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the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.
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PieceOfMeat wrote:the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.
I will say zero chance this one sucks. It's director and writer helped write and directed Ozymandias of Breaking Bad, the single greatest TV episode ever.

I didn't love Force Awakens as many did, but it was good. I liked Rogue One more, and thought it recreating Vader was the best thing Star Wars has done since Empire.
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Force awakens was pretty darn good, but not great. Rogue one was A+

Last Jedi looks like it will be really good.
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PieceOfMeat wrote:the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.
Mad they didn't give Jar Jar Binks some screen time?
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JMarkJohns wrote:
PieceOfMeat wrote:the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.
I will say zero chance this one sucks. It's director and writer helped write and directed Ozymandias of Breaking Bad, the single greatest TV episode ever.

I didn't love Force Awakens as many did, but it was good. I liked Rogue One more, and thought it recreating Vader was the best thing Star Wars has done since Empire.
breaking bad pretty much sucked too.
ASUHATER! wrote:Force awakens was pretty darn good, but not great. Rogue one was A+

Last Jedi looks like it will be really good.
People need to stop grading these movies on the sliding star wars scale.
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PieceOfMeat wrote:the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked, and the next one probably will too.
Mad they didn't give Jar Jar Binks some screen time?
Mad cause of my unpopular opinion?

The 3 prequels that came before these last couple of movies were truly atrocious. but saying that isn't an unpopular opinion, thus why they weren't included when I said the last 2 star wars movies have pretty much sucked.
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extra credit is a dumb idea and won't be offered

And to all my colleagues and administrators, I will not take attendance. Where did this popular idea come from? College is all about whether you choose to be in class or to be sitting in a coffee shop eating a donut
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Ok so on a completely independent scale...The force awakens was good but not great and rogue one was A+
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I liked Kirk Walters
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Anyone who thinks the 'mainstream media' is some insidious evil must really be tormented by the existence of tap water.
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I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???
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Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

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Longhorned wrote:extra credit is a dumb idea and won't be offered

And to all my colleagues and administrators, I will not take attendance. Where did this popular idea come from? College is all about whether you choose to be in class or to be sitting in a coffee shop eating a donut

I've actually devised a pretty diabolical system for extra credit that involves almost twice the work for 20% of the points, typically with only a few days of turnaround. It's an anti-incentive for slacking. Most students who donit once never miss a standard assignment again.

And, yes, attendance is stupid. Since when do we babysit adults? I don't put power points or lecture notes on line, the punishment is not knowing what small assignments are, not understanding the content, and missing daily pointed activities. If you choose to miss, good luck catching up. Outside of an excused absense, I won't share content over email or the following class. If you opted not to buy the book, and you miss my class, your screwed.



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scumdevils86 wrote:I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???
PoM is trolling us. Only explanation.
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JMarkJohns wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???
PoM is trolling us. Only explanation.

Even my wife loved BB, and she hates 99% of the shows my son and I watch.
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Merkin wrote:Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

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Same here.

And i never "got" Star Wars. Over rated IMO
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PieceOfMeat wrote:Mad cause of my unpopular opinion?
Nah. The idea of you being a Jar Jar fan tickles me.
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Longhorned wrote:extra credit is a dumb idea and won't be offered

And to all my colleagues and administrators, I will not take attendance. Where did this popular idea come from? College is all about whether you choose to be in class or to be sitting in a coffee shop eating a donut
With the importance of student retention and student success, the use of analytics is playing an increasingly important role for institutions to identify students who are at risk in order to 1)optimize advisor's time 2) to intervene in time to turn things around. Attendance is a pretty good indicator of a student's success but there are many others. It is also a pretty good story to tell parents who want to keep track of their offspring and be sure their money is being spent well. UA has done some research in this area although they have decided to go with proprietary tools versus open source tools.
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Most bacon is too salty. I prefer a quality breakfast sausage.
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CalStateTempe wrote: And i never "got" Star Wars. Over rated IMO
Same here. Enjoyed the original in the theaters, but never thought it was more than a space western even then.
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UALoco wrote:Most bacon is too salty. I prefer a quality breakfast sausage.
I prefer turkey bacon to regular bacon
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PHXCATS wrote:
UALoco wrote:Most bacon is too salty. I prefer a quality breakfast sausage.
I prefer turkey bacon to regular bacon
That has to be the most unpopular statement listed so far.
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Keep your syrup away from my damn breakfast sausages.

On another note... I hate breakfast food. I eat it unwillingly if its offered.

Final breakfast hot take: Cereal is disgusting and I wont eat it.
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Fatburger > In-n-Out
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scumdevils86 wrote:I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???
Never seen it. Not one single episode. Same with the rest of the AMC original series.

I don't feel like my life is any less rich for opting out either.
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catgrad97 wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:I get not liking Star Wars but how can anyone say that Breaking Bad sucked???
Never seen it. Not one single episode. Same with the rest of the AMC original series.

I don't feel like my life is any less rich for opting out either.
You seem like someone who would appreciate good entertainment though. Why haven't you? Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and now Better Call Saul are all probably in my top 5 of tv shows currently.
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Also...game of thrones and almost any fantasy/sci fi/comic book genre movie or tv show is hot garbage and I definitely think my life is richer for opting out of those things.
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I was going to say, too busy watching John Oliver and "Westworld." :)

There's a different sensibility there. Maybe it's the no stupid long commercial breaks every five minutes.

But yes, can't get into GOT either. Just seems like too much of a set-up. Characters are too distant.
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On the same note hate comic book movies and any CGI heavy movie.
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Merkin wrote:On the same note hate comic book movies and any CGI heavy movie.
Then I warn you on Ghost In The Shell.
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CalStateTempe wrote:
Merkin wrote:Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

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Further:

No culinary pursuit is elevated by the introduction of pork fat: it just lacks something.
Nothing the Coen brothers ever did was worth watching or remembering: don't know 'em; don't vouch for 'em.
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TucsonClip wrote:Fatburger > In-n-Out
This is just fact.
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2001: A Space Odyssey is incredibly overrated and boring.

Led Zeppelin made decent music, but CCR smokes them.

Dave Groehl > Kurt Cobain.

LeBron is as good as Jordan.
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Spaceman Spiff wrote: Led Zeppelin made decent music, but CCR smokes them.
Well, Led Zep did plagiarize without credit much of their music.
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dovecanyoncat wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:
Merkin wrote:Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

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No culinary pursuit is elevated by the introduction of pork fat: it just lacks something.
Nothing the Coen brothers ever did was worth watching or remembering: don't know 'em; don't vouch for 'em.
Time and rate of return have nothing to do with building wealth: it's all about what 'they' don't want you to know.
You must be dead inside and have the sense of humor of Donald Trump to think the Cohen brothers movies aren't funny.
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"Post your unpopular opinions"
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Coen Bros have some of the best, most original films of the last 30 years.

Very versatile. Straight suspense drama to straight comedy, to subversive satirical critiques masquerading as drama or comedy or dramedy.

Very few "bad" films, and a film like The Hudsucker Proxy is incredibly unerrrated and underappreciated. Very few even know what it is. And the film is hysterical and features a half dozen incredible characters filled by some of the best actors at their best.

I certainly understand not always appreciating their quirks, but to say they are bad and forgettable... that's batshit crazy.
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Spaceman Spiff wrote:2001: A Space Odyssey is incredibly overrated and boring.

Led Zeppelin made decent music, but CCR smokes them.

Dave Groehl > Kurt Cobain.

LeBron is as good as Jordan.
1/4

I'll let you guess which I agree with.
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You're not gonna find a bigger Dave Grohl fan than me.
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I love seeing people not agreeing with other people's admitted unpopular opinions
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If you can do it while drinking or drunk, it's not a sport.
If outcome is decided by only judging, it's not a sport.
If you remain seated entirety of event, it's not a sport.
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Alieberman wrote:I love seeing people not agreeing with other people's admitted unpopular opinions
I dislike it.
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JMarkJohns wrote:
Spaceman Spiff wrote:2001: A Space Odyssey is incredibly overrated and boring.

Led Zeppelin made decent music, but CCR smokes them.

Dave Groehl > Kurt Cobain.

LeBron is as good as Jordan.
1/4

I'll let you guess which I agree with.
Haha, 1/4 is correct
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dovecanyoncat wrote:Time and rate of return have nothing to do with building wealth: it's all about what 'they' don't want you to know.
I'm listening?
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I've never seen a Star Wars movie or GOT
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84Cat wrote:I've never seen a Star Wars movie or GOT
We should start "Confessions" thread.
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JMarkJohns wrote:
84Cat wrote:I've never seen a Star Wars movie or GOT
We should start "Confessions" thread.

I can't understand how people can watch GoT or LoTR without reading the books beforehand and be able to follow what's going on.
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John Bonham has always been a highly overrated drummer.
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Merkin wrote:
JMarkJohns wrote:
84Cat wrote:I've never seen a Star Wars movie or GOT
We should start "Confessions" thread.

I can't understand how people can watch GoT or LoTR without reading the books beforehand and be able to follow what's going on.
I have no desire to read GoT. I've read LotR many times, as early as 11, and read it again prior to films coming out.

Leading to, The Hobbit trilogy is as bad a prequel trilogy as Episodes 1-3 of Star Wars. Unwatchable.
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The last two Hobbits were an absolute slog to the finish. I fell asleep halfway through the last one.
JMarkJohns wrote:Coen Bros have some of the best, most original films of the last 30 years.

Very versatile. Straight suspense drama to straight comedy, to subversive satirical critiques masquerading as drama or comedy or dramedy.

Very few "bad" films, and a film like The Hudsucker Proxy is incredibly unerrrated and underappreciated. Very few even know what it is. And the film is hysterical and features a half dozen incredible characters filled by some of the best actors at their best.

I certainly understand not always appreciating their quirks, but to say they are bad and forgettable... that's batshit crazy.
The Hudsucker Proxy is the best, and most quotable, Coen Bros. film.

"Hey, buddy!"

"Seek, and ye shall find. Work, and ye shall prosper!"

"Tough titty toenails!"

"You know--for kids!"

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ASUHATER! wrote:
dovecanyoncat wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:
Merkin wrote:Never thought Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia was hot.

Never.

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Further:

No culinary pursuit is elevated by the introduction of pork fat: it just lacks something.
Nothing the Coen brothers ever did was worth watching or remembering: don't know 'em; don't vouch for 'em.
Time and rate of return have nothing to do with building wealth: it's all about what 'they' don't want you to know.
You must be dead inside and have the sense of humor of Donald Trump to think the Cohen brothers movies aren't funny.
I thought there was more than enough facetious misdirection in posting Carrie Fischer's pic to set the stage for some specious attacks on obvious truths. There is no end to porcine glories. The Coen brothers are divine. Time and rate of return are all that matter. Sheesh.
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