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I am not aware of this and don't believe it either.
Agreed. I don't think that's in character with what we've seen of him so far (panic attacks notwithstanding). He's got some PTSD and issues, but nothing really screams depression or self-harm about his character.
I DO like the theory that some floated about his riding buddy who was, briefly, alluded to early in the season getting in an accident and being seen at the hospital. Robby then breaks down into panic attack mode, and Langdon has to save the friend (looking it up, he's described as Robby's "mechanic friend, Duke."). But they probably should have made a few more references to Duke if they're going that route. They've also already had a motorcyle accident victim in the ER this season, so that would be a little repetitive.
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re: Dany and the Dothraki was some terrible TV
Posted by hogfly on 3/12/26 at 11:24 am to JDPndahizzy
The "A crown for a king" scene was pretty awesome from that storyline. Everything involving Viserys getting clowned in that storyline was great. Sort of went downhill from there. Jorah is a simp. The Unsullied didn't translate well to camera. There wasn't a lot of interesting stuff happening in the slave cities with the main payoff being when the dragons would wreck shite. Otherwise it was all kind of boring. The books did a better job of making that plotline interesting.
re: Dark Winds S4 on AMC
Posted by hogfly on 3/12/26 at 9:24 am to Allthatfades
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Watched the first two episodes, very strong start to the season. Better than last season imo. Show is very well done. My favorite show on right now.
Wife and I are on S3 currently on Netflix. We also really love this show. We are huge fans of the Southeast and go to Santa Fe several times a year, so that also makes it special to us. It's fun to see a lot of places we've been. Love the S2 cameo of GRRM and RR in the jail cell playing chess (though GRRM should be writing, damnit!).
re: Mobland
Posted by hogfly on 3/10/26 at 2:17 pm to Boodis Man
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Super gangster ish my brothers.
Highly recommended. Best show ive seen in a year
Very enjoyable show. Looking forward to another season.
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Loving it so far. I gotta ask……..do deaf people go to concerts?
They do, actually! At concerts, they can actually feel the vibrations of the music. The Grateful Dead had a pretty significant deaf fanbase (Deafheads, hah), and they had a whole section of the venues dedicated to them so they would enjoy the shows together and be able to sign to each other.
Here's an article about it.
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Not being able to hear the music on stage has never stopped Deaf music fans from attending and enjoying concerts. As we approach our upcoming Dead Reckoning Halloween show, we wanted to look back at the history of Deaf fans of the Grateful Dead.
Deaf Grateful Dead fans, or Deafheads as they are sometimes called, came on the scene in the 1980s at Grateful Dead shows in the Washington, DC area. This area is home to Gallaudet University, the world’s first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing. Deafheads worked with venues, promoters, and even Grateful Dead soundman Dan Healy to establish zones with enough space for them to sign to each other and enjoy the show. In recent years, thanks to Deaf fans advocating and lobbying for greater accessibility at concerts, promoters even established a Deaf Zone at a concert at Soldier Field in Chicago.
A 2015 Wall Street Journal article by John Jurgensen details what it was like inside the Deaf Zone.
“Concert organizers had gated off on the stadium floor about 60 yards from the stage, three sign language interpreters worked in rotation, translating the meaning of songs from “China Cat Sunflower” to “Truckin.’”
A sign marking the location of the Deaf Zone at a Grateful Dead show
“Facing the audience, some of whom held balloons that helped catch the sound pulses in the air, the interpreters took turns standing on a lighted platform, moving their hands and arms with fluid messages. They glanced down at song lyrics on a tablet computer and wore headphones plugged directly into a vocal mix from the band’s soundboard. Next to the interpreter’s podium was a 55-inch video screen featuring close-up views of the musicians, allowing the Deaf Zone fans to better see their faces and, for some, to read their lips.”
Tapped out on the second book in the Children of Time series after getting about 60% through. It just wasn't doing it for me. I still recommend the first book (and it works fine as a standalone).
Started Between Two Fires. Not REALLY fantasy... but it has enough "magical" elements in it to probably fall into historical fantasy. Anyway, loving it so far. Like 30% through after starting it yesterday afternoon. Could definitely see this one being made into a movie with the actor for Sandor Clegane from GoT being the protagonist.
Started Between Two Fires. Not REALLY fantasy... but it has enough "magical" elements in it to probably fall into historical fantasy. Anyway, loving it so far. Like 30% through after starting it yesterday afternoon. Could definitely see this one being made into a movie with the actor for Sandor Clegane from GoT being the protagonist.
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Jason Bateman plays the same person in everything he’s in, but when I think about how many different movies/shows he’s been in, it’s remarkable how wide ranging that same character is.
Reminds me of some instagram account that came up in my feed whose whole schtick was Claire Danes doing mundane things and sounding like Claire Danes.
Edit: Found it. Still makes me laugh because it's so damned accurate.
re: Trailer for DTF St. Louis - starring Jason Bateman and David Harbour (HBO)
Posted by hogfly on 3/9/26 at 8:45 am to DD_Rolltide
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great episode tonight, cardilleni absolutely smoking
Really enjoying this show. And yes.. Harbour is really impressive in this role. The hip hop class and signing at the concert is just next level physical humor.
It looks like they're setting Cardilleni's character up as the new suspect in the murder. I imagine it's going to take some twists each episode with a new potential suspect or wrinkle being thrown in.
re: Trailer for DTF St. Louis - starring Jason Bateman and David Harbour (HBO)
Posted by hogfly on 3/4/26 at 4:51 pm to dallastiger55
I think someone compared it to the recent movie Friendship from A23. It definitely has that vibe and tone.
A lot of people also saying it’s similar to one of the director’s other shows, Patriot. I haven’t watched it, so don’t know. Very dark, deadpan humor mixed with suspense/mystery.
A lot of people also saying it’s similar to one of the director’s other shows, Patriot. I haven’t watched it, so don’t know. Very dark, deadpan humor mixed with suspense/mystery.
I've tried it once since they opened in Fayetteville. My impression: it was tasty, but something about the way it was put together just sort of screamed "sloppy drunk food."
re: Sturgill aka JBS leaks new album
Posted by hogfly on 3/4/26 at 7:36 am to Terbulance69
All this. Dude loves jam and groove. These songs are a platform to do that live. Don’t worry haters, Gavin Adcock is still out there to hold your safe space.
re: World War Z
Posted by hogfly on 3/3/26 at 12:03 pm to St Augustine
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I don’t know if I could disagree with an opinion more regarding a book/ movie
I’ve listened to the audiobook probably 5x. I thought the movie was absolute horseshite and didn’t deserve the same title.
Ditto.
re: Anyone catch the premiere of Marshals on CBS tonight?
Posted by hogfly on 3/3/26 at 10:01 am to CU_Tigers4life
Did anyone catch the label on the prescription bottle that Kayce's ex-Seal buddy was taking? Dude had made reference to spending years "crushing pills" after getting out of the SEALs before finding new meaning in the Marshals. But that scene seems to indicate that he's still got his demons.
re: Trailer for DTF St. Louis - starring Jason Bateman and David Harbour (HBO)
Posted by hogfly on 3/2/26 at 11:02 am to hogcard1964
First episode came out last night.
re: Favorite bands that aren’t that popular
Posted by hogfly on 3/2/26 at 10:41 am to PillageUrVillage
I already posted earlier, but this is specific to the OP. If you like Vampire Weekend, here are some other bands that you might like but haven't heard of (some of them were in my previous list):
Born Ruffians
Ra Ra Riot
Bishop Allen
Postal Service
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Broken Social Scene
Born Ruffians
Ra Ra Riot
Bishop Allen
Postal Service
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Broken Social Scene
re: Trailer for DTF St. Louis - starring Jason Bateman and David Harbour (HBO)
Posted by hogfly on 3/2/26 at 9:27 am to wildtigercat93
I dug it and will continue to watch. It hits that sweet spot of quirky, dark comedy character study that I enjoy. Writing is pretty on point.
Just finished Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Really fun Sci-fi with an interesting premise (lots of evolution and alternate technology). There are 3 books out, and I believe some more planned. I've started the second book, but a lot of people give the sequels mixed reviews.
The 1st book works well as a self-contained standalone, so don't engage the "incomplete" series rule that a lot of us work off of these days.
The 1st book works well as a self-contained standalone, so don't engage the "incomplete" series rule that a lot of us work off of these days.
If Vampire Weekend is the benchmark here, then most of what I listen to isn't "popular."
Some bands and artists that are "lesser known" that have put out stuff recently that I like:
Good Looks
Kevin Morby
Friendship
The Beths
Wild Pink
Florry
Wednesday (they're blowing up due to recently released album)
Big Thief (sort of silly to put them on a non-popular list, but anyway)
Ratboys (also blowing up due to new album)
PUP
Some older Indie Bands that were VW contemporaries that I love:
Wolf Parade (probably one of my favorites of all time)
Bishop Allen
Coconut Records
Beirut
Noah and the Whale
Sleigh Bells
Chairlift
Cults
Broken Social Scene
Cold War Kids
Fruit Bats
FIDLAR
Some bands and artists that are "lesser known" that have put out stuff recently that I like:
Good Looks
Kevin Morby
Friendship
The Beths
Wild Pink
Florry
Wednesday (they're blowing up due to recently released album)
Big Thief (sort of silly to put them on a non-popular list, but anyway)
Ratboys (also blowing up due to new album)
PUP
Some older Indie Bands that were VW contemporaries that I love:
Wolf Parade (probably one of my favorites of all time)
Bishop Allen
Coconut Records
Beirut
Noah and the Whale
Sleigh Bells
Chairlift
Cults
Broken Social Scene
Cold War Kids
Fruit Bats
FIDLAR
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The ones made by Bettergoods are my favorite atm.
Definitely. They're all really solid... though the Margherita needs more basil.
Finally finished the Empire of the Vampire trilogy by Jay Kristoff. I'll admit that, due to the length of the books, it felt like a bit of a slog at the end. But that's MAINLY because I really wanted to get to the end to see how it all concluded. So the, quite lengthy, descriptions and such kind of bogged things down a bit. That being said... the pay off at the end was excellent.
Recommend this one for fans of grimdark, dark fantasy, vampires, and interesting narrative tropes (two different unreliable narrators telling their stories to someone who has them imprisoned with simultaneous action taking place in the present time that the story is being recorded as well as in the flashbacks the unreliable narrators are telling from the past). Anyway, the whole thing pulls together, and it's pretty great. But... they're big books and there are 3 of them.
If things like... an 800 year old vampires that looks like a young child and make people's bodies explode or weird sex scenes between celtic werewolves and half-breed vampires involving lots of.. biting.. turn you off. Then probably stay away. :lol:
Recommend this one for fans of grimdark, dark fantasy, vampires, and interesting narrative tropes (two different unreliable narrators telling their stories to someone who has them imprisoned with simultaneous action taking place in the present time that the story is being recorded as well as in the flashbacks the unreliable narrators are telling from the past). Anyway, the whole thing pulls together, and it's pretty great. But... they're big books and there are 3 of them.
If things like... an 800 year old vampires that looks like a young child and make people's bodies explode or weird sex scenes between celtic werewolves and half-breed vampires involving lots of.. biting.. turn you off. Then probably stay away. :lol:
We have finally started putting our Spring Break trip together. Going with another family. 5 total teenagers between both families. Rolling in to San Jose on Saturday. Going to go to Buen Camino bike park for the 21st and 22nd for a couple of days of shuttled mountain biking for the 5 of us who all ride. The rest of the crew will find other activities in that area.
Then we go to Quepos area where we have a house on the trail to Playa La Mancha. We plan on doing some DIY fly fishing in that area and will likely do one day of guided inshore for my younger son and I fly fishing for roosters while the other family with teenagers does a day of offshore for billfish. A few of our group also surf, so they'll probably surf on the days we're fishing. Haven't fully booked out other experiences yet, so we're open to suggestions in the Manuel Antonio / Quepos area.
Then we go to Quepos area where we have a house on the trail to Playa La Mancha. We plan on doing some DIY fly fishing in that area and will likely do one day of guided inshore for my younger son and I fly fishing for roosters while the other family with teenagers does a day of offshore for billfish. A few of our group also surf, so they'll probably surf on the days we're fishing. Haven't fully booked out other experiences yet, so we're open to suggestions in the Manuel Antonio / Quepos area.
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