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I'd be more intrigued to see a movie if Val Kilmer was playing Batman. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 09:02 1
- Yeah, no, no, no, no. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 09:42
Our blind friend's (the one that lives off grid on an island) dog is now blind :( -- nm - colin Aug 3, 09:02
Keaton is to batman as Connery is to bond. Fair statement? - Will Hunting Aug 3, 08:45 19
- It's buried in my post below, but I think the commonality is that they set the standard for their roles. - Roger More Aug 3, 09:04
- nah, Keaton was a cheesy batman, Connery defined a new genre of film. nobody is parodying Keaton batman, plenty are for Connery bond. -- nm - colin Aug 3, 09:03
- Personally, I think Bale is Batman. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 08:59 4
  - He is my *favorite*, but Keaton *is* Batman. And I really like Pattinson's. So go figure. - Spawn Aug 3, 09:03
  - And who’s your Bond? Connery, Moore, Brosnan, Craig? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 09:00 2
    - George Lazenby -- nm - decline Aug 3, 09:08
    - Probably Connery -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 09:06
- Close enough. Except after Morbius, I'm not sure if I care if he comes back as Batman. - Beryllium Aug 3, 08:53 1
  - I think he knew he was in a crap piece and simply acted to it's level. His work in (Homecoming) was stellar. -- nm* - Spawn Aug 3, 08:55
- Keaton did Birdman, Spotlight, Beetlejuice, The Paper, Founder -- nm* - budice Aug 3, 08:50 8
  - Keaton did Multiplicity (I am not sure what this thread is about) -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:59 1
    - The Other Guys. Don't go chasing water falls my friend -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 09:00
  - Connery did Untouchables, Red October, Last Crusade, The Rock, Finding Forrester, Entrapment... - Roger More Aug 3, 08:58
  - Connery did Gandalf, Morpheus/The Architect, John Hammond, Dumbledore, Sybock...wait...sorry, in an alternate universe again. my bad. -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 08:56 1
    - "Shpock... live long and proshper." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 08:57
  - ….and Connery did Untouchables, Red October and The Rock. But there are dozens of leading men who’ve had 2-3 strong hits. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 08:55
  - Birdman, Night Shift, Mr. Mom. -- nm* - Remlik Aug 3, 08:54
  - Vulture, too. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:51
- About as close as you can get, anyway. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:49
judge to jones: "this is not your show" -- (link) - mud Aug 3, 08:29 2
- In every video I've seen of the Judge in this trial she looks just so absolutely annoyed with him and the whole thing -- nm - decline Aug 3, 08:40 1
  - If only there were someone in a position to do something about it... -- nm - Max Aug 3, 11:24
So how would taxes work in the Batgirl situation anyway? - Dano Aug 3, 08:28 9
- I want to see an Ocean's Eleven plan to break in and steal it. It will be the new Pam and Tommy sex tape! -- nm* - Spawn Aug 3, 08:39 3
  - This could make a hilarious movie. Couple of GFBs break into the studio to steal the footage, only to realize it is exactly as bad as people thought - znufrii Aug 3, 09:03 2
    - That's what Fanboys was about, more or less -- nm - Reagen Aug 3, 09:14 1
      - I thought it sounded familiar as I was typing it out. -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:01
- depends if the accountants use FIFO or LIFO - prayformojo Aug 3, 08:38
- It’s an accounting trick. - Mop Aug 3, 08:34 2
  - This is also what Sinclair did two quarters ago. - David Aug 3, 09:02 1
    - By the way, here's today's earnings vs. last quarter's. - David Aug 3, 09:04
- Variety indicated they could do the full write-off only if it didn't display anywhere. - David Aug 3, 08:32
How good was Vin Scully? Hollywood knew in For Love of the Game. This trailer narration is better than anything in the movie. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 08:28 [youtube] 2
- "Clear the mechanism" may be his equal. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:37 1
  - If Vin narrated that, AFI top 100 line -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 08:45
I made it over two years without being in direct contact with someone testing positive for Covid. One of my co-workers tested positive... - Walt_Disney Aug 3, 07:48 3
- To be fair....* that you know of* but good luck, in fauchi ouchi we trust and I hope you maintain your c19 virginity -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 3, 11:27
- I'd isolate and wait a few days if you can (2-3 days) before testing. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 08:03 1
  - This. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 08:06
Germany will bring back mask requirement on planes, trains and buses from October until early April 2023. - ty97 Aug 3, 07:44 4
- Why wait until October? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 3, 08:03 2
  - It's advance planning for the fall/winter/flu season. - ty97 Aug 3, 08:06 1
    - Ah, your IM would make sense. - JaxSean Aug 3, 08:12
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 07:54
In today's crypto news: Solana wallets drained of $5M+ -- (link) - oblique Aug 3, 07:30
Kansas primary turnout dwarfed 2020 primary turnout. 700,000+ turnout with votes left to count. Protecting the right to abortion - TWuG Aug 3, 07:18 15
- Interesting thread on how the 'No' messaging labeled the proposed amendment as a "government mandate." -- (link*) - decline Aug 3, 07:54
- I wish that vote was with the general election instead of the primary. -- nm - pmb Aug 3, 07:42 1
  - The GOP purposefully scheduled it during the primary in hopes of low turnout that would skew GOP/anti-abortion -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 07:44
- I think a lot of state races will be won because of this issue. Women will show up, imo. - Inigo Aug 3, 07:21 11
  - This will definitely be a factor in the PA governor race. If Mastriano wins I'd say it's 80% that abortion will be banned in PA. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 07:47 1
    - Yeah, it’s pretty clear cut here, not that there aren’t plenty of other reasons not to vote for him. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 3, 07:57
  - I’d be very interested in seeing the downballot effects of this before assuming that this kind of support translates into support for particular candidates -- nm* - znufrii Aug 3, 07:24 5
    - If the Dems can craft the message correctly, every state race can be portrayed as a fight for abortion rights. -- nm - Inigo Aug 3, 07:47 3
      - "You *can* win *if* you show up. So show the f up." -- nm - Max Aug 3, 11:27
      - But will voters respond to a single-issue-framed candidacy as vigorously as a single-issue ballot measure? I mean, I hope so… -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 3, 07:54 1
        
        This is HUGE. Reproductive rights are the same as equal rights. -- nm* - Spawn Aug 3, 07:57
    - It's going to depend on how the "protect abortion" landscape looks in each state. Ballot measures may not - TWuG Aug 3, 07:28
  - if this is the result in *kansas,* imagine less red states. -- nm - amanda Aug 3, 07:22 2
    - Kansas red is very much a blend of Southern Christian conservative and Western libertarians. - Barons Barons Barons Aug 3, 07:45
    - exactly -- nm - St. Epiphany Aug 3, 07:30
JWST new image -- (link*) - decline Aug 3, 07:17 [Image] 3
- amazing -- nm - crash davis Aug 3, 07:40
- You can get cream for that. -- nm - LMS Aug 3, 07:33
- the definition of that galaxy on the far right is terrific -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 07:19
per Ed's Weekend Warrior, Prey reviews embargoed till noon -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 07:11 1
- LOL -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 07:38
A few new details about the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet and...uh... wut? (spoilers?) - ty97 Aug 3, 07:09
Netflix is suing the creators it the Bridgerton Musical as they have started touring. Four counts of copyright infringement. -- (link) - MDH Aug 3, 07:04
Grain of salt: I’m hearing Batgirl was testing so horribly, that the only option was a complete reshoot. They weren’t willing to spend the money - MDH Aug 3, 07:02 23
- I was wondering about whether they claimed UK Tax Credit on this - it's provided on the basis that it’s intended for theatrical release. - LMS Aug 3, 07:49 2
  - Scoob 2 and it both died for tax purposes. -- nm - David Aug 3, 07:51 1
    - I mean probably both? I don’t think they care about harming DC’s reputation, they just don’t want to spend tens of millions to make New Mutants money. -- nm - mafic Aug 3, 08:13
- This is the coverup lie. -- nm - David Aug 3, 07:42
- "it would really harm the DC universe." - Spawn Aug 3, 07:40 3
  - Unlike Justice League! -- nm - David Aug 3, 07:42 1
    - They should let Zack Snyder cut the Batgirl movie and do some re-shoots and he will fix it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 07:46
  - Haha. -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 07:42
- how bad must it of been, with after Spidr-Man's BO from having 2 old Spideys, that Keaton couldn't carry it to getting a release. - Beaker Aug 3, 07:13 14
  - Burying a movie starring Michael Keaton, though? You’d think there’d be consequences. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 07:42
  - Michael Keaton’s name isn’t guaranteeing success for any movie. - MDH Aug 3, 07:18 12
    - It was never supposed to be release in theaters, I think. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 3, 07:33
    - as the original Batman? I think you are sorely mistaken. -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 07:19 10
      - After Spider-Man, American Assasin, Dumbo, and the Protege all flopped. Look at his filmography. I like the guy but he’s not a name at all. -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 07:37 7
        
        MDH, four out of four STers can't be wrong. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:37
        
        Michael Keaton isn’t. Michael Keaton as Batman is the defining Batman for a generation of people. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 08:18
        
        He *is* Batman for a *lot* of people. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:08 2
        
        Yup. It's him and Adam West for me. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 3, 08:49 1
        
        Add Kevin Conroy for his animated voice, and we have the trifecta of formats. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:53
        
        you're correct. But it's Iconic character that he brought to mainstream movies. They'll do something with him -- nm - Remlik Aug 3, 07:42
        
        not his name, but the character he played -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 07:38
      - (but, to be fair, I have been wrong once or twice before :) ) -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 07:23
      - and after No Way Home if your PR Department can't sell it, then you need to hire a new PR Department -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 07:20
I want soup! -- nm - Tim Aug 3, 07:00 2
- what kind? inquiring minds want to know - St. Epiphany Aug 3, 07:31 1
  - for my office b-day lunch last week we did ramen. I had spicy kimchi and beef ramen - decline Aug 3, 07:39
Melanie Lynskey on her experience on Coyote Ugly: “I was already starving myself. That was already people putting a lot of Spanx on me in wardrobe -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 06:58 1
- is that Rose from Two and a Half Men? -- nm - St. Epiphany Aug 3, 07:33
Framed: 5/6. Moviedle: X. Actorle: X. - Marlowe Aug 3, 06:52
Tom Brady is 45 today. Oldest starting QB in history, 100+ NFL Players born after he was drafted. -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 06:13 6
- i can't imagine the daily pain he must be in. - colin Aug 3, 06:30 5
  - He doesn't do traditional heavy lifting. IIRC, he hasn't since his early days of the NFL. -- nm - Inigo Aug 3, 06:47 4
    - it's not so much the lifting, it's just keeping muscle supporting your joints, staying flexible. -- nm - colin Aug 3, 06:52 3
      - His whole workout regimen and diet is about increase muscular flexibility and reducing inflammation. - Inigo Aug 3, 06:59
      - And avoiding tomatoes. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 3, 06:57 1
        
        And seeing shamans -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 06:59
10-performance Guys & Dolls at the Kennedy Center -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 06:09 1
- This is part of the concert series. Semi staged with big stars attached. I have tickets to all 3 this season. - MDH Aug 3, 06:13
The Earth is spinning faster - June 29, 2022 was 1.59 millisecond shorter than the average day -- (link) - decline Aug 3, 05:56 2
- HOLD ON!!! -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 06:58
- *docks your pay proportionally* -- nm - Your boss Aug 3, 05:57
Trailer for 'Marriage' starring Sean Bean and Nicola Walker. Him and Her, and Mum by the same writer were both excellent so looking forward to this. -- (link) - LMS Aug 3, 05:50 [youtube] 2
- I've never known Nicola Walker to not be amazing -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 06:07 1
  - Ditto for Sean Bean when it comes to his BBC dramas. -- nm - LMS Aug 3, 06:37
Wordle 5/6 - oblique Aug 3, 05:46 4
- 3/6 - Marlowe Aug 3, 07:06
- 4 - 410 - GregW Aug 3, 06:31
- 4 - decline Aug 3, 05:52 1
  - 3. - Barons Barons Barons Aug 3, 05:54
Britney Spears reveals she wanted to marry in a Catholic Church but didn't want to convert -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 05:45 1
- The coordinated bumping off of the mob bosses would have been inconvenient. -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 06:29
Adley Rutschman has settled in apparently. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 05:40
This was the most stressful 1 minute of video I've watched in a long time. The guy who is in it picked a great soundtrack. -- (link) - colin Aug 3, 05:37 1
- yikes -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 05:47
What You Need to Know Before Seeing ‘The Sandman’ (I read volumes 1, 2 and 3 this past week) -- (link) - Beaker Aug 3, 05:35 8
- the Death graphic novel is important as well -- (link) - Remlik Aug 3, 07:18
- *twitch* - znufrii Aug 3, 06:20 3
  - you have to watch all of Lucifer before you can watch Sandman. - colin Aug 3, 06:31 1
    - Twice. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 08:10
  - Issue 8 is one of the best single issues of any comics series ever. -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 06:23
- if you don't feel like dropping a ton of cash, your local library probably has the annotated sand man, which is how i read it (and recommend it) - colin Aug 3, 05:43 1
  - that's where I grabbed 1, 2 and 3 :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 05:45
- I love that Gaiman picks fights with trolls over the casting choices "have you ever read the fucking comic?" - Beaker Aug 3, 05:41
The Puma x Batman collection released today. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 3, 05:07 1
- Discovery hasn't cancelled that yet? -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 05:29
"Cheese is like people. It can live a long time but once you remove the skin it starts to go bad." -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 05:04 1
- "and like cheese, you can just cut the bad layers off of people until they get smaller and smaller" -- nm - colin Aug 3, 05:10
Bullet Train 58% (40/29), Bodies Bodies Bodies 97% (37/1), I Love My Dad 64% (27/15), Easter Sunday nsy, Prey nsy -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 05:03 1
- Never doubt the power of my autonick -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 3, 05:43
TV PSA: Big Brother, MasterChef, CMA Fest, AEW Dynamite, Wellington Paranormal, Challenge USA, So You Think You Can Dance, Reservation Dogs, -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 04:57 12
- Lightyear (D+), BattleBots, High School Musical the Musical the Series, Crank Yankers, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 04:59 11
  - 3: Reservation Dogs for me and Lightyear and HSMTMTS eventually for wife and kids -- nm - Beaker Aug 3, 05:48
  - 1) Only Murders (I was too busy last night to watch it) -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 05:04 9
    - i tried on that.. it felt like i was watching a play... -- nm - colin Aug 3, 05:11 8
      - I think it's fantastic. Season 1 was awesome and season 2 has been a bit less awesome but still a lot of fun. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 05:15 7
        
        i'm willing to give it more time.. in only did one episode. -- nm - colin Aug 3, 05:27 5
        
        I thought the mystery was entertaining to follow along and try to solve before the show did. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 05:29 4
        
        ooooh, that makes sense. first episode made it feel like it was just about being a true crime nerd. i like a good whodunit -- nm - colin Aug 3, 05:32 3
        
        There are some twists and turns along the way that make it more than just a show that's poking fun at true crime and all that goes on around it. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 05:34 2
        
        that might be part of it. i listened early on to some true crime and just could not do it. - colin Aug 3, 05:41 1
        
        Theresa doesn't like true crime podcasts as well. She has an issue when the hosts are being comedic and I get that. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 05:48
        
        And I say that despite my dislike of a lot of what Martin Short has done over the years. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 3, 05:16
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 3, 04:55 [Attachment] 1
- BROZOING - Doing goofy shit with your friends. Hold my beer... -- nm - VMan Aug 3, 05:51
Word. -- nm - budice Aug 3, 04:52

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