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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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Testekill posted:I don't really got the whole archetype of incompetent, douchebag Australian rival lifeguard in Baywatch. I can understand the douchebag thing but Australia does actually take lifeguards pretty drat seriously considering we get really bad rips, an incompetent one would be gone so quickly. Seriously enough that lifeguards are in the National Sports Hall of Fame.
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May 15, 2015 09:15
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Well, I had Vegemite toast and I thought it was just fine. (Also: Vegemite is responsible for a hilarious branding disaster.)
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May 20, 2015 08:39
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You remember that crazy trailer for a Ugandan action movie that had all the shouting and a goofy CGI helicopter? Well, the whole movie is online for free now, which means I’ve just reviewed Who Killed Captain Alex?
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May 25, 2015 21:28
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Isaac Nabwana, the director of Who Killed Captain Alex?, retweeted my review of his movie, with the comment “SUPA CHEEP!” I’ve hit the big time now. edit: 
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May 28, 2015 08:22
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This is the end for Cheapskate Reviews. For my last episode, I’ve made a special about lost film. I’m ending the show because I got a new job recently that’s taking up more of my time, plus I’m doing other things (Ultimate Frisbee, golf, RPG night, piano playing) that are restricting my ability to film, so I thought I’d switch over to writing reviews instead of filming them. This also lets me focus on what I’m good at (writing) rather than what I’m not so good at (technical aspects of film, looking good on camera). Edit: quote:Kyle looks at a Japanese interpretation of a Shakespeare work. Fine work as usual, Kyle. One of the big differences between Macbeth and Throne of Blood—one that plays into the theme of cynicism that you’ve identified—is that as part of Japanese Lady Macbeth’s pep talk to her husband, she tells him that one of these days, Japanese Banquo is going to tell somebody else about that prophecy and Japanese Duncan will have Japanese Macbeth killed just to be safe, so there’s really no choice in the matter. echopapa fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Jun 20, 2015 |
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Jun 20, 2015 23:34
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Miss Wallace posted:Best of luck, man! Thanks! I wouldn’t have started the show if I hadn’t whiled away the hours at one of my old jobs watching OLP, so in a way, this is all your fault. :P
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Jun 21, 2015 01:54
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New Best of the Worst is here!
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Jul 1, 2015 12:38
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Speaking of Lupa, Bizarro Improv Master, do you still do Movie Nights without a script? You come across as much more confident with the format now than you were a few months ago.
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Jul 4, 2015 00:11
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WickedHate posted:People die in stories, you can't make things bleak and gloomy every time there isn't an everyone lives ending. For those of you who haven't heard of the furry cyborgs, they're Malatora. Most of their site has gone private, so try listening to the F Plus episode for the highlights.
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Jul 5, 2015 01:11
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Jsor posted:I can't believe these men's right activists may control the fate of the middle east! They kinda do. They’re called ISIS.
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Jul 6, 2015 10:39
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I was in Cheapskate Live! with Allison Pregler, who was in Ninja: the Mission Force 2 with Brad Jones, who was in Ninja: the Mission Force with Stuart Ashen, who was in Ashens and the Quest for the Game Child with Warwick Davis, who was in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy with Sam Rockwell, who was in Frost/Nixon with Kevin Bacon. Exactly six degrees.
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Jul 7, 2015 08:42
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Kunster posted:Aw yeah! That's the one! Thank you! Thanks for the compliments. I wasn’t able to respond until now because the cable between here and the next island over got cut on Wednesday, so we had no ability to communicate with anyone off-island until very recently. The last thing I did before everything went to hell was write a review of the John Wayne-Sophia Loren adventure Legend of the Lost. This is my first written review and I’d like your comments.
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Jul 14, 2015 08:45
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Arcsquad12 posted:So, at what point is any and all forms of internet critic discussion going to be replaced by more easily profitable let's play streams? It seems like a natural progression for internet celebrities, and its around the time I start to lose interest in them. For example, I love gopher's modding tutorials and his retrospectives on bethesda modding, but his only updates for months have been endless let's plays. Not only are streams less work, but they’re also better at feeding the illusion of intimacy between the Internet celebrity and the audience, so I’d say everything will be streams in a few years or less.
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Jul 25, 2015 22:41
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Remember when I reviewed Still Flowin, the movie by Melbourne’s strangest rapper, RAED? Well, I got a message on Vimeo today.quote:Hi Cheapskate love your review of Still Flowin. I was the cinematographer on that and yeah RAED is a strange one. It was a paid gig and all I did was follow his directions or lack of it and swallow a most bitter pill but had my hand out for the daily pay I got. I only made sure to have everything exposed properly and focused. I insisted to edit. But RAED did it himself. No need to convince you what a botched up job he did. Out of all the jobs i have done. This one haunts me the most. I also shot exactly 5 music videos for the guy. Again just did the best camerawork I could while I tried to block out RAED's screaching.
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Jul 28, 2015 08:15
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New Cheapskate Live! in which Lemon from the F Plus Podcast joins me to watch “Apaches,” a weird British farm safety film from the 70s.
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Jul 28, 2015 21:46
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We have graphic PSAs on occasion in the States, but they're generally targeted at teenagers and adults. The "Red Asphalt" driver's safety series is an example. They're going out of fashion, though. The most terrifying film I had to watch in school was of childbirth.
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Jul 29, 2015 22:01
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I'm ready to audition for a part as a defense lawyer on SVU. *ahem* "Not guilty... By reason of mental disease or defect." 
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Aug 2, 2015 01:28
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Looks like Cheapskate Reviews may have to take another hiatus, as my home island just got annihilated by a typhoon. I’m running on generator power, but I don’t know how long that will last, and our power plant could be down for months. (This just a week after our undersea cable got fixed. We are turbofucked.)
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Aug 3, 2015 12:34
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I’ve never done a review of a video game before, because capturing footage was a pain in the rear end. But now that I’m only doing written reviews, it’s no problem at all. So here’s the first Cheapskate Review of a game, in which I talk about the open source flight simulator FlightGear.
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Aug 11, 2015 21:40
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Idran posted:Here we go, 17 USC § 512(b): https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512 That’s for cached content. YouTube is governed by 17 USC § 512(c), and they developed Content ID to protect them from claims that they are “aware of facts or circumstances from which infringing activity is present” in violation of 17 USC § 512(c)(1)(A)(ii), and to protect them from claims that they are “receiv[ing] a financial benefit directly attributable to the infringing activity” in violation of 17 USC § 512(c)(1)(B).
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Aug 24, 2015 10:47
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I have six hours of electricity per day now, which is enough to record and post Cheapskate Live! So here’s the newest episode, in which Sursum Ursa and I watch a Star Wars fan film about Mara Jade.
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Aug 25, 2015 21:53
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Infamous Sphere posted:So, it may come as no surprise that the blip shutdown has been a bit of a hassle for me, and generally slowed me down as a creator. You should use that “American ASMR” voice the next time you have to pretend to be a serial killer.
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Aug 30, 2015 09:51
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Miss Wallace, may I interest you in the fiasco of a direct-to-DVD movie produced when Guam hired Albert Goddamn Pyun to kickstart its film industry?
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Sep 1, 2015 10:07
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I have a look at an early starring turn for one of America’s most beloved British actresses in my review of Mutiny.
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Sep 12, 2015 21:51
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senae posted:Doesn't this effectively make contentid illegal? You can't exactly make a good faith evaluation of fair use if a robot is the only thing that saw the content. This does not make Content ID illegal. The opinion says: quote:We note, without passing judgment, that the implementation of computer algorithms appears to be a valid and good faith middle ground for processing a plethora of content while still meeting the DMCA’s requirements to somehow consider fair use. I wouldn’t get excited about a class action suit, as class action plaintiffs aren’t likely to receive anything of value.
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Sep 15, 2015 10:37
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Terrible Opinions posted:Dude everyone who sleep talks does crazy poo poo like that. You just never remember it. The last time I split a hotel room with someone, they said I reviewed a movie in my sleep. 
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Sep 25, 2015 09:43
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The best part about writing about movies is when I find something that’s very weird and very fun, and I get to share it with you. That’s exactly what I get to do today, as I write about Communist Hungary’s greatest rock opera, Stephen the King! (No, I don’t know why the italics are messed up in the review.)
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Oct 3, 2015 21:54
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My next article will be about a wrestling-type movie, so I'd better hurry up and write it before this derail dies down.
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Oct 11, 2015 21:54
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Join Lupa to paint a spooky skull!
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Oct 15, 2015 11:00
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Everyone talks about horror movies in October, so I went out and reviewed Curse of the Aztec Mummy.. This one is mostly jokes, as there isn't really enough substance to the movie to analyze it.
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Oct 24, 2015 22:04
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The best part of the Movie Nights review of Transylvania Twist is watching Phelan rock back and forth as if he’s been traumatized by the movie.
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Oct 27, 2015 11:30
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achillesforever6 posted:Yeah except when the director is Joss Whedon and he has to add all his dumb quips and think he is being a groundbreaking feminist director because he puts in scenes where women punch men. I'm glad that the TV division is picking up the slack where the film side has failed over and over. Mass market movies have little incentive to be feminist because so much of their money comes from screenings in international markets that don't want to see women in charge. TV's market is largely domestic, so they can tailor the product to American (or Canadian or whatever) tastes.
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Nov 7, 2015 07:11
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Just as the AV Club steps in to defend the prequels, I throw them out and re-write them. The Jedi are now a secret society, and more!
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Nov 18, 2015 09:06
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BigRed0427 posted:This reminds me, what has Mars Gril been up to? it seemed like she just disappeared. She streams video games, does cartoon reviews by request, and has a chat show/podcast with her husband. It’s all here.
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Nov 28, 2015 09:05
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Ben Minnotte of the Oddity Archive drops in to Cheapskate Live! to watch a compilation of toy commercials from the early 90s. Can you spot the future celebrity in the video before we do?
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Nov 28, 2015 22:32
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Miss Wallace posted:Three new Baywatchings! The Mitchstache is amazing, but it’s not nearly as great as Hasselhoff’s mustache as Garth Knight in Knight Rider.  Compendium posted:The real life princess sounds amazing. Lupa and I saw another princess in Acapulco H.E.A.T. Catherine Oxenburg, the female lead, is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia.
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Dec 13, 2015 05:52
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How do you make a blaxploitation movie in a country that has a miniscule black population? Not very well, actually. Here's my review of TNT Jackson.
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Dec 20, 2015 22:01
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If TV Tropes came to life as a reviewer, it would probably be a cross between Ben Ackley and Sammy Classic Sonic Fan and Fanservice Fiesta. And if such a creature were to emerge, the dockets of every court in the land would be awash in restraining order petitions.
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I don't see most web critics (including myself) as serious critics. We're more like an introduction to criticism for people who would otherwise not be interested in critical theory. We're to criticism as Liberace is to classical music or Richard Simmons is to exercise.
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