Insiders Say There Is Growing Tension Between Disney's Dueling Heads, Bob Iger and Bob Chapek<br><i>Scarlet Johanson Sues Disney Over Black Widow Payments, Confirming the Film is the MCU's First Bomb</i>

Insiders Say There Is Growing Tension Between Disney's Dueling Heads, Bob Iger and Bob Chapek
Scarlet Johanson Sues Disney Over Black Widow Payments, Confirming the Film is the MCU's First Bomb

Chapek succeeded Iger in 2020 -- but, like Jay Leno after Conan O'Brien took over the Tonight Show, stuck around to provide "stability" to Disney during the pandemic caused by their Chinese partners.

So Chapek was never really the CEO. He always was competing with this other asshole.

And he's getting tired of it.

Iger has his own complaint:

That Chapek harmed relations with their Chinese partners/bosses by releasing Black Widow on July 9th, which bumped into the Chinese Communist Party's celebration of its 100 years of despotism.

So that's Disney, now: Worrying that its release schedule may intrude into the festivities for the Chinese Communist Party's 100 year anniversay.

Hollywood insiders say there's growing tension between the Disney chiefs.
They say Chapek's "Black Widow" release strategy may have hurt relations with China.
Chapek succeeded Iger in 2020, but Iger has stayed on to bring stability in the pandemic.
Tension is building between Disney chiefs Bob Iger and Bob Chapek over the future of the Mouse House, four people told Insider.
One senior studio executive familiar with Iger's thinking said many in Hollywood believe the two men are no longer as friendly as they had been, that Chapek is eager to get on with running Disney on his own terms, and that Iger has been stalling his exit for too long.
"It's just common knowledge. They don't get along," this person said. "It's awkward with Bob Iger around, and it's a long goodbye, and Chapek is sitting there saying, 'I just want to run the company.'''
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The New York Times reported in April 2020 that Iger was reasserting control because of how much the pandemic had ravaged Disney's business.
"When Bob [Iger] inserted himself back into the company, it was a huge slap in the face. The concern was that Bob Chapek couldn't handle it," said the senior studio executive.
A cinema industry executive familiar with the thinking at Disney said Iger is frustrated that Chapek may have harmed the company's carefully cultivated relationships in the all-important China market with its "Black Widow" release strategy.
Disney's choice of July 9 to release the latest Marvel movie internationally bumped into China's month-long celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party's 100-year anniversary. The cinema industry executive noted that China has yet to give a release date for "Black Widow." Widespread piracy of the movie also threatens to hurt the China box office.

Even the shill media has to admit now that Black Widow is a box office bust:

"The questionable part is the content side of the business, which was Bob Iger's strength. I don't know how much of a learning curve he still needs. He has been open to experimentation, though this last one ['Black Widow' release strategy] is a big one, missing the whole China window," Ehrlich said.
"No Marvel movie has ever seen such a decline in the second week of a theatrical run or even in the Saturday and Sunday of opening weekend. It is an embarrassment. It seems like a mistake. Those decisions go right to the top, but it's still early and we're in very unusual times."

Thanks to Clownfish TV.

I guess they can no longer pretend away the fact that Black Widow is the first true bomb in the MCU (or M-She-U): Scarlet Johanson is suing Disney, because her contract specified she'd get paid points based on theatrical box office performance, and Disney breached the contract by also releasing it on streaming at the same time it was in theaters.

Note she wouldn't be suing if it made a lot of money in theaters. She might have taken a hit, but if she were making a lot of money, she would have worked it out with some kind of bonus from Disney.

The fact that she's suing is official proof the movie bombed.

Scarlett Johansson, star of the latest Marvel movie "Black Widow," filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Disney, DIS -0.42% alleging her contract was breached when the media giant released the film on its Disney+ streaming service at the same time as its theatrical debut.
Ms. Johansson said in the suit that her agreement with Disney’s Marvel Entertainment guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release, and her salary was based in large part on the box-office performance of the film.
"Disney intentionally induced Marvel's breach of the agreement, without justification, in order to prevent Ms. Johansson from realizing the full benefit of her bargain with Marvel," the suit said.
A Disney spokesman said Ms. Johansson’s suit had no merit and is "especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic."

Oh eff right the eff off, Disney.

It was your Chinese partners who made the pandemic you're accusing others of being cavalier about.

The company said it "fully complied with Ms. Johansson's contract and furthermore, the release of Black Widow on Disney+ with Premier Access has significantly enhanced her ability to earn additional compensation on top of the $20 million she has received to date."

I think they did cut her in for a percentage of the on-demand money. They must have done that.

So this is about the film still badly underperforming, and Johanson still not making nearly what she thought she'd make on the back end. And she's claiming that this has to do with Disney's release strategy, which I guess she's claiming depressed revenues both at the box office and from streaming.

Either way, this is a massive, massive admission that the MCU has failed.

And Shang-Chi and The Eternals are still coming up! I can't wait!

Thanks to bonhomme.

In more Bonfire of the Once-Lucrative IPs news, the worst showrunner in Doctor Who's history, as well as his handpicked "Doctor" -- the worst Doctor in Doctor Who's history -- are leaving the show, and leaving it in shambles.

The ratings are so low it is widely believed the BBC may now simply cancel it. And they'll do that partly to spite the former fans who rejected their leftwing propaganda version of Doctor Who.

The BBC has finally confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in television: Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall are quitting Doctor Who.

Quitting. With ratings at their lowest level ever.

Who knows, the BBC is so spiteful and determined to push its woke propaganda, maybe they really were asked to stay on, but realized they were damaging their careers if they stayed on any longer.

The duo have been in charge of the Tardis since 2017 and will be leaving BBC Studios' iconic sci-fi franchise next year. Before they exit, they will bring fans Season 13 this fall and three feature-length specials in 2022, the last of which will mark the end of the Thirteenth Doctor.

It will be a shortened season. It is speculated that they are trying to just get to the 60th anniversary of the show without cancelling it, so they're s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g a short season and three "specials" (which are probably not very special) out over a long period of time so they can limp to the 60th anniversary in 2023 by spending the lowest possible amount of money. Then they'll do a single show bringing in various previous Doctors and cancel the thing.

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1 Die motherfucker, die.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 30, 2021 12:24 PM (MK1zk)

2 not first

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:25 PM (LvTSG)

3 Rodent World in FL is also going mandatory obedience muzzle.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021 12:25 PM (ZOfsH)

4 Tl;dr wtf? Over.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 12:25 PM (OCTRt)

5 Don't care for either, to be honest. Would be fun watching them hit each other over the head.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 30, 2021 12:26 PM (ynpvh)

6 "It's just common knowledge. They don't get along," this person said. "It's awkward with Bob Iger around, and it's a long goodbye, and Chapek is sitting there saying, 'I just want to run the company.'''
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Chapek must be being well-payed if he's eagerly in line to be the bagholder.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:26 PM (3p5uk)

7 "No Marvel movie has ever seen such a decline in the second week of a theatrical run or even in the Saturday and Sunday of opening weekend. It is an embarrassment. It seems like a mistake. Those decisions go right to the top, but it's still early and we're in very unusual times."

I blame Nielsen.

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at July 30, 2021 12:26 PM (AiZBA)

8 Meh. Let's talk about something interesting like the Olympics.

Posted by: f'd at July 30, 2021 12:27 PM (Tnijr)

9 Fucking Neilsen!

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:27 PM (uUDKV)

10 In more Bonfire of the Once-Lucrative IPs news, the worst showrunner in Doctor Who's history, as well as his handpicked "Doctor" -- the worst Doctor in Doctor Who's history -- are leaving the show, and leaving it in shambles.
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I like the Drinker's description of it. She's the "Doctor Impersonator" and I think that can be extended to the showrunner - he's a "Showrunner Impersonator."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:27 PM (3p5uk)

11 I'm rooting against everyone in this saga.

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:27 PM (cF8AT)

12 Studios have always screwed over actors over percentages. I don't care.

Posted by: huerfano at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (MzKgG)

13 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (arJlL)

14 I volunteer to comfort Scarlett Johansson. Vigerously!

Posted by: Guzalot at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (prSvo)

15 So it has come to this, a major Hollywood studio lamenting that they stepped on a commie anniversary.

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (uUDKV)

16 Girl pyre

Posted by: Moron Robbie - firemen don't wear disposable blue masks to breathe in smoke-filled areas at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (yK9py)

17 Looks like ScarJo wants to never work in Hollywood again.

Which is fine. She's cute but there's better out there.

I do NOT buy the rumors that they want to replace her with someone willing to do nude scenes. Disney doesn't love us that much.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (XvPQV)

18 And Shang-Chi and The Eternals are still coming up! I can't wait!

Shang-Chi will defeat Covid with the power of Communism. Saved you from having to see it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (T7iTv)

19 Doctor Who has always sucked.

Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (N4FH1)

20 GDOAT

Posted by: Tom Baker at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (ZOfsH)

21 Long long ago I used to enjoy the Disney Sunday movies. Stuff like Flubber.

Now the company cannot go bust fast enough to suit me.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply Irredeemable at July 30, 2021 12:29 PM (Aashi)

22 I HATE the woke Dr. Who. Lucky # 13!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 30, 2021 12:29 PM (ynpvh)

23 A Disney spokesman said Ms. Johansson's suit had no merit and is "especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic."

That's not her problem.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 12:29 PM (OCTRt)

24 Die motherfucker, die.
^^^^^THIS^^^^^^
I got about 2 paragraphs in, and was thinking the same thing. The whole "entertainment" industry hasn't entertained me for years. The fact that Disney can/could survive Chynah virus tells you everything.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 30, 2021 12:29 PM (7Fj9P)

25 I was in college when Iger took over the helm at Disney. Shortly after that, he went to a campus one of my friends attended to deliver an address and cut a check for a bunch of money.

His address was protested by the college's lefty contingent, decrying "corporate/school interference" and - get this - Disney's human rights record. I reckon they'd be shoulder-to-shoulder in full NPC support mode if he did it again now.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:29 PM (3p5uk)

26 Looks like ScarJo wants to never work in Hollywood again.

Which is fine. She's cute but there's better out there.

I do NOT buy the rumors that they want to replace her with someone willing to do nude scenes. Disney doesn't love us that much.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (XvPQV)

She'll wait 20 years and blast Hollywood for ignoring older actresses...ala Geena Davis.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 30, 2021 12:29 PM (T7iTv)

27 You can still find an old interview with Karen Gillan where she expresses honest skepticism that Doctor Who could ever be a woman. Later she magically became a GIANT GRRRL ADVOCATE for a female Doctor Who, because that's very clearly what she was told to do.

I don't blame her but it's funny to see old things where people are just being themselves as opposed to corporate autobots.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:29 PM (Sq5xa)

28 Obviously there weren't enough black people in the film (which largely takes place in Russia.)

Posted by: GibsonGirl at July 30, 2021 12:30 PM (C+UVS)

29 Scary Thought from the last thread:

That shitstick has the nuclear codes..
Posted by: It's me donna at July 30, 2021 12:15 PM (Zmnko)

Honestly? I'm betting he doesn't.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:16 PM (Zz0t1)

What happens when a belligerent Russia or China decide to take a risk? Better hope the SSBN Captains are on their toes.

Posted by: rd at July 30, 2021 12:30 PM (Z32m1)

30 I do NOT buy the rumors that they want to replace her with someone willing to do nude scenes. Disney doesn't love us that much.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (XvPQV)

...

She was sure willing to do them in the past.

Posted by: TexasDan at July 30, 2021 12:30 PM (yL25O)

31 What's the Doctor's name?

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:30 PM (Sq5xa)

32 Disney borrowed billions of dollars at the beginning of the pandemic.

Disney just began cruising again like last week. Its fleet of huge cruise ships have been sitting idle, needing constant maintenance, for almost a year and a half. They've been giving those who book passage 125% in credit if cruises booked get canceled (I know someone who's had this happen twice).

Last month Disney started complaining about the lack of reliability on testing, and then suddenly, a few weeks later, the CDC says to stop doing the regular PCR tests because they can't differentiate between covid, SARS, and the flu.

And now its cash cows are failing. Where are the numbers of premiere access for Black Widow? We heard $60 million the first week. Did that continue? Since we haven't heard anything, I'm assuming it's been abysmal.

I think there may be a war brewing between corporate America and the Democratic administration, actually. This new talk of lockdowns cannot be sitting well with a company that's just on the verge of getting back to normal after suffering greatly to get rid of the Great Orange Satan.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:30 PM (LvTSG)

33 All I said was that Minnie was fucking goofy.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 30, 2021 12:30 PM (kTF2Z)

34 There has only been one good episode of Dr Who and that's the one where Leela climbs down that ladder.

Posted by: f'd at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (Tnijr)

35 Studios have always screwed over actors over percentages. I don't care.
Posted by: huerfano

Because if studios ever played fair, the IRS would chew their asses off.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (OCTRt)

36 OK, the next Black Widow has to have a dick. That's all there is to it.

Posted by: Bob Iger at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (sWM8x)

37 17 Looks like ScarJo wants to never work in Hollywood again.

Which is fine. She's cute but there's better out there.

I do NOT buy the rumors that they want to replace her with someone willing to do nude scenes. Disney doesn't love us that much.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (XvPQV)

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I think she just had her first kid, too.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (LvTSG)

38 Coming from the last thread/story, all I can say is that it will be a great day when our country has zero fucks to give about this stuff and decides to focus on shit that truly matters.

They rig an election to install an incontinent asshole who is now threatening to inject me with an experimental drug while simultaneously restricting more of my freedoms and well, the indifference to anything outside of that kind of spikes.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (KbCG3)

39 Is there a doctor in the house?

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (qoz/n)

40 Evaluating my Care_Level_For(House_Of_Mouse) function returns a null pointer warning.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (a3Q+t)

41 I could watch that one again and again.

Posted by: f'd at July 30, 2021 12:32 PM (Tnijr)

42 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:32 PM (Zz0t1)

43 I don't quite understand why releasing the movie on or near the CCP anniversary date is a problem. Is it verboten to release a movie at that time, like some sort of Haram religious edict over there? Like, was there a memo that all the studios got? A "No movie releases until Chinese Ramadan is over" memo?

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 30, 2021 12:32 PM (OssQ4)

44 Florence Pugh is a step down from ScarJo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:32 PM (LvTSG)

45 Don't care. In the words of Captain Kirk, Let them die."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 30, 2021 12:32 PM (2JVJo)

46 Doctor Who has always sucked.
Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM

This is incorrect. Doctors 3 and 4 were good. The others sucked. This is a Known Thing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (m+jkK)

47 I love that the only post-pandemic Hollywood success is Godzilla v Kong, with essentially 0.0% wokeness.

Posted by: TexasDan at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (yL25O)

48 I think in most contracts, points don't kick in until returns cross a threshold, but sometimes it's when a film crosses into profitable. Then creative accounting kicks in and you get the LoTR scenario. Sounds like the Black Widow deal was of the first type, but only counted theatrical earnings.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (uhPTO)

49 Beautiful, Rich, approaching 40, and Childless by Choice is no way to go through life.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (3iij0)

50 44 Florence Pugh is a step down from ScarJo.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:32 PM (LvTSG)

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Wasn't she the mayor of Baltimore? She out of the joint yet?

Posted by: 496 at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (VJsqe)

51 46 Doctor Who has always sucked.
Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM

This is incorrect. Doctors 3 and 4 were good. The others sucked. This is a Known Thing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (m+jkK)

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Bowties are cool.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (LvTSG)

52 May Hollywood continue to immolate itself. Its this stuff I find entertaining, as opposed to the actual content they produce.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (TNyrE)

53 For some reason, I picture the two Bobs from "Office Space." I can imagine them bringing in Kathleen Kennedy and asking her, "So, what, exactly, do you do around here?"

Posted by: Lord Squirrel at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (ZIoLS)

54 Black Widow would have KILLED at the boxoffice, if they'd released it with a different writer/director (competent ones) back in 2017 or even 2019...any time before Avengers: Anticlimax.

But now? The backstory, bad backstory, of a dead character? Who cares? They release this so Chubby Cheeks Pugh and Elaine from Seinfeld can appear in Disney + Hawkeye?

The MCU is dead. The M SHE U is dying.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (XvPQV)

55 A Disney spokesman said Ms. Johansson's suit had no merit and is "especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic."
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Ha ha ha, even woke Hollywood beauties can be Kulaks. Welcome to the club, sweetie. And fuck off.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:34 PM (Sq5xa)

56 I blame Nielsen.

Fuck you too, buddy.

Posted by: Leslie Nielsen at July 30, 2021 12:34 PM (2JVJo)

57 Want to know a weird factoid about Disney? The original Disney Land was supposed to be in St. Louis, on the riverfront. I've seen the architectural drawings. THEN, old Gussie Busch (of Anheuser-Busch) told Walt he was going to sell beer in the park. Walt said f* no and moved to Cali.
It's true: StL has been all downhill since 1904.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 30, 2021 12:34 PM (7Fj9P)

58 54 But now? The backstory, bad backstory, of a dead character? Who cares? They release this so Chubby Cheeks Pugh and Elaine from Seinfeld can appear in Disney + Hawkeye?

The MCU is dead. The M SHE U is dying.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:33 PM (XvPQV)

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I don't think the multiverse idea is going to play well with large audiences. It's overly complicated and undermines the sense of rules that the franchise has maintained relatively well up to now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:35 PM (LvTSG)

59 I blame Nielsen.

Fuck you too, buddy.
Posted by: Leslie Nielsen at July 30, 2021 12:34 PM (2JVJo)

Shirly, you don't mean that.

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at July 30, 2021 12:35 PM (AiZBA)

60 She should have found some way to blame the bad box office on Trump and Insurrectionists. That would be a surefire winner in court!

Posted by: Absolutely not a Fed. Not me. No siree bob. at July 30, 2021 12:35 PM (mbFEM)

61 All the Brit mysteries BBC and others did so well, in the late 90's and early 2000, were fun, interesting, well-produced and written to involve the viewer. Lately, the once integral, smart, white male character is too often a ridiculous caricature that the smart female can prove wrong, repeatedly. Please, enough! Let's go back to entertainment and stay away from the preaching for a minute.

Posted by: EveR at July 30, 2021 12:35 PM (MUpk6)

62 1 Die motherfucker, die.
Posted by: nurse ratched at July 30, 2021 12:24 PM (MK1zk)

Feisty nurse. Announcing her presence with authority!

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2021 12:35 PM (mZUr4)

63 They can always fire Chapek for listening to them.

Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (sTOQ8)

64 Get woke, go fuck yourself.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (Zz0t1)

65 Shirly, you don't mean that.
Posted by: Napoleon XIV at July 30, 2021 12:35 PM

I think he's serious.

And don't call him Shirley.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (m+jkK)

66 Obligatory and very on-topic Karen Gillan in a super-leggy police uniform in her first full Doctor Who appearance:

tinyurl.com/36wfpzbk

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (Sq5xa)

67 Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova) has already been set up to be the next Black Widow, and appear in Hawkeye's series.

Posted by: GibsonGirl at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (C+UVS)

68 Lookit, fucksticks.

All we are asking is that you give us access to your kids in their developmental stages, give us your money so we can express our political views and allow us the occasional fern-fuckary with the interns.

Sheesh. Enough with the Disney bashing!

Posted by: Disney at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (4fSQf)

69 Die motherfucker, die.
Posted by: nurse ratched at July 30, 2021 12:24 PM (MK1zk)

Feisty nurse. Announcing her presence with authority!
Posted by: Doof

An shit !

Posted by: JT at July 30, 2021 12:37 PM (arJlL)

70 ScarJo is going to be homeless now? Waah. She can live in my shed, in exchange for certain services.

Posted by: wth at July 30, 2021 12:37 PM (v0R5T)

71 Feisty nurse. Announcing her presence with authority!
Posted by: Do

Fwiw, she is not going to have sex with you

Posted by: Y5 at July 30, 2021 12:37 PM (mOAwy)

72 Die motherfucker, die.
Posted by: nurse ratched at July 30, 2021 12:24 PM (MK1zk)

Feisty nurse. Announcing her presence with authority!
Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2021 12:35 PM

It's the only way you can keep the woodpeckers in line.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 30, 2021 12:37 PM (m+jkK)

73 I always thought it should be called Dr Whom.

Posted by: Dr Spank at July 30, 2021 12:37 PM (ez0Ex)

74 Die motherfucker, die.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Holy crap, this is the feistiest German teacher I have ever had.

(But I still think it's der Motherfucker)

Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021 12:37 PM (sTOQ8)

75 Can't wait for Jungle Cruise to tank as well. The lack of self awareness is breath taking.

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (dZ6gQ)

76 Anybody have any insight on how pissed off Walt would be at what a shitshow his company has become? Or was this what he really wanted all along?

Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (y7DUB)

77 Let's go back to entertainment and stay away from the preaching for a minute.
Posted by: EveR at July 30, 2021 12:35 PM (MUpk6)

Maybe if more people got their preaching in church they wouldn't need it in their movies.

Posted by: Northernlurkerish at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (cSyAR)

78 Doctor Who has always sucked.
Posted by: Colorado Alex

He's on First !

Posted by: JT at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (arJlL)

79 I do NOT buy the rumors that they want to replace her with someone willing to do nude scenes. Disney doesn't love us that much.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (XvPQV)

Her nudes are already out there, so, if that's part of her rules, she's fooling herself.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (Zz0t1)

80 My son has COVID. I think my wife has it too. I saw someone stated that HCQ will relieve the symptoms. Both are on the mend. Can who ever stated that HCQ relieves symptoms please update me with facts?

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (/MaDp)

81 One of the entertaining ironies of Disney right now is that the most popular thing on Disney+ is Bluey, an Australian kids show about a family of four, a mom, dad, and two daughters who love each other and play all the time. There are episodes lauding military service, dealing with death, and loving family.

It's just about the least woke thing ever, a call back to some old school good-natured kids programming.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (LvTSG)

82 >>> There has only been one good episode of Dr Who and that's the one where Leela climbs down that ladder.
Posted by: f'd at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (Tnijr)

One of the interesting effects of time is as you progress backward the length of women's skirts is reduced. I wonder if there's a point in which it reaches zero and starts affecting neckline plunge? It would be a valuable question for Tom Baker's Dr. to investigate I think.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (ZOfsH)

83 She made $20M already ... for showing off her sexy body ... (and then complaining that they are showing off her sexy body). ... So fine, sue Disney ... and maybe put on 60 pounds so guys will quit objectifying you (and sure, we'll still want to watch fat you in the movies, for your acting ability.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (Cus5s)

84 Yeah, maybe its just an awful movie with an SJW lead actress that everybody hates.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 30, 2021 12:39 PM (r+sAi)

85 Long long ago I used to enjoy the Disney Sunday movies. Stuff like Flubber.

Son of Flubber was poorly cast, the protagonist had no discernible character arc, and the film said virtually nothing about the roiling political cross-currents that defined its era. It was caca.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:39 PM (guGkK)

86 Quitting. With ratings at their lowest level ever.

Well, that's the new ChickWorld "heroic" now, as we've seen from the Olympics. Clog the toilet then walk out into the living room to thunderous applause.

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at July 30, 2021 12:39 PM (dzUgF)

87 I shan't believe this about Jodie. In fact, I read last night about a poll that she is the 2nd most popular DW evar, coming within a hair's breadth of being Numbah One.

Since it was on the Internet, it must be true.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 30, 2021 12:39 PM (a3Q+t)

88 Scary Thought from the last thread:

That shitstick has the nuclear codes..
====================
Jarrett won't let him anywhere near them. He can only open one drawer on the Resolute Desk, and that only has the 64 count box of Crayons in it.
The handlers even had to pry the little sharpener out of it.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (7Fj9P)

89 When did the comments revert to central time?

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (cF8AT)

90 Hollywood Movies Go In Cycles:

Remember the edera of the Huge, Mega Productions with a cast of "Thousands," and cameos from everyone they could fit in?

Then they orphed into the Huge, Spectacular Disaster Flicks.

Then the edgy Anti-Hero Movies of the 1970's
The Slasher Flicks.
The teeny Bopper Teen movies.

Now the Comic Book Movie Era is Dying.

Posted by: rd at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (Z32m1)

91 Disney could have ran this movie several years ago and capitalized on the other origin movies but they're the Smart Ones who decided everybody wanted to see the origin story for Captain Karen, a character who's been rebooted almost a dozen times in the comics to complete silence from her fan.

"Nobody wants to see this busty redhead dressed in Spandex and leather in her own movie. No, what the fans really want is a character no one's ever been able to make it work, played by someone with the personality of an end table, and whose ass is so flat even her farts sound disappointed."

Posted by: Azathoth at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (MTi+6)

92 86 Quitting. With ratings at their lowest level ever.

Well, that's the new ChickWorld "heroic" now, as we've seen from the Olympics. Clog the toilet then walk out into the living room to thunderous applause.
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at July 30, 2021 12:39 PM (dzUgF)

=========

"I shit, I threw in an entire roll of toilet paper, and I broke the top of the toilet. Fuck you for thinking that this wasn't the greatest dump of all time."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (LvTSG)

93 I don't know if there was some sort of memo, but the subtext of "bumping into China's month-long celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party's 100-year anniversary" seems to be an unspoken worldwide revival of the Cultural Revolution laws, where no art could be made that didn't specifically support the State.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (OssQ4)

94 I used to wonder if a huge CME that knocked out cell towers across the country for months might save us from the 1984/Brave new World/Farenheit 451 path we seem to be on. I am beginning to feel like the country is too far gone. Oh well time will tell.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply Irredeemable at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (Aashi)

95 The handlers even had to pry the little sharpener out of it.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (7Fj9P)

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Yeah, but that wasn't for Joe. Hunter kept trying to do unspeakable things to it.

Posted by: 496 at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (VJsqe)

96 I remember seeing Dr Who(m) as a kid and thinking it was shit and what horrible production values it had.

Posted by: Dr Spank at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (ez0Ex)

97 nybody have any insight on how pissed off Walt would be at what a shitshow his company has become? Or was this what he really wanted all along?
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (y7DUB)

Yep...

My friends at the Red Pilled America podcast were timely with last and this week's episodes.

Posted by: golfman at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (W145b)

98 @joshdcaplan

CNBC: Trump tax returns can be released to Congress, DOJ says

They're still scared of him....

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (cF8AT)

99 One of the entertaining ironies of Disney right now is that the most popular thing on Disney+ is Bluey, an Australian kids show about a family of four, a mom, dad, and two daughters who love each other and play all the time. There are episodes lauding military service, dealing with death, and loving family.

It's just about the least woke thing ever, a call back to some old school good-natured kids programming.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (LvTSG)

And yet they wouldn't even consider that maybe, just MAYBE, the market would be better served by more stuff like that.

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (mZUr4)

100 One of the entertaining ironies of Disney right now is that the most popular thing on Disney+ is Bluey, an Australian kids show about a family of four, a mom, dad, and two daughters who love each other and play all the time.

My grandbaby lurrrves that show.

Predictably, it's been the target of woke Twitter harpies who would never watch it, but screech that it isn't "inclusive" enough.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (guGkK)

101 I feel like they are going to push Anime as the Next Big Thing.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (Sq5xa)

102 And yeah, we all know really important stuff is happening. But we can divert are minds now and than to less important matters. There is only so much doom and gloom one can take.

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (uUDKV)

103 Actors always seem to forget, people are interested in the character and not the actor playing the character.

There isn't a Scarlett Johanasburger comic book.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (4fSQf)

104 Haven't watched anything in MCU since Avengers: Endgame. Somehow I've survived.

Posted by: Lord Squirrel at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (ZIoLS)

105 >>>90 Hollywood Movies Go In Cycles:

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Will it go 'round in cycles?

Posted by: 496 at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (VJsqe)

106 1978, Siskel and Ebert, while reviewing Philip Kaufman's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, bemoan the constant remakes and sequels, wondering why such a talented young man as Kaufman would resign himself to remaking a scifi film from the 50s. Sure, it's a good movie, they say, but why remake something?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uDDfAclNmU

Because Hollywood's descent into uncreativity is new.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (LvTSG)

107 Puddin Head the doc in Tx
Emanuel

Posted by: Braenyard at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (Q3Fh/)

108 Son of Flubber was poorly cast, the protagonist had no discernible character arc, and the film said virtually nothing about the roiling political cross-currents that defined its era. It was caca.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:39 PM

Dude! That is, perhaps, the most incisive and crisp review I've ever read about SoF!

* bows *

Perhaps you could review Prometheus next for The Horde?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (a3Q+t)

109 The only Doctor Who I watch now is Classic Doctor Who on Pluto. The show has been dead to me since David Tennant went out as a crying wuss.

What I wouldn't give for a original sci-fi show with a compelling universe & characters these days. I can't remember the last time I watched network TV or the Syfy channel.

Television in general is basically just dead to me to these days.

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (FBrfY)

110 Huh, China, ScarJo, and Disney....

Can I root for all three to lose here?

Posted by: McLurkerson at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (wNDOJ)

111 Phase 3 MCU should have ended with Infinity War. That movie has some problems, but Disney/Marvel should have had the balls to kill off some of its main characters permanently and have stakes in this universe they built.

Disney's not the only corpo killing off beloved franchises for wokeness/greed. Games Workshop is doing its damnest to milk the WH40K franchise for all its worth before killing it off. The popular Text-to-Speech WH40k YouTube series was just shut down by its creators due in part to GW going after content creators b/c muh copyright. Nice job killing off free advertising GW - I only got my interest into the series through the Dawn of War games, not the (overpriced) table-top stuff.

Posted by: Thrawn at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (5aFbR)

112 66 Obligatory and very on-topic Karen Gillan in a super-leggy police uniform in her first full Doctor Who appearance:

tinyurl.com/36wfpzbk
Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (Sq5xa)

She will always be Amy Pond to me.

Posted by: Absolutely not a Fed. Not me. No siree bob. at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (mbFEM)

113 The questionable part is the content side of the business, which was Bob Iger's strength.

That's hilarious. All Iger did was acquire IPs and reissue live action remakes of successful animated films. Had Marvel not had a plan when the Mouse purchased them, it would have been another Star Wars.

Posted by: WiNO at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (9vr85)

114 Black Widow was a bad idea from the start. It's about a Russian chick spy with no superhero skills? I saw most of it streaming online for free, and these hens mostly bitch. It sucked and I lost interest.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (bCkNL)

115 ScarJo needs to make more naked movies. She's not getting any younger. She should ask Disney for more nude roles.

Posted by: gp's Electro-Tonic Tension at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (qpX6U)

116 Or was this what he really wanted all along?
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt

It is exactly what he wanted. Zombie Walt would be pleased, if he wasn't currently being barb-dicked by demons.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (OssQ4)

117 @RNCResearch

After a staffer gives Joe Biden a note saying, "there's something on your chin," Biden wipes his chin.

Then appears to put whatever was on his chin in his mouth?

Video: https://tinyurl.com/yfzp9oep

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (cF8AT)

118 I remember seeing Dr Who(m) as a kid and thinking it was shit and what horrible production values it had.
Posted by: Dr Spank at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (ez0Ex)
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Yeah, I remember the bad production values, but I also remember being sucked into the stories, especially during the Tom Baker era...It was both bad/good at the same time.

Posted by: Lord Squirrel at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (ZIoLS)

119 If the producers of Dr. Who were smart, they would figure a way to get David Tenant and Billie Piper back.

They were the most popular Dr and Companion.

But that would require a bit of imagination, which is lacking in large parts.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (QnTgm)

120 Phase 3 MCU should have ended with Infinity War. That movie has some problems, but Disney/Marvel should have had the balls to kill off some of its main characters permanently and have stakes in this universe they built.

Disney's not the only corpo killing off beloved franchises for wokeness/greed. Games Workshop is doing its damnest to milk the WH40K franchise for all its worth before killing it off. The popular Text-to-Speech WH40k YouTube series was just shut down by its creators due in part to GW going after content creators b/c muh copyright. Nice job killing off free advertising GW - I only got my interest into the series through the Dawn of War games, not the (overpriced) table-top stuff.
Posted by: Thrawn at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (5aFbR)

+1

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (XvPQV)

121 Gotta say, I'm going to really enjoy watching the MCU bomb this year and join the "bonfire of the IPs".

We need new, original content. Time to clear out the dry, withered undergrowth that's already dead due to the writers / owners / actors / showrunners seeing it only as a "platform" rather than as simple entertainment.

Don't fear the reaper, Disney. Baby, he's your man.

Posted by: Revenant at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (IN1nj)

122 114 Black Widow was a bad idea from the start. It's about a Russian chick spy with no superhero skills? I saw most of it streaming online for free, and these hens mostly bitch. It sucked and I lost interest.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (bCkNL)

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Treat it like a Bond movie or Mission Impossible movie, and it could work fine. Don't treat her like she's Thor, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (LvTSG)

123 When did the comments revert to central time?
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (cF8AT)

At least a couple weeks ago. Vic was bitching about it last weekend and he doesn't head up the rapid response team.

Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (y7DUB)

124 Why ? Because it's work.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (Q3Fh/)

125 the last time Disney meant anything to me or my family was Disney World and Disney Land in the '70s. The movies from that time were good too. Anyone else knows it is uber left, uber woke and has been for a long, long time.

Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (F2/Ok)

126 117 @RNCResearch

After a staffer gives Joe Biden a note saying, "there's something on your chin," Biden wipes his chin.

Then appears to put whatever was on his chin in his mouth?

Video: https://tinyurl.com/yfzp9oep
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (cF8AT)

Gross. He had deez on his chin.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (4fSQf)

127 When did the comments revert to central time?
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (cF8AT)

The comments picked the Delorean.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (T7iTv)

128 CNBC: Trump tax returns can be released to Congress, DOJ says

They're still scared of him....
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:41 PM (cF8AT)

But more scared of us.

Posted by: golfman at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (W145b)

129 After a staffer gives Joe Biden a note saying, "there's something on your chin," Biden wipes his chin.

Then appears to put whatever was on his chin in his mouth?

Video: https://tinyurl.com/yfzp9oep
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (cF8AT)

Vomit

Posted by: Northernlurkerish at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (cSyAR)

130 After a staffer gives Joe Biden a note saying, "there's something on your chin," Biden wipes his chin.

Then appears to put whatever was on his chin in his mouth?

Ewww.

But to be fair, at least he didn't read out, "there's something on your chin."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (guGkK)

131 123 When did the comments revert to central time?
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (cF8AT)

At least a couple weeks ago. Vic was bitching about it last weekend and he doesn't head up the rapid response team.

Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (y7DUB)

Well, I'm observant as hell, huh?

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (cF8AT)

132 Anybody have any insight on how pissed off Walt would be at what a shitshow his company has become? Or was this what he really wanted all along?
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (y7DUB)

Walt sought out all of that land in Florida because he didn't like what surrounded Disneyland in Anaheim. Which was probably quite mild/tame by today's standards.

Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (mZUr4)

133 >>> GDOAT
Posted by: Tom Baker at July 30, 2021 12:28 PM (ZOfsH)

>>> "I shit, I threw in an entire roll of toilet paper, and I broke the top of the toilet. Fuck you for thinking that this wasn't the greatest dump of all time."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (LvTSG)

Definitely not where I was going with this.

Posted by: Tom Baker at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (ZOfsH)

134 Johansson can't act and if she didn't look like she does she'd never get work. Disney should put that in their answer.

Posted by: Dr Spank at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (ez0Ex)

135 Black Widow was a bad idea from the start. It's about a Russian chick spy with no superhero skills? I saw most of it streaming online for free, and these hens mostly bitch. It sucked and I lost interest.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 30, 2021 12:43 PM (bCkNL)

No super powers LISTED, in Black Window she survives multiple falls that would kill Tony Stark. Not to mention the stupid ass fight in mid air on falling debris with Taskmaster...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (XvPQV)

136 The 70's Body Snatchers was good but depressing, because 70's

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (uUDKV)

137 The only reason Captain Marvel wasn't the first flop was the clever timing of the release, between Infinity War and Endgame.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (Sq5xa)

138 Just a reminder that Central Time = Texas Time = G*d's Time.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (a3Q+t)

139 I thought Walt was a commie

Posted by: Braenyard at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (fsqLk)

140 I believe Black Widow was supposed to have been injected with some kind of super soldier serum. At least the comics version

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (uUDKV)

141 In the Chicago area, in the 80s Doctor Who was on Channel 11 on Sunday nights at 10 right after Monty Python. The opening Dun Dun Dun was my cue to start my homework

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (rDpL4)

142 After a staffer gives Joe Biden a note saying, "there's something on your chin," Biden wipes his chin.

Then appears to put whatever was on his chin in his mouth?

Ewww.

But to be fair, at least he didn't read out, "there's something on your chin."
Posted by: Cicero

Salute the Marines.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (OCTRt)

143 Walt sought out all of that land in Florida because he didn't like what surrounded Disneyland in Anaheim. Which was probably quite mild/tame by today's standards.
Posted by: Doof at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (mZUr4)

Hey, what's wrong with Anaheim???

Posted by: Flamingo Showgirls, Now Offering Lunchtime Lap Dances at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (guGkK)

144 The only episodes of Dr. Who which I watched were some with Tom Baker and Peter Davison-both of whom I think are good actors. Was Jodie Whittaker the first woman to play Dr. Who and that was the problem, because she departed from the male doctors, or were there other women doctors and her character was just terribly unpleasant?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (k39e/)

145 Theory:

All movies will be box office bombs moving forward as people are righteously fed up with Hollywood.

Hollywood, our of fear of this, but unable to stop the wokeness, tried flirting with China to get a new sugar daddy, but China was all like, nah, bitch. We make our own movies and the audience is guaranteed.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (4fSQf)

146 I'd like to pass Joe a note. "Time to piss behind the lectern"

Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (sTOQ8)

147 I believe Black Widow was supposed to have been injected with some kind of super soldier serum. At least the comics version

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (uUDKV)

No it was only the tip

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (Sq5xa)

148 Obligatory and very on-topic Karen Gillan in a super-leggy police uniform in her first full Doctor Who appearance:
tinyurl.com/36wfpzbk
Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (Sq5xa)
++++
Always good.

Always better: that photo shoot she did front a blue brick wall. I mean, damn.
https://is.gd/PWneHB

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (3p5uk)

149 @137

Well, it also had Sam Jackson, Jude Law and a much, much stronger cast than Black Widow.

In fact, ScarJo is not a top shelf star, so the movie did probably as good as it could possibly do given the circumstances.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (QnTgm)

150 The only reason Captain Marvel wasn't the first flop was the clever timing of the release, between Infinity War and Endgame.
Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (Sq5xa)

Don't worry, they're renaming the character to Resting Bitch Face. She has powers you wouldn't believe.

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (AiZBA)

151 Well, I'm observant as hell, huh?
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (cF8AT)

Ooorrrr the glass half full take is you don't sweat the small stuff...

Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (y7DUB)

152 I believe Black Widow was supposed to have been injected with some kind of super soldier serum. At least the comics version
Posted by: steevy

That was in the comics they kept on the high shelf, wrapped in plastic.

Posted by: Jean at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (U/0zO)

153 Now the Comic Book Movie Era is Dying.
Posted by: rd at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (Z32m1)

I think there are cultural reasons these movie cycles exist. I'm sure they've been written about before. The "Invaders from Outer Space" fad coincided with the cold war, and were a way of channelling anxiety about hostile foreigners trying to wipe us out. Westerns reflected the idea that America was on the rise, expanding its power, reflected by movies about a time when America was expanding its territory.

These oversized spectacular superhero movies, I think, can be traced back to the Transformers movies of the early 2000s. Sure, there were Superman and Batman movies before, but they became an established custom after 9/11. I think the sight of the Twin Towers falling, translated artistically into the spectacle of cities being destroyed by superhuman evildoers, and people were also looking for some equally powerful force to rescue them.

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (dzUgF)

154 I thought Walt was a commie
Posted by: Braenyard at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (fsqLk)

Whut??? Walt was as patriotic as they come.

You're thinking of the Felix the Cat guy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (guGkK)

155 131 123 When did the comments revert to central time?
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (cF8AT)

At least a couple weeks ago. Vic was bitching about it last weekend and he doesn't head up the rapid response team.

Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (y7DUB)

Well, I'm observant as hell, huh?
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (cF8AT)

I still do a double take sometimes when I see it.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (z5Vrg)

156 Of course the movie is a bomb.

Who watches an origin story for a character who is fucking dead?

Posted by: Sharkman at July 30, 2021 12:49 PM (4ihai)

157 I wouldn't say that Doctor Who's ratings are collapsing, it's that its appeal is becoming more selective.

https://youtu.be/UZ6JxAgmxXg

Posted by: Ian Faith at July 30, 2021 12:49 PM (I8FKK)

158 Well she might have gotten some powers from being fucked by just about every male hero in the Marvel universe....

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:49 PM (uUDKV)

159 Her nudes are already out there, so, if that's part of her rules, she's fooling herself.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (Zz0t1)

Yep, I also suffered through 'Under the Skin'. It's another reason I don't believe the rumors.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:49 PM (XvPQV)

160 If only they could demand the end of revenue and profit as a way to measure success. Works for Nielsen ratings.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:50 PM (4fSQf)

161 Can't wait for Jungle Cruise to tank as well. The lack of self awareness is breath taking.
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (dZ6gQ)

I think it's pretty funny that they are giving away a free ticket with every $25 spent at Applebee's.

Posted by: Jordan61-(Ez6QX) at July 30, 2021 12:50 PM (Ez6QX)

162 159 Yep, I also suffered through 'Under the Skin'. It's another reason I don't believe the rumors.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:49 PM (XvPQV)

========

Even I thought that movie was boring as hell.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:50 PM (LvTSG)

163 Black Widow's super power is terrible acting, it paralyses all who witness it.

Posted by: Dr Spank at July 30, 2021 12:50 PM (Isrd5)

164 I find it hilarious that Disney is worried about pirating cutting into their profits in a communist country.

Posted by: Methos at July 30, 2021 12:50 PM (kOpft)

165 I don't think it's accidental that superhero movies are sputtering in the Age of Covid. This isn't a threat that a superhero can help with. Instead of god-powered aliens, we have a piddly little virus. Instead of buildings falling, we have face-diapered people shuffling around and trying to avoid eye contact. But most of all, I think people sense that there's no powerful force that's on their side. We know deep down that these gnomes wielding power hate us and want most of us dead.

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at July 30, 2021 12:50 PM (dzUgF)

166 I believe Black Widow was supposed to have been injected with some kind of super soldier serum. At least the comics version
Posted by: steevy

Aka, baby gravy.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 12:50 PM (OCTRt)

167 Perhaps you could review Prometheus next for The Horde?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Sure !

It stinks !

Posted by: JT at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (arJlL)

168 I'd be willing to give ScarJo a good spanking to punish her for her poor performance.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (cSyAR)

169 I don't know which site has more teenage girl angst and drama, AoS or blabbermouth.net

Posted by: SFGoth at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (KAi1n)

170 I think they prefer Joe to be masked for a number of reasons...

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (uUDKV)

171 I think it's pretty funny that they are giving away a free ticket with every $25 spent at Applebee's.
Posted by: Jordan61-(Ez6QX) at July 30, 2021 12:50 PM (Ez6QX)

That's like tying a cinder block to a boat anchor.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (4fSQf)

172 Ooorrrr the glass half full take is you don't sweat the small stuff...

Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (y7DUB)

Yeah, let's go with that...

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (cF8AT)

173 Perhaps you could review Prometheus next for The Horde?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 30, 2021 12:42 PM (a3Q+t)

I would but I've been spending most of my time reviewing seven-minute shorts on xHamster.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (guGkK)

174 I don't think it's accidental that superhero movies are sputtering in the Age of Covid. This isn't a threat that a superhero can help with. Instead of god-powered aliens, we have a piddly little virus. Instead of buildings falling, we have face-diapered people shuffling around and trying to avoid eye contact. But most of all, I think people sense that there's no powerful force that's on their side. We know deep down that these gnomes wielding power hate us and want most of us dead.
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse

Dr. Bruce Banner

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (OCTRt)

175 @148 - Nice getaway sticks!

Posted by: 496 at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (VJsqe)

176 ScarJo has charisma. But once her looks fade - and she may already be there - no one will give a shit.

Oh well, another rich Hollywood idiot into the thresher.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (Sq5xa)

177 What is amusing is they think the release schedule is what caused the movie to bomb.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (5p7BC)

178 Was Jodie Whittaker the first woman to play Dr. Who and that was the problem, because she departed from the male doctors, or were there other women doctors and her character was just terribly unpleasant?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2021 12:47 PM (k39e/)

Fen, Whittaker was the first woman to play the Dr, but I think the showrunners and writers ruined it all for her by making it a wokefest. And they had her play the Dr as a dizzy blonde which didn't help the grrrl power angle.

Posted by: Absolutely not a Fed. Not me. No siree bob. at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (mbFEM)

179 When did the comments revert to central time?

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (cF8AT)

When Pixy didn't update the times on the many servers...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (Q9lwr)

180 "I don't know which site has more teenage girl angst and drama, AoS or blabbermouth.net"

We must strive to do better!

Posted by: gp's Electro-Tonic Tension at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (qpX6U)

181 I thought Jodie Whittaker played the little redhead boy in Family Affair w/ Brian Keith more than 55 years ago?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (/XOcP)

182 @JackPosobiec

BREAKING: Federal Whistleblowers Say Biden Admin Directed Them to Downplay COVID Outbreak in Texas Migrant Facility

https://tinyurl.com/yhpyggqt

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (cF8AT)

183 They gave away huge numbers of tickets for Captain Marvel as well

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (uUDKV)

184 171 I think it's pretty funny that they are giving away a free ticket with every $25 spent at Applebee's.

***

if you find yourself spending $25 at Applebee's you should probably be rethinking your life.

Posted by: Azathoth at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (MTi+6)

185 177 What is amusing is they think the release schedule is what caused the movie to bomb.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (5p7BC)

==========

I think this would have done quite well if released last year sans-COVID.

COVID broke a lot. Minds, elections, families, hearts. But one thing in particular that it broke was America's need for corporate entertainment.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (LvTSG)

186 180 "I don't know which site has more teenage girl angst and drama, AoS or blabbermouth.net"

We must strive to do better!
Posted by: gp's Electro-Tonic Tension at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (qpX6U)

These are rookie numbers. Gotta pump those numbers up!

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (z5Vrg)

187 When did the comments revert to central time?

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (cF8AT)

When Pixy didn't update the times on the many servers...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (Q9lwr)

I blame Nielsen

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at July 30, 2021 12:53 PM (AiZBA)

188 After a staffer gives Joe Biden a note saying, "there's something on your chin," Biden wipes his chin.

Then appears to put whatever was on his chin in his mouth?
........

Everybody's doin' it, doin' it
picking their nose and chewin' it, chewin' it

Posted by: President Titty Twister at July 30, 2021 12:53 PM (v0R5T)

189 >>>
tinyurl.com/36wfpzbk
Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:36 PM (Sq5xa)
++++
https://is.gd/PWneHB
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (3p5uk)

Cloudflare using sites are starting to become completely unnavigable by people using VPNs I've noticed. More each day. Some VPNs might still work, but it's a matter of time for any of them. A good way of closing off the internet to unidentified proles.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021 12:53 PM (ZOfsH)

190 Whistleblowers are bad again, right?

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:53 PM (Sq5xa)

191 Methinks Ghost Ship needs a remake with a bigger budget.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 12:53 PM (/MaDp)

192 The nitwits at the Beeb need to reverse the polarity of the neutron flow. That will fix the show.

Posted by: Jon Pertwee at July 30, 2021 12:53 PM (ufFY8)

193 Rumor has it that Disney has run out of rides to turn into films so now it has a movie in development based on the parking lot tram.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (guGkK)

194 This very pretty redhead in her modest underwear doesn't watch any Disney or Doctor Who stuff. She doesn't have time, because she's too busy being appealing:
https://is.gd/LGxaQI

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (3p5uk)

195 184 171 I think it's pretty funny that they are giving away a free ticket with every $25 spent at Applebee's.

***

if you find yourself spending $25 at Applebee's you should probably be rethinking your life.
Posted by: Azathoth at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (MTi+6)

What if you're taking a date there?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (z5Vrg)

196 "Iger is frustrated that Chapek may have harmed the company's carefully cultivated relationships in the all- important China market... bumped into China's month-long celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party's 100-year anniversary"

Come on Iger, whatever happened to "Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to" ? You guys had no qualms about harming the company's relationship with American fans.

No worries, I think I have a solution that would make everyone happy: move Disney to China, let the Chinese government give you direction, since you love China more than America.

Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (49Exr)

197 What is amusing is they think the release schedule is what caused the movie to bomb.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 30, 2021 12:51 PM (5p7BC)

Oh, I have no doubt that release schedules influence early ticket sales and cash flow. But as you point out, it is laughable that they are suggesting that the Chinese market was irreparably damaged by a week or two.

The scent of flop sweat in the air is strong!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (Q9lwr)

198 194 This very pretty redhead in her modest underwear doesn't watch any Disney or Doctor Who stuff. She doesn't have time, because she's too busy being appealing:
https://is.gd/LGxaQI
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (3p5uk)

=========

Nah, she definitely strikes me as the kind of girl who has an assortment of Minnie Mouse ears from visits to Disney.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (LvTSG)

199 As has been said, The MCU could have a second wind if they parlay The Eternals into taking everything Cosmic.

Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Galactus, The Watcher, The Kree/Skrull War, etc.

This is the crazy part, these bozos have 60 years of incredible stories and IP that they could mine for 200 years and yet, they simply are incapable of it.

Amazing.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (QnTgm)

200 193 Rumor has it that Disney has run out of rides to turn into films so now it has a movie in development based on the parking lot tram.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (guGkK

Working title 'There's gum on my seat'?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (4fSQf)

201 Emma Stone is thinking of suing Disney as well because Cruella was released on Disney+

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (dKiJG)

202 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (3p5uk)

Looks like a high maintenance pain in the rear to me.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (Sq5xa)

203 what's of interest is that market forces clearly do not apply to certain sectors, and Hollywood is one.

Which means the people making these decision are assured they will be paid, regardless. Only a true zealot wouldn't adapt to the market.

See: sports, network news show.

So--who's paying? I think that's the main thing the good guys are trying to put a stop--the off the books money that's funding all this.

Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (AwPyG)

204 I think it's pretty funny that they are giving away a free ticket with every $25 spent at Applebee's.

***

if you find yourself spending $25 at Applebee's you should probably be rethinking your life.
Posted by: Azathoth

Ptomaine & tickets.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (OCTRt)

205 I think they did cut her in for a percentage of the on-demand money. They must have done that.
The same Disney Marvel that let one of their artists die alone with untreated cancer rather than pay him some royalties?

Posted by: Methos at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (kOpft)

206 ooops off sock

if you find yourself spending $25 at Applebee's you should probably be rethinking your life.
Posted by: Azathoth at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (MTi+6)

What if you're taking a date there?
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (z5Vrg)

Did you read his post? Did you?

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (mbFEM)

207 Can't wait for Jungle Cruise to tank as well.
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That's a movie that's based on a theme park ride that's based on...nothing?

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (7Fj9P)

208 Anybody have any insight on how pissed off Walt would be at what a shitshow his company has become? Or was this what he really wanted all along?
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (y7DUB)

A perhaps apropos story: at one of Walt's birthdays, he stopped by the animators' building. After a song and some cake, he was asked to sit down, whereuopn the lights were darkened and a short animated clip of Minnie and Mickey in flagrante was shown.

Walt appeared to enjoy it, along with everyone, and when the lights came up, asked who had done the short.

When two animators stood up and admitted it was their work, Disney fired them on the spot.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 30, 2021 12:56 PM (2JVJo)

209 Posted by: Absolutely not a Fed. Not me. No siree bob. at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (mbFEM)

Thanks; Doesn't sound good at all, because I would think there would be any number of attractive and interesting "non woke" women who could play that part well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2021 12:56 PM (k39e/)

210 I think they did cut her in for a percentage of the on-demand money. They must have done that.
The same Disney Marvel that let one of their artists die alone with untreated cancer rather than pay him some royalties?
Posted by: Methos at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (kOpft)

They fucked over Winnie the Pooh's owners but to be fair, they felt bad about it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:56 PM (guGkK)

211 Disney is fucking dumb. Warner Bros had a similar issue last year with Wonder Woman 84 and Gal Gadot and even the director I think. Because it was in the middle of Covid and they were releasing it on HBO Max. And so they cut a big fat check of compensation and so Gadot was all about it being on HBO Max

Posted by: Buzzion at July 30, 2021 12:56 PM (vMCab)

212 What is amusing is they think the release schedule is what caused the movie to bomb.
Posted by: Dave in Fla

Maybe they're trying to convince their Chinese masters of that. "That Chapek guy made a horrible movie decision!"

Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021 12:56 PM (sTOQ8)

213 "A good way of closing off the internet to unidentified proles"

I would not be surprised to find out that VPNs were always exposed to the NSA etc.

Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur at July 30, 2021 12:56 PM (49Exr)

214 You have to give it to actors. Suing a company as a way to distance themselves from the big flop.

It wasn't MY performance of incredible SJW acting, it was HIS release schedule!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:57 PM (4fSQf)

215 Can't wait for Jungle Cruise to tank as well.
========================
That's a movie that's based on a theme park ride that's based on...nothing?
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (7Fj9P)

Are they still making "Pirates Of The Caribbean 3... thousand"?

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at July 30, 2021 12:57 PM (AiZBA)

216 @182

>>BREAKING: Federal Whistleblowers Say Biden Admin Directed Them to Downplay COVID Outbreak in Texas Migrant Facility

Deep Donk - 2016 - 2020: Whistleblowers are Heroes

Deep Donk - 2021 - 202x: Whistleblowers are traitors.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2021 12:57 PM (QnTgm)

217 Working title 'There's gum on my seat'?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (4fSQf)

I have two sets of seats from the original Yankee stadium (1973 renovation), and they have the original gum on them!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 12:57 PM (Q9lwr)

218 Doctor Who was woke shit before Jodie Whitaker.

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 12:57 PM (uUDKV)

219 >>>Of course the movie is a bomb.
Who watches an origin story for a character who is fucking dead?<
Precisely. Which executive thought that was a good idea? He must have been keen on ScarJo's feminine charms.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 30, 2021 12:57 PM (bCkNL)

220 if you find yourself spending $25 at Applebee's you should probably be rethinking your life.
Posted by: Azathoth at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (MTi+6)

What if you're taking a date there?
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at July 30, 2021

***
If she's not hot, she'd better not order anything expensive.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 12:57 PM (/XOcP)

221 A highjacked Disney Tram with Bruce Willis would sell. MONEY!

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (/MaDp)

222 if you find yourself spending $25 at Applebee's you should probably be rethinking your life.
Posted by: Azathoth at July 30, 2021 12:52 PM (MTi+6)
++++
I just checked the menu. A bacon cheeseburger, a side salad and a soft drink will set you back nearly $20 right there. An appetizer or a grown-up beverage puts you over $25, easily.

I didn't know Applebees had gotten so expensive.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (3p5uk)

223 Jungle Cruise. The movie where the best thing they can say about it is one of the main characters comes out as gay!

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (Y5qcH)

224 "When two animators stood up and admitted it was their work, Disney fired them on the spot."

Were they Ralph Bakshi and John Kricfalusi?

Posted by: gp's Electro-Tonic Tension at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (qpX6U)

225 Come up in the tram, we'll get together, have a few laughs.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (Sq5xa)

226 Disney is fucking dumb. Warner Bros had a similar issue last year with Wonder Woman 84 and Gal Gadot and even the director I think. Because it was in the middle of Covid and they were releasing it on HBO Max. And so they cut a big fat check of compensation and so Gadot was all about it being on HBO Max
Posted by: Buzzion at July 30, 2021 12:56 PM (vMCab)
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In fairness, Disney is so used to fucking over actresses that it's their default position at this point. They're just not used to said actresses being old enough to know how to fight back.

Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (pBhcE)

227 Working title 'There's gum on my seat'?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (4fSQf)

"We Ask That You Keep Your Arms And Legs Inside The Tram"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (guGkK)

228 Can't wait for Jungle Cruise to tank as well.
========================
That's a movie that's based on a theme park ride that's based on...nothing?
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 30, 2021 12:55 PM (7Fj9P)

It has Dwayne Johnson in it, so it will make money.

He hasn't pissed off half his audience. Yet.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, get ready now at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (XvPQV)

229 211 Disney is fucking dumb. Warner Bros had a similar issue last year with Wonder Woman 84 and Gal Gadot and even the director I think. Because it was in the middle of Covid and they were releasing it on HBO Max. And so they cut a big fat check of compensation and so Gadot was all about it being on HBO Max
Posted by: Buzzion at July 30, 2021 12:56 PM (vMCab)

==========

WB did that all wrong. They paid a bunch to Gadot and Jenkins to pimp the delivery method, but they didn't inform any of the other talent on any of the other movies that they were going day and date with HBO Max. Denis Villeneuve, who directed the new Dune, even wrote an op-op in Variety about how pissed he was.

WB had to do a lot of cleanup. Also, AT&T is looking to sell WB now, realizing that the studio isn't the massive cash cow they had expected to prop up the rest of the business.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (LvTSG)

230 @197

It's like the Daily Mail articles making excuses as to why the ratings for the Olympics is so low. Gosh, what could it be? Maybe because it was delayed a year, or because there isn't a live audience.

It's hilarious, especially since all the commenters say the same thing--get woke, go broke.

Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (AwPyG)

231 The only three Doctors I liked were Pertwee, Baker, and Davidson. Lost interest after that.

And I always liked those cheap Beeb effects. Same with the Hitchhiker's Guide series that came out in the early 80's.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 30, 2021 12:59 PM (dfRN6)

232 Can't wait for Jungle Cruise to ~~tank~~ sink as well. ...
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at July 30, 2021 12:38 PM (dZ6gQ)

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:59 PM (3p5uk)

233 Disney Animators. Drawing dicks in kids films since 1960.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:59 PM (4fSQf)

234 This very pretty redhead in her modest underwear doesn't watch any Disney or Doctor Who stuff.
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There's a lot of (bad) photoshopping going on there, but I'll give it a pass b/c freckles.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at July 30, 2021 12:59 PM (7Fj9P)

235 I just checked the menu. A bacon cheeseburger, a side salad and a soft drink will set you back nearly $20 right there. An appetizer or a grown-up beverage puts you over $25, easily.

****

Yeah but the self-loathing is free.

Posted by: Azathoth at July 30, 2021 12:59 PM (MTi+6)

236 @227

Point of order: kids like the tram almost as much as the real rides

Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (AwPyG)

237 Here's the Clownfish video about Gal Gadot getting her check to talk about how great WW84 being on HBO Max is. $10 million to get her to change her tune.

Posted by: buzzion at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (vMCab)

238 "Chapek harmed relations with their Chinese partners/bosses by releasing Black Widow on July 9th, which bumped into the Chinese Communist Party's celebration of its 100 years of despotism."
Think about the insane levels of think skinned authoritarianism this demonstrates.

Posted by: squid_hunt at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (7MBHe)

239 Disney and the CCP: The Mouse and the Rat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (d9FiS)

240 227 Working title 'There's gum on my seat'?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 12:54 PM (4fSQf)

We Ask That You Keep Your Arms And Legs Inside The Tram"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (guGkK)

'Mom, I'm gonna Raaaalph!'

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (4fSQf)

241 LiveSquawk
@LiveSquawk
US Senate Suspends Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill; Timing Of Resuming Vote Unclear
- Some Moderate Democrats Reportedly Oppose The Eviction Ban Extension Bill

Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (pBhcE)

242 A highjacked Disney Tram with Bruce Willis would sell. MONEY!
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (/MaDp)

I always thought it would be a hilarious movie scene if a disgruntled employee hijacked the parking lot tram and took it out on the 5 freeway, careening crazily through traffic with a hundred screaming passengers.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (guGkK)

243 Working title 'There's gum on my seat'?

Reminds me of my one visit to Disneyland with my aunt and her family. We had some leftover cheap ride tickets so we went on something called, I think, "Mission to Mars". We sat on seats in a round room, and colored lights played while sound effects for a rocket launch went on an a narrator described flying to Mars. The one and only "effect" was that to simulate gravity pulling us down, the seat bottoms tilted a bit downward under us. My aunt murmured to me "I didn't expect cheap thrills at Disneyland!"

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (dzUgF)

244 Who watches an origin story for a character who is fucking dead?

Posted by: Sharkman at July 30, 2021 12:49 PM (4ihai)

I completely forgot about that!

You can tell how much I care about the MCU!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (Q9lwr)

245 I just checked the menu. A bacon cheeseburger, a side salad and a soft drink will set you back nearly $20 right there. An appetizer or a grown-up beverage puts you over $25, easily.

I didn't know Applebees had gotten so expensive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (3p5uk)

That's inflation for you.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at July 30, 2021 01:01 PM (z5Vrg)

246 My diagnosis of the BW disaster:
too many comic-book movies;
too much reliance on CGI;
general decline of all destination entertainment.

Posted by: gp's Electro-Tonic Tension at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (qpX6U)

247 You know who's movies don't flop?

Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington.

They just act in movies. Keep their politics at home and realize they have audiences on both sides.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (4fSQf)

248 I like M-She-U. I also like "Marvel Phase Bore"

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (3p5uk)

249 Watched the Dr. back in the early 80's, the one with the long scarf. It was smart and fun. Tried to watch it a few times since and was just bored.

Posted by: Javems at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (8SSHh)

250 Whenever i think of Iger, I think of that Disney Premiere in London, where Prince Harry was pitching him for MM's voiceover talents.

To his credit, Iger looks mega-uncomfortable

And I also think of the Eiger Sanction.

Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (AwPyG)

251 $10 million to get her to change her tune.

Posted by: buzzion at July 30, 2021 01:00 PM (vMCab)

Hell, as long as the check cleared I would do it for less.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (Q9lwr)

252 I am not saying you should but
tvshows88 DOT COM is where I watched Jungle Cruise movie

Posted by: Screw Disney at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (dKiJG)

253 I didn't know Applebees had gotten so expensive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (3p5uk)

Everything has gotten so expensive.

Bought steaks for dinner last night (I get them at BJs and grill) and was kinda shocked at the price.

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (mbFEM)

254 A highjacked Disney Tram with Bruce Willis would sell. MONEY!

And then you could do one with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Don't go below three mph!

Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021 01:03 PM (OMKK+)

255 A highjacked Disney Tram with Bruce Willis would sell. MONEY!

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (/MaDp)

it could be like the 1977 movie Roller Coaster, but much slower. Or it could be the third try at The taking of Pelham 123.

I never got why people respond to these things but obviously I am not the target market. I think the market is some guy in China.

Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021 01:03 PM (F2/Ok)

256 Watched the Dr. back in the early 80's, the one with the long scarf. It was smart and fun. Tried to watch it a few times since and was just bored.
Posted by: Javems at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (8SSHh)
++++
When they resurrected it in the early aughts, they brought it back with the severe and unsettling Chris Eccleston as the Doctor. He did a spectacular job, as did the showrunner. That season is haunting and really well done.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:03 PM (3p5uk)

257 Was Jodie Whittaker the first woman to play Dr. Who and that was the
problem, because she departed from the male doctors, or were there other
women doctors and her character was just terribly unpleasant?

Doctor Who is a man. Casting a woman was always going to be a problem because she could either act as the man we've known for 60 years in a woman's body (hard to do in a children's show) or as a different character claiming his name. Either is going to piss off some segment of the audience. On top of that, Whittaker came in swinging at the fans claiming the show was always made for the male gaze and she intended to change that (which wasn't particularly true, but in any case was Rian Johnson levels of I'm going to deliberately piss off old fans), while simultaneously asserting that there was too much previous material for her to bother watching, so she was just going to wing it. So no matter what combination of choices were made, She had no chance at every portraying The Doctor because she had no idea who he was.

Posted by: Methos at July 30, 2021 01:03 PM (kOpft)

258 247 You know who's movies don't flop?

Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington.

They just act in movies. Keep their politics at home and realize they have audiences on both sides.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (4fSQf)

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That's funny because it's not true.

The Mummy was a flop. Brad Pitt is pretty much not a box office draw at all (as Allied some kind of huge hit that I missed? Because it deserved to be). Roman J. Israel, Esq came and went to theaters without notice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 01:03 PM (LvTSG)

259 Oha nad that Disney River boat movie looks like they are really really trying to make it look like The African Queen with The Rock and more explosions.

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (mbFEM)

260 They just act in movies. Keep their politics at home and realize they have audiences on both sides.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 01:02 PM (4fSQf)

Actually Brad Pitt decided when he won his Oscar a couple years back to make some Dummy Comment. About something he probably knows nothing about. Oh well.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (Sq5xa)

261 I really don't enjoy CGI. If fact, it makes me nauseous so I stay away from those type movies.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (k39e/)

262 "
Who watches an origin story for a character who is fucking dead?"*
The only reason they did that is because it pisses the feminists off that men die for women. I think it could have been justified if they'd put even a bit of character development into Black Widow. She is a literal femme fatale, but they kept springing storyline changes on us to satisfy the wine box cat ladies.
And as an addendum, who kills a character when they have an upcoming movie coming out? Talk about stupid business decisions.

Posted by: squid_hunt at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (7MBHe)

263 No once was hyped for this movie, even female MCU fans i know talked about how this was the first movie they didn't care about because the character sucks and it plays little into the overall story.

Scarlett should be thankful they put it on Disney+ because the movie was going to bomb (even without Covid) at least they gave her an excuse.

That being said, f'm all, but F Disney more, because they'll use this to start screwing every day player and below the line worker.

It's time for some rich conservatives to start creating thier own studios (likewise rich black people should do thre same, like Tyler Perry, to get ther movies they want made.) we ignore the culture battles and then cry when we lose, plus most of America, especially now, probably wants just good movies/ entertainment to watch that doesn't preach or doesn't make you send the kids to bed.

Posted by: Rbastid at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (XwTyM)

264 I just checked the menu. A bacon cheeseburger, a side salad and a soft drink will set you back nearly $20 right there. An appetizer or a grown-up beverage puts you over $25, easily.

I didn't know Applebees had gotten so expensive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

Everywhere is.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (OCTRt)

265 This is how unimaginative these dipshits are...

I love the movie Jaws, I think it's one of the greatest films of all time.

If you had any talent for writing screenplays, you could easily write three prequels featuring the main characters, with each story leading up to how the got to Amity and are introduced in Jaws.

Then you could write a courtroom/legal drama about the aftermath when Brody and Hooper make it back to the beach, Ms, Kitner brings suit against the town, Larry's ruined and you see the knock on effects of what it does to all of the characters, a wake for Quint,etc.

You know , interesting and compelling shit.

But you will never get that.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (QnTgm)

266 severe and unsettling Chris Eccleston

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:03 PM (3p5uk)

Every indication is that when he plays an absolute fucking madman, he isn't acting.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (Q9lwr)

267 It was a long time ago, maybe at the onion when it didn't suck, but there was a funny article about the two kinds of girls. Those that never like you to "take them to chili's" and the very few that do.

The hook was that "take them to chili's" had nothing to do with the restaurant but the article played it out with restaurant anal ogies the whole way.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (ZOfsH)

268 155 131 123 When did the comments revert to central time?
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:40 PM (cF8AT)
At least a couple weeks ago. Vic was bitching about it last weekend and he doesn't head up the rapid response team.
Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (y7DUB)
Well, I'm observant as hell, huh?
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 12:45 PM (cF8AT)
I still do a double take sometimes when I see it.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy (z5Vrg) - The Republic is Already Dead at July 30, 2021 12:48 PM (z5Vrg)

Maybe Pixie set the Comments to EST and not EDT like the Blog?

Posted by: rd at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (Z32m1)

269 CNN @CNN
Vaccination alone won't stop the rise of variants and in fact could push the evolution of strains that evade their protection, researchers warned.
They said people need to wear masks and take other preventative steps until almost everyone is vaccinated.
Vaccination is not enough by itself to stop the spread of variants, study finds edition.cnn.com
6:00 AM · Jul 30, 2021

Bastiat
@BastiatSay·1h Replying to @CNN
The first sentence is exactly what people like @BretWeinstein and @RWMaloneMD have been saying for months while being accused of spreading misinformation. The end of the second sentence contradicts the first.
Kyle Becker
@kylenabecker Replying to @CNN
This doesn't even make sense. The masks never worked to stop COVID. Now, we're giving people COVID-like symptoms & adverse reactions so they don't spread COVID to others even though they can get COVID anyway but may not even be 'at risk' statistically. Please f*ck off, already.

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (FBrfY)

270 As much as I don't like Tom Cruise and his religion, the Man at least tries to entertain you.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 30, 2021 01:05 PM (dKiJG)

271 If someone could explain to me what is going on with the formatting on my comments, I would appreciate it. And bonus points if you can explain how to fix it.

Posted by: squid_hunt at July 30, 2021 01:05 PM (7MBHe)

272 My husband got home from shopping and was also shocked at how expensive beef tenderloin is. $80 Cdn a kg, which would be about $40/lb - I guess that would be $30 US a pound. What is it down in the States? I said we won't be eating much of that anymore, and we're not poor people. This must be crushing low-income families.

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at July 30, 2021 01:05 PM (dzUgF)

273 Applebee's hamburgers are pretty good. At least the ones down the street are.

Posted by: Javems at July 30, 2021 01:05 PM (8SSHh)

274 Disney

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

lolgf

Posted by: Jak Sucio at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (YGXPY)

275 Fen, during this Doctor's run, it was also revealed that the origin of Doctor Who's abilities, and the others from his planet, were stolen from a little black girl.

Posted by: GibsonGirl at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (C+UVS)

276 I didn't even care that they made Dr. Who a woman. They ruined it by making everyone else in the show gay, tranny, or minority and made all the plots into some boring ass leftist struggle session.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (Y5qcH)

277 Applebee's hamburgers are pretty good. At least the ones down the street are.
Posted by: Javems at July 30, 2021 01:05 PM (8SSHh)

The ones down the street from Applebee's?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (guGkK)

278
They're really pushing that lousy matt damon movie, eh? Tons of tv ads every ad, almost as frequent as those Medicare Helpine tv ads.

Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (Ss8Md)

279 "When did the comments revert to central time?"

The Marxists have time-travelled back to this point so many times to unfuck the trip they just made... that they broke the time-stream.

Hopefully everyone should be plus/minus 2 hours and revert back tonight, otherwise there's a cascade effect and we will all be eaten by sabretooth tigers from the Pleistocene Epoch.

Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (49Exr)

280 @ByronYork
We've seen a lot of commentators recent blaming virus surge on red states, Trump supporters, etc. Some advocate coercive moves, warn that Blue America is rapidly losing patience with backward Red America.

Now we see reports that episode that freaked out CDC was outbreak over crowded July 4th in part of heavily-vaccinated, deep-blue Massachusetts famous for its gay scene. Not a Trump hotspot.

The proper response is not to blame Blue America for outbreak but for those finger-pointing commentators to be a little more circumspect, a little less Trump-obsessed, a little more reasonable. Would be good idea. 3/3 From WP:

https://tinyurl.com/ygd4yoeq

Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (cF8AT)

281
Posted by: GibsonGirl at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (C+UVS)

Oh Lord.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (Sq5xa)

282
That's funny because it's not true.

The Mummy was a flop. Brad Pitt is pretty much not a box office draw at all (as Allied some kind of huge hit that I missed? Because it deserved to be). Roman J. Israel, Esq came and went to theaters without notice.
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James, Brad Pitt makes girls horny.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 01:07 PM (/MaDp)

283 @CNN
Vaccination alone won't stop the rise of variants and in fact could push the evolution of strains that evade their protection, researchers warned.
They said people need to wear masks and take other preventative steps until almost everyone is vaccinated.
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I know that was in the commentary but damnation. How does this get through an editor? The normal trick is to bury the contradiction way deep in the article. This is in the same damn tweet!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:07 PM (3p5uk)

284 The only Jaws Prequel should be about the Mayor and the Police Chief covering up Shark attacks and how the Police Chief died or was replaced by Brody

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 30, 2021 01:07 PM (dKiJG)

285 280 The proper response is not to blame Blue America for outbreak but for those finger-pointing commentators to be a little more circumspect, a little less Trump-obsessed, a little more reasonable. Would be good idea. 3/3 From WP:

https://tinyurl.com/ygd4yoeq
Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (cF8AT)

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No, the proper response is for those commentators to lose their jobs because they're obviously not qualified or patient enough to investigate their stories. Also, those making excuses for them should also be fired.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (LvTSG)

286 Posted by: Tami at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (cF8AT)

Hahaha Byron York is asking them to "be reasonable".

Get out of the fucking Dark Ages, asshole. They want you dead.

But you already know that.

Posted by: ... at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (Sq5xa)

287 >>> I didn't know Applebees had gotten so expensive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

Everywhere is.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (OCTRt)

Soup, salad, breadsticks at Olive Garden: still 8 bucks

I don't know anything about Italian food so I find Olive Garden good and I just get soup and salad.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (ZOfsH)

288 I love how these dumbshits continue to beclown themselves everyday by insisting that we can actually stop a virus from mutating.

I guess when you can control a planet's thermostat everything else is easy.

Posted by: Azathoth at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (MTi+6)

289 282 James, Brad Pitt makes girls horny.
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 01:07 PM (/MaDp)

=========

That they do. He doesn't make them buy movie tickets, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (LvTSG)

290 And I was there.

Rick rolled to a billion views!

Rick Astley's music video for his 1987 single "Never Gonna Give You Up" reached 1 BILLION views on YouTube on Wednesday.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (d9FiS)

291 My son has COVID. I think my wife has it too. I saw someone stated that HCQ will relieve the symptoms. Both are on the mend. Can who ever stated that HCQ relieves symptoms please update me with facts?
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021

***
There are plenty of anecdotes about there stating the HCQ either lessens or erases symptoms. The ivermectin horse paste or liquid is supposed to do the same. The horse paste can be had without Rx at Tractor Supply; I just received a syringe of it from there. (Not in "inject under the skin" syringe, more of a plunger setup.) It was about $10.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (/XOcP)

292 Posted by: GibsonGirl at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (C+UVS)

Yeah, right.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (k39e/)

293 She had no chance at every portraying The Doctor because she had no idea who he was.
Posted by: Methos at July 30, 2021 01:03 PM (kOpft)
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That's why you need fan boys like David Tennant and Peter Capaldi in the role. That's their absolute dream job and they'll kill themselves to get it just right.

Posted by: Lord Squirrel at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (ZIoLS)

294 In fairness, Disney is so used to fucking over actresses that it's their default position at this point. They're just not used to said actresses being old enough to know how to fight back.
Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at July 30, 2021 12:58 PM (pBhcE)

Gulp

Posted by: Dan Schneider at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (I8FKK)

295 But boss...this tension is vibrant.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (qoz/n)

296 Vaccination is not enough by itself to stop the spread of variants

Where would we be without the Centers for Deplorables Control?

Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (oY5A0)

297
In those tv ads for the matt damon movie, did you notice he does the famous matt-damon-spin-around-and-throw-a-haymaker move twice?

He does that in every movie -- throws these wild punches that his targets just stand and wait for to land...then get knocked backwards like they were hit by a car.

Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (Ss8Md)

298 I don't know anything about Italian food so I find Olive Garden good and I just get soup and salad.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (ZOfsH)
++++
Olive Garden is, in my opinion, acceptable to mediocre. Their soups are fairly good. I do the same thing. The soup and salad and breadsticks makes a fine meal, the soup is good and it is affordable.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (3p5uk)

299 Nonsensical gibberish from the CDC

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (uUDKV)

300 The proper response is not to blame Blue America for outbreak but for those finger-pointing commentators to be a little more circumspect, a little less Trump-obsessed, a little more reasonable. Would be good idea. 3/3 From WP:

The proper response from what perspective?

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (mbFEM)

301 Vic was bitching about it last weekend and he doesn't head up the rapid response team.

Posted by: Captain Hate Won't Forget Ashli Babbitt at July 30, 2021 12:44 PM (y7DUB)

It actually might be a new record for days-late-Vic. It has been incorrect since early March when we shifted to DST. Or is that shifted off. I can never remember.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (Q9lwr)

302 The only three Doctors I liked were Pertwee, Baker, and Davidson. Lost interest after that.

And I always liked those cheap Beeb effects. Same with the Hitchhiker's Guide series that came out in the early 80's.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 30, 2021 12:59 PM

Coincidentally, Peter Davison (5th Doctor) is the father in law of David Tennant (10th Doctor).

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (m+jkK)

303 I just checked the menu. A bacon cheeseburger, a side salad and a soft drink will set you back nearly $20 right there. An appetizer or a grown-up beverage puts you over $25, easily.

But the lower GI distress and sense of shame is free.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (2JVJo)

304 I know that was in the commentary but damnation. How does this get through an editor? The normal trick is to bury the contradiction way deep in the article. This is in the same damn tweet!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:07 PM (3p5uk)

C'mon, nobody reads the whole tweet.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (KbCG3)

305 Iger has his own complaint:

That Chapek harmed relations with their Chinese partners/bosses by releasing Black Widow on July 9th, which bumped into the Chinese Communist Party's celebration of its 100 years of despotism.

So that's Disney, now: Worrying that its release schedule may intrude into the festivities for the Chinese Communist Party's 100 year anniversary.
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Is there video of this Anti-American Dickhead saying this?

Posted by: rd at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (Z32m1)

306 Rick Astley's music video for his 1987 single "Never Gonna Give You Up" reached 1 BILLION views on YouTube on Wednesday.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 30, 2021 01:08 PM (d9FiS)

If that's not a sign of the end times, then I don't know what is.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (Y5qcH)

307 The proper response is not to blame Blue America for outbreak but for those finger-pointing commentators to be a little more circumspect, a little less Trump-obsessed, a little more reasonable. Would be good idea. 3/3 From WP:
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You miss the point of blaming whitey rednecks, they are actually trying to tell blacks and Hispanics to take the vaccine not whitey who has already taken it. You will note that these vaccines numbers never tell you which identity isn't taking the jab. So blame whitey and hope it somehow propels blacks and Hispanics to get it.

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 01:10 PM (/MaDp)

308 Mahtt DayMUN

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 01:10 PM (4fSQf)

309 Soup, salad, breadsticks at Olive Garden: still 8 bucks

I don't know anything about Italian food so I find Olive Garden good and I just get soup and salad.
Posted by: banana Dream

Wife & I just did that. With a side, raspberry tea, and tip, it was like $32.00

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 01:10 PM (OCTRt)

310
Wow, Byron York, way to take a bold stand!
Yeah, "both sides" need to calm down.

Fuckyou, Cuck.

Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM (Ss8Md)

311 "it was also revealed that the origin of Doctor Who's abilities, and the others from his planet, were stolen from a little black girl."

There's a good (tiktok?) video of a black guy saying they are wise to all the condescending attempts like this and are sick of getting what he calls "sloppy seconds". They want their own original heroes, not the black version of Dr Who or the black version of Captain America. I'll check my browser later and see if I can find it again.

Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM (49Exr)

312
The hook was that "take them to chili's" had nothing to do with the restaurant but the article played it out with restaurant anal ogies the whole way.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021

***
Those anal "ogies" will get you every time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM (/XOcP)

313 297
In those tv ads for the matt damon movie, did you notice he does the famous matt-damon-spin-around-and-throw-a-haymaker move twice?

He does that in every movie -- throws these wild punches that his targets just stand and wait for to land...then get knocked backwards like they were hit by a car.
Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (Ss8Md)

Matt Damon related but I recently re-watched that final scene in Rounders. An entire movie dedicated to his card playing abilities and in the final hand he is dealt the nuts against an opponent on tilt. A disastrous end to an otherwise decent film.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM (KbCG3)

314 Coincidentally, Peter Davison (5th Doctor) is the father in law of David Tennant (10th Doctor).
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (m+jkK)

**Ed McMann voice**

I did not know that, sir!

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM (dfRN6)

315 269 CNN @CNN
Vaccination alone won't stop the rise of variants and in fact could push the evolution of strains that evade their protection, researchers warned.

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (FBrfY)

Got it. I'll add "researchers" to my existing list of those who, if they make it past the censors unscathed, are virtually always in favor of totalitarianism. Previously added to the list: doctors, scientists, and experts.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM (DTX3h)

316 Shit, they are still going after Trump's tax returns.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM (Y5qcH)

317 Street corner philosopher.

https://bit.ly/3rVQjW9

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (d9FiS)

318 I like Olive Garden, too. I'm not a connoisseur, I just know what I like

I like diner-food, too.

Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (AwPyG)

319 Wife & I just did that. With a side, raspberry tea, and tip, it was like $32.00
Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 01:10 PM (OCTRt)

Don't forget the 50 cent tip.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (guGkK)

320 What ScarJo makes on the back end is everything.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (YaiCw)

321 So blame whitey and hope it somehow propels blacks and Hispanics to get it.
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 01:10 PM (/MaDp)

The reason to blame whitey is not to get Blacks (YOU MUST CAPITALIZE!) and Hispanics to get the vaccine, it is to BLAME WHITEY.

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (mbFEM)

322 321 So blame whitey and hope it somehow propels blacks and Hispanics to get it.
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 01:10 PM (/MaDp)

The reason to blame whitey is not to get Blacks (YOU MUST CAPITALIZE!) and Hispanics to get the vaccine, it is to BLAME WHITEY.
Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (mbFEM)

Hey, it worked for gun violence and anti-Asian hate crimes.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (KbCG3)

323 They've been acting as if Trump's tax returns were holy water for six years now.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (4fSQf)

324 I like Olive Garden, too. I'm not a connoisseur, I just know what I like

I like diner-food, too.
Posted by: artemis

*fistbump

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 01:13 PM (OCTRt)

325
I don't know if Zinc helps after-the-fact, but I've been taking Zinc daily. And Vitamin D.

Haven't been sick since December 2019.

Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:13 PM (Ss8Md)

326 Rick Astley's music video for his 1987 single "Never Gonna Give You Up" reached 1 BILLION views on YouTube on Wednesday.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 30, 2021

If that's not a sign of the end times, then I don't know what is.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 30, 2021

***
What was wrong with Rick Astley? Guy didn't look or dress like he was homeless, had a good rich voice, and you could understand the lyrics he sang. And his songs weren't bad tunes. I never got the hate for him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:13 PM (/XOcP)

327 Their is a really sad video of the guy who has the Guinness world record fro Dr Who stuff and he had enough after the Episode where the Dr was really a Black Female, They Destroyed Dr Who,

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 30, 2021 01:13 PM (dKiJG)

328 I like diner-food, too.
Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 01:12 PM (AwPyG)
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A good diner is a wonderful thing. I am still looking for one in my new area. I found one pretty good diner, but it's a bit far away. I love going out for breakfast, and when I find a place that does it right, I become a regular customer.

Where I used to live, I went to the same diner, sat in the same place and had the same waitress every week for close to a decade.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:14 PM (3p5uk)

329 What was wrong with Rick Astley? Guy didn't look or dress like he was homeless, had a good rich voice, and you could understand the lyrics he sang. And his songs weren't bad tunes. I never got the hate for him.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:13 PM (/XOcP)

Nasally voice. I can't stand those.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 30, 2021 01:14 PM (Y5qcH)

330 I don't know if Zinc helps after-the-fact, but I've been taking Zinc daily. And Vitamin D.

Haven't been sick since December 2019.
Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:13 PM (Ss8Md)

It's also great for keeping electrolysis from eating away the metal parts of your boat.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 01:14 PM (guGkK)

331 @316

I think we've seen a glimpse of why they're obsessed with Trump's tax returns, even though nothing's panned out

All their oligarch darlings aren't paying any taxes at all.

See: panama papers.

This gives me hope that someone is actually doing something, law-enforcement-wise

Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 01:14 PM (AwPyG)

332 These rods are too hot. Put them with the others.

Later a war...so easy.

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at July 30, 2021 01:14 PM (qoz/n)

333 Everything's fine, nothing to see here sez the Chi-Coms, as a Chinese nuclear plant reactor is shut down for "maintenance".

https://tinyurl.com/4uy368t5

Posted by: Thrawn at July 30, 2021 01:14 PM (5aFbR)

334 All the Rick rolling has certainly padded that views number....

Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (uUDKV)

335 So a guy so brain-addled that he needs servants to give him a bum wipe thinks he might have the power to order all Americans to undertake a specific medical procedure? Sounds like a sure-hit premise for a Disney pic!

Posted by: mrp at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (Pqytn)

336 They've been acting as if Trump's tax returns were holy water for six years now.

If there were anything damaging to be found, it would have already been 'accidentally' leaked from the IRS and Albany.

Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (oY5A0)

337 327 Their is a really sad video of the guy who has the Guinness world record fro Dr Who stuff and he had enough after the Episode where the Dr was really a Black Female, They Destroyed Dr Who,
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 30, 2021 01:13 PM (dKiJG)

========

Well, the problem is obviously that guy who is afraid of his icons changing to new times. He is a dinosaur who must be left behind by the culture until he decides to rejoin in a lesser station, safe in the knowledge that his whims will not be catered to even within cultural spaces that he dishonestly considered "his".

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (LvTSG)

338
This gives me hope that someone is actually doing something, law-enforcement-wise
Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 01:14 PM (AwPyG)

#twoweeks baby!

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (mbFEM)

339 The reason to blame whitey is not to get Blacks (YOU MUST CAPITALIZE!) and Hispanics to get the vaccine, it is to BLAME WHITEY.
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WEll, there is that as well. Its kind of nice to be viewed as Gods. Do you think they know they are teaching their pets this lesson?

Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (/MaDp)

340 The ones down the street from Applebee's?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 30, 2021 01:06 PM (guGkK)

Sometimes you need to physic to get my comments.

Posted by: Javems at July 30, 2021 01:16 PM (8SSHh)

341
It's also great for keeping electrolysis from eating away the metal parts of your boat.
Posted by: Cicero

Also your Water Heater tank.

Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:16 PM (Ss8Md)

342 It actually might be a new record for days-late-Vic. It has been incorrect since early March when we shifted to DST. Or is that shifted off. I can never remember.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (Q9lwr)

I think it happened post the great Easter fire. I recall seeing it then, not sure if Pixey ever changed it back to Eastern for more than a days or two while playing with the servers.

Posted by: Bete at July 30, 2021 01:16 PM (Ojki1)

343 I have a tin foil hat dentist (the best kind) and he's been saying that the zinc is essential for making the HCQ work.

But too much zinc is bad for you.

Not medical advice.

Posted by: artemis at July 30, 2021 01:16 PM (AwPyG)

344 Do you think they know they are teaching their pets this lesson?
Posted by: Puddin Head at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (/MaDp)

Do they know it? Of course they do. That's the intent!

Posted by: blaster at July 30, 2021 01:16 PM (mbFEM)

345 **Ed McMann voice**

I did not know that, sir!
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM

And Tom Baker was married to one of the actresses who played his companion Romana (Lalla Ward, iirc).

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 30, 2021 01:16 PM (m+jkK)

346 "He does that in every movie -- throws these wild punches that his targets just stand and wait for to land...then get knocked backwards like they were hit by a car."

Our rapier instructor did a funny demo on why 360 spin moves are deadly, to the one performing them (and this is one you don't want to volunteer as sparring dummy for)

Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur at July 30, 2021 01:16 PM (49Exr)

347 Alan Horn basically got out of this dumb world just in time. He successfully ran Disney Studios during the initial Pixar relationship, after he founded Castle Rock Entertainment. But I guess he got long in the tooth, fell out of favor with Iger, was demoted to a meaningless role, and Iger got others to come in and assume the role that Horn had held down while steering a Disney Studio resurgence...now Iger has got a mess on his hands. What's the old saying? No one in a company is not expendable? Yeah, no.

Posted by: Boswell at July 30, 2021 01:16 PM (5iUNf)

348 Olive Garden is, in my opinion, acceptable to
mediocre. Their soups are fairly good. I do the same thing. The soup and
salad and breadsticks makes a fine meal, the soup is good and it is
affordable.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:09 PM (3p5uk)

I don't put down anything people like. If they like it, then fine. Italian food is my main cuisine so I am not a big Olive Garden fan. I recall an Aunt from out of state who made us drive 25 miles each way to an Olive Garden in the 90s. I kept thinking about the insane number of Italian places we had in and around town.

Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (F2/Ok)

349 I'm pretty sure this is a hate crime.

LeBron James "Space Jam" mural in his hometown vandalized with clown nose

https://bit.ly/2V9SvNv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (d9FiS)

350 Where I used to live, I went to the same diner, sat in the same place and had the same waitress every week for close to a decade.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 30, 2021 01:14 PM (3p5uk)

There's a lovely little diner a short walk from Stately Poppins Manor where I try to go every Saturday. Nice simple breakfast food, and good portions.

The regular cook is gone (I think he partied too hearty and got arrested, but no-one's sure) and they have a new guy. He's OK, but I want the old one back.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (2JVJo)

351 Shit, they are still going after Trump's tax returns.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 30, 2021 01:11 PM (Y5qcH)

THIS TIME...they will get him. After all, President Trump is too stupid to hire fantastic accountants and lawyers, and the fact that he has been an incredibly high profile public figure in a cutthroat business in NYC for 40 years and has never been convicted of any financial improprieties is just dumb luck.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (Q9lwr)

352
I remember liking Rounders and that dumb Rainmaker? movie...at the time. Would not watch again.

Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (Ss8Md)

353 Fen, during this Doctor's run, it was also revealed that the origin of
Doctor Who's abilities, and the others from his planet, were stolen from
a little black girl.
Who eventually became the Doctor. So there is no First or Fourth or Thirteenth Doctor anymore because there were some unknown number of regenerations (covering every conceivable grievance group) between little black portal girl and the TV Doctors.

Posted by: Methos at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (kOpft)

354 349 I'm pretty sure this is a hate crime.

LeBron James "Space Jam" mural in his hometown vandalized with clown nose

https://bit.ly/2V9SvNv
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (d9FiS)

=========

I watched that garbage. Dreary, is how I'd describe it. Colorfully dreary.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (LvTSG)

355 36 OK, the next Black Widow has to have a dick. That's all there is to it.

Posted by: Bob Iger at July 30, 2021 12:31 PM (sWM8x)

Kinda eliminates the need for the hysterectomy. a quick snip and a weekend of sitting on bags of frozen peas, watching the NCAA tournament, isn't quite the same.

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at July 30, 2021 01:18 PM (T+GNN)

356 They've been acting as if Trump's tax returns were holy water for six years now.

If there were anything damaging to be found, it would have already been 'accidentally' leaked from the IRS and Albany.
Posted by: t-bird

If there was anything damaging to be found, it would have been leaked during the 2016 primary.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 01:18 PM (OCTRt)

357 OK, the next Black Widow has to have a dick. That's all there is to it.

Posted by: Bob Iger

Bruce Jenner is available.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 30, 2021 01:19 PM (OCTRt)

358
Our rapier instructor did a funny demo on why 360 spin moves are deadly, to the one performing them (and this is one you don't want to volunteer as sparring dummy for)
Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur

Yeah, it's movie/tv thing.
I mean, one step forward and that spinning fool is in for a surprise when he sees you again.

Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:19 PM (Ss8Md)

359 What was wrong with Rick Astley? Guy didn't look or dress like he was homeless, had a good rich voice, and you could understand the lyrics he sang. And his songs weren't bad tunes. I never got the hate for him.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021

Nasally voice. I can't stand those.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 30, 2021

***
He could hit some high notes -- everybody wants to show off that he can do that. And he wasn't Sinatra. But his voice was a good baritone. Sure, he looked a little like Howdy Doody or like Ron Howard in Happy Days. Better that than the "rockers" who all looked like they were on heroin as they performed. (Possibly because they were.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:19 PM (/XOcP)

360 Nooooooood! Everything is going to hell and people are noticing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 30, 2021 01:20 PM (T7iTv)

361 I have a tin foil hat dentist (the best kind) and he's been saying that the zinc is essential for making the HCQ work.

From what I've read, the zinc is the payload that HCQ and Ivermectin deliver to kill viruses.

Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021 01:20 PM (lDew/)

362 Black guy talking about "sloppy seconds" is probably Eric July. I watch his stuff, and he uses that phrase a lot. He's a huge comic book fan, as in he's actually read a LOT of comic books.

Posted by: GibsonGirl at July 30, 2021 01:21 PM (C+UVS)

363 Inflation

Expect some restaurants to completely rework their menus AND coincidentally raise their prices across the board. All the while, substituting cheaper ingrdients.

One way butchers beat the Nixon Wage and Price Control scheme was to "Invent New Cuts of Meats" that were not subject to price controls.

Expect the same during BidenFlation.

Posted by: rd at July 30, 2021 01:21 PM (Z32m1)

364 really don't enjoy CGI. If fact, it makes me nauseous so I stay away from those type movies.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2021 01:04 PM (k39e/)

I found a YouTube channel called Mystery Scoop where they take old black and white portraits and dissolve them into color ones using AI. It is mesmerising. They then added having the AI animate the colorized portrait where it smiles, turns the head, blinks and looks you in the eye. The latest one I watched was a French woman from 1874. They even aged her to look like an old woman still moving facial features. It became a little creepy but this will be the future for entertainment. Actors need not apply.

Posted by: Beartooth at July 30, 2021 01:22 PM (Mo2gk)

365 My guess is ScarJo is mostly pissed because they sent her out there to make those inane comments about how she doesn't like how her character was sexualized. Which likely contributed to the lousy box office.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 30, 2021 01:22 PM (YV6PJ)

366 Well, the problem is obviously that guy who is afraid of his icons changing to new times. He is a dinosaur who must be left behind by the culture until he decides to rejoin in a lesser station, safe in the knowledge that his whims will not be catered to even within cultural spaces that he dishonestly considered "his".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (LvTSG)

Also: "We don't know how to write Dr Who and can't understand why we are hemorrhaging viewers. "

You could tell Widow was going to be a dud the moment Johansson came out to make a political statement about sexual objectification.

Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur at July 30, 2021 01:22 PM (49Exr)

367 There's a lovely little diner a short walk from Stately Poppins Manor where I try to go every Saturday. Nice simple breakfast food, and good portions.

The regular cook is gone (I think he partied too hearty and got arrested, but no-one's sure) and they have a new guy. He's OK, but I want the old one back.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 30, 2021

***
I have a favorite place on my side of the river. The weather is so oppressive right now, though, it's not much fun to go outside to go there. But the food and prices are good; it's a very neighborhood place.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:22 PM (/XOcP)

368 i am not a big fan of Red Lobster though. Sure people love the biscuits. But I think they regularly overcook the fish and the veggies are an extreme afterthought. If you are going to charge $20 -$30 a person, at least try to make an effort with the sides. I lament that for cost reasons, there are few really good day to day seafood houses outside of coastal areas. I recall some places in the 80s that were really great. Sure it is a generalization but that has been my experience in this town.

Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021 01:22 PM (F2/Ok)

369 there are always the high end places, mostly for tourists etc. But I mean a local joint you can get some good seafood at regularly.

Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021 01:23 PM (F2/Ok)

370 From what I've read, the zinc is the payload that HCQ and Ivermectin deliver to kill viruses.
Posted by: t-bird at July 30, 2021

***
Right, I made a point of taking my daily zinc tablet *after* my dose of home-brewed quinine this past Sunday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:24 PM (/XOcP)

371 Zinc

AREDS 2 vitamins by Bausch and Lomb have a lot of Zinc.
----- Runs to check bottle: 40 Mg. / 364% MDA in a gelcap, and two gelcaps per day.

Posted by: rd at July 30, 2021 01:24 PM (Z32m1)

372 I lament that for cost reasons, there are few really good day to day seafood houses outside of coastal areas. I recall some places in the 80s that were really great. Sure it is a generalization but that has been my experience in this town.
Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021

***
I'm no gourmet or gourmand, but even I thought that the shrimp I had in Albuquerque in 1996 was pretty poor. It had been flown in from Seattle.

Mexican food? Worst I ever had was in a suburb of Pittsburgh. And my lady friend said proudly that it was considered the best Mex place in town. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:26 PM (/XOcP)

373 Posted by: Beartooth at July 30, 2021 01:22 PM (Mo2gk)

That's interesting. I'm sorry if even the actors become CGI.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2021 01:27 PM (k39e/)

374 >>> Our rapier instructor did a funny demo on why 360 spin moves are deadly, to the one performing them (and this is one you don't want to volunteer as sparring dummy for)
Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur

Yeah, it's movie/tv thing.
I mean, one step forward and that spinning fool is in for a surprise when he sees you again.
Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:19 PM (Ss8Md)

I knew a mathematician that decided on MMA as a side hobby. He put in a lot of effort, trained for a long time, but in his first matches was absolutely destroyed. He was a humble guy that wanted to learn so he got to be friends with the guys that took him to the cleaners and they said he was doing silly things that expended energy and they could just watch and then pummle him. Spins, long setup roundhouse kicks, etc.. He learned to concentrate on minimum energy / high impact.

He said MMA peeps were actually a good bunch and would happily beat the ever-loving crap out of you in a match at the first chance while eagerly helping you with life-stuff on the weekends.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021 01:28 PM (ZOfsH)

375 Where do you get HCQ if your Dr. Won't prescribe it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2021 01:28 PM (k39e/)

376 optimistically

nood

Posted by: banana Dream at July 30, 2021 01:28 PM (ZOfsH)

377 284 The only Jaws Prequel should be about the Mayor and the Police Chief covering up Shark attacks and how the Police Chief died or was replaced by Brody
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 30, 2021 01:07 PM (dKiJG)

The sequels can focus on if Hooper knocked up Chief Brody's wife and the aftermath of that. A prequel could be a story of why Brody came to be Amity Police Chief.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at July 30, 2021 01:29 PM (I8FKK)

378 I have a favorite place on my side of the river.
The weather is so oppressive right now, though, it's not much fun to go
outside to go there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:22 PM (/XOcP)

The Congo? The Nile? The Yangtze?

Posted by: Francis the talking mule at July 30, 2021 01:30 PM (Q9lwr)

379 remember liking Rounders and that dumb Rainmaker? movie...at the time. Would not watch again.

Posted by: Soothsayer misses the shit outta Jackstraw at July 30, 2021 01:17 PM (Ss8Md)

Rounders was good. I never saw Rainmaker.

Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021 01:34 PM (F2/Ok)

380 379 Rounders was good. I never saw Rainmaker.
Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021 01:34 PM (F2/Ok)

=======

Rainmaker was Coppola. Probably worth a revisit.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, hunting lycans with Kate Beckinsale at July 30, 2021 01:34 PM (LvTSG)

381 334 All the Rick rolling has certainly padded that views number....
Posted by: steevy at July 30, 2021 01:15 PM (uUDKV)

Getting 10-30 cents per viewer with ads certainly has padded Mr Astley's pocket.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at July 30, 2021 01:36 PM (I8FKK)

382 Mexican food? Worst I ever had was in a suburb of
Pittsburgh. And my lady friend said proudly that it was considered the
best Mex place in town. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 30, 2021 01:26 PM (/XOcP)

you see a lot of that. I have seen a lot of that in country areas in the South. If people like it, that is cool, and I mean that. I am jaded I suppose, I judge Mexican food by what you can get in Texas and California.

BTW, I have had it in London and Paris. You would be surprised by the number of Tex-Mex Joints in and around Paris. I am talking three or four btw but they were legitimately trying.

Posted by: Quint at July 30, 2021 01:38 PM (F2/Ok)

383 The only question I have is Iger the pitcher or catcher?

Posted by: Betsy at July 30, 2021 02:49 PM (EcD5Y)

384 Speaking from the movie theater business perspective, this is an important lawsuit from Johanssen. Theaters are almost dead, with forced lockdowns, capacity limitations and general fear. Then Hollywood releases crap, and further undermines theaters with same or next week release on their streaming platforms. They are literally killing the theaters. I'm surprised theater owners haven't filed a class action lawsuit against the studios. This had always been a deal breaker, but with covid, Hollywood decided ah screw it....
So I'm rooting for Johanssen because I'm selfish and want my theaters to get back to normal.

Posted by: Joe stinkyfingers at July 30, 2021 03:28 PM (W+TLY)

385 I want Greta Thunberg as the 14th Doctor.

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