That film is going to have huge marketing costs, so when all's said and done it will have to gross close to a billion dollars to break even.

If you want to know why studios shy away from original IP, that's why.

Ugh, what a tough break. Having that much runway can be a blessing and a curse, make use of it.

I didn't like being all Negative Nancy here, but I feel like our little group here is well over 50% turnover from our last jobs in the last two years, many of us all or partly involuntarily.

I saw one mention that he was in Peaky Blinders, but I don't know how much/little.

F**k that guy

I also use a Venture card as my daily driver. Fyi you can use miles/pts on Amazon.

The original discussion was spoilered more out of caution (it's based on a 50-year old book that was adapted for TV when Jimmy Carter was President). But they've apparently wandered pretty far afield from the book at this point, so from about Ep 6 on it has been genuine spoiler territory.

Shōgun is about as good as TV gets imo. Like this is about the maximum expression of a dramatic narrative the medium is capable of delivering in 2024. Two more hours of story to go, I hope they stick the landing. I had one technical quibble with some of the camera work in the early episodes, and som...

We started the GE process last year ahead of our travels, but couldn't get an appointment for the interview. (I've mentioned before we were going to do in the interview in Dublin on the way home, but the guy was on his lunch break.............................) There was absolutely no appointment ava...

Not all bad musical ideas are really bad

I can accept that there is a bar. And we can have reasoned debates about where that bar is or should be. But I would hope there's little debate as to whether this particular instance was on the wrong side of that bar.

If you really want to dig in, ask them to prove the charges are legit in the first instance. Then ask how how they apply to you. Then prove that the debt is valid.

Both of the preceding comments are objectively hilarious.

Further Shōgun musings Something that occurred to me last night while ruminating. Ishdio has levied the charge that Toranaga aims to assassinate the heir to the throne - Yaechiyo, the son of the deceased taikō - and that is why there have been all the machinations with the Council of Regents and wha...

The last thing I'm aware of from Weird Al is the Hamilton Polka, which is - obviously - brilliant. It is also like 8 (?) yrs old at this point.

There must be some kind of way out of here....... said the joker to the thief.

Props to using Julie Newmar

Shōgun Ep 8 Talk about committing to the bit, geez......... Hiro's sacrifice had layered meanings, and he went out with honor and loyalty for a higher purpose. RIP :sad: Since the series began poor Fuji has lost three family members by seppuku . It's good to see Yabu and Anjin thrown (........or rat...

I hope you get sorted quick, mikey.

I do not know what the content is or what "Good People Disobey" guy's spiel is, but he has the look of someone who desperately needs to know what it feels like to get punched in the face in anger for the first time.

That's a super compelling message to send months before the team moves into their new $270 million facility.

I've had two different people independently tell me the same story, that Michael Bay had an admin fired at Digital Domain because they were typing too loudly. Bay part-owned the company for a time, and had an office on-site, but the only times he was ever in was for shot reviews. The admin supported...

Khalil Mack played one year of HS football 16 or 17 years ago, I'm sure he gives aaaall of the s**ts what his recruit level was. Is it meant to motivate 1-star recruits new to the team? "Look at 52 over there. He played 10 games of high school ball, and now he's a 8x Pro Bowler. All you have to do i...

That sounds like a good way to motivate millionaires.

I'm just saying, after the scandal of the Great Earthquake That Nearly Flattened The Northeastern United States in 2024 and People Talked About It In The Wrong Thread I wanted to be sure everyone was observing proper etiquette.

Today was 'hot mop' day in the bathroom reno. This is a good news/bad news thing.

Good news: It only took about 90 mins worth of work, and if we pass inspection tomorrow AM we will be a day ahead of schedule!

Bad news: Fresh tar smell inside

Point of order: Is any of this actually 'weather'? I should think not.