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isn't 12 years a pretty long contract for a hockey player? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 07:33 5
- ridiculously long. - Reagen Jan 28, 07:35
- It's how they get around the per-player cap and still give the players huge deals. - Will Hunting Jan 28, 07:35
- Yeah...who signed a 12 year deal? - Jim Jan 28, 07:34 1
  - Zetteberg iiirc this mornign. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 07:35
- not if he's 8 -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 28, 07:34
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- I agree, it is the sum of all its parts. But, certainly story is one of those parts, yes? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:25 22
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  - the biggest one. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:26 20
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      - Because a movie's purpose is to tell a story. It is a story-telling medium. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:28 11
        
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        That's not what TFox is saying. Story isn't the *only* part of the equation. But while there are exceptions as Reagen notes, story *is* a major - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:34 1
        
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        Not *just* the best stories, you judge the other parts too. But if it doesn't say anything, then it is fundamentally flawed, and therefore not "best". -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:32 2
        
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        What you are saying then, is that critics tend to prefer a certain kind of story, namely something inspiring or thought-provoking? -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:38
        
        *primarily* a storytelling medium. It can certainly be used to other means as well. - znufrii Jan 28, 07:29 4
        
        Sure, but unless you are obviously, deliberately not telling a story, then you are, and it should be your movie's primary goal. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:30 2
        
        I think you're hamstringing the medium. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 07:32 1
        
        Why's that? -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:34
        
        porn movies are stories too! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 07:29
    - not always. Some films are about plot, some are more about character, some are about theme. - Reagen Jan 28, 07:27 5
      - and some are about nothing! -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:31 4
        
        *hukkle* -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 07:32 3
        
        Hukkle actually does have a story though. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:34 2
        
        Almost all do. Sometimes not a grand "hero saves the princess" adventure, but most 2 hour films tell the story of something. - TFox Jan 28, 07:36
        
        (It's actually based on a true story) -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:35
    - yes. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:26
World growth 'worst for 60 years' -- (link) - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 28, 07:21
For the Facebookers. A new fan club -- (link) - TWuG Jan 28, 07:16
LYC- I think my yoga teacher is about to have a mid-life crisis. -- nm - lileve Jan 28, 07:12 1
- That was probably determined the day he became a yoga instructor. -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 07:14
Snow Day + Hump Day = Cabin Fever Sex -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:09 14
- Marx Bros.? -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 28, 07:27
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- Logan come meet your new Sister -- nm - Spawn in 9 months Jan 28, 07:11 9
  - ...and six brothers....and one, well, we're not sure yet... -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 07:20 1
    - See, this would be where a joke about yesterday would fit. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 28, 07:21
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    - hold on, I think there might still be a spot of blood left where that dead horse used to be. - znufrii Jan 28, 07:23 4
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        It was just a complete failure of a joke...znu's above was closer - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 28, 07:37
      - It's a joke people. -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 28, 07:24 1
        
        mine was funnier. so there. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 07:26
    - not really the point I was making...but whatever, reading comprehension clearly isn't needed in law school anymore -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 28, 07:18
- no one likes Spawn -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:10 1
  - Too hardcore for Marvel loving mamby-pampies! -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:11
I don't like any of the picks for today in ESPN's Streak for the Cash. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:09 1
- Me either, but my streak isn't long enough at the moment to care. I'll guess one at random later. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:26
Apropos of nothing, the more I think about it, the more I liked In Bruges. One of my faves of 2008 movies. Not a lot of people saw it, but it's - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:09 7
- I need to watch it again, but I hope it wins the original screenplay oscar. -- nm - LMS Jan 28, 07:18 5
  - As do I, but I expect Milk to win instead. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:19 4
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      - that would be awesome. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 07:26 2
        
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        two more movies I still need to see -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 07:29
- We didn't even finish it. Was an okay movie but the subtitles were crap. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:10
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- I like McShane but his tone here makes it sound like an announcement for the next showing at a natural sciences museum. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 07:33
- I'm really surprised at how they're marketing Coraline as a "fantasy " movie for kids, and it's pretty dark. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 07:21 5
  - are those two aspects inherently contradicting? -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 07:30 1
    - I mean, why couldn't a children's fantasy also be dark? -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 07:33
  - The *book* is dark. I doubt the film is any darker than Nightmare Before Christmas. -- nm - TWuG Jan 28, 07:25
  - I actually think it's a scarier story for adults than it is for kids. - Callisto Jan 28, 07:25
  - Who else are they going to get to see it? -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 28, 07:24
- The Nine looks awesome, this looks like crap. Have been seeing the tv spots for a bit now. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:12 4
  - Days like this, I wonder if you are even human. -- nm - TWuG Jan 28, 07:15 3
    - More human than human. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:16 2
      - Your post was only half insane. 9 *does* look awesome. But so does Coraline. -- nm - TWuG Jan 28, 07:17 1
        
        Looks too NBC (which I loved) for me. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:29
- I'm WAY more interested in the trailer for The Three. -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 07:10
- Nine trailer or 9 trailer? -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:09 2
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  - Or The Nines? -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:11
Hey, it's Jackson Pollack's birthday! Thanks for the tip, Google. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 06:58 10
- So make your own panting to celebrate -- (link) - Marcel Jan 28, 07:05 3
  - I made a masterpiece! (I don't "get" Pollock. My 15 month old could probably make that.) -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:11 2
    - I don't really get Pollock either, but your 15 month old would only get the symmetry, balance and mix of colours in his paintings by accident - Roger More Jan 28, 07:15
    - Pollock's not about the technical skill, obvie. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 07:13
- awesome. - znufrii Jan 28, 07:00
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  - Not until February 3. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:01 3
    - I saw Satan laughing with delight... -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 07:12
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      - Though it is the anniversary of the Challenger explosion (1986). - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:04
What is the most recent TV on DVD that you have watched? - Don Homer Jan 28, 06:51 22
- Extras Season 1. -- nm - kelly Jan 28, 07:20
- None. I just don't do TV on DVD for some reason. -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 07:17 6
  - me neither. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 07:19
  - VHS? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:18 4
    - Betamax and Laser Disc...they're really the ONLY way to watch TV. -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 07:21 3
      - Word. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:22 2
        
        There's nothing like flipping the disc right in the middle of a good scene. It's like albums, but on my TV!! -- nm - Jim Jan 28, 07:23 1
        
        Hey there's still a little bit of a market for old laserdiscs on places like eBay. Particularly for things like Star Wars or some Criterion titles. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:26
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- The Job, a couple years ago. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 07:11
- Scrubs season 4 -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 28, 07:10
- Torchwood Season 2 and Dr. Who 4 -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 28, 07:09
- What I Like About You -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:08
- bsg -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 07:05
- West Wing S7 -- nm - nubby Jan 28, 07:01
- Extras -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 06:59
- BofB - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 28, 06:59
- Bones - end of season 3. -- nm - LMS Jan 28, 06:55
- The Tudors, currently almost finished with Season 1 -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 06:54
- CSI: Miami -- nm - MDH Jan 28, 06:54
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  - Probably this, but its maybe been a year. I have so much On Demand now, and haven't been seeking out new shows. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 06:57
Okay, this is hilarious... - znufrii Jan 28, 06:50 1
- i bet at the time i was not ! -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 28, 06:58
I can imagine today's job fair is going to be a quiet and melancholy ghost town on the company side. -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 06:49
Seeing as it's humpday - an article on Moobs (not really sure if the pictures as NSFW) -- (link) - LMS Jan 28, 06:35 3
- worst hump day link ever -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 06:36 2
  - Try this instead - 'Great tits cope well with warming' -- (link) - LMS Jan 28, 06:43
  - I for one enjoyed reading your biography -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 06:39
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- I'm sure whoever buys it will be forced to drop out of tech school -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 06:35 1
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Is it just me, or could this be a shot from Law & Order, the way it's lit? -- (link) - znufrii Jan 28, 06:32 [Image] 1
- Absolutely could be. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 07:30
David Attenborough received hate mail for not 'crediting' God in his nature documentaries. -- (link) - LMS Jan 28, 06:31 3
- well he can on credit what there is evidence for -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 28, 06:48
- jeez -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 06:42
- God really needs to get a hobby. -- nm - TWuG Jan 28, 06:41
one-inch gap is the result of a $200,000 mistake -- (link) - znufrii Jan 28, 06:29 5
- Does this mean that you'll be able to exit out of any car, rather than just the first four? - ty97 Jan 28, 06:32 4
  - once they fix the problem and open the new station, yes. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 06:33 3
    - So what was the last new subway station to open ? - ty97 Jan 28, 06:35 2
      - the 63rd St line (63rd/Lex, Roosevelt Island, and 21st St/Queensbridge) in 1989. - znufrii Jan 28, 06:42 1
        
        and here's a fascniating little snapshot of the state of the NYCTA at the time -- (link) - znufrii Jan 28, 06:47
LYC: she yelled at me only a little. phew. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 06:28
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- is that like, crotchety sex? -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 06:28
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- "- - I don't listen to hip hop." -- nm - General Jan 28, 07:04
- I love the line with Robert Gates and the Secret Wars. - Will Hunting Jan 28, 06:24 3
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    - Dude, *I* don't even like Spawn anymore. - Spawn Jan 28, 07:09 1
      - It was good for about 1 year. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:16
Random numbe factoid of the day - ty97 Jan 28, 06:19
LYC: I've officially been at my job for one year. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 06:16 1
- *takes away your stapler, sends you to the basement* -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 06:18
the Dean is having an extended conversation with the dude in the next room. I'm next. she's going to yell at me. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 06:12 10
- "Yes. It's all her fault. Every bit of it. She's out to supplant you, you'd better watch out. And she keeps a gun under her desk." -- nm - dude in the next room Jan 28, 06:18
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- What will she yell at you about? -- nm - mara Jan 28, 06:14 4
  - something I can't fix (the lateness of the Algiers report). -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 06:15 3
    - It's the Obama administration now. We don't allow any of that dilly-dallying here! -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:08
    - quick, take a meeting! -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 06:18 1
      - *splurt* -- nm - nubby Jan 28, 06:35
- Zero point zero! -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 06:13 2
  - the day before easterbreak senior year i got a call from the dean's office saying that i didn't have enough credits to graduate. - prayformojo Jan 28, 06:16 1
    - Jackie D? -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 06:17
*Prepares for brilliance* -- nm - B2 Jan 28, 06:11
*finishes B2* -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 06:09 1
- FATALITY! -- nm - Sheep Jan 28, 06:11

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