Deleterious Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Walter White's House From Breaking Bad Listed for Sale for $4 Million as Homeowners Say 'We're Done' Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Deleterious said: Walter White's House From Breaking Bad Listed for Sale for $4 Million as Homeowners Say 'We're Done' It would cost a little money but if they wanted to stay just re-model the outside of the house so it doesn't look like it did in the series and at least most of the problem probably goes away. OTOH, *if* I could get that kind of premium for the house's fame I'd sell it too. It's just a house. Edited January 4 by gehringer_2 Quote
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 I really think Jerry Jones could have been a great actor. This was impressive. 1 Quote
Deleterious Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Beast Games has been a fun watch. Every contestant on the show could use some serious help with game theory. Pretty much any time you are offered money to eliminate yourself, I think you should take it. Prize is 1 person wins $5M and it started with 1,000 contestants. So your EV = $5,000. Even at 100 people left your EV is only $50,000. Most bribes to eliminate are much larger. The one person was offered a $100K bribe to eliminate herself. She said no because there is a shot to win a Tesla later on. Uhhh, $100K even after taxes will guarantee you can get a Tesla. Take the money. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I started re-watching "Prisoner: Cell Block H". Does anyone else remember that cheesy but entertaining Australian prison soap opera? Late 70's, it came on at 11:30 after Life And Times Of Eddie Roberts (L.A.T.E.R.). I can't believe how much of it I still remember. Quote
romad1 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 11 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: I started re-watching "Prisoner: Cell Block H". Does anyone else remember that cheesy but entertaining Australian prison soap opera? Late 70's, it came on at 11:30 after Life And Times Of Eddie Roberts (L.A.T.E.R.). I can't believe how much of it I still remember. Oh yes, but its a faded memory for me. I actually forgot it was Aussie. I remember during the turnover of shifts at Selfridge command post for the unit i supported, I would flick on "Neighbors" on Channel 9 and enjoy a young but adorable Kylie Minogue who was in the cast. Australia, you are a great ally with many adorable females. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 14 Posted January 14 30 minutes ago, romad1 said: Oh yes, but its a faded memory for me. I actually forgot it was Aussie. I remember during the turnover of shifts at Selfridge command post for the unit i supported, I would flick on "Neighbors" on Channel 9 and enjoy a young but adorable Kylie Minogue who was in the cast. Australia, you are a great ally with many adorable females. One of the guards on Prisoner was Cathy on Neighbors. The Italian family ! 1 Quote
romad1 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 "Severance" this weekend. I'm more worried about that sucking than I am about the Lions. Big fan but...man it might get turned into "Lost" with all its issues (too much shipping, soap opera-y, plot lines never resolved) Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 15 Posted January 15 51 minutes ago, romad1 said: "Severance" this weekend. I'm more worried about that sucking than I am about the Lions. Big fan but...man it might get turned into "Lost" with all its issues (too much shipping, soap opera-y, plot lines never resolved) What happened with Lost is that they put it together, initially for either one or three seasons. Then it got wildly popular and they didn't know how to fill the extra seasons, so we got the Nikki & Paulo episode. 1 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 (edited) 1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said: What happened with Lost is that they put it together, initially for either one or three seasons. Then it got wildly popular and they didn't know how to fill the extra seasons, so we got the Nikki & Paulo episode. a lot of shows might ben more fondly remembered if they had stuck to the original arc and wrapped it up when it made sense instead of retconning plot extensions - but too much money on the table. I'm actually quite surprised they didn't engineer a miracle remission for Walter White. Edited January 15 by gehringer_2 1 Quote
romad1 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 FTR, i enjoyed all of “Lost” and only in my seasoned old age see the issues. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 15 Posted January 15 5 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: a lot of shows might ben more fondly remembered if they had stuck to the original arc and wrapped it up when it made sense instead of retconning plot extensions - but too much money on the table. I'm actually quite surprised they didn't engineer a miracle remission for Walter White. That's why Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul were very smart and there was very little fat. Quote
oblong Posted January 15 Posted January 15 I don't know what happened with Boardwalk Empire in terms of planned seasons or whatever but thats another show that went haywire in my mind. I don't remember enough to know when but at the time I remember feeling like they boxed themselves in. Of course that was omething Vince Gillian and team did to themselves intentionally but brilliantly found ways aroudn it. 1 Quote
romad1 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 1 minute ago, oblong said: I don't know what happened with Boardwalk Empire in terms of planned seasons or whatever but thats another show that went haywire in my mind. I don't remember enough to know when but at the time I remember feeling like they boxed themselves in. Of course that was omething Vince Gillian and team did to themselves intentionally but brilliantly found ways aroudn it. I really enjoyed Boardwalk Empire in the moment but you are right...they did do some really weird stuff which I felt was just keep the audience guessing another 5 minutes like "24" used to do. Quote
romad1 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 1 hour ago, romad1 said: I really enjoyed Boardwalk Empire in the moment but you are right...they did do some really weird stuff which I felt was just keep the audience guessing another 5 minutes like "24" used to do. for example everything having to do with Rosetti. 1 Quote
Edman85 Posted Thursday at 01:33 PM Posted Thursday at 01:33 PM On 1/2/2025 at 9:43 AM, oblong said: an update on my BCS rewatch.... I've just started season 5. Season 4 ended with Jimmy getting reinstated and he decides to use the Saul Goodman name. It's still true that I forgot many details of the various plotlines. I remembered what happened obviously but this show like BB is big on how things happened and it's those pieces I forgot which makes it all so entertaining again the second time around. And one thing that jumped out at me after watching BB 3 or 4 times and now doing BCS for the 2nd time.... the whole universe existed as it did for us because those skateboard scammers jumped on his car, and then later on Tuco's grandma drove by instead of Mrs Kettleman. Those shows are so great on rewatch, if only for the bits of foreshadowing you catch. Quote
oblong Posted Thursday at 01:49 PM Posted Thursday at 01:49 PM 7 minutes ago, Edman85 said: Those shows are so great on rewatch, if only for the bits of foreshadowing you catch. My sister in law just finished BB at the end of 2024 and I "watched" the final season with her, we'd text back and forth. But they watched BCS first. Now I'm telling she needs to go back at watch BCS. While it's not necessary you won't appreciate the little things. For example, when Mike is trying to figure out who is following him, he has his tracker and ends up stopping on a street since the tracker stops. The camera slowly pans out and you see he is near a Los Pollos Hermanos location. The way they do it is so cool. But it would be totally lost on someone who didn't see BB. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted Saturday at 03:54 AM Posted Saturday at 03:54 AM On 1/16/2025 at 8:33 AM, Edman85 said: Those shows are so great on rewatch, if only for the bits of foreshadowing you catch. The cold opens for both shows were great, but the ones for Better Call Saul were brilliant. So much detail to it all. And often with no dialogue. The one in the final season - the Nacho episode. Just panning across the desert floor until you see that blue flower and the broken piece of glass. You have no idea what it means at the time, but when you go back, it's so powerful. No dialogue. No music. No action, just a slow pan. What other show had the balls to do that? The Wine & Roses episode where they are cleaning Saul's house out, the falling ties that shift from black and white to color. It's epic And I think my favorite is the one where the slide rule being put into the mold with that a capella version of In Stiller Nacht. Again, no dialouge. Just showing the process of putting something into a plastic mode. THEY RESPECTED YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND DIDN'T DUMB IT DOWN ! Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted Saturday at 03:57 AM Posted Saturday at 03:57 AM (edited) On 1/15/2025 at 3:34 PM, oblong said: I don't know what happened with Boardwalk Empire in terms of planned seasons or whatever but thats another show that went haywire in my mind. I don't remember enough to know when but at the time I remember feeling like they boxed themselves in. Of course that was omething Vince Gillian and team did to themselves intentionally but brilliantly found ways aroudn it. I think what happened with Boardwalk Empire is they needed to jettison Michael Pitt because nobody wanted to work with him, so they had to change directions with his character two seasons earlier then they initially planned. But the last season, with what, a 7-year time leap? That was odd. So Arnold Rothstein goes from being a minor character to a fairly important one and then in the last season his death is only mentioned in passing. I guess the idea was to jump to the end of prohibition, but it was poorly executed. Edited Saturday at 03:58 AM by Motor City Sonics Quote
romad1 Posted Saturday at 01:33 PM Posted Saturday at 01:33 PM 9 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: I think what happened with Boardwalk Empire is they needed to jettison Michael Pitt because nobody wanted to work with him, so they had to change directions with his character two seasons earlier then they initially planned. But the last season, with what, a 7-year time leap? That was odd. So Arnold Rothstein goes from being a minor character to a fairly important one and then in the last season his death is only mentioned in passing. I guess the idea was to jump to the end of prohibition, but it was poorly executed. TV and movies were better with cocaine addicts doing the acting, writing and the greenlighting. JK Quote
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