Let’s start with Vodka. What a fucking waste. Vodka, at it’s best, is supposed to be flavourless. So you’re already off to a terrible start. If you’re asking for a Vodka Martini you’re asking for Strong Vermouth.

So let’s get that out of the way. You need the standard gin. Gin is delicious. There are many different Gins to choose from. Gin has actual flavor. I like Hendricks, but try and figure out which Gun you like best. Beefeater is great for a gin & tonic, might not work as well in a Martini. Try a few different options.

Now we’ve got Gin and vermouth. Those two work together beautifully.

Now I like a good olive. I say make that fucker dirty. Extra dirty. OLIVE ME THE FUCK UP! That’s what I want. You want it straight up? Fine. I think it’s packing but it’s the traditional way and I won’t complain. You want a cocktail onion? That’s called a Gibson and I ain’t complaining.

But GIN THAT FUCKER UP. Fuck off with your weak ass Vodka Martini. I don’t care if it’s Grey Goose or some other “fancy” shit. That ain’t no Martini.

Satan’s Maggoty Cum Fart has this right. A gin martini, specifically Hendricks has it right. Dirty is ideal.

This is devastating. There are so many choices to make when it comes to Val I refuse to single one out. Truly rest in peace.

People have been doing this without AI for years. AI just means these are just pumped out with more frequency and faster. The YouTube algorithm loves to recommend,

“Official Spider-Man 4: Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey Trailer | Tom Holland, Zendaya | Marvel Cinematic Universe | Official Trailer 2025 Fan Trailer”

See, it isn’t misleading, they clearly stated it was a fan trailer.

If the YouTube algorithm didn’t recommend it, people wouldn’t make it. If they were clearly labeled, the videos wouldn’t get the views. If giving this money to studios kills this style of content I’m all for it. Of course, I’m sure that won’t be misused.

Edit: Oh! Had I but read the next article in this community, https://lemmy.world/post/27579531

I would agree the cats out of the bag, so there may not be anything that can be done. The keys aren’t going to those who can afford a server farm, the door is wide open for anyone with a computer.

The interesting follow up to this is what Disney does to a model trained on their films. Sure lawyers, but how much will they actually be able to do?

Also DMs work on both new & old Reddit. Chat only works on new Reddit.

(Unless something has changed recently.)

Deadline understands that Sony will keep the Stolen Picture brand and creative IP alive within its family of labels, but is liquidating the legal entity. No employees are impacted.

Sony took full control of Stolen Picture in 2022 after originally buying into the outfit in 2017. As part of the 2022 deal, Pegg and Frost resigned as directors and have since stepped away from day-to-day operations.

The brand “Stolen Picture” hasn’t put out a project since 2020 and it didn’t include either of those projects.

I’m not sure what they brought or what value it has.

Sure, but if you only look at recent history, Super Mario Bros, Sonic 1/2/3 & Detective Pikachu all did great. Sure there are bad ones that came out recently too, but you always assume (even if incorrect) you’ll make a good one.

Basically, yes.

If I were an alien and you walked up to me and said, “Good Morning”, and I looked around and everyone else said “Good Morning”, I would respond with "Good Morning ". I don’t know what is “Good” or “Morning”, but I can pretend I do with the correct response.

In this example “Grok” has no context on what is going on in the background. Musk may have done nothing. Musk may have altered the data sets heavily. However the most popular response, based on what everyone else is saying, is that he did modify the data. So now it looks like he did, because that’s what everyone else said.

This is why these tools have issues with facts. If 1 + 1 = 3, and everyone says that 1 + 1 = 3, then it assumes 1 + 1 = 3.

Super Metroid is definitely the gold standard. Zero Mission definitely feels like it uses Super Metroid as its base. The same is also true for AM2R.

I think if you are getting into the series for the first time, Zero Mission, AM2R, Super Metroid & Metroid Fusion is the order to go in. They all share a similar set of gameplay & graphics.

I think the 3DS Metroid II remake is great, but in terms of cohesiveness, it’s going to stand out among the four games.

That being said it’s made by the same developers who will then go on to make Metroid Dread, which is probably my favorite Metroid game behind Super Metroid, which is the best.

I completely agree and to I’ll add that this also applies to Metroid II. As Metroid II was on the Game Boy the game resolution is far too small to ever revisit. For a side scrolling game you can barely see what is in front of you.

Luckily the fan game AM2R, or the slightly less good but still excellent 3DS remake do for Metroid II what Zero Mission did for the original.

I love pineapple and really strongly dislike it on pizza. The only time I’ve had “acceptable” pineapple on pizza is when it was chopped up really tiny and I could barely taste it.

My problem with pineapple on pizza is,

• Hot/warm pineapple is gross.
• Pineapple makes the pizza watery.
• Pineapple adds a sweetness that a pizza just doesn’t need. It detracts from other flavors.
• Again hot/warm pineapple tastes gross.

There was a thread a few weeks ago discussing the decline of theatres. The one, and only, suggestion from theater owners was to have a 90 day minimum theatre time before films moved to streaming/physical media.

At the time that idea seemed silly to me. Usually if I want to see a film, it’s opening weekend I see it. Maybe the second week, but usually before the second weekend.

But this film is leaving theaters less than a week after release? I saw Mickey 17 was announced to be leaving before being in theaters for 2 weeks.

I guess I understand the complaint from theatre owners now. Maybe 90 days is too long but shit you gotta draw a line somewhere. You gotta give films a chance if you want theatres to stay open.

So many films post pandemic have their “Exclusively in theaters” taglines, but for how long?

Kano was my favorite part of the first film, glad to see him returning. Karl Urban is a much older, but I think fun looking Johnny Cage.

I only skimmed this article, since I’ve read similar things elsewhere recently, but while these exact scripts aren’t being used, the ideas in them are.

We know that some aspects of Solo, including Lando losing the Millennium Falcon and Han & Chewie first meeting came from these scripts.

We know that parts of Boba Fett’s story comes from these scripts, with speculation that the base of The Mandalorian does as well. Possibly unrelated to the scripts but we know Dave Filoni & Lucas have spoken in detail about Yoda and the Yoda species ala Grogu.

We know some of the concepts and vibes we experience in Andor come from the settings described in these scripts, as well as the overall plan for Rogue One.

Why stop making new seasons? We get 6 episodes every year or two, each story being an hour long standalone. (This season will include the first direct follow up episode, but that’s new to only this season.)

Should we just stop making films for 10 years?

Season 1 was great and glad to see season 2 coming out so soon in May. I’m not sure what makes a season with only 4 and then 3 episodes upcoming. Maybe the show will become a regular series of seasonal specials.

Oh I agree, I was just being pedantic because OP said “Marvel”.

Since I’m already being pedantic, technically produced by Marvel Entertainment.

My guess is no?

We used to have direct to VHS/DVD sequels to a lot of Disney films. In fact Lilo & Stich had both a film and TV series.

I’m guessing someone ran the numbers and remaking existing films must be the most profitable. Plus I’m guessing the watch numbers for older content, like Lilo & Stich and sequels, increases which improves Disney+ retention.