Think it through. Whedon had 6 months to put this movie together, almost all of that would be needed to edit the movie.
The need for increased output in that time means increased production in that same amount of time.
Reshoots had to take days, not months. No second or third or more “takes” could be tolerated. Limited…

May he be slowly digested over a thousand years.

“It’s about who gets to tell which people’s stories.”

“It is not, however, okay to dress up in blackface or an “Indian” costume, because people’s ethnic identities aren’t costumes and shouldn’t be trivialized as such.”

I’ve really never understood the problem with actors playing roles of characters when they don’t have every trait of the character, and this article spends so much time wallowing in unearned snark that it doesn't even make an attempt to make a case for why it's bad, just assuming everyone will agree. C'est la vie, I…

I’m sure the deal Chappelle signed with Comedy Central is very beneficial to CC. But when it was signed, neither Chappelle nor Comedy Central new it would be a monster hit people wanted to stream a decade later. For every one hit like “Chappelle” there are two dozen turkeys. Comedy Central made a business decision to…

If there is content out there that he is not directly benefiting from, then he’s competing with it. Since his old content is hitting squarely on the demographic for his new content, that would make that the case exponentially so.

this is an interesting theory except....

yeah, they can’t miss the opportunity to pay him 30 or 40 million for a comedy special down the road. Wouldn’t want to upset the ridiculously wealthy comedian over here. 

I know it’s a typo, but I like the idea of “Max Max”. He’s not so mad, just extreme to the max, in a 90's cartoon character kinda way. 

He’s deservedly caught shit for his trans jokes, which at minimum are lazy garbage. It’s material more suited to hacky open mic performers than one of the greatest stand-ups of all time. Especially because as anyone who watched 8:46 could tell you, he’s clearly still got his fastball.

My first thought exactly -- if he isn't getting paid, *no way* anyone outside a production company/studio/licenser is.

So basically when Dave quit his show in 2004 the agreement provided him with DVD and broadcast syndication royalties. In 2004 DVD rights were worth a lot and streaming rights weren’t even a consideration on anyone’s mind. Now it’s 2020 and streaming rights are worth a lot and DVD rights are worth nothing. Dave is not…

“Chappelle was an established star, and got paid as an established star (lest we forget, $55M for two seasons), even if he never made the shows he promised.”

I signed one of those “in perpituity throughout the universe” contracts and I had the exact same reaction. What the fuck? On the other hand, I think contracts (not the Constitution) are the only thing keeping America from going full Max Max.

I’m not much of a Chapelle fan, but to me what’s more interesting is why HBO and Netflix agreed to pull his shows.

The whole issue is that Chapelle isn’t being compensated for his show being on steaming services.  Whether or not you agree with him, I can just about guarantee you that if he isn’t getting compensated, Neal Brennan and the composers aren’t either.

I still wonder about everyone else who worked on the show. Chappelle is the guy with his name on the title card, but he’s not the only person who helped make it - Neal Brennan, Charlie Murphy, and Donnelle Rawlings (among others) were just as indispensable parts of the show. Not mention composers, editors, etc. Were…

I’ve always liked Chappelle, and while he’s gotten a little more politized since he started doing specials again, I’m still with him. That said, it seems like his agent/lawyer/etc. didn’t read the fine print in his contract with CC or ViacomCBS and essentially screwed him over.

Well, technically he did get paid when he signed that contract.