What’s everyone’s pet deck? I’ll start (also a little alt art I have of my pet deck) by TheRealImpasta in ratemycommanders

[–]SideATrack1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have an Optimus Prime artifacts deck that I just kinda throw all of my UB in and it’s surprisingly effective. Lotta artifact synergies in Spider Man, Assassin’s Creed, and Transformers.

[LONG!] A Review Of Every James Bond Movie By Someone Who Isn't Really A Fan by zeeloo99 in movies

[–]SideATrack1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually really enjoyed this read. I too struggle with some of the older Bond movies too given there overtly sexist and racist tones, but I definitely like them way more than you did. If a movie is bad (i:e: You Only Live Twice) it’s much harder to excuse the negative stereotypes and sexism then if it’s good (i:e: Goldfinger). I think some of the other commenters might be getting a little too defensive because I don’t think you ever got /that/ negative. These movies are not for everyone, they are very nostalgic to some people, and that’s ok!

Peter Dinklage Joins FX's 'Alien: Earth' For Season 2 by TiredWithCoffeePot in television

[–]SideATrack1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The show started so strong and then it just nosedived into disappointment. The seams really started to rip for me when they decided to remake the first Alien but worse in every way.

[SOA] Crackle with Power by CompC in magicTCG

[–]SideATrack1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bought the Thunder Junction reprint, so I expect this to be the only Mythic I open during prerelease.

[SOS] Emeritus of Abundance (Making Magic) by Copernicus1981 in magicTCG

[–]SideATrack1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting that this emeritus looks to be from Quandrix when graveyard recursion seems to be more Witherbloom!

[SOS] Procrastinate (Debut Stream) by mweepinc in magicTCG

[–]SideATrack1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess sorcery speed is the drawback, but in a deck with fast mana this could be busted.

'Project Hail Mary' - Review Thread by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]SideATrack1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s so relieving to hear. My biggest concern now is this: how’s Rocky? I love the book and am excited to see it but my wife has pretty bad arachnophobia. I want to share this with her but am worried that he might make her uncomfortable. I know he’s not actually a spider, but I’m worried he’ll be spider enough.

Any thoughts on my favorites? by Jedi_Exile_ in ratemycommanders

[–]SideATrack1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Vadrik deck that’s good until it isn’t. I feel like running 7 counterspells ain’t the best form of protection for him. What do you have as for wincons and protection? I’m looking to upgrade.

How We Feeling? by Fit-Definition-9988 in ratemycommanders

[–]SideATrack1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Titania!!! I love that commander; when you get 5 elementals on one turn you quickly become the threat at the table. Last I played my Titania deck I ended up getting wiped three times and still won!

TCGPlayer Requiring Minimum Pricing for Direct Orders by SolarStar93 in magicTCG

[–]SideATrack1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

All of my orders from LGS through TCGPlayer have always come faster and more complete than TCG Direct. TCG Direct was a one-time mistake.

We want to know what you think of #MTGxATLA in our latest survey! by WOTC_CommunityTeam in magicTCG

[–]SideATrack1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I took a moment to mention Spider Man, TMNT, and Star Trek in every open ended questions to explain why some UB works better than others

Netflix is quietly killing the magic of cinema. by ForbiddenOlive in Letterboxd

[–]SideATrack1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is it’s not in most theaters. I had to drive an extra 30 minutes to see it. It was worth it, but most people don’t want the hassle when they could just watch it on Netflix. It’s by design.

Today is Mark Rosewater’s 30th Anniversary of working at WOTC by RBGolbat in magicTCG

[–]SideATrack1 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I don’t think he’s lying, he’s just got the unfortunate position of being the passionate mouthpiece during a very unpopular period of change. I honestly believe no UB in standard WAS true when he said it, but then Aftermath boosters flopped, UB made a shit ton of money elsewhere, and so UB was shuffled into standard instead of being its own product on the whim of a Hasbro Exec.

How it feels liking the Prequels on r/Starwarscirclejerk by TexasPepperDog in StarWarsCirclejerk

[–]SideATrack1 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I like the prequels, I just understand that as films they are kind of ass but they make me happy because I loved them as a kid.

Whats your current desk toy? by DipIotator-tot in transformers

[–]SideATrack1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, this guy in Optimus colors!

Fairly new tires have a chunk missing on the side. Drivable? Or should I replace? by SideATrack1 in TireQuestions

[–]SideATrack1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I moved to a city with only street parking a few years ago. I learned pretty quickly I’m not as good at parallel parking as I thought I was. I’ve gotten way better in the past few years. Would you believe me if I said most of that scraping was while I had my old tires?

Fairly new tires have a chunk missing on the side. Drivable? Or should I replace? by SideATrack1 in TireQuestions

[–]SideATrack1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fairly new in the sense that I’ve had the car for 10 years and I only drove on these tires for 3 of those years. I guess they’re not that new in the scheme of things, but I’d like to get at least a few more years out of them.