https://twitter.com/pkafka/status/1392111119511216132
Amazon studios executives had to send Bezos regular updates on the projects in development that included spreadsheets describing how each show had each story element; and if one element was missing, they had to explain why.
storytelling is when you're ticking boxes in a checklist, and the more boxes you tick, the more storytelling you're doing
So if the whole world isn't at stake then it's not a good story. Also it has to be funny. And the protagonist has to have superpowers or magic.
Guess the MCU is the only good story out there.
His comments make perfect sense in the age of Capeshit. The stuff he talks about is superhero garbage, and also why people are getting sick and tired of the sameness of it all. So, like any other good capitalist, who can never accept doing something just because, and need the profit motive to do anything, he figures that he needs to appeal to the broadest selection of potential customers.
Yeah I get why, I just fucking hate it. I'm even a sucker for marvel slop but something new every now and then would be nice.