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  1. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv

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    What I liked about Midnight Mass is that it wasn't predictable (for the most part). That's the thing about it that made me like it so much and left an impression, so maybe it's the same thing for...

    What I liked about Midnight Mass is that it wasn't predictable (for the most part). That's the thing about it that made me like it so much and left an impression, so maybe it's the same thing for you.

    With that in mind I have two suggestions that are absolutely nothing like Midnight Mass, but were refreshing in how different they were.

    The Resort, on Peacock: ultimately ended absolutely nowhere near where I thought it was going based on how it started. Even if you watch the trailer you won't get this impression. I've been trying to get friends to watch it because I really want to discuss it with people, because it stuck with me.

    Ted Lasso, on Apple: Took all the rules of a TV show and threw them out the window. Especially season 1 is just amazingly refreshing to watch. Who needs conflict when you can just be happy?

    Edit: I wrote this having skipped the part where you mention you just use Netflix. Sorry about that. I just finished Bodies on Netflix. That was super fun and weird and I would recommend it, but it didn't quite stick with me the same way the other three did.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on The Ozempic effect is coming for everything from kidney to heart disease treatments in ~health

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    The company has either done or is doing clinical trials for all of the uses mentioned in the article. E.g. they just ended their kidney trials early at the recommendation of a 3rd party watchdog...

    The company has either done or is doing clinical trials for all of the uses mentioned in the article. E.g. they just ended their kidney trials early at the recommendation of a 3rd party watchdog because they were going so well. It’s not “on-label” yet but it likely will be soon.

    5 votes

  3. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I loved Fall. The first book was a little too slow for my taste, but I do appreciate it as well. I didn't like the Endymion books (the most interesting things were never followed up on and the...

    I loved Fall. The first book was a little too slow for my taste, but I do appreciate it as well. I didn't like the Endymion books (the most interesting things were never followed up on and the books ultimately felt pointless). So I tell people just to read the two Hyperion books and ignore the Endymion books.

  4. Comment on Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event in ~news

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    I say this in sincerity and not malice: he looks brain dead. He reminds me of someone who has suffered a bad stroke, and there's no real thought going on behind the eyes. Clearly this has been...

    I say this in sincerity and not malice: he looks brain dead. He reminds me of someone who has suffered a bad stroke, and there's no real thought going on behind the eyes.

    Clearly this has been going on for a while, since there was that other famous freeze a couple months ago. Though I don't know how quickly this all came on before that. I imagine that he's not exactly keeping himself in office. It's more like he has become a puppet and is being coreced to stay in power as long as possible. But who knows.

    13 votes

  5. Comment on Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event in ~news

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    As an American, this is embarrassing. At worst he's a puppet, at best he's taking up space and hindering progress. Hopefully his constituents can see this and do not re-elect him. When you're this...

    As an American, this is embarrassing. At worst he's a puppet, at best he's taking up space and hindering progress. Hopefully his constituents can see this and do not re-elect him. When you're this far gone is doesn't matter how old or young you are, you don't have any right to be dictating anyone's future.

    20 votes

  6. Comment on How would you rewrite the ending of a show that had an unsatisfying finale, or imagine an ending to a show that was canceled prematurely? in ~tv

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    Yes. Thank you. I love Chuck so much but I hate that ending. It was completely unnecessary.

    Yes. Thank you. I love Chuck so much but I hate that ending. It was completely unnecessary.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Movies you enjoy that nobody else does in ~movies

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    Kind of sounds like my only partially ironic, constant arguments that Con Air is the greatest action movie ever made. I feel like I would like to read one of your essays.

    Kind of sounds like my only partially ironic, constant arguments that Con Air is the greatest action movie ever made. I feel like I would like to read one of your essays.

  8. Comment on What is your most annoying (minor) movie trope? in ~movies

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    I agree, I absolutely hate this. I hadn't realized before, but you're right, it's almost like it's implying drinking flavorless coffee, which is super gross. Besides overtly hating it, I think...

    I agree, I absolutely hate this. I hadn't realized before, but you're right, it's almost like it's implying drinking flavorless coffee, which is super gross. Besides overtly hating it, I think I've always been midly grossed out by it but never really noticed.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on What is your most annoying (minor) movie trope? in ~movies

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    Yes! I love hearing the Doom sound effects still! I believe most of them were stock when Doom used them (like the imp death/camel sound), but Doom definitely made them memorable.

    Yes! I love hearing the Doom sound effects still! I believe most of them were stock when Doom used them (like the imp death/camel sound), but Doom definitely made them memorable.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on What is your most annoying (minor) movie trope? in ~movies

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    Haha, I love the rusty hatch opening/closing sound because it is ubiquitous in Stargate SG-1. The characters will just be walking through the halls talking and you'll hear it in the distance. It's...

    Haha, I love the rusty hatch opening/closing sound because it is ubiquitous in Stargate SG-1. The characters will just be walking through the halls talking and you'll hear it in the distance. It's so overused that it's hilarious, like the Whilhelm scream. I like to imagine the creators are having fun with it.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Movies you enjoy that nobody else does in ~movies

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    Knight and Day. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. I think its fun action, funny, and there's never a boring moment in the movie. People either hate it or don't know it for some reason. But I feel like...

    Knight and Day. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. I think its fun action, funny, and there's never a boring moment in the movie. People either hate it or don't know it for some reason. But I feel like I can watch it on repeat.

    I feel like the A-Team with Bradley Cooper is kinda the same way. I absolutely love it, but it seems to be mostly forgotten now.

    10 votes

  12. Comment on Emily Blunt is 'so ready' for an Edge of Tomorrow sequel in ~movies

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    Yes, a Gladiator sequel is in production currently. I believe it may be delayed by the writer/actor strikes though.

    Yes, a Gladiator sequel is in production currently. I believe it may be delayed by the writer/actor strikes though.

  13. Comment on Emily Blunt is 'so ready' for an Edge of Tomorrow sequel in ~movies

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    Oblivion is basically perfect to me. I would hate for them to attempt a sequel and tarnish its legacy. I have the same worry about Gladiator, which is my favorite movie of all time. I’ve worried...

    Oblivion is basically perfect to me. I would hate for them to attempt a sequel and tarnish its legacy.

    I have the same worry about Gladiator, which is my favorite movie of all time. I’ve worried about the sequel every time they’ve brought it up for the last 20 years, and now it’s finally coming to fruition.

  14. Comment on ~games is really quiet, so how about playing some f***ing DOOM? in ~games

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    I live for Doom. Doom and Doom II and their mods seem to be really popular on this thread, so I would like to recommend Doom (2016) to anyone here who hasn't played it yet. It has its own unique...

    I live for Doom. Doom and Doom II and their mods seem to be really popular on this thread, so I would like to recommend Doom (2016) to anyone here who hasn't played it yet. It has its own unique presence, yet is Doom through and through. It's a fantastic, modern Doom, for anyone who wants to just run and gun.

    I can't quite recommend Doom Eternal the same way. They tried tying it more to OG Doom in unnecessary ways, while also going overboard in the gameplay and the story. It's fun, but doesn't feel as much like Doom.

    2 votes