News Article: News & Notes XXXV: You no help me now, I say f*** you Jobu, I do it myself

[Lempo]

But I'd be full on board if they dropped Shae and substituted O'Shea and had Ice Cube play him.

 

[AD Skinner]

I remember getting a few seasons in and saying to my wife there's only one character i like anymore and if he dies I dont really care anymore. So after he died I stopped watching. From what I understand I didn't miss much

 

[Lempo]

I remember getting a few seasons in and saying to my wife there's only one character i like anymore and if he dies I dont really care anymore. So after he died I stopped watching. From what I understand I didn't miss much

Who?

 

[AD Skinner]

I dont know how people feel about spoilers but it rhymed with "no more"

 

[Lempo]

I dont know how people feel about spoilers but it rhymed with "no more"

 

[AD Skinner]

A perfect reference as always

 

[Chrispy]

I dont know how people feel about spoilers but it rhymed with "no more"

Have I been pronouncing "John Locke" completely wrong for over a decade?

 

[Lempo]

So yeah took me about three hours but I think I got it now.

 

[bleedgreen]

I remember getting a few seasons in and saying to my wife there's only one character i like anymore and if he dies I dont really care anymore. So after he died I stopped watching. From what I understand I didn't miss much

His death was a damn good episode though.

To me it goes sideways pretty much as soon as they outpace the books. They talk exactly how they do in the books until that point, then they sound like the banter was made up by people in skinny jeans sitting in Starbucks with their MacBooks. The actors start sounding like themselves instead of the characters.

It’s a shame, the visuals got more spectacular as the acting got worse. It’s definitely worth watching though, I thought the first half of the last season was great. Those last few episodes leading up to the very end were painful though. Could’ve done so much more with that time.

**I went back to look, I think I got that wrong. I may be thinking of the seventh season that sucked. There’s a stretch where they’re mostly just hanging around waiting for big things to happen, that’s what I’m referring to. I’ve meant to rewatch the last few seasons again.

 

[raynman]

I dont know how people feel about spoilers but it rhymed with "no more"

I ugly cried and I’m not afraid to admit it.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I have no clue what you guys are talking about.

edit: ah, it’s a program I’m not familiar with. Got it.

 

[MinJaBen]

I have no clue what you guys are talking about.

edit: ah, it’s a program I’m not familiar with. GoT it.

You missed an opportunity here.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

You missed an opportunity here.

So did you.

 

[Svechhammer]

I'm thinking that tonight might be a good time to get the playoff bid wrapped up. And a win would be nice as well

 

[hblueridgegal]

Says he thinks RBA will eventually get his deal closed with the Canes but there’s a gap to be resolved.

RBA has looked super stressed of late in his post game pressers. Give the guy his cash along with some hazard pay for enduring the current conditions.

 

[Stickpucker]

Says he thinks RBA will eventually get his deal closed with the Canes but there’s a gap to be resolved.

RBA has looked super stressed of late in his post game pressers. Give the guy his cash along with some hazard pay for enduring the current conditions.

Like everything else it seems.....

They should BUT _________

 

[Svechhammer]

So uhhh... the NHL on TNT going forward....

 

[AD Skinner]

Dyno-mite

 

[Chrispy]

So uhhh... the NHL on TNT going forward....

Interesting. TNT has their NBA contract (Thursday double-headers plus Tuesdays for half the season), an MLB game of the week, the NCAA Tournament in March, and wrestling on Wednesday nights. Like USA, they've dropped down to a very small amount of original programming, focusing on syndication to fill most of the schedule.

Biggest conflict I see is the NBA playoffs, where TNT airs games from Sunday through Wednesday or Thursday night. It's going to be hard to find space in that schedule.

Could see TNT doing more weekend coverage during the regular season since they don't show much college basketball or NBA weekend games, and then picking up some playoff games around the NBA playoff games. But I wonder if there's enough space there, or if they might utilize TBS for some of the NHL games like they do for the NCAA Tournament.

 

[Svechhammer]

Interesting. TNT has their NBA contract (Thursday double-headers plus Tuesdays for half the season), an MLB game of the week, the NCAA Tournament in March, and wrestling on Wednesday nights. Like USA, they've dropped down to a very small amount of original programming, focusing on syndication to fill most of the schedule.

Biggest conflict I see is the NBA playoffs, where TNT airs games from Sunday through Wednesday or Thursday night. It's going to be hard to find space in that schedule.

Could see TNT doing more weekend coverage during the regular season since they don't show much college basketball or NBA weekend games, and then picking up some playoff games around the NBA playoff games. But I wonder if there's enough space there, or if they might utilize TBS for some of the NHL games like they do for the NCAA Tournament.

It says that ESPN would handle the primary national rights and TNT the secondary.

I wonder how that would be split up. I can't imagine the NHL getting into a deal where each playoff game isn't available to the national audience, but you're right in that it would get tricky with the NBA sharing the same networks.

One thing I really, really don't want... If this goes through I don't want the NBA guys on TNT to treat the league like some kind of sideshow joke. It was bad enough listening to Stephen A Smith all but mock the ESPN announcement, hearing Barkley and Shaq mock the league would really kind of tick me off.

 

[DaveG]

Barkley is actually a noted hockey fan so that one won't be happening.

No idea on Shaq.

 

[NotOpie]

TNT would knock it out of the park with a broadcast team of Snoop Dogg and Charles Barkley....

 

[AD Skinner]

I dont follow the NBA at all but I'm pretty sure Barkley loves hockey. I think its more likely they try to do more crossover type promotions kinda like how fox or bally does the "tune in and watch the hornets" or whatever but on a bigger scale.

 

[Svechhammer]

TNT would knock it out of the park with a broadcast team of Snoop Dogg and Charles Barkley....

I love that Snoop loves him some hockey.

That said, I really, really wish they had recorded more lines for him in the NHL video games. His dialogue got stale in like the 3rd time he appeared.

 

[chaz4hockey]

It says that ESPN would handle the primary national rights and TNT the secondary.

I wonder how that would be split up. I can't imagine the NHL getting into a deal where each playoff game isn't available to the national audience, but you're right in that it would get tricky with the NBA sharing the same networks.

One thing I really, really don't want... If this goes through I don't want the NBA guys on TNT to treat the league like some kind of sideshow joke. It was bad enough listening to Stephen A Smith all but mock the ESPN announcement, hearing Barkley and Shaq mock the league would really kind of tick me off.

Streaming?

HBO Max and/or I saw that Warner is envisioning 2 more streamers (one CNN and the other TBS/TNT & other content): WarnerMedia Reportedly Planning Two More Streaming Services Alongside HBO Max