Everything posted by Boopa1219
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**2017 Films Thread** (Beware of spoilers)
Ghost in the Shell is really, really good. Some of the best CGI I've ever seen and the cinematography is out of this world. Reminded me of Wes Anderson with all the symmetry going on. Hopefully it catches on for a sequel, everyone should go see it
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Pods will be on CSN pre/post game
When I played my modeled my swing and in the box mannerisms off of Podsednik, so needless to say that I was always hurt and didn't hit for much power but he's one of my favorite players ever. Awesome
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Marvel Entertainment Thread
I think the TV Show is set on Earth too
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2017 International Signings
QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 03:34 PM) Thanks for posting. Caraballo weighing 190lbs is a joke. Dude is a big oaf and looks like he needs to cut a good amount of weight. Just watching his PFP's you can tell he's a long way from good shape. He didn't look big in any of the pictures/video that I've seen and those were from instructs.
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**2017 Films Thread** (Beware of spoilers)
QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 11:58 AM) I'm looking forward to the IT movie but I'm still waiting for the official Dark Tower trailer. All we've gotten so far is an unfinished leaked one, people talking about the one they saw at CinemaCon and a poster. Usually what is shown at CinemaCon is never released online initially if ever. And according to Deluxe, Sony hasn't made the trailer available to anyone yet. My guess is with F8
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Podcasts
Does anyone here pay for Podcast? The site that host How Did This Get Made moved all the most popular episodes behind a paywall and I am debating myself on whether or not if I should pay for them?
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Marvel Entertainment Thread
Is anyone excited for the Inhumans show? BlackBolt is one of my favorite characters ever and I was really excited to see him and the royal family brought to the big screen. I think making Inhumans a TV Show is a huge mistake.
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Zack Burdi... Starter?
While the Sox are rebuilding does anyone think that they should try to convert Burdi as a starter? I think that they should bring him up as a reliever (I think he will be up a lot sooner rather than later), let him get his feet wet and try to convert him next offseason as you build up his innings. You know that you have a guy who could be an elite reliever if he fails.
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2017 MLB DRAFT
I'm curious about this guy from Puerto Rico. And I wonder if Pratto is athletic enough to move to the OF
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AJP retires
I can't load BBallRef on my phone but I'm sure I went to his last game at Turner Field.
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Progressive Feminists/BLM people/etc
As a 4* member of the resistance, those people make me sick too. If you're not going to have intelligent conversation with someone, how can you expect something positive to happen. But if I were a white man, I wouldn't tell a POC or a woman that they're going to need me to get some traction in their movement, that sounds so 'privileged'. You don't need white men to do anything. Actually this whole post sounds that way, if that really grinds your gears then thank goodness you're not a minority. If I were you I would remain calm, state where you're coming from and acknowledge your privileges. If they're still not willing to have a dialogue, leave and go on to the next person. Also don't let those bad experiences define your expectations for everyone else.
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ESPN on Moncada
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 23, 2017 -> 02:40 PM) That scares me just a little bit more. He seems really immature. He needs a father figure to bring him along for sure. 225 twinkees in a week? Can't get him out of bed for practice? Trying to order 10 custom cars at once? Yikes. In regards to the material things, remember that this a guy from a poverty stricken part of the world. He found himself with more money than he could ever imagine.
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**2017 Films Thread** (Beware of spoilers)
QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 23, 2017 -> 01:20 PM) Wtf? Ok. Did Michael Bay body shame anyone on transformers set? I didn't hear about anything in Detroit but... Emma Watson said this after Beyonce dropped the video for Flawless: 'As I was watching [the videos] I felt very conflicted, I felt her message felt very conflicted in the sense that on the one hand she is putting herself in a category of a feminist, but then the camera, it felt very male, such a male voyeuristic experience of her... Beyoncé using her sexuality as empowerment isn't feminism!' She basically said Beyonce's feminism is for male consumption and now Emma Watson is doing half naked photo shoots. She also said feminism isn't a stick that should be used to beat other women, just after using feminism to beat down a woman of color. She's a huge hypocrite and feminism to her is only done correctly when it's done by white women. I put her alongside Lena Dunham and Taylor Swift, which is somewhere in the trash. After she said that, I haven't been able to watch her in anything as I've been having a hard time separating the art from the artist.
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**2017 Films Thread** (Beware of spoilers)
QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 18, 2017 -> 03:08 PM) Beauty and the Beast is an exact replica of the 1992 animation with essentially thirty minutes of added scenes, songs and characters. Definitely worth taking the kids too because of the cinematography, but the original cartoon is still my preference...or the 1940's version. Emma Watson, just doesn't quite fit in that role...enjoyed seeing Kevin Kline, and the whole Luke Evans/Josh Gad subplot though. Here in China, they cut the most controversial scene between them for it apparently. Ever since Emma Watson outed herself as a white feminist, I can't stand her at all. I will see The Circle though only because of John Boyega, Karen Gillian and Tom Hanks
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**2017 Films Thread** (Beware of spoilers)
Huge Power Rangers fan. I collect the toys even today. Just got out of the movie and I was so pleased that it was an actually competent movie. All the Rangers were great, Bill Hader was my favorite character in it. I think that its really cool that the Rangers are so diverse. They're all different races, sexualities and one of them is on the spectrum. They can only defeat the bad guy by learning empathy and embracing their differences. Trump would love it. I felt they could've done more with Elizabeth Banks, the potential was there.
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Lopez/Giolito/Kopech/Moncada/Fulmer sent down
QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Mar 21, 2017 -> 05:00 PM) Yoan and Lopez really showed out this spring. I'm excited to see them in early summer. According to beat writers, he showed a commitment to a routine and approach despite the bad start. That's a very encouraging sign, usually when players struggle they start to tinker and end up making things worse. The fact he did that bodes well for his development going forward
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Tim Anderson signs 6 year extension
QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 21, 2017 -> 11:18 AM) Do you really think the Sox are the frontrunners for Robert? I'd certainly hope so but they're hard to read because the front office keeps things quiet for the most part. The FO should remain as quiet on that front as possible till they have something to announce
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Tim Anderson signs 6 year extension
I like this move for a lot of reason but mainly I like it because in the early stages of a rebuilding situation, this kind of anoints Tim Anderson as the face of the organization going forward. Plus the guys in the minors see this and have something to work towards.
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2017 MLB DRAFT
I think that Jo Adell is better than Hawkins at this stage. I could be in the minority, that 2012 class was stacked.
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Moncada will not be rushed
I think Keith Law suggested a move to the OF, while I haven't seen him in the field a lot, that has to be something the Sox considered/are considering.
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2017 International Signings
QUOTE (daggins @ Mar 4, 2017 -> 07:03 AM) Investigate 311! Bird Up (dah... Dah... DAH)
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2017 MLB DRAFT
In all serious that would be a terrible pick, when you draft a DH first overall or a projected DH. There's a reason why up the middle players are always the first players taken in any draft and the top international targets
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2017 MLB DRAFT
QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 2, 2017 -> 08:16 AM) If his bat is as good as advertised, he can DH for all I care and I'd still take him 1st overall. Gross
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2017 International Signings
f*** the patriarchy. f*** (f***) Trump. Embrace Globalization Legalize Ranch
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**2017 Films Thread** (Beware of spoilers)
When you see see Logan, make sure you're seated for the very beginning. Saw the movie last night and the hype is real. I can see this getting some awards love, especially Patrick Stewart. Hugh Jackman's best turn as Logan and Dafnee Keene was a scene stealer, hard to believe that was her first acting role ever. Great movie, like a cross between X2, No Country For Old Men and the Searchers. Can't forget Little Miss Sunshine