they are throwing at us to tide us over until the big group movie.

The movies have stopped evolving…we get the same movie a dozen times with a new character in it – maybe a few cool explosions.  But so what?

The “so what” is this: What happens to movie genres when they stop evolving? 

They inundate the market with below-average films.  Evolution is meant to keep things in check – in nature and in the movie industry.  Without it there is no more measuring stick and anything goes.  If the “big boys” in the industry stop, the slow catch up and feed on the scraps until people can’t tell the difference anymore between the two.

How does that apply here?

I say the industry has stalled out – stopped evolving.

Take a look at what has happened once the industry found exactly what was “good enough”…

Here is a list of 21 shows that are either coming to TV or are in the works to make their way there right now.

Shows that have direct ties are similarly colored.

Daredevil * *

iZombie

AKA Jessica Jones *

Preacher

Luke Cage * *

The Walking Dead Spin-off +

Supergirl * * +

Iron Fist *

Arrow * * + +

Static Shock

Marvel Defenders * *

Krypton *

Powers

The Flash * * +

Vixen *

Outcast +

Enormous

Dreadstar + (linked to Guardians of the Galaxy)

X-Men TV Series

Young Justice +

The ATOM Show +

Remember when it was just Heroes and Smallville?

This is becoming a scene of inbred fuckery.  I can promise you most of these shows will never see a season two. They aren't supposed to.  They are just being thrown at the wall as hard as they can and maybe - just maybe - one will stick.  Arrow stuck (HIGH FIVE!) and now you can see they are hanging nearly a half dozen more series on that same time/place character base.  Why?  Because that one worked – they won’t investigate why it worked – they just know it did work.  And now they need to cash in.

The movie industry has stopped moving forward to feed itself and the scraps have attracted some unsightly characters.

I understand the mixing of characters in these shows.  It is nothing new to comics.  I am fully aware characters would wander and work together or fight one another. That is how comic books work and have worked.  That is what keeps them fresh.

However, these aren’t comic books and the readers are not loyal fans willing to take the time to “get it”.

Mister and Misses Everyperson doesn’t read comics and isn’t familiar with the difference between the DC and the Marvel Universe.  Mister and Misses Everyperson wouldn't appreciate trying to keep track of it all – they just want to watch a good show.  If they wanted to try to follow a complicated timeline and story arc they would read comics – where one of the most daunting things about "getting into" comics is the fact there is just so damn much of it.  The amount of material is mind boggling.

Let me be 100% clear - I think these shows and movies are just as valid as any other show or movie. I think it is great superheroes are getting resurrected in new and more dynamic formats.  But at what cost?  I am - like I said - a casual fan.  I know a little bit about this stuff and I truly do enjoy it, but with the absolute saturation of the market I have to make a choice…

Do I dive in?

Do I risk drowning in this sea of spin-off's?  If I find myself attached to one show, will I be able to get everything from it without keeping track of one, two, or even three other shows?  Besides, if I am going to talk to people about the show and they know more than I do because they watch another show – is that okay with me?

I don’t want to be pressured into watching a show I am not interested in because the story arc of the one I am interested has wandered off into their script.

I am seeing friends with a real love for comics and the comic universe(s) starting to realize they may be in deeper water than they were expecting.  At first very (rightfully) excited about all of the attention their love and hobby have gotten - and slowly turned off by what it is becoming.

They aren't alone but at least their love of the genre lets them step away from it all and figure out what is and is not important.

But the point is they shouldn’t be pushed away!  This was their hobby!  This was their love!

I don't need - no one needs - a Thor movie every single year.  No one does.  I don't need to know what Captain America has been up to since last summer.  I also don't need an affiliated TV show that fills in the gaps between yearly movie releases while introducing new shows and characters from the scraps the movie industry hasn't stuck their forks into...yet… all the while carrying on parallel story arc’s which very apparent purpose is to just pour content into our insatiable brains until they can get us back into the theaters.

Dear Hollywood,

Hey guys and girls! Ryan here.  I just wanted to say that you're making fantastic films. The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Batman Trilogy and on and on...but it seems like you’ve grown fat on your own success.  

There be monsters here.

You have stopped pushing to make the movies better, and now we will be forced to watch you squeeze every coin out of them before leaving the genre ruined for years as you find the next “big thing” to profit on.

Let the people breathe.

I know they are giving us what we need, well, what we are asking for.  Too much of a good thing is not a good thing.  Be responsible to your audience and for the love of everything magic left on the Earth, be more responsible towards your characters.

Hugs and kisses, 

   

     Ryan

Before I tirade a bit, I would like to say: as a casual (at best) comic book fan I can honestly say I enjoy a lot of what has been coming out - and it has opened my eyes to some really amazing stories, concepts, characters, and the people who love and appreciate them.

But that last group has led me here.  The people who love and appreciate them.

What happens to them?

What is going to happen - and the inevitability is rather imposing - when Mister and Misses Everyperson will simply get tired of these movies and the constant bombardment you are forcing into people’s living rooms?  They will.  And by the looks of it I would say it’ll happen by the next 5 year cycle.

These amazing movies you’re putting out stop being special when you are constantly surrounded by them.

When the dust settles and the Everyperson’s have reached their fill of these TV shows and movies, what will be left?  Who will win - who will lose?

In the short run, you will lose.  The movies will begin to grind and the end will appear on the horizon.  Then the world will have to sit and watch as you squeeze every last drop of blood from the once fully blossomed tree of the superhero story.  However, this is the cycle in Hollywood.  You will soon find something and latch onto it, milk it dry, and then fall comfortably back on cookie-cutter Rom-Com's and remakes of all my favorite movies that in no way need a remake (I am not against remakes - but that is another story) until you find the next cash cow.

I love going to movies – but this is the reality.

Who is left to pick up the pieces after Hollywood comes through and chops down all the superhero and comic book Truffula Trees?   

A generation before us was the "I want it now" generation and we seem to be in the midst of the "I want all of it right now" mindset.  And companies are more than happy to give us just that.

You want fast food?  Here are 300 choices.

What happened then?  The stores that didn’t evolve died.  The only stores you see left have changed and kept that edge.  And even they can struggle as the health conscious choose to go to Chipotle instead of Taco Bell.

You want a big soccer-mom style vehicle?

What happened then? We were saturated with vans.  The vans didn’t evolve once they reached a certain point.  They were replaced by SUV’s.  SUV’s have also started to dwindle as the SUV product has stopped evolving.

Remember Dan Brown?  The guy that wrote The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.  The characters didn’t evolve.  And now Dan Brown doesn’t write those books anymore.

All I am worried about is when this is all said and done – when TV shows and movies walk away from the wreckage of their own parasitic relationship to original ideas – what will be left is a small but loyal bunch of fans who are very glad to be left alone again.  Who are more than happy to pop in the TMNT from the 90’s or watch Sam Jones fly across the sky with Queen blazing in the background.

The implosion will be epic.

And you know what? 

Maybe that isn't such a bad thing after all.