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    I'm going to miss you people when the Escapist shuts down.

    Old timer chiming in. It's definitely weird. I haven't checked the website in weeks, it's not even on my bookmark bar any more. This place used to be my virtual home. I just check in whether there's a 404 showing up or some kind of goodbye message. And I always get surprised that Yathzee is...
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    Stranger Things 2: Reactions?

    That was some good popcorn TV, some great acting and character happenings, a fun and relatively engaging retro story so yeah I'm alright with it. Dustin, El and Steve stood out for me with a shout-out to Bob. I read a headline of an article saying season 2 took the James Cameron road to sequels...
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    Can we talk about the apparent culture of sexual abuse in the american film industry?

    Which shows that you have very little grasp on how Hollywood works. How about listening to the actresses, yes? How about you listen to those tapes, yes? What happened in those should not be legal, hell it pretty much isn't legal. Fuck what's insulting to the average man. Don't for a second...
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    Can we talk about the apparent culture of sexual abuse in the american film industry?

    Having an extra, disgusting and disturbing hoop to jump through to just be able to do your job is not a "benefit." His deals were not favouritism, but intimidation and power abuse. It's an extra barrier when you get down to it. One that apparently even men can't completely escape, going by Terry...
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    Can we talk about the apparent culture of sexual abuse in the american film industry?

    Except that this goes beyond the rich and powerful. Don't forget that power is relative. A middle manager with an average wage is more powerful than the young clerk with a low wage and can lord that over them, including in sexual ways. It's not without reason that sexual intimidation is...
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    Truly BAD Media You 'Should' Like:

    Conan The Barbarian of course. It's so trashy but fuck me is it delicious.
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    Can we talk about the apparent culture of sexual abuse in the american film industry?

    This shit is only getting a negative response now. Weinstein & co got away with this for decades and in many places still are getting away with it. That's the rape culture women have been living in and are still living in. How is this so hard to comprehend? How can you be so ignorant of the...
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    Can we talk about the apparent culture of sexual abuse in the american film industry?

    This... This is rape culture. How the fuck can you pretend like it isn't there when we're talking about it?! What kind of crazy cognitive dissonance are you displaying here?!
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    My Little Pony - The Movie - Bring it, Bronies

    How is that hard to get? It pandered to them pretty heavily from the get-go. It ain't the first time a show for kids sneaks in stuff that speaks to a different demographic. Shit man the 90's was full of it. And considering times back then were filled with "gritty badass" stuff it made a pretty...
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    Blade Runner 2049 - A Great Too-Late Sequel?

    I reckon one of the reasons 2049 is so long is because Villeneuve loves his long, lingering shots, of which there were many here. If Villeneuve would stick to movie conventions more it'd be a regular-length movie, probably. Do I want him to do that though? Nope. It gave the actors chances to...
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    Hurricane Jose Will be Deported, White House Says

    PsychicTaco's Taco News isn't new content. It's been 'content' for ages. And it was funny on the forums. But it does not belong in the News room.
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    Gaming Malaise and a Game Stop Anecdote

    Hasn't it just? And it's even worse when you compare console games prices to console games prices from the NES and SNES era and you find out that console games these days are actually quite cheap. Yet there's Steam sales... It really made my jump to the Switch a little harder.
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    Games for when you're feeling down

    Lately Okami for its gorgeous upbeat-ness and Ace Combat 5 to make me feel heroic. Thank fuck for emulation, I almost completely missed the PS2 back in the day.
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    Nintendo: Retailers Will Start Taking Super NES Classic Pre-orders Late This Month

    There's plenty of countries you could pre-order in already, so I'm not sure what area this article is about. It went fine down south in Belgium as well. Nah, not really. Pre-ordering something when you know that supply is going to be limited and you can't make it on launch day isn't such a...
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    Rebellion Announces it is Working on Evil Genius 2

    Huh, there's a game I did not expect to ever get a sequel. Call me pleasantly surprised. The article says right up that they're starting with PC.