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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Besides the obvious massive cost of the nuclear plan (which would certainly blow out to much more than anticipated) I feel this actually is a pretty good look for LNP. Dangles a carrot in the form of a cost of living payment, uses Labor's clearest policy failure to its advantage (vaping reform) to the degree that Chalmers responds by directly comparing apples to oranges; relying on vibes (return to surplus "faster than Labor") will probably work well for them.

God help us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

You might be right, but basically everyone is expecting there to be significant features of MKW which are as yet unannounced but will be featured in the upcoming Nintendo direct which is focused on that game specifically.

There is certainly an argument to be made about DLC cost being included upfront (and Zelda was already $90 on Switch 1 including the DLC) to avoid splitting up the player base for a game with an online focus. That might not be what they're doing, but my point is there are things they could do to justify the price increase for many players.

They also might just do nothing more than what's already been announced, but I doubt it because why then would they do another reveal later?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Have a Kodi add-on setup integrated with trakt and custom widgets. So whenever I load up Kodi I get a feed of

  • New episodes for shows I already watch as soon as they air
  • New trending shows (in descending order of current viewers)
  • Newest shows on steeamers like Netflix, Amazon, Apple, BBC (which depend on the fine folk whom add them to trakt lists)
  • Recommended shows from trakt

And then a separate similar set of widgets for movies. I find the trakt recommendations include a lot of old movies too. So if I can't find anything I want from the feeds of new stuff, I just pull up the trailer for one of the old movies I'm recommended and take a punt on it if I'm interested.

For YouTube I just use the recommendation algorithms (delivered via SmartTube)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Fair enough. I think it subverts the genre tropes enough to keep it interesting. More so than The Boys for example.

Plus I still get plenty revved up over a good action sequence featuring an indie band I like, like Amyl & The Sniffers (whom it seems Black Mirror just discovered as well)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

It can be funny as like a case study in emotional manipulation by producers.

And then you realise people actually are gullible enough not to see through it and it's not funny anymore.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

I use game pass all the time, but I still have access to alternatives so I can stop without giving up treats really

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've just been replaying it again since it was included in gamepass - already have hundreds of hours racked up between PC & Switch.

Definitely my favourite roguelite. And the soundtrack is so good. Haven't tried Exit since I heard bad things, and I never really got to the point where I'd fully completed the first. But that teaser got me super pumped.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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This week I watched:

  • Ludwig - excellent

  • Deli Boys - not bad

  • Cassandra - made me sad

  • Curb - hadn't caught up on S12 yet

  • The Studio - super interesting but not convinced I really like it yet

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

You can't really have a 'flagship series' with 6 episodes per season. By the time weekly viewers have determined it's worthy of water cooler conversation, it's finished. Bingers blast through it in an evening. What a waste of talent and resources.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think the trope developed over the course of the TV renaissance period post-early 2000s. At the time The Sopranos S1 was released, it didn't exist. The most interesting season of The Sopranos is S6, because it subverts expectation of a series runtime to experiment as a kind of celebration of the established universe and characters and their interactions. It is more than a pastiche of itself though, as it goes in genuinely new directions. 21 was the number of episodes which naturally suited the creative direction of the season and series, within reason of course. Not an even number or multiple of 5, not a number designed to perfectly fill a network timeslot.

GoT (earlier seasons) & Better Call Saul are great examples of shows that effectively harness the 10-episode constraint and deliver great story arcs in spite of them, as I recall. The Wire is another. I think Mr Robot S3 is harmed by the same constraint, where focus was diverted away from storytelling and toward marketability, both to studios and audiences. A different runtime could have improved the show, but by that point in the industry & culture that isn't something that would reasonably be on the table. The more modern version of what Sopranos S6 was is Ozark S4 - forced. Format is now restricted to a 'full length' 10-episode season or fewer, or it is purposefully different as a contrivance of industry. And I highly doubt that was a boon for those highly rated & popular full length series, good as they are.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Shrinking S2

The Devils Hour S2

Teacup

Constellation S1

Mr & Mrs Smith S1

Boy Swallows Universe S1

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