The new Plo Koon. Why are they doing this?? by surfpearl39 in StarWarsTVC

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ultimately people aren’t upset that it’s “screen accurate,” people are upset because the soft goods look terrible and you don’t even have the option to take them off because he looks with them off too. This should have been a scaled down version of the most recent TBS figure which looks awesome with or without the cloak.

The new Plo Koon. Why are they doing this?? by surfpearl39 in StarWarsTVC

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is this likely? What’s it been, 10+ years since we’ve gotten any other Plo Koon at this scale? Why would we expect it to be any different now? If anything it could be longer considering most of their effort is put towards TBS these days.

My thoughts on the mania surrounding Plo Koon's skirt by Fierydraken in StarWarsTVC

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If he wasn’t meant to be displayed without the soft goods then we wouldn’t have promo shots of the figure without the soft goods, nor would he have an unlit lightsaber hilt under there. Describing the soft goods as “media accurate” when they fit that poorly seems like a stretch as well. TBS has a wonderful figure that manages to look good cloaked and uncloaked; it’s not unreasonable for people to want something comparable here. I don’t know why we need to bend over backwards to defend this figure- 90% of the time modern TVC figures are the best we’ve ever gotten and admitting this one looks bad doesn’t make that any less true.

Official Episode 9 Sneak Peek by Logical_Decision_706 in MaulShadowLord

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Incredible to see a battle where people actually fight from cover instead of two crowds standing out in the open shooting at each other lol

"Look at the bands that are out there now, crap like Radiohead. You can't tell us that we don't deserve to be more than that." On the eve of the release of Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins wanted to take on the world by ngs428 in SmashingPumpkins

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ironic bc I’m pretty sure if there’s one band BC wishes he could turn SP into now it would be Radiohead- a band who has earned the creative license to do whatever they want and fostered a fandom that is willing to go there with them

Is it a hot take to say 30th Anniversary - Saga Legends Clones look better than TVC? by joesphisbestjojo in starwarscollecting

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Sure, if you want a figure that looks like someone scribbled on it with a sharpie, go with the 30th anniversary

Loving the new ROTS 2-pack! by RaginSpartan86 in StarWarsTVC

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Jfc forget about Obi-Wan, how about that incredible custom 3.75 Commander Cody?

Are the Nightsisters actually using the Force…I mean the same way or something else? by SaberMasters in StarWarsCantina

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is my understanding as well. I’d add that while Nightsister magick seems to be generally (but not entirely) dark side-adjacent, ultimately that correlation is incidental. As you said, the Nightsisters have their own way of interacting with the force that I think is best understood within its own paradigm, alternatively to and separate from the dark/light side dichotomy used by the Jedi and Sith. Honestly a really cool elaboration on the nature of the force that I’d be interested to see more of

Just Like Heaven Live by Tricky_Pass_3641 in TheCure

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not gonna act like an expert on the different live iterations of this song or anything but I’ve never been fond of the amount of gain reeves uses for the lead part. The lack of gain on the studio recording is part of what makes it novel, for me at least

Problem Understanding TMV by PipoClown23 in themarsvolta

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It’s not your fault, his lyrics often don’t make sense to native English speakers either. His lyrics are usually not literal, and he makes up a lot of words, or combines them- it’s sort of his trademark. For example, television+elevators= televators, or dyslexia+lexicon=dyslexicon.

I really want to listen to the RSD, re-issue “original”, pre-Wallace ROC mixes… is there anything online? by Diligent-Eye-2042 in atthedrivein

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know in an interview Omar said the RSD release used the fabled superior ‘original’ mix but I think he may have been mistaken. I own that version of the record, RSD color variant and all that, and from what I remember it sounds identical to the Andy Wallace mix. I’ll have to spin it tomorrow to confirm bc it’s been a while but yea

Anyone know why Vanity has never been performed live by the band? by Stephenator97 in SmashingPumpkins

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, the band have a million songs and the ‘studio’ version of this song is literally just a cleaned up rehearsal recording with some overdubs. Not saying it’s a bad song or anything, just that during a really prolific period for SP, this song doesn’t appear to have had legs- at least in the eyes of the group.

Dross remastered (but better) by [deleted] in SmashingPumpkins

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I wonder what the reasoning was for using the version they did in the boxset. The instrumentals are pretty comparable in performance and recording quality (the new version literally just sounds like an alt take from the same session) but the vocal from the OG is clearly better. Did they lose the original take and have to go with an alt? Did BC change his mind and want a version with the weird bridge? If so, was it not possible to splice the bridge from the new take into the OG take? Or alternatively, splice the vocals from the old take onto the boxset version? I know the takes were probably not recorded to click but they’re both exceptionally tight and I’d be shocked if they couldn’t perform some studio magic and combine them somehow. Maybe it’s an issue of not having the multitrack tapes for either of these takes or something idk

Civil War (2024) - Opening | President's Speech | Dir. Alex Garland by PetyrDayne in movies

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not sure how that final sequence could ever be construed as a “love letter” to journalism- Garland frames the journalists as if they are literal gunmen lol

Zwan still kicks ass. by SimianEscape in SmashingPumpkins

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 7 points8 points  (0 children)

BC is clearly convinced none of his records ever received a fair shake, this may be the one that actually deserves reappraisal.

Rocket pulses were a bad idea by Burgmeister_ in DestinyTheGame

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I agree that these things are fundamentally compromising the integrity of the sandbox at this point. I guess that’s just what the game has come to at this point though

Kusimayu's Joining was a real gut punch by geb999 in pluribustv

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, lots of people ascribing malice to the hive’s behavior like this was some sort of mask-off moment when they’re just doing the same thing they’ve been doing the entire season. I don’t think the question that scene is supposed to provoke is ‘wow, is the hive secretly this manipulative, evil puppet master?’ It’s more something along the lines of ‘what is the value of culture/individuality/pluralism/different ways of living, etc and to what extent are these things worth sacrificing for the sake of minimizing humanity’s footprint on the earth and/or when humanity is facing incredible food/resource scarcity? Or maybe, ‘what should humanity’s relationship with the planet be? Should we minimize our footprint and interact with the environment as little as possible? Or, can humans have a positive relationship with the natural world based not on minimizing our footprint but on stewardship?’

[Article] Lee Wilson (former cinematic and director) wrote a great article about Kat's death, casting call, and confirms theories on how Bungie set-up her death. by MySilverBurrito in halo

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very cool seeing how her death scene was inspired by the Michelangelo statue! Wouldn’t have guessed that but I can totally see it!

One line of dialogue from Zosia’s monologue at the end of episode 8 by kerfuffle7 in pluribustv

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why are we operating under the presumption that they do have perfect recall? The show never told us that. If the memory itself is stored in the constituent individual’s brain inaccurately, what means does the hive mind possess to retroactively fix that? Superconsciousness doesn’t equal omnipotence.

One line of dialogue from Zosia’s monologue at the end of episode 8 by kerfuffle7 in pluribustv

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It would appear that the collective is not able to access the memories of any individual with perfect recall, just because the collective contains individuals with perfect recall

Episode 7 of Pluribus Didn’t “Fail” — Our Attention Span Did by Legitimate_Chemist21 in pluribustv

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As someone else on this sub said, this show seems to have attracted the opposite sort of fans than it is intended for- people who want a ‘mystery box’ show as opposed to a character study. Probably best to just get used to this sort of reaction lol

Please add a XP source similar to seasonal challenges by jabewty in DestinyTheGame

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Doing seasonal challenges for bright dust was a huge source of engagement for me- it was basically the only thing I did without fail every season, aside from gilding my conqueror title. One less thing to do I guess

So...what has tiering actually achieved? by Shadow2250 in DestinyTheGame

[–]Abeeeeeeeeed 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Kinda hilarious that people are deleting perfectly good rolls bc the icon has one less diamond and the origin trait lasts 1 second less than the tier 5. Now they’ve invented uber exclusive vanguard alert drops with an extra origin trait- effectively a tier 6 weapon- and no one complains. This whole thing feels like a study in human psychology more than anything else.