#Slop Culture
KFC Japan is selling bath bombs that smell like fried chicken. We deserve our fates at this point
There’s something always freeing in seeing humanity collectively shrug at progress, and just lean into our collective rot. Like, how else am I supposed to interpret fucking fried chicken scented bath bombs?
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Netflix drops ‘Stranger Things’ old school mobile game. Also gives a middle finger to oversaturation
Netflix has dropped a Stranger Things game on mobile devices today, seemingly out of nowhere. Assuredly the company intends on pumping the fucking brain-plate of the collective consciousness full of the Upside Down Shit, to celebrate the second season’s release this month.
Nicolas Cage has been turned into a snack in Japan, a country which clearly gets it
Nicolas Cage has been turned into a snack in Japan. Typically I spread cheeks and push when it comes to promotional materials for movies. However, this one clearly fucking nails it.
Marvel and ‘Star Wars’ movies *will* be exclusive to Disney’s new streaming service
Remember when Disney announced they were starting a streaming service? And when they said they were taking their Marvel and Star Wars flicks and going home? But then Netflix was like woah woah, we’re going to negotiate and try and keep them? Well, Netflix ain’t keeping them. They’re going to be exclusive to the House of Mouse’s streaming service.
‘Scandal’ creator jumps ship from ABC to Netflix as the Streaming Arms Race continues
I don’t really fuck with anything the creator of Scandal has done. Due to time, not dislike. Scandal seems pretty enjoyable. But, I’m here with popcorn, dude. This streaming arms race between Disney and Netflix is great slop culture theater.
Disney ending deal with Netflix to create its own streaming service. Great, another friggin’ one
It seems obvious that Netflix and Disney are in a War to Absorb All Our Pop Culture. The latest shot in the war finds Disney severing their ties with Netflix, and intent on creating their own streaming service. Man. Remember those halcyon days when we all thought that cord-cutting was going to save us money? Seems so long ago. Now we’re all scrambling, trying to find someone’s Hulu login, while bartering with our own fucking Netlix login to gain someone else’s HBO Go password. Yeah, fuck. Now there’s another service, another one! Christ.
Netflix acquires Mark Millar’s ‘Millarworld’, home of ‘Kingsman’ and ‘Kick-Ass’, becoming your #1 stop for derivative titles
I have a love-hate relationship with Mark Millar. In that I hate his derivative, shock-jock ass, but I enjoyed the Kingsman. He used to be a prime target here on OL, but I’ve sort of just decided to forget about him. But here he is! Like all lost loves-hates, bubbling back up. The author’s “Millarworld” has been acquired by Netflix, who will being producing content based on his titles.
Netflix has past 100 million subscribers, added 5.2 million last quarter
Netflix just feels like an institution at this point, right? It’s easy to forget it’s actually a company, and not woven into the DNA of our pop culture (or maybe its both?). But yes, it’s a business, and it’s doing quite fucking well.
Mondo bringing beautiful ‘Contra’ and ‘Castlevania’ posters exclusively to SDCC
Man, fuck. There aren’t many times lately when I wish I was attending SDCC. The entire apparatus has grown wildly out of control, mutating into a bloated pop culture hype machine. That said, watch in amusement at how quickly I contradict myself, since I really wish I was going this year to snag these gorgeous Mondo posters for Castlevania and Contra. Or, I suppose, attempt to snag them, given how quickly exclusives sell out.
