Shades of Deivi Cruz

On 1/21/2023 at 11:13 AM, oblong said:

We finally got to The Last of Us.  Really liked it. Never knew of the game it’s based on so that’s not a requirement. I suspect you might appreciate some things if aware. It’s like an intelligent Walking Dead. Exceeded my expectations. 

Same. Watched both episodes last night, so now impatiently waiting for Sunday night. I don't much care for the look of the "clickers", but that's pretty nitpicky. I also didn't play the game (but was aware of its existence), so it may very well be that the design comes from the game. I've heard others say that it's pretty faithfully recreated a lot of other elements, so that's probably the case.

43 minutes ago, casimir said:

Take the over on the Piston games and their matador defense. 

Every. 

Single. 

Time.

Good news. I won $28 on a $10 bet on the Ohio State basketball game. I am now the best sports gambler in the world.

I have $200 in free bets remaining, plus whatever I manage to win (HA!). Does the forum want to be my advisors? I prefer to bet on things I will actually be watching, so that means NFL playoffs. I also usually do $10 at a time, so I have 20-ish bets left.

16 hours ago, Edman85 said:

If you are still teleworking or even hybrid, check out your auto insurance policy and see if you can lower your premium for reduced commute.

You just saved me $150 on my next renewal! Both my wife and I are hybrid.

I haven't seen Yellowjackets or Cobra Kai, but that is a damn fine list.

18 minutes ago, smr-nj said:

Disney+ is a service I don’t have. 😕 

But I’d love any recommendations for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime. 👍

Netflix:

Dead To Me (haven't watched the latest season yet, but enjoyed the previous two.)

I think You Should Leave ("sketch" comedy and it's not for everyone. Very short episodes.)

The Mole (recent reboot of the reality series)

Hulu:

Reservation Dogs is supposed to be good. Haven't watched it myself yet.

The Old Man (Jeff Daniels is great in this.)

What We Do In The Shadows

Prime:

Marvelous Mrs Maisel

Reacher

Jack Ryan

Upload

The Boys

Invincible (animated and very violent, but excellent)

12 minutes ago, Biff Mayhem said:

You've chosen wisely.

A couple quick examples. 

1. I noticed that every NFL playoff game had hit the over, so naturally I took the over for Cowboys/Bucs at 45.5. Final score 31-14 with four missed PATs and a missed 2pt conversion.

2. Joe Burrow to throw for over 225 yards and win. A slam dunk, right? No. 209 yards

3. Josh Allen to complete 25+ passes and win. Nope. 23.

The only thing I've "won" was a free $5 NBA bet. I haven't watched an NBA game in over 20 years, but I took the Celtics (for no reason in particular) and won. LOL!

I am thankful for the Fanduel "seed" money I received when Ohio went live on January 1. It has allowed me to realize (unsurprisingly) that I am a terrible sports gambler without actually losing any of my own money. The "free bets" expire at the end of January, which will mark the end of my sports betting career as well.

We seem to collect kitchen gadgets, but they all get used fairly regularly. Crockpot, air fryer, quesadilla maker, panini press, waffle maker... The only one we don't use is the instant pot, which is still new in the box 3+ years later.

How dare you besmirch waffle makers! Now china on the other hand...

6 minutes ago, oblong said:

yeah I think I liked season 2 better as well.  

I really hated the character Aubrey was married to. More so than the douchebag from season 1.  I liked how they kept some things for to you speculate on your own.  Did she really fool around or just want to make him think she did, with that dude's consent?  Make him jealous. 

 

 

So many open threads with that. As you said, it isn't completely clear what she did or didn't do. Also, you assume Ethan messes around with the friend's wife in retaliation, but again you don't know for sure. I agree that Ethan's character is not very sympathetic, but I thought the idea of him not being able to shake the images of what he thought his wife did was well done.

I was a little disappointed in how predictable the storyline with the hookers was. Since Lucia had told Mia that she was going to scam Albie out of a bunch of money, I was hoping for a curveball somewhere in there. It turned out though that's exactly what she did.

Tanya's (and Portia's) storyline was probably more convoluted than it needed to be, but it was still engaging. I mean, if the idea was to kill Tanya for Greg, it seems like there was ample opportunity to do that without having to entertain her for three days (or whatever it was) with parties, operas, etc. You could tell there was something off with that group from the start, and it just got more and more foreboding as it went on, which I thought was great even if it was overly elaborate.   

I finally finished season two of White Lotus.  The hotel staff were not nearly as interesting as they were in season one, but I enjoyed the guests a lot more this season. Aubrey Plaza is just great, as usual. I think I enjoyed that storyline the most. 

5 minutes ago, oblong said:

A well known guitarist I follow wrote about Jeff yesterday and said that Jeff was one of the best but it's possible, probable even, that you have to play guitar to understand why.

I think that's true.  I don't play.  He doesn't do anything for me but I am not going to tell all of these great guitar players and all of you that you are wrong.  That would be ignorant.  

 

What?!?!?! If we can't post ignorant opinions on the internet, then what are we even doing here...

Jimmy Buffett edition!

I watched Bullet Train on Netflix while on a flight. A ridiculous movie and plot in every way, but also a lot of fun.  If you want a mindless action movie that doesn't take itself seriously, it will do nicely.

17 hours ago, chasfh said:

I’m late to the game to White Stripes right now. I’m listening through their catalog of albums for really the first time.

Jack White is amazing. Don't miss on the Raconteurs and Dead Weather.

9 minutes ago, romad1 said:

appears Kanye West has lost his everloving mind.  

Writing Golddigger and then still ending up having to pay $200,000 a month in alimony will do that to you.

3 hours ago, casimir said:

Oh.

My.

The paramedic in that trailer is the "disgruntled employee" from those Twitter videos. I'm not sure what it says about me that I recognized him instantly.

On 11/14/2022 at 4:30 PM, djhutch said:

 

My nickname from my older brother is Neil because of this show. I don't look or talk like him at all, but he was our favorite character. My brother still calls me Neil almost exclusively.

13 hours ago, oblong said:

My internet usage has been about 65% of our allotment all year. I’m working from home. We have 4 people. Never really gave it much thought. Last month we got up to 85% and this month on pace for the same. I smell a rat as xfinity probably wants me to upgrade to unlimited.  I’ve tried to see if I can track by device but cannot find anything. 

It's all those comedy skits you've been streaming.

17 minutes ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

I wish I could find a video of The State sketch where they're eating Muppets.

https://9gag.com/gag/aO737jy

2 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Is it shot in Detroit?   

Not sure. I tried to look it up, but didn't see anything. It does say season 3 is expected to be shot in LA though.