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Ghostbusters, much like many films of its era, is in a strange place when it comes to demographics.
Aimed at adults. But when it cames to merchandising, it was pretty much all aimed at kids (toys, cartoons, lunchboxes, etc).
And I doubt there’s any escaping that. It a franchise expected to be for all ages now.There’s also a “damned if they do, damned if they don’t” aspect.
Even if they were to try making a movie akin to the original, what are the chances it would live up to the standards people have.
But if they try something different, people might dismiss it as not standing for the original.
The easiest way is to just not play. But alas, what’s old is new. And why try something actually new when you have an IP to exploit.However, that doesn’t mean a good movie can’t come out of this.
And I liked the trailer. Not blown away, but its okay.
The base set up does seem very cliché. But I do enjoy the air of wonder and discovery.I don’t think its too outlandish to say its because of Ogier’s departure.
There may have been a possibility of Citroen remaining in WRC if they had managed to convince a top driver to take a seat.But as it was, Citroen were unable to convince any notable drivers to stay or join, and that was the final nail in the coffin.
After all, without a top driver, you lack someone who can get most out of the car, lack feedback for development, lack someone for the team to get behind (less moral), and lack the clout when trying to lure sponsors.
As for how they got into this position. It looks like management is the cause. Despite a promising car there were some decisions that seemed odd.
Not taking advantage of VW’s exit, when you had the likes of Andreas Mikkelsen dropping to WRC2.
As for having Kris Meeke as the #1 driver… I really like the guy. I get he was part of the car’s development. And he’s fast. But… he’s not someone I’d put all my hopes on.
While someone who pushes all the time is great to watch; there are drivers who are just as fast, but with more composure, and finish rallies. And with that, I don’t think Kris needed the added weight of a manufacturer on his shoulders.
Then throughout the season, the continued swapping round of drivers made the team look like they were scrambling around.Meanwhile Toyota appeared to enter with a far more stable footing. And had continued on to taking championships.
Citroen were unable to capitalize on VW’s exit, when others did. And now Hyundai/Toyota are the targets for drivers wanting to compete at the top. Leaving Citroen with the scraps. And that’s probably not how Citroen wants their team to be seen.
They’d be entering their 5th season, a point where they needed to be aiming for championships, and as it stood, that wasn’t possible. And with nothing on the horizon to signify any major change for them, they decided to leave, rather than just enter to make up the numbers.Might sound strange, but F1 2019.
As someone who doesn’t buy games year-on-year (last one I have is 2016), this year might be time to update.
Let’s hope the season it’s based on is good…Interested in Dirt Rally 2.0, for some new locations/challenges.
Also keeping an eye on Assetto Corsa Competizione, maybe GTR3 as well.2019’s driver line-ups. [with arbitrary ratings, off the top of my head, for 2018]
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton [(9/10)] Hand’s down deserves the championship this year. But a rather lackluster start to the season makes hard to give full marks.]
Valtteri Bottas [(7/10) Let down by team when he should have had much stronger results to his name.]Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel [(8/10) Dropped the ball in what should have been a more controlled championship lead.]
Charles Leclerc [(9/10) Stellar first year. Can’t wait to see what he can bring to a top team.]Red Bull Racing
Max Verstappen [(8/10) Despite some of his antics, he’s showing why everyone needs to watch their backs (especially with his late-season results).]
Pierre Gasly [(7?/10) Hard to really gauge given the Honda factor, but was more than enough against his teammate and capped it with some solid results.]Renault
Nico Hulkenberg [(6/10) Not really much to say with Renault happy to occupy the 4th spot, but comfortably beat Sainz.]
Daniel Ricciardo [(8/10) Let down by reliability. Strong performances, but maybe starting to fall behind Max…]Haas
Romain Grosjean [(3/10) Terrible start to the season. But was still able to show brief glimpses of the Grosjean we want to see.]
Kevin Magnussen [(5/10) While not gaining any favours from other drivers, Magnussen was much more consistent than his teammate, although that doesn’t say much.]McLaren
Carlos Sainz [(5/10) Beaten by his teammate, but still helped the team to secure 4th place.]
Lando Norris [(n/a) Hopefully McLaren can do a better job than they did with Stoffel.]“Racing Point”
Sergio Perez [(6/10) Another solid enough season from Perez
Lance Stroll [(3?/10) Williams had nothing to show this year, making it hard to see their drivers’ capabilities]Sauber
Kimi Raikkonen [(7/10) A pretty much “as expected” season from Kimi at Ferrari. A win helping to car his Ferrari career.]
Antonio Giovinazzi [(n/a) Possibly a dark-horse of the newcomers.]Toro Rosso
Daniil Kvyat [(n/a) Back again. Maybe he’ll help bring some form of consistency.]
Alexander Albon [(n/a) Last minute switch from Formula E. Let’s hope its worth it, and not another product of Red Bull’s revolving door…]Williams
Robert Kubica [(n/a) His injury aside; there’s still a lot against him from being out for so long. But I’m trying to be optimistic.]
George Russell [(n/a) Here’s hoping Williams have a car to help Russell continue his momentum.]Leavers
Fernando Alonso [(8/10) Not how we would have wanted Alonso to bow out of F1. But that hunger was still there to see.]
Stoffel Vandoorne [(4/10) Had troubles all season, and really struggled in qualifying. Hopefully he can rebuild himself in Formula E.]
Esteban Ocon [(7/10) Solid year, despite the speculations surrounding him. A shame to not have him on the grid next year.]
Marcus Ericsson [(3/10) Started well; but was too little, too late. And spent most of the season out-classed by his rookie teammate.]
Brendon Hartley [(2/10) Struggled to make any real impact in F1.]
Sergey Sirotkin [(3?/10) Hard for Sirotkin to make a case for himself in the car Williams built. Especially with the start of the season being particularly torturous.]Pretty much the same thoughts from me.
For a season opener, it felt, small.“Tunnel” is a fitting word for it. A lot of the environment around the track was blocked off. So you could barely make out anything of the location, or points of reverence from camera shots.
The use of the halo lights clearly displaying cars in “attack mode” is a good touch. Great for knowing at a glance when watching the action.
But the activation lines should have been more visually distinctive. Ideally it shouldn’t need an AR arrow pointing down on it at all times. But I guess that will be pushing what they’re allowed to do for temporary markings on a public road. Though maybe it wasn’t helped by the marshal’s post breaking up the barriers signifying the zone, or the camera angle.As for car colours looking similar, I think car manufacturers are going to have to learn that they can’t ALL be using “grey/silver with light-blue” to market their electric brands. I understand its apparently the public consensus that those colours are associated with “electric” (I’m sure they’ve done their focus testing). But then there’s nothing to set one apart from the rest. I’m hoping someone comes along and does something that grabs peoples’ attention and imagination.
Although that’s part of a bigger issue I have currently with the assumption electrics cars have to look a certain way.
No, they don’t. If anything they allow for more design freedom due to more flexibility with packaging. But I digress. 😛Its part of every sport.
Once the race, or match, or event, is finished where do you look? Just look at the empty venue until the next one?
The attention moves to what’s happening behind the scenes.I barely watch football. But I constantly hear about José Mourinho. And don’t get people started on why a world cup is being moved to a different time of year.
It just so happens motorsports are more acute to it due to how it continually shifts over time and how its competitors have more say/impact (in terms of engineering, business, and competition).
But unlike media some influencers have no neutral judgement or detachment. Many are probably paid off and what’s worse is their followers often know this but don’t unfollow them. So, that means pro-Formula E YouTuber’s with no helpful debate or neutrality, also most of then don’t appeal to an older audience, so that will just lead to youth audience only.
True. The first thing that pops into my head when I think “Youtube influencers” is the Shadow of Mordor early coverage debacle.
My first instinct is its a pretty ham-fisted approach to getting more viewers. With the influencers there primarily to sit around looking pretty while the show tries to look cool by association.
I could easily be wrong. I can’t say I know them, or can speak for the presentation skills. And Formula E doesn’t shy away from trying new things.Its not like it can be as bad as the NFS Payback presentation at E3, can it? 😛
the crowd boost option is not something I am keen on. They should have like a special power saving mode which they can then use after.
Isn’t that just regular race strategy? 😛
Formula E races will be shown live in the UK on Youtube (instead of just practice and qualifying).
But will be broadcast by Youtube themselves in their London studio, with “a rotating team of YouTube influencers, anchored by regular host Laurence McKenna”.
Hate the term “influencers”. It comes off as so transparently corporate. As if they aren’t considered people with fans, just entities with followers to be tapped into. But I digress.A shame that its to be done in a London studio. There’s always a disconnected feeling when something is presented away from the event itself.
I tend to stay away from the conspiracy theories.
But I am morbidly curious as to what’s knocking around…I actually forgot about the halo lights.
So no, I’ve yet to see it in action.Have they confirmed what it will be used for?
Agreed. I think the presentation still needs some work.
Hopefully with their own bespoke cars, we’ll start to see some of that.I understand the safety requirements of the barriers/fences lining the track, the sponsor requirements to be on the barriers/fences, and Formula E themselves wanting their branding visible. But it does lead to a lot of tracks aesthetically looking the same (be it shot-to-shot, or track-to-track). A lot of blue, white, and grey.
At least have some flavour of the host location to help make a track look more distinctive. Even if it’s just coloured barriers.Also, does every on screen graphic need a chime to it? I wouldn’t mind so much if some of them didn’t sound so out of place.
(That said, F1’s starting light “beep”s has me worried. Sounds so badly tacked-on.)Today? 😛
Can’t wait to see the new cars in action with a full grid.
I think the new cars fit the ethos of the series, wanting to be seen as new and different. And will help the series stand out more, as there’s no mistaking it for another series.
That said, I wouldn’t call it perfect, and I’m sure the “purists” will argue over “what is open-wheel” ad-nauseam.Though its a shame to hear people write off the series because its not fast/loud enough, or out of some sense of stubbornness towards anything without an ICE.
And while the quality of tracks is something that I judge to be lacking; there is a serious roster of drivers in the mix.Mercedes is definitely favoring Lewis until the title is sewn up. Sochi is an example of that.
Bottas knows he needs to be on the front foot.
He got his new contract because of his strong drives in the start of the season; and should have had wins to his name this season (let down by bad luck, or bad calls). But since then, he’s pretty much been in Lewis’ shadow.
And with Ocon and Russell wanting a spot in the team, Bottas has to prove he’s the one Mercedes want behind the wheel.Maybe a change in persona could be what he needs.
Right now barely anyone looks at Bottas. Even if he gets pole, or is leading the race, people are looking elsewhere. Its like he blends into the scenery.
I get he’s not a main player in the championship. But I feel he needs to display a bit of grit.
Otherwise he will just be seen as “the other Mercedes driver”.
