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Marines are so Homoerotic! [Generation Kill]

StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
edited September 2008 in Social Entropy++
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This should be fun!

I'll start!

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Wait, hasn't this show had all of two episodes so far

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I want to see this but I lack HBO

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Wait, hasn't this show had all of two episodes so far

    It was also a book.

    And each episode is fucking brilliant.

    Frankly people should just post entire transcripts

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm taking bets on how long before someone starts talking shit about the armed forces.

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    I think we get a triple word score for it being you, teefs

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Didn't FX try this as Over There and get canceled?

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I've only seen the premier so far. I was bored while watching. I intend to watch a few more to see if it turns out better for me.

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  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    so how hilariously exaggerated is this show's depiction of soldiers

    and how racist and homophobic are they

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    this show is brilliant. i love listening to ziggy from the wire and i love beecher from oz.

    also, it is scary how incompetent some of the superior officers are (see captain america and encino man)

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  • BibbleBibble __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    i wanna see this but no hbo

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  • the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    fuckin
    captain america and his AK. what a spazz

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    I liked Over There

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    also, that scene in the first episode involving fruity rudy naked wiping himself with baby wipes is pretty hot, you guys

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Over there was terrible.

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  • HallowedFaithHallowedFaith Call me Cloud. Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    So far the script is pretty good, I do enjoy the way these boys communicate with each other from an entertainment P.O.V. Though I don't know a single Marine that is THAT insane or rotten-mouthed, although there are a few that come close.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    These characterizations are probably true of all Marines.

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  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    well going from the descriptions I've read and the name of the show I assumed that it was going to be all puppy-dropping and Muslim-abusing, but I guess it's a bit more balanced than that

    don't have cable, so gonna have to wait for the boxset

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm pretty sure a show that portrayed soldiers as they actually are (read: mostly good people, some bad eggs) would be boring as shit

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  • WileyWiley In the dirt.Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Snowbeat wrote: »
    so how hilariously exaggerated is this show's depiction of soldiers

    and how racist and homophobic are they

    Very racist and homophobic. The humor is sophomoric, but it is entertaining.

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  • HallowedFaithHallowedFaith Call me Cloud. Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Snowbeat wrote: »
    so how hilariously exaggerated is this show's depiction of soldiers

    and how racist and homophobic are they

    A bit if you ask me. Not hilariously exaggerated but enough that it casts them in a bad light in my opinion. Specifically the racism, it takes a bit of deployment time in the sandbox to really start disliking the "insurgents" for the way these guys act.

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  • the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    HallowedFaith wrote: »
    So far the script is pretty good, I do enjoy the way these boys communicate with each other from an entertainment P.O.V. Though I don't know a single Marine that is THAT insane or rotten-mouthed, although there are a few that come close.

    I think it's probably fairly accurate for a war zone.

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  • SnowbeatSnowbeat i need something to kick this thing's ass over the lineRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure a show that portrayed soldiers as they actually are (read: mostly good people, some bad eggs) would be boring as shit

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  • DefenestratorDefenestrator Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I know a bunch of Marines. None of them are any worse than your average college-age guy.

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    Snowbeat wrote: »
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure a show that portrayed soldiers as they actually are (read: mostly good people, some bad eggs) would be boring as shit

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    That doesn't count, because you can't not make something about WWII interesting

    how do you think the history channel funds itself

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  • HallowedFaithHallowedFaith Call me Cloud. Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    the wook wrote: »
    HallowedFaith wrote: »
    So far the script is pretty good, I do enjoy the way these boys communicate with each other from an entertainment P.O.V. Though I don't know a single Marine that is THAT insane or rotten-mouthed, although there are a few that come close.

    I think it's probably fairly accurate for a war zone.

    What they portray as the war is far from accurate, but I guess every individuals time in the middle east is a matter of perspective.

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    The Far Side wrote: »
    the worst part in the 1st episode
    them humiliating the gay republican guard

    then sending them back in the direction of death squads

    just goddamn

    They should have put a pink triangle on his shirt. I am sure it would go over the Republican Guards head.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm gonna start yelling "po-lice that moose-tash" to random people

    also, i think the funniest part of the first episode was
    the marine goose stepping in the background while the one guy gets chewed out for his mustache

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  • the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    HallowedFaith wrote: »
    the wook wrote: »
    HallowedFaith wrote: »
    So far the script is pretty good, I do enjoy the way these boys communicate with each other from an entertainment P.O.V. Though I don't know a single Marine that is THAT insane or rotten-mouthed, although there are a few that come close.

    I think it's probably fairly accurate for a war zone.

    What they portray as the war is far from accurate, but I guess every individuals time in the middle east is a matter of perspective.

    no i meant the way they interact in the war zone. the increased racism and homophobia probably help them deal with the situation they're in etc., etc.

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  • jacripejacripe Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure a show that portrayed soldiers as they actually are (read: mostly good people, some bad eggs) would be boring as shit

    In my experience, it's closer to mostly horribly confused with bad eggs speckling the lot intermittently.
    A lot of people just get dicked around in the armed forces, not a lot know why they actually joined. More don't really know what they're doing in life, unless they're lifers, and few really get what is going on in the world. The racism is definitely there. But it's mostly shrouded in Uncle Sam Approved "Hadji Hate". Not even hate, just not really being nice. The sort of "sub-human regard" you hear about. They don't really go on roof tops screaming hate, they just treat them sub-humanely. I'm not in any group that has direct contact with anyone other than contractors though. Maybe those guys are different? It's like a lot of pretentious asses who don't understand they've invaded someone else's country and so they get pissed at the guy in the DFAC for not speaking perfect english. It's really pretty silly.

    Oh yeah, homophobia is pretty dominant though. It's fun to really fuck with them considering the number of gay jokes they like to make. I'm thoroughly convinced everyone in the military is gay and they're trying to convince themselves otherwise.

    Note: I'm just Army Reserves, so this is mostly based off of my observations and interactions of the past 2.5-3 months I've been here.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    If you lay with your cock against the ground as a tank goes by it feels fuckin GREAT!

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  • I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Marines are very good people

    My sister's marrying one, my cousin is one, their roomates come up every weekend.

    All very well mannered young men who look like they could wreck some shit.

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  • Dead LegendDead Legend Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Generation Kill is a good read. The show is a good watch.

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  • DoshinoDoshino Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    All the marines I've met are royally fucked in the head. Which is to be expected I suppose.
    I got a giggle when the marines are driving by a village and one yells, "WHY ARE YOU STILL IN YOUR PAJAMAS? ITS 10AM! It's funny. Because it's racist.

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    The only former marine I know has a serious twitch going on.

    I've never asked, and I never will.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    The one guy hoarding batteries + The two dudes out searching for someone at night cliffhanger = some shit's gonna go down

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  • Dead LegendDead Legend Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    The only service member that I've met so far from Iraq that was truly insane was my sister's friend. He's pretty gung-ho and has been hanging out at BAMC after getting three 7.62x39 to the leg.

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  • I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    They get free batteries

    Why would they hoard batteries

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