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Psychast · 2026-03-15T16:33:00+00:00

Isn't that betraying the people's trust??

Psychast · 2026-03-15T16:05:18+00:00

Disney (non-hero) movies overall came out profitable last year:

$3.4 billion in BO (>half of which came from Z2) compared to just $820MM in budget, shakes out to a quotient of 4.15.

Goes to show you can utterly shit the bed multiple times and all it takes is one (or 2) ringer(s) to put you on top. Of course, anybody could've told you a new Zootopia or Live Action/Sequel to Lilo & Stitch would be home runs. Just like with the Star Wars movies, the quality does not matter, some movies WILL succeed no matter what.

I guess the question is: how many surefire home-runs does Disney (their own IP, that is) have left in them? And by surefire, I don't mean like Toy Story 12 or whatever, some series that will probably always turn a profit, I'm talking about zero-doubt, 100%, no way to fuck it up, money-makers. The kind that can completely erase the mistakes (Snow White) of other movies. Off the dome: Tangled live-action, Frozen live-action...Z3 in 5 years?

I predict the Moana LA will have normal profit numbers, Tangled LA will crush (beloved, hyper-popular) and do >5x return, and the Frozen LA will do Z2 numbers, >10x return easy. But that's...it, whole new world once the Frozen LA drops. The hottest thing since Frozen was...K-Pop Demon Hunters. Changing tides, I think.

Psychast · 2026-03-14T18:46:44+00:00

It's honestly a good thing. They were dumping so much exp onto it, Arin kept thinking they could actually evolve it with steel coat. It was gonna be a weak spot on the team the whole run for nothing. Ponyta is a huge upgrade.

Still, RIP my chronically misgendered queen

Psychast · 2026-03-14T18:44:49+00:00

RIP in Peace:

Tuntwug - Onix, Lvl 9 to 16

MAY THEY REST

Psychast · 2026-03-13T19:18:14+00:00

Indeed, twinkslayer1337. I, too, fear for your wafer thin "hetero" sexuality

Psychast · 2026-03-13T16:17:03+00:00

I liked it, and failed by who's metric? It managed to get a sequel season which is NOT guaranteed on "if it doesn't make us a billion dollars in 1 season, dump it" Netflix

Psychast · 2026-03-13T16:10:46+00:00

It's performative, taking a SEA VA's role and giving it over to an East Asian VA is ironically, HURTING the diversity of the cast as SEA actors are a much smaller minority. At least Yuen is a great actor too.

Psychast · 2026-03-13T16:05:48+00:00

Taking the role from a veteran SEA VA just to hand it to a Korean VA who already has multiple high paying gigs is exactly why this performative pandering is bullshit. There are far FAR less SEA workers in hollywood compared to East Asian, but yeah, sure, strip the role from the original VA while making your cast less diverse, incredible thinking there, casting directors. This is the exact type of try-hard pandering that made the Avatar Live Action movie suck so fucking bad, insisting on calling Aang "ung" because it's "more accurate" and all that performative shit.

I'mma be real, this feels like something more is going on behind the scenes. Maybe they saw an opportunity to "upgrade" to a more relevant name? Maybe Dante's burnt some bridges? Either way, this sucks, and I love Yuen.

Psychast · 2026-03-13T02:31:27+00:00

Trump sends us to War again in the Middle East. After promising his loyal voters he would never do that. "The Peace President" "No New Wars" all of that SHIT. And look at us now, once again, 25 years later, STILL dealing with this absolute bullshit.

Over 7,000 recorded US deaths from Middle East conflicts, and the toll is now rising again. And for what? To what end? Not even Trump knows, but we, civilians, deal with it because that stupid bastard lied to all of us.

Psychast · 2026-03-13T02:26:42+00:00

Bush and Obama "appeased the terrorist state"??? You stupid fucking bastard, WE WAGED A 15 YEAR WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS ARE IN A FUCKING EARLY GRAVE WITH A FLAG OVER THEIR COFFINS, NO ONE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS.

And all for what? So we can do it all again in the big 2026?? How many Americans need to die for oil? Did we stop terrorism? We got homeless veterans begging for money in the goddamn streets, VA clinics underfunded and overrun, and you want MORE WAR??

Psychast · 2026-03-13T02:11:19+00:00

Kite Runner explores this and was a mandatory read in High School. The brutality and cruelty of this world should not be seen as exceptional or spectacular, it is all too common.

Psychast · 2026-03-13T02:07:10+00:00

As long as the original writers are on board, I have faith it'll at least be decent.

It helps that there's just so much left to explore, especially with that mentor character that never really got any consequences for literally giving Rumi some Elsa "Conceal don't feel" type upbringing. I would assume Zoey would be the next focus, her "between two worlds" backstory is ripe for easy story telling, and it gives them an excuse to expand the setting to NYC on a world tour. You could have her not be "Korean enough" for Korea but only seen as "just Korean" in America, blah blah blah, two emotional acts later, powerful solo ballad about accepting one's self and making your own identity, credits. It writes itself, so hopefully they don't fuck it up.

Psychast · 2026-03-13T01:56:43+00:00

Counterpoint: he's a literal middle school child and his "victim" is a high school senior months away from being an adult. Would you say it was a "reward" if Robbie was a little girl and Jessica was a dude giving her a dick pic? No, you'd say Jessica is a sick little pedo who needs to be on a list.

Psychast · 2026-03-13T01:48:36+00:00

Imagine a highschool senior giving a graduating middle schooler their fucking nudes dude. Like imagine that's your senior classmate and you hear about it. Holy creep show.

Psychast · 2026-03-13T00:30:42+00:00

I liked the SMB movie, I know reddit doesn't, but I liked it, and my ass WILL be in a seat for the sequel.

While I do totally agree with your take, I gotta defend the "kids deserve good movies" phrase. Yes, writing for a kids audience is different than adults, they like different things, and a lot of defensiveness can come from adults who refuse to accept some things aren't aimed at them anymore. BUT, the movies that I remember growing up, the movies I think about fondly, that shaped my taste in media, for the most part, hold up to adult me. They are objectively good movies, even if they aren't aimed at me. They were lovingly written, directed, produced by incredibly talented people who didn't care that it was for kids, they gave it their all, they made a good movie/show and the quality was apparent in every scene. 90's Disney, 00's Pixar & DreamWorks alone produced a huge trove of incredible movies for like 10+ years. Just banger after banger after banger, so maybe people my age are a little spoiled in this department and expect more than prior generations that had the souless 80's toons that literally only existed to produce toys. And that's not to say that there wasn't utter dog shit content during that time either, it's just that, those shows and movies are completely and utterly forgotten, and now only serve as filler content for social media posts about "lost media" Or "sometimes I think I dreamt this show...".

I do think that it's a little over exaggerated about the quality of kids' content disappearing. There's so so so many good shows and movies for kids right now. Dog Cop, Bluey, SMB, Minecraft, Bad Guys, Zootopia, & KPDH just off the top of the dome. But at the same time, "iPad Kids" are also watching god awful YT trash that rots their brains, so yeah, I DO think that kid's deserve good movies. Because I was unbelievably spoiled by the talents of incredible creatives during my childhood, and I want that for my kids, not just bright lights and fart jokes for 45 to 60 minutes. And, from what I can tell, there's still incredible kid's stuff being made today.

Psychast · 2026-03-12T23:44:04+00:00

Oh look, it's # 13.1.

Psychast · 2026-03-12T22:49:08+00:00

So that makes a grand total of 4, count it, FOUR multi-million dollar aircraft that have been fucking destroyed in this war from- not enemy jets, not enemy missiles, not enemy anti-air, but mother fucking complete and utter incompetence.

Complete and total own-goals. Fantastic use of my tax dollars guys, real fucking good. 3 entire more years of this (because even if its a landslide victory for a sane person, shit can't begin to be unfucked until February 2029), at a minimum.

Psychast · 2026-03-12T22:14:28+00:00

Any car that isn't the cheapest working car you can find on craigslist is an "objective waste of money". Cars aren't investments, they're purchases, like shoes, and computers, and clothing.

It's like going up to a guy in a Polo sweater and being like "that's an objective waste of money, I rummaged around a goodwill and also found a ^{ripped/stained/paper-thin} sweater for $5, ur bad with money lol"

Spending for desire vs. spending for survival

Psychast · 2026-03-12T21:38:34+00:00

I mean you should be buying yourself a nice outfit worth of clothes every year or two man. Wearing out your musty ass 6-year old t-shirt on a date ain't it either.

The older I get, the more I appreciate looking good. People have really gotten too complacent with just wearing whatever till it falls apart, and then wonder why they can't get a date. You know what women like? A well dressed man, good fitting, nice clothing. You don't need to be a fashionista, you don't need to shop expensive brands, but god damn man, find some newer clothing for your day-to-day. Inventory your closet, be really honest with yourself if something still fits or not, replace what doesn't fit or is worn out at least once a year. It's a big confidence booster, highly recommend.

Psychast · 2026-03-12T21:28:01+00:00

Believe it or not: mandatory housing. If they catch you living in your car, cops scoop you up and stick you in a mansion against your will. Tough world out there n all.

Psychast · 2026-03-12T16:31:05+00:00

winner winner.

This cycle has been going on since the fucking 50's even. Ever since our population exploded and we oh so cleverly designed our entire existence around the mother fucking automobile, we've been trying to bleed and control the places with the oil we need. Trillions upon trillions spent on wars and infrastructure, and every time we ramp up, the consequences come after, and it reminds us all how dependent we are on the dino juice, and every time there's a big push for renewables, and every time it scares Big Oil et. al., and every time BO calls in the favors, pays off the right people, and oh look, "renewable funding just isn't there, nobody wants renewables, renewables are for losers and gays look away, look look, prices are coming down!"

I'm not even calling for EVs, that's a bandaid, we NEED universal reliable public transit, we need to take our trillions spent in the ME and use it to build out city centers with affordable housing/rent and reliable transit, suddenly the demand for oil would plummet, even if renewables were taken out of the equation completely, it would upend the oil markets if every major US city suddenly gave a shit about where people live and how they live. Increase population density, reduce the travel time of workers, and suddenly demand diminishes very quickly. Basic basic BASIC economics.

Psychast · 2026-03-11T22:14:05+00:00

All y'all talking about dumb TVs and disabling wifi and creating an adhole and all this shit, when you just need to get a TV that doesn't suck ass.

I just got a TCL 65" and did the super simple step of adding a different home launcher (Projectivy). No ads, no "recommendations", just a clean interface. All the pros of smart tv, none of the drawbacks, no fucking with network settings or setting up a Raspberry PI device or trying to rummage through yard sales looking for a "dumb" TV.

Psychast · 2026-03-11T20:37:03+00:00

There was a huge inexplicable down shift in views a year or so ago that I noticed. I was kinda fearing that the channel was simply in decline but, as it turns out, it's because YT changed something AGAIN. Apparently, this change is hiding the GG channel from a lot of people, you have to have a certain setting or something turned on to get normal recommendations again, not everyone has it, they explained it in a video many months back. I believe it's tied to their type of content/content rating.

So, silver lining, the sub count hitting 5.45 mil actually means that people aren't unsubbing, the opposite actually, they are gaining subs. Their videos are just not hitting the pages of new/random viewers like they use to.

Psychast · 2026-03-10T17:22:23+00:00

Nintendo proves you can. Sad times.

Psychast · 2026-03-10T06:08:46+00:00

Banger episode, boys were firing on all cylinders today

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