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Law & Order To Air An Episode Inspired By #Gamergate February 11

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dragonlife

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Fantastical said:
This show is fucking garbage, lol.
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The fuck? No, it's not.

Maybe some of its ripped-from-the-headline-inspired episodes are hit and miss, but the show is fucking awesome otherwise. If you're just basing your comment on this particular episode's buzz, then zzz. It's easy to cringe at anything with video games as the central plot because it's usually pretty bad.

When SVU is good, it's really good. Some amazing episodes throughout its lifetime.

Stabler will be forever missed ;_7

I recite the intro out loud in tandem with the announcer when it plays. Every time. Even the sound effect. I never skip the intro.
 
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Rebel Leader

THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Daemul said:
"A violent video game inspires a real crime"

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This is not going to end well
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Not surprised
 
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Fantastical

Death Prophet
dragonlife said:
The fuck? No, it's not.

Maybe some of its ripped-from-the-headline-inspired episodes are hit and miss, but the show is fucking awesome otherwise. If you're just basing your comment on this particular episode's buzz, then zzz. It's easy to cringe at anything with video games as the central plot because it's usually pretty bad.

When SVU is good, it's really good. Some amazing episodes throughout its lifetime.

Stabler will be forever missed ;_7

I recite the intro out loud in tandem with the announcer when it plays. Every time. Even the sound effect. I never skip the intro.
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SVU has not been good in years. I guess I don't watch it consistently, but every one I've seen in the past 3 years are pretty horrible. I love the reruns though.

EDIT: Thinking back, I actually haven't watched any of probably the last two seasons, though. So I can't really speak for those, I guess.
 
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kaioshade

Member
dragonlife said:
The fuck? No, it's not.

Maybe some of its ripped-from-the-headline-inspired episodes are hit and miss, but the show is fucking awesome otherwise. If you're just basing your comment on this particular episode's buzz, then zzz. It's easy to cringe at anything with video games as the central plot because it's usually pretty bad.

When SVU is good, it's really good. Some amazing episodes throughout its lifetime.

Stabler will be forever missed ;_7

I recite the intro out loud in tandem with the announcer when it plays. Every time. Even the sound effect. I never skip the intro.
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This person knows whats up.
And here i thought i was the only weirdo who recited the intro lol.
 
Northeastmonk

Northeastmonk

Gold Member
I'll have to make some meat milkshakes while I watch. Tenderize the meat, add some worcestershire sauce, some A1, and blend away. That's about how thrilled I'm going to be watching it.
 
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Easy_D

never left the stone age
Lmao. Every videogame related crime show has these two lines in them

"Game on, [X]!" and "It's a game to them!" or variations of them. It's so silly.

Edit: "Raina Punjabi"? Really? That's what you're going with?
 
SystemUser

SystemUser

Member
Gloam said:
I can't wait for this. I love SVU's 'ripped from the headlines' episodes. Their Chris Brown/Rihanna episode was golden. Recently they did an episode on Men's Rights stuff so It'll be interesting to see how they handle this one. Clumsily is my guess.
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I would love to watch the MRA ep. Anyone know the name or number of the episode? Maybe I will look it up later.
 
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BatDan

Bane? Get them on board, I'll call it in.
SystemUser said:
I would love to watch the MRA ep. Anyone know the name or number of the episode? Maybe I will look it up later.
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"Holden's Manifesto" from Season 16

It's based on the Elliot Rodger case, including scenes where the title character gives his MRA speeches to a camera. Yeah, his name is Holden. Real subtle isn't it?
 
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Wozzly

special needs, sexual needs
The ripped from the headline episodes are the worst. They put in like five different stories into one for no apparent reason. Just a few weeks ago they did a Shia LaBeouf/James Franco one and last season a Donald Sterling/Jay Z Solange elevator attack.

The problem is that they just use the terminology of GG without any commentary (haven't seen it yet, but I doubt they'll make any sort of message with it) on it. It's just an empty shell with no substance other then the gunman saying something like "you're gonna be slaughtered" or some other dumb video gamey things people think gamers say.
 
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Sandfox

Member
Wozzly said:
The ripped from the headline episodes are the worst. They put in like five different stories into one for no apparent reason. Just a few weeks ago they did a Shia LaBeouf/James Franco one and last season a Donald Sterling/Jay Z Solange elevator attack.
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They did a Paula Deen/Trayvon Martin episode as well.
 
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Sciz

Member
Easy_D said:
Lmao. Every videogame related crime show has these two lines in them

"Game on, [X]!" and "It's a game to them!" or variations of them. It's so silly.
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Given just how much Gamergate likes to draw analogies between what they're doing and video games, I'll give the writers a pass this time.
 
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Secret Fawful

Member
Opto said:
Can't wait for GG to be all offended
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You didn't have to wait long. Just read the comments on the episode clip.

The episode itself just looks horrendously uncomfortable. A fictional parody of Anita Sarkeesian is kidnapped, tied up, undressed, and menaced. No thanks.
 
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aliengmr

Member
Smash88 said:
While everyone here is happy this is getting made because it will make #GG look like the fucked up individuals they are. I feel this is going to be a completely cringe worthy episode where gamers in the end are portrayed as one of them - or in a negative light.

This will make none of us look good in the end.
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Goobergate has pretty much done that already.

But if history is a guide, GG will likely think it promotes their cause. Colbert practically endorsed GG according to a few GGers. Unless they've taken a large dose of reality, I wouldn't be surprised.
 
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Corpekata

Banned
Judging by the events and the clip (not the preview) and the way these shows work I'm going to bet it's the boyfriend/husband character that has been egging on the crazies after he found out his wife cheated on him.
 
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aspiegamer

Member
Poetic.Injustice said:
Posting from the dark net here. You'll never catch me!
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Just be careful of dem "-chans" and "-its" over there! This is becoming an interesting term. It's always been around but only recently been notable in public. It's a catch-all for all the awful crap that people see on the news that happens online and people are starting to figure out that there are common threads between a lot of these incidents and a lot of "repeat offender" websites. Hell, just in the past few days we had the Silk Road and big revenge porn cases completed. There are legal and privacy implications all over the place that we really should have tried to resolve 20-25 years ago.
kingdoug87 said:
By SVU standards it actually looks fine. Interested more about the blowback than the episode.
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Same. It's going to be worth a check regardless, but hopefully for some constructive reasons.
 
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