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Mr. Nice! posted:The tragic thing about Sears is that it was amazon for a century before amazon existed. You could order anything through the sears catalog since the late 1800s. Sears could have transitioned the catalog to an online marketplace and dominated. Instead, they turned to infighting, and it destroyed the company forever. But you see, capitalism produces innovation and efficiency.
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Mr. Nice! posted:The tragic thing about Sears is that it was amazon for a century before amazon existed. You could order anything through the sears catalog since the late 1800s. Sears could have transitioned the catalog to an online marketplace and dominated. Instead, they turned to infighting, and it destroyed the company forever. Yeah right? They had the name and infrastructure to easily do that. Even if they had remained on the pricy side, as opposed to Amazon's cheap garbage, they could easily have survived by continuing to cater to people in the suburbs. The knock-on effect of them going belly-up is even worse. Think about how many dozens of malls they must have taken with them once their anchor stores shut down. Not that malls are some vital service - in fact they suck for helping to continue the death of downtown small business (among many other factors of course) - but the knock-on effect is insane. And all because some jerk-off thought Atlas Shrugged was, like, a good book lmao. Supervillains are real, and they're called libertarians
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Aug 7, 2022 15:46
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The Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie now has a release date. Let's hope this movie isn't too far behind.
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Aug 7, 2022 16:06
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Please. How stupid do I look to you? Corporate Domination. I'll leave that to the old money or the libertarians, thank you
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For others that enjoy Smiling Friends as much as I do, they released a summer special in advance of season 2: https://twitter.com/swimpedia/status/1555978977176608769?s=21&t=WKolf7FOVYhLYzGYRBjR0w It aired last night and is available on adult swim and HBO max. Cacafuego fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Aug 7, 2022 |
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Aug 7, 2022 19:03
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Okay baby killer
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I've been meaning to watch this show for, like, a decade. about seven episodes in (finished the Fantastic Four ep). I instantly liked it which was unsurprising. I think it essentially comes down to the contrary natures of the boys, Brock and Dr Venture that strike a fun and interesting balance Love, love love the opening.
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Aug 9, 2022 05:28
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Something to be said for the strength of the core cast, yeah. Doc, Brock and the boys from the start have a surprising amount of depth in what they do. Doc and Brock being almost opposites in every conceivable way I think really helps the show, and also makes them actually a surprisingly decent team when they're actually on a similar page.
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Aug 9, 2022 05:39
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And it's probably been said a thousand times in this thread, but I think one of the most satisfying things about the show (at least for me) is how this core cast continues to evolve as the show goes on. It's really satisfying to see how characters like Dean and Henchman 21 change and grow to an extent that I don't often see in animated shows. So you have these well-designed characters with actual dimension, but you also have these shifting dynamics that are fun to watch as well.
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Aug 9, 2022 05:45
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Mr. Nice! posted:The tragic thing about Sears is that it was amazon for a century before amazon existed. You could order anything through the sears catalog since the late 1800s. Sears could have transitioned the catalog to an online marketplace and dominated. Instead, they turned to infighting, and it destroyed the company forever.
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Aug 9, 2022 05:54
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I'm showing the show to my dad since I figured he'd enjoy all the references to media he grew up with. I remember the show just getting better and better with each season and yup, still feel the same! The stories, the characters, the animation, all of it. And good god, every moment with Shore Leave is gold.
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Aug 9, 2022 06:01
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With a body like Arnold and a Denzel face
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Aug 9, 2022 07:23
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LividLiquid posted:This is what gets me too. I say this yo anybody who'll listen because I find it fascinating. They invented online shopping a loving century before there was an internet and then thought it was a fad. How the gently caress?! Most of these companies are run by rich fucks who are used to having everything done for them, and thus have no concept of what is convenient or useful for everyone else.
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Mokelumne Trekka posted:I've been meaning to watch this show for, like, a decade. about seven episodes in (finished the Fantastic Four ep). I instantly liked it which was unsurprising. Good news, season one is the weakest. You've got such highs ahead of you.
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Aug 9, 2022 17:54
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I can’t remember a show with character arcs as well-written and executed as the ones on this show. All the mains go through large, yet entirely natural and logical changes. Just great writing that rarely gets the praise its due.
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Aug 9, 2022 18:18
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Season one was very rough. I still binge watch it and you can tell they were trying to find their theme/direction of the show. By the time we got to Are you there god its me dean i feel is when the show started to spin its wheels.
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Aug 11, 2022 21:09
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No way. Careers in Science, Ghosts of the Sargasso and Ice Station Impossible are all top tier episodes.
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Aug 11, 2022 21:26
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Ghosts has some all time great bits in it. and it introduced Pirate.
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Aug 11, 2022 21:36
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Season 1 is what hooked me and due to age is probably the one I've re-watched the most, warts and all. For someone's first watch I'd probably recommend S2, but in no way is S1 bad. Tag Sale is very funny and important for introducing a ton of plotlines and characters they'd build on later on. Trial of the Monarch has a ton of great lines that live in my head forever. Basically an S2+ style episode tucked right at the end of S1.
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Aug 11, 2022 22:05
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uber_stoat posted:Ghosts has some all time great bits in it. and it introduced Pirate. One of my favorite clips in the whole show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBQZ9wCNx9Y
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Aug 11, 2022 22:10
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Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:No way. 
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Aug 11, 2022 23:10
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Yeah, edginess was mostly punching down back then. It's kind of a drag going back, but it does remind me of how far we've come in a very short period of time.
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Aug 11, 2022 23:27
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Wait his name's just pirate? I feel kinda bad so we know his real name?
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Aug 11, 2022 23:33
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They haven't named him yet, no.
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Aug 11, 2022 23:41
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pixaal posted:Wait his name's just pirate? I feel kinda bad so we know his real name?
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Aug 11, 2022 23:45
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There are a lot more fun episodic one-off adventure episodes in the early seasons which I kind of missed as the show went on
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Aug 11, 2022 23:50
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DACK FAYDEN posted:they call him Captain every single time he shows up iirc, he's never gotten a real name You know the Captain always goes down with the ship! Uhhhh...... Oh, I mean me, Captain. Not you, Captain. You should get off as soon as possible.
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DACK FAYDEN posted:they call him Captain every single time he shows up iirc, he's never gotten a real name I was paraphrasing Dean, when Pirate is on the traq in the boys room going cold turkey is that my ughhhh poop in that bucket? If I remember right it's been years since I watched the commentary they were also surprised he didn't have a name at that point.
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First episode I saw was “The Incredible Mr. Brisby” and I was instantly hooked.
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I wonder if that pirate ever got a real sword when he worked for JJ. I hope he did. Also, I hope we find out Captain changed his name via deed poll or whatever the US version of that is.
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I saw the pilot when it aired in 2003 and tried to explain what I had seen to my roommates, and they both thought I was misremembering the Toby Danger shirt from Freakazoid and dismissed my discovery. Boy did they feel like fools two years later after we had all graduated and fallen out of touch. Presumably. They didn’t believe that it was really Bruce Campbell on Megas XLR, either.
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What makes pirate great is he's like a pretty major character and still basically a Scooby Doo villain that joined those meddling kids.
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pixaal posted:What makes pirate great is he's like a pretty major character and still basically a Scooby Doo villain that joined those meddling kids. And his two major character traits include being unusually competent and sometimes needing to get the dart monkey off his back.
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limp_cheese posted:One of my favorite clips in the whole show I told you what I'd do for one of these
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Captain also just seems like a decent guy absent circumstances, like being trapped for a decade in the Sargasso Sea or barbiturate addiction.
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Pope Guilty posted:Captain also just seems like a decent guy absent circumstances, like being trapped for a decade in the Sargasso Sea or barbiturate addiction. it gave him the leadership skills to run a multi-billion tech company
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Pirate Captain has one of the biggest glowups on the show outside of Gary and I hope we never learn his name.
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Pope Guilty posted:Captain also just seems like a decent guy absent circumstances, like being trapped for a decade in the Sargasso Sea or barbiturate addiction. he just throws off real blue collar working schmuck vibes. you could absolutely tip back some cold ones with Pirate Captain after a long day stuck in the sargassum
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Mr. Fall Down Terror posted:he just throws off real blue collar working schmuck vibes. you could absolutely tip back some cold ones with Pirate Captain after a long day stuck in the sargassum All while vibing to some Crash Test Dummies
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drrockso20 posted:All while vibing to some Crash Test Dummies Jesus Jones!
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