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I always read Snak as "snake" but it's apparently "snack"???
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Mar 29, 2017 01:27
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Josh Lyman posted:I always read Snak as "snake" but it's apparently "snack"??? 
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Mar 29, 2017 01:33
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Those gummy bears better be loving amazing if I'm paying $5 for them. Jesus!
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Mar 29, 2017 01:55
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I think I hate Lip Sync Battle for making celebrities singing a bigger trend. There's a new one on Comedy Central and another one coming to TBS that's a hip hop battle one which is bound to be embarrassing for everyone involved.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:26
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Lip Sync Battle was like the perfect little example of a fad. It was weird, and then it was cool, and then it was kind of crazy the kinds of people who were doing it... and then people like Hoda were doing it and it was just as over as when your mom says she's feeling "aggro". So now we just have to go through that awkward phase where everyone's doing it for a little while before it gets mercy killed.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:40
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Series finale of Bones was on tonight.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:45
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GreenNight posted:Series finale of Bones was on tonight. Did they find the bone?
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Mar 29, 2017 02:46
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Did they bone?
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Mar 29, 2017 02:51
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They've been married on the show for years and have multiple children.
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Mar 29, 2017 02:53
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GreenNight posted:They've been married on the show for years and have multiple children. Could be adopted for all we know, did they bone?
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Mar 29, 2017 03:24
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Just watched the pilot for Patriot. I really enjoyed it, the humor is right up my alley. The Brazilian dudes slowly coming out in their underwear to apply chokeholds and armbars was amazing.
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Mar 29, 2017 03:54
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GreenNight posted:They've been married on the show for years and have multiple children.
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Mar 29, 2017 03:56
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GreenNight posted:I'm enjoying Magicians quite a bit. Apparently Syfy doesn't bleep the word oval office anymore. It's like, idiotically stupid but I loving love it. The cast being insanely hot doesn't hurt either.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:01
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Yeah, Magicians is trash but it knows it is and leans in so its fine. And so far its managed to walk the line between "leaning into it" and "over indulging in it."
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Mar 29, 2017 04:06
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STAC Goat posted:Yeah, Magicians is trash but it knows it is and leans in so its fine. And so far its managed to walk the line between "leaning into it" and "over indulging in it." Penny might be the best character currently on television.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:10
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Yeah, he kind of keeps the whole show grounded by just being so disgusted at how loving stupid the reality he lives in is. I can only imagine how he would have reacted to the musical number.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:12
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STAC Goat posted:So now we just have to go through that awkward phase where everyone's doing it for a little while before it gets mercy killed. But where is Lip Sync Battle? This season has been so weird. It seems to be on for 2 weeks, then it's off for another month.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:32
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I watch a LOT of trash tv. A ton. All the CW comic shows for example. Over the last three weeks I've begun a major effort to exercise and be healthy and suddenly watching these shows feels kind of tedious. I feel like sitting around watching tv is a waste of time all of a sudden.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:51
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Rhyno posted:I watch a LOT of trash tv. A ton. All the CW comic shows for example. Over the last three weeks I've begun a major effort to exercise and be healthy and suddenly watching these shows feels kind of tedious. I feel like sitting around watching tv is a waste of time all of a sudden. Gotta up your game, exercise while watching the garbage.
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Mar 29, 2017 04:56
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Just don't watch CW shows
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Mar 29, 2017 04:57
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Legends is ok and iZombie even manages to be good most of the time.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:02
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MiddleOne posted:Gotta up your game, exercise while watching the garbage. I currently have a tablet wedged into the elliptical bars, upgrading to a 37 inch tv for the workout room shortly. Mu Zeta posted:Just don't watch CW shows Seems to be the solution. MiddleOne posted:Legends is ok and iZombie even manages to be good most of the time. iZombie never feels like a CW comic show though.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:06
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I think it's about time to replace my 20 year-old CRT and bunny-ears. What's the "good enough" tier of TVs these days for watching the news and other broadcast TV? 1080p LCD?
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Mar 29, 2017 05:10
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I enjoy pretty much all the CW shows but they're all some degree or another of "trash." iZombie may not be part of the Arrowverse brand of "trash" but its a dopey procedural with silly storylines. I don't think there's really anything wrong with "trash". You can over indulge in it but its fine if its what you're looking for. Most TV is a distraction. That's not inherently a bad thing. Its cool when TV rises above that and says or shows something. But sometimes you don't want that, you just want something fun. But I will admit I was supposed to exercise tonight and I ended up sitting online so you've shamed me into going downstairs and working out a bit. I'll probably turn on a CW show while I do it.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:10
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STAC Goat posted:I enjoy pretty much all the CW shows but they're all some degree or another of "trash." iZombie may not be part of the Arrowverse brand of "trash" but its a dopey procedural with silly storylines. I don't think there's really anything wrong with "trash". You can over indulge in it but its fine if its what you're looking for. At the very least, iZombie has Ravi. Also it's my rest day or I'd be right there exercising with you.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:13
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Like I said, I'm not knocking iZombie. I enjoy it too. But its a silly show like the rest of them. Its all popcorn and snack food. Hey, if it makes you feel bad just link it to something good and tell yourself "I can only watch it while I'm working out." I go through swings of that and the CW comic shows basically set up perfectly for it.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:16
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I mean I guess technically you could call all TV "trash" by the definition of it being a distraction and something to do that passes time, but I tend to reserve that for pulpier shows and the kind of stuff like Maury or Dr. Phil that are an hour of human garbage bags screaming at each other.Gaunab posted:I think I hate Lip Sync Battle for making celebrities singing a bigger trend. There's a new one on Comedy Central and another one coming to TBS that's a hip hop battle one which is bound to be embarrassing for everyone involved. If it wasn't LSB, it would have been Carpool Karaoke. Rhyno posted:I watch a LOT of trash tv. A ton. All the CW comic shows for example. Over the last three weeks I've begun a major effort to exercise and be healthy and suddenly watching these shows feels kind of tedious. I feel like sitting around watching tv is a waste of time all of a sudden. My trash tv watching has been greatly reduced by the lack of variety of PS Vue vs. my old cable lineup. I don't really care about any of the channels I don't have anymore, but there was usually something I could put on for background noise. Now I could find something on Netflix to put on, but actively finding a show to make good background noise instead of channel surfing and saying "that'll work" is more effort than I'm willing to commit to, so instead I just watch nothing. raditts fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Mar 29, 2017 |
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Mar 29, 2017 05:22
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I mean, iZombie's not by any means a serious show that demands a level of introspection and critical thinking to appreciate. But I think you do it a minor disservice by writing it off as inconsequential. I find that it uses the zombie metaphor to explore, subtly and (more often) not-so-subtly, what it really means to be alive. Liv devouring brains gives her a sense of life lived from many different perspectives, in different ways, which contrasts with the tragedy of her being technically dead. It's a very profound show in that way, even if they don't necessarily push that aspect of it to its full potential. If nothing else, compare that to The Walking Dead, a show whose interest in the breakdown of society has far surpassed any thematic use it may have had for the zombies that triggered its breakdown. And I say that as the guy who really, really hates it when somebody plays the "thing with niche audience is WAY better than super-popular thing about similar subject matter" card, LOOKIN' AT YOU Z NATION FANS.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:33
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Again, iZombie has Ravi, that sets it far above most television.
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Mar 29, 2017 05:46
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Bruceski posted:I think it's about time to replace my 20 year-old CRT and bunny-ears. What's the "good enough" tier of TVs these days for watching the news and other broadcast TV? 1080p LCD? You can get a good 40" 1920x1080 TCL TV with Roku from Amazon for about $270
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Mar 29, 2017 06:00
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:You can get a good 40" 1920x1080 TCL TV with Roku from Amazon for about $270 That's about 20 inches more than I need. I'm looking for something on the "computer monitor with an antenna jack" side of things and will be headed to the store to browse tomorrow. I just don't know what the line is right now between "useful tech" (digital for example, which is of course universal now) and "paying for the privilege of having the best tech" (4K resolution, OLED, stuff like that)
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Mar 29, 2017 06:45
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Bruceski posted:That's about 20 inches more than I need. I'm looking for something on the "computer monitor with an antenna jack" side of things and will be headed to the store to browse tomorrow. I just don't know what the line is right now between "useful tech" (digital for example, which is of course universal now) and "paying for the privilege of having the best tech" (4K resolution, OLED, stuff like that) Don't worry about any of that. If the TV is flat and less then $100, buy it. Good TVs are dirt cheap these days and if you're looking for something computer monitor sized you shouldn't be paying more than $100. Element is a good cheap brand and you can get one brand new for $80 at Target.
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Mar 29, 2017 08:08
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4K would be better if you want a TV that'll last you another 20 years, but it definitely isn't necessary
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Mar 29, 2017 08:14
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Just buy a tuner card and watch tv through your monitor if you're gonna just buy something the same size already?
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Mar 29, 2017 13:46
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Bruceski posted:I think it's about time to replace my 20 year-old CRT and bunny-ears. What's the "good enough" tier of TVs these days for watching the news and other broadcast TV? 1080p LCD? TVs are obscenely cheap these days, there's a no-name 40 inch 1080p dumb tv on woot today for under 200 bucks. No-name is largely fine since all the actual panels are made in the same couple plants, the only real difference is the casing and software. If you don't need a smart tv then I'd buy that. Nobody needs 4k yet, there's no content, and poo poo will just get cheaper.
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Mar 29, 2017 13:57
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Video games are 4k now*, but if you're just buying for TV you don't need it probably. *: Sort of.
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Mar 29, 2017 14:00
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The guy still using a CRT tv probably hasn't shelled out for a PS4Pro.
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Mar 29, 2017 14:08
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Escobarbarian posted:4K would be better if you want a TV that'll last you another 20 years, but it definitely isn't necessary If you're seriously recommending 4K for a 20 inch tv (hell, even a 40 inch tv), then you've bought into the hype.
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Mar 29, 2017 14:28
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Distance charts are bullshit and it doesn't work that way. But they don't even make 4k below 40 inch anyway.
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Mar 29, 2017 14:40
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Aphrodite posted:Distance charts are bullshit and it doesn't work that way. They do. They call them monitors, because even people selling these things are aware that you're not gonna see a difference at that size unless you're a foot away.
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Mar 29, 2017 15:26
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