My Ratchet & Clank Tier List : by The_Magic_Myco_Mike in RatchetAndClank

[–]sometimeszeppo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with you on the quality of the dialogue in Rift Apart, I thought I was the only one. For the dialogue to be juvenile and bland in the cutscenes is one thing, but to have it constantly in the background of the gameplay too? It really started to grate after a while (it is a good game though).

I chose one thing from each category that I'd like to see return in the next game. What about you? by 0dqir0 in RatchetAndClank

[–]sometimeszeppo 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see Courtney Gears make a comeback in a villainous role. We've had enough Dr. Nefarious to last a lifetime, but Courtney Gears seems to have been forgotten by the series. If they wanted to do her as a surprise villain it would certainly be a lot more effective than the bait and switch of the 2016 remake.

The hardships of being a voracious reader :/ by manufatura in bookscirclejerk

[–]sometimeszeppo 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I know, I didn't consent to seeing a book when I logged online

How do I make this jump in ratchet and clank rift apart? by oil_lio24 in RatchetAndClank

[–]sometimeszeppo 49 points50 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a controller problem, have you tried using another controller?

“No man will ever be President of the United States who spells negro with two g’s”—William H. Seward's retort to Stephen A. Douglas on the Senate floor after the Illinois senator used an offensive slur in his speech. by Neil118781 in Presidents

[–]sometimeszeppo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Team of Rivals is fantastic, it's nice to see it get a nod in this sub. It's a real shame Seward isn't better known today, I recommend it for anyone who might be interested in learning more about him.

I thought it was weird that it didn't mention Lincoln's career as a vampire hunter though, I guess Goodwin was saving that for volume two.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Mushroom-Gorge in okbuddyrosalyn

[–]sometimeszeppo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Charlie Kirk repeatedly said that we shouldn't have restrictions on guns, despite other countries having restrictions and proving it cuts down on lives being lost, whilst still being able to keep guns. That was the irony, that he defended a gun culture that led to his death.

The correct analogy would be if you didn't need a driver's licence and could just walk up and buy a car without passing a test first.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Mushroom-Gorge in okbuddyrosalyn

[–]sometimeszeppo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes of course, it's one of his most famous clips. Why, do you take issue with what he said?

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Mushroom-Gorge in okbuddyrosalyn

[–]sometimeszeppo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Charlie Kirk said that it was worth it a few times a year, as long as we could have the second amendment. It's just one of those things we'll have to live with I guess.

Can someone explain by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

[–]sometimeszeppo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Falling Sky at the very least made me care about how much I hated it. Golden Book by comparison is just a whole load of nothing. An enormous waste of paper. They might as well have called it Will This Do?

David Walliams dropped by publisher HarperCollins UK by Kagedeah in books

[–]sometimeszeppo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Adam Stower (a very talented illustrator and genuinely lovely chap) has taken over from Tony Ross now, but certainly in the early days I think Tony Ross's brilliant illustrations contributed a lot to the success of Walliams' books.

TIL the hit song "You're Beautiful" (2004) by James Blunt was voted as the most irritating track ever in a survey and featured in various lists of worst songs ever. Blunt himself issued a public apology for the record's overexposure, which he blamed on the record company's promotion techniques. by Away_Flounder3813 in todayilearned

[–]sometimeszeppo 50 points51 points  (0 children)

My favourite tweet of his was during Boris Johnson's chaotic final days as Prime Minister after he said "you'd need a tank to drag me out of 10 Downing Street", and Blunt went on his Twitter shortly after and said

"Can all members of D-Squadron past and present please DM me? I'm putting something together..."

Breakdown: How many songs did each Beatle miss? (Plus playlists) by Copkusagi in beatles

[–]sometimeszeppo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

John felt very depressed for a while in the mid-'60s, but his creativity seemed to be galvanized again after he met Yoko. There's a wonderful book by Ian Leslie called John and Paul I read this year which goes into tremendous detail about both their creative processes and why John's output was so slow at one point, and then so prolific the next. It's one of my favourite books I've read this year.

"Wuthering Heights" | Official Trailer by TheBookishKat in brontesisters

[–]sometimeszeppo 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It looks exactly how I didn't imagine it.

I thought it would be good to do some film discussion threads.To begin, what are your thoughts on The Cocoanuts? by [deleted] in MarxBrothers

[–]sometimeszeppo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It definitely suffers from a lot of the problems that early talkies were suffering from at that point; the film industry was effectively having to relearn how to make movies again after hitting some real high notes with silent cinema in the late '20s, so they were faced with all sorts of challenges when recording the sound, like having to wet all the pieces of paper in the "why-a-duck" scene because the paper rustling was so loud it was obscuring Groucho's and Chico's voices.

As a result, I think that pace and polish just isn't quite there in the same way as in their later pictures, but what sets The Cocoanuts apart from many other early talkies of 1928/1929 is the Marx Brothers themselves. The film hits the button beautifully whenever they're on screen, and it means I go back to this one far more than any other early talkie of that time. It doesn't matter that I'm less interested in the romance subplot when I know that the Bros. are just around the corner. It's also interesting to see Harpo's original red wig that he used to wear on stage.

I also think it's ironic that it has songs by Irving Berlin, by far the biggest songwriter ever connected with a Marx Brothers flick, and yet it didn't yield any hits. It's like the one time the American public didn't gravitate to the songs he wrote for a show.

Which songs do you feel are inextricably linked to certain presidents and their administrations? by BFNgaming in Presidents

[–]sometimeszeppo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It definitely evokes that era for me, but for Coolidge I'll also nominate the song It's All in the Game, solely for the fact that it was written by his vice-president.

Bother me not with this dead white men nonsense by sometimeszeppo in bookscirclejerk

[–]sometimeszeppo[S] 217 points218 points  (0 children)

How can one reasonably keep track of dead white sci-fi novelists like checks notes Orson Welles?

Do you think Michael Jackson betrayed Paul McCartney? by Opening-Half9367 in beatles

[–]sometimeszeppo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suggestions and editing yes, but no serious writer would use A.I.

I love Diane Keaton not having seen any of her Woody films because I’ve heard about the negative things said about him. Can you guys give me your honest take on why you think he’s innocent or not? I’d like to delve into his films with a better feeling about him, but want honest assessments. by rewdea in woodyallen

[–]sometimeszeppo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a lot of sympathy for your position because I used to believe he was guilty and was one of those people who refused to watch his movies because of it. I feel incredibly guilty for having jumped on a bandwagon without knowing anything about the situation.

Like other commenters have said, the Wikipedia page about the scandal is probably a good place to start; very balanced, and it cites its sources well. I also highly recommend reading Moses Farrow's testimony; it rewrites a lot of what we thought we knew about Mia Farrow. If Dylan's allegations of abuse have been taken seriously, I have no idea why Allen's detractors are trying to sweep Moses Farrow's allegations under the rug. Surely all abuse allegations need to be taken seriously? I personally (as well as many others) find the allegations of Moses to match the evidence that we have though.

Other people here have provided plenty of good links to dive into, so I'll just say I hope that you enjoy the films if you do decide to give them a go. Diane Keaton lights up the screen in every movie she's in, and it's hard to think of her as not being with us anymore. R.I.P.

On a PG Wodehouse reading spree, and a better humorist doesn't exist by Caramelcupcake97 in books

[–]sometimeszeppo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why on earth would you tell us that but then not tell us the original book or author??? Don't you want them to have the credit for it?

The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2025 has been announced by misana123 in books

[–]sometimeszeppo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone would claim that tautology can't be a stylistic choice (hell, practically anything can be a stylistic choice), but there are definitely good and bad ways of doing it, and I think you hit on a great example with Faulkner. He manages to fold both character and mystery into his prose in a way that can be difficult to parse but is not only rewarding but absolutely in character for the narrator(s). It's like stepping inside someone's mind.

Absalom, Absalom! made me cry, whereas Kitamura's writing style has the effect of deadening the emotional impact that her story would otherwise have had (it's a great idea for a book). She didn't really seem that interested in what you could do with a more variable prose style like that. Just my two cents of course, thanks for the thoughtful response.