The Swamp

Posted: **Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:45 pm**

Interest piqued.

Posted: **Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:12 pm**

brian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:42 pm
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 6:26 pm We finished 'The Undoing' last night. Enjoyed it quite a bit.

[+] spoiler
We kept waiting for a 'twist'...and the twist was that there was no twist!
The amount of plastic surgery Nicole Kidman has had is disturbing. She has no lines on her face! She's 53!

This morning I finished "Zero Zero Zero" (on Amazon Prime) which follows a shipment of drugs from Mexico to Italy. It was worth checking out.
I really liked Zero Zero Zero and all the score/music was done by Mogwai if that’s your thing. (It is mine).

Very solid

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:36 am**

Ken Jennings was very good

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:56 am**

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:36 am Ken Jennings was very good

Not according to my Facebook feed.

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:21 am**

i honestly thought he did a hell of a job, really after the initial monologue and aside from the player intros in a way it was no different. No disrespect to Alex whatsoever - rather I think KJ once mentioned he had studied Alex's cadence and I think a lot of that came out yesterday.

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:29 am**

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:21 am i honestly thought he did a hell of a job, really after the initial monologue and aside from the player intros in a way it was no different. No disrespect to Alex whatsoever - rather I think KJ once mentioned he had studied Alex's cadence and I think a lot of that came out yesterday.

And Alex said in his autobiography that he thinks there are a number of people who can do the job as well as he did it.

At the end of the day, it's a game show, and truth be told, Alex Trebek was a pretty bland guy.

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:39 am**

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:29 am and truth be told, Alex Trebek was a pretty bland guy.

I think that's a large part of what made him good, especially for that show. Most TV "personalities" these days are fucking obnoxious.

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:12 pm**

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:39 am
Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:29 am and truth be told, Alex Trebek was a pretty bland guy.
I think that's a large part of what made him good, especially for that show. Most TV "personalities" these days are fucking obnoxious.

as opposed to game show hosts from the late 70s and 80s? Not just these days.

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:35 pm**

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:39 amMost personalities are fucking obnoxious.

Edited for clarity.

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:48 pm**

The last time she screamed that loud, she sat on a BLANK!

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:02 am**

Wasn’t that exactly what made trebek great? He could go a month without attention because he knew zero attention was better than negative or divisive attention. Some showman type taking over jeopardy would ruin everything.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:58 am**

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:02 am Wasn’t that exactly what made trebek great? He could go a month without attention because he knew zero attention was better than negative or divisive attention. Some showman type taking over jeopardy would ruin everything.

I could be wrong, but I don't think Jeopardy will ever have a host like that. Frankly, the format of the show doesn't really allow for it anyway. The show isn't about the host, it's about the game. Trebek understood that and presumably the producers of the show understood that's why Trebek was the perfect host for the show and aren't going to be looking to re-invent the wheel.

This could be construed as an insult, though it absolutely isn't -- but no one watched Jeopardy just to see Alex Trebek.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:06 am**

brian wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:58 am
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:02 am Wasn’t that exactly what made trebek great? He could go a month without attention because he knew zero attention was better than negative or divisive attention. Some showman type taking over jeopardy would ruin everything.
I could be wrong, but I don't think Jeopardy will ever have a host like that. Frankly, the format of the show doesn't really allow for it anyway. The show isn't about the host, it's about the game. Trebek understood that and presumably the producers of the show understood that's why Trebek was the perfect host for the show and aren't going to be looking to re-invent the wheel.

This could be construed as an insult, though it absolutely isn't -- but no one watched Jeopardy just to see Alex Trebek.

Exactly what Trebek knew and believed.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:16 am**

I need to echo everyone before that to host something like Jeopardy, it requires more a deft hand than an outsized personality. It’s a serious show, and it needed a serious host to push the players.

His last show and all this week’s is sitting in my DVR. I haven’t been able to watch it yet because I know it’ll get really dusty.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 9:51 am**

Where there other game shows where the game carried the show over the personality?

Wheel?
Price is right?

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:12 am**

HERE IS THE HOST OF JEOPARDYYYY, LESLIE JONES!

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:14 am**

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:12 am HERE IS THE HOST OF JEOPARDYYYY, LESLIE JONES!

You shut the fuck up. This is hate speech.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:17 am**

She was (a contestant) on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and I made it about 40 seconds. Tony Hawk looked like he got hit by a truck.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:51 am**

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:17 amShe was (a contestant) on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and I made it about 40 seconds.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:57 am**

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:51 am
Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:17 amShe was (a contestant) on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and I made it about 40 seconds.

Pitino: Wow, what stamina!

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:16 am**

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:17 am She was (a contestant) on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and I made it about 40 seconds. Tony Hawk looked like he got hit by a truck.

I gritted through that. She was unbearable but props because she was really fucking good at WoF.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:31 pm**

BSF21 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:14 am
Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:12 am HERE IS THE HOST OF JEOPARDYYYY, LESLIE JONES!
You shut the fuck up. This is hate speech.

I will join a march on the Culver City studios if this is even hinted at.

Posted: **Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:23 pm**

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:31 pm
BSF21 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:14 am
Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:12 am HERE IS THE HOST OF JEOPARDYYYY, LESLIE JONES!
You shut the fuck up. This is hate speech.
I will join a march on the Culver City studios if this is even hinted at.

And then a couple blocks more for lunch at Versailles.

Posted: **Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:33 pm**

Wandavision is strange and funny and I have a feeling it's building to something even stranger.

Posted: **Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:03 pm**

Pruitt wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:33 pm Wandavision is strange and funny and I have a feeling it's building to something even stranger.

That’s all I can figure. It’s weird as fuck.

Posted: **Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:12 pm**

Thirded. I can’t tell if I’d be sticking with it if there was no big picture MCU payoff coming but I’m glad I have to.

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:28 pm**

I love how weird it is and how much effort they’ve put into the sitcom premise(s). And given how important this show is to them as the first MCU streaming show I have very little doubt that they’re gonna nail the payoff.

The bubble gum in the gears animation made me laugh each time.

Anyone hear of that Ted Lasso show on Apple+? Gosh that’s a nice show! (finally got my wife to stay up to watch and we watched the first three episodes in a row)

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:44 pm**

rass wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:28 pm I love how weird it is and how much effort they’ve put into the sitcom premise(s). And given how important this show is to them as the first MCU streaming show I have very little doubt that they’re gonna nail the payoff.

The bubble gum in the gears animation made me laugh each time.

The smile on the gum's face just made it that much better.

Posted: **Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:33 pm**

Finished The Good Lord Bird last night. Excellent start to finish. Ethan Hawke gives one of the best performances in a long, long time. If you get a 7-day free trial of Showtime and just watch this and the Muti-part Doc on the Comedy Store, I think you would find it time well spent. There's also the crazy "This is America" Sacha Baron Cohen mini-series doc as well.

Posted: **Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:13 pm**

I don't understand what is going on with Wandavision, but I am hooked.

Posted: **Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:42 pm**

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:13 pm I don't understand what is going on with Wandavision, but I am hooked.

Same. No clue, don't know anything about the marvel multiverse, but I am guessing this is an intro into it? But it's compelling through three episodes.

Posted: **Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:45 pm**

Sepinwall's reviews have been helpful to me on this front:

Posted: **Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:58 pm**

I guess this was sorta helpful too - I just read it.

https://www.ign.com/articles/wandavisio ... bol-marvel

Posted: **Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:06 pm**

And this makes sense from the larger drift of what the post-avengers marvel universe Disney stuff may be heading:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/wanda ... uxbndlbing

Posted: **Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:08 am**

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:13 pm I don't understand what is going on with Wandavision, but I am hooked.

My daughter is giving me info on an "as needed" basis. It's kind of fun to be in the dark bout so much of what is going on.

Posted: **Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:09 pm**

Started Cobra Kai and while there are an unfortunate number of blow job and dick jokes for a show that my wife insisted on watching with the girls Johnny is such a great fucking character that I’m willing to deal with it.

Posted: **Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:14 pm**

rass wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:09 pm Started Cobra Kai and while there are an unfortunate number of blow job and dick jokes for a show that my wife insisted on watching with the girls Johnny is such a great fucking character that I’m willing to deal with it.

It alternates between sweet and dumb but it’s worth watching. It’s aggravatingly dumb at times though.

Posted: **Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:14 pm**

rass wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:28 pm I love how weird it is and how much effort they’ve put into the sitcom premise(s). And given how important this show is to them as the first MCU streaming show I have very little doubt that they’re gonna nail the payoff.

The bubble gum in the gears animation made me laugh each time.

Anyone hear of that Ted Lasso show on Apple+? Gosh that’s a nice show! (finally got my wife to stay up to watch and we watched the first three episodes in a row)

You should keep watching Ted Lasso.

I just binged the first three episodes of WandaVision. The Sun Always Shines on TV to the angst of Take on Me.

I like it.

Posted: **Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:49 pm**

Everyone here are Ted lasso fans. Because we are humans. That show rules.

Posted: **Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:15 am**

Yeah, was making light of the near universal love here and elsewhere for Lasso. It’s great.

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