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7 hours ago, Raja said:
Kerry Von Erich wiki
He was with the other company when Hulk Hogan and the WWF was going national with the cultural phenom. It seems he was a legacy wrestler like The Rock and young Dewey's hero but didn't make the superstar cut, like young Sting or sleepy Ric Flair when the national promotions went to Turner's cable networks.
It is true that Kerry Von Erich did not ultimately reach the heights of your Flair's and Hogan's, but in 1986, when this episode was set, there were few bigger names than Kerry Von Erich.
A little background: Kerry Von Erich wrestled for World Class Championship Wrestling. This was a territory owned and run by his father, Fritz Von Erich. It was part of the NWA, but in 1986 they broke away from the NWA and declared themselves an independent company, with the intent of competing nationally. The reason they felt they could do this was because World Class had enjoyed tremendous success on a national level through the syndication of their weekly show. While declaring themselves a national company was a wildly ambitious move (and ultimately futile), it was not done without reason. The organization was extremely popular, the biggest reason being Fritz sons, Kerry, Kevin, Mike and David.
To put it in terms non-wrestling fans can understand, the Von Erich brothers were the matinee idols of the 80's wrestling world. Young, handsome and talented, they were all very popular. Kerry being the most popular of them all.
Kerry had even been NWA World Champion for a brief time in 1984. Very brief, actually, only 18 days. He defeated Ric Flair at the "David Von Erich Parade of Champions" show at Texas Stadium, which was held in honor of his brother, who had died earlier that year.
So yes, in 1986, Kerry was a huge star, and the idol of fans Dwayne's age. Of which I proudly count myself as one. Hogan was huge, naturally. He was the wrestler as superhero. Flair really was The Man, the standard bearer of what a champion should be. But Kerry Von Erich? He was an idol, the guy we wished we could be.
Of course, that was Kerry Von Erich, the wrestling god. Kerry Von Erich, the man, had a troubled existence, which was one of the main reasons his star faded, and his life ended prematurely. But that's a whole other story.
And I'm glad Young Rock resisted the urge to delve into what is famously referred to as "The Von Erich Curse". Instead it chose to portray him positively, as the wrestling idol we knew him to be back in the day. And ultimately a good guy.
But at the very least, they could've gotten a better wig for the guy portraying Kerry. If nothing else, at least one in the right color.
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8 hours ago, StewieGriffin said:
Vince and Triple H kinda come off as A-Holes on this show too. They must've just signed off on it without looking at the script and Shawn already knew how he'd be portrayed.
Vince and HHH get off easy with their portrayals. Both are known to be far bigger pieces of crap than what Young Rock portrays. Vince especially.
Difference is, they can control what gets portrayed on Young Rock beyond their characters, in terms of wrestling content, due to their positions of power in WWE.
They could turn the lights off on Young Rock if they felt like it.
So they get mild "heel" portrayals, something they both can easily live with.
Shawn Michaels, on the other hand, has no such power. All he can do is say no to being portrayed. Which he did knowing full well he wouldn't be spared anything if he were to sign off.
But again, not that it mattered. His being a huge asshole was so well known that no one was fooled by "Chad Frost", once we knew what the character was all about.
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6 hours ago, StewieGriffin said:
I thought Chad Frost was supposed to be Ahmed Johnson at first then realized it was Shawn Michaels. Wonder what's so different with him that they couldn't use his name.
Likeliest explanation is Shawn Michaels didn't give permission to be portrayed. And the likeliest explanation for permission not being given is that, even Shawn Michaels knows there is little chance he'll be portrayed as anything but the jerk he is well known for being.
So they go with a fictionalized character, one they can plausibly claim is an amalgam, despite the fact that no one in the world believes he is anyone but Shawn Michaels.
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On 4/28/2022 at 8:43 PM, Shermie said:
Why would they bother to cast Sean Penn in this and then have him spend who knows how long in the makeup chair to make him look completely different? Why not just hire an actor that already looks like a generic old white guy?
Julia is great, as usual.
Julia Roberts is in the lead role, and the character of John Mitchell is the male lead opposite her. They're going to want to cast an actor with similar name recognition in the role, and I can't think of any A-lister who could play the role with minimal makeup. John Mitchell did not have movie star looks, to put it mildly. Even character actors would have to ugg it up to play the part. Honestly, the only actor I think who could have done it without too much makeup is sadly no longer with us. That would've been Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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On 7/24/2022 at 10:51 PM, Aqua said:
Are we to believe that all the Watergate convicts were conveniently sent to the same prison worksite so they could touch base and commiserate?
That seemed like a fabrication, but there is truth there, as I found out when I looked it up. A few of the Watergaters were locked up with Dean, but not practically the whole gang, as was portrayed. Charles Colson and Jeb Magruder were there with Dean.
And they were only there because they were receiving threats in regular prison, not sent there to soften them up to testify, as was done with Dean.
Haldeman was definitely not there, nor was Howard Hunt.
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Ana de Armas is outstanding, but this a tough movie to watch. It is the most brutal movie thise side of Raging Bull. But this is no cinematic masterpiece (though I admit it does look good, cinematography-wise).
To go a little further with the Raging Bull comparison, Blonde is like if Scorsese thought the scene where Jake Lamotta bangs his head repeatedly on the wall of his jail cell was what the movie needed more of, so he reshot the film, giving the audience nothing but 3 hours of that.
But frankly, Blonde's biggest sin is that it gives us no indication of what made Marilyn Monroe so fascinating that we still want more about her, 60 years after she left this world.
This film just wants to revel in her misery.
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18 hours ago, moonshine71 said:
Omg, I still enjoy this show, but I wish they would tone down the absurdity a bit.
Cobra Kai's taking over the world!🙄
Kenny is just finished the 8th grade(so 14?) and has been taking karate for about 6 months...🙄
Most of these kids have been learning Karate for about a year, maybe two for Miguel and Eli, Sam is the only one w/ more time then that, end they are being considered for some world championship level competition.🙄
I know, suspension of disbelief required, but the show just works a lot better when they keep the stakes a little smaller, more local, more personal. It already requires enough of that suspension to accept that these two dojo's(3 w/ Eagle Fang)composed ENTIRELY of beginners completely dominates a local tournament, but I'm sure now we're gonna end up seeing a few of them facing off against each other(and winning) for some kind of world title.
It is rather hilarious that Silver planned to get to this super secret, world class, international tournament, that frankly sounds like it takes place on Mister Han's island from Enter the Dragon, and intended to compete with high schoolers.
With Kenny as his champion.
Kenny.
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On 3/26/2022 at 7:58 PM, aghst said:
He's been doing this "we've become such pussies" schtick for years.
In fairness, if anyone knows about being a pussy, it's Bill Maher.
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4 hours ago, Starchild said:
Can we keep this version of Jackie please? A voice of reason, but also suppressed trauma that feels real.
The only misstep with Jackie this week was her saying she still had contacts with the police.
Who are they trying to kid? Jackie was a cop for like a minute 30 years ago.
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4 hours ago, possibilities said:
Ghost powers:
Thorfinn flickers the lights
Alberta's ethereal singing can be heard
Trevor can move things
Flower makes people highHetty-- ?
Sassapis-- ?
Pete-- ?Don't forget Isaac's ability to stink up the joint. On that topic, I did notice that the ghost dust that appears when Isaac passes through people is brown, whereas everyone elses is the color of whatever they are wearing. Isaac's being brown is a nice, if gross, touch.
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19 hours ago, DEL901 said:
Cassidy is trying to take control of the narrative
Good lord, is she tiresome.
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On 1/5/2022 at 7:12 AM, Chicago Redshirt said:
Despite Kreese asserting dominance over Silver and running the dojo on a day-to-day basis, the arrangement between the two is probably less boss-employee and more partnership.
From the get-go, Silver co-founded Cobra Kai and funded it with money from his dad's business. And Silver clearly put in a big recent infusion of cash -- that was how Cobra Kai was able to get a new location, sophisticated gym equipment and new uniforms.
So it would make sense that in a partnership, if one partner goes out of the picture, the other partner can take over.
And now Silver's master plan is nearly complete. And that plan is to open a chain of dojos across the valley, and increase his personal wealth by the low-to-mid six figures.
The fiend.
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On 12/9/2021 at 11:17 PM, chocolatine said:
Big was hospitalized for a heart condition on the original show nearly 20 years ago, so it's hard to believe he wasn't being closely monitored, hasn't had an angioplasty in the intervening years, and that Carrie didn't know what to do in case of an emergency. I understand the decision to have him die was made a long time ago, but it would have made much more sense if it had been from a new condition and not a pre-existing one.
It would have been more dramatically ironic for Big to have died from some other condition.
But a man with a long history of heart problems dying of a heart attack is hardly a surprise, or nonsensical, no matter how well diagnosed or treated his condition.
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On 11/2/2021 at 7:13 PM, JenE4 said:
If you told me these “movie stars” were any two random contestants this season, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought. Are we sure about this? I’m guessing their IMDB entries don’t consist of much more than this episode of The Bachelorette and the apparently upcoming Top Gun 2: Electric Bugaloo.
Oh, hell no. These guys might be speaking Italian and Spanish while on this gyroscope thing, but I’d be spouting Latin as my soul left my body and the demons took over.
I tapped out on this season about halfway through the first episode, but I do like to read the comments. So I was curious who the "stars" of Top Gun 2 were that appeared.
I had an inkling Glen Powell was one. He is certainly not a star, but I wouldn’t be quite so dismissive of his career. He has appeared in a couple of big movies, such as The Dark Knight Rises, and Hidden Figures. Small roles, but they count. And he was the best part of the Richard Linklater film "Everybody Wants Some". If you haven't seen it, do check it out. And Top Gun 2 appears to be what hopefully will be a breakout role. I believe he's playing the sequels equivelant of Goose. Though not Goose's son, who is being played by noted douchebag, Miles Teller.
As for Jay Ellis, I had no idea who he was, and still really don't after seeing his IMDB page. Though I guess I have seen him, as he appeared in Mrs America, the Phyllis Shlafly mini-series starring Cate Blanchett. But as with anything Cate Blanchett related, you'll have to forgive me if I don't really notice her co-stars.
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25 minutes ago, SallyAlbright said:
We get it, Katie likes sex. Can we hear something else about her personality now?
There would have to be more to her personality for that to happen.
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Until a few months ago, I was completely unaware this show had ever existed. But then I caught a video on Facebook that included a scene from a season one episode, and I became interested enough to look into it, and I have been binging the show since (first on Pluto, and now on Paramount +). And I must say, I have never been more grateful to Facebook. This show isn't perfect, not by any means, but it is entertaining as hell, and features a great cast playing characters I enjoy spending an hour with each episode. And if nothing else, Katharine McPhee's presence means my chronic case of McPheever gets to flare up. Which is nice.
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On 4/7/2021 at 10:18 PM, Stats Queen said:
So Adam called his girl friend a smoke show. How is is that from the 80’s?
I’m old, and graduates from college in 1986 and the first time I ever heard that term was on the last season of the Bachelor.Historically accuracies seem to be MIA the last couple of seasons.
The term was used yet again in last night's episode. Dave Kim used it describe Dave Kim's date. ;)
I too am an old (high school class of '88), and I can confirm that the term "smoke show" simply was not in use back then.
The show has always been bad with this sort of thing, but now they're at "post- Ron Howard Happy Days" level bad. I expect to see Barry wearing a bandanna around his thigh soon.*
*one could argue that would be era appropriate, but Chachi was literally the only one who did that in the 80's. So no.
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I am totally of the mind that Murray's encouragement of Barry trying out for the Eagles was his diabolical plot to rid himself of the most moronic of his three morons. Because seriously, who in their right mind would encourage Barry to try out for the NFL? Thankfully, Barry showed a rare moment of clarity and realized he would have been killed out there. And I have no doubt Murray knew it too.
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On 3/16/2021 at 7:15 PM, Kel Varnsen said:
Although I am not really sure what the debate was vs WWF versus the other promotion. I mean even back then it seems like the better bet would be mid-card wrestler in the national WWF vs the number one guy in a regional promotion.
Except WWF wasn't national at that particular time. That move was imminent, but it hadn't happened yet. They were one of the bigger regional organizations, but were still regional nonetheless. In truth, there was no national wrestling organization back then, save for the NWA, which itself was a coalition of regional organizations.
I do love that this show is taking me back to my peak wrestling fan years. When I was a kid, and my love for wrestling was a lot more pure.
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18 hours ago, Robert Lynch said:
Ahhh! What the hell is going with this show? I wish I had an answer. Let's face it: the kids are all outgrown now and tired of regression plots. And I wish the writers stop cuddling Adam. This is a grownup now and treating him like a kid defeats the purpose.
I am not saying there is a moment that some men could act childish and that's true, but Adam is getting way too many kid gloves for me to take seriously now
What's going on with the show is that it is a few seasons past it's sell by date. And while it was entertaining when it was good, it was never all that clever, and it really shows now that it is limping to it's inevitable end. Seriously ABC, just put it out of it's misery already.
As for Adam, he certainly is childish and coddled. but I wouldn't call him a grownup. He still just a teenager. And all things considered, his behavior is hardly out of character.
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On 1/28/2021 at 4:27 PM, Blergh said:
One thing that somehow got overlooked that they never bothered to explain was the fate of the Dukes Brothers' great-niece Penelope(Kristin Holby- who?). Yeah, sure she threw over fiance Winthrop REALLY fast when her great-uncles framed him via Ophelia (Jamie Lee Curtis) and, perhaps their relationship had been far more superficial than Winthrop ultimately deserved (having opened his mind and expanding his horizons by the movie's close).
However, not only were there never any scenes or dialogue about any possible reactions she may have had to her great-uncles' having framed her ex-fiance and the family losing their fortune thanks to the great-uncles underestimating Louis and Valentine, but there wasn't any kind of postscript about what became of her. Did she have enough monies on her own to avoid having to join her great-uncles as a panhandler or did she herself grow enough on her own to somehow land on her feet regardless of the family fortunes and make a new life for herself away from her great-uncles or anyone else in their circles? The movie never clarified that- just considered her to be an unwitting foil to help spur Winthrop's downward spiral and with her disappearing without a trace thereafter.
I have to admit, this is the first time I have ever heard anyone concerned about Penolope's fate. But I wouldn't call the lack of specific information as something "overlooked". We were shown Penelope immediately moving on to Todd. I don't think we needed any extra scenes to show that she went on to live the life she always would, just with Todd instead of Winthorp.
And it is certainly possible she was directly effected by her uncles financial ruin, but I get the feeling that just spurred her on to make things permanent with Todd that much sooner.
And if we are going the route of worrying about the collateral damage of Louis and Billy Ray's scheme, Penelope would be at the bottom of the list of people to worry about. I think the countless employees of Duke and Duke would be of greater concern, to say nothing of those personally employed by the Dukes (ie their staff at their homes).
In short, forget about Penelope. Truth be told, I'd be more interested, if not necessarily concerned, in clarence beeks ultimate fate. I mean at what point did someone finally notice that the second gorilla was a guy in a costume?
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3 hours ago, drkshades said:
Victoria is the kinda chick you want on your side in a bar fight. Thats the only good thing i can say about her. 🙂
Not really. I get the feeling she'd start shit, and then leave you hanging. And I get a strong feeling she'd be incredibly useless even if she stayed to fight.
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30 minutes ago, CindyBee said:
This is her FIFTH bachelor franchise show and she's crazy and falls in love after 10 mins. And a producer pet. So when the show knew they wouldn't be traveling and would have to film at a stationary location, they went with someone who they knew would be all over the place.
She was cast before Covid did its number on the show. At the time, this season was going to be business as usual. The real reason she was cast was because not a single woman on Peter's season was deemed suitable. And they weren't wrong. That and they felt an older lead would be a welcome break from the legions of 24 year old influencers infesting the show. But while Clare certainly has the years, she and maturity have never been in the same zip code.
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On 10/14/2020 at 12:24 PM, OnTime said:
Dale was listed as a former football player. If he had played longer, retired would be possible, but an injury cut his career short after 3 seasons, so unlikely he accumulated enough money to retire. I’m guessing aspiring model, actor or influencer.
He came into the NFL as an undrafted free agent. But he was only ever on the practice squad for several NFL franchises over 3 seasons, and never played so much as a down.
He did get some playing time during one season in Arena Football, then his career ended.
I don't know how much money he made in that time, but I highly doubt it was anywhere near enough to retire on.
He must have a real job, but it clearly isn't as exciting for TPTB as calling him a "former pro football player".
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S01.E08: Nothing Left To Lose
in 1923
I enjoy the show, and even without any real resolution to any of the plotlines, I did enjoy this episode
And I wouldn't say nothing was resolved. I would say it was made abundantly clear that Arthur should have yielded.
I imagine as he fell into the water it was even clear to Arthur.