Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ubiquitous Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-13 (Monday) Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 04:30:40 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 179 Message-ID: Injection-Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 13:25:57 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="44672412eefc48b97639e4954fd75e9a"; logging-data="160455"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18guHcA7oRovKTyIyVLmT0EA2CxkJg9Z8U=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:xWsjbdy+/IAwMLH9jKFBVCIbWLs= X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.12N (x86 32bit) Bytes: 11000 After going home early for bad weather, I watched: BUD LIGHT SENT ME A PACKAGE & IT'S WORSE THAN I COULD HAVE IMAGINED...: https://youtu.be/bQLAYpU5Is4?si=Q_dzq-XtXMeBtmnH BUYING BEER WITH OLD MAN DISGUISE: We tried to buy beer while dressed as old men! Since we are over 21 years old, we tried to use an old man mask to buy some beer to giveaway. We got kicked out of multiple stores and even got the cops called on us! https://youtu.be/mXqgdqGnwlA?si=b46YfVZpnSqszE-3 CHRIS GORE IS BACK! | Film Threat News: Breaking News! Chris Gore returns to Film Threat! https://youtu.be/tE7QgFVqcM4?si=4xBl1LwJeixyNDK6 CONTRACTORS SPRAY-PAINTED OVER PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: To stop the contractors, several students stood in front of the Spirit Wall as workers directly sprayed white paint over them. One student, wearing a face shield, was seen completely covered in the paint in a video shared with The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com by Case's Students for Justice in Palestine group. https://youtu.be/hygwau-rKNo?si=hzRZJlxRTOS-th_2 DISNEY LOST *MASSIVE* AMOUNT OF MONEY ON "WISH" | BOX OFFICE *BOMB RUINS* DISNEY'S 100 YEAR CELEBRATION!: Disney was pinning a lot of hopes on "Wish", the movie that was meant to celebrate Disney's 100 year legacy, but instead of that, it revealed how BADLY Disney has fallen from grace in 100 years, losing a TON of money at the box office. How much money did they lose, and what does this say about the state of Disney in 2024? In this video, we break down the facts, and speculate about the future! #disney #wish #boxoffice https://youtu.be/1zufzxMyZ9c?si=hg0-m203-sM47yqb DOCTOR WHO: BUT THE BLOOPERS ARE THE CLIFFHANGERS: https://youtu.be/GFOfJy4JmIg?si=w_kyDf8ECrNqTD-Y RAMEN JOY DUB: Top Ramen can be ANYTHING! https://youtu.be/3adZ0-_M6S0?si=R1d1Ej4fidwbKY27 TOTAL RECALL (1990) BREAKDOWN | ENDING EXPLAINED, EASTER EGGS, HIDDEN DETAILS & THINGS YOU MISSED: In this video, we break down the all-time classic Total Recall. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid/Carl Hauser this futuristic mind-bender set on Mars, will have you wondering if it was all a dream or actually happened. We take deep dive into the movie pointing out all the easter eggs, trivia and behind-the-scenes information, including hidden details and things you might have missed, let's get into it! https://youtu.be/MQz0u01vOPM?si=K6t-mtahQUg66qjT RFK JR SAYS *A WORM ATE* PART OF *HIS BRAIN*, MEDIA CLAIMS GOP IS *SCARED* RFK WILL *HELP* BIDEN, *HURT* TRUMP: https://youtu.be/DFPOrqSnLA8?si=XPDez-U-sBOz1BqL ROSEANNE BARR ON HOW OUT OF TOUCH LIBERALS ARE WITH THE WORKING CLASS, AND HER EXIT FROM ABC: Megyn Kelly is joined by Roseanne Barr, star of "Mr. Birchum," to discuss how out of touch liberals are with the working class, her emotional exit from ABC, and more. https://youtu.be/kmmAQYExwmk?si=EJTIp6elIiGETOgl ROSEANNE BARR EXPLAINS HER EXPERIENCE ABOUT WHY "HOLLYWOOD IS THE BOOT IF YOU DON'T TOE THE LINE": Megyn Kelly is joined by Roseanne Barr, star of "Mr. Birchum," to discuss the Hollywood "boot" when you don't "toe the line," her public support of Donald Trump, women in Hollywood turning on each other, ABC not supporting her after her comment, and more. https://youtu.be/qDB-bnr8dS4?si=4j3rlKe2mlARWEVU MEGYN KELLY AND ADAM CAROLLA TALK ABOUT ROSEANNE BARR'S COMEBACK IN NEW SERIES "MR. BIRCHUM": Megyn Kelly is joined by Adam Carolla, creator of "Mr. Birchum," to discuss the premiere of his "Mr. Birchum" animated series, Roseanne Barr's comeback in it and how Hollywood is awful, and more. https://youtu.be/OAeCbSOm3UE?si=sEJWnt_1sITCuwvb STORMY DANIELS' SHODDY CREDIBILITY AND PORN EXPERIENCE MATTERS, WITH AIDALA, EIGLARSH, AND HOLLOWAY: Megyn Kelly is joined by legal experts Arthur Aidala, Mark Eiglarsh, and Phil Holloway to discuss Stormy Daniels attempting to claim she felt threatened during her alleged encounter, her constantly changing story, why her credibility and porn industry experience matter, and more. https://youtu.be/EqxGoDHNB2Y?si=sssDaI2hnlRr4pdm FROM SIDEKICKS TO SLAVERY & BACK AGAIN - A WONDER TWINS RETROSPECTIVE: There have been many sidekicks throughout DC Comics history. From Robin to Speedy and also the Wonder Twins. These additions to the Super Friends were both loved and hated. Why was that? How have they stood the test of time. Appearing in Smallville, Wonder Comics and more. Find out all about them here on Casually Comics! https://youtu.be/g4r-imSZHwY?si=213DtRT0gZT6yrE5 MAULED BY THE WONDER DOG THE WENDY AND MARVIN STORY - A SUPER FRIENDS SIDEKICK RETROSPECTIVE: The Super Friends was a classic Saturday Morning cartoon that feature adventures not just of the Justice League (Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman & Superman) but of their kid sidekicks Wendy, Marvin and The Wonder Dog. These characters were quickly replaced by the Wonder Twins Zan and Jayna. Yet they would find themselves having a dark revival in DC comics itself decades later in the pages of Teen Titans, Oracle & Batgirl. Did these characters deserve more? Or should they be left to fade into the background? See for yourself here on Casually Comics! https://youtu.be/rueM1w-z05Q?si=ivUrAowH75shiVSq THE BABYLON BEE MADE A VIVEK RAMASWAMY JOKE. IT DIDN'T GO WELL. - Matt Walsh: Many conservatives were upset about The Babylon Bee's latest joke about Vivek Ramaswamy. I guarantee you he is not offended. https://youtu.be/vxasyKIB8yI?si=pmAQqrd1AxkJiJpH THIS HAS TO BE THE FUNNIEST THING A PROTESTOR HAS EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT - Matt Walsh: Hunger strikers at Princeton claim it's unfair that their hunger strike has made them hungry. https://youtu.be/8OBwTyCroZo?si=EkBypHWwhb_fx9sV THIS PUNK ROCK VIDEO IS NOT ONLY CRINGEY, BUT *BAD* - Matt Walsh: A liberal punk rock band has put out a cringy song that proves why punk rock is dead. https://youtu.be/NRWjQzSb3oc?si=Ho4mBVZN69SoUcgC THE REAL REASON KMART FAILED…: https://youtu.be/ssGJzhJ37g8?si=D8ai-BtiSQ1j1fri HOW RETAILERS LIKE T.J. MAXX AND HOME DEPOT QUIETLY TARGET 'PROBLEM' RETURNERS: It's no secret that retailers are cracking down on returns. In 2023, 81% of U.S. retailers implemented pay-to-return policies in some capacity. Amazon, Macy's, T.J.Maxx, Walmart and Staples all rolled out changes to their established return policies. That may look like shrinking return windows, charging for some returns, or in some cases simply telling shoppers to "keep it" Shoppers racked up more than $5 trillion worth of retail sales in the U.S. last year, according to the National Retail Federation. About 14.5% of those sales were returned. That equates to an enormous value in returned goods: $743 billion in 2023 alone. "Most of the returns that come back cost up to 40% of the original retail price to put that item back on the shelf," said Robert Overstreet, Iowa State assistant professor of supply chain management. "There's no guarantee they can sell it for what they originally asked for it, so they're losing money on both ends." The recent changes are just the latest effort to tamp down on return losses. Many large retailers in the U.S. have long been engaged in the practice of quietly tracking and targeting return behavior. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. retailers use third-party loss-prevention services to track risky return behavior. This doesn't outright mean fraudulent activity, but rather behavior that "mimics" or could be linked to such behavior. The most notable third-party loss-prevention service is The Retail Equation, a software provider that tracks return behavior that retailers deem potentially fraudulent. It then assigns a return score to shoppers based on the data provided by retailers, giving the software the ability to override a store's return policy, leaving shoppers with no refund and a printed notice directing them to The Retail Equation's website to explain why their return was blocked. The problem is, many shoppers are unaware this type of tracking is even happening, leaving many feeling blindsided when they get to a return counter and are told they are not getting their money back. Or, even worse, they get banned from the practice of returning products to the store altogether. According to several now-dismissed lawsuits and Better Business Bureau complaints, customers reported they were following a store's return policy and were still issued a warning. Some customers complained the information found on their report given by The Retail Equation was incorrect and that they were left with no way of knowing or remedying the information until after their return was rebuffed. Watch the video above to hear more about how this tracking works and what types of behaviors might get a shopper flagged as a 'problem returner'. https://youtu.be/XZemo1KVQMA?si=2qmuVjT6aKkI3uT8 THE $2,000 FACETIME BOX FROM 1987: Video calling technology is such a mundane feature of smartphones now that it would be weird if a device didn't have it. But the idea for the first FaceTime is buried deep in vintage tech history, all the way back in the 70's... the 1870's. And most people hated the idea of it. By the time Mitsubishi's VisiTel videophone graced the cover of Popular Science in 1988, video calling had already gone through generations of inventions, advances, and serious setbacks. When we finally acquired a pair of brand new VisiTel phones to make one single video phone call, humanity had already been through billions of dollars of failures, misguided promises, and losing gambles -- including by Bell Labs, likely the most innovative company of the 20th century. It's been 150 years since we started thinking about and criticizing live video communication. And we still haven't fully answered the technology's most basic question: does anyone really want to be seen? https://youtu.be/cBFeH2YawV4?si=GkXYrc3g-vH1mrOG THE UNXPLAINED: Several "new" "specials" which were in fact FrankenEps. What did you watch? -- Let's go Brandon!