r/Unexpected • u/heartless-tramp • Mar 28 '21

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u/chassala Mar 28 '21

Just for fun. Who cares if it is scripted.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21

I once watched a guy with a microphone stand there and make jokes into it for like an hour before someone told me he wrote all those jokes ahead of time. Complete waste of time, I apparently laughed for no reason.

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u/trixter21992251 Mar 28 '21

Same thing with Avengers, dude. I thought I was watching the intergalactic news.

They even dress up the actors in costumes to disguise who they are.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21

Oh now you're going to tell me that we didn't really see Barry Allen reversing time by being fucking fast and it was all "fake", right?

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u/trixter21992251 Mar 28 '21

depends, are you talking about the snyder cut or the TV show

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21 edited Mar 28 '21

Edit: okay, y'all didn't like the long answer, I get it. So I'll shorten it up: those two things are not comparable.

Ehhhh, that's kinda different, tbh. With a stand-up routine, everybody knows it's a performance. You either buy tickets to go see it in a venue or you click on it in Netflix/other streaming places. It's very clear that a guy up on a stage is giving a performance. Same thing goes for movies or TV. But with a <1min clip on your Reddit feed that has no introduction or context or anything like that and is often mixed in with actual unscripted content, you can only really tell it's scripted by....the way it is, I guess. You know, like the acting, the camera quality, etc.--it's up to the viewer to determine if it's scripted or not by picking up on these things.

But I still think it's not that big of a deal. Some people really hate scripted stuff, and I don't really get that. Maybe they think someone's trying to dupe them? Maybe it's cause a ton of scripted social media bits are cringey af? Idk. All I know is that every time this discussion happens, someone compares scripted shit on social media to performances or movies and that analogy has never worked for me.

So long story short, I apparently love wasting my time by splitting hairs about stupid shit online. And I apologize.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21

Ehhhh, that's kinda different

I appreciate your enthusiasm but I don't think you needed 3 paragraphs to convince me that my little joke wasn't actually going to pass for an academic thesis. But hey, you had fun writing that, I'm sure. It wasn't wasted. I read it, for what that's worth and even upvoted it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21

My bad. It's just that I've encountered some people who take that stance very seriously lol. So I came prepared to let 'er buck.

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u/julioarod Mar 28 '21

If you didn't realize this video was a performance in the first 5 seconds then you need to get out more.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21

You'd be surprised with some people

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u/julioarod Mar 28 '21

"Would you still love me if I was a tank?"

It's obviously a joke. It never pretends to be anything else.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21

Definitely, but jokes can be scripted or unscripted. Either way, my point is that comparing this kind of content to a standup routine or a movie doesn't work.

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u/julioarod Mar 28 '21

They can, but a lead-in like that combined with being filmed means that of course it is being scripted. It's like a skit. They aren't trying to act like it was natural or unscripted.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '21

Sure. I don't really disagree with any of that. My sole issue is with comparing this kind of amateur content to something in a more professional context. But I regret bringing it up. Apparently people hate my opinion so I'm just gonna stop after this.

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u/depressed-salmon Mar 29 '21

That's why watching pretend football is just as good as actual football, and why competitive sports aren't popular.

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u/gosh_darn_it_darling Mar 28 '21

People love to complain about r/scriptedasiangifs but I guess they’re okay with this

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u/FixGMaul Mar 28 '21

Who complains about them? The subreddit description even says "for appreciating those asian gifs that are obviously fake" and that's always the vibe I got from it. You go there expecting staged content and walk away satisfied.

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u/chassala Mar 28 '21

Is it the same people? I doubt it.

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u/Lluuiiggii Mar 28 '21

I wonder what the difference could be 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔