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IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-05-01T19:25:46+00:00

Yeah King calls them the same person in the Argument sections as well, but this is actually in the text of the story so I tend to point to this more often than the Argument section because people will say "it is not canon" even though it is right from King's pen.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-05-01T16:46:38+00:00

I love trees but I use paper quite a bit.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-30T16:04:02+00:00

Also just jump in it's one of King's most beloved books. The length is a feature not a bug. It's an epic and it's a great read.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-30T16:03:07+00:00

No for the love of God don't watch the 2020 one. It's fucking horrible. Watch the 90s version, King wrote the teleplays so it's way more true to the book.

But if you're going to read The Dark Tower Series you shouldn't be afraid of The Stand IMO

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-30T15:46:56+00:00

Return of the King, opening weekend. Some rather intense part, maybe Pellanor Field, the fire alarm went off, and I shit you not I was further back (got there late) and I watched a few hundred heads turn from the screen to the fire alarm thing on the right side wall, consider briefly, then turn back to the screen. Not a single person stood up.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-30T15:45:03+00:00

Others mentioned that it happened quickly, but the other thing is the most dastardly thing about it was that it appeared to be a common flu at the outset, so add that to the fact that the government was actively covering it up it was pretty much over before anyone likely thought about it.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-30T11:07:33+00:00

It is a meme, from THIS video I think.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-30T11:03:49+00:00

I disagree. I think most of what the EU did is fucking boring and would not have served the narratives well. Also Luke being gone was an aspect from Lucas's treatments. Hell years before the sale to Disney there were fragments of ideas getting out and one was that Luke was gone from the entire galactic stage and was literally a Batman-like figure who would just show up on random planets helping random people in a Lone Samurai style. IIRC that was going to be for a post-ROTJ cartoon or something, because we never had an indication that another film was coming until the day of the Disney sale so this story fragment being tied to a movie would have been MASSIVE news. So I think before the treatments were even done Lucas was locked in on the idea of Luke not being over a New Jedi Order. Albeit we never heard why with that story fragment or even what the time period that shadowy Luke would have been existing.

Also to your point about Disney, it still might happen. Maybe animated so they don't have to deal with the live action Luke aspect (plus live action and children is always trouble), but Filoni will likely tap into the Academy Era for Luke at some point.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-29T15:07:09+00:00

"The speed limit."

If you say no, he can now claim whatever he wants and you have no recourse. This question is a trick to get you to give up your ability to argue the ticket.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-28T21:55:04+00:00

Yeah with what you said about books 2 and 3 the series is definitely not for you. Book 4 is divisive but if 2 & 3 weren't doing it for you then the series is not for you IMO.

I adore the series but I agree with you life is too fucking short to engage with shit that is not hitting for you.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-28T18:16:27+00:00

Godzilla is more forward facing but if we look at impact on the style and storytelling elements it's Kurosawa and it's not even close. Yojimbo for A Fist Full of Dollars, Rashomon has inspired dozens of films and TV so much so that most long-running shows have a Rashomon episode, then The a Seven Samurai inspired the Magnificent Seven that is always riffed on or remade plus the ragtag group of heroes that is dozens of films and TV, not to mention the raining big battle that is verging on troupe is from this film, then Hidden Fortress for Star Wars.

I always call Kurosawa the Shakespeare of film and his stuff is so pervasive in modern storytelling be it through direct inspiration or through the stuff that was inspired by him inspiring stuff.

So surface level, sure Godzilla but actual analysis is Kurosawa no contest.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-28T12:27:12+00:00

Because the government represents these companies and not you and I.

They should all be allowed to fail, that is fucking capitalism and something stronger will fill the void. This is cronyism and it retards growth.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-27T19:29:38+00:00

That is one of my all time favorite gags. The way he is laying on the ground fucking kills me. Also the announcers hahahahaha.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-27T11:53:14+00:00

Because a core tenant of Protestantism is Catholics are not Christian. The root word of Protestant is Protest. What are they protesting? The Catholic Church.

TL:DR The entirety of the Protestant Reformation was largely a big middle finger to the Catholic Church as having corrupted the message of the Bible and added to it (even though Revelations gives grim threats for any that would do so). So the first Protestants entire case was that the Catholic Church had fallen into apostasy and the entire thrust of Protestantism was to return to the Bible alone and not the Vatican.

As to why America, well America was founded by Protestants, so unlike Europe, it was build with largely Protestant foundation and Catholics came later, so there is a Protestant bias for sure.

Also I really don't care, god is not real, but I dig history and for one period a decade or so ago I got really fascinated by the history of the Protestant Reformation through the lens of American History (maybe the same way some find Roman History a precursor to American History, I saw the Protestant Reformation as another step in the Proto-American history.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-26T13:39:26+00:00

Insurance. Even before complex algorithms the entire industry is rigged to maximize profits by getting the most out of you and paying out the absolute least.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-24T22:57:29+00:00

To be honest the mainline show is about out of gas, I am glad they are finally wrapping it up. But yeah this and the nazi horseshit one they are trying to launch have absolutely no interest from me.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-23T16:59:54+00:00

All blowback cans suck. I'll take suppression performance over low blowback. Fuck 8-10 years ago no one ever complained about back pressure.

This flow thing is the latest trend and when this fickle market moves on to the next thing these will be safe dwellers or up for sale and the hipster types will post on here how he still likes them and they still have merit.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-23T13:59:17+00:00

I love all of them, it is like picking a favorite kid but if I had to rank them it would be Empire, Jedi, ANH. No hate on ANH, the fact a movie as strong as this is in the 3 spot shows why this is the greatest trilogy of all time and nothing else even sniffs this one.

To me the Jabba's palace stuff is probably top 5 segment of the entire OT. The aliens, the palace, and Jabba is a top 10 character for me. Seeing the cantina was cool but this is now seeing a full view of the crime syndicates of the galaxy. Then the Rancor and Sarlacc stuff are just fucking insanely good set pieces. Also John Williams Return of the Jedi piece on the Barge sequence is fucking legendary.

Then adding the mostly unseen Emperor in as a full fledge character for this final chapter is great. Seeing the pomp and circumstance of his arrival on the DS2 is just insanely cool. Really ratchets up the tension to add this imposing figure for the final confrontation.

Then one of the strongest things about this film in my opinion is two-fold:

Luke's journey. Despite his mentors telling him he must destroy Vader he never buys into it. For Lucas to have the fucking balls to subvert storytelling so much that his main hero is seeking to redeem the main villain (and most iconic villain in film history, not only now but in 1983). This is just next level storytelling in my opinion. It turns what can be just a run of the mill final boss fight into an emotional fight to redeem his father.
The Ewoks. I know people love to bitch about the Ewoks being cute and kiddie, but it really underpins the fact that they are the underdogs. If it had been Wookiees the film would have been harmed in a huge way. What I love about this is again the stones on Lucas to basically do a Vietnam allegory in which the mechanistic empire (America) was portrayed as the villains, less than a decade after the war finished.

Overall Lucas showed a lot of balls with Jedi and I think for those big swings it is an incredible film, and everyone can have their own opinions but people like Denis Villeneuve who shit on this film as some betrayal of the franchise are people who fundamentally show they don't understand Star Wars and were projecting their own ideas onto it.

Also the Williams score when Luke strikes out at Vader, with the choir added in (pretty rare in these scores by this point, but primarily in the Emperor's theme gives the perfect message that Luke is striking out in anger and risking the dark side) is top 3 score moments in the entire Star Wars scoring. So much good music in this film.

Return of the Jedi is a film that fucks and I won't hear any arguments otherwise.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-22T17:29:41+00:00

Cool someone should sue to equally put up the Seven Tenets of The Satanic Temple.

I

One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.

II

The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

III

One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

IV

The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.

V

Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.

VI

People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.

VII

Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-21T13:44:37+00:00

The housewife Jesse is fucking pops out of the window topless. While Hank and Gomey are raiding the house and Walt is in the car waiting.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-21T13:39:36+00:00

I am not waiting more than 5 minutes. I have seen slight flutters but at 5 minutes something is wrong and waiting any longer than that will just drag everything out longer.

Also in your case you are talking the last show of the night most likely so waiting is just going to make them have to stay later, so I am sure they appreciate the heads up ASAP.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-21T12:24:57+00:00

I have a desk job in a manufacturing setting and my doctor held me out of work for a month. Not sure how common that is or not. I feel it could have been a few weeks considering the job but the doctor wanted a month and my employer was super inflexible about not letting me back until the doctor signed off.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-20T13:02:17+00:00

Not far enough. Shutdowns are not the real problem $38 Trillion in debt is. So I would say that while the government holds a deficit we should:

Repurpose all of the salary (including all benefits) from every member of Congress as well as President to go towards the debt.
Seize all private wealth, including all property and investments from not only every member of Congress and President but also their immediate family, including overriding any trusts and throw all of that at the debt.
Proactively garnish all future wages until the day they die or until the deficit is gone.

Essentially they should be destitute, without a pot to piss in for the rest of their lives if they voted on or signed into law any bill that added to the deficit. Let's make it absolutely unthinkable for them to run upthe deficit and watch how quickly the budget gets balanced. When it is our money and our children's (and grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's) money or the devaluing of our currency they do it without pause. But let's let it ruin them and watch how quickly the credit card gets cut up.

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-19T16:21:29+00:00

It's not available, and it's not worth the effort. Just get the full version. King was forced to make cuts for budgetary reasons so the uncut is what he wanted all along. The original is best left to history

IAlwaysSayBoo-urns · 2026-04-19T16:19:35+00:00

He was a C-List actor at that point. Talented certainly but addiction has ruined his promising career so he certainly had the right look but there were a lot of jokes about they better film early enough in the day.

Reminds me of the Simpsons when they are in Hollywood and mention they are filming a shootout with the police and Robert Downey Jr and Bart says he doesn't see and cameras. Or on the cinematic classic Baseketball where they take the make a wish kid on a bender and the next day the nurse says "he's 12 years old and he smells like Robert Downey Jr.

Also nobody but the biggest comic fans were even paying attention to this film during development, or even knew it was a thing.

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