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Post by Zarnium on May 11, 2018 19:23:34 GMT -8
I have a hard time believing that there could be a worse finale than the one for Warehouse 13. It's basically in clip show format, but with entirely new material for the clips, which is somehow even worse than a regular clip show.
There's also the ending of the new Battlestar Galactica, which is uniquely disappointing amongst modern-style super-serialized mythology shows.
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Post by Jeremy on May 12, 2018 18:35:37 GMT -8
J.C., I think people would be a bit kinder to the Seinfeld finale if it wasn't such a great show to begin with. Even though the quality had begun to decline in the last couple of seasons, it was still a great and innovative show, and it deserved a more nuanced and clever finale than it got. (Thankfully, Curb Your Enthusiasm sorta fixed that.)
Zarnium, I'd put Battlestar Galactica among the worst of series finales as well, although I think the problems with that show set in well before the final episode. Ditto Lost, which was problematic throughout its final season. Among sitcoms, I'd say the ALF and Roseanne finales are pretty bad, although the latter is thankfully no longer the official series-ender.
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Post by Jeremy on Oct 12, 2018 13:31:25 GMT -8
Hey, remember when I did the "CW History" thing last year? I finally decided to write the final part.Johnny-On-Time I am not. |
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Post by Jeremy on Nov 2, 2018 12:30:55 GMT -8
While not really TV-related, the midterm elections are on everybody's mind this week, and so I decided to offer my very serious predictions.Be advised that these predictions are highly indisputable, and any people who disagree with them are Internet trolls. Thank you. |
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Post by otherscott on Nov 2, 2018 13:09:51 GMT -8
As someone not American and thus not caught up with the particulars of this senate race, I have to admit I have no clue whether the "states" Jeremy alludes to in his article are real or just generic examples. Which may be the point.
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Post by Jay on Nov 2, 2018 14:29:54 GMT -8
I voted for Kodos, which as we all know is the route with the least fault.
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Post by Zarnium on Nov 2, 2018 21:31:05 GMT -8
As someone not American and thus not caught up with the particulars of this senate race, I have to admit I have no clue whether the "states" Jeremy alludes to in his article are real or just generic examples. Which may be the point. Ohio could fit into any one of them, so your guess is as good as mine. |
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Post by Jeremy on Nov 3, 2018 15:34:14 GMT -8
The five "states" I listed don't refer to any states in particular; they're just a mix-and-match of common tropes that pop up during election season. (And yeah, Ohio fits a few of the descriptions, but it's not a tossup this year - Sen. Brown will probably be reelected.)
For anyone interested, the five actual tossup states for the Senate this year are Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Indiana, and Nevada. Most of the others are easy to predict, or at least have a clear frontrunner.
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Post by Zarnium on Nov 3, 2018 19:12:20 GMT -8
True, Sherrod Brown is heavily favored. The other Ohio races are a lot more uncertain, though.
It's kind of weird how both of the incumbent Senators for Ohio are very popular but on opposite parties. Rob Portman totally smashed Ted Strickland in the 2016 Senate race by one of the highest leads in that year's Senate election, and now Sherrod Brown is set to do the same for Mike DeWine. I'm not entirely certain why the exact same voting pool is so dead set on a party split.
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Post by Jeremy on Nov 3, 2018 20:58:37 GMT -8
Both are probably helped by their incumbency. Ohio is one of the most evenly-split states in the country, so neither party has a built-in advantage. Statewide candidates thus rely on voter familiarity to gain that edge in elections.
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Post by Zarnium on Nov 4, 2018 6:53:23 GMT -8
I goofed up; Mike DeWine is the Republican candidate for Governor, not the Senate!
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Post by Jeremy on Nov 4, 2018 8:12:40 GMT -8
Ah yes. Mike DeWine was in the Senate, then he was defeated by Sherrod Brown, and now he's running for Governor.
Still, it's true that Ohio is a rare state with a D/R split in the Senate. Only 13 states currently have that distinction, and I expect that number will drop after Tuesday.
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Post by Zarnium on Nov 4, 2018 9:09:24 GMT -8
In my defense, the same small group of people keep running for Governor, Senate, and Attorney General.
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Post by Jeremy on Nov 7, 2018 12:53:18 GMT -8
Having gone over the election results, it appears that my predictions were correct. All your gambling aid off. I accept cash or check. (Or credit card, or Bitcoin, or bars of gold-pressed latinum, whatever.)
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Post by Quiara on Nov 7, 2018 15:55:43 GMT -8
Having gone over the election results, it appears that my predictions were correct. All your gambling aid off. I accept cash or check. (Or credit card, or Bitcoin, or bars of gold-pressed latinum, whatever.) Latinum... that's one of those units of time that's half a decade, right? |
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