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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Before I started watching Star Trek, I had heard about it on the Big Bang Theory. The way it was talked about, I was expecting a franchise with very airtight and complex lore. In reality, it's kind of a muddled mess. And really, it's better the creators don't worry too much about continuity, why let continuity get in the way of a good story? It doesn't make sense that half the cast of the original series had encountered Trelane before but in the end, does it really matter?

Anyway, fans of big franchises who keep track of all the lore and act as though it's all consistent, put way more thought into continuity than the creators.

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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

This bugs me a little with Legend of Zelda fandom. The timeline is nonsense and the lore doesn't matter.

[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 6 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I have played probably a dozen Legends of Zelda over my lifetime and I could not explain a single thing to you about the lore. When I was talking with my friends about the new Legend of Zelda movie, someone mentioned that there are multiple generations of Link and Zelda, and not just the same Link and Zelda falling in to some kind of cryo sleep or being reincarnated or whatever and it was literally the first time I tried to piece together the lore and like... there's nothing in my memory but 3 decades of skipping dialogues as fast as possible. Did we ever find out conclusively if all of reality is but a dream on the eyelid of the wind fish? Hell if I know, even though I played that game through like six times.

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The only reason there is a timeline for Zelda is because people wouldn't stop bothering Nintendo about it. Even Shiggy said he regrets making that because now they, somewhat, have to follow it or else people will riot.

[–] DigDoug@lemmy.world 4 points 26 minutes ago

"I just wanted a series where a twink and a princess fight a pigman over magical triangles"