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Aldo930 Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon from Quahog, R.I. Since: Aug, 2013
Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon
#6876: Apr 19th 2015 at 11:04:01 AM

Fake weirdness is pretty much a big problem in a lot of fiction that purports to deal with weirdness.

I could go on a big rant about this but it would end up somewhere far removed from your point.

"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."
DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#6877: Apr 19th 2015 at 11:09:35 AM

It's a problem Tim Burton tends to run into a lot, honestly. It's even more hilariously blatant in Frankenweenie, where the "weird outcast" protagonist is almost the only kid in his class who isn't a grotesquely deformed maniac.

GeekCodeRed Did you know this section has a character limit? from A, A, B, B, A Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Did you know this section has a character limit?
#6878: Apr 19th 2015 at 11:39:49 AM

Maybe it's representative of how the normal world is the one that looks weird to them?

They do have medals for almost, and they're called silver!
PrincessGwen The Scarlet Witch from In the U.S.A Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
The Scarlet Witch
#6879: Apr 19th 2015 at 12:57:02 PM

I think what pissed me off the most about Tim Burton's Alice was the fact that he turned the Jabberwock (Jabberwocky is the name of the poem) into the villain, even though there was NO reason to because he was only in Through The Looking Glass for a couple of pages and had nothing to do with the rest of the book.

To give Burton some credit though, the Jabberwock looks pretty cool.

"Thanks for the lesson. But I don't need you to tell me who I am."
GavsEvans123 HAAAA! from the Amazon with my mom where she was researching (Plucky Ensign) Relationship Status: Snooping as usual
HAAAA!
#6880: Apr 20th 2015 at 9:26:30 AM

Another waste is that the Jabberwock is voiced by Christopher Lee, yet it only has one line before Alice cuts out its tongue.

Cortex should take a 12-step plan off a 10-step pier
TargetmasterJoe Since: May, 2013
#6881: Apr 20th 2015 at 2:02:34 PM

Eh, maybe I shouldn't have anything...tongue

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#6882: Apr 21st 2015 at 1:34:25 AM

In recent news, Rob and Doug apparently aren't aware of the concept of half-siblings.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#6884: Apr 21st 2015 at 8:11:57 AM

In the v-log covering the second half of "Over the Garden Wall", Doug gets awfully confused about Wirt talking about his brother Greg's father as "your father" instead of "our father". He guesses they might be stepbrothers, and then they joke around about it being akin to parents referring to naughty children as "your son/daughter" instead of "our". It never once occurs to either of them that Wirt and Greg are half-brothers, despite the fact it's stated in no uncertain terms in the series.

It's the kind of frustrating obliviousness/inattentiveness that reminds me why I haven't watched much of Doug's stuff in a while.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#6885: Apr 21st 2015 at 8:43:05 AM

These videos are unscripted, so there's going to be mistakes and inaccurate facts stated on the fly because they don't have time to think over them.

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#6886: Apr 21st 2015 at 9:21:08 AM

I know, it's just frustrating to see them fumble something this obvious.

lexicon Since: May, 2012
#6887: Apr 21st 2015 at 12:33:05 PM

This just shows us how sheltered they are from having grown up in their nuclear family.

CobraPrime Sharknado Warning from Canada Since: Dec, 1969 Relationship Status: Robosexual
RhymeBeat Bird mom from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#6890: Apr 21st 2015 at 1:25:32 PM

...How did this turn into about sheltered kids??

edited 21st Apr '15 1:25:43 PM by kyun

RhymeBeat Bird mom from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#6892: Apr 21st 2015 at 5:14:33 PM

Kyle Hebert: "I wasn't even IN this one!"

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#6893: Apr 21st 2015 at 7:14:03 PM

Can't argue with his number 1. That episode was hilarious.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#6894: Apr 21st 2015 at 9:55:17 PM

"HELLOOOO, pretty LADYYY!!!!"

Odd1 Still just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Still just awesome like that
#6895: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:13:10 PM

Latest review is of the 2005 Zorro film, a sequel to the 1998 (I think that's right) one.

Just kinda meh here. I don't think the movie really gave that great of material to work with (though by the end, the stuff with the villain is kinda amusing). I'm getting a bit tired of these reviews of just general action flicks. Seems more Film Brain's department too.

Insert witty 'n clever quip here.
TheFarmboy Don't Try It from A Galaxy, Far, Far Away (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
Don't Try It
#6896: Apr 28th 2015 at 7:15:30 PM

I liked the song parodying the theme song for Zorro, but then I remembered how much I hated NC's intro song.

It's Over Anakin, I have the high ground!
FrozenWolf2 Since: Mar, 2013
#6897: Apr 28th 2015 at 8:21:00 PM

Legend of Zorro is pretty much a sequel that suffers from being made 'kid friendly' in the Hollywood sense

edited 28th Apr '15 8:29:28 PM by FrozenWolf2

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#6898: Apr 28th 2015 at 9:36:05 PM

... [lol] Hey ... y-you know what's really funny but kind of pathetic? ..... I realized that earlier today, I posted the link to the Zorro review, and my reactions, in the GENERAL Channel Awesome thread instead of here...... and it took me 8 hours to realize this.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#6899: Apr 29th 2015 at 7:26:08 AM

Legend of Zorro.

I'm getting a bit sick and tired of Doug claiming that any film from 1997 to 2005 was shit. There were GOOD films released during that time, and BAD films released during other times too!

... is it common knowledge that 2 big horses cannot pull a cart holding a solid gold brick box?? How does Doug know this?

... wow. WOW. Was this film made by Disney!!?!? I'm sorry I know this is under Amblin Entertainment and Columbia Pictures but... this is WRITTEN like the film was made by Disney!!!

I love this reply on the Blip.tv page: You could have divorce in 1850. First divorce was in 1698. But it wasn't that easy.

edited 29th Apr '15 7:26:30 AM by kyun

kkhohoho Since: May, 2011
#6900: Apr 29th 2015 at 7:45:44 AM

[up]Heck, divorces are Older Than Dirt; you could have a divorce as far back as Babylonian times, although other, later cultures obviously didn't adopt the practice until much later down the line.


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