Jeremy Prime Makes His Debut On Piers Morgan: Uncensored

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Our very own CEO, Jeremy Prime (DDayCobra), has hit the big time—and no, he did not receive an award for “Biggest Fig on the Internet,” although if this were a contest between Jeremy and Dan Vasc, the latter would take the cake, regardless of the former’s Crocs. All humor aside, on this latest episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, the main topic was the recent Warner Bros. flop Joker 2, or Joker: Folie á Deux. The other panelists included regular Uncensored contributor Esther Krakue, Ernest Owens, author of The Case for Cancel Culture and Chief Film Critic at Variety Peter Debruge. 

The discussion began with Piers asking Jeremy straight off the back what went wrong with the film, and the answer is, sadly, not shocking. Anyone who has seen it and listened to the reviews made by other YouTubers can attest: this film was a giant “middle finger” to the people who enjoyed the first one and Joker fans overall, and to “troll the online right-wing edge lords,” according to the London Metro. Hollywood, especially in recent years, despises making good films, even though they desperately want to make money, which, if we’re honest, the only money they appear to want is that of people who cannot give it because these sorts of people do not work at all. 

Even Peter Debruge had some scathing words in his review, saying that this sequel “transformed the beloved Batman villain into a poster boy for incels everywhere. I feared we’d go down the Scarface route as a fictive role for sick minds.” He also makes the point on Uncensored that the true villains in Joker 2 are the people around him, not the character of Arthur Fleck himself, in particular the character of Harley Quinn (portrayed by Lady Gaga), who is essentially an over-the-top, obsessed groupie of the “Joker.” But it also argued that Todd Phillips is not the sort to take any critique constructively; he’ll respond but not heed any advice, good or bad. Although to be fair, no one wanted a sequel to the first Joker, not even Todd Phillips, the director himself. It was forced upon him by Warner Bros., who clearly believed they had it in the bag for this sequel, that the very same people who saw and loved the first film would return for this one. 

Ernest put in his two cents, which mirrored those of almost every fan of the first film—this sequel was not needed. The first movie was dark enough, got enough of the point across, and had Joaquin Phoenix winning the Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Joker/Arthur Fleck. 

Esther had another perspective on the matter, which is that this film was a giant tax write-off. She also said that many people got up and walked out of the theater where she saw it, as that’s how “offensively” bad the film was. 

Then, the conversation on James Bond started, bringing in the example of how people want Bond to be the cool, collected womanizer the character has always been, not a woman, for example, which would tamper with the franchise and character. Then came Jeremy’s simple, poignant line: “Spoiler alert for Hollywood: fans and audiences want men to be men and women to be women.” More often than not, especially nowadays, the simplest solutions are the best ones. Stick to the source material (LOOKING AT YOU, AMAZON RINGS OF POWER), and the fans will be happy. Care about doing well by the source, even if you’re not a fan. It’s not that difficult, but with these activists, that is not so because they do not care one bit. All they care about is their cause and the ways they can push it further. 

Also, Jeremy got to mention one of his favorite things to tell us all, that he used to work in retail before being a “low-quality YouTuber,” and when a particular product began selling well, they would order more of that product. So, again, it’s as simple as that: give the people what they want! 

If anyone would like to watch the episode in full and comment to show support for our favorite fig, please do so; the video is embedded below!