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05-04-2018 , 11:38 AM

#7951

DWetzel

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That's... spectacular.

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05-04-2018 , 12:12 PM

#7952

True North

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Shut down Twitter, it’s not getting any better than that.

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05-04-2018 , 01:23 PM

#7953

master3004

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Mother of God.

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05-07-2018 , 04:39 PM

#7954

LKJ

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Alright, as of right now I'm starting book 3 of the Dark Tower. Will slash Dvo's tires if it underwhelms.

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05-07-2018 , 05:48 PM

#7955

master3004

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enjoy the journey. Its a good one.

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05-09-2018 , 11:58 PM

#7956

Poncharello

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I believe the term is savage AF.

https://twitter.com/sheltyb803/statu...358091265?s=21

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05-12-2018 , 08:38 PM

#7957

Rexx14

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I used to read Stephen King when I was younger. For some reason Apt Pupil is the story that most sticks in my brain.

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05-14-2018 , 05:32 PM

#7958

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I used to read Stephen King when I was younger. For some reason Apt Pupil is the story that most sticks in my brain.

No big surprise. Its an incredibly disturbing story.

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05-14-2018 , 06:04 PM

#7959

LKJ

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Originally Posted by Feldman

TWW has a natural stopping point at the end of season 4 though.

That's when they fired Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Shalamie (?) quit in solidarity or whatever.

The show went noticeably downhill after that in virtually every aspect. S2-3 are top notch. S1 is good, and 4 is fun. 5-6-7 are whatever. Some good moments, but basically spam.

Confirmed, show definitely got significantly worse. Season 5 I thought was good enough, season 6 was an absolute snooze. I'm early in season 7 and will probably go ahead and forge through it, though I feel like I'm throwing good money after bad at this point.

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05-15-2018 , 01:58 AM

#7960

Rexx14

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No big surprise. Its an incredibly disturbing story.

I wouldn't mind watching the movie of it at some point. Although it doesn't get great reviews so maybe not.

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05-15-2018 , 07:19 AM

#7961

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I wouldn't mind watching the movie of it at some point. Although it doesn't get great reviews so maybe not.

It's not a great movie. There's a ton in the story that can't be translated.

That said, Ian Mccellan is a ****ing treasure and plays the part of Dussander very very well.

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05-15-2018 , 09:15 AM

#7962

Rexx14

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Originally Posted by master3004

It's not a great movie. There's a ton in the story that can't be translated.

That said, Ian Mccellan is a ****ing treasure and plays the part of Dussander very very well.

I didn't even realise he was in it tbh. That may be enough to swing me as I think he is exceptionally talented.

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05-15-2018 , 09:39 AM

#7963

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He is, unfortunately the same cannot be said for Brad Renfro who plays Todd. It was his last real major role before he spiraled into insanity and substance abuse, and it shows.

Also troubling is that this was one of Bryan Singer's first major directing roles, and the one that led to the first allegations against him of sexually abusing minors... so, theres that.

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05-15-2018 , 10:20 AM

#7964

LKJ

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No matter how talented the actor, very few can be relied upon to only select quality scripts.

Russell Crowe was a rare one who could be relied upon during his peak to stick pretty exclusively to good-great stuff. Edward Norton was very solid in this regard until Hulk. These days he rarely gets cast. If the rumors are true, Norton must be quite the incredible dickhead to work with if he's managed to get himself functionally shut out by a lot of the industry despite being an incredible talent with no apparent PR scandals.

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05-15-2018 , 11:57 AM

#7965

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Even great scripts can be made into bad movies. Definitely not always the case that the actor picked a bad script

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05-15-2018 , 12:20 PM

#7966

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Certainly a fair point. Probably should have said "quality projects" in order to account for more factors, but even then I realize that it's far from a perfect science.

That said, there are great actors like Robert De Niro who have burned through any reasonable benefit of the doubt and clearly just aren't very selective.

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05-15-2018 , 01:31 PM

#7967

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Originally Posted by LKJ

Alright, as of right now I'm starting book 3 of the Dark Tower. Will slash Dvo's tires if it underwhelms.

Just saw this...3 is one of the best books of the series. I expect you’ll be excited for #4 when you finish.

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05-15-2018 , 02:31 PM

#7968

LKJ

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Also I expect that I'll have more time to devote to reading books now that Robinson Cano has basically checked out of the 2018 season.

****.

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05-15-2018 , 03:23 PM

#7969

master3004

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What a dumass.

How many consecutive seasons will it be out of the playoffs now? 17?

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05-15-2018 , 04:01 PM

#7970

LKJ

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Yes. Longest drought in any of the big four. Being a Mariners fan sucks. Hopefully in 2020 we'll have not only the NHL, but also hopefully the Sonics then or shortly after, and I won't have to pin my hopes to just the two sports seasons.

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05-15-2018 , 04:54 PM

#7971

LKJ

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Originally Posted by LKJ

Gotta say, season 7 has been significantly stronger so far than both of the two seasons directly preceding it. That debate episode was a tremendous watch.

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05-15-2018 , 05:05 PM

#7972

Wallypop

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Originally Posted by master3004

dumass

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Did I do it right?

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05-15-2018 , 06:01 PM

#7973

master3004

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It was intentional

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05-15-2018 , 06:03 PM

#7974

Wallypop

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It was intentional

So. . . no?

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05-15-2018 , 06:38 PM

#7975

master3004

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I... don't know?

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