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That's what sold the angle for me. I watched him do the Parka strut. Figured it was Parka and then he hit the Diamond Cutter and unmasked it was 200% gold. You aren't kidding. It was one of those rare moments where I was legitimately surprised. So awesome. Great interview. I wound up shedding a few tears when DDP told the story about how he called Macho on Thanksgiving.

I'm still surprised CBS has a sports network. How many viewers do they even get, 28? It has to get less viewers than G4. I have the second highest tier with Directv and I think I came across it once somewhere in the 600s or 700s. That's typically where the multiple CSN channels are at, and I think Fuel is in there as well. I think we'll know how serious providers are about FS1 or NBCSN depending on where each channel is placed. On my Directv, all of the ESPN channels are in the low 200s, which is where all of the other major cable networks reside. It would be very, very interesting if FS1 wound up as channel 209, while the 5 ESPN channels occupy 204 - 208.

The Newsroom is SOOO bad. Just, ugh, just awful. Truly awful. As for Ray Donovan and the lack of humor, I see what Mag 7 is saying. The first episode was rather humorous in a dark comedy sort of way. Mickey's behavior was so creepy and outrageous it was almost funny. Ray himself displayed a dry sense of humor. Ezra was quirky and eccentric. Since then, Mickey is just a grade A creep and there's nothing remotely funny about his actions. Ray has the grim reaper's sense of humor. And Ezra is not quirky and eccentric, he's slowly slipping away, depressingly so too. I think the intent is to have these characters do funny or off things, but they're almost too effective in making the lives of each character so bleak and it completely washes away anything that you could find humorous in an irreverent sort of way. I still like the show a ton. It's really compelling and interesting, but yeah, it's not going to cheer you up. And Low Winter Sun sounds like The Shield. I'm in.

Yeah, but Sam Kinison? In any event, if the writers and director do a good job, imagine how many minds will be blown if his religious history is covered in full.

Barrett dropped a nicely audible f-bomb right as his face was in the camera.

I wish I didn't read that. Now I'm even more aggravated. The writing in the last few seasons hasn't bothered me that much. I could complain about how formulaic the show was and how the writing was lazy, but I still thought it was better than a lot of other shows, so long as the last season would wrap things up well. This season has been a complete fuckshitstorm of the worst of this show. Debra has PTSD, IMMEDIATELY HAS FREQUENT AND RISKY SEX WITH CRIMINALS. Do these writers even understand what PTSD is? Dex finds out he was manipulated and turned into a monster, DECIDES TO DO THE SAME TO ANOTHER PERSON. Quinn is best buds with Dexter, LATER HATES DEX BECAUSE DEX SEES HIM POCKETING CASH. Quinn has evidence of Dexter being a killer, FALLS IN LOVE WITH A STRIPPER, DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH STRIPPERS. Quinn is buds with Dexter again, SHOWS EARLY SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER'S. Angel is all, "be a Sgt., bro, take the exam!" to Quinn and later can't make a decision and hires someone else showing he is the worst fucking friend in the world. And probably within the last couple episodes, Dexter is actually watching his kid instead of dumping him on Angel's sister all the time. No wonder your kid lies to you. You're never even around to take care of him because you're off killing someone. Oh, and you nearly developed a serious relationship with another serial killer who poisons her victims. Jesus, what happens when Harrison throws a big temper tantrum or never cleans his room or says shit like, "You're not my MOM"? She probably puts some flower poison in his Gogurt or Capri Sun, that's what. That's it. The only suitable end to this show is Doakes showing up after faking his death, going deep undercover with the FBI.

I really don't get why so many people care that much about having a female Doctor. Do these same people want a female 007? I'm fine with gender equality, but at a certain point, it gets a bit ridiculous grousing that an established fictional male character won't be turned into a female. The formula, for nearly the entire history of the show is male Doctor plus at least one companion that is a female going on adventures through time. Stop expecting that to change. You would sooner see someone re-write Huck Finn with Huck being a girl for no good reason except to say, "LOOK! We made this boy character a girl! EQUALITY!"

I don't think so and I don't give a crap enough to look it up. If she had escaped, Dexter would have tracked her down and killed her. Now that I say that, given the craptacular writing, I'm sure she did escape and everyone threw up their arms and decided to not give two shits.

Agreed. I think it would be an excellent touch. Keaton is who I want cast as Batman, again. If he isn't, I probably won't care that much.

Don't you fucking justify this shitty writing, piranesi. The rest of us need to hate this show with every fiber in our being and tune in each week because we're all goddamn lemmings. It's hard to do that with someone making sense of things.

Tonight, on Ray Donovan... JAMES MOTHERFUCKIN WOODS, Y'ALL Aww yeah, this show is on some next level shit now.

I'm convinced that this broad who is into Dexter is undercover working for the FBI. Beyond that, I mean, what the fuck?! The writers are as bad as the WWE's. So let's see...Harry didn't want Dexter to be a monster and because of Dr. Vogel manipulating Harry and Dexter, Harry kills himself. Dexter understands this. Debra understands this. And they both also understand that Dexter didn't have to become a monster. The Dark Passenger was something he created and the Code was Vogel's fucked up creation. Of the 3 paths Dexter can take with Hamilton (kill him, free him and teach him how to reign in his own Dark Passenger, or free him to teach him that he can be normal and not be manipulated into being a monster), he chooses to teach Hamilton how to be a killer? So dumb... And that doesn't even touch on the numerous other stupid things about this episode. Quinn must have the worst case of amnesia or he's really dumb. If he wants to be Sgt., don't go after Hamilton, go after Dexter, you dumbshit. You practically know he's a killer. Then there's Vogel, who fully understands how she manipulated Dexter, and everyone else knows this, and yet no one regards her as the real bad guy/gal. There was such an obvious direction to go in where Dexter kills Vogel to exorcise his demons and to finally let go of his Dark Passenger. He can pay a visit to Harry's tombstone, fuck, they can flash forward like they did with Six Feet Under and Dexter can tell Harrison the truth about his biggest lie, maybe at a time Harrison is having a crisis of his own to steer him in the right direction. The writers could even have the show end with Dexter finally letting go, teasing he's going to kill someone, and instead leads Miami Metro to the culprit. This doesn't even touch on one of the dumbest lines ever in the history of this show when Deb is talking with Dexter and is going off on him about Vogel, at one point saying, "and where did she get that accent?!" Really? Gee, I don't know, she probably got from her native country, you fucking idiot. And the end of the episode...the broad who was in prison is now suddenly out and not one Goddamn person was aware of her getting free? Someone as meticulous as Dexter isn't going to keep tabs on the other living person who knows his secret? FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, indeed.

I kinda wish Sting would have jumped, if possible, prior to being booked like a heel. I don't even remember what lead to that heel run, but it felt like it was aborted within a few weeks time.

This is going to be awesome.

I read someone's breakdown of how it could be Tennant. While it had its merits, I think that fucks with people a bit too much and is pretty weak. However, Tennant playing The Valeyard and being the big bad against John Hurt would be kinda neat.

What in the fuck?! Chris Watts scores round 1 for Lyoto, but later scores round 3 for Davis? Terrible.

http://deadspin.com/in-lieu-of-ufc-highlights-embarrassing-videos-of-a-ufc-1015341046 I normally like Deadspin, but this is one of the most butthurt, crybaby reactions to the UFC ever. He practically channeled John McCain and every uninformed boxing reporter that wrote stories about the UFC when it started booming. Just pathetic.

Fucking bullshit judging. I can't believe I went from someone who really didn't like Machida to now thinking he gets robbed by the judges. Machida fucked up Davis for nearly 3 rounds. Unbelievable.

I will say this, I HATE being at Wrigley Field when it's hot and muggy outside, but I'm terrible at handling hot weather. 60 to 75 all year round would be my ideal climate. However, when it isn't that hot, there is nothing quite like sitting in the bleachers. In the bleachers, you are the furthest from the action, and at the same time, you're right in the thick of it. The only other spot I like better is somewhere behind home plate. In any event, being able to see every shift, watching what individual players do, watching other players on opposing teams talk to each other on the field, etc. are all little things that make me love watching baseball live. Watching baseball live also minimizes the usual annoyances of pitchers that take a glacially slow amount of time delivering pitches. Watching that shit on TV is the worst. Watching it live, not so much. I typically get lost in the game, and yet, I also get totally wrapped up in the excitement of winning and the disappointment of losing. I love it. There's nothing else like watching baseball live.

The missus and I watched End of Watch last night. I had been interested in watching it for awhile now, but a friend of mine recently saw it and put it up fairly high in his best of 2012 list. It was actually really, really good. It had a pretty good mix of humor and situations that were really disturbing. In a sense, it's almost like a found footage horror movie. Michael Pena brings it too. I've liked him since I saw him in Crash, a movie I initially liked and now really don't, but I always thought he stood out. Between him and Gyllenhaal, he gives the better performance and I hope he gets more starring roles. As far as where it ranks in my best of 2012 list, which is still anemic since I don't get to watch movies all that often, it's probably in the top 10, right at 9 or 10.

Do you actually think he dictates to the UFC what he will or won't do? He may not, but GSP probably does.

The earliest I would have wanted Sting to jump to the WWE was shortly after WCW folded. Despite how the match at Starrcade ended and despite the angle having the wrong end, I would have still hated missing out on the build-up to Hogan vs Sting. Sting was one of my all-time favorites and I was literally tuning in to watch or record Nitro and Thunder just to see if Sting would appear or how the angle would proceed. In that regard, it felt like it lasted longer than Goku fighting Frieza. Even still, every week was thrilling just for that Sting moment. After WCW folds, I think Sting has tons of programs you can work him into. The problem is, Vince seemed to have soured so much on anything associated with WCW due to that shitty Buff Bagwell vs Booker T match that I think Sting would have been buried. Even if he isn't buried, the evidence that he would get a decent run was heavily against him. Considering how badly WWE fucked up on Scott Steiner's and Goldberg's runs, I think the ball would be dropped with Sting. You have to keep in mind that the writing staff would later have no idea how to use Ric Flair. RIC FLAIR. If it isn't a WWE product, then the concept is totally lost. Now, if the timeline were different you had current era HHH running things back then like he seemingly is now, then I think Sting has a good shot at succeeding. Aside from that, Undertaker vs Sting in Atlanta would have been off the hook. I'm going to be really bummed if we miss out on that matchup.

I'm lazy.

Oh man, I'll second the Killer Bunnies love. So much fun. However, as far as card games goes, ones that aren't Magic anyway, it's tough to beat Cards Against Humanity. For board game board games though, Arkham Horror is tons of fun, but I really love Carcassonne (that could be considered a board game, right?). Ticket to Ride is a lot of fun as well. What's awesome is that Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride are both on iOS.

That story is awesome. Totally made my day thus far. It also continues the trend of dinner talk. Oh, and FSW, please Hammer, don't hurt 'em.