Topic: Guilty Pleasures (Read 36919 times)

Mr. Mojo · « **on:** 09 Jul 2008, 15:01 »

Hello internet, go ahead and give me your guilty pleasures. (T.V., Movies, I don't care). For instance, I fucking LOVE Spongebob. I'm sure there's worse though. So go ahead.

Tom · « **Reply #1 on:** 09 Jul 2008, 15:13 »

Spongebob is not a guilty pleasure

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #2 on:** 09 Jul 2008, 15:19 »

Well i feel ashamed for loving it, so i count it as one.

Ikrik · « **Reply #3 on:** 09 Jul 2008, 15:35 »

Spongebob is possibly one of the stupidest shows on television and I credit it for why kids aren't reading and why American children are illiterate and incredibly stupid. Well.....that and everything else that contributes to it...but Spongebob isn't helping. My sister is 20 and she's COMPLETELY obsessed with Spongebob, the only merchandise she hasn't bought yet are the blankets for her bed.

That being said......I really like watching TMZ. I hate paparazzi and I absolutely hate the entire concept of stalking celebrities but.....whenever that show comes on it's what I'm watching...commercials and all.

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #4 on:** 09 Jul 2008, 16:28 »

Quote from: Ikrik on 09 Jul 2008, 15:35

Spongebob is possibly one of the stupidest shows on television and I credit it for why kids aren't reading and why American children are illiterate and incredibly stupid. Well.....that and everything else that contributes to it...but Spongebob isn't helping. My sister is 20 and she's COMPLETELY obsessed with Spongebob, the only merchandise she hasn't bought yet are the blankets for her bed.

That being said......I really like watching TMZ. I hate paparazzi and I absolutely hate the entire concept of stalking celebrities but.....whenever that show comes on it's what I'm watching...commercials and all.

TMZ=Fail my friend.

ThePQ4 · « **Reply #5 on:** 09 Jul 2008, 16:58 »

I watch Spongebob at least once or twice a week and look forward to new episodes...
And I read more then any person I know. So there goes part of your theory.
(Oh, and I am totally sleeping on Spongebob bedding, I am not even kidding. I have two sets of sheets, and 1 comforter --I would have two, but I opted not to get it.)

Anyway, I guess my guilty pleasure is old WB shows. I just bought/watched all six seasons of Dawson's Creek. And I own all but the last season of Gilmore Girls. And I have all 7 seasons of Buffy, my sister has all 5 seasons of Angel. I want to get seasons for the original 90210 (just out of curiosity), and my sister suggested that i get Felicity... Basically, I am sucker for shows that are no longer actually on television.

Oh, and I suppose yaoi manga is a guilty pleasure too. I forced my sister to go to Borders with me so I could see if they had a new volume of a series I have been waiting a friggin YEAR for, only to find that they didn't have it. I was sad...
And lastly, I guess you've gotta add X-Men to the list. If I find -anything-, no matter how silly or unnecessary, that is X-Men Related, I have to buy it because I know I would never be able to find it again. This is how I acquired a Wolverine pencil topper, a knock-off Pez dispenser, and various action figures.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #6 on:** 09 Jul 2008, 23:47 »

I think Freddy Got Fingered is a good film. If I wasn't tired and in pain, I would defend this.

De_El · « **Reply #7 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 00:00 »

I am still pretty fond of Donnie Darko.

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #8 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 08:03 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 09 Jul 2008, 23:47

I think Freddy Got Fingered is a good film. If I wasn't tired and in pain, I would defend this.

I watched that film when i was really young. Needless to say i was traumatized.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 08:16 »

I dig Donnie Darko, too.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 11:02 »

i like Naruto.

i don't actively seek it out but if i'm flipping channels and it's on, i'll watch and like it.

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #11 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 12:12 »

I also like Spongebob. Also I think Tom Green is funny.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #12 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 14:26 »

Yeah, not sure what's wrong with Spongebob, its pretty funny. Though I haven't watched it in at least a year, its humor I thought was pretty clever at times. Also I read, a lot, thank ye very fuckin' much.

But guilty pleasures? See, the very fact that I post regularly in an internet forum and have gone to visit other members of it before would count as a real life guilty pleasure. As would World of Darkness, I love reading those goddamn books but none of my real life friends would ever play the damn game, so its on the list too.

Now, in music, I've been known to sing along to Nsync while riding in my car alone, as well as various other 80s and 90s pop hits. This is mainly when I'm listening to Jack FM or something.

In movies, I like The Labrynth and Dark Crystal, which again are really just for real life friends who never saw them as a kid and thus don't understand. This also goes for Last Unicorn, which god help me I like the soundtrack sung by America.

Tom · « **Reply #13 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 14:53 »

I love the Labyrinth and Dark Crystal, the Jim Henson Company are very good at what they do. I have to admit that it is sad that they sold the rights to the Muppets to the Walt Disney Company.

EDIT: Dark Crystal Sequel

jera · « **Reply #14 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 15:54 »

I love Avatar the last Airbender.

De_El · « **Reply #15 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 18:33 »

Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 10 Jul 2008, 14:53

EDIT: Dark Crystal Sequel

WHAT THE FUCK. Although I don't think I'm outraged or anything. Just perplexed. Dark Crystal was pretty swaat.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #16 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 19:03 »

Drake and Josh

Quote from: jera on 10 Jul 2008, 15:54

I love Avatar the last Airbender.

Man, that shit is fantastic, you don't have to feel guilty about liking it. Oh man, final episodes next week.

Durin · « **Reply #17 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 19:44 »

My love for a sizable amount of Nickelodeon's programming.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #18 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 21:00 »

Zombie movies. I watch a lot. Some of them are just shit. I watched one today that was so low in the barrel it was making a leak.

brandon_ha · « **Reply #19 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 21:29 »

Lol you listen to Jack FM? Gotta listen to Q107, not many good radio stations in the GTA. I've heard that Mod club does something with a Toronto radio station, but I haven't been able to ind it on the dial.

My guilty pleasure is mid 90's cartoons. Animaniacs, Pinky and the brain, Spiderman, X-Men, Timon and Pumba, Bonkers, Gargoyles..... pretty much anything in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmcKGcKW76M

I can't watch any Batman cartoons because Batman: Beyond totally tainted my perception, it rocked far too hard.

Ikrik · « **Reply #20 on:** 10 Jul 2008, 23:35 »

Quote from: jera on 10 Jul 2008, 15:54

I love Avatar the last Airbender.

Dude, I know a bunch of college students (male and female) who LIVE for Avatar. I have heard only good things about it....it's totally not a guilty pleasure.

I love the Adam West Batman movie. It is freaking sweet.......and I like Invader Zim.....and when I watched Naruto I fell in love with at but then started hating it because of the fans.

The only Tim Burton film that blew me away was Nightmare Before Christmas.........all of his other stuff just hasn't done it for me although Sleepy Hollow came pretty close.

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #21 on:** 11 Jul 2008, 11:23 »

Dude Top Gear is great. We don't have it in the U.S. so i can't watch it that often. But i love the show, it's seriously great

michaelicious · « **Reply #22 on:** 11 Jul 2008, 18:58 »

I work at a grocery store and we sell those Spongebob-shaped noodles with tomato sauce that Heinz makes. Anyway, the French side of the label says Bob L'éponge. I like to say it to myself with an intellectual French accent and imagine the show adapted as an existentialist novel.

Thlayli · « **Reply #23 on:** 11 Jul 2008, 19:10 »

I hate Spongebob, but one of the first hot babes I met in college was obsessed with the show. She even had Spongebob underoos... and she was an equestrian. Sigh.

My biggest guilty pleasure is romantic comedies of the Freddie Prinze Jr or Tom Hanks variety.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #24 on:** 11 Jul 2008, 20:00 »

Quote from: michaelicious on 11 Jul 2008, 18:58

I work at a grocery store and we sell those Spongebob-shaped noodles with tomato sauce that Heinz makes. Anyway, the French side of the label says Bob L'éponge. I like to say it to myself with an intellectual French accent and imagine the show adapted as an existentialist novel.

I'm pretty sure that went through the creator's head at some point. At least, the French accent part.

MadassAlex · « **Reply #25 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 00:00 »

Anime, basically.

Faker · « **Reply #26 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 07:27 »

My guilty pleasures?

I may never live this down... Hell's Kitchen, I mean I hate all reality TV, but seeing Gordon Ramsey going crazy (in an admittedly obviously staged manner) is something I enjoy

also, my guilty movie pleasure.... Jack and Sarah... It's terrible, a below average "chick flick" but any time its on tv I probably will sit through the whole thing. In my defence, it does star both Withnail and Gandalf

MarkTBSc · « **Reply #27 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 09:52 »

Firstly, Faker? Your sig is awesome. I love Spaced.

Secondly (and thirdly), Xena and the L word. Xena may be a gay icon but I just watch it for the pretty girls jumping around kicking butt and coming up with funny one-liners. The L word? Well, it's basically just porn isn't it. TiVo it and turn the sound down, then just fast-forward to the good bits.

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #28 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 16:52 »

As much i feel that i MUST make fun of most of you. I'm not in the mood. Anyway, i just remembered, stupid cheasy low budget movies on the SciFi channel are pretty awesome to me.

Thlayli · « **Reply #29 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 19:03 »

Hey, I liked Tin Man. And not just because it had Zooey Deschanel and Kathleen Roberts.

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #30 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 19:08 »

Cmon man nobody like Tin Man, who are you fooling?

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #31 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 19:48 »

I vomited from the sheer amount of dumb stuff in that movie. I only got half way through...

Thlayli · « **Reply #32 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 22:10 »

Quote from: roxie_vinyl on 12 Jul 2008, 19:46

Quote from: Mr. Mojo on 12 Jul 2008, 19:08
Cmon man nobody like Tin Man, who are you fooling?

Well I did watch the entire thing --- but only because it amused me to no end. I think they passed the point of no return when a horde of flying monkeys came out of her breasts.

Alright, I'm guessing you guys were expecting some sort of pansy-ass Wizard of Oz remake rather than a badass reboot.

But you have to admit, that was some spectacular cleavage.

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 Jul 2008, 22:57 »

Quote from: Ikrik on 09 Jul 2008, 15:35

Spongebob is possibly one of the stupidest shows on television and I credit it for why kids aren't reading and why American children are illiterate and incredibly stupid. Well.....that and everything else that contributes to it...but Spongebob isn't helping. My sister is 20 and she's COMPLETELY obsessed with Spongebob, the only merchandise she hasn't bought yet are the blankets for her bed.

That being said......I really like watching TMZ. I hate paparazzi and I absolutely hate the entire concept of stalking celebrities but.....whenever that show comes on it's what I'm watching...commercials and all.

Dude, I watched Spongebob religiously as a child and even then I made time to read. Spongebob is like happiness condensed into a wonderfully retarded mass.

TMZ is much more retarded and undoubtedly has a much more negative impact on the American mind.

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #34 on:** 13 Jul 2008, 08:45 »

Quote from: Thlayli on 12 Jul 2008, 22:10

Quote from: roxie_vinyl on 12 Jul 2008, 19:46
Quote from: Mr. Mojo on 12 Jul 2008, 19:08
Cmon man nobody like Tin Man, who are you fooling?

Well I did watch the entire thing --- but only because it amused me to no end. I think they passed the point of no return when a horde of flying monkeys came out of her breasts.

Alright, I'm guessing you guys were expecting some sort of pansy-ass Wizard of Oz remake rather than a badass reboot.

But you have to admit, that was some spectacular cleavage.

Ahhh yes.... the cleavage.... maybe it wasn't THAT bad....

Dissy · « **Reply #35 on:** 14 Jul 2008, 15:40 »

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the movies, the old TV show, the comics

Ghostbusters, the Real Ghostbusters, et. al.

Superhero cartoons/shows, no matter how bad, or campy.

RedLion · « **Reply #36 on:** 14 Jul 2008, 17:15 »

TMNT isn't a guilty pleasure. I'm pretty sure every person that grew up in the 80's/very early 90's has a strong affinity for them.

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #37 on:** 14 Jul 2008, 17:35 »

Ghost Busters was great, you shouldn't feel guilty for that.

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #38 on:** 14 Jul 2008, 21:38 »

I like king of the hill too

I don't know why it works but it does.

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #39 on:** 14 Jul 2008, 22:44 »

I think that they're actually a subtle satire, but that may be optimism

Ikrik · « **Reply #40 on:** 14 Jul 2008, 23:12 »

King of the Hill can be pretty amazing. Being a Canadian I don't "get" a lot of the humor but sometimes the show really connects with me. However, I cannot start watching in the middle of the show, I have to watch from beginning to end.

De_El · « **Reply #41 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 00:42 »

King of the Hill was created by Mike Judge. It's largely satire.

Stryc9Fuego · « **Reply #42 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 07:30 »

I like the movie Hudson Hawk.

Just getting that out there.

Mr. Mojo · « **Reply #43 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 10:21 »

King of the Hill, I think it's a lame show but i LOVE it. Seeing as how it's created by the same man who made Beavis and Butthead, well, it just has to be funny.

brandon_ha · « **Reply #44 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 13:00 »

Huhhhh..... you said butt.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #45 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 17:12 »

Conan stories

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #46 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 17:14 »

like Conan the Barbarian? If I'm wrong I probably look pretty retarded right now

Ikrik · « **Reply #47 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 18:04 »

After watching Arnie as Conan I'm not too sure whether I'll ever be able to read the stories.

Vampire Hunter D novellas are something that I have tried, and failed, to give up a couple times now. They're lots of fun and even though they're very similar they still make me feel really fuzzy inside.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #48 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 18:13 »

Try them, Howard's ones are pretty good adventure stories, not great examaninations of the human condition, but decent stories.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #49 on:** 15 Jul 2008, 18:46 »

The Conan books are damn good stories. Howard can compress all the great things about fantasy novels into what are essentially short stories. The first Conan movie was also really damn good, even if it had absolutely nothing to do with the books outside of names. In fact, they're both good enough that I wouldn't call them guilty pleasures, you really shouldn't feel guilty about enjoying them.

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