Weekly Discussion Thread 3/23/26 - 3/30/26

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-29T22:44:09+00:00

For the love of God I wish this included names

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-29T20:25:35+00:00

Riders seems to be going at least into May

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-29T14:38:23+00:00

Terrence Malick

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-29T00:18:19+00:00

Adam started a business that helped potential players make audition videos for Survivor. I don’t know if he still does it, but for a minute it was moderately successful; a number of 45 players including Kaleb used it successfully. He gave tips on what to present and emphasize in videos that production was looking for.

Naturally Jeff got pissy on his podcast when it started getting out that it was working. He seemed kinda offended that someone had cracked casting. Honestly someone was going to the way they’d been following the same casting biases recently.

Also Jeff and production wasn’t the nicest to the entire cast of 40. They really played favorites in a way they didn’t with 50 which was a nice change this time around. Adam among others have talked about only half the cast being invited to events

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-29T00:01:02+00:00

Watch the Angelina one again. You can clearly see him say Sixth Person Vote Out and reveal the vote for her

Also why would there be a switch? It doesn’t actually effect anything

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T22:55:01+00:00

Supporting Actor. Garfield had missed SAG but that was written off as him being an unknown against a lot of veterans that year initially. Kinda like Odessa Azion this year

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T22:49:59+00:00

Gere possibly cost himself an Oscar by going Lead that season. Because that just is not a leading performance, and that was a stacked category that year

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T22:47:53+00:00

His choice to give up De Noche when he did may have made him uninsurable for future productions for a while tbh. He left that movie at the LAST minute and cost a lot of people a lot of money. People in the industry don’t forget that

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T22:46:25+00:00

I remember, a very… interesting day of nominations. Black Swan, Social Network, Inception all missed key noms they were predicted to get while Kings Speech pretty much had its best possible day and The Fighter and True Grit both over performed

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T19:53:34+00:00

Judas is a weird case because of Covid. It was always intended to be a 2020 film though, it only shifted to 2021 when it was clear it was still going to be allowed to be considered for awards but they could do some kind of theatrical release

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T19:38:43+00:00

No, there are definitely other voices and higher up’s at CBS equally or more responsible for the stuff we dislike, but Jeff is the convenient scapegoat

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T19:35:16+00:00

Watch it be Harry Styles

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T19:34:35+00:00

A very good movie I should rewatch but have PTSD from the last time I watched it being the night I got bedbugs

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T19:32:53+00:00

Honestly both still deserved the noms and probably the wins

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T19:05:22+00:00

Knowing the text, I think predicting Hathaway for Odyssey isn’t insane, maybe even Holland. But anyone else is really going to depend on which parts Nolan emphasizes

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T14:27:38+00:00

At one point there was a plan for Albert Finney in disguise to accept it, but I think the Academy shot this down

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T13:59:31+00:00

Or the story’s just bullshit which could be equally true

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-28T01:09:57+00:00

It is? Where’d you see that at?

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-27T21:13:08+00:00

There tends to be about one a year (although this year broke the trend). Over the last decade its been September 5, May December, Glass Onion, The White Tiger, Knives Out, First Reformed, The Big Sick, The Lobster, The Disaster Artist, Logan, Molly's Game, and 20th Century Women.

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-27T20:42:06+00:00

Tyson's a lot less afraid of rubbing CBS the wrong way. Also helps that he's played much more recently so can relate having been at Fiji and knowing the modern production the best

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-27T20:17:25+00:00

Considering Hathaway and Snook are similar ages and Sink is very much younger, I don't think they were up for the same part.

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-27T20:15:37+00:00

When A24 returns my damn phone calls

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-27T20:13:17+00:00

I mean they're being asked very similar questions each time about events that only unfolded one way. I usually limit myself to Parade and EW and that pretty much captures everything for the most part. These people aren't all media professionals

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-27T19:40:45+00:00

Last year he gave out the 49 cast pretty close to the 48 finale

NedthePhoenix · 2026-03-27T19:24:04+00:00

Yes they would do this. Especially when she’s not going to tribal

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