AgentElman
AgentElman t1_jea2mr9 wrote
Reply to TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
does he need a psychologist or a sychologist?
AgentElman t1_jea2hc5 wrote
Reply to comment by AhhBisto in How are you liking Season 3 of The Mandalorian so far? by esran7
I think it has been very good, it just has been different from the first seasons. It is a Mandalorian show now instead of a bounty hunter show.
AgentElman t1_je741ck wrote
Reply to comment by bboyneko in TIL Speed Racer was based off the 1964 Elvis film "Viva Las Vegas". Tatsuo Yoshida, creator of Mach GoGoGo, stated that this movie was his primary inspiration. by bboyneko
Now I want to watch Viva Las Vegas
AgentElman t1_jdwma26 wrote
What is happening is that you are cherry picking the best 5 sitcoms out of 5 decades of sitcoms. You have hundreds of sitcoms to choose from, most of which failed to last a single season.
And you are comparing the top 1% of all sitcoms in the past with the few current sitcoms. And of course the current sitcoms look bad in comparison.
AgentElman t1_jdwlxm1 wrote
Reply to Was there such a thing as a "Different Strokes" curse because of what happened to the main cast? by Bruinsrock11
No, that is pretty standard for child actors.
The ones that turn out okay are the exceptions.
AgentElman t1_jdn1eqq wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in The CW’s ‘Gotham Knights’ Premiere Nabs a Spot on Most In-Demand New Shows List by ceaguila84
You do realize of course that all words are just made-up.
And that when posts are made about what shows are popular based on actual viewership those posts are downvoted to oblivion because this subreddit hates the shows that are actually popular.
AgentElman t1_jd1soe4 wrote
Reply to comment by A_Generic_White_Guy in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
And by definition anything that can move itself is an automobile.
Except we don't use the literal meaning of words, except when we want to deliberately be obtuse for propaganda purposes.
AgentElman t1_jcweypo wrote
Reply to comment by DigiQuip in What’s your favorite time-loop / “Groundhog Day” episode of a TV show? by wet_bandits23
It was fantastic. A great showcase of Ezekiel Jones.
AgentElman t1_jbs1paa wrote
Reply to comment by Tballz9 in TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
Rubik's cube was like the fidget spinner craze except that it lasted for years.
AgentElman t1_jaen8rr wrote
Baba O'Riley is amazing until the lyrics start. The rest of the song is not terrible but the opening is brilliant and the rest cannot live up to it.
Chariots of Fire has a similar problem. The opening is so amazing the rest of it is a let down.
Putting on the Ritz by Taco has a weird section in the middle.
AgentElman t1_jaen01p wrote
Reply to What would an enclave run by Amish be like? by VGmaster9
ask on r/amish
AgentElman t1_jaan03b wrote
Harvey Birdman was aimed at teenage white males, so r/television loved it.
Velma was not aimed at teenage white males, so r/television hated it.
Your mistake is thinking that because r/television hates a show it is a bad show.
AgentElman t1_ja9s7xe wrote
Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL that in the period of time since the introduction of the consumer price index, the highest inflation rate observed in the U.S. was 20.49% in 1917. by ringopendragon
The government does not claim that every item went up less than the rate of inflation. It claims that the average increase of everything is the rate of inflation.
The price of houses has gone down. Should the government be declaring that there is negative inflation?
AgentElman t1_j9vcw8v wrote
Reply to comment by miklat106 in Andor: WOW by [deleted]
It doesn't. The show is boring and dreary throughout.
It is just that there are people who think that boring and dreary is great. These are the people who think "prestige" television is good.
AgentElman t1_j9qynqr wrote
Reply to comment by Jaguarluffy in Warner Bros. Discovery Sees $2.1 Billion Loss in Q4 After Big Writedown; Ad Sales Tumble by Neo2199
Except that cable companies are doing better than streaming.
Only Netflix makes money streaming. Everyone else is losing huge amounts of money.
AgentElman t1_j9qy7qc wrote
Reply to ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Adds ‘Emily In Paris’ Star Ashley Park To Season 3 by DemiFiendRSA
Acceptable only if she still wears her crazy outfits from Emily in Paris.
AgentElman t1_j9p168s wrote
Reply to comment by NewCanadianMTurker in TIL The Marvel No-Prize is a empty envelope that Marvel awarded fans for "meritorious service to the cause of Marveldom". Typically it was won by submitting an explanation for an error in a comic, but rules varied from author to author. The prize was inspired by George R. R. Martin. by jamescookenotthatone
It was not supposed to be anything. The back of comics had a letters section and Stan Lee would respond to the letters. He would write "you won a No Prize". He was joking, but people would then write back saying they had not received it.
AgentElman t1_j9khrbr wrote
They aren't. No shows are popular. You are confusing "do well enough to make a lot of them" with being popular.
The most watched show on television is FBI which get 5% of the U.S. as viewers. I'll repeat that, the most "popular" show on television only appeals to 5% of the population.
No shows are popular. They just get enough viewers to be considered successful.
AgentElman t1_j964zd3 wrote
Reply to TIL as an alternative to Brigham Young’s wagon train trip to Salt Lake, Sam Brannan chartered a ship Brooklyn to take 238 passengers from New York, around the Cape Horn to Hawaii and then what is now San Francisco. Brannon then walked overland through Utah and met Young in what is now Wyoming. by triviafrenzy
Taking a ship around was always the way to go if you could afford it.
You could also take a ship to Panama, cross there, and then take a ship to California if you wanted to save a few months onboard ship.
AgentElman t1_j8voap9 wrote
Reply to comment by GreenArcher808 in The twisted remains of a 1916 Milwaukee Railroad Trestle near Bellingham, Washington, USA by JohnBernhisel
The ghost and murder tour didn't take us to the railroad tracks
AgentElman t1_j8naep4 wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Okay, that sentence is terrible. I've wondered because "It was a dark and stormy night" by itself is a good sentence to open with.
AgentElman t1_j8jh7cg wrote
Reply to comment by juju611x in Why Is the ‘Night Court’ Revival Such a Massive Hit? by LynnK0919
Apparently it is the 11th most watched scripted show on television.
AgentElman t1_j81bh36 wrote
Reply to comment by batsofburden in The Velma show is actually good by Humble_Re-roll
Interesting that you say that.
I find Velma to be a parody of scooby doo very similar in spirto Family Guys parodies of Star Wars.
The same humor. The same warping of characters.
AgentElman t1_j74es52 wrote
Reply to best thing to watch on TV without volume? by sluwecki
Just For Laughs Gags. It is a hidden camera prank show from Canada. But it is done without dialog. So you don't have to be able to hear it.
AgentElman t1_jeeprdv wrote
Reply to Barcelona flood by jlg-photographs
the Venice of Spain