Maybe long-distance calls are an extra space dollar a minute, so they try not to call if they can avoid it.
If 4 episodes a day isn’t enough for you, how many are you planning to watch in a single sitting?
I watched 4 in one sitting, then I had to eat and do a few other things, and then sat down to watch 3 more.
Sounds reasonable. I can’t watch more than 4 episodes of anything in one sitting.
The Superbowl is today and this thread is as dead as my enthusiasm for football.
Anyone know a good idea for a first date in high school? I want to be able to talk (not a movie) but I still want an activity to focus on if a conversation goes dead for a little bit.
Also, make your self accessible to her parents, polite conversation and them seeing you does help.
Agreed, but maybe not for the very first date. Play that by ear, but be accommodating to them.
I don’t believe in canon. I just watch the movies I like and ignore the ones I don’t.
That’s a good way to put it. Official canons set by a bunch of guys at marketing shouldn’t effect what you enjoy from a specific franchise, and is one of the worst things to happen to entertainment in the past 10-20 years. Canon should only be important to the people writing a coherent narrative.
Anyone know a good idea for a first date in high school? I want to be able to talk (not a movie) but I still want an activity to focus on if a conversation goes dead for a little bit.
Depends on your interests. A simple lunch can’t go wrong, conversation over food and drink. Though that’s usually after the activity, if it goes well, in my experience. Mini-golf/golf, Lazer Tag/arcades, bowling, are all fairly standard activities for a first date as far as I know. Check for any local events around town that may interest you. What have you two been talking about? (Rhetorical question) You can use that to help determine common areas of interest to plan an activity.
A really pretty girl and me are starting to talk more. I might try to go on a date with her this weekend. I’m a pretty socially anxious person so this is encouraging.
I fancy myself a romantic, so it’s joyous to see this. Good luck!
As a socially anxious person myself, I’d be happy to lend advice if you ever need to ask.
Thanks for the encouragement. I didn’t know I made much an impression to be liked or not, but the feeling is mutual. I don’t like broadcasting my problems, as they’re insignificant next to the power of the Force – er, the problems of others, but sometimes it just gets me down. Thanks again for the words of encouragement, especially to Ender and Ray, but the sentiment is shared with all who responded.
This isn’t a position I like to be in, so I won’t keep moaning about it.
If 4 episodes a day isn’t enough for you, how many are you planning to watch in a single sitting?
It’s a great show, but it suffers from sticking to its episodic format a bit too much. I wouldn’t be able to marathon more than 4 episodes a day.
The first three- SW, ESB and ROTJ. They’re the only three, as far as I’m concerned.
Honestly, I don’t even think of the PT as Star Wars movies.
Pretty much. TFA and R1 are okay, but I don’t take them seriously.
I’m sick of being a nonentity to most everyone I know, and I’m sick of not having any opportunities to meet new people. I’m very alone and tired. Not sure what to do to change that.
I realize I’m essentially a nonentity here, too, but I need to get this off my chest and hopefully someone here might offer some good advice. This forum has been my social life for a few weeks now, to give you some idea where I am.
Singin’ in the Rain is one of the best movies ever made. Glad to see you enjoyed it.
The Harrison replacement isn’t as bad as I thought, but he doesn’t look like a guy who’s been around (Like Harrison was as a carpenter). You could forgive some of that because he’s supposed to be younger. I suppose my issue is more:
Believe it or not, but Quinto is older in Star Trek Beyond than Nimoy was when Star Trek went off the air. People just look so young now it’s unreal. Maybe you can attribute some of that to the fact people don’t smoke and drink as heavily now, but the people I know in real life show some signs that they’ve lived a life beyond being an actor. There’s a loss of grit, and as a result a feeling that it’s not as grounded in reality.
Took up more shelf space though.
Yeah, yeah, sure, but it felt substantial. These books fall apart at the seams and the discs aren’t even held properly.
Never mind. Handyman fixed his post.
Well, now I’m really curious what you said.
My Empire Blu-Ray disc has Chewie on it.
Where are you from? I think the non-US discs where more exciting. Why they chose such a boring design for us Americans, and why it was even deemed necessary to be different, is beyond me.
But didn’t you have a book-type packaging? My EU version has picture discs, but a regular “boring” BD packaging
We did. The packaging for the compete saga’s original pressing was quite nice.
I’m very glad I bought the 2015 release instead. I have the Indiana Jones BD set and it is a huge pain in the ass to pull the discs out. Plus, the cover art it better.
I miss the days when each disc had its own plastic shell. Durable, easy, and practical.
Great or not, I’m just not interested in it. I feel about as apathetic about Star Wars as I did about the Carrie remake. Which is really sad but I guess it just proves to me that I was never a Star Wars fan, just a fan of three specific movies.
Right there with you. This has only increased as more movies have come out. TFA was great, but doesn’t do enough to warrant classic-status. Rogue One irritated me. Neither of them are bad enough to skip in a marathon, like the prequels are. I expect I’ll feel similarly about the others.
Han Solo movie? Lol no. Can’t stand contemporary pretty-boy actors. (Even reformed stormtrooper guy in TFA was a little hard to take.)
I generally feel the same way. Someone said hating everything contemporary is a miserable way to live life; they’re probably right. Being surrounded by contemporary-minded people in a contemporary world and hating contemporary things won’t work out for long. But, trends of contemporary movies don’t last forever, and pretty-boy actors get on my nerves too. Can’t wait until it becomes unfashionable again, like it did in the 70s to some extent.
Social media has killed the forums of old. Unfortunately, social media is far from a suitable substitute. It’s much more stupid and has little sense of community. Can’t say IMDB’s message boards were really a shining example of that, though.
I’ve got a nasty habit for soft drinks.
Me too, it’s the one thing I’ve tried to kick, but haven’t been able to. Problem is, for me, it’s much cheaper and much more easily available than anything healthier, so it’s almost practical to keep to it. The tap water here is not great, leaving only bottled water.
I’m afraid that I’ll develop a coffee addiction if I ever have some. As of yet, I’ve been able to ignore it completely. Nothing beats some nice apple juice, or Dr. Pepper, or red creme soda. I try to avoid anything I might develop a nasty habit for.
Who is the best interviewer out there now? I can’t think of anyone like David Frost out there now.
The worst cases of people playing politics in Congress right now aren’t on the Dems side, it’s the Republicans who are too afraid to stand up against Trump.
Agreed, Trump has got to go.
You asked “How is that any different than the Republicans doing this now?” That’s the difference.
Merrick should have gotten a hearing, but he’s far from the first to have his nomination halted for purely political reasons. I’m sure we could throw examples dating back to Reagan for this. Democrats say conservative judges are picked, Republicans say too liberal/not conservative enough judges are, or the BS about an election year. Obama was in a unique position for nominees being obstructed, unfortunately. Neither party is innocent, though.
It won’t cost that much, because most people wouldn’t pay that much. Economics.
It’s not inconceivable, assuming that it’s comprehensive (multiple cuts, all old special features). Look at the 6 film Middle Earth set- the MSRP is $800, but they’re “discounting” it to $400 because literally no one would pay that much.
Why would anyone pay 400 dollars for that?
They wouldn’t. I’m just saying that studios do, at times, price these things absurdly high.
Obviously they have because it’s still for sale, now at $500.
Bill Hunt said:
I did a little window-shopping research and ran the numbers last night. For $799.99, I could – right now on Amazon – buy…The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – Theatrical Edition BD set ($21.75)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – Extended Edition BD set ($48.99)
The Hobbit Trilogy – Theatrical Edition Blu-ray 3D Combo set ($97.89)
The Hobbit Trilogy – Extended Edition Blu-ray 3D Combo set ($106.98)
(And if you add up all those movie and extras discs, that comes to 48 discs of content – which is truly complete – as opposed to this set’s 30.) Plus…
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 3-CD Soundtrack Collection ($30)
The Hobbit Special Edition soundtrack CDs ($20 each x 3 films = $60)
The “Art of The Lord of the Rings” hardcover books for each film ($44 each x 3 = $132)
The “Art & Design of The Hobbit” hardcover books for each film ($30 each x 3 = $90)
If you’re following along at home (or the office) that comes to a subtotal of $587.61.
That leaves me with $212.38…
… which is almost enough to buy a hand-crafted prop replica of The Hat of Gandalf The freaking Grey from the WETA Workshop too (for $219 – see this link, and yes that’s it pictured up above there on the left side of the page. It’s kind of badass).
And I’ll build my own damn shelf to hold it all.