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Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

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Most modern simpsons episodes become dated as soon as they come out. That's the trouble with taking on current events but getting to the punch months late compared to South Park.

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Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

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Fun fact, that episode was written by the same person who wrote Code of Honor, a Star Trek TNG episode with a similar plot where the Enterprise visits the planet of black people.

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Mar 4, 2013

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A lot of current Simpsons episodes are uncomfortably racist

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Mar 4, 2013

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Most Kevin Smith movies with a "message" age poorly. Chasing Amy is real bad.

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Mar 4, 2013

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Still amazing for the way Shatner shouts mutiny and starts acting camp to show he's been possessed by a womz

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Mar 4, 2013

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fruit on the bottom posted:

I'd say the Gamergate one, but I don't think was ever well

The supercut I watched that added random effects to the episode and ended with "terrorists win!" was amazing and well worth it. Episodes of shows that approach technology from an out of date perspective are amazing cringe comedy at times. Other times, you get Simpsons parodying Pokemon Go like it's 1997.

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Mar 4, 2013

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Didn't the law and order gamergate also have a Toby "tobuscus" turner cameo like five years after he was relevant?

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Mar 4, 2013

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Baywatch has not aged well at all, if only for the constant immediately dated product placement. Hope you like 90s A&W cream soda

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Mar 4, 2013

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Early hybrid 2d/3d shows look awful now

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BioEnchanted posted:

I liked the characterisation of Peter Prickly and Muriel Finster - Prickly was just like TJ when he was a kid, but eventually life caught up with him and he had to start taking himself more seriously, until he took it too far and became an rear end in a top hat, until he noticed what he'd became and dialled it back a bit.

Muriel just got old and never really noticed until everything just gave out. Then bitterness set in, possibly as she saw her best friend get married and have a family and generally have a more fun life, while she ended up alone with nothing but her own regrets. Then her time babysitting Spinelli and as a result rekindling her old friendship with her mother let her see that it wasn't too late to still enjoy herself, although she still keeps up appearances at the school by remaining as grouchy as ever to retain the control that she has over the playground.

I also liked the "twist" that Menlo and TJ used to be super close as kids, but then just grew into very different people - but TJ still goes over to Menlo's for his birthday as he still likes him on some level :3:

Recess will always get a pass from me because the School's Out film had James Woods hamming it up as a bond villain.

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Mar 4, 2013

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Mad Doctor Cthulhu posted:


Also, Roddenberry had some really lovely ideas for drama as well. No emotion? No conflict? How the gently caress are you going to have any dramatic impact then? That's another thing that Trek in the '90s really did wrong: piss away any dramatic focus that showed the Federation as being less than perfect. Just because you take away the need for survival doesn't mean humans stop being assholes, jerks, or bigots.
Watch deep space nine

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Mar 4, 2013

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mind the walrus posted:

iirc they loving "Cask of Amontillado" a train in the first episode (or book, can't recall) because he was disobedient.

All of the original stories by the Rev. Awdry were based on real world events in British railway history. In real life, if a train breaks down in a tunnel, you just board it up to keep animals out while you do repairs. When the train is sentient, it gets hosed up. That, and everything bad happened to Henry in the early seasons before Percy became the railyard bitch. Henry loving killed a guy when he smashed into the caboose one episode.

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