# Fucking AMVs get in the way of my theft, dammit.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-amvs-get-in-the-way-of-my-theft-dammit/442296>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 22, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-amvs-get-in-the-way-of-my-theft-dammit/442296 "2008-03-22T00:16:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-amvs-get-in-the-way-of-my-theft-dammit/442296/21 "2008-03-22T19:09:51Z")

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I dunno, I thought the [one with FLCL set to Coldplay’s “The Scientist”](http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=24653) was hauntingly pretty.

And I have to admit…I _still_ like [this one](http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=81276), even though it’s both shmaltzy, AND makes me depressed enough to blow my head off. (Apparently I have a fangirl or two back in my bloodline…maybe they fled Ireland to escape Cromwell, or something.)

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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-amvs-get-in-the-way-of-my-theft-dammit/442296/22 "2008-03-22T20:09:23Z")

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I don’t have any problem with [AMV.org](http://AMV.org), or the like, other than finding most of the stuff on it awful. If all fanvids could be on sites like that, I’d be as happy as Larry. It’s when i’m forced to sift through it to find what i’m actually after that I get annoyed.

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**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-amvs-get-in-the-way-of-my-theft-dammit/442296/23 "2008-03-24T01:27:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold]  
Hey, these are _fangirls_ we’re talking about. The lesson of “Hey, actor-in-question actually saw your video and found it horrible” will be magically transmuted in their mind to “Hey, actor-in-question actually saw my video!”.  
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Too true. But when it comes to slash, I don’t think the girls care one iota whether it’s meant or not. Though it would be nice if they’d at least put some effort into it–some of these videos are little more than long clips from the title in question.

That said, there are some popular videos, including ones with a lot of work put into them, that I don’t care for (Euphoria anyone?). Even the technically impressive vids can suck ass.

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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-amvs-get-in-the-way-of-my-theft-dammit/442296/24 "2008-03-24T06:13:52Z")

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I have a new peeve to add, and since this is my thread, i’m doing so. Ner.

People who decide that it’s helpful to add “Not subbed” or “No subs, sorry” to the descriptions of the video in question. Certainly it’s helpful for seeing from the little description you get on a search result, should it show up. But it also means that searching for “subs” will bring up all those results, too. :mad:

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