Roger BW 😷Feb 28
Is 1995's Waterworld as bad as they said? Well no, but my word it isn't good. Find out what @lordof1 and I thought in #RibbonOfMemes https://ribbonofmemes.org.uk/archive/2026/Waterworld.html #Podcast #Film #Movies
Ribbon of Memes: Waterworld

Show threadCharnockFeb 28

While Waterworld isn't good by any stretch of the imagination, if you are playing a "location of the week" type game (say you were a Time Travelling Hobo type character), it's perfectly ok a background for that game, and provides plenty of material for it.

Quite a lot of not-great-but-visual films make for good "Time Travel Box Arrives and goodness the entire place is water..." adventures.

@RogerBW @lordof1

Show threadNick MarshFeb 28
@RogerBW @Printdevil that’s actually a nice idea; in fact, the very wise @rogerbw generally recommends stealing from bad fiction rather than good.
Show threadRoger BW 😷Feb 28
@lordof1 @Printdevil Two reasons: (a) it's usually easier to rip out one chunk of it without leaving lots of bleeding connections, and (b) if your players recognise where you stole it from they may be too embarrassed at having also read it to mention it.
Show threadCharnock

I think most bad fiction in short-doses is simply "hokey" and that suits the fun of a picaresque travelling game.

@RogerBW @lordof1

Feb 28 at 8:30pmWeb