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  1. Alright, first off I would recommend a split stay then which you may already be doing. Spend the DL days in Anaheim at Pixar Hotel but stay up in Burbank/Studio City for the Universal days. I highly recommend the Hilton across the street. You can walk under 10 minutes up a hill to the steps of Universal. It's great. You're also close to CityWalk for dining options. I wouldn't recommend going from Anaheim to Universal each day because that car trip sucks and you're looking at least an hour each way. Early entry at Universal is exactly how you need to do Super Mario Land. That place fills up quickly. Get him a power band that he can use in the land to interact with things. He'll love it. You can buy them at CityWalk or as you're entering the park. The Mario part is at the very bottom of the park but they have a shop right near the entrance where you can buy the band. You set it up on your phone which you can do as you walk down the multiple escalators. We found Universal to be a breeze. We didn't even get their version of Fastpass. The Harry Potter area is dead at night. Perfect time to ride things over and over. Get some butter beer. For DL, I recommend checking out this lady's posts. She can help you with a good plan for doing the parks with a 7 year old and in general her information is good. That's a pretty magical age to hit up Disneyland. My youngest was 6 at the time we first went and Frozen was all the rage. It was great. I think you're fine with 1 day each and no park hoppers. That's a lot to do with a little kid. Even though it's great weather, it can get hot really fast. I would bake in some breaks to go back and swim unless he's doing really well and wants to keep going. If you have the Genie+ add on, you're way ahead of the game there since it's a locals park and they don't need to pay extra for that service. This lady can help you go from ride to ride using it. Buy the one off Lightning Lanes for Radiator Racers and Rise of the Resistance. It is worth the extra money as both rides go down constantly and if that happens when your time is happening, you get an automatic return option. https://disneylanddaily.com/a-first-timers-guide-to-disneyland/ https://disneylanddaily.com/how-to-start-your-day-at-disneyland/#The_Disneyland_Strategy_for_Little_Kids_with_Lightning_Lane_Multi_Pass https://disneylanddaily.com/how-to-start-your-day-at-california-adventure/ I would recommend trying to get a reservation at Trader Sam's for you and the wife. It's a cool spot to grab a drink and your kid will enjoy the interior because it's like the Tiki room. It's at the Disneyland Hotel which you'll be right next to. Maybe do it the night you check in. I believe you also will have a separate entrance to California Adventure from your hotel. I could be wrong on that. You'll also get early entry for certain parks on certain days. It's only 30 minutes so it's up to you if that can work. A lot of people I talk with about DL push back on this when I say it but the single best thing you can do at Disneyland is get there early. You can get so much in before the locals show up if you get there before it opens. A lot of rides are walk ons until about 10-11am. After 11, it can be pretty crowded.
  2. You really want to thrill me. Change it to Cinemax and offer the softcore stuff again.
  3. I don't normally buy them any longer but I hope Pablo Hidalgo makes an Andor sourcebook. I would buy that in an instant.
  4. Liverpool finished 2nd in 2021-2022 with 92 points. Also 2nd in 2018-2019 with 97 points.
  5. Thanksgiving Day game is against Kansas City at 3:30 on CBS.
  6. They carry that same uselessness in Rogue One. It was pretty poetic that Partagas was listening to Nemik's manifesto that was spreading everywhere and wondering who it was while realizing it was already too late.
  7. What's great is Rogue One shows that even though Krennic is a badass, he's still a step below Tarkin and Vader. So he was the king of his little fiefdom but he still had to serve somebody.
  8. On the agenda for today. Gilroy rejoined The Watch podcast to talk about the finale. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dk1Heftbgeb64ww3kO5Xi?si=274a2a595ad84c76
  9. I dropped my subscription but saw the Athletic has a story about Frimpong. The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC · 5h Dutchman keen to join, no personal terms issues £29.6m release clause & homegrown status appeal Player & Bayer Leverkusen want fast resolution Left-back is Liverpool's priority What we’re hearing on #LFC & Jeremie Frimpong - and why he’s wanted
  10. Gilroy answering some questions about the finale. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/andor-finale-twists-tony-gilroy-interview-1236212162/
  11. Add to this, Gilroy is only there because Kathleen Kennedy and others thought Edwards director's cut was shit. So she hired Gilroy to clean it up and it became what it is. Then she offers him a chance to write a treatment for a K2SO/Andor buddy heist series which she agrees to let him change to what we have now. Then she and others all the way up the Disney chain just let him go with very little restrictions outside of budget, which they also leave mostly up to him to work within. All of this is why we have to appreciate this series. This is our Star Wars black swan. It will never happen again. I like Filoni but he has no interest in this. Nor does Favreau. They are good at what they do but it's not this.
  12. Pour one out for Lonni Jung. Guy risked everything to uncover the Death Star plans, passed that information on which saved the galaxy, was murdered for his effort because he was a loose end. Gilroy did something I hadn't seen in Star Wars. He made the Empire afraid. You could see the terror in all their faces when they knew the Death Star plans are out there. Remember the lengths they then go to in Rogue One to ensure the plans don't get out. K2 braining Imperials in a fashion similar to what the KX units were doing to the Ghor was great. The sniveling weasel being a human shield was perfect.
  13. The mics are way too hot at the Campound. How do they not have that fixed yet? Out on anything Danny is in.
  14. When Cassian finds Jyn, she's on the prison planet, Wobani. He frees her to help find her father. She has to help him get in with Saw Guerra.
  15. Disney+ is f'ing smart to make that be the next thing it automatically leads you into after the last episode ended. We're watching tomorrow. We had planned it for Friday but I can't wait. Perrin moved on to Sculdin's wife. Nice. Kinda shocked it all didn't blow back on him but I bet they saw just how slothful and non-threatening he was.
  16. But think about it. She probably lives. Of all the people in this, if she survives till the Empire falls, she's freed with everyone else.
  17. That was everything I hoped it would be. Gilroy broke the fucking mold for Star Wars storytelling.
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  19. It's possible the B-Wing was created based on the technology. Both have a giant laser meant to blow up capital ships. He was there to steal it with the help of the tech who joins the Rebellion. This is a really awesome coincidence. The show with Diego Luna ends on the same day he was announced 10 years ago as being cast in Rogue One.
  20. Fox Sports will have a stand alone app supposedly coming where you can pay for Fox, FS1 & FS2, and I believe BTN.
  21. I think Luthen and Kleya both go down with the ship and take some Imperials out in the process. You can't tell me that shop isn't rigged to blow at a moment's notice. It's interesting that the last arc moved us away from Luthen as the main agitator of the Empire to the larger, organized Rebellion taking shape and gearing up for a real war.
  22. And that would be a large stadium that would be flooded with LSU fans who would outnumber SMU fans 3:1 and has no suites or creature comforts the well-heeled SMU higher ups enjoy. A hot Cotton Bowl on September 1st without suites and all their club levels. Yeah, not happening. The game is going to be at Gerald J Ford Stadium. SMU is not getting paid to play this game. This is a true home and home.
  23. I think VvD and Gakpo could help land him. That's a budget friendly option that we know FSG likes.
  24. There's always Celina, Anna, and Melissa to white flight to I guess.
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