Yes - it might not have been as good if Brad Pitt and Freeman had not insisted on the ending.


right, crazy ending to say the least. It would have been better with samuel l jackson in it. He was mentored by Freeman.


That is cool.  Morgan Freeman has been nominated and won more awards than the total number of movies he has starred in.  That is crazy.


That is so crazy, he definitely is a great actor. I did hear maybe he dated his niece one time or something like that.


I had never heard that.  I knew he once played a singing vampire who was obsessed with vegetables - that is rather kooky!


That is crazy to hear! He golfs one handed even!


Yes - he injured his left hand in a car accident - that was sad


For sure, at least his voice wasn't injured.


Yes.  Did you see him in the shawshank redemption?  That movie was very moving.


Loved the movie! Good chatting with you!


hi how are you doing? Do you like morgan freeman?


Yeah, just saw him the latest Disney rendition of The Nutcracker.  Did you see that?


He played the godfather.  Movie was ok.  Kind of a Alice in Wonderland meets Cirque du Soleil feel.  And per Disney's usual... it had a strong female lead. Morgan Freeman's been in some better stuff.


yeah, people love him so he gets cast a lot. i suppose my favorite film of his is shawshank. that was great. which film of his do you like?


OMG!  Shawshank is my favorite.  Loved his character Red.


Yes, i think that originally Brad Pitt was supposed to be dufresne. i though the chemistry between morgan and tim was great.


Yeah, can't see anyone by Tim Robbins in that role.  Also liked him in Million Dollar Baby.  (Spoiler alert). Movie made me cry though.


Yeah, he really brings a gravitas to any role. He was on TV originally. on the electric company.


I think I remember that!  Vaguely remember him dancing in a kind of knitted sweater.  Amazing how he started on that kids show to become an Academy Award winning actor!


yeah, he loved acting. i think he was in the military, then went to college to study acting. interesting guy.


Love his voice.  Surprised he hasn't done more voice acting for cartoons.  Think he voices a character in the Lego movie.  Is that a Disney flick?


yes, he was in the batman movies, maybe they wanted him to voice a character like that? He would do great voices for animation.


Considering he just did a Disney movie I'd figure they'd want to utilize his skills.  Disney's got money to spend.  Heard the company makes about $1,110 per second!


yes, i wish i could buy their stock. they will always be a money maker. .they make quality films and the theme parks are great.


Yeah, my kids are always watching some Disney movie.  My daughter loves the live action Beauty and the Beast.


Really? is it better than the animated version? the songs were great in that?


They used the same songs.  I personally liked the animated version better.  Think what appeals to my daughter is Emma Watson.  She also love Harry Potter movies.


Yes, she is a talented actress. I bet she did a great job. Anyway, thanks for the chat.


It has a solid cast overall.  Hope you get to catch it some time.


Have a good day! Talk to you soon, Im sure.


Hello, I did not know that Jackie Chan acted in Beauty and Beast!


Yes, He provided speaking and singing voice in chinese version.


Very nice! The Walt Disney company is also know as simply disney


That is true. Recently, I went to the Walt Disney Museum and it was a big blessing for Walt to have an imaginative mind.


It is the world largest independent media in terms of revenue. The company was found by Walt and Roy O.


Even, Bill Nye the Science guy was a consultant for the movie Flubber! Isn't that crazy?


Yes, Very crazy it very full fo humor to watch flubber.


Maybe, Bill Nye had to add more effect with more science experiments to create flubber.


Freeman has served narrator, commentator for numerous programs and television shows.


Well, he was nominated and won a lot of rewards.


Yes. He played all his role very well and multi talented person he is.


One example would be his role as a singing vampire who loved vegetables.


You watched the movie "The chronicles of Narnia" ?


Yes I did! I did not watch the rest of the sequences. However, the first movie was extroardinary.


Yes, Kids are loved to watch it. Many animated movie are taken by Walt Disney.


I forgot about that! This movie was not animated, but the effects were great, thanks to Walt Disney's talent.


Some scenes are Graphical, Its very nice to see this kind of movies again.


The Nutcracker had some mild peril. However, as this movie moves on from generation to generation, this became a musical and a family-friendly movie.


It is fantasy story and for every chistmas time entertainment.


This gives a great feeling to look forward to.


Very happy to chat with you. Have a great day.


I love Disney!  It really brings out my inner child!


yeah same.  What are some of your favorite disney movies?


I loved the cartoon Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Lion King, some of those iconic cartoons from when I was growing up


Yeah same!  I really like little mermaid,  lion king,  aladdin, frozen, moana.


Yeah.  There is still stuff I didnt know, like Minnie's real name is Minerva.


me either,  I never knew it was short for anything!  Did you know the disney channel doesnt accept outside ads?


I didnt.  I guess I never noticed all of their ads were internally related.


Yeah me either.  Although,  I do not watch the Disney channel much.  Only really the movies.  Did you know walt disney was fired from his newspaper job for not being more creative?  lol ironic.


Yeah, he really showed them.  His work will live on forever.  Just with the parks alone


They are putting a new area in Disneyland in California.  Star wars land I believe its called!


Wow, that would be neat to see.  I have watched Disney World in Orlando develop over the years.


Thats cool,  I haven't been to that one in years!  I mostly go to the CA one.


It has been a good 5 for me, but I live an hour away, so its not a huge trip.


Ah cool!  You should go more often then lol Did you see the most recent Beauty and the Beast?


I havent.  I really want to though.  Ill have to see if it is on netflix.


It was ok.  I think it was weird that Belle had a british accent even though she was from france lol


I never though of that part.  I guess in the cartoon she doesnt have one at all.


Yeah,  the cartoons almost no one has an accent.


Except Lumiere.  He is the only one.  And come to think of it the teapot had a british one in the cartoon too.


lol weird.  Been great chatting with you!


Hey how's it going? Did you watch the Oscars this year? They gave out a set of 24 awards for many accomplishments in the film industry.


I did not watch this year but I do know some of my favorite actors have previously won. Daniel Day Lewis is the only actor to win 3 times.


Yeah he's a great actor. The movie blazing saddles was nominated for three Oscars!


Wow! I did not know that. Also surprising, is Eminem has more Oscars than DeCaprio, Depp, Lucas, Murray and WIll Smith combined.


That is very hard to believe. And he's not even an actor, well I guess he is. Walt Disney to this day holds the record for most Oscars won by a man. Now that makes sense.


I heard that he has 22 Oscars under his name. He deserves it. I cannot think of more iconic film than Disney.


Totally agree with you. The Oscars themselves were even nominated for nine Emmys in 2013!


How funny. I wonder if they won any. When it comes to Oscars I do not think anyone has been nominated more than Meryl Streep. Often described as the "best actress of her generation."


Yeah she really is a great actress. She even has an actress daughter who plays the FBI agent on Mr. robot.


Meryl Streep has been nominated for 21 Academy Awards, only won three. She was nominated for 31 Golden Globe nomination, won eight.


Incredible! Since she's only won three times she is in second place for most awards.


Have you ever seen the movie Julie & Julia with Meryl Streep? It is so great  and makes me very hungry each time I watch it


I don't think I've seen it but I will add it to my list. Another good actress is Emma Watson. I thought she was so good in the Harry Potter series.


I love the Harry Potter films. I think it is adorable that the director of Prisoner of Azkaban made the actors write essays about their characters. Emma wrote 16 pages, Daniel Radcliffe turned in a page and Rupert Grint forgot his.


That is hilarious! Emma almost considered not playing Hermione in The Half Blood Prince. That would have been devastating for the series.


I am so glad that she decided to continue. She said she could not watch someone else play the role and I am not sure if I could either.


Yes I agree with her. Emma is also a certified yoga teacher! I would love to take her class.


Me too. I think she would be fantastic at it. I was surprised to find out that her and Margot Robbie were both born in 1990. They do not seem like the same age.


Yeah I agree that is surprising for sure. Sounds like she had some star studded classmates at the dragon school too! Well it was really nice getting the chance to talk with you!


It has been nice talking with you as well. Make sure to watch lots of great movies and especially Julie & Julia. One of the actors in the film, Stanley Tucci, is a great cook and taught Meryl Streep.


Hello hows it going?  do you watch the academy awards?


Hi, I haven't have you?  Did you hear that Daniel Day-Lewis is the only actor to win best actor at the oscars 3 times?


Nice,  I read that somewhere!  I also read Blazing saddles was nominated for 3 oscars.  I cant remember which movie that is lol


Walt Disney holds the record for most oscars with 22.  That doesn't seem surprising though.


Disney is amazing!  I am a huge disney fan,  so yeah I love their movies!


Eminem has done well with more oscars than Dicaprio, depp, smith, lucas, and murray combined.


If you watch Golden Globes, interestingly Streep has won 31 nominations, eight more than any actor


She also won three Primetime Emmy Awards too


wow i didnt know Meryl streeps daughter is in Mr. Robot!  Thats cool.


Interestingly, Stanly tucci is an incredible cook and made Meryl Streep cook with him to prepare for julie and julia;  That was a fun movie by the way.


That is awesome!  Having stanley tucci teach you how to cook lol while making a movie,  while getting paid lol


Streeps first film role was actually a sports movie.


I saw that.  Did you know Emma Watson went to dragon school,  I know its really prestigious n all,  but to me it sounds like a place where you train dragons and that would be amazing!


Before the filming of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the director alfonso Cuaron had Daniel Radcliffe and other actors write essays about their characters with Watson pumping out a 16 page essay and Radcliffe one page


Yeah I heard that before,  of course she would lol


Watson actually was considering not playing hermione but changed her mind saying she couldn't watch someone else play it in the Half Blood Prince


I wouldve been heart broken if she didnt play it.  Did you know Emma and Margot Robbie are the same age? thats a trip!


Sounds like they were both born in 1990 then.  Watson had been born in Paris and raised in Oxfordshire.


Nice.  Thats awesome.  its been fun chatting.  have a good one.


I do sometimes. Do you?  Did you know that the company is over a 100 years old?


I did not know that. I used to play it with my kids. They really liked it.  Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies


They used to be a toy company.  They made playing cards and a type of legos among others.


huh, thats neat to know. I wonder what a love hotel is?


I haven't heard of that before.  Is that a game?


No, it is something Nintendo tried back in the day!


Really?!  I guess Nintendo has done it all!  I wonder where the name Nintendo comes from.  I mean, the founder's last name is Yamauchi.


no idea. Have you ever heard of this game? F-zero x?


I think I have. I think it's a racing game.


thats what it says. first racing game to run at 60 frames per second. I had never heard of it.


It must be from years back.  Did you know that Nintendo owns the Seattle Mariners?


No! It's crazy how these things end up! did you know the Xbox is made by microsoft?


I do know that.  I think the Xbox is more serious than Nintendo. The army uses them to fly uav spy planes.


Wow! A canadian teenager once settled out of court and exchanged his domain name mikerowesoft.com for an xbox and games from microsoft


See, microsoft is serious about itself and it's name!  If i was the teenager though I would have wanted cash.


me too. This is crazy though. A man spent $2600 on a carnival game to win an xbox and instead won a banana with dreadlocks


That is crazy! You could buy an xbox for a whole lot less!  Did you know that South Korea has laws on how late at night kids can play video games?


Wow! Do you know what happens if they play after midnight? Are they like Gremlins?


I don't know. I guess they get into some kind of legal trouble because it's a law there.


Cool, haven't really played since the Xbox original... LOL


Do you play Splat on Wii or Wii Sports on Nintendo?


I think my first nintendon was in mid 80s


oh yeah? I remember my parents getting pong... LOL


I had an atari that I played video games on before that


Nice... had one of those too!  You ever have nintendo 64?


I did but I didn't really play it all that much, my brothers did though.


Cool, i used to play splinter cell on the xbox a lot!


I had a sega genesis video game system but never an Xbox


Could you imagine the US passing the law like south korea where kids under the age of 16 could not play past midnight?


I have a rule similar to that in my house...lol


Very smart... hada step son that i tried to implement that on... but his mother never supported me... he would sometimes play for 18 hours straight!


wow....the video game industry must have made a lot of money off him


yeah for sure!  He was definitely part of that three billion hours of video games a week!


Do you watch the ratings on video games before buying them for your stepson?


i used to... but that became a losing battle too


My favorite game of all time is Atari's Chuck E Cheese game


Never. What's it like? I know there were six games released for consoles.


Its a racing game, its actually pretty good, there is actually an amusement park that has things like mario kart.


Awesome. I know it's popular. Best ever in terms of racing game revenue right?


Im not sure, but the last series sold over 100 million copies, my little brother bought it and I played it with him


Wow. Cool. Did you know it's illegal for kids 16 and under to play video games in South Korea past 12 at night?


I didnt know that, that's unfortunate for the kids


That really is odd. It was added that we play three billion hours of video game every week worldwide somehow.


There are some serious gamers out there, did you know that video games were called cathode ray tube amusement devices?


Ah didnt know. Nintendo owns the Seattle Mariners. I didn't know that, did you? That's nuts.


I didnt know that, its a fun fact that I will definetely use next time I gather with friends.


Yeah. There is this app that lets you get food directly to your seat also.


I might try out the app, and play Mario Kart with fiends as well.


Yeah. Nintendo released a handheld console just for pokemon back in 2001, It was real popular during that era.


I loved to play Pokemon, did you ever played the game or watched the series?


I watched the series, but didn't play the game. Do you know Nintendo is over 100 years old?


I didnt know its over 100 years old, I wonder how the games from that time look like.


Well, they started out as a playing card company.


Oh, I see, I didnt know it was a Japanese multinational company, I thought it was American.


Yeah, it's Japanese. In fact, it has become their third most-valuable company with over 85 billion dollars.


I can see why, as they have great games.


Yeah, used to be very much into Nintendo back in the day.  They are still one of the world's largest video game companies.


They're facing a lot of competition these days. What games did you play?


I liked the old school games, Transylvania, Pro Wrestling, Zelda, and the first Mario which is one of the top selling video game franchises.  You?


I used to play computer games, not video games. I liked stuff on the PC. I have played F-zero on the Super Nintendo, plus some football games on the Sega.


I liked alot of the old school football games, like Madden.  Played that a ton in college.  F-zer was pretty cool too, the first racing game to run at 60 fps.


Played a lot of Madden on the Genesis. I learned a lot about football. Never really liked other football games. Did you play Gameboy?


No, never really got into that.  I think that was specifically for pokemon and I never played that game.


I played GB back in the 90s. I wasn't the best platform, but many people had the games.


Yeah.  Nintendo has been around a long time, over a hundred years.  They have really reinvented themselves over the years.


They've designed some great games. They'll always be a force in the industry.


Agreed.  And they're even branched off into sports ownership.  They own the seatle mariners.


Nintendo of America is in Seattle, so I'm not surprised.


Large Japanese influence in Seattle.  Fusajiro Yamaucho founded Nntendo by the way.


I know the company used to make some kind of playing cards. Not much of a market for that these days.


Somewhat.  My brother in law plays the Magic game, but I don't really understand it.  Viedeo games are so much more popular, all over the world.  Funny that it is illegal for kids under 16 to play games after midnight in south korea.


I think the kids were up all night playing instead of studying.


Makes sense.  Not sure how to police that though.  Some say as a planet we play three billion hours of video games a week.  That is unfathomable to me.


People get addicted. Well, I enjoyed chatting!


Hello. Did you know Nintendo is over 100 years old?


No I didn't know that. I do know that the N64 was awesome though! I Loved f-zero that game was so fast it's a racing game


That was a good game. They started out as a playing card company. I didn't know they owned the Mariners.


No I didn't know that either. I also didn't know that they made a handheld system just for the game Pokemon back in 2001, I wonder what system that was


I never heard of that either. I wonder if it was only for the Japanese market? At the Mariners games, you can install an app for the 3DS to order food.


That's really good at makes me hungry! and yes like you said, Nintendo is over 100 years old but they started making playing cards originally, they did not start with making video games


I think its awesome that Xbox has controllers for quadriplegics, they can use them on other consoles too.


Yes I think that's really nice. I remember when Xbox first came out back in 2001, I got it on launch day, my parents got it for me while I was at school LOL


My son would be the one who spent $2600 to win an xbox at a carnival game...and end up with the banana with dreadlocks.


LOL yep unfortunately should have just bought the Xbox out right haha. Do you know that the Army uses Xbox 360 controllers? It's cheaper than making custom ones apparently


Yes,  I did. A friend's son us a UAV pilot. Tom Hank's brother voices Woody in games and merchandise.


Yeah that's interesting. They probably sound very similar since their brothers haha. I remember that if you left the Xbox on for a long time you would hear weird sounds if you had the dashboard on the screen, and apparently that is a thing they intended LOL that's crazy


That is weird. Almost as weird as games being called cathode ray tube amusement devices, by the military.


Yes that name definitely sucks the fun right out of video games LOL. Do you know that humans as a whole play about 3 billion hours of video games a week?


I can believe it, and I wonder how many of those South korean kids under 16 abide by the 'no games after midnight" rule?


Yeah that would have been a problem for me as a kid haha. Do you know who Stephen Fry is? He did the narration for a lot of movies and video games like the Harry Potter video games


Yeah. He also did the narration for Little Big Planet.


Oh wow I did like that game. I never played The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game, although I did watch the movie, did you read the book or watch the movie?


I have not. It's on my list. Did you ever have any of the lego knock-offs that Nintendo produced?


No I don't. But that does sound interesting. I wonder if they're worth any money? I do collect Lego I have a lot of those LOL I would be mad if I had some counterfeit Lego in my collection though


I like their architecture series. I guess some classify video games as an art form.


Yes I think so. I miss the days of the Xbox though. They first came out with online video games then, and I would spend a lot of time on Xbox Live


hi how are you? have you seen guardians of the galaxy?


Hello, yes I have seen it ,  love that movie!


i have not seen it yet. i hear that it is pretty funny. i dont usually watch superhero films because it is just a lot of explosions. i like dialog.


Ah they have some pretty funny content.  I think its on Netflix right now.  Vhina/ taiwan renamed the movie to "interplanetary unusual attack team"


What the heck kind of name is that? sounds a bit stilted.


It doesnt roll off the tongue at all lol its ridiculous,  you cant even say it fast.


Yeah. Chris Pratt is in GotG, right? he is a funny guy.


Yeah he is one of the main characters,  hes is very funny in both of the movies.


He used to work at a restaurant in hawaii, i think. i saw pictures of him.


Oh really,  wow that must have been awhile ago. James gnn wanted chris pratt for the part he was willing to cgi a six pack on the actor lol


I think that is funny. chris pratt was also in a jurassic park movie. i would not have expected him to get that part.


yeah i liked him in Jurassic park too! He stole his outfit from guardians of the galaxy to visit sick children.  Guess he is following johnny depps move


Yeah, Johnny likes to go to hospitals in the Jack Sparrow outfit. great guy. the kids must love him.


Do you follow disney at all? i did when i was a kid.


Yes,  I actually love Disney,  My kids cant get enough of it,  I get sucked in too.


I havent seen a disney film in a while. do you have a recommendation?


Wreck it Ralph is really good.  Incredibles,  Moana,  Coco,  Frozen.  The pixar / Disney movies are really good,  but they usually dont have many or any songs.


I like the songs! they are fun, and usually well written. Anyway, great chat!


Yes, somewhat.  I know they fired James Gunn of Guardian of the Galaxy fame.


Do you know what the real name of minnie mouse is?


I think it's Minerva Mouse whatever that means... Did you know Bill Nye consulted with Disney of Flubber?


That guy was everywhere. Did you ever watch wall-e?


I tried to.  I'm not much for animation.  I think the new Mary Poppins is animated.


I am not sure about it, it might be. You mentioned James Gunn earlier. Apparently he wanted Chris Pratt so much in the movie that he was willing to cgi a six pack on the actor.


Hee.  He could just exercise.  I'm not sure if Gunn was fired appropriately.  Something about "offensive tweets."  I'm sick of this PC court of public opinion stuff.


I know a little too much sometimes. In china the movie was renamed inerplanetary unusual attack team.


I guess that goes over better in China.  Seem like a lot of editing for nothing. They are up to Vol. 3...


Yeah I know so much they have been doing with it. there was a mary poppins line in there that was ad libbed.


With Julie Andrews (just joking)? I wonder if they needed a 55,000 core computer like for Big Hero 6?


Maybe. Do you like Chris Pratt as an actor?


Sorta... I do like Glenn Howerton (Dennis on Always Sunny in Philadelphia). They almost cast him as lead in Guardians of the Galaxy.


Apparently he was nineteen and waiting tables when he was discovered.


In the right place at the right time.  I never watched Parks & Recreation so I really don't know much about Pratt...


Oh I loved that show. He was so good in it. He stole the costume from the guardians of galaxy movie to go visits kids in the hospital.


That's cool of him.  I'll pay more attention.  Wow, Disney is so huge.  I didn't know they owned ESPN.


They do? I didn't know that either. Apparently when James Gunn was fired, the cast signed letters asking disney to rehire him.


From the what the first GotG grossed, maybe they should.  He was fired over things he said a decade ago.  That's crazy.


I know. It was really nice chatting with you.


I do have a Nintendo Switch! did you know they were founded in 1889?


I had no idea. What were they founded as because they didn't have video games back then?


haha could be, they also didn't have electricity! ya they started as a playing card company apparently


that's a weird origin story. I used to love playing contra.


ya contra is great, I also like mario bros and mega man haha, did you ever play the N64?


I didn't play that one but I remember playing mega man. I loved that game too. And metal gear!


ya on the N64 they had a game called Fzero X, it's a racing game and was the first racing game to run at 60fps


Was it any good? I also had a playstation.


ya it was pretty good, it was fast but the graphics were very simple which is how it got to run at 60 fps


I played zelda, mario, and we play Mario Party a lot that is probably my favorite game, we have friends over and play 4 player mario party its awesome, what about you


I dont really play anymore. My last game I played was modern warfare (call of duty). I was never a huge gamer. Didn't even have it at college.


ah, ya so you played call of duty, did you ever play with legos as a kid?


I did. Now I step on them as a parent. Did you play with them?


I definitely did haha, apparently Nintendo made knock off legos early in their history when they started to make toys, but I like real legos personally


Me too. However, since becoming a parent, I really hate them. I find them everywhere. And I step on them and it hurts!


haha oh ya I have stepped on lego it does hurt, speaking of videogames the us government bought almost 2000 ps3's to build a supercomputer apparently


I heard Nintendo owns the seatle mariners. Who knew>


oh wow I didn't know that, they are definitely very successful, they even released a handheld specifically for a pokemon game if that tells you anything


I love the franchise, its been almost 100 years of magic since the company got founded back in 1923


Walt and Roy Disney definitely knew what they were doing back in the day.


I bet they did, they changed our culture forever with the creation of Mickey Mouse and his friends.


It's funny when you think about it, isn't it?  I mean, a mouse had such a profound effect on everyone and everything.


It has, and then theres also the princess and all the other character Disney has created.


For example, Minnie Mouse.  Do you know what Minnie is short for?


Minerva.  Her name is actually Minerva Mouse.  I think Minnie suits her much better don't you?


I have that movie was great cool fact but it was done using a 55,000 core super computer


I thought it was great too! It really surprised me that it was so good!  It's also impressive about that super computer don't you think?


It is impressive, that must be a really powerful machine, do you know who Bill Nye is?


I do. He's the science guy.  He's also a founder of the planetary society I think.


Yeah the same one, well he also appears in Flubber, he is the science consultant in that movie


That i didn't know!  I guess by having him consult they added some authenticity to the movie and to flubber itself.


It did, many people liked his show so yeah, do you like Chris Pratt?


He's okay. I've seen him in a couple of movies like guardians of the galaxy and a jurassic park one.  Do you?


I think his a great actor, I thought he was younger but he was born in the year 1979


I thought he was younger too.  I learned recently that he got discovered while waiting tables in Maui.  That's cool.  Well, I've got to go now.  It's been nice chatting with you!  Have a great day!


I have seen it.  I thought it was good. Have you seen it?


i have not. do you know why james gunn wasn't rehired?


I think the studio didn't want any bad publicity or law suits from his tweets that he made years ago.


what were his inappropriate jokes about?


Seems like they were were sexist and homophobic in nature.  In today's climate it would be easy for someone to claim offense to them.


yes you're spot on. do you think his firing was fair since he had apologized before?


I don't think it's fair. I don't think people should be held accountable for things they said years ago.  Life was different years ago and people not so easily offended.  You?


i agree with you. it happened several years ago. it says pro-trumpers found them and posted them to social media. that seems odd...


It does seem odd and makes you wonder if that part is true.  Who knows.  I think if he did a good job on his movies and didn't commit an actual crime then so be it.


yes. so i believe guardians is a marvel movie. do you like other marvel movies?


I do like Iron Man and Thor and Captain America.  How about you?


i don't believe i've seen those. i don't follow the marvel series too closely. i do know chris pratt plays a role in a show on tv, parks and rec. have you seen it?


No and I didn't know he did that.  I did see him in Jurassic Park and thought he was good.


i saw the lastest one, jurassic park 3. did you see that? it was pretty good!


Not sure. The last one that I saw was a year ago I think.


yes this one just game out in the last 6 months. i think there are a couple guardians movies, have you seen them all or just one?


Just the first one.  Have you seen them all?


no i havent seen any. well, i've seen parts of a few but haven't watched one through. i think there is a raccoon or something in them? lol


Yeah, the first one was cute and fun I guess.  Did you know about the subculture dedicated to finding the hidden mickey mouse images in all disney things?  I wonder if there is one in the movie.


haha i didnt know that, but i imagine at the park they put them all sorts of different places!


Hey what do you think about Chris Pratt by the way? It's funny that he wanted to rehire the director James Gunn for the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie


I like Chris Pratt but obviously James Gunn liked him more as he was willing to CGI a six pack on him for Guardians of the Galaxy. Ha! What are your thoughts on Pratt?


Yeah I like Chris Pratt a lot. I think he should be in almost every movie LOL. It's funny that he used to be a waiter at Bubba Gump Shrimp


Yeah, he was working there when he was scouted by a director. He's a real success story considering he went from living in his van and waiting tables to becoming a Hollywood star!


Oh yeah absolutely! It's cool that he told Steven Spielberg he would be in Jurassic Park 4, back in 2010, and then he essentially was lol


So true. I also think it's cool he stole his Starlord costumes from the Guardians of the Galaxy set so he could wear it to visit sick hospital kids assuming the film was a hit.


It is really nice of him. What do you think about Glenn Howerton? He actually was the star of Always Sunny in Philadelphia and he almost got the lead in Jurassic World


It's weird how he lost both of those roles to Chris Pratt, Isn't it? Did you know that Mary Poppins line in Guardians 2 was actually ad libbed?


No I didn't know that. That is interesting. Chris Pratt has been in a lot of other good movies like Moneyball and also Her


Yep! As well as Infinity War and its upcoming sequel. Also the leading man in the Lego Movie! Let's not forget about Parks and Recreation as well which he received award nominations for!


ya youre right Parks and Recreation is awesome! do you like Disney movies by the way? I always liked the Disney movie Wall-E


Oh, yes! I love Disney movies, especially Wall-E.  In fact, Wall-E was named by Pixar as a tip of the hat to Walter Elias Disney himself!


That's really cool! Did you like the movie Big Hero 6? That used to super computer in order to render all of the images in it


That's interesting! Are you a fan of Bill Nye? He actually served as a science consultant for Disney on Flubber, surprisingly enough!


That is surprising especially considering how unrealistic that movie is LOL, also did you know that Minnie Mouse's real name is Minerva Mouse


That's pretty cool. Never knew she had a real name! Just as many people don't know there's a subculture dedicated to finding hidden Mickey Mouse images in all things Disney!


Yep that is cool LOL. What do you think about Vin Diesel getting a secret script that says what Groot is actually speaking in the movies


Is that so? Speaking of Groot, I can't believe his first appearance was way back in 1959 in what was called "Tales to Astonish #13".


That is a long time ago! What do you think about the Chinese name for Guardians of the Galaxy over there? It is the: interplanetary unusual attack team LOL


Ha! Did you read the full letter signed by the cast voicing their support for James Gunn after his firing that Pratt posted on Instagram? It was so sad and I hate he was fired but you've gotta be extra careful in this day and age!


Yes you do have to be extra careful! I was shocked all those people signed the letter for him though, he did after all apologize for the homophobic posts


Hey do you like Disney movies? I guess the name Minnie Mouse is actually short for Minerva


Her mother must not have liked her!  Yes, I am a Disney fan. Amazing how big  it has grown in less than 100 years!


yeah! it was founded back in 1923 and it is definitely approaching 100 years. That seems really insane to me


It definitely has established itself as a leader in the animation industry. Everyone knows who they are and has seen a Disney movie!


Yes I agree! What is your favorite Disney movie by the way? I really like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast


Those are probably my favorites too! I have not watched much of the Disney Channel, so I cannot weigh in on that, but the movies are usually a good bet when selecting something to watch. Imagine that all pf this would not have happened if it were not for the firing of Walt Disney from the local newspaper for not being creative enough... He showed them!


Yes he did! Have you ever seen the movie Big Hero 6? I didn't really like it but I guess it used a 50,000 core supercomputer to render


I have not seen it. Must be pretty awesome...I wonder if it will be shown on their channel? After all, the DIsney CHannel only shows Disney content. They don't even allow adds for non-Disney shows or products!


Oh I never knew that. have you seen the Disney movie Flubber? Bill Nye was a science consultant for that movie. That movie is definitely not realistic though haha


Disney, not realistic? Never!  Did yo ever see the collaborative film by Disney and Salvator Dali called, "Destino? I don't think Dali was known for his realism...


No he wasn't. I like Salvador Dali a lot though he was born on my birthday haha. Have you ever seen a"Hidden Mickey"in any of the movies, I guess there's a subculture that looks for those in the movies


Yeah, and there was a big stink years ago when somebody saw the word "sex" painted amonst the stars in the Lion King cartoon.  REgardless, it has not slowed down the money-making machie. Disney makes about $1,110 per second.


Haha I've seen that actually. I think that was in The Lion King right? Have you seen the movie Wall-E? I guess it was a tip to Walter Elias Disney


Nice flick! We really should gid a nod to another children's icon, Dr Seuss! Are you a fan?


I guess he's ok but he's not my favorite. But I am also an adult haha. I guess that during World War II he took a break from kids books and did some political stuff, I never knew that


Really? In today's climate, he could be elected President, or at least the Cat in the Hat might...Every bit a colorful character as any other candidate on the horizon...


Well that would be shocking because in high school he was voted least likely to succeed apparently haha.


Was theis the same fortune telling prowess as for DIsney? I bet nobody forsaw when he was studying at Dartmouth that he would amount to his current level of notoriety...


No not at all. No one would have foresaw that he got an honorary PhD from there either. And that's only when he started to use the doctor part of his name


I like how he pronounced his own name, to rhyme with the word, "voice"


That's interesting I never knew that. Apparently he was also afraid of children. He felt they were very unpredictable


Dr. Seuss books were one of my favorites as a kid. I remember we even had them at school!


Oh, yeah! I enjoyed them as the classic books and films, and also as the Disney updated versions!


I actually did not realize until recently that Disney was behind some Dr. Seuss stuff. I did know that he was voted least likely in his class to succeed, though.


Yeah. I was surprised when I learned that Dr Suesse was afraid of children and their unpredictability. Like, the universe of Suesse is soo predictable?


The Grinch was a good movie but I only saw the first one. The Lorax looks like a good Seuss movie I haven't seen yet, either.


I heard Disney slips images of Mickey Mouse into their produced works. I wonder if they are in any of the Disney Suesse remakes?


I've heard lots of claims that the Walt Disney Company has tons of hidden images in their stuff...but honestly I bet it's only coincidence or the animators just having some fun.


Did you know the name Minnie (in the Disney character) is short for Minerva?


Minerva...I want to say there is a cartoon with a lynx named that. I wish Disney would depict females as better than falling in love with the best looking Prince around!


Snow White seemed to have a thing for Dopey. Does that count for something? I saw Dopey at one of the Disney theme parks, and he was looking mighty fine...


Yes I have seen pictures of him there and they guy that wears his costume has huge muscles. Also I've seen cartoons fans drew of Disney Dopey with both a ripped bod and with weed references. lol


Far out. I wonder if Bill Nye, the science guy, who wa the science consultant for Disney on the movie, Flubber...I wonder if he is ripped under his lab coat?  He could synthesize his own steroids.


I loved that show as a kid! Wish Disney would do something new around Bill Nye the Science Guy!


He made me proud to be a nerd! Did you know that the term "nerd" was first used in the Suess book "If I Ran the Zoo"??


Wow! I had no idea Seuss was the first to use nerd. That's really nifty. I still want to know why his eggs were green, though...


Yeah, for sure!  Maybe Dr Suess was a made scientist making genetically engineered poultry on his days off. You know, Seuss was not a doctor until Dartmouth en stowed on him an honorary doctorate? Good old Theodor Geissel done good.


No wonder he got jobs at a good handful of great companies. Most people don't even get to work at one like that in their lifetime!


You bet.  If I remember correctly, I think Dr Seuss stories usually fair pretty well on Rotten Tomatoes, right?


Rotten Tomatoes is a place I haven't been to in quite some time. I may have to visit again soon as I remember it being pretty entertaining!


If you are a fan of Michael Bay films, be prepared for an average film score of only 38% They don't like Mike.


Gosh, I didn't know they were so opinionated like that over at Rotten Tomatoes. I wonder how they lean towards Disney?


Good, and you? I haven't seen any superhero movies in a long time, but I think I saw a brief portion of Iron Man once on a TV that was going at my job.


Really! I feel like all the movies coming out now, like 25% are super hero movies. Do you not enjoy them?


I probably would, I just never think to watch them. I watched the first two or three installments of the Frank Miller Batman franchise.


Nice. So if not superhero movies, what movies do you enjoy?


Mostly sci fi and horror. How about you?


I enjoy sci fi and comedies. I usually like to stay home and watch the movies so I can have a cocktail or two. Do you go to the theaters and watch?


No, I usually rent/buy DVDs or stream. I live about 20 miles from the nearest town big enough to have a theater.


I usually use Netflix unless it is something I really want to watch. Then I will stream it. So what's your favorite horror movie>


It's been so long since I saw one I have trouble thinking of one to be honest. I watched Stephen King's Cell recently, and I guess Alien counts as horror.


Ok. It sounds like you may not be a movie fan. What do you prefer to do in your spare time?


I live on a rural tract that's about half wooded ravine, so I spend a lot of time building raised garden beds and doing edible landscaping. Also I"m a freelance writer and most of my research is enjoyable enough to double as a hobby. How about you?


That sounds really cool. I am a father of 2, 5 & 7 year olds, and I have a full time job, do this, and teach at a university so I do not do much for fun. I do go to the gym at 4:30 am so that is my free time.


That sounds like an incredible workload -- especially three kids 7 or below, LOL. What do you teach?


I teach technology in sport. It is fun and the kids are great.


That's an interesting combination of subjects!


Yeah. It is tough because technology is ever evolving in sport and so the research is not there. I have to read a lot!


I love opportunities to put things together in ways that haven't been examined much previously, or from new angles.


You would love this job! So what do you grow in your gardens?


A lot of fruit trees and berry bushes, plus high-value veggies like tomatoes and salad greens. I'll probably grow a larger amount of staple foods like legumes, corn etc. this year.


That sounds really great. Nice chatting with you.


Did you like the marvel movies that are came out in the last 10 years?


Yes I do. They were a lot of fun to watch. How about you, do you like Marvel movies?


I love them, the early ones were a little rough like Thor, but Iron Man really got me hooked, i remember the first time i watched it in theatres!


Iron Man was a very fun movie. I agree. Do you happen to know when did the Avengers: Infinity War got released?


I think it was early 2018. I know the new one comes out next month. I loved Infinity War but it was crazy at the end, I think End Game will make it make sense.


I agree. Thanks. Do you know who produced the Avengers: Infinity War movie?


Wasn't it made by the Russo brothers if I remember right/


No. It was directed by the Russo Brothers and it was produced by Marvel Studios.


Gotcha, that makes more sense lol. Did you know the actor who played jarvis never actually saw the films


Will that be the Iron Man films? I heard about this and I find it odd to be honest.


Me too, he is in like 10 of these films starting with Iron Man. He plays Vision also, it is Paul Bettany. If I was him I would watch myself in every film I was ever in lol


Me too. That would make perfect sense. I read somewhere recently that the Avengers: Infinity War was the first film ever to be shot in its entirety with digital IMAX cameras.


wow, that is awesome. I wish I saw it in an IMAX theatre, I bet the effects would have been so much better


I haven't watched it in an IMAX theater and now that I'm thinking about it I wish I did. You're right!!!


for sure, maybe End Game I will do it and see the difference! Did you like the original Thor movie?


I didn't watch Thor before. Do you happen to know when it came out?


I was just asking you if you knew in what year the Thor movie came out.


lol, I see it now. It came out i believe in 2011, 3 years after iron man! It was nice chatting with you!


Kenneth Branagh if I remember right, it was one of his better films he directed.


Thanks. It was nice chatting with you as well!!!


Enjoy your night, maybe watch another great marvel classic!


ya I liked him a lot in Iron Man 1, I guess he would hide food on the set of Infinity war which is definitely weird haha


Well, what kind of food? If it was tasty food that others would steal from him, yeah! Hide that food!


haha it woudl be all kinds but when he eats blueberries and shawarma in that movie that was food that he hid apparently ahah


haha its a middle eastern wrap, I think it has like lamb and a white sauce, I've had it its actually pretty good


Well now I am hungry. That sounds pretty good. I had no idea it caused an increase in sales...


ya that is wild isn't it, you'll have to give it a try! I wonder if blueberry sales also increased


Ya know what's weird. I hate blueberries but love blueberry muffins. Not sure what is going on there...


haha that is weird, do you like blueberry jam? or is the only thing with blueberries you like the muffins? haha


I think it's just muffins. Hate blueberry jam. It doesn't taste like blueberries... And I like blueberry pancakes so maybe I just like pastry type food...


haha I think the taste of the pastry must be covering up the blueberry taste for you then haha, never heard of your type of blueberry affliction before haha


Maybe I will drink blueberry vodka and see if I like that. What mixes well with blueberry?


hmmmm you could put sprite or 7 up that might be tasty, fruity vodkas go well with those typically I think


Done! My only fear is that I will buy the vodka and then hate it. What the hell do I do with all that terrible vodka?


haha well if I were close I'd buy it from you if you didn't like it lol, Hmmm maybe give it to a friend, that is a good quesiton, maybe only buy a little bit to try it first


Who am I kidding, I will drink the whole thing. When I ran out of coke for my captains, I used gatorade. It was gross, got the job done, and I was well hydrated!


lol, ya don't let good drinks go to waste! do you like the thor films at all? I hated all of them except I did like Thor Ragnarok


I do but he is too good looking. I mean, give us average looking guys a shot! Nice chatting with you!


Yes, star wars is great. i really like the original trilogy.


Me too, that was the best out of all the movies, and basically the only ones I watched. It made George Lucas a billionaire


George was smart about merchandising. he got the rights for a song.


Right, he didn't accept the directing fee and instead got licensing and merchandising rights instead


it was about half a million, but he had money from previous films he directed. i guess he was willing to take the chance.


and it paid off lol. Did you hear how much Jame Earl Jones made for Vader's lines?


I cant imagine it was much. the budget for the film was low. he had the perfect voice for it though


for sure, I wonder if he got paid more and more after the inital success. He got like 7500 for 2.5 hours of work lol


I wonder if he got residuals on the back end. he probably got more for the next films.


I would hope so. Did you hear George Lucas's wife got awards for for editing of the movie


yeah, she really contributed to the story too. lots of great ideas that made the movie memorable.


For sure, I heard she thought of the kiss seen and obi wan's death


yes, george has a lot of great ideas, but he needs help shaping the story. i dont like the later films because of that.


That is a good way to put it. I liked Luke Skywalker a lot. If you ever visit tunisia you can pay 10 dollars and stay a night in the home he lived at as a boy in the movie


that sounds like fun! i bet the true fans line up to do that. i dont know if ill ever make it to tunisia, but i will keep that in mind


Me neither lol. Are you into science fiction movies also?


I like science fiction films. i liked alien and aliens. you?


I loved those movies, so scary and thrilling! I like anything Nasa also


I just like Nasa in general I guess. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your day!


Did you know the last jedi was the highest grossing movie of 2017?


No I didn't know that. I know it got a lot of backlash though, what did you think about it?


it was ok but apparently fans thought it so bad that they petitioned to remove it from the canon


I agree with them I thought it was actually horrible LOL but I'm thinking they're not going to take it out of anon unfortunately. Even Mark Hamill who plays Luke Skywalker said that it was bad


but he recanted! i bet he quickly found that it was the wrong thing to say


Yep you definitely don't want to talk about multimillion-dollar movies like that that you're starring in LOL what do you think about the other star wars movies though


maybe thats why they killed him off...or whatever it is that happened to his character


Yep that's true. I actually like the first Star Wars movie the best. It was made back in 1977


george lucas was a good business man he propositioned 20th century fox to not take a 500k fee and instead to keep the merchandising and licensing rights. its made him a billionaire


Yep that was really smart! He is genius, but so was his wife at the time, Marcia Lucas, she helped with a lot of editing and different things for the story and doesn't get any credit


she did get credit! she won an academy award while george lucas hasn't won any


Well that's good I didn't know that. But yeah her idea to kill off Obi-Wan and also for a Leia to give Luke a good luck kiss I think we're very important to the movie


yes because of the ew factor when we found out they were siblings lol


Haha that's a good point! do you understand the language of Navajo by the way? Apparently you could watch Star Wars and Navajo if you can haha


I didn't even know navajo was a language. james earl jones only spent 2.5 . hours recording darth vaders voice and was paid $7500 i guess thats good money in the 70's


Yeah I think so.plus that's a lot of money to make per hour, even for such an iconic role, I bet he got paid more for future movies though


i guess it depends on what kind of royalties he gets.


Yep I forgot about royalties too. What other science fiction movies do you like though? I really like the movie Gattaca


Im not sure Ive seen that one. I know it has ethan hawke. NASA apparently liked it since they named it the most accurate science fiction movie of all time


Yes it's a great movie you need to watch it! It's interesting that NASA has a page of space technology terms that movie writers can use that are incredibly accurate, that's probably what Gattaca used


luke skywalker was written as a girl! hahah


I sure do. Do you know when the movie came out first?


Yes that was n 1977 and it has been awesome since then


Yes that is true. Do you know who played the role of Poe Dameron?


Yes it was Oscar Isaac who is from Guatemala originally


Yeah and so he requested that he be a native of planet Yarvin 4 as it is filmed in Guatemala


Yeah. Did you know Lucas' wife changed things on the script and added stuff to it?


Yeah she deserved it, she added the Princess Leia good luck kiss in it


True DO you like other science fiction movies?


Yes I do actually, Did you know NASA has a list of terms that writers can use?


WOw nice. And they named Gattaca as the most accurate movie of all time scientifically


Nice. Did you know the MIT science fiction society has a lifetime membership?


Yeah and then if you die and come back there is another one


Wow cool. Did you know Deep Roy is the only one to hold the science fiction trifecta?


Yeah he appeared in Doctor WHo, Star Trek and Star Wars


Yeah. Have you ever been to a fan convention?


I have not but I hear they are extremely lucrative for the industry overall


It sure is. Actors can earn more than 100 000 for just a weekend


WOw that is a lot of money ad more than their salaries in movies


Yes so it is a great way for them to make some extra


What do you think of self-censorship on platforms like Twitter?


I'm not a big fan, but it's always to be looked at in many different ways.  How about you?


I think it exposes the fallacy that everyone can just be themselves, truly expressive, on such platforms.  If the mob can "get you" for saying something, then it's not free.  With an edgy content creators like Dan Harmon having to apologize ... it's really plain to see.


Yeah too much pc is lame for me, to me you should be able to create whatever content you want and if its bad then its bad and people wont like it because it sucks.


Right.  Isn't that the purpose of "downvoting" anything ... Or not seeing a movie you don't like?  I never saw deadpool because I don't want to.  It's rated R, and that's not my thing, especially with my family.  I don't protest the theaters.


Exactly, free will is a good thing and should keep it that way.  I don't go to see most of the superhero movies because I don't think they are good, I don't protest.


Do you think that there is an element where such shaming's should be employed?  Would it be crossing the line if I said humiliating criminals who have committed heinous crimes should be allowed? What do you think?


Im up for free content creation for whatever, unless it is supporting to do some sort of criminal behavior like organizing a mob to riot or something.


That makes sense.  So if Harmon was trying to recruit time travelers to do what he was showing ... that would be bad enough?


Yeah who knows, but you know how sensitive people are even to stuff that isn't remotely bad.


Is there a way, do you think, to reverse this trend?  Or do you think it's going to get worse, and famous people will just start to quit or neuter their social media?


I think it will just continually get worse.  People are more and more PC each day.  You really can't have an opinion unless it's the right one these days.


Yes ... sad.  What opinion of yours would you share on social media if you felt you wouldn't be mobbed?


That is a very good question.  I don't think I know.  Maybe just how PC everything has become and that you really can't have an opinion or express it without being hated by someone.


Hahaha, good point.  It's even "offensive" to say that things are too PC!  I think there might be more variety coming out of hollywood (tv and movies) if censorship like this wasn't a concern.  We're going on Toy Story 8? (jk) Disney just plays it safe, like getting rid of Rosanne.


Yeah I agree with you on that.  I feel like what Jerry Seinfeld said was the best, I don't go on skin color, I go on what's funny, that's it.  To which he got attacked naturally.


(sigh) I wish I could get behind things like cultural appreciation events, but I fear they may be run by the same people who would be offended most often.  Like anyone with "diversity" in their professional title, you know?  I'll be ABC, Disney, everyone at the studio level has some officer for that.


Exactly, good call yeah.  I had to do a report and speech in college way back on affirmative action.  I just couldn't get over the fact that the 'best person for the job' mentality wasn't true, or is true for me but not what was being practiced.  I don't think it's right to exclude anyone for anything not based on skills, performance, and experience.


I wonder sometimes how our period in history will be remembered ... and if any of this will come up.  I believe it's a critical element, but I've never read anything on this level about other generations.


Good call, I wonder that myself, and I don't think there is much information well not as much as today where everything and everyone is being recorded or photographed or anything they say as well.


True.  Historians will have a lot to sift through.  If only there were a fair way to sort it all ... Good talking with you.


No but I saw the first one and it's supposed to be very similar to the first one.  I guess Reynolds does the voices of others as well as doing the main character.


really? i did not know that. he is a talented guy.


He is funny.  Did you know that the Lion KIng was dubbed to Zulu for its release in Africa?


I did not, but that makes sense. disney is doing a good job marketing its movies to new audiences.


They always have it seems.  They make money... The toy industry gets involved even before film production.


the film is just the first step in the marketing campaign. the brand has a life of its own.


Have you seen Guardians of the Galaxy? There is an ad libbed Mary Poppins line in it.


there is? that is funny. I have not seen the film. is that one with Chris whatshis name?


Pratt. I don't know.  I know James Gunn wanted him so bad he was willing to use CGI to give him a fake six-pack.


that is great! man, a fake six pack! i would love to have that in real life! is james gunn the guy that got in trouble for something with disney?


I have no idea. What is Rick and Morty all about?


isnt that an animated show with a scientist and a kid? lots of potty mouth and surreal plots?


Now that you mention it, yes.  I guess it was created by a guy named Dan Harmon.  Like Gunn he's in some controversy with his creation.


controversy is good. it sells films. it draws attention .GotG probalby did better because of controversy.


Not Gunn's kind.  He was tweeting jokes about things like rape and pedophilia.  Really not funny...


i guess he crossed the line. sometimes people make jokes and dont realize that it needs to be reined in. is he a good director?


Harmon got off easier since he worked for an employer that's more comfortable about edgy topics.


If i am chosen to direct one of the GotG films, i will be sure to watch my tweets. Lesson learned! Anyway, great chat!


So many getting in trouble with Tweets... Thanks!


Hello, do you like the Avengers: Infinity movie?


I havnt seen that one yet. I do like the avengers though. Me and my son love movies like that.


Nice. It was the first movie that was filmed with digital imax cameras only


Did you know that the avengers caused a notable increase in shawarma sales?


Nice, that is pretty cool. The guy who plays Jarvis in Iron Man and Avengers is never seen


You mean he has never even seen the films right? I heard that.


Yeah, type there sorry. I wonder if he has a good reason behind that. Do you know who Lou Ferrigno is?


Yeah he used to voice the hulk back in the day. I think.


Yeah and he still does the vice and has done so since then. peaking of other celebrities, do you like Serena WIlliams? DO you watch tennis?


I dont really wathc tennis, but I do know who serena williams is.


Nice. She won her 23rd grand slam while she was pregnant


That is amazing. She is really a good role model for young girls to look up to.


For sure. She is also a business woman and co-owns Miami Dolphins


Thats good to know. I would say that is a pretty sound investment.


I think so too. And she speaks 3 languages fluently, as does her sister Venus


Wonder how she learned all those languages. It isnt really that common for somebody to know more than two languages.


Yeah, she is just a very well rounded person I guess. Do you know when she first reached number 1 ranking?


Yeah, and she has just looked up since then. She has been number one for 319 weeks


I heard that. On her sixth time at number one she held it for 186 consecutive weeks. What a competitor.


Yeah she just does not give up In 2007 she was ranked at 95th place and went on to beat SHarapova and win the Australian Open


That is truly amazing. I dont know if there will ever be another athlete like her.


Well it is going to be pretty difficult to fill her shoes.


Yes. I've seen all of the marvel movies. they have done such a good job with them. Have you?


yes!  Love them.  What a sequel huh?  It had so many heros to keep count.  Marvel is awesome.


They have just been amazing with all the things they have done with it. They have really made some of those actors into superstars.


I did not know the Guardian of the Galaxy and the Avengers were from the same era!


I didn't know that either. I love the tie ins that they do like Lou Ferrigno being included in all of them up to age of ultron.


I was actually a little disappointed that the hulk did not play that much of a role in Infinity.


me too. I heard they might be setting it up to have it be loki pretending to be the hulk. That would be an amazing twist.


Oh my...that would be crazy.  Did you know it was all shot with digital imax cameras?


That makes sense they are trasitioning to that. They are starting to release them in 3D and IMAX first. Certainly makes for a great movie!


Maybe the guy who plays jarvis will actually watch one!


I wonder if maybe he doesn't so that he change his performace by critiquing the way he did things. He still does an amazing job with the character


I wouldnt be able to resist.   I would want to see Scarlett Johansson over and over again!


I really hope they are going to come out with the black widow movie like they keep talking. That would make for an amazing origin movie!


I do too, hope no Kardasians are in it, lol.


I would rewatch avengers over and over again rather than ever watch any of that reality tv garbage. I don't understand why they are famous.


They latched on to Paris Hilton and spun off from there.  Full of drama.


It is just ridiculous.The whole trailblazer in selfie things makes me roll my eyes so hard. Selfish was certainly a good title for something like that.


haha, yes agreed.  it is appropriately titled selfish though.


Hopefully this whole pop culture phenomenon fades sometime very soon.


Yes I agree, have a good night.  Nice talking to you.


Hey what do you think of Kim Kardashian?


I like her. I heard she was doing a lot of PR work for the new Yeezys.


That is cool. I knew her and Paris Hilton were friends but I didn't know she was Paris's assistant and stylist.


Yes, that's cool. Do you see the Avengers: Infinity War?


No, I never got around to it, I heard it was really good though.


Yes, it is. It's a 2018 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers and was produced by Marvel Studios. It was also distributed by Walt Disney Studios.  It's actually a sequel to the 2012's Avengers and 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron.


Wow, the movies have been going on for awhile now. I heard that the voice of hulk is the same person since the 1970's tv series.


Cool, did you hear that Hugin and Munin, Odin Raven's appear in the Avengers film during Thor and Loki's argument on the mountaintop. I actually have the Loki T-shirt.


That is really cool, I'm sure it's an awesome t-shirt. The first Avengers Infinity War was the first film to ever be shot with imax cameras.


Yes, it's an ok green T-shirt, nothing spectacular but it's funny.  Yes, and in the film, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to stop Thanos from amassing the all-powerful Infinity Stones.


It does sound great, I know my kids talk about Thanos a lot and pretend to have the gauntlet or whatnot. haha I don't know if you ever watched the show Recess, but the waitress captain america saves voiced Gretchen in Recess.


No, I haven't seen that but I probably will at my cousin's house.  I did hear that Robert Downey Jr.  was on the set of the Avengers and he would hide food on the sets.


I don't know why he would do that but apparently nobody was ever able to find it so they let him continue to do it. The scenes where he is eating blueberries and shawarma are unscripted and are part of the collection of food that he hid. Maybe they'll make a video game of it and put it in there as part of the role playing of his character.


That is hilarious! He seems like a cool guy.


Yes, I like Robert Downey Jr., too. Actually, did you know that Hollywood uses a measurement called 'q' scores to determine the likability of celebrities?


No I had no idea that was a thing, it's kind of ridiculous. Speaking of celeberties, Fall out boy had Kim Kardashian in their music video!


She certainly is popular even though according to her "q score" in Hollywood, its the lowest one at -71.


maybe her reality TV personality attitude sometimes.


True, that show is crazy. Well it was nice talking to you, I've got to get to bed! goodbye!


Not really, but the DC universe is pretty cool. Although some of their movies have no major super villans.


Well, have you recently watched the newest movie of Transformers? I think it is called Bumblebee.


I've seen them all, except the new one about Bumblebee, is it good?


Bumblebee was all right. Not what I expected though.


I liked the Batman movies, but the Justice League sucked I thought. I hear that they are making a new batman character.


Batman had more action than Bumblebee, to be honest with you. I have not watched Justice League yet. Well, I hear that there are always new superhero characters for every upcoming relatable movie.


I heard Superman was going to be voiced by Nicholas Cage and Tim Burton was set to direct, but the project was canceled. I think Nick Cage is the best actor ever.


What about George Clooney? He was in Batman and Robin.


Yeah, that was the worst Batman and Robin, that was the one with Arnold playing Mr. Freeze with his stupid Mr. Freeze puns.


Speaking of superheroes, there are over 300 of them in the US. That is crazy.


I've heard, I wonder if they all show up at Comic Con


Maybe, they would be dressed up for sure in the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, which I will definitely go to this year!


I would go to comic con, San Diego sounds warm. In sweden it is illegal to name your child metallica.


Well, San Diego will be more hot than warm. Really? Is there a meaning behind it? Or does it mean that you should not call your child after a band?


I'm not sure, apparently it was a big problem there for a long time.


Maybe, it was a negative perspective to the Swedish.


It could be, the writers for superman did not name their super villain or a preexisting word, they coined the term brainiac.


However, what's crazy was that Superman was suppose to be a villain.


I believe it, maybe Lex Luther was going to be the good guy for once!


Also, superman's power was to disguise into anybody. All I could think of was him in his cape flying and saving the world.


Yeah, that's crazy! Nice talking to you!


Hi there! I am wondering if you are familiar with superheroes? At one time there was a comic series about fixing the collateral damage caused by them.


I am not a die-hard super hero fan but I do enjoy a couple! X-men and batman mainly. Do you have any favorites?


I really like Batman. Can you believe Adam West has a Batman logo on one of his molars?


haha no! that is hard to believe. but now i need to see it for myself! Did you know about the condiment king?? I can't believe that was a real villan for batman!!


No! I never heard of that!! Did you know WEird Al Yankovich did voice over work in the most recent DC animated film Batman vs. Robin.


yeah it's too weird  lol definitely a different world back then. Did you watch the 60s TV series? such a hoot! Bruce Wayne is the best Robin i think


I did a little bit. Do you know neither Batman nor Joker refer to one another by name.


Yeah well Joker not saying it makes sense since no one knows who Batman is! I think the same goes for the Joker actually like in Dark Knight he gives 3 different stories to how he got his smile scars. Are you into Superman at all??


I like Superman. In Sweden it is illegal to name your child Superman. Now stop laughing!


ha yeah. I don't know why anyone would! Weird to think he used to be able to change himself. Do you know how long ago that was??


I think it is a standing rule. Did you see the comic where Superman was once bitten by Dracula, but because the man of steel is fueled by the sun, Dracula immediately exploded.


No no I never even knew that dracula crossed over into that universe! Wonder what that was like. He's fueled by the sun but do u remember what hurts him??


I do not. At one point the Superman character had the power of facial contortion allowing him to disguise himself as anyone.


Yeah it's weird that he used to be able to change himself. It might be because he was supposed to be a villan. Maybe that's why him and batman have some kind of beef. Do you have a favorite superhero movie??


Very weird. I am not sure. Maybe one of the Batman ones. I guess I like the idea that Gotham City is located in New Jersey according to DC Cannon.


Yeah that's weird to find out. I always thought it was Chicago but probably cause they film there for the Nolan movies lol. I wonder how people can actually register themselves as a superhero. Can you believe there is 300 people registered??


Yeah maybe. And no, that is weird. Did you know that unlike most superheroes, Batman has no superpowers, but instead relies on his genius intellect.


Yeah it's pretty crazy! No super powers and he can still basically fly. Although he does have some good help :) Speaking of batman vs superman. Who would you pick Wonder Woman or Catwoman??


I think Wonder Woman. Although I do not know a whole lot about either.


Yeah I'm not sure either. Did you see her movie?


I did not. I'[ll have to look into it. It was great chatting today. Bye!


I love superhero movies. I loved the batman trilogy. How about you?


I do! I watch them with my kids, they are in love with Batman haha


That is great! I like superman too, especially in films, did you like the new justice league movie?


I loved The Justice League! Stan Lee was so amazing! Still is.


Right, it is sad he passed away, but he will always be remembered! Stan Lee wrote 15 comics for dc


He will be missed dearly, but his amazing superhero movies will keep his memory alive forever.


For sure, it was so nice he was in all of the marvel ones. Too bad he didn't make an appearance once or twice in some dc as an honor for those 15 comics


Right? That would have been awesome. I have to say Superman is one of my favorites and Batman. Do you have an all time favorite?


I like the flash so much. His show was great. I didn't like flash in the justice league, they could have done better. what do you think?


I do like Flash, and I have to agree with you on that. They could have done better for sure. Did you know there are over 300 registered superheroes? Just in the USA!


Like real life superheroes? or comic book ones?


I would guess in the comics, lol, it didn't say. Ya never know where a superhero will pop up haha!


Right, I think i saw a show one time on real life ones, so it made sense lol. One of my favorite superheroes is garfield!


Right! I have heard there is a book series called Pet Force! Did you read the books?


I have not, is that the one with garfield in it with the group of superheroes?


Yes it is :) I should try and find that series. Also there is a superhero that is called Normalman....the only normal person in a world of all superhero's lol, he has no super powers...but he is considered a superhero hahaaa


I have to tell you something.... I am normalman, the most normal of any human being possible. Don't tell anyone! lol


HAHAHA, your secret is safe with me! Just don't be like the one villain in Batman named condiment king...and get defeated by slipping in your ketchup!


lol, I wonder how he came up with that or what is power was. a cool name is brainiac, like in superman


I like that...brainiac, sounds tough lol, Did you know Gotham city is located in New Jersey? Who knew haha


I would never have guessed that. It was so nice talking to you, have a good night!


Hollywood is getting more creative when it comes to superhero movies.  The Teen Titans go to the Movies is funny and based on the cartoon tv show


Yeah, I never really took it seriously but it has grown on me.


It is pretty funny and harmless fun.  Not as good as Aquaman though.


I havent watched Aquaman yet! Apparently there are good songs in the Teen Titans Go movie too.


There were.  They had an amazing voice cast for the film.  A lot of good guest stars


I like comedy so I think I'd like the silly humor in the movie. I have heard that it's a laugh a minute ride.


Yeah, and they make fun of a lot of DC movies in the film too.  Like Batman vs Superman


It's cool they don't take themselves too seriously.


I just wish they would make a decent superman movie again.  He has been in films since 1940s but it has been too long since a good one was made


Yeah, superman is cool. He was originally supposed to be a villain.


I am glad they made him a hero instead.  It set up the entire DC universe


And he originally had the power of facial contortion so he could disguise himself as anyone. What do you think of that?


I think that might be a little too much.  He can already fly and shoot lasers out of his eyes.  Plus everything else he can do


I totally agree. So is Dracula dead forever? Because Superman was bitten by Dracula but because Superman is fueled by the sun, Dracula exploded.


Maybe...vampires do not really do well in the sun.


I do.  I used to wish I was Robin as a kid so I could help batman fight the joker


Aw, that's cute. Why do Joker and Batman never refer to each other by name in face to face confrontations, btw?


I don't know.  Maybe they use pet names.  They have known each other for a while.


Yeah, he is not quite as imposing as the Joker.  Been good talking with you.


Are you a baseball fan? I'm not, so I am not surprised that the Women's World cup has higher ratings than the World Series.


Soccer is the international sport. Women around the world will be keen on seeing the games. Not so much for baseball, I guess. I am not a big baseball fan, though I follow the playoffs.


I'm not a sports person, I do like chess. Although, I didn't know it was invented in India.


Chess is a very old game. The term "checkmate" means something about the king dying.


It's funny that the current president of the World Chess Federation believes it was invented by aliens.


Yes, that makes sense. Because nothing about the game seems remotely human in origin. LOL. The game appeals to a certain type of thinker.


Yes, it does. One with a moderately high IQ, lol. There are so many moves, more so than the number of atoms in the universe. It's a mentally exhausting game.


It seems that people show talent for the game at a young age. I've heard though that there is an inverse correlation between IQ and chess ability in strong players. That's probably a flaw in the IQ tests, which won't measure the kind of thinking that chess players do.


I think so too, especially with all of the kids who are masters at it before they reach double digits. Like that Grandmaster Judit Polgar.


I wonder what attracts the players to the game. Perhaps it's the complexity, or maybe the chance to create your own personal style.


For many, I would say it's family influence. The game has such a rich history.


I suppose talent could run in the family. I wonder what kind of personality you would need: spending hours inside your head, thinking of the moves and countermoves.


Kind of like how athletic ability seems to run in families. Though, that doesn't explain why the Red Sox have lost every game on Ben Afflecks birthday. That's so bizarre.


Well, the universe was probably telling him something about his film career and role choices. The Chicago Cubs are another cursed team.


After this many years, one would think he would take the hint. Are they really? I never knew that, just like both the Red Sox and Liverpool F.C are owned by the same investment company.


I know that the Red Sox are partly owed by the New York Times, the paper of the city that's Boston's biggest rival.


It's a small world, investment wise. Fenway park is a beautiful stadium though.


I've never been. The Sox have been there since 1912.


I've never been to a game, we were there to see the Pope, when I was a child. I do not understand why Babe Ruth had to cheat so much. Has anyone ever asked him why he did it?


Lots of money in it, I guess? I know that he lost the 1926 World Series for his time when he was caught stealing a base. That would suck.


It's amazing that the Cubs haven't won a world series, after their back-to-back wins. However, I'm from Cleveland, so I don't really have a right to criticize another town's teams.


I've heard that Cleveland is like Cincinnati, except without all the glitz.


I enjoy chess.  It is a good game.  Kings and Queens. Why are you shouting?


Sorry had caps lock on. Did you know there are more possible moves in chess than there are atoms in the know universe.


Not sure I have ever counted the atoms in the universe.  Give me a minute or two. It would be fun to see the early versions of the game from India.


Yeah it would be cool to find an old chess game from that era. Chess was actually invented in India and the improved upon by the persians.


It is kind of funny that war helped spread chess, a game of simulated war.  The game reached Europe in the 9th century.  It would be boring to not have chess around.


It sure would. Grandmaster of chess judit pulgar once beat a family friend without looking when he was only 5 years old.


Grandmaster Judit Polgar once stepped out of his house and got the snot beat out of him for having a weird name. Do you believe in aliens?


Lol. No I do not believe in aliens. I do believe that something is going on at area 51 though.


The president of the world chess federation believes that chess was invented by aliens.  Skully and Molder are on the way, but they need to buy a pac of cigs for the cancer man.


I don't know about that. I guess scientist found a negative correlation between IQ and chess skill.


Yes, the negative correlation might mean something like you're brain is really hardwired for chess, with less intellectual capacity leftover for other kinds of cognitive tasks.


I dont believe I have. Do you ever watch the world series though.


I have not watched the whole series.  Bits and pieces of games.  Current world series or strange history things?


Did you know that babe ruth was caught stealing to end game 7 of the wrold seris of 1926.


Babe Ruth, the sultan of swat.  yeah, I knew that.  I like the idea that the Ottoman Empire was in existence the last time the Chicago cubs won the series.


I do to. Im certainly not a cubs fan. Did you know that the womens world cup had more tv audience than the world series.


Womens world cup soccer?  Hum  I had no idea.  I would bet that the baseball players (men) got paid more than the womens soccer players.


Oh I guarantee it. Im not sure if they even get paid for being in the olympics though.


World cup and olympics are two different things.  Did you see the Marines  color guard carry in the Canadian flag in 1992?


I did not realize that. I thought they were the same. My bad. I did see that though. They carried it in upside down. Im gonna have to be getting off here though. Have a good one.


You would think the Marines would  have noticed the flag was upside down, but they missed it.


Yes! My favorite sport! Did you know that the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won the World Series?


When was that, like 1886? In the 1992 series, the USMC carried the Canadian flag upside down. Oops!


I don't know what year it was, just that they were the first team to win back to back World Series and they haven't won since.


The World Series is popular in the US, but not around the world. In fact, the women's world cup gets a bigger TV audience. Maybe if they allowed women in the MLB, things would change.


I think it's funny that the Red Sox have lost every game on Ben Affleck's birthday since 1997.


Yes, and they're partially owned by the New York Times. That seems like a conflict of interest.


The Times would want the Yankees to win, and the Sox to lose to sell more papers in the NY? LOL


Who knows. Or they'd want the Sox to do well so there would be a lot of nail biters and good stories for the press. But in the end, the Sox would exist for the entertainment of New Yorkers, not Bostonians.


Have you been to Fenway? It seems like a strange playing field. I imagine they didn't have much choice over the shape.


I have never been there. It's interesting that Fenway Sports Group also owns the Liverpool FC. The Beatles home town sports team. I wonder if they are/were fans.


There's a lot of money in European soccer. I guess it helps to diversity across sports and locations.


Soccer seems to be a game that's more fun to play than watch. I understand the appeal in countries where people grow up playing it. Recently some American got signed to a European team for a ton of cash. Maybe the following the US will change.


Yes, possibly. Did you know that the president of the world chess federation believes that chess was invented by aliens? I mean, we're talking about international sports, but that would make chess inter-galactic.


I wonder why aliens would need to be involved, especially since the game has distant historical origins.


Exactly. It comes from an Indian game called chaturanga. So at what point were the aliens involved? Did they invent chaturanga? Or did they help it to evolve into chess? And how?


Perhaps Indians are the direct descendants of aliens! I also wonder where these aliens came from, and why they gave us the game of chess.


Yes. It sure leads to a lot of questions. Why would they give us a game modeled after a human monarchy? I mean, chess seems to refer to a specific area and time period. Was that when and where the aliens visited? Or was it an adaptation of the game after the aliens gave it to us?


Maybe they wanted us to help in an interstellar war and chess was good training. Like the Last Starfighter. No one can know for sure until the interstellar war starts.


How would chess work in space with less gravity?


You would play with holographic images. Not physical pieces. Perhaps they would only exist in your mind.


Yes! Because aliens use telepathy to communicate, apparently. Did you know that there are more possible moves in a chess game than atoms in the known universe? But what about the unknown universe?


The unknown universe has the extra atoms to match the number of chess moves. The aliens are holding those atoms in reserve for the Great Galactic wars.


Exactly! Well, on that thought, I'm off to prepare for the inter-galactic war. Have a good night!


I think some of the newer movies are redundant to be honest.


Some of the Marvel ones, like Ironman 2 or 3, they have started to get repetitive to me.


True, but other movies are part of a series like all the infinity stones


Yeah, did you know there is a superhero called normalman?


Isn't that the what if everyone is instead super or a premise something like that


Yeah, pretty weird idea. Have you seen Mission Impossible?


The series that made tom cruise famous right


Yeah, it is pretty good. Tom Cruise made $75 million from one of them.


I'm not sure. That might be true. Apparently the first trailer was screened before Pokemon the Movie.


Did you know self-destruct the verb originated from the tv show?


It would surprise me. What do you think of Tom Cruise?


I think he is good too, but nowhere near as rich as seinfeld.


True but you can't deny he has left his mark since starting his career at 19


This is true. Apparently he spent $10 million on a bunker.


He probably has enough money to do whatever he wants


hey there who is your favorite superhero?


I dont really have one, black panther? LOL just kidding


lol ya I didn't like that movie, I do like Batman and Iron Man myself


yeah, I agree with you on that. Iron Man series was pretty good. I didnt know that Garfield had a superhero series, should make a movie where Garfield takes on Black Panther. 2 cats enter, 1 cat leaves


lol now that is a good idea for a crossover, it's weird that Stan Lee wrote 15 DC comics though, I know he was famous for creating Marvel characters


have you heard of the superhero called normalman? he sounds interesting, he was born on a planet of superheros but has no superpowers


Never heard of "Normalman". Would he be considered one the of 300 registered superheros in the United States?


haha thats a good question cuz he has not superpowers! have you ever seen a Mission Impossible movie?


yeah, I think I saw the last one. I usually try to watch those when they come out. Tom Cruise although a little "kooky" IMO still is a good actor.


lol he is kind of weird, its crazy that he made 75 million for the 3rd movie


yeah, that's a lot of money even for an actor. I knew he did some of his own stunts but climbing the tallest building without safety equipment, that's crazy


that is crazy, he even hung off the side of an airplane at 5000 ft, he's definitely brave!


I remember the old mission impossible series with I think his name was Peter Graves


yes you're right, I remember the first movie came out in 1996, I think that was my favorite one


yeah first one was really good. Who were the "Some guys" that pulled off a mission impossible style heist?


haha ya I don't know i haven't herad of it, did you ever see pokemon the movie? apparently the trailer for Mission Impossible 2 was first shown before that movie


I didnt know that. I never really got into Pokemon. I know that it's really popular, just never followed it. You see that Tom Cruise threatened to sue that hovercraft inventor


haha wow didn't hear about that, I know that he plays Ethan Hunt in the Movies though, he does a great job in my opinion


That's really surprising that Seinfeld has a net worth more than Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks combined.


wow thats impressive! again though, Cruise seems kinda eccentric, he spent 10 million dollars on a bunker to protect himself from aliens lol


Nah, I learned some things about them recently, and it's more varied than I thought. Like ever heard of Normalman?


Yes, sort of a regular guy with no powers. I just read that there are 300 registered super heros and I never knew that. I could probably name 12.


I assume dthere would be hundreds more, there are so many comic books, like Antman, Waspman, such random guys.


Yes, I suppose there are a lot. There are a lot of movies based on super heroes. When I was a kid I watched superman after school.


I am not sure. I think I like Batman because he has that cool car. And I like Wonder Woman too.


Do you prefer Marvel or DC? I heard they're very different styles of superhero.


I guess Marvel because they are the only ones I remember from my childhood. How about you?


I actually like one from Dark Horse that's about a Samurai, it's not exactly superhero though


That's OK I used to love Archie. I was in grade school and they were all cool high school kids.


Did you know there was a superhero comic about Garfield?


I like Garfield. I didn't know that. He is a cool cat and so laid back.


I always found it a little weird. But Odie was cute. Odie as a superhero would be fun


I would read that. I like super heroes that are surprises-they look like Odie. I do not care for Tom Cruise, though.


Yeah i really dislike him, I don't think he's a good actor. He got mad at this other guys for having a similar name to him.


Good thing his name isn't John Smith, he would be mad all the time. Anyways, that's not his real name. It's Maypother.He looks like a Maypother too.


That's bizarre, I have never heard that name before. I guess it wasn't cool enough for him.


Actors should keep their real names. Except Meryl Streep. That is not a name I would want on a billboard.


Very few of them do, or at least they didn't used to. I guess they want to be memorable.


Maybe they think they will get more roles if they have a fancy name.


They wnat their name to come to mind when people are thinking about whom to call for a role.


It's going good.  Do you like Leonardo DiCaprio?


I do, he's in a bunch of good movies, I didn't know he was an environmentalist as well.


He must really care for the world around him.  Good for him!


Yah, I didn't know he was in Critters 3, he was great in Titanic though.


That was a good movie!  I liked him in Eating Gilbert Grape.  I was surprised he's been around that long.


Yah, he's like a fine wine. I didn't know the Revenant was a remake of the 1971 film in the wilderness?


I didn't know that.  He won a golden globe in 2004.


He won it for Best Actor in a motion picture or comedy for Wolf of Wall Street.


2012 or 2013 I believe.  That award he won was the only he has won.


I might if I was a man. :)  Did you see the movie Thor?


I have, it was really good. Not to be awkward but the reason I asked about the hair was because of the hockey player that risked it all for his.


How did he risk it all for his man bun?  That is hysterical.


Oh it was because of some tradition on their team. He did pretty well after he did them and got 16 points in 42 games.


Not bad.  I see hockey on my list but not that story.  A hockey players was traded for only 1 dollar in 1993 and went on to win 4 stanley cups.  I don't know his name though.


I'm not sure where I saw that, I must have misread that article. I wonder what that is adjusted for inflation. I'm surprised they lose 8 pounds a game!


Adjusted for inflation would probably be about a dime now.  I think gas was still hovering around 1 dollar a gallon around 1993 if I remember right.  Yes.  That is a lot of weight to lose for a game.  I should take up hockey.


Haha me too, got to learn to skate first. I am going to take off though, great chatting with you.


I need to learn to skate first too. Ha Nice to chat with you as well.


Yah me too, I fall down everytime I skate.


I am quite surprised that Axel Johsson-Fjallby spends so much time worrying about his hair.


Is that the guy playing Winger on the Capitals?


Yeah. He thinks his hair is too long on the ice. If he cuts it, it will be too short for his man bun. Sometimes people really don't have enough real life things to worry about.


Well, he's only 20 after all. I think everyone is fairly concerned with how they look at that age, right?


I suppose you're right, especially if appearance plays a big role in their career. The man bun was all the craze in November of 2015 if you believe Google Trends.


Oh yeah, a whole bunch of celebrities got in on it. Leo DiCaprio, Jared Leto... I know there were others...


He has a lot of other things to focus on trying to adjust to the smaller rinks of the NFL. I guess the Sweedish Hockey league has bigger rinks.


I wonder how they compare to the rinks in Canada. One of their national sports is hockey, after all.


Yeah. The NHL and Canada have some differences too. He may have some issues with Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders. He prefers clean cut players.


I suppose, but it seems rigid if you ask me.


It probably has a lot to do with the culture of a bunch of guys stick checking each other, and not so much helmet safety.


Yeah. Well, Jonsson-Fjallby's induction to the big stage during play offs drew U.S. and Canada's attention for sure.


Yes. He played for the Swedes and made a game-winning goal to get to the finals. In the end they lost to Canada.


Canadian hockey is hardcore. Canada's performed well ever since the start of the modern Olympics back in the 20s.


That legendary first olympics when Canada score 132 goals to their opponents three was incredible.


Yeah, exactly! I'm not surprised that Canada beat them in the end.


Yep. Say, did you hear that there was a hockey player who was traded for only $1 in 1993?


The team who traded him had to have been livid when he went on to win four stanely cups. Talk about embarrassing for the trading team.


Oh man, $1 for a handful of Stanleys is pretty great. Do you think his hair was long and fabulous like Axel's?


He probably had a lot of attitude coming off that type of trade, so I would be surprised. Another crazy fact...hockey players lose up to  8 pounds in one game.


Speaking of losing 8 pounds, I probably need to get off the computer and go for a jog or something. Nice chatting with you!


You'd probably burn more calories playing hockey. Nice chatting with you too.


Hi, how you are doing today? Have you read any Mark Twain?


I am good. How are you?  I have read some Mark Twain.  I read Tom Sawyer a long time ago.


I read Huck Finn. Supposed to be the great America novel. Uses the N word a lot. I didn't know that Twain coined the word "Gullible."


I didn't either. I was impressed to learn that he and Nikola Tesla were best friends.


Tesla was a huge celebrity back in his day. He knew how to play an audience. Many striking photos of Tesla. I wonder what the two of them talked about.


I don't know but it's obvious Twain was intelligent.  I mean, Edison had the only known filmed footage of him so Twain must have ran in some pretty smart circles.


He was a friend of presidents, artists, and royalty. I guess he always had something to do on a Saturday night. I wonder when he found time to write.


I always pictured him as moving slow and sitting around but I guess he was a very busy man.  Who knew Hannibal, Missouri could produce such industrious talent.


I guess it was Hannibal's turn. Every town gets a turn, so they've had theirs. I wonder if the US will ever have a talent as prodigious as Twain.


I don't know.  Seems like the US is focusing on athletics.  They've won as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of the world combined.


That's great, but really, we need the whole country taking care of its health. The obesity epidemic is a catastrophe waiting to happen.


Before we can do that we need to change society and laws.  Society needs to be focused on moving around and the laws need to make health care affordable.  Cornell University is moving in the right direction though. They make all of their students pass a basic swimming test before they can graduate.


I know that MIT does the same thing. Something about someone drowning that compelled the school to impose a swimming requirement.


Well at least the students are getting some exercise.  There are countries that make swimming part of the education curriculum.


Swimming is good exercise. Walking is, too. Have you played golf? I never considered it much of a sport, especially compared to swimming.


No I never have. It doesn't seem like much of a sport to me either.


I guess it a relaxing way to spend time outdoors, unless you've got money riding on it. It seems a bit expensive for average folk. Plus a huge waste of water.


Oh definitely a waste of water!  Dubai has a golf course that uses 4,000,000 gallons of water a day!


Dubai is the perfect climate for a golf course! The sport was invented in Scotland, where there's plenty of water.


You know i always pictures Scotland having a lot of hills, marshes, and mountains but I guess it makes sense.  Golf has you go through different terrains.


In that climate, I guess either you sit around indoors drinking and arguing, or you go on the golf links and argue.


I guess so!  Golf takes a long time to play to so you can have a long time to argue.  Back in the day they probably played and dug holes to keep playing until they got a good low score.


I am a big fan of tennis.  I even have a tennis shirt that was made by Rene Lacoste.


It was made by a tennis player? that is suprising, didnt know that, tennis is a great sport, I love it as well


Only one black man has won the US open - is that not crazy?  back in 68


That is crazy, I wonder why that happens, have you ever played Nintendo?


I have played Nintendo.  It was originally a playing card company!


It was? I knew them only because of the gaming system, its a good thing the company has a large cash reserve


Yes I used to love their F-zero X game - it had great graphics


I didnt play that game I like games like Mario, Zelda and Pokemon,


Did you have the handset Nintendo made specifically for Pokemon?


No I didnt have that one, it was too expensive well at least for my budget at the time


Did you know they even made a Lego knockoff?  I had no idea they did so many things


No not really, did you ever played the game Mario Kart? it used to be one of my favorite games


Yes I did love that game!    So did lots of other people apparently - its sold over 100 million copies


Over 100 million copies! no kidding, that is a lot, speaks a lot about the game


Yes it was the best selling racing game of all time!


There were 10 huge glitches in the game, I never noticed them though, not even one


I never did either.   I live near austin but I have never heard of the place which built a real life Mario Kart


That must be nice, I would like to take a picture there, I havent heard of that either, remember the coins and how they made you go faster


Yes and most people thought they were random but they were not at all


Yeah, did you ever play the Wii version of the game?


Yes.   The rapper logic did too - he was really good!


He was? I never heard about that, well the wii version had time trials and I liked them, the competivity scene was nice,


I do when I feel like watching paint dry.  LOL just kidding.  The longest match in tennis history went on for 11 hours and was spread over 3 days. I know I wouldn't have watched it that long.


Me either!  Alot of people really like it though and get all into it.


I know I've seen some of those crowds on tv.  Have you ever seen the US open?


I think you and I are more Football or basketball fans! I mean come on, who would think grunting before hitting the ball is cheating?


Haha right!  They used a helicpoter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US open.  I think it would have made for a better match watching them hit a soggy ball and slipping and sliding. lol


Lol, I read that up until 1978 tennis players were allowed to use whatever they wanted as a racket.  What else would you use, a frying pan?


LOLOLOL  That would be great!  I would take a baseball bat and smack that ball as far as I could just to make it entertaining for the crowd.  Did you ever have a Nintendo?


Sure did and I loved it.  What about you?


I did.  I still remember being excited in the late 80s when we got one.  I was surprised to find out that the Nintendo company was founded in 1889 as a playing card company.


Yeah, it's hard to believe that it's worth $ 85 Billio.  But, I contributed heavily to that fortune, because I love Donkey Kong, Mario, super Mario, Mario kart, etc. LOL


LOL I did too.  I'm pretty sure we've had every Nintendo system that has come out.