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Everyone should like at least one polarizing thing.
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
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I'm obsessed with a genre I can't quite find a solid name for, but it's the middle of a venn diagram where the circles are "surreal horror" and "uncomfortable comedy".
Stuff like Adult Swim Infomercials, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, Buffet Infinity, and Greener Grass.
I watched that new movie Buddy this weekend and was absolutely cackling at the most horrifying parts because the context made them hilarious.
Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell is one of my favorite shows. Henry Zebrowski is a gem.
Have you watched Monkey Dust?
No, but I just found a stream for it and just a few minutes into the first episode I'm digging it. The bit with the dad killing himself because he thinks the kid's life with his mom is so much better, then the kid yelling up the bloody stairs "can I come live with you?" Perfect.
Thanks for the recommendation! I'm going to binge this all tonight and then be a bit sad when it runs out.
Aye, that storyline gets pretty dark like
Probably a few genres that fit that description, but one i enjoy a lot is Afro-surrealism.
Media like "Atlanta" and "Sorry to Bother You" are a couple of personal favorites, but there's lots more
Adultswim's 'too many cooks in the kitchen' is also very good at this experience, but I wouldnt call it afro-surrealist.
Oh yeah Too Many Cooks is great, that's one of the Infomercials. Casper Kelly did that, Buddy, and YPFIGTH. He's one of my favorite creators in that sphere. The Adult Swim Yule Log specials he did are also really good.
I'll have to check out Atlanta, I guess I assumed it was some basic standard dramady. But I liked Sorry to Bother You. I thought the second half was some fever dream I had for a while.
Atlanta is definitely more subtle and less horror-comedy, but the surreal elements can catch you when you're not expecting it and it has the same effect IMO
You should check out the movie Friendship with Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd. It’s like an I Think You Should Leave skit that just keeps going, which quickly turns into a surreal psychological horror situation. It’s fucking hilarious.