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  1. Smigg.

    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    I was gonna say "Final Fantasy VII would be your best bet with that kind of thing", but then remembered it's a 12-rated game, so probably not best for really young kids. But holy shit, when Aeris dies, pack your bags kids, you're going on a feels trip.
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    I think it's changing society as a whole that "Good" is Lame. To use a Pro Wrestling as a template for it, because it's what I know. Back in the 80s, Hulk Hogan was the All-American Good Guy, he was telling kids to train hard, take vitamins, say their prayers and drink their milk before bedtime. He was everything good and fair in the world. It carried on into the Mid 90s with guys like Bret Hart, who was all about playing fair, technical ability, and being a positive role model. People then got tired of the good guy who played fair, they wanted Stone Cold Steve Austin, who drank beer, swore on TV and kicked the shit out of everyone, they liked The Rock, who made fun of everyone, they liked D-Generation X who pointed to their crotch telling people to "Suck It". So now, the good guys in pretty much every form of media has to be cool and edgy, but the problem arises when there's no one around to say "Hey, you can't actually do this shit in the real world, it's not real". I think that's what the problem is, it's the lack of conversation, which is why it frustrates the fuck out of me when I see people going on chat shows and the news when there's a thing about video games, and they say "My 12 year old son is playing Grand Theft Auto, and the violence, the language is not suitable for children, and I want it banned!" and nobody says "Why's your 12 year old playing an 18 rated game? You bought it for him and you didn't know what was in it?" There's a measure of responibility that should be taken on both ends, those who produce it to say "Hey, this is fiction, don't be a dick", and those who show it to others to say "Don't act like this". One that was very good at this was the Need for Speed franchise, where they'd have a cut scene at the beginning saying "You're playing a video game, we can't get hurt, drive responsibly in the real world" or something to that effect.
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    It's a weird debate to have, because their are so many contributing factors to this, but the biggest factor in all of these things seems to be the parenting. While I don't want to say "Well, I did all that, and I turned out fine", but while I grew up on video games like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, etc, copious Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Van Damme, Eastwood etc, movies, and a lifelong wrestling fan. I never found myself behaving in such a way, because my parents were excellent in saying "This is all make believe, this isn't real and you cannot act like this in the real world". They weren't uber-strict parents, they were always talking about this stuff, mainly because our grandmother would take us to the "Tape Shop" as she called it, and just got anything. However, those who acted out and had behavioural problems, they had shitty parents. There was a kid in my class who would grope other kids, and in retrospect, he was a 10 year old sex pest. After he ran up behind a girl and did something, some parents complained, and as it turned out, the kid's parents basically had porn just laying around the house and had an attitude of "Well, if he sees it, then he sees it." So, I think there's potential, but it falls upon the parents to keep them on the right track, if they're concerned, don't take them to see it. But, kids are dicks, there was a lad I knew who had epilepsy, so other kids would call him "Eppo Leppo" and flick the lights on and off in an effort to trigger a seizure, and they got that from a chat show.
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    Fuck yeah. I once bought a bouquet of flowers the day after Valentines that was reduced from £45, to £15.
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    I have notes on it, I actually made notes for this episode, first time I've ever done that for HDTGM.
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    I have the same feeling for this episode that I had in anticipation for LOL episode.
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    Denis Leary also stole the premise of his hit song "Asshole" from Louis CK. Leary was the MC at a comedy club that CK was performing, and CK's closing bit was basically "I've decided to just be an asshole, I'll go the grocery store, and I think 'Should I park in the handicap space?! Yeah, I'm an asshole now' and I park right in the handicap space!" CK left the stage, Leary comes on to introduce the next act, and carried on riffing on Louis's bit. About a week later, CK walks into a club, Leary's on stage, all of a sudden "I've just decided that I'm gonna be an asshole, should I park in that handicap space? Well, I'm an asshole, so I park in the space", the bit kills, and then he parlay's that into a hit song. All off the back of Louis CK's bit. A few years later, CK runs into Leary, and they start talking about what they're doing, Louis then says "I'm trying to get this project off the ground, but I'm trying to secure funding", without hesitating, Leary pulls out his checkbook and writes Louis a check, which Louis extrapolated as "Well, he made a shitload of money off my bit, so he's giving me a taste".
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    He does, and he had the piss taken out of him for months after it came out. It's supposed to mean "Kisses on the bottom of a love note, or a card", but it just makes it sound like he's kissing an arse. However, the all time best mishap was when Susan Boyle was releasing an album, and they said "Susan Boyle's new album is out today, so we're celebrating that with the hashtag #SusanAlbumParty". The problems arose when #SusanAlbumParty is written in lower case letters, #susanalbumparty, which can be read as "Su's Anal Bum Party"
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    Good Weird Movies You'd Recommend for HDTGM

    Every time I see this movie's title, I think of two things. 1) This movie is the reason Peter Weller wasn't in RoboCop 3 2) This joke in The Simpsons:
  10. Smigg.

    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    Metallica Megadeth Slayer Anthrax Dethklok
  11. Smigg.

    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    I am so happy this movie is being done, this is the best thing for me outside of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and Ready to Rumble.
  12. Smigg.

    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    It's just gonna be talking about Metal the entire time, fuck the movie
  13. Smigg.

    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    It was only a matter of time before this happened, someone sees something on the board, and then calls up 619-PAULS-ASS and just regurgitates it.
  14. Smigg.

    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    I am going to be insufferable in that thread
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH THE ROCK STAR EPISODE IS NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!
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    Episode 181.5 - Minisode 181.5

    Don't forget, Jason is also in "The Night Before", the underappreciated christmas movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie.
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    The signs of a bad movie list

    In fact, to carry on the trailer talk, I fucking hate it when movie trailers use songs that aren't in the movie itself. Case in point, the Stallone movie, Bullet to the Head. The trailer has the song "Killers" by Motorhead, fucking incredible song Here's the song in it's entirity, it's just too good. Not one single note of this awesome song was played in the movie, The problem is, sometimes, if they play a song like that in the trailer, I think "Hey, might be some good music in that movie".
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    The signs of a bad movie list

    I HATE "stripped back" covers as they call them. So having so many movie trailers using them is horrible.
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    Episode 181 - Freejack: LIVE!

    Early Correction and Omission That actually happened, it's very loosely based on Judas Priest. Rob Halford left the band, and they replaced him with Tim "Ripper" Owens, who was the lead singer of a Judas Priest tribute band called "British Steel".
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    Episode 181 - Freejack: LIVE!

    It's a bit cliche, but it's not a bad movie. It's more silly than straight up bad.
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    Episode 181 - Freejack: LIVE!

    I've not listened to the episode yet, but after seeing the announcement, I just want to say that I am all the way fucking in with Rock Star being done, and I am going to be insufferable in that thread. Thank you.
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    Episode 178.5 - Minisode 178.5

    Also, HAPPY NEW YEAR, SHIT DICKS!
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    Episode 178.5 - Minisode 178.5

    Movies that struck a chord with me this year: Wonder Woman/Justice League: Purely because Gal Gadot played the part perfectly, and was written for her brilliantly. One of my biggest gripes with female characters in action movies are that they're just written as dudes who are more aesthetically pleasing. Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman has something much different, something really special. Instead of this "Bad Ass Chick Who Don't Take No Shit Mmmm-Hmmm", there was this much kinder, caring, loving and somewhat maternalistic feel to the character. She's actually portrayed as a woman, and that theme's fucking awesome too. The Disaster Artist: I got blocked by my friend, Mark. Because I kept sending him Tommy Wiseau pictures, that just shows you just how hyped I was for this movie. 13 Assassins: I'm making as many people watch this movie as I possibly can. The Resurrection of Jake The Snake: Watch it, watch it and exclaim, "What?! Fuck off! I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying... don't look at me!" Just an incredible documentary that's both heartbreaking, and inspiring, beautiful.
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    A Christmas Prince (2017)

    I don;t think my mum's seen that one. That's how I always end up seeing these movies, my mum loves that kind of stuff, so I just end up seeing them all.
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    A Christmas Prince (2017)

    It's like they went to the 'White House Down Rip off a movie, but change it just enough so you don't get sued' symposium of screenwriting. There's also another one called "Christmas Inheritence" on Netflix that's almost as bad.
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