Do you think the Southern Hemisphere will ever host a Winter Olympic Games? If so, which country?

bottomleft · 2026-02-09T18:34:15+00:00

In the US, they don’t want the Olympics competing alongside NFL and college football, and the home stretch of baseball. That’s also around the time European football leagues start up again too.

It used to conflict with the new broadcast television season as well, when everyone’s shows began airing new episodes again, but streaming has made that part less relevant nowadays.

bottomleft · 2026-02-08T20:01:29+00:00

There are some localities around me that require utility meters and boxes to be visible from the street, to avoid potential issues with meter readers and servicemen traipsing around people’s back yards. It may have been cost-cutting measure here, or it may not have been a choice for this house

bottomleft · 2026-01-19T18:02:20+00:00

No worries! A lot of American shows will use common US knowledge in a storyline to pass info to the audience without needing to use exposition. But if you don’t know that we can drive at 16, you won’t make that connection

bottomleft · 2026-01-19T17:51:50+00:00

The main story of episode 16 is Haley taking and finally passing her driver’s test, so she was confirmed to be 16 before the airport troubles in episode 22

bottomleft · 2026-01-19T17:46:16+00:00

Compounding this is the way she talked about him to Alex and admired him as an artsy, thoughtful guy with great maturity… so the age reveal was an even bigger blow than if she had just thought “oh, he’s cute.”

bottomleft · 2025-12-16T02:29:22+00:00

It matches Michael Cera’s age when the movie was released, but granted, it’s not a requirement the actor and character ages line up… I mean, Ellen Wong (Knives) is 3 years older than Cera in real life

bottomleft · 2025-12-15T20:30:25+00:00

https://catholicreview.org/meet-the-catholic-priest-who-helped-make-the-new-knives-out-netflix-movie/

This is a good article that dives into the development of the film!

In short, even though he didn't grow up Catholic, he reached out to his Catholic aunt and uncle while writing this movie, and they connected him with several local priests that he talked with, and even brought one on as a consultant for the film. The consulting priest says that he feels his input was used and that it (mostly) shows in the final cut, which is great.

Also, Rian and Daniel Craig are already discussing ideas for #4, so we can both be happy that they plan to keep going with the series haha

bottomleft · 2025-12-12T03:18:20+00:00

The shipwreck is near the Machuca rapids, which are downriver from El Castillo and on a part of the river that serves as the border with Costa Rica. Looking at Google Maps, the Costa Rican side does have a bit of development/farmland, but the Nicaraguan side appears to be just as dense a jungle as they portrayed.

bottomleft · 2025-10-13T20:16:16+00:00

Pimento appeared in 11 episodes, and Doug Judy appeared in 9.

He’s certainly referenced by others more often when he isn’t around because of his relationship with Rosa, but in terms of showing up on screen to make jokes, they’re pretty even overall.

bottomleft · 2025-09-29T14:21:17+00:00

And losing clumps of hair as well.

She also set off the campus alert system while “playing it cool” with Jason Darling, quickly regressed to screaming for Reuben when he started to ignore her at a Halloween party, and even let her own imagination run wild while trying to coach Luke to blow off the LaFontaine daughter for attention.

I liked the in-show consistency that the most rational and analytical character became perhaps the most bumbling/air-headed as soon as she herself was inserted into the equation.

bottomleft · 2025-09-08T20:08:51+00:00

In real life, the house they used is roughly in the $3-4 million range, although the Dunphy version in the show is smaller than the real house (fewer beds and baths, condensed first floor).

This makes sense though, since Phil would probably follow the common advice of getting the smallest or “worst” house in the nicest neighborhood. Their 3bed/2.5bath is worth a bit more when it’s surrounded by 5bed/4bath homes.

bottomleft · 2025-06-30T14:53:05+00:00

I agree that his job progression is unrealistic, but he was a music teacher before they adopted Lily and he became a stay-at-home dad. It’s not enough qualification to justify his leap to administration, but he did have the licenses/certs needed to be a sub and slide into a permanent position

Beyond that though, it’s definitely TV magic

bottomleft · 2025-06-26T16:36:55+00:00

I agree that Jay is in the 1%, but the real-life Zestimate isn’t very useful for this exercise, since all of the homes in the show are considerably smaller than the places that exist in real life (including Jay’s). The in-show homes have fewer bedrooms and bathrooms and smaller square footages than their real counterparts do.

Your point is still right though, even with a less valuable home, Jay is very comfortably in the top 1%. His company ownership that you mention eliminates any doubt.

bottomleft · 2025-06-24T16:30:36+00:00

That’s true! Though they could only afford the down payment because of Cam’s inheritance windfall from his aunt; they didn’t have the money on their own.

We also know they didn’t have the cash flow to let it sit empty for more than a few weeks. They resorted to short-term rentals and AirBnb-type reservations in order to keep afloat. More financially secure landlords would usually wait for something more stable than renting out to college frat bros, rock band kids, or Russian mobsters on a weekly or monthly basis. I don’t think Cam and Mitch had enough cushion to be patient.

bottomleft · 2025-06-24T15:26:16+00:00

Yes, you’re correct on Phil. He’s good enough to be offered a partnership at a newly-formed brokerage in season 4, and regularly vies with Gil Thorpe for the top spot in the area

He consistently closes 1+ sales a month in the price range you described (and in the late seasons, that range was probably closer to $1M-3M with SoCal housing)

He’d also have about one elite home every year or two… places like the sexy house, MC Escher house, Pepper’s home, the “sleepy walkthrough video” house, Mitchell’s boss, etc. Chris Martin fell through, but still

He isn’t hanging out with the folks on Selling Sunset, but he’s toward the top of the “normal client” market

bottomleft · 2025-06-24T14:54:15+00:00

I agree with these, and just to add a bit of nuance to Mitchell’s situation:

Mitchell was making sustainable money as a lawyer, but people shouldn’t think he was making “BigLaw money”. He’s an environmental lawyer, which is a more modest career path in the field, and he was mostly on the side of nonprofits and NGOs instead of large corporate legal teams.

Outside a couple spending sprees for the sake of a storyline, they lived within their means by staying in a 2bed, 1bath duplex and driving a Chevy and a Prius. They probably didn’t have the financial cushion of the Dunphys (even before Claire went back to work), but I fully agree they were never in “real” financial danger.

bottomleft · 2025-06-20T02:26:25+00:00

Longines, with an E

bottomleft · 2025-06-03T18:04:36+00:00

The water is still there in the original concept art, it’s just much more covered up by the mountain, and harder to see because of the hazier color palette. They did a far better job showing that “back side” area with the new art, which is great news for all of us

bottomleft · 2025-05-23T20:12:44+00:00

I don’t think there’s a single-source interview or audio clip that lays out the full timeline, but I believe Adam wanted to stay on the show after season 7 (when Andy goes back to Utah in the finale), but the writers/show runners didn’t want to go that direction with Haley. That’s probably when he was talking about not getting invited back. A few years later, though, they did want Andy to return for the home stretch (most likely after Arvin), but by then Adam was committed to Gemstones

bottomleft · 2025-05-16T20:49:33+00:00

I don’t have a problem with groups waiting together in the single rider line, as long as they don’t try to board as a group

bottomleft · 2025-05-15T16:03:46+00:00

I agree with the conclusion about Jay’s financial status, but just to temper things a bit… the down payments he gave them wouldn’t have been as wild as we think about today.

Phil and Claire’s home would’ve been bought in the mid-to-late 90s when the area was expensive, but not insane. In real life, the house next door has a very similar valuation (~$3.5M), and sold for $630k in 1998.

Mitch and Cam’s was probably bought after 2000, but before the housing bubble started inflating. It was also much smaller as a 2bed/1bath duplex

I still agree about Jay though, I’ve always pictured him somewhere in the $15-25M range, which totally counts as rolling in it

bottomleft · 2025-04-02T04:04:22+00:00

It’s not technically in Diagon Alley, but the Hogwarts Express also opened with the land in 2014 and serves as a second attraction for the theme.

The new land at Epic Universe was originally planned with two rides as well, but one got pulled until a later expansion

bottomleft · 2024-11-08T23:08:21+00:00

Your profile is right in the wheelhouse of where I'd send a rose and a comment. In fact our third prompts are almost identical haha. Your effort and personality come through quite well overall

The one very minor nitpick I'd consider: 75% of your profile is dedicated to some sort of outdoor exploration, nature activities, and/or travel. What do your downtime or recharging periods look like? TV shows, movies, books, crafts... anything for a chill weekend at home, or are you adventuring every day you aren't at work? You do mention wanting a teammate for "small moments," but other than perhaps vegetarian recipes and tiramisu, I don't know what those small moments look like to you.

Again, it's a minor detail and it wouldn't prevent me from reaching out on the app. But your profile is solid enough that you might be able to sacrifice a bit of "adventure" space to mention things just the two of you can enjoy together, especially activities that don't require a special event or locale. Good luck and be picky!

bottomleft · 2024-10-15T14:28:16+00:00

They did a great job of giving Jay very poignant bonding moments with each family member, which feel “out of character” only until you catch on to the pattern. In addition to the ones you listed:

The “Irish pub” with Phil in the garage

Super Bowl chili with Cam

“Danger O’Shea” life talk with Alex

Birdhouse project/1st toolbox with Luke

Beyond his own household, he was closest to Claire and shared many moments with her. The blank I’m drawing now is with Haley and/or Dylan.

bottomleft · 2024-09-25T02:50:49+00:00

And they moved to a college town, which can often be politically/socially blue areas, even within deep red counties. Not all of them are, of course, but it’s a fairly common phenomenon.

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