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TomWaitsForNoMan posted:Yeah sorry, should have mentioned it's only on the website. I've been catching up from episode 2 and I'm impressed with how quickly they found their groove. Other than the use of copyrighted music and the occasional snippet of movie dialogue there's not much difference between episode 20-ish and the newest ones The latest animation damnation had some kickass copyrighted music
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After hearing it, I thought that song was surely something they licensed, but it was actually written for that lovely kids show. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_with_Us
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I enjoyed The Quest. I think HDTGM is way, way better when it isn't a live show these days. It lets the hosts actually get into a groove and riff on poo poo that goes weird places instead of playing to/showing contempt for the audience and they unfunny jokes.
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Have they dropped the "So June, you're saying you're a [thing from movie] expert?" gimmick yet?
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TetsuoTW posted:Have they dropped the "So June, you're saying you're a [thing from movie] expert?" gimmick yet? No, they're still doing it to annoy people who hate a podcast but still listen to it.
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Tato posted:I enjoyed The Quest. I think HDTGM is way, way better when it isn't a live show these days. It lets the hosts actually get into a groove and riff on poo poo that goes weird places instead of playing to/showing contempt for the audience and they unfunny jokes. Am I the only one that thought it was strange that they all kept saying moo-ee thai. I've never heard it pronounced like that before but they all kept saying it.
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I've only ever heard it pronounced that way, how are you supposed to pronounce it?
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That looks like it'd be correct, AFAIK, but you do also hear "mway thai" a lot too.
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TomWaitsForNoMan posted:Yeah sorry, should have mentioned it's only on the website. I've been catching up from episode 2 and I'm impressed with how quickly they found their groove. Other than the use of copyrighted music and the occasional snippet of movie dialogue there's not much difference between episode 20-ish and the newest ones I am currently laughing P. hard at the characterization of the singer of the Babycakes theme as a lonely ghost, so going back and listening to those is super great.
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So this is apparently a thing. Remember the "Worst Idea of All Time" podcast? The one where the guys watched Grown Ups 2 every week for a year, then talked about every week for a year? Apparently, they attempted to write the script from memory, then had the WorkJuice Players (the folks behind the Thrilling Adventure Hour) do a live performance of that script. http://nerdist.com/thrilling-adventure-hour-workjuice-presents-the-worst-scripted-event-of-all-time/
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Drunkboxer posted:I think the WHM guys are dork-sandbagging with some of the feigned fantasy/d&d ignorance. Andrew in particular likes to make a big deal about how little he knows about various nerd things. I'll give him a pass though because he's funny and maybe the cutest fat guy ever.
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Drunkboxer posted:I think the WHM guys are dork-sandbagging with some of the feigned fantasy/d&d ignorance. As someone that may have played d&d in the back room of a comic shop around age 13 I couldn't help but think, "you know guys, film nerd movie podcaster maybe isn't too far of a jump from what you're laughing at." But you know, it's okay to like a movie (or table top game) and all in good fun. Dr. Lariat fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Apr 6, 2016 |
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Half of being a nerd is making fun of other nerds who are into "nerdier" poo poo than you to make sure there's always someone lower than you in the hierarchy anyway.
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I'm pretty sure they said something like "to be fair, we have our own nerd poo poo."
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Dr. Lariat posted:As someone that may have played d&d in the back room of a comic shop around age 13 I couldn't help but think, "you know guys, film nerd movie podcaster maybe isn't too far of a jump from what you're laughing at." But you know, it's okay to like a movie (or table top game) and all in good fun. The WHM guys never pretend they're coming from anything remotely resembling a highground on nerd poo poo, and it's refreshing.
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HoAssHo posted:I'm pretty sure they said something like "to be fair, we have our own nerd poo poo." Their stereotypical nerd voice is still pretty rough. At least there was only one of them dropping mom's basement references and the like.
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I'm pretty sure the nerd voice is Steve's impression of himself as a kid
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:I'm pretty sure the nerd voice is Steve's impression of himself as a kid it is yes
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Yeah, I wish I could remember which episode it is where that started but the whole premise was that a young Steve was trying to tell his mom about some comic book poo poo and she was like oh my god who cares. Wow, that would really change the podcast for someone who missed that and thought all the times they were doing that voice it was making fun of other people. They dunk on themselves for being nerds all the time.
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HoAssHo posted:Yeah, I wish I could remember which episode it is where that started but the whole premise was that a young Steve was trying to tell his mom about some comic book poo poo and she was like oh my god who cares. Think batman forever
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I remember it being in the Steel episode, maybe in Spawn before that? E: Batman Forever?
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"Mooooom Jim Carrey's being paid a record-breaking amount to play the Riddler in the new Batman movie, can we go to McDonalds?" "I don't caaare fatty"
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HoAssHo posted:Andrew in particular likes to make a big deal about how little he knows about various nerd things. Agreed. I guess it's not surprising since he he had that whole bit about Vin Diesel getting Judi Dench playing D&D and how ridiculous that was. Like actors aren't huge nerds and fun people to role-play with. There were plenty of funny bits, but it did feel like they were either totally ignorant or feigning ignorance about how stupid this movie actually was. Also, I am not objective, we covered this stupid movie for our podcast at http://www.yourstupidminds.com/2013/12/podcast-dungeons-dragons-2000.html and as a result I've had to watch this godawful movie twice. There's some minor stuff that they didn't talk about that we do and vice versa, but I think the biggest two gaps are: 1) Courtney Solomon was a complete amateur director whose primary skill was raising money for geek-sploitation, and he ends up directing a movie with an 8-figure budget without any experience or qualifications; and 2) the Star Wars chosen one dynamic comes at the expense of any sense of teamwork from the assembled crew, one of the big selling points of a multiplayer game. Also why did they steal from the prequels?
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It's not just Star Wars. The Chosen One thing is a standard fantasy novel trope. I read probably a couple hundred fantasy paperbacks in middle school and high school and it came up over and over and over again. There was usually a group (mage, rogue, healer, etc.) that adventured with and backed up the Chosen One though.
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HoAssHo posted:It's not just Star Wars. The Chosen One thing is a standard fantasy novel trope. I read probably a couple hundred fantasy paperbacks in middle school and high school and it came up over and over and over again. There was usually a group (mage, rogue, healer, etc.) that adventured with and backed up the Chosen One though. I know, I am way more familiar with Joe Campbell's hero with a thousand faces then I need to be in daily life, but Star Wars is the standard for this trope for me (and apparently for WHM too) because Lucas self-consciously built a narrative off of Campbell's work and because he was so successful doing it he inspired decades of people like Courtney Solomon stealing entire scenes from it wholesale. What I found confusing is that in the midst of all the New Hope, Solomon also took plot points from the Phantom Menace.
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Ah, I see. I misunderstood.
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laz0rbeak posted:I know, I am way more familiar with Joe Campbell's hero with a thousand faces then I need to be in daily life, but Star Wars is the standard for this trope for me (and apparently for WHM too) because Lucas self-consciously built a narrative off of Campbell's work and because he was so successful doing it he inspired decades of people like Courtney Solomon stealing entire scenes from it wholesale. What I found confusing is that in the midst of all the New Hope, Solomon also took plot points from the Phantom Menace. It came out less than half a year after Phantom Menace, are we sure it's not just something in the air?
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The Vosgian Beast posted:It came out less than half a year after Phantom Menace, are we sure it's not just something in the air? In the late nineties the air was filled with turds.
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The Vosgian Beast posted:It came out less than half a year after Phantom Menace, are we sure it's not just something in the air? Actually it was about a year and a half. May 19, 1999 for Star Wars, December 8, 2000 for D&D. I'm sure Courtney Solomon spent the ensuing 18 months working on those A+ computer effects.
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Drunkboxer posted:In the late nineties the air was filled with turds. Turds and nu metal
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Al! posted:Turds and nu metal
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Evil Mastermind posted:So this is apparently a thing. "A bold approach to human feces" This is too good
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"If you can find me an orc in the Seventh Seal, I'll go down on you" may be one of the most layered referential burns I've ever heard on one of these shows.
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laz0rbeak posted:Actually it was about a year and a half. May 19, 1999 for Star Wars, December 8, 2000 for D&D. I'm sure Courtney Solomon spent the ensuing 18 months working on those A+ computer effects. Goddamnit December 8th. First you take John Lennon, then this comes out, then that's still not enough so you take Dimebag Darrell. What a bullshit date.
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The Vosgian Beast posted:The WHM guys never pretend they're coming from anything remotely resembling a highground on nerd poo poo, and it's refreshing. They cried at the last Star Wars movie.
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cheerfullydrab posted:They cried at the last Star Wars movie. Supporting my point!
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Supporting my point! I was agreeing with you and offering evidence!
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