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Mecca made a really funny comment on my Instagram the other day, so I respect him more now.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:just watched that second trailer. it's all i need to see. what a terrible looking movie. i wouldn't even watch this on TBS.

it looks like Disney's version of the Ghostbusters, so much so that I had to check the wiki page to see who produced this.
You know, this is a trend I've been noticing in "alternative comedy" lately. It's devolving into straight-up little kid humor, except with sexual references included to make it "edgy." Comedy Central is filled with utterly, painfully unwatchable variety shows like this (Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, that Hannibal Burress show). It's so bizarre. It really feels like an R-rated version Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel or something.
I've noticed this as well. I went back and watched some same-level (or, marketed that way) tv shows a few weeks ago, and the comparison was incredible to see. I really don't know what's happening, or why? Are policies so strong now that they have to generically whitewash everything and try and sneak in a "funny" adult moment? There's just a real lack of creativity out there these days from the larger entertainment conglomerates, which is kind of expected, but I never really thought it'd be this bland.
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Quick. Name a joke from the original Ghostbusters that standing on it's own was obviously a joke that could be used in a trailer.
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Strat wrote:
Mecca wrote:I love when dumb people bring up idiocracy
fuck you
It's cute that you think you're dumb.

I also wonder at what point I ever wronged coppertom. I'm generally a jackass throwing shit at the wall, so maybe it's not one isolated incident
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At least we have Rick and Morty on Cartoon Network
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bodysnatcher wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:just watched that second trailer. it's all i need to see. what a terrible looking movie. i wouldn't even watch this on TBS.

it looks like Disney's version of the Ghostbusters, so much so that I had to check the wiki page to see who produced this.
You know, this is a trend I've been noticing in "alternative comedy" lately. It's devolving into straight-up little kid humor, except with sexual references included to make it "edgy." Comedy Central is filled with utterly, painfully unwatchable variety shows like this (Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, that Hannibal Burress show). It's so bizarre. It really feels like an R-rated version Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel or something.
I've noticed this as well. I went back and watched some same-level (or, marketed that way) tv shows a few weeks ago, and the comparison was incredible to see. I really don't know what's happening, or why? Are policies so strong now that they have to generically whitewash everything and try and sneak in a "funny" adult moment? There's just a real lack of creativity out there these days from the larger entertainment conglomerates, which is kind of expected, but I never really thought it'd be this bland.
I think it's just that the writers are really awful. It doesn't seem like any kind of corporate influence - just unfunny material.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:just watched that second trailer. it's all i need to see. what a terrible looking movie. i wouldn't even watch this on TBS.

it looks like Disney's version of the Ghostbusters, so much so that I had to check the wiki page to see who produced this.
You know, this is a trend I've been noticing in "alternative comedy" lately. It's devolving into straight-up little kid humor, except with sexual references included to make it "edgy." Comedy Central is filled with utterly, painfully unwatchable variety shows like this (Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, that Hannibal Burress show). It's so bizarre. It really feels like an R-rated version Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel or something.
I've noticed this as well. I went back and watched some same-level (or, marketed that way) tv shows a few weeks ago, and the comparison was incredible to see. I really don't know what's happening, or why? Are policies so strong now that they have to generically whitewash everything and try and sneak in a "funny" adult moment? There's just a real lack of creativity out there these days from the larger entertainment conglomerates, which is kind of expected, but I never really thought it'd be this bland.
I think it's just that the writers are really awful. It doesn't seem like any kind of corporate influence - just unfunny material.
Good thing writers are irrelevant, eh J?
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durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:just watched that second trailer. it's all i need to see. what a terrible looking movie. i wouldn't even watch this on TBS.

it looks like Disney's version of the Ghostbusters, so much so that I had to check the wiki page to see who produced this.
You know, this is a trend I've been noticing in "alternative comedy" lately. It's devolving into straight-up little kid humor, except with sexual references included to make it "edgy." Comedy Central is filled with utterly, painfully unwatchable variety shows like this (Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, that Hannibal Burress show). It's so bizarre. It really feels like an R-rated version Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel or something.
I've noticed this as well. I went back and watched some same-level (or, marketed that way) tv shows a few weeks ago, and the comparison was incredible to see. I really don't know what's happening, or why? Are policies so strong now that they have to generically whitewash everything and try and sneak in a "funny" adult moment? There's just a real lack of creativity out there these days from the larger entertainment conglomerates, which is kind of expected, but I never really thought it'd be this bland.
I think it's just that the writers are really awful. It doesn't seem like any kind of corporate influence - just unfunny material.
Good thing writers are irrelevant, eh J?
In movies? Kinda, yeah. Not in TV, though - that's all they have.
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Mecca wrote:
Strat wrote:
Mecca wrote:I love when dumb people bring up idiocracy
fuck you
It's cute that you think you're dumb.

I also wonder at what point I ever wronged coppertom. I'm generally a jackass throwing shit at the wall, so maybe it's not one isolated incident
I was just kidding Mecca. I wasn't offended by your off the cuff remark.
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That selfie gag tells you everything you need to know.
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Strat wrote:
Mecca wrote:
Strat wrote:
Mecca wrote:I love when dumb people bring up idiocracy
fuck you
It's cute that you think you're dumb.

I also wonder at what point I ever wronged coppertom. I'm generally a jackass throwing shit at the wall, so maybe it's not one isolated incident
I was just kidding Mecca. I wasn't offended by your off the cuff remark.
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bodysnatcher wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:just watched that second trailer. it's all i need to see. what a terrible looking movie. i wouldn't even watch this on TBS.

it looks like Disney's version of the Ghostbusters, so much so that I had to check the wiki page to see who produced this.
You know, this is a trend I've been noticing in "alternative comedy" lately. It's devolving into straight-up little kid humor, except with sexual references included to make it "edgy." Comedy Central is filled with utterly, painfully unwatchable variety shows like this (Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, that Hannibal Burress show). It's so bizarre. It really feels like an R-rated version Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel or something.
I've noticed this as well. I went back and watched some same-level (or, marketed that way) tv shows a few weeks ago, and the comparison was incredible to see. I really don't know what's happening, or why? Are policies so strong now that they have to generically whitewash everything and try and sneak in a "funny" adult moment? There's just a real lack of creativity out there these days from the larger entertainment conglomerates, which is kind of expected, but I never really thought it'd be this bland.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:just watched that second trailer. it's all i need to see. what a terrible looking movie. i wouldn't even watch this on TBS.

it looks like Disney's version of the Ghostbusters, so much so that I had to check the wiki page to see who produced this.
You know, this is a trend I've been noticing in "alternative comedy" lately. It's devolving into straight-up little kid humor, except with sexual references included to make it "edgy." Comedy Central is filled with utterly, painfully unwatchable variety shows like this (Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, that Hannibal Burress show). It's so bizarre. It really feels like an R-rated version Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel or something.
I've noticed this as well. I went back and watched some same-level (or, marketed that way) tv shows a few weeks ago, and the comparison was incredible to see. I really don't know what's happening, or why? Are policies so strong now that they have to generically whitewash everything and try and sneak in a "funny" adult moment? There's just a real lack of creativity out there these days from the larger entertainment conglomerates, which is kind of expected, but I never really thought it'd be this bland.
I think it's just that the writers are really awful. It doesn't seem like any kind of corporate influence - just unfunny material.
Good thing writers are irrelevant, eh J?
In movies? Kinda, yeah. Not in TV, though - that's all they have.
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How much better would Batman Vs Superman be if it had writers?
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BurtReynolds wrote:How much better would Batman Vs Superman be if it had writers?
The only place BVS has to go is down.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:How much better would Batman Vs Superman be if it had writers?
The only place BVS has to go is down.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:How much better would Batman Vs Superman be if it had writers?
The only place BVS has to go is down.

And it did, in spectacular fashion.
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Strat wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:How much better would Batman Vs Superman be if it had writers?
The only place BVS has to go is down.
In some ways you are A&E's mikejasond
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Strat wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:How much better would Batman Vs Superman be if it had writers?
The only place BVS has to go is down.
In some ways you are A&E's mikejasond
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Strat wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Strat wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:How much better would Batman Vs Superman be if it had writers?
The only place BVS has to go is down.
In some ways you are A&E's mikejasond
I will fuck your entire family to death
no you wont
fine, just the children
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