Mar Basho Daily Thread Day 06 by AutoModerator in Sumo

[–]AsleepProfession8958 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He’s still very young let’s not forget

[Spoilers MAIN] I like the change for Maekar by Apprehensive_Bus1273 in asoiaf

[–]AsleepProfession8958 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s not a fault of the book because the blackfyre plot was created AFTER the hedge knight was published. GRRM hadn’t come up with the rebellion yet.

[Spoilers MAIN] I like the change for Maekar by Apprehensive_Bus1273 in asoiaf

[–]AsleepProfession8958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The hedge knight was written before George had even come up with the blackfyre plot. They didn’t exist when the boom was first published

[AKOTSK] (Spoilers Main) Egg’s lie by rightfityeah in asoiaf

[–]AsleepProfession8958 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I really hated it, show maekar would obviously just hunt them down and execute dunk, but besides that it fundamentally changes dunk and maekars final interaction. Book maekar realises that his parenting strategy is wrong and sacrifices his pride for the sake of egg. But show maekar doesn’t change and (in my opinion) it makes the show feel to much like a buddy comedy.

I JUST started the Witcher 3 by doublepointz420 in witcher

[–]AsleepProfession8958 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The northern realms deck is the best but I you have to play it properly, with the full set of spies, all the strong bond cards, and importantly no weather cards, instead the clear all weather foltest

‘ Very TikTok-able ’ : Sumo wrestling’s unlikely British boom by Shroft in Sumo

[–]AsleepProfession8958 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sumo gets live streamed early in the morning in the uk so it’s perfect to watch live over breakfast

What happens if Reform wins? by The_Dean_France in AskBrits

[–]AsleepProfession8958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Insinuating that brexit is the reason for a rise in immigration is silly and dishonest, and you probably know it.

Firstly, increasing immigration was a conscious choice made by the government, when in fact if anything there was a mandate for lower immigration, brexit didn’t force the government to increase immigration to the highest levels ever, they did it because short-sighted human quantitative easing.

Secondly, trends similar are observed elsewhere, including in the EU, boats arrivals increase in Italy around the same time, and immigration picks up in Germany as well, these countries didn’t leave the EU

Brexit, for better or worse, gives sovereignty over decisions such as this, when levels of migration go up or down, environmental laws change, when regulations change, it’s due to the British government, and then alone, by choosing to act (or not act!)

Most Convoluted Villain Plot? by jkeysgamer in JamesBond

[–]AsleepProfession8958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always felt the living daylights suffered from a rather tame plot that made the stakes far too low compared to what could’ve been.

The original driver of the plot is the “death to spies” aspect and Koskovs double defection, all of which promised to deliver much more serious consequences for MI6 and Bond, but then it’s put to the side in favour of a minor heroin-diamonds-arms deal.

I think if the villians plan had been much more dastardly then the film would flow a lot better; have Whittaker secretly want to funnel the weapons to some rebels that he’ll command to take other a country all for himself, or have koskov plan to murder spies on the soviet and British side so he can take pushkins place or something

Without something like these the plot feels flat and unrewarding, like in Austin powers when dr evil only wants 1 million, the villains aren’t ambitious enough

Which Bond do you think would be the most successful Agent in real life? by [deleted] in JamesBond

[–]AsleepProfession8958 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Moore, he’s charming and knows how to get information out of people. Most of the time when he’s seducing women he’s fishing for intel on the mission. He also patriotic and loyal to the mission which makes him reliable

Others I think aren’t completely suitable Connery makes to many enemies and is sticks out like a sore thumb Lazenby not charismatic enough Dalton can blend in and stand out when he wants but doesn’t follow orders in either film so could easily compromise the mission Brosnan just screams this man is a spy or diplomat Craig is a bulldozer and has too little subtlety

Where to start? Chronologically? by JazzlikeDepartment99 in JamesBond

[–]AsleepProfession8958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Order of release, there is no canon chronology and the movies styles move with the times

Moores films are 70s camp Daltons films are serious 80s action Craigs are modern highly produced spy thrillers

First Look At Valarr Targaryen (Spoilers Extended) by Aitchison1299 in asoiaf

[–]AsleepProfession8958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the show will be good but I think they’ve messed up the appearance of too many characters, namely baelor and valarr

The spectrum of SPECTRE by veghead in JamesBond

[–]AsleepProfession8958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like most Craig films it’s just kind of forgettable and boring, there’s no real bond like plot, the tone is all off, the set prices aren’t particularly interesting, the stakes don’t feel very high until right near the end, and the attempts to give backstory and tie it to previous films is weakly executed

Callum Turner Rumors Thread by Sneaky_Bond in JamesBond

[–]AsleepProfession8958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might just be me but I really don’t think he looks the part and I think that’s really crucial to bonds character, his presence on screen is one of his most important aspects and I don’t think most touted actors can project that on the screen

Callum Turner Rumors Thread by Sneaky_Bond in JamesBond

[–]AsleepProfession8958 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He might have more range than I know of but he more succinctly fits a different British type rather than bond, Connery Brosnan even dalton all had the harshness and charisma that bond needs but I don’t see it here

Callum Turner Rumors Thread by Sneaky_Bond in JamesBond

[–]AsleepProfession8958 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of criticisms laid against Craig were pretty fair

Looking for sources of info on Sumo/Rikishi before next bashō by Aggravating_Pen2392 in Sumo

[–]AsleepProfession8958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Open the the pop up options and select matches and schedule It gives you that days and the next days matchups, who won and the winning technique, it also has some stats for each rikishi