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Too many seasons? MASH and All in the Family. Not enough? Kung Fu Just right? Frasier -- nm - zork May 9, 11:05
'About a Boy' Renewed by NBC -- nm - Jovian May 9, 11:03
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  - Seems about right. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 May 9, 11:14
  - suddenly the Pats are worried about personality and character? -- nm - Cartographo May 9, 11:07 1
    - The last few times they've taken chances it hasn't worked out so - yes. -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 11:09
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Happy B-Day Vermin! -- nm - JenBro May 9, 11:01
so - I now have some new TV channels at home - anyone ever watch Rehab Addict? (linked) she's amazing! -- (link) - JenBro May 9, 10:59
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- Diva. This one's on me. - Mel Profit May 9, 11:00 4
  - nmbmel - Diva May 9, 11:03 3
    - (confession) - JenBro May 9, 11:09 2
      - nmbjenbro - Diva May 9, 11:11 1
        
        :) -- nm - JenBro May 9, 11:18
hey groiny: Natalie Dormer! -- (link) - Max May 9, 10:58 2
- I was looking at these yesterday. The pool pic is amazing. - Jovian May 9, 11:00
- if I could just ignore her mouth, and just see the rest of her, she would be fantastic. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 11:00
I always wanted to try those TJ's Chicken Lime Burgers, but not grill -- nm - Cartographo May 9, 10:55
I want a Buckeroo Banzai tv show that uses the closing credits music to as the opening credits music. - Jovian May 9, 10:53 1
- yes -- nm - Max May 9, 10:57
"Name a company or concern that is more a part of contemporary American culture than McDonald's" I could only come up with two - prayformojo May 9, 10:53 13
- Jiffy Peanut Butter. NASCAR. -- nm - Max May 9, 11:11
- Budweiser. -- nm - volnelk May 9, 11:07
- Harley Davidson and Colt -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk May 9, 11:02 1
  - you know us better than we know ourselves -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 11:04
- Nike -- nm - David May 9, 10:58
- Marvel Comics -- nm - peglegpete May 9, 10:57
- FOX News...I mean, McD's can make you fat but faux spews makes you fat headed, and ain't that american -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 10:57
- Apple -- nm - Beaker May 9, 10:57
- the gays -- nm - oblique May 9, 10:56
- Coca Cola -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds May 9, 10:55
- walmart? -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 9, 10:54
- ... and FORD? -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:54 1
  - right now I would agree with this as Rob Ford -- nm - zork May 9, 11:00
ACOYC: 25 years ago today I met mrs. zork. - zork May 9, 10:53 2
- Congrats! It's rather cool that you remember the date. -- nm - Krusty May 9, 11:12
- oh the other bad thing today was I ran out of gas on the highway on the way to work this morning -- nm - zork May 9, 11:07
Hannibal is renewed, woo hoo! -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds May 9, 10:39 8
- with MM? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk May 9, 10:49 3
  - yep -- nm - Jovian May 9, 10:50 2
    - hope he is roling the cash in :) - DaneDukeNuuk May 9, 11:01 1
      - he is phenomenal as Lecter -- nm - Jovian May 9, 11:03
- I am so thrilled it got another season. - Jovian May 9, 10:44 3
  - The art direction is just stunning. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds May 9, 10:44 2
    - oh god yes. everything is just stellar on this show. - Jovian May 9, 10:46 1
      - too bad there is no Emmy for food styling. -- nm - loosi in the sky with diamonds May 9, 10:54
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MyVegas players - check your emails for free chips -- nm - JenBro May 9, 10:38 13
- Threadjack: are we going to ride the monorail, would a pass be useful? What else should I get with my points? - Cartographo May 9, 10:48 12
  - ok - you bought the 50$ beverage at NYNY Times Square so far right? nothing else? Monorail doesn't use one of your free 3 items you can redeem & use - JenBro May 9, 10:54 3
    - Ok cool. Rooms already paid, so I'll probably just grab two buffets (or 2-for-1 buffets depending how many coins are left) - Cartographo May 9, 11:00 2
      - well ... I looked at all of them and decided on one that isn't a reward - it's at the Cosmopolitan - Wicked Buffet - inside details - JenBro May 9, 11:15 1
        
        correction - the 100$ drink comp is for Monte Carlo -- nm - JenBro May 9, 11:18
  - and I pretty much monorail everywhere. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:50
  - 3 per month, so 3 -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:50 6
    - Groiny - you saw in the threads in our FB group that Meg found out only 3 rewards can be redeemed right? -- nm - JenBro May 9, 10:57 5
      - I am still not sure that is correct. We will find out. -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:57 4
        
        my SO says that if you buy chips then you can get up to six -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 11:01 2
        
        I have purchased chips and only got 1 extra reward - and on the message boards they have said "no guarantee for extra rewards if you purchase chips" - JenBro May 9, 11:11
        
        six, not including a hotel redemption, correct? -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 11:02
        
        OK - just to play it safe when you do redeem your points I would recommend picking the 3 you'd want most - first -- nm - JenBro May 9, 11:00
Hannibal renewed -- nm - Ender May 9, 10:34 4
- I need to catch up, I just finished the first season. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:41 1
  - Cant wait for tonights episode. Only three left. -- nm - Jovian May 9, 10:42
- woooooooooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooooooo! - Jovian May 9, 10:39
- *pops open the chianti* -- nm - con_carne May 9, 10:34
List of TV shows canceled after one *episode*. -- (link) - Beryllium May 9, 10:33 2
- That is a smaller list than I thought it would be -- nm - oblique May 9, 10:35 1
  - Pilots that were never ordered for a series are something different -- nm - con_carne May 9, 10:38
So, I'm still catching up but the Browns paid $100k for a study on which QB would be the best NFLer and then *picked somebody else*? -- nm - spamlet May 9, 10:31 4
- I think it was a leak to make people think they weren't interested in Manziel. -- nm - Inigo May 9, 10:48 1
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- They saw him crying and felt sorry for him. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 10:32
And which series needed more seasons? - Mel Profit May 9, 10:25 38
- Veronica Mars. -- nm - jnine May 9, 11:37
- Prime Suspect -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 10:43 1
  - Homicide:LOTS....I know, it had a drop in quality, esp when the execs made them bring in some 'pretty' costars, but it was still a watchable show -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 10:55
- Better Off Ted is #1 for me. -- nm - Krusty May 9, 10:43
- Saved By The Bell -- nm - CQ May 9, 10:41
- Rome, Deadwood, Carnivale, Journeyman, Better Off Ted, Caprica, & Pushing Daises -- nm - Jovian May 9, 10:40 1
  - and I kick myself for forgetting: Stargate Universe - Jovian May 9, 10:41
- Wonderfalls -- nm - ajrimmer May 9, 10:38
- Jericho? Was that the one? -- nm - oblique May 9, 10:36
- Better off Ted :) -- nm - oblique May 9, 10:33
- "Wilfred" is another one... - Mel Profit May 9, 10:33
- Go. On. -- nm - spamlet May 9, 10:32 1
  - Yes! Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:33
- Human Target, Journeyman, Firefly, Vengeance Unlimited. Better Off Ted, perhaps. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:30 5
  - Human Target. I keep forgetting that one. - Jovian May 9, 10:48
  - Better Off Ted would be at the top of my list. -- nm - JaxSean May 9, 10:30 1
    - This, very much this. And Sports Night. -- nm - spamlet May 9, 10:32
  - I have no idea why Human Target was not huge. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:30 1
    - I would want to make a Human Target movie. - Beryllium May 9, 10:31
- Ah, the "canceled too early" poll... Designed to boil the blood. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 9, 10:28 2
  - Now let's post more crazy conservative politician links in a place nobody we know lives! -- nm - con_carne May 9, 10:31
  - Indeed, which is why I tried not to be the one to post it :) -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:30
- Rome, Deadwood, Sports Night, Firefly, Pushing Daisies, Journeyman, Human Target -- nm - TWuG May 9, 10:26 15
  - Deadwood! so true... - Mel Profit May 9, 10:31 12
    - I think I made it 5 episodes. - groiny, crying May 9, 10:32 11
      - keep watching to at least see that subplot end -- nm - Jovian May 9, 10:51
      - It starts great and gets even better, yes. -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 10:42 9
        
        yeesh, It aint starting so great for me. - groiny, crying May 9, 10:44 8
        
        what don't you like? -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 10:46 7
        
        the pace seems to me to be so slow. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:51 6
        
        give it a few more episodes... - Mel Profit May 9, 10:54 5
        
        agreed, just keep watching. - Jovian May 9, 10:56
        
        It's also not a show you can watch casually... - Mel Profit May 9, 10:55 3
        
        ya know, Deadwood season 3 spoils - Jovian May 9, 10:58 2
        
        I don't recall the details on that but I do remember feeling at the time that they had a lot of potential storylines. I miss DW. -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 11:02 1
        
        spoils - Jovian May 9, 11:06
  - fucking Deadwood puts me to sleep. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:28
  - The Adventures of Brisco County Jr -- nm - TWuG May 9, 10:27
OK. Which TV shows had exactly the right number of seasons with minimal decline in quality? - Beryllium May 9, 10:16 18
- Hill Street Blues -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 11:03
- 30 Rock -- nm - Beaker May 9, 10:54 2
  - totally agreed. They ended strong. Anything that features the Stritch as a crazy old rich lady is right on... - Mel Profit May 9, 10:58
  - yep. stayed funny. -- nm - Diva May 9, 10:55
- My memory may be failing but I think you could make arguments for Chuck, My Name is Earl, even Friends -- nm - oblique May 9, 10:31 2
  - Earl is another great choice. - Mel Profit May 9, 10:32
  - I was a huge fan of chuck, but I felt it was going on a bit too long at one point ... -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:32
- The Wire -- nm - Beaker May 9, 10:23 1
  - Yup. Though I'd watch another season or three. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 9, 10:44
- true detective -- nm - CQ May 9, 10:22 1
  - I can't wait for the next go 'round of this. -- nm - Diva May 9, 10:25
- Sopranos, Buffy, Fringe -- nm - mud May 9, 10:21
- Seinfeld was another correct answer to last board. -- nm - David May 9, 10:19
- Breaking Bad. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:18 4
  - Seriously. How does a show get *better* like that. Freaky. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 9, 10:26 2
    - well, I think when you know you are going 5 seasons, it is easier to pace it to make it so. - groiny, crying May 9, 10:27 1
      - Babylon 5 *could* have had this, but then it got ruined. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:30
  - Yeah, that works. If you ignore the split fifth season thing, at least. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:21
Bill Barnwell on the drafts winners and losers -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 10:11 2
- "And then, just as the night was about to end, the Vikings snuck back into the first round and might have made the best pick of them all" -- nm - Beaker May 9, 10:15 1
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Shall we speculate on the inevitable Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter cross over? Will it involve time travel? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 9, 10:10 4
- I hope not. -- nm - TWuG May 9, 10:10 3
  - What's wrong with time travel? -- nm - Scott Bakula si May 9, 10:14 2
    - Nothin. I just think it would suck in this context -- nm - TWuG May 9, 10:17 1
      - But if anyone would want to put right what once went wrong, it would be ... - Beryllium May 9, 10:21
colin - you are going to take out a bathroom? - Andie May 9, 10:08 4
- seriously. the main reason I'm not buying the house I love is because of resale. -- nm - the mystifying virtuoso May 9, 10:13 2
  - buy the house you love....let your next of kin worry about the resale -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 10:42
  - as soon as I solve my flooding issues, I am turning the half bath in the basement into a full one. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:14
- (if you are tearing down walls anyway, realign one of them as an en suite.) -- nm - Andie May 9, 10:09
Sweet: Landlord has agreed to replace the dryer despite it being "tenant maintained". -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 9, 10:08
speaking of headphones, I covet these. -- (link) - the mystifying virtuoso May 9, 10:05
So I'm all caught up on Psych on Netflix Canada ... end of season 6. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:05 7
- Oh! That's another one that last a season or two too long. - TWuG May 9, 10:09 1
  - spoils for season 5/6 - Beryllium May 9, 10:13
- I have been seeing ads for this show for years, and I never once throught to watch it. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:07 4
  - Talk about poster children, that show was a poster child for trying way too hard -- nm - con_carne May 9, 10:20 1
    - I never watched it when it was on, but I just crunched through six seasons of episodes. It was 100% in my wheelhouse. (spoils) - Beryllium May 9, 10:27
  - It's a very well done funny show with plenty of pop culture references - some of which are bizarrely meta -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 10:12
  - it is great. highly recommended -- nm - Beaker May 9, 10:08
Has anyone played the new RBI Baseball? Is it worth it? -- nm - spamlet May 9, 10:04 3
- it is damn near impossible to make a good baseball video game. nm -- nm - groiny, crying May 9, 10:08 1
  - Not since Intellivision made it back in 1980. -- nm - Jim May 9, 10:23
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Gotta launder my karma. -- nm - David May 9, 10:03 1
- ~I said Hallelujah~ -- nm - Pippy May 9, 10:14

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