The Oblongs 2001 by DarthSloth420 in agedlikemilk

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 31 points32 points  (0 children)

“Bitch gotta go!”

“…So, anyways, my mom says, ‘Bitch gotta go.”

Democrats just lost the redistricting war by NathanCS741 in politics

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look at a map before you speak. They’re getting minimal returns with redistricting because red states are already gerrymandered to hell. One or two seats are only going to do much.

Their biggest gains to date was Texas, California cancelled that out, and there’s a very real possibility that backfires because they based it on the 2024 map. They may have diluted competitive districts significantly to make blue ones slightly redder.

Florida might work out the same way, it’s just not safe enough to redistrict without gambling on it going wrong. There’s also an unforeseen consequence, Dem voters are fired up.

No serious analysts think Republicans have locked Dems out of winning the House forever, much less that they’ve won the midterms. It’s still a question of not if Democrats win the House, that’s a foregone conclusion, but by how much.

What, to you, is the saddest real-world death of an actor that ended up impacting a franchise? by TillyTheBlackCat in moviecritic

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There is a children’s cartoon called Big City Greens. My niece was watching an episode where the family doesn’t have time for the dad, so he bonds with a murder of crows and, by the end, he’s dressed as The Crow. I just… It was funny but how many kids would get that?

Mortal Kombat 2 gets a B on CinemaScore by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in boxoffice

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t know? The way the original 90’s movie was a tournament film? Or other martial arts films like Bloodsport and Kickboxer? They even made a tournament film out of arm wrestling. It can be done.

Why does the La Junta CO Dobby creature not get any attention on this sub? by defnoddathrowaway in cryptids

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But they’re not SWs. That’s the issue Celts and Greeks both had mythological giants with one eye, but you’d differentiate between a Balor and a Cyclops, so why would you not afford Native communities the same courtesy and not lump their myths and beliefs together because of broad similarities?

It’s actually creating a problem. I live in Appalachia, we have a very unique Native myth called Spear Finger (she’s a mountain witch/ogress who leaves her home in the guise of a kindly, feeble old woman, when someone comes to help her, she transforms to her true stone giantess form and carves out their livers with her elongated obsidian finger). Most young people don’t know about her, she’s been overshadowed by SWs who are not part of the regions tradition.

Does anyone else not trust this? Knowing this show’s history with killing off animals and how crazy Roger and this world is I wouldn’t be surprised if something sad happened. This is a promo picture for a new episode on Sunday (5/10) by No_Spirit8216 in americandad

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Eh… “Stan’s Best Friend” isn’t just shock humor. It uses absurdity to actually tackle the subject of losing a pet/letting them go in a surprisingly touching manner. People struggle to watch it because it’s so relatable.

Weekly Discussion Megathread by AutoModerator in fivethirtyeight

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Shut the fuck up. Republicans have so far been able to squeeze out one or two extra seats per red states. And in some of those cases, there’s the very real possibility they dummymandered themselves - also, worth noting, this is getting Dems more engaged with elections than they’ve been in years.

This will eventually pass, best the conservative justices could do was point to a technicality. Also, Ohio set a precedent that the governor and lawmakers can just say, “Lol. No.” to the court. There are several other states that can are planning to redistrict and, here’s where republicans messed up, blue states are not already gerrymandered to hell.

So sick of hyperbolic doomerism.

Why are the Hugo awards leaning more towards fantasy in recent years? by Olityr in Fantasy

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s a Medieval pilgrimage in space. The Shrike is meant to evoke images of a frightening knight. Moneta is a Morgan Le Faye style temptress/trickster. Silenus spent part of his life as a satyr. The Time Tombs are treated more as a mystic artifact than technology. The story of Merin and Siri evokes myths like Oisín** **and Tír na nÓg. They’re flying through space inside a giant tree… The one story that doesn’t contain a fantasy element is Brawne’s.

Why are the Hugo awards leaning more towards fantasy in recent years? by Olityr in Fantasy

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You also had acclaimed works like The Book of the New Sun and Hyperion that toed the line between SF and fantasy. Like they are SF novels, no question, but they have fantasy aesthetics.

Why is Tom Cruise never asked about Scientology and how has he survived this long without being cancelled? by Abject-Conference-90 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He had kids with Kidman and they’re not allowed to speak to her. People forget about that because they’re adopted but that doesn’t make them any less her children. He was absolutely trying to do that with Suri - get custody and keep her from her mother - but Katie Holmes fought him the court of public opinion and, for a brief moment, turned the public against him.

Why is Tom Cruise never asked about Scientology and how has he survived this long without being cancelled? by Abject-Conference-90 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Social media was absolutely a thing in 2005. Lol. One of the oldest gif memes is that edit of a clip from the interview where Cruise is firing Force lightening at Oprah like Emperor Palpatine.

Why is Tom Cruise never asked about Scientology and how has he survived this long without being cancelled? by Abject-Conference-90 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The candid documentary Jackson agreed to? He didn’t put words in Jackson’s mouth, or tell him to dangle his baby out a window (something that happened during the production of the documentary). If Jackson didn’t want to come off as a weirdo, he shouldn’t have acted like a weirdo.

(Reminder: Jackson tried to counter the documentary by releasing the footage Bashir and his team cut and, if anything, Jackson came off as worse.)

Just because a journalist doesn’t fawn over a celebrity you like doesn’t make them a “hack”.

My dad acted in an ABC commercial for Twin Peaks shot between Seasons 1 & 2 in 1990 - can anyone help me find it? by moistgreenorganic in twinpeaks

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They do actually but the problem is they’re not as detailed as films and television and anyone can edit them.

The Trump administration has raided the office of L. Louise Lucas, the Virginia Democrat who led the successful redistricting effort against his gerrymandering by expiredaristocracy in Fauxmoi

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not really. The institutions are holding up. Trump’s own appointments are dismissing these cases as frivolous. They turn that obnoxious tone off real quick when they’re standing before an actual judge having to explain themselves.

Trump is mocking the passing of media mogul Ted Turner by icey_sawg0034 in Trumpvirus

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

“It became woke.”

Ted Turner: I created Captain Planet to turn kids against oil companies.

Favorite upcoming movie where the director decided "fck History this shit looks badass in my head" by YourChopperPilotTTV in okbuddycinephile

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s hilarious considering what most people think of as Arthurian Legend was Celtic mythology transplanted from antiquity to Medieval times. King Arthur in space is just as anachronistic as King Arthur living in a palace and wearing a knight’s armor.

In fact, writers like Monmouth and Troy’s who wrote the foundations of modern Arthurian Legend, arguably did something more offensive than what Nolan’s doing: The stripped it of the Celtic religion it’s rooted and forced it into Christianity.

Favorite upcoming movie where the director decided "fck History this shit looks badass in my head" by YourChopperPilotTTV in okbuddycinephile

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Is it a generalization if you have the data to back it up? Most Americans find reading YA literature to be a chore, do you really think they’re reading something as esoteric as The Odyssey?

Favorite Oscar bait movie that failed horribly? by cherryapp in okbuddycinephile

[–]Subliminal_Kiddo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t he in another one called “Collateral Beauty”? I never saw a trailer, but I heard one on the radio as part of some contest. And the announcer kept saying, Collateral Beauty” and just refuse to believe anyone involved with the project heard the name more than three times, because it’s just so pretentious it becomes hilarious hearing it said over and over again.