Jive Turkey

what's funny is that i kinda thought about bailing on Severance after a few episodes. not really, but it was so slow at the beginning. i was wondering where it was going. but holy shit, it turned things up and ended with a bang. True Detective season 4 . . . not so much. it started off with potential and has gotten lost in the wilderness with all of those other weirdos.

i started my third rewatch a few weeks ago. just an episode a night or so. i'm halfway through season 2, and all i can really think about right now is how not one of those motherfuckers was ever nominated for an Emmy in an acting category, and the show was never nominated for best drama. it's criminal. it's right up there with Reggie Bush beating VY for the Heisman as the biggest travesty in awards show history. if The Wire came out today, it would be like Succession. there would 2 or 3 actors up for each category. Larry Gilliard Jr as Dee should have an Emmy under his belt in a supporting role for season 1. he was awesome. Chris Bauer as Frank Sobotka would be a shoe in nominee for season 2 best supporting actor. but you could throw out 10 other names that had Emmy worthy submissions. yet not one nomination. as for Best Drama, it's comical to look at some of the other shows that were nominated in that category during the timeframe The Wire was on: CSI, Joan of Arcadia, Grey's Anatomy, House, Boston Legal, Heroes. just network schlock. and i'm giving a pass to other shows that, while not my cup of tea, had big supporters, good reviews, and legit claims for nominations (West Wing, Dexter, Lost, Damages). but no love for a show that many now believe is the greatest series ever produced in the history this medium. and yeah, this shit more than holds up some 20 plus years since it's debut.

Is tonight the U2 concert? Expect 10 segments tomorrow about how it was the greatest concert ever. @Skipper is right. Super Bowl week was the pinnacle of “we can do what they do but they can’t do what we do.” So much gold. And now half the day sounds like segments Guy Sports would be ashamed of.

As soon as Gianni said Dallas had the most games, it was obvious that we weren’t getting the final. So be it. Let that be New Jersey’s headache.

Arlington gets 9 games.

We’re gonna find out in a few minutes if Jerry gets the final.

That looked deflected.

Havertz is such an overpaid flopping bitch.

Disasterclass

just for some perspective, Blackburn won with 54.7% of the vote in 2018. in the Tennessee governor's race in 2018, the Republican won with 59.5% of the vote. the overall popular vote for all federal House races in Tennessee that year was 59.25% for the Rs. the overall popular vote for all state senate races in Tennessee that year was 63.2% for the Rs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Tennessee_elections clearly, Taylor's endorsement of Phil Bredesen - which came less than one month before the election - made a difference. not enough to win, obviously. as Js1 noted, JC himself couldn't win in Tennessee with his lib policies. but she cut the gap. if Taylor came out this summer for Biden, it would absolutely make a difference with young voters nationwide.

Benioff and Weiss are behind this.

thankfully, the show is not full of idiotic takes. just the occasional Jake stupid hot take that does seem very trollish. but otherwise, you should definitely check back into the podcast. 4 shows a week, 2 will be free, and you can listen at your leisure. and now that they can talk about the Ticket, we should get a lot more disclosure. starting today. they are streaming their Super Bowl watch party on YouTube, with special guests Mike and Cash Sirois in attendance.

timing wise, the whole MAGA war on Taylor Swift could work out really well for Biden. Taylor restarts her international tour on Feb. 7 in Tokyo. it wraps up on August 20 in London. then the Eras Tour conveniently picks back up on October 18 with 3 shows in Miami, then 3 shows in New Orleans, and ends with 3 shows in Indianapolis from Nov. 1-3. election day is November 5. so Taylor will be in the U.S. heading into election day and could be riling up the base and galvanizing Swifties to vote for Biden.

i just listened to that. he said we weren't ready for Starkville. it's like the Alabama game didn't happen. yeah, i had to pause the podcast and calm down.

the boy from Northern Ireland. damnit Darwin.

yep. it blows people's minds when they first learn he was a Broadway musical star (it did to me). dude originated the Billy Flynn role in Chicago. he'd crack the Tsalal case.

that's actually Briscoe and Ed Green. this is Briscoe and Curtis. which was the better pairing? that's for the fan to decide. some might say Briscoe and Logan were the best. all of this to say that the more supernaturally this season of True Detective gets, the more i lose interest. but i'll watch until the end.

things should get more interesting on The Dumb Zone. they can now run ads. there will be two free episodes per week, which can be found on all platforms (not just Patreon). and tomorrow is the day their confidentiality agreement runs out, so they can start discussing what went down at the Ticket. their lawyer warned them not to get into privileged stuff, but otherwise, they can start giving the low down on how/why they left and everything that entails.

Italy would be great for Gio. Very entertaining league. Paramount Plus sub comes in real handy for Serie A games. I'd tune in for Fiorentina games with Gio. I have a soft spot for that club because of Batistuta back in the day. One of my favorite players. That purple kit is kinda sweet.

Get your licks in now.