The only reason it “couldn’t” be made is that Mel Brooks won’t license his work for a remake. Everything else is “wouldn’t”, including any concerns about people taking offense. There are entire studios dedicated to doing exactly that.
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movies@piefed.social•What comedy movies aged like fine wine?English
10·19 days agoI wish I could find it again, but years ago I saw a video about why you couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today, aside from it already existing/permission/etc. It wasn’t the racism or anything, or how people today are too sensitive.
It couldn’t be made today because Blazing Saddles basically destroyed the entire genre.
Prior to its release, Westerns were everywhere. They were incredibly popular, with countless movies and TV shows released every year. Then this movie comes along, points out all of the overused tropes, and reveals the formula they’ve all been using. The genre of Westerns has never recovered. It would be lampooning obscure content with dated references that people don’t understand.
That’s the real reason it couldn’t be made today.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What are some actors that can only play themselves?English
3·1 month agoThis is why I’m hesitant to say Adam Baldwin. He’s always the same basic character, but I think there are enough subtle differences between them to not count.
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Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peaceEnglish
52·1 month agoFor the record, Gates did NOT go to the island, ever. Not even once.
He was a frequent guest at Epstein’s Manhattan penthouse, but never the island. He refuses to say why he never went to the island, other than saying it’s not for him. It is rumored he caught an STD from someone at the penthouse.
None of this excuses Gates, since he clearly associated with Epstein. Just correcting the record on a detail.
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Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.world•Please ELI5 me about the circlejerk about Lego's going on on Reddit? Someone stole some Lego's or something? Why is this such a big deal, I mean who cares if some Lego's get stolen? What's the hubbub?English
7·1 month agoIt’s certainly a good place to start, but there is a fuckton of very important details not included in that video.
For starters, Legal Eagle (but not Devin) released a second video about the actions of the American Fork Police Department.
Coffeezilla got interviews with many key players not seen elsewhere. This covers numerous possibilities of theft, embezzlement, lies and cover-ups.
The Civil Rights Lawyer goes into much greater detail of the situation with the American Fork PD, and the criminal charges pending. He also discusses a number of possible civil suits against the PD.
He was a spy. His official title was something innocuous, but he was a spy.
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memes@lemmy.world•Can't believe I have to RP with the computer whenever I want something smdhEnglish
5·2 months agoUdm14.com is a direct link to this
You have to save up to afford that pack of hamburgers to grill on Memorial Day, or the turkey for Thanksgiving. If you scrimp and save all year, you might even be and to afford to put a present or two under the Christmas Tree.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Those that sleep in bed with a significant other, how do you deal with snoring?English
3·2 months agoI want to know how your sleeping conditions are connected to your state’s DMV.
If you don’t like it, you don’t like it. Why spend time/effort on something that isn’t speaking to you?
Also, Randall Munroe is xkcd, not Penny Arcade. Penny Arcade is made by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.
Just repeat whatever an AI says, no matter how absurd. Bonus points for reading it in a robotic voice.
This also gets you your compliance points for using AI in everything.
Clearly, this needs to be a meeting with 20 people. We need to get consensus on the number and color of ducks, and what to do about them. Plus there’s the more elementary question of whether water can be wet.
It needs to be 2 hours. The only slot that everyone has free is during lunch, so I booked that.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is there a reason why the piracy scene here is so dead?English
8·3 months agoWithout exception, whenever someone complains about “freedom of speech”, XKCD 1357 applies.
If law enforcement won’t help, then you’ll need a lawyer who can get a court to issue a subpoena. This would probably be in the context of stalking/restraining order.
I can almost guarantee that Facebook, with its extensive data mining, knows exactly who it is.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why don't companies that make computer chips cut corners at the expense of stability?English
2·3 months agoThey used to. Or rather, the industry used to. Most of those players have since folded, largely because of them becoming known for crap quality.
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Out of the loop@lemmy.world•Do the ratings on Google Maps have any correlation with the quality of the businesses?English
4·4 months agoOne trick on ratings is to sort by date. The most recent reviews are more likely to be reality, as opposed to the common bot-farm positive reviews. It still won’t help you identify if customers aren’t likely to leave reviews, however.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is something that desperately needs to be standardized?English
1·4 months agoGood news on the EV charging part, at least in North America. Most (if not all) manufacturers have agreed to switch to NACS, and most have adapters to work with either connector. There will be a long tail as the old connectors fade away, but the future is looking standardized.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?English
1·4 months agoCartman was the first person I ever heard use it, by at least a decade. These days I hear a relatively small number of people use it regularly.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?English
4·4 months agoWanda Sykes did a PSA about this. It was put on YouTube 17 years ago. I don’t know when it first aired.
Now I feel old…

This is the most accurate answer. If you really wanted to, you can probably get a refund from the other state for the sales tax paid, but it only makes sense for very large purchases.