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Why does promotion / relegation not exist in american sports?

Berdych played an ok match and even tried different things when his usual Plan A did not work, but that was not enough against a very solid Djokovic. The serb gave nothing, returned well, served well, covered his ground well, and seemingly put the ball wherever he wanted. For good measure, he...

There is Amanda Peet and Bradley Whitford in Studio 60 so it is above criticism.

Things started out nicely today with the first genuinely good match of the tournament, courtesy of Ferrer replacing Raonic to play against Nishikori. Some great rallies, some great shot making and a hard fought match that went the distance. Conclusion: it's really a shame that Ferrer did not...

I don't know if it's funny or sad, but the Sega people are acting all surprised that the game sold (and is selling) super well on Steam.

So yeah... the Berdych vs Cilic match was vaguely decent a time, but Cilic played as poorly as in his first match. I did not see the Wawrinka vs Djokovic match, but it started with the swiss rushing to a 2-0 lead, but then Djokovic decided to give nothing which frustrated and the despaired...

Another day at the O2 another round of pretty crappy matches... Federer served well but played rather poorly by his lofty standards. Luckily for him, Nishikori played even more poorly. He might be hindered by a right wrist injury (not being able to impart spin on serve would explain the huge...

I would understand that criticism if they never screwed up and if the show did not emphasize own difficult it is to do things right. For me, using real events is not a way to have a magical newsroom that benefits from the hindsight of the writers to stick it to the real news channels. What it...

The not so good chat between the warlord and Saul at the table made me think about a brilliant french graphic novel calledThe Photographerthat tells the real story of a french photographer who followed a group of doctors in Afghanistan during the '80s. The guy is an atheist, but before the trip...

Or someone who got an advance north of $3.5 million for an autobiogrphy mascarading as a humorous self-help book...

Wawrinka played a pretty good game against Berdych, a bit of a surprise considering he lost a lot of matches as of late. Even more surprising, Berdych played a terrible match. End result 6-1 6-1. Djokovic also started the event playing very well, so he made mincemeat of a Cilic who did not...

I am not big on omnishooters (except Everyday Shooter because each level was like it's own mini-game with its own rules). Should I check that out anyway? And if yes, why?

Yeah it is the movie used as the first 'talkie' but there were movies before it that already had synchronized sound, but only for singing/musical numbers, There were some voice recordings but in short films, not feature films. Even in The Jazz Singer there are very few recorded dialogues and...

It's ok. It was the '60s after all!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Ok.

I saw the movie and remember him calling to make a reservation, but I don't remember why it is supposed to be memorable to the point it's mentioned several time in the thread. Can you refresh my memory?

Let me try to help:

At first it seemed like Federer would cruise past Raonic. The canadian did not serve well, could not hit a backhand to save his life and was unable to make a decent volley. 6-1 Federer in the first set. The level of the swiss dropped a tad in the second, Raonic finally started to play better and...

Very strange start to the event: Nishikori and Murray both were extremely nervous and played poorly. The japanese found his form first at the end of the first set, calibrating his range and being able to dictate play. That allowed him to bag the first set and race to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd...

Oh... I skipped the Paris Master 1000. Djokovic ended up winning it, beating Murray, a tired Nishikori and the Raonic in the final (the canadian beating Federer for the first time in their quarter final match). Raonic's run, Nishikori beating Ferrer, Murray beating Dimitrov en Berdych reaching...

Just played through The Swapper. Neat mechanisms and puzzle design with great presentation. There are good things in the plot too, but I feel it could have been executed a little better (it notably feels like there was some potential for a story tree, but it does not go that way).

As she is a professional award winning writer I don't know why she would hire a ghostwriter, especially for her own biography. The time spent doing interviews with a ghostwriter would just be better spent writing the thing herself.

Wasn't there a kind of old school FF game that was made by a bunch of japanese devs and that was a kickstarter a year or so back? EDIT:?Project Phoenix? Japan's indie RPG feat. AAA talent! by Creative Intelligence Arts, LLC Kickstarter

I was not impressed by the demo, but I ended playing the game a couple year after its release and I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Very nice mission variety.

That poster though is for a 1900 show that predates the existence of a proper movie industry. By the way, it should also be noted that The Jazz Singer (the 1927 movie with Al Jolson) and Tropic Thunder get a pass because the blackface is a core element of their respective scenarios: In them...

I am surprised to see so many mentions of Carnivale. I watched the whole thing but it did not even go nowhere fast, it went nowhere slowly. The cast is also not very exciting other than Clancy 'The Kurgan' Brown turning it up to 11.

I guess my question is... why? I am trying to care one way or the other and I just can't.

I am not exposed to the american news media, so this might explains that, but, reading this thread, I have a hard time understanding what could elicit such high degree of rejection. Is Dunham omnipresent in the media and giving her opinion on anything and everything? Because from my point of...

Yeah... no. It has its roots in 19th century comedy shows that played on racial stereotypes:Minstrel show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Surprisingly no mention of the 'typo' in the rebuttal. Surprisingly...

I am not super happy with the 'I know there is a drone yet I still showed up', the 'we somehow lost track of who is in which car' and the 'drunkard super spy' plot elements, but these (and many other details) are not enough to dull my enjoyment.

I enjoyed the cast and the cinematography (notably the shots of the search party that reminded me of Egoyan's Exotica), but it is both extremely boring and totally unbelievable. My score: meh.

Strange idea to title your game exactly like another game: a recent well received one to boot:Ziggurat (video game)

More like changing the narrative from story to non-story. What a convenient 'typo.'

Never played Frozen Synapse but it's supposed to be very very good.

8 ... is there a hammer in Powder? EDIT: Thor sounds right. 16 Forest Gump? 20 Lost in Translation? 28 Final Destination?

The movie is a lot better and more clever than expected, but it's far from great. It somehow manages to make Johnson ridiculous thanks to a lame costume and a dumb haircut, there are too many people in his crew to make them more than cardboard cutouts and the production value is underwhelming.

So when do the playoffs start?

In somewhat chronological order (shows not yet mentioned in bold): Treme Generation Kill The Wire Curb Your Enthusiasm West Wing Homicide The O.C. E.R. (I only saw the first few seasons) The Kingdom(danish comedy/horror show by Lars von Trier) Twin Peaks Honorable mentions (still...