Useless Thread MDCCXCVII: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

[John Price]

lol server went back to 64 player rush after being at 48

nice

 

[Oogie Boogie]

@Oogie Boogie what kpop band do you stan now

None.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

I haven't listened to any kpop in quite a while.
Jpop and Jrock I have a decent bit though.

 

[John Price]

None.

get into purple kiss

 

[John Price]

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Just the absolute contrast between Conleth Hill's visible fury during the script read-through footage when Varys is killed, compared to the rest of them all cheering like the morons in the Burlington bar when they read the bit when Arya stabs the Night King

Oh my god, f***ing cringe



Now, let's see their morning after that episode aired reaction.... yeah, that episode was such shit.

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Imagine going to a bar to watch an episodic TV show, f***ing nerds.

That one woman with the Winterfell shirt could not possibly be any more irritating. I hope she's just playing it up for the camera because child please

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

The NHL was into fan reaction cams for a while and of course they were cringy and lame. Entire families breaking out into totally-not-rehearsed celebrations.

I also remember the first Paranormal Activity trailer showing a lot of fan reactions. People jumping out of their seats and other massive overreactions

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Y'all better be paid actors because that's corny as hell

 

[John Price]

game of thrones is for nerds

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

game of thrones is for nerds

I would say it had mainstream appeal, but the people who, for example, knew every character's name were definitely nerds.

What was Tommy Carcetti's name? It doesn't matter, he already has a name

 

[John Price]

there aren't even any wizards in game of thrones

there were wizards in lord of the rings and harry potter

do you expect me to learn another fantasy world?

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

there aren't even any wizards in game of thrones

there were wizards in lord of the rings and harry potter

do you expect me to learn another fantasy world?

There was this one woman whose powers were never fully explained, but were still used to further the story along

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

I wish I could forget that bar reaction video.

I'm genuinely worse off for having seen it.

I'll be laying down to go to bed tonight and that one woman's grievous overreaction will continue to give me the douche chills

 

[RayP]

They're just going to put him on ESPN or TBS.

I’d rather hear Barkley call hockey.

 

[John Price]

 

[Siamese Dream]

I wish I could forget that bar reaction video.

I'm genuinely worse off for having seen it.

I'll be laying down to go to bed tonight and that one woman's grievous overreaction will continue to give me the douche chills

I said this in the thread on the entertainment board, the Burlington Bar stuff is the embodiment of everything that became wrong with GoT post season 4

It became too popular for its own good. It went from being a show you had to sit down quietly and concentrate to watch, to a show people watched in a f***ing bar to scream and shout like idiots for reaction videos whenever something exciting happened.

Then the writers started focusing all their energy on those big moments and making things look cool, and didn't properly build up to them or make any of it make sense. They just wanted to pander to the lowest common denominators who had started watching the show. Originally the target audience was only meant to be people who were fans of the books and people who like the fantasy genre, they didn't expect it to go so mainstream.

 

[Siamese Dream]

I would say it had mainstream appeal, but the people who, for example, knew every character's name were definitely nerds.

What was Tommy Carcetti's name? It doesn't matter, he already has a name

I definitely knew pretty much every named character's name except maybe Cersei's handmaiden girl, I know she's supposed to have a name but don't think it's ever actually said on screen, I can't remember it off the top of my head right now

It helps that I've read the books and there's a lot more characters in those

 

[Siamese Dream]

Watching "Things Heard & Seen" on Netflix with Amanda Seyfried

2 minutes in I already have a complaint

She's making herself throw up after literally one single solitary bite of a slice of cake

Are you f***ing kidding me

This isn't how bulimia works

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

I definitely knew pretty much every named character's name except maybe Cersei's handmaiden girl, I know she's supposed to have a name but don't think it's ever actually said on screen, I can't remember it off the top of my head right now

It helps that I've read the books and there's a lot more characters in those

It's a different story if you've read the books.

I doubt many of those bar watchers have read the books

 

[JMCx4]

Watching "Things Heard & Seen" on Netflix with Amanda Seyfried

2 minutes in I already have a complaint

She's making herself throw up after literally one single solitary bite of a slice of cake

Are you f***ing kidding me

This isn't how bulimia works

What kind of cake?

 

[JMCx4]

I’d rather hear Barkley call hockey.

 

[Siamese Dream]

What kind of cake?

It was just like a standard kids' birthday cake with regular sponge and white icing

 

[Siamese Dream]

It's a different story if you've read the books.

I doubt many of those bar watchers have read the books

They probably own mugs that say "I drink and I know things" on them and t-shirts with "What do we say to the God of death? Not Today"

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

I said this in the thread on the entertainment board, the Burlington Bar stuff is the embodiment of everything that became wrong with GoT post season 4

It became too popular for its own good. It went from being a show you had to sit down quietly and concentrate to watch, to a show people watched in a f***ing bar to scream and shout like idiots for reaction videos whenever something exciting happened.

Then the writers started focusing all their energy on those big moments and making things look cool, and didn't properly build up to them or make any of it make sense. They just wanted to pander to the lowest common denominators who had started watching the show. Originally the target audience was only meant to be people who were fans of the books and people who like the fantasy genre, they didn't expect it to go so mainstream.

As easy as it is to shit on D and D, it's worth noting how much the show exploded in popularity and the massive expectations that came with it. There was a nearly insurmountable amount of hype.

However, it's as if they stopped caring about the overarching narrative and started focusing too much on fan reactions, which is the exact wrong way to write a show. Yes, you have to consider the audience, but we ultimately want to see the writers' ideas, not the writers crafting the story around what they've seen in online discussions.

That's as lenient as I'll be because the way some of the characters' storylines ended was nothing short of shameful. At least Lost can use the excuse that JJ Abrams is only good at writing an intriguing premise, because Game of Thrones conceivably could have delivered up until the end, but D and D wanted to move on to future endeavors.

It was the culmination of many concurrent issues. No more source material, too much hype, showrunners that want out, bad writing, too much fan influence, and I'm sure there's more.