Malcolm
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Post by Malcolm on Jul 22, 2011 16:28:18 GMT -5
Sigs with scantily clad women in them.
I just don't see the point other than to show off your masculinity.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Jul 22, 2011 16:31:04 GMT -5
I'll say it once, because I've derailed threads like this before, and come off as a bad guy for it. I'd rather not have that happen again. if you REALLY want to ask why, as in a legitimate question toward it's popularity, then I emplore you. PLEASE go to the actual thread to ask. If you're just hating to hate it, then never mind. As for fads I don't understand, The fandom for any of those awful Disney sitcoms. not for this thread they dont, it's a thread where people are saying they dont understand the fandom for something, not asking why something is popular. for me it's lady gaa gaa and bon jovi. sure they can sing but i dont see the it factor others do in them.
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 22, 2011 16:39:29 GMT -5
Any of the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon live action sitcoms. I tried to watch a few, but theyr'e all just so unappealing to me. There are many shows that I can enjoy despite being out of the target audience, but not any of those.
There's also an aspect of gamer fandom that I don't understand, and that's those that can go buy a game like Madden on release every single year, despite the fact that it's the exact same game with updated rosters.
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darthalexander
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Post by darthalexander on Jul 22, 2011 16:39:47 GMT -5
I went to school with a guy who was completely addicted to this game. I have no problem with playing a lot of games or spending a lot of time with one (if you so chose) but this guy let it control his life. He got kicked out of the school twice because of it. He did none of the work, and feel asleep in class many times (at a school that cost 20,000 to attend because he'd stay up for hours on end playing it). All he would talk about was this game. It didn't matter what you brought up, he would somehow relate it to WOW. It was his whole existence. It was really sad. And I do not see the appeal of Farmville.
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Malcolm
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Post by Malcolm on Jul 22, 2011 16:42:13 GMT -5
I guess another one is anime... I mean I loved it back in the days of Toonami when they aired Sailor Moon, Tenchi, and especially Dragonball Z and I remember liking the old episodes of Pokemon. But nowadays, not so much.
And let's not even get started on subs vs dubs(aka another stupid excuse just to start a fight).
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 22, 2011 16:46:44 GMT -5
Honestly, if you actually start to get into any MMO's, they're all surprisingly addicting. I nearly got caught up in Guild Wars.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jul 22, 2011 16:47:01 GMT -5
I just saw that someone started a Sailor Moon thread. I remember around the mid 1990s or so a bunch of my friends liked it, but I always thought it was pretty f***ing lame. Now, your turn. I know why I liked Sailor Moon.....for the chicks. Yeah, but for that I have hardcore pornography.
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Post by Johnny Truant on Jul 22, 2011 16:49:54 GMT -5
I just saw that someone started a Sailor Moon thread. I remember around the mid 1990s or so a bunch of my friends liked it, but I always thought it was pretty f***ing lame. Now, your turn. I know why I liked Sailor Moon.....for the chicks.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 22, 2011 17:09:33 GMT -5
Anime. Or more specifically, pictures of scantily-clad, creepy Asian "girls". I don't really get the whole love of Japanese culture in general.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jul 22, 2011 17:28:48 GMT -5
Any of the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon live action sitcoms. I tried to watch a few, but theyr'e all just so unappealing to me. There are many shows that I can enjoy despite being out of the target audience, but not any of those. There's also an aspect of gamer fandom that I don't understand, and that's those that can go buy a game like Madden on release every single year, despite the fact that it's the exact same game with updated rosters. Because maybe they aren't the exact same game with updated rosters? The changes may seem small, but they do update the games beyond the rosters. For example, I'll just use NCAA Football 12, they've changed the single player "story" mode for the game Road to Glory to include your full senior year of high school as opposed to just the state championship playoffs, you can finally make a multi-position player(my guy is a running back/free safety), and the colleges will recruit you differently for each position, like for example more schools want my guy for his running back skills than the colleges that want him for his free safety skills, and now in RTG you have to earn your way to a scholarship from the school(s) you want, unlike previous RTGs where you can just simply pick the school you want to go to at the end of your senior season. They also changed the dynasty mode, now you can customize the conferences however you want aside from the name and logo of the conference, and you can pick to be an offensive or defensive coordinator if you don't want to simply be a head coach. These are changes that were not in any previous version of the NCAA Football games, then there is some changes they made to actual gameplay itself, like the tackling system has been changed and blockers will intelligently move to unguarded defenders instead of moving along a pre-determined path. They aren't major changes, like I said, but they do change the games each year. You can't really tell that much if you buy them every single year, but if you buy them every two years, the changes tend to really stand out.
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Post by Dub H on Jul 22, 2011 17:54:58 GMT -5
Just one word: jeans
f***ing jean,why people like it so much?do they think it makes they cool by magic?Its unconfortable,ugly,and everyone has one
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Urethra Franklin
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jul 22, 2011 17:57:19 GMT -5
Since Glee has already been mentioned, I'll go with the Big Bang Theory. I really don't understand the appeal. I've watched a couple of episodes and they weren't completely devoid of humour or anything, but this is the #1 comedy in the US right now and the #1 rated show OVERALL in Canada. That boggles my mind.
Also, Sheldon is so completely unlikable. Yeah, I know he's supposed to be an antisocial (hell, asocial) weirdo, but that schtick gets tired really quickly. It pains me that this program dwarfs Community, probably the funniest show on TV and likely the closest thing we'll ever get to a live action Simpsons, in the Nielsens.
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Post by FinalGwen on Jul 22, 2011 17:57:44 GMT -5
I just saw that someone started a Sailor Moon thread. I remember around the mid 1990s or so a bunch of my friends liked it, but I always thought it was pretty f***ing lame. Now, your turn. To be fair, the American version WAS lame. The original had some pretty awesome stuff.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 22, 2011 18:00:54 GMT -5
Another thread like this, another mention of the MLP thing, and the bronies flock to explain why they like it. No one cares.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 18:09:01 GMT -5
Anime. Or more specifically, pictures of scantily-clad, creepy Asian "girls". I don't really get the whole love of Japanese culture in general. I'm not a huge fan of anime, generally speaking (I really liked DBZ back in the 90's but come on...almost every young male in the US back then did), but I can certainly see where it appeals to a lot of people. Animation, by virtue of being animation and not live-action, provides a medium where all sorts of stories and effects can be incorporated that simply aren't feasible with real-time film counterparts--and at a minimal budget, too. Western animation can do this too, but to what extent? From what it seems to me, there's a lot of animes that cater to a more mature audience than Western animation not just because of a tendency to have more graphic material, but because of more "intelligent" plots and arcs and in many cases, substantial character development and the like. There's not many Western shows that can do that (Batman: TAS is a decent example of a Western show that provided many of these aspects, but to a large extent, it still isn't as mature as many animes). They provide a very unique "product" and there's so many to choose from about a great many things--they're not all for everyone, but there's almost always something for someone.
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Post by Red Impact on Jul 22, 2011 18:10:30 GMT -5
Any of the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon live action sitcoms. I tried to watch a few, but theyr'e all just so unappealing to me. There are many shows that I can enjoy despite being out of the target audience, but not any of those. There's also an aspect of gamer fandom that I don't understand, and that's those that can go buy a game like Madden on release every single year, despite the fact that it's the exact same game with updated rosters. Because maybe they aren't the exact same game with updated rosters? The changes may seem small, but they do update the games beyond the rosters. For example, I'll just use NCAA Football 12, they've changed the single player "story" mode for the game Road to Glory to include your full senior year of high school as opposed to just the state championship playoffs, you can finally make a multi-position player(my guy is a running back/free safety), and the colleges will recruit you differently for each position, like for example more schools want my guy for his running back skills than the colleges that want him for his free safety skills, and now in RTG you have to earn your way to a scholarship from the school(s) you want, unlike previous RTGs where you can just simply pick the school you want to go to at the end of your senior season. They also changed the dynasty mode, now you can customize the conferences however you want aside from the name and logo of the conference, and you can pick to be an offensive or defensive coordinator if you don't want to simply be a head coach. These are changes that were not in any previous version of the NCAA Football games, then there is some changes they made to actual gameplay itself, like the tackling system has been changed and blockers will intelligently move to unguarded defenders instead of moving along a pre-determined path. They aren't major changes, like I said, but they do change the games each year. You can't really tell that much if you buy them every single year, but if you buy them every two years, the changes tend to really stand out. Buying it every few years makes sense to me, because the small changes add up. It was the type that buy it every single year that I don't get.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jul 22, 2011 18:15:12 GMT -5
Just one word: jeans f***ing jean,why people like it so much?do they think it makes they cool by magic?Its unconfortable,ugly,and everyone has one I like jeans because they go with anything. I get all of mine from a Japanese store (kinda like their H&M) called Uniqlo (which means either buying them online or going to Manhattan, since NYC has its only two locations in North America.) They're high quality and dirt cheap.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 18:19:34 GMT -5
Back when I was in like 5th grade it seemed like everyone was walking around with a Pacifier for some reason.
Currently, My Little Pony.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jul 22, 2011 18:20:50 GMT -5
Back when I was in like 5th grade it seemed like everyone was walking around with a Pacifier for some reason. Currently, My Little Pony. The pacifiers came from rave culture, but I haven't a clue how they became mainstream. My sister had dozens of them.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jul 22, 2011 18:24:16 GMT -5
Back when I was in like 5th grade it seemed like everyone was walking around with a Pacifier for some reason. Currently, My Little Pony. The pacifiers came from rave culture, but I haven't a clue how they became mainstream. My sister had dozens of them. Pacifiers suck.
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