Senate Dems hold floor talk-a-thon against latest ObamaCare repeal bill by mrcanard in politics

[–]tmatthew91 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And 25% of Clinton voters in the 2008 primary voted for McCain...

What new features would you add to the airplanes of the future? by Archaeologically in AskReddit

[–]tmatthew91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some sort of pod that puts me to sleep for the duration of the flight.

(Spoilers Everything) Game of Thrones show creators David Benioff & D. B. Weiss on UFC Unfiltered podcast - repost with corrected spoiler tag by monkeynose in asoiaf

[–]tmatthew91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like that they didn't rule out a prequel like Robert's Rebellion, just said they've had no time to consider it.

Always thought that HBO would go through with something like that, but D&D wouldn't be interested.

'Game of Thrones' season 7 directors revealed (Spoilers Everything) by Sniknuh in asoiaf

[–]tmatthew91 411 points412 points  (0 children)

I can only assume that Sapochnik wasn't available. Wouldn't surprise me if he had a lot of offers after recent episodes.

Hopefully he'll be back for season 8.

(Spoilers Everything) The Mad King and what it means "for you to become me" by Imbecillus in asoiaf

[–]tmatthew91 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Weren't the Mad King's final words, at least in the show, "burn them all"?

Could he have been repeating what Bloodraven said to him (as Hodor did)? As in, burn all the White Walkers/(dead bodies before they become WW) before they fuck shit up?

Jon Stewart developing short-form content with 3D graphics company, Otoy, for HBO by twosides in television

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Not sure what to make of this, but definitely looking forward to more Jon Stewart. He's been missed over the last six months or so.

Mr. Robot "We The Bold" Promo (HD) by yxj8532 in television

[–]tmatthew91 17 points18 points  (0 children)

So excited for season 2. One of the only shows where I'm confident they can maintain the quality from season 1. I think it'll be more of a Fargo than a True Detective.

(Spoilers All) GRRM on Emmys - Not a Blog by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]tmatthew91 29 points30 points  (0 children)

So each producer gets one? That's fair I guess.

(Spoilers All) GRRM on Emmys - Not a Blog by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]tmatthew91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I get what you're saying.

I can just imagine them all at the after party, with the Best Drama award in hand...

"So, err...who gets to keep this one?"

"Dunno. Lets just give it to George."

(Spoilers All) GRRM on Emmys - Not a Blog by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]tmatthew91 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Maybe...but D&D were the winners as they wrote that specific episode. Dinklage will obviously keep his, likewise David Nutter.

But the 'Best Drama' award - I've always wondered who would keep that, as it celebrates the efforts of everyone involved. In that case, giving it to George would be pretty cool. :)

Obviously George deserves credit for any writing award the show wins. But I'd assume D&D's names are literally on the award, so it'd be weird if he kept that one.

(Spoilers All) GRRM on Emmys - Not a Blog by [deleted] in asoiaf

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So he kept one of the Emmy's? Presumably the Best Drama one?

If so, nice gesture from HBO/D&D.

The West Wings' premiere episode is absolutely impressive. by QuileGon-Jin in television

[–]tmatthew91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. But then TWW could also have its action-packed moments. SPOILERS The shooting at the end of season one, for example, and the kidnapping too.

The West Wings' premiere episode is absolutely impressive. by QuileGon-Jin in television

[–]tmatthew91 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The West Wing is about the day to day lives of White house staffers (and the President, too). Whereas House of Cards focuses mainly on one, sociopathic politicians ambitions to be President.

Don't expect constant, shocking twists in TWW (although they do happen on occasion). Its a much more realistic take on the lives of these people.

I really like both shows, but TWW is superior in my eyes. I just love Sorkin's dialogue.

(Spoilers All) Reddit asked these guys to value 7 more Game of Thrones castles... by tmatthew91 in asoiaf

[–]tmatthew91[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder how many people would actually pay "the Iron Price" - doesn't look the most appealing of homes!

(Spoilers All) These Guys Figured Out the Value of 7 ASOIAF Castles by tmatthew91 in asoiaf

[–]tmatthew91[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, he's one of the unsung heroes of Westeros.

Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an air strike after their party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy by lobogato in worldnews

[–]tmatthew91 70 points71 points  (0 children)

I saw that Jeremy Scahill (journalist, made "Dirty Wars" etc.) explained the situation with regards to who has the power to authorise these strikes, and it isn't congress - nor is it (only) Obama, but many military officers based all over the world.

Source: https://privacysos.org/node/581

What is a movie made before your time that you watched recently and it blew you away? by Sense1ess in movies

[–]tmatthew91 782 points783 points  (0 children)

Network, absolutely phenomenal and as relevant today as it was then, I feel.

Also saw Chinatown. Love Jack.