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Messages - Chris M

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Fear the Walking Dead
« on: April 19, 2021, 03:16 PM »
I won't discuss last night's episode in order to not spoil anything, but another good episode!

It's a strange universe we're in now where Fear the Walking Dead is better than The Walking Dead, but here we are!

Agreed.  I got busy and finally finished LAST week's episode this morning and started last night's just a bit ago but had to stop.  It appears that FTWD doesn't drag non-relevant stories out like TWD does, at least not lately.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: April 9, 2021, 09:49 AM »
Finally finished the episode.  I really liked it.  That said, it was another filler episode and would have been better placed with the introduction of Negan.   I wonder if the last four were just fillers to complete the season due to Covid concerns.

I don't really have any hopes at all regarding season 11.  This past one was so bad and spread out I don't really remember what happened and for me there was never a "must watch now" episode.  So, we'll see how the next one goes before putting the show to bed.

However, I am looking forward to FTWD.  I think that show has really gained it's legs.  Although not perfect, it's far more tolerable to watch than when it started.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: April 1, 2021, 11:48 AM »
You don't...

It's a metaphor about how when Darryl and Carol are apart they struggle and when they're together they're stronger.  But it's a long, boring way to tell that 'story.'



That was a story????  God that was brutal to get through.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: March 30, 2021, 11:59 AM »
Like Rob, I'm halfway through this episode.  Do I even need to continue watching it?  I mean, I watched something happen, and then Carol was happy and in the kitchen, and then things were happening with Darryl, and then Carol was in a field killing zombies, and then Darryl fixed his bike, and then Carol was in the kitchen.  I thought it was over and I was only 27 minutes in.  WTF...It's like we're back to season 2 on the farm with all filler episodes.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The MCU post Endgame.
« on: February 2, 2021, 11:57 AM »
Man, for a person who's just not versed in the comics, this series is very tough to watch.  I just don't catch the subtle references at all. 

I was hoping for some good action, and I'll hang on in the hopes it comes.  The sit-com schtick has grown old, and didn't take long.  I'm not ripping the series by any means, just with my tastes, preferences, and background knowledge make it really hard to watch and not be bored.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Everything eBay! Scams, questions, etc...
« on: January 19, 2021, 08:35 AM »
It's funny how when SS numbers were initially issued it they were not supposed to be used as a form of identification.

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General Yeager was active on social media almost up until the end.  He was regularly answering questions from people on Twitter.
Yeager was an awesome follow.  He didn't mince words with anyone.

Have you read his book?  A great read if you haven't.   I don't know how that guy didn't break his back from carrying his massive stones around all his life.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Who Were Your “Buzz and Woody”?
« on: December 1, 2020, 10:00 AM »
Cool question.

From Star Wars, it was Besin Han and Bespin Luke.

Once I graduated on to Joes, it was Flint, General Hawk v2, Dialtone, and Mainframe.

That was my toy world as a kid and I didn't really venture outside that much unless it was die cast jet fighters.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: October 15, 2020, 01:47 PM »
Anybody give TWD World Beyond another go?

I started this morning, gave it about 15 or so minutes and I'm out.  I won't be watching any more as this show is beyond terrible.  It's like the writers chosen were having a competition to see who could write the worst script and unclear storyline.  If that was the goal, mission success.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: October 7, 2020, 09:01 PM »
Well, the new show looks like TWF for teens. I did wonder after watching though if there will eventually be a tie in with the other two series. The helos got me to the thinking.  I just bored watching it.  It had a story, but that's about it.  It seemed predictable who was who and what was what.  Unispiring to me.

As for TWD season finale, very underwhelming to me.  I mean, it just ended.  Maybe the guys in the white will turn out to be the helicopter folks that we've now seen in every series.  Who knows...

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Joe Defender / Re: G.I. Joe Retro Line
« on: July 22, 2020, 01:28 PM »
This isn't retro, unless you count the packages, OR you consider the 25th anniversary figures to be retro.

They dropped the ball on this.  Should have gone the same way the SW and TF figures went, full on 80s figure and packages.  I'll pass.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: March 27, 2020, 09:32 PM »
I don't watch anything beyond the show, so maybe this was covered somewhere, but any thoughts that episode could set her up for a reunion with Rick in the upcoming movies?

I was working on a project, so was only half listening and my have missed something.  So far, I haven't been too impressed with this season.

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I've bailed on the SW business and have been out for years now.  However, I am collecting select 80s GI Joes.  I have a salary and am continuing to work, so aside from not driving right now, my financial situation is the same.  So with a number of people putting collections up for sale, I've been able to get some good deals on some normally expensive figures.

However, as I mentioned elsewhere, I'm more focused (hobby wise) on building a number of model projects for clients.  So unless I see something I'm dying to get, my energy and finances go towards the clients work.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: How's everyone doing?!
« on: March 27, 2020, 09:23 AM »
Little late here, but Dallas, and most of the surrounding area is now in shelter in place.  I've been transforming my classes from teaching face to face for almost 20 years to going 100% virtual.  I've got all advanced placement kids, so that is an added bonus to the difficulties.  But my wife is also a teacher for dyslexia so it's especially trying on her because she offers a therapy that is better served face to face.  My daughter is brilliant, so online learning is pretty easy and she's very well disciplined so it's been a blessing for us.  However, when USA Gymnastics halted the season, she was crushed.  She had two big meets left and was rocketing through the season, probably going to level up for next year and open some doors for her.  So we'll see how that plays out.

What's getting me at the moment is not being able to get into the gym and lift.  I can do body weight work at home, but that's just not the same.  My 11 year old workout buddy loves it though.  The three of us go and run/bike 3-4 afternoons a week, so it's not all bad.  I normally work all morning, from 7 or 8 until 2ish, workout, and then go to the garage and work on some commission model projects for clients for a few hours.  We bought a new house a couple of months before this all started, so we've enjoyed being home in the home.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: March 15, 2020, 06:55 PM »
What. The. Hell.

I just watched all three episodes of the second half in the past few days.  Glad I didn't rush to watch any of it.  One episode was semi-decent, 1009, but then Carol did stupid things for some odd reason.

The Daryl-Alpha fight was cool, but then what after that?

Let's talk about our feelings. Let's establish the Whisperers are bad.  And then rinse and repeat from Every. Other. Bad guy this show has done. 

Finally the "epic" battle began.  Which after every other season and promised bad guys and battles that are underwhelming and overhyped, I'm guessing more of the same.  Although, I'm glad to see a new tactic in the gas balls getting tossed.  I'm certainly glad I didn't rush to watch so far, and certainly won't rush to watch the rest of this season.

To me, it's gone really, really stale with the same thing over and over again.  I get that after 10 seasons you can only do so much, but there really seems to be no point, no suspense, and nothing that drives me to "must watch" every Sunday.

So, I guess as I'm in the garage working on various projects for clients this next week, I'll be watching Battlestar Galactic and the Avengers even though I've already seen them a billion times.

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