so my favorite cartoon of the 90's, rocko's modern life, got a reboot picked up by [sigh] netflix. naturally, i torrented it because netflix will never get a single shekel from me. now don't get me wrong: for the most part, the reboot is absolutely awesome. the writers, animators, and voice actors didn't skip a beat in the quality of the since cancelled show.
but then the predictable happened. in typical netflix fashion, they undoubtedly funded the special on one condition. hey, could you maybe fag the show up a little for us? for those who are not familiar with the show, there's a character called mr. bighead. his character is relatable to a lot of dads that we grew up with. staunchly conservative, short-tempered, and someone who has been working the corporate grind for far too long. and like many father and son relationships, the son has different goals and passions in life that clash with the ideals of what his father wants him to do (basically the son wants to be a cartoonist and the dad wants him to get a regular office job like he did). it's a story as old as time. his son's "rebellious" nature spawns the catch phrase repeated in several episodes, "I HAAAAVE NOOO SON!"
in the 90's show, the point was that the son ends up succeeding in pursuing his dream and creates a massively successful show called the fatheads. despite this, mr. bighead still resents his son out of not only his own stubbornness to accept that he was wrong about what he thought was best for him, but also out of petty jealousy that he actually became even more successful and more fulfilled with his life by taking major risks that his father never had the stones to go for and instead surrendered to a dull and soul crushing job within a cubicle. moral of the story: parents can make mistakes too, but family should always come before pride. and any attempt by his son to reconcile their relationship is reciprocated with a cold and shrewd, "I HAAAAVE NOOO SON!"
fast forward to 2019 where netflix completely loses the fucking plot to this timeline. it is the current year and we need to sprinkle on some (((diversity))) for these classic characters! now the new "twist" is that his son is a fucking trannie. for no reason whatso-fucking-ever. but of course it doesn't stop there. mr. bighead, being the EVIL, transphobic piece of shit that he is, rejects his son's noble, honorable, and brave decision to be a dick-splitting science experiment for the rest of his life! that's when he delivers the new bastardized punchline, "I HAAAAAVE NOOO DAUGHTER!" because that makes sense. my son's a mutilated faggot now, but i'll be goddamned if i don't respect her pronouns!
and now we have the upcoming reboot of invader zim to look forward to. i wonder what kind of sjw twist they'll ruin that show with. gee, lemme guess. dib's sister is a dyke now? there's a shocker...
tl;dr the new rocko's modern life reboot is actually really fucking good, with the exception of netflix turning one of the characters into a trannie for diversity points.
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[–] senpaithatignoresyou 1 point 29 points 30 points (+30|-1) ago
Why do you think they attack video games so hard? It is a competing form of media. They have been vying for your attention for decades, and the gook nintendo tapes stole you from their precious propaganda. Why do you think the video game communities and the hobby communities get redpilled so fast? it's because they don't spend the time with the propaganda.
It's also why you are aware of it. You have been exposed to something better, and as a result all things inferior fail to grab your attention.
[–] GlowWorm 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Dude, are you kidding? Most of the new big games are totally pozzed and loaded with (((sjw))) garbage.
[–] Damnpasswords 0 points 16 points 16 points (+16|-0) ago
Keyword "big"
[–] Gorillion 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
And quicktime events. They're trying to remove all puzzle-solving, critical and strategic thinking from big mainstream titles.
They only want interactive TV/movies or crime simulators. Or at best, something like Minecraft which burns off enormous amounts of creative energy.
[–] knuck887 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't know about you, but I connected with far cry 5 on a spiritual level.
[–] invisiblephrend [S] ago (edited ago)
american developers revolutionized the culture of video games, not the other way around. nintendo was adamantly opposed to adult themed video games for decades and still are to a degree. even today, nintendo very rarely puts out rated mature games. while american companies were creating games like doom, quake, and mortal kombat that featured blood (digitally replaced with "sweat" in western releases by nintendo) in them, nintendo went out of their way to make their versions of american made games as "family friendly" as possible with ridiculous amounts of censorship. sega was much more supportive of the artistic integrity of the creators, but eventually lost the console wars due to poor sales.