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wow check out how improved this new unreadable color palette is

I gotchu my dude.

This episode was so good. It was like they were doing an RSS ep on themselves

So excited for This next step for the Earwolf forums, it’s an exciting time to be a fan and I’m just oh wait a sec I have to go

I loved this funny episode of the show but the new forum is very scary.

hmm i originally started liking my own posts as a joke because i thought it was really dumb and funny that that was possible but now that i cant any more idk if i will ever post here again, goodbye forever earwolf forums

i changed my mind, im going to come back so i can win a lot more days

Let's talk for a minute about the IMDB Top 250. Saying that Shawshank is the top film on IMDB is a given fact almost like saying water is wet but this wasn't always the case. Do you know what the first number one movie on IMDB was? Star Wars! Shawshank did come in at number two in 1996 which is an incredible feat if you think about it, considering only a few year earlier it was a massive bomb. The power of TV which I'll get back to later. Soon Star Wars was replaced and you know what replaced it? Nope, not that movie that was sitting in at number two but rather The Godfather. Star Wars tumbled into the high single digits while films like Citizen Kane and Casablanca rose to top five status but Shawshank hung in at number two. This is how things would last for a long time. With The Godfather in first, and Shawshank in second, only losing that spot for a brief moment to Return of the King. Then in 2008, after over ten years of fighting, Shawshank over took The Godfather and became number one and has reminded there ever since with The Godfather nipping at its heels. Was this due to a massive internet fan support because the internet making it a thing? Nope, simply math and algorithms. If we think back to the early days of the internet when Shawshank first hit the top of the IMDB charts, it wasn't because the movie had a sudden swelling of popularity or something. There was no social media to get people to go online and vote. No, the movie as mentioned was a bomb and therefor cheap for cable companies which resulted in high TV play time. It had recognizable actors of the time and was on TV a lot so people tuned in and watched it. The movie, for the most part, is TV friendly as well with little editing needing to be done. It's not going to suffer like some other movies from a harmful TV edit. This fact lead to many people watching it. Young and old, man and woman, all quadrants watching it. This is why it had solid early ratings. As time goes on other movies come out but Shawshank stays an evergreen cable classic. Which means as the years go on more people were easily exposed to it, so more people ranked it. It was always the most rated movie even from the earliest days. It's growth was consistent with the growth of the site. There was never a massive influx of votes for it, only slightly spiking when Facebook and IMDB were linked. What happened was the way IMBD did their algorithms. They decided to weight the reviews and take into account the number of reviews. So this movie that as always been the most rated suddenly gets that tiny bump to move it to number one. The Godfather which sits only 0.1 star ranking behind it actually has 600,000 votes less. The only other movie that comes close to number of votes is The Dark Knight which is only about 30,000 behind and comes in at number four. So what does this all mean? Does this make it the greatest movie of all time? No. IMDB is user rated. Ranging from people voting that study film, to those that only watch movies when they have a free Sunday and nothing else is on TV. What it means is there is something to this movie. For this movie to reach and move so many consistently over time speaks volumes for the movie. What it does mean is that the average IMDB user has watched this movie and enjoyed it. I can not understate how impressive it is that after being a failure in theaters the power of TV made this movie an instant and constant chart topper before social media or anything like that telling you it is a hit. If anything in more recent years there has been a push of negativity towards this movie because it is so highly rated online ahead of more technical or artistic films. However, I think simply at the end of the day what it comes down to is this, Shawshank is not technically the best made or innovated movie but it was never trying to be. It was trying to be a movie about hope and redemption and it had a message that spoke through and got to people so it achieved its goals in spades.

the new update requires us to do 25 posts to get to page 2. that's way too much effort

The Bud Light of movies?! How DARE you! If Shawshank is the Bud Light of Movies then Titanic is the Zima of movies. I am not defending it as a #1 choice or the BEST movie ever, but all of your complaints about the movie can and should be leveled at Titanic, which you loved. Checks all the boxes? Schmacting? No risk-taking? Perfect cable movie? Unambiguous broad character? These are all criticisms that apply to BOTH movies. You even say that it is too perfect. How is that a complaint? You loved Titanic for being a throwback to classic Hollywood but so is Shawshank. I am not saying that you have to like Shawshank, but it's flaws belong in the same breath as Titanic.

i appreciate the efoort mr dengler but it doesnt work again

Sorry, the forums have been down all day so took the liberty to create a thread for us. I'm looking forward to talking to you all about TSR tomorrow

Hey guys, just wanted to say I loved the return of the TF! didn't have much to say about the main except it was obvi a Corker, busted guts all around.

And the Oscar goes 2, this episode of Hollywood handbook

This week Paul & Amy tunnel through Frank Darabont’s prison allegory The Shawshank Redemption! They discuss the use of opera as a 90’s film signifier, learn why Shawshank was constantly played on TNT, and debate whether this is “the Bud Light of movies.” Plus: comedian and podcaster Duncan Trussell stops by to talk about Stephen King adaptations, and how prison films can be a metaphor for transcendence. Call the Unspooled voicemail line at 747-666-5824 with your best King Kong grunt or Fay Wray scream! Follow us on Twitter @Unspooled, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts.

I already put this on the How Did This Get Made facebook group but i was a a meet for a Library committee. We're gearing up for my county to vote on a millage for a new library and we're trying to get out the vote and deal with assholes who don't want it . Anyway the meeting was at a sports bar attached to the local ice rink because they have a meeting room for rent. in the vestibule of the restaurant (even though its a sports bar and this is the only move/ tv/ music item) is TERRIFYING John Belushi as Jake Blues statue . I figured i might as well share the horrors: He might be on a mission but I doubt it's from God.

Step 1 is complete!! The Earwolf colors will be back before the week is over. HOOOORAAAY NEW WORKING FORUMS!!!

some good diversity in the forums this week, folks. nothing like an all-timer to bring the fans together.

Next show they should listen back to this show of them listening to the previous show. And so on until infinity.

I feel grateful to have access to a forum full of other HH fans because in my irl experiences of listening to the podcast with other people, it feels like being a lone fan among the live audience in this episode. Now I know to just mention Andy Richter and they'll perk up a bit!

Rarely drop by anymore (long story but also very simple story) but just had to praise this ep. Great stuff.

this is like the Mount Everest of podcast episodes, in that it's awe-inspiring and badass as hell and I think it might physically kill me

Somewhat related to this but there is a tab for themes down there. Dan - are we getting new themes later like a night time theme for poor Cameron H’s eyes?