News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

[matt9112]

I think the movie was crap, but I agree with you about Luke. Luke even addressed it within the movie. "You think, what? I’m gonna walk out with a laser sword and face down the whole First Order?"

The complaints about Luke are primarily from weird nerds who are upset that 70 year old Luke Skywalker wasn't the uber badass that 30 year old Luke Skywalker was in the old novels that were barely canon to begin with.

How old was palpatene? It’s not like being old and weak have to go together.

I think people would have rather he wasn’t there than to see him less than glorified. Some might say he was tossed in as an easy bone to throw to fans even.

It’s also implied that the first order was a fraction of the size of the empire. Thus should be far easier the defeat.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

How old was palpatene? It’s not like being old and weak have to go together.

I think people would have rather he wasn’t there than to see him less than glorified. Some might say he was tossed in as an east bone to throw to fans even.

He force-projected himself across the galaxy to save everyone, sacrificing himself in the process. He was literally given a messianic send-off.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Wait, why don't we like the Lucasfilm Story Group? I thought the Lucasfilm Story Group was just Pablo Hidalgo and Leland Chee slapping novelists on the wrist when they try to do something that goes against established canon.

They were quietly, unceremoniously fired in the midst of 3 awful movies rolling out.

Beyond that - how was the play, Mary?

I enjoyed it. I can’t view it as crap just because you and others think it is. Nor can I pretend that Luke was “destroyed” when he was, in fact, portrayed as a self-sacrificial hero.

Blah blah…yeah…”some people” liked Leonard part VI too…

…but we never got a part 7.

 

[Lilofan]

Answering but not answering . Not going to tell you what I’m going to do at this time.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Bruhhhhhh why are we debating Star Wars here? -____-

 

[FigmentFan82]

Iger set absurd deadlines to show off his shiny new toy.

Luke in TLJ was a really strong, interesting bit of character development. He was great, and the rot at the core of the Jedi order that his section of the film began to address has been evident since Empire and ran throughout the PT, though Lucas lacked the nuance in his writing to effectively deal with it. Dealing with it head on should have been a priority of the ST, and Last Jedi began that, but then RoS ran away from it as fast as possible.

Anyway, we should stop arguing about Star Wars here, I say hypocritically.

There were no absurd deadlines

 

[FigmentFan82]

Solo was the worst of the bunch, and they get double-dinged for the weird decision to write Enfys Nest and Karli Morgenthau as the exact same character and cast them with the exact same actress.

Nope. Solo and Rogue One are the best of the new batch

 

[JoeCamel]

Bruhhhhhh why are we debating Star Wars here? -____-

Its predictable, once a thread loses steam everyone is required to restate their opinion and understanding of star bores. It knows no bounds or categories as star bores is universal

 

[TwilightZone]

Is there a thread here to follow all of the cast member meeting news? Or not yet

 

[Tha Realest]

Is there a thread here to follow all of the cast member meeting news? Or not yet

You have to parse it out between the fights over Disney’s stewardship of SW

 

[orky8]

Disney posted on FaceBook the quote about never losing sight that it all started with a mouse, and oof, the comments... Overwhelmingly the sentiment is the Disney Company has lost sight of its values. Now, perhaps they are all international spam bots, but I really hope Disney can recover, and I don't see how the new old management team makes the investment and hard decisions needed to regain consumer confidence that is rapidly spiraling away from them.

 

[Tha Realest]

Bob’s name dropping of Josh D’Amaro on the park reservation thing seems to suggest he’s safe for now, no?

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Is there a thread here to follow all of the cast member meeting news? Or not yet

There wasn't any.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Answering but not answering . Not going to tell you what I’m going to do at this time.

He also didn’t confirm if he was speaking to “Josh” to NOT tell him to clean out his desk either

 

[JoeCamel]

He also didn’t confirm if he was speaking to “Josh” to NOT tell him to clean out his desk either

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Be funny if that was the only name he could come up with that was a safe answer and worked to respond to the question. Too early for the senility card?

 

[monothingie]

The majority of Iger's total compensation is tied to the price of DI$. Don't forget that.

Whomever coached him on his performance today did a great job.

 

[Tha Realest]

The majority of Iger's total compensation is tied to the price of DI$. Don't forget that.

Whomever coached him on his performance today did a great job.

He's had a lot of practice over the last two decades, and got a lot of softballs.

Incidentally, the stock is down over 3% today, and the "Iger bump" has almost been erased.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

He's had a lot of practice over the last two decades, and got a lot of softballs.

???

No he didn't. He was asked about selling parts of the company (or the whole company), he was asked about making an acquisition, he was asked about layoffs, he was asked about hiring freezes, he was asked about Park Pass, he was asked about the Florida move, he was asked about Reedy Creek,

Those are the opposite of softballs.

 

[monothingie]

He's had a lot of practice over the last two decades, and got a lot of softballs.

Incidentally, the stock is down over 3% today, and the "Iger bump" has almost been erased.

They weren't all softballs, but he knew what type of pitch was coming ahead of time. It was also addressed the controversial issues without actually forcing an answer. Whomever coached him must have had a political background, because there were no direct answers. In fact if you look at the summary of his responses, especially to the harder questions, his answers were basically mostly word salad.

Much like the vegetation and animals of the Jungle Cruise, this was a Disney "Real" event.

Iger was always came across as more human than Chapek, so the bar was set fairly low for him to start. Maybe he learned a little from his political coaches when he thought he'd be a presidential candidate.

 

[Tha Realest]

???

No he didn't. He was asked about selling parts of the company (or the whole company), he was asked about making an acquisition, he was asked about layoffs, he was asked about hiring freezes, he was asked about Park Pass, he was asked about the Florida move, he was asked about Reedy Creek,

Those are the opposite of softballs.

Were any of those questions unexpected, or required a definitive yes or no? He had a nice spin on things but it's because he knew those topics were coming and how to address them. This wasn't a Tim Russert grilling.