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  1. Comment on Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live after tonight’s episode in ~tv

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    If the cast members were stock, McKinnon would have been a Bull Trap. She didn’t even end her tenure on a good note, she was phoning it in the last three seasons.

    If the cast members were stock, McKinnon would have been a Bull Trap. She didn’t even end her tenure on a good note, she was phoning it in the last three seasons.

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  2. Comment on Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live after tonight’s episode in ~tv

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    Part of it is also that the 00s and early 10s was the last time that a semblance of a monoculture existed and people still saw comedies in theaters and dvds were still big and social media wasn’t...

    Part of it is also that the 00s and early 10s was the last time that a semblance of a monoculture existed and people still saw comedies in theaters and dvds were still big and social media wasn’t the dominant form of entertainment.

    I think the turning point happened with Kate McKinnon where everyone had her pinned as a break out star. She was getting comparisons to like Amy Poheler or other big female stars from the show. But when she started attempting to branch out in 2016 nothing was connecting. So she ended up sticking with the show for the safety of it. And now she doesn’t really have many high profile projects. The Roses was the last thing I saw her in and it was a small role and she had a previous relationship with the director after she did Bombshell.

    Other ones like Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong, who were loved while they were on the show have also done muted projects. Even Schmigadoon which has its fans was not the huge hit I think Apple was expecting with how crazy they marketed the first season.

    If we look at Davidson and ignore his erratic and self-destructive behavior. The King of Staten Island was supposed to be his Trainwreck and it didn’t land. Some of that was the pandemic but I don’t think it would have had the same cultural relevance Trainwreck had regardless. And then Bupkis also didn’t really do much and he didn’t do a follow up even though Peacock was open to it.

    The time for these types of stars has passed. So to me it’s surprising that they don’t try to milk it for as long as they can, staying on the show for as long as they can stomach it.

    Fans of the show, when we see a “breakout” like we’re currently seeing with Ashley Padilla. The context isn’t “she’s going to be a huge star outside of the show.” It’s now “she’s going to shine on the show and she’s gonna be the practical lead cast member.”

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  3. Comment on This life gives you nothing - Your attention is all you have. Wasting it is annihilating in ~life

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    My heroin is TikTok. Vine existed when I was in high school but it wasn’t anything near what TikTok is today. I started using it in like early 2023 after years of avoiding it like the plague. I...

    My heroin is TikTok. Vine existed when I was in high school but it wasn’t anything near what TikTok is today.

    I started using it in like early 2023 after years of avoiding it like the plague. I think I did a decent job of not having it affect my attention span until about late 2024. Around the same time you went back to that during the presidential debates. Although I made a conscious decision to take a break while all that was happening which saved me some neurosis.

    I can definitely feel the way it’s transformed my brain though. Not only the attention span but the content affecting the way I view things, affecting my sense of humor. Exasperating certain things of my psyche, stuff like blackpill content sucking me into a deeper hole of stuff even though I already knew so much about that to begin with.

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  4. Comment on Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live after tonight’s episode in ~tv

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    In terms or writers I prefer Julio Torres and his show Los Espookys

    In terms or writers I prefer Julio Torres and his show Los Espookys

  5. Comment on Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live after tonight’s episode in ~tv

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    Woops I thought today was Saturday lol

    Woops I thought today was Saturday lol

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live after tonight’s episode in ~tv

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    FWIW he’s not trained. I believe he studied Chemistry in college, so he’s a comedian first and an actor second.

    FWIW he’s not trained. I believe he studied Chemistry in college, so he’s a comedian first and an actor second.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live after tonight’s episode in ~tv

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    That was my issue with him for his weekend update characters. The iceberg, baby hippo, jafar. The sketches he wrote could be pretty good though

    That was my issue with him for his weekend update characters. The iceberg, baby hippo, jafar. The sketches he wrote could be pretty good though

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live after tonight’s episode in ~tv

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    Reminds me of when Cecily Strong suddenly announced her departure mid season. Which led to this lovely moment where Austin Butler sang Blue Christmas to her. Still one of my favorite SNL moments....

    Reminds me of when Cecily Strong suddenly announced her departure mid season. Which led to this lovely moment where Austin Butler sang Blue Christmas to her. Still one of my favorite SNL moments.

    I liked Bowen overall as a cast member, I preferred him in sketches rather than Weekend Update where I felt like he played the same character in different costumes.

    SNL doesn’t really make stars anymore. So maybe he’ll buck the trend have a steady career after this. Pete Davidson is arguably the most famous cast member to come out of this institution in the past ten years and he’s only known for his messy personal life (thank primarily to Ariana Grande if we’re being honest). I would say Yang has never led anything and likely never will, but you could have said the same about Bill Hader when he left.

    16 votes

  10. Comment on This life gives you nothing - Your attention is all you have. Wasting it is annihilating in ~life

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    I did this back in 2021 when I first joined here, and this place helped because I would read all the long form articles and all the long posts. And forced myself to read longer and longer stuff...

    I did this back in 2021 when I first joined here, and this place helped because I would read all the long form articles and all the long posts. And forced myself to read longer and longer stuff and watch stuff the required more patience.

    That’s unraveled in the past year unfortunately, but it’s going to take longer to rebuild than most people realize

    8 votes

  11. Comment on Oscars shock: YouTube wins TV rights to host Academy Awards from 2029 in ~movies

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    I’ve only seen the Mike Tyson Jake Paul fight which had widespread issues and the past two SAG awards which left much to be desired although 2025 was an improvement from 2024

    I’ve only seen the Mike Tyson Jake Paul fight which had widespread issues and the past two SAG awards which left much to be desired although 2025 was an improvement from 2024

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  12. Comment on Disclosure Day | Official teaser in ~movies

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    What do you mean Taken

    What do you mean Taken

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  13. Comment on Digger | Teaser in ~movies

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    I thought you were gonna link to the video game

    I thought you were gonna link to the video game

    1 vote

  14. Comment on PornHub extorted after hackers steal Premium member activity data in ~tech

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    I don’t know what that means. Pornhub has gone through some high profile legal issues in the past, it’s probably the most regulated porn site around.

    I don’t know what that means. Pornhub has gone through some high profile legal issues in the past, it’s probably the most regulated porn site around.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on PornHub extorted after hackers steal Premium member activity data in ~tech

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    I don’t think there’s much on pornhub that you could watch that labels you a “degenerate.” It’s the most mainstream porn website out there

    I don’t think there’s much on pornhub that you could watch that labels you a “degenerate.” It’s the most mainstream porn website out there

    7 votes

  18. Comment on Oscars shock: YouTube wins TV rights to host Academy Awards from 2029 in ~movies

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    The thing is that Netflix already makes both Oscar films and straight to TV Emmy movies. The difference lies in their theatrical release.

    The thing is that Netflix already makes both Oscar films and straight to TV Emmy movies. The difference lies in their theatrical release.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Oscars shock: YouTube wins TV rights to host Academy Awards from 2029 in ~movies

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    People didn’t like it. The segments felt weird and clumsy

    People didn’t like it. The segments felt weird and clumsy

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  20. Comment on Oscars shock: YouTube wins TV rights to host Academy Awards from 2029 in ~movies

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    Netflix attempted that this past year with the SAG awards and it was not received well for what it’s worrh

    Netflix attempted that this past year with the SAG awards and it was not received well for what it’s worrh

    1 vote