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Post by yoda on Apr 20, 2020 17:28:33 GMT -5
ESPN aired the first two episodes of The Last Dance about Michael Jordan and the Bulls last night. As an enormous fan of those teams growing up, I had very high expectations going in, and it was even better than I thought it would be. I have not watched the NBA virtually at all for the last four years, but this reminded me of why it used to be my favorite sport. Jordan is still my favorite athlete ever, and the 90s Bulls are still my favorite team ever. I used to like Jordan. But he's actually kind of a d*ck. No one really likes him. You mentioned in the other thread that Pippen was your favorite Bull. I stopped liking him when he refused to go back in at the end of a game when Phil Jackson called a play designed for Kukoc and Scottie was supposed to be the decoy.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 20, 2020 17:32:12 GMT -5
I used to like Jordan. But he's actually kind of a d*ck. No one really likes him. You mentioned in the other thread that Pippen was your favorite Bull. I stopped liking him when he refused to go back in at the end of a game when Phil Jackson called a play designed for Kukoc and Scottie was supposed to be the decoy. Yeah, I remember that one. LOL! Big crybaby. Still like him though.
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Post by azvb on Apr 20, 2020 21:58:34 GMT -5
Do I need to watch Breaking Bad before I watch Better Call Saul? I’m about 1/2 way through the first episode and I’m very confused.
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 20, 2020 22:12:59 GMT -5
Do I need to watch Breaking Bad before I watch Better Call Saul? I’m about 1/2 way through the first episode and I’m very confused. You're halfway through the first episode of Better Call Saul? At any rate, the answer to your question is no. If you've seen Breaking Bad, there are definitely some nice surprises in Better Call Saul, but you absolutely don't need to have seen Breaking Bad first. Better Call Saul is a prequel.
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Post by azvb on Apr 20, 2020 22:15:41 GMT -5
Do I need to watch Breaking Bad before I watch Better Call Saul? I’m about 1/2 way through the first episode and I’m very confused. You're halfway through the first episode of Better Call Saul? At any rate, the answer to your question is no. If you've seen Breaking Bad, there are definitely some nice surprises in Better Call Saul, but you absolutely don't need to have seen Breaking Bad first. Better Call Saul is a prequel. Yes, watching the first episode of better call Saul. I’m assuming the cinnamon roll guy is Saul, who also is Jimmy, and this will all be explained at some point? Also hoping why Chuck doesn’t use electricity will become clear.
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Post by volleylearner on Apr 20, 2020 22:37:43 GMT -5
Outer Banks (Netflix): Watched the first episode, which was enough for my wife. Half of the first episode was enough for me. No likable characters, unappealing story.
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 20, 2020 23:13:27 GMT -5
You're halfway through the first episode of Better Call Saul? At any rate, the answer to your question is no. If you've seen Breaking Bad, there are definitely some nice surprises in Better Call Saul, but you absolutely don't need to have seen Breaking Bad first. Better Call Saul is a prequel. Yes, watching the first episode of better call Saul. I’m assuming the cinnamon roll guy is Saul, who also is Jimmy, and this will all be explained at some point? Also hoping why Chuck doesn’t use electricity will become clear. Yes, the Cinnabon guy (Gene) is also Saul (his name during Breaking Bad), who is also Jimmy. I guess there actually is one exception to what I said before. To really understand exactly how Saul becomes Gene, you would need to see Breaking Bad (the details aren't really that important--suffice it to say that Saul got himself in enough trouble during Breaking Bad that he was forced to take on a new identity). But this is a very small part of Better Call Saul. Each season begins with a scene about Gene in Omaha, but that's it. So five scenes total so far over five seasons. And yes, that aspect of Chuck is explained. Edit: As it happens, the Season 5 finale aired tonight, and it was excellent. There is only one more season to go.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 21, 2020 16:56:05 GMT -5
One of the funniest and most entertaining guest spots in TV talk show history, says me:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 17:24:36 GMT -5
Been a while since I watched Breaking Bad, but I'd say it's a lot more violent than Better Call Saul. They're both dark, too, but Bad is darker.
Both are excellent. Not 100% sure they'll be your cup of tea, however, az.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Apr 21, 2020 22:07:48 GMT -5
On Survivor Season 30 now...World Apart. White collar vs. Blue collar vs. No collar.
Been noticing a trend in these past few seasons. People are no longer pissed off at the final tribal council, no more ripping apart the final 2 or 3. Getting blind sided they're saying "good one", a bit passive. And there is always one juror who would stand up and say "vote for this person because they played the game in its true sense". BAH!
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Post by azvb on Apr 22, 2020 11:56:29 GMT -5
Been a while since I watched Breaking Bad, but I'd say it's a lot more violent than Better Call Saul. They're both dark, too, but Bad is darker. Both are excellent. Not 100% sure they'll be your cup of tea, however, az. Language, violence, nudity,sex, all of the above? Hasn’t been too bad, but I’ve only watched 2 episodes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2020 11:58:47 GMT -5
No nudity that I recall.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2020 14:18:42 GMT -5
Love this scene from The Sopranos.
Finn reveals that Vito was blowing a guy. The reactions in the room are complex. A couple of guys display knee jerk hostile reactions, even calling it a betrayal. Christopher is the most complex because in the beginning, he's joking and laughing about it and then later, he says he wants to put a bullet in Vito's head. Others are quiet which can mean: (1) they're still processing the info, (2) they don't know how to react, (3) they're okay with it but they don't want to reveal they're okay with it, and (4) they normally don't talk a lot. Tony, the big boss, takes a more measured response. He's a psycho but he also has valuable skillsets displayed here that show why he has risen to the top. Also, these guys have a long history with Vito so there's bound to be some internal conflicts these guys are wrestling with.
Me? I was worried about Finn because my first thought was, hell if they decide to cover this up, are they going to kill the messenger? I wouldn't put it past these f***ers.
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 22, 2020 14:50:36 GMT -5
Love this scene from The Sopranos. Finn reveals that Vito was blowing a guy. The reactions in the room are complex. A couple of guys display knee jerk hostile reactions, even calling it a betrayal. Christopher is the most complex because in the beginning, he's joking and laughing about it and then later, he says he wants to put a bullet in Vito's head. Others are quiet which can mean: (1) they're still processing the info, (2) they don't know how to react, (3) they're okay with it but they don't want to reveal they're okay with it, and (4) they normally don't talk a lot. Tony, the big boss, takes a more measured response. He's a psycho but he also has valuable skillsets displayed here that show why he has risen to the top. Also, these guys have a long history with Vito so there's bound to be some internal conflicts these guys are wrestling with. Me? I was worried about Finn because my first thought was, hell if they decide to cover this up, are they going to kill the messenger? I wouldn't put it past these f***ers. I mean, Finn was Tony's daughter's boyfriend and a civilian. They weren't going to hurt him. There's another great scene where Finn is working a construction job that Tony got him, and Paulie rolls up and tells him to wash his tires, not knowing who he is. As soon as the other mobsters mention that Finn is dating Tony's daughter, Meadow, Paulie immediately gives Finn some cash and reassigns the job to a low-level mobster.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2020 15:01:42 GMT -5
Love this scene from The Sopranos. Finn reveals that Vito was blowing a guy. The reactions in the room are complex. A couple of guys display knee jerk hostile reactions, even calling it a betrayal. Christopher is the most complex because in the beginning, he's joking and laughing about it and then later, he says he wants to put a bullet in Vito's head. Others are quiet which can mean: (1) they're still processing the info, (2) they don't know how to react, (3) they're okay with it but they don't want to reveal they're okay with it, and (4) they normally don't talk a lot. Tony, the big boss, takes a more measured response. He's a psycho but he also has valuable skillsets displayed here that show why he has risen to the top. Also, these guys have a long history with Vito so there's bound to be some internal conflicts these guys are wrestling with. Me? I was worried about Finn because my first thought was, hell if they decide to cover this up, are they going to kill the messenger? I wouldn't put it past these f***ers. I mean, Finn was Tony's daughter's boyfriend and a civilian. They weren't going to hurt him. There's another great scene where Finn is working a construction job that Tony got him, and Paulie rolls up and tells him to wash his tires, not knowing who he is. As soon as the other mobsters mention that Finn is dating Tony's daughter, Meadow, Paulie immediately gives Finn some cash and reassigns the job to a low-level mobster. Finn was not family. Remember Jackie Jr.? He was also dating Meadow and he was more "family" than Finn ever was. But he royally f***ed everything up. Whatever he got, he had it coming. Tony put a hit on him. Ironically, it was fat Vito who plugged him. LOL!
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