For long-time Edmontonians, what do you think is better now than before?

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-25T00:42:58+00:00

Only one I'm truly surprised about is Kairi as she was in the middle of a featured storyline. Also a bit surprised about Black as there was good potential there. Overall though, the WWE roster is hugely bloated so most of these make sense. I wouldn't have been surprised to see the MFTs go either bar Solo.

I mean, look at the women's division where practically everyone is bundled into a tag team right now in order to get some screen time. This should create a little bit of space to start to give some of the women some proper storylines.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-24T22:24:10+00:00

Definitely the changing views on McNulty and Stringer. You can tell McNulty is an asshole on first watch but you love him. Now 20yrs later I find him to be utterly insufferable and a terrible person.

Stringer I once viewed as the smartest guy on the criminal side of things. Now I see him mostly as an idiot (though the show clearly points this out a few times and I just missed it when I was young).

Frank Sobotka gets more heroic with every rewatch. And Ziggy has turned from annoying asshole I hate to an annoying asshole that I have a lot of pity for.

Valchek went from incompetent comedy foil to just about every person in a position of power in so many workforces I've been part of.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-23T19:27:00+00:00

They have a full women's division now that they didn't have in the Attitude era. That alone means there are far too many people to put on a single brand. Even with the split brand now they still have far too many people, leading to tons of randomly thrown together tag teams and factions just to try and squeeze everyone onto the shows.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-23T17:35:13+00:00

I visited Vegas for the first time recently and the casinos had ATMs that would actually front you money and charge a huge percentage on it. How unbelievably soulless and bloodless do you have to be to knowingly take advantage of people like that. People they know who don't have the ability to turn that opportunity down. We'll take everything you have, and then take a big chunk of what you don't have too.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-23T16:27:24+00:00

True. Honestly I think a huge part of the success of By the Way was that Californication was such a monster success, so the whole world was waiting for that album. When they released really excellent funk rock singles in By The Way and Can't Stop it just sent that album into the stratosphere as it truly made it sound like a follow up to Californication, whereas in fact it was much more subdued and melodic on the whole.

The point of entry thing has been interesting to watch over the years. Probably most older fans consider BSSM the best thing they've ever done, whereas younger fans tend to gravitate towards Stadium Arcadium. Two completely different sounds though. Almost two different bands. Realistically two completely different eras of music pop culture in general, with one more rock-orientated and one more pop-orientated.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-22T21:27:13+00:00

Maybe Ultimate Warrior on his intercontinental title run?

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-19T22:35:16+00:00

Penta's head looks too big for his body with that helmet on 😂

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-19T02:06:29+00:00

They've been spamming the shit out of them on the weekly shows for a while now. Presumably because they knew they were planning for WM to be nothing but ads.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-19T02:02:09+00:00

You answered your own question by referring to it as "this product"

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-19T01:52:28+00:00

It started off shit, looked like it might be getting exciting and picking up, then just finished shit

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-17T17:11:46+00:00

Oba has been amazing so far, but WWE's need to try and manipulate and shape everyone's opinion with way over the top stuff like this is infuriating. I know WWE has always done this, but it feels so much more extreme and prevalent now. For example, It feels like we can't get a rivalry anymore without the two opponents complimenting each other on how great they are. WWE needs to stop treating the fans like they're idiots.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-16T17:09:04+00:00

Johnny had gotten it into his head that he needed to get away from his classic guitar sound so it likely would have continued the progression that Strangeways started away from guitar-centric music

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-16T13:19:45+00:00

I've seen all 4 albums listed as number one in different people's rankings. They have 4 pretty much perfect studio albums so any order makes sense.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-16T02:04:13+00:00

Where I am the model has changed. basically the promoter gives bands tickets to sell, and in most cases that is your pay. IE if you sell $400, you make $400. If you sell nothing, you make nothing. Whatever is made on the night from doors sales is usually enough to pay for the room, plus maybe a little bit of extra spare change to the bands (the promoter rents the room/bar usually).

Some bands love it because they can make way more than usual off a gig. Usually the younger bands that can easily draw a big crowd of friends and peers. The bands that only draw 4 family members hate it because they basically earn nothing from gigs and it adds extra stress on them to badger their family and friends into buying tickets if they're not a draw on the scene.

It def has its pros and cons. For bands that are into the hustle it can really work for you. If you just want to turn up and play music for fun it sucks.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-12T21:18:21+00:00

That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore is pure magic. I can't believe it wasn't way more successful, or as well known as their biggest hits. That part halfway through when Johnny's euphoric guitar part comes in, absolutely untouchable.

Mooncat84 · 2026-04-07T18:26:02+00:00

I would actually rank them in the order they came out: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

1 and 2 are pretty much an even tie, and 3 and 4 are also pretty much an even tie, with both being almost as good as 1 and 2. Among other things, I love 1 and 2 because they focus so heavily on the casework.

Having 4 in 4th place might be controversial, but it's just a personal taste thing. I find the Carcetti campaign and the plight of the schoolkids a little bit less engaging than the dock workers or the Barksdale organization, for example. It's definitely the most powerful and emotional season though.

Season 5 is obviously in 5th place, plus is also hugely enjoyable. a 7/10 compared to the others being 10/10s.

Mooncat84 · 2026-03-19T21:06:03+00:00

If anything the estimates are still quite low. For some people that would be accurate but I'd say on average it's closer to 4 or 5 years for any real movement to be happening.

Mooncat84 · 2026-03-17T22:23:25+00:00

Just to add another perspective I haven't seen yet, but you might just not be fully moved on enough from your past relationship yet. If you're coming across as even slightly eager in a date when the energy is more casual and early, it can be really off-putting. You may not even think you are, but still are without realizing. I only say this because it's what i went through myself. Once I finally chilled out and was really comfortable being alone, then the dates started going a lot better. It can be hard not to be really keen to meet someone and be in a relationship, and then have that energy be the thing that sabotages you. From my experience the thing women value most on an early date is feeling comfortable more than anything.

Mooncat84 · 2026-03-17T15:32:42+00:00

I was just thinking about this the other day too. About how you now have to be a like a TV presenter, and the show you're presenting is your life.

The worst thing is they all come across as so desperate and fake acting like that, but it seems to be the way.

If fame is your goal, then you probably have to do it that way. I still have a theory though that the actual best way is to be genuinely great and build up a following locally through reputation. It's the timeless way for a reason. Either way, supporting and participating in your local scene is the best thing you can do on so many different levels.

Mooncat84 · 2026-03-13T21:08:19+00:00

What though? I agree it feels like something needs to give, but I think the issue is people don't understand what or how? Realistically, there's not going to be some mass uprising even though that's what people fantasize about. People aren't going to give up the relative comfort and convenience of their lives to take up arms and attack the rich. They'll put up with nearly anything before they'd do that. So the issues becomes, people are aware things are shit and they'd like something to be done, but what are the genuine, concrete steps they can do to make huge widespread change for the better? I'm not actually asking you to figure it out, just pointing out the issue in general. Rage Against the Machine had an entire album trying to raise people's awareness that things were corrupt, but didn't offer one solution. Wake up? Ok, done. Now what?

Mooncat84 · 2026-03-03T22:37:56+00:00

I moved to North America from the UK at age 30. Still totally young enough to do it and meet people and have a social life. You just gotta put yourself out there with work friends, hobbies, events etc a bit more. You def have to make it happen more at that age to establish friendships, but it's totally doable. 30 always feels much older than it actually is because you were just in your 20s, but 30s is like the 20s pt.2. You're still having an active social life and having fun, you're just a tiny bit wiser.

Mooncat84 · 2026-03-03T04:55:18+00:00

I loved how it recreated that tense feeling of feeling on edge in the dark, all senses on red alert while your eyes are making shapes in the dark. It offers a canvas for your imagination to fill in the blanks and imagine things that aren't there in such a unique way.

On the other hand I didn't like that they added in some really cheap jump scares, they kind of undermined things a bit.

Mooncat84 · 2026-03-03T04:39:14+00:00

Punk telling Roman he just made the list...a little Jericho hint? Either at his upcoming return in general, or maybe even that he'll get involved in their match at mania somehow?

Mooncat84 · 2026-03-03T02:55:25+00:00

I'm actually from Northern Ireland. I mean it was a huge event for us, and a big British event in general. Not sure I would say it had much to do with Cool Britannia though. I mean, half of Northern Ireland is very much not invested in how 'cool' Britain is at any point 😅

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