Confederate - The Third Civil War of Interwebz Outrage
Jul 21, 2017 15:06:40 GMT
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Post by stoneheartsrevenge on Jul 21, 2017 15:06:40 GMT
So, in case anyone isn't aware yet, D&D have their next project for after Thrones: www.vulture.com/2017/07/game-of-thrones-showrunners-hbo-confederate.html
Unsurprisingly - whether you agree with it or not, this should surprise no one - there has been pretty significant backlash and controversy about this already. Various reasons have been given, some reasonable, others less so. A response has already been issued by D&D, and the Spellmans (also attached as Producers/Writers): www.vulture.com/2017/07/hbo-confederate-producers-exclusive-interview.html
Wont link all of the backlash here, that would be exhausting, but a quick Google will bring up plenty of fodder. My own thoughts are that this is undoubtedly a very sensitive and tricky topic to handle in a show. It has potential to be very insightful and cutting (ala the Handmaid's Tale). On the flip side, it could easily be grossly offensive and deeply troubling to watch if handled poorly. At this stage it is too early to tell how it will pan out, so I think some reservations are justified, but outright condemnation is premature at this early stage.
I do wish D&D weren't involved though. This sounds like a show requiring a lot of nuance and subtlety and they are, well, not exactly great at that.
Uh...discuss, I guess? What are your thoughts on the idea of Confederate? Feelings on the backlash? On D&D being involved?
...HBO announced today that it has ordered Confederate, a new drama series from Benioff and Weiss that takes place in an alternate version of America where the South successfully seceded from the Union, “giving rise to a nation in which slavery remains legal and has evolved into a modern institution.” The series takes place during the the lead-up to “Third American Civil War” and will follow a collection of characters on “both sides of the Mason-Dixon Demilitarized Zone — freedom fighters, slave hunters, politicians, abolitionists, journalists, the executives of a slave-holding conglomerate and the families of people in their thrall.” Nichelle Tramble Spellman (The Good Wife) and Malcolm Spellman (Empire) will also executive produce and write the series alongside creators Benioff and Weiss. While the pair will head off to “The Man in the High Castle But Civil War This Time” after the Thrones finale, HBO is still developing a variety of potential Game of Thrones prequel spinoffs. Westeros will live on, and given that description of Confederate, so will the hot-take industry that Game of Thrones fed so very well.
Unsurprisingly - whether you agree with it or not, this should surprise no one - there has been pretty significant backlash and controversy about this already. Various reasons have been given, some reasonable, others less so. A response has already been issued by D&D, and the Spellmans (also attached as Producers/Writers): www.vulture.com/2017/07/hbo-confederate-producers-exclusive-interview.html
Wont link all of the backlash here, that would be exhausting, but a quick Google will bring up plenty of fodder. My own thoughts are that this is undoubtedly a very sensitive and tricky topic to handle in a show. It has potential to be very insightful and cutting (ala the Handmaid's Tale). On the flip side, it could easily be grossly offensive and deeply troubling to watch if handled poorly. At this stage it is too early to tell how it will pan out, so I think some reservations are justified, but outright condemnation is premature at this early stage.
I do wish D&D weren't involved though. This sounds like a show requiring a lot of nuance and subtlety and they are, well, not exactly great at that.
Uh...discuss, I guess? What are your thoughts on the idea of Confederate? Feelings on the backlash? On D&D being involved?
