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I listen to my podcasts backwards, that way I'm actually GAINING time! It's free time!
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BIG CITY LAWYER posted:(Exception: storytelling podcasts like Levar Burton Reads, those are at normal speed) How is that Reading Rainbow reboot coming along? They did that Kickstarter maybe three years ago but I haven't heard anything since.
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:I can't watch Law & Order reruns because they speed it up. I can't imagine doing it willingly to something I want to listen to. I've never noticed this with Law & Order reruns, and I watch a ton of Law & Order reruns. Any channel specifically? (There are approximately 137 channels who play Law & Order reruns.) Friends, though, is impossible to watch on most channels they rerun it on. Jennifer Anniston sounds like a chipmunk at the speed they play it at.
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enigmahfc posted:I listen to my podcasts backwards, that way I'm actually GAINING time! It's free time! Costanza!
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Detective No. 27 posted:How is that Reading Rainbow reboot coming along? They did that Kickstarter maybe three years ago but I haven't heard anything since. Not Sure! I backed the kickstarter but haven't followed the stuff they're doing as it's aimed at kids and I don't have any. LBR it's just him reading (adult, as in grownups not X rated) short prose. Loooooove it
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Detective No. 27 posted:How is that Reading Rainbow reboot coming along? They did that Kickstarter maybe three years ago but I haven't heard anything since. It hit a bit of a bit of a snag https://twitter.com/strandbookstore/status/895305573889081345 The buried lede is that station that originally made it isn't involved with the Netflix pitch which could be an issue depending on who owns which rights.
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So I read the Wikipedia summary and am in the process of listening to the episode, but are you really telling me the bye bye man is summoned and brought into your life by saying bye bye man?
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Jan 19, 2018 19:21
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You're about to find out 
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Calaveron posted:So I read the Wikipedia summary and am in the process of listening to the episode, but are you really telling me the bye bye man is summoned and brought into your life by saying bye bye man? Yes. It’s idiotic.
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Jan 19, 2018 19:28
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What's the movie's pedigree, and how was it received
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I remember the movie being largely seen as a joke from jump street thanks to the title, but they mention in the episode that it made money. Somebody was seeing it, but hosed if I can figure who. Maybe it was released in a dry month or something.
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"He's bi." "Bi? Man."
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Most horror movies make money cause their budget is like $10 and people will go see any garbage horror movie.
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Invalid Validation posted:Most horror movies make money cause their budget is like $10 and people will go see any garbage horror movie. See: the entire Blumhouse Productions catalogue. Irregardless of quality, their movies almost always turn a profit because of their tight budgets.
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To be fair the idea of a memetic monster isn't like, the worst idea in the world. Like it's basically the core idea of Snow Crash, if I recall from that info dump that I read more than a decade ago and if you substitute monster with virus. It sounds like the problem with The Bye Bye Man is that A) the mythology or really any of the ideas weren't developed at all and B) the monster is lame as gently caress and is a waste of Doug Jones. Edit: I guess it's also basically what The Ring was. GrandpaPants fucked around with this message at 19:55 on Jan 19, 2018 |
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I read the plot summary before listening to the episode and assumed I was either missing something or that something is badly written, whether the article or the movie. After listening I guess it's the movie.
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Fart City posted:See: the entire Blumhouse Productions catalogue. Irregardless of quality, their movies almost always turn a profit because of their tight budgets. Yeah Get Out was a such a garbage horror movie.
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Oh my god, don’t be a butt. We were talking about how horror movies turn a profit because of low budgets. Blumhouse has made a name for doing just that. Nobody said all of their work was Bye Bye Man caliber. Hence, “irregardless.” Edit: rereading the flow of the conversation, I can see why it might have seemed otherwise. But that wasn’t my point. To be clear, what I was trying to say is that Blumhouse made a name delivering horror movies on low budgets to make maximum returns, not that all of Blumhouse’s catalogue was garbo. Tart Kitty fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Jan 19, 2018 |
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They also produce the Friedburg/Seltzer movies, as long as we're talking "who the gently caress is watching this straight-to-Crackle bullshit"
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clown shoes posted:Yeah Get Out was a such a garbage horror movie. Get out was a comedy stupid
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Now watching the bye bye man half in the bag and it looks like they tried so hard, so hard to make a memorable scary movie guy but they overcooked it so much it's the equivalent of microwaving dry ramen noodles with the flavor packet just placed on top for five minutes Like he's a big lurking man in a hoodie who has a hell dog and also something about coins? And trains? And he's a memetic urban legend who wants to be spread around? And also its got a goofy unassuming name like every horror movie creature? But they hosed it up in every possible way Edit: also they try to add a creepy mantra that is just stupid Like it's cracking me up how absolutely baffled and befuddled Mike gets while talking about the movie Calaveron fucked around with this message at 01:21 on Jan 20, 2018 |
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It's funny because I thought The Bye Bye Man was going to easily be the worst horror movie in 2017. And then Rings came out the next month.
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I made a discovery at Dollar Tree today that I had forgotten even existed
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:I made a discovery at Dollar Tree today that I had forgotten even existed “Air Bud Presents...”? That’s a thing?
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Air Bud would be a great name for a marijuana drone delivery business.
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:I made a discovery at Dollar Tree today that I had forgotten even existed They wanted to call this Russel-Mania SO BAD but you know Vince McMahon put the kibosh on that in about 2 seconds flat. Also - do yourself a favor and listen to the We Hate Movies podcast episode on this
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What is the stronger brand, the ABEU ( air bud extended universe ) or the DCEU ?
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admataY posted:What is the stronger brand, the ABEU ( air bud extended universe ) or the DCEU ? You asked that like it's a drat question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8u7iu_AJs0
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thrawn527 posted:“Air Bud Presents...”? That’s a thing? look at this scrub unfamiliar with the great production houses of hollywood GPTribefan posted:They wanted to call this Russel-Mania SO BAD but you know Vince McMahon put the kibosh on that in about 2 seconds flat. I did, and it answered any questions I ever had quite satisfactorily. I had a friend who proudly bought "Most Valuable Primate" on DVD. When I asked him what the gently caress he was thinking, he sighed and answered truthfully: "look, people in monkey clothes doing monkey things just makes me happy". I can respect that answer.
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:"look, people in monkey clothes doing monkey things just makes me happy" drat I wish all happiness was that easy to aspire to.
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Captain Hotbutt posted:drat I wish all happiness was that easy to aspire to. Dammit, was supposed to be "look, monkeys in people clothes doing people things just makes me happy". Boy did I screw up the wording there, but I am enjoying the new genre I accidentally created.
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So I'm calling in my ol' standby of "Shakedown" for the Listener Request Month, which I've definitely posted about the last time they did LRM. Check out the bitchin' trailer. I recently rewatched it and it's kind of awesome. There's a bad-guy-mullet the likes of which you've never seen, but I think the boys would get a kick out of pre-Guiliani New York locations and weirdo sex stuff throughout. I found out that Shout has just released this bad-boy on Blu-Ray. That's an instant purchase.
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Corek posted:Oscar-nominated movie Boss Baby
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Man they are real mad about Jim Sturgess
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We all know that Wallace Shawn blows all his money on Mondrian pieces. Also love the callback to Louie Anderson
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I gotta watch it now. I've heard such a wide array of opinions on this thing, from people calling it an abortion to praising it, and now it's up for a loving Oscar? I have to see what this is. Despite not having seen Boss Baby I'm willing to bet the sole reason for the Oscar nom was "there are 5 slots and it was either this or the loving Emoji Movie"
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AceOfFlames posted:Despite not having seen Boss Baby I'm willing to bet the sole reason for the Oscar nom was "there are 5 slots and it was either this or the loving Emoji Movie"
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Lego Batman, My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, and Mary and the Witch's Flower were eligible along with about twenty other movies. They did not have to pick Boss Baby and are legitimately saying that Boss Baby is better than Lego Batman.
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