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2020/09/27 12:52:10
Subject: In case you were under a rock, it's BAAAACK!!
NSFW warning (just watched it, had to put this in).
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
2020/09/27 13:57:04
Subject: In case you were under a rock, it's BAAAACK!!
It's basically a satire/comedy of current events via puppets.
Anyone in politics and celebrity culture is fair game.
I used to love the original series with all of the Russians (Soviets then!) looking exactly the same and Reagan who would fall over, his head would open up and then a pea would roll out
Of the new characters Boris Johnson is dead on and I love tiny Putin!
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
Sadly, rather than give it the exposure it deserves, the powers that be have seen fit to bury it on an obscure streaming platform.
We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark
The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox
Shows like this worked back in the 80s because people didn't actually think politicians could be this stupid.
Since 2016, that fallacy has been laid to rest. There's at least one nation-state government that has put satirists out of work because they can't make anything up that would out-weird the "normal".
I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
2020/09/28 04:02:12
Subject: In case you were under a rock, it's BAAAACK!!
chromedog wrote: Shows like this worked back in the 80s because people didn't actually think politicians could be this stupid.
Since 2016, that fallacy has been laid to rest. There's at least one nation-state government that has put satirists out of work because they can't make anything up that would out-weird the "normal".
Everytime I read the news I need to double check that I'm not reading the Onion *sobs*
Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two
2020/09/29 19:32:46
Subject: In case you were under a rock, it's BAAAACK!!
Back in the 80s Spitting image had an enormous impact on the image of celebrities and politicians amongst the population.
Without them, as a kid, I would have had no idea who Michael Portillo, John Major, Michael Hesletine and basically any member of the cabinet or shadow cabinet actually were.
The caracitures basically became the people in the popular imagination of everyone. It's an absolute travesty that it'll only be available on Britbox it deserves to be back on TV and available to all.
"All their ferocity was turned outwards, against enemies of the State, foreigners, traitors, saboteurs, thought-criminals" - Orwell, 1984
