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I thought it was great. None of the artists take themselves too seriously and the filmmakers come at it from a place of love, so it's not mean-spirited or anything.

Did you go to high school in South Bend? I don't know much about the area, but my wife went to Clay.

My wife is an IU grad who grew up in South Bend. This is so cool for her. A few weeks ago, she won this "tailgate" package from a local restaurant. You get two whole chickens and a few sides. We get to choose when we want it. Looks like we'll be cashing in on Dec. 20!

There is sort of an overriding negativity to this place lately. Dean was always good for being some light in all the doom and gloom.

I really don't get the point of the HP TV series.* The movies were some of the most perfectly-cast adaptations imaginable. They're not going to do a better job. *Yeah, I know it's "money".

To be fair, they own the Jags. He doesn't have much experience with the playoffs.

I agree, but would add that pro wrestling comedy when it's intentional is almost never funny.

I'm more of an Estranged guy, personally.

I don't think you have to know that November Rain was used for an ECW promo to enjoy the one AEW did. Is this a wrestling bubble thing? It was the first rock music video to reach 2 billion views on YouTube. People, even young people, know the song.

The hour-long Alexander match that @DreamBroken mentioned up there is one of the better matches I've ever seen live. Bailey is awesome. Very nice guy, too. I'd love to see him in AEW.

Figure it was Shrader's agent calling him and saying, Agent: "Hey, Spencer. I got a call from the Chiefs and..." Shrader: "Yes! Please, yes! I'm packing now. Yes!"

For an album that wasn't supposed to be sold to kids, there sure were a ton of us in my junior high that owned As Nasty As They Wanna Be.

I was talking with a co-worker who's reading Blood Meridian about how bleak of a story it is. Just not a hint of hope. Got home, and decided to watch Before the Devil Knows You're Dead on a whim. Wow. More bleakness. Great movie, but not one iota of hopefulness in there. Dang. Need to find me something wholesome to watch.

I remember seeing Chris Evans be awesome in Knives Out and being so glad he was going to get away from Marvel and start making some awesome movies. So far, little disappointed.

I remember going to a house show in 96* and getting fairly close to Michaels and being shocked at how small he was. *It was this show:

And the sale had the backing of several Sandy Hook families. Makes it even sweeter.

I'd say Hogan pre-1987 or so is a lot of fun. His matches are very chaotic. He'd bleed a ton, and there was a lot of movement in them. Once he fell into his formula, that's where things go downhill.

That New York Post interview with Mox that someone here shared has him laying out what he's going for fairly well. And, yes, I agree that it needs to be shown/said on AEW TV for it to be a real explanation. But, it basically boils down to, he doesn't like how complacent some of the wrestlers in AEW have become, so he's targeting them. That's why he's going after Dark Order and Top Flight and not Osprey or the Callis Family or the Hurt Syndicate. IMO, it's just a fairly straightforward angle that probably got deluded a lot when Mox said they were "taking over". I think this brings up a good point. We have a ton of media in the last few years that requires you to "keep up". You need to see all of the episodes/movies, and you need to see them in order, and if you miss even one, you're going to be lost. I'm not saying that's bad. I LOVE a lot of stuff that's like that. But, I think that's trained us that we need to see every second of every episode of wrestling. I just can't do that. I mostly watch on delay and fast-forward through things that don't interest me. Some weeks, if I'm not feeling it, I just don't watch. Nothing wrong with feeling like you need to see everything, or even just wanting to see everything. I just wouldn't stress over it.

You must be doing something right.

I'm pretty much the exact size as you, and yes, it's considered obese. Luckily, it doesn't effect any work or insurance related things for me. I've had like three different doctors tell me that BMI is bullshit, too. So crappy that a totally bogus number can really screw people over.

Step into my office, cause you’re fucking fired!

I saw the first MI when it came out, and then just didn't watch any of them. This past year, my son and I have watched them all. Just an amazing series of movies of the kind I wish we got more of. I got serious chills on the new trailer from that shot of Cruise hanging off the yellow biplane. Damn.

That's a case where I'd be way more interested in hearing the ones that didn't win than the one that does.

*raises hand* The only consolation is that I have Lamar, but it's going to be a tight week.

I'm going to start a Go Fund Me for AEW wrestlers to buy better self-tanner.