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I'd like to see John Noble as a Bond villian. -- nm - LMS Mar 4, 04:55
March 4, 1918 � The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic. -- nm - Beaker Mar 4, 04:40 1
- 1974 � People magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly. -- nm - Beaker Mar 4, 04:41
you know that SNL skit The Californians...I'm surfing the chanels, there's a movie where they are having guests for a BBQ, 'how was your trip" - zeitgeist Mar 4, 00:39 3
- It's not that they're echoing the kit, it's that people really talk like that -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 01:03 2
  - Then the skit isn't very funny, eh? :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 01:04 1
    - are documentaries suppoesed to be funny? nmb -- (link) - con_carne Mar 4, 01:07 [Backboard]
ROFL. Ocelot. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 00:25 1
- So, yes, I'm watching Season 3 of Archer. Up to episode 9 now, I think. And it's amazing. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 01:25
First Listen has the soundtrack to Dave Grohl's recording studio documentary -- (link) - con_carne Mar 3, 23:03
"Of course I'm not going to be a pirate!" *sound of guns cocking* - Beryllium Mar 3, 22:54 1
- "Dungeon? Us? Crab? Because we're in a dungeon? I'm kidding. Crab Rangoon." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 23:17
Yeah, 10 minutes into Dark Shadows and already this movie isn't right. - Mop Mar 3, 22:10 2
- I saw it in the theater - con_carne Mar 3, 23:30
- This looks like Tim Burton's "Fuck it." movie. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 22:55
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Depeche Mode live on Letterman March 11. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 21:28
I only caught a glimpse of Golden Boy on CBS this weekend, but the reveal at the end was a stunner. (spoiler) - Mop Mar 3, 21:27 2
- Detective Arroyo looks like a young Lt Fusco -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 22:01
- I'm watching it on the CTV website, looks good so far -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 21:38
Quick promo for Under the Dome on CBS during TAR tonight. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 21:25
"You can't teach infuriating." - got that right, grandpa. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 21:19 1
- what if you are a Furian? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 23:06
Future Spoiler of the Walking Dead (SPOILERS) - amoxy Mar 3, 21:09 1
- spoils - flavorize Mar 3, 21:20
Happy birthday, Karl! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 3, 21:00 4
- Thank you -- nm - Karl_S Mar 3, 21:28 1
  - Sorry we're always so late with it, but... you understand. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 4, 05:07
- Happy birthday, Karl! Woo hoo! -- nm - Krusty Mar 3, 21:06
- Happy B-Day Karl! -- nm - flavorize Mar 3, 21:03
Hmmm maybe this will cheer up Spawn tonight (link) - Jovian Mar 3, 21:00 [youtube]
Fairly impressive turnaround time on tonight's Simpsons Harlem Shake gag. -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 20:39 1
- meh. -- nm - South Park Mar 3, 20:50
Talking/Walking Dead spoiler - Krusty Mar 3, 20:17 1
- How did I not remember him from Snatch? - Krusty Mar 3, 20:21
The AV Club agrees with us: the best Walking Dead episode yet. -- (link) - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 3, 20:16 3
- I find this show so pointless, but it's just become part of the Sunday night routine for me no wife. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 3, 21:39
- meh. -- nm - Spawn Mar 3, 20:49
- Only seven thumbs down. -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 20:21
Tonight's episode of Girls was really good. -- nm - ty97 Mar 3, 20:09 1
- srsly? -- nm - budice Mar 3, 22:11
Weekend update: Met up with Colin and Dawson for drinks and food. Good times were had. - Krusty Mar 3, 19:58 1
- Dammit, I just realized I owe Dawson email. - David Mar 3, 20:14
Walking Dead note/reminder about tonight's episode. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 3, 19:45 12
- Spoiler - Krusty Mar 3, 19:54 11
  - spoiler - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 3, 19:55 10
    - Agreed. Spoiler... - Krusty Mar 3, 20:02 9
      - spoiler - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 3, 20:40 8
        
        Spoilers - amoxy Mar 3, 21:05 7
        
        Spoils - Name Withheld By Request Mar 3, 21:42 5
        
        spoils - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 3, 22:22 1
        
        Brilliantly done. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 4, 05:03
        
        Perhaps it is time to step away -- nm - amoxy Mar 3, 21:52 2
        
        Like I said above, it's just part of the routine to see how it will play out. but I really don't understand the mass appeal. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 3, 22:15 1
        
        well the comic's been going for 10 years with no resolution so . . . - charlie Mar 3, 22:23
        
        That was my favorite part -- nm - flavorize Mar 3, 21:21
I love the table for the worldwide top 10 box office for the year so far -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 3, 19:35 5
- Journey to the where? -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 3, 19:51 2
  - It's a Chinese movie, based on a really well-known legend. (The Chinese equivalent of the Odyssey, I guess) -- nm - Roger More Mar 3, 20:22 1
    - Steven Chow! (I love his films.) -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 3, 20:24
- "...the number one box office draw from 1939 to 1940!" -- nm - Mickey Rooney Mar 3, 19:46 1
  - Spanning two decades! -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 19:47
Oogem boogem, you're casting your spell on me. -- nm - David Mar 3, 19:33 3
- You are rebellious and ungrateful of my love. -- nm - David Mar 3, 19:36 2
  - I just can't stand here all day talking to my many fans. - David Mar 3, 19:42 1
    - "What kind of beer?" -- nm - Qale Mar 3, 22:15
Finally getting around to watching the Oscar awards. Am I the only one who thinks they could do without the acceptance speeches? - GregW Mar 3, 19:33 26
- Maybe, but I think the winners are entitled, otherwise why do this? -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:55 20
  - This could just as well be done in the exit interviews. They could be put on the web for the handful of people who care what they have to say. -- nm - GregW Mar 3, 20:01 19
    - On the off chance that you are actually serious with this bit - I would say that yes, you are in a vanishingly small minority on this. - Reagen Mar 3, 20:05 13
      - Really? People really want to hear who the sound editor for Skyfall or the production designer for Lincoln has to thank? -- nm - GregW Mar 3, 20:21 12
        
        Yes. I watch to see the people honored. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 4, 05:00
        
        Part of the show is for the public, part of it is for the workers in the industry - Guigue Mar 3, 20:43 7
        
        Third most commonly correlated with BP! - Reagen Mar 3, 20:46 6
        
        Sometimes I think it's because a lot of people who vote don't know what editing really is either, and just vote for their favorite movie... - Guigue Mar 3, 20:50 5
        
        Of course no one but the editor knows what they had to work with in the first place. - GregW Mar 3, 20:52 4
        
        It's not just about what you have to work with, it's the rhythm of the whole movie - Guigue Mar 3, 20:58 3
        
        The last straight-up comedy to be nominated for Editing was Tootsie (!) - Reagen Mar 3, 21:11
        
        Like Anhedonia and Annie Hall -- nm - Roger More Mar 3, 21:11
        
        Comedies get the shaft from the Academy in general, of course. - Reagen Mar 3, 21:05
        
        if they're tuning into the Oscars, generally, yes -- nm - charlie Mar 3, 20:28 1
        
        Those other people are the help. Sitting in the same auditorium as the pretty people should be reward enough. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 3, 20:30
        
        People don't know who they are, but inevitably, two or three of those speeches per year are the most memorable part of the show. -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 20:23
    - I know I shouldn't engage on this, but what do you want them to actually include in the show? nm - ralph wiggum Mar 3, 20:04 4
      - This would all be much quicker if they just put out a press release! -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 20:06 1
        
        Or have the announcement of the winners posted on a fast scroll at the end of the evening's Fast Cash lotto announcement -- nm - prayformojo Mar 3, 20:08
      - More musical numbers from Chicago -- nm - Dano Mar 3, 20:06 1
        
        Squee. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 3, 20:07
- Producers should make it explicit that the more interesting your speech is the more time you get. -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 19:52 1
  - The Gong Show Oscars? -- nm - Spawn Mar 3, 21:37
- specially them bitches who cry. nut up, bitch! -- nm - charlie Mar 3, 19:47
- "Like, these people on stage think the Oscars are about *them*." -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 19:39
- They should just get rid of the awards all together and just have a Hollywood prom. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 3, 19:35
Red Widow is possibly cheesy fun like Revenge was at the beginning with less melodrama. -- nm - Dano Mar 3, 19:28
and now the Post is calling the snow storm we're supposed to get mid week...... -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 3, 19:25 2
- YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!! -- nm - The Weather Channel Mar 3, 19:28
- Hahahahahaha! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 3, 19:27
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- WAY better than the last one...very good flick, but, I wanted a bit more action. I definitely appreciated all the homages though. -- nm - flavorize Mar 3, 22:35
- It was perfect until the last act. - Buzz Mar 3, 19:39 2
  - Here's the problem with the 1st act. Heck, with the pre-roll... - Mop Mar 3, 19:49 1
    - *brakes* -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:51
- The more I think about it, the less I like it. It's a troubled script painted in glorious dramatic cinematography. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:20 1
  - Yep -- nm - Bacon Mar 3, 19:42
- B- -- nm - Bacon Mar 3, 19:19
Ladies and gentlemen, I have a huge announcement! - David Mar 3, 19:15 5
- any nudity? -- nm - budice Mar 3, 19:36 1
  - Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity. -- nm - David Mar 3, 19:38
- Sweet relief! -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:26
- That was on this afternoon while I was napping, and through the fog of waking up I realized a huge revelation about the plot no one's ever mentioned - prayformojo Mar 3, 19:23
- CANNNNOOOONNNBAAAAALLLL! -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 19:19
PSA. Vikings starts on History tongiht. like right now. -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 19:05
WB has supposably turned over all DC properties to Nolan. Looking to pair Bale with Cavill in Justice League -- (link) - charlie Mar 3, 19:05 24
- So 2 characters are going to make up the JL? It'll be big, but not even close to Avengers. - MDH Mar 3, 19:14 13
  - they've one Green Lantern, you can have him. And everyone knows the Flash, really it could introduce Wonder Woman.... - Remlik Mar 3, 19:16 11
    - It's been mentioned before, but they already have the fanboys, they need everyone else - MDH Mar 3, 19:21 1
      - it's been mentioned. but not confirmed. It's still not confirmed. - Remlik Mar 3, 19:22
    - I stand by my assertion that what Marvel did with the Avengers is utterly amazing. Seriously, who knew the name "Tony Stark" before the Marvel movies? -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:19 6
      - yeah. -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 19:20
      - They lucked out by casting the real life tony stark. - Beryllium Mar 3, 19:20 3
        
        Iron Man was not cool. Then he was. DC can do this with Superman. - Mop Mar 3, 19:22 2
        
        Iron Man and superman are separated by stratospheric heights in terms of recognition - I doubt they can do it -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 19:30 1
        
        Are you saying that recognition is enough to sabotage something's coolness? - Mop Mar 3, 19:33
      - This. -- nm - MDH Mar 3, 19:20
    - And who is going to play the Wonder Twins? -- nm - Dano Mar 3, 19:18 1
      - Winklevii? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 19:19
  - well no, but they would be the core -- nm - charlie Mar 3, 19:16
- P.S. Man of Steel needs some kind of Justice League teaser like Iron Man did. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:11 2
  - *images a brief glimpse of Bruce Wayne doing some kind of Brother Eye deal in the Batcave* -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:24 1
    - yep...with a "hmmmmm" -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 19:26
- That's putting a lot of faith in Superman not tanking this summer. -- nm - TWuG Mar 3, 19:10 1
  - Early screening reports sound spectacular. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:11
- So Justice League is off the backburner? I'm not so sure of that. - Mop Mar 3, 19:08 3
  - if true. They needed someone like this to run the property. But I suspect 2016 is more likely -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 19:14 2
    - That's 3 years between projects. That's hazardous. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 19:18 1
      - perhaps. But they need to lock down script and director (Prolly Snyder)...and then actor deals... - Remlik Mar 3, 19:20
- good post. Was just gonan do it -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 19:08
ML-related: Wedding vows should include language related to consequences of infidelity. - Mop Mar 3, 19:04
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- going to? - Bacon Mar 3, 19:17
Yep, that's The Walking Dead's Emmy entry. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 3, 19:00 7
- much good that it will do them - charlie Mar 3, 19:04 5
  - You're such an undeadist. I walk for equal rights! -- nm - Better Off Zed si Mar 3, 19:16
  - Not when they're just gonna f**king give it to Homeland anyway -- nm - Jovian Mar 3, 19:12 3
    - or Breaking Bad. or Mad Men. -- nm - charlie Mar 3, 19:12 2
      - Oh well those would probably deserve it. Homeland didnt deserve shit. -- nm - Jovian Mar 3, 19:15 1
        
        awards are rarely 100% about deserve -- nm - charlie Mar 3, 19:16
- agreed -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 19:03
New -- nm - Truman Mar 3, 18:50 2
- Jack -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Mar 3, 18:58 1
  - City -- nm - Under the Influence Mar 3, 19:11

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