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2014 NHL Playoffs |OT2| 'Yoff Harder
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He can afford it.
Pickles the Firecat
Banned
I can guarantee that's what is going on with several posters in the non-spoiler thread. There's no way some people are throwing guesses as accurate and often as a few folks are.
Yeah I'd never venture there, though I hardly ever read show OTs, if I did I wouldn't have made that Hannibal gif as someone already did there.
That's my thought as well, there's no way some of these people are correctly guessing ideas as well as they are. it's pretty sad to see. How much of a piece of shit do you have to be to try and get some kind of gratification from that? If you haven't read the books, just don't bother with the thread, it's not worth risking it. The discussion in the thread doesn't add to the show anyways.
I haven't seen it but I don't think it's worth going in that thread at all. Apparently last season a guy spoiled a major plot point for no apparent reason
Yeah I'd never venture there, though I hardly ever read show OTs, if I did I wouldn't have made that Hannibal gif as someone already did there.
Love Hannibal. That GIF is great.
This has been happening since the beginning. I'd call them out and they'd deny it. I haven't bothered to go into those threads for a couple years now.
One of the most amusing/frustrating examples was when Amir0x (back when he was a mod) included a spoiler in a thread title he created, denied that it was a spoiler, and refused to change it. That fucking guy.
I typically stay out of OT's for shows, because Gaf just shits on every show and in general has really terrible discussions regarding this stuff, but I read the GoT ones just to see how people react to some of the big events. It sucks there's no real way to prevent it, just giving everyone a heads up because there are quite a few posts spoiling stuff for the rest of this season in tonight's posts that are trying to hide behind the "I'm just speculating but....." cover.
Yup I just stay out of all GOT threads. NEVER TRUST ANYONE
I love how most movie and show OT's usually sway back and forth between overwhelming love and pure cynical criticism.
basically this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYEJx7PkWE
I love how most movie and show OT's usually sway back and forth between overwhelming love and pure cynical criticism.
basically this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYEJx7PkWE
TrueGrime
Member
Were you at the game tonight?
Yeah, because nobody ended up taking me up on the offer (well, aside from Sanjuro...).
Pickles the Firecat
Banned
It's especially obnoxious because most of them are throwing out "speculation" that you could never, ever, ever infer from just the show. People have posted detailed explanations of what they "think" is going to happen which just-so-happens to be a literal description of AFFC/ADWD events. It actively taints the conversation in the non-book thread because it pushes people to narrative places they shouldn't even be considering yet. It's absurd, but you can't call anyone out because like you said they can always retreat into speculation.
I don't even know what you can get out of that. Internet cred? For "guessing" plotlines in a tv show?
It happens with every big movie / TV show. That's why I quit reading OT's for that kind of stuff a while back, they just ruin your impression of shows and people spend so much time trying to force their opinions on others.
This is the biggest problem I have with it, because it's putting people in places they shouldn't be yet, and one of the best aspects of GoT is the unexpected twists and turns that characters take and where they end up. These assholes are taking that away from new viewers, and I guess that internet cred is what they get, to say "I called it!". If that's your motivation than you must be living a pretty shitty life.
There are exceptions. Like True Detective.
I remember this being posted the night of the finale or shortly after :lol
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781946
Although the True Detective OT was great and the only TV show OT I've actively followed in a long time. Mostly because the show itself was a character study with less focus on the narrative or potential spoilers.
nintendork666
Member
Since the Wings are out, I'm pulling hard for the Wild this year.
Is it multiple people? If so, then don't they realize it's a lot more lame when a bunch of other book readers are pulling the same nonsense they are?
What's your preferred age-range? More of a 13-15 or 16/17 kinda guy?
I just browsed a couple pages tonight and saw 3-4 people make "speculative posts" that were way too accurate for someone guessing, they're probably falling for the same trick they think they're pulling on others.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
It just occurred to me that if Habs get to the Finals and the Wild beat Beathawks AND we get to the next round...
Saku Koivu will have to verse his brother, and then his former team to win a Stanley Cup.
That's a fucking story right there.
Saku Koivu will have to verse his brother, and then his former team to win a Stanley Cup.
That's a fucking story right there.
wsoxfan1214
Banned
Congratulations on already moving on to the WCF.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
If it did though... Oh man...
Also to the surprise of absolutely nobody - Gibson is starting Game 5.
The Hiller era is now officially over.
Hurts me thinking beyond this round as well. But nobody can deny that it'd be an awesome story.
Also to the surprise of absolutely nobody - Gibson is starting Game 5.
The Hiller era is now officially over.
Hurts me thinking beyond this round as well. But nobody can deny that it'd be an awesome story.
I haven't read that thread recently but when I did read it, some of the guesses were far too accurate. I need to watch tonight's episode.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Man, I just scroll over the tread and instinctively my sense memory of neckbeard BO kicks in.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
I was just in the COMICS OT and wondering why they weren't talking about Cosmos.
It was a great episode!
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
This, Just watched it. Peter Dinkleage reached next level and amazed me even further.
Crosby pls
The leadership the Sens missed this season.
A Serious Man
Member
Crosby pls
I spent way too long watching this waiting for something interesting to happen.
If you have a specific example I would report it to Cornballer by PM. He is pretty ruthless about deleting anything that's from outside the show.
Calamari41
41 > 38
If we lose the current series, I'll be dead before the WCF begins so none of it will matter anyway.
I don't want to see Prust for sure.
Loooool
Calamari41
41 > 38
Might as well leave him in. If God wills it, he will be starting for us for the next era of Ducks hockey. Give him dat Big Show experience right off the bat.
I don't know why you wouldn't ride him. Dude is coming off a shutout and undefeated in the NHL. Seems like a no-brainer to me. It's not like the other guys have been better.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Not entirely sure if they were playing shutdown hockey after the first 2G from last game... Or they weren't trying to generate a SOG.
I mean, really, they should've been able to get a few SOG even while playing shutdown hockey. Mistakes still happen on the Kings end (they did) and it would be foolhardy to not attempt to capitalise on them properly (they tried).
I have no effing idea what the next logical step is going to be, and you just know Sutter is changing things up. Wouldn't surprise me to see things changed up on the Kings blue line.
EEEEUUUGGGGHHH BACK TO NERVE WRACKING!
I mean, really, they should've been able to get a few SOG even while playing shutdown hockey. Mistakes still happen on the Kings end (they did) and it would be foolhardy to not attempt to capitalise on them properly (they tried).
I have no effing idea what the next logical step is going to be, and you just know Sutter is changing things up. Wouldn't surprise me to see things changed up on the Kings blue line.
EEEEUUUGGGGHHH BACK TO NERVE WRACKING!
Calamari41
41 > 38
I mean, yeah, the Kings kept the puck in our zone for most of the rest of the game, but the 0 SOG stat is a little deceptive. It's not like there was absolutely zero offense. The shots were just wide, missed, or blocked. I'm not saying that the Ducks were doing even fine on offense for the last two periods, but it wasn't like they never saw the Kings zone like the stat implies.
Edit: I realize that my statement amounts to "yeah but if more of the Duck shots had been shots on goal, there would have been more shots on goal!" but you guys get what I'm trying unsuccessfully to say.
This sounds too good to be true. I thought Moen has looked pretty good though, better than Prust.