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WickedHate posted:Working for The Escapist is like working for Fox News. I can't imagine this is a good career choice. Except that Fox News brings in tons of money and most reports say The Escapist is a rapidly sinking ship. I.e: Fox News is a better place to work (if you don't mind selling your soul)
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Mokinokaro posted:Except that Fox News brings in tons of money and most reports say The Escapist is a rapidly sinking ship. True, I wasn't being clear. Your selling your soul to both but at least you'd be successful with Fox News.
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Apr 19, 2015 03:24
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Celery Face posted:You didn't actually click on the link, did ya? Please. Clicking links is for people who want to make informed decisions. (And really, who would have thought there'd be more than one musical act called "Belly"?!?)
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Apr 19, 2015 03:32
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See you later, space cowboy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me5Nm0wDUFU As per usual, the live-actions bits will make no sense to non-longtime viewers. This is the final DStecks video, marking the end of the storyline (and all storylines). DStecks fucked around with this message at 05:40 on Apr 19, 2015 |
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Apr 19, 2015 05:36
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Apr 19, 2015 05:46
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DoctorWhat posted:You seriously quitting? No, I'm retiring the character of DStecks. All future reviews, I'll just be Daniel Steckly. I've been "playing" him since the age of 14. It's time to move on. And it was never clear to what extent Bad Reviews DStecks was me or not, so I just want to make things simpler. EDIT: It's part of a broader move I'm making away from the oldschool TGWTG format, and dubiously-not-just-me characters were always a staple of that style. DStecks fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Apr 19, 2015 |
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Apr 19, 2015 05:49
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lornekates posted:Harvey Danger released an entire album, "Little by Little", free via bittorrent in 2005. They did it explicitly as a "gently caress you" to the music industry that was demonizing the Internet and suing fans. It has 100k+ downloads, had a physical printing, and a song ported to Rock Band. I remember when they made that announcement-- it was before Radiohead did their "pay what you can" album. Yeah Harvey Danger had a few legit good albums, the vocals aren't for everyone I imagine but in addition to Moral Centralia I also especially like War Buddies and Cool James off the album. Check it out, youtube is free and easy nowadays but they're also on spotify/etc
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Apr 19, 2015 06:40
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WickedHate posted:True, I wasn't being clear. Your selling your soul to both but at least you'd be successful with Fox News. i, for one, see no difference in working for a company notable for shady business practices in the past and literally being Hitler.
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Apr 19, 2015 15:22
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Genetic Toaster posted:i, for one, see no difference in working for a company notable for shady business practices in the past and literally being Hitler. It's not like the Escapist hides their pro GG slant, not to mention their shameless hiring of that transphobic fuckface, who mainly writes on a hardcore conservative site which I'm pretty sure is also owned by the Escapist's parent company. So yeah, pretty much. The Escapist is a less successful Fox News.
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Apr 19, 2015 16:04
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This isn't related to the Escapist, or anything/anyone in particular, but just in general. Is it weird to dislike someone/something for any number of reasons, but still respecting their thoughts and opinions about any subject, be it anime or movies or novels or what have you?
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Apr 19, 2015 16:14
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Mraagvpeine posted:This isn't related to the Escapist, or anything/anyone in particular, but just in general. Is it weird to dislike someone/something for any number of reasons, but still respecting their thoughts and opinions about any subject, be it anime or movies or novels or what have you? Nope, that's just being mature in your line of thinking. You can hate someone for being a shitlord but still acknowledge their skills and opinions.
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Apr 19, 2015 16:16
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That's how I feel about Jay O! And, truthfully, a lot of older Nostalgia Critic episodes make really good points and can be insightful sometimes. Absolute scumbags make really good stuff from time to time, making it all the more tragic they are scumbags.
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Apr 19, 2015 16:18
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Annointed posted:Nope, that's just being mature in your line of thinking. You can hate someone for being a shitlord but still acknowledge their skills and opinions. I myself own a copy of Double Live Gonzo.
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Apr 19, 2015 16:51
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Mraagvpeine posted:This isn't related to the Escapist, or anything/anyone in particular, but just in general. Is it weird to dislike someone/something for any number of reasons, but still respecting their thoughts and opinions about any subject, be it anime or movies or novels or what have you? You have that with pretty much every critic sooner or later. But as long as you can understand their reasoning, I don't think it is much of a problem. It can get a little grating if that isn't the case though.
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Apr 19, 2015 16:55
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WickedHate posted:That's how I feel about Jay O! As someone who hasn't watched a Nostalgia Critic episode in close to three years, has there been some kind of revelation that Doug is an absolute scumbag?
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Apr 19, 2015 17:06
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Sad Mammal posted:As someone who hasn't watched a Nostalgia Critic episode in close to three years, has there been some kind of revelation that Doug is an absolute scumbag? Recently-ish, yeah.
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Apr 19, 2015 17:07
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Sad Mammal posted:As someone who hasn't watched a Nostalgia Critic episode in close to three years, has there been some kind of revelation that Doug is an absolute scumbag? Aside from what's already been put in this thread and the last one, he's pretty much just a guy who'd rather ignore the bad things on his site. His brother Rob and other partner Mike are the real aggressive assholes.
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Apr 19, 2015 17:09
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I'm still not over him casually dropping a slur too, to be honest.
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Apr 19, 2015 17:11
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What annointed said. As Hope put it, he's passive and not malicious, but doesn't help in the slightest.
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Apr 19, 2015 17:12
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I watched his recent video on Demolition Man and I thought it was good for what it is and agreed with his opinion on it in the end (That it still a great fun movie) Surprised he didn't mention that Jack Black was in the movie.
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Apr 19, 2015 18:13
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achillesforever6 posted:I watched his recent video on Demolition Man and I thought it was good for what it is and agreed with his opinion on it in the end (That it still a great fun movie) Surprised he didn't mention that Jack Black was in the movie. You have no idea how many times I have watched this movie and in all that time, I have never noticed Jack Black.
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Apr 19, 2015 19:09
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Mraagvpeine posted:This isn't related to the Escapist, or anything/anyone in particular, but just in general. Is it weird to dislike someone/something for any number of reasons, but still respecting their thoughts and opinions about any subject, be it anime or movies or novels or what have you? Of course. I have that relationship with Yahtzee Croshaw. I don't agree with most of his opinions, and I strongly suspect he's a bad person ("la la la I can't hear you if I pretend social injustice doesn't exist then it doesn't") but I still enjoy reading his opinions because of how refreshingly different they are, and how he at least has salient reasonings behind them.
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Speaking of Yahtzee, one of his videos is on display at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne as an example of Australian digital media. I bet they also have one of Infamous Sphere’s videos in the rotation and I just didn’t happen to see it. Anyway, I’m back from my vacation and I’ve got a new review of a film featuring the wacky antics that surround a dead stripper. It’s Lady of Burlesque on Cheapskate Reviews.
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Apr 19, 2015 21:55
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WickedHate posted:That's how I feel about Jay O! I was going to respond to this with "Gee, I sure do enjoy being compared to a site that endorses GooberGolf and called a shitlord just because I'm one of the few people that bothers to call out yer constant shitposting and passive-aggressive harassment of others across multiple threads." But then she finally got banned praise Jesus so never mind! This thread just got a little brighter. 
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Apr 19, 2015 23:09
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Jay O posted:I was going to respond to this with "Gee, I sure do enjoy being compared to a site that endorses GooberGolf and called a shitlord just because I'm one of the few people that bothers to call out yer constant shitposting and passive-aggressive harassment of others across multiple threads." Lmao nobody was comparing you to anything, all she said was "I don't agree with her or like her but I like hearing her opinions" FirstAidKite fucked around with this message at 23:23 on Apr 19, 2015 |
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Apr 19, 2015 23:16
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Oh, I guess WickedHate pushed a point too far, I wonder what it wa
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Apr 19, 2015 23:16
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Can't say I didn't see that coming, but not for the reason I thought it would be. On a more on-topic side of things, I haven't been watching any NC lately, not since the dramabomb even if there were some things I agreed with some of the insights in the reviews. Still going strong on Cinema Snob and Baywatching though.
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:Oh, I guess WickedHate pushed a point too far, I wonder what it wa Jesus christ So hey, did someone seriously give SFDebris $1300 to watch 52 episodes of an anime that just looks boring and forgettable, cause drat that's a lotta cash
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Apr 19, 2015 23:21
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FirstAidKite posted:Lmao nobody was comparing you to anything, all she said was "I don't agree with them but I like hearing your opinions" Original post is in reference to liking The Escapist content despite their unethical behavior, directly calls them shitlords, person responds with "That's how I feel about Jay O!", ergo I am being called a shitlord and compared to The Escapist. She and I got on each others' nerves plenty in other threads too, so I know where she's coming from, I'm just grateful for the reprieve. 'Nuff said.
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FirstAidKite posted:Jesus christ Did he start a new series, because I think all the ones he does currently are just 12 episodes.
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Apr 19, 2015 23:27
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I hope he takes a look at KOTOR 2 one day, it's a perfect combination of great writing and massive flaws that should make for great commentary/review.
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e X posted:Did he start a new series, because I think all the ones he does currently are just 12 episodes. Nah, talkin about his Full Moon thing. He said it's a 52 episode series and someone paid him to review the whole thing. Jay O posted:Original post is in reference to liking The Escapist content despite their unethical behavior, directly calls them shitlords, person responds with "That's how I feel about Jay O!", ergo I am being called a shitlord and compared to The Escapist. ???? You mean that post that starts off with "This isn't related to the Escapist"??
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echopapa posted:Speaking of Yahtzee, one of his videos is on display at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne as an example of Australian digital media. I bet they also have one of Infamous Sphere’s videos in the rotation and I just didn’t happen to see it. Haha, well if they do, they certainly didn't tell me about it I also have the distinction of being from Australia's least favourite city, which is a bit of a handicap. Interestingly (?) enough, I applied for a job at the ACMI for their hollywood costume exhibition, but I think a lot of people applied for the same job and they probably wanted to give it to someone who wasn't going to have to uproot themselves and travel 8 hours south.
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FirstAidKite posted:Jesus christ Eh, I figure there's a fan for almost anything. Maybe for that person, Full Moon just resonated right down to their loving core at a bad time in their life.
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Mr. Fowl posted:Eh, I figure there's a fan for almost anything. Maybe for that person, Full Moon just resonated right down to their loving core at a bad time in their life. I'm jelly, I wish I could get $1300 to watch an anime and make videos saying "eh this episode sure was a thing that happened I guess"
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Jay O posted:But then she finally got banned praise Jesus so never mind! This thread just got a little brighter. Good loving riddance.
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:Oh, I guess WickedHate pushed a point too far, I wonder what it wa
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DoctorWhat posted:why did this forum tolerate a known incest-pedo for so long, especially one as insufferable and incessant as WickedHate? The dim hope of developing self-awareness and tact? 
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