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Haven't read the books, but "The Girl in the Spider's Web" trailer suggests a sharp turn in the character (spoilers) - Mop Jun 7, 09:34 2
- I'm with groiny, Rooney Mara was great and better than Claire Foy appears to be. Also, the books turned me off as (mild spoilers) - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:39
- I wish it was still Rooney Mara though -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:34
It's only 9:30am - Geordi Jun 7, 09:32 1
- Any coolant leaks yet? -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 09:35
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 7, 09:30 [youtube] 1
- Bearded Cap meet Bearded Hiccup -- nm - budice Jun 7, 09:35
Poll : Who is your favorite Actor and Actress right now? - groiny Jun 7, 09:27 16
- Matt Damon and .... shrug --- Alicia Vikander - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jun 7, 09:37
- Mark Rylance, Tilda Swinton -- nm - znufrii Jun 7, 09:32 1
  - Good choice -- nm - Geordi Jun 7, 09:33
- currently me and this guy named Brandon. That'll probably change in a couple of weeks. - Diva Jun 7, 09:32
- I'm a Jessica Chastain kick (she seems to be an awesome person in addition to a great actress) -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 09:32 1
  - uhoh, here comes Max! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 09:33
- Rockwell and Whittaker -- nm - LMS Jun 7, 09:31
- Good poll. Hard for me to say. Amy Addams, maybe? And, hmm, Tom Hanks.. - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:31 2
  - the right now part is tricky. I like other actors more, but those 2 are in the hot zone for me today. -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:32 1
    - Yeah. It's hard for me because there's a list of many dozens actors that I'll not miss anyway. - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:35
- Ryan Gosling & Sylvia Hoeks, duh -- nm - mud Jun 7, 09:31
- That's a solid twosome. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 7, 09:29 2
  - I have watched Warrior 3 times in the last 2 weeks. - groiny Jun 7, 09:30 1
    - admission: I've never seen a Gavin O'Connor movie. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 09:34
- Emily Blunt Ryan Reynolds -- nm - Geordi Jun 7, 09:29
- Cumberbatch and Charlize -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 7, 09:29
In NFL news: TO gonna TO. Declines invite to Canton for the Induction Ceremony. nm -- (link) - Johnny Lawrence Jun 7, 09:23
Canada: Ontario Election Day is today. Results info... -- (link*) - budice Jun 7, 09:23 1
- Prediction: Safe Tory majority. NDP peaked a week too early. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 7, 09:26
I'm still surprised that the news about IHOP changing its name is legit -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 09:14 8
- counting the days until the new CEO (who is behind this) is no longer their CEO -- nm - decline Jun 7, 09:20
- I'll believe it when they actually change the signage... -- nm - Ender Jun 7, 09:15
- what's this now? -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:14 5
  - IHOB.. - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:15 4
    - I still think the 'b' is for 'boobies' -- nm - decline Jun 7, 09:21 2
      - Ask about the Gentleman's French Toast! -- nm - Incredibarons Jun 7, 09:25
      - I would eat there more for sure. -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:22
    - iHUB might have been a better choice. Hell, throw in an Apple tie-in -- nm - budice Jun 7, 09:16
my new Favorite Thing Ever......sprinkling cajun seasoning on BBQ pulled pork sandwich -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 09:04 6
- One of favorite food top ups is a squirt of lemon juice and chili flakes in corn. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 09:11 1
  - oh yeah -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 09:13
- everything is better with Cajun seasoning on it -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:09
- fwiw. Nashville Hot Chicken seasoning, while good, doesn't agree with me. (nm) - budice Jun 7, 09:08
- No doubt delicious, but edging into "must be drunk to enjoy" territory -- nm - con_carne Jun 7, 09:08
- evil -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 7, 09:07
It turns out that I've seen - Reagen Jun 7, 09:04 2
- 15 -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 09:32
- I've seen 11. I've never seen any of the Oceans movies except the original (1960) and have no wish to. I WILL see Ocean's 8. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 09:22
LIR: Also, A Bit Of Fry and Laurie is streaming on Prime -- nm - con_carne Jun 7, 09:02 3
- *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Jun 7, 09:03 2
  - Black Adder is on there too. Just binge-watched that "on the weekend" -- nm - con_carne Jun 7, 09:10 1
    - Is Ben Elton's new series Upstart Crow on there? -- nm - LMS Jun 7, 09:12
PoGo: Water Festival is back! -- (link) - ty97 Jun 7, 09:01 11
- I heard it's a good chance to stock up on Magikarp and Wailmer candy for future special research -- nm - decline Jun 7, 09:02 10
  - I have over 400 wailmer candy and over 1300 magikarp candy -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 09:06 9
    - 415 Wailmer and 913 Magikarp for me. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jun 7, 09:15
    - you should try getting a shiny Shellder and Kyogre -- nm - decline Jun 7, 09:07 7
      - oh, I'll get shiny Kyogre, don't you doubt that -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 09:11 6
        
        you're going to make Jim jealous -- nm - decline Jun 7, 09:11 5
        
        No way - I have 53 raid passes that says Shiny Kyogre will be mine!!! nm - Johnny Lawrence Jun 7, 09:17 4
        
        I'm going to Texas Tuesday night (right after my ex raid) so I need to do a bunch of kyogre raids this weekend to ensure I get shiny. - ty97 Jun 7, 09:21 2
        
        WOW! 2 Shiny Ho-Ohs? Very nice. I did like 6 Ho-Ohs and no shiny. Dangit. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jun 7, 09:24 1
        
        I did 19 ho-oh raids and caught 12 (not 13, just checked) of them. - ty97 Jun 7, 09:27
        
        nope :) -- nm - decline Jun 7, 09:19
Days Gone: New trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 7, 09:00 [youtube] 1
- kinda looks like Far Cry with zombies -- (edited) - decline Jun 7, 09:05
Sixers and Bryan Colangelo agree to part ways -- nm - decline Jun 7, 08:59 5
- (and it looks like it *was* his wife who had the burner accounts) -- nm - decline Jun 7, 09:17 1
  - Yep. I can't imagine how that gets handled at home. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 7, 09:27
- Sixers: "We think you're terrible and should go." Colangelo: "I agree." -- nm - rollo Jun 7, 09:11
- "we told him to gtfo and he didn't argue." -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 09:00 1
  - just wait till he gets on Twitter though. -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 09:17
FIFA 19 to feature Christiano Ronaldo -- (link) - budice Jun 7, 08:57
Poll: Does your workplace allow for teleworking? Are you able to take advantage of it? If so, regularly or occasionally? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 08:54 7
- Occasionally. -- nm - Diva Jun 7, 09:10
- I can (I'm the only one), but really only do it during inclement weather and such. -- nm - decline Jun 7, 09:10
- *makes hand-wavy motion*. It's possible, but not encouraged. -- nm - Roger More Jun 7, 09:02
- It would be challenging, to say the least. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 09:00 1
  - Wait until you're in charge of "Pepsi presents Arithmetic" -- nm - Roger More Jun 7, 09:02
- I work from home, except for when I visit my parents or brother in which case I work from their houses. -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 08:59
- Yes. I could, regularly, if I wanted to. I prefer to be in the office. -- nm - znufrii Jun 7, 08:55
ST Quiz, how many movies with George Clooney have I seen? -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 08:52 25
- Too few for sure.. Probably around 5.. (NM) -- nm - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:11 4
  - I am ashamed that I have seen more Adam Sandler movies then Clooney ones. -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:12 3
    - I'm so proud, lil' groiny is growing up! (NM) - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:15 2
      - eh, I can admit I have made some mistakes. -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:17 1
        
        ;-) That's the first step! - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:21
- 3 and one better have been Out of Sight. -- nm* - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 7, 09:02 11
  - I really liked the movie, but not Clooney's best. It was jLos best performance -- nm - Geordi Jun 7, 09:27
  - no and no -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:03 9
    - DTM. No wonder you don't like him. OoS made me like him, O11 made me love him. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 7, 09:04 8
      - the answer is 5 - groiny Jun 7, 09:08 7
        
        Oceans 11, Out of Sight and Michael Clayton are absolutely required. I'd also make arguments for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Three Kings. - Name Withheld by Request Jun 7, 09:21 4
        
        O Brother too. Also Hail Caesar (but not necessarily for Clooney) -- nm - LMS Jun 7, 09:26
        
        I would add Good Night, and Good Luck. (I know, he is minorish in that, but that's still his movie) - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:25 2
        
        GN&GL and Syriana are two of my blindspots. Haven't seen them. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 7, 09:30 1
        
        GNGL is very very solid, beautifully conceived cinema. And tight. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:32
        
        Wait, DtD started the growing love affair. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 7, 09:21 1
        
        I think I skipped only 2 of his films in the last 20-ish years.. - Marlowe Jun 7, 09:29
- 12 -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:59 2
  - way too high -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:01 1
    - I suspect you don't realize how many movies he's been in. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 09:32
- You've seen - Reagen Jun 7, 08:56 1
  - you have 3 correct. -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 08:56
- 2! -- (edited) - Shaun Jun 7, 08:54 2
  - a tad low. -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 08:58 1
    - 6 -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 09:04
And in further good news, daughter just posted on FB....... - Meg Jun 7, 08:48 1
- yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 08:54
LIR - Congratulations to our newly minted Senior Trial Counselor!! -- nm - Meg Jun 7, 08:44 3
- yes, congrats Dawson! - groiny Jun 7, 09:11
- Break out the cutting boards! Jackie Onions is large and in charge!! -- nm - Diva Jun 7, 09:11
- God almighty I never want to be on the other side of that court room. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:48
THERE it is: Water Festival starting back up today at 4 eastern, 1 pacific. nm - Johnny Lawrence Jun 7, 08:37 4
- what the hell is wrong with you???? -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 08:43 2
  - Well - I need a shiny Shellder and Kyogre. So there's that. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jun 7, 09:04
  - Nerd gamer people. - Shaun Jun 7, 08:44
- Good chance to stock up on Magikarp and Wailmer candy for future special research too. nm -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jun 7, 08:40
I think less for Ocean's 8 -- Ocean's 12 & 13 were poor to middling with bigger stars (relative to gender) - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jun 7, 08:33 4
- 13 is great. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 08:38 1
  - It has moments (spoils) - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jun 7, 08:46
- Those lesser Oceans have really grown on me in recent years. Neither is wonderful but both are highly rewatchable. (Just saw an hour of 13 last week.) -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 7, 08:37 1
  - I should watch all 3 again over the weekend.. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 7, 08:47
admission : I have never seen any of the Ocean's movies. -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 08:31 20
- 11 is an all-timer classic. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 7, 08:38 5
  - As great an actor as Don Cheadle is, his cockney accent is spectacularly bad. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:47
  - I still use the "I've never even been to Belize." line just to see who's paying attention when we break up planning meetings. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jun 7, 08:45 2
    - "did I rush it? It felt like I rushed it." -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 08:53 1
      - I'd heard that was an ad-lib or they used a take where he said that ... and it worked so well they used it. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jun 7, 08:55
  - "Man you got some lovely hands here, do you moisturize?" ... -- (edited) - budice Jun 7, 08:41
- Not even 11? A casino heist film starring Julia Roberts and 11 men? -- nm - rollo Jun 7, 08:37
- The 11 remake is *fantastic* - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jun 7, 08:33 3
  - I wonder what the best "let's do the exact same thing again, but bigger and in Europe" sequel is. - Roger More Jun 7, 08:40 2
    - Ocean's 9 and a Half -- nm - LMS Jun 7, 08:57
    - London Has Fallen!!!!! -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 08:43
- DLC -- nm - budice Jun 7, 08:33
- *blink* ... are you not a Clooney fan? -- nm* - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 7, 08:32 7
  - I have recently flipped positions on Clooney, I did not like him for a long time. - groiny Jun 7, 08:40 6
    - He's one of my all-time fave actors - con_carne Jun 7, 09:06 1
      - for a long, long time, his smarmy aura turned me off big time. -- nm - groiny Jun 7, 09:10
    - What’s your position on Nicole Kidman? - Beryllium Jun 7, 08:47 2
      - The Peacemaker is a really fun action movie. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jun 7, 08:50
      - I have always loved her. - groiny Jun 7, 08:49
    - Well, this thread is *why*. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 7, 08:47
Decide my pre-Paul Simon concert dinner — Option 1 -- (link) - znufrii Jun 7, 08:28 12
- how about this option? (I've heard amazing things) -- (link) - decline Jun 7, 08:38 3
  - That does look amazing. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 7, 08:45 2
    - yup, everyone says the omakase is the way to go (my buddy who's been to Japan a few times says it's the real deal) -- nm* - decline Jun 7, 08:46 1
      - Definitely on my list now, though. -- nm - znufrii Jun 7, 08:49
- Just go with the steak, Jake. -- nm - rollo Jun 7, 08:32 2
  - Get yourself some fish, Trish. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 08:40 1
    - plate of steamed clams, Sam. -- nm - Diva Jun 7, 09:39
- Option 2 -- (link) - znufrii Jun 7, 08:28 3
  - I would do this one, then. -- nm - decline Jun 7, 08:52
  - this one. -- nm - amanda Jun 7, 08:32
  - Option 3 -- (link) - znufrii Jun 7, 08:28
- I would let him choose. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 7, 08:28

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