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  1. #22901
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    Quote Originally Posted by mattman91 View Post
    What the hell is Endgame?
    Seems to me it's a misapplication of a chess term. People are making it sound like this movie is the grand finale, all-in, winner-take-all showdown. I always thought the endgame was the most boring, mechanical part of chess. The fun part has already happened.

    If a player has an advantage, even a single pawn, he/she protects it and trades all the other pieces off the board to keep the pawn and preserve the win. The player who is behind resists and stalls to the extent possible, hoping the other player makes a mistake and gives back the advantage. If the sides are even, both players usually play it safe to salvage a draw and try again next game.

    Doesn't seem like a very exciting finish for an Avengers movie...
    "Quality is not an option!"

  2. #22902
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    Washington, DC area
    Quote Originally Posted by 94duke View Post
    Ender's Game?
    One of my favorite books ever!
    Fun book but a difficult, and thus lousy, movie...

    -jk

  3. #22903
    I watched 3 movies this weekend. Do I get a medal?

  4. #22904
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    Quote Originally Posted by YmoBeThere View Post
    I watched 3 movies this weekend. Do I get a medal?
    Depends which ones they were, obviously. There's probably an app that gives them out for movie watching though, I'd bet. (There is for beer at least).

  5. #22905
    Quote Originally Posted by YmoBeThere View Post
    I watched 3 movies this weekend. Do I get a medal?
    Probably for endurance.

  6. #22906
    Quote Originally Posted by YmoBeThere View Post
    I watched 3 movies this weekend. Do I get a medal?
    Game of Thrones does not count as a movie!

  7. #22907
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    Boston area, OK, Newton, right by Heartbreak Hill
    Quote Originally Posted by OldPhiKap View Post
    Is it bad that I never had even the slightest interest in watching Game of Thrones?

    I am sure it is wonderful, and many have recommended it to me. But that train seems to have left the station and it all sounds like a dark ages soap opera.

    Maybe I'll re-watch Breaking Bad.

    (And no offense meant to those that love GoT -- it just never bit me I guess).
    I tried 2 episodes of Breaking Bad and realized it was not for me. Then, at the end, because everyone talked about it so much, I watched the episode called "Ozymandias" and realized that's the only episode you ever need to watch. I got what the whole show was about.

  8. #22908
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bostondevil View Post
    I tried 2 episodes of Breaking Bad and realized it was not for me. Then, at the end, because everyone talked about it so much, I watched the episode called "Ozymandias" and realized that's the only episode you ever need to watch. I got what the whole show was about.
    Some critics argue that Ozymandias is really the natural end of the story, and that the few episodes that follow are generally post-script.

    I don't adhere to that, but I understand it. Ozymandias is definitely the boiling point.

    The series is worth watching for the acting and the storytelling IMO. Bryan Cranston is genius, and the whole cast really hits its stride in the third season on.

  9. #22909
    I need a boatload of good mojo. Please and thank you.

  10. #22910
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 View Post
    I need a boatload of good mojo. Please and thank you.
    ((((((((((Vibes))))))))))

  11. #22911
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    Durham, NC
    Quote Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 View Post
    I need a boatload of good mojo. Please and thank you.
    Much Mojo your way!!

  12. #22912
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    Feb 2007
    Quote Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 View Post
    I need a boatload of good mojo. Please and thank you.
    Sending only the best and most glorious of good vibes your way. You got this!!!

  13. #22913
    Quote Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 View Post
    Game of Thrones does not count as a movie!
    I haven't subscribed to Netflix in a decade...

  14. #22914
    Quote Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 View Post
    I need a boatload of good mojo. Please and thank you.
    Mr. Mojo risin'

  15. #22915
    Quote Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 View Post
    I need a boatload of good mojo. Please and thank you.
    Prayers and vibes for good mojo heading your way.

  16. #22916
    All thoughts and prayers are appreciated. Sometimes life throws curveballs. Sometimes it defies sports analogies.

    I can use all the support I can get.

  17. #22917
    You got it Mt Dev!
    Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'

  18. #22918
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    Wilmington, NC
    Lifting a hand, and bowing a head in your direction Mt Devil.

  19. #22919
    Join Date
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    Tankers of mojo headed your way, perhaps with our old friend the Captain of mojo hisself at the helm...
    "Quality is not an option!"

  20. #22920
    Sigh, 3 AM my time.

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