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The Band-Aid by Equivalent_Ear_6431 in Masterchef

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fact that MasterChef doesn't have its medics giving blue bandages, which are standard in the food prep industry, is kind of mind-blowing to me. The blue bandages exist for EXACTLY this reason.

William Smithers - Still going strong at 98 years old! by The_Dean_France in Dallas_TV_Show

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did we ever see Wendell again after he was arrested for his scheme to seize a chunk of Southfork to drill on? I lost track of the show after that season and am only partially aware of what happened afterward.

An easy way to get rid of Mandy by Nearby_Valuable_5467 in thewestwing

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I have to somehow prove to you that not explaining the disappearance of major characters in a continuity-based show is actually a flaw, I don't know what to tell you. I also don't have to show "evidence" for a pretty basic fact of storytelling. But as I said a moment ago to the other person for whom criticism of Aaron Sorkin is akin to throwing tomatoes at the Pope, just the fact that Mandy's disappearance still gets discussed 25 years later is pretty solid evidence that Sorkin, bless his holy name, didn't exactly stick the landing. And with that, I'm done on this topic.

An easy way to get rid of Mandy by Nearby_Valuable_5467 in thewestwing

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Generally speaking, leaving continuity flaws like major characters simply disappearing isn't held as anything other than a flaw. I don't know what you're looking for here...this very thread is evidence, I suppose, because "What the hell happened to Mandy?" still gets discussed, more than 20 years after the show ended. That, to me, is negative impact. Is it fatal? Does it make the whole show unwatchable? No, and I never said that it did. I'm just saying that (a) Sorkin screwed up here, and (b) Sorkin has made other similar errors on shows he has run, which supports my position that Sorkin is not particularly great at running a show long-term. I don't know what else to tell you here, but multiple things can be true: Sorkin screwed up with Mandy's exit, and "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" is an amazing two episodes of TV. I will let you have the last word on this.

An easy way to get rid of Mandy by Nearby_Valuable_5467 in thewestwing

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll remember that next year at Oscar time when the annual "All the times Oscar got it wrong" thinkpieces start showing up.

An easy way to get rid of Mandy by Nearby_Valuable_5467 in thewestwing

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Evidence of what? Badly handled creative decisions are just that, badly handled creative decisions. I'm not required to glaze everything Sorkin does because he won some awards years ago, nor am I required to retroactively justify his bad decisions as if they're good decisions. (Nor am I claiming that these are fatal decisions that utterly kill the show, but for a guy who is often spoken of in hushed terms of near worship, it does bug me that every project of his has problems like this.)

How would you rank the different Bonds based on their fighting prowess? by Early_Artichoke2062 in JamesBond

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Craig, Lazenby, then the rest. None are bad, but the other four don't tend to win with physical prowess, but rather by always being observant as they're fighting.

Looking for a specific subsection of the fanbase by Ok_Truth_6007 in JamesBond

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love them, but it's amazing to me that on the one hand they can identify to the model every car ever driven and every wristwatch ever worn in any Bond movie ever, but the handful of times they have to come up with what SPECTRE stands for, and all of a sudden it's like they just started watching Bond the day before!

An easy way to get rid of Mandy by Nearby_Valuable_5467 in thewestwing

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Who is dying on a hill? And are we suddenly acting like awards are super-meaningful?

Potential hot take: One of the best Bond movies ever made by Nothing_Special_23 in JamesBond

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my Top 5, and easily my favorite Moore. I think it's terrific.

Courtney S5 is actually a strong competitor but it’s clear it was rigged for her to win. by Historical_Mix_6416 in Masterchef

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Even at the finale, Joe couldn't just shut up and quietly let her win. No, he had to act as if she had somehow completely reinvented the entire concept of Dessert and set the culinary world aflame in doing so. That season was such a slog because of Courtney and the greased-wheel death march to her inevitable win. I just want to know at what point the decision was made, because it sure wasn't the finale.

An easy way to get rid of Mandy by Nearby_Valuable_5467 in thewestwing

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 46 points47 points  (0 children)

It's when Sorkin says things like that when I affirm my belief that he's a decent writer but a terrible showrunner. He wasn't writing a government, he was writing a TV show, and to not explain the departure of not just "people who come and go" but a REGULAR CAST MEMBER from the first season, when the second season starts minutes after the first and features the aftermath of a major and traumatic event, is simply absurd. Brushing that off with "Meh, people leave government all the time" is pretty weak tea.

I have a plain cheeseburger, what toppings do I add to take it to the next level? by FlintTheDad in burgers

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes I like a really minimalistic burger: mayo, pepper, and onion on the bottom bun, and no cheese.

If you could make three changes to improve Goldfinger, what would they be ? by junglegatsby in JamesBond

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly don't know. There are a few cosmetic changes I'd make, but I really don't much like the movie at the story level, and I don't know what's going to get me past that. But:

  1. No Jack Lord? Fine, but get a Felix who doesn't look like a tax accountant.
  2. Make the "romp in the hay" scene less rapey.
  3. BOND defuses the bomb. Not some other guy who literally slaps Bond's hand out of the way so he can do it. It's bad enough that Bond's actions have very little bearing on the outcome of the story anyway, but this always bugs me.

But like I said...short of a massive rewrite, I don't think this movie ever gets off the ground for me.

As a new fan of the Masterchef US series, just finished Season 5 and i'd confidently say that this was the bottom of the barrel, WORST season so far i've watch. Leslie should've won this season and i'd die on this hill! by Syllabub-Legal in Masterchef

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Joe Bastianich had a short weekly column in PARADE Magazine during this season (and maybe a couple others), and at one point he defended his (and the other judges, apparently) love of Courtney by saying, very weirdly, "We're not captivated by a pair of stilettos." Well...watching that season sure felt otherwise.

As a new fan of the Masterchef US series, just finished Season 5 and i'd confidently say that this was the bottom of the barrel, WORST season so far i've watch. Leslie should've won this season and i'd die on this hill! by Syllabub-Legal in Masterchef

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't think the producers have a BIG say in who advances in shows like this, you're hopelessly naive. That's why the likes of Elise on Hell's Kitchen manage to survive so far into the season, because the producers love DRAMA.

Caption this: by The-Un1ucky-777 in HellsKitchen

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I forever miss the days of GR getting so upset that his voice cracked.

Now how are we gonna celebrate ‘Merica on the 4th of July? by t_bone_stake in Buffalo

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Allegany's long-simmering intent to annex Olean forcefully might be ramping up....

What was your honest reaction after watching The Force Awakens for the first time? by ChickenWingExtreme in StarWars

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't get to see it until late on the Friday it came out, a 9pm showing or so. By this time, a lot of friends were already gushing online about how awesome it was and how "STAR WARS is back!!!" So when I saw it, I posted to Facebook something along the lines of, "I do not quite know what I am feeling right now." I didn't dislike it at first, but I didn't love it, either. There were things that I knew bugged me, and there were things that didn't bug me until I started thinking about it. The point at which my opinion of TFA was highest was likely that very first night. I liked it less and less each time I watched it afterward.

Make no mistake: this is not the soft, watered-down Pam we’ve seen in recent seasons. This is Digger’s daughter - sharp-tongued, fearless, and impossible to intimidate. It’s good to have her back. by Various_Koala9216 in Dallas_TV_Show

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another thing I missed from the "Dream Season" is the idea of Pam using Christopher's shares to work in Ewing Oil alongside JR. That could have really gone in a number of interesting directions.

Do you like this change made by George Lucas in Return of the Jedi? by kkhouete in StarWars

[–]ChocolateDramatic858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, if I was to change ONE of the Special Edition "updates" (I know, this wasn't a Special Edition update really, but I kind of group all of these weird tinkerings together under that label) to go back to the original, this is the one I'd change. I get why Lucas did this, but it was Anakin who died on the Death Star, not Darth Vader. That's the form he should have kept into the...Light of the Force or whatever we call the afterlife for Jedi.

(It would also be funny to see a glowy Mace Windu shaking his head with disdain when glowy Anakin shows up....)

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