Jane Fonda in 5 acts
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cried like a baby when she recounted and showed that most poignant scene from On Golden Pond
Now for a couple of the biggies that poker players might notice (I reserve the right to think of more).
- The turn and river were dealt the wrong direction. The dealer was instructed to deal them to the left of the flop.
I grumbled about this with the dealer and a couple guys at my end of the table and the dealer did point out that this wasnât the way to do it. In the end, however, there was a reason for it. They wanted that cool shot of the camera moving down community cards to see the next card dealt (canât remember if it was the turn or river) and then panning up to the guy making a giant bet. Laying out the turn and river the correct direction wouldnât have worked, based on where the actors were sitting.
The dealer protested (tactfully, of course) and the powers-that-be agreed with him, but said that they were taking artistic license in this case.
I think it worked out fine. Poker players will notice, but it doesnât really matter and turned out to be a cool shot.
- Now for the thing that frustrated me the most. With the big bet that pissed off Frank Jr and his subsequent call, the chips were never really counted. The other actor just shoved a few stacks in and when the dealer was asked for a count, he just made up a number. Then Frank Jr randomly put out calling chips.
The betting chips were different every time. The original bettorâs stacks may have been pretty much the same, but I think there was some variation, as they were swept into the pot and then had to be re-stacked.
I didnât understand why stacks and chip counts werenât just determined beforehand. Make sure each guy has certain chips to start and bets the same stacks every time. Check to see what the count is and have the dealer say that number. It would have been really easy.
But, in the end, like everything else, it probably didnât matter. Only a tiny percentage of viewers would notice. The scene wasnât about the chips, it was about the acting, and nobody is staring at the stacks, counting chips. The whole scene looked great.
Through it all, Jason Bateman could not have been nicer, especially considering he was busy both acting in and directing the scene. He had this great combination of being very serious about the work while at the same time having a sense of humor about inevitable hiccups. The ADâs and everyone else were great, too. The couple times the dealer or a couple of us extras spoke up, the comments were well-received and considered.
There were some takes near the end that I was not in because of where the cameras had to be and I was still allowed to hang out and watch. It was a fantastic experience.
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It is interesting now that Iâm going back and nit-picking everything, how amazing of a job they did constructing and editing that scene. Any inconsistencies or imperfections in the actual poker hand were so tough to notice once it was all put together. Shows how much they know about whatâs important and whatâs not and how they can make their vision come to life.
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Just generally speaking, this is 100% wrong. More precisely it depends who you want to vote and how. Fear turns out conservative voters and makes everybody more conservative.
iâm enjoying Preacher so far through like mid season 2 (hulu).
i love the druggie irish vampire sidekick, but i REALLY love when they (very minor s2 spoiler) expand the crew to include that sick elderly man who doesnât speak any english
Justified is a top-10 show of the 2010s, no doubt.
Iâll be honest, it kinda looks like "What if Black-ish but Kenya Barris had enough clout to play himself and cast Rashida Jones as his wife?â
Just started Westworld S3E2 and whoo boy, this snap turned into the best season yet.
The network version for the show was good for a while, and the cast is pretty great, but it eventually wore on me the degree to which so many stories were essentially driven by Andre being an insecure man-baby and somehow never learning to grow up (even when his behavior briefly caused Bow to separate from him). I put it down after four seasons largely because of that reason. I tried watching Grown-ish and after one episode concluded it was a show for teenagers, which I am not.
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Met Charlotte Lewis about 15 years ago. She was selling Aston Martins in California.
Itâs amazing how polarized the reactions are to this show and this season in particular. Iâm basically just hate-watching it at this point.
Thought WW season 3 started great and yeahhhhhh.
Really??? Well keep in mind I thought every season has been better than the last. S1 was a muddled and near-disastrous mess but too interesting not to continue. S2 took the show into GOAT territory and retroactively fixed every gigantic flaw in S1. S3 has yet again reinvented the show in a way that makes me love previous seasons more.
Each season finds a new way to come at the show. Itâs like a reboot without making the audience feel cheated out of their investment in what came before. Maybe thatâs the part that I love most about the show. So far, each season has ended in a way that shows the question we should have been asking all along. And then when the next season starts, the show quickly reveals that as significant as that question felt in the last season, thatâs no longer the question we should be asking.
Dammit I never got back into it in S2 and this review is going to make me binge two seasons. It had better not dissapoint.
ETA: Weâre talking about Cop Rock, right?
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Been trying to find a good show with a lot of episodes to watch with my 12 year old, which is a tough task. We are pretty lenient on language but like to stay away from overtly sexual stuff. We watched Stranger Things which went pretty well, and are on to Malcolm in the Middle right now but are having trouble with other stuff to watch as a family that both he and we would like. Any suggestions?
Well there is your issue. I dont know Iâve met a single person outside you who enjoyed S2.
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My main objection continues to be that itâs a dumb sci-fi show riddled with massive plot holes that keeps trying to convince everyone itâs way more important and deep than it really is. Christopher Nolan knows how to pull off this trick and deliver 
. His brother and sister-in-law donât.
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I think you will love this one. Each episode is only 20 minutes long. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things. Stars the young Beverly from It: Chapter 2.
This does get a tiny bit into emerging romantic feelings, but nothing overtly sexual. But up to you depending on where you feel your 12 year old is at.
Funnily enough, I mentioned Letterkenny to my Canadian-in-law sister and she said their son has been watching it (I think heâs 11 but might be 12 by now). Thereâs a bit of language and some sex talk but I donât think itâs very explicit in either. Iâm not sure I would recommend it for kids, but it is a good show.
Indeed, the American show it most reminds me of is, in fact, one with a lot of episodes that I think is a lot of fun and would be totally age-appropriate: King of the Hill.
Like anything else, donât assume that just because youâre not aware of something doesnât mean it doesnât exist. I assure you there is at least one more of me out there!
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In what ways has Chris done this and Jon hasnât?
Ohhhhhh thatâs a good one. I LOVE King of the Hill and never thought of it. My boy really likes Bobâs Burgers so this will probably be a good option.
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