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Hype, as it were, is a pretty double-edged sword. Its origin lies, most likely, in the word hyperbole and it was originally used to describe "excessive or misleading publicity or advertising," which remains pretty true at the end of the day. But every now and then, people stumble across things that are worth the hype.
We’ve gathered examples of things that really did live up to the hype from across the internet. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and examples in the comments below.
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#1
Driving 8 hours into the desert, escaping the light pollution, and seeing the Milky Way.
I cried.
David 8 months ago
I had a view like that one night driving to Montana. I needed to sleep on my trip but not much money so I stayed at a little campground. But it was one of those campgrounds in the middle of nowhere. Not much traffic on whatever highway I got off of (maybe I90??) but then I had to drive 2 or 3 miles on gravel roads to get to the actual campground. Pretty wide open / very few trees. Probably not much of a campground to see during the day time. But the night sky was vast and amazing. I laid on my back on the wooden picnic table and just soaked it in for a while. Bazillion stars, shooting stars, the milky way etc. And no other campers.
Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
Oh that I get to see out here in the sticks in uk lol loads of farm land to back n front of the house n the next village up to ours isn’t obvious to see so the skys are always clear well weather permitting lol n I’ve seen the Milky Way a few times it’s amazing
Sharkfin6 8 months ago
I live in the dark area on the west of Texas. Just 30 or so minutes driving away from the city lights the skies become clearer and pollution-free. Here is an easy link from the National Parks Service for Night Skies and Stargazing events. https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/stargazing.htm (sorry there's no way to ctrl+C, ctrl+V)
Auntriarch 8 months ago
A power cut in Naini Tal, just stood there looking up, until the power came back on. It didn't even look like stars
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#2
Seeing the Northern Lights in person. Photos don't do them justice.
LillieMean 8 months ago
I have seen the northern lights often, but when I was on holiday in Lapland they were particularly impressive. No light or noise pollution. I have never felt so small as I stared spellbound at the lights dancing in waves in the night sky. You really felt the powers of the universe there. I live so far north that I can see the northern lights if I can keep an eye out from my living room window. Light pollution just interferes with their visibility and they are often not as multi-hued as they are further north. In Finnish Northern Lights is revontuli.The first word repo means fox and the second tuli is fire. It was a mythical creature in folklore. There was an old belief here that the fire fox would flick rocks or snow with its tail, igniting sparks through friction, which created the northern lights. In a way, it feels like I'm looking into the past when I watch the northern lights, but on the other hand, time ceases to exist at that moment.
David 8 months ago
They are pretty cool looking. The first time I saw them I didn't know what they were. It was the 70s, before internet. Teen me came home one night about 1 AM. Parked next to our farm house - so lots of fields / very little light pollution. Weird green lights were flickering across the sky so I laid back on the hood of my car and just watched them for a while. I live in NW Washington state, so while they are sometimes visible to us, it is sort of rare compared to people who live farther north. I saw them a bit last year from my current house but not as vivid as that night.
Fire Singer 8 months ago
I've been to Alaska twice and each time it was too cloudy to see the lights. I was heartbroken!
Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
I’d so love to see them , where I live in uk they have been out the last few months over Oxfordshire in fact the next flaming village from me lol that I can see out my bedroom window well sky wise n I never saw em at all but I agree phots while stunning just ain’t the same
#3
Polio vaccine.
David 8 months ago
More than young people realize. As a boy in the 60s it was still somewhat common to see kids / adults in those leg braces and/or metal crutches because polio F'd them up. It is rare to see that now.
General Anaesthesia 8 months ago (edited)
Robert F Kennedy Jr. to DJ Trump - "Hold my beer".
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Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
After Elvis got his polio vaccine on TV in 1956, vaccination rates went up 80% in 6 months.
Sue User 8 months ago
This needs to happen again. This is what i want influencers to do.
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Marno C. 8 months ago
And other great vaccines too! Measles, Whooping Cough, HPV.... We are so complacent about how many preventable and deadly diseases we have *almost* eradicated. This is no time to backslide.
#4
My dog, he's still awesome. Well, time to go walk again.
Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
Totally agree I dare my dogs always had em all my 6 decades on this planet , wouldn’t be without them ❤️
#5
The LOTR film trilogy. I've never been so hyped and at the same time nervous as when I went to see Fellowship. Within the first minute I knew they had pulled it off. Still the best theater going experience I've ever had.
David 8 months ago
Yes. Loved the books and didn't think there was any way they could do the books justice in a movie(s). Movies often have to cut a lot from books. The books and movies were their own experiences but I didn't walk away from the movies thinking, "But the books were so much better". The only 'movie' of Hobbit / LOTR I had seen before was that animated c**p show hobbit movie that didn't seem anything like the book. So I went into these movies with reservations but they were pretty good.
Papa 8 months ago
I was disappointed that Tom Bombadil was left out, but I agree that for the most part they were well done.
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I've been a fan of The Lord of the Rings since the 60s, when it first became available in the US. I was quite concerned about the films, but found I enjoyed them quite a bit. Yes, I understand the quibbles of Tolkien scholars, but also understand that the films were intended for a wider audience. And I could enjoy them on their own terms while not diminishing my enjoyment of the book. Which I've now read every year for 60 years.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
Exactly this. I have some issues with them even now and yet they are amazing movies for themselves.
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Forrest Hobbs 8 months ago (edited)
I first read the Lord of the Rings when I was about 10. I've re-read it many times since. There's always a new discovery on each re-reading. I could just about accept the first of the film trilogy despite the poor characterizations of Merry and Pippin and the large cuts compared to the book. The final film? I wish I'd never seen it - it's a total travesty of the book as written. Leaving out the Scouring of the Shire means you've more or less missed out the point of the book. It's a tale centred around the hobbits: in the book it comes full circle, back to the Shire. Missing that out utterly ruined the film series as far as I'm concerned.
Forrest Hobbs 8 months ago
So, I didn't like the LoTR films, I explained why - and people downvote me. Okay, you do you. But different opinions are valid, you know.
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Shereen Sampson 8 months ago
Experiencing the thrill of watching the trilogies as they came out in theaters is something I don’t expect to ever be repeated. They were just that awesome.
Shawn Adams 8 months ago
Too bad he screwed the pooch with The Hobbit. What a $h!t show that was!
#6
The Grand Canyon. It is 100% worth the trip to see it.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
When I went there, we were driving to it from ... idk, I think south? Anyway, we drive through this pine-forest and suddenly WHAM - no land anymore. And all I could think about was the poor settlers who were traveling for years and then all of a sudden, there's this HUGE gap in the Earth with the water wayyyyy in the bottom. I think they just sat down and cried. But it's truly a spectacular sight AND site.
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Bored Sailor 8 months ago
Driving cross country with my wife to Las Vegas, did not plan to stop there but looking for a place to stay the last night before Vegas and was like oh you have to see the Grand Canyon and I hadn't been in years. Looking for a place to stay and there was a cheap spot right outside the gates, ended up be Glamping Grounds. Since we did not plan the stay we did not have the right clothes and even in July it gets really cold up there. Very much worth it and would opt for the tent again staying in the night looking at that sky over a hotel.
Sue User 8 months ago
Fly over it, high up ( not one if those tour flyovers which are cool too ). Looks like someone took a knife and cut into the earth.
Robert T 8 months ago
Fly down into it in a helicopter. That was awesome.
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Brian Droste 8 months ago
But if you look at it on a map, it is just a small spot on the map. Notv aying it is awesome in person.
zak 8 months ago
Disagree, but Zion, Bryce, etc are indeed also amazing 😁👍
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Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
It’s mind blowing but I ain’t never going ty ! I no fly n I do not wanna go to USA thank you very much !
#7
European chocolate.
Apatheist Account2 8 months ago
Belgian is the best, then Swiss, followed by the UK. American stuff (eg Hersheys) is horrible.
Sam Lombardo 8 months ago
Agree with belgian and swiss, but uk is far behind germany, imo.
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Tams21 8 months ago
A lot of US (and to be fair, also UK) chocolate would even be legally classified as chocolate in Germany - they don't meet the minimum required cocoa solids.
Auntriarch 8 months ago
If the first ingredient in the list is sugar, it's not a chocolate bar, it's a sugar bar. Rant over....
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#8
Marriage.
My wife and I love the same things. We support each other's dreams, but also try to empathize with each other's pains.
I'll take the most mundane day shared with my wife over an exceptional day alone, just because I know she will be there to be the little spoon at night.
Also the whole dual income thing is nice.
#9
Weird Al in concert. He wears a new costume for almost every song, his band is fantastic, and despite being around for ~30 years his tickets are still affordable.
MalayDragon 8 months ago
I saw him live and during his shows the little comedy interview footage he showed stopped working towards the end of the show. So he cam out for a second encore, but admitted that they hadn't planned anything so asked for Suggestions from the crowd. You'd think a bunch of Weird Al fans would all be shouting their favourite song out but no, room was dead silent. Except for me waaaay up the back. I Yelled out Albuquerque, Queue a 12 minute second encore with weird all dressed in a Spongebob Tshirt, zebra stripe leggings and a fluffy pink tutu..
Fire Singer 8 months ago
He's coming to my neck of the woods this summer and I couldn't be more excited! First time seeing him live and honestly the ticket prices were not bad!
Michael Largey 8 months ago
Why has it been so long since he put out an album? The last one ("Mandatory Fun", 2014) was a huge success.
David 8 months ago
Saw him once at a local theater. It was fun but (no surprise) the sound quality is better on the studio recordings. But yes to the ticket wasn't very expensive. We have a local theater that punches above its weight in terms of getting a lot of famous names over the years. The city isn't big enough to be a destination for them, but it lies in the path between Seattle and Vancouver BC, so a lot of big names are passing by anyway which I think helps them to book acts.
#10
Pompeii. Holy c**p was it amazing.
David 8 months ago
It is an interesting bit of 'living' history. I know they are dead but I mean in the sense you feel like you are dropping into their town so long ago. I saw it in the 80s. My brother saw it a couple of years ago and from the photos it appears they have unearthed a lot more since I was there. It's weird to see an attractive mosaic floor that was some rich person's house 2000 years ago.
Marianne 8 months ago
If you visit, take the chance and also climb Mount Vesuvius. It's really cool!
Jackie Lulu 8 months ago
My husband walked to the top, and I stayed where the bus dropped us off, not being that crazy about heights. It was cold and windy! The little Bodega there let me sit inside and I had hot chocolate.
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#11
Heath Ledger as the Joker.
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
I still can't believe he's gone. I got up that morning and my sister said "Heath Ledger died" and I just stared at her like she was speaking Portuguese because what?? How? That doesn't make any sense, what are you talking about?
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Owen 8 months ago
I've always loved Batman, but was still unprepared for how good that film would be. Cinematic genius.
Fire Singer 8 months ago
Same! I was so nervous with this casting of Heath Ledger, but man he was brilliant.
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Dungeons and Dragons as a second grader in 1980. S**t blew my mind for years.
Edit: wow happy to see all the folks who still love DnD and PnP RPGs. Still have a scar on my sole from a D4 I stepped on at age 10.
#13
Seeing a solar eclipse in totality it was amazing! 11/10 would recommend to a friend.
sturmwesen 8 months ago
We watched it as teenagers with our summer camp in the Munich Zoo... every animal and person went totally silent. It was soooo special
Two_rolling_black_eyes 8 months ago
I've experiences many of the things on this list and can confidentially say this should be #1. I already have tickets to Iceland in '26 for my 4th total eclipse and hopefully the ultimate eclipse. There is a decent chance for northern lights during it.
Jumping Jellyfishes 8 months ago
Saw the last one. I can totally see why it freaked out cultures of the past.
#14
Dark Side of the Moon. I finally got a copy when I was...16? I started listening to it and was like...wow, no wonder.
David 8 months ago
Came out when I was in junior high so got a lot of play in my junior high / high school days. I still have a memory of a HS friend playing me Money on his home stereo system and listening to the sound effects slide back and forth. Surround sound wasn't a thing back then.
Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
All of Floyd’s music is mind blowing my fav album is the Final Cut , my go to one when the dark place takes over it really gets me out of it only thing as does 😀
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
Dark Side of the Moon was "required reading" in high school, along with Led Zeppelin IV.
#15
The Internet.
In the early days when it stopped being solely for universities and government, people, media, etc. was unsure what to make of it and how useful it would be.
David 8 months ago
For those old enough to remember the days before internet, it really did change a lot of things. Weird to think that for almost half my life the internet did not exist (for the common man)
Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
Me to I’m 60 lol n now I’m housebound out in the sticks , I do everything online wouldn’t be without it , however I did love the days without it to lol
Load More Replies... Tams21 8 months ago
Perhaps I'm in the minority but I think the golden days of the internet are already over. People are slowly beginning to wake up to the problems with social media and with a lot of the things you read (and even videos you see), the assumption has to be that they're fabricated until you can verify them.
Lowrider 56 8 months ago (edited)
When the internet first came about some people said it was just a fad and wouldn't last long.
#16
Scuba Diving. Had friends who wouldn't shut up about it, but I was never sure (I was comfortable in the water, but I didn't like swimming that much).
Holy s**t, after the first time I can only think of when the next dive is.
David 8 months ago
I would like to try it. I've seen cool things snorkeling. Tropical fish, sea turtle, whale sharks, school of sardines and so on. But it's so limited when you are holding your breath.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
If you have the chance, go for it. So, so unbelievably good.
Load More Replies... Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
This I wanna do but to old now n disabled however I used to swim for the school erm 45 yrs ago lmao at 14 , n I dare the water n the sea so I’d love this
#17
Naps. The older get man the better they are. With noise canceling headphones it’s even better now. I look forward to them all the time. Hug a pillow, blanket over eyes but not mouth or nose, headphones in and I’m out cold in like 15 seconds. I wanna take a nap now just typing about it.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago
I wish I could fall asleep that fast. Usually takes at least half an hour, often longer.
#18
Deadpool and Ryan Reynolds playing him; oh boy if that didn't live up to be more than we all expected it to be!
David 8 months ago
I love Deadpool. I'm not a comics person so didn't even know the character before the movie but he appeals to my dark sense of humor.
BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
Such a shame Ryan Reynolds ruined the future of this franchise spinoff.
#19
Shakespeare. You spend your whole life being told his stuff is just sooo goood and then you're forced to read it in high school and what do you know, it is actually good.
David 8 months ago
The stories are clever but I hate wading through all the old timey English. I feel like I'm too busy translating it in my head to enjoy the story.
Apatheist Account2 8 months ago
It's easier if you watch it performed - you can get the implications of what's being said, even if the language is archaic. I have similar struggles understanding social media texts.
Load More Replies... Marianne 8 months ago
I always say there are 2 kinds of people: People who love Shakespeare and people who don't understand Shakespeare. I don't mean that in a condescending way, because Shakespeare is super hard to understand. But if you have mastered the language, the plays are so full of humanity: they have love and passion, hate and jealousy, battles and magic and kings and beggars and all of those things are tied together with dirty jokes. You simply cannot not love it.
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
There is also comedy and puns. Although it took a bit of studying to understand them all.
Load More Replies... Mary Kelly 8 months ago
watch judi dench doing a solilloquey (or however you spell it) on graham norton...my god!
the sixthgirl 8 months ago
It was a sonnet (#29) actually, but point taken. She is so d**n good.
Load More Replies... Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
I have watched recently the David-Tennant-and-Patrick-Steward version of Hamlet and I really enjoyed that version of it. Just for those in here who might be interested :-)
Auntriarch 8 months ago
That was brilliant, probably the best version of Hamlet I've seen (and I've seen loads because A-level set book)
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 8 months ago
I think being forced to read him in high school kills it for many people. But if one can get past that, Shakespeare is actually awesome!
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
I got to read the "to be or not to be" monologue in highschool English class and I had SO much fun with it. Always did have a bit of a flair for acting.
Fire Singer 8 months ago
I love Shakespeare, but totally get when people hate it. This is definitely a "to each their own" subject.
BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
What does anyone get from Shakespeare? I didn't understand the hype in school and after 53 years, I still hate it just as much.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
It's the basis for most of the modern rom-coms. You might not like those, but that's one thing you can get from Shakespeare today
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That f*****g Kinetic Sand toy. It's AMAZING. You form it into a ball or a mound and it stays. You squish it in your hands and it runs over your finger tips like water. You break a chunk in half and both sides slowly ooze over itself like lava. What an easy, stupid, but highly therapeutic toy.
#21
Iron Man (2008).
"Alright, a movie made by Marvel, how bad could it be?".
C .Hunger 8 months ago
As a straight up movie, Iron Man was great. I will never forgive it for kicking off 17+ years of Marvel movies where its to the point that's all Hollywood makes any more. Nothing original.
Owen 8 months ago
It's a d**n good film. And I think the MCU has had its time. They ran out of ideas a while ago.
Load More Replies... T'Mar of Vulcan 8 months ago
I started watching Iron Man when RDJ was already in the cave. So I didn't realize - not even when he made the Iron Man actual suit - that it was a superhero movie. At the end I suddenly had this flash of my brother's old T-shirt and went, "Wait... Iron Man... hang on!!" Bro just looked at me with pity. Well, 17 years later I'm a massive MCU fan, and will fight anyone who disses Bucky or Steve!
#22
Eggs Benedict.
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
And why not? It is, after all, nature's perfect food.
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The Harry Potter Books.
NEMESIS 8 months ago
Yes. Because god forbid we are allowed our own beliefs.
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#24
The Godfather
I've been on a kick lately of watching classic movies widely considered masterpieces. Best of anything so far has been The Godfather - not really into mafia movies or anything like that, but I guess it's more a movie about *humanity* and not just the mafia.
Absolutely deserves all the hype and more.
Ross Shaw 8 months ago
One I have to disagree with. I lost 8 hours of my life that I can never get back because my high school girlfriend made me watch "The Godfather" and "Gone With the Wind." Terrible people doing terrible things who I could not care about.
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
This happened to me with star wars... Sooo boring
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persephone134 8 months ago
Hmmm.... maybe that's a male thing. Never felt the supposed greatness. Same with "The Big Lebowski" or "On the Road" (the novel). So boring.
Mary Kelly 8 months ago
used to be #1 for me...but now that is shawshank...it's still #2...w/ casablanca running a cool #3
#25
The Avengers. I think everyone was nervously thinking it might suck, and then we got the best film in the MCU at the time.
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
No, no, no. "The Avengers" means Diana Rigg and Patrick Macnee.
john doe 8 months ago
I thought it was garbage, it was when I realized that marvel movies are just like watching fire works pretty to look at but has no substance to it. I walked out of the theaters expecting people to not like it and they all loved it. All these years later I feel vindicated because people finally saw how marvel movies suck, this has been the situation with them the whole time, it just takes a decade or so for normal folks to catch on.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago
That's a pretty long paragraph for telling us you have no idea what you're talking about. Also, MCU movies nowadays might be a bit lacking, but everything up until Endgame was great. So you can stick your vindication where the sun don't shine.
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Better Call Saul is an amazing show, definitely lived up to the hype.
#27
Bidets. Mine is the first thing I miss whenever I travel.
#28
Smart Phones. I used to think it was all hype...but d**n it on the off chance that they didn't end up being helpful.
Rachel Pelz 8 months ago
Actually, I recently wrote "dàrn" to avoid the *** and it was censored as well.
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April Pickett 8 months ago (edited)
I know they're a habit, sometimes a bad habit. See the picture above. You make plans to get together, have dinner, and enjoy each other, and this is what happens? Suggestion: Put your phones away, have dinner with your friends, first one to pick up their ringing phone buys dinner for everyone.
Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
I’ve got one n I only use it for calls n texts literally Lol being housebound the rest is done on iPad , which is always off come 3pm till next day peace is needed then why people are glued to the bloody things is beyond me !
#29
Riding motorcycles
It's a true physical feeling of freedom.
Scott Rackley 8 months ago
I've been riding for 30 years. I recently traded in my Vmax for a CanAm trike. It's not for everyone.
Forrest Hobbs 8 months ago
CanAm trikes have two wheels at the front and one at the back. This is a safer arrangement than the usual single wheel at the front. https://www.can-am-trikes.co.uk/
Load More Replies... nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
It IS a great feeling. As long as you can keep the shiny side up, and unblind the cagers.
Forrest Hobbs 8 months ago
Modern motorcycling gear made to EU standards won't protect you from everything, but will certainly lessen the chance of road rash. Wearing hi vis gear, a white helmet, passing your test in the UK or Germany, and taking advanced training - do all that and riding motorcycles these days can be reasonably safe. It also helps to remember: "Smooth and steady, you'll get there, no need to rush." and "Don't ride like a pillock." Another tip I feel all road users should bear in mind: I was once advised to assume all other road users were idiots. I worked out this was not ideal advice. It's better to assume ALL road users are idiots - including yourself. Yes I do apply that thinking to myself when out and about.
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Air Fryers. Little kitchen miracles.
David 8 months ago
I laughed at myself the day I realized the amazing 'new' "air fryers" are basically toaster ovens with fans. That said, the one I have is pretty handy. Especially now that I live alone. I can throw in some chicken or fries or whatever and push the button and walk away. And it's a lot faster than heating up my big oven for a small job.
AlithenewMC 8 months ago
I never understood the hype with these- just got rid of mine after 3 years...only used it twice. And only because we had too many chicken nuggets in the toaster oven that we couldn't fit the fries in. I imagine they're good when it's just one or two people at home, so you don't have to turn on the big oven, but when cooking for the whole family (including enough for leftovers for lunch the day after) I need more space. Also we've always had the toaster oven, which we use daily (we don't even use the microwave that often), and is basically the same thing.
tracy black 8 months ago
i agree with you i dont understand the love of these things gave mine away without ever using it ( it was a gift)
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Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
Love mine got two a double n a single brilliant things nothing u can’t make in em
#31
Hamilton. I'm an MT major in college who has been exposed to theatre for my entire life, and I'm now studying to do it full time professionally, and it's the best show I've ever seen. The choreography, writing, score, and direction are all absolutely genius. Easily the best writing since Sondheim. I cannot hype this show up enough lol.
Marianne 8 months ago
Hamilton has a difficult audience in me. I don't like rap music and I'm German, so I'm not patriotic at all and cannot for the world relate to Americans being emotional about their constitution. However, I was very much impressed by the complexity of the music and choreographies and how exellently they were performed by the actors. It is by far the most challenging musical that I have ever seen.
Bryn 8 months ago
Most americans aren't emotional about our constitution. And Hamilton isn't about that.... AT ALL...
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Robyn Hill 8 months ago
I was hoping someone would say Hamilton! It was the very first Broadway production I saw live, and it blew. my. mind. I loved the cast recording before I saw it, but seeing it live was just another level of perfection. Seeing any Broadway production live, really, is an experience everyone should have, but Hamilton is far and away the best, IMO.
Bryn 8 months ago
And thank you for calling it a cast recording and not a soundtrack :D
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Super Mario Bros. 3.
Bibibis:
SMB3 didn't just live up to the hype, it literally shaped the video game world. It's the most important game ever released.
#33
Fury Road. It was exactly what I expected. Some good clean spiky wheeled car fun. No pretense of depth or character development. Just fun physical special effects.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
No depth? Okay... I disagree but there's a LOT of car-chases and nearly no dialogue so I can easily let that go and say that it's a movie for those who enjoy car-chases and also for those who can enjoy subtlety when it comes to characters. I loved that there was hardly any talking because you can easily SEE what they want to say. "Show, don't tell" in its best.
Fire Singer 8 months ago
LOVE this movie, the one thing that irritated me was the very minor "romance" between the girl and the warboy. Didn't need that at all in my opinion. But didn't ruin the movie.
#34
The Wire. I just finished it this morning and I'm blown away at the character development and incredible story arcs. Top ten TV shows all time for me. Omar... McNulty... Daniels ... Incredible.
#35
I wasn't actually alive when it came out, but it's probably a safe bet to say The Empire Strikes Back
It had to compare to, and surpass, one of the original blockbuster movies, one of the most popular movies of all time. And it just... did. And it set a standard that no other Star Wars movie has been able to surpass since.
If anyone saw it in theatres when it came out, please share your memories of it.
Blah Blah Blah 8 months ago
I always wonder why Star Wars is compared to Star Trek they're two entirely different sci-fi's like apples and oranges
David 8 months ago
I saw Star Wars and Empire in theaters on release and enjoyed both. Hard for me to say which was "better". Star Wars will always be a memory because it was so ground breaking at the time. And the effects they managed to pull off in the days before everything was CG were pretty amazing. I was less impressed with some of the later movies in the franchise.
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
I saw the 3 original Star Wars movies in the theater, I was in college at the time.
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Ervin Conn 8 months ago
I saw Star Wars in a newly contructed theater with an incredible sound system when they first came out. Blew my mind. I actually saw Star Wars twice due to my stupidity. We were a few minutes late and came into the middle of a fire fight. I thought I missed a lot of the movie. It was the opening scene and all I missed was the scrolling words. After that I was hooked and made it a point to see them all on a big screen.
BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
I remember waiting in line around the building to get our tickets. I really loved it, but after Return of the Jedi, it all went downhill. Talk about beating a dead horse!
#36
Skyrim. I still play it today.
#37
Mechanical keyboards.
Once you go clack, you never go back.
Ervin Conn 8 months ago
Unless you have to listen to that insessant "clack" during a zoom meeting. They gave the minute taking task to someone with one of those and it was disturbing to say the least. I can't imagine sharing office space with that. I think I would end up wrapping it around a pole.
David 8 months ago
When I worked in IT, there was a type of IBM keyboard that was common on dumb terminals. If I could get a wireless version of that it would be kind of fun to play around with. Mechanical, the frame was metal. It had two rows of function keys for 24 total and it weighed about 5 pounds. In a pinch you could literally use it as a weapon. My memory is the keys had a pretty good feel to them.
#38
Alaska. Went with my wife for our ten year anniversary and just drove around and camped in a van for ten days. Absolutely unimaginable.
David 8 months ago (edited)
I was only there once for about three days over July 4th weekend. But it was still a memory. My aircraft carrier ported there. An army guy and his wife took me in for the weekend. I saw a stream where the salmon were so thick I could probably have waded in and started picking them up. He took me fishing on a river. Time of year when it didn't get fully dark so 1 AM, fishing on the river and nobody needed a light. I caught a 45 pound salmon. He caught two, bigger ones. We went back to his place and smoked it, then I took it back to the ship and shared it. A brief time, but vivid memories. Oh, and also, at the Anchorage ferry terminal they had a huge stuffed grizzly bear. OMG big paws! My hands are larger than many folks. Holding my spread hand up to the bear's paw, my entire hand was about the size of the bear's palm. The claws were longer than my fingers.
#39
Sliced bread.
#40
Final episode of Breaking Bad.
lava172:
Season 5 was excellent, especially the second half. The last 4 episodes are probably the best TV I'll ever watch in my life.
Multa Nocte 8 months ago
Why are people downvoting someone for giving their own personal opinion about a TV show? Get a grip, people.
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Janissary35680 8 months ago
I liked the series as a whole but the automated machine gun at the end seemed like a Rube Goldberg contraption to me the first time I saw it. IIRC Mythbusters even got Vince Gilligan to admit it probably wouldn't work and was "artistic license".
#41
Rammstein in concert. Explosive doesn’t even begin to describe it. It was full-on incendiary rapture.
#42
The Nintendo Switch is really amazing. So many good decisions, it's what the Wii U should have been.
Now that it's sold so well last year we'll actually get some games for it!
#44
I'll say the Honda Civic. Even if you hate it, you can't deny how many of those cars have sold. I say, buy a Toyota, they don't break.
DennyS (denzoren) 8 months ago
I've had a 99 Civic hatchback and currently got the 2007 Sedan. Some really reliable cars and fun to drive. Also easy to modify and rice if that's your kinda thing.
#45
GTA V
Seemed impossible but somehow they pulled it off.
BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
I feel like the GTA game obsession has given some young criminals the idea that they will just bounce back after a car wreck.
#46
Japanese kitchen knives with a Rockwell hardness of about 60. The metal is so hard you don't hone them because there's no flexing steel. You sharpen them with water stones or have someone else sharpen them. A good place to start is 'VG-10' steel. It's sort of the Volkswagen Bug of excellent steel.
#47
Old School Safety Razors. After you get used to them they are the best cut, and you can get great blades for them for 10 cents each. I just use a new blade each time. I actually use a 'crazy' safety razor called a 'slantbar' (or devils razor). It slightly twists the blade and has a sheering action. So satisfying.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago
Agreed. I also use a safety razor since my Grandpa did the same thing. Would never go back to any other kind, especially an electric razor.
#48
Rings of Saturn.
Michael Largey 8 months ago
No, he had to have the rings replaced on his Saturn, and the garage did an extra-good job.
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Being a grown up. For the most part I do what I want, when I want, and it's so much better than always getting in trouble as a kid.
#50
MoviePass. My new hobby is watching about 10-15 movies a month. I usually run out of movies and ask myself why I watched the worst ones just to have seen them all in my theaters.
BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
Too bad there aren't that many movies I care about enough to get a pass. I used to LOVE going to the movies! ;(
Roxy222uk 8 months ago
I've seen this stock photo in another BP list - what film is it from? I want to watch it!
David 8 months ago
No thanks. In my navy days when I was on bases I often saw every movie that came out because there wasn't much to do in a strange town, usually without a car. But there was almost always a bus to whatever local mall / movie theatre. And I just googled rates - $30/month ($40 in SOCAL) gets you "3-5 movies". Since I prefer watching at home over going to a theater, that doesn't strike me as much of a deal.
#52
Having and raising kids. I know it is not for everyone and I respect the child free by choice. I have a very full life thanks in large part to my daughters and have had an exceptionally satisfying time raising them. They are both wonderful adult women that I am now navigating our new relationship paradigm with. Still loving every minute of it.
David 8 months ago
I found their story believable until the "loving every minute" part. Haha! Many parents will tell you raising kids is wonderful and rewarding. Very few will claim they "loved every minute".
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
Very true. Now that my kids have grown I realized I never true fitted into anything or was truly happy. But when I created my own tribe, then suddenly life was real worth of living. I never truly knew love until I saw my kids's eyes for the very first time.
#53
Portal 2.
arhanv:
I f**king love both the Portal games...
"After the tests are complete, you will be baked
And then there will be cake."
#55
Star Wars The Force Awakens.
I thought it was a great movie. The similarities to A New Hope didn't bother me like it did some people. If they had changed it up (like the prequels) people would be complaining about that.
If Episodes 8 and 9 are different like they say, then TFA shouldn't be an issue. They wanted to mix old and new and they did a really good job of that.
#56
One Punch Man.
urmomzvag:
Had no clue what it was, saw it on hulu. Proceeded to binge watch the entire season. that final fight is f**king.godly. so amazing. i immediately rewatched the final episode.
#58
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I've been playing Zelda games for a loooong time, and I really enjoyed them, but they hadn't always fully clicked with me except for a select few (Link's Awakening and ALttP/ALBW are a few examples that really stood out to me prior).
But several years ago I decided to play the original NES Zelda for the first time and I beat it. It was unlike any other game I'd ever played, and absolutely magical.
After playing it I was thinking, "If Nintendo were to recreate this game, but give it modern QOL adjustments and sensibilities, it would almost certainly be my favorite Zelda game."
Breath of the Wild came out, was basically exactly that for me, and is now my favorite game I've ever played.
#60
HD TV. Can't go back to SD anymore.
David 8 months ago
Pro tip for poor people: A quality TV with good upscaling does a surprisingly good job of making 720P look like a higher resolution. My TV is 4K but it upscales well. Now that I have better internet I can watch higher resolutions without worrying about my data cap. but on many things the upscaling does such a good job I can't tell much difference. As a very loose comparison, my previous TV was a 720P plasma. It looked "decent", but 720P on my current TV looks waaaay better than on my old TV.
#61
Lego star wars. I remember when it came out my best friend (who lived right next to me) and I would play it all day every day after school. I'm in university now and my friends and I still binge it. Only difference is now we have a glass of whiskey with it!
#62
Recently, Annihilation, what a movie. That bear scene, geez.
DennyS (denzoren) 8 months ago
Check out the books, The Southern Reach Trilogy. It was awesome.
#63
People kept telling me an Instant Pot would change my life and they somehow undersold it.
David 8 months ago
I don't use mine often but for some things it is very handy. Would probably use more if still cooking for other people. If you have pets, they are good for making pet food. I used to use chicken thighs, hearts, livers and some broth - cook it a bit longer than for people and even the bones were soft. Run it through a hand meat grinder and I had quality pet food my picky cat would eat, that cost less than commercial pet food.
#65
Blade Runner 2049 lived up to the hype and then some. It really took the spirit of the first one and elaborated on it further that arguably rivals the original.
#67
Rick and Morty, best cartoon I've ever seen.
DennyS (denzoren) 8 months ago
For me the novelty wears off quick....but that's just for me. I'm more of a Bob's Burgers kinda person.
What do you think ?
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 8 months ago
This was fun! It’s good to see people feeling happy and positive about something in their lives. It’s nice to see, I don’t agree with all of them but I don’t have to. It’s genuinely cool to see people celebrating experiences.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago
For me, I'd say a Rice Cooker. I kist love a good jasmine rice, with chicken that was cooked with soy sauce. 🤤
Arlnee 8 months ago
I make good rice in the instant pot. Also rice pudding (SO YUM)
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BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
I would like to add a green, leafy plant legal in some places. It has been such an improvement to my sleep routine and bonus-no hangovers!
Roxy222uk 8 months ago
Silky Fox hand saws (made in Japan), the Zubat (curved). Cuts on the pull back. Absolute dream to use, to the point that I was walking around looking for things that needed cutting back. A Christmas present for my spouse that I got righter than right. Spirited Away, the stage musical, was so absolutely magical that there are no words. The tickets are expensive but the experience shows that every last penny is accounted for. Marks and Spencers gluten free shortbread, absolutely delicious and not full of a long list of industrial additives.
Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 8 months ago
This was fun! It’s good to see people feeling happy and positive about something in their lives. It’s nice to see, I don’t agree with all of them but I don’t have to. It’s genuinely cool to see people celebrating experiences.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago
For me, I'd say a Rice Cooker. I kist love a good jasmine rice, with chicken that was cooked with soy sauce. 🤤
Arlnee 8 months ago
I make good rice in the instant pot. Also rice pudding (SO YUM)
Load More Replies... BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
I would like to add a green, leafy plant legal in some places. It has been such an improvement to my sleep routine and bonus-no hangovers!
Roxy222uk 8 months ago
Silky Fox hand saws (made in Japan), the Zubat (curved). Cuts on the pull back. Absolute dream to use, to the point that I was walking around looking for things that needed cutting back. A Christmas present for my spouse that I got righter than right. Spirited Away, the stage musical, was so absolutely magical that there are no words. The tickets are expensive but the experience shows that every last penny is accounted for. Marks and Spencers gluten free shortbread, absolutely delicious and not full of a long list of industrial additives.
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