Its a dumb hope to have. Time and time again it has been shown that the Olympics are a financial strain to the host countries with little impact to long-term tourism. Much of the infrastructure and facilities built will be underused or unused altogether after the games.

Honestly don't know why any country wants to host the Games. Must be entirely pride.

I don't watch it but I do check in on the plots and man are they wild. >!Last year they all got superpowers apparently and this year they all traveled back in time to the 50s when the original Archie comics were set. There was also a multiverse story at one point that involved Sabrina and witches.!<

The sheer ridiculousness makes me consider watching it a lot but reading the Wiki recaps works just as well I've found.

"White Tulip" would definitely be my pick - phenomenal performances by Weller and Noble.

It's more like they're paying him like a top-20 WR because the guys just below him are getting paid pretty similar dollars to what he is (if you want to argue DJ getting $20m is meaningfully different than Kirk getting $18m, have at it).

And most people consider it a slight bargain contract because its front-loaded and his base amount drops every year from now on. And because WR is highly valued these days - you can see that in the draft and in the contracts guys are getting.

FWIW Mike Flanagan did give all of the details of where the show would have gone had it gotten renewed so viewers weren't left hanging forever.

Even if it is good, the CW is cancelling all of their legacy content to become more reality show driven. Doubt this lasts beyond this season.

It would have to contend within its own generation with Stranger Things first. That show is very popular.

I think they forgot the most important element of a heist - making it fun. The show and characters were not fun at all for most part. I did like the prison episode but that was about it.

No they have an entire episode for the heist - it’s the last episode no matter what order you get assigned.

He’s not always a direct antagonist but Boyd Crowder from Justified?

She only got written out because Sarah Shahi got pregnant though - personally really liked Shaw coming back in S5.

It says he was highest grossing in 2012 and looking at the linked article on Wiki, it seems like that is based on live performance sales only. Guessing there were comedians that made more from TV / movie gigs back then.

It's great.

Unlike a lot of other people here, I was not into Critical Role (had never even heard of it) before this. I really enjoyed the show from episode one and it has made me way more interested in DnD and CR as a result.

Plus its the perfect time to watch as S2 is coming out soon.

If not for Britta, Greendale definitely would have made the Regionals.

I don't agree with your assessment of these actors being known for only one high-profile role personally. Theroux is starring in a show right now on Apple TV+, Hamm has worked constantly since Mad Men, and Hall was a TV star before Dexter as he was a lead on Six Feet Under...

The likely answer is these guys all made it and are older (they're coincidentally all 51 years old right now) - they can do whatever projects they are passionate about.

If you count reality competitions, I have always enjoyed Top Chef and have seen every season of the original + the short-lived Masters. I especially like that the bulk of recent seasons have largely gotten rid of drama and villains. Excited for the next season which is going to be global All-Stars.

OK...I mean I'm not going to bother arguing against a generic argument of something that happens "every game." I don't agree that it does and if your best example is a playoff series from 20+ years ago, it's kind of a ridiculous starting point as the league has changed a lot since then.

I do think the NBA has taken steps to reduce the number of fouls and free-throws. They just implemented new rules to target offensive players who were jumping into defenders to initiate contact. And you can see the number of FTs per game is going down in recent seasons, especially when compared to the 2000s.

Lakers-Kings as in the playoff series that happend 20+ years ago?

I don't really think you're right about that. All the stuff you've listed out is what people who are already fans of the NBA care about. Whether or not a star plays is what a casual or non-fan is going to care about. That's why many commercials for big games are Curry vs Giannis, not Warriors vs Bucks or fair and efficient officiating.

I mean the commissioner of the NBA surely has a better pulse of what his TV partners are looking for than we do as anonymous speculators. And he is focusing on this.

It's clearly not better for the game if the commissioner of the league is fining teams for employing this practice. He's doing that because stars sitting out games hurt their TV deal negotiations and their ability to convince fans to spend hard-earned money to attend games - which is the bulk of their revenue. And that revenue is what pays star players tens of millions of dollars.

To me, no one with a conscience would be for further screwing fans, intentional or not, for the benefit of multimillionaires and billionaires. I like the NBA and other sports and root for my favorite teams like the next, but I also understand its ultimately just entertainment that doesn't exist without fan support.

OK - do you also think it’s outrageous that players collect salaries for games they sit out when perfectly able to play? Cause the commissioner has to balance the fact that players and teams don’t want to make less revenue too.

Teams are resting perfectly healthy players because it better fits their playoff aspirations. Which sounds fine until you consider that fans are being bent over backwards for tickets, parking, food, etc to attend games.

Sports are entertainment first and foremost and the NBA should take these actions and more to make sure fans see the best possible product.

To me, it’s ridiculous that guys getting paid millions and millions can’t give all they have for the fans who pay their wages by paying for tickets and tuning into games on TV. They’re ridiculously fortunate and they should be held to that standard.

This is something Peyton Manning made up that I think everyone wishes was true. It got debunked after he brought it up.

What sort of industry are you in?

I work in consulting where people in my industry don't leave often for less than 20%, the rule you cite. The main reason is because in our industry, we expect to get promoted to next level every 2-3 years and in many cases, shifting to a new firm without a promotion can mean you delay that next level up by a year plus (most firms want you to be at level there for at least a year even if HR says otherwise).

As an example, 8 years ago, I got an offer for a 10% bump to leave to another firm when I was a year away from promotion at current firm. Turned it down and got the promotion which came with a 30% bump.

The bump across the board seems good if this isn't relevant to you.

It was OK. I found the host to be a bad fit, a lot of obnoxious jokes and puns that just didn't work with the tone of the series that well.

I do also find it a misstep that Netflix releases even reality competitions all at once. Half of the fun of these types of shows is discussing who you like and dislike, who you think will win, so on and so forth.