texasaggie08
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re: Lost- is the payoff worth it? ** No Spoilers ** UPDATE pg 4
Posted by texasaggie08 on 10/2/25 at 6:34 pm to Big Scrub TX
To me it comes down to:
Does a show HAVE to have a great ending to be ranked as great / totally worth watching, even if up until the ending it’s been a 8/10 or 9/10 or 10/10?
For me it’s a hard no- a great ending is great, but it may make up 5-10% of my final grade for the show. I can’t imagine watching a show I loved for 5-10 years, thinking the ending sucked, and then concluding that I’d totally wasted my time. Maybe it takes it from an A+ to an A-.
And to be fair, it was time for Lost to go when it went, and it probably could have been a bit sooner … like or dislike the ending, it’s clear it was less great in the last few seasons … but an elite show despite any of that.
Does a show HAVE to have a great ending to be ranked as great / totally worth watching, even if up until the ending it’s been a 8/10 or 9/10 or 10/10?
For me it’s a hard no- a great ending is great, but it may make up 5-10% of my final grade for the show. I can’t imagine watching a show I loved for 5-10 years, thinking the ending sucked, and then concluding that I’d totally wasted my time. Maybe it takes it from an A+ to an A-.
And to be fair, it was time for Lost to go when it went, and it probably could have been a bit sooner … like or dislike the ending, it’s clear it was less great in the last few seasons … but an elite show despite any of that.
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re: South Park Conflict of Interest 9/24
Posted by texasaggie08 on 9/25/25 at 9:34 pm to Madking
Trump has been President (v2) for 8 months
So that’s 16% of the way through
Only 84% to go!
#scoreboard
So that’s 16% of the way through
Only 84% to go!
#scoreboard
re: No South Park thread? S27E4: Wok is Dead
Posted by texasaggie08 on 9/4/25 at 9:07 pm to SUB
Honestly - the red flag that should have telegraphed how this season was going to go was in ep 1, which most of us were open minded about, when they happened to throw in (apparently) full support for Stephen Colbert, the brave free-speech advocating truth teller that was unfairly let go by CBS and how dare they !!
Would be like a Biden-bashing Trey and Matt happening to also throw in full support for someone like Alex Jones or Candice Owens.
Would be like a Biden-bashing Trey and Matt happening to also throw in full support for someone like Alex Jones or Candice Owens.
re: No South Park thread? S27E4: Wok is Dead
Posted by texasaggie08 on 9/4/25 at 6:39 pm to blueboy
So is the implication that if 5 eps in a row had been centered on ripping Biden/Kamala/Gavin Newsome/AOC, those complaining about 5 in a row on Trump would all be eating it up and think it was the best season ever? And are therefore a bunch of p**** hypocrites?
I’m sure SOME would think that, but for a huge majority, it would be just as disappointing that a long awaited season turned out to be nothing but evidence of the once-great creators becoming cranky grandpas who watch Fox News for 8 hours a day and have an unhealthy obsession with “owning the Libs”
I’m sure SOME would think that, but for a huge majority, it would be just as disappointing that a long awaited season turned out to be nothing but evidence of the once-great creators becoming cranky grandpas who watch Fox News for 8 hours a day and have an unhealthy obsession with “owning the Libs”
re: South Park S27E3 “Sickofancy”
Posted by texasaggie08 on 8/20/25 at 1:17 pm to Broski
Something just happens to formerly edgy guys like Letterman, Stern, Stephen King, and now Matt and Trey when they hit a certain age …. Poor bastards
re: South Park teaser for tonight's premier
Posted by texasaggie08 on 7/24/25 at 9:08 am to Corinthians420
Hopefully they find a way to bring Chris back if they stick with this storyline … highly under rated character
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re: South Park teaser for tonight's premier
Posted by texasaggie08 on 7/23/25 at 10:25 pm to BugaNation86
Yeahhh … could also have thrown in a “I guess this is what happens when it was all hands on deck for 4 years trying to put the former President in prison for life by any means necessary”
Or “maybe it was a mistake for CBS and other news orgs to conclude 5 minutes after the fact that almost getting his head blown off was basically no one’s fault but his own - only reasonable response to the rhetoric!”
But hey, whose counting
Or “maybe it was a mistake for CBS and other news orgs to conclude 5 minutes after the fact that almost getting his head blown off was basically no one’s fault but his own - only reasonable response to the rhetoric!”
But hey, whose counting
re: South Park teaser for tonight's premier
Posted by texasaggie08 on 7/23/25 at 10:12 pm to tylerdurden24
Yeah, generally I’d say any late night humor that’s centered on bagging on Trump 10 years into his reign = lazy as f …. But this one worked ….. (as long as it’s not half of every episode that remains in the season).
The Saddam/Satan “do the handicap go to hell” eps are top 5 all time imo and “hell on earth 2006” is pushing top 10 - so love seeing it brought back in any form. Much better than Garrison-trump
The Saddam/Satan “do the handicap go to hell” eps are top 5 all time imo and “hell on earth 2006” is pushing top 10 - so love seeing it brought back in any form. Much better than Garrison-trump
re: Billings, MT and Sheridan, WY
Posted by texasaggie08 on 7/16/25 at 5:53 pm to CastleBravo
Buffalo, WY > Sheridan, WY >>>>> Billings
Buffalo is like 30 min south of Sheridan …. Great little town, effectively where “Longmire” takes place btw - only possible negative is their downtown had brutal road construction as of last May. Hopefully better now
Buffalo is like 30 min south of Sheridan …. Great little town, effectively where “Longmire” takes place btw - only possible negative is their downtown had brutal road construction as of last May. Hopefully better now
re: Movies suck now
Posted by texasaggie08 on 7/16/25 at 5:37 pm to BabyTac
We’re down to big-budget superhero movies and big-budget action movies
If you think both of those genres suck balls (correct imo), then yep movies have never sucked more.
Thankfully TV still has some winners
If you think both of those genres suck balls (correct imo), then yep movies have never sucked more.
Thankfully TV still has some winners
re: Dexter: Resurrection Premieres Tonight, July 11th, on Paramount+ and Showtime
Posted by texasaggie08 on 7/16/25 at 5:30 pm to SOLA
Imo, all 3 reboot seasons are better than at least a couple of the late-Dexter seasons
Maybe that’s not a high bar, especially compared to the final (v1 Dexter) season …. But not sure there’s another reboot a decade+ later that’s clearly better than this attempt.
Bottom line - you’re either in the mood for more Dexter, or you aren’t. If you are, highly enjoyable.
Maybe that’s not a high bar, especially compared to the final (v1 Dexter) season …. But not sure there’s another reboot a decade+ later that’s clearly better than this attempt.
Bottom line - you’re either in the mood for more Dexter, or you aren’t. If you are, highly enjoyable.
re: Best wholesome shows ages 1-5
Posted by texasaggie08 on 4/25/25 at 8:30 pm to udtiger
I’ve tried to introduce DuckTales, Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck and some others from my early 90s memory…to varying levels or success … but the classic he currently likes best is Bobby’s World (Amazon plus)
I won’t say it’s a great show from an almost 40 year old viewpoint - but would still rather revisit shows from back in the day than sit through baby shark and Ms Rachel
I won’t say it’s a great show from an almost 40 year old viewpoint - but would still rather revisit shows from back in the day than sit through baby shark and Ms Rachel
re: Best wholesome shows ages 1-5
Posted by texasaggie08 on 4/25/25 at 8:21 pm to SammyTiger
My name is ___, and I like to dance
re: Best wholesome shows ages 1-5
Posted by texasaggie08 on 4/25/25 at 8:06 pm to Locoguan0
My current 2 year old wears out Yo Gabba on the free Roku channel
I had no idea wtf it was and the father in law randomly put it on for him last summer, and been a hit ever since
Even got a retro DJ Lance costume on eBay for him for last Halloween ha
I had no idea wtf it was and the father in law randomly put it on for him last summer, and been a hit ever since
Even got a retro DJ Lance costume on eBay for him for last Halloween ha
re: Home Improvement on Netflix
Posted by texasaggie08 on 2/11/25 at 9:20 pm to tigerfan84
Was gonna say the same; the 3-4 Halloween and Christmas eps are in our rotation every year.
re: Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series
Posted by texasaggie08 on 12/20/24 at 5:17 pm to St Augustine
If modern day Disney/ABC produced a children’s movie or show - and an isis terrorist cell deep in Syria also put one together - hard to guess which one would have more shameless attempts at brainwashing and radicalizing the intended audience.
re: Watched The Polar Express for the first time ever
Posted by texasaggie08 on 12/20/24 at 5:05 pm to The Boat
Agree … put it on for the 2 year old last week, having never seen it, and felt like it was more a showcase of “amazing new technology / animation capability!” 20 years ago than a well written and memorable movie.
re: Official SPOOKY SEASON Horror Movie Discussion/Recs Thread
Posted by texasaggie08 on 10/17/24 at 12:02 am to dchog
Skimming thread for suggestions..one to add: The Mothman Prophecies
This one actually bleeds into the Christmas season too, so works for pre-Halloween or as a “scary” Christmas movie
This one actually bleeds into the Christmas season too, so works for pre-Halloween or as a “scary” Christmas movie
Looking for 3 LSU-Arkansas tix in Fayetteville
Posted by texasaggie08 on 10/25/22 at 6:16 pm
downtrodden Aggie here married to an even more downtrodden Razorback - looking for 3 tix for us + her fellow alumnus
...don't care what part of stadium they're in but hoping to pay no more than low $100s a pop
...don't care what part of stadium they're in but hoping to pay no more than low $100s a pop
re: Christmas in Vermont
Posted by texasaggie08 on 9/15/22 at 12:50 am to sonicbaw350
Have done family VT trip over Christmas twice in recent years, and both times we stayed near Stowe. Stowe IMO is definitely the right choice for the home base..but my advice would be to focus more on finding an ideal Christmas ("Hallmark") house/cabin for your group, thats within even 15-20 minutes of town-
the kind of place where you've got mountain views out the windows, maybe an outdoor firepit/patio (weather permitting), a comfortable living room with a nice fireplace and TV (Christmas movies..or football), and plenty of room for a tree (which you can easily find at a local tree farm)
Once you've got a house booked that everyone is excited about, the rest becomes pretty easy....can spend a little of each day in Stowe (dinner, shopping, walking around etc)..and also venture to places like Burlington and even Woodstock/Killington if you so choose.
On the most recent trip we did Stowe house for 3-4 nights, then on the 26th (this is pre-covid BS) we drove up to Montreal for a a few nights ... there and/or Boston are both great add-ons if you can make the flights and rental car logistics work.
the kind of place where you've got mountain views out the windows, maybe an outdoor firepit/patio (weather permitting), a comfortable living room with a nice fireplace and TV (Christmas movies..or football), and plenty of room for a tree (which you can easily find at a local tree farm)
Once you've got a house booked that everyone is excited about, the rest becomes pretty easy....can spend a little of each day in Stowe (dinner, shopping, walking around etc)..and also venture to places like Burlington and even Woodstock/Killington if you so choose.
On the most recent trip we did Stowe house for 3-4 nights, then on the 26th (this is pre-covid BS) we drove up to Montreal for a a few nights ... there and/or Boston are both great add-ons if you can make the flights and rental car logistics work.
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