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[ SECRET POST #3804 ]

⌈ Secret Post #3804 ⌋

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[Twin Peaks]

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[Chris Pratt]

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[Banlieue 13/District B13]

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[American Gods]

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[Stephen Fry]

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[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir]

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I think that's because a "Christian" story always has an agenda that's separate from telling a good story, and if push comes to shove, the agenda will win.

See, that might be it, but I also feel like the quality is just so low. While not being Christian, nor being particularly interested in Christian religious values, I think I could be capable of enjoying a good story that happened to have Christian themes/ideals/myths/symbolism as long as it didn't feel too preachy. But not being preachy might be asking a little too much, idk. The biggest thing though is they all feel like really cheap Hallmark Christmas TV movies. Like someone who has never read a book in their life jotted down a few lines in an afternoon and they went with that for the script.

that's more true than you know.

I used to be a part of the Christian music industry, back in the 90s, and subsequently had an inside window into all Christian-based media since most of the record labels had fingers in other pies (publishing, movies, tv series, etc). Music, especially rock, showed the whitebread suits that there was a market in things that were like what was popular entertainment but with a "wholesome" bent. The problem was - and is - that talent means exactly dick. Their focus is on signing up Actual Christians to write, film, and perform so that they're not casting their money at heathens, and the core purpose is absolutely to preach an evangelical Christian view rather than create art. Considering that their main demographic base is already Christian, white, affluent, with nuclear families, they pander directly to them, producing safe content that won't cause that demographic to run to the internet and scream about how terrible X, Y, or Z part of the movie/show/book is.

Like, literally. The record companies had a profile of their primary demographic, called "Becky." Becky is white, 30s, married with perfect children, drives a minivan, lives in the suburbs. They market to Becky, and don't give a shit about pushing boundaries or creating art with talented makers, so long as Becky is soothed and happy and will continue shelling out money for their product.

There are a handful of makers out there who don't subscribe to this marketing plan, but they're few and far between and generally have to crowdfund their projects. Steve Taylor is a filmmaker who has done some pretty good stuff without being preachy, but he's so indie it's almost impossible to find his projects.

That's really interesting, thanks for the insight. That might have something to do with it - no reason to "push the boundaries". I know there's some that try to be more incendiary, like whatever annual Christian film about mean atheists oppressing them (god's not dead? whatever?) but I suppose since they are made to already preach to the choir, so to speak, there's not much in it for creative expression.

I work as a background extra, and I've done background for quite a few Hallmark movies. They really are just that cheaply made (most of them anyway), and absurd in their doctrinaire "wholesomeness."

There's a joke that you know you've been booked on a Hallmark show if it has "love" or "Christmas" in the title. They don't allow their female background extras to wear skirts above the knee, and even though I'm very small chested I've had them tape my shirt to my chest just bellow my clavicle to keep my look "appropriate". They also do weird stuff like pass out prop champagne for wedding scenes, but then remind us that we can't ever actually raise our glasses to our lips during a take, because it's a "family friendly" network.

Ha, really? How did you get a gig like that? That's interesting to say you've done.

And lol about the champagne.

My mother watches that stuff.

I almost want to tell her about your post, but I don't know if I'm sadistic enough.

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