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8 hours ago, palmaire said:
Maybe the most unpopular opinion ever, but I'm not interested in animals -- usually dogs -- on TV shows. The adoration of Toto on Emerald City, for example, or the fetishism of Swatch on Project Runway and Dickens on Grantchester. I think 80% of the people who watched Person of Interest would rather the show had just been about Bear
The constant dog talk is tiring: Where was X? Why didn't we see X? I want more X? Wah! Boo! I only watch because of X!
The bolded - ha! I don't care about pets, either.
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5 hours ago, yorklee2 said:
I'm surprised he spoke out at all considering the night the stiletto episode aired the part where she tells Nick about the cheating was not shown in central Arkansas where she and the doctor live. It was replaced with extra commercials or other programming. Someone didn't want it aired and he's the most likely suspect. Which would explain why he didn't mention it in the article but I'm a little surprised he mentioned anything since I would have thought he wanted to stay out of the limelight. Must be what others have mentioned, that his ego couldn't take being labeled a bad lover. Which obviously in his mind was much worse than being a cheater. It could also mean her story about it was true and he doesn't have a legitimate comeback. I would think too that with social media and today's world of instant communication that even with the blackout of the story he couldn't keep it under wraps for long and thought it was better to at least quell the no orgasm, no ILY story. Being a man in a man's world I think his mindset was friends and colleagues wouldn't think too much of the cheating but would ridicule him for any perceived lack of lovemaking skills. He didn't want the cheating story getting out obviously but the no O, no ILY was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
I can see all of this turning in his mind. Still, if it's a matter of ego, I'm surprised he was okay with being known as the one who got a stiletto beatdown. To your point, I assume the vast majority of people had no clue who he was, so he could have just let it slide. But hey, a lot more know him now, ha!
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Thanks for sharing, @GHScorpiosRule! I will definitely tune in.
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2 hours ago, afterbite said:
He's too old for the role now, but I've always thought Colin Salmon would make an excellent Bond.
Yes, this!
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So he didn't speak out on the alleged stiletto attack, just the orgasm and ILY controversy? Intrastin'.
As an aside, not a good week for the Hunters of the world. That name will be as notorious as Chad soon enough, heh.
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2 hours ago, Ohwell said:
Naw. Not working for me. He looks like he wants to eat her face.
Hee! I like Hardy a lot, but for me, he's the same category as Fassbender in that he would make a better villain. Plus, he's a bit of runt. Craig wasn't particularly tall, either, but I can't see them going for someone even shorter. Before Craig, weren't the Bond actors least 6'0?
I've only seen Rupert Friend in that Hitman film. Based on that, not sure he could pull off Bond.
I wouldn't mind seeing Cavill as Bond, but unfortunately, he's caught up in DC/WB fuckery. So that's not gonna happen unless WB acquires the franchise.
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I wouldn't care about one actor playing two iconic characters, but I imagine there would be studio conflicts? As for Bale, he's in his 40s as well. The only film in which I've heard his Welsh accent was Reign of Fire.
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I would buy that if Eleanor didn't say that SHE never saw Mr. Scott "that way" (season 2, I think?). Which doesn't mean shit in reality. She did choose not to enslave Eme and the other enslaved Africans from Captain Bryson's ship. But I ain't giving out gold stars for basic decency.
I don't know, maybe because I binge-watched the show, but this show does what every just about every show in historical drama I've seen likes to do: have the protagonists be amazingly progressive for the period. So you have Flint, Silver, and Eleanor who don't appear to advocate slavery, and even *gasp* sees the Maroons and enslaved Africans as people so the showrunners don't have to directly deal with that pesky racism.
Mr. Scott was retconned with the Maroon Island storyline, but I just went with it.
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Hee! To each their own. For me, the combo of clean-shaven, straightened hair, and whatever make-up/lighting/photoshop used was a turn-off.
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2 hours ago, kiddo82 said:
I have no problem with the live action versions but unless they cast someone I'm really interested in seeing (now that I know Richard Madden is in Cinderlla I might have to put it on my watch list) I can't see myself going out of my way to see them.
Agreed. I caught Cinderella during my STARZ free trial. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered. Ever After might have ruined me for all other Cinderella adaptations. Nevertheless, bless Lily James for having to maneuver in that blue gown. Also, I didn't think it was possible to make Richard Madden unattractive, but by golly, Disney somehow managed it.
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Can you do fiancee things with a married woman? Paradox?
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1 hour ago, chocolatine said:
People is saying that Nick is confirmed for the upcoming season of DWTS. It's not the official announcement from ABC, but People doesn't usually post stuff they haven't verified, so I guess it's true.
Raise your hand if you are totally shocked by this announcement!
At least Nick has some sense of rhythm, so it shouldn't be too painful. It will be highly entertaining if he falls in love with his dance partner.
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The funny thing about Billy is that, if the alliance with the Maroons had been Silver's (and only his) idea, he wouldn't have posed a threat. Flint could say something like, "OK, Billy, you're in charge of Nassau, and we'll do whatever you say" and Billy would be diametrically opposed because Flint said it.
On the one hand, I get it - Billy has seen and experienced too much shit due to Flint, whether in word or deed. But it's so absurdly hilarious now. I've not read the book, but on the show, Billy rarely makes sense anymore and he used to be the most sensible. He's been reduced to "I hate Flint, so I'll disagree with anything and everything remotely endorsed by him, no matter how I or my men might benefit."
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I watched Nick's season up to episode 6, and Rachel didn't have a lot of airtime. From what I did see, I don't think she came off as a stereotype or caricature. Fingers crossed that she'll get some sweet travel locales!
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Yeah, that would have been pretty awesome.
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14 hours ago, Enero said:
Well Billy drove a wedge alright, between himself and Silver. So many choices made in this episode, but they'll be all for naught with the Spanish now involved in this war. At this point, there is absolutely no way the pirates/Maroons will win this.
It's a shame, really, because if Madi and the Maroons had stayed out of it, they may have been the ones left standing (outside of the colonizers, maybe) once Nassau is razed, and been a refuge for enslaved Africans who escaped the New Providence Island interior. They at least had somewhat of a stronghold on Maroon Island, and could have added to their numbers. Won't be any of that now.
Silver knows full well there is no victory to be had (glad someone is clear on this), thus his question to Madi. Interesting that Madi seems to have fully aligned with Flint in strategy, which is exactly what Billy was warning him against at the beginning of episode 4. Granted, I think Silver pegged Billy right as well - he's just like Flint, flip side of the same coin. He made that clear with the Underhill plantation massacre.
This show really wants viewers to be sympathetic towards Eleanor, yet I've never been. That she would lump Mr. Scott in with the other men wasn't surprising. I don't care about Flint, but Toby Stephens' deadpan reactions are often amusing. After Eleanor's rant, he was totally like, "So....Rogers is the special snowflake, then?" Ha!
Thinking back on the episode, I wonder if Billy's lookout saw Rackham, not Kofi. Did Kofi ever actually make it back to Maroon Island? Perhaps he was intercepted by Julius before departure.
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7 hours ago, catrice2 said:
I think she is doing it to get into another career. Someone said sports marketing or something was in her bio. I could see her being a host or presenter or moving on to something else based on momentum from this show. I think she wants something sport related. We will see.
I didn't know that - seems like an odd way to go about it. It doesn't seem like there are a lot who participated and went on to have a substantial entertainment career outside of this franchise. Especially a lead. Jesse Palmer, maybe? But he was a professional football player before the show, so already in the sports world.
3 hours ago, leighdear said:So I think it's a bit premature for Rachel to be hailed as the perfect Bachelorette. She may well eventually be, but we've been fooled before.
Rachel is being hailed as the perfect Bachelorette? I agree, we don't know how she'll turn out until her season airs. Though I feel certain she will be accused of leading someone on by the end. I do believe her minefield is even more fraught, due to the weight of expectations. Heaven forbid there's a race discussion at any point during her season. Or if her top picks aren't black-ish.
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Agreed on the animation. Personally, I think the genre itself needs to stick to the animated realm, as it doesn't translate well to live action (definitely UPO, since there are a lot of Marvel fans). But DC definitely.
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Ha, I had the same reaction, @chocolatine! Is that the brother who was on his own reality show awhile back? If so, he looks totally different. The bride didn't seem to find the joke that funny, but eh, camera angles.
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Bwah! What made it worse was everything needed to stop Corey Stoll's villain was set up in Hope. Why even bother making her 1) Hank Pym's daughter, 2) on the board of his company, 3) close confidante of Stoll, and 4) second only to Pym in experience with his tech? I'm doubly annoyed because I usually can't stand Evangeline Lilly, but this shitshow made me like her. I kept hoping she would knock both her idiotic father and useless stand-in out, drag them into that secret vault or whatever at Pym's home, and go handle business without having to break in any-fucking-where. I'm appalled this mess made any money.
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Ant Man might have been the most convoluted, yet pointless Marvel film I've seen to date. The amount of reaching and twisting to "redeem" Paul Rudd's character was laughable. You want to infiltrate your former company to prevent further research of and exploitation of your dangerous tech by your former protege? Do you a) leverage your capable and more experienced daughter who is on the board, has security access, and already a mole with the trust of said former protege, or b) twist yourself into a pretzel and waste lots of time to recruit and "train" some Robin Hood-esque thief with ZERO knowledge or experience of your tech? I think we know the answer.
Plus, I like Paul Rudd well enough, but the entire supporting cast stole the film from him with their performances. Michael Pena especially.
Switching to an opinion more DC-related: Jason Mamoa does nothing for me. I've never understood the attraction.
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In truth, I've also wondered why Rachel got involved with this franchise. But I realized something awhile ago (middle-aged musing alert!): when this show first debuted, I was just out of college. So this franchise wasn't some zeitgeist of my childhood/coming-of-age years. But it probably was for many of these 20-somethings, and even early 30-somethings. For the 20-somethings, they were impressionable kids when this franchise started. I'm about eight years older than Rachel, who would have been in her early teens when this show debuted.
So even though Rachel is accomplished, I can also see someone of a certain age, and beyond the typical famewhores, truly believing that this show is a great opportunity.
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About book to TV adaptations: I respect these are two different mediums. I don't mind TV shows adapted from books. But if I have to read said book to get a sense of the TV version of a character, then TPTB may not be doing that great of a job translating one from the other.
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6 hours ago, katha said:
And even when the script was stupid, Craig always had a strong grasp of the particular identity of this incarnation.
Agreed. I sometimes felt like Craig's Bond was in a totally different film vs the screenplay.
The Bachelor in the Media
in The Bachelor
The video thumbnail is hilarious - they all look over it (don't know the woman sitting to the right of Liz).