Anybody want to commiserate on something that sucks?

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[–] 27 points 3 years ago (5 children)

My go-to rant is that I hate it when historical dramas have fashionable, modern haircuts. I get it, Brother Bumbledorf of the Footsnifferian Monastery would look like shit with a tonsure, but if you want me to take your show seriously you can't have a ship full of fashion models with the same undercut the guy at the fancy burger place has landing in Northbumblia to sack the village and expect me to go "oh no vikings".

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Watch Braveheart and spend 2 hours wondering how they all had perfectly bleached white teeth.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    no smoking or high sugar intake, along with a low life expectancy, their teeth would generally be better than poor folks' are now. and they had various treatments and stuff for tooth care, it just wasn't very good.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It makes it especially infuriating when the only complaints around historical accuracy come about with the introduction of black people, women (outside of normative roles), or LGBTQ themes.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Even non-CHUD bait historical inquiries don't bother me all that much if they serve the plot, it's just that the clear visual anachronism pisses me off. It'd be like a biopic of Lenin with a Ford F150 in the background.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Good point. It's jarring seeing modern aesthetics in a historical setting. I had that with seeing bright colors or designs on clothing/armor

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That P R E S T I G E T V Viking show was a non-starter for me because of those ridiculous modern haircuts and beard combos. yes-chad farquaad-point

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