AI slop soap opera spawns videogame, t-shirts and plush toys
NickPassig · x · 2026-08-21
Creator Nick Passig shows off 'Crunkle Fester 3030', his AI slop soap opera that has spawned a videogame, t-shirts, plush toys and a planned TV miniseries. He jokes the market economics 'will never make sense', yet it's a genuinely absurd-but-real example of low-cost AI-generated IP merchandising.
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