Posts by Richard Wilson4

might as well make the most of those 2 minutes

sedmerac!!!

screw this

Down a man and they let a goal slip in 😵

Man, they dropped two goals in just 8 minutes 🤦

And of course, he misses...

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Frank Turner72 said:Goluža basically nuked American handball

It wasn't even him. It was the guys who put him there and won't let him go.

bluenomad2 said:M*A*S*H, Cheers, and Seinfeld are easily my top picks for American TV. Honestly, nothing being produced lately even comes close to that level. Everything feels way too forced now. I also think the older British comedies are fantastic—better than anything coming out of the US or the UK these days when it comes to humor.

I gave Raising Hope a shot, along with The Middle, but neither really clicked for me. I truly don't get what people see in shows like that, but hey. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

As far as comedies go, I think Louie is excellent. It leans more toward dramedy, but the writing is incredibly smart.

Fair enough. 👍

bluenomad2 said:,

Forgive me, but those are either bad or just Solid. Today's American humor feels like it's at an elementary school level. I'm not praising British humor either. I'm not one of those people who claims British is better while spitting on American stuff. Both have their highs and lows. 30Rock has its moments, but in the end, it isn't anything special. Everything else mentioned is below average. Community was good.

When I watch the older sitcoms, they absolutely kill these new ones because the writing is better and the acting feels more natural.

The guy above lists Boardwalk Empire and then throws in Arrow, Constantine, and Prison Break as examples of quality series. Give me a break. Arrow and Constantine are comic book shows. I get that they'll be the most popular things today, but they aren't shows that can compete with the best films out there. Boardwalk can. Not the fifth season, though, but fine.

Real question though, which old sitcoms are we talking about?

Besides, like, Seinfeld?

As for 30 Rock, the first four seasons are legendary, but the last two are total trash. That's the classic struggle with every sitcom.

If you want something fresh and a little different, check out Raising Hope. It stays pretty consistent all four seasons.

Regarding those three, I agree they were never top-tier, but they were basically the standard for like 99% of comedies in theaters during those years.

frozenraven39 said:Yeah, the golden age of sitcoms is long gone 😁

Look, it's just the truth. Either shows get canceled too early—think 30 Rock or Raising Hope—or they just completely lose their way after a few seasons, like The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, or Two and a Half Men.

Let's be real, those last ones were never even in the same league.

The Brits finally have some actually decent, modern shows like Plebs or Bad Education.

I used to be a huge fan of British comedies, but lately, I've gone full American.
Some people think it's sacred ground, but to me, it's just progress. 😁

lonehound2 said:Honestly, I think TV shows are outperforming movies these days—especially those recent big-budget films. Shows like Green Arrow, Marco Polo, Constantine, Boardwalk Empire, Prison Break, Vikings, or Game of Thrones are just more enjoyable to watch. They tend to have much better pacing and, more importantly, a tighter script. It’s easier to get lost in a great series than in a rushed movie.

You threw a whole buffet of titles at me there, buddy. A little bit of everything. 😉

Boardwalk Empire is a straight-up masterpiece, but honestly? Game of Thrones is way too hyped up. It’s actually pretty weak if you really look at it.

bluenomad2 said:To be fair, Mad Men is an incredible TV series. Along with Rectify, it’s easily one of the best things on television right now. Sadly, Rectify rarely gets the credit it deserves.

Modern sitcoms are a disaster. Even the few that are actually good? They're terrible.

Compared to comedies from the last few years? 😉

We just don't get comedies this good anymore, not like the more recent stuff like Raising Hope or 30 Rock.

And with Raising Hope, it wasn't about big-name actors or some massive budget. It was all about the characters and the writing—stuff you just don't find in a 90-minute comedy bit these days.

TV series.

Honestly, most comedies out there can't even hold a candle to a mediocre sitcom. And don't even get me started on movies—they aren't even in the same league as today's prestige drama series.

Jesse Campbell said:What video? Man, you can't find stuff like this anywhere else.

Money can't buy this kind of magic 👍

just like it can't buy this 👍

I was listening to this podcast earlier where they were saying how much of a shame it is that the whole classic road trip culture is dying out in the USA.

Back in the day, kids used to just trek across the country, hitchhiking if they had to, just messing around and not giving a damn where they ended up. Nowadays, everyone is just terrified. Everyone’s a potential psycho or a predator in their eyes, even though crime rates have actually dropped significantly.

I was listening to this podcast the other day where they were saying how much of a shame it is that that whole classic American tradition is dying out.

Back in the day, kids used to just wander across the country—lots of hitchhiking, just messing around, not giving a damn where they ended up. Nowadays, everyone's just terrified. It’s like every stranger is some potential psycho or predator, even though crime rates have actually gone way down.

Is Brcko DC doing better financially than most small towns in Canada?

Joshua Ramirez2 said:Look, "The Mariachi" isn't some massive epic about tens of thousands of soldiers storming a city in a three-month siege that left thousands dead. A film about a major American conflict like Operation Storm would need a much larger budget than what we're working with. If we were going to try to pull something off with limited funds, we'd likely end up with something along the lines of "remember El Paso," which honestly feels more like "Calvary."

I'm with you on this.

American war movies should probably lean more toward those gritty Vietnam War vibes rather than those huge, sweeping WW2 spectacles they used to make in the States back in the 50s and 60s.

Just give me ten characters, some forest scenery or a suburb, and an enemy. Simple.

If the acting is solid and the action feels real, it works. No biggie.

Bottom line? A war movie doesn't need to break the bank.

Besides, believe it or not, Hollywood movies—even when they're just low-key social dramas without any cool locations or special effects—still cost a fortune and pull in huge budgets.

Quentin Tarantino

Metal. Just metal. It’s heavy, it’s loud, and honestly? It hits different. There's nothing quite like that raw energy when the riff drops. It’s just pure, unadulterated power. Real stuff. kaže: It’s pretty wild how movies from around here, like Beauty is a Wound and No Man's Land, totally crushed it with both audiences and critics across the whole region.

No Man's Land isn't some typical war movie. It’s more like a heavy drama that just happens to take place in the middle of a war.

It’s pretty much like most Hollywood movies, just better packaged and polished specifically for an American audience.

Even "How the War Started" isn't exactly the kind of action flick you'd see being made on my island.

Number 55 is basically the first step toward making a movie like that. All the other dramas are just set during war, you know? You won't even see someone firing an AK-47, let alone any actual action scenes.

You could honestly make a massive action blockbuster out of what happened on that island. We’re talking a spectacle on par with A Long Day. You’ve got 150,000 troops moving across 10,000 square kilometers—it was easily the biggest military operation in Europe since WW2. Pure cinematic gold.

Look, at the end of the day, it all comes down to cash. Money is the big issue. Plus, people over here just don't seem to give a damn about our war. They aren't interested.
Let's be real here—No Man's Land wasn't exactly some massive box office smash, let alone anything else.