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Scary Stranger

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  1. Anyone ever done a ring road trip?  We're going to do it in 2 summers when my oldest son graduates HS.  Plenty of videos out there but want to bookmark this for later planning. 

  2. I know the usual suspects on YouTube are crushing this, but I’m enjoying this season. They need to tighten the storylines though. For example, unless Theo ends up being the Witch King, just clip his storyline.  Also I’m not sure I need the political intrigue in Numenor either (but I haven’t read anything beyond the Hobbit and LOTR so perhaps it’s super important). Still hoping the Stranger isn’t Gandalf, and this Dark Wizard isn’t somehow Saruman. The one thing that stands out that really bugs me is Galadriel’s overly breathy voice with the  rolling of her R’s. 

    My kids call her ‘Jenna Maroney’ for that reason.
  3. I caught it last season. Whether intentional or not they used a lot of props to “assist” not having a direct line of sight. Usually holding something like a folder or phone. The new episode appears as if they decided to no longer do that, and just let it go. 

    It was quite jarring. Can’t believe that they hid that so well in prior seasons.

    Knew River wasnt dead because he was in a bunch of scenes in the trailers that weren’t in the first 10 minutes of the season.

    Laughed at the water boarding.
  4. Caught up on the show this morning. I really like it. Although, a warning to those of you who haven't started it. Don't watch it if you don't like Vince Vaughn. It's a lot of Vince Vaughn at his most Vince Vaughn-esness. I binged over the last couple of days and was getting tired of him by the last episode. Once a week is just the right dose of him.
    And my official ranking of the ladies on the show:
    Coroner
    Evil blonde
    Haitian voodoo lady
    Michelle Monaghan
     
    Heather with the Weather
     
     
     
     
     
    skinny daughter

    Also Coroner’s sister who channels Rosie Perez.
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  5. 18 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

    I sincerely hope there is a behind the scenes book written about this show. $180 million dollars, $550,000 per minute. It feels like Disney was grafted. Headland used all of her own people, including her spouse, to make one of the most expensive shows in the history of television. Perhaps, she used Disney as a cash grab and didn’t care about quality. The giddy interviews leading up to the release felt like somebody getting one over on the studio. It could explain Disney’s pettiness. I don’t think an audit would go well here. 

    If you don’t think this sort of thing happens in the entertainment business, go read up on Sheridan, Yellowstone, and Paramount. 

    *grifted

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  6. I'm a fan.  The kid actually bothers me a bit, but the rest of the cast is solid.  I'm also a sucker for pretty much anything Taika and Jermaine do.  Speaking of, whatever happened to Brett?

    Wife and I were talking about that the other night. Everybody else from that show has gone on to big things except poor Brett.
  7. With all due respect, the problem in the N. Dallas ones are the Indians that bring their whole family and then stop in the middle of an aisle, turn their cart sideways and mill about for 10 minutes blocking entire aisles. Keep it moving. Stroll on the right, pass on the left and then get over. Just like on the highway.

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  8. 11 hours ago, Derka said:

    it is good. i’m three episodes in and i haven’t hated any of it. parts of it have been legitimately funny. i’m gonna stick with this one.

    also i’ve been using the app to rewatch parks and rec and 30 rock lately, and then we’ve got the epl season back in three days. that’s not a bad streaming service right there.

    My kids have started watching 30 Rock. I forgot how consistently funny that show was. 

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  9. Adding to the data points - Global Entry renewal : submitted January...just received approval today. So, 7 months. Thankfully had conditional approval during the review, as it would have lapsed. 

    That’s crazy. My wife had hers in under a month. I’m on month 2 waiting for my renewal.
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