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Doc Strange: Cumberbatch will showoff trailer on Kimmel tonight -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 09:30 2
- SYNERGY! -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 09:32
- Heh, I have a countdown timer running at home. April 12th Jimmy Kimmel will have the first Doctor Strange footage. -- Spawn Apr 6 '16, 15:31 -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:31
Stop me if you've heard this one before: so Zuck, Stephen Hawking, and a Russian billionaire walk into a bar... -- (link) - ML Apr 12, 09:25 5
- "Drake showed up with a white tiger." "What?!" "The tiger left with Derek Jeter." -- nm - The Mindy Project Apr 12, 09:52
- I have mixed emotions about stuff like this. Part of me says it's valuable long term and people can do whatever they want with what they own, but.... - volnelk Apr 12, 09:34 2
  - Can't get the article to load, but I'm pretty sure Buffett's one of the guys who's going to donate almost all his wealth upon death - Will Hunting Apr 12, 09:37 1
    - Oh, I know. I didn't mean to imply that these guys were totally selfish. -- nm - volnelk Apr 12, 09:42
- That'd be some Enterprise crew -- nm - budice Apr 12, 09:27
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- Sweet potato? Yuerrk! -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 09:27
- shepherd's pie in name only - decline Apr 12, 09:26 2
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    - it's criminal is what that is -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:29
Lunch! Honey chipotle pulled pork sandwich topped with cheddar and a red cabbage apple coleslaw. - Shaun Apr 12, 09:20 2
- kilbo? (____________|____________) -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:21 1
  - BBQ beef sandwich + cracker chips. 490 cal - oblique Apr 12, 09:25
Disney has picked up the movie rights to the Paper Magician trilogy, first published through Amazon's ebook label. -- (link) - Mop Apr 12, 09:20 3
- I barely made it through the first one. It was up there with The Historian in terms of long and underwhelming. -- nm - ML Apr 12, 09:22 2
  - I'd never heard of it before, but we can all bet Disney is gonna make it fetch. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 09:25 1
    - If it ever makes it out of development hell, which I suspect won't happen. The first book (spoils) - ML Apr 12, 09:28
YAAAAAS! -- (link) - Spawn Apr 12, 09:15 37
- makes a sweet wallpaper on desktop -- nm - budice Apr 12, 09:21 1
  - Oh yeah, already done. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:23
- oh hay I found the first trailer -- (link) - ML Apr 12, 09:19 4
  - wait, is it a dance movie? -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:20 3
    - 2 Doc 2 Strange -- nm - ML Apr 12, 09:22
    - Looks like preflight. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:22 1
      - Zero hour 9 a.m.? -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 09:23
- nice -- nm - budice Apr 12, 09:18
- is he a good guy? and why is he strange? -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:17 7
  - yes, cause he is mystical and that shit is strange -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 09:19 6
    - Effing magnets--how do they work? -- nm - Doctor Strange Apr 12, 09:20
    - I honestly don't think I've ever heard of him before -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:19 4
      - He is good. He defends the planet from mystical threats. Sorcerer Supreme. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:22
      - He's Hamilton. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 12, 09:20 2
        
        that's that guy in the play, right? - decline Apr 12, 09:22 1
        
        yep, that's him. - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 12, 09:23
- I wonder at what point, the general population is just going to be sick to shit with comic movies and they'll start failing. - Shaun Apr 12, 09:16 20
  - When they start routinely sucking. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 09:30
  - we were discussing this last night, re next Cap America. "I don't think i want to bother seeing it." "Me either, i'm pretty over Superheros." -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 09:28 8
    - I still enjoy them, but it can be overwhelming in terms of number. It's definitely somewhat more pick and choose. If it's good, I'll see it. I'm - pmb Apr 12, 09:33 2
      - AoU really didn't do it for me. So, i'm kind of out. Excited for next GotG, and Deadpool. - Andie Apr 12, 09:37 1
        
        This is the sequel to Cap: Winter Soldier which by most is reharded as a high point in the genre. You did not like? -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:41
    - Your last experience wasn't exactly...awakening. Get it? -- nm - Shaun Apr 12, 09:30
    - I think they've receded to the realm of 'watch it on cable' for me -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:29 3
      - Interesting. I know some people have taken that stance with peripheral, but Civil War is Main Event level. Too bad. - Spawn Apr 12, 09:33 2
        
        It's interesting that people can binge-watch an entire series over a couple of evenings, but two movies a year is too much. -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 09:37 1
        
        i think that's people who would be watching tv, anyway. it's just a matter of what you watch. - Andie Apr 12, 09:38
  - Once they get through the Infinity War I think my interest will lessen... - Mel Profit Apr 12, 09:27
  - Marvel has done a good job of making its comic book movies entertaining, and different with each instalment. - Roger More Apr 12, 09:21 5
    - My wife is basically done with them. It was a *battle* to get her to watch Daredevil S01. She had no interest in S02. - Shaun Apr 12, 09:25 4
      - Personally, I'm in the same place - the last Marvel film I saw in theatres was The Avengers, and the most recent one I've seen is GotG - Roger More Apr 12, 09:35
      - Considering her love for BC, she will see this. - Spawn Apr 12, 09:27 2
        
        Are you on glue? - Shaun Apr 12, 09:28 1
        
        Huh? Self awareness is a good thing to have. - Spawn Apr 12, 09:39
  - as long as a movie is good it shouldn't matter that it originated from a comic -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 09:19
  - I don't care since we made it to this. - Spawn Apr 12, 09:18 1
    - Fair enough. -- nm - Shaun Apr 12, 09:19
My internet is shakier than a chihuahua today. -- nm - David Apr 12, 09:13 5
- DESTINY!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 09:14 2
  - Fallout 4!!! -- nm - David Apr 12, 09:21
  - Is in the hands of an elf, dwarf, and halfling -- nm - budice Apr 12, 09:15
- No Mas -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 09:13 1
  - Yo quiero? -- nm - budice Apr 12, 09:14
"House Speaker Paul Ryan will hold a news conference Tuesday afternoon to again definitively rule out a White House bid this year." - ML Apr 12, 09:12 3
- He knows that will only encourage people, right? -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 09:15
- "Don't make me sing. Don't make me sing." -- nm - SNL Apr 12, 09:14
- "I would never...well, if you insist." -- nm - David Apr 12, 09:13
Yeah, Gotham was definitely good last night. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 09:03 2
- yep. it was great. -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 09:30
- that show's still on? -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:12
LaGarrette Blount has re-signed with the Pats. -- nm - ML Apr 12, 09:01
I'm pretty happy with the size of the Destiny spring update. Should be a quick download once it's available. -- nm - Shaun Apr 12, 08:48 6
- I'll admit it - I may be the only human who is bored by CIV... - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:57 3
  - I loved CIV back in the day. It was simply time absorbing. I'm looking forward to Stellaris next month -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 08:59 2
    - "Oh, s@$# it's Thursday" -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 09:07 1
      - Pretty much. I remember the original review I read of it somewhere. "I finished dinner, installed Civilization and sat down to play. And then it was - oblique Apr 12, 09:09
- size queen -- (edited) - Spawn Apr 12, 08:52 1
  - 1.7gb is tiny. -- nm - Shaun Apr 12, 09:06
Currently having issues with our Command Center Operations team. this is ironic on some levels. - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 12, 08:40 4
- you don't say... -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:42 3
  - smh. - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 12, 08:47 2
    - That feels like Command Center level escalation. That sucks for you guys. - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:48 1
      - oh yeah. -- nm - Divaerys Targaryen the Unburnt Apr 12, 08:52
The Great San Francisco Earthquake: Photographs From 110 Years Ago -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 08:40 5
- Although it's been said before, it's important to note that the people in San Francisco had no idea if the world was *#&#ing ending. - Mop Apr 12, 08:47 3
  - wha? -- nm - ML Apr 12, 08:51 1
    - I got that from the American Experience on PBS, so grain of salt. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 09:01
  - It's not like they hadn't heard of earthquakes before. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 08:49
- Kudos to the guy with the enormous set of balls standing on top of the building in the first photo -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 08:42
The 13 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (4/12) -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 08:31 2
- I don't know how sean being a hottie gramps isn't on this list! -- nm - sleep commander amanda jones Apr 12, 08:45
- Methinks they need to revise their definition of "insane" -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 08:37
Liza Minelli's ex, David Gest, dead - thanks 2016 -- (link) - decline Apr 12, 08:28 12
- Tom Jones's wife (of 59 years) Linda as well -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 08:30 11
  - Wow, pretty much his whole career as a sex symbol, he was married. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 08:43 10
    - which in no way stopped him from having sex with other women, just to be clear. -- (edited) - Andie Apr 12, 08:55
    - Not pretty much, the absolute whole. They got married at 16. (also, how was he ever a sex symbol?) -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 08:45 8
      - Talented celebrity = sex symbol. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 08:57
      - Are you questioning whether he was ever a sex symbol, or simply stating your astonishment? - Mop Apr 12, 08:48 5
        
        The latter. I'm aware that he was, and I'm befuddled by it. -- nm* - ty97 Apr 12, 08:50 4
        
        Lots of singers make unconventional sex symbols. -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 08:56
        
        It's not unusual. - Spawn Apr 12, 08:55 2
        
        snort -- nm - Epiphany Apr 12, 09:09
        
        Win. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 09:08
      - Mop wanted to have sex with him and did not. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:48
H+. Has anybody watched this YouTube series? I was looking up Sean Gunn on IMDB and it popped up -- (link) - amoxy Apr 12, 08:22 [youtube]
The Beastie Boys will license their music for films and television but not to advertise products. - Krusty Apr 12, 08:20 11
- Gotta stand by your principles. - Mop Apr 12, 09:27 1
  - But they also have to fight for their right to party. -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 09:32
- TMNT is more product than movie. - Spawn Apr 12, 08:21 8
  - I agree with your IM. I'd like them to be more selective about the films they license to. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 09:10 1
    - Yeah, Star Trek made perfect sense. - Spawn Apr 12, 09:14
  - aww...again you're wrong. -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 08:27 5
    - They may be green but they are no Lantern. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:29 4
      - while true. They were a lot more fun -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 08:36 3
        
        I despise their new look. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:37 2
        
        You mean the fact they look like the original versions from the 80's? -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 08:48 1
        
        Yes. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:52
I'm off to the Florence Foster Jenkins premiere tonight. -- nm - LMS Apr 12, 08:20 1
- oooh, this one interests me. -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 08:20
Regarding the gender thing, based only on my ballot, it looks the NY Dems may try to do something similar (though they don't break them up for voting) - ty97 Apr 12, 08:15
this is great. Bill Walton telling a story about the Celtics all trying to dunk on Manute Bol to win a large pot of money -- (link) - Beaker Apr 12, 08:14 3
- that's great -- nm - decline Apr 12, 09:12
- awesome. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 12, 08:23
- "Not in my house" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 08:22
Dennis Pitta is gonna try to make a comeback with the Ravens this year. -- (link) - Inigo Apr 12, 08:14 2
- Welcome to the party, pal! -- nm - TRich Apr 12, 08:15 1
  - A bit different. TRich is just lazy. Pitta has Mr. Glass hip issues. -- nm - Inigo Apr 12, 08:20
Curbed's Bronx Week continues with 15 places to visit in The Bronx -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 08:12 1
- A cemetery and a community college? -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:14
Geek Deal: 39in LED TV for $150 + FS @ WalMart -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 08:09
*sends Jax a bottle of Geritol* - groiny Apr 12, 08:08 4
- *drinks with a beer* -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 08:38 3
  - Congrats old man. I find it amusing that you have grandchildren (well, child) older than any children I'll have. - mafic Apr 12, 09:02 2
    - I became a mother at the age when my grandmother became one for the first time. - kelly Apr 12, 09:07
    - Hmmm... That sounds kinda dickish. Point is: congratulations, and you're also hot! -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 09:04
If there's one thing America needs, it's more lawyers. -- (link) - ML Apr 12, 08:08 [youtube] 1
- It's funny because... -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:21
Choose no more than 1 eunuch. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 08:08 1
- A eunuch's life is hard. -- nm - Robert Barontheon Apr 12, 08:49
Lucifer quote from last night (saw groiny's post that he hasn't seen it on B2) - spoils -- (edited) - Beaker Apr 12, 08:06 13
- very glad Fox renewed this -- nm - decline Apr 12, 08:19
- That episode did not sit as well with me as it seems to have with the rest of ST. spoil - Spawn Apr 12, 08:11 10
  - spoils - Beaker Apr 12, 08:15 9
    - I think I was not in the right... frame of mind to watch it or something. spoil - Spawn Apr 12, 08:20 8
      - big spoil - decline Apr 12, 08:23
      - big spoils - Beaker Apr 12, 08:23 6
        
        Ah, thanks. I looked away and missed what went down. spoil - Spawn Apr 12, 08:28 5
        
        ooh, Gotham was good last night. -- nm - groiny Apr 12, 08:29 4
        
        Yeah, I am sure it will pass. Did manage two more exotic engrams last night. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:29 3
        
        I was going to log on for a bit, and decided against it. - groiny Apr 12, 08:31 2
        
        Yeah, I have a meeting but when I get on tonight I will probably spend most of the time leveling stuff up. - Spawn Apr 12, 08:36 1
        
        yeah, my daughter is home, so I will have her do it at 3:00 or so -- nm - groiny Apr 12, 08:39
- the delivery of the last line just kills -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:08
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- At best, yes. - Marlowe Apr 12, 08:13
Fall Guy is what you actually need if something goes wrong... -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 08:04 4
- I don't see how blaming Lee Majors solves anything. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 08:09
- Scapegoat! -- nm - Shaun Apr 12, 08:06 2
  - There's a map on b2 that'll help you find one. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 08:07
  - patsy -- nm - decline Apr 12, 08:07

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