Overhyped Things (20 pics)

1

"Geraldo Rivera opening Al Capone’s safe on live tv. It was empty."

2

"The 2018 Slender Man movie. I remember before it came out it had like a 92%, went to see on rotten tomatoes after it came out it got a 17%"

3

"Dan vs. Dave. 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. They were everywhere! Such a big marketing campaign. Then Dan didn’t qualify. Hard to explain what a big deal that was to most jr high boys at the time. Reebok literally had a super bowl commercial about the big rivalry."

4

"Google+. It stayed in invitation only phase for way too long. By the time it was open to everyone, people forgot about it and it flopped."

5

"'Cats' the movie. Based on one of the longest-running Broadway shows, with a star-studded cast, it should have been a hit. But then, well, people saw it."

6

"When the Segway came out I remember an expert on Good Morning America saying that they would design cities around it in the future, instead of cars.
Before it was called a Segway it was referred to as 'the thing' and new information about it was treated like f*cking nuclear codes."

7

"The Dark Universe (The Mummy)"

8

"That one pizza party specifically in 5th grade"

9

"Fyre festival"

10

"I remember google glasses were supposed to be the next big thing but let me tell you I haven’t seen a single pair out in the wild"

11

"That David Copperfield special where he “made the statue of liberty disappear”. f*ck that sh*t."

12

"Area 51 Raid"

13

"Quibi. That streaming service with nothing over 10 minutes. Launched about 3 weeks after the world shutdown."

14

"Atkins diet-esque food items at fast-food restaurants in like 2008 or whatever it was. They came and they went like the wind
I remember KFC tried to get in the game at the time by claiming their chicken was healthy because it was low in carbs. That went down like a lead balloon"

15

"The end of the world in 2012"

16

"Anthem"

17

"As any good 80's kid can tell you, New Coke..."