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Star Wars The Force Awakens spoiler question - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 19, 12:36 6
- oh oops sorry - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:37
- spoiler answer - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:37 4
  - Wrong character (spoils) - spamlet Dec 19, 12:38 2
    - Spoils - Endor Dec 19, 18:44
    - yes guys - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:38
  - never mind -- nm* - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 19, 12:37
If the crowds around El Capitan are any indication, today's going to be the family day - jar jar trump Dec 19, 12:34
OK, I rolled out a new feature to beta ... any time ML posts a link, it causes an internal server error. - Beryllium Dec 19, 12:34 2
- If you can keep the feature for when the link is accompanied by a "Stop whatever you're doing, I have an important announcement!", that would be great -- nm - who's scruffy-looking? Dec 19, 12:38
- nothing will stand in my way -- nm - Kylo ML Dec 19, 12:38
I apparently forgot to cover the OW when I reversed Friday morning. That's going to hurt. -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 12:29
LOL -- (link) - ML Dec 19, 12:18 3
- reminds me of this one -- (link) - Tim Dec 19, 12:35 1
  - Oh, man. I really want to hear him say "I have an Etsy." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 12:38
- There's a strong overlap between the "too many bowls" crowd and the "I'm not into Star Wars" crowd. Do not let either into your life. -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 19, 12:19
trying really hard not roll some tears. -- nm - Remlik Five standing by! Dec 19, 12:06 3
- That is great. -- nm - andie Dec 19, 12:30
- just looked at your FB. that is awsome. -- nm - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:22
- huh? -- nm - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:12
BTW, I saw Star Wars in 3-D Liemax. The 3-D did nothing for me, save one short scene. - ML Dec 19, 12:04 4
- Agreed 3D not beeded -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 19, 12:33
- I figured (spoils) - jaxSean Dec 19, 12:21
- yeah - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:13 1
  - Exactly -- nm - amoxy Dec 19, 12:36
$60 for the Minecraft movie IPO today seems really high -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 19, 11:59 2
- I think so as well. The kid's first reaction was "cool" and then a second later "how would they even do that" -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 12:30
- i agree. but there will likely be the usual pop upwards at first, and a pretty good drop starting tomorrow... - call me Ishmael Dec 19, 12:17
3 hours baby, time to dust off the old Phantom Menace t-shirt -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 19, 11:57
happy birthday, Guigue!! :) - -- nm - b! Dec 19, 11:43 3
- bonne fete! -- nm - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:14
- Thanks!! -- nm - Guigue Dec 19, 11:56
- HBD -- nm - General Zeit Dec 19, 11:44
I see a lot of jail/prison patients. Yesterday I had a guy who was recently released after serving 30+ years. - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 19, 11:34 1
- 30 years ago it didn't take much. Reagan loved him some war on crime -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 19, 11:58
Utah - Duke spoiler IYC - zunk via drone Dec 19, 11:25 1
- Well then. - zunk via drone Dec 19, 11:32
Merry Christmas from the Social Security Administration. Your benefit amount for 2016 - same as 2015 :/ - Meg Dec 19, 11:24 1
- Oh no they didnt! -- nm - AARP lobby Dec 19, 11:25
This is probably a good time to repost this fan-created synopsis of SW:TFA. Remember, this was created six months ago based on what we "knew" then. -- (link) - ML Dec 19, 11:14 1
- Yes, but it also sounds like they had people on the production so not that surprising. -- nm - iSpam Dec 19, 11:26
I'm actually quite shocked that Final Fantasy 6 plays on my 1st Gen Nexus 7. As I'd expected, it's not a great experience playing it though. - Qale Dec 19, 11:14
Holy crap, my Secret Stalker rocks so hard. - kelly Dec 19, 11:13 11
- Hee! Most of the fun was scanning the photos and seeing what movie popped into my head. - Dano Dec 19, 12:36
- That's really cool. -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 12:34
- sweet -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 19, 12:25
- awesome! -- nm - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:14
- v. good!! :) - -- nm - b! Dec 19, 11:44
- Good grief that's fantastic -- nm - prayformojo Dec 19, 11:39
- Awesome! -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 11:38
- Ooh personalized, nice -- nm - General Zeit Dec 19, 11:32
- Very nice !! -- nm - Meg Dec 19, 11:19
- Very nice stalking! -- nm - Krusty Dec 19, 11:18
- That is fantastic. -- nm - Andie Dec 19, 11:16
FWIW, you can get a Star Wars poster if you connect your Fandango account to your DMR account this weekend. - iSpam Dec 19, 11:10
I BB'd a bit and I have a thought on one of the questions raised (STRW7 spoils) - ML Dec 19, 11:05 12
- as I said before - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:15 8
  - I'm open to that idea (spoils) - ML Dec 19, 12:21 7
    - oh and more... - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:28 2
      - heh (spoils) - ML Dec 19, 12:33 [Image] 1
        
        well - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:34
    - huh - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:25 3
      - the neon sign is why I'm wary of being conclusive about it -- nm - ML Dec 19, 12:34 1
        
        fair enough. -- nm - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:36
      - I was thinking the same thing but you never know. -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 12:31
- My take... -- (edited) - Kylo Bud Dec 19, 11:11 1
  - So (future spoilers) - amoxy Dec 19, 12:35
- Or spoil - Spawn Dec 19, 11:08
Some SWTFA thoughts I have not seen here (or I missed). minor spoils (tones only, but not even that) -- (edited) - Spawn Dec 19, 10:57 6
- Word. Just glad he had a role here. -- nm - Kylo Bud Dec 19, 11:01 5
  - And do you get what I mean? - spoils - Spawn Dec 19, 11:10 4
    - agreed - Use the Force, loosi Dec 19, 12:35
    - And thats the things...spoils - Kylo Bud Dec 19, 11:15 2
      - aka The Force - spoils - Spawndroid Dec 19, 11:41 1
        
        Right, which makes sense with (spoils) - spamlet Dec 19, 12:34
the thing about Star Wars is that, if it did absolutely zero box office today or Sunday, it would ... - call me Ishmael Dec 19, 10:47 1
- But all I care about is my prediction. -- nm - mara Dec 19, 10:56
LYC. We will probably not be taking Logan to see SW:TFA in the theater. (zero spoilers here) - Spawn Dec 19, 10:26 14
- Buy Star Wars tickets and take him to Alvin and the Chipmunks. -- nm - Tim Dec 19, 10:44 2
  - Evil. We do not pay money for those films. He has seen one or two for free on a screen at after school care or a friends. - Spawn Dec 19, 10:52 1
    - Uptown Munk! -- nm - Tim Dec 19, 10:54
- Always take the ol addage, better to experience it with you than without you -- (edited) - Kylo Bud Dec 19, 10:43 1
  - Oh, he will see it with us. Just a question of crowded thater vs less crowded a little later vs home viewing. -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 10:51
- You've seen it. Take him and if he isn't enjoying it or wants to leave, you can leave with him and Amy can stay and watch. - JaxSean Dec 19, 10:39 6
  - Content, as well. The research indicates that it may be appropriate for 10 year olds. He is about to turn 9, so he is close. - spoils - Spawn Dec 19, 10:50 5
    - Except for that one scene and one other (not really spoils) I don't think it's much more intense than the others - iSpam Dec 19, 11:02 4
      - Its a poignant part of the movie - Kylo Bud Dec 19, 11:24 1
        
        Oh I know but it was the only disturbing part. -- nm - iSpam Dec 19, 11:53
      - Yeah, that's the only one I can think of. - JaxSean Dec 19, 11:16
      - Yeah. major spoils - Spawn Dec 19, 11:14
- I know I won't be taking Kieran to see it. I think the next film he and I will see is KFP3. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 10:29 1
  - I just feel bad as he wants to see it. And I want to take him. Ugh. -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 10:35
Weirdly, I mentioned Jurassic World to some people on Twitter and they had no idea that it was even a hit, let alone the largest opening weekend ever. -- nm - Tim Dec 19, 10:24 2
- Follow smarter people. - iSpam Dec 19, 11:04
- Because it was such a bad movie. -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 10:27
I have a feeling that the Collinsworth card is starting to be a curse on Georgetown basketball -- nm - prayformojo Dec 19, 10:23
Does anyone want an Amazon promo code for a digital copy of Kung Fu Panda? - Dark Side Callisto Dec 19, 10:12 3
- If nobody else takes it, I will. Would rather let someone else if they know they will watch it. Just a, "We might" for us. - Spawn Dec 19, 10:36
- Heh. I got that too. -- nm - Dano Dec 19, 10:25
- Heh. I just saw someone commenting about the weird pairing algorithm that got them a Kung Fu Panda code. - Beryllium Dec 19, 10:19
TV PSA: Feyhler hosting SNL tonight -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 19, 10:05 2
- First joke: "Nobody's watching this anyway since they're all out seeing Star Wars for the third time." -- nm - Max Rebo Dec 19, 11:50
- Mmm, Feyhler -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 10:07
The True Romance live-read in L.A. on Wednesday was "one for the books" -- (link) - Emperor Beak Dec 19, 09:54 2
- Wow - very cool! -- nm - JenBro Dec 19, 12:36
- That is rather Awesome. -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 10:06
B+...ish? -- nm - ML Dec 19, 09:52 18
- Did you take the kids? -- nm - amoxy Dec 19, 10:43 2
  - not yet - ML Dec 19, 10:44 1
    - Please try and let me know how you decide on this. - Spawn Dec 19, 10:59
- I upped it to an A-. Not really spoils - JaxSean Dec 19, 10:20 3
  - the script fell victim to Lucasisms a few times where the audience had to be told what the characters were experiencing or feeling - ML Dec 19, 10:24
  - When you stop and think about it (spoil) - Spawn Dec 19, 10:23 1
    - Yes, that is what I concluded. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 10:39
- It's the Daniel Byran of Star Wars? -- nm - Qale as Folk Dec 19, 10:12 1
  - the projector broke and will never show movies again because of it? -- nm - Tim Dec 19, 10:19
- Guys I have seen STAR WARS and I have OPINIONS and QUESTIONS (spoils) - ML Dec 19, 09:58 8
  - The first one -- nm - amoxy Dec 19, 09:59 7
    - Of course. -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 10:05
    - that's what I thought (spoils) - ML Dec 19, 10:01 5
      - I thought (spoilers) - amoxy Dec 19, 10:03 4
        
        They do. They talk about him a few times, I think. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 10:05 3
        
        But it seems like most of the time (spoils) - amoxy Dec 19, 10:06 2
        
        But the thread is right in that they do. spoil - Spawn Dec 19, 10:08 1
        
        Yup. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 10:17
NFL: Jets at Cowboys tonight...for some reason -- nm - budice Dec 19, 09:48 2
- FOOTBALL ALL OF THE NIGHTS -- nm - Roger Goodell Dec 19, 09:55
- Thursday Night Football baby! -- nm - Emperor Beak Dec 19, 09:54
Do any streaming sites allow gifting of specific movies? I know Vudu currently does not. -- nm - Dano Dec 19, 09:41 3
- I looked last month and couldn't find any, at least not major ones. -- nm - David Dec 19, 09:43 2
  - I realize there's a technical challenge but that kind of boggles my mind. -- nm - Dano Dec 19, 09:50 1
    - Absolutely. -- nm - David Dec 19, 09:53
Dennis Oland found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 2011 death of father -- (link) - Emperor Beak Dec 19, 09:40 1
- This seems pretty tragic. I didn't see a motive in the article. -- nm - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 19, 12:35
James Cromwell arrested at power plant protest -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 19, 09:38 1
- Oh, that's local. -- nm - Tim Dec 19, 09:49
Sign-up for College Bowl Pick 'em. Games Start Today. -- (link) - Emperor Beak Dec 19, 09:20 [Backboard]
Based on a mix of what Jurassic World did, how Avatar dropped and the way the prequels acted, here's my estimate for the weekend. - Inigo Dec 19, 09:11 17
- What, you increased your Saturday and Sunday numbers by 45% since that is what you were off on Thurs/Fri? - Spawn Dec 19, 09:21 4
  - Not sure what you mean. That whole prediction is wildly low. -- (edited) - Inigo Dec 19, 09:27 3
    - All I am saying is that your post makes it sound like you brought in some sort of other logic or something when all you did was increase your original - Spawn Dec 19, 10:05 2
      - Well, yes. Same logic, just based on the real estimate. -- nm - Inigo Dec 19, 10:09 1
        
        Lets see. - Spawn Dec 19, 11:05
- I disagree with the Saturday expansion and I'm actually talking on the phone with Kim and David about this right now. -- nm - Tim Dec 19, 09:15 11
  - This is a kids movie and kids were still in school. Much more so than Jurassic World. - iSpam Dec 19, 09:40 8
    - One of the difficulties the Harry Potter series had in setting records was that so much of its audience wasn't paying the full price. -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 09:51 6
      - That's a valid point -- nm - iSpam Dec 19, 10:06 3
        
        If we are going there we should also note running times. 2:15 takes a chunk. -- nm - Spawn Dec 19, 10:07 2
        
        That's not true anymore because they can add screenings dynamically to meet demand and have been doing so this weekend. -- nm - iSpam Dec 19, 10:11 1
        
        Agreed, to a point. There were theaters running it on *all* screens and sold out Thrusday/Friday. If running time had been, say, 100 minutes they... - Spawn Dec 19, 10:21
      - I wouldn't have expected that one to be the post that pushed you over the edge. -- nm - David Dec 19, 09:52 1
        
        ? -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 09:54
    - School were out here (in this part of TX at least). Not sure how common that is. -- nm - ty97 Dec 19, 09:47
  - Mecklenberg County is still out! -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 19, 09:29
  - The ability is there. Jurassic World did it. The prequels that opened on Thursday did. - Inigo Dec 19, 09:20
punch it, chewie -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 19, 09:06

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