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Nov 18, 2010

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Mira posted:

I meant it in the vein of America being perceived as ridiculously litigious.

They could probably make a Levy from The Wire type of character and it'd be more or less the same (less billboards, but still scummy).

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Nov 18, 2010

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Don Tacorleone posted:


Basically, every mainstream piece of entertainment from the Smurfs to NYTimes Bestsellers, has to be compared to the Bible and talk about Jesus on the cross imagery and fights with the devil. This goes double if you are writing an article online. It's the most freshman in college poo poo ever, but I guess it always makes a mark.

Or maybe that the Bible is extremely influential in western culture and even when people don't try to those associations creep into their work.

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Nov 18, 2010

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We don't really see a lot of the DEA side (at least not the people higher up than the branch office) but you do get the feeling it's like the Wire with the "don't go following up on leads, just have drugs on the table" attitude. And they have drugs on the table now.

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Nov 18, 2010

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Pheeets posted:

State colleges can run to 45k a year with room and board, not to mention transportation and other expenses. Ivy League schools run upwards of $100k a year.

edit: and Holly has to factor in 18 more years of inflation before she starts college, who knows how much it will cost by then?

That's true about state colleges (Ivy Leagues they'll usually give you a scholarship if you aren't rich though) but it sounded like the money was being put into a fund, so it should keep value at fairly high interest (~5% annually or so at least).

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Nov 18, 2010

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Count Chocula posted:



So Gus wasn't dead until somebody observed his death?

That is true based on how he walked out of there.

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Nov 18, 2010

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ImpAtom posted:


And that's a totally impressive bit of mechanical engineering but, as I said, it isn't particularly impressive from a criminal perspective. Someone who is not Walt could have gotten the exact same result by standing outside and firing in themselves.

Or to be specific, someone could have gotten the same result by having a buddy hide out in the trunk of their car.

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Nov 18, 2010

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Dr. Platypus posted:

Also keep in mind that Mike worked as Saul as a PD for a while before the show starts, so he won't necessarily bring Gus along with him.

Saul also didn't really know that Mike was working for Gus for a while so it's entirely possible they'll only show things from his perspective.

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Nov 18, 2010

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BillBear posted:

Death by ricin is meant to be really slow and painful though.

So's being shot in the gut but no one's thinking about Walt.

The point is image, not personal satisfaction.

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Nov 18, 2010

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thexerox123 posted:

So... what happens is they still have huge popularity, beating out most other shows in their timeslot even at their lowest ratings ever, but have a backlash from people who remember the golden years while younger generations are fine with the current version?

Truly, a tragedy for the ages that our generation will never be able to recover from.

Then you have The Walking Dead.

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Nov 18, 2010

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AFewBricksShy posted:

I think the big question is what kid wants to be called Flynn? Walter might be the greatest name in the world, but who comes up with Flynn as a nickname?

Maybe he really liked Tron.

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