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Obveeus
Dec 1, 2017, 8:45:53 AM12/1/17
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I watched:
THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile, John
is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to become
head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
now...drive? I guess that means the old engineer is leaving the show
and that John is going to be gone from the bridge...though previews for
next week indicate otherwise. Meanwhile, Bortus eats part of one of his
fellow crewmates. Meanwhile, the space problem of the week is a whole
bunch of hand wavium silliness about 2D space.
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL: Episodes #2 through #4 of this Amazon series
(I saw the pilot when it was released months ago). Set in the 1950s,
this show tells the story of a budding female standup comic. The pace
is very much like that of a stage play or some 40s/50s films where
everyone speaks at a fast pace and every line they utter is witty. I'm
enjoying this series.
What did you watch?
THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile, John
is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to become
head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
now...drive? I guess that means the old engineer is leaving the show
and that John is going to be gone from the bridge...though previews for
next week indicate otherwise. Meanwhile, Bortus eats part of one of his
fellow crewmates. Meanwhile, the space problem of the week is a whole
bunch of hand wavium silliness about 2D space.
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL: Episodes #2 through #4 of this Amazon series
(I saw the pilot when it was released months ago). Set in the 1950s,
this show tells the story of a budding female standup comic. The pace
is very much like that of a stage play or some 40s/50s films where
everyone speaks at a fast pace and every line they utter is witty. I'm
enjoying this series.
What did you watch?
Ian J. Ball
Dec 1, 2017, 9:59:06 AM12/1/17
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On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
> What did you watch?
Longmire (The Netflix) - "Thank You, Victoria" (ep. #6.3). OK, they are
now finally starting to wrap up some storylines, in this - the show's
final season. In this one, the "Chance Gilbert" (Peter Stormare)
storyarc is finally wrapped up (at least, mostly), when he escapes from
custody and Walt and Vic have to go after him.
Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it.
But it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for
Sofia (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
Recorded for later: The Orville (I'll get to this tonight), and Van
Helsing (of which I now have 2 episodes saved!).
--
"Three light sabers? Is that overkill? Or just the right amount
of "kill"?" - M-OC, "A Perilous Rescue" (ep. #2.9), LSW:TFA (08-10-2017)
> What did you watch?
Longmire (The Netflix) - "Thank You, Victoria" (ep. #6.3). OK, they are
now finally starting to wrap up some storylines, in this - the show's
final season. In this one, the "Chance Gilbert" (Peter Stormare)
storyarc is finally wrapped up (at least, mostly), when he escapes from
custody and Walt and Vic have to go after him.
Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it.
But it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for
Sofia (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
Recorded for later: The Orville (I'll get to this tonight), and Van
Helsing (of which I now have 2 episodes saved!).
--
"Three light sabers? Is that overkill? Or just the right amount
of "kill"?" - M-OC, "A Perilous Rescue" (ep. #2.9), LSW:TFA (08-10-2017)
Arthur Lipscomb
Dec 1, 2017, 10:44:20 AM12/1/17
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On 12/1/2017 6:59 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>
>> What did you watch?
>
> Longmire (The Netflix) - "Thank You, Victoria" (ep. #6.3). OK, they are
> now finally starting to wrap up some storylines, in this - the show's
> final season. In this one, the "Chance Gilbert" (Peter Stormare)
> storyarc is finally wrapped up (at least, mostly), when he escapes from
> custody and Walt and Vic have to go after him.
>
> Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
> in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it. But
> it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for Sofia
> (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
>
>
One question, Who drew the kidnap picture?!?! I guess we know who did
> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>
>> What did you watch?
>
> Longmire (The Netflix) - "Thank You, Victoria" (ep. #6.3). OK, they are
> now finally starting to wrap up some storylines, in this - the show's
> final season. In this one, the "Chance Gilbert" (Peter Stormare)
> storyarc is finally wrapped up (at least, mostly), when he escapes from
> custody and Walt and Vic have to go after him.
>
> Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
> in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it. But
> it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for Sofia
> (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
>
>
it, but when you think about it logically, it doesn't make sense.
> Recorded for later: The Orville (I'll get to this tonight), and Van
> Helsing (of which I now have 2 episodes saved!).
>
>
catch-up. I watched:
Are You the One? - "Love by the Numbers" - They *finally* got a perfect
match from the "truth booth." But it's likely too little, way too late.
Following the perfect match, the house reluctantly let's their
housemate Keith take control of the matches and he pairs them off based
on his "strategy" (apparently he's the smartest guy in the house)
instead of who has googly eyes for whom. There's a bit of push back but
Keith holds firm and forces them to pair up based on the calculations
he's made. As a result, they actually did pretty good, all things
considered, getting 5 perfect matches. Of course they don't know who
those 5 are, and there's only one episode left, but if they get another
perfect match out of the truth booth and actually follow a strategy, who
knows...
Speechless - "B-I--BIKINI U-N-UNIVERSITY" - JJ goes on what's supposed
to be a college tour but in reality it's so he can appear in a movie
being filmed there where his character has a young woman put her chest
in his face. If I didn't know any better I'd swear the actor who plays
JJ wrote this episode or at least "suggested" it to the writers.
The Orville "New Dimensions" - Already covered.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us - "Hanging Out With Penn & Teller" - Penn and
Teller inspect a suitcase but still can't figure out how the trick was
done. So much for calling his bluff. :-)
Arthur Lipscomb
Dec 1, 2017, 10:47:58 AM12/1/17
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On 12/1/2017 5:45 AM, Obveeus wrote:
> I watched:
>
> THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
> only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile, John
> is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to become
> head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
> now...drive?
cough, Geordi La Forge, cough.
> I watched:
>
> THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
> only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile, John
> is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to become
> head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
> now...drive?
I guess that means the old engineer is leaving the show
> and that John is going to be gone from the bridge...though previews for
> next week indicate otherwise. Meanwhile, Bortus eats part of one of his
> fellow crewmates. Meanwhile, the space problem of the week is a whole
> bunch of hand wavium silliness about 2D space.
>
lip service to the possibility that their presence may have been having
a devastating effect on the population of 2D space. It's not as if they
could hear the screams of terror coming from the 2D people who may have
suddenly been slaughtered with no conception of what was happening to
them or why.
suzeeq
Dec 1, 2017, 11:02:29 AM12/1/17
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Obveeus wrote:
> I watched:
>
> THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
> only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile, John
> is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to become
> head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
> now...drive? I guess that means the old engineer is leaving the show
Yeah, didn't you see the first few minutes? That was a going away party
> I watched:
>
> THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
> only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile, John
> is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to become
> head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
> now...drive? I guess that means the old engineer is leaving the show
for him.
icebreaker
Dec 1, 2017, 11:30:00 AM12/1/17
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The Orville (Fox) -- covered by Obv.
S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
for a out of control hockey player.
Penn & Teller (Fox) -- Finally, the missing episode. Covered by
Arthur.
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there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
for a out of control hockey player.
Penn & Teller (Fox) -- Finally, the missing episode. Covered by
Arthur.
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anim8rfsk
Dec 1, 2017, 11:30:00 AM12/1/17
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In article <ovrqnm$2nm$1...@dont-email.me>,
the mid week annual seasonal quarter final.
I don't mind the pretties working together. At least they were all *in*
it. Long haired Leslie too!
Gordon's an idiot for booting Sophia to the curb. I'm not entirely sure
if she ever liked him either ...
So we know what the Pyg looks and sounds like and ... Gordon *still* has
no idea who he is. So why hide your identity if nobody recognizes you
anyway?!
Narrows lung. heh.
Even though you didn't ask what I watched, Ob did above, so
> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>
> > What did you watch?
I tried to watch SIDE EFFECTS but it didn't interest me at all, so I
watched most of BEFORE I FALL again with the CC on. The more attention
you pay to it, the less sense it makes. :\
PENN & TELLER FOOL US
Another fun episode! And renewed!!
Rather than watch the various derivative versions running now, a
recorded Katie McGrath *is* A PRINCESS FOR CHRISTMAS. As I recall it
wasn't very good, but it was better than any of the other Xmas movies
I've watched this season.
MY THREE SONS. Steve has been out of town 6 weeks, and somehow Chip
grew 6 months of hair while he did. Charley makes him cut it, but
instead he has it shaped into an extremely effeminate women's wigs.
Since Steve doesn't make him cut it, he bleaches it snow white. When he
goes to put green dye in the water supply at school, Steve finally
decides corporal punishment is in order.
A) I didn't realize there was an ep where Chip came out of the closet.
2) I can't believe a school of that era wouldn't throw him out for
looking like an idiot.
3) I can't believe the other members of his sports team didn't hold him
down and shave his head.
Jay North plays another budding queen.
In an earlier episode Robbie got a hot Chinese female slave.
No. Really. The title of the episode is ROBBIE AND THE SLAVE GIRL.
Super hot Wiki Wiki Girl Irene Tsu is the super hot slave girl, and
nobody once entertains any inappropriate thoughts about what Robbie
could get her to do for him.
In another earlier episode, Robbie moves on campus and gets a job there
to be near a girl he likes. But she starts sleeping with her professor
who wears a fake beard to get a better grade. See above for 'wouldn't a
school of that era fire him and expel her?'
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Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid> wrote:
> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>
> > What did you watch?
>
>
> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>
> > What did you watch?
>
>
> Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
> in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it.
> But it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for
> Sofia (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
Still no BatBoy or Bellfryd, but the previews show them returning for
> in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it.
> But it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for
> Sofia (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
the mid week annual seasonal quarter final.
I don't mind the pretties working together. At least they were all *in*
it. Long haired Leslie too!
Gordon's an idiot for booting Sophia to the curb. I'm not entirely sure
if she ever liked him either ...
So we know what the Pyg looks and sounds like and ... Gordon *still* has
no idea who he is. So why hide your identity if nobody recognizes you
anyway?!
Narrows lung. heh.
Even though you didn't ask what I watched, Ob did above, so
> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>
> > What did you watch?
watched most of BEFORE I FALL again with the CC on. The more attention
you pay to it, the less sense it makes. :\
PENN & TELLER FOOL US
Another fun episode! And renewed!!
Rather than watch the various derivative versions running now, a
recorded Katie McGrath *is* A PRINCESS FOR CHRISTMAS. As I recall it
wasn't very good, but it was better than any of the other Xmas movies
I've watched this season.
MY THREE SONS. Steve has been out of town 6 weeks, and somehow Chip
grew 6 months of hair while he did. Charley makes him cut it, but
instead he has it shaped into an extremely effeminate women's wigs.
Since Steve doesn't make him cut it, he bleaches it snow white. When he
goes to put green dye in the water supply at school, Steve finally
decides corporal punishment is in order.
A) I didn't realize there was an ep where Chip came out of the closet.
2) I can't believe a school of that era wouldn't throw him out for
looking like an idiot.
3) I can't believe the other members of his sports team didn't hold him
down and shave his head.
Jay North plays another budding queen.
In an earlier episode Robbie got a hot Chinese female slave.
No. Really. The title of the episode is ROBBIE AND THE SLAVE GIRL.
Super hot Wiki Wiki Girl Irene Tsu is the super hot slave girl, and
nobody once entertains any inappropriate thoughts about what Robbie
could get her to do for him.
In another earlier episode, Robbie moves on campus and gets a job there
to be near a girl he likes. But she starts sleeping with her professor
who wears a fake beard to get a better grade. See above for 'wouldn't a
school of that era fire him and expel her?'
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anim8rfsk
Dec 1, 2017, 11:39:30 AM12/1/17
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In article <ovrtcg$lm3$1...@dont-email.me>,
audience. If I had to take it seriously I'd guess that since the kid
won't talk, he drew that rather than yell for help, and my main question
would be how he had the time. If I had to take it more seriously, it
would be nice to have seen CatGirl drawing it for him. Or maybe
instructing him to draw it to infuriate P.N.Guin. Hey, that one
actually works!
Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> On 12/1/2017 6:59 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> > On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
> >
> >> What did you watch?
> >
> >
> On 12/1/2017 6:59 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> > On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
> >
> >> What did you watch?
> >
> >
> > Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
> > in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it. But
> > it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for Sofia
> > (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
> >
> >
> One question, Who drew the kidnap picture?!?! I guess we know who did
> it, but when you think about it logically, it doesn't make sense.
I thought that was hysterical. I assume it was meant as a joke for the
> > in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it. But
> > it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for Sofia
> > (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
> >
> >
> One question, Who drew the kidnap picture?!?! I guess we know who did
> it, but when you think about it logically, it doesn't make sense.
audience. If I had to take it seriously I'd guess that since the kid
won't talk, he drew that rather than yell for help, and my main question
would be how he had the time. If I had to take it more seriously, it
would be nice to have seen CatGirl drawing it for him. Or maybe
instructing him to draw it to infuriate P.N.Guin. Hey, that one
actually works!
anim8rfsk
Dec 1, 2017, 11:48:02 AM12/1/17
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> Penn & Teller: Fool Us - "Hanging Out With Penn & Teller" - Penn and
> Teller inspect a suitcase but still can't figure out how the trick was
> done. So much for calling his bluff. :-)
Yeah, that was great. Did you hear Penn talking to Teller while they
> Teller inspect a suitcase but still can't figure out how the trick was
> done. So much for calling his bluff. :-)
finally looked in the suitcase? "We had two chances at it and were
wrong both times"
Much of the time the 'fools' involve them having to choose between a
couple possibilities and guessing wrong, so they know by default what
the right answer was. That's what they thought was happening with this
guy, but both guesses were wrong leaving them genuinely totally
perplexed. I loved it!
Arthur Lipscomb
Dec 1, 2017, 11:54:34 AM12/1/17
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On 12/1/2017 8:29 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> In article <ovrqnm$2nm$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>>
>>> What did you watch?
>>
>>
>> Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
>> in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it.
>> But it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for
>> Sofia (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
>
> Still no BatBoy or Bellfryd, but the previews show them returning for
> the mid week annual seasonal quarter final.
>
> I don't mind the pretties working together. At least they were all *in*
> it. Long haired Leslie too!
>
> Gordon's an idiot for booting Sophia to the curb. I'm not entirely sure
> if she ever liked him either ...
>
> So we know what the Pyg looks and sounds like and ... Gordon *still* has
> no idea who he is. So why hide your identity if nobody recognizes you
> anyway?!
>
> Narrows lung. heh.
>
> Even though you didn't ask what I watched, Ob did above, so
>
>> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>>
>>> What did you watch?
>
> I tried to watch SIDE EFFECTS but it didn't interest me at all,
The Jude Law movie? Stick with it! There's more going on than is
> In article <ovrqnm$2nm$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>>
>>> What did you watch?
>>
>>
>> Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
>> in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it.
>> But it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for
>> Sofia (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
>
> Still no BatBoy or Bellfryd, but the previews show them returning for
> the mid week annual seasonal quarter final.
>
> I don't mind the pretties working together. At least they were all *in*
> it. Long haired Leslie too!
>
> Gordon's an idiot for booting Sophia to the curb. I'm not entirely sure
> if she ever liked him either ...
>
> So we know what the Pyg looks and sounds like and ... Gordon *still* has
> no idea who he is. So why hide your identity if nobody recognizes you
> anyway?!
>
> Narrows lung. heh.
>
> Even though you didn't ask what I watched, Ob did above, so
>
>> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>>
>>> What did you watch?
>
> I tried to watch SIDE EFFECTS but it didn't interest me at all,
apparent at first.
Ian J. Ball
Dec 1, 2017, 11:56:20 AM12/1/17
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Mar-teen draw that picture before they left with him, as they wanted
Penguin to know that Mar-teen had been pinched for leverage.
Ian J. Ball
Dec 1, 2017, 11:57:41 AM12/1/17
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On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
> S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
> there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
> seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
> for a out of control hockey player.
This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
> S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
> there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
> seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
> for a out of control hockey player.
recording.
However, I suspect that it would make a fine companion to "Hawa-eye-eye
Five-ZERO", so CBS should really move it to Fridays...
Obveeus
Dec 1, 2017, 12:30:47 PM12/1/17
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can be sure they would have been communicating with the 2D life forms
instead of writing it off as impossible in a throw away line of dialog.
Obveeus
Dec 1, 2017, 12:33:31 PM12/1/17
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On 12/1/2017 11:02 AM, suzeeq wrote:
> Obveeus wrote:
>> I watched:
>>
>> THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
>> only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile,
>> John is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to
>> become head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
>> now...drive? I guess that means the old engineer is leaving the show
>
> Yeah, didn't you see the first few minutes? That was a going away party
> for him.
storyline behind it. Has he asked to be released from the show since
his part has been so pitifully small? Is this going to be part of a
larger change to try and put another female character on the bridge?
...and next week's preview hinted that someone else was going away,
too...the doctor perhaps?
Obveeus
Dec 1, 2017, 12:34:59 PM12/1/17
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On 12/1/2017 10:44 AM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:
> Speechless - "B-I--BIKINI U-N-UNIVERSITY" - JJ goes on what's supposed
> to be a college tour but in reality it's so he can appear in a movie
> being filmed there where his character has a young woman put her chest
> in his face. If I didn't know any better I'd swear the actor who plays
> JJ wrote this episode or at least "suggested" it to the writers.
motorboating events really happen?
Obveeus
Dec 1, 2017, 12:40:14 PM12/1/17
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On 12/1/2017 11:29 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> MY THREE SONS.
> In another earlier episode, Robbie moves on campus and gets a job there
> to be near a girl he likes. But she starts sleeping with her professor
> who wears a fake beard to get a better grade. See above for 'wouldn't a
> school of that era fire him and expel her?'
I thought that teachers were allowed to sleep with students in the old days.
> to be near a girl he likes. But she starts sleeping with her professor
> who wears a fake beard to get a better grade. See above for 'wouldn't a
> school of that era fire him and expel her?'
anim8rfsk
Dec 1, 2017, 12:58:25 PM12/1/17
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In article <ovs1m2$lnk$1...@dont-email.me>,
Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid> wrote:
> On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
>
> > S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
> > there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
> > seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
> > for a out of control hockey player.
>
> This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
> recording.
>
> However, I suspect that it would make a fine companion to "Hawa-eye-eye
> Five-ZERO"
Well, that was just mean.
>
> > S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
> > there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
> > seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
> > for a out of control hockey player.
>
> This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
> recording.
>
> However, I suspect that it would make a fine companion to "Hawa-eye-eye
> Five-ZERO"
anim8rfsk
Dec 1, 2017, 12:59:19 PM12/1/17
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In article <ovs1g8$j1t$1...@dont-email.me>,
Ian says you're who got me into this mess in the first place. :D
David Barnett
Dec 1, 2017, 3:42:21 PM12/1/17
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In article <ovrmed$4s3$1...@dont-email.me>, Obv...@aol.com says...
>
> What did you watch?
On Thu Nov 30 I watched:
SUPERGIRL: Crisis on Earth-X (1)
ARROW: Crisis on Earth-X (2)
Discussed elsewhere.
ROSEHAVEN: 2x6
OK
THE SECRET DAUGHTER: 2x5/2x6
Show final.
OK, but won't miss it.
--
David Barnett
>
> What did you watch?
On Thu Nov 30 I watched:
SUPERGIRL: Crisis on Earth-X (1)
ARROW: Crisis on Earth-X (2)
Discussed elsewhere.
ROSEHAVEN: 2x6
OK
THE SECRET DAUGHTER: 2x5/2x6
Show final.
OK, but won't miss it.
--
David Barnett
David Barnett
Dec 1, 2017, 3:44:52 PM12/1/17
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In article <ovrqnm$2nm$1...@dont-email.me>, IJB...@mac.invalid says...
Will miss it, but I don't think the show had anything more to say.
--
David Barnett
>
> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>
> > What did you watch?
>
> Longmire (The Netflix) - "Thank You, Victoria" (ep. #6.3). OK, they are
> now finally starting to wrap up some storylines, in this - the show's
> final season. In this one, the "Chance Gilbert" (Peter Stormare)
> storyarc is finally wrapped up (at least, mostly), when he escapes from
> custody and Walt and Vic have to go after him.
Finally watched the last 2 episodes last night.
> On 2017-12-01 13:45:49 +0000, Obveeus said:
>
> > What did you watch?
>
> Longmire (The Netflix) - "Thank You, Victoria" (ep. #6.3). OK, they are
> now finally starting to wrap up some storylines, in this - the show's
> final season. In this one, the "Chance Gilbert" (Peter Stormare)
> storyarc is finally wrapped up (at least, mostly), when he escapes from
> custody and Walt and Vic have to go after him.
Will miss it, but I don't think the show had anything more to say.
--
David Barnett
Ian J. Ball
Dec 1, 2017, 3:48:36 PM12/1/17
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That said, I would certainly like it if somebody else were to try a new "Longmire"-like show, though perhaps with a lead character who wasn't so... "laconic". ;)
Pete
Dec 1, 2017, 5:17:49 PM12/1/17
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In article <ovrtjb$n66$1...@dont-email.me>,
I liked the babble about protein folding. And of course the reference
to Flatland.
>As much as the 2D space had an adverse effect on them, they barely paid
>lip service to the possibility that their presence may have been having
>a devastating effect on the population of 2D space. It's not as if they
>could hear the screams of terror coming from the 2D people who may have
>suddenly been slaughtered with no conception of what was happening to
>them or why.
They did say that the Quantum Bubble would separate the ship from the
contents of the space, and that the inhabitants "would barely notice,
or not at all". I guess I believe them...
-- Pete --
Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>On 12/1/2017 5:45 AM, Obveeus wrote:
>> I watched:
>>
>> THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
>> only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile, John
>> is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to become
>> head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
>> now...drive?
>
>cough, Geordi La Forge, cough.
>
>>I guess that means the old engineer is leaving the show
>> and that John is going to be gone from the bridge...though previews for
>> next week indicate otherwise. Meanwhile, Bortus eats part of one of his
>> fellow crewmates. Meanwhile, the space problem of the week is a whole
>> bunch of hand wavium silliness about 2D space.
>>
That SF premise was not exactly plausible, but it was original -- and fun!
>On 12/1/2017 5:45 AM, Obveeus wrote:
>> I watched:
>>
>> THE ORVILLE: Captain Ed learns that he slept his way to the top and
>> only got his current job so that he could be eye candy. Meanwhile, John
>> is discovered to be super smart, so he is suddenly qualified to become
>> head engineer instead of whatever it is he does on the bridge
>> now...drive?
>
>cough, Geordi La Forge, cough.
>
>>I guess that means the old engineer is leaving the show
>> and that John is going to be gone from the bridge...though previews for
>> next week indicate otherwise. Meanwhile, Bortus eats part of one of his
>> fellow crewmates. Meanwhile, the space problem of the week is a whole
>> bunch of hand wavium silliness about 2D space.
>>
I liked the babble about protein folding. And of course the reference
to Flatland.
>As much as the 2D space had an adverse effect on them, they barely paid
>lip service to the possibility that their presence may have been having
>a devastating effect on the population of 2D space. It's not as if they
>could hear the screams of terror coming from the 2D people who may have
>suddenly been slaughtered with no conception of what was happening to
>them or why.
contents of the space, and that the inhabitants "would barely notice,
or not at all". I guess I believe them...
-- Pete --
tenworld
Dec 1, 2017, 7:52:58 PM12/1/17
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On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:30:00 AM UTC-5, anim8rfsk wrote:
> >
> > Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
> > in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it.
> > But it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for
> > Sofia (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
>
> Still no BatBoy or Bellfryd, but the previews show them returning for
> the mid week annual seasonal quarter final.
>
> I don't mind the pretties working together. At least they were all *in*
> it. Long haired Leslie too!
>
> Gordon's an idiot for booting Sophia to the curb. I'm not entirely sure
> if she ever liked him either ...
I like her
> >
> > Gotham - "Things That Go Boom". A pretty good episode that was "dense"
> > in terms of developments. I'm not even going to try to synopsize it.
> > But it looks like the three "ditzy dames" are now stuck working for
> > Sofia (Crystal Reed), which is a development that I'm not sure I like...
>
> Still no BatBoy or Bellfryd, but the previews show them returning for
> the mid week annual seasonal quarter final.
>
> I don't mind the pretties working together. At least they were all *in*
> it. Long haired Leslie too!
>
> Gordon's an idiot for booting Sophia to the curb. I'm not entirely sure
> if she ever liked him either ...
>
> So we know what the Pyg looks and sounds like and ... Gordon *still* has
> no idea who he is. So why hide your identity if nobody recognizes you
> anyway?!
>
I assume its another character for the origin stories but I cant remember
> So we know what the Pyg looks and sounds like and ... Gordon *still* has
> no idea who he is. So why hide your identity if nobody recognizes you
> anyway?!
>
a southern villain. The metal in the skull was like a cylon but that's
a different oldie story.
tenworld
Dec 1, 2017, 7:56:00 PM12/1/17
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On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:57:41 AM UTC-5, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
>
> > S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
> > there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
> > seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
> > for a out of control hockey player.
>
> This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
> recording.
>
the writing and acting make me nostalgic for Joe WeBB & Dragnet
> On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
>
> > S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
> > there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
> > seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
> > for a out of control hockey player.
>
> This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
> recording.
>
icebreaker
Dec 1, 2017, 7:56:01 PM12/1/17
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On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:57:38 -0800, Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid>
wrote:
>On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
>
>> S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
>> there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
>> seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
>> for a out of control hockey player.
>
>This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
>recording.
>
>However, I suspect that it would make a fine companion to "Hawa-eye-eye
>Five-ZERO", so CBS should really move it to Fridays...
So does Blue Bloods or Macgyver get the knife?
wrote:
>On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
>
>> S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
>> there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
>> seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
>> for a out of control hockey player.
>
>This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
>recording.
>
>However, I suspect that it would make a fine companion to "Hawa-eye-eye
>Five-ZERO", so CBS should really move it to Fridays...
tenworld
Dec 1, 2017, 8:08:51 PM12/1/17
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On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 7:56:01 PM UTC-5, icebreaker wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:57:38 -0800, Ian J. Ball
> On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:57:38 -0800, Ian J. Ball
> wrote:
>
> >On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
> >
> >> S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
> >> there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
> >> seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
> >> for a out of control hockey player.
> >
> >This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
> >recording.
> >
> >However, I suspect that it would make a fine companion to "Hawa-eye-eye
> >Five-ZERO", so CBS should really move it to Fridays...
>
> So does Blue Bloods or Macgyver get the knife?
>
MacGyver always has the knife or at least some scrap metal he can use as
>
> >On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
> >
> >> S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
> >> there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
> >> seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
> >> for a out of control hockey player.
> >
> >This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
> >recording.
> >
> >However, I suspect that it would make a fine companion to "Hawa-eye-eye
> >Five-ZERO", so CBS should really move it to Fridays...
>
> So does Blue Bloods or Macgyver get the knife?
>
one. Seriously I don't see H-50 lasting past this year without Kono so
there is a slot coming.
but then I don't see SWAT lasting past xmas.
icebreaker
Dec 1, 2017, 11:58:07 PM12/1/17
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On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 17:08:45 -0800 (PST), tenworld <t...@world.std.com>
wrote:
I hear ya. Thought the same. I only watch SWAT to snark about it.
wrote:
Obveeus
Dec 2, 2017, 12:44:33 AM12/2/17
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On 12/1/2017 7:55 PM, icebreaker wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:57:38 -0800, Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2017-12-01 16:29:56 +0000, icebreaker said:
>>
>>> S.W.A.T (CBS) -- SWAT impersonators are swatting homes. Shemar figures
>>> there's more to the story. Naturally, a mean girl is involved and
>>> seeking revenge. The B story is two of the SWATters providing security
>>> for a out of control hockey player.
>>
>> This is on too late for me to watch this semester, and it's not worth
>> recording.
>>
>> However, I suspect that it would make a fine companion to "Hawa-eye-eye
>> Five-ZERO", so CBS should really move it to Fridays...
>
> So does Blue Bloods or Macgyver get the knife?
Obveeus
Dec 2, 2017, 12:45:36 AM12/2/17
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Connor
Dec 2, 2017, 2:17:56 PM12/2/17
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We only watched TBBT and Young Sheldon.
On TBBT it was between 7 yrs ago and today and the guys thought they were going to be rich but they didn't.
On YS I even thought, oh, that's like Elon Musk! But I didn't think he could be in YS because YS takes place 30 (?) yrs ago. But then he was! That was funny.
On TBBT it was between 7 yrs ago and today and the guys thought they were going to be rich but they didn't.
On YS I even thought, oh, that's like Elon Musk! But I didn't think he could be in YS because YS takes place 30 (?) yrs ago. But then he was! That was funny.
Jim G.
Dec 3, 2017, 2:57:51 AM12/3/17
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Obveeus sent the following on 12/01/2017 at 07:45 AM:
> What did you watch?
SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
[Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to
steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus, in
exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.]
Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
Grade: C+
GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
[Gordon tries to broker a deal with Penguin that involves Sofia.
Meanwhile, Alfred tries to pull Bruce out of his teenage-angst and
downward spiral, as Lee Thompkins gains more control over the Narrows.]
Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader. And
despite what the official synopsis says, Bruce and Alfred are nowhere to
be found here. Yeah, that's a weird one.
Grade: B-
THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
[Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on. So,
she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership position on the ship
after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly causing
harrowing effects to all things living.]
"Gordon, I don't know what you're driving at, but I'm gonna go ahead and
change the subject."
A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
Grade: B-
--
Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"Captain, respectfully submit that the attractiveness of the ship's
occupant makes the rescue imperative." -- Lt. Gordon Malloy, THE ORVILLE
> What did you watch?
SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
[Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to
steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus, in
exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.]
Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
Grade: C+
GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
[Gordon tries to broker a deal with Penguin that involves Sofia.
Meanwhile, Alfred tries to pull Bruce out of his teenage-angst and
downward spiral, as Lee Thompkins gains more control over the Narrows.]
Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader. And
despite what the official synopsis says, Bruce and Alfred are nowhere to
be found here. Yeah, that's a weird one.
Grade: B-
THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
[Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on. So,
she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership position on the ship
after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly causing
harrowing effects to all things living.]
"Gordon, I don't know what you're driving at, but I'm gonna go ahead and
change the subject."
A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
Grade: B-
--
Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"Captain, respectfully submit that the attractiveness of the ship's
occupant makes the rescue imperative." -- Lt. Gordon Malloy, THE ORVILLE
anim8rfsk
Dec 3, 2017, 9:02:51 AM12/3/17
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In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
the next episode.
"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
>
> [Gordon tries to broker a deal with Penguin that involves Sofia.
> Meanwhile, Alfred tries to pull Bruce out of his teenage-angst and
> downward spiral, as Lee Thompkins gains more control over the Narrows.]
>
> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader. And
> despite what the official synopsis says, Bruce and Alfred are nowhere to
> be found here. Yeah, that's a weird one.
>
> Grade: B-
The BatBoy Balfredy stuff described above was shown in the preview for
> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
>
> [Gordon tries to broker a deal with Penguin that involves Sofia.
> Meanwhile, Alfred tries to pull Bruce out of his teenage-angst and
> downward spiral, as Lee Thompkins gains more control over the Narrows.]
>
> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader. And
> despite what the official synopsis says, Bruce and Alfred are nowhere to
> be found here. Yeah, that's a weird one.
>
> Grade: B-
the next episode.
BTR1701
Dec 3, 2017, 12:48:38 PM12/3/17
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> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
> THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
> A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
> of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
> out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
> role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
> the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
> all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
> department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
> been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
> already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
And Yaphet got totally screwed over. His ability to push more than two
> of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
> out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
> role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
> the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
> all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
> department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
> been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
> already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
buttons at once alone should have put him in the lead.
BTR1701
Dec 3, 2017, 3:40:29 PM12/3/17
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> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader.
I don't get why these criminals seem to think other criminals are
> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader.
honorable people who will keep their word. We got two examples of this
stupidity in one episode:
Sophia/Penguin: Sophia kidnaps the kid to use as leverage over
Penguin, which goes something like this-- "Turn over your
entire underworld empire to me, and I'll let the kid go."
Penguin submits, she lets the kid go, and then stands there
smiling, apparently fully expecting Penguin to live up to his
end now that the kid is safe. Um, Sofia? He's a *criminal*.
The possibility that he might be lying ought to stand out like
a neon sign.
Lee/Samson: Lee poisons Samson to use as leverage over him to
take over his territory, which goes something like this--
"Clear out of the Narrows by the end of the day, or you'll be
dead from this poison that I somehow put in your drink before
I even arrived." Samson submits, and Lee tosses him the
antidote. Um, Lee? He's a *criminal* who has already lied
right to your face once. The possibility that he might be
lying and, once cured, not only not leave town, but come
after you guns blazing ought to stand out like a neon sign.
Oh, and it's convenient that they never show us how Pyg was somehow
clinging to ceiling of his cell like Spider Man when he dropped that
noose around the red-shirt guard's neck. We get a miraculous escape
without the writers having to actually, you know, explain themselves.
And why the hell are the guards at Arkham walking the halls with
flashlights? Did the city not pay the electric bill? The guards can't
turn on the damn lights in their own facility?
Ubiquitous
Dec 3, 2017, 3:54:06 PM12/3/17
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jimg...@geemail.com.invalid wrote:
>SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>
>[Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to
>steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus, in
>exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.]
>
>Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
In other words, they were treading water and biding their time.
>SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>
>[Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to
>steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus, in
>exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.]
>
>Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
--
Dems & the media want Trump to be more like Obama, but then he'd
have to audit liberals & wire tap reporters' phones.
Jim G.
Dec 3, 2017, 7:00:51 PM12/3/17
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anim8rfsk sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 08:02 AM:
I just assumed that the official synopsis writer was drinking again.
Jim G.
Dec 3, 2017, 7:02:14 PM12/3/17
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BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 11:50 AM:
was wrong to label him as a demon. In any case, he was a pretty nasty
piece of work and I didn't mind seeing them use him the way that they
did. And it's all part of their desire to get Jack back, which is a
really important thing to have happen.
>> THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
>
>> A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
>> of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
>> out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
>> role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
>> the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
>> all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
>> department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
>> been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
>> already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
>
> And Yaphet got totally screwed over. His ability to push more than two
> buttons at once alone should have put him in the lead.
But I've heard that when the pressure is on, he turns to jelly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvqpLaWdz6o
> In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>
>> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
>
> I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
> and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
> just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
> over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
> to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
Well, I'd say that he was more than just a crusty cranky old dude, but I
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>
>> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
>
> I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
> and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
> just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
> over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
> to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
was wrong to label him as a demon. In any case, he was a pretty nasty
piece of work and I didn't mind seeing them use him the way that they
did. And it's all part of their desire to get Jack back, which is a
really important thing to have happen.
>> THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
>
>> A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
>> of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
>> out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
>> role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
>> the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
>> all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
>> department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
>> been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
>> already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
>
> And Yaphet got totally screwed over. His ability to push more than two
> buttons at once alone should have put him in the lead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvqpLaWdz6o
Jim G.
Dec 3, 2017, 7:02:55 PM12/3/17
to
BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 02:42 PM:
more than I ever would.
All good points.
> In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
>
>> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
>> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
>> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
>> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader.
>
> I don't get why these criminals seem to think other criminals are
> honorable people who will keep their word.
Apparently they buy into that whole "honor among thieves" thing a lot
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
>
>> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
>> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
>> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
>> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader.
>
> I don't get why these criminals seem to think other criminals are
> honorable people who will keep their word.
more than I ever would.
Jim G.
Dec 3, 2017, 7:03:18 PM12/3/17
to
Ubiquitous sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 02:54 PM:
Smash. Now that I think about it, I wonder if she's gonna be showing up
again in the spin-off series that may be happening...
> jimg...@geemail.com.invalid wrote:
>
>> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>>
>> [Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to
>> steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus, in
>> exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.]
>>
>> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
>
> In other words, they were treading water and biding their time.
Yeah, pretty much. And the only new character to survive the outing was
>
>> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>>
>> [Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to
>> steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus, in
>> exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.]
>>
>> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
>
> In other words, they were treading water and biding their time.
Smash. Now that I think about it, I wonder if she's gonna be showing up
again in the spin-off series that may be happening...
anim8rfsk
Dec 3, 2017, 8:28:50 PM12/3/17
to
In article <p0237g$9fj$1...@news.albasani.net>,
wackiness may have ensued.
"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> anim8rfsk sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 08:02 AM:
> > In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> > "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
> >>
> >> [Gordon tries to broker a deal with Penguin that involves Sofia.
> >> Meanwhile, Alfred tries to pull Bruce out of his teenage-angst and
> >> downward spiral, as Lee Thompkins gains more control over the Narrows.]
> >>
> >> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
> >> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
> >> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
> >> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader. And
> >> despite what the official synopsis says, Bruce and Alfred are nowhere to
> >> be found here. Yeah, that's a weird one.
> >>
> >> Grade: B-
> >
> > The BatBoy Balfredy stuff described above was shown in the preview for
> > the next episode.
>
> I just assumed that the official synopsis writer was drinking again.
Usually a safe assumption, but in this case, some other brand of
> anim8rfsk sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 08:02 AM:
> > In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> > "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
> >>
> >> [Gordon tries to broker a deal with Penguin that involves Sofia.
> >> Meanwhile, Alfred tries to pull Bruce out of his teenage-angst and
> >> downward spiral, as Lee Thompkins gains more control over the Narrows.]
> >>
> >> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
> >> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
> >> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
> >> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader. And
> >> despite what the official synopsis says, Bruce and Alfred are nowhere to
> >> be found here. Yeah, that's a weird one.
> >>
> >> Grade: B-
> >
> > The BatBoy Balfredy stuff described above was shown in the preview for
> > the next episode.
>
> I just assumed that the official synopsis writer was drinking again.
wackiness may have ensued.
BTR1701
Dec 3, 2017, 9:00:37 PM12/3/17
to
In article <p023c4$9fj$1...@news.albasani.net>,
"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> Ubiquitous sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 02:54 PM:
> > jimg...@geemail.com.invalid wrote:
> >
> >> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
> >>
> >> [Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to
> >> steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus, in
> >> exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.]
> >>
> >> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
> >> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
> >> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
> >> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
> >> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
> >> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
> >
> > In other words, they were treading water and biding their time.
>
> Yeah, pretty much. And the only new character to survive the outing was
> Smash. Now that I think about it, I wonder if she's gonna be showing up
> again in the spin-off series that may be happening...
I liked it when Dead referred to her as "Winona Ryder".
> Ubiquitous sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 02:54 PM:
> > jimg...@geemail.com.invalid wrote:
> >
> >> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
> >>
> >> [Feeling as if they are running out of options, Sam and Dean agree to
> >> steal a mysterious trunk belonging to a demon named Barthamus, in
> >> exchange for a locator spell the Winchesters can use to track down Jack.]
> >>
> >> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
> >> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
> >> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
> >> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
> >> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
> >> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
> >
> > In other words, they were treading water and biding their time.
>
> Yeah, pretty much. And the only new character to survive the outing was
> Smash. Now that I think about it, I wonder if she's gonna be showing up
> again in the spin-off series that may be happening...
BTR1701
Dec 3, 2017, 9:06:18 PM12/3/17
to
In article <p023a4$9fj$1...@news.albasani.net>,
didn't even kill Sam after Sam stabbed him with the demon knife. He just
knocked Sam out, then left him alive, when both legally and morally,
he'd have been justified in killing Sam.
In any event, it was *his* property that they trespassed,
broke-and-entered and tortured him to steal. None of that makes Sam &
Dean good guys in this scenario.
> and I didn't mind seeing them use him the way that they
> did. And it's all part of their desire to get Jack back, which is a
> really important thing to have happen.
>
> >> THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
> >
> >> A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
> >> of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
> >> out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
> >> role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
> >> the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
> >> all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
> >> department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
> >> been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
> >> already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
> >
> > And Yaphet got totally screwed over. His ability to push more than two
> > buttons at once alone should have put him in the lead.
>
> But I've heard that when the pressure is on, he turns to jelly.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvqpLaWdz6o
Go to your room.
"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 11:50 AM:
> > In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> > "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
> >
> >> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
> >> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
> >> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
> >> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
> >> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
> >> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
> >
> > I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
> > and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
> > just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
> > over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
> > to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
>
> Well, I'd say that he was more than just a crusty cranky old dude, but I
> was wrong to label him as a demon. In any case, he was a pretty nasty
> piece of work
Apparently he never even leaves his house. How nasty can he be? He
> BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 11:50 AM:
> > In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> > "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
> >
> >> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
> >> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
> >> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
> >> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
> >> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
> >> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
> >
> > I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
> > and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
> > just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
> > over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
> > to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
>
> Well, I'd say that he was more than just a crusty cranky old dude, but I
> was wrong to label him as a demon. In any case, he was a pretty nasty
> piece of work
didn't even kill Sam after Sam stabbed him with the demon knife. He just
knocked Sam out, then left him alive, when both legally and morally,
he'd have been justified in killing Sam.
In any event, it was *his* property that they trespassed,
broke-and-entered and tortured him to steal. None of that makes Sam &
Dean good guys in this scenario.
> and I didn't mind seeing them use him the way that they
> did. And it's all part of their desire to get Jack back, which is a
> really important thing to have happen.
>
> >> THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
> >
> >> A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
> >> of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
> >> out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
> >> role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
> >> the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
> >> all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
> >> department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
> >> been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
> >> already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
> >
> > And Yaphet got totally screwed over. His ability to push more than two
> > buttons at once alone should have put him in the lead.
>
> But I've heard that when the pressure is on, he turns to jelly.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvqpLaWdz6o
Arthur Lipscomb
Dec 4, 2017, 10:25:23 AM12/4/17
to
On 12/3/2017 9:50 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>
>> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
>
> I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
> and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
> just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
> over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
> to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
>
>>
Very much agreed!
> In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>
>> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
>
> I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
> and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
> just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
> over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
> to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
>
>>
Jim G.
Dec 4, 2017, 2:39:32 PM12/4/17
to
BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 08:02 PM:
Heh. She kinda reminded me of a taller and older Arya Stark.
Jim G.
Dec 4, 2017, 2:39:57 PM12/4/17
to
BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 08:08 PM:
as if they killed him, either.
> In any event, it was *his* property that they trespassed,
> broke-and-entered and tortured him to steal. None of that makes Sam &
> Dean good guys in this scenario.
I'm not entirely unsympathetic to your viewpoint, but this was a guy who
played with powerful things and he wasn't going to be willing to
voluntarily give up what our gang needed. And our gang needed what they
needed because they're addressing a much, much larger threat/issue in
the form of Jack and Colonel Sanders.
>> and I didn't mind seeing them use him the way that they
>> did. And it's all part of their desire to get Jack back, which is a
>> really important thing to have happen.
>>
>>>> THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
>>>
>>>> A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
>>>> of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
>>>> out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
>>>> role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
>>>> the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
>>>> all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
>>>> department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
>>>> been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
>>>> already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
>>>
>>> And Yaphet got totally screwed over. His ability to push more than two
>>> buttons at once alone should have put him in the lead.
>>
>> But I've heard that when the pressure is on, he turns to jelly.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvqpLaWdz6o
>
> Go to your room.
My room? What is it? :)
> In article <p023a4$9fj$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 11:50 AM:
>>> In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
>>> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>>>
>>>> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>>>> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>>>> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>>>> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>>>> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>>>> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
>>>
>>> I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
>>> and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
>>> just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
>>> over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
>>> to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
>>
>> Well, I'd say that he was more than just a crusty cranky old dude, but I
>> was wrong to label him as a demon. In any case, he was a pretty nasty
>> piece of work
>
> Apparently he never even leaves his house. How nasty can he be? He
> didn't even kill Sam after Sam stabbed him with the demon knife. He just
> knocked Sam out, then left him alive, when both legally and morally,
> he'd have been justified in killing Sam.
He was like a cat playing with its prey. And keep in mind that it's not
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 11:50 AM:
>>> In article <p00apr$c7r$1...@news.albasani.net>,
>>> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> SUPERNATURAL / 13x08 / The Scorpion and the Frog
>>>
>>>> Dean makes like a supernatural divining rod and a demon makes like a
>>>> pincushion. Beyond those funny bits, this one was pretty much a plain
>>>> vanilla standalone and filler-ish outing with no Cass or Jack or
>>>> Lucifer. Not bad. Not great. Just kinda there. And given that the
>>>> brothers didn't come away with what they needed to come away with in
>>>> order to find Jack, there was no progress made, either.
>>>
>>> I thought it was kind of disturbing that they were willing to torture
>>> and kill a guy who wasn't a monster or any kind of evil-doer. He was
>>> just a crusty cranky old dude (who had managed to put a protection spell
>>> over himself). All so that they could steal property that didn't belong
>>> to them. They never even stopped to debate the ethics of it all.
>>
>> Well, I'd say that he was more than just a crusty cranky old dude, but I
>> was wrong to label him as a demon. In any case, he was a pretty nasty
>> piece of work
>
> Apparently he never even leaves his house. How nasty can he be? He
> didn't even kill Sam after Sam stabbed him with the demon knife. He just
> knocked Sam out, then left him alive, when both legally and morally,
> he'd have been justified in killing Sam.
as if they killed him, either.
> In any event, it was *his* property that they trespassed,
> broke-and-entered and tortured him to steal. None of that makes Sam &
> Dean good guys in this scenario.
played with powerful things and he wasn't going to be willing to
voluntarily give up what our gang needed. And our gang needed what they
needed because they're addressing a much, much larger threat/issue in
the form of Jack and Colonel Sanders.
>> and I didn't mind seeing them use him the way that they
>> did. And it's all part of their desire to get Jack back, which is a
>> really important thing to have happen.
>>
>>>> THE ORVILLE / 1x11 / New Dimensions
>>>
>>>> A decent story with some TRON-like visuals and few laughs. The best part
>>>> of this one was the redemption of the John Lamarr character, who turns
>>>> out to be the second-smartest crewman on the ship. I like him in his new
>>>> role as leader and chief engineer much, much more than I liked him as
>>>> the idiot who dry-humped a statue not too long ago, although I'm not at
>>>> all clear on how "smart" equals "qualified to run the engineering
>>>> department," especially since it seems safe to assume that he hasn't
>>>> been doing a lot of engineering-y things in the past or he would have
>>>> already drawn some attention to himself in this regard.
>>>
>>> And Yaphet got totally screwed over. His ability to push more than two
>>> buttons at once alone should have put him in the lead.
>>
>> But I've heard that when the pressure is on, he turns to jelly.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvqpLaWdz6o
>
> Go to your room.
Ubiquitous
Dec 4, 2017, 3:26:02 PM12/4/17
to
jimg...@geemail.com.invalid wrote:
>BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 02:42 PM:
>BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 02:42 PM:
>> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
>>
>>> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
>>> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
>>> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
>>> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader.
>>
>> I don't get why these criminals seem to think other criminals are
>> honorable people who will keep their word.
>
>Apparently they buy into that whole "honor among thieves" thing a lot
>more than I ever would.
It reminds me after several seasons of watching DALLAS and wondering why they
>>> GOTHAM / 4x10 / A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
>>
>>> Equal parts dark and stupid with little in the way of humor or scenery
>>> chewing. Sofia teams up with Team Babs. Penguin wins Round One. Nygma's
>>> slip-sliding away again. Lee probably isn't long for this world if she
>>> doesn't change her humane approach to being an underworld leader.
>>
>> I don't get why these criminals seem to think other criminals are
>> honorable people who will keep their word.
>
>Apparently they buy into that whole "honor among thieves" thing a lot
>more than I ever would.
kept giving J.R. opportunities to screw them over.
BTR1701
Dec 4, 2017, 8:20:41 PM12/4/17
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In article <p048aa$grh$3...@news.albasani.net>,
I just don't see "We have a really important mission" as an excuse for
victimizing people, even people who may not be all that likable.
I mean, what if some demon showed up and said, "Hey, I have a way of
finding and depowering Jack. I'll give it to you if each of you go rape
and murder a teenager." (They are demons, after all. They're evil and
like to see evil done.) Would Sam and Dean be justified in doing what
the demon asked because, hey, saving the entire world and all?
victimizing people, even people who may not be all that likable.
I mean, what if some demon showed up and said, "Hey, I have a way of
finding and depowering Jack. I'll give it to you if each of you go rape
and murder a teenager." (They are demons, after all. They're evil and
like to see evil done.) Would Sam and Dean be justified in doing what
the demon asked because, hey, saving the entire world and all?
Jim G.
Dec 7, 2017, 4:21:15 PM12/7/17
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BTR1701 sent the following on 12/04/2017 at 07:22 PM:
risk of ending" context, I make some allowances. The needs of the many,
and all that.
> I mean, what if some demon showed up and said, "Hey, I have a way of
> finding and depowering Jack. I'll give it to you if each of you go rape
> and murder a teenager." (They are demons, after all. They're evil and
> like to see evil done.) Would Sam and Dean be justified in doing what
> the demon asked because, hey, saving the entire world and all?
First, comparing this guy to the typical teen is problematic. Second,
the question is interesting but can rarely be addressed properly in
under 500 hours of debate. And even then, it ends in a draw.
> In article <p048aa$grh$3...@news.albasani.net>,
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 08:08 PM:
>
>>> In article <p023a4$9fj$1...@news.albasani.net>,
>>> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, I'd say that he was more than just a crusty cranky old dude, but I
>>>> was wrong to label him as a demon. In any case, he was a pretty nasty
>>>> piece of work
>>>
>>> Apparently he never even leaves his house. How nasty can he be? He
>>> didn't even kill Sam after Sam stabbed him with the demon knife. He just
>>> knocked Sam out, then left him alive, when both legally and morally,
>>> he'd have been justified in killing Sam.
>>
>> He was like a cat playing with its prey. And keep in mind that it's not
>> as if they killed him, either.
>>
>>> In any event, it was *his* property that they trespassed,
>>> broke-and-entered and tortured him to steal. None of that makes Sam &
>>> Dean good guys in this scenario.
>>
>> I'm not entirely unsympathetic to your viewpoint, but this was a guy who
>> played with powerful things and he wasn't going to be willing to
>> voluntarily give up what our gang needed. And our gang needed what they
>> needed because they're addressing a much, much larger threat/issue in
>> the form of Jack and Colonel Sanders.
>
> I just don't see "We have a really important mission" as an excuse for
> victimizing people, even people who may not be all that likable.
Generally speaking, I agree. But in a "the world as we know it is at
> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> BTR1701 sent the following on 12/03/2017 at 08:08 PM:
>
>>> In article <p023a4$9fj$1...@news.albasani.net>,
>>> "Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, I'd say that he was more than just a crusty cranky old dude, but I
>>>> was wrong to label him as a demon. In any case, he was a pretty nasty
>>>> piece of work
>>>
>>> Apparently he never even leaves his house. How nasty can he be? He
>>> didn't even kill Sam after Sam stabbed him with the demon knife. He just
>>> knocked Sam out, then left him alive, when both legally and morally,
>>> he'd have been justified in killing Sam.
>>
>> He was like a cat playing with its prey. And keep in mind that it's not
>> as if they killed him, either.
>>
>>> In any event, it was *his* property that they trespassed,
>>> broke-and-entered and tortured him to steal. None of that makes Sam &
>>> Dean good guys in this scenario.
>>
>> I'm not entirely unsympathetic to your viewpoint, but this was a guy who
>> played with powerful things and he wasn't going to be willing to
>> voluntarily give up what our gang needed. And our gang needed what they
>> needed because they're addressing a much, much larger threat/issue in
>> the form of Jack and Colonel Sanders.
>
> I just don't see "We have a really important mission" as an excuse for
> victimizing people, even people who may not be all that likable.
risk of ending" context, I make some allowances. The needs of the many,
and all that.
> I mean, what if some demon showed up and said, "Hey, I have a way of
> finding and depowering Jack. I'll give it to you if each of you go rape
> and murder a teenager." (They are demons, after all. They're evil and
> like to see evil done.) Would Sam and Dean be justified in doing what
> the demon asked because, hey, saving the entire world and all?
the question is interesting but can rarely be addressed properly in
under 500 hours of debate. And even then, it ends in a draw.
Ubiquitous
Dec 8, 2017, 4:21:59 AM12/8/17
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In article <ovrmed$4s3$1...@dont-email.me>, Obv...@aol.com wrote:
>What did you watch?
THE ORVILLE:
"New Dimensions". Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than
he lets on, so she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership
position on the ship after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious
spatial anomaly, causing harrowing effects to all things living.
THE INGRAHAM ANGLE
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