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I couldn't give two shits about work shoot stuff. Everyone knows what happened, not much else to say. Also who would he ultimately be bashing? The YB? He did that already on Collision. JUNGLE BOY? Who cares about him. Not sure what firing off on AEW would have done really.

The 'home' thing will only be good if this is all phoney CM Punk stuff until the inevitable turn. I mean he's hardly home is he? He fucking hates the company and we all know he does. They fired him on his wedding day and sued him. He'll make it work no doubt as he's a fascinating character. 

Well that promo killed the aura a bit. Fucking hell. Would be something if he was doing 'Corporate Phil Triple H's mate' shtick, I could get behind that. This just seemed really off. Is he even that buzzed to be there? Dunno. Seems weird to say but I just don't think he fits that company.

Anyway, hopefully he'll turn it around. Personally I don't want him to do anything with Rollins who I genuinely can't stand at all.

That was a cracker of an episode and had a lot of the old magic. The show has really clicked the last 3 or so episodes.

58 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

If we take away the conversation of VAR and it's bad and blah blah blah, and just look at this in isolation, I think this is handled pretty well.

The push is a foul but that's by the by, the most egregious issue in that game was Bruno forearm smashing Jorginhio in the back of the head. That was what a lot of the anger is about.

3 hours ago, RedRooster said:

this interpretation of the character is a bit grating

Yeah. Mainly he makes Frasier look like the one who is right about everything

I enjoyed the 5th episode. I like Alan and Frasier together and David is probably the best thing about the ensemble cast.

20 hours ago, Chest Rockwell said:

The biggest problem for me is Freddie as the number 2 character in the show. I don't really find his character believable (as in it doesn't make sense to me how the Freddie from the original show turned into this guy).

Agreed. He's the weak point. I would love if they showed the elements of old Freddie appearing every now and then. He's just not very good.

David Schwimmer from season 5 onwards utterly steals FRIENDS. Ross' mental breakdown into essentially becoming Kramer is superb. He's the highlight of those later seasons, he even makes that god awful Rachael/Joey forced romance work when he's involved. 

Was really sad about Matthew Perry. I read his book last year and was shocked about just how honest and graphic he was. A troubled guy but Chandler from 1-4 was the best thing about the biggest show on the planet. Bar Joey though, he should have dropped all those others. Joey was the only one who laughed at his jokes.

I doubt MJF is leaving. There's still stuff to be done in AEW. He'll probably pull the trigger in 2 years

Everyone else has mentioned and summed up my thoughts perfectly, so all I'll add is that Kenny Omega singles matches are just an absolute treat. Get him back up the card and as the main guy with MJF. 

3 hours ago, Chris B said:

To be fair, Exorcist III is really actually quite good, and has one of the greatest jump scares in cinema.

Three has some great moments and it's tone is relentless. A really good idea that was slightly ruined by the studio.

I maintain David Fincher stole his tone off of it

I think both are good. WWE has the hottest top angle of course, but I still find some of the stuff a slog. I tend to dip into the bits I want to watch rather than watch the whole show.

AEW could be better, but it's still entertaining. It isn't as hot as it was, but I find it a better product to sit and enjoy than WWE as a whole.

Overall wrestling is in a pretty good place.

1 hour ago, Chris B said:

While I get the idea of the multi-denominational exorcism, it felt a bit weak. I'd have rather they just used two different religions and made the contrast against them more of a thing. Instead, it just felt a bit wishy-washy and not so much about the forces of goodness and faith as much as about 'Live, Laugh, Love' spirituality vs Evil.

That part made utterly no sense at all. It is the dumbest thing they could have done -  that and that line about patriarchy which is so ridiculous and stupid it was when I nearly walked out.

Good on Ellen Burstyn for just getting a fat cheque apparently for this. Quite why all reboot films must make the people in the original miserable and bitter all the time is a trope that needs to fuck off.

It's a film by people who have heard of The Exorcist but actually know fuck all about it. They should have just tried to re-imagine Exorcist 3.

1 hour ago, FelatioLips said:

For better or worse too apparently Kelsey Grammer eventually ends up interjecting the crowd when they react wrong in places, telling them to stay quiet or wind their necks in whooping and hollering at things. I think the latter half of the season might feel more like Frasier.

I did read that his Directed episodes are the best. He gets the show down to his core, so yeah think it'll get better.

According to the writers, the original idea for the new season was to have Frasier and Niles open a Theatre together, but David Hyde Pierce turned it down. They also wanted to include the funeral but again, David turning it down meant they couldn't.

I'm a bit gutted that we didn't get this, but in a way doing something new with the character at least gives it a clean break. But damn you David Hyde Pierce!!

Also Frasier is the 'in between' man. He's cultured and snobby but he's also able to understand the ridiculousness of some of it. He's the middle man between Niles and Martin, and he does it brilliantly.

4 hours ago, Shy Dad said:

Is it in poor taste for him to be nominated for a BAFTA in a way celebrating how well he played a monster?

Not really. People have played horrendous real life characters and won awards before. Knowing Coogan though I think he might ask not to be considered,

Frasier insulting Lillith always makes me smile. Kelsey really hasn't missed a beat as Frasier.

Fuck it. Vince went mental in public all the time and looked ridiculous. It's part of the show

1 hour ago, SuperBacon said:

5 tossed salads and scrambled eggs out of 10. 

The reviews have said that the show really kicks in about 4 episodes in when everything has bedded down. I think I actually sighed in delight during that first episode. Its just nice to watch new Frasier and it not be god awful.

On 10/9/2023 at 11:22 PM, SuperBacon said:

Rewatched Carrie, which obviously is still bloody great.

I think Carrie is just flat out one of the best films ever made which is weird as it's not in my De Palma top 3!

1 minute ago, DavidB6937 said:

A decent number and a good win. They won't need any more than that.

Not too sure given what was on that show. I suppose what we will see is if people stick around with NXT. Its been good lately but yesterday was weirdly not the best showcase of that

That's fairly decent for AEW given what they were up against. For NXT...Surely they would have expected more?

Well MJF has had his say on it now and he's fired up about it

Finally, decent Doctor Who is back on the BBC

Trailer does look good and it being A24 has me optimistic.