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Penny Arcade - Comic - Gravitas

Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

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PucSpifo

How could you not call this one "Gravitatas"?

OctoberRaven

Three quick strokes, and it was done.

dennis

PucSpifo wrote: »

How could you not call this one "Gravitatas"?

I would also accept "Gravitits".

zepherin

Motion capture dong

shoeboxjeddy

The incredible insights that become available from a team who... aren't watching the show and haven't for many seasons, but have heard that it continues to be on television. Did you know there are tits on the screen sometimes??

Preacher

It was either tits or incest and tits are easier to personify than having sex with your brother.

Thanatosia

Nudity in GoT is overstated, it was a more overdone in the first couple seasons, but for a while now it's just been a bit here and there every few episodes, not the constant ubiquitous thing that everyone seems to try to make it out to be.

Djiem

Everyone including the fans. Many people tried to sell me on that show with the concept that it's like LotR with tits, as if tits would have made LotR better somehow.

Anon von Zilch

Djiem wrote: »

Everyone including the fans. Many people tried to sell me on that show with the concept that it's like LotR with tits, as if tits would have made LotR better somehow.

I would argue that Lord of the Rings would indeed be better if it had more characters of the tit-having variety. They wouldn't even need to show the tits.

Djiem

When people describe something as "X with tits", they're obviously not talking about female representation and diversity.

Bursar

Preacher wrote: »

It was either tits or incest and tits are easier to personify than having sex with your brother.

I'm confident Serkis could pull it off.

EmperorSeth

dennis wrote: »

PucSpifo wrote: »

How could you not call this one "Gravitatas"?

I would also accept "Gravitits".

Damn, my suggestion of Gravitass pales in comparison.

Zenigata

I'm glad this show is finally ending, because I'm sure tired of hearing so many people tripping over themselves at how wonderful they think it is. People think Martin a better writer than he actually is, but similar to how LotR brought about "I am very smart" fans who heaped nothing but praise on the movies with no knowledge at all of the books the GoT TV series brought out the same types of people again, who due to lack of exposure to any other content, cannot fathom why someone might consider it shlock that's low grade and unentertaining. Yeah, I suppose when you eat McDonalds every day then Red Robin seems like a fine gourmet destination.

It's fine if you like something, but anymore people just absolutely force feed their favorite movies and shows on you and are aghast if you dislike them. Incredibly, I am capable of finding and watching shows/movies and reading books which entertain me without everyone else trying to beat me over the head with what their favorite one is...

Preacher

Bursar wrote: »

Preacher wrote: »

It was either tits or incest and tits are easier to personify than having sex with your brother.

I'm confident Serkis could pull it off.

He is a real genius.

RatherDashing89

Zenigata wrote: »

I'm glad this show is finally ending, because I'm sure tired of hearing so many people tripping over themselves at how wonderful they think it is. People think Martin a better writer than he actually is, but similar to how LotR brought about "I am very smart" fans who heaped nothing but praise on the movies with no knowledge at all of the books the GoT TV series brought out the same types of people again, who due to lack of exposure to any other content, cannot fathom why someone might consider it shlock that's low grade and unentertaining. Yeah, I suppose when you eat McDonalds every day then Red Robin seems like a fine gourmet destination.

It's fine if you like something, but anymore people just absolutely force feed their favorite movies and shows on you and are aghast if you dislike them. Incredibly, I am capable of finding and watching shows/movies and reading books which entertain me without everyone else trying to beat me over the head with what their favorite one is...

Yeah, those inconsiderate jerkwads. Just the other day, some guy who I thought was my friend told me about a restaurant he liked. Like I'm not capable of feeding myself! They don't even go to five star restaurants anyway. Exhausting.

Preacher

I dunno I can certainly get the exhausted feeling about people asking you if you watch or care about something that is fairly popular. Like I got burnt out on Marvel stuff, and most sites I visit for pop culture is jam packed with end game stuff. I never watched GoT, but its out there everywhere "here is this thing on GoT!" Its kind of like seeing Mcdonalds ads everywhere, I don't like Mcdonalds, but its hard to avoid seeing ads for their shit.

Monkey Ball Warrior

I love GoT, but yes, it has a problem with gratuitous nudity. Sometimes it makes sense! Sometimes it is even required for the scene. I'm not saying they need to go with full fledged broadcast-style censorship. But it very frequently feels entirely random; here is some nudity that exists purely for its own sake.

dennis

Preacher wrote: »

I dunno I can certainly get the exhausted feeling about people asking you if you watch or care about something that is fairly popular. Like I got burnt out on Marvel stuff, and most sites I visit for pop culture is jam packed with end game stuff. I never watched GoT, but its out there everywhere "here is this thing on GoT!" Its kind of like seeing Mcdonalds ads everywhere, I don't like Mcdonalds, but its hard to avoid seeing ads for their shit.

Much as with First World Problems, I feel like this is a Too Many Friends problem that just doesn't happen to me. And they said I'd regret being forever alone!

OctoberRaven

Also, hopefully they won't make a muppet version of Ser Tiddy for the Sesame Street crossover skits.

Yes, crossover skits between GOT and Sesame Street. Plural.

MarcinMN

Preacher wrote: »

I dunno I can certainly get the exhausted feeling about people asking you if you watch or care about something that is fairly popular. Like I got burnt out on Marvel stuff, and most sites I visit for pop culture is jam packed with end game stuff. I never watched GoT, but its out there everywhere "here is this thing on GoT!" Its kind of like seeing Mcdonalds ads everywhere, I don't like Mcdonalds, but its hard to avoid seeing ads for their shit.

While I agree that I see Marvel stuff everywhere, I have to be honest in saying I don't feel that I see Game of Thrones stuff much at all. I've always attributed the abundance of Marvel stuff online to the fact that I'm more likely to go looking for and clicking on things about Marvel (since I am not yet burnt out on that property). So, web browsing preference might play a factor in what we see online.

As for real life people talking up these properties, I guess my circle of friends must not be big GoT fans since I don't hear about it much from them either. I have one co-worker who watched it for a while but eventually got bored and stopped. lol

I haven't watched GoT, but I have read what books there are thus far. I'm sure I'll read the rest if they are ever written, but I can't say for sure if I will ever watch the show.

MichaelLC

The leaked ending is dumb anyway. I hope they got a ton of cash from CBS.
Like oh, the entire thing was just a holodeck simulation being run by the new Captain Pike. Pretty unoriginal.

flamebroiledchicken

MarcinMN wrote: »

Preacher wrote: »

I dunno I can certainly get the exhausted feeling about people asking you if you watch or care about something that is fairly popular. Like I got burnt out on Marvel stuff, and most sites I visit for pop culture is jam packed with end game stuff. I never watched GoT, but its out there everywhere "here is this thing on GoT!" Its kind of like seeing Mcdonalds ads everywhere, I don't like Mcdonalds, but its hard to avoid seeing ads for their shit.

While I agree that I see Marvel stuff everywhere, I have to be honest in saying I don't feel that I see Game of Thrones stuff much at all. I've always attributed the abundance of Marvel stuff online to the fact that I'm more likely to go looking for and clicking on things about Marvel (since I am not yet burnt out on that property). So, web browsing preference might play a factor in what we see online.

As for real life people talking up these properties, I guess my circle of friends must not be big GoT fans since I don't hear about it much from them either. I have one co-worker who watched it for a while but eventually got bored and stopped. lol

I haven't watched GoT, but I have read what books there are thus far. I'm sure I'll read the rest if they are ever written, but I can't say for sure if I will ever watch the show.

People constantly ask me if I'm into Game of Thrones, probably because they know I'm into nerdy stuff more broadly.

But it doesn't bother me. I just say "No, it's not my jam" and move on with my life.

Train Dodger

Djiem wrote: »

Everyone including the fans. Many people tried to sell me on that show with the concept that it's like LotR with tits, as if tits would have made LotR better somehow.

Actually, it's kinda like LOTR, but with more murderous orcs in it. That happen to look like people.