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  1. Szlia

    No Man's Sky

    The make of break factor in this game for me will be the range of their stuff generator. If it's too narrow, it will only provide shades of the same and will be boring quick. Let's hope it's so wide that you are constantly surprised by what's around the corner.
  2. Szlia

    Tennis

    Getting the rackets is the easy part. The hard part to replicate Wimbledon is finding a grass court!
  3. Szlia

    True Detective

    I think Khane's problem is with spoiling the end of Watchmen.
  4. Szlia

    True Detective

    Notice the alligator vs anaconda fight on the painting on the wall! But yeah that scene was a bit lynchian, which is ok in a dream sequence, but weird here (since it stands out). Maybe the idea is to step into the strange when it comes to the russian mobster to give him a kind of "anything can...
  5. Szlia

    Tennis

    DAY 9: Ladies quarter finals and end of Djokovic vs Anderson(see above) DAY 10: Gentlemen quarter finals(also the day I only saw a set and a half of Federer). DJOKOVICtoo solid forCilic. Straight sets victory. MURRAYtoo strong forPospisil. Straight sets victory. FEDERERtoo good...
  6. Szlia

    That's Some Cold Shit, Gentleman

    What's the global balance of plus and minus? Is there a netflation?
  7. Szlia

    Tennis

    Yeah he had been very clutch (I mean, winning a breaker against Djokovic when you are lead 4 love?), but today he missed some chances early in the fifth (most notably a forehand down the line that he put in the double's alley when it had absolutely no business being close to any line at all, as...
  8. Szlia

    Feds Raid Jared Fogle Subway Spokesman's house For Kiddy Porn

    Maybe you wait 3 months because you know that it's very likely he destroyed everything he had when his pal got arrested, but you also know that if you wait a while, he will gather some new stuff... That or it took a couple months to go through the pile of evidence they got from the first guy.
  9. Szlia

    Soccer 2014 - 2015

    The sympathy here did not only come because of the context, it also came because it was a freak accident while doing the right thing. Missing the target with a penalty kick is only a source of compassion when it is in a shoot-out and the guy played a great match.
  10. Szlia

    Tennis

    DAY 7: No tennis. DAY 8: Gentlemen's Single 4th round. DJOKOVICfaced as super aggressive Anderson that proved a lot more clutch than usual. In the first set breaker, it's the World N?1 who blinked with an untimely double fault and in the second set breaker, Anderson managed to recover from...
  11. Szlia

    The Knick

    Nice necro... I at least hoped for an air date or something... For info: they started shooting season 2 in February and it is supposed to air in the 4th quarter of 2015.
  12. Szlia

    Tennis

    DAY 6: bottom half of the draw, third round FEDERERNever faced a break point against heavy serving australianGroth. He dropped a set though, thanks to a double fault in a breaker. MURRAYwon 2, 2 and 1 againstSeppi. Well... He also dropped the third set 6-1. Don't ask me what happened there...
  13. Szlia

    Tennis

    DAY 5: Top half, 3rd round. DjokovicbeatTomicin straight sets. Wawrinkadid the same thanks to a very anti-clutch performance byVerdascowho played a terrible game at the end of each set. Wawrinka was very impressive on serve. SEEDICIDE WATCH:Gasquet[21] made light work of an...
  14. Szlia

    Tennis

    It's very difficult to really understand what's up with Nadal. I think it's a combination of factors. - He said in interviews a few years back that he enjoyed being the hunter a lot more than being the prey, so he really did not enjoy much being World N?1 and feeling like he had a target on...
  15. Szlia

    True Detective

    I guess the fact I have seen Vaughn in about as many drama as comedies allows me to not see him through tinted lenses. I am not enamored with his character, but I have no problem with Vaughn's cold, almost wooden delivery for him. He is not supposed to play some sort of super charismatic gang...
  16. Szlia

    Tennis

    DAY 4: bottom half of the draw, second round FEDERERhad a tricky draw with an in form and grass proficientQuerreyin the second round. The american came out swinging. Serving well, hitting powerful ground strokes from both wings, even landing some volley winners for good measure! Federer was...
  17. Szlia

    Soccer 2014 - 2015

    I watched nothing of the women world cup, but today I check a bit of the Japan vs England semi and get to see one of the most heart wrenching own goal I ever saw. A freak accident in stoppage time of a world cup semi final that was going into overtime... that's hard to top (unless you are...
  18. Szlia

    Tennis

    DAY3: top half of the draw, second round. DJOKOVIC, as expected, beatNieminenin straight sets in a match I did not see. The stats give the image of an offensive and efficient Djokovic (30 times at the net, superb winners/unforced errors ratio). WAWRINKAwas made to work a tad harder...
  19. Szlia

    Tennis

    DAY 2: bottom half of the draw, first round FEDERER: 1h08 to beatDzumhurin straight sets, dropping just the 7 games. Fed Express indeed (probably inspired byKvitovathat just before won 6-1 6-0 in 35 minutes!). The first serve percentage was a bit on the low side though...
  20. Szlia

    A 30 year quest/dream maybe this week

    What constitutes an original in this case? All those that were done using the original molds? Only the first batches that were probably documented and numbered?
  21. Szlia

    Tennis

    The lucky loser who took Ferrer's spot is Vanni, a 30 year old italian journeyman who is a late bloomer as he is enjoying his best season ever in 2015, so I let you the judge of the freshness of his blood! DAY1: top half of the draw, first round. DJOKOVICplayed a so-so match, twice unable...
  22. Szlia

    Looking for a list of movies

    I suddenly remembered another '80s movie I enjoyed when I was a teenager that has yet to be mentioned: Innerspace.
  23. Szlia

    True Detective

    This should die down in a couple of episodes. By then the season will have become its own thing, with its own tone and pace and we'll have a better grasp of the storylines and characters.
  24. Szlia

    Tennis

    Ferrer has a problem with his elbow and will not play. He was in the Nadal section of the draw and could have faced Murray in quarter final. With all the respect I have for Ferrer's grit and work ethic, I don't think his absence will have much of an impact on the tournament. It does make things...
  25. Szlia

    Tennis

    Today I learned it's a bad idea to type a long post in a browser, because when you want to type 'Quarters' and fat finger it as Ctrl+Shift+Q it kills Chrome and your lengthy essay.... Short version then WIMBLEDON! The draw! DJOKOVIC, as usual, has not played since the french. His...
  26. Szlia

    Spy

    It's quite enjoyable and there is a pretty decent knife vs frying pan fight scene in there, but the plot is a bit of a mess and some parts are cringe worthy, notably when she has to run. It's obviously not possible for her and they can't use it for comedy effect, because they base some of the...
  27. Szlia

    Current television show recommendations

    Treme
  28. Szlia

    True Detective

    I have never worked in the US where the labor unions in the movie making industry put very strict boundaries one who can do what, but I have worked on several professional film projects in different capacities (grip, electrician, boom operator, 2nd unit director, cameraman, editor, script...
  29. Szlia

    True Detective

    If it's like the city of Vernon, the pollution is real, because super lax or even non-existent regulation for the handling of toxic wastes is used to attract industries. Still, since with these kind of things no tit is left unsucked, they probably get federal decontamination money.
  30. Szlia

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Cock-hunger and pregnancy are not suposed to be related.
  31. Szlia

    The Astronomy Thread

    Obviously the bright spot is the Little Prince's hair.
  32. Szlia

    True Detective

    "The Bohemian club! Did you say Bohemian club? That's where all those rich Republicans go up and stand naked against redwood trees, right? I've never been to the Bohemian club but you oughta go. It'd be good for you. You'd get some fresh air." -President Bill Clinton to a heckler It's north...
  33. Szlia

    True Detective

    My guess for the posts is that they are markers for soil samples in a polluted area. It looked like a big square of posts, so does not really fit for railroad markings.
  34. Szlia

    Shenmue III

    You are wrong. Shenmue II was released on Xbox. I also suspect you are wrong about a lot of other things in your life.
  35. Szlia

    True Detective

    About Velcoro and his antics, it should be reminded that he is police in the city of Vinci while the other two cops are not. And for all we know, Vinci is corruption central and possibly even a city only in the administrative sense, only to suck tax money, federal funding and manage land. I mean...
  36. Szlia

    Looking for a list of movies

    Born in 1976, limiting myself to films I saw when I was a teenager (and that have yet to be mentioned). Animation: The Secret of NIMH Akira SF: Brazil Bladerunner Aliens Dune Comedy: Hot Shots Lethal Weapon (ok not 100% a comedy, pretty dark at times with Gibson's character...
  37. Szlia

    True Detective

    Not telling what it was and just saying that it's outside her lover's zone of confort, allows for the viewer to imagine something that is outside their own zone of confort. If you specify what it was, you take the risk that some viewers will think it's mundane and wonder what's up with the lover...
  38. Szlia

    Shenmue III

    In Yakuza though, the evolution of time is dependent on the evolution of the main storyline. That diminishes the "virtual life" aspect that is found in Shenmue. Also, while one of the strength of the Yakuza games is that their stories are commentaries on japanese society and as such have a...
  39. Szlia

    True Detective

    Amusingly, that episode was directed by Justin "Fast & Furious 3, 4, 5 & 6" Lin! We knew he had more than one string to his bow though, since he started his career doing indie comedies about asian americans. About Vaughn's character being overly serious, I think the story makes it obvious...