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either Ali Larter or Hayden Panettiere has asked to be released from Heroes...NBC said no....per ausiello.... - Remlik Jan 28, 08:34 12
- Kill off the cheerleader. -- nm - lileve Jan 28, 08:38 1
  - or the whole show. I don't think too many people would miss it,. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 08:43
- please let it be Ali. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 08:35 9
  - She's the one who makes no sense to want to be released. - TFox Jan 28, 08:36 8
    - agreed, unfortunately. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 08:37
    - (as in, makes no sense for her to want to; i get why you would want her to.) -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 08:37 6
      - I think I have literally FFed through all of her scenes since sometime in season 1. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 08:37 5
        
        I'm not sure why you're still trying with that show. - TFox Jan 28, 08:38 4
        
        I tend to hang on to shows far longer than I should. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 08:38 3
        
        You remember how huge of a fan I was during Season 1? - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:41 2
        
        eff it, I think I'll quit now. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 08:42 1
        
        Now is as good a time as any. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:43
Top 10: Worst Movie Edits For TV -- (link) - con_carne Jan 28, 08:28 6
- Can't get past the f*cking Dr Pepper ad... "skip this ad" my ass. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 28, 08:35 1
  - (______________dr. pepper____________) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:42
- cool, another top ten list that makes you click through each item one at a time. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 08:35
- You know, I've never seen RoboCop. I'm queuing that em-effer up right now. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 08:34
- Huh, they don't have Blazing Saddles where they allowed - amoxy Jan 28, 08:33
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  - So the guy in my apartment complex with the license plate of MSM ONE - amoxy Jan 28, 08:34 1
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  - i was thinking "macho sado-masochist"? -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:33
- Mostly Single Male -- nm - Epiphany Jan 28, 08:29
- Man, suck me. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 08:28
- Mechanical Sado-Masochism? -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 08:28
- MainStream Media -- nm - amoxy Jan 28, 08:27 1
  - this is what I know it as -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:31
- mandy-sexy marketing? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:27
Bit off more than you can chew there, Wells Fargo? -- (link) - znufrii Jan 28, 08:24 1
- Charleston Wells-Fargo Wachovia Chew -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:25
Upon my arrival at work, I observed a large box of chocolates near my desk. I am stridently working towards not eating all of them. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:24
How long after getting out of bed do I have to wait to lay down and take a nap? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 28, 08:22 2
- 0 minutes. I wish I was still IN bed. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:24
- 17 minutes -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 08:23
NCIS last night (spoilers) - amoxy Jan 28, 08:17 4
- (spoils) - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:23 1
  - (Spoils) - amoxy Jan 28, 08:30
- yeah it was flat. -- nm - Remlik Jan 28, 08:20 1
  - Just like every past episode, every present episode and every future episode. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 08:46
Heh... accidental typo I just made that doubles as a porn title: Slumdong Millionaire -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:14 3
- (Slumdong spoils) - TFox Jan 28, 08:15
- the sequel to Three Dong Night? -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 08:15
- I kept mistyping it as Slumbdog last night, which is not nearly as awesome. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:15
All the discussion about what-elevates-a-movie to a nomination ... simply serves to highligh that award shows are just gigantic exercises in self-... - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:13 2
- bien sure mon ami - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 28, 08:18
- That's all they've ever been. The opinions of one group of people at that moment in history -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 08:14
the Spawn comic series had exactly 3 good issues. Written by Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Dave Sim. Frank Miller did a great Bats/Spawn team up book... - Remlik Jan 28, 08:09 4
- i don't think i've ever mentioned this - turns out my brother (not a comic guy) hangs out on the Spawn message boards. Supposedly it's very ST like. - Andie Jan 28, 08:17 3
  - I did. - Spawn Jan 28, 08:44
  - Spawn has his own message boards? -- nm - amoxy Jan 28, 08:18 1
    - he's THAT good... - Andie Jan 28, 08:19
On the other hand, you can have the best screenplay ever and if it's not executed well it won't get a screenplay nomination. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:58 27
- I said as much below. An example: I heard before it was made that the Monkeybone script was brilliant. - TFox Jan 28, 08:07 4
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  - ....and then Monkeybone was brilliant so I don't see your point. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:07 2
    - Organ Donor Stu! -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:18
    - (I haven't seen it. I just wanted to chime in, damnit.) -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 08:08
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  - The much beloved Titanic. Many nominations, many wins. No nomination for Screenplay - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 08:06 5
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      - No. The screenplay was very good, in fact. But the execution of said screenplay dwarfed the screenplay itself - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 08:10 2
        
        Yes, I think i agree with you, though it's not the best example for what Jack is asking. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:12
        
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    - That's kind of the opposite point, but still valid. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:06
  - Of course it's still all opinion but The Mothman Prophecies could be one example. - Dano Jan 28, 08:05 2
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    - beside your point, but it's well worthwhile seeing. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:19
  - There are plenty of examples. A couple that first jump to my mind are Basic Instinct and Natural Born Killers. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:04 9
    - Not disagreeing with your point, but I expect the subject material for both examples was also a big factor in their not getting nominated -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 08:08 8
      - In most cases, it has seemed to me that the "Best Screenplay" criteria was: of the movies that could have been best pic, which had the best scripts? -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 08:10 7
        
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        In Bruges easily makes my BP ballot this year, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 08:23
        
        Would those movies have made your BP nomination shortlist? - Roger More Jan 28, 08:18 4
        
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        There's no such movie as Adaption, even though I invariably typo it that way myself. - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:26 2
        
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        more like typo sympathizer -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:42
- I wonder if even 5% of voters read the actual screenplay. - Reagen Jan 28, 08:00
- Oh, definitely. A lot of movies originate from great stories and great ideas but the final product is crap. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:59
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- ~ It's the most wonderful time of the year ~ -- nm - kelly Jan 28, 08:07 1
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- Gay pride day soon soon? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 28, 08:02 3
  - So, which one are you? -- nm - RC's mom Jan 28, 08:09
  - Halloween -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:08
  - Excited? -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 08:06
Good News Story of the Day: Resturant workers love their jobs so much they offer to work for free to help out owner....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Jan 28, 07:46 5
- Oh I could murder a panckae right now. -- nm - Loyola Jan 28, 07:55 4
  - Bah. Bery can you make me spell better. -- nm - Loyola Jan 28, 07:56 3
    - I'm a programmer, not a demigod. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 07:59 2
      - *dismantles shrine to Bery* -- nm - Loyola Jan 28, 08:00 1
        
        Maybe Lord Vishnubby can assist with your spelling. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:01
My boss just asked me the easiest question? - LMS Jan 28, 07:44 11
- The correct response was: "Only if I can take my friend Dano with me." -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 08:12
- Nice - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 28, 07:58
- "I'm not sure, let me check my schedule." - Andie Jan 28, 07:52 1
  - Cannes?! Cannes should be coming to me! *hair toss* -- nm - Loyola Jan 28, 07:54
- I like my beer in Cannes. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 07:50
- "Yeah, sorry, I'm busy that week." -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 07:48
- Whooo! -- nm - kelly Jan 28, 07:48
- You said, "No," right? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 07:48
- That would be cool. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 28, 07:48
- Awesome! -- nm - con_carne Jan 28, 07:47 1
  - Nothing confirmed yet though. -- nm - LMS Jan 28, 07:49
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- Gravity is a bitch. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 08:01
- Hmm. It sucks that some people feel the need to sue people for every little thing that goes wrong. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:48
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- I will say in that one dude's defense that he said he couldn't call it BP - Reagen Jan 28, 07:46 7
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    - yeah, there's a heavier weighting towards theme and general filmmaking technical mastery in that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 07:49 5
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        I don't know if that's fair though - it wasn't trying to be that kind of film. - Reagen Jan 28, 07:56 2
        
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        for me, it can be, although that's typically the result of a weak year. - Reagen Jan 28, 08:02
        
        Plus the cookie wasn't even that good. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:51
TFox, I think the crux of the criticism is that critics prefer a well written story over a well executed one, and will give the benefit of the doubt - znufrii Jan 28, 07:41 1
- To this, I would say we generally have no clue what is well-written vs well-executed b/c we aren't reading the unfilmed scripts. - TFox Jan 28, 07:57
And those 12 year deals are usually structured like, 8 mill each for the first 8 years, then 6, 4, 2, 2 - Reagen Jan 28, 07:41
someone I have never met just friended me on facebook. she's friends with 15 of my school friends, so, sure, maybe I meet her someday. -- (link) - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 28, 07:39 [Image] 3
- I almost always instantly think less of people that throw up "gang signs" in these photos. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 07:58
- looks a little like gina gershon -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 07:55
- bad choice of lipstick. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 07:53
The Sabres just scored another goal.... -- nm - budice Jan 28, 07:39
Another case in point, to JackDawson's criticisms. Winona Ryder in Age of Innocence. mediocre acting, but gets a Best Supporting Actress nomination - znufrii Jan 28, 07:39 18
- The main problem with hindsight is that you ignore what the mood was at that time - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 08:13 1
  - personally, I'm judging her performance in and of itself, but you do make a good point as well, in general. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 08:17
- And she was a fairly established but still young and up and coming actress in her first prestige movie with a well orchestrated studio Oscar campaign. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:54 1
  - that's also a very good point. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 08:04
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  - Uh, The Queen was deservedly nominated for Best Picture because it's a great movie. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:43 2
    - I saw it over the weekend and did not think it was all that, apart from Helen Mirren. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 07:48
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- I agree that sometimes good writing helps mask a mediocre or average acting performance and that is unfortunate. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:41 9
  - I would say in almost all instances, I would rather watch a great story with average acting than the converse. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:44 5
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      - Because neither of those examples, in my opinion, should get nominated for best picture. It shouldn't have much average in it at all. - TFox Jan 28, 07:47 3
        
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        word. -- nm - TFox Jan 28, 07:51
  - why unfortunate? It's parts coming together to lift as a whole. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 07:43 2
    - I just meant that she probably didn't deserve a nomination. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 28, 07:45
    - I dont' disagree with that if it is the whole that is being acknowledged. - znufrii Jan 28, 07:44
Most sexually suggestive business marketing slogan that is not: 'I'll Come To You, 2009 Stimulation Tour' - Walt_Disney Jan 28, 07:38
Nuts -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 28, 07:35 7
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  - And a second season if done right would have been excellent too...but instead we got what we got. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 28, 07:38
  - Well, after the success of The Wrestler that doesn't completely surprise me. -- nm - Dano Jan 28, 07:37 1
    - Booooooo! -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 07:39
  - Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to humbly present ... Jericho. -- nm - Tony Stark Jan 28, 07:37 2
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      - There's zero chance I would have ever got it, no matter how many times I rewatched it, until you pointed it out. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 08:10

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