To admit my own bias, I also really dislike Cabin in the Woods and Funny Games. Metatext is not something I enjoy generally and that show was very metatextual.

I have laughed at things he’s done so I can’t say I’ve never found him funny. But I don’t think his commentary is actually all that unique or interesting. Even The Curse doesn’t strike me as particularly unique. Oh, are outwardly well-meaning white people awkward? Do they engage in a certain amount of performative…

I can enjoy a movie when I know where it’s going. Predictability is not the worst thing in the world to me, especially as someone who studies and teaches film and TV for a living. But I, too, felt immensely let down by Last Night in Soho. It’s just so straightforward. And although I’m not someone who places a lot of…

Not particularly, no. I’m watching an Andy Sidaris movie starring William Smith that is quite amusingly bad.

There’s plenty of alt comedy that doesn’t make me want to grind my teeth to dust.

I can’t convince anyone otherwise and it would be fruitless to try. That said, if you can take my word *at all*, I do get it. I just don’t find it funny. Or I don’t find HIM doing it funny. I do like some cringe comedy. Something about Fielder’s version.... (shrug)

I do think it’s an interesting thing to do for this particular show since the idea is that Fielder and Stone’s characters are disingenuous fame-seekers and the Anyone But You trailer is pretty disingenuous. I just also happen to not be nearly as bowled over by it as, well, most of the people here.

Yes, I’m taking 5 minutes to write a few sentences responding to a handful of comments in one article. I’m definitely spending my WHOLE night on it.

I agree that there was a lot of unnecessary frumfing about the manipulation. But I would also say that for every person who was unfairly complaining about the premise of the show there were five who were non-stop telling everyone how fucking brilliant it was. Both parties were kind of aggravating.

Sure.

Sure.

All due respect, though.

All due respect to the man and his legion of stans, I am just fucking exhausted by Fielder at this point. No, I don’t think that it IS nice to have a top notch troll working in media, even if it’s meant to be amusing. There is so much IRL fucking trolling by insane dipshits, I really can’t say I enjoy it in my…

Disagree. This is my major problem with Tim Heidecker’s version of parody as well. If something is so embarrassing that it’s hilarious, doing a 1:1 recreation is fucking pointless. Just watch the genuine article. No public access weirdness on Tim & Eric is ever going to be as interesting or amusing as the public…

You can’t say “Nothing is happening” in response to a statement someone made *a day ago*. You may well be right that nothing “will” happen. I suspect that’s the case. But it’s cynical to the point of annoying and useless to bitch about a lack of action *the day of* a statement of intent. Give it a week and then bitch…

It’s not necessarily different. We’re just more aware of it as a culture now and as the summer of strikes has proven there’s more of a will to deal with it.

Maybe give it more than 24 fucking hours? I get it, the gubment is slow and inefficient and sucks, but be a *little* reasonable.

If you’re “educating” me, I’ll take that drop slip thanks. In the meantime, choke to death on a bag of dicks, you sanctimonious asshat.

Sure, dude. Skyrim was a “downgrade”.

Cool that you’re here, then.