Mike McMahan slams Netflix's rumored policy on script writing
You have to give it to Mike McMahan, he's not pulling punches. With the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks, the series creator has been very vocal of a trending topic that recently caught headlines. Apparently, Netflix is now instructing creators that scripts should have explanations of what's happening so that those who are only partially watching can still keep up with the program they're watching.
Even though they're really not. It's stupid and shows the disconnect that millionaires and billionaires have compared to the people who are watching their products. If people wanted to really pay attention to something, they would. No amount of hand-wringing is going to get someone to pay more attention to some slop that you made on the cheap.
And McMahan agrees. When the trending topic broke online, McMahan chimed in via his Bluesky account, saying;
"Back in 2019: was told while making Lower Decks...
Even though they're really not. It's stupid and shows the disconnect that millionaires and billionaires have compared to the people who are watching their products. If people wanted to really pay attention to something, they would. No amount of hand-wringing is going to get someone to pay more attention to some slop that you made on the cheap.
And McMahan agrees. When the trending topic broke online, McMahan chimed in via his Bluesky account, saying;
"Back in 2019: was told while making Lower Decks...
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