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Catching up on superchats from Open Bar 127.

[@slyjester3315]

I bought my physical copy of Blazing Saddles a few months back, and on the way home began to worry if it would be heavily edited. Three minutes into the film, my fears were alleviated, and I fully enjoyed the unadulterated classic comedy

[@MegaSpideyman]

Lovely jubbly! Glad to hear it went well 😁😁😁😁

[@morganseppy5180]

I took my son to see _Blazing Saddles_ when a historic theater showed it 2 years ago. He didn't understand why I dragged him out to see it but enjoyed it. I hope he will understand when he has kids of his own.

[@braynjohnson4302]

It’s funny but I do feel that it’s overrated *because* of how it’s no longer politically correct. I’ve never thought comedy was especially funny just because it was taboo.

[@morganseppy5180]

@@braynjohnson4302, do you like otger Mel Brooks comedy? I think you either like irreverent humor or you don't.

[@samwallaceart288]

​​@@braynjohnson4302Mel Brooks' sense of humor isn't for everyone, that's fine. To me, the movie isn't "funny" because they say the n word; actually the movie is wholesome and good for society because they say the n word; back in the day people were just as shocked at the film as we are now. But the film never seeks to offend; it's poking holes at a very real time in our history and making it something we can talk about and process. If we can't laugh about it, we'll never learn from it. This movie did more to unite black and white audiences, laughing at the same jokes, than it had any right to, and THAT makes it important historically. No one watches Blazing Saddles to laugh at black n****s fumbling around; the movie is roasting the white people who say it.

[@jimmydantes1990]

Sauron and the Istari are all Maiar. Pretty sure Balrogs are also Maiar who were corrupted by Morgoth into their present forms.

[@hornedgod2873]

Completely accurate 🙏

[@Show4224]

Agreed, they are all the level of being, but they are not all equal.

[@caesarjergens]

the Balrog are also Maiar.

[@_Loadie]

yeah, gandalf, Sauron and balrogs are all the same tier

[@evanstone9]

Thank you!

[@jonbaxter2254]

Those last few drinks you have before the pub closes is the best conversation of the night.

[@emiami458]

Last few before the pub closes? How many beers in total do you eat during your time at the pub?

[@Flummoxed_Buffoon87]

4 to 6

[@O.M.G.Puppies]

The five wizards, including Gandalf, were Maiar.

[@ThomasBaggins]

And Balrogs were corrupted Maiar

[@samwallaceart288]

Unironically Sonic the Hedgehog is the trilogy of the decade. Each movie is better than the last, they're wholesome movies that are the perfect blend of cartoonish dialogue and earnest character arcs, Sonic gets his ass beat A LOT in these movies and gets punished for his character flaws in the action, Jim Carrey manages to make a cartoon clown-man crying a believable real moment, and the writers for these movies understand the source material and the memes in the fandom perfectly and work in fan service where it makes sense while still doing their own thing. Best movies? Probably not. Subtle? As a sledgehammer. But compare it to every other trilogy of post-covid; they're the best FOR SURE and I'm glad that team is being rewarded for their dedication to the fans. In the era of Disney ruining everything, Sonic is an island, a champion of the people.

[@teddyharvester]

I am yet to see S3, but I'm inclined to agree. It's good simple fun, with an actual upwards trend in quality as the movies go on (from what I've heard of 3 anyway), which is kind of a rarity in movie series nowadays. I mean, if John Wick kept the quality of 1 for the whole series, that might have done it for me, but they had to go more cartoony as they continued, so nah. Sonic at least has it's cartoon oremise from the start and rolls with it.

[@redlester7349]

One of my fondest possessions in my DVD collection is the Original Trilogy Boxset which features BOTH versions of the those movies - the Cinematic originals as well as the later Remastered versions. The Ku Klux Kennedy can't take those originals away from me. Thank fook!

[@kensanders6241]

I don't know why that joke tickled me so much, but it did. Thank you 🤣

[@caesarjergens]

I rewatched The Wrong trousers just before Vengeance most fowl as it was close to thirty years since I`ve seen it. It was fun to watch them one after another.

[@wrylucifer]

13:00 Tomodachi Game is a Japanese comic you’ve never heard of, but would be the equivalent. It’s the exact premise except based around trusting your friends or betraying them for money.

[@gingerbill128]

Jackie Brown is my favourite Tarantino film.

[@joelreis5366]

That last part of the catch up, about the power levels of force users. Mace Windu is the strongest lightsaber user, stronger than Yoda or Count Dooku. Because he uses a forbidden form of fighting, called the Vapaad. It enables the user to draw power from the dark side, but you need complete mastery of the force to avoid falling to the dark side while using it. There are very few known users of this form and this is why he managed to beat Palpatine with it.

[@garyjenkins7249]

O. K

[@Rabid.Labrador]

WATCH THE SOPRANOS.

[@tylerjennings8242]

WATCH THE WIRE

[@MeeMenuchoth]

Sopranos was the best bit of TV I'd ever seen until I watched The Wire.

[@MaryRohwer]

24:30 I really liked Gone In Sixty Seconds. That a car thief would have a superstitious fear of a car was fun. I do, however, remember one scene better than it was, so I was a little disappointed when I showed it to my kids and the scene where Elinor was damaged was not quite what my mind had made it out to be.

[@thundercougarfalconbird5860]

I really enjoyed The Wire. And I like a lot of the same things as you Drinker (Predator, T2, Farscape). Maybe give season one a chance. It's a great crime/police drama with excellent characters. Omar is the BEST!

[@lolno3906]

Tom Hanks? More like 'No, thanks.'

[@MegaSpideyman]

Oh my!!

[@JFraser360]

Cheers, Gents! 27:24 Jeremy Griggs (A Homosexual Man) 30:01 Flight Risk 57:40 Ridley Scott

[@jack5590]

The Wire is the best written show ever. Have to watch.

[@thefourthcolor]

Not at all surprising to hear the Grand Rapids con was run that way. The Dutch who settled West Michigan back in the day have left a legacy of order and cleanliness, even as the population has diversified. Didn't appreciate it as a kid growing up here but definitely do living here as a grown ass adult. Sounds like it was a good trip and that makes me glad. Bummed I couldnt make it but I was up North not killing Bambi. Next time don't come during hunting season!

[@covingtonrace1]

Captain Ron is Temu Cape Fear

[@_Loadie]

in regards to the hierarchy of lotr beings, eru (illuvatar) - god manwe, aule, Morgoth etc - eru's 'children' Sauron, balrogs, Gandalf etc - eru's children's servants

[@kevinoneil5120]

56:34 My understanding is that Palpatine turned Dooku for the explicit reason of NOT wanting him as an adversary, cause he'd have been that much of a problem.

[@huntercressall9728]

"If only they'd mentioned it in basic training! Instead of having us climbing up and down ropes and crawling on your elbows through tunnels--if only just ONCE they would've mentioned that gazpacho soup was served cold--I would've been an admiral by now!"

[@rhysdonald1234]

From what i remember, james gunn avoided being canceled because the guardians of the galaxy cast came out to defend him, expecially batista who threatened to quit as he vehemently defended james

[@Brucegokuss4]

Been waiting for this!

[@tylergoodman3560]

Who's Wolverine's worst enemy: Sabertooth Magento Deadpool? 🎉

[@justme.9711]

Please do The Maltese Falcon.

[@samwallaceart288]

Gandalf and the Balrog are both lesser angels while Sauron is an Angel Lieutenant, and Morgoth was an Arch Angel. That's more the scaling were dealing with. Gandalf can't become Morgoth by hitting the gym; he would have to get a higher rank by being bestowed power (Gandalf the White), or stealing power (taking The One Ring).

[@karljonson3287]

Morgoth is one of the gods

[@samwallaceart288]

@karljonson3287 oh in my head I think of the gods as Arch Angels and Eru Iluvatar as The God, but yeah that's fair

[@snekks7497]

Well, what do you use to clean a dirty bar? Rags

[@MegaSpideyman]

Oh!!

[@samwallaceart288]

Unironically Rags would make a tremendous tavern wench; he's got the temperament to loudly clean up fluids and glass while roasting the person who caused it like a disappointed mom.

[@emiami458]

Doesn't seem sanitary

[@Yogurt_Fingers]

Lick it.. May be booze seeped into the wood..

[@SadDeath.]

6:48 shoutout to grand rapids!!!

[@hinugundamB]

35:15 they already did an entire TV serie about it, its called Deep Space 9.

[@pistolbobcat420]

5:08 Original Theatrical Star Wars Trilogy just because its become semi impossible to get

[@fyrfly8768]

The Maiar are basically like Angels compared to Gods in the LOTR universe. The Balrogs are Maiar corrupted with Dark magic by Morgoth.

[@cplusp1977]

Give us the hours to watch "The Wire"....? This is our gift to you. Eating the modern slop, may be your business model. And we thank you for your protection. This is our offering in gold for your service

[@myNameWasNobody75]

Never have seen X-Files? Best of the best. And Scully RULES!!!!

[@yaelperl7969]

49:22 nooo don't watch Memento in the right order it ruins everything! I did it, I wish I didn't

[@DavidBrown-ts2us]

47:34 the wire is the greatest of those shows. It is urgent must see viewing.

[@rafaelsousa9447]

You've reminded me of my brother. You see, he has this thing where he'll recommend both The Wire and Breaking Bad to random people he meets. The thing is, he's never seen any of these shows. He just knows some basic plot stuff to seem like he knows what he's talking about. And if someone has seen one of the shows and is cornering him with questions, he just changes the conversation to the other show.

[@DavidBrown-ts2us]

@rafaelsousa9447 I've seen BB, and The Wire twice. Everyone talks about BB, but less so the wire, if you haven't seen it you really should. I loved it

[@wam3863]

Alice in borderland is excellent

[@ryguyflyguy4579]

WTF Ive never commented this much ever!! YOU HAVENT WATCHED THE SOPRANOS AND THE WIRE. Dude dead serious I’m starting to question your “expertise” I’m fucking floored. Love x files great show, kinda in league with the fucking sopranos!

[@Zukibites]

You can’t compare The Wire, Sopranos and The X Files… but The Wire is the best of the 3. Also YES to Drinker starting Alice in Borderlands, the best show to come out in years.

[@tylerjennings8242]

The Wire is better than the Sopranos for sure in my opinion. The Sopranos is obviously more iconic, but I think The Wire is a better show from start to finish. I only recently watched both of those shows for the first time in the last 4 or 5 years and loved both of them though. The Wire is easily the best “cop show” ever made and has some brilliant acting in it, including a number of unknown actors at the time who absolutely killed it.

[@bencruzar7135]

See no evil was pretty good for a horror

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Gandalf, Sauron and the Balrog are all Mayar.

[@bendavison7750]

*maiar but yh ur totally right no fuckin idea what they were waffling about at the start there 😂

[@OverWatchMenVid]

Jackie Brown is incredible you’re high!!!

[@GnomesbecomeUngnomes]

Culture of Critique Drinking

[@eduardofreitas7816]

From is a great show, same as DP and Wolverine and many other stuff Mauler complains about to try giving the impression he has an opinion!

[@JasonGallagher-m7k]

What's the guys opinion of after earth?

[@RedMage117]

Andromeda was kinda campy but I enjoyed it. Given Keven Sorbos turned out to be based AF, Im kinda glad my fond memories haven't been ruined.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Who has suffered under Section Farty-One?

[@qZbGmYjS4QusYqv5]

25:22 - that's one of the typical woke comment on criticism, not unlike "you can't criticize music without having some kind of a degree in music"

[@myNameWasNobody75]

From is a mess. Third season is the worst, and that says a LOT. They call themselves a "community" fighting a common threat, but it is everyone by himself. People don't talk, do random ****, make plans and then do the opposite, and so on. They wander into the woods, find passages, see apparitions and tell no one... As for Squid Game, don't recall any "stupid" behavior, just people reacting in different ways to the same event. Ok, the boat plot is pretty dumb and dull (let's see if it pays off in the second half)

[@Hemskelol]

wow they're really clueless about lotr huh or maybe I'm too nerdy but anyway Sauron, Gandalf, and Balrogs are all Maiar but Sauron in particular is very strong whereas Gandalf is nigh equal to Sauron but not quite, especially not while in the form of an old man with limited power, whereas the Balrog is most likely a weaker Maiar than both of them but possibly stronger than both of them physically and/or magically depending on their varying forms throughout the age of middle earth

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

Balrogs are corrupted Maiar. Gandalf is a Maiar

[@djdadbod]

30:16 I saw Flight Risk, sad to say it was awful

[@JJ-eg4zm]

I can see why drinker hasn't seen the wire. Much of that shows messaging and themes have to do with American institutions.

[@stevendee6800]

3rd time not had my super chat read :(

[@ryguyflyguy4579]

FROM is a decent good show. Potential to end in a disaster and yea sometimes ppl act dumb. But no ppl in real life act dumb right?..

[@shogunofharlem8240]

Gandalf is a Maiar. The Balrog are a dark creation of Morgoth, who was a Valar. Sauron, I think, ia basically a Maiar as well.

[@MegaSpideyman]

Thank you very much for this comment, it's very informative.

[@worste8426]

the balrog is also maiar

[@jim.the.editor]

​@worste8426 - exactly, all 3 are Maiar (though Gandalf is constrained by his old man body). This doesn't mean they're on the same level but they are the same order of being.

[@TheDingus1296]

Has the drinker watched battle royale?

[@MegaSpideyman]

Delighted to see this up now, should be fun!! Looking forward to having my questions answered.

[@emmett841]

Keanu really needs to limit his movies to just one and no sequels ,it was the same with both John Wick and the Matrix the originals were some of the best movies of their genres but the sequels sucked

[@Almanacplanting-g6o]

You’re such a gifted creator. Your videos always motivate me.

[@EnsignRedshirtRicky]

Bots cannot be motivated.

[@rpgadventurer32]

2:15 Elon is in fact a very good gamer, but he obviously allowed other people to play in his account and level up his character in POE2. He is a real gamer, he has real achievements shown on hardcore mode in Diablo 4 despite having others level his account in that game as well. He has shown real skills as a gamer.

[@jammyjamjars6995]

The problem is…when you have been caught lying about one game, people are within their rights to doubt you about the others. I agree that he is a gamer too, but why should I believe he did all of his hardcore mode on D4 now?

[@morganseppy5180]

He has admitted that he paid someone to play for him since his account was online during the inauguration. So just like the rest of his achievements, he pays ppl better than him to do the work and takes the credit.

[@karljonson3287]

Any achivment he might have is overshadowed by cringe lies.

[@Joe45-91]

If you view his rise in pop culture through the lens of "actually, I can do everything well." all his decisions check out

[@L1VE3V1L]

Turn all your shit into podcasts like nerdrotic boys!!

[@PhilbertWafflemann]

This makes sense to you, I hope.

[@EnsignRedshirtRicky]

@@PhilbertWafflemann They meant to chop it into bite-sized vids to pump up the view count for another channel.

[@2tone209]

AY UP DRINKER AND MAULER

[@jasewildheart]

D & W was ass. Mauler is right.

[@Roadtripper5432]

I did really like the SNW musical episode. I was actually expecting the Klingons to sing opera but the twist of them doing Pop was surprising and hilarious. There is video evidence that if TNG did an episode like that, Patrick Stewart as Picard could absolutely pull it off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3muhIx9jrVnl5Isi=7QdPTx1MhK46xRcV

[@MegaSpideyman]

Interesting.

[@JasonGallagher-m7k]

Why do these guys never mention Rick and Morty

[@Luke-kj1rj]

1rd

[@ryguyflyguy4579]

I’m starting to get annoyed with all you “TV and Movie reviewer’s” and you don’t actually watch a ton of shit. Too many streams with 9/10 going yea looked stupid didnt watch. You gotta watch at least some stuff to be able to comment on “current media”. Willow and agatha dont count

[@shimmianNS]

First Avenger is so awful; a couple good scenes or at least bits; but movie overall is hard to get through

[@ningenKami]

They were ALL Ainur, holy spirits, but istari, Sauron and balrogs were maiar aka angels. Morgoth however was a Vala aka fallen Archangel. Difference in power, not origin. They all originate from Eru Iluvatar. But difference between Melkor and Sauron is bigger then difference between Sauron and Gandalf (yes, Sauron was just personally stronger than Gandalf, however they could fight one-on-one but only in Mithrandir's true form, that he could not have in MiddleEarth. His given physical form of an old man was limited, while Sauron didn't follow rules that much (duuuh) and changed his form from time to time at will ignoring all debuffs and stuff)

[@EaselCat]

critical drinker should self delete

[@caesarjergens]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH65ZqmbZtFlldE Hoz did it burn! How did it burn! Friends who have seen both The Sopranos and The Wire prefer the first one but they keep pushing me to finally watch The wire.