Elsalvajeloco
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Andreas Spang was deemed ineligible to fight by the commission and was removed from the card.
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So they've finally cast that fucking 50 SHADES OF GREY movie. It's Charlie Hunnam's Terrible Accent and someone called Dakota Johnson, who I've never seen in anything (and I guess I won't see her in anything in this either *rimshot*).
You do realize that's Don Johnson's daughter?
Oh, God. There is no way I can watch that movie and not feel weird.
I guess it's worth mentioning here that Tom Hiddleton will replace Benedict Cumberbatch as the lead in Guillermo del Toro's new gothic ghost thingie, Crimson Peak. You're replacing an awesome guy with another awesome guy. Normally that would be an exciting announcement but it its a zero sum gain, so it does not jazz me as much as it should.
Unless Cumberbatch dropping out changed plans, it's suppose to start shooting in late January. I just hope they give del Toro a decent budget.
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David Fincher saw Tyler Perry in Alex Cross and then casted him in Gone Girl with Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, and Neil Patrick Harris. Can't make that shit up.
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Yeah, Warren is out. Bellator is retarded.
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Well, it's coming out in early February. You'll probably forget about by the time the summer movies come out if it's crappy.
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Nope, Dave is a comedy robot incapable of human emotion or forethought.
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TUF from last night pulled the worst ratings in the show's history (both for individual shows and debuts).
Not their worst individually:
Damn, I stand corrected. Is it crazy I barely remember TUF 16?
TUF 16 was pretty forgettable so its understandable. Colton Smith doesn't look like he will be amounting to much as it is.
Ricci vs. Smith is the only TUF final I haven't watched. That's saying something.
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You're completely missing the point. Chapelle realized that he was basically becoming a doorway for white frat boys to to yell 'I'M RICK JAMES' and that he was more or less expected to shuck and jive.
That's why he walked away from his show, fame, and millions of fucking dollars. That's why I've got the utmost respect for the guy. He took a long hard look at what it really means to be a black entertainer in today's market, and instead of being comedy's Kanye or Jay Z, who basically make their money having any sort of message they have completely lost in an entitled white kid's ipod, he walked away from it.
Chapelle didn't want to shuck and jive anymore, and look what happened: everyone said OH MAN HE'S INSANE WHAT A MELTDOWN and wrote him off. In the past few years I've had the pleasure of seeing him perform drop ins at a few different places, and the dude is amazing.
He wasn't expected to do anything besides continue producing his program. Again, from what I've read, CC was ready to give him $50M to do his show the way he wanted; there was no pressure for him to use any specific topic of comedy, he had complete creative control. And don't give me that "doorway for white boys" line when CC was reluctant to air a bunch of his sketches, including blind white supremacist from the very first episode, because THEY felt he was crossing too many lines. No one is ever asked to "shucks and jive" for eight figures.
I really don't know what to make of your Jay-Z/Kanye and whiteboys ipod comment. I guess the only legitimate black artists are the "starving" ones? Looks like the only ones who really get music are you and Christgau.
Chappelle's "meltdown" had nothing to do with artistic integrity or any of that bullshit. To use the parlance of this forum, he was a smark who found out his audience was mostly marks. It was still real to him, damnit~~!
This all pretty much contradicts anything Neal Brennan has said on the matter.
I have no idea about Brennan's take on the matter, I'm going on what Dave himself has said. His stated reason for quitting the show was because he didn't feel comfortable with the "type" of laughs his show was eliciting.
I think we've reached the quota for exclamation marks in this thread.
Anyway, it would be crazy to believe that anyone is getting paid $50 million with absolutely no stipulations other than do a show.
It isn't when you're getting the ratings Chappelle's Show was. Again, CC were the ones originally who wanted to "tone down" the show, Dave had complete creative control.
No, it's still crazy to believe.
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I have to be honest the Robocop trailer looked like shit to me. Looks like they went with explosions over substance which is no surprise but..
I had low expectations going in because of people already shitting on the suit when the photo leaked during filming. But it's only a trailer.
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I think we've reached the quota for exclamation marks in this thread.
Anyway, it would be crazy to believe that anyone is getting paid $50 million with absolutely no stipulations other than do a show.
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Alistair Overeem will get a free win at UFC 167 against Frank Mir
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Sam Jackson....bad hairpiece? Yeah, sign me up.
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Second, they have the worst fucking autodrafting formula ever. I ended up with a defense in the 4th round and a kicker in the 5th, despite pre-ranking and not putting a single one in my top 200.
I think Yahoo does that too, sometimes. It's always hilarious when autodraft gives someone a defense in the sixth round.
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Strikeforce washout*
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Chappelle during his prime (2000-"mid-life crisis") is one of my favorite comedians. Some of the skits on Chappelle's Show will never be touched. But I've never been sympathetic about the "break-down" he had and his subsequent move to Africa. Wahhhh I've reached the pinnacle of my profession that millions dream of attaining and I don't know how to handle the eight figures that my bosses want to pay me Wahhhhh.
You have to look at his bosses though. Unless you're one of the untouchables (Trey and Matt from South Park, Stewart, and now Colbert), they have NO requirement to be loyal to you. Dave probably did not see himself in that category despite the success of the series through two seasons. Look at what Comedy Central did to Katt Williams during the height of his success. He was on the verge of his getting his own Comedy Central series and more specials. Then they pulled the stunt at the Roast of Flava Flav. They treat him shitty before the show, give him no heads up on what other people are going to say, and then give him a script with incendiary racist material targeted toward Flava Flav. Just because Katt gritted his teeth and did it for the money one time doesn't mean that Dave had to over the course of years.
I read the interview he gave a few years back after it all went down (I want to say TIME), and it his complaints had nothing to do with the suits at CC being too pushy or demanding a certain type of material. One day Dave basically realized some people were laughing at his race jokes without understanding that the jokes were poking fun at them, and because of this, he had his hissy fit and flew off to Africa. If it was the case that CC demanded a certain type of humor that he wasn't comfortable with, I'd support him 100%. But it was a case where the performer discovered his audience wasn't as smart as he originally thought they were.
Yeah, that's what I heard and that's why I posted the story with Katt. Both Katt and Dave are known for using race a lot in their material (sketch, film, standup, etc). I can't imagine what type of resistance Dave would have faced if he told CC that he was changing up the formula of the show based on that one feeling he had shooting a slave sketch. I'm sure Dave and Neal could have found a way to make the show successful without certain topics, but it probably would have taken a certain edge off the show that CC wanted.
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DVDVR Message Board: Still Crazy After All These Years
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Dave Meltzer said on the newest edition of WOR that Warren got knocked out in training and is out of the Kirk fight. Fight Network says that Kirk's team was told that Warren was cleared to fight a week ago and the fight is a go. Bellator hijinks.
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Bellator and all the major sources no longer list him on the card.
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Bellator 98: Schlemenko vs. Cooper
September 7, 2013
Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)Bellator Middleweight Championship: Alexander Shlemenko © (183.3) vs. Brett Cooper (184.8) (first defense) - Shlemenko, DEC (unanimous)
Bellator Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Finals: Brian Rogers (185) vs. Mikkel Parlo (185) - Parlo, DEC (unanimous)
Bellator Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Finals: Giva Santana (185.5) vs. Jason Butcher (184.5) - Butcher, TKO (punches), R2 (1:12)
Bellator Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Finals: Justin Torrey (185) vs. Brennan Ward (185.3) - Ward, TKO (punches), R2 (3:28)
Bellator Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Finals: Jeremy Kimball (186) vs. Perry Filkins (186) - Filkins, SUB (neck crank), R3 (4:18)
Patricky Freire (155) vs. Derek Anderson (154) - Anderson, DEC (unanimous)Spike.com/Unaired Preliminary Card:
Jeff Nader (204) vs. Mike Mucitelli (204) - No Contest (accidental eyepoke to Nader), R1 (1:30)
Josh Diekman (243) vs. Parker Porter (260) - Diekman, TKO (punches), R1 (1:12)
Brylan Van Artsdalen (156) vs. Ryan Quinn (155) - Quinn, SUB (arm triangle choke), R1 (2:34)
Nick Piedmont (145.5) vs. Matt Bessette (144.8) - Bessette, TKO (punches), R1 (1:41)
Glenn Alliar (135) vs. Rico Disciullo (135.3) - Disciullo, KO (elbows), R1 (1:21)Rating: 437,000 viewers
Cancelled Bouts:
Alexander Shlemenko vs. Doug Marshall - Injury to Marshall (Hand)
Andreas Spang vs. Brett Cooper - Cooper Moved to Main Event
Dan Cramer vs. Perry Filkins - Cramer Withdrew
Joe Riggs vs. Mike Bronzoulis - Injury to Riggs (Eye)
Joe Warren vs. Nick Kirk - Injury to Warren (Concussion)
Dave Vitkay vs. Brennan Ward - Ward Moved to Main Card as Replacement
Justin Torrey vs. Andreas Spang - Spang Removed By Commission
Andrew Calandrelli vs. Ryan Quinn - Calandrelli Removed From Bout -
I don't think there was an argument that he stylistically matched up against Jon. Glover's age, inactivity against legit opponents, and lack of a real solid camp was always a detriment to him being an elite fighter. But no one can doubt that he is an upper tier light heavyweight right now. Certain guys (i.e. Bader) will always find a way to lose to him.
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Ryan Bader, ladies and gentlemen.
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I think he has a shot. Glover hasn't impressed me.
This is what all his detractors say. However, I personally would not lay a dime on Ryan Bader.
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Newest Dancing With the Stars cast
- singer and actress Christina Milian;
That needs to be changed to "Alleged singer and actress Christina Milian".
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Ben Henderson's right arm is fine and he can go back to training immediately, but Jacare might be out for a little while until he gets his right foot cleared.