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11 hours ago, allwaystired said:

I have him/her on block now but this is pretty much a clone of the 'debate' I had on the NITL selects thread. Just rude aggression all the way seems to be the standard. You might as well talk to the wall. It's fairly draining and I got called every name under the sun for trying to explain something I actually knew about. 

Yeah. I get you. But I'm not in the business of blocking obnoxious people, who twist the words coming out your mouth and having a different opinion... maybe I should though...

On to Vikings first half of season 6. It always takes a while to get back into. Damn Amazon for yanking it so early. Would have preferred to watch it closer to the second half.

48 minutes ago, dando said:

I'll go to all the ones I got a refund for in Europe IF they go ahead.. You must be the only man alive that thinks they will, were not dealing with a sneeze, one guy in a huge crowd could infect and kill loads. While there's a 1% chance of that it'll not happen.. Wake up its reality 

Where did I say I think they WILL DEFINITELY happen. I'm saying, no one knows either way. And obviously quite some think they will happen, otherwise shows wouldn't get rescheduled left and right to next year. One guy in a crowd could also spread the flu. One guy in a car could cause a massive car accident. So whatever.

51 minutes ago, dando said:

There's absolutely no chance of masa gatherings being allowed.. Over optimistic, you go to gig then but dont come crying to me when you get covid. More chance of a 2nd wave than it being clear 

Well. Go on being negative then. I maintain that no one really knows what will be. If the gig happens, I will go. If not, not, obviously.

34 minutes ago, dando said:

It's not negative its realistic.. If you think all this will be cleared and over in a year, then I'd lay off the drink & drugs

No. Realistic is to admit that nobody knows what will happen in a year.

6 hours ago, Gavin82 said:

Esp festivals with over 100,000 people @ for 3 or 4 days  only takes 1 person you could take down the festival esp with these partys in USA people all getting  infected & that's jus a house party imagine 100,000 all happy together singing too the headline act all sweating.....

Yeah. But how many people do you really come in contact with, close proximity for a prolonged time??? You're not gonna meet 100,000 people going to a festival. So, depending on the overall infections, that risk shouldnt be all that high. Especially in countries that are doing better.

6 hours ago, dando said:

I cant see a show going ahead to be honest, very optimistic by Sir Elton 

And you're too negative. No one knows what's what.

2 hours ago, Sweersa said:

Well, shit.

At least I have the tickets, which have the venue name and logo so hopefully they honor them, or enough to issue replacement tickets at least. Worst case, I'm just out a few hundred dollars.

If you go to the concert, whenever that is, that shouldn't be a problem. If you want a refund, they sometimes only refund to the original purchaser.

2 hours ago, allwaystired said:

I would say 'fuck them' and I'm glad they're going out of business, but it's really sad to see people with tickets potentially get screwed over. I hope it all works out OK for you, genuinely.

It is sad, yes, but people should know better than to support asshole companies like that.

I will return one and and keep the other. I need to have some concert tickets in my house. The last time I was without was almost 30 years ago.

10 hours ago, EvanG said:

I remember there being mixed reactions to the end scene. I was confused too and had to go online to read up on it. 

One of the best endings to a series is the one in Six Feet Under, it was done incredibly well in my opinion.

I guess an ending of show like Lost can only lose. Can't please them all.

As for Six Feet Under. Yep. That one was perfect. I need to set some time aside to watch the whole show again. Haven't seen it since the original run. Bought the DVDs, but haven't watched it since. May have to get the Blu Rays now. 

On 12.7.2020 at 8:16 PM, EvanG said:

So you've got one more season to go then? I was really disappointed when the island exploded with all of them on it in the last episode, but... nah, I'm just messing with you! Have fun with the last season.

Alright. So that was season 6. While I still liked it, I liked season 5 more. While explantionwise it was good enough for me, I'm not entirely sure if I understand the last minutes. Gotta do some reading. But overall it was a great ride.

On to season 3 of Code Black now, before it gets yanked from Amazon.

10 hours ago, Tom2112 said:

You see the irony right? "Nobody rates that shit" 🤣

Also, plenty of people on and off the forums love CD, some even consider it their favourite guns album, some rate certain songs from the album in their top 5 of all time. Your opinion on people being hopeless because they like a record you don't, is in itself hopeless. 

Yeah. I knew some wiseass would take issue with it. The majority of the public don't give a shit about CD, as do most GNR fans, especially ones who were around when GNR still was GNR. So it can't be overrated. That doesn't mean that I can't like a song or two of Axl's solo album.

On 9.7.2020 at 11:33 PM, EvanG said:

I won't give away any spoilers, but the only thing that disappointed me was that the producers had promised that they would explain everything at the end, all the weird shit that goes on, but either I didn't pay attention, or they didn't keep that promise because I don't think everything was explained. 

Finished with season 5. That definitely was a trip. Loved the time jumps and how deflated, disillusiond, defeated and, well, lost (that title works so well), Ben was in the latter half. Not sure I really understood everything, but didn't feel let down. Still amazed at the actors passing through and so many of them ending up on shows together. Even Lionel made an appearance.

14 hours ago, YOUCOULDBEMINE. said:

People like This I Love? Man I can't stand the lyrics and the voice he uses. His vocals on the remix are great, but what were they thinking with that turd.

Yes. One of the few on CD I really like.

5 hours ago, Tom-Ass said:

I would go with anything off CD..

 

Yeah. Except no one really rates that shit, except some hopeless.

13 hours ago, EvanG said:

Final season of Homeland. Even though not every season has been as consistent as the first few, I still rate it as one of the best shows I have seen. Intelligent, superb writing, and great acting.

Yes. Still need to catch up on the last 3 seasons. Like the show so far.

1 minute ago, EvanG said:

I felt they kinda dropped the ball in the middle seasons, not as bad as Dexter, it was still good, but they got back on track by the last two seasons if I remember correctly. Probably one of the best shows I had seen up until that point.

I'm glad the next 3 seasons were shorter. So maybe a little less back and forth.  But yes, good to hear they didn't drop the ball as bad as Dexter.

At the beginning of season 4 of Lost now. Still enjoying it. What really is astonishing though is the amount of talent that came through this show. Pretty much every actor I got to know through other shows of the past 15 - 20 years makes an appearance here. Amazing.

11 minutes ago, The Holographic Universe said:

The book is garbage, though.

Yeah. Probably. And not a priority at the moment, so it got pushed back.

37 minutes ago, jamillos said:

I don't think that would surpass the problematic parts regarding the Reunion. We'll see how the final version will look like, if it ever gets released at all. 

I think it will be exactly the same version as the one floating around now. It's not hard to see that due to the Corona crap the book got pushed back.

Just now, soon said:

Guns is one of the many touring acts who've just received loans from the US gov, via the Paycheck Protection Program to pay their out of work touring professionals. To me this is an indicator of this situation not resolving itself anytime soon for live concerts.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/eagles-guns-n-roses-pearl-jam-ppp-loans/

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/eagles-pearl-jam-guns-n-roses-ppp-loans-1025111/

(These loans were granted and announced on July 6th, I'm not sure if thats at all related to bands announcing cancellations that same day? )

Oh, right. For the 585 mio. $ small business?!?

43 minutes ago, EvanG said:

True, I remember that there were 8 months in between the seasons at the end. Good luck remembering everything that happened. Especially if you watch several other shows in the meantime.

Exactly. That's why binge watching is a great gift. 

5 minutes ago, dando said:

Took less than 12 hours to reply to me, so yeah they're good... GNR & Diana Ross.. Thats verity 😂 

Hope so. Yeah, there's only 2 kinds of music.

32 minutes ago, dando said:

Less than 12 hours after asking for a refund for the gigs, Getting a refund back for 2 tickets for both London, Glaagow & Dublin.. Decent service that as they got a kickin for giving no information out a while back 

Yeah. I've also asked for a refund now, as I've realized that with the cancellation of the 2 Diana Ross Shows, I'm not going to travel to Ireland. Rather see them somewhere I can go by car. Hopefully they refund everyone who asks.

2 minutes ago, allwaystired said:

Sadly I think the dial will swing the other way - the Live Nation/Ticketmaster are already increasing their stranglehold on the industry, insisting bands get paid less for their rescheduled shows, that if the band cancel they are forced to pay Live Nation etc. etc. The fans will get equally screwed. 

Sadly though, with the monopoly, it comes to a point of "go to concerts and get ripped off, or don't go at all". I try to buy my tickets from ANY place possible that isn't ticketmaster/live nation, as a very small protest, but really it makes little difference as many venues are entirely controlled by them anyway. 

Like you though, I do hope the whole concert ticketing system comes crashing down and is replaced with something better and more fair. 

 

Yeah. If you protest you only lose out yourself and change nothing in the big scheme. That's the sad thing about it.