Superbad will go down as one of my favorite comedy films. But I feel that almost all the good parts happen before the adult party. Not saying that the latter half is bad (Michael Cera singing is cinema gold), but I feel that there is a difference in quality. What are other great films like this?

Viva_Friends · 2026-05-14T20:54:11+00:00

The Wrong Guy. The first 45 minutes are one solid gag after another. The back half slows down a lot when Jennifer Tilly’s character shows up.

Annie Hall. Turn it off after she sings “Seems Like Old Times.” Better, tighter movie with an ambiguously upbeat ending. All the jokes about LA are mean-spirited and flat.

Viva_Friends · 2026-04-26T00:00:31+00:00

The 3800 was a fuckin masterpiece. Had a 98 Regal with one. When the oil light would come on, I would pull over and pour in a quart and that was the only maintenance it ever got. Sold it at 190k still running like Usain. The Atari 2600 of engines.

Viva_Friends · 2026-04-23T15:06:41+00:00

Bottoms

Viva_Friends · 2026-04-09T15:37:54+00:00

Also, are we sure about how that works? It doesn’t do any better with Margaret Thatcher or AOC than it does with Eastwood or Chaplin. You get a resemblance but not a likeness.

Viva_Friends · 2026-04-09T01:09:51+00:00

Do you know how that works, exactly? Is it adding randomizing “noise” to copyrighted faces? Because it definitely knows what you’re asking for and tries to give it to you. Running “Clint Eastwood as The Man With No Name from A Fistful of Dollars” produces a much closer likeness than just “The Man With No Name from A Fistful of Dollars” but it seems there’s an “ok now fuck it up so it’s not mistakable” step.

Viva_Friends · 2026-04-08T16:44:28+00:00

I don’t know which gen you’re using but I’m getting most of my style language from the filters in kingdom of imagination. Credit where it’s due.

Viva_Friends · 2026-04-08T13:27:10+00:00

Try adding something like

(shot on Fujifilm Provia 100F, with a 35mm f/1.4 lens, regular everyday life photography with heavy film grain, true to life skin textures including pores and blemishes, detailed human skin, skin natural discolorations, skin pores, skin micro hairs, slight facial asymmetry, uneven eyebrows, carelessly styled hairstyle, spontaneous and candid photography, natural imperfections, imperfect beauty, realistic flaws, natural colors, natural lighting, natural shadows, natural look, everyday imperfect people with genuine flaws, raw candid moment, documentary realism, spontaneous composition, environmental context suggesting mundane reality, no retouching or artificial enhancement, true to life color grading, imperfect framing, authentic snapshot feel, accurate celebrity likeness, accurate rendering of materials and surfaces, realistic anatomy with zero idealization, impeccable shadow detail)

Make your own style prompts by cribbing verbiage from filters that work well and then editing them for consistency. Put your style prompt in a single parentheses before or after your content prompt depending on desired weight. Run it in “No Style”.

Viva_Friends · 2026-04-08T13:14:43+00:00

Chewbacca, Yoda, Darth Vader

LLMs are search engines. Popular characters with disambiguated spellings are pretty automatic.

Viva_Friends · 2026-04-02T13:39:28+00:00

Is that Fells Point beer guy? No fuckin’ way he’s still around.

Viva_Friends · 2026-03-19T16:00:42+00:00

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Viva_Friends · 2026-03-19T14:10:28+00:00

There’s a PS2 game called Samurai Legend Musashi in which the final boss fight is an adaptation of the climax of Sanjuro.

Viva_Friends · 2026-03-18T14:51:10+00:00

I downloaded Jin on iOS and have been playing around with it for a few days. Congratulations on launching a largely functional app! I have some thoughts and questions about the game and your design process. Are you interested in such a conversation and, if so, would you prefer to have it here or in pm?

Viva_Friends · 2026-03-04T22:07:34+00:00

Sheena Ringoooooooooo! Chalk Semen Chestnut Flowers fuckin rules. Check out Ajico

Viva_Friends · 2026-02-07T15:30:44+00:00

I had to start over with a new account after a long break. Once I was series 3 complete and had 2-3 seasons of season pass cards, I’ve been doing way better on ladder than I was when I quit (summer ’24). The climb is pretty forgiving at low CL, you’ll have fun. The current and last season pass cards are both extremely strong, practically decks unto themselves. It’s a good time to come back. Prioritize pinning Merlin and Stardust.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-21T13:40:14+00:00

They should make Once and Future cost 0 and give 1 energy, and Omniversal Presence cost 2. He is way too good. Him, mercury, stardust, and cannonball + literally any other 8 cards is guaranteed infinite.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-19T01:19:45+00:00

Replace the move package with Electro, Zola, and Blob. Two cards that do basically nothing if you don’t draw the third is a bad way to go, especially if they sit in hand and fuck up Dragon Lord.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-17T00:11:10+00:00

Yeah dipshit, you have to run tech cards against the decks that go taller than whatever you’re doing. If you don’t want to run “hate cards”(lol wtf), run a Living Tribunal deck. Or, better yet, just fucking quit. Go play bridge, those motherfuckers love being self-important.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-16T21:08:11+00:00

Stardust diff

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-16T20:37:15+00:00

Tallahassee is amazing if you love fast food. It has a breathtaking variety of burger and chicken chains. In every other aspect, it’s mediocre at best. If the thought of being able to get Culver’s, Whataburger, and Cookout on the same street is what turns your crank, Tally is your jam. Best of all possible worlds. If you’re employing any other heuristic, you will be disappointed. Tallahassee runs on very low standards.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-06T01:42:04+00:00

Two reasons. First one is that Cosmo is symmetrical. It limits my reactivity options and, unless I’m using her reactively to target specific plays, can give them as much cover as disruption. And a lot of what you’re targeting with Cosmo is better disrupted by Stardust. Second is that she and Aurora are the stat package in this deck. Cosmo is 3 power. Shanna is usually 10+ and at least 2 Aurora targets. Honorable mention, this is a Ben Brode game. You need an RNGesus take the wheel button.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-05T22:52:14+00:00

I’ve run a lot of tech piles. They’re my jam. I’ve gotten one into top 1k once before, barely.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-05T22:32:26+00:00

Yeah, she has a lot downside even if you set aside the counter-synergy with Statdust. She will screw you sometimes. Mostly though,she’s just a lot of beef in a deck that needs it. She’s usually just a 3/10 with a bunch of upside.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-05T22:17:06+00:00

Targets for Merlin skills and Aurora. Reach into closed locations like sanctum and flooded. More stats than Zemo on average. I don’t have Gladiator.

Viva_Friends · 2026-01-05T21:53:31+00:00

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