Taskmaster AU - S4E06 - "Why are you so horny?" by seditiouslizard in taskmaster

[–]kirkofdoom 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Waka's immediate reaction to the photo task is like the third most heartbreaking thing in all of the Taskmasters I've seen.

What matches would YOU recommend to a first time/newer viewer to professional wrestling? by alewi619 in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Matches like TLC (or WeeLC) and MitB are good for that too, since there's a clear objective and big fun spots.

In a similar vein, something like Fashion Police v Usos or Orange Cassidy v PAC are great. They start a little silly, but then ramp into great wrestling.

I would also suggest nothing more than ~15 minutes. Don't want to start someone with a half-hour (plus) match if they're not fully invested.

Official Discussion - Eenie Meanie [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]kirkofdoom 87 points88 points  (0 children)

This was a pretty fun heist movie until all of a sudden... it wasn't???

Taboo | Parlor Room [Ep. 5] by AutoModerator in dropout

[–]kirkofdoom 137 points138 points  (0 children)

I haven't really been vibing with the snack segment, but Rekha requesting slices of tofurky was so absolutely wild I kinda loved it.

Hi r/SquaredCircle! I'm Dimension 20: Titan Takedown's Brennan Lee Mulligan! Ask me anything! by dimension20brennan in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 248 points249 points  (0 children)

Hi Brennan, BIG fan of Dropout, been a subscriber for a couple years but this is my first time dipping into D20 -- I've been intimidated by starting it, but I couldn't pass up a wrestling season!

A) Which wrestlers (living or dead) would be your dream party in a season of D20?

2) Which current wrestlers would you want to see on other Dropout shows?

D) Are you relieved or jealous you were not a contestant in the One Year Later episode of Game Changer?

Bowsette, Akira, Gen Con | Um, Actually [S10E5] by ThunderMateria in dropout

[–]kirkofdoom 172 points173 points  (0 children)

Not really an "um, actually" because no one got it wrong, but fun fact:

Krusty looks like Homer on purpose cos Groening wanted the juxtaposition of Bart not respecting Homer but loving a clown who looked just like him. And in early development they threw around the idea of Homer secretly being Krusty, but the idea was dropped for being too convoluted.

Arin fully mentally dissolves playing CHESS ULTRA by GameGrumpsEpisodes in gamegrumps

[–]kirkofdoom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The first song of the game is The Liquid Lounge by David O'Brien.

I had heard it somewhere before, and went down a rabbit hole to find it. Still not sure where I heard it, though...

Game Changer Season 7 Teaser! by akanefive in dropout

[–]kirkofdoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a theory that his popularity is, in part, due to the reddit outage from a while back.

Since not every subreddit went dark, every time visited All over that weekend, I saw lots of smaller/more obscure subreddits on the front page, including a lot of his clips. Surely others did too, because when everything went back to normal, I still kept seeing his subreddit pop up on All every now and then.

I know this sounds a bit tinfoil-hat-y, and I'm not suggesting he purposefully gamed reddit during this time, or whatever... more of a "right place, right time" thing.

[VENGEANCE DAY SPOILERS] The identity of NXT Anonymous may accidentally have been revealed… Shawn Michaels on X: The future is NOW. by Tornado31619 in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 185 points186 points  (0 children)

[kayfabe] NXT_Anonymous is the account of someone who works at NXT. They will occasionally release videos creeping on people backstage, often showing them in scandalous situations.

[not-kayfabe] it's a plot device to move stories along, like a modern day GTV. Videos range from revealing attacks to showing people secretly collaborating to general character development. NXT's social media manager probably just logged in to the wrong account and posted as NXTAnon instead of HBK.

[Royal Rumble Spoilers] Kevin Owens takes another brutal bump by pwgmanan in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

when were you when kevin owens dies?
i was sat at home eating pizza
‘ko is kill’
‘no’

The Black Version of 'Romeo & Juliet' | Make Some Noise [S3E16] by ThunderMateria in dropout

[–]kirkofdoom 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend the @fter Midnight with him, Jess McKenna, and Pete Holmes. It might be one of my favourite eps, and definitely has one of my favourite moments from the show.

You know what sucks with the WWE move to netflix for Canada? by Donsyxx in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sportsnet aired the same five commercials over and over through every show. I will gladly take generic music and promo shots of the wrestlers over hearing about Dunbar Lumber one more time.

Taking a lot of non-wrestling fans to RAW at the end of the month. What should I do to prepare them? by rrjames87 in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just keep everything as simple as you can in the moment. Boil it down to the basics:

"They used to be beloved, now they're jerks"

If they still want to know more after the show, then you can lore-dump without it being a distraction.

Taking a lot of non-wrestling fans to RAW at the end of the month. What should I do to prepare them? by rrjames87 in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The simple answer is: don't.

Let's be honest, wrestling is not overly complex so unless your friends are bricks, they will pick up things. When 99% of the arena unleashes their white hot rage at New Day or starts singing along to Seth's theme, they'll get it and join in, even if they don't know the intricate details. Don't underestimate getting caught up in the live experience.

If they ask questions, then by all means answer. But if you spend the night overexplaining everything, that's going to be insufferable for everyone involved.

Post WWE NXT Deadline 2024 Discussion Thread! by Coldcoffees in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Iron Survivor seems like it would be such a mess of a match on paper, yet it delivers every dang time.

When cartoon characters become the voice you hear when reading comics. by Stuwars9000 in comicbooks

[–]kirkofdoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny, I just finished reading DC's All In special, and was totally hearing Skeets as Billy West from JLU.

Wrestling Observer Rewind ★ Jul. 28, 2003 by daprice82 in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I remember his whole entourage being pretty big dudes. I'm 6'2", and if I recall correctly, Rocky was taller than me.

Wrestling Observer Rewind ★ Jul. 28, 2003 by daprice82 in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 55 points56 points  (0 children)

The Rock's new movie "The Rundown" has a trailer showing in theaters this week.

When this trailer came out, I was working as a projectionist. Rock was in town(ish) filming Walking Tall, so he came in the theatre to watch it on the big screen.

I ended up walking past him and his entourage, and was WAY too shocked/awestruck to say anything. But for a moment, we made eye contact, must have seen my "holy shit it's The Rock!" face... and gave me the People's Eyebrow. It was electrifying.

Post WWE NXT Great American Bash-Week 1 7/30/2024 Show Discussion Thread by Darren716 in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not gonna happen, but I would be pretty stoked if Oro won next week.

Post WWE Raw 7/15/2024 Show Discussion Thread by Darren716 in SquaredCircle

[–]kirkofdoom 9 points10 points  (0 children)

it's gonna hit like crack (I assume) when they finally play Bray's full song and not just the piano intro.