THINGS I’VE BEEN WATCHING LATELY (1/16/25)

Hans Gruber: “Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?

DIE HARD (1988)- A bonafide classic. Bruce Willis is an action icon it’s unfortunate his current circumstance involving his health, but he left a real legacy behind through his acting career that I’m grateful to be able to enjoy and Die Hard is just one of those movies that had all the ingredients in it for a good action flick, didn’t really care for the black cop redemption arc but I definitely get it.

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DO THE RIGHT THING– A Spike Lee joint.

NOTE: Racial tensions aside, this movie is a real showcase of what happens when you mix really angry people and heat together.

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THE MIGHTY NEIN– One of the best shows I watched in the entirety of 2025. Initially backed/produced by Critical Role a D&D group focused YouTube channel. If you don’t know about D&D I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems and a D-6 ain’t one.

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WIZADRY (1991)– This ones been persistently popping up in my YouTube algorithm for a while now, so I caved in and finally watched it. Very D&D-esque in it’s storytelling and setting. I did a little research and found out it’s based off of a videogame originally on the Apple II (yes APPLE II) computer, which I’d never heard heard of beforehand and although I’ll probably never play it anytime soon, all in all it was a decent watch, slightly reminded me of The Hobbit animated movie with minor Japanese influences

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GACHIAKUTA– I wish Hugs was the main theme song for this season but other than that no complaints, they stuck the landing😤. With the treatment of One Punch Man season 3 in mind I can say now in confidence I can wait 2-3 yrs for a season 2, 4yrs if necessary, just as long as we get updates.

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HELL’S PARADISE (S2)– Been a fan since the initial manga release and the new season arrived just in time considering my show rotations been lacking since the season finales of GACHIAKUTA and THE MIGHTY NEIN

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GHOST IN THE SHELL– THE MATRIX.

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GHOST IN THE SHELL: INNOCENCE– THE MATRIX: RELOADED.

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GNOSIA– Among Us: The Anime. Clicked this one out of curiosity. The animation is gorgeous, however, the story is not for me 😢. Watched episode 1 then skipped to 11, theme song was decent, but still not for me.

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TATSUKI FUJIMOTO 17-26 – Started it a few months back haven’t finished it but it’s been interesting to watch.

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CHAINSAW MAN: THE STAGE (PLAY)– I’m planning to buy a DVD but found a terrible English SUB somewhere (PLEASE SUPPORT THE OFFICIAL RELEASE!), And while enjoyable and pretty well acted it’s about 2hrs long, and as of right now I don’t really have time like that to sit through the entire thing at the moment, but I will eventually revisit it.

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DRAGONBALL KAI– Putting my younger homie on. Vegeta just got his first L on planet Earth.

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DRAGONBALL Z ABRIDGED (TeamFourStar)Thee best if not, one of “The best” Dragonball Z parody series of all time.

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KING OF THE HILL– As of last week I’ve rewatched the entire first series.

Notes: I mentioned before Kahn was lowkey deep but as the series goes on the guy reveals himself to be a very vindictive prick but in the final season it’s revealed he’s got mental health issues, but still. Also I had no idea Tom “Mother F*ckin” Petty voiced Lucky in the show. Now I’m not going to pretend I’m all that familiar with his discography but the man’s got some hits , unfortuately he passed in 2017 so RIP to the legend. Also among the cast of celebrity voice actors there were a lot surprises not going to mention them but they were pretty cool.

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Rule 34 For everyones pleasure.

FIONNA AND CAKE– I’ll admit the episode before last was pretty good but this show did not need to happen and I do not want more but the series ended on a cliff hanger so, unfortunately, there’s probably going to be more. I will be talking about it on the next podcast.

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ARTHUR– Putting my younger homie on.

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X-MEN– Putting my younger homie on.

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AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES– Putting my younger homie on. Also one of the best interpretations of the avengers imo. It had some very solid ass writing and plotlines, found my self pleasantly surprised during my first experience so revisiting it now it’s been enjoyable

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ONE PIECE : LIVE ACTION– best live action show of anything. Looking at you The Walking Dead.

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TEKKEN 8 (GAMEPLAY)- Just started playing it and I, like the current fanbase, have very very mixed feelings. Shoutout to Mr. Harada I wish him well.

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DRAGONBALL FIGHTERZ GAMEPLAYYami Yugi just got added to the game by a Godlike modder under the name of KongmengJ . I think it’s dope as fuck I have other opinions as well but given his previous mod featuring DIO from the Jojo’s’ Bizarre Adventure saga I feel we are very close to getting the high quality fangame of the 2-D Shonen Jump fighting game that people (me) secretly want, and with each update he’s turning Dragon Ball FighterZ into something entirely different.

NOTE: Real talk I might donate some money.

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FEAR & HUNGER 2 TERMINA GAMEPLAY– The current Dark Souls of RPG games.

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ESA– European Speedrun Assembly. Speedruns with extra culture and accents.

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WWE/ JOHN CENA LAST MATCH: He went out like a G. The final moments of the match was like the Pro-Wrestlers version of Maximus in the Elysian fields towards the end of Gladiator and John Cena got a lot of love beforehand and after. Just kind of wish I could’ve been there to watch. A lot of real work got done that night and throughout the process it was beautiful to see how high of an esteem John Cena was held amongst his peers and his fans🫡. I need to check up on the Undertaker he’s been holding it down in AEW so looking forward to watching that and WWE’s been on ESPN for a while now so that’s pretty dope.

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DON’T TELL COMEDY– Low-key Comedy shows

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Paddy Pimblett vs Michael Chandler | FULL FIGHT | UFC 324– This popped up in my algorithm and I only clicked because Paddy looked f*ckin ripped in the thumbnail pic brah (if you’ve seen his past dieting videos you’d understand). But seriously, Micheal Chandler put up a good fight but Paddy had real control during the match, AND ,throwing out some TEKKEN lingo but his punishment game was the defining factor on the outcome of the match IMO. The man genuinely seemed very effectively prepared for the fight and as I watched he was almost gliding/floating across the ring into every offensive position whether it was striking or grappling, at every opening Patty seemingly had an answer for everything Michael Chandler could produce and he definitely took advantage, his technique was outstanding and overall it was a good fight.

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DAVE CHAPPELLE THE UNSTOPABLE– Dave Chapelle is in a league of his own, as they say “more money, more problems”. With that in mind, I would certainly hope that he may always curry the favor of the public.

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BERT KREISCHER LUCKY– I like Bert and if you like Bert you’ll probably like this special. 5/5 imo he did his thing

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ALI SIDDIQ- Be like water said Bruce Lee. Aside from his comedy success; hardships and all, Ali Siddiq is 🌊. I will probably write a full post in the near-distant future.

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WOOLIEVERSUS- It’s the end of the year and I’m happy to see Mr. WoolieVS himself step into the role of fatherhood and since I’ve been watching the CastleSuperBeast podcast I actually enjoy him and Pat exchanging stories about their experiences with their children and while I myself don’t have kids (Although I’ve had some offers (Shoutout to my hackers y’all not on my level), but, have fun out there trying to make me hate life.) I too look forward to having kids someday because, what’s life if you aren’t trying to nurture the next generation? Wishing him (as well as his family) and his co-host Reggie well.

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PAT STARES AT– I subscribed to his Twitch a while back to give him money.

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VERSUS WOLVES– WoolieVS and John (SuperEyePatchWolf)

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REGULAR EYEPATCHWOLF– Watched him analyze the Logan Paul Fight which I had no idea was happening at the time. On a personal note people forget the Paul bros. are Ohio natives . And as much as I would like to back the guys in their endeavors they like to finesse, waay too much, not to mention, (while not that serious) they don’t really represent Ohio all that well or at least from what I’ve observed . And again, personally, I really wished they pursued more noble ventures because we are experiencing an overinflation of social media finessers, but I don’t know them, so, it’s whatevs.

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MAXIMILLIAN DOOD-Fighting game aficionado/ general streamer. He recently beat Chrono Trigger.👍

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YOVIDEOGAMES-MAX AND HIS BROS + videogames.

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JUSTIN WONG- Videogame aficionado.

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THEMAINMANSWE– Videogame aficionado.

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MSSP– I popped my head in on the channel a while back and watched a little of a podcast but I’ll admit I’m in a new season of my life atm so my energies are being directed elsewhere. Still enjoy the Dawgs though and as it currently stands they’re doing real work out here in these dirty chode filled streets.👇

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JRE( POWERFUL JONTE ROSS EXPERIENCE?)- Joseph Rogan isn’t just a Comedian but along his list of talents and occupations he also used to be an actor. Now I bring this up to say that because Joseph is, among other things, one of my fellow countrymen and in the grand scheme of life I’m actually quite proud to have someone of his caliber who’s accomplished what he has be apart of our nation. God Bless America. However, although I don’t mention it often I’ve spent a great deal of my life in the realm of the weak and have learned many things (which I will share in due time, probably) and I just can’t shake the feeling that I don’t think he understands what a real man is expected to be. And long story short—-

Joe Rogan is stealing my data and using it for his podcast and I think he’s kind of a bitch for doing it (No hard feelings but I feel like I deserve a check/financial apology). I’ve been compromised since 2019 so it’s been going on for quite some time.

On a side note: fanny packs on men are gay, it is what it is. .

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TWITTER– I recently noticed my twitter algorithm’s been pumping mostly pretty/ chubby Asian women into my feed, not that I’m complaining although I do miss having access to the deeper mysteries and knowledge of the world. Also, while looking up DarkMan “stuff” I followed and seemingly got a weird stalker type under a Japanese account who likes to retweet links to pages/profiles I recently viewed, including people I follow on other websites ; don’t know what it’s about but if he/she’s (or it’s?) trying to piss me off he/she/they’s incredibly late to the party so in return, I reposted my YouTube link on their profile page.

Hopefully they subscribe.

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INSTAGRAM– As much as I hate to admit the algorithm’s been real generous lately and it’s been giving me some heat, skate videos, cats, dogs, art, music, etc. and I have to be very cautious otherwise the doom scrolling could go on for God knows how long…. I miss 2017.

Anyways,

That’s it for me for me hope you all’ve been enjoying your holidays!

Be well, Stay Cool,

UTH

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