Random Thoughts

joey con carne wrote:Their war should go on for the first season. Maybe two seasons? Then the next "invaders" come in the third season? Conclusion at season 5 or 6.

Sounds tight. I'd watch it. There should be no swearing because swearing doesn't seem like it would fit the time period but there shall be plenty of violence on and off the screen. No shaky-cam. Action scenes will be filmed from a good distance away so the viewer can see it all.

joey con carne wrote:Instead of a Quickening, their ritual is call Stuffing.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Can't believe it's been a week since I logged in. No, I'm not on vacation guys. lol I WISH! I'm just job hunting and also studying to get my Cisco certification at the same time. Hopefully I pass it on first attempt. It's $300 just to take the exam but it looks good on a resume. I'll pop in every once in a while though.

Tyger wrote:He doesn’t know that song, I referenced that song to a coworker recently and they had never heard of Sisquo or The Thong Song. Kids these days.

joey con carne wrote:Abe is gonna be Cisco certified! Woo!

UltimateMarvel wrote:Can't believe it's been a week since I logged in. No, I'm not on vacation guys. lol I WISH! I'm just job hunting and also studying to get my Cisco certification at the same time. Hopefully I pass it on first attempt. It's $300 just to take the exam but it looks good on a resume. I'll pop in every once in a while though.

Tyger wrote:He doesn’t know that song, I referenced that song to a coworker recently and they had never heard of Sisquo or The Thong Song. Kids these days.

joey con carne wrote:I notice there are like and dislike buttons below posts now. I'll try it out.

Awww yeeeaaaa

joey con carne wrote:Tonight is a weed + vanilla soda night.

Been a long week and I'm gonna smoke the f up. By that I mean I'm gonna take like two pulls on my sweet weed pen and chill out. I'm a lightweight.

joey con carne wrote:The stuff I have is from Curaleaf. It's all government regulated and scienced to death. It's not some bullshit oil you buy from some guy. Science!


Currently watching Black Belt with Don the Dragon Wilson. I love this guy!

WyldeMan wrote:
FACT: Scientists change their minds about everything on a bi-annual basis, they can no longer be trusted.

FACT: All my facts are 100% made up to prove my points.

But don't come crying to me when you're dying of Vape Lung in ten years.

Prime has an insane Kung Fu collection and even Netflix is steppin it up, they have the 36 Chambers movies now!

joey con carne wrote:I believe you guys!

No smoking for me tonight. Gonna pass out early. 11pm EDT and I'm out.

Tyger wrote:Aw shit, new thread

Tyger wrote:I’m not sure if you’re joking or forgot again...

WyldeMan wrote:But smoking is the best way to pass out early, Indica is nature's NyQuil without any side effects.

WyldeMan wrote:

Tyger wrote:I’m not sure if you’re joking or forgot again...

Did we already have this discussion?

The only negative to Cannabis is my short term memory is shot but eventually I'll remember after enough time passes.

joey con carne wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:But smoking is the best way to pass out early, Indica is nature's NyQuil without any side effects.

I have Sativa. It's good shit.

A couple of puffs and I'm relaxed. I try to take it easy on it. Although next time I'll try Indica.

Most of the time I just click to this thread straight from the homepage. I don't go into the General Chat area often but to check from time to time if a new thread popped up.

Tyger wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:

Tyger wrote:I’m not sure if you’re joking or forgot again...

Did we already have this discussion?

The only negative to Cannabis is my short term memory is shot but eventually I'll remember after enough time passes.

It never just stops one and starts another fresh, it always makes a new thread later but then, I dunno back dates it I guess so that we're 3 pages in. It’s weird, but it does it every time.

A group including actor and former WWE star Dwayne Johnson has agreed to purchase the XFL for about $15 million, according to a news release issued Monday morning.

The XFL declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 13 and has been seeking a buyer for the past three months, marketing itself as a made-for-TV product that could transition as early as 2021 to a bubble concept during the coronavirus pandemic.

Johnson and his investors -- who include his business partner Dany Garcia along with RedBird Capital Partners -- are making plans to play next season, Garcia told ESPN.

"We're planning for it," said Garcia, the first female owner of a major American sports league. "We're doing all the steps that need to happen for the execution of that. But we're also being mindful to what has actually been successful. It has been really interesting to see that [in sports], when you create a bubble, your players are safe. When you don't, it's chaos. We are a league, because of the number of teams we have, that actually can create a bubble environment. Those discussions are active."

The sale must be approved by a bankruptcy judge at a hearing Friday. Monday afternoon, the bankruptcy court's committee of unsecured creditors filed an objection based on certain assets included in the sale.

Garcia will have an executive position with the XFL and said that both she and Johnson will have a hands-on approach to running the league. Asked about hiring other executive-level leaders, she said: "We've been in close discussion with the current XFL management team."

"There are a lot of excellent people in that team," Garcia said. "While it's not 100% just turning the lights on, there is still a tremendous amount of infrastructure and relationships that you can actually call people back, pull people back. We saw the work that they were doing for this year, and there was some excellent, excellent work. There is a team there."

XFL president and chief operating officer Jeffrey Pollack is among the league's few active employees. Most were laid off April 10.

The XFL has twice shuttered after one season, first in 2001 and again earlier this year as a result of the pandemic, and there hasn't been a successful alternative professional football league since the AFL forced a merger with the NFL in 1970. But XFL owner Vince McMahon had been a determined aspirant, investing $200 million in the league's second incarnation, one that promised to "reimagine" the game. But the eight teams suspended play after five weeks.

McMahon considered bidding on the XFL himself early in the bankruptcy process but ultimately decided against it.

In a statement, Johnson, 48, provided a glimpse of the McMahon-like flair he could bring to the league.

"The acquisition of the XFL with my talented partners, Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale, is an investment for me that's rooted deeply in two things -- my passion for the game and my desire to always take care of the fans," said Johnson, who played football at the University of Miami from 1990 to 1994. "With pride and gratitude for all that I've built with my own two hands, I plan to apply these callouses to the XFL and look forward to creating something special for the players, fans and everyone involved for the love of football."

In a statement, Pollack called the pending sale "a Hollywood ending" and said Johnson's investors are "a dream team ownership group and the XFL is in the best possible hands going forward."

Cardinale is the managing partner and CEO of RedBird, which manages more than $4 billion in assets. Last week, it purchased a controlling interest in Toulouse Football Club, a French soccer team. In November, it invested $125 million in a new company that secures commercial rights for the NFL

Organizational plans for the newest version of the XFL are not clear. McMahon fired XFL commissioner Oliver Luck on April 9, and Luck responded by suing McMahon for wrongful termination and is seeking $23.8 million. The lawsuit was on hold awaiting the results of the bankruptcy.

The league averaged 1.9 million television viewers per game and generated nearly $20 million in gross revenues in 2020, according to court filings. It had projected $46 million in gross revenues for the 10-game season, each data point exceeding internal expectations, according to sources.

Tyger wrote:What a waste of money. It’s gonna go fast and he’s gonna furious.

Tyger wrote:He’s too good for the presidency now though

One of the most beloved television comedies is making a comeback. A Who’s the Boss? sequel is in development at Sony Pictures Television.

Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano are on board to reprise their iconic roles as Tony and Samantha Micelli, a father/daughter relationship that families around the world grew up with over the course of 196 episodes on ABC from 1984-92.

The new show will take place 30 years after the events of the original series, centered around former Major League Baseball player/retired housekeeper Tony Micelli and his relationship with his daughter Samantha Micelli. She is now a single mother, living in the house the original series was set in. In line with Norman Lear’s classic shows, the new comedy will explore generational differences, as well as opposing world views and parenting styles within the dynamic of a modern family in 2020.

Original cast members Judith Light (Angela) and Danny Pintauro (Jonathan) are supportive of the new series, and the hope is to find creative ways to work them and their characters into the show. The cast remains very close to this day. The other standout cast member, Katherine Helmond (Mona), passed away on February 23, 2019.

The deal comes at a time when some of the biggest streaming hits are classic half-hour comedies from past decades, comfort food and a reminder for some of a simpler time. Series like Friends, The Office and Seinfeld are still huge draws and a redrawn Fuller House just completed a successful run on Netflix.

Rusty wrote:Nice one Abe.

Rusty wrote:Nice one Abe.

joey con carne wrote:

Rusty wrote:Nice one Abe.

Tyger wrote:I mean, I’ve wanted to play Who’s the boss? with Alyssa Milano for the better part of three decades

WyldeMan wrote:It's been a day and I still can't believe this. The Beirut government confiscated 2,750 METRIC TONS of Ammonium nitrate six years ago and then opted to store it completely unsecured and without any safety measures at their port, right next to their retail businesses, hospitals and other heavily populated areas.

The current tally says 135 confirmed dead, over 5,000 injured and 300k more have been displaced from their homes. The blast also crippled FOUR nearby hospitals and countless other buildings up to six miles from the blast zone.

Rusty wrote:That's a massive fucking blast.


Anyways ... I'm off to the river to drink and fish for a few days. Don't get much reception down there, so I probably won't pop in for a few days.

Enjoy your upcoming weekend, gents. (It's already Thursday here )

joey con carne wrote:Did you guys know Cameron Diaz retired in 2014? I had no idea. I never noticed.