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BSG would have been massively improved if it ended with someone saying take it sleazy
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christmas boots posted:BSG would have been massively improved if it ended with someone saying take it sleazy Absolute truth
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Feb 7, 2020 02:53
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I wonder what the characters learned about the greater meanings of the universe. We know that Gen appeared early on, but it was conspicuous that none of the characters in the show ever discussed or asked about great questions apart from the explanation in the very first episode. It was definitely avoided intentionally, because the point of the show was about the characters growth, not what should be the one true religion. Even so it's impossible that in all their time they didn't ask about questions like where the Universe came from, if there is a God above it all and so on. That said I've been thinking about it and haven't been able to think of a way they could have brought it up without breaking the show, the closest I can imagine is something like the Simpsons "The meaning of life is..." ending and even that would have been cheesy.
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Feb 7, 2020 03:17
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christmas boots posted:BSG would have been massively improved if it ended with someone saying take it sleazy Petition for a 1:1 remake of nuBSG except with Ted Danson playing Baltar.
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Feb 7, 2020 03:19
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pseudosavior posted:It's fuckin
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Feb 7, 2020 03:26
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christmas boots posted:BSG would have been massively improved if it ended with someone saying take it sleazy Are there *any* shows that wouldn't be improved with that as their last line?
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Feb 7, 2020 05:14
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silvergoose posted:Are there *any* shows that wouldn't be improved with that as their last line? Sesame Street No, wait. That would rule.
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Feb 7, 2020 05:35
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Turns out it works for everything.
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Feb 7, 2020 05:44
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silvergoose posted:Are there *any* shows that wouldn't be improved with that as their last line? Casablanca. Well, not by having it as the *last* line anyway. "Take it sleazy, kid."
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Feb 7, 2020 06:07
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Khanstant posted:That's a super boring question that you basically figure out in middle school the first time they teach human development, and possibly just by reading that question for the first time ever. Have you really never heard anyone who believes any version of "bad people do bad things?" Because they are very real
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Feb 7, 2020 08:55
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pile of brown posted:Have you really never heard anyone who believes any version of "bad people do bad things?" Because they are very real That ended up the show's thesis, but since it was just a shallow story they introduce it partway through and end with it, all as a given fact rather than putting forth any sort of argument. The main character is ultimately vindicated as not a bad person because it turned out they didn't actually do bad things.
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Feb 7, 2020 13:56
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Eleanor definitely did bad things when she was alive, and they never say it was okay.
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Feb 7, 2020 14:48
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Sleeveless posted:Sitcoms then: The ending sucked, it was a glorified clip show. Anyone who doesn't think this afterlife was perfect just needs to go through the system. They'll chill out after X bearimys. pile of brown posted:Have you really never heard anyone who believes any version of "bad people do bad things?" Because they are very real Yeah, I've heard of that but it's just wrong so idk what to do with it. Nature/Nurture is a baby question, the actual answers are entertainingly complicated but it always boils down to it not being an either/or thing to begin with. Environment informs genetics, genetics inform the environment, and realistically, your gut bacteria likely play an equal role to the other things as well.
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Feb 7, 2020 16:38
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The X-man cometh posted:Eleanor definitely did bad things when she was alive, and they never say it was okay. This show feels like it was not interested in talking about the sins of murderers or rapists and confined it's story to discussing the everyday morals of bad and good for minor interpersonal transgressions. Like some other more serious drama with a similar premise couldn't write a work on if a brutal rapist can get into heaven, but this was more a show about banal everyday mistreatment of others more than that. Like eleanor rarely did anything truly bad, and her worst claims seem like throw away jokes more than anything the show dwelled on, if compared to anyone in real life that is actually actually bad, but within the scope of what the show was dealing with she was a huge dick.
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Feb 7, 2020 17:44
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She even said that in the first episode. "It's not like I killed anyone, I'm just a medium person, I should get to go to a medium place"
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Feb 7, 2020 17:49
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Owlofcreamcheese posted:This show feels like it was not interested in talking about the sins of murderers or rapists and confined it's story to discussing the everyday morals of bad and good for minor interpersonal transgressions. Like some other more serious drama with a similar premise couldn't write a work on if a brutal rapist can get into heaven, but this was more a show about banal everyday mistreatment of others more than that. Sure but Chidi drank that almond milk even though he knew about the environmental impact, that's pretty monstrous
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Feb 7, 2020 18:05
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silvergoose posted:She even said that in the first episode. Yeah, she is initially the worst person imaginable but like, only within the scope of what this show is dealing with. Like this is a show for talking about theories of morals for like, vaping in a movie theater, it's not gonna have a character that shows up for having put out lit cigarettes on their infant daughter's genitals or something actually horrifying and vile like that. Eleanor is the worst, but like, the worst in terms of the sort of things this show is gonna deal with. It's not gonna get heavy about things. She rarely is shown even doing things that are even illegal, the sort of crimes she is doing is just rudeness or indifference. Like it's gonna stick to keeping everything a little light and lighthearted, so everyone bad is really just kinda over the top annoying or rude instead of horrid.
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Owlofcreamcheese posted:She rarely is shown even doing things that are even illegal Jason, on the other hand...
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Feb 7, 2020 18:15
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I know it's just a TV show, but it amuses me that these people only lived on earth for like 30 years, yet been in the Good Place for however many Jeremy Bearimy's and are still focused on those 30 years in any way.
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Feb 7, 2020 18:26
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silvergoose posted:She even said that in the first episode. I dunno, she probably killed lots of people with those fake drugs for old people scams
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Feb 7, 2020 18:29
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Azhais posted:I dunno, she probably killed lots of people with those fake drugs for old people scams And chidi with the almond milk causing droughts, yes.
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The X-man cometh posted:Jason, on the other hand... Oh! The other hand! Like when my bud and me gave each other the Jacksonville Stranger in Stupid Nicks parking lot! 
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Feb 7, 2020 18:43
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Owlofcreamcheese posted:Yeah, she is initially the worst person imaginable but like, only within the scope of what this show is dealing with. Brent is worse
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Feb 7, 2020 18:59
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OATWExnyeCw William Jackson Harper (Chidi) raps about Kierkegaard.
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Feb 7, 2020 18:59
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But podcast listeners will know that Chico’s theme song is superior.
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Sub Rosa posted:Brent is worse I love the joke about how long he has been going through his test to get into the Good Place and the dude just doens't get it
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Feb 7, 2020 19:24
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Astro7x posted:I love the joke about how long he has been going through his test to get into the Good Place and the dude just doens't get it give it a few thousand Bearimys. he might figure out the sexism part. then we can get to the racism for a few million Bearimys
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Feb 7, 2020 21:17
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They should have ended with Brent being the last human to go through the door, finally making to The Good Place and being fulfilled (after shooting 1 under par at some rando golf course) ... 5 Bearimys after the heat death of the universe.
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Feb 7, 2020 23:52
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So at what point do they stop the tests and just say "gently caress it, this guy's a lost cause" and just torture them forever?
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Feb 7, 2020 23:53
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jumba posted:They should have ended with Brent being the last human to go through the door, finally making to The Good Place and being fulfilled (after shooting 1 under par at some rando golf course) ... 5 Bearimys after the heat death of the universe. Bearimies are the entirety of time and cyclical, so every Bearimy encompasses the heat death of the universe. They're long!
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I would argue that no action on earth, even the worst of the worst, deserves eternal damnation.
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Feb 8, 2020 00:06
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Rabbi Raccoon posted:So at what point do they stop the tests and just say "gently caress it, this guy's a lost cause" and just torture them forever? Testing them forever is torturing them forever.
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Rabbi Raccoon posted:So at what point do they stop the tests and just say "gently caress it, this guy's a lost cause" and just torture them forever? Well, I imagine that's what the Good Place people are for. The problem with demons is that they're impatient and the urge to go "c'mon, we can tweak their memories a little to make this easier. Please?" can be countered with how annoyingly forgiving the GP people would be.
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Feb 8, 2020 00:53
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Don't forget that the I in 'Jeremy Bearimy' is like the whole month of February. Or is it the other way around?
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Vietnamwees posted:Don't forget that the I in 'Jeremy Bearimy' is like the whole month of February. Or is it the other way around? It's Tuesday.
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Feb 8, 2020 01:47
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And sometimes never.
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Feb 8, 2020 02:27
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swickles posted:And sometimes never. You get it.
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Xelkelvos posted:give it a few thousand Bearimys. he might figure out the sexism part. then we can get to the racism for a few million Bearimys As long as it takes. he’ll get there.
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Astro7x posted:I know it's just a TV show, but it amuses me that these people only lived on earth for like 30 years, yet been in the Good Place for however many Jeremy Bearimy's and are still focused on those 30 years in any way. Apparently these aren't the sorts of questions the show wants to answer.
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Astro7x posted:I know it's just a TV show, but it amuses me that these people only lived on earth for like 30 years, yet been in the Good Place for however many Jeremy Bearimy's and are still focused on those 30 years in any way. Sometimes Michael does do a little snappy-snappy, as a treat for himself.
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