stump sock
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you heard it here: anime = all of japanese culture
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you heard it here: anime = all of japanese culture
Yeah, I wouldn't have minded a more detailed discussion of it.
He's not wrong, though, in the sense that a lot of the conversation has revolved around the presumption of Avery's innocence when there's quite a lot that suggests otherwise.
wait, they only 'may' have lost most of their viewers
there is still hope for forgiveness, arigato gozaimasu
There was a user on the GB forums who used to have multiple alternate accounts after they kept getting banned, each with a "Sonicthehedgehog" type moniker and avatar. He made recurring threadsmultiple paragraphs longabout how disgraceful and shameful it was for Jeff to claim "anime is for jerks," and swore to make him apologize for it.
Good times.
Good times.
TheMrPliskin
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Same, I picked up a copy but haven't played it yet. I was surprised at how positive the reception was.
skLaFarebear
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SAC is better anyway.
stump sock
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it's a little sad, if not super surprising that there seems to be a lot of people whose major takeaway was "maybe he was innocent" instead of "jesus christ, look how broken our legal/justice system is"
dude probably did it. as it stands though, those trials were fucking shams.
Can I get any kind of odds on that person who said "we" not being from Japan? Anybody want me to take their money on this bet?
Also the movie was mostly just alright, but it was great for a lot of people in the way that Rez is great to Jeff and other sane people. It doesn't actually do anything incredibly or original or thoroughly, but it's pretty fucking great. Stand Alone Complex was just good enough for me to not want to watch it again a decade later in case my memory is wrong.
stump sock
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Last night I watched the episodes dealing mostly with
his nephew's confession
I obviously haven't seen all of it, and the series is certainly swayed in Avery's favor, but the degree to which it looks like evidence
(like the key, or his blood sample)
Like, Avery seems like a strange dude and he very well may have done it, but the cops of that town look like movie-tier crooked.
stump sock
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that was kind of the turning point for me where I went from not having a strong opinion on the case to just feeling miserable about humanity. from that point on it's an almost cartoonish series of nothing making any sense. cops being questioned as to why they said or did something completely bizarre, and just responding with a shrug. how. how is that acceptable.
if you want my opinion based largely on speculation, Avery probably did it but covered his tracks to the point where shit had to be manipulated to actually pin it to him
and that's gross
it's the same for all documentary/non-fiction filmmaking. unfortunately people are effectively trained since birth to take what people on teevee say as truth. it's one of my biggest problems with Michael Moore. it's not that he's bad... it's that he's maybe too good at projecting opinion as fact.
christ though, that section about people calling for exoneration. this show is really the gift of depression that keeps on giving
good to see new yorker is still quality. thanks!
RepairmanJack
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I think the whole anti-Avery stuff that has all come out afterward is specifically because people miss-understood the show. Who the hell cares if he's guilty or not when it's apparently this damn easy to just charge whatever the hell you want on someone?
TheMrPliskin
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You can also look back in the thread to see multiple arguments about which ending is correct if that's your thing.
funkystudent
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So is the Wednesday show dead again?
On Wednesday Apple Music uploads the new albums to iTunes, so their building's internet pipe is already full.
The New Yorker is as good as it's ever been. At least in the 10 or so years I've subscribed to it!
yeah, i haven't had much time the last year or so to keep up. also, good feuilletons are a dying breed
i've come close to subscribing several times but it ain't cheap for non-us peeps. also, as someone who was all in on magazine subscriptions and has slowly gotten rid of them in the past 5-8 years, i don't think i should do it again ('it' being subscribing and watching the issues stack up cause i can't make time to read them)
Yeah, I subscribe to The Economist, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Harper's, Wired and Vanity Fair. I haven't come close to reading a full issue of The Economist since I was a student about 4 years ago
Yeah, I subscribe to The Economist, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Harper's, Wired and Vanity Fair. I haven't come close to reading a full issue of The Economist since I was a student about 4 years ago
Myggen is keeping all those pubs alive.
Yeah, I subscribe to The Economist, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Harper's, Wired and Vanity Fair. I haven't come close to reading a full issue of The Economist since I was a student about 4 years ago
those lawyer $$$ at work
edit: that said, i spend a multiple of those sub costs on books instead so
Haha, that boss fight the end of the Resident Evil QL is the clunky RE I remember (and kinda love?).
Yeah, I don't really read much fiction so I've got that part of my budget covered.
Yeah, I don't really read much fiction so I've got that part of my budget covered.
Sleeping Lesson
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I didn't notice the new Project Beast that snuck out today. Good episode?
It was definitely an episode. "Good" depends on if you value progress or entertainment
funkystudent
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This episode was the Kerbal equivalent of those episodes of the P4 ER where they spent 90% of the episode fusing.
Sleeping Lesson
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I, personally, find entertainment more entertaining.
Do you not keep up to date 24/7 with the schedule? GB fan card fucking REVOKED!
Heh, Vinny noticed that too going by the episode description.
Sleeping Lesson
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Noooo.. I had a four-day weekend and didn't pay attention to the schedule!
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
GiantBomb already lost all the real anime fans after they defiled Hatune Miku anyway
Well congratz, now you have a seven day weekend because you are FIRED from the GB fan club!
Sounds like a good video to play in background while I die in Darkest Dungeon
Well congratz, now you have a seven day weekend because you are FIRED from the GB fan club!
Sounds like a good video to play in background while I die in Darkest Dungeon
Look the Neighbors 2 trailer dropped, cut SL some slack
Salty Catfish
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Brad's pedal pump story was pretty awesome. It sounded like the kind of legend you would hear whispered amongst some frat bros at a college party.
"He BIT the beer!"
"He BIT the beer!"
Piston Hyundai
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boy am I sick of hearing about anime
Sleeping Lesson
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You can't fire me, I QUIT!
Can I still do all the things I did when I was in the club, though?
Piston Hyundai
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I guess we need more anime talk, then.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
You can, but you'll look like a dork.
Piston Hyundai
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but I thought you were the guy with the Persona 5 avatar that talked about gunpla, not the guy with the Persona 5 avatar that talked about anime
am I getting you guys mixed up
I have no interest in whatever the hell a gunpla is.
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