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I'm with you on this one. I'm guessing its because of releasing the movie so close to Civil War (which I hope to finally see this week), and maybe even Batman/Superman. It gets lost in the shuffle. It also looks like there's a ton of new characters but still focuses on the least interesting carry over from the first two movies, Mystique. She should not be the lead in any X-Men movie, but they wound up with Lawrence right before her career took off, so they have to run with it. And it's funny that you mention how good McAvoy and Fassbender have been for the roles, because they haven't been used at all in the trailers.

Yeah, they had the announcement a few months back, but I haven't heard anything since. I hope things are moving forward there.

I'm surprised to see two different people saying that Daniel could still be alive. He was straddling the line of fire. He's gone. He "found" his wife and joined her. That whole thing was such a waste. He's the one guy with an interesting enough background that would really work well in this setting, but they threw it away.

I used to go to a gym in the Boston area where the Celtics dance team would practice. It was hilarious to watch that place completely shutdown when they were there. The studio they used was pretty much in a room in the middle of the weight room with a bunch of windows. Guys would be sitting on all the benches, lifting at about a quarter of the normal pace because they were too distracted.

Bring on the NC store! I'm sure that's still a long way off though.

I'm glad you bumped this because I was about to go searching for it. This show is just too damn confusing for me. It was decent at the start of this season but it came completely off the tracks in the last 2-3 episodes with the Mexico stuff. They just took the best character they had and made him lose his mind and kill himself over the course of two episodes. Just plain stupid. And then there's the Johnny Depp wannabe Nick. I couldn't stand him in the first season, but he's come along nicely this season... but then he takes a complete 180 (my wife always calls it a 360, then I have to point out to her that this means you're still headed in the same direction) and is a waste again. Mexico was a complete waste. Hopefully it gets better because I'd imagine they're stuck there.

Can they really tie in all that much given that Wolverine is going to be decades further into the future than the rest of the X-Men series? I also wonder if they'll ever be able to tie in Deadpool given that all of these movies are all over the place in time.

That was his first ever movie? I'd make some witty remark, but I don't remember a thing about his character.

Yeah, but you missed what happened after they went off the air. Let's just say the intern was regretting his choice of shoes that day.

This drives me crazy. Of all the people it had to be him? I just don't see how he is still a draw.

If saying stuff could get him fired, he would have been gone ages ago. He's made a living out of getting away with stupid things, both as a GM and now in the media.

We've got a guy who routinely takes work calls while in a stall. Maybe it makes me a dick, but I go out of my way to flush a toilet or two when that guy is in there. I have a strict no talking rule, but this one violates that in every way imaginable.

I just started it recently. Right now it's what I turn to when nothing else comes to mind. It hasn't really clicked with me yet, but I'm at the very early episodes still.

Awesome

I think this is actually a pretty common problem, especially in the lower bowl. I've sat there in around 10 different NHL arenas. I don't remember an exact count, but the majority of them were very cramped (I'm 6'2, so not exactly a giant). When my 5 foot tall wife complains about the lack of leg room, you know it's an issue (PNC Arena in Raleigh). They're just like planes, cramming as many seats in there as possible, comfort be damned.

I'll admit that I didn't read it. If I'm looking for info on where a college free agent is going to sign, I'm not turning to the Buffalo News. So when I saw that link, I knew it wouldn't have anything worthwhile to it. I won't claim to have massive inside sources on all of this stuff as I've kind of drifted away from my friends who are well versed in the behind the scenes stuff in college and US junior hockey, but I did ask one or two people. It seems to be pretty quiet around the Vessey. The hometown team quote is just about the only thing out there right now. And let's face it, a comment like that isn't exactly the most shocking thing in the world.

Has anyone worn the number since him?

When asked specifically about them at a Harvard event. That's a far cry from expecting him to run off a list of teams.

He's a smart kid. If he mentions any teams, they immediately get accused of tampering. He as a player can say whatever he wants, but its best to avoid it for as long as his rights belong to Nashville.

I never realized it until just now, but the lack of Canadians at the top of the draft rankings this year is pretty interesting. The pair of Finns and Matthews are pretty well established at this point, but it actually goes even further than that. Am I reading this right when I only see 2 Canadians in the top 10? Obviously things will get shuffled around a bit, but I don't remember ever seeing anything like this (and all in the same year where Canada doesn't make the playoffs). It is going to take at least 4-5 picks before they get one. The only thing that even comes to mind immediately was the year Kane and JVR went 1-2. I'm scanning through drafts right now, but I bet I won't find any where it took longer than 2 picks to get a Canadian off the board. edit: Oh yeah, the Ovechkin/Malkin 1-2 combo. editX2: I think i found a technicality. Dany Heatley was born in Germany, then his family moved back to Canada early in his life. So if you count him as German, it took 5 picks for a Canadian to be drafted in 2000, Raffi Torres. I don't think it should count though. Ok, now I'm done after finding this one. Back in 1999, a Canadian didn't go until the 6th pick (Brian Finley), a very euro heavy draft.

The story seemed a bit tougher to follow over the course of this season. It's almost like they tried to do a little too much in one season. I spread out my viewing a bit more than I would have liked, so that could have played a role too. All I know is that down the stretch run of the season, I couldn't stop thinking about how much I want to see the Punisher series once they get to work on that.

Wait, what? Did I miss something or did you miss a word there? And I didn't even realize that Apocalypse comes out this month until I read this thread. I'm very interested in it, but it's amazing how easily it has been lost in the hype for Civil War.

That's the deadline for him to sign with Nashville. He becomes a free agent if/when he doesn't do that.

I finally finished Daredevil this weekend. Now I need to get going on the newest season of House of Cards. I did get up to the first major twist of that season, so I'm curious to see where they go from there.

Does that timeline fit in well for Antman? I suppose his movie could have taken place prior to all of that, but with Falcon being at a Shield facility, it at least feels like it too place after Ultron.