Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone know any good docs about the toy industry of the 80’s? The asinine proliferation of stuff like He-Man, the government regulations surrounding children’s’ TV, the satanic panic, the importation and westernization of Japanese properties, subjects like that? Toys That Made Us is a doc series on netflix that covers some of this, though it does veer into rose tinted nostalgia. The He-Man episode in particular is quite illuminating, though.
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Babysitter Super Sleuth posted:Toys That Made Us is a doc series on netflix that covers some of this, though it does veer into rose tinted nostalgia. The He-Man episode in particular is quite illuminating, though. I watched that quite recently and it was a great watch! Kept meaning to go back to the rest of the series but never did. There's ones on Power Rangers, Professional Wrestling toys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Worth a look for sure
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Babysitter Super Sleuth posted:Toys That Made Us is a doc series on netflix that covers some of this, though it does veer into rose tinted nostalgia. The He-Man episode in particular is quite illuminating, though. Yeah, honestly that’s what put me onto the idea that there may be something better. I liked the subject of this doc (particularly the He-Man ep) but the Netflix house style for documentaries is just so unserious and condescending. Like they’re resentful of having to make this trash.
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# ? Feb 5, 2021 20:04 |
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Cacator posted:Christopher Plummer has died. After losing Max von Sydow last year we're rapidly running out of actors who have played old men for half their careers 😔 Christopher Plummer was the last of the living actors that played older guys in the 80s that I loved. Absolutely killed it in Sound of Music, what a hero. Knew it was coming but was so glad he kept going and kicking rear end, Knives Out was elevated by his presence. RIP to a great.
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https://twitter.com/TweetChizone/status/1357754823043653633?s=20
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# ? Feb 5, 2021 20:57 |
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Thank you for the smile HUNDU.
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# ? Feb 5, 2021 21:35 |
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Everyone watch The Silent Partner. Might be my favourite Plummer role besides maybe The Insider.
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# ? Feb 5, 2021 23:23 |
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gently caress! I just watched sound of music again a few days ago. RIP Lmao
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 01:14 |
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This is how I found out Christopher Plummer died.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 02:11 |
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Has anybody checked in on TV lately? Apparently it's not doing so good
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 04:06 |
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I hope to never learn what Ridiculousness is.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 04:17 |
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Gripweed posted:Has anybody checked in on TV lately? Apparently it's not doing so good That's pretty ridiculous.
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feedmyleg posted:I hope to never learn what Ridiculousness is. They play Youtube videos of people hurting themselves while the hosts laugh.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 04:21 |
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Gripweed posted:Has anybody checked in on TV lately? Apparently it's not doing so good That is loving dire. feedmyleg posted:I hope to never learn what Ridiculousness is. Remember Tosh .0? They somehow made a shittier version of that with people that are even more obnoxious and unfunny.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 04:26 |
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C'mon I said I hope not to
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 04:33 |
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That image popped up in my twitter timeline a few minutes ago and I quickly glanced at it; I had just assumed "ridiculousness" was an umbrella term for like various lovely reality tv shows. I didn't realize it's an actual show, lmao. That's hilarious.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 04:35 |
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Gripweed posted:Has anybody checked in on TV lately? Apparently it's not doing so good
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 04:39 |
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How long do we think until cable TV is dead in actuality?
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 04:51 |
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This one is kind of understandable because it's around Christmas and new year and a lot of channels marathon poo poo at that time. Probably because it's less work for the staff at those channels. Schwarzwald posted:How long do we think until cable TV is dead in actuality? Cable tv wouldn't be screaming towards obsolescence if it wasn't outrageously expensive. And if they're making you pay that loving much they should at least not bombard you with ads the way they do. Pick one or the other.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 05:03 |
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Years ago. Luckily all the actual kids are watching on demand streaming.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 05:03 |
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Analog cable ruled because you could just buy a bootleg cable box for 50 bucks from some sketchy weirdo and it unlocked everything including pay-per-view.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 05:11 |
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It's hilariously telling that when Zuckerberg wanted to debunk The Social Network's verisimilitude he pointed at him having been married during the events of the film as proof it isn't true to life, rather than, you know, the horrifying sociopathic worldview of the character. It's only become more obvious in time that the film captures a more or less accurate representation of the man. It's unfortunate that anyone ever talks about a sequel. It's unnecessary. Everything about the current state of Facebook is still right there on screen.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 05:20 |
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For a moment there I thought there was a 4th Bad Boys movie I hadn't heard of, but...
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feedmyleg posted:It's hilariously telling that when Zuckerberg wanted to debunk The Social Network's verisimilitude he pointed at him having been married during the events of the film as proof it isn't true to life, rather than, you know, the horrifying sociopathic worldview of the character. It's only become more obvious in time that the film captures a more or less accurate representation of the man. People are talking about a Social Network sequel?
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 05:32 |
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CPL593H posted:People are talking about a Social Network sequel? Zuckerberg testifying in front of Congress can be made into a movie, probably.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 05:35 |
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teagone posted:Zuckerberg testifying in front of Congress can be made into a movie, probably. I'm with feedmyleg on this one, there's no story left to tell. It's a character piece and we know everything we need to know about him at the end of the film. But anyway I've never heard people saying there should be a sequel.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 05:41 |
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Kazzah posted:For a moment there I thought there was a 4th Bad Boys movie I hadn't heard of, but... There’s only one Bad Boys movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVryJQ6uZzw
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 05:52 |
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Gripweed posted:They play Youtube videos of people hurting themselves while the hosts laugh. Ah, the Schadenfreude thread
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 09:44 |
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CPL593H posted:Analog cable ruled because you could just buy a bootleg cable box for 50 bucks from some sketchy weirdo and it unlocked everything including pay-per-view. We had one where the movie channel would auto switch to porn at a certain time every night even if it was in the middle of a movie. It ruled.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 15:11 |
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CPL593H posted:I'm with feedmyleg on this one, there's no story left to tell. It's a character piece and we know everything we need to know about him at the end of the film. Maybe it's just reporters prodding and getting a stock answer, but I've read multiple stories about Sorkin considering writing one in light of the events post-release. I've also read multiple news stories that contain musings on "If they ever make a sequel, they should..."
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 15:43 |
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CPL593H posted:People are talking about a Social Network sequel? We already have a sequel, and it's perfect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVyLlFezj2E Edit: and the third to complete the trilogy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzDd9cT_2UE
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Gripweed posted:Has anybody checked in on TV lately? Apparently it's not doing so good The masterstroke of following the Bad Boys/Bad Boys II double feature with another Bad Boys/Bad Boys II double feature has passed by unremarked, for shame.
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banned from Starbucks posted:We had one where the movie channel would auto switch to porn at a certain time every night even if it was in the middle of a movie. It ruled. I can't believe I even have to say this... feedmyleg posted:Maybe it's just reporters prodding and getting a stock answer, but I've read multiple stories about Sorkin considering writing one in light of the events post-release. I've also read multiple news stories that contain musings on "If they ever make a sequel, they should..." They should do an Alien/Terminator thing where the sequel to The Social Network II is an action movie.
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Heavy_D posted:The masterstroke of following the Bad Boys/Bad Boys II double feature with another Bad Boys/Bad Boys II double feature has passed by unremarked, for shame. Bad Boys Ring Theory dot com.
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 20:51 |
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https://twitter.com/shrecknet/status/1358150699402596358?s=19 I've seen all of them many times, just got a hankering for some xenomorphin'
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 21:37 |
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Anonymous Robot posted:Anyone know any good docs about the toy industry of the 80’s? The asinine proliferation of stuff like He-Man, the government regulations surrounding children’s’ TV, the satanic panic, the importation and westernization of Japanese properties, subjects like that? There was one hosted by Tom Hanks of all people, Big
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 21:42 |
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There's a youth panic push in the media going on and it's extremely funny
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# ? Feb 6, 2021 21:59 |
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Shrecknet posted:https://twitter.com/shrecknet/status/1358150699402596358?s=19 Alien 3 is probably the most interesting one of the directors cuts, because it's like a fan film. Like it's not James Cameron putting in poo poo that he originally cut because it didn't work out, it's the dork who put the collection together fastidiously trying to recreate the movie from some imaginary Vision from what Fincher said and wrote and what ended up on the cutting room floor, which is truly insane The Peccadillo fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Feb 6, 2021 |
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https://twitter.com/TheKalenAllen/status/1357919375966101507 lol
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# ? Feb 7, 2021 04:01 |
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That’s maybe a little worse than this, where this person is essentially admitting they’ve never watched a movie made before the end of the 60s
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# ? Feb 7, 2021 04:56 |