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On 2/16/2023 at 6:55 AM, cambridgeguy said:
I sincerely hope they're not doing the WoK thing of giving Picard an adult son he never met. At least Kirk knew about David and agreed to stay away, even though he probably regretted that decision.
I've seen WoK too many times, and as I recall, Kirk knew that Carol had a son, but didn't know that he was David's father.
On 2/17/2023 at 4:44 AM, cambridgeguy said:She’s a slacker? After all, it only took Pine’s Kirk one mission to get promoted from cadet to captain.
Don't get me started with that again. I still rage about the whole ensign to captain thing. They really could not come up with something better?
So far, I'm enjoying it. The chemistry between Stewart, Frakes, and Ryan is wonderful.
RIP Annie. 😥
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That was a very badly designed task where the stuff could fall into the side pipes.
I liked Ilima as well, and now there are no women left in the individual challenges. Today was more geared for a woman, but then she had no chance to win with that problem today.
The ladder challenge last week for example, it's harder for a woman to haul up the wood and pound in those nails. Men are just physically stronger and they are always going to have an advantage in those types of challenges. Last season seemed better balanced.
The schmaltz is getting too much for me too, and I just FF through it all.
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23 minutes ago, Taryn74 said:
So much of what goes on in The Defenders isn't going to make any sense without being familiar with the characters, especially the ones from Iron Fist. But I hope you're able to enjoy it anyway! Definitely check out the other series after you're finished. Daredevil and Jessica Jones are the best IMO, followed by Iron Fist and then Luke Cage. Just my personal preferences.
I guess that I like to live dangerously! 🤪
Your opinions on the shows seems to mirror what I've seen on Rotten Tomatoes.
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I just started watching this series after watching all of Daredevil. I've seen the first episode and since I haven't seen any of the other series, I am greatly appreciating all the setup of the other characters that I know nothing about.
Looking forward to reading all the posts here once I'm done.
I am reading the old vaulted episode posts as I finish watching each one, as I did with Daredevil.
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1 hour ago, Llywela said:
Did you watch all of Daredevil before going back to watch The Defenders? Season three must have been a bit confusing for you - Defenders came before it, and then S3 picked up in the aftermath. Were you able to catch up and figure out what was going on from context?
I think I did it the other way around, looking back - I watched The Defenders first, because I love a good team-up, and then went back and watched all the individual shows!
When we watched S03E01 of Daredevil, I said to myself: Something is very weird here. So afterwards, I carefully googled (to avoid being spoiled), and discovered that all these other shows merged here and that The Defenders happened between S2 and S3. I mentioned that to my husband who said that he didn't want to be jumping back and forth between shows, so we just kept rolling and are now going back. I would have stopped, and I honestly think that he's a bit confused now going back, but I'm saying nothing. ;)
Ironically, we started watching Daredevil because we watched She-Hulk and when I read the message boards here after he appeared on that show, everyone seemed to go on and on about what a good show Daredevil was, so we decided to give it a go.
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So, I just finished watching the entire series over the last month. It was really well done, and I regularly consulted the old vaulted forum where I could read episode by episode.
I'm not a comic book reader and I greatly appreciated how nobody spoiled certain plot points in the forums about the various characters. Maybe that's a forum rule, but it was nice being surprised.
The only thing that I was spolied about was that I knew that Fisk never died, because I saw him in the Hawkeye series.
I haven't watched any of the other Marvel Netflix series, but I just started watching The Defenders (finished episode one) because I wanted to see what happened with the whole Elektra business.
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On 1/31/2023 at 8:33 AM, possibilities said:
I didn't even notice she was missing last week, until after... and I was relieved when I realized she'd been left out of the episode entirely.
I did notice last week when they were all sitting on the floor outside the operating room. I did wonder about that, and now I know why.
I was not a huge fan of her either.
But wow, they have a serious revolving door of surgical interns at the hospital!
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In our house, we don't fry anything in a big batch of oil. We add a tablespoon here and there to fry stuff in. The only time that we have oil to dispose of is when we make bacon, which is about once a month. Does FryAway work on that? I looked them up on Amazon, and it says "any cooking oil." Sometime we cook ground beef and there is more fat than expected and we use paper towels to absorb it. I liked the pitcher a lot.
Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V. I am a dinosaur as well, and I select text with the mouse and then Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V using my left hand. That has always been very fast for me to do. I don't need special buttons for that.
I thought that the tongs thing was cool. I would consider buying them.
The plastic coating for the creepy crawlies. I can't believe that they aren't getting a percentage of the installer stuff. Their best bet is to sell it in stores and online to consumers - like paint. Clearly I can never move to an always-warm climate because having to deal with scorpions, etc would end me. It's bad enough when the spiders start coming into the house in the fall, but at least my hubby and grown sons have no qualms about disposing them for me.
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2 hours ago, seacliffsal said:
My frustration level with this episode was quite high. All of the products seemed over valued. I remember when Mark Cuban demanded that the producers no longer take 2% of the companies just for appearing on the show. He made it seem like a huge victory for the presenters, but instead it feels like a loss for the show and for the actual viewers as more and more presenters seem like they are only there for the exposure. If presenters wanted a deal they would make a fair valuation for their product/business. It totally fed into this "my idea alone is worth a million or more" without anything to really back it up. I really wish they would reinstate some kind of policy-even if it were 1% of any product that failed to get a deal as an appearance fee. Of course, there is also a high percentage of deals that fail during due diligence (again, because presenters hide something or the numbers are actually wrong, etc.). I was glad that Daymond told off the cosmetics woman that her "negotiation" wasn't a negotiation.
I was very frustrated as well. The valuations - and the asks - were all very high. So even if the Sharks wanted to ask for a higher percentage of the company, the high asks were just compounding the problem.
I also felt that many of them were just there for the exposure, not to make an actual deal.
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1 hour ago, Lurk said:
I just don't get the concept of Nutr other than it would allow people to make their own milk alternative without sugar and added ingredients. I got curious a while back and consulted the Googles about how they make almond milk - pulverize almonds, mix with water and strain off the solids. I don't drink a lot of milk and have never really used soy, almond or oat milk. I don't see how someone can enjoy drinking pulverized almond water or oats and calling it milk. I like eating almonds and oats, not drinking them.
I like cereal, but I needed to reduce dairy in my diet. So, I switched to unsweetened, plain almond milk. That's the only thing I use it for is my cereal.
I think the idea is that because pulverizing nuts gives you a white liquid, they call it milk instead of juice.
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37 minutes ago, seacliffsal said:
I was appalled during either the first or second season when she told a presenter (of a b-b-q rub or sauce that wanted to open a restaurant) that he looked like a pig (his face) and if she invested he had to dress up like one at the opening. I am always amazed that not only do they keep her on the show (if the male sharks said half of the things that she does I think they would be long gone) but they keep her comments in the final editing (all of her 'I don't like your face' comments are usually directed towards men).
I also recall several times when there was a male presenter who was shirtless (typically for some sort of exercise or nutritional product) and she made rather lewd remarks. It was never ok when men drooled over women, and the reverse is not ok and should never be acceptable either.
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On 1/7/2023 at 9:03 PM, eel21788 said:
At $50 at unit, I can't see people buying enough of them to use at a dinner party or any other larger gathering. After all, we've just spent $300 on Boardererie Cheese and Charcuterie. Now we have to increase the cost of a glass of wine by $50 per person? How much disposable income do these people think we have?
This made me laugh really hard!
On 1/8/2023 at 1:33 PM, TM101 said:- Long Table presentation was ridiculously cringey along with Ross there for theatrics. If he loves the product and the mission so much he can’t fork up $140K to be an investor?
I also thought that it was very interesting that he was willing to come on the show, said that he makes the pancakes every weekend at home, but had not invested a single dime into the company. The pitcher said that he needed help with social media - Schwimmer couldn't at least help him with that? The whole thing was a little strange.
On 1/8/2023 at 6:38 PM, KaveDweller said:Yeah, I don't she think had any interest in investing, and only even inv. Most of those products seemed in line with her brand and she showed no signs of jumping in. I don't think she would have made an offer on that last one if Mark hadn't put her on the spot.
I do wonder if the deal did/will actually go through with her or not?
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I really loved this series.
We watched it 3 episodes at a time, which was perfect since it seemed to be divided into chapters like that.
The acting was fantastic and because it was such a slow burn building up the intensity and characters, they were so rich and you really cared about them.
I KNEW that they were building parts for the Death Star in prison so that end credit scene was so thrilling to watch.
I'm going to have to watch Rogue One again. I'm really surprised we're getting a second season.
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On 12/9/2022 at 11:56 PM, Kleav said:
ZipString’s Amazon reviews are pretty dismal.
Apparently that's not the real Zipstring. Their website mentions that you can only get it there and beware of knockoffs, etc.
On 12/10/2022 at 8:29 PM, eel21788 said:They kept trying to say that you could customize, but they only seemed to mean that you can customize what size box you want and for which occasion, not what actually goes into your box. I also thought their stuff looked cheap, ugly and tacky, not to mention the presenters were annoying as hell. (By the way, since when is Mark Jewish)?
With lifetime sales at $1.5million, they've sold well fewer than 15,000 units. When you add to that the minimum order is 3 boxes, that is fewer than 5000 customers. They also admitted that their average customer only stays for 2 years and orders 6.5 boxes. That sounds to me as though people get tired of their products pretty quickly. They will have to constantly be acquiring replacement customers to keep the business afloat.
Maybe if you were required to bring some gifts to an office party, you might just buy one of their boxes, hand out whatever is in the box and be done with it.
I think that after 2 years, you would have all the decorations that you would need and cancel. The prices also seemed high to me - especially for the size of the boxes.
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So I finished watching all the episodes. Some interesting pitches.
The reusable Hot Pockets - twenty years ago I had a baby bottle warmer that worked the same way - it was a cylinder that wrapped around the bottle and you boiled it afterwards.
The houseplants were interesting, and I really liked her.
I don't think that baby bidet thing will really go anywhere here in North America.
The mattress reselling was interesting
Those people with the plants in a glass box offering 1% of the company - eyeroll. The pitch wasn't even good!
The device to cut the rings off was fascinating. I had no idea that it was such a big problem.
@UsernameFatigue I ordered those Basecamp cards from Amazon - free shipping with my $35 order! 😀 We're going to try them out over the holidays.
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On 12/2/2022 at 11:33 PM, DrSpaceman73 said:
A fire house for people with swimming pools? Again such a niche market. Maybe it's different in California. Around here very few have private pools. And this assumes the you can hook It up and use if before the fire dept arrives. And it's $400 to 500? I don't get it
I think that it is strictly intended for those niche markets, like California where most people have pools and they get a lot of fires.
12 hours ago, KaveDweller said:I don't think he was claiming that it relieved more anxiety than regular slime. I think he was just claiming playing with your food was fun, and it also relieved anxiety.
I'm kind of stunned it makes so much money. It seems like something people might buy for their kids once, but it sounded like he had repeat customers?
I just keep thinking of all the germs and dust, etc that keeps getting embedded deeper and deeper into it, ugh.
However, he said that he comes out with new kinds every week. They are beautiful to look at. It would not surprise me at all to hear that many people simply order ones in a "favorite kind," and then just put them on a shelf as decoration - that people have started collecting these.
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The plastic exercise suit: No question that using these is not healthy at all. You are deliberately trying to drain as much water from your body as quickly as possible. He seemed like a really nice guy who talked about wanting his son to be proud of him. Maybe I'm just cranky, but maybe he could find a different job where you aren't jeopardizing people's health and/or lives with your product? Yes, people who are hellbent on doing this will do it, but why contribute to making it easier. I don't know...
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The hummingbird feeder made me laugh, and if he does well, good for him. They seemed really nice and I hope that Daniel helps them though he is STILL on my shit list for that stunt he pulled with the diaper cream lady. Nope, apparently I am STILL not willing to let that go.
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Season 17, Episode 3
Ryna
Wow, these ladies seriously hustled their deal. Good on them if they can get away with it. I think that they were definitely on to something. I've never had a roommate, but I can see how complicated the process can be, and I watch People's Court, so I've seen the ramifications of a bad setup many times 😃
The Rod Caddy
I know nothing about fishing at all, so I cannot say anything about this. I think that the Dragons are right - they would have had more traction if people were really interested? He should start making a bunch of silly, TikTok videos or something to see if he can set something on fire.
Train Fitness
Very interesting idea. These are the types of exercises that I do, but I don't really have a hard time counting my reps and logging them. Would I pay an app every month to do that for me? It's doubtful, but I don't tend to be the average bear in a lot of things.
Manmade
All I know about men's underwear is that I buy it for the men in my house when it starts getting ratty or someone actually complains. I just buy the same stuff over and over again. I cracked up over the BSTL (I ALSO learned something new).
Rabbittown
I can't drink alcohol anymore (my body gives me the finger when I do, so I just stopped), but I am not motivated to drink a lot of calories from these types of drinks. The woman seemed very nice and competent, so I hope she does well. I will stick to my Heineken Zero, which has been doing the job for me.
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17 minutes ago, PurpleTentacle said:
You don't have to agree about the weather (although it was the middle of summer). We should be able to agree that they weren't wearing snow suits, but light cold weather gear, because that you can see with your eyes.
I've been to glaciers in the middle of summer and it was freezing.
The level of warmth that clothing provides is not necessarily determinable solely by it's looks. You don't have to be wearing a snowsuit for the jacket you are wearing to be rated to -40 degrees or whatever and provide a high degree of warmth. It gets bloody cold in the winter where I live, so I am well acquainted with various outdoor clothing.
For all we know, they may have started telling the racers not to bring warmer jackets anymore and/or the company that supplied the clothing to TAR may have wished to do so to promote their brand. The show has always welcomed sponsors. We don't know.
Anyway, you are of course entitled to your opinion, as I am to mine, and we may interpret things that we see differently. So let's just agree to disagree.
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3 hours ago, PurpleTentacle said:
We already talked about this in this thread. If they were somewhere where they needed snow suits, yes those would be supplied. Never ever has the show supplied light cold weather gear, like they did here. That's a completely new one. We even had teams racing in T-Shirts through the cold, because they lost their bags.
It's usually on the racers to pack for any weather one could reasonably expect.
I don't know that I agree with you about the weather where they were racing.
I've been to glaciers before and it was freezing. The racers had to climb the ice wall and then swim in the freezing water - I think that it would have been very important for them to have that gear to warm them up/keep them warm to prevent hypothermia under those conditions with the various challenges. YMMV.
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On 12/2/2022 at 10:54 PM, PurpleTentacle said:
Yes I know for sure. The show has never done that before. Racers have to bring their own clothes, which includes clothes for cold weather.
There have been many times over the seasons when TAR has supplied cold weather gear to the teams. This is definitely not the first time that I've seen this.
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Season 17, Episode 2
Cocktail Bomb Shop
Wow, she's making a killing with these. So it costs you $5+tax to make your own drink - I guess part of the appeal is watching it fizz up. I avoid drinking calories at all costs, so not something of interest to me.
Mossify
Such a weird pitch. Again, not something that really interested me.
No Story Lost
This was interesting. Fabulous idea, but the price - $1,500 for the base model is WAY, WAY, WAY out of reach for most people. I think that if you really wanted to have a souvenir like this, you could do your own interviews, write things up - get help there if writing is not your strong suit - put a bunch of pages together and then send it to a printer. The books also seemed rather small for the price, though Manjit's seemed a bit larger than the one in the photo.
Manba
I like peanut butter, but I don't like spicy foods, so not for me. I wish them well, because I think that there is a market for their product.
Unightie
She was very charming, but this is clearly a one-woman-business for her to make a little money on the side. Great product for serious campers. Not something that is investible.
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6 hours ago, UsernameFatigue said:
I had to laugh at your comment regarding BaseCamp Cards. I too received an email regarding a Black Friday sale after not hearing from them in a year. I was very interested in buying a couple of decks for xmas presents last year, but when I went to order online the amount to ship was absolutely ridiculous. I actually live where they are located, so emailed to ask if I could pick up the cards locally. I even checked a local independent games store, and they had never heard of them. I never did hear back anything from my email enquiry.
After getting the recent email I checked the local games store and see they now have them in stock, so I may still purchase a deck to try them out. Not at all impressed though by BaseCamp Cards lack of customer service last year!
I went back to their website this year because I was curious if shipping was still insane, and it was less - only $8 instead of something like $18 - but still crazy for a tiny box of cards.
Interestingly, they have them on Amazon with free shipping if you spend the usual $35. So I may toss them into my next order to try them out at Christmas once and for all.
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On 12/21/2021 at 2:04 AM, UsernameFatigue said:
So sad that the season is over already! I really enjoyed the last two shows, there were some great pitches. Can't remember them now of course - need aemom's great recaps. 😃
I just saw this now. Thank you for the compliment @UsernameFatigue, though it's almost a year late. 🤪
I don't know what happened to my PVR, but it taped none of this current season and just realized that it's already over.
Ironically those infernal BaseCamp cards emailed me about a Black Friday special (first time in a year I've heard from them) and that's what made me think - "Are there new DD episodes?"
So - I'm catching up now by watching them on CBC Gem - HATE THE ADS - and I'm partway through Episode 2.
Episode 1 thoughts:
I have zero interest in eating lobster, but they all seemed very excited about the product and good on him for the deal with Arlene. He seemed like a super nice guy
Eye gadgets seemed cool, and as much time as I spend on a screen for work and my hobby, I've never had the problem, so not for me.
We do use sprinkles here for Christmas cookies, but so much on other stuff anymore. I hope she does well, she seemed very competent.
The Parked Auto guys - I first thought that they were teaming up with existing shops with that app to drive business. Shops get business, the guys get a cut, you chauffeur my car around, everyone wins! Great idea! But they want to open actual shops to do the oil changes with? Seems like a huge mistake to me.
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I just finished Season 3 yesterday. The last episode dragged a lot and was disappointing. I really liked how some episodes focused entirely on the other characters. The Arabic Shark Tank was hilarious - they even got Robert Herjavec for a cameo.
Steve is really pissed with Ramy, but no time was allocated for that at all. Then the parents go to buy hot dogs and the guy handles them with his bare hands?!?! Such a weird episode and the scene with Ramy on the shore praying dragged out way too long.
It was so obvious to me that she was going to steal the watch - even before she knocked him over. Ramy is a really slow learner. I wonder what's going to happen with him and his daughter now - or even how he gets out of this situation with the watch.
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in Star Trek: Picard
I recall from Voyager that they removed all the implants that could be removed, but had to leave the ones that were too integrated into her body.
She also had decided to keep using Seven of Nine because she had been known by that longer than she had been known as Annika, and was used to it.