I'm not in the same house right now so I'm allowed to respond but if this was the first show you watched that didn't make you feel like an idiot, then it must be the first show you have ever watched because you are an idiot
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I'm not in the same house right now so I'm allowed to respond but if this was the first show you watched that didn't make you feel like an idiot, then it must be the first show you have ever watched because you are an idiot
Freewheelin'
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Lololololol
Freewheelin'
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But he's a butthole
It's just odd how we've watched all the same shows yet every one he watched before the Wire apparently made him feel like an idiot.
Does this make me... the idiot?
Pecking Order
1. Planet Earth
=2. The Wire
=2. Breaking Bad
4. Arrested Development/Trigger Happy TV
5. Game of Thrones
While Trigger Happy TV is definitely capable of taking the #1 spot, it really requires a surreal mindset to gel with. It's one of the least conservative comedy shows around.
1. Planet Earth
=2. The Wire
=2. Breaking Bad
4. Arrested Development/Trigger Happy TV
5. Game of Thrones
While Trigger Happy TV is definitely capable of taking the #1 spot, it really requires a surreal mindset to gel with. It's one of the least conservative comedy shows around.
Fuck that shit, brah. No left back and no midfield. I gave up thinking about winning anything during the pre-season. What bothers me about Witsel is that he should be playing in a better league. I can understand why someone would leave when he gets paid like 5x more though.
Javi did what any player would, he went on to play for the EPL champions.
€40 millions is insane.
Only seen a few episodes of breaking bad (and going to continue to watch it after I browse gaf for a bit) but there's no way it shits on Mad Men.
Mad Men is one of the most interesting and watchable shows of all time. It never bores me, but it's also very thorough in the way it fleshes out characters. I ran through 5 seasons in a few weeks becauseI'm unemployed I was blown away
Mad Men is one of the most interesting and watchable shows of all time. It never bores me, but it's also very thorough in the way it fleshes out characters. I ran through 5 seasons in a few weeks because
Freewheelin'
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Shame arseholes like Fry can't give it the love it deserves.
I have no idea what I'm saying
Watch it with Willbury; he plays Glenn in the show
Freewheelin'
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pulga
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Season 1 is slow as fuck since you don't know the characters.
Breaking Bad is very good, but it isn't in the same territory as The Sopranos, Mad Men, and The Wire, for me.
It's thoroughly entertaining, but it's also overtly contrived. Everything is made for entertainment, every character is clearly delivering a performance. The plot points are there to entertain, rather than fascinate, educate, and draw me into a place, a period, and a specific context.
I would personally rather watch a programme about the schooling system in Baltimore, or the advertising agencies of the late 60s, than watch a dad turned drug dealer. I appreciate the way that sounds, but it's an example of how well made the first two shows are that such plot points can engage and ultimately fulfill me more than the latter.
It's thoroughly entertaining, but it's also overtly contrived. Everything is made for entertainment, every character is clearly delivering a performance. The plot points are there to entertain, rather than fascinate, educate, and draw me into a place, a period, and a specific context.
I would personally rather watch a programme about the schooling system in Baltimore, or the advertising agencies of the late 60s, than watch a dad turned drug dealer. I appreciate the way that sounds, but it's an example of how well made the first two shows are that such plot points can engage and ultimately fulfill me more than the latter.
Is that the boy running away in that gif? :lol
edit: can't find it
searched for it on youtube no to avail but yeah, that's yr bro
I liked season 1 more than season 2, actually.
Freewheelin'
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Please tell me you all have seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind???
Love that film to death <3
Love that film to death <3
great great film. Too bad Gondry hasn't done anything good since, really want to see another Kaufman collaboration from him.
bonesmccoy
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I still haven't found a show that has matched the highs and lows of The Wire. When it was on, it was the best TV I'd ever seen - when it was off (e.g. the entirety of the 5th season) it was nigh unwatchable.
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Dechamps is pissed that Villas-Boas said Brad Friedel would keep his place for now.
What he said makes sense though:
"Brad is doing extremely well and deserves to be playing and he'll continue to do so. The Premier League's a specific league and we want to build for the future, so we decided to bring in Hugo now as he can be our keeper in future. We have to work with that and he will have to adapt to the Premier League. There are players that need more time, players that need less time. But again, when you have a keeper that gives so much confidence to the team and is doing so well like Brad, he deserves to be in goal."
What he said makes sense though:
"Brad is doing extremely well and deserves to be playing and he'll continue to do so. The Premier League's a specific league and we want to build for the future, so we decided to bring in Hugo now as he can be our keeper in future. We have to work with that and he will have to adapt to the Premier League. There are players that need more time, players that need less time. But again, when you have a keeper that gives so much confidence to the team and is doing so well like Brad, he deserves to be in goal."
apparently he wants 12m pounds a year after tax
which in a few years will fall under the 52 percent tax rate bracket and for him to get 12m pounds he needs to be paid 25m before tax... thats 480,000 a week
according to the sun
Yeah, they're saying the same thing on TV. Sounds logical, that's the kind of things that would make him "unhappy", what a JT.
Lol honestly.
"Oh no, new tax brackets I'm about to fall into... Scored 2 goals didn't celebrate because of tax brackets... Won La Liga last year... but the tax brackets"
He cried 20 minutes in the dressing room? What a fucking diva.
Oh, it is more certainly the God-tier show everyone makes it out to be.
I think for me what makes it special it is that it has more substance than most other shows. There is actually something there beneath the surface to think about and unpack, and as a sociology of the malaise gripping a particular sort of American city, it is truly gripping. I know that does not necessarily have an appeal to everyone, but it is probably the biggest part of the appeal for me. The stories, the powerful tragicomic themes, the multi-season arcs for so many characters, the characterization, the acting, the relentless dedication to showing and not telling, and so forth are all wonderful and add so much to the experience of the show, but if it weren't in service of doing the deeper analysis I would not care so much. That it manages to paint a nearly complete picture of the city and its institutions while doing the aforementioned nearly perfectly - the hiccup of the last season aside - puts it beyond anything else I have seen.
Until Bayern inquire.
No thanks, wouldn't take him even if he could join for free.
Sviatoslav
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Who needs taxes for health care when you have the best anthem
Sviatoslav
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Here you are talking about social issues when you're from the murder capital of the world of the world
Something about glass houses, no?
But yeah, that anthem is indeed bad ass.
EDIT: I hope that didn't come off as confrontational. Just trying to engage in some badinage.
Here you are talking about social issues when you're from the murder capital of the world of the world
Something about glass houses, no?
But yeah, that anthem is indeed bad ass.
EDIT: I hope that didn't come off as confrontational. Just trying to engage in some badinage.
Haha, actually at first I was like "woah, he thought I was being serious". Hey! I would move to Russia (or any decent country) any day if I had the chance
LOL think of all the shit you have to put up with being the 'second best' player in the world for the rest of your life... even after you win la liga
Yeah, what a tragic life... and I don't really consider him the 'second best' player in the world anyway. That's just media BS because he plays for Real Madrid and they needed someone to 'fight' with Messi.
What's your top 3?
Who do you think is better than Ronaldo? Apart from Messi of course.
Regulus Tera
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Iniesta and Xavi are the obvious choices.
Xavi you could make a case for, but Iniesta??
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Especially Iniesta.
FootballFan
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Fixed.
Iniesta has been out performing Xavi in the last year, maybe even 2 years. If elsk thinks someone is better than Ronaldo then it has to be Iniesta, don't see any other logical option.
elsk to say Lahm is 2nd best.
Regulus Tera
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I get the impression that the vast majority of people who consider Fake Ronaldo the second best are United or Real Madrid fans.
It's very subjetive but:
1. Messi
2. Iniesta
For the third position I can't say just a name, I think there are various choices (Cristiano Ronaldo included). It depends on who is in better form.
Robben in the 09/10 season was easily the second best player in the world, but since he wasn't Real Madrid or Barcelona players they didn't see the need to 'label' him. And I think at that point, he was closer to Messi than CR7 has ever been.
Haha, I just read that. Actually I think Lahm has been the best full-back in the world for some time now but we all know the 'best player' label is for offensive players.
I'm getting it and PS3 for me.
This sounds very plausible. And RM are fucking morons if they rejected an armband. I guess it made CR7 realise they only care about him as a footballer and market item rather then him personally
Fair enough but I'll always consider Xavi > Iniesta just based on their impact on Barcelona.
I'm neither but I do get the impression that the vast majority of people who don't consider Ronaldo at least the second best don't like Ronaldo.
I don't understand how Ronaldo could not be at least the 2nd best in the world? Could you say he has ever had a bad year? He has been a decisive factor in his teams seasonal performance since 2006.
I hope we're talking football here and you guys aren't basing your decisions on emotions..
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