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Post by The OP on Dec 18, 2007 1:21:47 GMT -5
I haven't seen either of these movies, but Seth Rogan's character was my favorite character on Freaks & Geeks.
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Post by I'm The Cool One on Dec 18, 2007 3:54:25 GMT -5
nice back-handed insult. impressive... no one said they HAVE to have characters that smoke pot. but you cannot deny that there is a whole sub-culture orf people out there who do. and you cannot assume that they are not a good sized margin of the money that is raked in. why the hell shouldn't they be pandered to just like the rest of the world? you're reading so much into this whole "pot smoking" subject that you're missing the fact that it should be taken at face value... people who like nice cars watch movies, so you should put some nice cars in a movie so those people will watch it. people who smoke pot watch movies. so you should put some other people who smoke pot in a movie so those people will watch it. and i really dont think there is any need to insult people who do partake. they've never done anything to you because of said pot. so why so angry? just accept that some folks do it and you dont... you'll never hear me insulting someone because they DON'T smoke. so back off You can read into it any way you want (and obviously you will), but I'm going to ask, WHY should they put ANY sort of "subculture" or anything else in a movie just to "relate" to someone else? Tell the story they want to tell without thinking they need to put a certain type of character in. If they want to put in a stoner, and always inteded it, fine, but don't do it because "Well, if we don't put one in, stoners won't come to see our movie!!!" You could apply that to rich people, overweight people, or anything else... If a studio is saying "You need to have a character who does this, or owns this, so other people who do it will come see the movie!", then the studio is insulting the intelligence of the audience as a whole. But keep taking it out of context so you can fly off the handle. nobody said they HAVE to... but it sure as hell dosen't hurt, eh? it's still a business, dig? so if you can get more viewers just by having a character smoke pot, then why not? or maybe Seth rogan smokes pot, so that's the kind of character he knows best? and i havent flown off the handle. you're the one insulting people. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 18, 2007 5:06:44 GMT -5
I still think the posters on this board in general are funnier than 95% of what's in theaters and television. That includes Rogan and his bunch. To be fair, it's a lot easier to be funny in text than it is on camera. Trust me. |
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Post by Just "Dan" is Fine, Thank You on Dec 18, 2007 6:56:35 GMT -5
If you remove marijuana from every Rogen/Apatow venture, the movies would be EXACTLY the same. There is no humor derived from weed, period. To hate on the movies because there is a background of weed is ridiculous. It's like hating a movie where people interact in a coffee shop because you hate caffeine.
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Post by willywonka666 on Dec 18, 2007 7:08:06 GMT -5
I still think the posters on this board in general are funnier than 95% of what's in theaters and television. That includes Rogan and his bunch. To be fair, it's a lot easier to be funny in text than it is on camera. Trust me. I'm sure it is. But he writes too. I'm no prude, but you can write sex and drug jokes in your sleep |
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Post by The OP on Dec 18, 2007 7:23:09 GMT -5
If you remove marijuana from every Rogen/Apatow venture, the movies would be EXACTLY the same. There is no humor derived from weed, period. To hate on the movies because there is a background of weed is ridiculous. It's like hating a movie where people interact in a coffee shop because you hate caffeine. This post looks like a winner. |
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Post by Just "Dan" is Fine, Thank You on Dec 18, 2007 8:31:41 GMT -5
If you remove marijuana from every Rogen/Apatow venture, the movies would be EXACTLY the same. There is no humor derived from weed, period. To hate on the movies because there is a background of weed is ridiculous. It's like hating a movie where people interact in a coffee shop because you hate caffeine. This post looks like a winner. Going by history, what usually follows a logical post of mine is either a complete thread death, or a post that makes me wish for a complete thread death. Thank you for being an alternative. |
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Post by I'm The Cool One on Dec 19, 2007 1:19:02 GMT -5
This post looks like a winner. Going by history, what usually follows a logical post of mine is either a complete thread death, or a post that makes me wish for a complete thread death. Thank you for being an alternative. I agree with you 100% as well, sir. And I'd love to subscribe to your newsletter, Weekly Logic. |
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