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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He was the perfect actor for the job i can’t believe how the producers shot themselves in the foot like that.

[–] TomArrr@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Didn't he turn it down in preference for what he assumed was the next Superman gig, only to have that cancelled on him? An unfortunate series of events, or so it is theorised anyway

https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/864742/why-did-henry-cavill-leave-the-witcher-exit-explained/

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

some of the writers were not or actively disliked the books and games (even actively mocking the source material.)

Imagine loving a series, getting the chance to do a high-budget TV show, and these are the people behind the script. I'd leave too.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're the same kind of people who made "Picard" with the announcement, "This ain't your daddy's Picard!"

THAT IS WHAT WE WANT. THAT IS WHY WE LIKE HIM.

"Let's take this very successful character/IP, strip away everything people liked, insert depth less, one sided, middle school chatgpt quality characters and plot and then blame the viewers when if flops" seems to be the current procedure.