Guilty Pleasures

Fanfiction. Particularly of the fluffy, shipping kind, that no one would ever read in public.

Also, some children's shows to an extent.

Works that glorify Cowboy Cops, like Starsky & Hutch, or Police Brutality, like Dirty Harry. Basically, I 100% agree with Pauline Kael's review of Dirty Harry. (And the comments claiming Pauline Kael secretly wants to have sex with Clint Eastwood only make me feel guiltier for liking the same movie as these jackasses.)

Really stereotypical and unrealistic fiction about autistic savants. I am decidedly not a savant myself, so those stories make for great wish fulfillment.

Hurt/Comfort Fic. Not guilty, exactly, but somehow it feels even more private and embarrassing than porn.

For a while, my number one guilty pleasure was Fundies Say The Darndest Things, and unlike my other guilty pleasures, I think that one was actually making me a worse human being. Thankfully, I broke the habit.

Edited by Madison14 on Apr 24th 2020 at 11:22:52 AM

Esme & Roy. I used to have a lot of temper tantrums as a kid and still have anger issues today, so this show’s Once an Episode cooldown exercises (such as deep breathing and self-talk) actually do help sometimes. It’s also cute, quirky, genuinely funny and touching at times, and has some great songs.

Fun fact: VeggieTales co-creator Mike Nawrocki wrote an episode.

I never understood the hate for Nickelback. As far as I know they're alright and don't have any major scandals tied to them.

I could be wrong about that second point though.

I always liked them too. :)

I think "Look At This Photograph" is a very good song that just happens to be a meme, like The Sound of Silence, All-Star, and Never Gonna Give You Up.

Maybe it’s just the singer’s voice.

I dunno if I'd call it a GUILTY pleasure, but I can't stop watching the 1982 Pac-Man cartoon. There's something really charming in its simplicity.

Pocoyo.

there's just something about it that makes me wanna watch it again

For me personally, I'd say Batman & Robin and Alien vs. Predator. The former is obviously a bad movie, but I can't help but find some charm and hilarity out of it. It's an enjoyable movie, in a So Bad, It's Good sort of way and it's a blast to watch with friends if you just want to take the nick out of it. The latter is also dumb, but what's not to love about bringing in two of the most iconic extraterrestrials in film and have them duke it out. That, and it's a fun watch at times.

Edited by CrimsonShark on Oct 21st 2020 at 4:12:55 PM

I feel like I should go up to a panel at a convention and ask the speaker what they thing of internet personality's negative view on what they like?

Like asking Geoff Thew (of Mother's Basement) thoughts of Yahtzee's scorn towards anime.

Edited by ChicoTheParakeet on Oct 21st 2020 at 2:36:37 PM

I played a lot of Shadow the Hedgehog on my Wii as a kid. I genuinely enjoyed the many ways the story could go.

Nick Robinson. I know he’s done shitty things in the past, but his stories and content are just so interesting and fun to watch.

Scooby-Doo (2002), it's just so stupid it's funny (though there are a few things I do seriously dislike about it, such as Scrappy being Unintentionally Sympathetic). I feel like it's Velma done right, by making the cast all jerks in some way, but they're funny jerks.