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Someone should make an anticapitalist Dexter. A serial killer who kills evil rich people.

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Slovene@feddit.nl⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

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  • natecox@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    … as a TV show, right? Right?

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    • shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Image

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    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’d prefer a documentary series.

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      • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The Luigi Files: Part 1

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      • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Not really a true crime guy, but

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    • Slovene@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      HansChristianAndersen.jpeg

      Or whatever his name is.

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    • remon@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Based on true events?

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      in minecraft that is

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    • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, nobody would be that insane to think otherwise…maybe even a reality TV show type of deal would be cool.

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      • Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        “Coming this fall: ten billionaires are locked in a house with a murderous psychopath. Who will be the first victim, and who make it to the end? Use your phone to vote each week on what weapons the murderer will have access to! Introducing: Bigger Brother! Only on cable!”

        Yeah I’d watch it.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Or we could free Luigi, and get the real thing!

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    • neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Luigis Mansion: A TV show about a mansion filled with kidnapped billionaires. Sprinkle some inspiration from the Saw movies on top, and we’ve got a hit.

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      • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’d fuckin watch that.

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      • Strider@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That’s a good idea for a ‘dystopian’ thriller book

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    • FrowingFostek@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is why I now advocate for a Mamdani/Mangione 2028 presidential ticket.

      I know he can’t run for president right now but, maybe we can break the rules for the benefit of the people some day.

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      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I mean…yes?

        I’d vote for that.

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      • garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That’s crazy, Americans would never vote in someone accused of such serious crimes right? A suspected felon could never be in the White House, that would be unthinkable!

        /s

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      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        We may need to rewrite the constitution before this is all over anyway.

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      • Amir@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This would go so hard

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    • Slovene@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And also title the show “Luigi”

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    • YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Current world record holder

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      • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No I believe that title goes to Mao or Lenin

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    • FenrirIII@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But Luigi is innocent

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  • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I honestly wouldn’t. Not because I disagree with the concept, but because more on-point escapist media would just ensure that people will get their revolutionary fix without ever leaving the couch. We don’t need that. We need people to be angry, to be fed up, to have no other escape than to fight for it.

    Capitalism has done wonders at keeping us sedated by selling us our fantasies of change and better days. It’s time we stopped taking the meds.

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    • Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Actions speak louder than words, and all the shows follow is a script. Reality is much more interesting than anything Netflix or Amazon can show us.

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      • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Let’s make it even more interesting, then!

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    • HalifaxJones@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My only argument against this idea, which a part of me supports, is we need to start pushing forward our own propaganda against the billionaire class to get more people on board with the movement. And entertainment is an avenue for propaganda to achieve this.

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      • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think entertainment is one of the poorest means of distribution, because, as it is now and in my opinion, entertainment exists in a state somewhere between not being taken seriously, and being taken seriously enough to pacify the subconscious.

        On the other hand, populist means of distribution would be far more effective for this. Appeal to the average citizenry, make the message clear and simple, easily digestible, but frame it still within the context of reality.

        As a concrete example, I’d offer stuff like House Of Cards, The Fall of The House of Usher, The Boys, and many, many other shouws with a “calling out truths through metaphors” theme. All of these shows are on point as far as having the metaphors parallel life, but even so they are heavily misinterpreted at worst (see people being downright surprised that Homelander is supposed to be the bad guy), or consumed then forgotten at best.

        We need to go beyond metaphors and tackle the Concrete, the what-is, as-is. Show the numbers, show concrete examples of how life is made worse by actual people, and call it out directly - as opposed to the luke-warm and abstract wording of news, that dilution of the truth to make it inoffensive enough as to be easily swallowed then excreted by readers, as the truth isn’t the point of news anymore, it’s getting more and more eyes on your webpage.

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    • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think being angry enough to kill someone may be the top.

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      • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        And I think Luigi would have done nothing had he stayed submerged in escapism, is my point.

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  • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Right, and that will happen because TV shows aren’t produced by billionaire-owned media corporations.

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    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Star Wars: Andor is made and produced by fucking Disney.

      Never underestimate the ability of capitalism to commodify anything and everything, even the dissent of the system.

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      • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        True, capitalism commodifies everything, but it always has a doublethink view of dissent and rebellion. They’re okay as long as the bad guys are a clearly evil empire (as in Star Wars) but not if it’s the US or conventional culture in general. I mean, Disney isn’t gonna mek a series about the adventures of the Black Panthers.

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But Cops is currently on it’s 37th season.

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      • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Wasn’t that cancelled?

        the show was later picked up by Fox Nation, a streaming service from Fox News Media, and the 33rd season premiered on October 1, 2021

        Ah. On-brand for them.

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    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Try to make it on VEO3 and Google will come back saying it’s against the TOS.

      Make anything else on the exact same basis except sub out rich people for anybody else… allowed!

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  • lordnikon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    First 2 seasons of Arrow were like this. But yes I would watch the shit out of it. Make it a law and order style straight from the headlines and make the rich people resemble real life rich people.

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    • LemmyThinkAboutIt@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The first 2 seasons of Arrow were so damn good.

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    • Spacehooks@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      'You failed this city!"

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    • garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Go all out and get Dick Wolf behind this. “Law and Order: Vigilante Justice” where the cops are all inept but there is a dedicated team of New Yorkers working together to bring justice to the streets of America.

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      • lordnikon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Call it the Super Mario Super Show

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    • vsg@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The protagonist was a rich guy too. A more socially conscious one, but still a rich guy.

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      • lordnikon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Well you got to have resources im fine with rich on rich violence maybe we could put it into an arena of some sort.

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    • Simulation6@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh, a TV show. I thought you meant for real. Also, isn’t ’evil rich’ kind of redundant?

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      • lordnikon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The news is on TV im not very picky

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    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Loved the first seasons of Arrow. The crossover episodes with Flash were great.

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  • reshuffle6655@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “evil rich people”

    There’s no such thing as an innocent billionaire

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  • DominatorX1@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’re making a show about killing money men. Good luck convincing the money men to fund it. And that’s how it works.

    Otoh, making video is pretty cheap these days.

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Neo Ranga is an old anime about how the Yakuza fund politicians. Guess what else the Yakuza fund? You could tell that anime had no budget.

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    • Nemoder@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Even if you did find some way to fund and produce it, what corporate media empire is going to allow it on their network where more than a handful of people would ever see it?

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    • vsg@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The issue is hosting. YouTube would never allow that, and other platforms are too small.

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  • toiletobserver@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Mr robot came close i suppose.

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    • SorteKanin@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Honestly it has a lot of anti-late-stage-capitalism ideas but the core of the show isn’t even really about that. It’s a very good show, I’d recommend it to anyone.

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  • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Call him Luigi

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  • MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Like a gritty modern Robin Hood?

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    • gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My thoughts exactly. Robin Hood, but he actually shoots those arrows at a good target.

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  • Demonmariner@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ya, like any major media company would go anywhere near that. Great idea though. It would get dynamite ratings.

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    • DrFistington@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It would though, and that was why Luigi was such a danger to them. Ultimately they will keep writing stories that people keep clicking on and or reading. Even during Trump’s initial run for president there were journalists to express that they love the fact that Trump was running because people would always read the articles about him. He was sensational.

      Then the day came where Luigi committed justified self-defense on a public New York street. I bet there are more journalists that would rather be printing non-stop stories about Luigi because people would rather read them, as opposed to some dumb shit Trump is doing.

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    • Xaphanos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So don’t pitch it to a major media company. YouTube stars are born every day.

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  • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Put it on Amazon Prime! With ads!

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    • MisterD@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Lots of ads. More than YouTube’s amount of ads.

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  • Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’d be incredibly unrealistic to have them have any degree of success given the ease of determining their motive and potential targets, and the sheer amount of resources the police would undoubtedly throw at finding someone who was killing oligarchs.

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  • Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’d watch this show.

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  • Angelusz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I mean, I get it, I feel the same sometimes. It’s just much better to strip them of their assets and dump em all on epstein island with a survival package including guide.

    Let them learn how to survive for real instead. Much better punishment.

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  • DrFistington@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You mean a hero? That goes around defeating evil who would rather spend billions to ruin humanity instead of millions to improve it?

    I think the word your looking for is hero

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  • thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not exactly that, but Leverage gets close. Stealing back from rich people who stole first. Except the rich guy rarely ends up dead.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Robin Killin Hood

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  • Bravo@eviltoast.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They already made one. His catchphrase was “You have failed this city”.

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  • frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There should be a Poison Ivy movie of basically that.

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  • lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Leverage was kinda like this but they didn’t kill them

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  • trillnsfw@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Im sure it happens often or more than we think and its instantly covered up to avoid copycats, maybe ppl who already dlted themselves and their families off the internet

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  • ItJustDonn@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Season 4 of You (kinda), but anything’s possible for Dexter Resurrection

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