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Sep 19, 2017 02:37
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Shows like Atlanta, Master of None, Transparent, and Orange is the New Black should not be nominated in the comedy category. They aren't even trying to be that funny. I loving hate Big Bang Theory but I would nominate that before Master of None if I'm talking about shows that are trying to make you laugh.
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Sep 19, 2017 04:12
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Master of None and Atlanta are definitely comedies first, and since you only submit one episode for Emmy consideration they can easily fit in there. Transparent is for sure not though. It's just a half hour drama.
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Sep 19, 2017 04:21
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Henchman of Santa posted:Master of None and Atlanta are definitely comedies first, and since you only submit one episode for Emmy consideration they can easily fit in there. Transparent is for sure not though. It's just a half hour drama. I think "Episodes" just had a line in it the other week that said something like, "You don't know what comedy is anymore. You don't need to be funny or make jokes. Just end at 30 minutes, boom, you're a comedy!"
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Sep 19, 2017 04:26
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The two episodes of Atlanta that I watched were, on the whole, really depressing but they had funny parts. Dramedy is a thing for movies so I don't see why it can't be for TV.
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Sep 19, 2017 04:26
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Henchman of Santa posted:Master of None and Atlanta are definitely comedies first, and since you only submit one episode for Emmy consideration they can easily fit in there. Transparent is for sure not though. It's just a half hour drama. I don't think I laughed a single time in the last half of Master of None season 2. Really whiny and introspective though. Was the Thanksgiving episode supposed to be funny? It was just a well written dramatic episode.
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Sep 19, 2017 04:34
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Wheat Loaf posted:I don't get Big Bang Theory. I've tried it more than once because my brother loves it, my sister loves it and my parents love it and they all say I should love it (being a colossal nerd and all) but I just don't understand it. The main guy - Sheldon - has nothing appealing about him. My mum says she likes him because he's "quirky" but he's just annoying. I absolutely would gently caress Sheldon, he has a nice swimmers body, with broad shoulders (I know the actor is gay, oh well, this is a hypothetical) and I bet he'd be a good lay. I was titillated when he and Amy finally did the deed.
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Sep 19, 2017 06:10
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The Smiths are the greatest band ever because of the fact that Morrissey blows. Secondly, Strangeways is not a Smiths album. Edit: My thoughts influence international politics. Twas me that jinxed Bernie. Sorry, folks. Tiresias2 has a new favorite as of 06:32 on Sep 19, 2017 |
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Sep 19, 2017 06:23
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I dont think I've ever enjoyed a television show that had more than roughly 18 episodes.
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Sep 19, 2017 07:17
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Badger of Basra posted:Disco music is not bad, but rather is actually good. Disco is great, and I've never understood why pop culture seems to have such a depth of hatred for it. Hating disco has become such an echo chamber that most people don't even remember why we were supposed to hate it in the first place.
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Sep 19, 2017 07:23
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Macarius Wrench posted:I dont think I've ever enjoyed a television show that had more than roughly 18 episodes. Not even The Wire?
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Sep 19, 2017 07:24
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F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:Disco is great, and I've never understood why pop culture seems to have such a depth of hatred for it. Hating disco has become such an echo chamber that most people don't even remember why we were supposed to hate it in the first place. The same reason people hate rap: it's cool while they are not, so they're jealous.
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Sep 19, 2017 07:28
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I'm genuinely not a fan of rap and I don't know what to do about that. I like rap hybrids like Gorillaz, but  .
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Sep 19, 2017 07:55
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Das Boo posted:I'm genuinely not a fan of rap and I don't know what to do about that. Listen to RiFF RAFF
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Sep 19, 2017 08:00
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Das Boo posted:I'm genuinely not a fan of rap and I don't know what to do about that.
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Sep 19, 2017 08:00
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Have you tried completely over compensating? Like spend a lifetime creating a successful hip hop label and be completely alienated from the enjoyment of your products?
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Sep 19, 2017 08:28
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Badger of Basra posted:Disco music is not bad, but rather is actually good. Those Bee Gees disco albums are definitely better than any prog rock album coming out at the same time and probably most punk albums. F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:Disco is great, and I've never understood why pop culture seems to have such a depth of hatred for it. Hating disco has become such an echo chamber that most people don't even remember why we were supposed to hate it in the first place. Racism and homophobia were clearly a component of the original backlash but to be entirely fair, I am (hopefully reliably) informed by people who were there at the time that disco was pervasive to a degree that no other genre of music has been before or since so people just got sick of it being inescapable.
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Sep 19, 2017 09:49
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F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:Disco is great, and I've never understood why pop culture seems to have such a depth of hatred for it. Hating disco has become such an echo chamber that most people don't even remember why we were supposed to hate it in the first place. Same with Nickelback and Bieber. Same people who hate them love stuff that is just as bland.
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Sep 19, 2017 10:00
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Caufman posted:Not even The Wire? Never seen it. Not a yank.
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Sep 19, 2017 10:08
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Political unbiased news reporting is intrinsically impossible so complaining about it is a waste of time. Whenever someone complains that reporting is biased, what they're actually complaining about is that it's not biased in their side's favour. Wheat Loaf has a new favorite as of 10:30 on Sep 19, 2017 |
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Sep 19, 2017 10:16
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disco rules, prog rules, Morrissey rules
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Sep 19, 2017 12:22
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Wheat Loaf posted:Political unbiased news reporting is intrinsically impossible so complaining about it is a waste of time. This is true, because things like science, truth and facts have a leftist bias. Coverage on global warming is a good example of this.
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Sep 19, 2017 12:44
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Wheat Loaf posted:Political unbiased news reporting is intrinsically impossible so complaining about it is a waste of time. As an add on to this, reporters who refuse to vote because they think it makes them biased are idiots.
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Sep 19, 2017 12:48
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doverhog posted:This is true, because things like science, truth and facts have a leftist bias. Coverage on global warming is a good example of this. Isn't this mostly in the US? Conservatives in other countries believe in global warming.
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Sep 19, 2017 12:52
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Mu Zeta posted:Isn't this mostly in the US? Conservatives in other countries believe in global warming. Yeah but they don't care. If they did, they'd change a few things and changing things is literally the opposite of conserving them.
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Sep 19, 2017 13:05
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Similarly, I'm not convinced that any meaningful number of people actually believes in democracy or civil rights, except insofar as its suits them. Everyone, irrespective of their basic ideology, wants to have a strongman who can batter the other side down and make them shut up or go away. Even the most ardent democrat - whether liberal, conservative or socialist - would be falling over themselves accept a dictator if they came from their side.
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Sep 19, 2017 13:08
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Wheat Loaf posted:Similarly, I'm not convinced that any meaningful number of people actually believes in democracy or civil rights, except insofar as its suits them. Everyone, irrespective of their basic ideology, wants to have a strongman who can batter the other side down and make them shut up or go away. Yeah nah we had decades of coalition governments and most people were overall pretty happy with them. e: I mean we still have a coalition government but it's a hard right + literal nazi coalition so it's a bit different.
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Sep 19, 2017 13:12
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doverhog posted:This is true, because things like science, truth and facts have a leftist bias. Coverage on global warming is a good example of this. This is devastatingly true.
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Sep 19, 2017 13:32
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Packyy posted:Secondly, Strangeways is not a Smiths album. this is one of those dumb things posers say
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Sep 19, 2017 13:35
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Nm
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Sep 19, 2017 14:21
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Wheat Loaf posted:Similarly, I'm not convinced that any meaningful number of people actually believes in democracy or civil rights, except insofar as its suits them. Everyone, irrespective of their basic ideology, wants to have a strongman who can batter the other side down and make them shut up or go away. I firmly believe that most people would be totally ok with a dictatorship, because like it or not a dictator gets things done and gets things done fast.
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Sep 19, 2017 14:58
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In real terms, most dictatorships are just as (if not more) incompetent or as ineffectual as any other system, but there'd be no shortage of people convinced that they're getting things done provided they're on the same side as the dictators.
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Sep 19, 2017 15:08
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I think most people would be fine with any government so long as their current situation either stayed the same or improved.
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Sep 19, 2017 15:11
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Badger of Basra posted:As an add on to this, reporters who refuse to vote because they think it makes them biased are idiots. Did you hear that episode of Fresh Air last week too? I can't remember the woman's name, but it was somebody that covered Trump during the campaign and, yes, decided that "having a horse in the race" would be unethical. She felt very strongly about it. I thought it was stupid. Also that a horse would have made a comparatively excellent candidate. And I hate horses.
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Sep 19, 2017 15:38
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I saw someone else on twitter talking about that reporter. And then a reporter from my city who feels very strongly about the grand mission of journalism talked about how smart she was and how journalists have to be Totally Objective and Just State the Facts 
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Sep 19, 2017 15:42
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That's Katy Tur. She just wants to sell more copies of her book about Trump.
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Sep 19, 2017 15:47
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Solice Kirsk posted:I think most people would be fine with any government so long as their current situation either stayed the same or
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Sep 19, 2017 15:51
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hawowanlawow posted:this is one of those dumb things posers say No Marr, no Smiths. Morrissey is the king of posers.
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Sep 19, 2017 21:16
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Packyy posted:No Marr, no Smiths. Morrissey is the king of posers. Marr composed all the songs on Strangeways and considers it their best album
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Sep 19, 2017 21:39
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hawowanlawow posted:Marr composed all the songs on Strangeways and considers it their best album poo poo. Really? Source please. Edit: Googled it. Thank you anyway. I found something funny with the sound on the first listen, and thought something was wrong. I scanned The Smiths' Wikipedia page which suggested he left the band before it was released. I figured he wasn't involved. Still, I didn't like what I heard so I'd have to hear it again. He may have composed, but did he play? Tiresias2 has a new favorite as of 22:58 on Sep 19, 2017 |
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Sep 19, 2017 22:51
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