Open Bar #33 - Golden Globes Dismal Ratings, Disney+ Losing Billions, Ant Man 3 Predictions

[@aaronalbertson8670]

This is probably the best multiperson podcast. If anyone accidentally interrupts another, they apologize and if they continue with their point, the other person still gets to say their thing. There are a lot of podcasts with multiple people where it's just everyone screaming to get their points out and they don't care about the others. Kudos gentlemen.

[@Oakshield2]

Works really well here and on some of the EFAP's (sometimes they just get way too many people and it's impossible). I think 4-5 people is the ideal number for these.

[@jotun.616]

I second that kudos.

[@Docnomania]

The gentlemans podcast

[@jayboy2kay7]

I really hope the Drinker pins this comment. It makes SUCH a difference and means I literally listen to every podcast and get every guests point without having to try pinpoint who’s saying what! Top comment mate.

[@charmawow]

Have to agree……FNT is just too much for me!

[@sirchadiusmaximusiii]

Drinker: “We could try 52 a week” Me: *Buys stocks in Jack Daniels*

[@mykr0324]

This time next year Rodney, we'll be millionaires

[@winslowfriday4987]

Rekeita was spot-on: they treat "superheroes" as a genre instead of a setting. There's so much potential for really thrilling, engaging stories using these IPs that are being ignored because "it wouldn't *feel* like a superhero movie". It's genuinely infuriating, like when they advertised Dr Strange 2 as a full horror movie only to significantly walk it back to the same tired corporate dreck.

[@trequor]

Yeah it's really unfortunate. The early MCU understood that different heroes should have different kinds of movies. We got a grounded Iron Man fighting terrorists, a terrifying Hulk fighting the us army and a giant beast in Harlem. We got a (pseudo) period piece from Captain America and a heist movie from Antman. ... but then Guardians of the Galaxy arrived and blew the rest of phase 2 away with its unique style. Then corporate decided to emulate that style for every movie and slowly each Marvel movie became the same.

[@dragonknightleader1]

It's also when the Whedonisms went out of control too. Whedon was actually careful about how he wrote his jokes for the most part and never let jokes overpower his characters. GotG characters are jokes first and characters second, which spilled over into the rest of the MCU.

[@afnd4603]

That's what the MCU was doing in the earlier phases.

[@Yodah97]

Yep! And the streaming shows had so much potential in that department. They could have been the quirky B-stories to explore settings and plot lines that are too risky or too cheesy for movies. Instead what we got is the same stuff from movies, but spread over 6 episodes. What's the point? Like if Wandavision was 2 hours long it might legit have been better. Because then we wouldn't have had time to go over how bad her mind control was in excruciating detail. Giving these writers more screentime just gave them more rope to hang themselves with.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@afnd4603 Miss the first Iron Man so much but I’m glad I can still watch it from time to time.

[@focornali4349]

Am I the only one who would've wanted a prequel about Black Widow and Hawkeye's past as SHIELD agents in the tone of a spy thriller?

[@LiddlestLady]

NOT AT ALL! Let’s see what REALLY happened in Budapes(h)t!

[@Gojeto346]

this vs PKA is insane, people talk over each other for a second until their audio syncs up and then they all pause and let one person speak, then go from there, it’s so fucking nice to see the civility and professionalism

[@TheZestyCar]

What is PKA?

[@Sixstringman]

@@TheZestyCar its a podcast.

[@kindaepicngl1671]

@@TheZestyCar painkiller already podcast

[@NateTheScot]

Yeah I've never heard of PKA either

[@b.chaline4394]

Completely agree with Nick regarding Guardians of the Galaxy being the turning point for Marvel. Gotta give credit where credit is due, it was their most risky move up until that point as no one outside harcore comic books fans knew who these characters were, but the (well deserved) success of that film taught them all the wrong lessons, and then Thor Ragnarok's success validated these lessons to the point that we're at now. The first Thor, Captain America and Iron Man films had a lot of humor in them but also had a much more serious undertone that has been sorely missing after GOTG.

[@jackmesrel4933]

I miss when a superhero movie could be about a man filled with guilt over the results of his creations and decided to destroy his tainted legacy to create a better world for him and everyone else.

[@kisa-razu]

Indie game dev here. The comments probably weren't serious but heh, have to reply... (1) we Indie devs don't make bank. (I wish) And (2) Indie hits are not coded on a weekend heheh. The only ones that are made that way are at game jams. Most of those are about as enjoyable as having a finger skateboard or listening to an unskippable hour lecture in a language you don't know. Actual games take at least a year to put together something presentable, another to get polished, published and marketed, and years more supporting. And that's being optimistic. Appreciate the show and guests! Always good for a laugh. =-)

[@wasim.j]

Everything seems so simple to those not in the know ;-)

[@osmanyousif7849]

When I heard that Kevin Conster (Yellowstone) and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) were nominated for Golden Globes, and Kevin beat him, but wasn’t there for the show, I wished Bob just went up there himself, and pretended to be Kevin instead.

[@chasehedges6775]

Kevin Costner and Bob Odenkirk are legends. ❤

[@LiddlestLady]

it would have been really great if that happened esp bc there was an episode where after an adult sleepover in Cicero with Marco, Jimmy is woken up to a woman saying, “You aren’t Kevin Costner!!” before the camera pans to Jimmy’s face, a smile appears, and he responds, “No. But i was last night.” so it would have been great. but GD BOB DESERVED THAT AWARD!

[@bigcoffinhunter5500]

The bit where you guys were discussing if Echo was missing an arm was just funny as hell, happy to get these weekly!

[@Сайтамен]

Echo from Star Wars The Bad Batch does.

[@bigcoffinhunter5500]

@@Сайтамен right on man

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

I wish someone would have made a joke about Jennifer Lawrence at the Golden Globes. This would have redeemed the whole thing.

[@chasehedges6775]

Golden Globes Host: “Jennifer Lawrence truly is one of the actresses of all time.”

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@chasehedges6775 The Golden Globes, of course named after Jennifer Lawrence and her Golden Globes.

[@RocketeerAndRoll]

In Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated, Fred and Daphne were dating and Shaggy was dating Velma. That show managed to pull it off because it was consistently hilarious. What's New, Scooby Doo? was another very well written modern iteration. They brought on a ton of celebrities to do cameos but it never got away from feeling like Scooby Doo. Those shows also had really decent animation. They were fun shows! The recent Velma disaster is a shame but there have been a lot of really cool variations of Scooby over the years.

[@thuglifebear5256]

Can't wait to see the future when these award shows are publicly funded. "The Golden Globes are proudly sponsored by... BigSchlongus69! Thank you for your generous donation of $20 BigScholongus69."

[@SatoruwaFeng]

Not gonna lie, this reminds me of this post back in the day about politicians wearing their sponsors on their chests like NASCAR drivers. It might engender a little humility in them too.

[@yourenotmarywelcome8693]

That was from the Comedy turned Documentary, Idiocracy.

[@muddashucka9743]

@@SatoruwaFeng huh engender: cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition). Learnt a new word today

[@thuglifebear5256]

@@SatoruwaFeng Oh trust me. The type of Oscars willing to be funded directly by the viewing public and perform their requests would actually be run by our friends, but it would ruin the joke.

[@chasehedges6775]

“It’s an entirely self inflicted wound.” So true.

[@bigkilla2608]

One reason why award shows get terrible ratings is because you can Google who wins afterwards & if there's anything funny from them it will be on KZbin

[@Yodah97]

Yeah even the elderly are just sharing the highlights on Facebook now. Why tune in live? 99% of it is a snore anyway.

[@jcohasset23]

The other is they usually run 3-4+ hours in length between commercial breaks, skits, songs, documentary-style pieces shown during it, and long speeches by the host(s), presenters, and winners. Even if you want to watch the entire ceremony it's worth it to just wait until it's been uploaded and watch it at 1.5x-2x speed as you won't miss much.

[@SatoruwaFeng]

They're also a vapid empty circlejerk for the "elite" of Hollywood, completely infested with THE MESSAGE and devoid of consistent rules and standards.

[@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk]

Nobody Cares

[@sadomars2446]

Assumption. No data to back up this claim.

[@mykr0324]

I love the superchat about them coming for histocal stuff and if you think it will happen. I think the Anne Boleyn programme proves we're already there

[@TheSlammurai]

It happened with Cleopatra, too.

[@dennisharry8408]

My daughter is 9, and we watched Predator years ago, ever since, whenever she gets roughed up and someone asks her if she's ok her response is "I don't have time to bleed", it's pretty funny.

[@robbomegavlkafenryka6158]

Paddy Constantine not being awarded, nominated, or even acknowledged is one of the greatest crimes of the modern era of movie making.

[@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk]

He wasn't in a movie.

[@psd1193]

Paddy Constantine in dead man's shoes .absolutely brilliant the man's a legend

[@Darkstar_Dayne]

There's still Emmy left

[@Darkstar_Dayne]

And they gave the best actress to Zendaya instead of Emma Darcy

[@Oakshield2]

Well... it's better not to be considered by these agenda driven 'awards' in the first place. Would you feel any accomplishment in accepting an award from these openly "-ist" organizations? He's better off just being hailed in places like this, where people still appreciate performance over forced bullshit messaging.

[@Meitti]

40:30 Star Wars was inspired by Flash Gordon and pulp sci-fi novels which usually had far weirder stuff than laser swords or dudes with toasters in their chest. The scenario where people at the time didn't believe in the concept actually happened to Walt Disney. People thought full-length animated film is a ridiculous idea and having real orchestra symphonies in animation was considered blasphemy by musicians at the time. So Disney had a lot to prove with Snow White.

[@williamlennie]

I'd wager the drop in ratings for awards shows has more to do with entertainment celebrities being replaced by social media celebrities. Growing up to be a movie star now competes with being a youtuber, twitch streamer, or just plain "influencer". That and, as mentioned on another Drinker stream, movies are less about the actors and more about the characters.

[@jackmesrel4933]

Also also, Hollywood has become such a cesspool all the mysticism it had before has completely gone, being replaced by disdain or plain indifference

[@sup9542]

No more movie stars or really great actors in great movies, no great comedians hosting, people tired of being preached to by ultra-elites, ultra-rich women pretending to be victims and telling us to "do better," ultra-rich black people competing with white women for the victimhood crown. People just said "fuck off."

[@EvilDoresh]

The internet is already bombarding people with products to consume and their ratings. They don't care if some show is handing out awards.

[@chasehedges6775]

Love the Drinker and his stuff. It puts a smile on my face

[@nayeemhasan2713]

Been a few days since you commented

[@robertbourassa6308]

Censorship!! A good example of what's too come. Watch Thank You for Smoking. In the end, an Anti-Smoking senator is asked if he is changing history by digitally removing Cigetettes and cigars from old Hillywood photos. His response was " NO, no not at all. We are IMPROVING history!"

[@cyberleaderandy1]

They are morons.

[@wrayday7149]

Blizzard is the worst company to even mention "re"-makes. They destroyed Warcraft 3. Bait-and-Switched customers into buying the reforged version and then abandoned the project. You can't even play the old game as it auto-updates. Diablo 2 was censored. Apparently the woke-tards at bliz failed to understand temp and temptation part of sin and evil which made up a good portion of Diablo's religious underpinnings. They censored Warcraft Classic and Live to modern standards. Censored Over Watch due to 1 person complaining. Banned a player for not being Pro-China They moralize the customers while they are still playing grab-ass in the office....

[@LeoJay]

Yeah, blizzard is cancer as most of big AAA devs who are all woke now, another remake to mention is Saints Row Remake who was a goddamn disaster and the most bland shit ever. The devs insulted long time fans for not liking it lol

[@TheBloopers30]

You can't even play Overwatch 1 anymore. If you were a fan of that game(that you payed for btw) you now have to play the monetization riddled train wreck that is Overwatch 2.

[@EvilDoresh]

@@TheBloopers30 It probably also doesn't help that Overwatch 2 is just a glorified - and mandatory - expansion pack that doesn't really fix anything

[@EvilDoresh]

Apparently Diablo 2 had its pentagrams removed. Seriously?

[@TheBloopers30]

@@EvilDoresh It's basically just an update that made he game super grindy and a lot more monetized. If this happened to any other game like Battlefront 2 or Warframe for example. There would be a much bigger reaction in the their playerbase. People defending this just makes me want to quit gaming overall.

[@SourceLight]

When you talk about projecting racism back on old IP, keep in mind the Instapundit quote - "if you can hear the dog whistle, you are the dog".

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

Breaking news: in the imdb trivia section for Velma, it is now, officially, *the lowest rated animated show in all of WB's history* . And ScreenRant is *already* making claims of "review bombing", of course. 🤣

[@genmaicha.lapsang]

2:33:32 To answer your question Mauler. Film is a predominantly auditory and visual medium and the artistry of the images, animation, sound design, music is what is bringing people in. Yes it is artistry. That doesn't mean the writing is any good nor does it mean that writing is unimportant generally but the cinematic experience is key in any film.

[@tonyfknb3896]

I think Henry Cavill would make a great James Bond

[@chasehedges6775]

Sean Connery from beyond the grave: “There can be only one.”

[@chasehedges6775]

Remember when Idris Elba was once considered for the role of James Bond? Seems like a lifetime ago when I heard about that.

[@SuperSuperdude88]

@@chasehedges6775 i thought idris would have been a great 007. ever see him in luther? god damn hes a good actor

[@chasehedges6775]

@@SuperSuperdude88 loved him ever since the first Thor movie

[@jcohasset23]

@@SuperSuperdude88 He could have made a great Bond. Unfortunately, with him now being 50 he'd be considered too old for the role. When their first movies came out Connery was 32, Lazenby 30, Moore 45, Dalton 41, Brosnan 42, and Craig was 38.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Correction Drinker, its not a *slippery slope* its the *thin end of the wedge* approach. Slippery slope implies an unintentional outcome. This is done entirely on purpose.

[@ChristophelusPulps]

41:00 -- while discussing the origins of Star Wars, you've got remember that Flash Gordon and various pulps were already a thing. So the elevator pitch is literally just "Flash Gordon plus Kurosawa Akira."

[@sphyre1196]

Disney bleeding money. Everyone : OH No.... Anyway.

[@brentchesson2179]

Nick's exactly right about physical media and true fans. If I ever feel like watching the original unedited versions of the Star Wars trilogy I have my DVD's that I can pull out. Why would I watch the edited crap on D+ when I can see the classic versions where Han shot first?

[@Durzo1259]

Tell me I'm not the only one who gets a big surge of joy filling my heart at this Golden Globe news. One day we'll close the dark chapter in history known as the Oscars.

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

The Inebriated Gaelic needs someone to make timestamps for him.

[@sirchadiusmaximusiii]

“Be the change you wish to see in the world”.

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

@@sirchadiusmaximusiii dudeling, I'm a wrench on more than two channels & a retired pro illustrator (using real paint, not wankety millenitwerp tablets) who spent 70 physical man-hours on cover-art for a book by one of the hosts for one of those channels. I already make plenty of change for the folks whom matter to me.

[@Num1koolaidman]

@@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt well, that wasn’t the response I was hoping for.

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

@@Num1koolaidman My apologies. I tend to disappoint people raised on Spongebob often.

[@Icarus-I37]

@@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt You gonna be alright, bro? You seem troubled.

[@jotun.616]

We definitely need to abolish the IRS. Everything would still get paid for. We would still have state taxes.

[@mayorebfarnum8114]

In addition to Henry Cavill, Jon Bernthal has also been cancelled by Hollywood for being too masculine and conservative, i can see that guy being really good in action movies/tv shows but Hollywood is shunning him.

[@LoganWood121]

I never bought his tough guy act.

[@AMikeStein]

If anyone watched The Punisher knows Bernthal can do action. He was so good in that show.

[@mayorebfarnum8114]

@@AMikeStein even off camera that dude is intense as fuck, u dont need muscle to do action movies, u need commanding screen presence, shame hollywood hates masculinity and wastes all this talent

[@dragonknightleader1]

@@AMikeStein The problem with that show is that there isn't enough action. The Punisher barely kills anyone in season 1.

[@Yodah97]

I'm so tired of super villains who want to conquer the world or destroy the universe. Whatever happened to customed loons who just want to rob a bank? How about a villain who just hates the hero and wants some good old fashion revenge?

[@chasehedges6775]

I miss good villains, too. They seem in short supply

[@chasehedges6775]

Even Thanos in Infinity War merely wanted to balance/manage the universe and then “watch the sun rise on a grateful universe.”, not conquer it or destroy it. So much more interesting

[@DreadnoughtFiend]

Your statement reminds me of Red Death from Venture Bros Specifically this scene kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHzacqKIf92qi6c

[@duaneullery2133]

This is s why I tell people the best Marvel villain since 2008 is actually a Sony villain..It's Michael Keaton's Adrian Toomes aka The Vulture from Spider-Man Homecoming. He gets into crime for understandable reasons: The government screws him after he invests all his savings into equipment for his crew to clean up in the aftermath of the Avengers battle in NYC , only to have the government tell him at the last second he no longer has the contract because the remnants of the extraterrestrial technology he'd be removing from the city have had the project designated top secret..So he steals some of the tech, has his engineer develop it into weapons and makes his living as a black market arms dealer. He doesn't battle Peter because he's an evil madman trying to take over the world. He does it because he's a businessman who not only has an illegal line of work, but also has a wife and daughter to provide for. It's literally nothing more grandiose than that and, consequently, he's an extremely memorable villain. His scariest scene doesn't even involve super weapons. It's in a car outside of his daughter's prom, where pulls a pistol and tells Peter he knows he's Spider-Man and is willing to let things go because Peter saved his daughter, but if the kid interferes with his business again, he'll kill him and everyone he cares about. It's a chilling scene that works as well as it does specifically because Toomes is as grounded as he is.

[@trequor]

Sam Raimi,for all his quirks, always understood that villains had to be personal to be impactful.

[@DoddyIshamel]

GTA 5 made a billion in 3 days, it is still making a billion a year in its online form ten years later. Movie studios can only dream.

[@schwartzy65]

Now would be great time to try to do great movie tie in games... Avatar frontiers of pandora could be one but bethesda isnt giving me the most hope...

[@poopoo7705]

@@schwartzy65 the original avatar game on 360 was pretty good for the time

[@TheEdgysaber]

The Scooby-Doo movie does it so much better when it comes to having the characters be self-aware of their character

[@ORagnar]

20:20 Best wrestler actor? Andre The Giant in The Princess Bride... albeit from 1987. .o0

[@chrisbigg392]

Jesse Ventura in Predator, Rowdie Roddy Piper in They Live and Macho Man in South Park.

[@ORagnar]

@@chrisbigg392 -- I'd forgotten about Jesse Ventura in Predator... "I don't have time to bleed." 1.o0

[@nl3712]

Agreed. Andre the GOAT

[@DreadnoughtFiend]

These modern animated shows are literally a Family Guy Cut away gag taken seriously.

[@Batlafication]

Henry Cavil in The man from Uncle was good, would love to see more of that

[@chasehedges6775]

Seeing Will Smith slap Chris Rock and show no remorse or guilt over it was a total “never meet your heroes” moment. Hope Chris Rock is doing OK

[@SuperSuperdude88]

lol chris is doing just fine. he's been given a gift, remember hes a comedian ;)

[@chasehedges6775]

@@SuperSuperdude88 He laughed on the outside but was hurting on the inside.

[@Yodah97]

Chris is fine. He's an OG, he's dealt with similar stuff when playing clubs and such. He was also the one who told the organizers to not call security on Will. And of course, he decided not to press charges. It was obviously not cool. But it won't scar him for life or anything.

[@nhagan001]

@@Yodah97 from the fallout I have seen, seems like it left scars on Will Smith’s career instead. 😂

[@chasehedges6775]

@@nhagan001 Good.

[@jayboy2kay7]

“We’re leaving” in Event Horizon …. arguably the best line in the movie after witnessing the “hell” scenes hardly makes sense now because Netflix have removed pretty much the whole preceding scene if the footage!!

[@Exletion]

So, just a point on the Andor where they jump out of the prison into the water instead of looking for transport, I think it's fairly safe to assume they don't have a hanger on the prison. Looks like the transports come from nearby and only drop things off or pick things up.

[@apocryphicdeath]

My only complaint is only one dude was like "oh ****** I can't swim," and stopped in his tracks. Of thousands of people? Tons of people don't know how to swim. Found that part of the writing perplexing. Tony just wanted the bossman to be punished and it was blatant as hell. Edit: typos

[@doomicorn3869]

I can remember watching Black Mirror - Be Right Back and not realising it was Hayley Atwell, until she took her top off and it was an instant "that's Hayley Atwell"

[@johnleonard9102]

I wonder if Reformed Orthodox Rabbi Bill Clinton will win another award.

[@colinr0380]

@1:53:45 Like the British Library mandating that any book that is published in the UK has to deposit a copy of the book in their archive by law.

[@LeoJay]

Someone mentioned how bad the fighting choreography in the Dark Knight trilogy was and i can't unsee it now lol

[@mariusreinecker1556]

I have been into WH40k since I was a young whippersnapper and I am so stoked for this! This will be so awesome! Henry will be awesome!

[@prestonowens4594]

I’m not going to watch Velma, but there’s something about it’s style which looks really generic. I’m getting tired of the super cynical, crass, self-aware tone that American Adult cartoons are having these days. It makes me wonder if everything is being made by the same demographic of people with similar life experiences and beliefs. I’m not advocating for everything to be the Andy Griffith show. But can’t we just have something that’s fun and earnest? I’m 27, if I wanted to be reminded of how depressing life is, I’d look at my student loan debt during my 15 minute break between cleaning toilets at the factory. Lastly, we already had a darker more serious version of Scooby-Doo. It’s called, “Scooby-Doo Escape from Zombie Island” (1998). It was awesome but kept the spirit of the original series intact while also adding some depth to the characters.

[@chasehedges6775]

Scooby Doo On Zombie Island is a classic and one of my favorite childhood movies

[@chasehedges6775]

Can’t we have something that’s fun and earnest? Same here, man. We need/want to be entertained, not lectured or talked down to.

[@TheGavric]

At 49:23... Yes, Rekieta Law! Yes! I have tried to educate people on this so many times! There are stories about the plot (murder mystery and heist), the people (Soap Opera, Star Trek, Rom-Coms), and the world (Oz, Middle Earth, Avatar). You can mix them to some extent, but there needs to be a primary thread. Too many modern movies switch between them and mix and confuse. The story suffers. The plot suffers. The characters suffer. Modern script writers and directors don't understand writing fundamentals. The Marvel movies should be about the characters. That's where comic books live. It's about the human conflict and how heroes react to situations. They've lost sight of that and are just writing big, flashy, non-sensical world building bullshit. The characters are suffering in service to the extreme and grandiose scope of alternate universes. The story and plot are suffering in service to showing some crazy, large scale. Likewise Star Wars. Amazon's biggest failure in producing Rings of Power is that it focuses on character and completely destroys the world building. Tolkien's writing was about the world of Middle Earth. His characters are two-dimensional and serve as the vessel by which we experience the world. They created the worst fantasy Soap Opera of all time and missed the mark on what we love about Tolkien. Well...the worst fantasy Soap Opera until Willow and Blood Origins came out. When the foundational elements of your project are wrong, it will fail regardless of the talent you throw at it.

[@jahigains9201]

I enjoyed Puss in Boots 2 more than I've enjoyed most movies in the last 5 years. Shit got real

[@in6087]

A bit sorry I missed seeing Paddy Considine deservedly win the award for best… Oh.

[@anyaabusable9888]

I literally bought the entire series of community SPECIFICALLY for the D&D episode.

[@albundy2609]

The Quantum Realm is actually the Microverse. Marvel used to have the rights to the Micronauts in the 80s. They basically invented the Quantum Realm to tell stories in the Microverse after they lost the rights.

[@LiddlestLady]

Microverse, Tinyverse, Teenyverse…so it’s basically just slavery with extra steps? 😂 #rickandmortyjokes

[@benstanfill363]

I love nick rekieta! Glad to see him on.

[@makaveli9877]

In hindsight nick being on with the critical drinker wasn't the best idea 😂

[@paddyoday1984]

2001 Academy Awards best picture nominations: Gladiator, Chocolat, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Erin Brokovich, Traffic. Winner: Gladiator. Beat that 2023.

[@davidgannon5388]

0:02:05 - Rye whisky! Ever since I learned that Rye is just another form of whisky, the line in "Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie" about good ol' boys drinking whisky and rye has made no sense to me!

[@joshuabrown9398]

If the warhammer show follows ordinary guardsmen or civilians and we only get glimpses of the space marines it could be epic. Like halo ODST, where you look at the Spartans as almost demi gods

[@hairydave82]

Am I right in thinking that Henry Cavill has the same agent as The Rock? Unfortunately for him the agent also happens to be The Rock's wife so I'm guessing that Dwayne gets all the cherry roles and Henry just gets the ones that Dwayne doesn't want or can't do due to scheduling conflicts. Cavill needs a new fucking agent. The man is solid gold.

[@pooloftim8263]

Nick Rekeita is 100% correct about the failures of streaming services- 100s of old movies and shows isn’t the big selling point the service providers think.

[@vpuik]

I love watching these guys just sitting there trying to wrap their brains around superhero stories.

[@CivilEngineerWroxton]

Always good stuff.

[@chasehedges6775]

Love their stuff

[@rhiannejones3815]

Wish CD would upload the full streams a bit quicker - missed it live 😔

[@SatoruwaFeng]

Especially if you never get notified when they're happening.

[@gretathunderer5596]

They're unlisted on the main channel, but you can find them if you look for them

[@nerdimmunity7672]

Rick and Morty has a lot to answer for

[@thekinginthenorth5978]

Yeah, a majority of Marvel's recent fuck-ups have been coming from R&M writers. I mean Dan Harmon's smart and I think he had a hand in majority of the episodes' good writing than the people he actually hired. But when they write on their own, the movies feel like polished turd. This is why I'm afraid for Quantamania, but the only reason I've got at least a sliver of hope is because the dude writing Quantamania wrote the Vat of Acid Episode, in my opinion, one of the best.

[@dannyhicking]

9:40 Actorvist 😉😆

[@nicholastuttle2445]

Black Mesa is an example a great remake, takes the story of Half Life with no changes, but gives it the best graphics possible and reworks some levels that were frustrating originally while keeping the same overall. Most remakes aren't that good.

[@calebbelchak2379]

Black Mesa is one of the best games I've ever played. Hands down recommend to everyone who plays on PC. Crowbar Collective are fantastic devs.

[@nicholastuttle2445]

@@calebbelchak2379 the Xen chapters (which I waited years for) were downright glorious.

[@nicholastuttle2445]

@@calebbelchak2379 and Joel Nielson's music is terrific, similar to Half Life but still unique

[@ThieflyChap]

The quest where you go into a painting is in Oblivion.

[@chasehedges6775]

Avatar 2 was meh/Mediocre but the younger actors and their performances were fantastic and they should have been the main focus of the film, even though their characters were bland and one-dimensional.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Bob Odenkirk gettting nothing from the GG (and BCS too) was dismal.

[@chasehedges6775]

Fantastic actor. He deserves better.

[@duden2217]

I'm still furious that Hulu pulled the Lethal Weapon episodes of It's Always Sunny. Gotta buy physical media and/or sail the high seas these days because literal censorship is real.

[@shaunswart9857]

Love Nick on the show

[@lynngreen7978]

I thought Cavill - and Hammer for that matter surprisingly - were excellent in Man from UNCLE.

[@scottphillips8607]

Nick, "the force in balance" does not mean an even balance between light and dark. The Light Side is the force in balance, the darkside is a perversion of the natural order. That's why, as Palpatine says, it can grant powers that "some consider to be unnatural." The force has a will of it's own - to use the force means to let the force flow through you. That's why Yoda says "you will know, when you are calm, at peace..." To Luke. The thing that separates the dark side from the light is how it's used. The Sith bend the force to their will, hence the unnatural powers. That's why Sith are harder to kill than Jedi. That's why Jedi heal better than Sith. That's why Sith cannot become one with the force. If balance meant both sides had to be equal, then Sith would be able to join with the force.

[@scottjoseph9578]

Dr. Johnson: "None but a Blockhead writes except but for money."

[@theviewer1423]

They dont need to tell me what I already know that Tom Cruise is best actor and Top Gun is the best picture.

[@michaelfahey6878]

On the amount of money GTA5 has made, I wonder what benefit there has been to the artists featured on the various radio stations. For instance, I've bought albums by Little Dragon, Neon Indian, Adolescents, Bob Seger, Waylon Jennings, Suicidal Tendencies and more because I heard their tracks, some for the first time, on GTA5 and snapped them up. One of the best games ever made, I don't have high hopes for the 6th instalment. I'll wait until I read/watch some proper reviews and then decide.

[@scottjoseph9578]

A good point is that money raised increased under Trump's tax cuts, just as they did with Reagan v. Carter. 100% tax rates result in no government tax income, as does 0. However, my understanding is an 18% Federal rate would be optimal. My suggestion would be to eliminate income tax entirely, and use a Federal sales tax of 18%. That would eliminate IRS being needed, as States could use sales tax mechanism to collect Federal taxes, with few exceptions, such as Oregon.

[@patrickstewart9511]

“BABE WAKE UP THE NEW OPEN BAR JUST DROPPED!”

[@icarusjumped2719]

Ant man 2 was all about wasp girl, and it had massive vibes of "anything you can do I can do better". I expect more of the same this time round.

[@adamantaloczy]

Drinker, if you want to wash the taste of "Glass Onion" out of your mouth, check out the 1944 movie "Laura". It starts out as a boiler plate gumshoe who-done-it until suddenly it's not. Its about a working class detective who has to solve the murder of a beautiful socialite, but he slowly becomes obsessed with the dead woman. It's the movie "Glass Onion" wishes it could be.

[@chasehedges6775]

I’ll give that a watch

[@leriava]

Isn't it "Laura"?

[@adamantaloczy]

@@leriava Thanks. Fixed it.

[@b.chaline4394]

It’s a great film. Classy and elegant. Everything Glass Onion could never be.

[@sethkaicer319]

The critical drinker and I know the exact location of Walt Disney's Frozen head.

[@chasehedges6775]

In the freezer in the underground bunker under Disney World

[@NeoAnderson101]

"If you keep producing garbage and treating your friends like s**t - people aren't going to tune in for it - what can I say?" - Nothing - you said it all right there - 👏 - Now to watch the next 3 hours of this in the hope of some more whip-smart wise crackery from the legendary truthfully honest master of brevity and wit - The Critical Drinker - I thank you for the giggles 🤣

[@ca6koto0]

Gaming is making a boat-load of money, especially mobile. BUT.... Most of the games making billions of dollars are basically pocket casinos and are not regulated as such. Because governments are slow af.

[@aaronalbertson8670]

With Ant-Man, I get confused. They say he shrinks down but keeps the same mass, but then why doesn't he completely smash the ants that he rides?

[@Troopertroll]

After Mystery Inc. I never want to see the gang in relationships again. Just look up Solver Squad episodes, the purest incarnation of Scooby-Doo.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Mystery Inc being the one with the dysfunctional Shaggy/Velma pairing and oblivious trap obsessed Fred?

[@TheMetalAllfather]

Aaron Taylor Johnson was Quicksilver. And look how far he's come since Marvel. They wouldn't be able to use him at all in this *(((MODERN ERA))).*

[@michaelquaid4679]

Did NOT expect to see the POPE here! Woo hoo!

[@pooloftim8263]

Batista would be a perfect Marcus Fenix in Gears of War

[@mokeysamo3528]

i actually had a candian(Yeah...nobody's perfect) friend who was a filmaker/teacher , venered Tarkovsky, S.Brakhage; Kurosawa who told me he disliked the LOTR movies because of the saruman's White hand prints on " Black " Urukais and the "white supremacy" message... THAT was in 2004 , sure he isn' t famous / have youtube channel but i swear im still haunted by his take , so yeah some actually thought the unthinkable almost 20 y ago. Jeez the guy taught me how to fix super 8/35mm cameras, operate them , analogue film montage, everything , such a shame oh and the dude is straight and white btw ...

[@Umcarasemvideo]

The "Orcs are --nig-- i-i mean, black people!" take are very old. It just doesn't seem to die.

[@richardhockey8442]

MCU phase V will be like something out of the Book of Revelations

[@chasehedges6775]

Tbh, I’d be down for that as along as its good and executed well and we care about what’s going on and about the characters and story.

[@silvastian]

A night in with mauler and the drinka!!

[@chasehedges6775]

🎶Tonight’s gonna be a good night🎶

[@IstariAzul777]

I think a lot of the success marvel had with comedy was due to actors like RDJ that just had incredible delivery and improv. Writers tried to over replicate this but usually falls flat or leads to a MODOK ass situation 😳

[@schwartzy65]

People are also too used to buffet 'all you can eat' type pricing... Prices are increasing everywhere. Idk how streaming services are not more in dept

[@switchp8286]

I remember when Rekeita had like 300 subs and I had him added on fb lmao. I forget sometimes that he's big now.

[@sithsaiyan4529]

Speaking of using dialogue in scenes to form Aloy to your desire as a character, they should have done it like SWTOR, where your relationships change with your crew depending on how your conversations go.

[@olliesish]

when did u get filmbrain on?

[@thatravendude]

The way to get around them editing ips is to say that only the version THAT WE SEE can be copyrighted... So if you change it, you lose it. Don't worry disney, your edited version will be totally safe...

[@TheSaxon.]

No one get their hopes up about the Ant Man trailer. Marvel has conned us too many times in recent years.

[@AintImpressed]

You absolutely can have gaming as streaming. XCloud, GeForce NOW, PS Now, other smaller services