Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
I sometimes watch commercials, but I don't listen to them. I usually mute them and check email on my phone. Often I go to the fridge to find myself a refreshing beverage.*
Is it Peacock that has all of its commercials at the start? I like that. That way I can ignore all of them at once.
*Don't be tempted to turn this into a drinking game. The least serious consequence will be many bathroom trips.
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As an odd note, my kids (9 and 4), have grown up overseas and with streaming, so they aren't used to commercials, but get excited when one comes on(in Hulu usually)
That will end when they discover YouTube. There's nothing I hate more than bot-inserted ads. They are stupidly based just one time and interrupt sentences or otherwise completely screw up the actual content, rather than just being a relatively civilized break you have to tolerate.
I think we are looking at a future where it becomes prohibitively expensive to avoid them. Ad-supported viewers make companies more money than ad-free ones. Companies are going to continue to raise the price for the ad free tier until it hits equilibrium. Newer streaming shows are already being designed for breakpoints that ads can be inserted like traditional TV. A lot of show creators don’t like it and have be vocal about it.
I just watched “Belfast” — fantastic movie.
Vast of Night (recommended earlier) is a fun quick watch, but not sure it’s as good as Jason and others made it out to be.
Just finished Goliath on Prime Video. First two seasons were better than the last two but all four were entertaining and Billy Bob Thornton played a great character.
My Quick Smells Like French Toast.
Just finished The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime). Admittedly, the last couple of seasons I was tiring of the dialogue and interaction between the characters, but the series finale made it all worth it. That last episode was fantastic.
With Succession and Maisel out of the way, it's time to complete the trifecta and watch the final season of Ted Lasso.
Rich
"Failure is Not a Destination"
Coach K on the Dan Patrick Show, December 22, 2016
We watched episode 1 of the idol. It better get more interesting fast. Right now, looks pretty, but nothing interesting happened.
I just finished this tonight and it was perfect Muppet television. I laughed. I cried during several episodes. I just about lost it at the Muppet cameo at the end of the ultimate concert. This show knew its beats and hit all of them. Were any of the human actors actually doing a decent acting job? No! But it didn’t matter - actually, in its own way, it did matter, and it made the show all the better. All of the Muppetness was everything one loves about the Muppets. Jim Henson would have been 100% proud of this production.
Just be you. You is enough. - K, 4/5/10, 0:13.8 to play, 60-59 Duke.
You're all jealous hypocrites. - Titus on Laettner
You see those guys? Animals. They're animals. - SIU Coach Chris Lowery, on Duke
Well, the new Transformers film is here and, somehow, it isn't a total train wreck. Here is my 100-word review: https://flixchat.blogspot.com/2023/0...d-reviews.html
The first half of the movie was pretty watchable, but it soon devolves into a typical Transformers mess of confusing jargon and dizzying CGI action.
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
Wow, it's at 67% on RT. That easily puts it at the top of the franchise (aside from the spinoff Bumblebee movie).
Pretty impressive when a Transformers flick does even better than "well, it doesn't suck".
Even with the positive score, I'm still ok with not having it in my top 5 in the summer poll.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
The only time I leave commercials on is occasionaly when I’m watching sports on weekends. If I’ve been avoiding a chore like cleaning the kitchen, putting dishes away, etc. I will use the commercials as start-a-chore promots. Especially with football games you can get a lot done during the myriad commercial breaks!
Anyone watching Silo?
First six episodes have been outstanding.