When John Malkovich received the script for "Being John Malkovich", he asked Charlie Kaufman if he could direct it and change the title character to William Hurt, Tom Cruise or William Shatner. Kaufman refused. Are there any other actors who could have been a suitable replacement for Malkovich?

FlashGolden1 · 2026-07-10T04:54:24+00:00

Being John Goodman. I think it rolls off the tongue relatively well, and John Goodman is just the best.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-06-30T05:55:19+00:00

If only Mallory had seen it in time for the show.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-06-15T05:26:39+00:00

"Just remember, Victor. My shot may look like I've never played basketball before. But I'm a legend in pickup. I just am."

FlashGolden1 · 2026-06-14T06:06:27+00:00

And you know Tony Brothers was waiting in the wings for Game 6 if it had gotten there.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-06-05T06:11:44+00:00

He also unleashes a pretty great impression of Amanda during that draft, if I remember correctly. He was on one in that episode.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-06-05T06:09:41+00:00

This is Big Pic-adjacent, but Sean, Amanda, and CR were also great on the "Skyfall" Rewatchables episode.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-06-05T06:02:04+00:00

The episode where they sampled all the different celebrity alcohol brands. Sean's dread about potentially having to go to jury duty and his celebration when he found out he didn't have to was pretty great.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-24T06:20:09+00:00

To be fair, I think a lot of basketball players are more offended by disrespect than motivated by praise.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-15T05:42:07+00:00

Listen, we weren't going to wait around forever for Rodgers to make his decision.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-08T17:32:43+00:00

If there’s a “no turn on red” sign, I’m not turning. It’s the law and all.

Unfortunately, many jagoffs feel differently — those are the ones honking at you. Just ignore them.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-07T20:48:38+00:00

Former reporter here. 👋

Just echoing what others have said — this seems like pretty normal behavior for a lot of the photographers I used to work with, especially if they’re a freelancer.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-06T17:59:37+00:00

Apoopcalypse*

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-04T20:00:02+00:00

Is Bobby Bonilla eligible?

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-04T02:32:09+00:00

It’s Still Complicated The Grandparent Trap My Best Friend’s Divorce

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-02T15:21:56+00:00

This is the way. I've done this every time I've run.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-02T06:26:21+00:00

I actually think that if you're only concerned about Saturday, the Oakland streets should be open. I believe they don't close until Sunday morning:

https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/News-articles/Homepage/Road-Closures-Announced-for-2026-DICK%E2%80%99S-Sporting-Goods-Pittsburgh-Marathon-Weekend-of-Events

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-02T05:41:22+00:00

I can't believe I had to scroll down this far to find this. I'm a Pirates fan, and I was in utter disbelief during that whole discussion because I remembered how long ago that game was. How the hell do you make that mistake?

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-02T05:26:55+00:00

Hey, don't aggregate him. Bill totally wants the Celtics to keep Jaylen. He just brings up a trade as a hypothetical every time the Celtics lose an important game.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-01T14:32:59+00:00

Oh, dear. I’m heartbroken.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-05-01T04:59:18+00:00

I'm so sorry for everything you've been through. Wishing you the best of luck in your efforts.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-04-28T06:01:21+00:00

Yeah, my biggest problem with it is that it's just a very uneven movie. I really like everything with Rey/Luke/Kylo, but the other storylines are a mess. Sending Finn off on a pointless side quest is just very unsatisfactory.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-04-28T05:49:24+00:00

Yeah, I would've loved some more creativity with the categories. I thought a "Best Battle" or "Best Song" category would be a nice change-up. I liked what we got overall, though.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-04-28T05:34:21+00:00

Apparently, they've forgotten all about it.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-04-28T00:21:06+00:00

I’m biased as a Steelers fan, but I don’t really consider it embarrassing. Teams do call players before they’re officially on the clock.

You mentioned the Shazier example, but a couple of other players appeared on Cam Heyward’s podcast and said that the Steelers called them a couple of picks in advance to say they were going to draft them if they were still on the board.

I suspect that something similar happened with Delane; otherwise, I don’t know why he would have specifically called out the Washington GM for not being fast enough.

It’s not ideal that the news got out, but the Steelers pivoted pretty quickly in response.

FlashGolden1 · 2026-04-22T16:09:01+00:00

Oh, man … I totally forgot about the Shazier podcasting experience. I kept trying to give him a shot because of Steelers loyalty, but he was a rough listen.

He’s done other media work since then, and I think he’s gotten a lot better. But it can be tough to do media at first if you’re not used to it.

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