The War on Fans: Is it Over?
Peacemaker lives up to its name
Spoilers for Season 1 of Peacemaker. If you haven’t watched it and intend to, come back when you’re done.
I have had quite a bit to say about the sneering antagonism toward fans coming out of Hollywood over the last few years. By now it’s a predictable pattern. An existing property is adapted to the screen or rebooted. The fans point out that the new characters or story is contrary to existing lore or theme. The producing company and cast disparage the fanbase as [insert your favorite bias here]. Fanbase does not go to see the movie or stream the show that destroys the property they love. Producing company points to low turnout as proof of [insert your favorite bias here].
Repeat ad infinitum.
But… it seems that trend may be coming to an end. The light at the end of the tunnel comes to us courtesy of HBOMAX’s Peacemaker, a spinoff series of last year’s The Suicide Squad, which was itself a reboot of the 2016 film adaptation of the comic.
James Gunn not only directed the spinoff series, h…