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pixelburp wrote: »

Old man here: who are we talking about exactly? 'Grace' doesn't seem specific lol.

I agree about the YT personality thing though; the service is a real race to the bottom, it's rare enough to find pop culture reviews who aren't obnoxious screaming personalities.

She's one of few hundred youtubers who's making a living from commentating on comic book films. I'd actually reject the assertion that she's successful because she's a girl- I'd argue she's correctly gaming the system.

I probably know quite a bit more about youtubing than most people my age

The thing with Grace for me is she says nothing I don't know, and her production value is super low (frankly her voice is difficult to deal with too, but obviously that's personal taste).

However, her content is not intended for me. It's aiming at the widest possible audience, that means almost by definition her content has to be banal to people who spend a lot of time immersed in the world of comic book...stuff. There's nothing wrong in what she's doing it's just... wasted time for me to watch.

The low production values, of course, mean she can get her videos out in short order, probably beating most of her competitors to the search terms in the youtube algorithm. Without hiring staff, there it's the correct choice for her to do (although again to me it's another reason to stay away).

Finally, although she actually gives very little commentary or information that you can't get from anyone else, the fact she's worked for the big two in some capacity gives her the air of a "thought leader" (urgh) that means people consider her an authoritarian voice on the topic she's discussing.

So, nothing wrong in what she's doing, just... don't really care

When I do dip into the youtube world personally I'd watch moviebob (who often discusses the structure of narrative in a way that interests me) or folding ideas (who discusses them quite a bit in terms of editing and the physical ork of film making).

Of course, someone who's spent a lot of time in the world of cinema may find them boring...

pixelburp wrote: »

The writers of Spider-Man Homecoming are apparently in discussions to direct The Flash; their CV is skewed towards comedy, so that should give an indication as to what DC are looking for in this Flash adaptation. Assuming they don't also leave the production:

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/flash-movie-directors-john-francis-daley-jonathan-goldstein-1202665854/

Isn't it flashpoint now?

"Barry Allen's risking all of time and space to see his dead mother again, so desperate that he is to see her once again... Thomas Wayne is Batman, driven to cruelty by the murder of his only son before his eyes... ROAD TRIP!"