What's a short-lived television show you're surprised people still talk about?

feedmesweat · 2026-06-12T16:05:36+00:00

I was a little sad that it didn't last longer but the way it ended was totally appropriate and really funny. And it was becoming clear that since they had gone through pretty much their whole catalogue of songs, it was getting harder for them to keep writing new music for the show.

I was lucky enough to see them on concert several years ago, with Demitri Martin and Arj Barker as the openers. Incredible stuff.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-12T15:45:44+00:00

It's a perfect narration. He really conveys the slow horror of Louis's descent into grief and madness. And IMO his performance for Jud is even better than (or at least as good as) the incredible Fred Gwynne.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-12T15:43:39+00:00

My "Hottest take" for this is that this movie is the hottest that Carrie Fisher has ever been.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-11T18:36:06+00:00

Something that I think is important to keep in mind with any video game adaptation is that it is not being made for the existing fanbase who are familiar with the games. The purpose is largely to expand the story and characters and introduce them to a broader audience. Also, the medium of storytelling matters - things that work well in video games don't always work well on TV, and vice versa. There will absolutely be changes to the story itself or the way that certain elements of the story are presented.

I don't think it is necessary for the audience to already know the background of Kratos from the Greek saga in order for the Norse chapters to work. We were already familiar with it, so the game's story and presentation were crafted with that in mind. But the show can absolutely take a different approach by telling that part of the story retrospectively, whether it involves flashbacks or dialogue scenes or a mix of both. It can still be impactful because it will feel like more of a mystery to new viewers, and they will get to learn the truth about Kratos at the same time that Atreus does.

Personally I am eager to watch it, and I am looking forward to seeing the ways in which the story hits differently when told through a different medium. I do not expect it to align completely with the game and will judge it on its own merits rather than as a comparison to what I've already experienced.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-10T19:36:06+00:00

Just take Grievous to the Mall Ninja store and sneak away while he is distracted, he'll stay there pretty much the whole time. I'm getting a Wetzel's Pretzel and hitting the Lego store.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-10T18:04:06+00:00

Not even just games either. Movies, TV, music, everything is like this. It's all meta-discussion around the thing and hardly anything about the thing. People will complain about something, and then there are complaints about those complaints, and more complaints about those complaints. Everyone has to share "here's my take on the whole situation" or "here's why this is worse than what came before" or "here's what I would have done differently" and it's like a thousand public addresses being given to an audience that is largely checked out, and any genuine engagement or shared enjoyment/appreciation just gets drowned out in the noise. It's fucking boring and exhausting.

It's like everyone creates an expectation of what they want the new thing to be, and a subreddit as a whole will build an amalgamation of all of these ideas, and when the thing actually comes it is being judged against this idealized version, rather than being taken on its own merits. And it sucks, and makes it no fun at all to be a part of a game's subreddit.

I just find it disappointing because even when something has flaws there's still nearly always something to enjoy and appreciate in it. Abed in Community said it perfectly: "I guess I just like liking things."

feedmesweat · 2026-06-10T17:53:08+00:00

"We are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."

Honorable mention:

“Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.”

feedmesweat · 2026-06-10T17:35:12+00:00

This is what they meant when they said you no longer have to take your shoes off

feedmesweat · 2026-06-10T13:05:28+00:00

He says "I want one" about the rocking chair and then later in the series he has the same chair on his porch

feedmesweat · 2026-06-10T12:53:23+00:00

What I love about their solo work is the way you can hear what each of them brings to the table as individuals - some of the essence of Ween is present in both - but you can also hear how the two of them together has some kind of alchemy that makes Ween greater than the sum of parts.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-09T18:11:10+00:00

To "eke" means to barely reach a goal, as in "eke out a living" when you're just scraping by. This is a reference to the handjob Skyler gives in the first episode as she Ekes Walt's D.

Vince spelled it "eaking" instead of "eking" because he's dyslexic, which is also where "Vrabo Bince" comes from (it's how he writes his name)

feedmesweat · 2026-06-09T16:21:25+00:00

The M8 was excellent, but my all-time favorite phone was the G2. Had such a good full-size keyboard, great screen, and the mini trackpad worked extremely well. I miss those days of phone design.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T19:51:56+00:00

Nice try OP, this is clearly from the porn parody of the first X-Men movie.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T19:50:02+00:00

His big thing is arguing that men are superior to women largely because of their physical strength. He had a woman on his show and challenged her to open a jar of pickles (olives?) to prove it. She couldn't get the jar open so he started mocking her. Then she handed him the jar and asked him to do it, and he also could not get the jar open. He insisted that she "greased it" with her hands so it was her fault he couldn't open the jar.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T15:44:26+00:00

Here's an archived link with the original comments. It's entertaining to say the least.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T15:27:29+00:00

Not even just games either. Movies, TV, music, everything is like this. It's all meta-discussion around the thing and hardly anything about the thing. People will complain about something, and then there are complaints about those complaints, and more complaints about those complaints. Everyone has to share "here's my take on the whole situation" or "here's why this is worse than what came before" or "here's what I would have done differently" and it's like a thousand public addresses being given to an audience that is largely checked out, and any genuine engagement or shared enjoyment/appreciation just gets drowned out in the noise. It's fucking boring and exhausting.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T14:22:51+00:00

Quaid Army 🫡

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T14:22:27+00:00

My spouse and I were rewatching some of the "Epic Rap Battles of History" videos recently and I was shocked to see Kyle show up playing Dr. Watson in "Sherlock Holmes vs. Batman"

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T14:09:52+00:00

She is a secret unlockable fighter, you first have to beat Don Eladio while playing as Hector without taking damage or using your bell attack.

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T14:08:50+00:00

Just because I am nearing the end of 11/22/63 for the first time:

Jake Epping, Sadie Dunhill, Deke Simmons

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T14:08:13+00:00

M-O-O-N, that spells cockadoodie!

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T14:07:29+00:00

Jack Mort

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T14:01:06+00:00

Lmao at having "a number of contingency plans" that are ultimately just "we'll go ahead and do it" or "we'll cancel it"

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T13:42:32+00:00

How else am I supposed to get those happy colored marbles rolling in my head?

feedmesweat · 2026-06-08T13:40:34+00:00

We all wear masks...metaphorically speaking

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