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Smudcast #735: BERSERK Rant: How to make an Antagonist | Some European Chick 18/12/2023

Smudcast #735: BERSERK Rant: How to make an Antagonist | Some European Chick

Smudcast #735: BERSERK Rant: How to make an Antagonist | Some European Chick Some European Chick is back with her genius level takes on writing. This time? Apparently Griffith is/isn't a good villain...Remember to join the discord, su...

Smudcast #734: Anti-Woke YouTubers Will Really Just Lie to Their Audiences 15/12/2023

Smudcast #734: Anti-Woke YouTubers Will Really Just Lie to Their Audiences

I didn't know this was a thing.

Smudcast #734: Anti-Woke YouTubers Will Really Just Lie to Their Audiences CH4R10T is apparently going to list a bunch of "anti-woke" YouTubers who are lying to you.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the ...

Smudcast #733: Life is Strange ISN'T WOKE 08/12/2023

Smudcast #733: Life is Strange ISN'T WOKE

Smudcast #733: Life is Strange ISN'T WOKE Lotuseaters Dot Com gives us the heads up that French developers writing a story about preppy west coast teenagers might not be woke; it just might be horrib...

Smudcast #732: BERSERK Rant: How not to write a story | Some European Chick 04/12/2023

Smudcast #732: BERSERK Rant: How not to write a story | Some European Chick

Smudcast #732: BERSERK Rant: How not to write a story | Some European Chick Some European Chick is here to tell us Berserk is bad by her rambling rantings on a livestream.Obvious flaw in this logic: female.Remember to join the discor...

Smudcast #731: The Truth About Kanji Tatsumi Persona 4 Analysis 27/11/2023

Smudcast #731: The Truth About Kanji Tatsumi Persona 4 Analysis

Smudcast #731: The Truth About Kanji Tatsumi Persona 4 Analysis Original, too large title: The Truth About Kanji Tatsumi (Gender Norms, Queer-ness in Japanese Context // Persona 4 Analysis)LadyVirgilia gives us her hot ta...

Smudcast #730: The Soulsborne Mindset has Ruined Action Games 25/11/2023

Smudcast #730: The Soulsborne Mindset has Ruined Action Games

(No...the "mindset" didn't ruin "action" games.)

Smudcast #730: The Soulsborne Mindset has Ruined Action Games BeeG is going to somehow explain to us that the "Mindset" of a Souldborne game is...bad? For an entire genre?Quite sure you can make whatever game you want i...

Smudcast #728: What makes a BAD isekai? Part 2 21/11/2023

Smudcast #728: What makes a BAD isekai? Part 2

The madness of Weeb Jail, continued.

Smudcast #728: What makes a BAD isekai? Part 2 Weeb Jail's bizarre logic and arguments are too weird not to continue critiquing...!Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the chan...

Smudcast #726: Castlevania has always been woke (Castlevania Nocturne) 18/11/2023

Smudcast #726: Castlevania has always been woke (Castlevania Nocturne)

No, Mr. Too Much Caffeine. It hasn't been.

Smudcast #726: Castlevania has always been woke (Castlevania Nocturne) Too Much Caffeine tries to tell us that the Castlevania series (way back in the 80s) was always...woke?Great.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions...

Smudcast #725: How Shrek Kneecapped American Animation 17/11/2023

Smudcast #725: How Shrek Kneecapped American Animation

Smudcast #725: How Shrek Kneecapped American Animation Cardinal West tells us how the Shrek film hurt American animation standards?Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the channel, and...

Smudcast #724: Yes, Goku is actually a bad dad 13/11/2023

Smudcast #724: Yes, Goku is actually a bad dad

Smudcast #724: Yes, Goku is actually a bad dad Too Much Caffeine is here to tell us that Goku (DBZ) is a bad dad, because reasons.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the chann...

Smudcast #723: Spider Man 2 & A Terminally Political Gamer 11/11/2023

Smudcast #723: Spider Man 2 & A Terminally Political Gamer

Smudcast #723: Spider Man 2 & A Terminally Political Gamer appabend shares his thoughts on the latest Spider Man game fiasco.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the channel, and vote on w...

Smudcast #722: Trope Talk: Dragons 10/11/2023

Smudcast #722: Trope Talk: Dragons

Smudcast #722: Trope Talk: Dragons Red tells us about...the concept of dragons? Should be a pretty broad topic for her female brain to pontificate on, for just about anything under the sun.Rem...

Smudcast #721: Is My Hero Academia on Pro-American Propaganda? 06/11/2023

Smudcast #721: Is My Hero Academia on Pro-American Propaganda?

Smudcast #721: Is My Hero Academia on Pro-American Propaganda? Vincent Martin gives us a look at whether a shonen anime is really just American propaganda...?Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the ...

Smudcast #720: Lord of the Rings Isn't GAY! It's Bisexual... 04/11/2023

Smudcast #720: Lord of the Rings Isn't GAY! It's Bisexual...

Smudcast #720: Lord of the Rings Isn't GAY! It's Bisexual... Oh boy. verilybitchie can't see past their ge****ls. Gee, I wonder why. Maybe they should get a hobby, and stop trying to interpret classic literature into t...

Smudcast #719: Why Writers DON'T Need a Plan - Battlestar Galactica | Babylon 5 03/11/2023

Smudcast #719: Why Writers DON'T Need a Plan - Battlestar Galactica | Babylon 5

Smudcast #719: Why Writers DON'T Need a Plan - Battlestar Galactica | Babylon 5 Rowan J Coleman thinks you don't need a plan to ...write?Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the channel, and vote on what we co...

Smudtalk #42: Resident Evil Talk 27/10/2023

Smudtalk #42: Resident Evil Talk

joins!

Smudtalk #42: Resident Evil Talk Time to talk about Resident Evil.With special guest UnderTheMayo.Discord: https://discord.gg/gEtmfjtRemember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the ...

Smudcast #718: Anime's Everyman Problem 23/10/2023

Smudcast #718: Anime's Everyman Problem

Smudcast #718: Anime's Everyman Problem Sarcastic Chorus tells us how the character of the Everyman is an issue with anime, possibly anime protagonists.Remember to join the discord, submit suggesti...

Smudcast #717: Some People Don't Get It - Star Wars Changes 21/10/2023

Smudcast #717: Some People Don't Get It - Star Wars Changes

Smudcast #717: Some People Don't Get It - Star Wars Changes HelloGreedo talks about Star Wars. Whoa. Yay. I can't wait. Hold the phone. Where's my pillow?Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the ...

Smudcast #716: Why are adult animated shows UGLY? 20/10/2023

Smudcast #716: Why are adult animated shows UGLY?

Smudcast #716: Why are adult animated shows UGLY? Liuss looks at the good and the bad of western animated shows, and why some of them have such horrible art.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions i...

Smudcast #715: Trope Talk: Kaiju 13/10/2023

Smudcast #715: Trope Talk: Kaiju

Red puts her big black foot in her mouth, with Kaiju.

Smudcast #715: Trope Talk: Kaiju Red is going to tell us about Kaiju, the giant monster trope in movies, and probably anime, and other giant things, too. (Like the big black elephant in the ...

Smudcast #714: The Illusion of “Bad Pacing” | Why Your Writing Feels Off 07/10/2023

Smudcast #714: The Illusion of “Bad Pacing” | Why Your Writing Feels Off

Smudcast #714: The Illusion of “Bad Pacing” | Why Your Writing Feels Off LocalScriptMan is going to tell us that concept of Bad Pacing is not real? Logically, is Good Pacing, also, not real? How about "Normal Pacing?"Remember to j...

Smudcast #712: Why I Hate "Manga vs. Comics" 02/10/2023

Smudcast #712: Why I Hate "Manga vs. Comics"

Smudcast #712: Why I Hate "Manga vs. Comics" troyoboyo17 just doesn't like some debates, like why manga is superior to superhero comics.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the ...

Smudcast #711: Dear Conservative Gamers... We Need to Talk... 29/09/2023

Smudcast #711: Dear Conservative Gamers... We Need to Talk...

Smudcast #711: Dear Conservative Gamers... We Need to Talk... TheGamerTronShow needs to talk to "Conservative Gamers" about...I'm assuming political conservatism in video games?What is going on these days.Remember to jo...

Smudcast #710: E;R Was Wrong About Gender & Here's Why (part 2) 23/09/2023

Smudcast #710: E;R Was Wrong About Gender & Here's Why, part 2

Smudcast #710: E;R Was Wrong About Gender & Here's Why (part 2) Hopefully we finish off the last part of Hiding in Private's video on E;R and his...um, interpretation of why E;R is wrong about gender...If you can spot the...

Smudcast #709: The Incel Hero - Re:Zero as the Ultimate Otaku Horror 18/09/2023

Smudcast #709: The Incel Hero - Re:Zero as the Ultimate Otaku Horror

Smudcast #709: The Incel Hero - Re:Zero as the Ultimate Otaku Horror Explanation Point is going to teach us that an anime called Re:Zero has a protagonist, who is an incel? And as such, is a horror story to...people who like a...

Smudcast #708: E;R Was Wrong About Gender & Here's Why 16/09/2023

Smudcast #708: E;R Was Wrong About Gender & Here's Why

Smudcast #708: E;R Was Wrong About Gender & Here's Why Hiding in Private is going to tell us how E;R was wrong about a horrible cartoon that has to do with...gender.Well this shouldn't be biased at all.If you can...

Smudcast #707: Anime Dubs Aren't Cringe, Anime Is 11/09/2023

Smudcast #707: Anime Dubs Aren't Cringe, Anime Is

Smudcast #707: Anime Dubs Aren't Cringe, Anime Is Nasu, a fan of anime, tells us that anime is cringe. As such, translations from Japanese would logically be cringe.If you can spot the hole in that logic, we...

Smudcast #706: Cartoon Redemption Arcs: The Good, The Bad, And The Catra 09/09/2023

Smudcast #706: Cartoon Redemption Arcs: The Good, The Bad, And The Catra

Smudcast #706: Cartoon Redemption Arcs: The Good, The Bad, And The Catra Mad Magpie gives a rundown on some popular shows that may feature redemption stories, plots, or characters trying to help others.Remember to join the discord...

Smudcast #705: No S*x Please, We're Straight (The Jimquisition) 08/09/2023

Smudcast #705: No S*x Please, We're Straight (The Jimquisition)

Smudcast #705: No S*x Please, We're Straight (The Jimquisition) Dear Jim Sterling. Modders can do whatever they want with their mod. Signed, Reality.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the cha...

Smudcast #704: Mushoku Tensei: A Redemption Story... Or Not? 04/09/2023

Smudcast #704: Mushoku Tensei: A Redemption Story... Or Not?

Smudcast #704: Mushoku Tensei: A Redemption Story... Or Not? AsarathaHS goes into the plot of Mushoku Tensei, or Jobless Reincarnation, and asks "where's the redemption, if any?"Remember to join the discord, submit sug...

Smudcast #703: Every government in Avatar is a dictatorship (Worldbuilding Analysis) 01/09/2023

Smudcast #703: Every government in Avatar is a dictatorship (Worldbuilding Analysis)

Smudcast #703: Every government in Avatar is a dictatorship (Worldbuilding Analysis) James Tullos gives us the rundown on how all the societies in Avatar the Last Airbender are...dictatorships? And if "If Azula was American, she'd be a school...

Smudcast #702: My Problem With Anime Fans... 28/08/2023

Smudcast #702: My Problem With Anime Fans...

Smudcast #702: My Problem With Anime Fans... zah13r has problems with the entire fanbase who watches...anime? That's quite a lot of people? Or maybe it's just a specific genre?Remember to join the disco...

Smudcast #701: The Sympathetic Strawman - Marvel Accidentally Created One of the Best MCU Characters 26/08/2023

Smudcast #701: The Sympathetic Strawman - Marvel Accidentally Created One of the Best MCU Characters

Smudcast #701: The Sympathetic Strawman - Marvel Accidentally Created One of the Best MCU Characters Loomar gives us an understanding of...liking villains, in the MCU? Only accidentally so via the author (hence, the John Walker effect.)Oh, let's use anime/ma...

Smudcast #700: How to Write a Bigot (without sounding cringe) 25/08/2023

Smudcast #700: How to Write a Bigot (without sounding cringe)

Smudcast #700: How to Write a Bigot (without sounding cringe) KolkoCat is giving us an "apolitical" view on how to write a "Bigot" without sounding "cringe."I'm sure this will be completely normal sounding and make tota...

Smudcast #699: What if we REWRITE Dragon Ball? (Since they won't...) 21/08/2023

Smudcast #699: What if we REWRITE Dragon Ball? (Since they won't...)

Smudcast #699: What if we REWRITE Dragon Ball? (Since they won't...) MasakoX takes his hand at fanfiction, about aliens fighting aliens with martial arts, for some reason.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the...

Smudcast #698: How The Critical Drinker Misrepresents Barbie (And Why That Matters) 18/08/2023

Smudcast #698: How The Critical Drinker Misrepresents Barbie (And Why That Matters)

Smudcast #698: How The Critical Drinker Misrepresents Barbie (And Why That Matters) PoG takes a swipe at Critical Drinker's take on The Barbie movie.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the channel, and vote on wh...

Smudcast #697: Everything GREAT About Super Mario Bros! 15/08/2023

Smudcast #697: Everything GREAT About Super Mario Bros!

Smudcast #697: Everything GREAT About Super Mario Bros! CinemaWins talks about the Super Mario Bros movie. Everything's great, right?Remember to join the discord, submit suggestions in the channel, an...

Smudcast #696: Cringe Writing is DESTROYING Fiction 12/08/2023

Smudcast #696: Cringe Writing is DESTROYING Fiction

Smudcast #696: Cringe Writing is DESTROYING Fiction MartheMaven is going to tell us how embarrassing scenes or things you just don't like, is...destroying...fiction. Ok.Remember to join the discord, submit sug...

Smudcast #694: Trope Talk: Unreliable Narrators 04/08/2023

Smudcast #694: Trope Talk: Unreliable Narrators

Smudcast #694: Trope Talk: Unreliable Narrators Red's back. Talking about how some first person narrators just don't know everything a 3rd person omniscient might.Remember to join the discord, submit sugge...

Smudcast #693: How The Author That Sold Over 72,000,000 Ruined His Legacy. 31/07/2023

Smudcast #693: How The Author That Sold Over 72,000,000 Ruined His Legacy.

Smudcast #693: How The Author That Sold Over 72,000,000 Ruined His Legacy. The Masked Man tells us all about the wonderful scenario of Nobuhiro Watsuki and the legacy of Rurouni Kenshin.Remember to join the discord, submit suggestio...