Fat angels?

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CAPTAINCRUNCH

Sunday, February 7, 2021 11:39 PM

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We sat down and watched the whole shebang today while the snow fell. Can't remember the last time we all got to sit down and stop moving for that long, as a family.

That's cool.

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I got tired of all the mommy-daddy sessions with Philip, but other than that kept my fingers off the FF button. Been through the head games as a kid, not looking for a repeat. Pretty much knew he was gonna be irredeemable no matter what.

Oh man, me too. That whole plot line got really thin and really old. That's probably my only beef when it comes to casting - the Marco actor. Just not up to the level of the rest imho.

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Other than that, great season.
Poor Naomi, that was one hard freaking day

Ha! I watched in another room and my wife was like, "Dear god WTF was that all about??"

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As for the other loss, BYE FELICIA

Which one was she? Belter?

WISHIMAY

Monday, February 8, 2021 7:18 AM

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Which one was she? Belter?

That's just what the kids say, their version of "Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out"

Kind of a latent innuendo for SUCK IT at the same time.

I was referring to the ousted perv. Was trying to keep non-spoilery for anyone out there who don't know.

CAPTAINCRUNCH

Monday, February 8, 2021 6:21 PM

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Which one was she? Belter?

That's just what the kids say, their version of "Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out" Kind of a latent innuendo for SUCK IT at the same time.

I was referring to the ousted perv. Was trying to keep non-spoilery for anyone out there who don't know.

Ha

gotcha. I wondered if the actor knew that's why his character was ending? Did they discuss it with him or was it hush hush wink wink kind of thing? Actually pretty lucky they wrote it that way... gets to be a hero.

WISHIMAY

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 4:58 AM

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Actually pretty lucky they wrote it that way... gets to be a hero.

I didn't know if that was written that way or changed to fit the circumstances. I thought I read somewhere that they had to go do some re-filming, thought that may have been why. Maybe they weren't going to kill him off until next season originally?

I didn't realize the series was mostly about the struggle on THIS side of the rings, thought there would be more going on on the other side, but it makes sense that we would be our own biggest obstacle to doing ANYTHING

CAPTAINCRUNCH

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 5:00 PM

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Actually pretty lucky they wrote it that way... gets to be a hero.

I didn't know if that was written that way or changed to fit the circumstances. I thought I read somewhere that they had to go do some re-filming, thought that may have been why. Maybe they weren't going to kill him off until next season originally?

I was assuming they re-wrote it that way. His character did not die in the book - at least not at that point (I have 4 more to read). Having said that, the producers and show runners are kind of guarded on just why he died in the show:

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-expanse-the-complicated-legacy-of-ale
x-kamal/

Was Alex’s Death Added With Reshoots?
The sexual misconduct allegations leveled against Cas Anvar, who plays Alex Kamal, came after production of The Expanse season 5 was complete. When asked whether Alex’s death was inserted into the finale via reshoots to explain the actor’s announced departure from the series, showrunner Naren Shankar carefully answered, “The conversations went way back. Without getting into detail, the conversations had been going on for awhile.”

"In short, even though Alex Kamal does not die in this manner in The Expanse book series, the stakes are different for television. “We started talking about losing a major character in the show very early on in season 5, and part of that was we realized we were telling a story about war and struggle and violent people and cataclysm and just kind of scraping through it,” said Shankar. “And if everybody made it at the end, there was no cost… nothing’s going to happen to them; they’ll always get out of danger. And at a certain point, you start feeling like that doesn’t feel real.”

Uh-huh. Ok, if you say so...

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I didn't realize the series was mostly about the struggle on THIS side of the rings, thought there would be more going on on the other side, but it makes sense that we would be our own biggest obstacle to doing ANYTHING

Yup - we're our own worst enemy! We need to live longer so we can learn more better.

When I was a teen I thought all adults were idiots. And I wasn't far off. BUT, it meant I had to do a lot of learning things they already had learned. Kinda dumb. I joined the club without even knowing it.

Now that Expanse is off until next Dec, time to find some other scifi. I use to watch sport or news in the morning with my coffee just to see if anything blew up, etc. Time for a change (ie f*ck politics) - so I'm going to get out the headphones and binge watch some scifi movies, and not necessarily good ones.

Maze Runner is on the list first. I've seen the first one but not the sequels. I don't care about the story, just the look of it and the escapism. Special effects have gotten so seamless that even the lowest budget scifi flicks look pretty damn good. I'm looking at you Escape From LA. I root for first time directors bigly.

WISHIMAY

Thursday, February 11, 2021 1:14 AM

I think his death was just really convenient for them... HEY, LOOK, NO ONE IS WITH HIM....a little bit of foreshadowing and PRESTO!

I actually like that he didn't see his kid in person one last time. In real life, that's they way it works, death is rarely ever convenient..

Let me know if Maze Runner is watchable or not. Aside from Disney+ we've done our rounds on all the streaming things, as well.

I'm fairly certain I've got less than 10 years of decent life left, but I hope you are around long enough to get the de-ageing stuff that they've been saying they are working on. Have a ball for me!

CAPTAINCRUNCH

Thursday, February 11, 2021 6:36 PM

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I think his death was just really convenient for them... HEY, LOOK, NO ONE IS WITH HIM....a little bit of foreshadowing and PRESTO!

I actually like that he didn't see his kid in person one last time. In real life, that's they way it works, death is rarely ever convenient.

Too true.

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Let me know if Maze Runner is watchable or not. Aside from Disney+ we've done our rounds on all the streaming things, as well.

I would not recommend it unless you can geek out on production design. And even then... so much YA angst, bad story telling, tropes...the last one is at least an hour too long. I kept pausing it to see how much was left! Having said that, it looks great - even bad movies take a lot of hard work, so respect. I think it's one of those "film from books" problems - they tried to stuff a lot of book into too little film. On to the next one! (Cecil Hotel Netflix - creepy af)

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I'm fairly certain I've got less than 10 years of decent life left, but I hope you are around long enough to get the de-ageing stuff that they've been saying they are working on. Have a ball for me!

Good news: "Immortality serum" is on my to-do list.

Not to mention "Live today!" is one of my favorite mottos.

CAPTAINCRUNCH

Thursday, February 11, 2021 8:54 PM

And, in case you missed it (I did):
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-offers-opportunities-for-media
-to-engage-with-mars-perseverance-rover-landing

Thursday, Feb. 18 Mars Rover to land on Mars

NASA will host virtual news briefings, live shows, and activities the week of Feb. 15 to discuss events surrounding the landing of its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. Landing on the Red Planet will occur about 3:55 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 18. Live landing commentary will begin at 2:15 p.m. on NASA Television, the agency’s website, the NASA app, and YouTube.

>>>>> About 3:55 p.m. – Expected time of Perseverance touchdown on Mars <<<<<

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