Dan posts "I'm back home". Then why did you leave in the first place?
WWE opportunity was a dream of his I believe. He had to try it.
Dan posts "I'm back home". Then why did you leave in the first place?
Sometimes you gotta leave home in order to really know what you want.Dan posts "I'm back home". Then why did you leave in the first place?
Yep. Sometimes you gotta leave home to even understand where home is tbh.Sometimes you gotta leave home in order to really know what you want.
Honest question? I hope not.Dan posts "I'm back home". Then why did you leave in the first place?
The dude wanted to be involved in everything that made his childhood great. He had done games for however many years and then the opportunity to join THE wrestling organization comes by, another huge part of his childhood? Of course, he would take it.Dan posts "I'm back home". Then why did you leave in the first place?
For that specific comment, I imagine they weren't pitching podcast ideas to Vince would have to be another old man or two between Dan's team and Vince.
And the first wrestler he plays as is Benoit. Im lowkey kinda worried hes gonna drink too much and say something he shouldn't.
Thank you!His "daily" show is on Mon/Wed/Thurs/Fri
On Tuesday's he'll be on the Bombcast instead and no daily show.
I doubt he would pitch things to Vince directly, be he definitely comes across as a guy who needs to give his final approval for just about anything.
Woof. Is his reversal of opinion on the WWE going to end up being as radical as it was with Death Stranding?
I haven't listened to the bombcast, but have they said if they will be doing things in person from now on? I know the pandemic is still on, but I'm not watching any more videos of people Skype call a video game. I can't even enjoy nextlander stuff because that's all they seem to do.
I haven't listened to the bombcast, but have they said if they will be doing things in person from now on? I know the pandemic is still on, but I'm not watching any more videos of people Skype call a video game. I can't even enjoy nextlander stuff because that's all they seem to do.
Frankly, Grubb's response to people who called him out on his takes is what caused me to run out of patience in hoping he'd do better. We have people from this community actually reached out to him on Twitter regarding that tweet and implored him to actually inform himself about the case and why it's a sensitive matter to many, and all he did was block every single one of them.I don't know where in the timeline of the trial Grubb made his comments, but obviously now that all of the facts have come out I think his comments have proven to be incorrect. But in these sorts of accusations you almost never get this deep a dive into the actual events with recordings, and videos, and under oath statements. If he's making comments without knowledge of the details of the trial I think that's super unfortunate but I'm not sure it deserves the degree of the backlash.
WWE opportunity was a dream of his I believe. He had to try it.
Still ways out but they are planning on doing more in person stuff. They seem very adamant to get out of the house.I haven't listened to the bombcast, but have they said if they will be doing things in person from now on? I know the pandemic is still on, but I'm not watching any more videos of people Skype call a video game. I can't even enjoy nextlander stuff because that's all they seem to do.
I honestly thought Dan would have been with GB for as long it was a thing but when he left to go work with WWE it was the least surprising thing ever. I'm not his biggest fan, when he starts playing a character I fall off hard but that guy brings a passion to his job that few do. Its not always my thing but him being there again is huge.
Lucy and Tam were basically already part of the staff with how things have been done lately and they're both fantastic.
Definitely gonna miss Jeff, though. Looking forward to see what he does on his own.
my time for podcasts is limited and nextlander/gertsmann will fill up the spot. the whole vibe of this just doesn't feel right and then there's grubb.
giantbomb has been in my life every tuesday since 2009 but its time to say goodbye.
I like some of those people, but Jeff's unique knowledge of video games is a huge reason why I listened and no one else left there comes even close to that.Ultimately you should listen to what you want, but Jason and Rorie are still there, as is Jan. And Bakalar is hardly new to Giantbomb. I feel people are doing them all dirty by bailing because of Gerstmann. If I stopped listening to giantbomb, I would never get my Jan fill, and that ain't happening.
I am sorry to hear of your personal experience. No one should have to go through that.Grubb's response to that tweet seems reasonable given the content of that video; Depp is clearly out of control. I haven't followed the trial closely, but good lord there's some lines being drawn in the sand here that I simply don't understand. Not everything is black and white.
Context: I grew up in a house where my mother and siblings were physically and emotionally beaten by a tyrant of a stepfather. That kinda behavior, punching and kicking shit while drinking aggressively was a good sign that the cops were going to pay a visit tonight.
These dumb both sides/he's no angel takes will never end because people proudly wear their ignorance as a badge. "Progressive" twitter and the morons still backing Heard have proven that.
Anyways, fuck Grubb.
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I'm just going to point out that Jeff Grubb is a member here so regardless of your feelings for him, hurling abuse and saying "Fuck Jeff Grubb" is against forum rules.
On topic, I'm very interested to see the new direction Giant Bomb goes in.
I'm just going to point out that Jeff Grubb is a member here so regardless of your feelings for him, hurling abuse and saying "Fuck Jeff Grubb" is against forum rules.
I have no interest in discussing offside drama. He posted it on Twitter not on Era.Respect goes both ways. Maybe he should apologize for calling victims who supported Depp as sexists who hate women and then doubled down when members of Era asked him to reconsider and just outright blocked them. Kinda hard to be respectful when there is a public known member in the community that just thinks you are below scum.
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Being a member here shouldn't shield him from receiving criticism about what he said in a very public space.
Also, I like how you framed the people that disagreed with him and criticizing him as "hurling abuse" towards him. What a really cheap way of using that word, particularly in relation to why people criticized him in the first place.
I haven't listened to the bombcast, but have they said if they will be doing things in person from now on? I know the pandemic is still on, but I'm not watching any more videos of people Skype call a video game. I can't even enjoy nextlander stuff because that's all they seem to do.
May I ask why he owes you any sort of follow up? That's what I don't understand.
Understood and agree, however, even in the US trial there was still plenty of credible evidence that Depp was hardly a saint and while not to the extent Heard claimed was certainly an abusive partner in some ways. Acknowledging that does not mean saying that he was not abused or supporting Heard. Depp was abused. It was mutually abusive and toxic in many ways.
he doesn't owe anyone a response but he's not owed the benefit of the doubt after doing it either. I know I am not sure how much I'm going to support giant bomb because of his involvement related directly to his handling of the tweets.May I ask why he owes you any sort of follow up? That's what I don't understand.
Why does anyone who doesn't "like Pirates of the Caribbean more than women" insert themselves into the group to which Grubb was referring and take offense to the comment?
I'm genuinely asking why people who don't ascribe to the view he was criticizing are offended by what he said.
May I ask why he owes you any sort of follow up? That's what I don't understand.
Why does anyone who doesn't "like Pirates of the Caribbean more than women" insert themselves into the group to which Grubb was referring and take offense to the comment?
I'm genuinely asking why people who don't ascribe to the view he was criticizing are offended by what he said.
That's very fair.In context as a reply to the prior tweet with the footage it's pretty explicit about both the premise that (1) it should be taken as fact that Depp is violent and abusive and "anyone" can see that and (2) if you don't acknowledge that you value Pirates of the Caribbean more than women (and implicitly are a misogynist).
Given the context of the trial, even with what was known at the time (1) was not exactly clear cut and a plausible explanation would be that Depp was a victim of domestic abuse and lashing out while not being the primary abuser. Grubb leaves no wiggle room and doesn't really entertain this as a possibility, instead telling the reader that if they have a contrarian opinion they have to fit into his straw man. To not "recognize" in essence sets the reader automatically in opposition because of the totality of the worldview Grubb assumes.
I don't expect any follow up from him, nor do *I* particularly need one. I'm not losing any sleep over it, and people with shitty and ill-informed opinions are a dime a dozen. But when you post a glib dismissive reductive take to a sensitive situation like the trial, it's just a shitty thing to do at best and perpetuates a lot of the problematic rhetoric around the trial at worst, and I can't blame people for wanting some kind of closure and explanation from a public figure, and why the lack thereof can be frustrating, especially for people who hitherto enjoyed their content.
He's a public figure, posting publicly in public platforms. There is no reason we can't discuss his moronic takes on something he clearly knows fuck all about. And offsite drama is a pretty weak excuse to try to silence criticism of him.I have no interest in discussing offside drama. He posted it on Twitter not on Era.
As I said above, that's offside drama. There was no intent of framing by me using "hurling abuse". I apologise if you took it that way, wasn't meant to be anything more than just descriptive.
Beyond what he actually tweeted, it bothers me cause it's yet another shining example of posting inflammatory hot takes on social media in order to get attention/engagement.
May I ask why he owes you any sort of follow up? That's what I don't understand.
Why does anyone who doesn't "like Pirates of the Caribbean more than women" insert themselves into the group to which Grubb was referring and take offense to the comment?
I'm genuinely asking why people who don't ascribe to the view he was criticizing are offended by what he said.
May I ask why he owes you any sort of follow up? That's what I don't understand.
Why does anyone who doesn't "like Pirates of the Caribbean more than women" insert themselves into the group to which Grubb was referring and take offense to the comment?
I'm genuinely asking why people who don't ascribe to the view he was criticizing are offended by what he said.
I say this all as a male victim of abuse. I was happy when I heard the verdict and thought this might open up positive discussions about male abuse victims, and it sucks that it hasn't really been the case.
Fucking right about that. I often say that people can just... exercise their right to not post anything, It'd save so many people from themselves.Beyond what he actually tweeted, it bothers me cause it's yet another shining example of posting inflammatory hot takes on social media in order to get attention/engagement.
Literally -----THE PROBLEM---- with social media.
I am a person who left my fiancé because my psychologist helping mee resolve my anxiety caused me to realize that the years of physical and emotional abuse I had accepted were just ridiculous and had to end. Within the context of life experience I am completely empathetic to the male victim of abuse.Are you really not familiar with the concept of generalizations at all?
How he characterize people who are in favor of Depp did so more because of his stardom instead of him being a victim of abuse? How is it fair? Especially since in here in ERA and many other places people came out that they supported Depp because they saw themselves in him?
He's a public figure, posting publicly in public platforms. There is no reason we can't discuss his moronic takes on something he clearly knows fuck all about. And offsite drama is a pretty weak excuse to try to silence criticism of him.
What if he had tweeted "covid is a hoax/vaccines have nanomachines/whatever", "oh well he's a member here, can't talk about it cause it's drama". How bout no.
Where? I acknowledged he was abused and it was horrible. I also pointed out, as many other experts have done through this process, the fact that he was abusive as well in his own way - it doesnt downplay or diminish anything that happened to him or excuse what Amber did to point that out. This is why domestic abuse court trials aren't television events in normal countries...
Yes that's exactly what it means. I didn't write the rules. Message an admin if you have a problem with them.
They are trying to keep a nice community here and just because you don't like someone doesn't give you the right to decide what rules to follow or not.
Your whataboutism isn't helping your argument.