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badtvblog: Great Gatsby captioned exactly how it happened.

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:13 -0500

badtvblog:

Great Gatsby captioned exactly how it happened.

theartofanimation: Mike Maihack The \S/LL one made me feel...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:32 -0500

theartofanimation:

Mike Maihack

The \S/LL one made me feel feelings.

I hate feelings.

datspandas: Superman birthday cuppycakes!

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:45 -0500

datspandas:

Superman birthday cuppycakes!

Good lord. Red-band. NSFW. I held it together until Waterfalls....

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:41:51 -0500

Good lord.

Red-band. NSFW.

I held it together until Waterfalls. Then I lost it. The look on Sudeikis’ face…

Arrested Development Cast Salary Breakdown

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:00 -0500

It’s funny, I was actually discussing this with someone last night and this popped up a few minutes ago:

The actor “starring” in the episode is paid $125,000. If he or she appears in more than 90 seconds of an episode (but is not the star), that actor receives $50,000. For less than 90 seconds of airtime in an episode, he or she receives $10,000. Finally, if a clip featuring the actor from a previous episode is used, that actor gets another $1,000.

[Jason] Bateman, for instance, stars in more than one episode. It is worth noting that $125,000 is on the high end for TV stars, but the unusual arrangement won’t pay them what a star would get over the course of a typical series.

Looks like Target is now getting in on the exclusives as...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:37 -0500

Looks like Target is now getting in on the exclusives as well.

Saw a Sears (year, Sears) commercial last night that told me to look for Sears products in Man of Steel. I’ll be not-looking for Sears products in Man of Steel.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:39 -0500

Damn shame what they did to that dog.

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:12 -0500

Damn shame what they did to that dog.

-bobella-: lentilsandkale: edman: A kind person informed me...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:54:51 -0500

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lentilsandkale:

edman:

A kind person informed me today that Hot Topic was selling a ripoff of my Bluth Family Crest design that was sold on TeeFury a while back, and is still sold on RedBubble. (PS: I’m planning on a re-release of the design, so hold out if you want your shirt to be a little higher quality - I just wanted to show that it’s still in circulation.)

Sure enough, here’s the link to the ripoff.

Legally, I don’t have much ground because a) they made quite a few changes to the shirt, even though it’s still obviously a ripoff, and b) the whole “unofficial pop culture merchandise” thing is pretty grey to begin with. How the hell could a little guy like me, who makes these kinds of things after coming home from his day job, even begin to tackle gigantic corporate bullshit such as this?

Therefore, I think I’ll just speak directly to the “artist” who’s sitting at their day job at Hot Topic:

You bananagrabber. I ain’t even mad. It looks like you didn’t even try. Your sense of proportion is beyond awful. That design is WAY too top heavy, and what the hell is up with that shield shape? It looks like something Strongbad would draw. You have to maintain your sense of balance, even when you’re too lazy to think of your own design.

Also, you totally messed up the flow of the jokes. Note that I’ve made sure to include one joke which references each member of the family, because the damned central theme of the show is “the importance of family”. Here’s the jokes and the family member that they correspond to:

Ice Cream Sandwich - George

Martini - Lucille

Hook - Buster

Knives and Cards - Gob

Shopping Bag - Lindsey

Bicycle - Michael

Snoopy House - George Michael

“Snowboard School 2” Movie Clapper - Mabye

Blue Smudges - Tobias

I also chose four elements which represented the family as a whole: The staircase car, the Seaward yacht, the chicken, and the bananas. It looks like you just randomly switched a few things around, and then duplicated jokes for each character. A hook AND a seal? Aww C’mon! You seriously overcrowded the shirt with references! Don’t you know that exhibiting restraint will showcase the references you do make all the better? You can do better than that! Well, maybe you can’t. The world may never know!

Also, and this one really makes me think that you just looked all these jokes up on some Arrested Development wiki, is the fact that you goofed up their family slogan! I know, I know: the Bluth family DOES frequently say “I’ve made a huge mistake” - but there is this great moment in season 1, episode 10 (Pier Pressure) where Michael and Lucille have this exchange:

Lucille: I need a favor.

Michael: We ought to put that on our family crest.

That is LITERALLY where I got the idea to make this t-shirt! You missed the entire fucking point, son!

Look, I don’t even consider myself a master of my craft, but at least I put some effort and thought into it. So, congrats on making your day job easier by reusing elements of my design, but also entertaining me with the most flaccid ripoff I’ve seen in ages.

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Props on drawing Buster’s hook better than me though. That deserves a free double chocolate-covered banana! (Only one stick, though.)

Man, people should know better than to mess with Edman.

Boooooooo. I hate crap like this. Edman, your design is obviously 10000x better than the ripoff.

danmcdaid: Superman Drawn with finger and sketchbook pro.

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:04 -0500

danmcdaid:

Superman

Drawn with finger and sketchbook pro.

Daily Reminder,

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:09 -0500

loislaneintrepidgirlreporter:

If you don’t love Lois Lane you’re wrong.

Great. Ripped all the way down.

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:14:03 -0500

Great.

Ripped all the way down.

I honestly never caught this. And I’m pretty sure...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:09 -0500

I honestly never caught this. And I’m pretty sure I’ve caught most everything from the show.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:51 -0500

fuckyeahreposts: My only real Sunday prayer.

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:23:23 -0500

fuckyeahreposts:

My only real Sunday prayer.

xombiedirge: Saturday Morning in Front of La Salle De Justice...

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:09:35 -0500

Saturday Morning in Front of La Salle De Justice by Rey Taira

Sunday Evening by the Legion of Doom by Rey Taira

xombiedirge:

Saturday Morning in Front of La Salle De Justice

& Sunday Evening by the Legion of Doom by Rey Taira / Facebook

Part of the Arch Nemesis art show opening, 24th May 2013 at the Hero Complex Gallery / Facebook.

I died.

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:53 -0500

I died.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 09:57:26 -0500