I did actually stop watching him for that exact reason. And my opinion is not wrong.Tiberiu Paul Iordache said:
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The Big Bang Theory.
I watched it last summer when my internet was out and my sister had it on her hard drive.
I've seen unfunny shows. I've tolerated them. I can watch them without batting an eye or getting upset. But not this one. This one makes me mad. This one actually made me frown.
I hate the characters. I hate the premise. I hate the jokes. I hate the references. I pretend I haven't seen it because I don't like to remember that I ever sat through it. I hate how people say you need to be smart or geeky to get the humour. That's the worst. The exact opposite is true. The show wasn't written to appeal to smart people. It wasn't written to appeal to geeky people. It's written to appeal to people who think they're smart and geeky and people who make fun of smart and geeky people.
Here's the humour of BBT:
"What're you doing?"
"Playing Super Mario on a poorly coded Nintendo 64 Emulator."
A: AHAHAHAHAHA, I KNOW WHAT ALL THOSE WORDS MEAN I'M SUCH A NERD
B: AHAHAHAHAHA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THAT MEANS, WHAT A NERD
My friend asked me if I had seen it. I said no. He said it was good, but you had to be pretty smart to get all the jokes. I nearly punched him in his goddamn mouth.
I watched it last summer when my internet was out and my sister had it on her hard drive.
I've seen unfunny shows. I've tolerated them. I can watch them without batting an eye or getting upset. But not this one. This one makes me mad. This one actually made me frown.
I hate the characters. I hate the premise. I hate the jokes. I hate the references. I pretend I haven't seen it because I don't like to remember that I ever sat through it. I hate how people say you need to be smart or geeky to get the humour. That's the worst. The exact opposite is true. The show wasn't written to appeal to smart people. It wasn't written to appeal to geeky people. It's written to appeal to people who think they're smart and geeky and people who make fun of smart and geeky people.
Here's the humour of BBT:
"What're you doing?"
"Playing Super Mario on a poorly coded Nintendo 64 Emulator."
A: AHAHAHAHAHA, I KNOW WHAT ALL THOSE WORDS MEAN I'M SUCH A NERD
B: AHAHAHAHAHA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THAT MEANS, WHAT A NERD
My friend asked me if I had seen it. I said no. He said it was good, but you had to be pretty smart to get all the jokes. I nearly punched him in his goddamn mouth.
What happened to the Wild Arms series? I really like the first game and the next 2 are fine, but god-damn four and five were a mess. Also what happened to rpgs with menu based combat? I like a good action rpg as much as the next guy, but it's just not the same.
This. Oh this. My dad still quotes that movie all the freaking time like its the funniest thing that ever existed and it came out, what, 2006?Colour-Scientist said:
Also The Hangover, when it came out everyone was hyping it up, saying it was the funniest movie they had ever seen, best movie ever etc. I finally went and saw it... Didn't find it funny at all. Before I get accused of lacking a sense of humor, I am a huge comedy fan. I feel like the exact same thing will happen if I ever get around to watching The Hunger Games, seems very over hyped to me.
League of Legends. I used to play it, it was great, got bored, done with it. Everyone praises it like its the best thing ever and urges me to go back to it but to be honest I'm done with the entire moba genre in general, the communities are festering piles of filth and the dependence on your teammates is extremely frustrating.
Agreed, the strange thing is the whole 'cake is a lie' thing was the least funny joke in Portal, beats me why people latch on to it so much. The same applies with the 'arrow in the knee' quote from Skyrim. Maybe because people with no real comedic aptitude find these phrases the easiest to apply to things out of context.Myndnix said:
Damn you psychic OP I was going to say Napoleon Dynamite. I watch it with friends and I was the only who though it was a load of unfunny shite.IPunchWithMyFists said:
Also the Spongebob Squarepants movie, again which my friends wanted to see at the time. To which my response was "Grow up, for god's sake you're bloody 16." So yeah I didn't like Spongebob, I found annoying and stupid beyond belief.
Hunger Games was a good movie but I wish it wasn't for teens and they just rated it R. If teenagers really went around killing each other it would've been a lot worseConnor2224 said:I was going to argue about Napoleon but then i saw your profile pic and i can not argue with that...Trezu said:Hunger Games : i liked the movie, i liked the books. BUT I HATE THE FANS. im sick of seeing this
Napoleon Dynamite is a very unfunny film that only seems to please lobotomites with half a brain cell. at least that seems to be the general census of people who tell me its the best film of all time
Harry Potter: Yes its a good book/movie now please stop banging on about it like its a bible
OT: avatar: the legend of korra
yes i am sure its very good, no that does not mean i want you to talk about it non-stop especially to me who is not a fan of this series
This might get me some rage. I hated Seinfeld and Friends. I thought they were the two most boring, non-funny, annoying pieces of crap ever to be put on television.
Second place would be two of the sitcoms of this generation that everybody loves; Big Bang Theory and that crappy Two and a Half Men nonsense.
I also hated the last three books of the Harry Potter series. When did we go from child like wonder at magic and danger to depressing torture, persecution and wholesale slaughter of characters we had grown to love.
Damn, just thinking about these things have made me angry again. I'm go punch a baby and have a baby seal sammich.
Second place would be two of the sitcoms of this generation that everybody loves; Big Bang Theory and that crappy Two and a Half Men nonsense.
I also hated the last three books of the Harry Potter series. When did we go from child like wonder at magic and danger to depressing torture, persecution and wholesale slaughter of characters we had grown to love.
Damn, just thinking about these things have made me angry again. I'm go punch a baby and have a baby seal sammich.
I'm just getting tired of all the remakes and reboots of movies that are already good in the first place. They should follow the example of the new Judge Dredd movie: remake stories that sucked, and improve them rather than remake a great film and have your highest standard be "be as good, but never better".
My family watches that show. I kind of enjoyed it at first because I thought "oh look, Battlestar Galactica is getting referenced on an ABC show!Dethenger said:
", but then I realized it was more like "Oh look, they're referencing a generally nerdy-sounding show so that idiots can point and laugh at the 'nerdy hijinks'. Fuck that!" Also, I have an elitist hatred for anyone who thinks that they are "uber nerds" for having seen Episode 1 (and nothing else) of Star Wars...
Pretty much every book that comes out nowadays that teenagers go crazy for. Right now, that'd be 50 Shades of Gray. I'm sure many of you have read this, but I'm go to post it once again for those who haven't:
That review sums up my feelings.
I really don't like writing bad reviews. I admire people who have the courage to put pen to paper and expose themselves to the whole world, especially those writing erotica. Having just finished this book, however, I feel compelled to write a review.
About half way through the book, I looked up the author to see if she was a teenager. I really did because the characters are out of a 16 year old's fantasy. The main male character is a billionaire (not a millionaire but a billionaire) who speaks fluent French, is basically a concert level pianist, is a fully trained pilot, is athletic, drop dead gorgeous, tall, built perfectly with an enormous penis, and the best lover on the planet. In addition, he's not only self made but is using his money to combat world hunger. Oh yeah, and all of this at the ripe old age of 26! And on top of that, he's never working. Every second is spent having sex or texting and emailing the female character. His billions seem to have just come about by magic. It seriously feels like 2 teenage girls got together and decided to create their "dream man" and came up with Christian Grey.
Then come the sex scenes. The first one is tolerable but as she goes on, they become so unbelievable that it becomes more laughable than erotic. She orgasms at the drop of a hat. He says her name and she orgasms. He simply touches her and she orgasms. It seems that she's climaxing on every page.
Then there's the writing. If you take out the parts where the female character is blushing or chewing her lips, the book will be down to about 50 pages. Almost on every single page, there is a whole section devoted to her blushing, chewing her lips or wondering "Jeez" about something or another. Then there's the use of "shades of". He's "fifty shades of @#$%% up," "she turned 7 shades of crimson," "he's ten shades of x,y, and z." Seriously?
The writing is just not up to par, the characters are unbelievable, and the sex verges on the comical. I don't know what happens in the remaining books and I do not intend to read them to find out. But given the maturity level of the first book, I imagine that they get married, have 2 perfect children, cure world hunger, and live happily ever after while riding into the sunset, as the female character climaxes on her horse causing her to chew her bottom lip and blush fifty shades of crimson. Jeez!
About half way through the book, I looked up the author to see if she was a teenager. I really did because the characters are out of a 16 year old's fantasy. The main male character is a billionaire (not a millionaire but a billionaire) who speaks fluent French, is basically a concert level pianist, is a fully trained pilot, is athletic, drop dead gorgeous, tall, built perfectly with an enormous penis, and the best lover on the planet. In addition, he's not only self made but is using his money to combat world hunger. Oh yeah, and all of this at the ripe old age of 26! And on top of that, he's never working. Every second is spent having sex or texting and emailing the female character. His billions seem to have just come about by magic. It seriously feels like 2 teenage girls got together and decided to create their "dream man" and came up with Christian Grey.
Then come the sex scenes. The first one is tolerable but as she goes on, they become so unbelievable that it becomes more laughable than erotic. She orgasms at the drop of a hat. He says her name and she orgasms. He simply touches her and she orgasms. It seems that she's climaxing on every page.
Then there's the writing. If you take out the parts where the female character is blushing or chewing her lips, the book will be down to about 50 pages. Almost on every single page, there is a whole section devoted to her blushing, chewing her lips or wondering "Jeez" about something or another. Then there's the use of "shades of". He's "fifty shades of @#$%% up," "she turned 7 shades of crimson," "he's ten shades of x,y, and z." Seriously?
The writing is just not up to par, the characters are unbelievable, and the sex verges on the comical. I don't know what happens in the remaining books and I do not intend to read them to find out. But given the maturity level of the first book, I imagine that they get married, have 2 perfect children, cure world hunger, and live happily ever after while riding into the sunset, as the female character climaxes on her horse causing her to chew her bottom lip and blush fifty shades of crimson. Jeez!
That review sums up my feelings.
I love reading these threads because they remind me of all these things. Let's rock! (For best results, read all section titles in either the Nostalgia Critic's voice or Red Letter Media's Plinkett's voice)
#1. The Cake is a Lie
This has lost all meaning. It requires no context. You just say it and expect people to laugh. There are other funny things in Portal. Lots of them! Try saying some of those instead!
#2. The Hunger Games Franchise
When I first read The Hunger Games, I was pretty sure the book had been written exclusively for me. Horrific wholesale slaughter, dramatic emotional tension, a female protagonist...all it was really preventing it from pushing all my buttons was a lack of a strategic battle between two chessmaster geniuses and the main character going insane.
Then I learned the series had fans. And I was pretty sure they didn't like the book because somebody gets eaten alive by a pack of demonic wolves (spoilers?). And I was right! Apparently people cared about Katniss and Peeta as an actual romance instead of emotional drama. And Rue (except they don't care anymore because she's black (anybody else remember that?)). So thanks for ruining that, bitches!
#3. Inception...sorta
I enjoyed Inception on a number of levels. But as multiple people have already pointed out already, it's not a cerebral/thinking man's movie. It's an action movie, a caper, basically, with a clever and well-implemented gimmick. Inception memes are very funny. People sticking "-ception" on the end of stuff? No. Not at all. "We must go deeper" I don't mind so much even though it's not...actually...in the movie.
My least favorite thing though is the ending. On its own I'd just be like "that was kind of pointless. Whatever. dat Inception horn" and move on. But no, everyone thinks it's the most brilliantest thing ever. But...why, why do I have even the slightest reason to believe that he might be in a dream? Exactly.
#4. Honorable Mention: Big Bang Theory
I don't hate it. It's funny. It is! At least I think so. But there are so much like...I don't even know. I'll mention two items. First, Sheldon is the youngest person to ever receive a Noble Prize. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to tell he's smart, amirite?
And two: it's a sitcom, and a bad sitcom (funny, but bad). That means each character has exactly one joke(s):
Sheldon: I'm OCD and generally irritating! Hilarious!
Leonard: I'm the straight man! And I have trouble talking to women! Radical!
Howard: Sex! Get it?
Raj: I'm Indian. No, that's...that's the joke.
#5. Metroid: Other M
I can't get over it. I'm sorry. I just can't. If some goes and makes another f***ing video of Theater Mode and a couple of commenting over it, I will watch it. 'Other M hatred' could probably listed as a genre I enjoy.
#6. Prometheus
Not old enough maybe? Anyway, the movie's decent, but I DESPISE it. I like nothing about it, from the plot to the design. It feels nothing like Alien...and I don't even CARE about the Alien franchise! I'm offended that it damages the canon of a franchise I don't give a crap about!
Comments on some other items:
The Last Airbender? Really? I watched that show only one or two years ago, not as a kid. It's a kid's show and only a kid's show but...it's probably one of the best ever made.
I like "arrow to the knee" because so many people hate it. Your rage fuels its continued amusement.
I was briefly irritated by bronies, but now I like 'em. Can't get enough of MLP gifs.
The Phantom Menace? Not horrible? Well, actually...objectively, it's probably the 'best' of the three prequels (I'd hand Sith the separate title of Most Enjoyable). MovieBob mentioned in his review of TPM 3D that by itself it's basically a 100% average movie. 2.5-3/5, probably. But it was the first prequel, meaning that it was...well...compared to the originals. Clones and Sith were compared to Menace as much as to the originals.
Those're mah thoughts.
#1. The Cake is a Lie
This has lost all meaning. It requires no context. You just say it and expect people to laugh. There are other funny things in Portal. Lots of them! Try saying some of those instead!
#2. The Hunger Games Franchise
When I first read The Hunger Games, I was pretty sure the book had been written exclusively for me. Horrific wholesale slaughter, dramatic emotional tension, a female protagonist...all it was really preventing it from pushing all my buttons was a lack of a strategic battle between two chessmaster geniuses and the main character going insane.
Then I learned the series had fans. And I was pretty sure they didn't like the book because somebody gets eaten alive by a pack of demonic wolves (spoilers?). And I was right! Apparently people cared about Katniss and Peeta as an actual romance instead of emotional drama. And Rue (except they don't care anymore because she's black (anybody else remember that?)). So thanks for ruining that, bitches!
#3. Inception...sorta
I enjoyed Inception on a number of levels. But as multiple people have already pointed out already, it's not a cerebral/thinking man's movie. It's an action movie, a caper, basically, with a clever and well-implemented gimmick. Inception memes are very funny. People sticking "-ception" on the end of stuff? No. Not at all. "We must go deeper" I don't mind so much even though it's not...actually...in the movie.
My least favorite thing though is the ending. On its own I'd just be like "that was kind of pointless. Whatever. dat Inception horn" and move on. But no, everyone thinks it's the most brilliantest thing ever. But...why, why do I have even the slightest reason to believe that he might be in a dream? Exactly.
#4. Honorable Mention: Big Bang Theory
I don't hate it. It's funny. It is! At least I think so. But there are so much like...I don't even know. I'll mention two items. First, Sheldon is the youngest person to ever receive a Noble Prize. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to tell he's smart, amirite?
And two: it's a sitcom, and a bad sitcom (funny, but bad). That means each character has exactly one joke(s):
Sheldon: I'm OCD and generally irritating! Hilarious!
Leonard: I'm the straight man! And I have trouble talking to women! Radical!
Howard: Sex! Get it?
Raj: I'm Indian. No, that's...that's the joke.
#5. Metroid: Other M
I can't get over it. I'm sorry. I just can't. If some goes and makes another f***ing video of Theater Mode and a couple of commenting over it, I will watch it. 'Other M hatred' could probably listed as a genre I enjoy.
#6. Prometheus
Not old enough maybe? Anyway, the movie's decent, but I DESPISE it. I like nothing about it, from the plot to the design. It feels nothing like Alien...and I don't even CARE about the Alien franchise! I'm offended that it damages the canon of a franchise I don't give a crap about!
Comments on some other items:
The Last Airbender? Really? I watched that show only one or two years ago, not as a kid. It's a kid's show and only a kid's show but...it's probably one of the best ever made.
I like "arrow to the knee" because so many people hate it. Your rage fuels its continued amusement.
I was briefly irritated by bronies, but now I like 'em. Can't get enough of MLP gifs.
The Phantom Menace? Not horrible? Well, actually...objectively, it's probably the 'best' of the three prequels (I'd hand Sith the separate title of Most Enjoyable). MovieBob mentioned in his review of TPM 3D that by itself it's basically a 100% average movie. 2.5-3/5, probably. But it was the first prequel, meaning that it was...well...compared to the originals. Clones and Sith were compared to Menace as much as to the originals.
Those're mah thoughts.
Borat, Dear anyone who is not Sacha Baron Cohen, you all do terrible awful Borat impressions not fit for community theatre in a community with a population of 4.
It appears I was beaten to the punch. This is exactly what I was going to say. But now I'm just going to agree here.Moonlight Butterfly said:
How Syfy canceled Flash Gordon but now gives Alphas two seasons
I dislike over used memes
and OP...yea...I dislike Napoleon Dynamite. I dislike it because a bunch of people think they were like the focus characters in this weird I'm ostracized sorta way....and its the same people who would fucking terrorize kids at school. That and it is kind of bland in my opinion
Memes that use people...the word isn't hate...I think it is in bad taste and ultimately ends up hurting the person involved, which is not ok to me....
"Quirky" manic pixie girls and long suffering house wives/girlfriend. Both propagate this male fantasy of this little girl figure they need to protect and who will help them reach their full potential or find balance...and to me its SO fake. Manic Pixie girls are not real characters most of the time. Then on the oppisite end you have the long suffering house wife, and I will admit this can occasionally work like with Homer and Marge Simpson...but it almost never does. Whenever I see these women they tend to have some sort of potential but settle for a man who is immature, a poor provider, and rarely has healthy emotional states. From any love interest in a Seth Rogan movie to Lois Griffen in Family guy...it simply reads as kind of stupid. Most of the time the female characters are kinda eh, but how does a complete moron manage to keep a woman? I just never understood this.
I dislike over used memes
and OP...yea...I dislike Napoleon Dynamite. I dislike it because a bunch of people think they were like the focus characters in this weird I'm ostracized sorta way....and its the same people who would fucking terrorize kids at school. That and it is kind of bland in my opinion
Memes that use people...the word isn't hate...I think it is in bad taste and ultimately ends up hurting the person involved, which is not ok to me....
"Quirky" manic pixie girls and long suffering house wives/girlfriend. Both propagate this male fantasy of this little girl figure they need to protect and who will help them reach their full potential or find balance...and to me its SO fake. Manic Pixie girls are not real characters most of the time. Then on the oppisite end you have the long suffering house wife, and I will admit this can occasionally work like with Homer and Marge Simpson...but it almost never does. Whenever I see these women they tend to have some sort of potential but settle for a man who is immature, a poor provider, and rarely has healthy emotional states. From any love interest in a Seth Rogan movie to Lois Griffen in Family guy...it simply reads as kind of stupid. Most of the time the female characters are kinda eh, but how does a complete moron manage to keep a woman? I just never understood this.
I know that feel, bro.Dethenger said:
My most hated show on TV. It boggles my mind at how the ratings are so high every week.