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This. I would be half as hard on Teddy if we were paying him half as much money. It's the pricetag that's attached to his mediocrity that makes it so hard to to handle.

Terrible idea. You're basically making high-profile sex offenders untouchable. What woman, abused by a powerful man, is going to bring charges against him if there's a remote chance of getting discredited by his high-dollar legal team, PR team, and the smear campaign he's going to throw at her? If she gets beaten in the courtroom due to crooked legal shenanigans, then she'll have a) been raped, b) didn't see her abuser get justice, and c) gets punished for his crimes.

Short answer: No. Long answer: No. By and large they're pulp fiction that's written like the authors are paid by the word and are writing against a deadline with a gun to their heads. They're pure plot progression with only a hint of characterization or world-building. Most novels are really just lore or fluff that accompany and enhance the tabletop gaming experience. BUT there are exceptions to the rule, which is great. Because the 40k universe is so terrifying, nihilistic and bleak, that it's an incredibly fun setting for sci-fi. And in particular, the books about Chaos are probably the best. Those authors, and John French in particular, play very well in the world where technology is incredibly advanced, but almost everyone has forgotten how to achieve it, so all the mighty spaceships are basically derelict, rusting and dripping with caustic, radioactive fluids, and there are malevolent gods and that exist in the immaterial plane that humanity uses for space travel, waiting for the fields that repel them to flicker for a microsecond so they can come spilling into our reality and fug everyone up. General rule, the darker the subject matter, the better the book will be.

I'm set, I think, until August.

Damn! Games Workshop recruited him. Astartes is now an official Warhammer property. Good for him! https://www.warhammer-community.com/warhammer-animation-astartes/

Overall the movie was meh, and if you skipped it initially, like I did, you aren't missing much. But this shot was amazing: I genuinely got creeped out when I watched this scene the first time. It's mostly Joel Kinnaman's acting; you really believe he's seeing himself being taken apart chunk by chunk and realizing how little of himself is left. How unnatural that it is that he's alive. And what it means to actually be "alive." Great scene. Blah movie.

If this was the dialogue from a stereotypical "American Redneck" character in a TV show or movie, I'd think it was lazy, unrealistic and a pointlessly knock-you-over-the-head level of satire. Post-Trump America has literally transcended parody of itself.

I'm sure I'm in a mega minority here. But LB is my #2 draft need after offensive line. QB is third. Because it wouldn't be exciting, but we could roll with Teddy for another year. After nearly 2 unbroken decades of stellar MLBs, we're huuuurting without a defensive field general. If Micah Parsons was there at 8, I'd take him. I'd take him over Lance.

Dying. That's the first thing that came to mind. You don't bequeath the largest gift in a college's history posthumously. You want to see that poo.

Nailed it

He wasn't a great player, but I'll miss him. Name him the Hype Man Emeritus or something, and just have him in the locker room and sideline. Or make him Sir Purr.

I liked the story line as well. Just the contrivance of his name being a derivation of "Hold the Door" was laughable. It would have worked equally well if he like knocked down a buttress (because he's a giant and really strong) and the cave collapsed, sealing the dead in and allowing them to escape.

"Hold the Door!" Okay, that was the first moment I've laughed out loud at the show, and not in a good way. Halfway through season 6 and I'm already starting to see the degradation of the writing. Major character kill-offs aren't even shocking anymore. But the "Hold the Door" thing was just so embarrassingly contrived. I can just see the writers room and some 23-year-old film school hack going: "And then Hodor helps them escape the cave as the White Walkers close in." "How?" "Maybe he closes off the cave entry?" "How? It's a cave. What could he close off?" "Maybe there's a door." "...a door?" "Yeah." "...to the cave? The cave has a door?" "Yeah." "But we've seen the other cave entrance like 10 times already. And there's no door." "But there is on this side." "Why?" "Because, get this. He HOLDS the DOOR!" "..." "Get it?" "Get what?" "He HOLDS the DOOR!" "I don't get it." "HO' DOOR. HODOR!" "Oh...Okay. I thought his name was just 'Hodor.'" "Yeah, but this is clever!" I was screaming with laughter, and I didn't even have to look to know that this wasn't something from the books. But indeed it isn't. His name is just Hodor.

Love his story and his fire. And it looked like he put in the work in the off-season to back up his will to succeed. He had a great season and I look forward to seeing what he will do in 2021.

Thanks, everyone for the feedback so far. I've decided to go through til the end. I just started Season 6, so I'm in virgin territory.

You're right. Would never happen. How foolish of me. Also:

Interesting that he chose to wear his Wisconsin hoodie in his Dear John letter to the state of Texas. I wonder if he wouldn't like playing for Green Bay? Also, Houston may very well be Major League-ing it. Maybe they want to move the franchise to another market.

Leaf, Sanchez, RGIII, Wentz, Darnold. One thing for damn sure: You don't trade up for the second best QB in the draft.

Dune. I got it for Dune. I literally subscribed the day they made the announcement they would be carrying WB's first run movies. Hope enough other people did likewise so that offer studios follow in WB's footsteps.

Didn't exactly quit after season 5. Just couldn't justify the HBO expense at the time. But last year was a pretty good year sales-wise. So I got HBO money

Glad I'm not the only one! He was poised to be a career starter. From the looks of it, he went back to Iowa and is involved in farming and local football. I'll throw out one. I always wondered what happened to Kealoha Pilares.

This was my pick. My Madden players were always #37 in his honor. He was a guy who got thrust into the spot light and worked his ass off. Good special teamer as well. Looked him up due to this thread. Apparently he's a realtor now. https://www.buddyblake.com/agents/523/nick-goings/

I recently got HBO Max, and I started re-watching from the beginning. When I last had HBO was the end of Season 5, and I've managed to avoid spoilers about how the series ended thus far. But I understand that Season 8, and the way the show ended got a pretty poor reception from the fans. So I'd like to ask this of the freefolk who have watched all the way to the end: Is it as bad as they say it is? Was this a "The Last Jedi" kind of thing, where it was loved by some, hated by others, but a very toxic and vocal minority makes it seem like it's a flaming shitwreck. Or is it actually a full-on dumpster fire? Is it worth watching all the way to the end? I'm so enjoying re-watching the early seasons. Damn I forgot how good that show was! So is it worth getting re-invested again, and getting my hopes up, only to be disappointed? Will it ruin the entire show for me if I see the end? Or is it worth soldiering through just so I get closure by seeing the series finale? If it IS that bad and watching to the end WILL ruin the show for me forever, where should I stop? Thanks!

One of the most badass military sci-fi films I've ever seen. Being released in installments every few months on YouTube, and I hope bringing it to the attention of a new audience here. It's basically the passion project of one guy, and the quality of the animation and action is just amazing. Mainly sharing for @Harbingers because if you're waiting for a Warhammer 40k movie, this is about the best we could ever hope for. I'll also tag @PhillyB here, because there's some amazing shot composition, visual storytelling and editing here that any filmmaker could benefit from seeing.