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Panthers pull CB Josh Norman's franchise tag, making him a Free Agent. -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 20, 14:44 2
- Teams should never do this. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 20, 14:45 1
  - Schefter has already mentioned SF as a potential landing spot. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 20, 14:55
Inspired by Will's mentioning of Chris Pine below: Who do you consider a perfectly average actor? - Dignan Apr 20, 14:29 35
- Jim Caviezel? -- nm - Max Apr 20, 14:56 2
  - Henry Cavill. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 15:02
  - well, he sure can take a beating. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:57
- Maybe Jeff Daniels, if he's benefiting from great material. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 14:54 1
  - This is the same thing that lifts Butler up to reach the criteria. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 14:54
- Bill Pullman -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:51 3
  - I really wish they would make Zero Effect 2 -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 14:52
  - Zero Effect alone makes this wrong -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 14:52 1
    - never seen it -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:55
- Tom Cruise -- nm - budice Apr 20, 14:50 1
  - "Now take a big step back, AND LITERALLY FUCK YOUR OWN FACE." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 14:50
- Ted Danson, despite the fact that he has a notable visual presence -- nm* - Max Apr 20, 14:47 3
  - also Tom Selleck and Alex O'Loughlin. Pretty much most of the cop procedural actors. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 14:50 1
    - Scott Bakula -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 14:51
  - This seems fair, based on the criteria. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 14:50
- Gerard Butler / Jeremy Renner. Hansel Has Fallen. - Beryllium Apr 20, 14:46 3
  - Butler is a great one. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 20, 14:46 2
    - he's below average in my book -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 20, 14:47 1
      - Yeah, pretty solidly. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 14:48
- Ryan Gosling. -- nm - Loyola Apr 20, 14:43
- Robert Pattinson -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 14:38 1
  - good one -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:38
- Jared Leto -- nm - David Apr 20, 14:37 4
  - good lord, no -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:38 3
    - It goes all the way back to My So-Called Life. He's perfectly serviceable. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 20, 14:41 2
      - didn't he win an Oscar????? - groiny Apr 20, 14:41 1
        
        He did, and I liked him in that role. That doesn't mean 'll want to see his next one. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 20, 14:46
- Tatum. Efron. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 14:36 1
  - disagree on 1, will agree on 2. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:37
- Patrick Wilson. Even his name is average. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 14:35
- Jason Patric, Josh Brolin -- nm - budice Apr 20, 14:34
- Tom Hardy -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:34
- Dennis Quaid.... - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:31 2
  - Quaid has good charisma, but not much else. -- nm - Inigo Apr 20, 14:32 1
    - I think any person who has any career has some sort of charisma. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:37
Well...at least I'm not actually in Merseyside and only have to face virtual reds - JD Apr 20, 14:21
no Limp Bizkit is not playing a gas station today -- (link) - Remlik Apr 20, 14:19
Yo, someone check on Reince Priebus, I think he's screaming for help -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 14:08 4
- Only pussies pour Bailey's on their cereal, son. JWB that shit -- nm - Jerry Jones Apr 20, 14:23
- I Have No Candidate But I Must Scream -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 14:22
- What? Good ol AMERICAN bourbon ain't good enough for your cornflakes? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 14:12
- At some level, I don't doubt him. If you're invested in a field, seeing something uncommon if not unique is still riveting and exhilerating. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:10
Dr Pepper crushes a rumor. -- (link) - GregW Apr 20, 13:59
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- Including the current declaration of supers, she's roughly 450 short of 2383. There are only 462 pledged delegates at stake next week. - ty97 Apr 20, 14:31 1
  - Do you shiver as you type this stuff? -- nm - David's iPad Apr 20, 14:41
- Can he steal some of hills supers, argue rules to unseat some pledged and replace with his? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 14:15 3
  - In reality, no. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 14:32 1
    - Like, I can't see him flipping pledged delegates on rules and she will be so far ahead in pledged delegates that flipping a bunch of supers - ty97 Apr 20, 14:34
  - He *could* but it'd be the same exact thing as in 2008 where no Supers fled Obama (the leader) for Hillary (the trailer) - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:16
Johnny Football is "hoping" to take care of his issues so he can play in 2016 -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:56 4
- How about "trying" to care of his issues. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:08 3
  - Like, if he can get around to it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 14:24 1
    - At best for him, he's got a serious addiction issue and just won't seek proper help - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:26
  - Amen. -- nm - David Apr 20, 14:08
Is BvsS considered a financial success? - Dignan Apr 20, 13:56 46
- Also, the fact that they need to rethink the whole approach - Marlowe Apr 20, 14:20
- It made money but they won't be happy with what they got. - nic to be determined Apr 20, 14:06
- It's a complex answer that boils down to yes and no. - David Apr 20, 14:03 10
  - it is mind boggling that a movie that makes over 750 million can be remotely considered a flop. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:05 9
    - I wouldn't say flop. Least case scenario isn't the same when we're discussing two of the most popular intellectual properties of all-time. - David Apr 20, 14:07 3
      - I would say with toys and collectibles, and with DVD sales, they will be well past 1.2 billion. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:19 2
        
        Merchandising is obviously huge, but that's not the point here. Batman and Superman were going to sell toys anyway. - David Apr 20, 14:21 1
        
        i agree for the most part, but i think that you can't isolate the success or failure of a property like this to the movie itself..... - x Apr 20, 14:38
    - Not a flop. Just not really a success. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 14:05 4
      - well, even to consider it not a success. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:06 3
        
        It seems like huge money to you and me. - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 14:10 2
        
        If they continue onward past WW and Batfleck, I wonder how much the other projects get trimmed in. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:14
        
        And sounds like they were betting the studio on it. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 20, 14:11
- I would say profit is not enough in the face of opportunity cost. 10 DC films seems like over-committing resources for small return on investment. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 14:01
- Yes. It made more money than it cost in terms of production and marketing. - Mop Apr 20, 13:58
- They might say yes but I'm sure the answer is no. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 13:58 6
  - did it cost more than 750 million to make and promote? - groiny Apr 20, 14:01 2
    - I'd say it cost them upwards of $400 million to make and promote. - Dark Callisto Apr 20, 14:04 1
      - I agree with you. -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 14:13
  - In terms of straight up figures, there's just no way they spent a billion dollars on that movie. - Mop Apr 20, 14:00 2
    - The odds of it showing in black ink are fairly remote. And I'm not discussing shady bookkeeping when I say that. -- (edited) - David Apr 20, 14:08
    - I agree and when the DVD hits that's money. -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 14:02
- when you need it to be your Avengers, it feels like they bought a Fantastic Four -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:57 23
  - that's to far. I would say the reboot Spider-man more likely -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 14:00 20
    - It's akin to Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Man of Steel, both of which are huge failures no matter how they're perceived. -- nm - David Apr 20, 14:05 19
      - 700 Mill and $668 Mill for each. -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 14:12 18
        
        See above. Comparing simple numbers vs. budget isn't the way to do this. -- nm - David Apr 20, 14:20 7
        
        I know and I understand. I really do, but it is also about perception. When/if BVS hits a Billion internationally WB will trumpet that. -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 14:26 6
        
        they conned a lot of fanboys into turning out on opening weekend and then it fell off a cliff - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 14:28
        
        It won't, though. It'll be lucky to get to $900 million. -- nm - Inigo Apr 20, 14:28
        
        Given it's rate of growth, I don't think they can make a legitimate case to get there. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:28
        
        It's like the next VW commercial you see. They can talk about their great cars, but reality isn't their friend. -- nm - David Apr 20, 14:27 2
        
        I agree with this. However, if Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman are well-received/big hits that changes the game for Justice League. -- nm - Inigo Apr 20, 14:31 1
        
        I completely agree. I've been saying for a year now that Suicide Squad is their most important movie this year. - David Apr 20, 14:36
        
        And killed the Spidey franchise for Sony ... and necessitated a quick jump to the Justice League for a recovery (that isn't coming). -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:18 9
        
        that *IS* coming. WHy do you think WB is adjusting the course of Justice League with a new producer that will help Snyder..and Wonder Woman.... - Remlik Apr 20, 14:24 8
        
        Wonder Woman might be the best part of BvS, but BvS has tarnished DC fims that she'll diminished by that. WB's bringing in help becuase they realize - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:30 7
        
        OF course they are in course correction mode, but WW and SS are good starts. And Afflecks Batman is a damn smart move as well. The problem with BVS... - Remlik Apr 20, 14:40
        
        I think you are underestimating the WW movie and it's potential. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 14:31 5
        
        I might be...but it's also one of those "vacuum" possibilities that before BvS, she was poised to be X ... after that disappointment, she's poised to - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:40 4
        
        is there was one thing that came out of BvS that was a WOW moment, - groiny Apr 20, 14:45 1
        
        I don't disagree...and I can't 'prove' a hypothetical, but there will be some stink for her movie becuase it's involved in BvS - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:52
        
        This is the underlying triumph of Batman Begins. -- nm - David's iPad Apr 20, 14:45 1
        
        Yeah, Nolan nailed it (outside of Katie Holmes). Dark Knight was a certainty to blow up afterwards - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:46
  - Well, creatively it was a disaster. I'm asking about $$. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:58
  - anyone making a movie to be their Avengers, is making a big mistake. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:58
Wait, Sam Worthington is *not* a CGI creation? -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 13:56 4
- She picked a good trio of attractive/bland in Christensen, Phillippe and Worthington. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:57 3
  - Who's she? - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:07 2
    - The critic. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 14:11 1
      - I could even add Chris Pine to those...that guy should have a far better career imo given his looks and his entertainment value. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:15
oh shit, here come Preet -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:53 1
- JackDawson, take care of this for me. -- nm - Preet Apr 20, 13:56
pmb: There were two (sharply different) responses from the Sanders campaign last night. - ty97 Apr 20, 13:52 5
- So, which one is getting fired? - znufrii Apr 20, 13:57
- Yeah. Obviously there is disagreement out there about how to proceed. Hopefully Bernie took a deep breath and realized what he was doing. -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 13:56
- Jeff Weaver has always been the bad cop of the two -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:52 2
  - yeah but stills surprised by the mixed signals. Also I want to know the source of that B2 story saying he's stepping back now. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 13:57 1
    - (because I ain't wanting to get my hopes up) - ty97 Apr 20, 13:58
fyi, I dont see Trump agreeing to any more gop debates. -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 13:51 2
- We've moved on from talking about Trump. It's Elizabeth Banks now. nm - Dignan Apr 20, 13:53 1
  - I have no issues with that. Whenever hear her name I think of her bathroom scene in 40 year old virgin. -- nm* - Jovian Apr 20, 14:05
The new $20 will keep Jackson on the back with Tubman on the front -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 13:50 17
- So they'll have their backs to each other? -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 14:19
- HA! -- nm - Rosa Parks Apr 20, 14:11
- I feel like this is really something I'm supposed to care about... - Jim Apr 20, 14:01 2
  - I'd care more if paper money were relevant to my future. -- nm - David Apr 20, 14:04
  - Harriet Tubman sounds like a madeup name. - groiny Apr 20, 14:03
- Martin Luther King Jr, Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson will join Abraham Lincoln on the new $5 bill -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 14:00
- So racists can put the bill in their wallets one way, and others can keep it facing forward. -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 13:58
- Woman who fled slavery and helped others to do so on front. Example of who they were fleeing on the back. Weirdly Americsn. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 20, 13:57 1
  - It's not like we have British red coats, man o war ship on the back of the dollar bill -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 14:09
- I'm surprised they are making the change in 4 years. they should only need a month or 2 to design & cut the new dies -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 20, 13:56 1
  - It took them 10 years to come up with the technology for the security strip in the hundred. -- (edited) - nic to be determined Apr 20, 14:02
- cool, so they can add on the front, to see her owner, flip over. -- nm - Jovian Apr 20, 13:52 4
  - I'm fond of this reaction: -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 13:57 1
    - Oh, well played. Well played indeed. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 14:06
  - This is historically inaccurate... but appropriately biting. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 13:55 1
    - yes and yes - Jovian Apr 20, 13:56
- yeah, that's not gonna fly -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:50
High School Pete called all his 83s 100s. - David Apr 20, 13:50 3
- FULL SPEED AHEAD! -- nm - Warner Bros. Apr 20, 13:57
- Bell Curve bitch! -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 13:52
- it's called rounding up, duh -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:51
gimme Jimmy! -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 20, 13:48
Sam Rockwell is probably dancing in his grave right now. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 13:48 7
- I think he is a decent actor, when he is not in Iron Man 2. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 13:49 6
  - Yep, he was god forsaken awful in that movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 14:05
  - he dances in Mr. Right which can't surprise anyone - Pippy Apr 20, 13:54 4
    - have you seen Laggies? - groiny Apr 20, 13:55 3
      - no - I will make a point to watch it - I love him in movies -- nm - Pippy Apr 20, 13:58 2
        
        it is a nice little movie, I enjoyed it quite a bit. - groiny Apr 20, 14:00 1
        
        yep -- nm - Max Apr 20, 14:02

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