Great Shit Never Lasts (936 hits)
Category: Movies & TVRating: 0.75 on 23 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by Wiggles (View user info) at 2005-08-19 23:32:07 EDT
Well, I'm back somehow. I gave out my password, someone logged in and changed it, and then I logged out. Wouldn't that pretty much keep me off of this account? Today I come to Ubersite and it welcomes me as Wiggles. Spooky! Bart won't verify my new account for some reason, so I may as well post something on this one.
Have you ever noticed that the most brilliant artists in popular culture never seems to last for even a decade? (I'm not counting geniuses like Kubrick, because he wasn't constantly working. His movies were spread out over his career, so his fuse burned much more slowly.) The two perfect examples in my mind are "The Simpsons" and The Rolling Stones.
"The Simpsons" and The Rolling Stones were each pretty good in their respective first years, but quickly rose to the level of legends. After five or six years at the top, they slid down the shitter.
Why?!?!
I was going to write a few pages on this, but I'm lazy, so I just made a little chart. Discuss.
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Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2006-06-06 01:22:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Damn fast kid.
Damn fast
-2
Submitted by swamp_donkey (user info) at 2006-06-05 16:55:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Can I menstruate? Cause my insides sure hurt.
Submitted by ScottPeterson (user info) at 2006-06-04 19:33:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I remember U
Submitted by georgemichael (user info) at 2006-05-31 21:52:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2006-01-15 21:55:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Stabkill (user info) at 2005-10-14 03:00:39 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-10-03 03:56:59 EDT (#)
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what's meta-humour?
Submitted by Stabkill (user info) at 2005-10-03 03:41:41 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by HighFructoseCornSyrup (user info) at 2005-09-27 02:51:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Futurama was better.
Submitted by shandythedog (user info) at 2005-08-25 19:32:36 EDT (#)
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what's meta humour?
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-08-24 14:57:53 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I wish you pull a Brian Jones and kill yourself.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-08-22 10:01:48 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
good post
Submitted by Death_Metal_Dude (user info) at 2005-08-20 20:26:52 EDT (#)
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the stones are the epitome of style over substance
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2005-08-20 12:49:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by Xcuses (user info) at 2005-08-20 01:55:27 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
The rolling stones were never great to me
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2005-08-20 01:34:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Noooooo...
<covers ears amke make mewling sounds>
The Simpsons will always be perfect!
<runs away crying>
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2005-08-20 01:23:03 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
WHERE THE FUCK IS SHANDY?
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2005-08-20 01:13:33 EDT (#)
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I'm giving you this +2 on the sole condition that you stick around and fight with people to entertain me.
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2005-08-19 23:43:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
If the show had been great for 16 straight seasons it would be harder to define the prime of the show, but it would still be great compared to everything else on television. Wouldn't it actually seem even greater?
Submitted by satchel (user info) at 2005-08-19 23:43:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 Stones.
They were great once. Right up 'til Tattoo You. Since then, they've maybe had three good songs and maybe one good album (which was the acoustic recording of their older stuff).
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2005-08-19 23:39:39 EDT (#)
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So you're saying that if The Simpsons had maintained quality through 16 seasons, then none of it would be great?
Submitted by zakalwe (user info) at 2005-08-19 23:38:01 EDT (#)
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no shit.
if great stuff lasted forever it wouldn't be great, it would be normal.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2005-08-19 23:37:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
It's true. Great shit never does last. It gets harder and harder to live up to ever-increasing expectations I suppose. Very interesting post.