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This is how I spent my jamaican vacation….

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I discovered Rick and Morty is on HBO max and thought I’d give it a shot: it’s now one of my top 5 television comedies of all time.

The writing is so fucking good! I can’t believe it was there all those years and I wrote it off as the “in thing” so never bothered to check it out. I was expecting Family Guy style humor but it’s much closer to early Simpsons (with gore and fart jokes tossed in).

I ended up buying season 5 on Prime (I never purchase shows) since it isn’t available on HBO yet….one episode left.

Also just started West World, so far it’s pretty good.

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This is just another example for white U.S. citizens that they should take the law into their own hands…. I’ve never had to point my guns at another person and hope I never do, unfortunately some people are just itching for an opportunity to do so.

This is fuckin nuts.

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“He’s nothin but a lowdown, double dealin, backstabbin, larcenous, perverted worm! Hangins’ too good for em, burnins’ too good for em, he should be torn into little bitsy pieces and buried ALIVE!”

~Hanover Fist

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It was actually 3 or 4 (counting producer cuts) episodes, not that I’m mildly obsessed with the show or anything.

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As an alternative we could just abolish the priesthood all together.

 

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Clearly this man has never had a colonoscopy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Ah yes, the American healthcare system in a nut shell!

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Relationship topic:

What age do you allow your kid’s significant other to spend the night?

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DavidM wrote:

I just sent that to my daughter’s boyfriend, he’s in her band and has no idea what my phone number is!

 

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I’m not sure how Manson identifies religiously (nor am I defending him) but most “satanists” are simply trolling the church. I wouldn’t put much stock into professed “religions”, there’s a whole lot of “christians” that rape and murder.

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garjones wrote:

Andy wrote:

Thanks everyone, the version Dave posted doesn’t seem to be available in the US.

It’s aimed for the UK market and the URL will automatically switch to the US one on that link (I tried myself and it took me to .com instead of co.uk). Type in this one with the UK address and it should show. You can order in the US from Amazon UK, and vice versa, and the price is decent but check the shipping cost which will of course be more than usual.

*Text*https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1846533236?ref_=k4w_embed_dp_err&tag=kpembed-20*text*

Thanks Gar, it’s ordered!

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Thanks everyone, the version Dave posted doesn’t seem to be available in the US. I’d prefer the vol 2 label for consistency with my collection (should have got it when it was released!) and I’m not a fan of the Netflix badge on the book. I might try to find an original, ($50 for a used library copy) but I still haven’t finished the run so even a vol 4 version is better than nothing.

Help me out here folks. I want to get a TPB of Jupiter’s legacy vol 2. Since the Netflix acquisition of MW it seems like they have reworked the titles,is there a trade for the original Legacy vol 2? Everything I’ve seen is Legacy vol 2 containing the original Circle books.

Someone point me in the right direction please!

 

We did a rewatch of Pink Floyd’s The Wall on the big screen with my daughter and her boyfriend. They had never seen it and it had been over 20 years for my wife and I. Absolutely amazing combination of imagery and music. One of the few movies that I remembered as “great” that held up to the expectation.

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Critical thinking is a lost concept in the USA.

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Pretty disappointed it was cancelled, even for all it’s flaws I really enjoyed the performances, especially the “Circle” portions of the story. (I’m a sucker for a period piece!)

I was really looking forward to seeing the stories from JC2 brought to screen, that was probably my favorite run of the Jupiter’s series. At least I got to see one scene with a live action Skyfox.

This seemed like a wasted opportunity.

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[Andy]

Josh Duhamel’s response

“When you get dumped by @netflix and have to put yourself back out there ….

#sexysantasummer

What’s up, @hulu?”

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I’ve been MIA from the site longer than I realized. What a gut punch on memorial day morning.

Ride EZ brother, I’m lighting up a fatty for you.

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I fuckin LOVE Mark Hamill!

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All I’ve wanted for the last 4 years is to see him dragged out kicking and screaming, I might get my wish!

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My wife had long hair for most of the time we’ve been together but went to a pixie cut a few years ago. Fortunately, I really like it because she’s not the type of woman you want to argue with!

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How about a joke Donnie, what do you get when you cross a narcissist devoid of logic ignoring the people he serves with a pandemic?

You get what you fuckin DESERVE!

FUCK that guy, he’s made me ashamed of my country.

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My job site near Seattle has been shut down all week due to the air quality. I’m one of three people allowed to work out of the 600 that are staying home without pay. The first day I was wearing a N95 mask but the superintendent said it was still too much exposure for a 9 hour shift. Now I have his truck parked at the gate so I can run the filtered AC and  sit inside. Personally, I don’t think idling a truck all day is a great idea but I’ll go along with it as long as I can keep my job.

We had planned a camping trip to Cannon Beach for last weekend. Amber had made a map of filming locations from The Goonies but we’ll have to make it a spring trip now.

Poor kid had her graduation, 18th birthday party and summer gigs cancelled due to covid, now this… can’t catch a break.

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I know Todd will get it…

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I noticed my kid added some stickers to her car this weekend:

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Christian wrote:

Oh, I don’t know, there were a lot of goofy moments in the OT.

 

True but Han Solo was still cool. I don’t know, do kids these days want to be Poe Dameron like kids used to want to be Han Solo? I don’t know, I just kinda doubt it.

 

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It seems like there are several members that show up as “anonymous”. Is that on purpose? Makes following a conversation difficult… what’s the deal Gar?

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Treat sex workers like athletes. numerous tests, procedures for positive tests, client testing

And gold medals!

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I would argue the majority of US Presidents were racist, Joe needs to slow down and think before he starts talking.

I laugh out loud every time I see the word Jacksonian, our fan films were all funded by the J.I.T.C (Jacksonian Institute of Critical Thinking). I also have a brother named Ian so a lot of his paperwork and driver’s license looks JacksonIan!

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Sending federal officers and/or troops to Chicago is going to be a bloodbath. Chicago’s violence problems aren’t people protesting armed with spray paint, it’s well armed gang warfare.

I watched V for Vendetta a couple weeks ago and was shocked at how much of that movie is playing out in society right now.

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Anonymous wrote:

Chris D wrote:

I can’t really bring myself to mock it when there’s still way too good of a chance that he wins in November

That’s some good advice!

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My wife and I got married on the cheap at a state park overlooking the Mississippi River. I think it was just under $3000 with about 150 people. That included our rings, clothes (made by friends with us providing the leather), 2 tents, tables & chairs, a stone and log open shelter with a fire place, catering and music.

I actually thought it was expensive until my best man told me he spent $30,000 on his wedding the year before!

It’s been 24 years so I think the party was worth it.

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My daughter’s band has been unable to meet for rehearsal or gigs since March due to the virus. Their band director has really stepped up and has been working with them one at a time over Skype. He’s done a great job keeping them engaged in the music and mixing their individual rehearsals into finished songs. Hopefully they’ll be able to do some small shows this fall. Amber has one more year before she moves past the age limit and really wants to do another show at the Hard Rock Cafe before they break up.

Hopefully this video loads (still having trouble loading on the site)

https://youtu.be/uzRLpwKgnNY

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I can’t figure out how to get more than one attachment in a post…

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My kid has been out “vandalizing” public property with chalk.

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My brother sent this to me 2 weeks before the protests

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Will, that is absolutely fuckin GOLD!

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I don’t think there’s a “kind” of racism to support regardless of a person’s religion. The very idea is repugnant. I don’t give two fucks what fairytale they subscribe to, racist is racist.

 

 

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Love is pretty hard to define, simplistically it’s just a chemical reaction in our brains that causes a comforting and pleasurable state. I think it’s mostly brought about by behavioral traits of the individual we have that “feeling” for as well as long term familiar comfort. That’s why I love my siblings, cousins, etc, even when they’re being assholes or pissing me off in general.

Romantic love: same as above but you want to bang the person.

Infatuation: A compulsion to feel “Love” from the presence of another. Often placing unrealistic expectations on one’s self and the responses of the other individual.

Keep in mind I don’t have any clinical training in this area of study. However I have smoked quite a bit of high quality cannabis today.

 

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Apparently whoever the President is has “Total” Authority”. I must have missed that during government studies.

Why does he insist on going on TV every day to make an ass of himself? Thank god pot is legal here!

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It seems to me there are certain parts of the body an alcohol based sanitizer would make uncomfortable at the least. I hope those ladies do a test run!

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Every time I see Biden speak he looks lost…and he’s really the best person the Dems can come up with?

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When comparing the data on diseases keep in mind statistics can be used to prove anything that’s even vaguely true…14% of all people know that.

I found 8 rolls stashed in a cabinet last night, the panic has subsided for the moment.

Unfortunately Emerald City Comic Con has been postponed (was supposed to start Thursday), ironically Amber was going to dress as Nurse Joker and I was going to patient Harvey Dent.

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Reporting from the US pandemic epicenter of Redmond Washington…. I’m down to 4 rolls of toilet paper and starting to panic!

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I’ve been looking for a new comedy to watch and stumbled across Norsmen on Netflix. I looked up some reviews and this is the one that convinced me to check it out:

The is what happens when Scandinavians think too highly of themselves. It’s a dark comedy that isn’t even funny. The actors are too pretty, botox’d and plasticified – it’s pretty much an ego trip. Perhaps it was 1200 years ago that the Viking scum invaded the Island, which is now known as the United Kingdom, but it’s still fresh in my mind. Since when is it funny to joke about rape, murdering innocents, taking slaves and stealing a kingdoms food, crafts, goods and precious items. Karma is beach, so they say, and Scandinavians will eventually get theirs – from what I see, it’s pretty much happening already to their country with uncontrolled immigration … Now the rapers become the raped. Not a funny show, just arrogant and ugly. King Alfred was a close ancestor of mine and his wish of a United Kingdom happened, generations of my ancestors went through hell at the hands of the so called ‘North Men’ or as they are more commonly known as pagan scum ! Vikings are not cool, and Scandinavians will get the Karma they deserve – it’s 1200 years late, but it’s coming. I’m a mix of Irish, Caledonian and Saxon (English, Scottish and Irish) …we don’t forget.

Anything that provokes that kind of reaction is worth looking into!

The first episode was pretty good, I’m giving the second a look today…

Valentine’s day is approaching and though my wife and I haven’t celebrated it with gifts for many years, this time I’m doing something unexpected.

Just before Christmas she lost the center stone from her engagement ring. With my daughter’s help, I snuck the ring out of her jewelry box and had the sapphire replaced as well as the surrounding diamonds tightened up. I gave it to her for her birthday in January (first she got an oven mitt, lowering expectations makes the real gift that much sweeter! )

My ring was lost 15 years ago and was custom so not easily replaced or reproduced but when she put hers back on she got teary eyed remembering that we used to have matching rings. So I digitally scanned our wedding photos, spent a few days sketching my ring and will be picking up what is hopefully a faithful recreation of it on Monday.

She’ll be surprised to get a Valentine’s day present at all but will be blown away when she opens it.

I haven’t bought any fine jewelry since 1995, the ring is more than 4 times the original cost…..its just GOLD for cryin out loud!

It’s been a while since I read the GN, did Oz actually catch a bullet in the book?

JRCarter wrote:

‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Gay Moment Doesn’t Faze Chinese Audiences, Censors

Please be C3-PO and R2D2, I’ve been waiting for it since 77!

Sounds like the internet drama surrounding the film is more entertaining than the actual movie! I’ll watch it for free, shouldn’t be more than a few days before it’s available.

I really do like the film a lot. Other than Kick-Ass it’s probably the comic movie adaptation I’ve rewatched the most as an adult. (I worn out 2 copies of Superman on VHS as a kid)

I think a lot of people slam it because of the change to Adrian’s plan. I had never read the GN when I saw the movie so I didn’t have any preconceived notions about what I should or shouldn’t be getting.

Even after reading the GN I still think the film gets it right more than it doesn’t.  There isn’t much I don’t like about it. There’s a few bits of clunky dialogue but the story and overall tone work really well. Especially when you compare it to other formulaic popcorn superhero movies.

The film is fucking awesome and I’ll tell you why.. SHUT UP! That’s why.

I haven’t watched much TV this year, I forced myself to finish GOT and will never revisit season 8 (the only one I don’t own a copy of) Stranger things 3 was meh but the Watchmen left me wanting more every week. I’m still watching HDM but my interest is waning mostly due to the acting and clunky dialogue.

It was never stated that the device would prevent him from remembering so I think it still works story wise. The bigger issue (the GN suffers this as well)  is trying to write a character that perceives time the way Dr M does. When you try to write the impossible into a “real” world setting, it gets pretty messy.

The despecialized  2.0 OT the only way I watch it now. Though I’ve heard there’s a 4K version in the works.

One of the aspects I enjoyed in the writing was that lots of seemingly unimportant details ended up being part of the main plot. It didn’t smack you over the head with it but became apparent during the last two episodes how all of it tied together.

Seeing as how this is a sequel written decades later and not by the original author, it’s pretty solid. (I like the GN but don’t see it as AWESOME as many others do)

 

That’s a pretty cool nugget about Lube man, I never really expected any background on him. Just assumed his presence in the show was to let the audience know there are still masked heroes operating independent of the”official” masked cops.

I pretty much agree with all of Jon’s praise and none of his complaints about the show.

After swimming the first 8 episodes on Saturday I had a pretty good idea about what the end would be. I don’t think it was obvious though, it required paying attention and a bit of knowledge about the GN helped.

There was some fan service or easter eggs but nothing that I found distracting or unwarranted to include.

The final confrontation definitely felt VERY comic-booky but considering this is a comic book story, it didn’t bother me much. Laurie’s presence in the 7K lair after the plan was revealed was a bit silly, and I was disappointed Looking Glass didn’t have a bigger part in the foil but overall I’d say they stuck the landing for the show.

I’m torn about another season, I really like Angela but leaving her story hanging might be better than taking a chance seeing it crash and burn in another season.

I give it a B+

I’m disappointed my derailment didn’t last long, even more so that people discussed milkmen without posting the GIF! I really have to figure out image posting from my phone on this site.

garjones wrote:

I booked my tickets today for opening day. I’m excited but very much hoping the don’t reverse the Rey lineage stuff. I’d really hate that.

I love cinema prices in Malaysia. US$12.49 for 3 Imax tickets. I paid more than that for one bog standard seat in NY 5 years ago.

 

Please ensure job security by leaving your trash on the seats.

RonnieM wrote:

lorcan_nagle wrote:

In all honesty that’s one of the best scenes in Star Wars.

Agreed. I love it.  It’s when I knew the film was going to be great.

Ironically reading this post is when I knew Ronnie had his head up his ass.

I thought it was really good, loved the paradox set up with Angela talking to HJ across the time stream. I don’t get why they aren’t showing DM’s face except as Cal (is that supposed to be like “Kal”? ) All told it was a solid episode and made me want to see the finale immediately. I’m not sure where it’s all headed but being a Stephen King has made me well prepared for unhappy and even unsatisfactory endings.

I’ve read some pretty interesting spoilers for the next DSW film (not something I’ve ever done for any movie before). I’m not going to go into them but I’m waiting for a full synopsis after the movie is out to see how accurate they are. I don’t expect anything but a mine of comdey gold from this movie, that’s all I want.

Anonymous wrote:

I’m not worried, as I already know I’m voting for Trump no matter what

That’s some pretty rigid thinking bro! I can’t imagine supporting any candidate “no matter what” at this stage. Sometimes you have to step outside your preconceived notions and actually absorb information to make an individual choice. Tossing a vote to Mr White Nationalist hugger just because he pretends to be a Republican seems short sighted.

That’s any work of fiction though, using flashbacks to explain away the rediculous isn’t what’s happening with this show. It doesn’t appear to be that desperate or lazy in it’s story telling (too me).

The “problem” of future sight in a story ( like time travel) is that it creates paradoxes that can’t be explained with logic. That’s one reason I don’t analyze stories with either of those two elements too deeply, it can unravel pretty quick. The GN has the same issue with Dr Manhattan’s future sight.

I’m sure the question of why Jon is pretending to be Cal will get answered and I don’t see a contradiction with the GNs ending, Jon could have changed his mind or just flat out lied about what he was going to do.

Did anyone else pick up on the closing music for the last episode? Perfection!

JRCarter wrote:

Bloomberg wasn’t my favorite Mayor of NYC, but I’d vote for him over Trump.

Not exactly a glowing endorsement!

I’m loving this show, it’s great entertainment and an interesting look at the Watchmen “what if” alternate history. Personally I’m just looking to be entertained for an hour a week so I don’t dig too deep into scrutinizing it. There are certainly flaws but I don’t see a Trainwreck coming.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything by Lindelof so I’m not (yet) convinced this will end unsatisfactory.

I just watched TLJ for the 2nd time, it wasn’t any better than the first time. I’ll be seeing the new DSW fanfilm when it’s available for free, I have a morbid curiosity about watching trainwrecks.

Quite a loony selection for a group of drunken reprobates.

Breaking Bad really stuck the landing, maybe the best TV show start to finish that I’ve ever seen. It makes me hesitant to watch an epilogue. It’s a point of contention in our house at the moment!

I just realized the upvote for a post is at the TOP of the post now! I’ve been liking the wrong fucking posts!!!
Still can’t figure out the picture thing, Ronnie tried to help but I’m hopeless.
On another note, my screen has the green background cutting off the edges of the text box when making a post, do I need to adjust something in the settings? Also don’t see a post preview button…

Can’t seem to get it…yes @RonnieM I was thinking of you when I tried to post that.

I never watched Twin Peaks when it was on originally, I didn’t have television reception after 1990. When I heard they were filming a sequel series right down the road from us (had no idea the original was filmed here) I thought it would be fun to check out on Netflix and see familiar sites in a TV show. It was so bad my kid was asking me to turn it off halfway through the pilot. I insisted we plow through and even give the next episode a shot but aside from Cooper it was a soap opera Trainwreck of bad acting, bad dialogue and terrible pacing. The god awful music being poorly cued at odd moments didn’t help either. We gave up after two episodes and that was that… except it wasn’t!

I got sick as hell last week and have been in bed for most of 6 days (I went into work Monday but was sent home by my foreman) I was bored so I started watching it again. I made it to the middle of season 2 when the main plot line gets resolved but lost interest in all the loose ends that weren’t tied up by then. I think this show survives (and got a sequel) based on mostly nostalgia. In 1990 it was pretty edgy compared to most TV so I can see the attraction at the time but it doesn’t hold up very well any more.
Highlight: seeing David Duchovny in drag

[Andy]

Trying again….

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