15 Perfect Internet Reactions To Disney Buying Fox –
You might have heard by now that Disney is finalizing its purchase of 21st Century Fox — specifically its entertainment rights to franchises like X-Men, Deadpool, Avatar, Alien, Predator and The Simpsons. On a base level it is chilling to see Disney consume yet another mega-property as we inevitably hurtle towards a dystopian future with one mega-corporation controlling a bland monoculture of every property known to man. But also the Avengers get to fight the X-Men now, so the internet has some memes.
1. Many have made the observation that Disney buying up all these entertainment properties is a lot like Thanos collecting Infinity Stones
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2. Fans have already started mocking up posters mixing up the Avengers and X-Men universes
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3. As usual, The Simpsons did this first
Disney announces it has reached a deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, as predicted by a Simpsons episode that first aired on November 8, 1998. pic.twitter.com/kzloJQHeM8
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 14, 2017
4. Fox stars like Ryan Reynolds are having some fun with the news
Time to uncork that explosive sexual tension between Deadpool and Mickey Mouse. https://t.co/iUEXofWpRu
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) December 6, 2017
5. It’s really odd to think about a family-friendly company like Disney owning R-rated franchises like Alien
Disney now, basically pic.twitter.com/oNhU4P70yD
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 14, 2017
6. I don’t think I can argue with this logic
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7. This is a joke, but now part of me would be disappointed if The Simpsons WEREN’T in Kingdom Hearts
The future of Kingdom Hearts pic.twitter.com/ebl2nD9JRU
— Mark Brown (@britishgaming) December 14, 2017
8. Something about Disney sucking up every corporation lends itself really well to supervillain memes
Disney is now ….. #DisneyFoxDeal pic.twitter.com/89eMv1zyhi
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) December 14, 2017
9. Here’s hoping Disney starts up an R-rated Marvel line (Marvel MAX?) for stuff like Deadpool
Apparently you can’t actually blow the Matterhorn. pic.twitter.com/2bEAAcZrUv
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) December 14, 2017
10. Disney doesn’t quite have the rights to EVERY Marvel character — there are still a few exceptions
Updated! Visual Guide to Marvel Live-Action Character Rights pic.twitter.com/tQmFwjgBTp
— Maurice Mitchell (@mauricem1972) December 14, 2017
11. Simpsons jokes about Disney look a little bit different these days
— Henry Gilbert (@hEnereyG) December 14, 2017
12. It’s easy to forget just how much Disney bought — for instance, now they own the rights to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
13. I think we should probably start looking at old Simpsons episodes a little more closely
The Simpsons has now predicted Disney buying Fox, the FIFA scandal, Greece’s economic collapse & President Trump (via @TomButler) pic.twitter.com/yj3qjx9TBB
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 14, 2017
14. The unstoppable mega-corporation reality seems a little more realistic now than when Disney bought Marvel all those years ago
one day Disney will own every fandom-ass media property and will mix them all together in a neverending intertextual crossover tv/game/movie series and people will laugh and cheer and buy funko pop after funko pop and then the sun will mercifully engulf the earth
— Watch One Magic Christmas (@bombsfall) December 14, 2017
15. As unsettling as this impending entertainment monopoly might be, it’s tough to suppress the excitement for movie possibilities
public me: Disney buying Fox puts the company into hysterically monopolistic territory that should scare us, and our inability to recognize this underscores how the mass monetization of geek culture has blinded us to its control
private me: galactus in phase 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Patrick Klepek (@patrickklepek) December 14, 2017
