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Credit where it's due, I don't think Letsgo has ever had a hissyfit that a fastfood restaurant didn't have some crappy sauce. (and yeah,it was shit. Most of the people "protesting" probably weren't out of nappies when it was available). |
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drhickman1983 6,689 posts
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JamboWayOh 19,341 posts
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Registered 7 years agodrhickman1983 wrote:
Credit where it's due, I doubt he could even pronounce Szechuan.
Credit where it's due, I don't think Letsgo has ever had a hissyfit that a fastfood restaurant didn't have some crappy sauce.
(and yeah,it was shit. Most of the people "protesting" probably weren't out of nappies when it was available). -
simpleexplodingmaybe 13,545 posts
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Registered 5 years agodrhickman1983 wrote:
Are you me?
Rick and Morty really isn't that clever. At least not clever in the sense of science, it's cleverly written and has interesting ideas, in terms of humor but it's hardly a realistic exploration of science and the scientific process. Not exactly Cosmos, is it?
A fair proportion of it's fanbase are idiots, though, and their recent actions have actually made me embarrassed to say I like the show.
If we're talking smart in terms of actual science stuff Futurama used to have a lot of maths jokes in it but it's hardly what made it such a great show in its prime. -
Skirlasvoud 4,039 posts
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Registered 10 years agoScience isn't what makes the show clever. If you think it's about science, then you haven't been watching.
The show is about Existentialism, Nihilism and Absurdist philosophy and reflection in the vein of Neitsche and Lovecraft.
It's about Rick and Morty dealing with the fact there's so many versions of themselves that their own lives seem meaningless.
It's about being able to avoid the consequences of moral ambiguity and responsibility by using the power of intelligence to overcome all obstacles.
It's about that intelligence then becoming a sickness as having no limits bores and depresses Rick into being suicidal.
It's about Rick ignoring that he has a problem by creating ever bigger and bigger problems for himself to overcome and prove his own worth in a vicious spiral.
It's about our human desire to observe the world us in a specific way, whether freedom is an illusion, choice matters and whether we're happy to be limited into the lives that we have.
Jezus... people actually thought this show was about accurate science? REALLY?
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Rivuzu 18,381 posts
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Registered 13 years agoBefore we go full blown Reddit and starting REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEing for Szechuan Sauce, I don't think anyone would argue that this is a show about science. The Scifi wrapper is a vehicle, but the content is always about the relationships between the characters. Either their own perception of things, how other people see them, or the consequences of the things they do.
Though honestly I just want a canonical series all about Evil Morty. Follow that fucker through, I wanna see more of his character and what made him evil - plus, how he overcame his Rick and turned him into a meat puppet. -
Skirlasvoud 4,039 posts
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Registered 10 years agoYup. The character development is also awesome. I really think that our Morty is on a fast track to becoming "Evil" Morty, or Rick.
Also think the Reddit fans should watch the show more to realize how arbitrary the Szechuan sauce actually is.
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Rivuzu 18,381 posts
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Registered 13 years agoLooooooooserrrrrrrrr~
And you might be right, if it wasn't confirmed he's 100% from a different universe from C-137 (I rewatched the first appearance of him last night!). However, when they describe the levels of evil of the Ricks, the bad guy in that episode was the absolute worst and the C-137 Rick was... two Ricks away. That's all. So.
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Mola_Ram 23,705 posts
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Registered 8 years agoRivuzu wrote:
I think some of them have really taken Rick's "smart people are assholes" philosophy to heart. And then turned it around the other way, so: "If I'm an asshole to McDonald's employees over a packet of dipping sauce, well, that must mean that I'm smart!" (apparently understanding reverse causality or logic isn't necessary for intelligence)
Good proportion of any fanbase are toxic.
Rick and Morty fans just have a higher IQ do they can understand the science, apparently. Nerds.
And yeah, it's not the first show to have promoted (or have one of its characters promote) the "smart people are cunts" theory. But it's probably the best current example. -
simpleexplodingmaybe 13,545 posts
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Registered 5 years agoI wonder how many no sauce bros have now been radicalised into being borderline neo-nazis like the gamergate bridage were. I assume they're drawn from a very similar demographic. -
simpleexplodingmaybe 13,545 posts
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Registered 5 years agoI wonder how many no sauce bros have now been radicalised into being borderline neo-nazis like the gamergate bridage were. I assume they're drawn from a very similar demographic. -
simpleexplodingmaybe 13,545 posts
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Registered 5 years agoI wonder how many no sauce bros have now been radicalised into being borderline neo-nazis like the gamergate bridage were. I assume they're drawn from a very similar demographic. -
Mola_Ram 23,705 posts
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Registered 8 years agoIt would not surprise me if there was some overlap. -
Graxlar_v3 10,035 posts
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Registered 3 years agoi imagine the venn diagram between 'sauce bros' amd gamergaters' is pretty integrated. -
This is awesome alight, I'm devouring them on netflix, but does anyone find them as deeply disturbing as me? -
ZuluHero 8,753 posts
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Registered 14 years agoNope just you 
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Just watched them all out of order. Christ they are awesome. The sense of comic existential horror has never been done better anywhere that I can think of.
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magicpanda 15,031 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSkirlasvoud wrote:
Is this another copypasta meme?
Science isn't what makes the show clever. If you think it's about science, then you haven't been watching.
The show is about Existentialism, Nihilism and Absurdist philosophy and reflection in the vein of Neitsche and Lovecraft.
It's about Rick and Morty dealing with the fact there's so many versions of themselves that their own lives seem meaningless.
It's about being able to avoid the consequences of moral ambiguity and responsibility by using the power of intelligence to overcome all obstacles.
It's about that intelligence then becoming a sickness as having no limits bores and depresses Rick into being suicidal.
It's about Rick ignoring that he has a problem by creating ever bigger and bigger problems for himself to overcome and prove his own worth in a vicious spiral.
It's about our human desire to observe the world us in a specific way, whether freedom is an illusion, choice matters and whether we're happy to be limited into the lives that we have.
Jezus... people actually thought this show was about accurate science? REALLY?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWFDHynfl1E
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neilka 23,343 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI think it's an unintentional near-replica.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/to-be-fair-you-have-to-have-a-very-high-iq-to-understand-rick-and-morty -
Tonka 30,820 posts
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Registered 17 years agoIt's about Rick and Morty going on adventures in a multi dimensional universe.
It's about overcoming a new exciting obstacle in every episode.
It jumped the shark in EP1 and has been forced to raise the stakes ever since.
It's caught in a narrative vicious spiral where the writers have to come up with more and more absurd stuff. (just like the Simpsons, American Dad, what have you)
Unlike The Simpsons it uses dark humor that some kids mistake for intelligence. -
Tonka 30,820 posts
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Registered 17 years agoNot saying it isn't funny. I love that scene where Rick is slapped in the face by giant alien balls. -
Load_2.0 31,631 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI'm not sure you can "jump the shark" in the first episode. -
Mola_Ram 23,705 posts
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True in some ways I suppose, but the absurdity is often backed by internal logic in the narrative, not just for cheap unfunny laughs. It's not lazy/untalented writing like in other shows such as the Simpsons. -
Skirlasvoud 4,039 posts
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Registered 10 years agomagicpanda wrote:
Nope! As neilka said, unintentional near-replica.
Is this another copypasta meme?
Never claimed you needed to be smart to follow the show though. I'm the guy who can't keep an actor and their character on the big-screen apart and I seem to follow it just fine.
I just appreciate the show being clever and do acknowledge it. If I ever wed my personal identity with it though, make assumption about my own intelligence by watching it, or climb on top of the counter of a fast food restaurant screaming "Pickle Rick!", please feel free to violently sweep my right leg out from under me so that I snap my neck on the corner and bleed out on the grease stained floor. Dying in a McDonalds is probably what I deserve.
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Skirlasvoud 4,039 posts
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Registered 10 years agoAs long as people keep putting out excellent musical remixes of the show, I think I'll be fine until next season.
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smoothpete 36,905 posts
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Registered 16 years agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBYsx1QWF9A
Rick and Morty x Run The Jewels: Oh Mama -
Psychotext 66,942 posts
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neilka 23,343 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThis happened on April Fool's Day
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This freaked me out too much when I watched it. I couldn't make it to the end!
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