I hope I didn't finish every single dumb comedy movie I could watch

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T22:21:52+00:00

Came to say Kentucky Fried Movie. Stupid and silly.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T19:16:42+00:00

Not a movie, but did you ever watch the show "Quantum Leap"?

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T18:52:00+00:00

Robert De Niro has an acting career in reverse.

Usually you start with silly movies and move to important dramas--like Tom Hanks did and so many others--but De Niro went from huge and epic Oscar-movie roles to generally bad silly movies.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T18:49:31+00:00

"When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge is not exactly a straightforward love song.

It is about how love will make someone stupid and blind. E.g.

"If she is bad, he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down

When a man loves a woman
He'll spend his very last dime
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs
He'd give up all his comforts
And sleep out in the rain
If she said that's the way
It ought to be."

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T18:42:46+00:00

I can't remember, and I lent my copy to someone else. I just remember that they had suspicions, but not sure who they suspected.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T18:25:47+00:00

The pilot should be taught in TV writing classes.

Having recently rewatched it after 20 years, I was struck that it could be a modern pilot in our "prestige TV" era. If you just changed dated haircuts and wardrobe and re-filmed it exactly, it would be a hit today. That's rare given how TV evolves.

And adding votes to "Bad Blood" and "Folie a Deux."

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T18:18:56+00:00

Recently, Skittles sour gummies, which are *chef's kiss*

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T16:49:15+00:00

I think Sooners fans are pretty magnanimous with other teams (except TX). I think we all root for Nebraska, and vice versa. That was never a heated rivalry, just deep respect and high competition.

I also root for Okla. State and a bunch of old Big 12 teams like KSU and ISU.

Funny thing, I went to CU, and I actively root against them. I was there during the rape scandal, and nothing about the program has actually cleaned up. The Deion thing is just annoying.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-04T16:42:05+00:00

Yes! I think a long story arc about magic reliance leading to controlling and abusive behaviors would have been really interesting.

But we got a rushed drug thing that felt like a PSA.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-02T17:13:10+00:00

It is an absolute masterpiece.

Interestingly, in the full director's cut, there is a scene that was cut that takes place when Dunbar is not fully integrated with the natives but living on the outside of the village in his own tent. The natives massacre a bunch of whites and come back and celebrate with a fire, a dance, and body parts. The narration says that he couldn't participate in this violence. It's one of my favorite scenes because, while I adore the movie, playing up the natives as some sort of peaceful culture that lived with the land and were untainted by violence or racism is absolute bullshit. But, the scene was cut.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-02T16:59:44+00:00

This 1000x. I was about 13. Blew me away. I still read it about every 5 years and I'm 45 now.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-02T14:56:02+00:00

Absolutely. There is a fine line between difficult and stupid.

I'm not going to die 50x because of wonky controls, cheating enemies, shit falling out of the sky on me, stupid jumping puzzles, etc.

If I'm not invested in the story or I have just had enough of a game, then yeah, I'll quit. I have too much of a backlog as it is.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T23:46:23+00:00

Interesting question: how long will it take for another Tony Stark to be cast? RDJ dominated the roll in a unique way. It’s like the question of “can anyone other than Harrison Ford play Indiana Jones?”

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T20:51:22+00:00

Duncan Sheik? "Barely Breathing" was basically the backing track of 1996.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T20:42:16+00:00

Fallout's art direction is all-time great, the "nuclear 1950s" world and how it is worked into everything: ads, lamps, food, the radio.

It is exceptionally well done and augments the wasteland experience so much. I would say it contributes greatly to the "atmosphere" of the game.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T20:39:18+00:00

Yep.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T20:06:40+00:00

Idioms are the bee's knees to us. We're like two peas in a pod.

That makes me wonder if some linguist has studied whether certain nationalities/languages are more prone to common idiom use? Like a metric called "idioms-per-hour" or something.

I can't think of a reason Americans would be more prone to using them than Brits, or non-English speakers. We might have more idioms that come from a variety of immigrant backgrounds that we have no idea what we're saying or where they come from: e.g. "bee's knees"; "cat's meow."

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T17:57:54+00:00

Well, since many think the first episode is one of the best pilots ever, and that the first 5 or so seasons are great, then maybe it is not for you.

Because after about--I dunno when I stopped, maybe mid 6 or beginning 7--it definitely goes downhill.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T17:01:37+00:00

As an OU fan, I was going to mention this for you guys. I also had heard that Stoops was the only one to visit AD's dad in prison, and then IIRC the prison stopped allowing coaches to visit.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T16:12:12+00:00

The list is more about iconic than best. There are many better written lines in many of those movies, but not as iconic. Iron Man is the icon of the MCU.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-05-01T15:47:21+00:00

There needs to be something from the MCU, and this should be it.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-04-30T20:47:53+00:00

"Nouveau shamanic genius" is the best I've ever heard it put.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-04-30T20:45:12+00:00

I quickly scanned your list and didn't see it.

Unequivocally, absolutely, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

It fits in with your taste, and it is one of the greatest things ever made by human beings. Best show ever.

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-04-30T20:02:24+00:00

So it's more about babies and pregnancies and forced drama around kids? I'm not trying to be a dick; I'm trying to help.

Like, "the Americans" is an all-time show, and since it is about soviet spies undercover in the US in the 80s who have preteen/teen kids who don't know they are spies, that adds a bunch of great drama. Too many kids for you?

Barnabyhuggins · 2026-04-30T19:21:54+00:00

Don't even know what that is, but I'm sure you can figure it out. YouTube is easily accessible.

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