Junk Drawer - 11/18: What happened to Friday Night Lights?
by timg56 on Nov 18, 2008 6:55 AM PST
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FNL was a show I tried to catch every week for the past two seasons. I felt it had a lot of interesting story lines coming out of the simple premise of a small town Texas high school football team. It was my understanding that it was picked up again this season. In fact one of my coworkers said that her nephew got the part as the new quarterback.
In a related question - would you consider it a disadvantage or advantage to have a series that dealt with high school students, knowing that at some point you would have to bring in a new group of actors and risk losing your audience when their favorite character "graduated" from the show?
Other shows I like to watch:
Chuck
The Unit
Primeavil
Survivor
Heroes (thought not as much as last season)
Lost (if I can get caught back up).
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Family Guy!
The only show worth watching
"I'd hate to be you if I were me." - Eddie (Barfly)
by NBAstard on Nov 18, 2008 7:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I like to watch house. :) he's my kind of prick!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Nov 18, 2008 7:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Friday Night Lights
It was canceled by the network (wasn’t it on NBC?)..but picked up by DirecTV’s channel T101. New episodes air on that channel now.
This season of Survivor is the first one I’ve totally missed in forever. I’ve been a pretty loyal viewer (except for the previous Africa season..I only watched parts of that.)
A couple of my faves:
The Office (both versions)
Top Gear (British car show that is HILARIOUS)
The Amazing Race (but need to catch up on Tivo’d episodes)
You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.
-- Unknown
by SloppyJoe on Nov 18, 2008 7:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
My understanding...
is that NBC will still be airing it. It’s due to premiere sometime in the next few weeks I believe.
For whatever reason they also put it on DirectTV as a regular series. I’m not sure why they wouldn’t start them both at the same time.
"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Nov 18, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You are right
NBC still owns the show but direct TV agreed to absorb some of the cost of production and got to air the season before NBC does. I heard NBC will be airing this season starting in February. If you are interested in seeing the shows prior to that but not so interested in getting direct TV you can go here:
http://brokencontrollers.com/forums/friday-night-lights-online-xyb39
The picture is a little blurry at times but I find if you just pretend you are just watching it on Comcast sports net it doesn’t seem so bad.
straight from section 326
by FryeGuy on Nov 18, 2008 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hells Kitchen
Chef Ramsey is my new favorite super-hero. If I could meet one person, he’d be at the top of my list.
Now, on to the important things at hand, namely the MSP non-repentant attitude. Hopefully another boycott the show thread will appear and add more pressure for them to take some accountability to heart.
Lastly, just for the Junk Drawers sake, Did you know…
… that today is the birthday of Calvin & Hobbes? Bill
Watterson’s wonderful cartoon strip about the 6-year-old boy
Calvin and his tiger sidekick, Hobbes, first appeared in print
on November 18, 1985. It was a sad day when Watterson ceased
writing the strip for newspapers on December 31, 1995.
Celebrate by smiling at the next child you see. :-)
Start the gameday thread! Go Trail Blazers!!!!
Lord, help me to be the kind of person my psychiatrist medicates me to be
by bow4meow on Nov 18, 2008 7:43 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I like that one as well. But then I like most cooking shows.
I could never understand why people get upset over being yelled at.
Reminds me of what one of my nephews said. It was during his orientation week at West Point. He said the most difficult part for him was trying to keep from smiling whenever an upper classman was yelling in his face. He felt they were amaturers compared to his dad.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Nov 18, 2008 8:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love Calvin and Hobbes.
I got Terry Porter to autograph the inside of my C & H book when I was a kid. He chuckled as he signed it.
I hate those stupid Calvin stickers that everybody and their mom puts on their cars… you know, the one where he’s peeing? Get over it already, people!
"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Nov 18, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard that those stickers
are actually the reason that Bill Watterson stopped writing the strip. For whatever reason, that image of Calvin was not his intellectual property and tons of companies were basically just piggybacking on his work and making money. For shame, as he is one of the very greatest cartoonists of all time.
"I like blocks," Fernandez said.
by joelor on Nov 18, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds like urban legend.
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 1:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Watterson quit
mostly because he felt the art form had become somewhat marginalized (he writes about this a bit in some of his books, mostly the 10th anniversary book I believe). He never gave merchandise rights to anyone so those stickers didn’t make him happy I’m sure, but it was likely more a drop in the bucket than the sole instigator of his retirement.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His art was controlled mainly by the papers he worked for
and he thought it would be best to leave it alone rather than compromise his work. However the peeing calvin did also have an effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_hobbes
"Why would we lie to ourselves dude?"
"Be excellent to each other."
"All we are is dust in the wind, dude."
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."
The Wisdom of Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 18, 2008 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get either one of those things from the (very long) Wikipedia article you cite...
………………………… The strip was distributed by Universal Press Syndicate; editors each obviously control the content of their papers; and all variants of peeing Calvin are bootlegs which did not have any impact on Watterson’s decision to stop drawing the strip.
Because of Watterson’s strong anti-merchandising stance and his reluctance to return to the spotlight, almost no legitimate Calvin and Hobbes merchandise exists outside of the book collections. However, the strip’s immense popularity has led to the appearance of various counterfeit items such as window decals and T-shirts that often feature crude humor, religion, binge drinking and other themes that are not found in Watterson’s work.
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 5:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
..............bottom line is that he was burned out on the limitations of the artistic format (linear cells in a small and shrinking space).
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to Trent Edwards' QB rating?
After having the third worst QB rating last year (he’s lookin’ at you Mark Bulger and Brodie Croyle), Trent Edwards is once again in the bottom half of the league.
Is this guy a fraud or what? Does he try to play terribly or does it just happen naturally?
by Bust a Bucket on Nov 18, 2008 7:44 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Last night's loss definitely didn't help his Hall of Fame credentials...
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 8:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Life on Mars
worth watching for Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli, and Gretchen Mol (yowzers!).
Fringe is good. South Park of course (way better than Family Guy. Watch the two part episode of South Park online (for free) called Cartoon Wars).
Calvin and Hobbes birthday?? That’s my all-time favorite comic strip. I covet that really nice complete set on the high quality paper. It’s like 100 bucks or something.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 7:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
+1 for South Park, best show on TV after the demise of Arrested Development...
……………………….. We watch a lot of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Keith Olbermann in our house…
Arrested Development repeated viewings are also always appropriate.
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 8:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 for South park
and stewart and colbert….msnbc is off my DISH tv lineup right now…or Olbermann would be on…beyond that…not worth looking at besides sports
by LetsBlaze on Nov 18, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get what people see in Olbermann
I get Stewart and Colbert. They are funny. Olbermann is egotistical clown who allows his own intelligence to lead him to believe he’s smarter than most.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Nov 18, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but he's OUR egotistical clown...
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 1:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Olbermann?
Are you sure you’re not confusing him with sociopath O’Reilly?
Lord, help me to be the kind of person my psychiatrist medicates me to be
by bow4meow on Nov 18, 2008 5:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
my television set is good for only one thing:
That’s right. You guessed it.
BASKETBALL GAMES
Everything else on tv is just plain junk. (I guess that’s why folks are talking about it in the junk drawer.)
The perfect is the enemy of the good.
According to James Kunstler, who writes a well-respected if slightly profane financial blog whose title I cannot repeat here, "The Republicans must be clearly identified as the party that wrecked America... it's hard to imagine the American people giving the clean-up task to the very group that created the mess -- no matter how many cute little faces Sarah Palin can make on TV."
by vavoom on Nov 18, 2008 8:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
amen
football games once a month or so, otherwise my TV is for NBA LIVE 09, Blazer games, or Bedging (via computer hooked up to the TV with wireless keyboard)
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
is crudely fantastic. I didn’t catch Arrested Development while it was on the air, although the DVDs get continued play in my apartment.
I lost two thirds of my Calvin and Hobbes collection in the shuffle of moving a year and a half ago. Sad day for me. I might see if I can snag that special collection for Christmas.
by isoldout on Nov 18, 2008 9:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I like IASIP but I always miss it
I never miss The Sarah Silverman Program.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yes.
She’s been particularly on the mark this season.
by isoldout on Nov 18, 2008 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When she prayed to God the other day
I literally laughed my butt off. I had to duct-tape it back on.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
+1 for spellling duct tape right
I’ve found that 99% of people spell it ducktape
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought it was spelled
EB Green.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Nov 18, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ha Ha
I wonder if I’m the only person who understands that joke.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She is a good host for award shows
by Norsktroll on Nov 18, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She's the dirtiest woman in the world
I love her. It is the best show in the whole wide world.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My list
Dexter
True Blood
Entourage
Californication
The Office
There are others but these are the ones that I watch every week
by Falcao on Nov 18, 2008 9:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
i stopped getting HBO
Did Vince ever get in Smoke Jumpers?
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
give me
my classic dvd collection real tv like airwolf and mission impossible anyday of the week book it !!!
by fatty on Nov 18, 2008 9:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
........................... and Columbo.
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
loved mission impossible ...
… but after awhile Airwolf got a little over the top. Still, any show with Ernie Borgnine in it is a must watch.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Nov 18, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Especially McHale's Navy
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Nov 18, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Survivor?
Seriously?
I watched the first season and have never watched an episode since.
I used to be a diehard Simpsons/Futurama viewer, now I watch The Daily Show and Colbert and The Office (though I’m losing interest to some degree), plus I occasionally tune in to Late Night w/ Conan, or one of the MSNBC liberal propaganda shows (I prefer Rachel Maddow to Keith Olbermann).
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Nov 18, 2008 9:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Rachel is good.
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lost
Is the bestest show EVER. You can get caught up by watching the episodes online (abc.com). That’s what I am doing right now. Man I love that show.
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 9:47 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
the bestest?
" RUDY FOR R.O.Y CAMPAIGN 08-09"
Sophia
"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson
by BlazerFan1 on Nov 18, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh and "bestest" is a word
Because I said so :)
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good prices for small runs. Post and let us know the quality when you get some...
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you're going to do a longer run, here's the price page for Pete the "Sticker Guy," who does boatloads of punk rock stickers...
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OK this is the greatest
I was seriously going to buy some and post them all over Portland (and save some for Bedgers). I will try some formatting. I want to use a picture of Rudy for my sticker though..I do love the rest of it though :)
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Black Lincoln 08/09?
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
by TheOdenator on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's a Mortimer joke, nothing offensive
by Norsktroll on Nov 18, 2008 11:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
haha
that’s pretty good.
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
by TheOdenator on Nov 18, 2008 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How do I post my graphic???
I got one…
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I took a screenshot of the preview and posted it on imageshack.us
The sticker company is in the business of selling stickers, not hosting banners :)
by Norsktroll on Nov 18, 2008 11:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DO fish get thirsty?
SHOULD I take the dumb test?
"I like blocks," Fernandez said.
by joelor on Nov 18, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's my first attempt....
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love it!!!
"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson
by BlazerFan1 on Nov 18, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'll get some made
It would be hilarious.
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll buy some
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm anxiously awaiting Dec 9
so I can get the 4th season of Lost on DVD and finally watch it. I had to catch up on the DVDs. I met Hurley (he’s a friend of a friend I met in grad school) and decided to start watching the show. Couldn’t stop. On weekends, it was at least 6 episodes a day, sometimes 8.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know it's hard to go to bed
I can stay up all night, back to back episodes for HOURS. I am still in the 3rd season, so no spoilers! But I am totally obsessed.
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My Uncle met Jack? I think his name is
I haven’t watched Lost, but I think one of the main character’s is named Jack. Anyway, my Uncle met him at red robin the other day. Said he was a pretty nice guy.
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's pretty hot too :)
I betcha your uncle left out that detail.
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like the guy
cuz he was a baaad man in another movie I watched. The one with Dennis Quaid
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I've seen him in any movies
What movie was it?
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Vantage Point
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 11:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Basically
it’s about the assassination of a president, and you see it from multiple peoples’ “vantage points”….very trippy with tons of plot twists. Really cool.
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it's good unless you find
the constat flashbacks annoying. I found them annoying.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes it is a disadvantage when the students in your high school based TV show graduate
look at what happened to Saved By The Bell once they brought in The New Class.
by tingeyga on Nov 18, 2008 10:01 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
the new class?
that doesn’t count as Saved By the Bell. heck, I barely count the Tori episodes or the college years.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hate fringe
With a passion. I watched the first episode and just could not stand it at all. Its like the x-files except replace intrigue with complete crap.
Big fan of:
Heroes
Amazing Race
History Detectives
Lost
The Office
Prison Break
and Pushing Daisies.
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
by TheOdenator on Nov 18, 2008 10:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think I feel the same way about Heroes
that you do about Fringe. Want to buy seasons 1 and 2 of Heroes from me? I’ll make you a good deal. :)
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
haha
maybe season one…
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
by TheOdenator on Nov 18, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heroes
Season 1 = AWESOME
Season 2 = GARBAGE
Season 3 = SO FAR, MEH
"Why would we lie to ourselves dude?"
"Be excellent to each other."
"All we are is dust in the wind, dude."
"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K."
The Wisdom of Bill S Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan
by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 18, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
30 Rock
You are only robbing yourself if you don’t get into this show. Alec Baldwin is amazing.
Storm Chasers is pretty sweet, too.
"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car"
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Nov 18, 2008 10:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
heres my list in order of desire to watch
family guy , southpark, breaking bad,criminal minds , numbers, eleventh hr., ncis,shield, I`m pretty sure this makes me slightly abnormal for a 50yr old.
by 2phattoplay on Nov 18, 2008 10:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Don't be so sure.
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I watch
Numb3rs, Chuck, Bones, Fringe, The Universe, Food Network, HGTV …sports, sports,sports
"Fez, the foundation of any good relationship is three little words: I-don't-know.
What're you doing? I don't know.
What're you thinking about? I don't know.
Who's that under you? I don't know. "
-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Nov 18, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh....check out TimeWarp on DiscoverHD
sweeeet
"Fez, the foundation of any good relationship is three little words: I-don't-know.
What're you doing? I don't know.
What're you thinking about? I don't know.
Who's that under you? I don't know. "
-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Nov 18, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
timg56 Re: The Unit
Okay I watch this show as well, and like it, but are you weirded out that Snake Doctor is also in insurance commercials? I like the show and he plays a ridiculously intense character, but when I see those commercials I am always expecting him to say something like “All-State will keep your protected from whatever life throws at you… Except me.” and then have him spend the rest of the commercial fighting terrorists in a suburban neighborhood…
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
by TheOdenator on Nov 18, 2008 11:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
They film Lost here
They get in the way. We had to be escorted through the set once when they were filming where we were hiking. They also film in an old Xerox building where a guy went in and shot a bunch of coworkers. It’s nice they found a good use for that building.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 11:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
thought they were going to make it into a post office
by LetsBlaze on Nov 18, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
I heard everyone was afraid to work in it now. A lot of people in Hawaii believe in ghosts.
Once I went to the beach with a friend to go body boarding and they were building huts on the beach for a movie and they wouldn’t tell us what movie. I think it was for that Disney show that is kind of a ripoff of Lost.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
random q
I read somewhere a few days after the ESPY’s that Greg Oden actually played the piano during the songs. Is he really a concert pianist or was that a fabrication?
by premthegrem on Nov 18, 2008 12:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I heard he does, but not that well. So on that night, he just hit a few notes on a silent piano.
by Norsktroll on Nov 18, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP
as if we needed any more proof that being the national sports media is infatuated with scrappy white guys. I couldn’t agree more with lookout landing.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Nov 18, 2008 1:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
there weren't a lot of
obvious choices in the AL this year. Personally, I thought K-Rod should have won it. But a pitcher winning MVP is nearly impossible. If Hamilton had kept up his production after the All Star break, I think he would have been a lock.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 1:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Closers should never, ever, ever
win the MVP. Ever. Also, K-Rod wasn’t even the best closer this year— that was Rivera.
The best player in the AL this year, by a healthy margin, was Grady Sizemore. Alex Rodriguez is also a vastly superior baseball player to Dustin Pedroia.
There have been worse picks than this (and choosing Pedroia for AL MVP is better than the few schmucks who voted for Ryan Howard as NL MVP) but still…
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Nov 18, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My argument for K-Rod
is that he saved 62 games. 62….think about that. He demolished the saves record. And in a year when AL offensive numbers were down and no one player carried a winning team (even Pedroia got great help from Youk) then K-Rod is just as good a candidate as anyone else. If Pedroia was in the NL, he doesn’t sniff the MVP. Even among just middle infielders, Hanley Ramirez and Chase Utley would both be better candidates.
Before I said Josh Hamilton, but really, Carlos Quentin would have won if he’d played the whole season.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Getting 62 saves is largely dependent
on getting a lot of save opportunities. If you went back and tracked the number of save oppourtunites (and I haven’t done this) you will likely find that K-Rod had way more chances for saves than anyone ever has.
by tingeyga on Nov 18, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Saves is an arbitrary, meaningless stat. Stats that actually show how good a pitcher is (ERA, WHIP or better yet sabermetric stats like FIP) show that he was a very good closer, but not the best… and nowhere near deserving of the MVP.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Nov 18, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i have been humbled.
as a fairly avid baseball fan, I should have made myself more well informed. I had no idea how the rest of those stats stacked up for the top 5 relievers in saves. Rivera was clearly better. My bad.
I don’t think saves are meaningless stats though. It’s pretty evident not everyone could be a closer and also that when closers are in non-save situations they aren’t as effective. You’ve got to have a stat that gives credit to the guys who end games.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no problem with keeping track of saves
I just think its a terrible way to evaluate how good a player is.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Nov 18, 2008 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Further reading
if you want here are some articles that ran in ESPN.com back in August that talk about how saves, while perhaps not meaningless, or less important than the media makes them out to be:
Link 1
And one about K-Rod’s MVP validity:
Link 2
by tingeyga on Nov 18, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A question about stats
I think if I do game day threads, that I can catch Dave this year in comments. My problem is that it is hard to pay attention to the game and the comments, so I only hit the thread during commercial breaks. What should I do?
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 1:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
start posting like timbo.
one word per comment so 6 comments make up your sentence. that could work.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well played.
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 1:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, if you really look at the open threads, I probably have a higher average word count per post than 3/4 of the crew...
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
.................. bitching about Sergio takes a lot of energy.
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In answer to Mr. Bahamas' tongue-in-cheek query to Dear Abby, the way you do it is sit with a laptop on your lap typing as fast as you can and then you go back and read what other people say and recomment during breaks in the action.
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you guys just need to type/read faster
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 1:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I miss too much of the game that way.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who needs BE when you can watch the game?
It’s great for all the games I can’t watch from up here. Particularly when I can get recommended links to catch it on streaming video. But when it is on tv and I can sit in my living room with a beer or bottle of wine, nothing else is needed.
Well, one other thing comes to mind. But if I ask my wife for one, she’ll have this unreasonable expectation that I will take time out from the game and see to her pleasure.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Nov 18, 2008 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sure you do.
I don’t look at the open threads much (home computer too slow, plus I’m watching the game). I was just joking. And Sergio has been playing quite well. The turnovers have gone way way down. Watching him try to run a high pick and roll with Travis is pretty brutal though. yikes.
by DrivetheLane on Nov 18, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got it Tom!
You send me your login name and pass, and I’ll pretend to be you during the game threads, then you be your normal self the rest of the time. Together, we shall achieve world domination! Muhhahah!
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That might work.
The Timbo idea and your idea are the best so far. I need about 3,400 comments to catch Dave.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
or we could conncoct a story
and say me and you are the same guy, just posting on different accounts, like BlueBooYay and Lizzy Lowblow
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was SergioFWB
But didn’t renew it with the new SB Nation.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What's FWB?
I registered Northtroll too. Maybe I use that as my dark side or something.
by Norsktroll on Nov 18, 2008 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You could comment in other teams gameday threads
I do it for the Mavs, and once or twice for the Pacers. You could do it for the Bulls, and don’t need to focus that hard on the action there. Though of course that doesn’t boost your BE stats, only your overall SBN stats :)
by Norsktroll on Nov 18, 2008 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Q&A with Rudy from N.O.
http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/Hornetscomrsquos_1on1_Po-289632-31.html
My favorite part:
Hornets.com: Did any members of your family of friends make the trip overseas to be with you during your rookie season?
Fernandez: For the first month my mom was with me, but now I live by myself.
GAME ON!
Rudy for ROY
Campaign 08-09
"Rudy is not everyday a shooter." ~Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Nov 18, 2008 1:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm trying to write a preview to the Chicago game and I don't know jack about that team except the fans want to trade everyone but Deng and Rose.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 2:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
don't know jack?
silly tom, he plays for the pacers now——you don’t have to worry about him anymore!
in process of learning the Dvorak keyboard so my typing might be short, slow, & generally suckish.
by prezofdeath on Nov 18, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There must be some kind of circus in Chi-town, since they have circus polls on Blogabull
But I fear they don’t mean the Bulls with that.
As for the trading, if that’s the most important worry of the team it should be in the preview. Apparently the only member of the Bulls who is safe is Benny The Bull, because he is on the marketing material and the players are not.
by Norsktroll on Nov 18, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There actually is a circus in Chi-town
it comes every year and during that time the Bulls go on an extended road trip, similar to what the Spurs do when the rodeo comes to town.
by tingeyga on Nov 18, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This year the Lakers and Clippers have the World Figure Skating Championship in the Staples Center that sends them on a trip
Good times. The Bulls are notoriously losing on their circus road trips, and that’s what apparently the polls are about.
by Norsktroll on Nov 18, 2008 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh
I was wondering about all that circus stuff.
by tominhawaii on Nov 18, 2008 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
All we need is a big top and elephants
We have plenty of clowns
by southern oregon on Nov 18, 2008 5:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
my favorite shows are
Blazer Games
Post Game Shows
Pre Game Shows
Blazers Courtside Monday Night
Blazer Dancer Tryouts
and of Course
Before they were Blazezrs, I am watching Sam Bowie, ahem, dominate.
I also like XXX
I come here to meet chicks...
by BlazermaniacAndy on Nov 18, 2008 4:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Chuck
is the best hour comedy on television. It comes in close behind The Office (which is fading) and How I Met Your Mother (I think it’s getting better after falling a little) for overall best comedy.
by portlandpete on Nov 18, 2008 4:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
But Chuck's girlfriend is a "Fulcrum" agent
And he doesn’t know. Will he survive??
lol I actually love this show. The Buy More and the Nerd Herd is classic
"Fez, the foundation of any good relationship is three little words: I-don't-know.
What're you doing? I don't know.
What're you thinking about? I don't know.
Who's that under you? I don't know. "
-Michael Kelso
by 92wastheyear on Nov 18, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The game thread has crashed here
Rudy and Greg are going to to have an awesome inside outside game,Travis is trying to learn how to pass but still finish a break or play D better than your Grandma
by southern oregon on Nov 18, 2008 10:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Gratuitous posting of tonight's box...
"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard
by timbo on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bench coach for the Oakland A's.
I never heard of him until last night.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Nov 19, 2008 7:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Friday Night Lights!
Glad to hear I’m not the only one who loves it!
Make sure you catch the third season when it airs on NBC in January. It’s awesome again, for the most part.
by erastus25 on Nov 19, 2008 12:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I got the movie on dvd
I haven’t watched it yet because my wife wasn’t into it.
by tominhawaii on Nov 19, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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