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  1. I read that the finale is in three weeks. I have mixed feelings . . . this season doesn't feel as "offbeat" as last year, but I feel that it could be better without a few bells and whistles. Making teams earn the right to U-Turn would have been nice as well. That's why you got a "like" from me @PoultryDancer. And shit, we could've been out one pair of reality TV assholes. Sadly, Cody & Jessica survive, while Well Strung finally snaps. Like a string? Meh. Meanwhile, Kristi & Jen are still setting the bar, and the Firefighters are starting to perk up. And Evan didn't crack another tooth this leg . . . so that's good. On the other hand, I am convinced Brittany will skip shouting "PINEAPPLE!" and proceed to choke out Lucas. Not a fan of the "This"/"That" Detour. Also, how weird am I for wanting to take the lecture task? I'm not against heavy lifting . . . I'm just more suited to try and absorb stuff from dueling lecturers. And that task didn't have teams forced to listen to the whole thing before getting tested. Are beer baths a thing in the U.S.? That looks like fun. So thankful the gentlemen were wearing swim trunks, and I'm sure the Racers agree with me. Ah, the Nathaniel "Big Easy" Lofton Memorial Roadblock! I wonder if teams had to fill out the minutia that was demanded in TAR15, as well as trying to piece together the quote. That's a big of a nightmare task. I mean, not as potentially horrifying as watching Mark and Krista slowly deteriorate in their respective seasons, but the phones ringing would have had me cringing. Off to Speculation!
  2. @Spencer Hastings . . . like I said, I fear she'd be irrelevant. Also, Mike got married and had (having) a kid, so it would be weird for me to "ship" them in 2018. And I can buy her hosting. I understand she's got at least one kid. Maybe BMP could spring for daycare? Don't know if/when the list will be updated. Trying not to go into results spoilers, or finding out somebody won the Chris Tamburello Award for getting kicked out before the season officially starts.
  3. From how I understand it . . . not Earth-Supergirl, not Earth-ArrowFlashLegends.
  4. Worst job on any world: person in charge of tourism for Freeland. I mean, we swing from tragedy to hope to tragedy, and when the main character's daughter's boyfriend is merely paralyzed. Best case: he'll have to wait to officially hook up with Jenn. Um . . . yay? Damn, gotta love the hi-tech Hogan's Alley setup from Gambi. Great way for Jefferson to practice aim. Kinda disappointed Grace isn't built like a truck. Then again, I got over Killmonger not being seven-feet in Black Panther, so I'll be okay with Grace. Sweet that we get winking about the nature of this world and comics, and Anissa looks good in Spandex. Or was that leather? This is the comic Grace had; I would not except Windfall to make the leap. Also had a laugh at Grace bringing up Looker, who had the most Eighties costume ever. "Athlete's Foot" conversation . . . credit to Khalil for not turning around and running away from Mr. Pierce. And now, he can't do that anymore.
  5. I miss the old days. Mission, voting, endgame. Simple, and within thirty minutes. Today, the emphasis is on the drama, so the games are basically secondary. Tonight: no mission, one Ring. And I'm guessing we're going to have a few bogus "Purges" to narrow down the field. At this point, why make them play anything? Stick them in a house for a month, load them with booze and a few illicit drugs, and let them stay the whole time. At the end, they draw straws to determine who gets what amount of money. Johnny would automatically get $500K because he's Johnny, and he might as well be Jonathan Murry's ward. On the Facebook group where I was "live watching," a lot of them were pulling for Melissa on the aggressive actions against Sylvia. Naturally, Sylvia wins and everybody is good with it except Nicole . . . who will get over it in a few days. Shit, Melissa said so herself! Also: had we ended up with a men's Ring, would we have gotten something that boiled down to "Oil Wrestling"? It's not that we haven't had dudes doing that on BMP . . . remember the RW/RR faceoff in 2001? With Steve upsetting an obviously butthurt Mike? Still, I think once Sylvia was picked, that Ring was set up. The might as well made Sylvia and Melissa run a lap, with Brad chasing them, loaded on PCP, to give them "incentive." Oh, and I bet you'd make a lot of money if you auctioned off having dinner with Melissa and Nicole, just for the differing accents. Funny to see drama break out at the Ring, and Veronica is just there. Back in the day, she was the worst of the worst. Now, she's just a spectator. Not "sad," really . . . more "odd." It would be weirder if Abram was watching a physical endgame, and he wasn't jumping around or getting a nosebleed.
  6. My take: “Written by a high school sophomore.” Just a lot of big things happening. Also, Ceclie can read minds. Hey, why not? Amazingly, nobody thought “Damn, she screwed a kennel’s worth of pooches” around her. Damn, could Dwarfstar look any more like Mr. Zsasz? Just a mix of baldness and snark. On the bright side, bite-sized Ralph and Cisco for the win. And chilling in Iris’ scale model murder scene. Perfect timing for the trailer of the Ant Man sequel debuting today. Saw the end coming. The warden’s name is Wolfe, right? Geoff Johns creation . . . bad news. On the other hand, Barry continues to be a dumbass. He looks good like the facial hair, but he didn’t think to check for more cameras.
  7. Lets see . . . 18 months from October 2015 would be April 2017 . . . and the first episode from the third season aired on April 1. But that was dropped in viewers' laps as an April Fool gag/present, and the "official" debut was late July. So . . . 21 months. At that rate, the fourth season would drop in July 2019. Really hoping we don't perish from the withdrawal.
  8. Has Adrian Pasdar played a character that didn't automatically demand to be punched in the face? The man has a gift, and it's easy to laugh as he's punched around, shot at, and almost in a fatal Dukes of Hazard-style crash. What was sweeter: Edge's maneuver to exit through the trunk, the awesome bounce the car took, or the seemingly premature explosion? Oh, and why is it that anytime Adrian is seen driving a car on TV, it never ends well So . . . Edge is arrested, and so is Lillian. Why am I not reassured? I mean, Sam is basically Reign: Destroyer of Worlds, but that doesn't show up on tests. At least she's not relieved. Yes, she doesn't have a tumor, but she's still losing time. Somebody remembered James still has the Guardian armor! I also liked the chase with the poison coffee guy. I can totally buy Mechad as someone nicknamed "Mr. Action." And I got nothing else.
  9. Lantern7

    MLB Thread

    How funny would it be if the Indians won their first title since 1948 in the final season using that image? I can lean into political correctness, so I'd support a nickname change. How about this: the basketball team changes its name to "LeBrons" after James retires (or "Kings," if the Sacramento franchise moves or folds), and the baseball team could be "Cavaliers." Not many pro teams with swashbuckling/sword-wielding overtones out there.
  10. Nice to see more stage-setting. Apparently, Goku Black doesn't know about time travel, so he'll probably make cinders of the wreckage that is Earth until the idea dawns on him. Meanwhile, it's cute that Bulma and Vegeta care for Future Trunks after his visit years ago. Also funny that Pilaf figures he was the son they had before Trunks. And Team Pilaf being in a homeschool-of-sorts with Trunks works on some levels. In Team Four Star's abridgements, they're a couple. Their wedding reception was at the start of the first Broly movie..
  11. I'm used to being on the same wavelength with characters while watching a show . . . but for the characters to actually agree with me? That feels good . . . like I'm justified in my opinion. Polnareff: Hey, guys! Short story: a Stand got defeated, and the user was even sadder than the Sun guy . . . and Avdol's back!!!! Mon dieu, how awesome is that?!? Joseph: We knew, buddy. Polnareff: Wha?!? Jotaro: We didn't actually bury him. I mean, he's enough of a badass to crawl out of a makeshift grave after being mistaken for dead. But no, he's been hiding out here for the most part. Polnareff: Sacre bleu!!! And . . . Kakoyin?!? Kakoyin: My idea not to loop you in. I mean, you were the newest of the gr- . . . ah, fuck it. We figured you'd get overexcited and let DIO know he was alive. Because you're that dumb. But hey, you did avenge your sister in killing J. Geil Centerfold. Polanreff: [I'm too lazy to look up another French expression]!!! But . . . all this time . . . the battles without him . . . and meeting his father . . . Avdol: That was me. In disguise. It was all I could do not to burst out laughing. Joseph: Same here. Polnareff: You . . . mother . . . .fucking . . . .bastards . . . (Silver Chariot materializes) Avdol: Look at what I got for us! An actual yellow submarine!!! Polnareff: Vidal Sasson! I can't stay mad at you guys! The Stand user (his name's Cameo; Judgement was the Stand) was hiding out underground breathing through a really obvious straw. Not like the boys knocked him out and directly pissed in his mouth. At this point, I'd say the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to anybody DIO sics on the gang. Here's the unsubbed scene I was talking about; the Engrish exchange is at 0:33.
  12. No Nerd!! ‘‘Tis a miracle!! Actually, I thought most of the skits were great. I mean, Frank Castle isn’t really villain, but they got in both live-action versions of Kingpin. And Quail Man. And friggin’ Manimal! And we end with Pokémon breeding, with props. Not bad . . . personally, when it comes to poking fun of the old cartoon, I like Pokémon: The ‘Bridged Series.
  13. Watching SNL. Caught a little bit of JBA; will see the whole thing tomorrow. Sadly, the dub didn't capture the awesome Engrish exchange between Polnareff and Avdol. Polnareff: MOHAMMED AVDOL!!!! Avdol: YES! I AM! [striking uncharacteristic pose] Kanji: "BAM" I'll try and find the episode with subs. I got that exchange from a "Best Engirsh" compilation of all four seasons. That includes spoilers for "Stardust Crusaders," so that's whu I'm not posting it here.
  14. One again, Space Dandy gets rerun tonight. Also, if you like quirky stuff, we got "Mushroom Samba" from Cowboy Bebop. That's the one where Ed and Ein go looking for food, and the adults get gooned on mushrooms. Good times. ETA: Shippuden at 1:30, followed by Outlaw Star, and then Space Dandy.
  15. Funny115: Leif doesn't have much to say. Seriously, four confessionals in ten episodes. How is that possible? I have a few theories, but I'd feel like a dick saying them here.
  16. How soon do we get a "regular" length commercial for the next episode? This one clocks in at eleven seconds. And here are the average legs after five episodes: 2.40 Krista & Jen (Extreme) 3.20 Cody & Jessica (Big Brother) 3.60 Alex & Conner (Indy) 4.40 Henry & Evan (Yale) 4.80 Trevor & Chris (Well Strung) 6.00 Lucas & Brittany (Ocean Rescue/Engaged) 6.20 Joey & Tim (Chomp)(Eliminated) 6.80 Eric & Daniel (Firefighters/Twins) It feels like the teams are spread out for the most part. The ladies only have one first-place finish, but they've placed in the top three in all five legs. Also, I haven't factored in Head to Head in this. Should I? And, if so, how?? For instance, would Yale be considered a stronger team because they probably wouldn't have finished in eighth under normal circumstances? On the bottom, I don't see the Firefighters lasting that long. Maybe making puns can keep a team in the game longer than usual. I mean, Gary made lots of groaners in TAR2, and he & Dave placed fifth.
  17. Ooooooooh, that Raina! Flowers! Lady Porcupine! Television's Tulip O'Hare! Academy Award-nominated actress Ruth Negga! Seriously, my memory sucks a copious amount of ass.
  18. That was fun. The good guys made some gains, and Kasius was exposed as the tinted blue bitch that he is. And he doesn't even know Sinatra Sinara is dead, going out like a punk thanks to Daisy, Deke and a broken pipe. Well, I'd call her a zombie if you kept doing that with Phil and Daisy. How about "Tesshiti"? Or "Tess-hiti"? I heard "seer," I thought "spy." I was thinking maybe Kasius installed post-procedure programming into Jemma. No clue who could do prophecies for him. Raina is Daisy's mother, right? I do not keep track. Did Sinara use her balls at any point? If not, maybe that wasn't her.
  19. I was watching Comedy Central (probably The Daily Show), and I saw that This Is Not Happening will be coming back on February 2. The new host is Roy Wood Jr. from The Daily Show. Here's the interesting part: as he's talking, I notice a book under his arm. Title: "The Time I Did Cocaine By Accident" (I can't find the commercial online, but that was the gist). Underneath: "Theo Von." Yes . . . the swamp rat that cleaned himself up, took human form, won two Challenges and went into standup comedy will be in the new season. Here's the trailer; he briefly pops up at 1:45. I don't know when the episode with him will air, but I'll let you know. I just figured you guys would be interested in a veteran who wound up getting a successful career all his own. Johnny.
  20. Just gone online. Lots of stuff covered. My opinions are unchanged. Still not hating the splinter group to the degree of (Original Earth-1) Laurel as Black Canary. Sarah hung with the League of Assassins to become what she is. Dinah probably has police training in combat. Laurel basically took Learning Annex classes from Nyssa. And speaking of despised characters of the past, it looks like William is holding his own. Kinda dreading the notion that he's going to be this season's sacrifice for Oliver to experience MANPAIN. BTW, I know that tradionalists like myself would've wanted Ollie's kid to be named "Conner" for canon shoutout purposes . . . but "William" works for me, as in "William Tell." Just something that came into my head. Hoping that Cayden James gets dealt a blow soon. Vigilante may count, but I feel he's schizo enough to play both sides. If he winds up killing a few of the heads of the organization (Cayden, Laurel-2, Antole, etc.) (do they have a group name?), then steps up as the Last Minute Big Bad, I wouldn't be too surprised. One more thought. "It's Vigilante. He's communicating in Morse Code!" "And you know that, right? Seriously never figured you for a post-Pony Express kinda guy, Hoss."
  21. . . . annnnnnnnnnd marking this episode as "Do Not Delete." Sam is awesome, but her correspondents went above and beyond their assigned task. Once again, either FF writers are fans of The Amazing Race, or they did the research. Kicking off at the Perisphere (on my iPad; harder to verify right now) at Flushing was a great touch, because that's where the first season of TAR started and ended. I was spoiled on that high school speech from John Oliver. "Holy fuck" still covers that today.
  22. In case you didn't see my post on the Media thread: Phil is optimistic on TAR's future. While I realize that he might have to say that because he's heavily involved, it's nice to get hope that TAR fans can get back to the "normal" status quo of two editions per nine-month season. Also, Phil acknowledges the fans. Thankfully, he doesn't say anything about hearing stuff/encouragement "from the street." Probst.
  23. From the Media thread: Gotta go with @TheRabbi on this. Bopper & Mark were a good team, and they were very likable. They earned a berth in Unfinished Business, but Bopper couldn't run due to sickness, and Mark didn't gel well with subsitute Mallory. The two memories that immediately come to mind for me: Mark almost dying boiling alive while doing Bollywood dancing, and Bopper getting his head shaved for a Fast Forward that turned out not to have gotten them into the finale. Also, we have a grown man who answers to "Bopper." That's sweet . . . for me, anyway.
  24. I know. And he made the same Ben Carson/Get Out joke Honest Trailers put out that day (3:30 mark to be exact). Also: "Little Mermaid, she got some pipe" FTW. Thanks, Roy! Trevor's been on fire lately. I mean, I kinda wish things were less chaotic and that he could excel in a "peaceful" time, but I'm thankful for him
  25. Lupin III Part 5 debuts in April over in Japan. I'm guessing that'll find its way to Toonami in about a year. I have to be honest . . . Part 4 was pretty good. Ongoing narrative, new supporting characters, and a Leonardo da Vinci clone running around with deep and sinister plans. If you want to post about Space Dandy, come over here.
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