1 | -> ''"Other people do [[FollowTheLeader tie-ins]] all the time; they're just better at being subtle about it. Another studio might make a GiantRobot movie that ties into the ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'' release and call it ''Robot Wars''. We'll call ours ''Film/{{Transmorphers}}''."'' |
2 | -->-- '''David Michael Latt''', co-founder of Creator/TheAsylum |
3 | |
4 | ->''"The porn industry is going to make a ComicBook/{{Superman}} vs. ComicBook/SpiderMan movie before Creator/{{DC|Comics}} makes an actual ComicBook/{{Justice League|Of America}} or ComicBook/WonderWoman movie. Wow."'' |
5 | -->--'''Rob Bricken''', ''Blog/ToplessRobot'' |
6 | |
7 | ->'''Papa:''' Is better!\ |
8 | '''Papa and both kids:''' Much better! |
9 | -->-- ''Series/TheAmandaShow'', "Blockblister Video" |
10 | |
11 | ->''"Hold on, Pudgy Pig? Look familiar? Sound familiar? Yes, it's a cartoon from an alternate dimension, where Pudgy was in Wormer Brothers cartoons along with [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny Insects Bunny]] and Mentally Unstable Duck. The series was called ''[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Happy Harmonies]]'', and then the name was changed to ''Crazy Songs''. Pudgy's tagline: "A-ba-dee-a-ba-dee-a-ba-dee [[ThatsAllFolks That concludes the endeavor, people.]]"'' |
12 | -->-- '''James Lileks''', [[http://www.lileks.com/institute/comicsins/covers/misc/15.html Comic Sins]] |
13 | |
14 | ->''"Wait a minute, that wasn't the real WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse..."'' |
15 | -->-- '''Creator/AndrewKlavan''' on [[Series/TomorrowsPioneers Farfour]], ''Andrew Klavan on the Culture'' |
16 | |
17 | ->''"''The War Z'' is not just a bad game. Bad games happen all the time. This is something far more insidious; a shameless attempt to cash-in on a popular trend with the minimum possible effort. It's different from the regular band of clones, copies and derivations because most of those at least attempt to fashion a half-way decent game. This is a focused cash-grab, as plain as there ever has been. Put simply, ''The War Z'' is the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'' of video games."'' |
18 | -->-- '''[[http://www.incgamers.com/2013/01/the-war-z-review/ IncGamers]]''' on ''The War Z'' |
19 | |
20 | ->''"Snow Queen" is finally out on DVD! I can't wait to hear those hit songs like "Let Go of It" and "Would You Like to Make a Man Out of Snow?"'' |
21 | -->-- '''[[http://thatawkwarddisneymoment.tumblr.com/post/90770439976 Facebook post]]''' on a film adaptation of ''Literature/TheSnowQueen'' whose boxart closely resembles that of [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 a certain Disney film loosely based on the original book]] |
22 | |
23 | ->''"The Adventures of Chris Fable is straight-up movie clickbait. It mimics the look of a successful franchise, and then pulls the rug out from under you to present something conceptually different and poorly executed."'' |
24 | -->-- '''Creator/GregoryAustinMcConnell''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHJX07wCgeY The Weird World of Harry Potter Knock-Off Movies]] |
25 | |
26 | ->'''Pip:''' It was made by the mockbuster studio "The Asylum". I lump all their films together.\ |
27 | '''Hilary:''' "Mock-Buster"?\ |
28 | '''Pip:''' A film created to exploit the publicity of ''another'' major movie with a similar title or subject.\ |
29 | '''Hilary:''' oh.\ |
30 | ''[beat panel]''\ |
31 | '''Hilary:''' Are ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' now in the mockbuster business?\ |
32 | '''Pip:''' Actually... now that you mention it... |
33 | -->-- ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'' |
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