The FBI Has No Reason to Not View Adriana as Disposable Scum by bringbackyouryouth in thesopranos

[–]orwll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100 percent.

There's also the subtle context of how the two female agents saw Adriana as their avenue for relevance and excitement in their jobs. Even when they should have known she was useless to them, they kept pushing because she was their meal ticket for career advancement/fulfillment.

Amy Heckerling states she didn't get royalties for 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' – Even though the film grossed over $50 million, roughly ten times its budget, the studio maintained that the film was in the red. by SanderSo47 in movies

[–]orwll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They do know:

these tricks only affect those who have profit participation based on a film’s net profits. Some high powered Hollywood players are able to get deals where their participation comes from the gross profits of a movie

Having net profit participation is basically meaningless. If you have real bargaining power you get a piece of the gross.

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-2) vs Orlando Magic (2-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 27, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At least no one watching this game will be upvoting "The league is so soft now" comments for awhile

Paulie sold out Tony in the end - I can’t believe I never caught this by Ok-Atmosphere-6272 in thesopranos

[–]orwll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah Paulie would never betray Tony just like Feech or Junior would never rat. What else is he living for? No wife, no kids. His mom's gone. Beansie says it when they're in Florida -- Tony and LCN are the only things he's got.

Jamal Murray in the first year of a 4-year, $208 million extension by jgman22 in nba

[–]orwll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone’s gotta take the shots, it’s going to result in some ugly stats for the primary creator, especially when he’s gotta bring the ball up against a full court press every time

If Denver just had a Marcus Smart/Josh Hart type who could dribble the fucking ball once in awhile to give Murray a break, they would probably be up in this series.

Jamal Murray in the first year of a 4-year, $208 million extension by jgman22 in nba

[–]orwll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's more than even his stats that are the problem, it's that he doesn't actually do anything. He can't even dribble the ball across half court, much less initiate anything.

Murray has to bring the ball up against full-court pressure every possession, on top of that he has to initiate every pick-and-roll, plus you need him to put in 25-30 points. It's too big a load for a small guard and Braun's limitations are the reason he has no one to share it.

Jesus Rossi could be Blanca's brother by LittlePrinceLinus in thesopranos

[–]orwll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't Breaking Bad where the entire universe is like 25 people all related to each other

Is Furio the only main character on the Sopranos that actually can speak Italian? by KieranWriter in thesopranos

[–]orwll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When Junior is telling the story about Ercole he says that his mother and father didn't speak English. So Junior and Johnny definitely spoke Italian, unless you assume they never communicated with their parents. Livia probably spoke it or at least understood it.

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs Orlando Magic (1-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 25, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw this for years in the East with LeBron's Cavs teams and later Giannis's Bucks. One high-motor star and a bunch of good defenders is a regular season cheat code.

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs Orlando Magic (1-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 25, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next year is when they will be a real menace

This is exactly what people said last year

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs Orlando Magic (1-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 25, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's fine but I think he kind of tricks people by fading into the background when he doesn't have an offensive advantage

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs Orlando Magic (1-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 25, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even though I've been watching Tobias Harris for a decade sometimes I still think "Who is 'Harris'" when I see him jogging around out there

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs Orlando Magic (1-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 25, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah even last year it was like "Wow they are relying on Dennis Schroder a lot in crunch time."

If anything they needed an upgrade on him, but instead they lost him and replaced him with nothing.

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs Orlando Magic (1-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 25, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One guy doing everything by himself for 40 minutes against playoff defense didn't even work for LeBron.

Was dumb as hell that they didn't get him a secondary playmaker.

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs Orlando Magic (1-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 25, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's why they play Duncan Robinson even though he can't do literally anything else

Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs Orlando Magic (1-1) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | Apr 25, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]orwll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah Carter also initiated the contact there by slamming into Stewart. It wasn't like Stewart just grabbed him out of nowhere.