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LIR.. i'm still catching up on my 2018 posting. i expect to be up to speed by March, when i'll let you all know how my new year's eve went. -- nm - colin Jan 2, 12:58
Super Dave Osborne, Bob Einstein, has passed away. :-( -- (link) - Krusty Jan 2, 12:57
FX's The Bastard Executioner was well received on ST, yes? $3 on Amazon Prime or Vudu. -- (link) - Mop Jan 2, 12:50 3
- No - I wanted to like it - it was messy. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 2, 13:04
- no. it was cancelled quickly too. -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 13:01 1
  - Well, for $3 you can watch the whole thing! -- nm - Mop Jan 2, 13:05
If you're going to try a season of Top Chef, I would suggest season 4 or 6 unless you want to begin with All-Stars. -- nm - David Jan 2, 12:49 6
- I just can't get into cooking shows and I think I figured out why. It's cause I can't try the food. - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 2, 12:59
- Season 6 has the best chefs IMO. The whole cast was stacked it was unbelievable. Like people who didn't win would dominate other seasons. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 12:59
- 2 and 3 are good too. - Strongbad Jan 2, 12:53 3
  - Yeah, 2 and 3 both have engaging chefs. We started with 3 and fell in love immediately. - David Jan 2, 12:56 2
    - Disagree on 3's winner. - Strongbad Jan 2, 12:58 1
      - Yeah, Carla makes 5 worth watching. (Kim, you'll want to read the IM.) - David Jan 2, 13:01
ST Follow-up polls: What movie will be YOUR #1? What movie are you hoping beyond hope will meet your expectations? - oblique Jan 2, 12:43 27
- Toy Story 4, The Irishman. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 2, 13:11
- HTTYD3. Lion King. Detective Pikachu. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 2, 13:05
- John Wick 3 and Endgame -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 13:02
- Battle Angel. I'm already so invested... -- nm - colin Jan 2, 12:57 5
  - I would be but I cannot get past her eyes. Will probably skip it unless I hear great things. -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 13:02 2
    - I guarantee that won't bother you more than ~3 minutes. -- nm - mud Jan 2, 13:04 1
      - Plus, it gave me the same vibe as Mortal Engines. -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 13:05
  - I've been excited about this one for 15 years, but I don't think they've got it. - David Jan 2, 12:58 1
    - the CGI from the first trailer to recent ones is significantly better.. i'm still holding out hope. -- nm - colin Jan 2, 12:59
- How to Train Your Dragon 3 -- nm - David Jan 2, 12:56 1
  - I get goosebumps when this trailer comes on. Saw it in 3D with Bumblebee. I'm SO in. -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 12:59
- John Wick 3 or Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Both are fun series thus far. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:54
- The only one I see (based on names) on the list linked below that I feel I'll definitely see in the theater are John Wick 3 & Toy Story 4 -- nm - JaxSean Jan 2, 12:51 6
  - Really? I marked 15 that are must see through June 21st. -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 13:01 2
    - A) I don't like comic book movies much, B) I think I saw 1 or 2 movies in 2018 in the theater, and C) you're dumb. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 2, 13:03 1
      - A) Only a third of those are comic book movies, B) You are dumb, and C) see B. -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 13:05
  - Sidenote: I think Aladdin will be a bust. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 2, 12:52 2
    - yep -- nm - mud Jan 2, 12:53
    - Wild Wild West level, even. -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:53
- Must. Anticipate. Star Wars. Must. Anticipate. Star Wars. - con_carne Jan 2, 12:49 2
  - Again? I couldn't make it through TLJ once. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 2, 12:53 1
    - Oh yeah. I mean, I can't unread Joseph Campbell, so I can't unthink how awesome TLJ is. Sorry. -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:57
- Glass. Then Glass. Third would be Glass. And then Endgame. -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 2, 12:49
- Hope: Star Wars Ep 9. It's time for a Star Wars movie to blow me away. -- nm - Mop Jan 2, 12:48
- Endgame. I need more bearded Capt America - Epiphany Jan 2, 12:48
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Goldfinch, Terminator. -- nm - mud Jan 2, 12:46
- Lion King. - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:45
So many people are fired for not telling me there's an Argentine character on Fuller House - con_carne Jan 2, 12:39 4
- Have you run out of things to watch? -- nm - Krusty Jan 2, 12:43 3
  - If they make jokes about where he comes from, I'm in -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:45 2
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 2, 12:59 1
      - Yup. Everybody laugh at Argentina's foibles and don't repeat their many mistakes please :) -- nm* - con_carne Jan 2, 13:10
"They can do what they want there, frankly" -- (link) - mud Jan 2, 12:23 7
- He's this close to letting the Saudis convince him to pull out of Israel. -- nm - Max Jan 2, 12:46 1
  - [snork] -- nm - mud Jan 2, 12:49
- OFFS -- nm - Epiphany Jan 2, 12:39 1
  - JUST CALM DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE - Spawn Jan 2, 12:43
- But ISIS is defeated! -- nm - Mop Jan 2, 12:38
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:37
- he is a diseased animal -- nm - Jovian Jan 2, 12:36
Ugh. It feels like I have been back to work for about 3 weeks already - prayformojo Jan 2, 12:23 5
- yonh. -- nm - Diva Jan 2, 12:46
- word -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:41
- Today is dragggginnng. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 2, 12:39
- i was searching for a tropical vacation before noon today. I was off for 11 days. I made it 3 hours. -- nm - Andie Jan 2, 12:35
- That far over budget, eh? -- nm - David Jan 2, 12:35
ST Prediction Poll: Name the #1 movie of 2019 based on this list of release dates. -- (link) - oblique Jan 2, 12:22 55
- My darkhorse is Playmobile: The Movie! - Spawn Jan 2, 12:51 3
  - I mean, if you're going to rip off LEGO movies, you'd be better off doing a Duplo movie :) -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 12:52 1
    - Spoiler - Mop Jan 2, 12:55
  - And Charlie's Angels on the same day as Terminator? -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:52
- Are we writing off Captain Marvel in our top 5? -- nm - Mop Jan 2, 12:49 8
  - Expecting movies to beat Toy Story isn't a popular pastime in Hollywood -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:51
  - My top 3 all make 600mil+. My #4 and 5 make 400mil. - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:51 5
    - You think it will do worse than Wonder Woman? -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 12:52 4
      - Hold my beer. -- nm - MCU to DCWB Jan 2, 13:07
      - Without question yes. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 12:59
      - I think Wonder Woman got a substantial bump for being the first good female movie. It controlled a narrative - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:57
      - Think about this a bit. Who has the name recognition? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 2, 12:53
  - I expect it to finish either 4 or 5 for the year. -- nm - David Jan 2, 12:49
- 1) Avengers: End Game -- 2) Lion King 3) -- Star Wars 9 -- 4) Frozen 2 -- 5) Toy Story 4. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:28 7
  - I think Toy Story 4 could sneak past Jumanji, but the goodwill seems huge on Jumanji 1. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 12:31 5
    - This is particularly true for Star Wars Ep 9, but a late December release date could impact those grosses. -- nm - Mop Jan 2, 12:41 4
      - But... KEVIN HART!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:42 3
        
        Pair him with Dwayne Johnson and they're box office gold! - Mop Jan 2, 12:43 2
        
        Wait, did Dwayne Johnson also make homophobic jokes? -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:56 1
        
        He talks a lot about strudel and disparages men for liking strudel. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:59
  - FUCK YEAH. -- nm - Disney Jan 2, 12:29
- Episode 9 -- nm - Tim Jan 2, 12:28
- Avengers: Endgame -> Star Wars -> The Lion King -> Frozen 2 -> Jumanji. Disney is not letting up in 2019. That said (more inside) - MDH Jan 2, 12:26 20
  - I want to bet that Frozen and Lion King out gross Avengers and Star Wars. Feels instantly crazy but the more I think about it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:28 18
    - In Disney circles, Frozen is pretty played out. I think it'll do well but nowhere near Star Wars/Avengers well. Lion King could do $500M, though. -- nm - David Jan 2, 12:51
    - Frozen had no competition besides Smaug. This one has Star Wars, Jumanji, Cats, etc. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 12:31 6
      - Are we sure Jumanji 2 will be a hit? Or Cats, which feels like it could be one of those obvious hits that won't be? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:32 5
        
        Everyone like Jumanji. I don't understand Cats at all. But I know it's got a huge fanbase/musicals make money in the Christmas week. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 12:34 1
        
        ~Remember when we built a snowman....~ -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:35
        
        I'm way more inclined to see J2 than I was the first one. It was significantly better than it seemed to be. My guess is that it opens a good deal - oblique Jan 2, 12:34 2
        
        Yeah, I'd expect it's opening to at least double -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:44
        
        I saw the first one in theaters well after opening. I'd see this one immediately. -- nm - MDH Jan 2, 12:35
    - L3! -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:29 9
      - I'm getting Matrix 2 to Matrix 3 drop offs from Avengers. (Not raw numbers, but general interest drop after the second chapter.) - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:31 8
        
        I still haven't watched Matrix 3. Never. -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 12:39
        
        Yeah... no. Matrix was a few movies, this is a movie universe. Awareness is off the chart on this one. -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:38
        
        Anything's possible but the pre-release awareness numbers for the next one are higher than the last one or any other film since Force Awakens. -- nm - David Jan 2, 12:35 1
        
        Thank you (stupid phone call). -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:39
        
        And I think the same for Star Wars 8 -> 9 -- nm - Strongbad Jan 2, 12:34 3
        
        I can see a Star Wars drop WAY before an Avengers. Endgame is the culmination of 10-11 years worth of high quality films. People will complete it. nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 2, 12:37 2
        
        Agreed. I'm struggling right now to recall what the big plot is supposed to be for Star Wars but EVERYONE knows what we're looking for in Avengers -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 12:39 1
        
        Both are rather doom-and-gloom. I do know a spoiler for *both* movies, though (exact same one). I think we knew the AE one already, but maybe not SW. - Spawn Jan 2, 12:40
  - Yeah. That's an insane lineup even with F2 being a total cash grab. That Jumanji will do crazy good also given how strangely good the last one was -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 12:27
- Frozen 2. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:25
- Avengers: Ender's Game -- nm - Jovian Jan 2, 12:24
- A Dog's Way Home -- nm - ty97 Jan 2, 12:24
- The Curse of La Llorona! -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:24
- I'm going to be different just because. Toy Story 4. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 2, 12:24 1
  - Safest choice -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:53
- Marvel's Avengers: Endgame -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:23
- I didn't look at the list, but I can't imagine it will change my guess from Endgame. -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 2, 12:23
- Avengers Endgame -- nm - groiny Jan 2, 12:22 3
  - Doctor Strange literally said the last one was the end game -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:25 2
    - "we are in the Endgame" -- nm - groiny Jan 2, 12:25 1
      - Never End Neverending -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:28
Like, whoever cut that last trailer for Aquaman made them, conservatively, 500 million dollars. - Reagen Jan 2, 12:18 3
- she likes Aquaman and John Cena....hmmmm -- nm - Remlik Jan 2, 12:26 1
  - That's the other one, who I give a pass for not knowing what she's saying. -- nm - Reagen Jan 2, 12:30
- the allure of controlling sea creatures is very appealing to kids. -- nm - groiny Jan 2, 12:20
Year in review: 120 days spent on the road vs 93 yesterday. Oof. - colin Jan 2, 12:13 2
- That was one long day yesterday -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 12:15 1
  - Dude. It is 2019. Where is *your* Tesseract? -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:17
I Don't Hate Women Candidates, I Just Hated Hillary and Coincidentally I'm Starting To Hate Elizabeth Warren -- (link) - Tim Jan 2, 12:12 8
- “No, not that one either...” -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jan 2, 12:25
- Centrist female Democrat wins the general in a romp. Just a question if she could win the nomination. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:23 4
  - Don't think I agree at all (but it's a moot point due to your second sentence) -- nm - ty97 Jan 2, 12:27 3
    - I think a woman wins. But Harris seems to be the option ahead of Klobachur and Gilibrand, which I think is a mistake for the general. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:29 2
      - It's a bit of push and pull. You need to energize your base to show up for your candidate in the general - ty97 Jan 2, 12:30 1
        
        Which is partially why I'm certain that a woman emerges as the nominee ahead of the Biden's or Booker's. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:34
- He has a point. - Spawn Jan 2, 12:19
- It's evident in polls, voters like liberal ideas when asked. They just don't like liberal candidates. A significant cottage industry sees to that. -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:16
Research shows that it was a myth that the Harper Government demoralized the civil service. -- (edited) - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:08 3
- carefully considered their advice, then did what he and his base wanted regardless. -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 13:05
- He should have tried harder. -- nm - Mop Jan 2, 12:17
- "Alright, civil service." *giving fives* -- nm - con_carne Jan 2, 12:10
10TaW x70 - prayformojo Jan 2, 12:06
NFL Coach of the Year: Matt Nagy? Anthony Lynn? Frank Reich? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 2, 12:05 3
- Nagy -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:32
- Nagy beats Reich. -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:07
- DA BEARS! -- nm - oblique Jan 2, 12:06
NFL MVP: Mahomes by a landslide? Someone else? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 2, 12:05 7
- Mahomes over Brees over Russell over Luck. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:31
- Mahomes, though I wonder how much of his success is system. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:08 3
  - He still has to execute and read the defense. -- nm - Krusty Jan 2, 12:46
  - Tyreek's speed running by DB's isn't system -- nm - Strongbad Jan 2, 12:11 1
    - And he has Travis Kelce who is one of the top TEs in the game. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 2, 12:21
- Mahomes edges out Luck. -- nm - Spawn Jan 2, 12:06
- Yes -- nm - amoxy Jan 2, 12:05
NFL Offensive ROY: Saquon? Baker Mayfield? Someone else? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 2, 12:04 4
- Mayfield -- nm - Beaker Jan 2, 13:05
- Saquon. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 2, 12:41
- Mayfield easily. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 2, 12:29
- Yeah, has to be one of those two -- nm - amoxy Jan 2, 12:05
Hey bery, saw this and thought of your earlier post. -- (link) - Spawn Jan 2, 12:03

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