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Chuck Open Thread

by John Cole|  October 25, 20108:01 pm| 59 Comments

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  1. 1.

    BGinCHI

    October 25, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Fuck the Cowboys!

    Dallas, not bovine herders or the cast of that excellent John Wayne film.

  2. 2.

    RedKitten

    October 25, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    Robert Englund FTW!

    Fuck, we just got to the opening credits, and I’m already clapping my hands in delight.

  3. 3.

    JPL

    October 25, 2010 at 8:07 pm

    Mom this is Sarah, Sarah this is Mom. I love Chuck!

  4. 4.

    jl

    October 25, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    I need to find out what ‘Chuck’ means someday.

  5. 5.

    stuckinred

    October 25, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    @jl: Chuck is what brothers called honky’s back in the day.

  6. 6.

    dmsilev

    October 25, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    I’ve got bad news for you; Muti is in Milan, recovering from exhaustion.

    Oh wait, you said Mutti. Never mind.

    dms

  7. 7.

    Comrade Mary

    October 25, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Big night tonight! Toronto just elected our own Tea Partier mayor!

    I never thought I’d feel so fucking envious of Calgary.

    Carry on, kids. I’ll just be drinking and crying quietly in the corner.

  8. 8.

    jl

    October 25, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    @stuckinred: Thank you. But I got off my metaphorical butt and did some interblog research on wikipedia.

    “Ever since its premiere, Chuck has been a modestly rated show, and narrowly escaped cancellation several seasons in a row thanks to campaigns initiated by the show’s dedicated fanbase. In 2009,”

    Is that our ‘Chuck’? The wikipedia summary of the premise is incomprehensible.

    But it is on old fashioned network TV?

    I will rev up the old teevee and take a look some time.

  9. 9.

    sven

    October 25, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    Over at The Incidental Economist they are running an excellent series on what the United States gets for its healthcare dollar.

    The latest entry looks at the specific question of access to care. Long story short, despite paying far more than other countries we tend to see doctors much less frequently.

    The whole series is very interesting, is non-technical, and represents the kind of policy work I wish we saw more often in teh blogosphere.

    (if this has already been covered, my apologies)

  10. 10.

    morzer

    October 25, 2010 at 8:31 pm

    @Comrade Mary:

    Can’t you get some good folks together, dress up as Indians, and throw the wretch into the harbor?

  11. 11.

    lamh32

    October 25, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    Well, I’m not watching Chuck (no cable or digital converter for my old azz tv), but I did buy the Def Jam RapStar Karaoke game for my Wii.

    I gotta say, I may have to lose my hip hop luvah card after this. The old school I know, the catcher new school, I know, but the random crap I feel even dumber for having to learn the lyrics.

    So far, my best song attempt where I was graded as “dope”

    Mama Said Knock You Out

  12. 12.

    RedKitten

    October 25, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Okay, kids — advice time.

    XBox 360 or PS3?

    ‘Twould be used pretty much solely for gaming, but we do watch movies now and again.

  13. 13.

    Comrade Mary

    October 25, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    @morzer: We have civilized water pollution laws here, thank you very much.

  14. 14.

    YellowDog

    October 25, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    @stuckinred:

    You’re thinking of “Mr. Charlie.”

  15. 15.

    lamh32

    October 25, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    Okay, I just watched LeBron James new NIKE commercial, and my first thought was … “is that Don Johnson?”

    You’ll see what I’m talking about…
    LeBron James – NIKE “I Rise”

  16. 16.

    John Cole

    October 25, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Is it a baby? Or a snail? I don’t know!

  17. 17.

    John Cole

    October 25, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    @RedKitten: I have a 360 and like it.

  18. 18.

    arguingwithsignposts

    October 25, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    For those who were around last night when I was trying to get my new blog to work and couldn’t get the links to work, everything is working now, so please check out AWS and The Somebody Listen to Music. There’s a link to some free Canadian music to make it worth your while. Everyone else is welcome as well.

    New content will be coming soon too.

  19. 19.

    Steeplejack

    October 25, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    @lamh32:

    My favorite LeBron Nike ad–to the tune of Kool and the Gang’s “Summer Madness.” Pure awesome.

  20. 20.

    WereBear

    October 25, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    Need kitten?

    Tristan becomes twice as big.

    He is not only cute, he is wonderfully affectionate.

    He has to sleep touching one of his humans.

  21. 21.

    sven

    October 25, 2010 at 9:06 pm

    @arguingwithsignposts: Do Canadian radio stations still have a requirement to play Canadian artists?

  22. 22.

    PsiFighter37

    October 25, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    Decent show tonight, although I think it’s more of a setup for Timothy Dalton’s arc.

    Did I ever mention that Yvonne Strahovski is incredibly hot? I know it’s terribly shallow of me, but wow. She blows away just about any other celebrity I can think of.

  23. 23.

    arguingwithsignposts

    October 25, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    @sven:
    As far as I know, they still do. Too bad the U.S. doesn’t have a requirement for a minimum level of Canadian artists on U.S. radio. I know, I’m not a Real Murikan(tm) for saying that.

  24. 24.

    slag

    October 25, 2010 at 9:11 pm

    @RedKitten: Wii.

  25. 25.

    slag

    October 25, 2010 at 9:13 pm

    @WereBear: Holy cuteness!

  26. 26.

    lamh32

    October 25, 2010 at 9:15 pm

    Okay, anyone who love Disney movies, or who has children who love Disney movies. Need to get Disney’s Family Hits Sing-Along Karaoke. I’m childless, but I’ve always loved Disney, and I love this game, I can imagine they’d love it more. The following videos are some of the selections from the song list!

    My God, they have Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

  27. 27.

    trollhattan

    October 25, 2010 at 9:16 pm

    Jesus Cole, Christ, I just heard your governor interviewed on NPR. While he didn’t take a position on Juan Williams, he’s indistinguishable from pretty much any Republican who doesn’t happen to believe in UFOs.

  28. 28.

    Tsulagi

    October 25, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    @RedKitten:
    There might be a slight M/F bias in which is perceived best. Have all three: X360; PS3; and Wii. Son and I like X360 more. He dreams of someday kicking my butt in Halo. SO and my little girl prefer PS3, and Wii even more so. Have to say Wii is very family friendly in its games and its controllers are easy and fun to use. SO does like its fitness games.

  29. 29.

    freelancer

    October 25, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    @RedKitten:

    XBox 360 or PS3?
    ‘Twould be used pretty much solely for gaming, but we do watch movies now and again.

    I’d go with Xbox, but it really depends what you’re using it for. I have a PS3 too, but I use it only to watch Blu-rays and for the craptastic web-browser if I wanna show someone a youtube video.

    Plus, all the good games are on xBox (I’m told, with exception for Heavy Rain and Uncharted 2. I got Metal Gear Solid 4 but that game was so overrated, I quit halfway through.)

  30. 30.

    debit

    October 25, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    New cat has been christened Oliver. He’s getting along okay with the other animals now (for the most part) but has one extra special buddy. Seriously, he curls up around the damn thing all the time. It’s just as well Chloe has no interest in it.

  31. 31.

    John Bird

    October 25, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    I found a new life hack if you like trolling. It’s just an application of what Palin, et. al., have been doing for years.

    My new ‘Eureka’ moment is that you can tell most Republicans that any document contains any statement, and they will begin arguing for or against it immediately, never considering that you generally have to read things first before you know what they say.

    This includes the Constitution, in which case they will begin explaining why the words (that you just made up) don’t mean what you think they do.

    Have fun!

  32. 32.

    sven

    October 25, 2010 at 9:33 pm

    @arguingwithsignposts: I hear you on that. I would be in favor of any change which forced FM stations to open up their format a little bit. I swear sometimes their target audience must be in the single digits.

  33. 33.

    RedKitten

    October 25, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    Basically, himself wants to play plenty of Fallout 3, while I want to play Guitar Hero and various racing games. And obviously, once the kidlet gets older, he’ll have his own games.

  34. 34.

    RedKitten

    October 25, 2010 at 9:36 pm

    @debit: OMG, that has got to be one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen.

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    October 25, 2010 at 9:36 pm

    @debit: Sweet kitty, love the caption on the photo! That is too sweet.

  36. 36.

    debit

    October 25, 2010 at 9:41 pm

    @RedKitten:
    @WaterGirl:

    Thanks! He’s really a sweetie pie. And I admit to placing Mr. Chipmunk on him here, but he didn’t even move.

  37. 37.

    John Bird

    October 25, 2010 at 9:41 pm

    @RedKitten:

    If HD movies matter to you at all, PS3.

    If not:

    1) go to a video game media website. They’re all blatantly crooked in favor of big developers, from the biggest to the smallest, and you can get fired from any of them for giving a likely top seller a bad review. That said, I like Gamespot.
    2) look at the top-rated exclusive games of all time for each system (this can usually be done by clicking a single link).
    3) which of this selection do you find more appealing?
    4) poke around and find some games you’d like that are on both systems. Are they badly reviewed on one system and well-reviewed on another? Why?

    That last one isn’t usually a major issue, but PS3 is built differently enough from PCs that sometimes it matters – developers may have to redo major chunks of a game from the ground up to bring it from Xbox/PC to PS3 or vice versa.

    Basically, at this point in a system’s life, you can tell not just which system has the games you like more, but which system is likely to have the games you like in the future, all from the game library available.

    Good hunting!

  38. 38.

    WereBear

    October 25, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    @debit: I hope you made the calendar deadline with that one! Adorable.

    Of course, the SO and I figure we have the world’s cutest kitten, but we acknowledge our bias.

  39. 39.

    debit

    October 25, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    @WereBear: So cute I made burbling noises at the picture! That kitten wins, hands down.

    And no, I didn’t submit any Oliver photos for the calender. Next year.

  40. 40.

    sven

    October 25, 2010 at 9:49 pm

    There are now a variety of companies selling front projectors targeted at people with a PS3, XBox, or Wii. Last week one of my co workers brought in the Optoma GT720 for students to play Wii and Guitar Hero and I was really impressed by it. It made a much bigger difference in the experience than I had expected.

  41. 41.

    Citizen_X

    October 25, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    Here’s a poster for the Tea Par-tay types that you all might appreciate.

  42. 42.

    Steeplejack

    October 25, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    Tony Romo out–presumably for quite a while–with a fractured left clavicle. Yikes.

  43. 43.

    D-Chance.

    October 25, 2010 at 10:48 pm

    Romo injured. The Cowboys heave a sigh of relief, because they now have an “out”, an excuse, for their upcoming 4-12 season.

    Wade Phillips is still fired, and we’ll still be subject to another Jerry Jones puppet hunt, though…

  44. 44.

    Cain

    October 25, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    Nobody caught the Julian Assange interview on CNN? The stupid interviewer was trying to lie and he caught her. It was great, and as usual they were trying to discuss his personal life not the actual items that were leaked.

    Stupid.

    cain

  45. 45.

    Yutsano

    October 25, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    @Steeplejack: I’ll get to feeling guilty about that right after I get done rending my sackcloth over the OMYAC breaking two bones in his ankle. Plus Romo is a little short on his hot blonds lately.

  46. 46.

    arguingwithsignposts

    October 25, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    @D-Chance.:
    Fuck! there went my fantasy season.

  47. 47.

    Yutsano

    October 26, 2010 at 12:19 am

    @arguingwithsignposts: You know, I used to have a decent amount of respect for you…but you SERIOUSLY couldn’t come up with a better QB?

  48. 48.

    Steeplejack

    October 26, 2010 at 12:25 am

    @Yutsano:

    Seachickens on top of the NFC West, I note. You’ve got to like that.

  49. 49.

    arguingwithsignposts

    October 26, 2010 at 12:34 am

    @Yutsano: By the time I got to drafting QBs, the really good ones were taken, sadly.

    But I got Adrian Peterson as my running back, so there’s that.

    ETA: and Romo did pretty well for me last season, I ended up third in my league.

  50. 50.

    morzer

    October 26, 2010 at 12:36 am

    @Comrade Mary:

    Well, if you prefer him to spread his venom on dry land among the citizens….

  51. 51.

    Yutsano

    October 26, 2010 at 12:41 am

    @Steeplejack: Meh. Being top of a hella weak division doesn’t give me too much of teh happy. Plus we lost to the Lambs. The. Fucking. Saint. Louis. Rams. That fact is still making me ill.

    @arguingwithsignposts: It never ceases to amaze me how folks will waste their first two picks trying to get the flavor of the season hot shot QB instead of going for a steady but unflashy performer. I personally blame testosterone.

  52. 52.

    Steeplejack

    October 26, 2010 at 12:55 am

    @Yutsano:

    Beats being on the bottom of a hella weak division. They’ve been there often enough. Look on the bright side, grasshopper.

  53. 53.

    Yutsano

    October 26, 2010 at 1:03 am

    @Steeplejack: That would be…the 49ers. I’m going to choose to enjoy that fact at least.

    And for no reason at all, kitteh.

  54. 54.

    asiangrrlMN

    October 26, 2010 at 1:04 am

    @WereBear: Oh mah gawd. It must be a crime to be that cute. I squeeeeeed at the second pic.

    @debit: Awwww. Oliver looks so sweet and content with his newest bestest friend.

    @Yutsano: ‘Lo. S’up?

    ETA: Squee! Kitteh!

    Steepman, how you be?

  55. 55.

    Yutsano

    October 26, 2010 at 1:12 am

    @asiangrrlMN: Heh. Never fails. I put up massive dose of teh cute and wifey comes out of the woodwork.

    I ruined someone’s life today. It was kinda fun.

  56. 56.

    asiangrrlMN

    October 26, 2010 at 1:24 am

    @Yutsano: I’m back home, so it’s easier for me to come out and play. Whose life did you ruin?

  57. 57.

    Yutsano

    October 26, 2010 at 1:27 am

    @asiangrrlMN: I dunno. Some nameless deadbeat who thought we’d never catch up with him. Not a good idea to lie to the IRS.

  58. 58.

    asiangrrlMN

    October 26, 2010 at 2:18 am

    @Yutsano: Ah. Got it. Phear the Pheds!

  59. 59.

    tony

    October 26, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    Ornella Muti ?

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