Kel Varnsen

Also how is it that Castro's oppo research was so much crappier than what Alicia's people were able to find out? I mean nothing about her brother or her mom, nothing about Zack and his girlfriends abortion and just one picture of Alicia and Will.

Cary also told Lamont Bishop that the FBI had a tape of Bishop threatening him. So he knows, and his new lawyer probably knows. Not sure if they would keep it quiet or tell the FBI to stop doing that kind of thing.

Maybe it is just me but I totally find it weird to picture Mike White, the guy who directed School of Rock hanging out at Probst's house. Agreed though that if they need to have a HII it needs to be really hard to find. Either have multiple separate clues (so people need to work together) or make the clue vague (dig on the beach) or make it a challenging puzzle. Or like others have said make it so that if you follow one clue to a certain location and dig, it gives you another clue. This could really mess people up, especially if there were Russel types in the game. I mean imagine getting a clue and having it direct you to a location of another clue, but that other clue is already gone because someone else found it?

I remember that. He was like there intelligence officer or something.

Yea I forgot about cable box controls. My post was kind of sarcastic though since the V chip has been required to be installed on every new TV in the US for the last 15 years or so.

If only there was some sort of device you could have built into your TV that could filter out shows that were rated TV-MA. It would be even better if it was legislated that all TV's had to have that kind of device built into them. Some sort of chip would probably be able to do that sort of thing and you would think it would really shut people like the PTC up. But I guess nothing like that exists. Also about the period piece, I am not sure I have high hopes for that sort of thing. Plus I can only imagine the kind of rage Sutter would blow up into when that show doesn't get the kind of awards recognition that he thinks it would deserve.

I think that was something they have just practiced so many times that they can do it without even thinking about it. I mean I am sure they have told that story about how they met (with the mistakes and the interruptions) 100's of times. I mean Peter has been in politics a long time. At this point it is probably just a script for them. Especially because minutes earlier on that couch she could just barely look at him.

I am not sure that Able could come up with the plan for what happens. But I think he could figure out that if I showed that he was hurt and said grandma did it she would get in trouble. The stuff that happened after that I don't think he planned. And I am not even convinced that the school people believed him, because they would have to be stupid if they did, just that they realized something fucked up is going on so they better monitor it. Yea law enforcement has checked out with trying to arrest the sons a long time ago. I mean the feds have pretty much given up on them since Potter and that was season 4. Even the local police I think have stopped caring (which makes no sense after the school shooting, the ice cream shop, roosevelt's death and the brothel shooting). All it would take is one traffic stop and they could put Jax in jail, because the dude is always carrying a gun (and I am pretty sure he is on parole).

The wine thing was interesting. It looks like it would be competing with coolers and other flavoured drinks. Although being wine based instead of a hard alcohol drink it probably allows it to be in more stores. Plus they said themselves they are marketing it to young people so the fact that it is 11.5% is probably a nice selling feature for young people who are looking to get drunk without actually tasting anything that might taste like alcohol. The security app seemed kind of stupid. I get the idea, but like the other poster above said, how do they deal with false alarms. Do they want someone hitting the app every time they are in a parking garage or on an empty street and they see someone who looks kind of creepy? Plus really in that kind of emergency how useful would the video footage be. Using their example, say you are on a dark street and you think someone is following you. You hit the app and the camera comes on. But unfortunately it is a dark street, and you are nervous so a bit shaky so I am not sure a phone camera would actually get any kind of footage that would be worth anything. Yea I was sort of torn on it. I think it was less tacky than asking for cash. That said, I got married 6 years ago and even without asking a lot of people just gave us cash. But asking for people to help pay for your hotel or something on a trip kind of makes it a bit nicer I guess. The only other thing that surprised me was that the only money they made was through paypal revenue. Why was there no advertising? It seemed like the perfect site to have featured partners. Like if a couple is looking at a trip to Hawaii, the site will hit them with paid ads from hotels or restaurants or car rental places or surfing lessons or stuff like that. Seems like those kind of targeted ads, to people that are already looking, would be a better way to make money.

At this point I am just tired of the campaign. I know it would be anti-climactic but I kind of want Alicia to just say "it's not worth it" and drop out at some point (hopefully soon). Even in this episode I was hoping she would have fired her campaign manager for leaking that terrible dinosaur video (are political commercials in the US really that bad?). Plus Alicia's campaign must be spending a ton of money, would someone running for States Attorney in Chicago even have that kind of cash? It has to come from donations right? And I really don't understand why she cares that much. I get she wants to win, but does she want to be like Peter and use the office as a stepping stone to something bigger? Because otherwise why campaign so hard and spend so much money? The Bishop stuff is slightly more interesting, but a good case would have helped make this episode more interesting.

I mentioned this in the episode thread, but I wonder if Gemma would be so scared if getting killed that she rats out the club? I mean in the end Gemma is all about herself. Jax would go to prison, Gemma witness protection and the kids foster care. It would be the shakespeare type tragedy Sutter always talks about. Especially if the loss of family Gemma always talks about. Especially if it is revealed after the fact that Jax had no intention of killing Gemma.

Which always seems to happen. It seems that everytime Jax is about to be defeated he is saved because his opponent is either stupid or even more corrupt/evil or insane. I mean before Moses there was Toric, Stahl, Weston, and Pope.

So I am at a loss, and when I try to google Amazing Race/Survivor Contestants all the posts I can find are about Whitney and Keith on this season of TAR. What Racer had the greatest impact on Survivor?

What makes it even stupider is once again we had SAMCRO guys just standing out in the open shooting without taking any kind of cover. And yet Moses and his Blackwater/Special Forces guys can't manage to hit a single SAMCRO member. These are guys (supposed combat veterans) who hear a cell phone go off in a camper and decide to open the door rather than just unloading into the camper. Those guys are lucky that Jax can't build a better bomb (or at least one with more shrapnel in it) I mean scooby doo could have figured out that this was a trap. In the end as much as I kind of like Rat and that Grim Bastards guy, it would have been kind of funny if, after they had given up the location Moses had shot them both.

Pretty fun episode. I have seen enough futurama to get most of the jokes. Too bad they couldn't have squeezed some Zap Brannigan in there. That said (and if I may geek out a little) there was a simpsons/futurama comic that came out years ago (at least 10) and there was a letter in it (I think from Matt Groening) where he talked about how he really struggled to figure out a way to mix the two worlds, because Futurama isn't really the future of the world of the simpsons (Fry is basically a modern day human who looks nothing like the design of anyone from the simpsons). I think in the comic he made it so that the The Simpsons was a TV show from Fry's time. For this episode I am kind of glad they just ignored any of those issues and focused on being funny. Trying to explain things would just waste time. I also thought it was cool to see how the rabbits in the future started to look like the rabbits from Life in Hell.

This is interesting. I never watched the Millers because it looked pretty bad. Hopefully this will mean Greg Garcia can move on and get back to creating something awesome (I loved My Name is Earl and Raising Hope). Then again that guy seems to have terrible luck trying to get a show to 5 seasons.

After the behind the seasons episode awhile back when they showed how simple and isolated his life was I sort of figured he was either a sort of asexual type of person or a very very private gay man. Which is why I mentioned above that I was surprised that he mentioned his girlfriend. Then again if he can keep his life that private while being on a successful reality show and being a best selling author (with his picture on the book) then that is very impressive.

It is kind of funny, last time I saw Brian Van Holt on TV with a tattoo, he was getting it burned off by angry bikers (Sons of Anarchy). Last time I saw him as a special ops guy he was fighting and getting beaten by Michael Weston on Burn Notice. I think it will. The Avengers trailer showed that Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch will be in the movie. The only other time we saw them was when they were in the custody of Hydra and Baron Strucker (who was name dropped in this episode). So the movie might not directly affect the Agents of Shield, but I think for sure it will lead to some changes at HYDRA.

I just watched it, and while it was interesting I kind of wish she had dug a bit deeper. I mean she talks to the two Murtle Beach Strippers in their early 20's, and later talks to the woman in her 40's in New Orleans. But no real contrast or comparison was made between the ones who said they wanted to be out in a few years, and the one who was in her 40's and still working. Same with the woman in the ATV town. I mean she talked about how she could make around $500 a weekend. Which sounds kind of good when you are only working for say 4 hours. But if you are basically giving up a whole weekend, driving somewhere a few hours away, staying in a crappy hotel, probably eating crappy food and most importantly being away from your family then it doesn't sound so great. To me that is say $500 for 72 hours of work (which is not so good). Why didn't Lisa ask if it was worth it? Also she talked to the old stripper about how some people do sex work outside of the club. But what about inside of the club. I mean she mentioned that in most places a bouncer will be outside the door. But she also mentioned that the strippers were independent contractors and that they can make a few hundred bucks for a private dance. So I want to know, was Chris Rock right, or is there sex going on in those rooms? It may be kind of shallow but I (and my wife) both thought in general the strippers in this show were not nearly as hot as I was expecting. I mean the first two were ok looking, but after that the other two featured weren't. I guess the one who was in her 40's may have been hot in her prime, but that was a long time ago (and I was surprised when she was talking about how much she could make). And the one going to the ATV bars wasn't very hot as well. I guess they just rely on beer goggles a lot.

I imagine it would be no different than cheerleaders or runway models or reality shows or any other job that almost exclusively hires hot women. That said if guys are paying $150 to hang out with a hot girl for a few hours I am not sure who is being exploited. Also I really think those glasses guys would probably back out of the deal before it is signed. I mean the exposure for them is huge. And just once when a owner talks about their projected growth and a Shark asks about they expects to double their busness over the next year, I really want their answer to be "by appearing on shark tank of course".

I didn't buy it either. I mean Juice thought he was going to be kicked out for having a possible black dad. Yes I know Juice is an idiot but it obviously speaks to how accepting the club is. So at the same time Tig has no worries about who he is dating. And as interesting and well acted as the final Tig/Venus scene was, I thought it was just more filler to pad an already over long episode. This was the stupidest part of the show. Although it seems every season someone who either should be smart or has been shown to be smart all of the sudden acts dumb just so Jax can prevail. I mean everything I know about special ops and that kind of thing I learned from TV and even I know that it in that kind of situation you stake out the house for at least a few hours before you hit it (thanks Michael Weston). Plus there was no rush to storm the cabin. I mean yes Marks was in jail, but his trial wasn't going to start anytime soon. You can wait a day before you kill the witness, so sit on the house for awhile see who comes out. Hell an infrared camera costs about 1000 bucks. One of those will tell you exactly how many people are there. Then again if you are going to open a door in a camper when you hear ringing you probably should be killed for being a dumb criminal. It seems that every season there is all kinds of media coverage about (including EW cover stories) about how this show is getting better and better and the ratings are increasing regularly. But I don't understand because for me the show is getting dumber and dumber and more like a soap opera ever season It was funny seeing Courtney Love showing up again. That said the best thing about her role was that for me it proved without a doubt that she did not kill Kurt Cobain. I mean she can't act at all, so there is no way I believe she could lie to police, or fake the crying she was doing at the vigil shortly after he died. Also speaking of Able and Gemma and the big reveal, I wonder if there is any way that Gemma would turn herself into the police, or rat out the club to save Jax from killing her? That would be an interesting ending, she goes into witness protection (having to live with what she did), Jax goes to jail (knowing what his mom did) and the kids go into foster care.

I was wondering about that. I know in Canada typically they wouldn't let judges or lawyers be on juries. I wasn't sure if it was the same in the US. The thing that bugs me is that the show has a solid cast but just ends up being really bad. I mean the idea of friends from a courthouse playing bar games could have been interesting, but the games seemed dumb. Plus I have never served on jury duty, but wouldn't the case only run during the work day? So does that mean if the Bad Judge (whatever her name is) hadn't been called into jury duty she would have skipped out of work early to go to a bar and play games (along with the court officer, the DA and the stenographer)? That makes no sense.

I was wondering about that too. Especially since he basically seems cut off from his family where is that money coming from? Plus if he studied law at Harvard, I imagine he could potentially be still paying that off.

Interesting, If you assume that John Connor in Terminator Salvation was the same age as Christian Bale (around 35) then this John Connor is 10 years older. I wonder if they will mess with the date of Judgement Day again or if this will be John Connor who has been fighting skynet for 20+ years.

Not only that but with how computers work today, how the hell do you stop skynet without knocking society back to at best what we had in Victorian times? Because back in 1984 having a skynet on one big computer that you could shut down made sense. Now skynet can be on every computer in the world that is connected to the internet or any other device. How the hell do you stop that. Plus reading the EW article last night there is one thing that concerns me.