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I'm guessing they don't get a lot of mail, either.

So here's a theory: What if your points are adjusted with a basis on what percent of the population they affect? Easy for a caveman to get 10,000 points. Nearly impossible for anyone once we reached half a billion. (Which would be around 500 years ago.) Mindy's unstated idea might have helped literally everyone.

Did he say they were in the good place, or did he simply say they were not in the bad place? Either could be explained away, but the latter leads to even more interesting possibilities.

Well that was a lot of fun and a fantastic performance by D'Arcy. Kristen Bell is probably the hardest to copy and even that was really good. A lot of us had expected that nobody gets in, but I surely would have thought that meant "no one ever", not "no one in 500 years". It could be very interesting if that means the "Good Place Committee" is stuck in the mindset of 1500. But assuming the show sticks with the tradition of not following any one specific culture/religion, I'm not sure how that would translate. (I mean if Schur decides to blame it on the Renaissance I won't be that disappointed, but it's far more Euro-centric than they usually go.) All things considered, 4 humans with Janet powers were very restrained.

Was it the 1954 accelerated depreciation rule? If so, that's kind of a just-so story. It counted for literally any building but we don't tell the story of the tax break that inspired dentist offices and movie theaters and donut shops. It was probably more of a cultural thing. We became a car society and people moved to suburbs. A mall is a downtown that you can build in the middle of nowhere, enclose, and not have to worry about people who live there.

Lots of great stuff in here and an intriguing conflict. I hope they don't drop the ball on resolution.

Yeah I was definitely seeking bagels this morning. Lots of choices near me, including "New York Water Bagel Company", "Broadway Bagel", and of course several "Manhattan Bagel". (I'm not in NY.) So Marcus was right on the branding. But I also appreciated Corey who wasn't being stubborn for no reason. He didn't want to take the existing customers for granted. It's possible that wasn't an accident and he was trying to honor lost children by including them.

It was basically an hour of discussions over a name change. Which I get is a big thing that would naturally take a great deal of discussion. But I might have enjoyed some other changes to mix it up. Maybe some actual discussion of the math instead of him just hinting at margin and ticket size.

Well this was a fun episode. Different products than the usual rut and some pretty good banter between the Sharks. I don't really get the strength of "Hire Santa", but I loved how well the guy negotiated. He came back at Kevin with a smart alternative and then was broadly focused enough to take advantage of other Sharks coming back in. By contrast, I felt pity for the Ski Wheel guys but apparently not as much as Barbara because she waited a lot longer on their whispering than I would have. Savory Oat Meals is a new enough concept that I looked up their menu to see what I might try myself. Some of them are interesting, like goat cheese, dried figs, hazelnuts, and truffle honey. Others are just parmesan, oil, salt and pepper. In either case I'm not sure I wouldn't just prefer it over some other grain, like rice.

Wow, they hated that snow brush. Poor guy was probably wishing he'd ended up on a gong show segment. I wouldn't personally buy one but I didn't think it was crazy. \ A little bit of snark from the editors, cutting to Jim every time the gift card lady mentioned chains vs "premium restaurants".

He did another episode as well: The Cereal Defense. (It scored better.)

And Jameela has been on GBBO as well. It all makes sense now!

My criticism was tangential to yours - I didn't feel it showed off "painting". Nancy has said "it's too brown" several times, which is silly. But when the whole point is to demonstrate an array of edible paints, yeah I want to see color. Were this a log cake challenge I'd have thought his was great. I can see that but then it's a very different competition entirely. Just people doing what their best pas idea was with no improvisation or new creativity. Heck, you'd probably get someone making an octopus cake and saying it's about nightmares or something. I'd rather see them invent within the confines of a new restriction. (Now as for having more time so they can put forth their best work, that I could go for.)

The price on most things that come through this show is pretty shocking. I liked the Bottle Keeper enough to look them up. It's $35 for the cheap one and $50 each for the "improved" model - plus shipping unless you order multiples. I'm sure they know what they're doing. With all the publicity the show gets they might as well go for premium buyers at lower volume. But for me personally it's usually out of range.

Oh that's a good observation. I could totally see that. And with Kreese back to be the bad guy, we don't need Johnny and Daniel in full-on opposition anymore anyway. I could totally go for them co-teaching the same students, each coming in and saying "Ignore everything he just said."

After hearing this recommended for months, I only just now got around to watching. It does live up to the hype. I was very impressed by the actors, especially the young ones. It's hard enough to play multidimensional characters. But ones that transform are especially so. Xolo Maridueña as Miguel totally deserved the lead, and Jacob Bertrand as Hawk really pulled off both versions of himself - even if there wasn't quite as much depth to either. And in the other direction, Tanner Buchanan just screamed "smarmy" the moment his face appeared on the screen, but you could also find yourself rooting for him as the ultimate hero. I hope more of them get some growth as well. (Including, as many of you said, Daniel's son.) All together there's a strong message about nurture vs nature, as well as the potential for change. Daniel is better, but not perfect. Johnny is flawed, but not without good qualities. The heroic kid became pushy and aggressive and the laptop thief a peacemaker. All while kicking up 80s nostalgia really hard. I wonder though if they're going to give any gray area to Miyagi and his teachings. They could say that if you're too passive you miss opportunities and life passes you by, so you need a little Cobra Kai even if the "no mercy" angle is wrong. But that doesn't seem to have been set up. Naturally I have a few quibbles. The motorcycle travel time as @magicdog pointed out. The money - Johnny would surely be under a lease that prevents rent changes so soon. Nor would he suddenly have lots of cash from one class of students. The convenience of a stack of karate flyers on top of a billboard, or of the school faculty being over-the-top incompetent. I could even nit-pick the unlikelihood of Sam and Robby both getting a Kaiser Soze reference since that movie would have come out 7 years before they were born. But none of those are really the point. And the show is so good at what is the point that it gets an A+ from me.

For what it's worth, reality show people are judged separately from reality around here. Once the editors are picking footage for you you're a character, and characters are easier to have strong opinions on than real people. So whatever negative someone might have posted here, I'm sure they would find you lovely in real life. I of course thought you were delightful on TV as well and totally up a creek with that selection. If the challenge was merely "apples and coffee", that would be difficult but plausible. Artificial-tasting sour liquid is just impossible.

I think that's a good insight. The problem with them doing a decoration is that we've also seen the judges go "That's nice. Duff made it. We'll judge around it." Get assistance on an internal component and there could be some real expertise benefit. Although as I think about it, the winner of the advantage never seems to win the main heat anyway. If there's a handy record somewhere I'd be curious to check if it isn't negatively correlated instead.

Although I'm well over the high-pressure deals from Mark, I do like when he brings in creative financing. (Kevin does it a bit too, but Mark's are more intricate.) Seeing him work out a deal with the RewardStock guy by maneuvering around the convertibles was interesting.

I felt like it was something we see on Shark Tank a lot - someone wants to get the perfect deal so they stall just long enough to annoy away all the offers. Manjit was being heroic to undercut and support the retail path (which I agree makes sense), but he . I also suspect he didn't quite understand the math of a royalty, because he was negotiating hard to go from 40 to 35% equity but didn't push back on the royalty until Arlene told him to. Manjit has really been pushing her manufacturing expertise so if that's how the neck guys were focused I'm not surprised they took her over sales-oriented Jim. I'm not sure it's right, but I'm not shocked.

Apparently there's a deleted scene with the bartender so there being no employees was more of a squeeze for time than any message. (I know this from the podcast; no deleted scenes published yet.)

Damn Homey, you're good at this!

So I instantly recognized Michael McKean from the back of his head and knew he was playing Doug Forcett. And I did predict the demons would be the catalyst for getting off Earth. Yet my biggest takeaway is how unexpected everything was. A massive fight scene? Going to Janet's void? Doug being miserable? No employees at the Puking Moose? I didn't call any of that. This was another great episode for me. Undoing what we thought we knew, shifting the status quo, philosophical discussion, character advancement, and some really funny lines too. Plus Kung Fu Janet! Now I want her action figure for Christmas. That would be interesting, but he's at Mindy St. Claire's. Even if the demons who invaded there did something to him, I can't imagine Janet's Void would be the result.

In terms of quality it seems pretty decent but they need to patch some bugs. In terms of popularity South Park was certainly exaggerating. It's selling very well, but I doubt it will exceed Skyrim. (Which is well known amongst gamers but hardly a "every single person has played it" game.)

Do you think it's more ham-fisted than Chidi literally writing them on the chalkboard? I agree that reading the definition from the book was clearly for the audience's benefit and pretty convenient even after granting that they're in a library. But the topic of determinism came up pretty organically as a result of Eleanor's parental issues. I think it was one of the more natural uses of philosophy this show has done. I figure they'll be the catalyst for getting back to the afterlife. Surely they don't plan to run out the rest of the series on Earth, and having them all die would be gruesome and awkward. So Sean's portal forces the issue. I agree. Janet needs something to do other than pining. And while I'm on the subject, I think it's just awkward to play Jason with childlike innocence and yet be trying to pair him up with anyone. If he's capable of a relationship then I want him to take more responsibility for stuff as well.