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Oh, I will also say I was surprised to see someone in a fat suit in 2024.

clyde_frog posted...

Post-grunge is definitely not going strong. That shit went out of style in the mid-late 00s. Emo took over in the mid 00s, Indie rock was pretty popular in the early 10s, and now pop punk and (radio friendly) hardcore punk have made a resurgence.

Maybe it's a regional thing but all the same bands that frequented the radio in 2005 are still putting out music and still on the radio now. Can't go a day without hearing Shinedown or disturbed or three days grace if you put on the rock station

I'm watching now and Korra is jacked lol. I'm sure certain people didn't like that.

Maybe rock has sort of stagnated since the mid-aights too? Prior every decade had distinct highlights but the post-grunge era is still going strong.

The American boy you used to date. Who would do ANYTHING YOU SAY!

If you're going to Vegas with your kid you've gotta at least anticipate the possibility that a stranger will offer them coke. It's part of the experience.

Are you me TC? I also watched yesterday!

But yeah there needs to be a sequel where he becomes jaded and forgets his mission of bringing joy bc this version isn't the same dude we got in the OG. it was fine overall tho.

My wife, maybe. Never really asked her point blank bc I don't want to have that conversation.

Why didn't they let the guy who does a good Biden impression do the Biden impression?

Interesting the split I'm season on season 4

Zithers posted...

did you know the oscars had 10 best picture nominees back before television existed? were they doing that for ratings?

also did you know the academy is like 10,000 voting members and not a handful of people having clandestine meetings where they're conspiring to get more popular movies nominated for best picture? which doesn't really happen since the expansion happened anyway?

Correct. Also many of those 10000 members have acknowledged they don't watch all the nominees anyways and vote for whoever their buddies are part of. The campaign behind an Oscar win is often more fascinating than the movie itself.

It's just a remnant of our time as fishes as our phantom gills desperately search for water.

Zithers posted...

yeah. past lives, anatomy of a fall, american fiction, the holdovers, maestro, zone of interest - all spectacle.

are you serious btw?

And if those "serious" movies were enough to keep people happy, why'd the whole dang academy decide to expand the category to appeal to the lowest common denominator? Bringing in viewers is absolutely important to a televised program.

Zithers posted...

to be fair i havent done a google search on this in awhile

i know ratings tanked in 2020 for the covid year (all fake and bad movies) but it climbed back

either way - still good company bro. gotta keep the oscars relevant so studios keep making movies ostensibly for grownups

The reason they expanded the best picture category like 10 years ago is so they could throw in a blockbuster or 2 and hopefully get more viewers. Much like the Grammys catering entirely to pop now, the big awards shows are about the spectacle over the art.

Zithers posted...

the oscars are still the 2nd most watched event in america after the super bowl

and are about to give the award for best picture to a movie that made over 800m worldwide and is made by a household name director

not that irrelevant imo

A quick Google shows that like every playoff football game and the SOTU rank higher by a significant margin.

I just finished ATLA and it was good. I've heard everything about Korra from it being better than TLA to it being total trash that ruins the lore or whatever. I mostly don't care about the plot of a kid show, as long as the animation and action scenes are good. Will I enjoy it?

Oscars are so irrelevant now but I hope Nolan finally wins something.

Depends on context

I feel like each decade has signature sounds and trends as far as what's popular but pop music from like 2008 to today has more or less kept those same sounds.

Is early Ke$ha any different than Tate McRae in substance?

Derpy old timey hip-hop was fun. Better than mumble rap stuff

It's really a personal decision between parents and the doctor

Goldice posted...

Disagree, he essentially got Stannis destroyed at the blackwater.

Stannis was a total loser jobber and would have found a way to lose regardless.

Smallville posted...

what ? how did this happen, why they thought you were a bot?

It's just how it works there. They have a disclaimer page on many subreddits basically saying "we use bot-mods and if they don't recognize you they may auto-ban you. Please let us know if this happens and maybe we'll unban you"

I just made an account for the first time last week and immediately got modded for posting in a topic bc I was suspected of being a bot lol.

Monster Sanctuary and Retro Bowl

Think about it

That's been happening for ages. I 'member that Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader show and in the hour long program they'd ask like 2-4 questions and the rest of the show was talking to the kids or dramatic commercial break cuts.

Gee I'd sure hate for the little bugger to suffer after chewing holes through all my shit

Edmure Tully did nothing wrong

What was the tea joke? Did she really clank around an empty cup?

Strands #7
Sounds good to me

That's Steve! Or is it Jimmy?

Archive 81 I guess

Chaotic neutral tbh. He works solely for his own benefit. He's found success appealing to right wing ideologies but he clearly doesn't actually personally believe any of it

Ya know what, if you're the kind of person who needs this kind of warning, please take a heaping dose of Otezla.

ai123 posted...

She said she was pissed off with herself for getting fat, but learned that it was not something she should blame herself for. She wished that her body could be 'as perfect as her soul' (indicating she was being tongue in cheek). She's actually funny, eccentric as hell, and doesn't give a shit.

And guess what? She got a hugely positive response from the audience. Many of whom had their own struggles and appreciated her honesty. But yeah the takeaway here us that she is 'bitter' and that's why she made a throwaway remark about Potter fans.

Jesus Christ, the lengths that people will go to in order to throw vitriol over an old actress you've never heard of just because she made a joke about Harry Potter themed weddings. (Because bullying is bad, see?).

The more you do this, the more you amplify and expand on what she said.

She absolutely was not being tongue in cheek. She was being very authentic. It's kinda her style. I'm not sure why you feel the need to make up a narrative about "an old actress you've never heard of." You can look this stuff up ya know.

Literally just need to say "Trump is the same age you dummies"

This lady is extremely bitter. She did an interview not too long ago where she said she hates herself bc she got fat and is now incapable of traveling or doing anything fun or interesting lol.

SiO4 posted...

Do you know the origin of Janis's name?
It's actually pretty cool.

No

They used bot mods and you will literally get banned for posting in a new subreddit for the first time bc the bot assumes you're a bot too lol.

4 a month? Wtf

hitokoriX posted...

Family in what world is 87 not good lol

Video games standards mang. 94+ is GOAT contention. 92-93 is good. 90-91 is fine. Sub 90 is garbage.

Omg, Janis (aka the best character) is Moana! Her voice has gotten a lot better.

Toot toot

I saw that yesterday too while browsing lol

Error1355 posted...

I decided to check my 401K/pension for the first time in nearly a year last week.

Was nice to see it actually gained for once after the pandemic years lol.

Yeah. I just started contributing to mine in 2021 and I'm finally green as of like last month. I know it's a generally responsible plan but golly it's scary how a few bad years can just tank everything.

boxoto posted...

from what I understand, it's an adaptation of the musical, and they likely just wanted to double dip by making another movie.

I haven't seen the new one yet, and idk if I will.

I liked the original, though.

Tina Fey plays the exact same character. I'm pretty sure a lot of her dialogue is the same. It was so lazy.

Angourie Rice is having a bit of a Renaissance tho. I see her in tons of things.

The music wasn't very good and all the most iconic lines/jokes from the original were back ver Baltimore. So what was the point of this reboot? Also zoomer fashion is so unflattering.

This dude hasn't had to audition for 30 years? Dang