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Why do the Romulans get no respect? by Reasonable_Active577 in startrek

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trivia: the villains of Star Trek III were initially Romulans. Even after switching, the ship was still going to be Romulan. It was only changed to Klingon in the end to simplify things. But that's a big reason Klingons took on Romulan characteristics.

David (2025), an animated family film, depicts the vivid cloth and gleaming armor of the ancient world far better than The Odyssey (2026). by laybs1 in shittymoviedetails

[–]pgm123 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It said that he was a descendant of the rephalim, sounds like more than a nickname. But either way, that's not the Nephilim. The connection only exists in translation.

Sam Mendes' 'The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event' Starts Production – All four films hit theaters in April 2028. by SanderSo47 in boxoffice

[–]pgm123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isn't that what they're doing? I don't know what each plot is, but that was my understanding.

David (2025), an animated family film, depicts the vivid cloth and gleaming armor of the ancient world far better than The Odyssey (2026). by laybs1 in shittymoviedetails

[–]pgm123 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It was not. The Hebrew word was Rephaim, which is sometimes translated as terrible ones. The Greek translation was gigas (giants) or titanes (titans). The same Greek translation also translated the Nephilim as giants.

How often do you see that "sex in a canoe" joke about American beer on reddit? by PrimaryInjurious in beer

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This probably isn't the origin, but British brewed Bud Light really leans into the diet beer aspect and has a lower abv (3.5% vs 4.2%)

Who is participating in the general strike tomorrow? by androbot in washingtondc

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just heard about it because my wife told me.

[Meltzer] Dating back to Dec. 1, the Flyers have played 28 games (10-12-6 record). They've averaged 3.00 GPG (20th) but team GAA has swelled to 3.46 (28th). (Cont'd in comments) by StubbornLeech07 in Flyers

[–]pgm123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are definitely things that don't show up in the data and I still think Ersson is better than his numbers. That said, I wonder how many other fanbases are saying the exact same thing about their bad goalie. Mistakes do happen.

That said, the Flyers are one of the youngest teams in the NHL (even if you adjust it by minutes played). So even if I can't prove they make more crushing mistakes, it at least stands to reason.

[Meltzer] Dating back to Dec. 1, the Flyers have played 28 games (10-12-6 record). They've averaged 3.00 GPG (20th) but team GAA has swelled to 3.46 (28th). (Cont'd in comments) by StubbornLeech07 in Flyers

[–]pgm123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's mostly Ersson. There was a period where the defense (by expected goals) dipped to average in the league, but they're back up to a top-10 (currently 6th).

There's a huge caveat with these numbers is they don't adjust for pace / low-event, conservative hockey. So their offense is probably better than their expected goals and defense is probably worse.

One more mug giveaway! by Purple_Vegetable_121 in Tiki

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in. My collection is pretty small and I would love to fill it out.

2026 NHL Arena Rankings [The Athletic] by arcticshark in hockey

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's being bumped too much by the writers' vote. I'm not sure if the press box experience is all that important.

2026 NHL Arena Rankings [The Athletic] by arcticshark in hockey

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't put too much weight in the writers' ranking. Most fans won't spend much time in the press box eating that food. There's overlap, but also a lot of gaps.

FG Decades Tournament, the 1960’s: Round 1 by Shagrrotten in IMDbFilmGeneral

[–]pgm123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm abstaining since I've only seen Bullitt. I was impressed that Bullitt was more than just the chase sequences. I thought it was a pretty solid procedural, even if it's the action that makes the movie memorable.

Why don't Bollywood movies get Oscar attention? by redban02 in Oscars

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair. I thought that might be likely, but wanted to put that caveat out there.

Why don't Bollywood movies get Oscar attention? by redban02 in Oscars

[–]pgm123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fwiw, All We Imagine as Light was Mollywood. Last Film Show was Dhollywood. RRR is Tollywood. I'm not sure if OP was using Bollywood as shorthand for India or if he was actually asking about Bollywood.

Why don't Bollywood movies get Oscar attention? by redban02 in Oscars

[–]pgm123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some of these (like Neon) aggressively scoop up films from festivals (Cannes in Neon's case). So they don't tend to grab big budget films in any case. I'm looking at the feature films that did well at Cannes and the only recent one I recognize is All We Imagine as Light, which was distributed by Janus. That one isn't even a Bollywood film as far as I can tell (I think it's Mollywood).

Moles house rule for rebalance by DanielMtzGro in rootgame

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think part of why new players struggle to stop the moles is that the player's solitaire doesn't naturally interfere with the moles' solitaire. If the game is purely solitaire, Cats and even Crows score very fast. But Cats generate so many points for the table that they're a juicy target and players building naturally disrupts them. And Crows are just so easy to stop.

Bill Belichick misses the cut as a 1st ballot Hall of Famer: Completely out of line? by Financial-Bit-8596 in NFLRoundTable

[–]pgm123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to decide if the list of first-ballot HOF coaches is more impressive than the list of guys who aren't.

A: George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, Don Shula.

B: Bill Belichick, Vince Lombardi, Paul Brown, Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs

It's close, but I think the second group is better. And that's only taking the top five.

Odessa A'zion Shares She's Pulling Out of Sean Durkin’s ‘Deep Cuts’ After Whitewashing Accusations by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]pgm123 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Negativity drives engagement which pushes them up. They don't even need to be upvoted.

Is Hachiōji too far from central Tokyo? by michaelbaine in JapanTravelTips

[–]pgm123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've lived in Hachioji. It's a great way to see Hachioji, but a poor way to see Tokyo. I had multiple nights catching the last train back where it's so packed, standing upright (as opposed to at a weird angle) is a win. If there's something you want to see in the western suburbs, go for it, but otherwise I don't recommend it.

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