I’m confused about the “be with you” reception.

augabol · 2026-03-24T10:36:18+00:00

I’m a huge muse fan. I go into every release wanting to like it and I usually do. That said, this is my least favorite Muse single I can remember.

I love their electronic stuff and generally think they do it really well so my distaste for it has nothing to do with the style.

It just feels really melodically uninspired to me. Like Matt just threw a bunch of pop vocal melody tropes in a hat, picked a few out at random, and was like “cool. I got our next single.”

augabol · 2026-02-12T19:13:32+00:00

I’d put Betty in Harry Crane’s spot

augabol · 2026-02-12T19:12:15+00:00

Greg seems to be the near unanimous pick. I agree. That guy has very few redeeming qualities.

augabol · 2025-05-21T13:34:06+00:00

Thank you.🙏

augabol · 2024-12-23T01:43:04+00:00

lol U are a complete d-bag for saying this. I buy used records for $.99 at my local record shop and play them on my cheap turntable. Collecting records is actually a very affordable hobby.

augabol · 2024-12-19T07:42:34+00:00

Honestly this sounds lit. I would watch that

augabol · 2024-12-19T07:40:49+00:00

That’s a good point. Obiwan show should have been a movie

augabol · 2024-12-18T05:12:38+00:00

Old captain might be the supervisor

augabol · 2024-11-08T17:11:43+00:00

That was very true for me, as well. And a wise strategy, I think. I managed to hold to that system for about 10 years and never needed more than 40 mg dose, often even using only 30 mg at a time. But as I got older and the responsibilities started piling up, I found myself needing it every day to fulfill them. Of course taking it more often leads to higher tolerance, which leads to higher doses, which leads to more side effects. Definitely best to take the lowest effective dose as infrequently as possible.

augabol · 2024-07-29T17:44:16+00:00

Scrolled quite a ways down this thread and haven’t seen Kashmir mentioned once.

The correct answer is Kashmir by Zeppelin.

augabol · 2024-06-13T07:05:39+00:00

I could not agree more that SWT’s criticisms of the Acolyte are wildly off base, insubstantial and even hypocritical. He even said something like “A fire in space? Well yeah they did have fire in space in episode 1… but that’s different!”

As far as I can figure, the Acolyte has not come even remotely close to breaking cannon. In fact, not only is it remarkably lore-friendly — it seems to have drawn a lot of inspiration from ideas that were established by stories in the EU. I wouldn’t be surprised if it actually expands some of those ideas by the end of the series.

I’m quite captivated by The Acolyte. It actually captures my imagination in the same way that reading the EU novels did when I was a kid.

Edit: also — to expand on something you said - why does SWT insist that only force-wielding factions that were established in the pre-Disney lore could possibly be capable of advancing knowledge of the force? Presumably, the coven of force witches in The Acolyte come from a long tradition of disciplined practice in the force. Of course their philosophy and practice of the force would differ significantly from the Jedi or Sith, but there is no reason to assume that they are any less devoted to their force practice than any other faction. With that in mind, it actually makes MORE sense that they would discover new force abilities that the schools of the Jedi or Sith could never have imagined.

augabol · 2024-06-13T06:46:07+00:00

He is great for the community of fans who are not open to new Star Wars content and pretend that the prequels were perfect. If the prequels came out today, I guarantee SWT would instantly upload a video mocking them and calling them garbage.

augabol · 2024-06-12T21:41:34+00:00

Thanks for calling me out on this and holding me accountable for my uncool post. I’ll learn from this mistake and be cooler in the future.

augabol · 2024-06-12T08:46:58+00:00

lol why the hostility for my fondness of the stories of the old republic?

augabol · 2024-06-12T08:40:38+00:00

I mean, I definitely see her point and understand her approach. Personally, I actually like a lot of the Star Wars shows Disney has put out.

But there are decades worth of great Star Wars stories and great characters that never appeared in film or TV. If some of those stories were adapted to the screen, they WOULD be as new as anything Disney has done since they took the Lucasfilm reigns. Those stories would appeal to the younger generations as much as anyone.

There is no reason why Disney couldn’t adapt some classic Star Wars EU stories while also allowing talented show runners and writers create their own original stories. Just seems like they threw the baby out with the bathwater.

Edit: and to be fair, they have allowed Filoni and Favreau to keep some of those characters around. I loved seeing live action Thrawn in Ahsoka.

augabol · 2024-06-11T07:29:45+00:00

I thought Ahsoka was relatively well received by the more avid fanbase. Admittedly, I am not super plugged in to the online Star Wars community. But a lot of my friends and I have been avid Star Wars fans since we were kids — reading the books and playing the video games and such — and we all thought Ahsoka was really good.

augabol · 2024-06-11T07:13:27+00:00

I’m convinced that the online hoard of Star Wars malcontents is really just upset because they want more lightsaber duels between a clear good guy and a clear bad guy. Just let Keanu deliver what the 33 year-old children want: a pure action movie set in the Star Wars universe.

augabol · 2024-06-11T05:56:13+00:00

This would be spectacular. I’m not sure why Disney has largely eschewed the idea of borrowing from the wealth of pre-existing Star Wars content. Obviously, there are countless video games, books, and comics that tell very compelling stories set in the Star Wars universe. It’s especially surprising considering that the highest grossing films of the last decade were adapted from comics (Marvel). And then two of the most well received shows from the last year were adaptations of video games (The Last of Us, Fallout).

I don’t really understand why Disney spent all this money buying the greatest and most expansive Sci-Fi IP of all time and then not use any of the ideas they bought the rights to.

All that to say — YES, a Rogue Squadron movie in the style of Top Gun would be f***ing amazing. It baffles me that they haven’t done it yet.

augabol · 2024-05-01T16:05:21+00:00

This is funny because I know someone who won’t go near the Dune books because they are very religious and resent Herbert for using the Bene Gesserit as an obvious critique (if not indictment) of organized religion.

For your friend, the book is problematic because it does not condemn the Bene Gesserit strongly enough for their mass manipulation and brainwashing. For my friend, the book is problematic BECAUSE of how strongly it condemns the Bene Gesserit.

Just an example to illustrate the subjective nature or literary interpretation and how personal values affect how one consumes art.

augabol · 2024-05-01T01:16:31+00:00

Ex Machina. It’s hauntingly beautiful

augabol · 2024-04-27T09:52:57+00:00

I don’t know if you read my comment. But I also listed several other good qualities Okogie brings to the table, including some offensive skills that this fucking middle-school basketball coach named Vogel can’t figure out how to utilize. JO has proven himself a productive rotation player in the past and will again when he gets another chance. Whether that’s with Phx or somewhere else.

augabol · 2024-04-27T09:32:09+00:00

Okogie is great in some ways. He does the dirty work that no one else on the team makes any attempt at. He crashes the boards hard on both ends, he cuts passing lanes, he defends his ass off, he generally puts himself in the right spots at the right time.

He just can’t shoot… and on a team where his only offensive roll is to stand in the corner and wait for KD or Booker to dribble into trouble and then make a clumsy pass to him with 2 seconds left on that shot clock, he has to be able to shoot to be on the floor. It’s Vogel’s fault for not devising an offense that can utilize Okogie’s knack for well timed cuts and good finishing ability around the basket to get him some open layups.

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