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I should see it, but I kind of want to see The Room again.
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It was only playing in three theaters around me. I had to go farther than usual to see it. But it was worth the trip. Hi doggy.

I've never seen The Room in full

Congrats @Zeeky_Bomb on Toronto's big MLS title!

it's only slightly more relevant than the Grey Cup
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That being said, compared to the Grey Cup, a lot more of my friends actually care about TFC.
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The Bills Colts game is a winter wonderland

We've gotten a grand total of like two inches of snow so far this year. I mean, I kinda like the nice weather but I also sort of wish it would just be winter. Even when it is a warm day this time of year there's only like four hours where it's pleasant to be out so what's the point

Snow is almost a foreign concept to me. I've only been close enough to touch it twice in my life, otherwise I've only seen it on the tops of mountains sometimes.

I saw a few flakes in the early morn last week but that's it.

We got a dusting this weekend but it didn't stick to the roads.

Yesterday we had about an inch, the first snow this season that stayed on the ground.
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Our playoff hopes are about to be crushed by the Cleveland Browns

I'll probably see Star Wars on opening weekend, but man, I don't think I feel the slightest bit of excitement about it. I was really hyped when TFA was coming out, but I'm experiencing series fatigue at this point and it's only going to get worse until the new trilogy finishes. Then you just know 10-20 years after that they'll probably come out with some entirely new set of movies and that'll continue until the end of time. It just feels too much like this big cash cow that exists to sell toys and make studio execs even richer.

Not that I'm saying that it's a new thing that it's a big moneymaker, but at least the original trilogy was some guy's passion project. It was a very cool thing for its moment in time (and it still holds up), but some of the things that made it great, like ambitious setpieces and special effects, are commonplace in movies now. Yeah, they can add new characters and stories, but it seems like they're recycling a lot of the same themes and character tropes.

SkynyrdRocker posted...

Our playoff hopes are about to be crushed by the Cleveland Browns

I'm pretty sure the Packers wouldn't make the playoffs even if they won out

Rockies posted...

SkynyrdRocker posted...

Our playoff hopes are about to be crushed by the Cleveland Browns

I'm pretty sure the Packers wouldn't make the playoffs even if they won out

They could

Also I hate that there is probably going to be some huge spoiler moment in each movie, so I can't even just enjoy the movies years later removed from hype because assholes will post spoilers all over the internet in places that have nothing to do with Star Wars

Lake effects are amusing, because Buffalo has a blizzard and we have barely any snow.
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SkynyrdRocker posted...

Our playoff hopes are about to be crushed by the Cleveland Browns

More like bad play calling by Mike McCarthy.
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I'm seeing Star Wars Thursday night

I couldn't get tickets for Thursday. I thought about having the kids miss school to watch it, but instead decided we'll watch it Friday right after school.
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I'm not as hyped as I was for TFA (I would have maybe killed myself if I hadn't liked it) but I am excited because I think it'll be really good

Lol Browns

First possession of OT, their garbage QB Kizer was under pressure on third down and just threw up a jump ball in the middle of the field. There were like four Packers there and they intercepted it basically already in FG range

The Browns went to OT? Good job guys.

I still need to see Rogue One.

I will likely catch up though in order to see it over the Christmas break though.
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I watched The Room in its entirety for the first time today. I have seen most of it in clips and segments, but never all at once. Not on my way to see The Disaster Artist

What a story Mark

I did not hit her I did not hit her hi Mark.
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People are people.

Rogue One is a movie that I enjoyed at the time I watched it, but now that I think about it is a pretty ridiculous and stupid movie that did not need to exist

I think it's kind of poorly written but the action is great and the big Vader scene justifies the movie's existence. I need to see it again at some point to properly judge it. I saw TFA four times in the theater and will probably see Last Jedi at least twice, either to make sure it's still good or make sure it's still bad

Alan Trammell and Jack Morris got voted in the HOF by the veterans' committee. I know Morris somehow became the anti saber metrics community poster boy and that's why he got in, but can someone explain why they liked him better than Tommy John who didn't get voted in? Just looking at their stats it's no contest between Morris and John whether you use traditional or advanced metrics and his name is waaaay more famous

I don't think any Star Wars film is an exceptional example of good writing, but Rogue One takes the "plot armor" to even more ridiculous levels. And then of course everyone still dies anyway, it's unsatisfying. I think that writing a movie for a bunch of disposable characters is an inherently flawed premise, especially with the audience knowing the outcome of their main objective. At least the Han Solo movie doesn't have that issue so it should hopefully be a lot better.

I'm not a huge fan of Rogue One (though I did like it) but I find it pretty weird to say there were plot armor issues in a movie where everyone dies

STLCards1991 posted...

I'm not a huge fan of Rogue One (though I did like it) but I find it pretty weird to say there were plot armor issues in a movie where everyone dies

Well I only saw it once but aren't there some close calls throughout the movie? And I guess I might be using "plot armor" too generally. I thought it could be applied to general suspension of disbelief that the heroes are able to succeed despite ridiculous circumstances. IIRC the planet gets blown up like two seconds after the plans finish downloading. That sounds plot armor-y to me, but if it's not then it's still pretty absurd

That just feels like regular action movie stuff to me. I don't think it's plot armor that Arnold survives in Predator.

You're not wrong to dislike the movie if you're living your truth but your reasoning so far has been suspect at best.

Watched some of the Bills-Colts game. Looked pretty fun. Also, everyone (except Shady McCoy) looked hilariously clumsy running around in snow up to their ankles.
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crinalex posted...

Watched some of the Bills-Colts game. Looked pretty fun. Also, everyone (except Shady McCoy) looked hilariously clumsy running around in snow up to their ankles.

I believe shady wears like extra long spikes or something to help. I remember a few years ago when he was on Philly he dominated in a snow game as well.

That would make sense. He looked much faster and more agile than everyone else.
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Well maybe I just don't know how to describe it. It was an entertaining movie, but it's just mindless entertainment. Of course you have to suspend some disbelief watching Star Wars films, but I feel like the other ones hold a little more weight to make up for it. Maybe that's because they are trilogies that give some space to get to know the characters and explore a wider range. Rogue One felt entirely self-contained, which is fine for most movies, but I guess I don't get it. Like was it supposed to be a prequel or a side story? It seemed like it was trying to be both at the same time, which didn't help it do a good job of being either.

CaptainHammer posted...

Alan Trammell and Jack Morris got voted in the HOF by the veterans' committee. I know Morris somehow became the anti saber metrics community poster boy and that's why he got in, but can someone explain why they liked him better than Tommy John who didn't get voted in? Just looking at their stats it's no contest between Morris and John whether you use traditional or advanced metrics and his name is waaaay more famous

The baseball hall of fame is way too weird, and both should likely be in.

And yeah, Morris is a hall-of-good guy rather than a hall of famer, but... meh? I'm tired of the Jack Morris argument at this point.
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The 49ers won today but the Broncos won too so that draft chase wasn't really helped. Also they'll probably win on Thursday because the Colts are trash. Imagine if they finish out 7-9, that's like the worst possible thing given how this season has gone

Hey chewy who do you think is better? Any one of the collective Broncos QBs or Brett Hundley.

Hundley can't possibly be worse than Osweiler or Lynch, but I don't know much about him, so what would I know? It seems that he was pretty similar stats to Siemian but I would assume he possesses more raw talent

Time to see if this bum Ravens team can beat the Steelers

How many players will be at the brink of death at the end of this game?
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Woodhead will probably get hurt again before halftime

Holy fucking shit Flacco, that was a fucking disaster. Plus the fact the dude returned it to the 40. fuck

Also, offsetting personal fouls haha

I like Rogue One. And it gave us this video, which is an instant classic and one of my favorites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppL71p4Jo_c