The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[Plankton]

Originally Posted by elphenor

I'm usually first to black out if I find myself at a party

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

I hate movies

As simple and curmudgeonly this sounds I think I get you.

After a certain point it starts to feel like the problem is the medium.

Film is like what literature would be if pencils cost a million dollars.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

at least all the ones at the Oscars will have a Too Many Cooks problem

Paying cooks demanding a catering to a low denominator.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by elphenor

at least all the ones at the Oscars will have a Too Many Cooks problem

You know, Merit, just because the mainstream media can be weak sauce and outright wrong on occasion doesn't mean that you're wise for rejecting it on a kneejerk basis.

[Frownland]

elph is so cool that I'm gonna freeze

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Frownland

You know, Merit, just because the mainstream media can be weak sauce and outright wrong on occasion doesn't mean that you're wise for rejecting it on a kneejerk basis.

What’s the acceptable typical disappointment to pleasant surprise ratio?

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

What’s the acceptable typical disappointment to pleasant surprise ratio?

Whatever reality provides. Sticking to a quota just increases problems.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Frownland

elph is so cool that I'm gonna freeze

Get a hoodie, Trayvon.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Frownland

Whatever reality provides. Sticking to a quota just increases problems.

What if my time here is finite?

[Plankton]

Originally Posted by elphenor

I realized as lil elph that when I was engrossed in a scene it was because the score of the film was engaging and the people playing pretend on screen were secondary

Take away the music and it's just a lot of breathing and mouth noises.