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[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (3 children)

Transmetropolitan nails this.

Unfortunately for us as a civilization, the series has aged quite well.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

My God, how I miss Warren Ellis.

[–] chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 hours ago

THIS. Where is the Transmetropolitan streaming series? The time has never been more right.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Neither the Beast nor the Smiler are ignorant, conspiracy theorists, or foreign assets though (grifters and sex criminals, most definitely, I'll give you that, especially the Smiler, but most of the City's population seems to fit in those categories too, so in that sense they do represent their electorate).

They're both quite competent and intelligent psychopaths.

Now, if we're talking about the Republican Party Reservation and its associated TV show, or the vat-grown VP...