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shadowlarx t1_jcse8em wrote

Reply to [discussion] What helps you combat the “I’m wasting my life” mentality? by brooke512744

I recently got out of a long term relationship and it was tough on me, at first. But I decided it was an opportunity to take control of my life and reinvent myself. I switched from glasses to contacts, I joined a gym to get myself in better shape and I’m looking for new things to try in my spare time. This week, I’m planning on going to a nearby karaoke bar to just let loose for a bit.

If you’re not happy with your life as it is now, go out in the world and find the things that will renew you and reinvigorate you. Open yourself up to new experiences and new perspectives and new opportunities.

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shadowlarx t1_j6hshgl wrote

Reply to No one watches the news anymore because they never provide any solutions to the problem reported and only exist to infuriate you for clicks and likes. by Inaerius

In the infancy of mass communications, the Columbus and Magellan of broadcast journalism, William Paley and David Sarnoff, went down to Washington to cut a deal with Congress. Congress would allow the fledgling networks free use of taxpayer-owned airwaves in exchange for one public service. That public service would be one hour of air time set aside every night for informational broadcasting, or what we now call the evening news. Congress, unable to anticipate the enormous capacity television would have to deliver consumers to advertisers, failed to include in its deal the one requirement that would have changed our national discourse immeasurably for the better. Congress forgot to add that under no circumstances could there be paid advertising during informational broadcasting. They forgot to say that taxpayers will give you the airwaves for free and for 23 hours a day you should make a profit, but for one hour a night you work for us. And now those network newscasts, anchored through history by honest-to-God newsmen with names like Murrow and Reasoner and Huntley and Brinkley and Buckley and Cronkite and Rather and Russert-- Now they have to compete with the likes of me. A cable anchor who's in the exact same business as the producers of Jersey Shore.

-Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels); The Newsroom, Season 1 Episode 3 “The 112th Congress”

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shadowlarx t1_j5xjd3a wrote

Reply to Cancelling 'Reaper' after 2 seasons is still one of the worst decisions ever made by a TV Network by sundaynightheat99

Bret Harrison just could not make a show work for him. I know of at least three lead roles he had in TV shows that didn’t last beyond two seasons: The Loop, Reaper and Breaking In. They were all decent shows that had solid potential. But they all suffered from the same problem: Bret Harrison.

Bret is a good actor. He’s had a number of great performances as supporting characters. But he’s always paired with more charismatic actors. In The Loop, he was acting alongside Eric Christian Olsen. In Reaper, he had to act alongside veteran actor Ray Wise. In Breaking In, most of the scenes he was in got stolen by the incredible Christian Slater.

I like Bret Harrison but he’s just not leading man material.

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shadowlarx t1_j0yl0le wrote

Reply to Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz warns viewers over new docuseries Price of Glee by Collective1985

I’ll be honest. I haven’t had any desire to rewatch the series since it ended and the only reason I kept up with it that long was to see what songs they would cover. Honestly, a lot of the storylines were pretty cringe. The one that stands out most to me was the “Blame It On The Alcohol” episode, where basically all of the characters, especially the underaged children, engage in heavy drinking and nobody really suffers any consequences from it, as everyone thought they were acting.

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