OT: Sens Lounge: "Pleeease won't you be.....my neighboµr"

[Senscore]

Landman is an insane fever dream of a show written by a man whose ego is more inflated than the real estate bubble.


But it's oddly watchable and yes Billy Bob is good. He's a skilled actor.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Hey kids! Hé les enfants! (as it used to say on the back of the Shreddies box). Where should I go in Ottawa to buy mid-quality skates that won't bankrupt me? Last time, I spent a fortune at some hockey experts-type shop (forget the actual name) because I figured superskates would make me skate like prime Erik Karlsson. They didn't.

Doubt I'll play beer league hockey again. When you're 30 or 40 every hacker, every scrub and every ankle skater plays. When you reach my age (er, closer to 70 than to 60) every guy who's still playing is a damn hockey player. That shit's way too intense for me. I was always more interested in the beer part of beer league than the hockey part, anyway.

So now I just want something for cruising the canal, being as it looks like we are actually getting a winter this year. Any recco's on where to get advice rather than than just a sales pitch before I buy? Thanks!

I had brand new x-country ski boots stolen out of my car recently, ended up replacing them with a new (used) pair at Sport Echange Outaouais. The pair I got look like they have never been used and were less than 50% of retail price.

They have a big hockey section, too... I didn't look too closely at it, but yeah, I can't recommend pre-owned gear enough. Good for the wallet, good for the planet. Sport Echange is great but I am sure there are plenty of other awesome stores that carry high-quality used gear all over the region.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

My partner finally convinced me to check out Prison Break, and that first season is a masterpiece. I'm aware the quality declines along the way, so setting expectations accordingly... but man is this fun so far.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

My partner finally convinced me to check out Prison Break, and that first season is a masterpiece. I'm aware the quality declines along the way, so setting expectations accordingly... but man is this fun so far.

I enjoyed that one. Definitely loses its momentum numerous times, and went through some tough circumstances like the writers strike and being ended and brought back twice, but it's still a good watch overall.

Landman I like too, but those Sheridan shows can drag on a little slow I find. Billy Bob is great as usual. Needs a little more purpose and a little less melodrama imo, but I guess that's not what they're going for and the idea behind all of them is to hopefully have them popular to justify more seasons instead of a clear cut purpose of a story to tell. I find Ali Larter's character sort of unbelievable and a bit out of place.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

In American Primeval, I think he decided to go back to the woman and child to either guide them the rest of the way and possibly to California because he had nothing to go back to. I don't recall if he saw anything else to make him go back.

I also liked The Siege of Jadotville about Irish Soldiers on a UN mission to the Congo.

I was curious after our exchange so I tried to find an answer. I re-watched it and he finds a doll in the snow with ominous music taking over. Seemed like it could have applied to either him just finding something that changed his mind, or was something that the last follower had dropped.

Not overly specific, but this interview with the Director seems to indicate he went back to save them from the last attempted killer. Still ambiguous to me.

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/american-primeval-ending-explained#:~:text=%E2%80%9CSara%20shows%20Isaac%20that%20there,that%20her%20love%20has%20returned.

Sadly, he does. “Isaac is an irreparably broken man from the beginning,” says Berg. “It’s rare that you meet people whose problems and situations in life are so tragic that you actually think that a noble death is maybe the best possible outcome. Isaac is in that strike zone.”

Over the six episodes, Isaac forms a found family bond with Sara, Devin, and runaway Two Moons and tries to learn to love again, something he desperately needs after the deaths of his own son and wife. “Isaac is a man in mourning,” said Kitsch. “Sara shows Isaac that there is still light in the dark. She represents hope to him, as much as he fights it.” So when he comes back to save her from the last trapper trying to claim the bounty on her head, Sara is overjoyed to see that her love has returned. But only too late do they realize he’s been fatally shot, and he is ready to, finally, die the “right” way through a noble death.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Just finished The Gentlemen (2024) on Netflix

Awesome.

 

[bicboi64]

Hope everyone is getting as much skating and outdoor winter sports in as they can. Been going skating non stop and teaching some friends how to play ice hockey. I'll be missing this when it warms up in a few months

 

[BigRig4]

The reffing in the NFL has gotten so sus

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

The reffing in the NFL has gotten so sus

Swift factor 9