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Post by NAS on Apr 11, 2021 22:56:15 GMT
I'm on the fence about Jack Ryan. It was a decent story. I love having The Bunk as the boss but I am having a hard time with Jim from The Office as an action star. I think that was a terrible casting decision. Of course he wants to break off from being the sitcom star. No fault to him for this. It just doesn't feel right to me. I don't buy him as Jack Ryan. The funniest thing for me is that Kraczinski’s expression when he’s horrified by something on Jack Ryan is the same face he used to make when Michael would go way over the line. It’s like, sure, war crimes are the same as the boss now being able to hear how inappropriate his joke was. The show is all retreads. Jim and Bunk get help from Doug Stamper to investigate the murder of David Aceveda by the Faceless Man. They also get help from the girl with the dragon tattoo. This after season one ended with Ryan being promoted by the doctor on Deep sPace Nine. I have a harder time believing Jim has a PhD in econ. Dude. David Aceveda. Holy shit.
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Post by sandogbrewin on Sept 6, 2021 16:11:43 GMT
Make sure you watch Netflixs “crimes and penalties” documentary on Danbury Thrashers hockey. Its almost like “you-cannot-make-this-up” but you can because a mob connected trash man made it happen.Totally forgot the Omicioli brothers played for Danbury. What a jaw dropping trip.
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Post by NAS on Sept 7, 2021 0:08:39 GMT
Make sure you watch Netflixs “crimes and penalties” documentary on Danbury Thrashers hockey. Its almost like “you-cannot-make-this-up” but you can because a mob connected trash man made it happen.Totally forgot the Omicioli brothers played for Danbury. What a jaw dropping trip. I don't know this story, but I will surely watch it.
I remember Mike Omiciolo playing for the Portland Pirates when I had season tickets those years. He was short, like 5'4 or something. They called him up last minute, so they didn't have a child's small to fit him. He had to wear a common size and looked ridiculous. The jersey was honestly down below his knees.
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Post by NAS on Sept 7, 2021 0:11:38 GMT
Also on that Danbury team (thanks HockeyDB) was Nasty Mirasty! That guy was a fuckin monster.
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Post by bookboy007 on Sept 7, 2021 16:45:16 GMT
Also on that Danbury team (thanks HockeyDB) was Nasty Mirasty! That guy was a fuckin monster. OK, funny story. Mirasty was from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. That's about 2 hours drive from Saskatoon. Been there. Nice enough little town; large Metis community. First guy I knew who grew up in Meadow Lake (or near...) was a writer named Warren Cariou. He published a book over 20 years ago now called _The Exhalted Company of Roadside Martyrs_. It was either two or three stories, one of them a novella. In one of the stories, he has a character: Fuckface Mirasty. I can't help but think there's a little bit of biographical detail seeping into the fiction there. Jon would have been about 12 or 13 when the book was being written at best, so it's probably not him, but no doubt there's someone with that family name who's the template for the character.
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Post by NAS on Sept 7, 2021 17:05:25 GMT
The family tree must be pretty colorful. Jon was a pure psycho on the ice.
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Post by bookboy007 on Sept 7, 2021 17:30:45 GMT
The family tree must be pretty colorful. Jon was a pure psycho on the ice. Relationships between the Metis and non-Indigenous communities are not always great. I wouldn't bet against the idea that he honed that psychosis on and off the ice back home.
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Post by seobrien on Sept 7, 2021 20:54:38 GMT
Gonna say that Ted Lasso is, in my opinion, as good if not better than the hype. Great story, great cast, great dialogue, great characters, great jokes, great soundtrack. I'm not surprised it's up for 20 Emmys.
Damned, I didn't realize how much I needed something "good" on TV.
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Post by bookboy007 on Sept 7, 2021 21:01:34 GMT
Gonna say that Ted Lasso is, in my opinion, as good if not better than the hype. Great story, great cast, great dialogue, great characters, great soundtrack. I'm not surprised it's up for 20 Emmys. Damned, I didn't realize how much I needed something "good" on TV. I am finally watching Archer. It is sometimes hilarious. What I like best are the more subtle parts of a show that can be hilariously broad. Like when the characters know things that 98% of the audience won't and when the other characters don't get an allusion, get told to read a book. Or the Tobias Funke level of unintended double entendres that get marked for two seasons by someone just saying "phrasing." Then a third season where nobody does it and Archer is constantly questioning why. The voice cast is great and Carol/Cheryl is deeply dark. Watched the last season of Bosch, too, and was disappointed. Mostly by the way it ended. I haven't read the Connolly books, so I don't know if they ended the show in line with the books, but meh. Gotta find something that's not on Amazon. I'm not sending Pierre McGuire's separated at birth evil twin to space. Or at least, I refuse to pay for it.
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Post by NAS on Sept 8, 2021 0:15:39 GMT
I am finally watching Archer. It is sometimes hilarious. What I like best are the more subtle parts of a show that can be hilariously broad. Like when the characters know things that 98% of the audience won't and when the other characters don't get an allusion, get told to read a book. Or the Tobias Funke level of unintended double entendres that get marked for two seasons by someone just saying "phrasing." Then a third season where nobody does it and Archer is constantly questioning why. The voice cast is great and Carol/Cheryl is deeply dark. Watched the last season of Bosch, too, and was disappointed. Mostly by the way it ended. I haven't read the Connolly books, so I don't know if they ended the show in line with the books, but meh. Gotta find something that's not on Amazon. I'm not sending Pierre McGuire's separated at birth evil twin to space. Or at least, I refuse to pay for it. Archer is fantastic. It took me a while to get past the fact that it's Bob from Bob's Burgers as Archer.
I'm basically in cartoon love with Lana and would cheat on her with Cheryl every weekend.
Phrasing? Are we still not doing that?
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Post by NAS on Sept 8, 2021 0:17:11 GMT
If you can find it, "The Good Place" is the funniest show I've seen since season 2 of The Office.
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Post by seobrien on Sept 8, 2021 3:03:27 GMT
I'm a Futurama geek.
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Post by bookboy007 on Sept 8, 2021 3:36:10 GMT
I am finally watching Archer. It is sometimes hilarious. What I like best are the more subtle parts of a show that can be hilariously broad. Like when the characters know things that 98% of the audience won't and when the other characters don't get an allusion, get told to read a book. Or the Tobias Funke level of unintended double entendres that get marked for two seasons by someone just saying "phrasing." Then a third season where nobody does it and Archer is constantly questioning why. The voice cast is great and Carol/Cheryl is deeply dark. Watched the last season of Bosch, too, and was disappointed. Mostly by the way it ended. I haven't read the Connolly books, so I don't know if they ended the show in line with the books, but meh. Gotta find something that's not on Amazon. I'm not sending Pierre McGuire's separated at birth evil twin to space. Or at least, I refuse to pay for it. Archer is fantastic. It took me a while to get past the fact that it's Bob from Bob's Burgers as Archer.
I'm basically in cartoon love with Lana and would cheat on her with Cheryl every weekend.
Phrasing? Are we still not doing that?
Lol. Yup! And I loved the whole subplot that Pam is the one who knows what she’s doing.
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Post by bookboy007 on Sept 8, 2021 3:37:19 GMT
If you can find it, "The Good Place" is the funniest show I've seen since season 2 of The Office. I have had it recommended way too often. I need to let it cool so expectation doesn’t ruin it.
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Post by bookboy007 on Sept 8, 2021 3:39:15 GMT
I'm a Futurama geek. Due respect to Futurama but Amy isn’t anywhere close to Cheryl and Bender and Pam…loose. Plus the whole premise of Archer is that he actually is fully James Bond, not Rowan Atkinson benefitting from the luck of the dumb.
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Post by NAS on Sept 8, 2021 9:57:39 GMT
If you can find it, "The Good Place" is the funniest show I've seen since season 2 of The Office. I have had it recommended way too often. I need to let it cool so expectation doesn’t ruin it. I'm presently going through it for the second time. It's still laugh out loud funny. And nothing is ever that funny.
Michael the Architect is Ted Danson's best role.
Don't read the synopsis or anything about it. Just put it on. It's sure to be like no show you've ever watched before and funnier than most anything you've seen in a long time.
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Post by davinator on Sept 8, 2021 11:49:14 GMT
When do you guys find time to watch TV?!?
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Post by bookboy007 on Sept 8, 2021 14:12:15 GMT
When do you guys find time to watch TV?!? The lack of hockey over the offseason really leaves a gap....
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Post by Fletcher on Sept 8, 2021 14:29:47 GMT
The family tree must be pretty colorful. Jon was a pure psycho on the ice. I remember watching Mirasty and Jeremy Yablonski absolutely batter each other in one of those long, defense-free, slugfests, which was in an outdoor AHL game I think. As the ref broke it up, the announcer pointed out that those two "are actually cousins".
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Post by Fletcher on Sept 16, 2021 13:16:42 GMT
Make sure you watch Netflixs “crimes and penalties” documentary on Danbury Thrashers hockey. Its almost like “you-cannot-make-this-up” but you can because a mob connected trash man made it happen.Totally forgot the Omicioli brothers played for Danbury. What a jaw dropping trip. I watched this last night. Oh man. That kid has an IQ of about 30. Who would've thought that if you offer UHL level players much more money than other teams, you can build a winning roster? I hate every primary character in the story. But entertaining, yes.
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Post by sandogbrewin on Sept 17, 2021 12:12:53 GMT
Make sure you watch Netflixs “crimes and penalties” documentary on Danbury Thrashers hockey. Its almost like “you-cannot-make-this-up” but you can because a mob connected trash man made it happen.Totally forgot the Omicioli brothers played for Danbury. What a jaw dropping trip. I watched this last night. Oh man. That kid has an IQ of about 30. Who would've thought that if you offer UHL level players much more money than other teams, you can build a winning roster? I hate every primary character in the story. But entertaining, yes. Yah the kid needed a slap 👋. Heh the good ol 5 NY families and there strangle hold on garbage.
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Post by 50belowzero on Sept 18, 2021 15:13:07 GMT
Mike Rupp, Trasha supastah!!!!
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Post by mdsizzle on Sept 22, 2021 0:06:41 GMT
Make sure you watch Netflixs “crimes and penalties” documentary on Danbury Thrashers hockey. Its almost like “you-cannot-make-this-up” but you can because a mob connected trash man made it happen.Totally forgot the Omicioli brothers played for Danbury. What a jaw dropping trip. Funny, I just watched it and have to pop over to this section to tell you all to check it out, but you beat me to it, San! Pretty epic shit! I'm kinda shocked I've never had of this before.
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Post by Corky on Sept 22, 2021 1:49:59 GMT
Yellowstone
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Post by NAS on Sept 22, 2021 14:45:50 GMT
I'm dying to watch this one, but I just can't get the time at home. It's difficult when she fucking hates all things associated with the topic/location/genre.
Young Gun 1 and 2, Deadwood, Spaghetti, Louis l'Amour, I can't even sneak Justified by. And obviously that means Longmire and Hell on Wheels also get the stink eye.
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