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Kim Jong Un is meeting with South Korean officials in Pyongyang. - Diva Mar 5, 04:31
Ah, the yearly reminder that you live in a company town: when George Pennaccio hosts OTRC for ABC, and then also does the local news -- (edited) - con_carne Mar 4, 23:11
Monday's midseason TV premieres - GregW Mar 4, 22:43
Are you guys getting this Jerry Seinfeld/Alec Baldwin interview thing post-Oscars? It's an unexpected treat. -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 22:23 1
- I saw some bits. The banter was great. -- nm - Mop Mar 5, 00:56
Coco's Robert Lopez became the first person in history to double EGOT -- (link*) - budice Mar 4, 21:55
So these "Worst Cooks" are taught to make terrific dishes. Has anyone taught them how to shop for the ingredients? -- nm - Meg Mar 4, 21:45
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- Wtg!! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 5, 05:03
- How many correct picks? -- nm - David Mar 4, 21:32 2
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  - 20 -- nm - budice Mar 4, 21:37
- YONH! Thanks for running the poll, Dawson. -- nm - Diva Mar 4, 21:21 1
  - Thanks Dawson and Congrats Diva! -- nm* - budice Mar 4, 21:37
Memoriam, they got Sridevi in...who got left out? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 4, 21:15 8
- they probably left out a lot. it seemed a lot shorter this year. TCM's obits at the end of 2017 enclosed -- (link) - peglegpete Mar 4, 21:49 [youtube]
- RoboCop's Miguel Ferrer, actress Dorothy Malone and Texas Chain Saw Massacre director Tobe Hooper, some complaints about Adam West but what movie? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 4, 21:33 3
  - Off the top f my head? Hooper, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Chicken Little and Joyride. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 22:18
  - Batman 66 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 21:41
  - Ferrer died last January so I’m assuming he was in last year’s? -- nm - kelly Mar 4, 21:40
- Powers Booth leaps out as the biggest miss. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 4, 21:22 1
  - You sound like you're in the middle of pitching a very strange movie about transsexuals -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 21:42
- A lot of people who are alive, hopefully -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 21:16
Chloe Kim's response to Frances -- (link) - budice Mar 4, 21:07 3
- She should ask for additional sponsors. -- nm - Max Mar 4, 21:17 2
  - I want video of Frances doing a 1440 -- nm - budice Mar 4, 21:23 1
    - while casually lighting a cigarette in mid air. -- nm - Max Mar 5, 07:35
“Hey waiter, I’m in my soup!” -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 21:03
Warren Beatty is very much all about himself up there next to Faye Dunaway. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 20:58
Three way tie at the Oscar Pool and congrats to Dano for being the only one in the top ten to get best picture right. -- nm - Buzz Mar 4, 20:57 1
- we all know what happens with a tie. Christopher Plummer gets it -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 21:13
Thank you, Apple iOS notifications, for spoiling the winner. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 20:56 3
- I would think your phone's smartness would pick up on the fact that you're online posting about the Oscars a lot?... Hence the notification -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 21:26 1
  - Please. This is iOS, not Android. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 21:30
- ryanreynoldsbutwhy.gif -- nm - Tim Mar 4, 20:56
Can we retire Jane Fonda? - Will Hunting Mar 4, 20:55
Frances McDormand does an *exceptional* Matt Hardy impression. -- nm - David Mar 4, 20:54 2
- DELETE? -- nm - Tim Mar 4, 20:55 1
  - Re-watch the speech and tell me I'm wrong! -- nm - David Mar 4, 20:57
Time to start training for next week's clock change. -- nm - Max Mar 4, 20:53 1
- Take out that theater stunt and they might have finished on time -- nm - budice Mar 4, 20:55
this was probably mentioned here before .... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:51 3
- Well, I’m never going to forget that. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 21:48
- Womp womp - con_carne Mar 4, 20:55
- pfffft -- nm - budice Mar 4, 20:52
Dame Helen on the back of the Jetski -- nm - budice Mar 4, 20:50 1
- savage -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 20:51
Sweet -- nm - budice Mar 4, 20:47 1
- I told Dawson he should have asked me. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 20:47
Yes! (I lied). -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 20:46
That’s a cool moment. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 20:36 1
- JK's follow-up was nice, as well. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 20:40
Mueller subpoenas witness for documents tied to Trump, campaign associates -- (link) - Remlik Mar 4, 20:35 1
- whoa -- nm - mud Mar 4, 20:38
BOOM! -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 20:34
J larence looks like Mrs Oscar -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 4, 20:32 2
- The Meryl Streep bit between Jodi and Jennifer was solid. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 21:01
- too much make up. she's 27 -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 20:36
Jodie Foster height -- nm - Trending on Google Mar 4, 20:31 3
- 5'3" and Jenny is listed at 5'9" -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 20:37
- IF theyre a couple, who's the dude? -- nm - budice Mar 4, 20:33 1
  - Jodie -- nm - JD Mar 4, 20:40
My tiebreaker answer was 12 minutes ago. Let’s wrap it up. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 20:27
EEEEEEVERYONE -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 20:26 1
- Heh. YSMM -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 20:27
DDL is thinking “ten more minutes and I can retire” -- nm - Roger More Mar 4, 20:23 1
- heh -- nm - budice Mar 4, 20:25
House of Cards teaser -- (link) - budice Mar 4, 20:21
Common’s been on my tv more tonight than Kimmel. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 4, 20:19
Emma Stone presenting BD was a fine compromise.. -- nm - Marlowe Mar 4, 20:18
Pool: Took a flier on Song, prolly cost me. -- nm - budice Mar 4, 20:18
Is there a list of folks on stage during Common and Andra Day’s “Stand Up for Something”? I recognized Jose Andres. Video linked. -- (link) - Mop Mar 4, 20:15 [youtube] 1
- link -- (link) - ty97 Mar 4, 20:34
Almost time for the reveal of my ‘Get Out Gambit’. - Volnelk Mar 4, 20:13 1
- You will be happy to know I am 8 now. I moved up two spots from last! -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 20:15
OOps. She forgot her shirt. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 20:13
Logan walked in during the In Memoriam and said, "The sads." -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 20:10 1
- was he aware of his nomination? -- nm - mud Mar 4, 20:39
West Virginia Governor negotiated a 5% raise for teachers, and the state House approved, and then the state Senate said “Nah. What about 4%?” - Mop Mar 4, 20:10 1
- Then the senate passed the 5% bill by mistake -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 20:21
He’s taking too long. Play him off. Oh shit, he’s talking about his dead mom. Cut! Cut! -- nm - Dano Mar 4, 20:06 4
- noticed that -- nm - budice Mar 4, 20:10
- I made *exactly* this joke on the blog. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 20:10 2
  - I knew I was forgetting to check in on something. (Looking it up, Practical Magic has at least 3 Oscar winners btw) -- nm* - Roger More Mar 4, 20:18 1
    - (My bad, that was David’s observation) -- nm - Roger More Mar 4, 20:24
Emily, what were you thinking??? -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 20:01
If you havent called the Overlook Hotel #. I advise it. - Jovian Mar 4, 19:54 1
- i just called it and had to hang up because i had to tune back in to the oscars. hilarious recording -- nm - Buzz Mar 4, 19:56
whew -- nm - mud Mar 4, 19:49
Am I the only person in the pool that went with Get Out to shock the world? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 19:42 4
- I have money on it and nothing else. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 4, 19:52
- I did. Of course, I have only got 5 right so far, so... sorry? -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 19:50 2
  - Well hopefully I’ll pick it up for the both of us. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 19:51 1
    - Considering I have seen a total of 3 of the films nominated in *all* categories, I wouldn't worry. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 19:52
Cadillac, you can show me your LMP1 car all you want. It’s gorgeous. Thank you. Your actual cars still suck. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:42
we are now in the last hour of tonight's Oscar telecast -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 19:41
I think we can all agree...(spoils) - Will Hunting Mar 4, 19:38
A Wrinkle in Time looks a mess. There, I said it. Am I the first on ST to say it? I want to lay claim to that. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:36 13
- I told Amy it does not look right, and that looks like an afternoon special, if that counts. -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 19:54 1
  - None of your opinions ever count, Spawn -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 19:56
- Agreed. -- nm - colin Mar 4, 19:49
- Hey kids, get off Mop's lawn! -- nm - David Mar 4, 19:44
- I’m not sure how I missed this book completely. My wife and basically everyone I know has read it. I’d never heard of it. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 19:40 6
  - I probably read it 50 times when I was a kid. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 4, 19:52 1
    - It hit me yesterday that in 6th grade (first year after the divorce), I would skip lunch and go to the library and one of the audio albums I listened - Spawn Mar 4, 19:55
  - I’d never heard about it before a month ago. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 4, 19:49
  - It was ubiquitous in libraries and school libraries growing up - con_carne Mar 4, 19:42 2
    - That’s what I’m saying. I thought maybe it was published when I was in college or something but it was well before that. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 19:45 1
      - Probably the only reason I even remember it is I thought the title was cool. Never read it -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 19:52
- Hmm. Maybe I can claim "It's gonna be Black Panther for girls." -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 19:39 1
  - Black Panther is Black Panther for girls. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:43
I was watching a movie and Mark Hamill showed up and gave me candy. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:29 2
- "We're celebrities. These random people will be thrilled to see us!" Oh man, I haven't cringed that hard in a while. - con_carne Mar 4, 20:12
- Kinder eggs? -- nm - Spawn Mar 4, 19:32
*splurt x3* -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 19:26 1
- I admire your willingness to forego context judgement. *chucking* - Name Withheld By Request Mar 4, 19:27
Haddish wore the same dress she hosted SNL in and did the bit about. That’s commitment. - Volnelk Mar 4, 19:23
Kinder Eggs come to the U.S.! -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:23
“What’re you gonna wear for the performance at the Oscars?” “A smoking jacket with pink stripes.” “So I guess it’s OK if I wear hot pants?” -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:11
Fat, old man tip: Levis 505 jeans are basically sweatpants. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:09 3
- I can't tell if this is a warning or a reccomendation -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 19:12 2
  - Yes. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:24 1
    - Van Heusen makes jeans with some stretchy in the belt -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 4, 19:53
Gal Gadot, so great -- nm - budice Mar 4, 19:08
Hey, Star Wars people, stop trying to make Rose a thing. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:04 1
- That was Gina Rodriguez, man - con_carne Mar 4, 19:09
What are the odds Chappelle stays ‘on script’? I’d imagine some people will be holding their breath. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 19:02 1
- There you go. He's introducing a rapper. That's the way to get a straightforward Chappelle -- nm* - con_carne Mar 4, 19:22
ok did anyone call that number for the Overlook Hotel? -- nm - Buzz Mar 4, 18:53 1
- No, but I want someone to do it. I suspect it’s just the # of the Academy museum. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 19:25
St. Vincent alert -- nm - con_carne Mar 4, 18:46
for the fans of Miss Lawrence -- (link) - peglegpete Mar 4, 18:43 1
- I've stumbled more than once trying that move and I wasn't holding anything or wearing heels. crazy. -- nm - Max Mar 4, 18:45
Animated short spoilers. - Volnelk Mar 4, 18:39 3
- he's 1/4 of the way to an EGOT! -- nm - peglegpete Mar 4, 18:40
- They are very happy to applaud the (spoiler) - Will Hunting Mar 4, 18:40 1
  - yup -- nm - budice Mar 4, 18:40
Best Foreign Language outcome pleases me -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 18:35
Best supporting actress spoilers - Beryllium Mar 4, 18:32 2
- Spoilers. - Volnelk Mar 4, 18:34
- spoiler - peglegpete Mar 4, 18:33
Each winner on HQ tonight got $8,333. 6 winners, $50,000 pot. -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 18:20 3
- Can Canadians play? -- nm - Under the Influence Mar 4, 18:22 1
  - *shrug* -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 18:56
- Exciting -- nm - Epiphany Mar 4, 18:21
WH spokesperson say President "may change his mind on tariffs" This is news? -- nm - Meg Mar 4, 18:19 3
- This is my shocked face. -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 18:23 2
  - Do we know if he drives a car in private life? Import or Domestic? -- nm - Meg Mar 4, 18:30 1
    - Used to have a Ferrari -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 4, 18:33
It may all go horribly wrong, but let’s remember this moment in the sun when I was tied for 1st in the Oscar pool. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 4, 18:16
My ears my ears -- nm - Dano Mar 4, 18:14
Meh. there goes my streak. -- nm - Buzz Mar 4, 18:11

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