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Vrede too wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:23 pm
Vrede too wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:40 pm
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:21 pm
I didn’t check imbd, but he would make a good replacement for Tristan.
Spoiler:

I forgot to post the link, sorry.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14261278/

Tristan became a fully qualified vet last season. I don't see Wesley Binks ever going that far, but I could be wrong.
Spoiler:

Mrs Harbottle sure didn't work out :lol:
O Really wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:28 pm
Do we know if Tristan is gone forever?
It's been so long since I read the books (all of them) that I don't recall whether Tristan survives the war and returns to the practice or not. No one tell me if you do remember, please.
Good show :clap:
Spoiler:

Still alive . . . and sending letters with smutty cartoons that wind Tristan up :lol:
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:04 pm
Did you google the ship Mrs Hall’s son is on?
I somehow missed that he's on a ship. Please catch me up.
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Vrede too wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:17 pm
Vrede too wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:23 pm
Vrede too wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:40 pm
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:21 pm
I didn’t check imbd, but he would make a good replacement for Tristan.
Spoiler:

I forgot to post the link, sorry.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14261278/

Tristan became a fully qualified vet last season. I don't see Wesley Binks ever going that far, but I could be wrong.
Spoiler:

Mrs Harbottle sure didn't work out :lol:
O Really wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:28 pm
Do we know if Tristan is gone forever?
It's been so long since I read the books (all of them) that I don't recall whether Tristan survives the war and returns to the practice or not. No one tell me if you do remember, please.
Good show :clap:
Spoiler:

Still alive . . . and sending letters with smutty cartoons that wind Tristan up :lol:
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:04 pm
Did you google the ship Mrs Hall’s son is on?
I somehow missed that he's on a ship. Please catch me up.
https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=all%2 ... rYLrw,st:0


During the episode the name of his ship was mentioned,or maybe it was on his hat or something. Anyway I googled it. It went down with all hands.
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:29 pm
https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=all%2 ... rYLrw,st:0

During the episode the name of his ship was mentioned,or maybe it was on his hat or something. Anyway I googled it. It went down with all hands.
I may have missed all or part of Series 3 (2022) :oops: I'll have to look for streaming. There were HMS Repulse survivors:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Repul ... 6)#Force_Z
Crew was 967 and there was "the loss of 508 officers and men." Did Mrs Hall learn that he died? I can't find the answer online.
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Vrede too wrote:
Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:06 am
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:29 pm
https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=all%2 ... rYLrw,st:0

During the episode the name of his ship was mentioned,or maybe it was on his hat or something. Anyway I googled it. It went down with all hands.
I may have missed all or part of Series 3 (2022) :oops: I'll have to look for streaming. There were HMS Repulse survivors:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Repul ... 6)#Force_Z
Crew was 967 and there was "the loss of 508 officers and men." Did Mrs Hall learn that he died? I can't find the answer online.
He only left on it. It hasn’t been sunk yet.
You’re right, I remember now that there “will be” survivors.
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While I continue to wait for season two I thought y’all might enjoy the season 1 opening. Word is that the season 2 is even stranger.

https://youtu.be/_mrr3UNALww?feature=shared
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Vrede too wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:55 am
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:56 am
Vrede too wrote:
Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:14 pm
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Wed Jan 03, 2024 7:57 pm
I hope y’all are watching the new season of Fargo. It t may be the best yet

a bit of music from episode 8

https://youtu.be/JTI8rxAhcsg
It's stunning. Just 2 episodes left :(
Spoiler:

Most predictable would be for Dot to kill the Sheriff. So, what unpredictable thing do you think may happen?
How about the sheriff in a live performance for the Linda’s?
Vrede too wrote:
Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:40 am
:twisted: That's a good one.
Spoiler:

But I'm still not sure whether the Lindas were real or were just Dot's coma dream. In this last episode original Linda is shown sitting next to Dot in a moving car and then she just disappears :headscratch: Plus, original ( :D , great "debate"!) Sheriff Tillman admitted burying her.

I'm wondering how Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead, North Dakota Deputy Witt Farr, Deputy Gator Tillman (if even still alive), creepy Ole Munch, the FBI duo and Jennifer Jason Leigh all fit into the finality. One big gunfight? Nah, it'll be more clever than that.
:think: Maybe even bigger than I imagined. Episode 9 spoilers in the article:

Fargo recap: "The Useless Hand" sets up season 5's violent crescendo
War is on the horizon in a fast-paced penultimate episode


The comments, including some debate, are also illuminating. Episode 10 should be a doozy.
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Dot leaving the rifle behind rankled me, too. It was so glaring that I was distracted.
Great ending
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:56 am

How about the sheriff in a live performance for the Linda’s?
Spoiler:
Metaphorically . . . and worse, heh heh heh :twisted:
Vrede too wrote:
Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:40 am
:twisted: That's a good one.
Spoiler:


I'm wondering how Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead,
Lorraine Lyon's occasional conscience :thumbup:

North Dakota Deputy Witt Farr,
Bummer, the sainted martyr.

Deputy Gator Tillman (if even still alive),
Redeemed, but severely punished, okay.

creepy Ole Munch,
I thought he was still going to slaughter them all until the Sin Eater's bite of "joy and love" just before the credits roll. Daring of Dot to not tell Scotty to run, but she was integral to the denouement.

the FBI duo
Winners!

and Jennifer Jason Leigh
The merciless avenging angel who we all were rooting for. Sucks to be you, Roy.

all fit into the finality.
Not at all what I expected.

One big gunfight?
Well, yeah, but it threw me that it came in the first 20 minutes.

Nah, it'll be more clever than that.
Oh yeah, by miles.
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:22 pm
Great ending
:thumbup:
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The True Detective review debacle shows Rotten Tomatoes is becoming the internet’s most useless film website
The showrunner of the returning crime anthology complained that the Jodie Foster-fronted series had been targeted by ‘bros’ on Rotten Tomatoes. The problem goes deeper than a few men with a grudge, writes Louis Chilton – review aggregators are eating themselves alive


:problem: That sucks, but I've always been aware of the possibility. Is it pure sexism, or also homophobia with Jodie's season? I look at both the Tomatometer and Audience Score in hopes that both haven't been corrupted. I also consult IMDb and Wiki. I haven't tried Letterboxd or other review sites.
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The True Detective review debacle shows Rotten Tomatoes is becoming the internet’s most useless film website
The showrunner of the returning crime anthology complained that the Jodie Foster-fronted series had been targeted by ‘bros’ on Rotten Tomatoes. The problem goes deeper than a few men with a grudge, writes Louis Chilton – review aggregators are eating themselves alive


:problem: That sucks, but I've always been aware of the possibility. Is it pure sexism, or also homophobia with Jodie's season? I look at both the Tomatometer and Audience Score in hopes that both haven't been corrupted. I also consult IMDb and Wiki. I haven't tried Letterboxd or other review sites.
I never intentionally look at reviews until after I’ve seen the movie or read the book.
That said, I like True Detective and love Jodie Foster, but am still in Wait and See about this season. Way too early for other people’s opinions.
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:27 pm
I never intentionally look at reviews until after I’ve seen the movie or read the book.
That said, I like True Detective and love Jodie Foster, but am still in Wait and See about this season. Way too early for other people’s opinions.
I don't usually read reviews ahead of time, but I hate wasting 1-3 hours on crap. So, I'll often look at RT, etc scores to get a sense whether a potentially interesting show is above mediocre.
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Even if it's just one night a week!
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:thumbup:

13.5 months - longest auditions ever.

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Just finished the first season.

Had to power through the first couple of episodes, but then it grabs you.


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Who is this?

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She looks like Jenna Fischer, Pam from The Office, to me.

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In reality, it's Shannon Smith, attorney for Jennifer and James Crumbley — the parents of the Oxford High School shooter in MI.
https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/c ... efensible/

I really notice the similarity in video. What do you think?
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It's a pretty good doppleganger
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<sniff> It's not even my birthday :-|| Wouldn't it be funny if Wordlebot wrote, "MIRED is a double Useless, GoCubsGo you ignorant slut"?


Speaking of ignorant sluts....before they were stars. I must have been a teenage insomniac, I remember this segment.

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Speaking of ignorant sluts....before they were stars. I must have been a teenage insomniac, I remember this segment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7gvTEA2uT8
Interesting. How did that show and its cast members do? :wave:
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