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@storyandplot @MisterFabulist From set-up to pay off, that is one of the funniest lines ever.

@MisterFabulist "Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!" Technically, ABOUT Guy, but still...

Galaxy Quest is still pitch-perfect. The screenwriting, the performances, the directing. It's one of my favorite examples of getting a wide-ranging tone just right. It goes from comedically outlandish sci-fi to genuine character moments, and it never misses a beat of emotional truth in between. That is so much harder to do than people realize. A truly remarkable feat. I love this movie.

@RMBee That is exactly what I've been thinking for months.

What if DISCLOSURE DAY is actually a stealth sequel to CLOSE ENCOUNTERS...and at the end of the movie...Richard Dreyfuss is brought back to EARTH...SPLIT style!

Ken Adam was the best.

@RichardERoeper That was the era of the BIG IMPORTANT HISTORICAL MOVIE OSCAR SWEEP and it happened to be Gandhi's time in the barrel (ironic that in the great movie year of 1982, the Best Picture winner is probably not in the Top 30 movies).

Now watching: “Blade Runner” (1982). Just two Oscar nominations, zero wins. Not even a nod for editing, score, cinematography, or Rutger Hauer. Criminal

@SubcommanderT I thought you said 'fairly' close.

worst first day ever

@SportsSturm @corbydavidson Don't know if you've addressed it but doesn't it look like the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Cowboys Training Camp will both be happening in Southern California at the same time? It might be fun for the show.

@JensWeinreich @OlympicStatman The world doesn't need any more sliding tracks and the IOC knows that. But you also don't really need any more ski jumps or indoor speedskating facilities (or. to be honest, velodromes or kayak slalom venues). This 'regional' model makes sense going forward.

Will the IOC remove bobsleigh, luge and skeleton from the Olympic programme? Rumors to that effect are circulating within the Olympic family. In one fell swoop, Germany would lose 73% of all Olympic medals, for which hundreds of millions of euros are paid. sportandpolitics.de/streicht-das-i…

@ByPatForde I've been to 3 and every time, it's been those moments outside the venues that I remember and treasure the most.

Column: The Olympics can be an endless, time-sucking logistical hurdle … and then one night people are singing on a jammed van and you can’t help but smile. In the Italian mountains, things just happen when (and how) they happen. bit.ly/4b2Mmqw

@LeighGiangreco Chicago was a missed opportunity.

I’m biased but Chicago is a better setting for the summer Olympics. River is clean enough to swim in, you’ve got multiple iconic stadiums. the lake is great for most of the water sports/beach volleyball w/the best skyline in America as the backdrop

@MichaelRPayne1 2 great Games in a row after the 2 Covid Games (although I think Tokyo would have been great in different circumstances). All the more pressure on LA, which already has to deal with our, maybe over romanticized, memories of '84.

So 23rd Olympics finished - some HITS & MISSES, beyond the great sport. HITS - Drones. Totally transformed the broadcast presentation, & created new job opportunities for drone/sport pilots! - Security. Military for first time in memory, invisible. - Field of Play -Look. Perfect unique stage created for athletes to perform. - Big screen partner activation, showcasing how some sponsor technology is enhancing viewer experience. - The mountain atmosphere, magical, authentic & intimate. - MISSES - Mascots. Did not produce nearly enough. Supplier did not believe in potential. - Big Olympic rings projected on mountain in Cortina. City wanted, lawyers blocked. - French Alps 2030 emblem. First time on memory next Games in 4 years, did not have one ready. - No high speed train to get to distant venues like Beijing 2022 - Google maps, when navigating mountain passes & sending you down valleys only to find police had suddenly closed pass due to too much snow. - Brilliant Games. Thankyou Italy

@ADFlintTech @samnestler My friends and I did it during USA-Australia Field Hockey in Paris.

@samnestler Dallas Stars and Texas Stars games always do this. Otter was on the team it's only fitting.

Was that a pretty loud “Stars” during the Gold Medal anthem in Italy?

First Winter Games to have the Closing Ceremony outside in the same Main Stadium as the Opening.

5 - First Winter Games to utilize a Central Medals Plaza in the Host City

Calgary 1988 has to be the most influential Winter Olympics. 1 - The length of the Games changed from 9 days to 16 - to match the Summer Games.

3 - Freestyle Skiing, Short Track Speed Skating, and Curling added to the schedule (as demonstration sports)

2 - Speed Skating moved indoors for the first time.

@ThatEricAlper Chris Martin and I had a conversation about my cat.

Who is the most famous musician you have ever spoken to?

@rodger On the Individual Event final stream between the time the event ends and the Medal Ceremony begins, there is this wonderful reality show of what's goes on behind the scenes. No commentary, just athletes and volunteers and officials hanging out and getting ready.

I left the Peacock bobsled stream on too long and watched these two Olympics workers unboxing and carefully plating the Olympic medals in front of every possible flag that could be used in the medal ceremony

@TheCinesthetic Quiz Show, Ed Wood and Pulp Fiction all came out in the same 2-3 week period.

Quiz Show (1994) is one of Redford’s sharpest films. A elegantly constructed look at the quiz show scandals and the American hunger for illusion. Scorsese even drops in for a memorable cameo. A 97% Rotten Tomatoes score almost feels too modest.