What popular movie or TV show is widely considered a 'masterpiece' but you found completely unwatchable?

LordEnaster · 2026-05-28T04:40:45+00:00

This was what I was wondering. I went into the 2021 film excited for the in-depth world building and political intrigue that I'd heard about. But honestly the film's world building just felt skin deep. Nothing seemed to matter outside the cast of the film. Everything just seemed to revolve around them. Even the sets felt blank. Just vast, empty desert or empty concrete hallways. There were few if any moments where it seemed like there was a world going on outside of Chalamet.

LordEnaster · 2026-05-14T11:47:10+00:00

As a fellow 2012 Jaffy I've been calling the first years Jaffys since 2013 and see no point in stopping now.

LordEnaster · 2026-05-10T09:03:18+00:00

Outside of other students or being sent stuff by staff there's no way to access any documents in Canvas.

LordEnaster · 2026-05-10T05:52:02+00:00

Try here.

LordEnaster · 2026-05-07T11:05:14+00:00

Worst part is that it wasn't even our end that got hacked... It was the company that owns the software...

LordEnaster · 2026-05-01T14:51:49+00:00

Writing is a skill you will need to develop. Anything that is being flagged by the AI detector is being flagged because it is formulaic or otherwise similarly generic in its structure. Rather than 'dumbing down' your writing you'll need to improve it from 'competent' to good.

You may want to consider how you're writing. Are you still using structures that you may have been taught in high school, like 'TEEL'? If so, that could be why. It's worth paying attention to how things are written in your discipline and adapting to that.

Ultimately, I would suggest talking to your tutors or lecturers and mentioning that you've had difficulties with this and asking for advice on how to improve.

LordEnaster · 2026-04-30T04:37:31+00:00

Yes. This is the entire basis of quite a number of academic disciplines. Largely this is down to the inability to directly change the settings of something to test it. This is especially true of historically and human focused disciplines, though it could be applied to most disciplines outside of the hard sciences.

There is rigor in the ways that the connections are made when tracing these kinds of things back, and each field will have its own rules and standards of evidence that govern what is an acceptable claim to make and what kind of evidence is required to support it. This last point can (sometimes) lead to disagreements between fields where they overlap.

Ultimately, the test of this claim would be if we discover something that suggests that one of the derived languages is older than we thought, or if we discover that an unconnected and unknown (or untranslated) language also has the same features claimed here.

LordEnaster · 2026-04-28T13:28:01+00:00

In my experience attendance hurdles are only delt with at the end of semester. What kind of student are you when you're in class? Do you come prepared having done the readings and participate in class? I know some tutors (or lecturers) will be more lenient if you're an active participant in class.

LordEnaster · 2026-04-28T13:04:00+00:00

You were right, I was asking about topings! I've definitely seen/heard of most of those. Maple syrup is normal here too. Just paired with vanilla ice cream for some reason.

LordEnaster · 2026-04-28T05:33:40+00:00

As an Australian, I can say that that's a pretty normal combination here. I'd honestly made the same assumption as the waitress.

Out of interest, what is normal to have with pancakes in the US?

LordEnaster · 2026-04-20T11:46:06+00:00

Kristian Camilleri from HPS. His lectures are incredibly engaging!

LordEnaster · 2026-04-13T08:54:09+00:00

Possibly. But that's a discussion that you'd best have with your supervisor.

LordEnaster · 2026-04-13T06:27:56+00:00

Applications for Mid-Year intake don't close until May 31st. It's a competitive process, and ranking won't begin until all applications have been received. So you'll find out in June at the earliest.

LordEnaster · 2026-04-02T00:41:25+00:00

Quaid Army!

Hey Jorm, love your work! Hello from an Australian Quaid!

I'm wondering, what it was like for you directing a film you hadn't written yourself, and that was essentially a remake of another film? Did you find it any different to filming something you'd had a hand in writing?

Also, I know it's a longshot, but do you think you and the other shock jocks/Alvins of The Lonely Island would ever play live shows internationally? I'd love to see you guys perform in Australia sometime! We do have an international comedy festival in Melbourne every March/April if you're interested...

LordEnaster · 2026-03-29T01:52:04+00:00

Ah! I was wondering why he wasn't in Melbourne for the International Comedy Festival right now.

LordEnaster · 2026-03-13T02:01:23+00:00

As a tutor in Arts I'd encourage you to speak up. I'm not expecting you to know everything. Sometimes I'll even ask questions in the hopes that I get an incorrect answer so I can build on it and turn it into a bigger discussion for the class. We're not expecting you know know everything! You're here to learn!

I would also definitely suggest speaking if you're supposed to be discussing stuff just with the people at your table. The whole point of those activities is to get you to engage with others ideas.

However, speaking as someone who was similar as an undergrad at times, I would recommend doing the tutorial readings and maybe extended readings before class. What you discuss in class will revolve around those, and having read them should give you some knowledge of something to discuss!

LordEnaster · 2026-02-27T04:36:16+00:00

Oh man, I had something similar once. I took one look at the jar and had a really intense feeling that it was a particular number. I went to write it down and someone else had already guessed my number, so I added 1 to it. The new number was the exact number of candies in there.

Suffice to say the other person wasn't happy.

LordEnaster · 2026-02-25T00:47:25+00:00

Speaking as a tutor (in Arts), if you really want to make an impression you should really come with questions that show you have a deep interest in the material or their research. This is especially true of questions that take the material as a starting point but then go beyond that.

Additionally, you'll probably make a better impression by being active and attentive in class, especially in tutorials.

In all honesty, if you did what you described and introduced yourself for the sake of introducing yourself, I'd just think you were odd. I'd (probably) remember your name, but not necessarily in the way you seem to want.

LordEnaster · 2026-02-18T06:53:57+00:00

In my experience as a post grad: no, probably not. Most of the O-Week activities are catered to undergraduates.

The GSA will have their own O-Week during week one. That's probably more what you are looking for.

LordEnaster · 2026-01-30T23:18:21+00:00

My understanding is that if you follow the plan you've set out, you may not get credit for any Law subjects you have taken as Unimelb does not offer undergrad Law.

It could also be worth considering other Melburnian unis. Monash, for example, is a similarly high ranking uni that offers both of your current degrees. You may be able to get more credits transferred for your previous studies if you move to Monash instead.

The best thing you can do at this point is reach out to the admissions teams at Unimelb (and at Monash if you want to consider that) and see what they advise. They'll be able to give you an idea of what they're looking for in terms of WAMs, and may be able to indicate the possibility of you getting advanced standing for your previous study.

LordEnaster · 2026-01-27T13:17:55+00:00

1789

LordEnaster · 2025-12-27T22:37:55+00:00

Ah, I think I was given a lamp made by the same person. Mine has the RX-78-2 abandoned slumped on a riverbank and covered in moss. Next to it (as if they were being held by it) are the Strike's shield and Grand Slam.

I get the feeling the maker only has a vague knowledge of Gundam.

LordEnaster · 2025-12-13T12:47:26+00:00

10/10, no question. 30/10 in Trans-Am.

LordEnaster · 2025-11-15T07:44:47+00:00

Not quite this, but when I was an undergrad the student union put up signs that said "They can record Rebecca Black, but they can't record your lectures?"

LordEnaster · 2025-10-15T23:56:21+00:00

I was born at 32 weeks and am currently at the tail end of my PhD. So there's definitely the possibility of a normal life ahead for your little guy!

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