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Offline garffreak

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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #30 on: April 13, 2026, 09:22:46 PM »
This was just very pedestrian and lacked any real effort. It was nice to see Holly and a couple models again but it would have been so much more engaging if they addressed the issues that were associated with, you know, living people. One-sided stories are never as engaging as there is no debate or variety of perspectives.  I find the whole Mike/Amber thing to be worthy of some coverage.

The worst part that made it almost unwatchable was the prolific use of the awful AI-generated set scenes.  There's over 50 years of content, and a couple decades of restored Barker-era footage and they punted and filled the show with AI slop.  Just no effort.

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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #31 on: April 13, 2026, 09:35:29 PM »
What makes you think it was AI? It would’ve cost next to nothing (and looked as such) to throw a stagehand in a bad white wig and a suit front of a cheapy “Big Door” with a skinny mic and shoot some blurry, heavily cropped footage for B-roll.

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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #32 on: April 13, 2026, 09:56:15 PM »
What makes you think it was AI? It would’ve cost next to nothing (and looked as such) to throw a stagehand in a bad white wig and a suit front of a cheapy “Big Door” with a skinny mic and shoot some blurry, heavily cropped footage for B-roll.

It would still be cheaper to generate some AI slop.
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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #33 on: April 15, 2026, 09:57:03 PM »
What makes you think it was AI?
Because it is full of this awful AI slop.  We need to stop supporting lazy productions like this.  Sorry, any real fan would immediately clock this absolute garbage that ran throughout the show.


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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #34 on: April 15, 2026, 10:25:03 PM »
Because it is full of this awful AI slop.  We need to stop supporting lazy productions like this.  Sorry, any real fan would immediately clock this absolute garbage that ran throughout the show.

Agreed completely. All that AI slop is also disrespectful, too.
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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #35 on: April 16, 2026, 07:33:24 PM »
Look at the weird irregular shape and placement of the lights on the door frame in the first picture. Major red flag that jumps right out at me.

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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #36 on: May 12, 2026, 07:11:54 AM »
Or, when Dian tried to seduce Barker, he could have said no because extramarital affairs, even when you're unmarried, are always a bad idea.

Barker acted fooloshly, and he got burned as a result. As far as that part of the story goes, he has only himself to blame.

100% true - but Dian was fully aware that Bob was dating Nancy Burnett at that time so she should have never initiated anything to begin with. I say this because I've heard from so many people over the years that Bob was the devil and Dian was an innocent victim. They were both to blame.

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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #37 on: May 12, 2026, 09:44:02 PM »
100% true - but Dian was fully aware that Bob was dating Nancy Burnett at that time so she should have never initiated anything to begin with. I say this because I've heard from so many people over the years that Bob was the devil and Dian was an innocent victim. They were both to blame.

I'd say more-so blame Dian than Bob, even if they both are to blame as you say...and I say that as an Autistic male who survived an abusive relationship where I was foolish to give my ex a second chance after she...did something inappropriate to me without my permission (I'm not going to go in-depth here for the sake of the rules).


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Re: New E! documentary series featuring TPIR
« Reply #38 on: May 13, 2026, 05:12:01 AM »
Very interesting but also very sad.
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