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  1. 23 hours ago, momo said:

    If they keep having that poop, I'm gonna have to stop.

    If Billie’s jettison-the-weight-of-500-people-worth-of-stuff-out-the-back theory works the poop circle (as well as being orbited by those coffins) should be history.  And none too soon!

     

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  2. 2 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

    I didn't hear 'snow.' That's even funnier. I did catch the 'with a finger in it' which is just brilliantly ridiculous for all the questions it raises. 

    Speaking of a question raised: 

    What was up with Judd and that golf 👗?

  3. On 2/29/2020 at 9:13 PM, ottoDbusdriver said:



    Where has Harrison Aimes been for the first 6 episodes ?

    Probably in his Penthouse Suite wanting for nothing.

    He only came to see 'Fudd' because he objected to the 10th class passengers (those Caca Papa, as Judd so inelegantly put it, watchers) hanging out in the 1st class hallway; and wanted them gone.

    I guess until all that illuminating started, he had no reason to show up.  And considering that he and 'Fudd' mix together like oil-and-water; it’s probably a good thing.

     

     Items ordered (hope I didn't miss any) by Rav and Alan during their (almost lunch) with friends:

    Jackal Paws

    Cucumber Snow

    Wasp Tapenade

    Owls in a Blanket

    Tree Soup

    Mexican Drink (with a finger in it)

    Rabbit Nuggets

    If this is what it has come down to, except for maybe treating myself to a glass of water, I think 40 years from now I will be skipping lunch.

    The other items are pretty self-explanatory; but, I can't imagine what "Cucumber Snow" could be.  Any ideas?

  4. 2 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

    Yeah, it's a TV cheat, but fair enough. It doesn't bother me for a show like this. Some super rich guy probably went on a cruise and didn't want to be bothered until the shit hit the fan. 

    The in show ads were killing me. 

    Wow Tobey Maguire died! 

    Well, at least fans know Maguire has 40 more years.  

    Although considering how he died...all of them, obviously not happy ones.

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  5. On 3/1/2020 at 12:05 PM, Joimiaroxeu said:

    Yeah, seems late in the game to have dropped in a major antagonist to Judd. I hope it was planned and not due to some kind of panic behind the scenes. No point really since the show has already been renewed. They can fix the problems for next season.

    Glad to see them break it up a bit...bring in some fresh blood.

    I've been thinking all along that with 5K souls on board, they have almost unlimited new faces to work into storylines, or to work storylines around.   

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  6. 18 hours ago, Dowel Jones said:

    I remember the comic Tom Lehrer remarking that some parents had named their son (as he spelled it out) H-e-n-three r-y.  And then he interjected "The 3 was silent, you see."  That was back when that would have been an oddity.

    So outlandish yesterday = so commonplace today.

    The thing is, in the US there are very few restrictions that limit what you can name a kid.  So, parents can pretty much tag them with whatever pops into their head (you should see some of the names I left of the list for fear of being deleted). 

    You know, speaking of things popping into a person's head, it’s kind of scary to think what an idiotic, clueless, egomaniac like Judd would name an offspring.

  7. 2 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

    I don't want to believe that. 

    Believe what...

    (1) That the incident happened as described?

    (2) That someone named their kid "La-a"; pronounced "Ladasha."?

    We know parents (and not just celebrities) name their kids some weird stuff; otherwise we wouldn't have names such as:

    • Abcde (didn't believe it either)
    • Abstinence
    • Audio Science (sounds like something Matt would have named the baby)
    • Clitis
    • Colon
    • Danger
    • Derfla (Alfred spelled backward for a girl)
    • Dweezil
    •  Facebook
    •  Jermajesty
    • Moon Unit
    • Moxie Crimefighter:
    • Phelony

    In comparison, Kayden is looking pretty good right about now.

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  8. On 2/24/2020 at 7:38 PM, iMonrey said:

    What did they end up naming the space baby" Cayden? Something like that. And then Mia yelled "that's an asshole name" or something like that. Can't remember the exact line, or name, but totally agreed at the time.

    Happened to run across this comment on a baby-name site:

    “My sister was an elementary teacher in St. Louis and was calling out names on the first day and came across "La-a" she said it just how it looks and a little girl stood up with much attitude and said,

    "It's Ladasha, you pronounce the dash!”

    Sometimes the real is more 😕 than the made up.

  9. On 2/24/2020 at 7:38 PM, iMonrey said:

    What did they end up naming the space baby" Cayden? Something like that. And then Mia yelled "that's an asshole name" or something like that. Can't remember the exact line, or name, but totally agreed at the time.

    CC showed it as "Kayden".

    According to one of those baby-name sites: the meaning of the name Kayden is Fighter. 

  10. 10 hours ago, Commando Cody said:

    The main question for me is, who signs up for an 8 week space trip while that pregnant?

    I doubt if things have changed that much is 40 years.  So, the First Space Baby would, no doubt, be worth a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.  Let's not forget the media/talk show circuit/books/line of clothes/endorsements/reality series/movie rights/etc.

    On the other hand, since he is in an incubator...had breathing problems...probably premature.

    On 2/24/2020 at 5:47 AM, ottoDbusdriver said:

     Plus, it was just creepy with Judd and Matt in the delivery room -- WTF ?

    I must admit that Iris' line about Judd "executive producing" the delivery was pretty funny...and Judd being in the delivery while surprising; was so Judd-like.

    As for Matt; he has no “filter”.  So, nothing he says or does surprises me.  Ever see a movie where someone is on a ledge threatening to jump?  Well, Matt would be that person down in the crowd yelling:  Come on, you know you wanna to do it!

  11. 6 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

     

    So the 500 people thing is going to be a running plot point?

    Probably as a cautionary tale for all those  who are always trying to get something for nothing.

    "NEP" is just another way of saying "the ones who didn't pay". 

  12. 2 hours ago, iMonrey said:

    I think the point was that the beeping was keeping everyone awake, which is why everyone was so punchy. Not because they were running out of air, although that was a concurrent running joke, with everyone trying to conserve oxygen in some way.

    Makes sense; especially with the captain curling up and taking a nap at the end.

  13. 9 hours ago, ottoDbusdriver said:

    And what was deal with the Alexa-like co-president ?  That was incredibly stupid.
    And why did the White House in Buffalo appear to be run by college students ?

    Does an Alexa-like co-president really seem so strange?  We are talking about 40 years from now.  Think about it, even now you can't call any company/government office without an Alexa-type prompting you through whatever matter you called about. In fact, getting things taken care off without ever talking to a real live person has become so common that now it is something we take for granted.  So, the idea that in 40 years there will be A.I. officials making decisions just doesn’t seem that farfetched.

    Also, not college students...

    Nerds. The new elite class.  Today we'd call a young Judd-type a nerd...in 40 years we'd probably be calling someone like him Secretary of Commerce.

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  14. 4 hours ago, Holmbo said:

    I didn't even consider it had one certain recipient, I just thought he sent it on a wide beam to anyone who'd pick it up. I don't think those small message devices have particularly strong signals? He'd have to just hope someone close by would pick it up.

    However if I'm wrong, and he was sending it to someone specific, my guess then is Dawes and/or Johnson.

    Yes, I can see him sending it to Dawes or Johnson.  But, I can't see him sending it on a wing and a prayer hoping that someone would pick it up. 

    (1)    Wouldn’t Ashford be concern that the “someone” picking up his message could be a Marco coconspirator/henchmen/sympathizer?

    (2)    Would Ashford leave the delivery of such crucial information to chance?  

    Ashford died grinning and singing…the demeanor of a man who has gotten the last laugh.  His was the face of a person who knows he pulled something off; and not the face of a person who was merely hoping….


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    11 hours ago, JZL said:

    As Ashford dies in space, his wrist-device shows the oscilloscope of signal, which stops, then upside down the unit reads, "Message sent."

    I'd also say he's transmitting a warning to Drummer.  He starts Marcos talking about hurling the boulders, but Marcos has something even bigger up his sleeve. 

    Thanks.

    I watched the scene again. This time I saw "Message sent".  Without knowing where to look, I may never have picked up on it.

     

    As for the recipient, I think you are right that he most likely sent it to Drummer.  But, it also could have been:

     Naomi: Marco is her ex. She knows him best, how he operates, and may have a better idea of what he is planning. 

    Holden (less likely): The Golden Boy who has a knack for overcoming odds-and-obstacles and succeeding, even under dire circumstances.

     

  16. 16 hours ago, momo said:

    There was the "thruple" on SWAT- a man and woman were going to get married, invited Chris to be a third in the relationship.  On HOUSE HUNTERS of all things, an actual thruple- since marriage is legal only between 2 people, a man and woman married, then they had a commitment ceremony with the 3rd person.

    When three people are involved, and only two of them can legally marry, I can see all this “pomp and circumstance” on behalf of the third person.

    Otherwise, I don't see what a commitment ceremony results in.

  17. The Captain has been voted out of his marriage by 2 to 1. 

    Turns out I was wrong about how such a marriage works.  I thought he had married both of them; but, I didn’t realize that both of them had also married each other.

    The Captain is being “trivorced”. Probably would make an interesting reality series.

    On 2/16/2020 at 11:31 PM, ottoDbusdriver said:

    The spacewalk was basically dumb.  Oh, look the captain fumbles through space and needs help, and Billie gets none of the credit.

    It’s all about status.  To the passengers Billie is just a nondescript workerbee, doing whatever it is workerbees do…in other words, no one special.

    The Captain is a two-time hero who just saved them. 'Mr. Noodle's Brother' is a former astronaut who just helped save them.  Even the, haven’t got a clue, bridge crew got more play…because the passengers see them as the ones whose skills during the crisis helped save them.

    Have you ever stood at a stage door to get an autograph?  Well, no one ever rushes a stagehand.

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  18. On 2/16/2020 at 11:31 PM, ottoDbusdriver said:


    Even dumber -- going on with the halfway home party.

     "Evendumber" may as well be Judd's middle name.   It’s exactly what you’d expect from him.  I would say it's like having a two-year-old in charge...but I don’t want to insult two-year-olds.

     

    On 2/16/2020 at 11:31 PM, ottoDbusdriver said:

    The White House was moved to Buffalo ?  I wonder why.

    Buffalo’s Wild Wings.

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  19. 16 hours ago, ottoDbusdriver said:

    Uggh.  I'm trying to figure what Amy Gravitt was smoking when she gave these quotes out.

    Because she's not talking about this show.  I'm also trying to figure out where the "smart and incisive writing" can be found -- 5 episodes in, and no sign of it.

     

    15 hours ago, Netfoot said:

    With ratings of 0.1 each episode msince the premiere (which was only 0.2), I'm not sure how this was renewed!

     

     

    The rating on IMDb had gone down slightly since the premiere; but now it has ticked up a bit.  Even though it's still low by all standards known to modern man; up is up.

    A lot about this show is gross AND cringeworthy; but a lot of the writing is really sharp AND funny. As for the characters, although I'd never belly up to the bar with any of them (except maybe Billie...then I'd make it a point not to make her laugh); they are just ridiculously enough over-the-top to be entertaining.

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  20. 41 minutes ago, DoctorAtomic said:

    They were contemporaries. It's just a dumb joke. 

    Thanks.  Was just wondering.

    On 2/10/2020 at 1:25 PM, tennisgurl said:

    How has this not happened to these ships around 20000 times before if everyone is so incompetent and unable to deal with a crisis?!?

    Have you read the parable: "For Want of a Nail."  

    Well, the captain was the nail.

    As for the ships, if everything is mostly automated, there could be thousands and thousands of trips without anything ever going wrong.  Then that one fateful trip and POW! “S” happens.  I guess you could think of like a commercial airplane where the odds of it crashing are estimated at one trip in millions of trips.

    On 2/9/2020 at 11:36 PM, ottoDbusdriver said:


    And no, the Captain would not be the one outside doing an EVA to service the problem.  Ever.
     

    But, that's where we first meet Captain Joe...outside doing whatever.  Maybe it's part of a new age captain's skill set…commanding inside, tinkering outside?

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  21. (1)    They should have sent Billie out to make the repair and let the kid take the bridge, or vice versa.

    (2)    Can anyone explain what Karen and Frank could possibly see in each other/have in common? 

    (3)    Why Micky Dolenz’s skull?

    (4)   All the tech folks below deck are so unattractive? Why?

    5 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

    I did like that the real crew likes the captain. I actually hope he can be marginally competent. Him and Billie are my favorite pair. 

    Jokes and Beer--who wouldn't.  

    Even though he was trying with the kid tutor, I wouldn't hope for any kind of competency.  I think "lucky" is about the best it's going to get with him. 

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