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Forum: The Television & Music Forum 1 day ago
Replies: 4
3 Body Problem (Netflix)
Posted By Austruck
Re: 3 Body Problem (Netflix)

Aww, I'd been scrolling right past this one anytime Netflix tried to throw it at me.

Now I'm gonna have to give it a watch. :D
Replies: 111
Broke my wrist!!!
Posted By Austruck
Yeah, yeah, yeah... You're not the first. You...

Yeah, yeah, yeah... You're not the first. You won't be the last. :D
Replies: 111
Broke my wrist!!!
Posted By Austruck
It was about 13 miles from where I live here in...

It was about 13 miles from where I live here in Beaver County, PA. Yoda's a little farther than I am. No, I was too far to feel the explosion, but I go past the general area quite often (including...
Replies: 111
Broke my wrist!!!
Posted By Austruck
You really can't judge Pittsburgh by...

You really can't judge Pittsburgh by Philadelphia. The two cities are vastly different. I tend to think Pittsburgh's the better of the two. (Grew up about an hour north of Philly in Easton, then came...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 3 days ago
Replies: 14
House of the Dragon
Posted By Austruck
It's far from perfect, but I'm still pretty sure...

It's far from perfect, but I'm still pretty sure it could be worse. :D
Replies: 31
Daylight Savings Time: Yes or No?
Posted By Austruck
97931

97931
Replies: 31
Daylight Savings Time: Yes or No?
Posted By Austruck
The proofreader says it's fine the way it is. ...

The proofreader says it's fine the way it is.
Period.
Replies: 31
Daylight Savings Time: Yes or No?
Posted By Austruck
Worse. I'm a writer and a proofreader. :)

Worse. I'm a writer and a proofreader. :)
Replies: 31
Daylight Savings Time: Yes or No?
Posted By Austruck
Hey, nobody here wants to agree with you more...

Hey, nobody here wants to agree with you more than I do. I hate that I have to keep buying new dictionaries and learning new grammar rules because the lowest common denominator of choices wins out...
Replies: 31
Daylight Savings Time: Yes or No?
Posted By Austruck
Sorry, dude, this is no longer true....

Sorry, dude, this is no longer true. Merriam-Webster now says that all of these terms are interchangeable. (There's a separate short article on this on their site, but I can't find it ATM.)

If...
Replies: 31
Daylight Savings Time: Yes or No?
Posted By Austruck
As a night owl, I totally agree with this. Even...

As a night owl, I totally agree with this. Even just yesterday, the first evening after the time change forward, I got a little giddy that it was still a little light out at 7:30 p.m. here. I don't...
Replies: 18,904
The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Agreed. I'm currently contemplating ditching my...

Agreed. I'm currently contemplating ditching my Oculus Rift (with the cords and three corded sensors that are tough to set up in the right spots) for a Quest. Mulling the pros and cons, but including...
Replies: 18,904
The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
I didn't realize that Steam came out with its own...

I didn't realize that Steam came out with its own version of the Switch (I forget the name offhand). Since buying my Switch, I've sometimes wondered if the Steam console would have let me play more...
Replies: 18,904
The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
I wouldn't mind knowing the answer to this...

I wouldn't mind knowing the answer to this myself. :D I haven't needed to know ... yet... but I might need this answer sometime later.
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 3 weeks ago
Replies: 417
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By Austruck
Thanks for this. The podcast was interesting and...

Thanks for this. The podcast was interesting and I agreed with most of what they said.
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 417
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By Austruck
Re: True Detective (HBO) Official Thread

Two reviews of the finale. One fairly good (but the comments section is more brutal):

https://www.avclub.com/true-detective-night-country-finale-review-1851262570

And one not so good:
...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 417
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By Austruck
Re: True Detective (HBO) Official Thread

I actually said out loud when Clark started in on his story, "EXPOSITION!" I mean, c'mon. Instead of a full eight episodes, we let a character just sit and TELL us the answers we've been waiting for?...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 417
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By Austruck
Agreed. I'm not as cautiously optimistic about...

Agreed. I'm not as cautiously optimistic about the finale, I guess. It feels like they've led us down a handful of paths that will be dead ends after all.
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 417
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By Austruck
Re: True Detective (HBO) Official Thread

Also, didn't we see daybreak/daylight in episode 4? So why is it back to perpetual night in episode 5? I know some parts of Alaska periodically have about one to three hours of daylight per day, but...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 weeks ago
Replies: 417
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By Austruck
Re: True Detective (HBO) Official Thread

doubledenim ... This article makes it seem as if the spiral has been explained now. I think I have to rewatch episode 5 because I didn't get that sense yet. Maybe I zoned out at just the wrong time...
Replies: 11
Bacon or Sausage
Posted By Austruck
Re: Bacon or Sausage

Bacon, but mostly because most bacon tastes the same (or close enough that I'm willing to risk ordering it). Sausage tastes and flavors can vary greatly (links versus patties, one brand over another,...
Replies: 157
Mad Men
Posted By Austruck
I did not! Nice additional fact!

I did not! Nice additional fact!
Replies: 111
Broke my wrist!!!
Posted By Austruck
I had surgery (not like this but still surgery)...

I had surgery (not like this but still surgery) back in 2014. I was definitely terrified. Had never had general anesthesia before. (I had my kids at home with no medical intervention, so no hospitals...
Replies: 157
Mad Men
Posted By Austruck
Odd, I got it right away. Probably since it's a...

Odd, I got it right away. Probably since it's a commercial I grew up with, and this show is about people who produce commercials. I'd never assumed Don could stick it out as a hippie (or anything...
Replies: 18,904
The Videogames Tab
Posted By Austruck
Cats and boxes, though! True to life. :D

Cats and boxes, though! True to life. :D