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You must be exhausted.

Easily Fallout 4 or No Man’s Sky

I feel so seen.

Its likely that Baldur’s Gate has more name recognition among readers of this paper than Larian does, so anchoring on that makes sense.

This is brilliant.

Spot on. This thread got me to rewatch it tonight and I gotta say, it hits even harder this close to the election. Almost painfully plausible.

It’s not a true story, but it is a very high fidelity representation of reality.

Welcome to Costco; I love you.

Too fucking relatable and more every day.

Not as extreme as the case in the OP, but I’m often surprised how “meh” a reaction Don’t Look Up got. Maybe people think it was heavy handed? Too on the nose? I don’t know but most folks seem to think it was at best merely “okay”.

For me, I place it next to Idiocracy as one of the most prescient films about what is in store for us. I think after this last election day, it seems even more prescient. On top of that, it is legitimately funny with really good performances, especially from Jennifer Lawrence.

they might say that, and they would be incorrect.

Thank you for demonstrating this concept so ably with the entirety of your comment.

When you are an actor portraying a character, especially a character that is a cultural touchstone, you are lending your voice and appearance to that character.

I understand the emotional reaction but I think many actors would say, ‘that isn’t your face they are retouching, it is your character’s. Learn the difference for best results.’

She must be protected at all costs.

A famous quote from a famous movie: “I am Spartacus”

That just means they are probably less relevant skills.

Reminds me of Sgt Bilko.

Sounds like they need better bootstraps.

Or at least a business model.

OR ELSE

Our greatest export: PODTOP

Peaceful Orderly Democratic Transition of Power

First thing that came to mind.

Who’s your daddy?

Wayne Rink!