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achillesforever6 posted:Actually he was basically forced to do it and didn't really enjoy the experience of making it iirc. Well it was forced but not exactly outside of prior arrangements. The Pope was employing Michelangelo and wanted him to do the ceiling whereas he wanted to work on the Pope's tomb. Being forced to finish one project your boss has assigned you over another isn't exactly unfair.
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Miss Wallace posted:Was the "Druze" thing actually typed by Doug or did Lorne just transcribe what he said? That's my transcription error, but I'm pretty sure he says "Drews" instead of "Drew". That may have just been him pluralizing the wrong part of the name. "Drew's".
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Terrible Opinions posted:Well it was forced but not exactly outside of prior arrangements. The Pope was employing Michelangelo and wanted him to do the ceiling whereas he wanted to work on the Pope's tomb. Being forced to finish one project your boss has assigned you over another isn't exactly unfair. Patrons were harsh before the internet turned them into ewallets. I'd totally have Michelangelo working on my tomb instead of my ceiling though. That's a no brainer.
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Arcsquad12 posted:The fourth wall refers to the tv screen/comic strip panel/stage/ ie the lens through which the audience views the story. Breaking the 4th wall means directly adressing the audience through an aside or showing the characters being aware that they are in a fiction. Being atop the fourth wall probably means to pass judgement on the proceedings, ie being an internet critic I do know what the fourth wall is, but that makes sense, thanks.
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achillesforever6 posted:Actually he was basically forced to do it and didn't really enjoy the experience of making it iirc. Didn't he also draw the Bishops and Cardinals paying him in the background going to Hell?
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Infamous Sphere posted:DRUZE STRUZON. Maybe he’s looking for a promising Lebanese artist.
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achillesforever6 posted:Actually he was basically forced to do it and didn't really enjoy the experience of making it iirc. Which is probably why he tried to cram in as many "gently caress you" details as he could. Biagio da Cesena for example constantly complained about the nudity so Michelangelo painted him stuck n hell with donkey ears and a snake biting his dick. When da Cesena complained about this to the pope he said that since he had no jurisdiction over hell he could not tell Michelangelo to remove it. Michelangelo also included pope Julius II in the fresco and painted an angel essentially flipping him the bird.
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Ema Nymton posted:Looks like Brad's in the hospital for some reason Oh man. Hope he's okay.
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In the newest Cheapskate Live!, we watch Toyland Casino, a children’s talent show from the 1930s that contains neither toys nor gambling.
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That was surprisingly...not as bad as I expected. That MC kid had some game. Nice Gangs of New York tap number as well, but when most of the kids sung it sounded like air being let out of a balloon.
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Tracula posted:All I can really say is that's a pretty goddamn impressive set he has. No kidding. There's a ton of detail and it looks really well done even though it still looks like it's on a budget. That said, the writing and jokes are kinda weak, like, even moreso than usual. Though that one commercial kinda completely makes up for it. 
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Hey Infamous Sphere, not sure if there'd be enough material from the latter, but ever thought of doing an episode on Commando or Spartacus? (the movie, not the TV show) Your videos are interesting to watch in general but especially the ones about old movies. I knew that post WWI Germany was relatively progressive towards LGBT people before the nazis came along but finding out about Different From The Others was really cool.
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Celery Face posted:Hey Infamous Sphere, not sure if there'd be enough material from the latter, but ever thought of doing an episode on Commando or Spartacus? (the movie, not the TV show) Uh, I haven't necessarily thought about either of those things - I know Spartacus has a pretty noteworthy scene which came up in The Celluloid Closet, but it might not be enough to spend a whole episode talking about unless I were to try and talk about the whole history of LGBT people in Rome, or something - and I'm not really that up on my ancient history. And homoerotic action movies don't tend to be my bread and butter (besides, so many other people are having such fun talking about them!) Mind you, I haven't seen Commando (or Spartacus), so for all I know there could be a wealth of stuff for me to talk about. Of course, if you are extremely keen to see me talk about a particular movie, I've set up an option on my Patreon where you can choose content for me to review. I'm glad that you like my episodes on older movies! I feel like it's often valuable to look at older works, to see how much times have changed/or haven't changed, and to compare attitudes at the time to attitudes now. Often people want me to talk about newer stuff, especially stuff that's just been released. I've got two more older movies coming up and then I'm not sure what I'll do next. I'm entertaining the possibility of talking about Mad Men, although trying to do that will probably kill me.
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Tracula posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcmkO8xoJW4 Neat, but I wish he'd spend more than like ten seconds on each game. This way you learn next to nothing about them. I hope that changes once the games get a little bit more complex.
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Infamous Sphere posted:Of course, if you are extremely keen to see me talk about a particular movie, I've set up an option on my Patreon where you can choose content for me to review. As for choosing, as much as I love Commando, it's been talked to death over the years. What I'm certain I'll actually pick is a London police adaption of Othello from 2001 (it's on youtube, just look up "othello 2001") that has Christopher Eccleston playing Iago and Eamonn Walker as Othello. I thought it was the stupidest thing ever when I had to watch it in grade 12 English class but I've grown pretty fond of it since then. It's awesome for a TV movie. Everyone in the movie pulls a great performance but Christopher Eccleston is the most memorable thing about it. He's just so over-the-top and so fun to watch as Iago. As for queer themes, it's a common theory that Iago has repressed feelings for Othello but in this version, it's made very clear. Iago gets into a one-sided sexual relationship (he refuses to have anything done to him) with Emilia to get info about her friend, and Othello's wife, Dessie. Plus, Iago is really touchy-feely with Othello. I know it's part of Othello's character that he's blinded by jealously and easily manipulated but there's something hilarious about him not seeing anything off about his coworker giving him a backrub while going on a monologue about how Dessie can't be trusted. Celery Face fucked around with this message at 09:15 on May 10, 2015 |
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Tarquinn posted:Neat, but I wish he'd spend more than like ten seconds on each game. This way you learn next to nothing about them. I hope that changes once the games get a little bit more complex. Yeah, they're Atari games so there's only so much you can say. Once you hit KOTOR, especially the second game you can fill a loving thesis about them so we'll see how they're handled.
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If anyone is interested in this sort of thing, Gametrailers did a Star Wars game retrospective a few years ago (I think around when The Force Unleashed was coming out). It was pretty good, if by-the-numbers for a retrospective. http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/kwzpy7/gt-retrospectives-star-wars-retrospective--complete-collection
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Infamous Sphere posted:That was surprisingly...not as bad as I expected. That MC kid had some game. Nice Gangs of New York tap number as well, but when most of the kids sung it sounded like air being let out of a balloon. I don’t think movie sound quality in the 1930s was quite ready to handle children’s voices, especially not the kind of sound quality they were using for a skinflint twenty-minute short.
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Celery Face posted:I forgot that you had a Patreon! Now that I have money, I'll get around to making an account at some point. Thanks! Admittedly I haven't had a patreon for very long and I probably haven't spruiked it that widely yet. I also was silly enough to make it *after* I made my Twitter account private (for job-related reasons. If I get the job I'll probably create a brand new Twitter account without my real name on it.) That sounds like an interesting pick! I'll confess that I never studied any Shakespeare (god, I'm making myself look dumber by the minute here), but it definitely fulfils the criteria and would even if it weren't queer. Also Christopher Eccleston is great, and I can completely understand having a soft spot for something you were forced to watch in class. I'll always love 1983 Jane Eyre myself, although in that case it's because it's so over-the-top and crappy, while somehow being truer to the spirit of the book than many of the other adaptations. echopapa posted:I don’t think movie sound quality in the 1930s was quite ready to handle children’s voices, especially not the kind of sound quality they were using for a skinflint twenty-minute short. Yeah, I did assume it was more to do with the production quality than the actual singing. Those harmony cowgirls were quite good.
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Jsor posted:If anyone is interested in this sort of thing, Gametrailers did a Star Wars game retrospective a few years ago (I think around when The Force Unleashed was coming out). It was pretty good, if by-the-numbers for a retrospective. How is Gametrailers doing anyway?
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LateToTheParty posted:How is Gametrailers doing anyway? That's something I've been wondering too. I only go there for Pop Fiction/Pop Facts and the last update was over a month ago (it's supposed to be a weekly series). They got hit with layoffs a while back after being bought out, I hope they didn't get hit with more
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And I just got a message from a guy asking me to enlarge the parts of Toyland Casino that show the kids' feet. Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnope.
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echopapa posted:And I just got a message from a guy asking me to enlarge the parts of Toyland Casino that show the kids' feet.  There was a guy who LPed a Resident Evil game on SA who had to lock the comments of the videos for some death scenes, because there was an ultra-creepy guy who talked about how hot Rebecca Chambers getting eaten by a sewage monster was in the comments of every video. I'm just reminded of that, now.
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It was the TheDarkId. He ended up making a video around the time on how his most seen videos were of lady characters getting eaten. It was a few folk doing vore talk on them, yeah.
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echopapa posted:And I just got a message from a guy asking me to enlarge the parts of Toyland Casino that show the kids' feet. That guy sounds like a real world history teacher.
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echopapa posted:And I just got a message from a guy asking me to enlarge the parts of Toyland Casino that show the kids' feet. I'm just going to pretend they're a Pediatric Podiatrist in training and didn't realize how that would come off.
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A new OHW is up for Todd subscribers. This time it's St. Elmos Fire by John Parr which is a song that I've heard but never known the name of.
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Testekill posted:A new OHW is up for Todd subscribers. This time it's St. Elmos Fire by John Parr which is a song that I've heard but never known the name of. Infamous Sphere posted:I'll always love 1983 Jane Eyre myself, although in that case it's because it's so over-the-top and crappy, while somehow being truer to the spirit of the book than many of the other adaptations. Celery Face fucked around with this message at 04:29 on May 11, 2015 |
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Ah yes, movies depicting any form of homosexuality, vague or otherwise, are ripe for teenage laughter. I'll confess that as a teenager, I did get into a bit of trouble (cue annoyed shushing) by rubbishing a couple of the movies I was forced to watch in class. I think that's not uncommon though. The worst is when the movie is genuinely unintentionally funny, and then you get in trouble for laughing.
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Man, I really do not envy anyone with any level of e-fame and the bullshit they need to deal with :/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0t1kkReBY I'm not a massive fan of the guy but I can't imagine what it feels like to get death threats and poo poo over absolutely goddamn nothing.
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Testekill posted:A new OHW is up for Todd subscribers. This time it's St. Elmos Fire by John Parr which is a song that I've heard but never known the name of. Well it's nice that this was a less obvious request than Blue was. But oh no, that next one he teased at the end 
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I actually mainly remember John Parr for Naughty, Naughty because the video was sent up on AL-TV. Don't know what that says about me besides I was loving obsessed with Weird Al in high school. In 2001. EDIT: Oh god, I found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbfhjuXLdv8 Rebochan fucked around with this message at 15:26 on May 11, 2015 |
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Testekill posted:A new OHW is up for Todd subscribers. This time it's St. Elmos Fire by John Parr which is a song that I've heard but never known the name of. I'm not a subscriber myself, so I've not seen the video. However, I'm familiar with "St. Elmo's Fire". It's fairly standard AOR fare, notable mainly for its inclusion in a Brat Pack movie. I used to have both of John Parr's albums as mp3s but that was a good while ago, when I was into corporate rock. For me, he goes in the same category as Kenny Loggins, Stan Bush (yes, I am well aware that Stan Bush is beloved by Transformers fans everywhere), Trevor Rabin, Lion, maybe even Survivor* to a certain extent, among others. It's competent pop-rock for an eighties movie soundtrack, which is exactly what it was. Not bad or anything, but not especially remarkable. The best song Jim Peterik ever wrote isn't "Eye of the Tiger" - it's "Vehicle" from when he was in the Ides of March. In fact, "Eye of the Tiger" isn't even the best Survivor song; "The Search Is Over" is the best Survivor song. In fact, Vital Signs is actually a really good AOR album if you ignore its most eighties cover art ever.
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Aaaaand the OHW episode is up for everyone. http://blip.tv/todds-pop-song-reviews/one-hit-wonderland-st-elmo-s-fire-man-in-motion-by-john-parr-7193560 Edit: I'll admit that I kinda like Naughty Naughty and Love Grammar. I have a huge soft spot for loud, stupid 80's music. Celery Face fucked around with this message at 04:58 on May 12, 2015 |
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Celery Face posted:Edit: I'll admit that I kinda like Naughty Naughty and Love Grammar. I have a huge soft spot for loud, stupid 80's music. Its strange that I'm a 90s kid yet I seem to enjoy 80s media more. I've tried looking it up but is there any sort of term for that kind of 80's cinematography? It seemed to be a big thing back then to have dark scenes with white-blue lighting and fog. E: Really thats the big reason I like to see Todd discuss a song from the 80s and seeing the music videos from that time.
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