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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1h

My explanation is that while Joel had a long start to finding their voice and pace, I think there's less meanness to his comedy as host, and it's easier to mock with love some 50s Corman cheapie than the low-budget 80s sci-fi they focused on by the end (though that wasn't entirely their choice).

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1h

(Also no shade on Bill as a performer, but late stage Trace Beaulieu is basically my ideal Crow)

Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1h

The Day The Earth Froze
Mitchell
Manos: The Hands Of Fate
Cave Dwellers
Warrior of the Lost World

I'm not saying there's no good Mike episodes, but I am a Joel partisan.

Ben, A.D. 1972 @franzferdinand2.bsky.social · 4h

What's your top 5 MST3Ks?

In no particular order I'm gonna go with

Space Mutiny, Time Chasers, The Final Sacrifice, Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders, and Werewolf.

Yeah, I do tend to favor the Sci-Fi era.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 4h

I do love me some Elvis Costello, but I'm too aware of my musical ignorance to pick him as the best musical lyricist. Has some strong work, I'm confident about that, but saying "the best" feels presumptuous.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 4h

The anger didn't go away, but it seems like it stopped being so much about women not wanting to date him, or holding him accountable for his behavior.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 5h

Also less subtle: Tramp The Dirt Down by Elvis Costello.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 5h

There's probably loads of times where someone brings a case to Columbo, and he's dismissive either because he knows the suspect is innocent (and he says so), or the guilt is so obvious he doesn't need to be involved. It's the powerful people trying to get away with it that draw him in.

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 6h

Columbo is actually a trickster spirit of working class justice against the wealthy that has taken human form, because he sure isn’t like any cop I’ve ever met

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 5h

And there's no obvious magic outside of Columbo protecting himself-he doesn't entrance his suspects or force a confession out of them, because that's not the point. He isn't here to simply make them go to jail, it's to outwit them like anyone could.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 5h

10 cops show up to Columbo's address to fake some kind of mental health episode and get him tossed into an asylum, only to find his address is an empty warehouse instead of an apartment or house. Someone tries to snatch him for a "rough ride," but when they open the back it's just a big log.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 5h

I don't expect any Columbo remake to follow this path, but doing so could explain all the ways he doesn't fit normal cop behavior, and why he remains outside of that without any "incidents" from other cops for constantly showing them up and proving them wrong.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 5h

"You know that crazy Columbo, doesn't want me to round up 5 random black teens for the line up. Seems to think a rich white guy did it!"

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 6h

It's a different situation in the US, of course, but I still treat filing taxes as just something you have to do, not a game to find all the best ways to avoid paying the government. I don't want my money to support horrible things, but I also don't want to spend priceless hours on saving 20 bucks.

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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 2d

Banned Books - Gator Days

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

"You draw Franklin for this page, John?"
"Put Johnny's head on a tiny doll, yes."
"What?"
"What?"

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

Even better, only the top 5 get pictures or any write ups. They cut off juuuust before they'd have to show a picture or discuss any non-white people.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

I think it's fine to hate Jar-Jar as he was used in TPM, but making it a part of your personality to hate him is more of that weird, off-putting fan behavior people need to get over.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

"Jar-Jar, the useful idiot who then starts to use that as cover to help out the Rebellion as long as possible" is a better plot; not enough to sustain its own book, but could easily be a subplot in multiple books.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

Even if AI generated images were good (they're not, even on an aesthetic level), the response from most people on finding out it's generated would be "So I could do that and not have to involve you," not "I would like to pay you for your services."

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

The trick is that these are not serious questions by serious people, who actually want to know how Batman buying crime would work. They just want to say Batman is silly. Which he is! But saying a superhero is silly is like saying water is wet.

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

I would love to know how regional/cultural that is, because I've never heard of a child's full name being used affectionately/neutrally outside of a roll call or specific ceremonies (graduation and weddings, mostly).

Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

It's like how your mom calling your name could mean a lot of things, but your mom calling your FULL name means you are in the shit in some way, and you better turn around and listen before it gets any worse.

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social · 5d

Get the satirical & absurd GET MARIO’S MONEY, with art by @kennykeil.bsky.social, words by me, & edited by @julianlytle.bsky.social. It's the best dark comedy you've yet to read.

It's FREE or pay what you want @ the links below:

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Cover for GET MARIOS MONEY. It is in the vein of the Puff Daddy and the Family album, "No Way Out." It features Bubsy, Areo, Rayman, Billy Hatcher, Jazz Jackrabbit, Awesome Possum, and Ardy Lightfoot.

Panel One:
Mario is walking and talking to Rayman on the set of Rayman’s third video game, *Rayman 3: Hoodlum
Havoc.

Mario has his hand on Rayman’s invisible shoulder because Rayman’s limbs are invisible. Mario is going to give Rayman the deal of a lifetime.

CAPTION: On the set of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.

RAYMAN: I don’t know, Mario. Sales on my first two games are great, and I’ve been able to take care of my loved ones.

MARIO: Both of your games went multi-platinum. Has the studio discussed renegotiating your deal?

RAYMAN: Well… No.

Panel Two
Mario is now making the sell to get Rayman to sign with his new management firm.

MARIO: Ray, let me help you get the money that you deserve.

MARIO: Let Four-M take care of you.

RAYMAN: Four-M?

Panel Three
A solo shot of Mario, looking sly, as he gives out the name of his management company.

MARIO: Money. Making. Mario. Management.

Panel Four

Mario pulls out a contract for Rayman to sign. Rayman still has doubts, but at the same time would love to have more money for his work.

MARIO: My management firm will get you your money. I gotchu.

MARIO: We family. We look out for each other, right?

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 1d

You ever think about how you could do a canon Batman story where he literally Buys Crime, show how it wouldn’t work, and you’d still find people talking about he should just Buy Crime?

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Dunkfinder General @talestoenrage.bsky.social · 2d

I'm already on multiple social media platforms, because tech dorks keep proving they're shitty people. It's an easy pattern to spot if you actually look at people outside of yourself for once.

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