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Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
billfromlaketravis replied to gofuckyourself's topic in Movies and TV
Would be very Gilligan. Like I said, the dude isn’t interested in some Independence Day type show. -
Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
billfromlaketravis replied to gofuckyourself's topic in Movies and TV
Gilligan was inspired by 2 things. The rise of AI and Covid. AI is obviously the virus.The ensuing disaster is Covid. Some people like AI. Some people liked staying home during Covid. Let’s call them an analogue for the Others, people like Laxmi that want to join the hive mind, and Others sympathizers like Diabate. Vince is asking what it means to be human. If we let AI do everything for us, are we still human? If Carol asked the Others (AI) to bury Helen while she drank iced tea and chatted with Zosia (ChatGPT) on the back porch, is she really mourning Helen? She did it herself with immense pain and exertion. She bled, sweated, and cried over Helen’s grave. She suffered. She mourned. She achieved emotional closure. -
2025-26 Houston Rockets Thread - Back to Contention?
billfromlaketravis replied to BigOrange1's topic in Basketball
I’m not mad at the team getting 5 days off. Alpie was sick, and KD is 37. -
MSRP on Eagle Rare and ETL essentially doubled. Blanton’s is a cool $90-95 now. I still think ER is a good buy at $50, but I won’t buy another bottle of Blanton’s or ETL unless I’m forced to in a bundle situation. Weller 12 and Antique have been $50 for several years. They priced ER12 well. I believe it’s the same price as ER10. The new cask strength Sazerac rye is supposed to be under $50. BT is kind of a mixed bag on MSRP.
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Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
billfromlaketravis replied to gofuckyourself's topic in Movies and TV
Random thoughts: - I remain convinced Gilligan doesn’t want to do a big VFX show with hundreds of extras in alien makeup. I think there will be a build up for an invasion and they’ll converse with Carol, but little green men aren’t coming. - Something stuck with me after the poker scene. The others clean up broken glass with their bare hands. No brooms or dust pans or hell gloves. This could demonstrate the aliens don’t give a shit if the others injure themselves in their service. They’re worker bees. - Maybe the virus didn’t kill anyone because the aliens need worker bees? What if their biology prevents them from doing some tasks on Earth? What if they don’t like dirty jobs? - Again everything is deliberate with Gilligan. He went out of his way in the previous episode to say they can gather and eat fallen fruit. There’s probably enough healthy orchids on Earth to keep a small number of humans alive. -
2025-26 Houston Rockets Thread - Back to Contention?
billfromlaketravis replied to BigOrange1's topic in Basketball
Yep. All the NBA Cup games pushed it back. -
Simmons called the Chiefs defense better than the Texans’ defense and Cousin Sal didn’t correct him. A truly stunningly bad take.
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MSRP is about $80 now. That’s too much. I hope that helps.
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The Bama-OU game going to be a dogshit fight. They just played and it was probably the worst 60 minutes of football I’ve witnessed this season. I think OU wins and then gets drubbed by IU. Probably the worst offensive 11 win team in recent memory. Tulane - Ole Miss and JMU - Oregon should both be better games. At least your eyes won’t bleed during it. aggy probably needs Beck to go full regard to beat Miami. I fully expect him to go full regard in a big game. fOSU should handle them pretty easily. I’d bet the over on The Blanket to pick up 5 DPI’s in that game. I’m glad we’re back to beating aggy’s ass instead of the common opponent argument bullshit we had to do for 10+ years. Oregon should wax Tech, but holding Indiana in reserve to knock them out makes me feel pretty good about it.
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Wow
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I’m just here for the OU, aggy, and Tech schadenfreude.
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It feels like McCarthy rolled in on Monday and provided the writers with clear prohibitions on fat jokes or jokes about her body. The problem is, that’s her entire schtick and the show suffered for it.
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Holy shit you dipshits: 9-3 Texas is probably in the playoffs
billfromlaketravis replied to Wulaw Horn's topic in Football
Why would CDC tell Sark to shut up? I think they knew they weren’t close by Tuesday and they didn’t see the point in continuing. Meanwhile, that Cristobal fuck went on a podcast barn burning tour and it was obviously effective. I think Notre Dame calls in every marker they have, and we go to 16 by next season. -
Pluribus - Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn
billfromlaketravis replied to gofuckyourself's topic in Movies and TV
Reddit is your friend. It’s Gilligan, so he might not be interested in a first encounter type show. He’s asking a lot of questions about what it means to be a human and how different parts of the world view individual freedom. There’s precedent of humans never making contact with their alien overlords. I think the Others aim is to make humans so docile before their arrival that they couldn’t possibly defend themselves from an invasion. Additionally, they prohibit farming so all humans will eventually starve to death. An empty Earth is my guess at their endgame. -
The 3 on and 3 off bullshit needs to stop. Halloween and Thanksgiving are major holidays. It might cut into some commercial shooting schedules, but asking them to do their jobs isn’t going to hurt any feelings. McCarthy is utterly and completely washed and has no new projects to promote. I know Lorne is painfully loyal, but give somebody else a shot. Or maybe break McCarthy’s Ozempic regime and ask her to eat a couple slices of pizza as Barb Kellner.
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