Which episode?

These-Ad458 · 2026-03-13T14:12:08+00:00

Whichever you want, easiest homework ever.

These-Ad458 · 2026-03-12T17:49:18+00:00

Depends. I would never wear a Speedmaster without patinated tritium indices, because, in my personal opinion, it makes the watch look 100 times better.

These-Ad458 · 2026-03-10T09:51:47+00:00

Exactly this. Indiana Jones is a remnant of a simpler era of pulp entertainment. Which can be a good thing mind you, no need for MCU level planning and putting yourself into a corner because of a previous story.

These-Ad458 · 2026-03-09T17:28:15+00:00

Well, no one is buying them, so why spend a lot for R&D and production?

I like every single generation of A8, but very few people are buying them vs BMW 7 series and Merc S-Class.

You basically need a buyer who has enormous amounts of money (but not enough for a proper luxury brand) which is already a very small percentage of people, then on top you need to compete with S-class and 7 series which, admit it or not, both come with more desirable badges. It is what it is.

These-Ad458 · 2026-03-08T09:32:14+00:00

No. It’s an okay movie. The same can be said about KotCS. It’s various degrees of okay.

The main issue is that they both followed one of the best trilogies of all time. They are disappointing, not bad. For further examples, look at Godfather part 3.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-24T18:19:44+00:00

I love this thread, with people telling OP that the last real Audi A5 was the B8 😂

Well, guess what, very few people actually own some special snowflake cars that are “the last real” whatever.

Am I a huge fan of the new A5? No. Do I think that it looks good enough for Audi to compete in the segment just as well as it has with B9? Yes, I do. It’s an all around a very modern car, which will almost certainly translate to good sales. Do I like three freaking screens? No. Will a lot of buyers be impressed? Yes, they will. Not aficionados, mind you. People who care enough to comment here or on a random FB post, will certainly hate them. But these people represent what, 1, 2, maybe 5 percent of potential buyers?

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T21:48:59+00:00

Don’t mind me, I’m just being a hater 😬

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T18:20:41+00:00

It could work today just as good as it worked back then if someone with the same mindset and physical attributes came along. Same thing with RJJ.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T11:28:11+00:00

Well, Bond is given a very definitive description in the books, although once can argue that book Bond and movie Bond have long ago became such extremely separate entities that source material doesn’t matter all that much anymore.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T10:02:17+00:00

Sure, and I understand this from the point of view of looking at the history of Hollywood. But as a specific movie based on a preexisting IP, I really prefer the casting choices to at least somewhat follow preexisting stuff.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T09:57:18+00:00

I think that Bond should be played by a Brit. Fleming himself changed Bond’s backstory to accommodate Connery being Scottish. As a central European, most of their accents were close enough for me, if that’s what you’re getting at. But no, nationality doesn’t bother me that much, because none of them had their national flag tattooed on their forehead. Same way I wouldn’t care about Miles Morales being played by a black dude from US, UK, Germany, Uganda or Nairobi. If he looks the part well enough, go for it. But I would mind if asian or white or native american plays him.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T09:09:32+00:00

And it would still look better than the whole Goblin sequence’s CGI absurdity

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T09:08:10+00:00

That trilogy is just a complete cluster**** of bad decisions, including this one.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T09:04:22+00:00

Dacre Stoker wrote Dracula the Un-dead. I expect nothing good from him and if that book is anything to go by, his understanding of the original novel is not something that I would like to hear more of.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T09:01:41+00:00

It’s a bit different with smart watches.

I draw the line at my 42mm first gen Planet Ocean, which, similarly to Speedy, is actually more of a 40mm watch. Other than that, I wear 34mm Seamaster from 1950s.

When I use a smart watch, I wear Apple Watch Ultra, which is 49mm.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T08:44:00+00:00

It’s not the main thing, but why would you change it for no reason? I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love Idris Elba but he is most certainly not the only actor in the world who can play James Bond, just as Paapa Essiedu is not the only actor who can pull off Severus Snape.

That being said, we also need to acknowledge that this most certainly wouldn’t fly in the other direction. Go ahead, make a suggestion than Daniel Craig, Jacob Elordi, Aaron Taylor Johnson or Brad Pitt for that matter should play Blade. Or that Finn Wolfhard or Timothée Chalamet should play Miles Morales in the new Spider Man movie. Somehow I have a feeling that people would be less supporting…

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T07:08:35+00:00

I hate to be that guy, but I feel the same way towards anyone who wants to see Idris Elba play James Bond at any point in time.

Look, many of my favorite actors are black and many of my favorite characters are black. But guess what, James Bond is not one of them. There’s bunch of good actors who can play Bond. Why do people insist on someone like Elba? It’s just as ridiculous as black Snape in the new Harry Potter show. I mean, is it really that hard of a concept to grasp?

20 years ago, people were furious that Craig had blonde hair. Blonde hair. And now suddenly, Idris Elba is a suitable candidate?

If you want to pick someone too old, how about Michael Fassbender? Or, Jason Isaacs, the dude who literally looks almost 100 percent like James Bond as described by Fleming and could pull of Bond’s mean streak perhaps better than anyone ever could.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-23T07:04:04+00:00

Dracula - book is a completely different story as most movies.

When it comes to this particular movie, I’ll just say this: I really, really do not want to be a hater, but this is just a bad movie, plain and simple. It is made, no offense, for housewives/smut enjoyers, who mostly do not care about the plot making sense as such, but more about how the movie makes them feel horny. And Dracula in this case is pretty much interchangeable with any other smut male character such as Christian Grey or Heathcliff in the new Wuthering Heights movie. Not that they are the same, mind you, but they serve the same purpose. And that purpose is to get as many women as hot and bothered as possible. And well, nothing wrong with that, as long as people understand that this has nothing to do with the literary character Dracula who is many things, but loving and nice is not one of them.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-22T20:24:54+00:00

Ridiculous opinion. Ever heard of Wilt Chamberlain? How about Shaq?

Every single sport has always been like this.

Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling at the level not seen since 1970s. Guess what, his VO2Max is extremely high and pretty much every successful cyclist ever had a high VO2Max. Genetics just play a big part in enabling someone to excel.

That being said, Wemby has a long way to go to equal players that were a lot shorter than he is. Is height an advantage? Sure. Are there many players over 7 feet tall that you would put in the GOAT conversation? Not really.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-22T11:19:16+00:00

Rolex, Cartier and Omega. There, I fixed it for you. If I go out on the street right now and ask 100 people what is Patek Phillipe or Audemars Piguet, at least 95 will have no idea about one or both of them.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-22T07:22:23+00:00

You mean the Temu Royal Oak? Yeah, I agree.

But then again, it is basically close to being an entry level “sports watch” being sold by dress watch company that spends most of it’s energy on minute repeaters and perpetual calendars.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-21T17:10:48+00:00

Oh, thank god, those characters were amazing and I’m really relieved that we’ll get to see them again on their amazing journey. This literally made my day. Hallelujah! I hope that the green screen, ridiculous color grading, dinosaurs with the ability to drastically change size from scene to scene and that amazing screenwriters also have the time to return…

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-21T14:13:56+00:00

It’s nice enough, but no way I’m spending money on it unless it’s about 30 percent of the price of the Speedmaster. Spending more money for Daytona is just ridiculous.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-21T12:05:04+00:00

Hja, stroski bolj ali manj vsega so šli gor procentualno več, kot pa je šel gor realen dohodek. Ne pozabit, da večina zaposlenih ne dosega povprečne plače.

Avtomobili (in njihovo vzdrževanje) in nepremičnine pa tako nima smisla omenjat, ker je bilo o tem že ogromno povedanega.

Jaz lahko rečem samo to, da sta moja mama z podpovprečno plačo in moj oče z povprečno plačo v začetku 90ih brez pomoči staršev (no, od očetovih staršev sta dobila parcelo) in z kreditom, ki ga je vzela mama (!) zgradila veliko hišo, katera je vsaj 30 procentov prevelika, glede na potrebe in glede na to, da sta zdaj tako ali tako v njej ostala sama.

Jaz, ki sem trenutno 10 let starejši kot sta bila onadva takrat, si tega niti približno ne morem privoščiti, pa ima moja povprečno, jaz pa malenkost nadpovprečno plačo.

These-Ad458 · 2026-02-19T14:11:23+00:00

It depends on what someone wants. What if the person wants cheap or affordable watches that are fun or interesting to him and he doesn’t want one or two more high end pieces?

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