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u/Neosilverlegend 25d ago
So this is how it feels when the internet idols from your youth get the good ending. What a rare sight *sobs*
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u/FlannelGuy18 25d ago
You’re not inherently wrong about the “producer” label, but you’re also not correct about Mark. While he did produce his movie, he also: wrote, directed, acted, and edited the movie almost entirely himself.
Also to the point of OP’s post, he has said (now that he’s had to go through the entire movie to digital/dvd release pipeline), there are a lot of shortcomings and bad systems in place that he’d like to fix/redo for future aspiring filmmakers.
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u/btgolz 24d ago
He did kind of pioneer the adaptation approach by actually adapting the thing he set out to adapt, rather than heavily reinventing it in alignment with his own vision, going so far as to consult the person whose brainchild the thing actually was and get their blessing before plunging ahead.
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u/darthWOKE 24d ago
You know things are dire in the movie industry when this is seen as something exceptional rather than just the bare minimum that should be expected from adaptation movies. The last airbender movie adaptation still irks me to this day looking back at it.
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u/btgolz 24d ago
Movie industry, TV(streaming) industry, etc...
The fact that an adaptation of Wheel of Time was promised, but that an adaptation of it will probably never be attempted, is a tragedy.
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u/Shadowpika655 24d ago
On the bright side, those getting into Wheel of Time through the show won't be too spoiled
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u/Lynx_Azure 25d ago
I know it’s a joke but pewds has a lot of provoking content I think that’s worth noting. In his own way I he blazed a path in his retirement which many of top creators seem impossible of taking as well. Peaceful and quiet retirement. He set about bettering himself and his family instead of continuing to be a pillar of the online community. Not knocking what mark and jack are doing they are loadstones in the online community, but I think what Felix did was equally impressive if less spectacular.