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Official Great Works Draft (6 Viewers)

TidesofWar said:
More Super Bowl ThoughtsI think there is a difference between a "Show" and an EventThe Super Bowl is a once a year event, a Broadcast, which to me is easier to pull off than having to do it on a weekly basis like scripted television.Sure, some folks watch just for the ads - but the heart of the thing is the game, and that is totally out of anyone's control. I think considering the commercials as part of the show is a bit of a stretch, as they will sell air time to anyone willing to pay and operate in FCC guidelines. Yankee 23 Fan could buy minute and just hype his draft, if he chose to.Plus, much or most of the pre-game is bad television, pablum for the National Enquirer readers. I care not what Coolio thinks will happen in the game, or Deion filming a documentary of the Maxim party, and the like.It is a mediocre broadcast of a generally mediocre game that is split upon a contrived and usually mediocre halftime performance. I just do not see it as a quality work, based on the broadcast alone.I do not think I have ever left a Super Bowl broadcast feeling enriched or better, or even truly entertained in many cases. To me, the Super Bowl is the Paris Hilton of TV events - famous for sure, but despite a lack of substance.Americans are just looking for a reason to party in mid-winter :coffee:
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I think people are confusing the Super Bowl cultural phenomenon - which wasn't drafted - with the Super Bowl TV broadcast, which was.
 
Skipped Picks: None

17.08 - Tides of War - OTC until :08

17.09 - Wikkidpissah - On Deck

17.10 - Thatguy - In The Hole

17.11 - El Floppo

17.12 - Team CIA

17.13 - Uncle Humana

17.14 - Misfit Blondes

 
rodg12 said:
mad sweeney - Care to share your thoughts on Ledger's performance as The Joker??
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I thought it was outstanding. I had a hard time remembering that it was a recently deceased Ledger on screen because he was so completely The Joker on screen. He carried the movie and every time he was off screen I was begging for him to be back. If you keep in mind what I said about everyone in the top 8 or 9 tiers is probably a perfect performance with a claim on a 20, then I have to say, off the top of my head, that he probably won't get in the top 5 tiers. It depends on who all is picked and I have nothing bad to say about his performace and he may very well get above a 15 when all is said and done, but look at the competition. About the only thing I can say for sure is that Lecter will be the only madman ahead of him in the villain department.
 
mad sweeney said:
rodg12 said:
mad sweeney - Care to share your thoughts on Ledger's performance as The Joker??
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I thought it was outstanding. I had a hard time remembering that it was a recently deceased Ledger on screen because he was so completely The Joker on screen. He carried the movie and every time he was off screen I was begging for him to be back. If you keep in mind what I said about everyone in the top 8 or 9 tiers is probably a perfect performance with a claim on a 20, then I have to say, off the top of my head, that he probably won't get in the top 5 tiers. It depends on who all is picked and I have nothing bad to say about his performace and he may very well get above a 15 when all is said and done, but look at the competition. About the only thing I can say for sure is that Lecter will be the only madman ahead of him in the villain department.
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:shrug: Thanks for the reply. I can live with this. It is an INCREDIBLY deep category and, as has been said, will be very difficult to judge. Probably won't turn out to be a great value for me when all is said and done, but it was something I really wanted on my team and chose to reach to get it.
 
Would anyone oppose shortening the clock? Say 30 minutes? I find that most people who don't pick within the first 30 usually aren't around and generally come back in time to make a pick that they wanted anyway... :shrug: jus sayin

 
17.08 - 60 Minutes - Television Show - CBS

I gave up a couple of things I really want that may not make it back to me, but this should give me a #1 in this Category, when paired with MASH.

From Wikki..............

60 Minutes is an American investigative television newsmagazine, which has run on CBS News since 1968. The program was created by long time producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation. It has been among the top-rated TV programs for much of its life, and has garnered numerous awards over the years. It is considered by many to be the preeminent investigative television program in the United States. The fall (autumn) of 2008 saw the program's 40th anniversary, and it currently holds the record for the longest continuously running program of any genre scheduled during American network prime time; it has aired at 7 p.m. Eastern Time Sundays since December 7, 1975. The longer-running Meet the Press has also aired in prime time, but currently airs during the daytime, as it has for most of its history. The Disney anthology television series (which premiered in 1954), and the Hallmark Hall of Fame (since 1951) have aired longer, but none of them has aired in prime time continually, as 60 Minutes has done.

60 Minutes is the first regularly scheduled television program in American television history not to have ever used any type of theme music. The only theme sound is from the signature Aristo stopwatch in the opening title credits, before each commercial break, and at the tail-end of the closing credits.
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' said:
Would anyone oppose shortening the clock? Say 30 minutes? I find that most people who don't pick within the first 30 usually aren't around and generally come back in time to make a pick that they wanted anyway... :shrug: jus sayin
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It'd be fine with me.
 
' said:
Would anyone oppose shortening the clock? Say 30 minutes? I find that most people who don't pick within the first 30 usually aren't around and generally come back in time to make a pick that they wanted anyway... :shrug: jus sayin
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All in favor... :eek:
 
TidesofWar said:
17.08 - 60 Minutes - Television Show - CBS

I gave up a couple of things I really want that may not make it back to me, but this should give me a #1 in this Category, when paired with MASH.

From Wikki..............

60 Minutes is an American investigative television newsmagazine, which has run on CBS News since 1968. The program was created by long time producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation. It has been among the top-rated TV programs for much of its life, and has garnered numerous awards over the years. It is considered by many to be the preeminent investigative television program in the United States. The fall (autumn) of 2008 saw the program's 40th anniversary, and it currently holds the record for the longest continuously running program of any genre scheduled during American network prime time; it has aired at 7 p.m. Eastern Time Sundays since December 7, 1975. The longer-running Meet the Press has also aired in prime time, but currently airs during the daytime, as it has for most of its history. The Disney anthology television series (which premiered in 1954), and the Hallmark Hall of Fame (since 1951) have aired longer, but none of them has aired in prime time continually, as 60 Minutes has done.

60 Minutes is the first regularly scheduled television program in American television history not to have ever used any type of theme music. The only theme sound is from the signature Aristo stopwatch in the opening title credits, before each commercial break, and at the tail-end of the closing credits.
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Great pick.
 
BL, thanks for the quasi-dedication of your Satisfaction pick to me. It's true, I'm never satisfied. It's my cross to bear.

 
May I get some Cliffs Notes on the Super Bowl selection. Should I pick another show? I'll be happy too, plenty more from which to choose. And, did I read earlier today that reality TV deserved a spot at the table too when judging? Should I commit I-Hari Kari for the shame I brought upon the TV category?

 
thatguy said:
krista4 said:
' said:
Would anyone oppose shortening the clock? Say 30 minutes? I find that most people who don't pick within the first 30 usually aren't around and generally come back in time to make a pick that they wanted anyway... :thumbup: jus sayin
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All in favor... :hey:
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We can call it the thatguy rule. I'm all for having rules named after me.
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Please tell me that you sport the Plummerstache.
 
Mister CIA said:
May I get some Cliffs Notes on the Super Bowl selection. Should I pick another show? I'll be happy too, plenty more from which to choose. And, did I read earlier today that reality TV deserved a spot at the table too when judging? Should I commit I-Hari Kari for the shame I brought upon the TV category?
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You don't have to pick another show, but you can. Given the criteria that Yankee set out after some discussion, it probably wouldn't be rated highly if you keep it, but it's your option to do so and try to argue its merits as a TV show rather than a sporting event.
 
17.09 WIZARD OF OZ, television

yes, i know it was conceived in another medium of art/entertainment/endeavor & has been picked as such, but it was shown on TV every Thanksgiving night for 30 yrs & is the format in which an entire generation came to relate to it as their Gilgamesh, their Beowulf, their epic tale. if i can't have it, i want 9/11.

real pick: Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke (1690), non-fiction. With The Republic, the foundation of Western thought.

 
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' said:
Would anyone oppose shortening the clock? Say 30 minutes? I find that most people who don't pick within the first 30 usually aren't around and generally come back in time to make a pick that they wanted anyway... :hey: jus sayin
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:shrug: Things have really bogged down this week.
 
krista4 said:
Mister CIA said:
May I get some Cliffs Notes on the Super Bowl selection. Should I pick another show? I'll be happy too, plenty more from which to choose. And, did I read earlier today that reality TV deserved a spot at the table too when judging? Should I commit I-Hari Kari for the shame I brought upon the TV category?
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You don't have to pick another show, but you can. Given the criteria that Yankee set out after some discussion, it probably wouldn't be rated highly if you keep it, but it's your option to do so and try to argue its merits as a TV show rather than a sporting event.
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Alrighty, I'll come back with another pick. just driving-by for now.I can be skipped if I go on the clock this afternoon.
 
Mister CIA said:
May I get some Cliffs Notes on the Super Bowl selection. Should I pick another show? I'll be happy too, plenty more from which to choose. And, did I read earlier today that reality TV deserved a spot at the table too when judging? Should I commit I-Hari Kari for the shame I brought upon the TV category?
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:hey: I can't run the Google site by myself at all times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:shrug:

 
wikkidpissah said:
17.09 WIZARD OF OZ, television

yes, i know it was conceived in another medium of art/entertainment/endeavor, but it was shown on TV every Thanksgiving night for 30 yrs & is the format in which an entire generation came to relate to it as their Gilgamesh, their Beowulf, their epic tale. if i can't have it, i want 9/11.

real pick: Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke (1690), non-fiction. With The Republic, the foundation of Western thought.
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:shrug: this TV thing is turning into a mess.

eta: :hey:

 
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El Floppo said:
wikkidpissah said:
17.09 WIZARD OF OZ, television

yes, i know it was conceived in another medium of art/entertainment/endeavor, but it was shown on TV every Thanksgiving night for 30 yrs & is the format in which an entire generation came to relate to it as their Gilgamesh, their Beowulf, their epic tale. if i can't have it, i want 9/11.

real pick: Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke (1690), non-fiction. With The Republic, the foundation of Western thought.
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:shrug: this TV thing is turning into a mess.
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Psssssst...read the whole post.
 
El Floppo said:
wikkidpissah said:
17.09 WIZARD OF OZ, television

yes, i know it was conceived in another medium of art/entertainment/endeavor, but it was shown on TV every Thanksgiving night for 30 yrs & is the format in which an entire generation came to relate to it as their Gilgamesh, their Beowulf, their epic tale. if i can't have it, i want 9/11.

real pick: Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke (1690), non-fiction. With The Republic, the foundation of Western thought.
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:shrug: this TV thing is turning into a mess.
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It was a joke.
 
Yankee23Fan said:
El Floppo said:
wikkidpissah said:
17.09 WIZARD OF OZ, television

yes, i know it was conceived in another medium of art/entertainment/endeavor, but it was shown on TV every Thanksgiving night for 30 yrs & is the format in which an entire generation came to relate to it as their Gilgamesh, their Beowulf, their epic tale. if i can't have it, i want 9/11.

real pick: Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke (1690), non-fiction. With The Republic, the foundation of Western thought.
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:shrug: this TV thing is turning into a mess.
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It was a joke.
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again- I'm supposed to actually read this stuff people are writing? :hey: x 10
 
wikkidpissah said:
17.09 WIZARD OF OZ, television

yes, i know it was conceived in another medium of art/entertainment/endeavor & has been picked as such, but it was shown on TV every Thanksgiving night for 30 yrs & is the format in which an entire generation came to relate to it as their Gilgamesh, their Beowulf, their epic tale. if i can't have it, i want 9/11.

real pick: Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke (1690), non-fiction. With The Republic, the foundation of Western thought.
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:shrug: Wikkid stirring the pot as usual.

 
I'm having a really hard time deciding what to take at this point. It seems like some categories shouldn't be focused on this early, but I seem to be the only one thinking that and I wonder if I should grab something before a category gets too far gone. I have two scientific discoveries that I could drop so that I have something there, but I also have a ton of movies, songs, plays, books, etc that I could go with. Very hard decision process. Much harder then the other drafts.

 
Yankee23Fan said:
I'm having a really hard time deciding what to take at this point. It seems like some categories shouldn't be focused on this early, but I seem to be the only one thinking that and I wonder if I should grab something before a category gets too far gone. I have two scientific discoveries that I could drop so that I have something there, but I also have a ton of movies, songs, plays, books, etc that I could go with. Very hard decision process. Much harder then the other drafts.
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Use The Force :goodposting:
 
timschochet said:
No 30 minute clock. I know it can be annoying, but the spacing we have now works well. Makes for better discussion.
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I can agree to that. So far so good.I checked our pace and we're averaging slightly over a round per day. We're looking at a late-mid July finish (Ithink, I'm probably wrong) at this pace which is fine by me.
 
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timschochet said:
No 30 minute clock. I know it can be annoying, but the spacing we have now works well. Makes for better discussion.
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I would just ask that, if people know they are not going to be around, they ask to be auto-skipped or put on a shortened clock, or they send their list to someone who will be here. Way too many instances of waiting for the same people over and over. There's no reason for it.
 
krista4 said:
Mister CIA said:
May I get some Cliffs Notes on the Super Bowl selection. Should I pick another show? I'll be happy too, plenty more from which to choose. And, did I read earlier today that reality TV deserved a spot at the table too when judging? Should I commit I-Hari Kari for the shame I brought upon the TV category?
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You don't have to pick another show, but you can. Given the criteria that Yankee set out after some discussion, it probably wouldn't be rated highly if you keep it, but it's your option to do so and try to argue its merits as a TV show rather than a sporting event.
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Repick for 15.12 - Sesame Street TV ShowWrite up to come later, and I suspect that I can come up with solid justification for a high ranking.

 
' said:
timschochet said:
No 30 minute clock. I know it can be annoying, but the spacing we have now works well. Makes for better discussion.
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I can agree to that. So far so good.I checked our pace and we're averaging slightly over a round per day. We're looking at a late June, early July finish at this pace which is fine by me.
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Good for me too, I have a lot of movie watching to do if I'm going to give the actor judging some justice.
 
Mister CIA said:
krista4 said:
Mister CIA said:
May I get some Cliffs Notes on the Super Bowl selection. Should I pick another show? I'll be happy too, plenty more from which to choose. And, did I read earlier today that reality TV deserved a spot at the table too when judging? Should I commit I-Hari Kari for the shame I brought upon the TV category?
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You don't have to pick another show, but you can. Given the criteria that Yankee set out after some discussion, it probably wouldn't be rated highly if you keep it, but it's your option to do so and try to argue its merits as a TV show rather than a sporting event.
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Repick for 15.12 - Sesame Street TV ShowWrite up to come later, and I suspect that I can come up with solid justification for a high ranking.
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If I were to choose a TV show, this was the one I was going to choose. :excited:
 
Mister CIA said:
krista4 said:
Mister CIA said:
May I get some Cliffs Notes on the Super Bowl selection. Should I pick another show? I'll be happy too, plenty more from which to choose. And, did I read earlier today that reality TV deserved a spot at the table too when judging? Should I commit I-Hari Kari for the shame I brought upon the TV category?
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You don't have to pick another show, but you can. Given the criteria that Yankee set out after some discussion, it probably wouldn't be rated highly if you keep it, but it's your option to do so and try to argue its merits as a TV show rather than a sporting event.
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Repick for 15.12 - Sesame Street TV ShowWrite up to come later, and I suspect that I can come up with solid justification for a high ranking.
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No I think you should keep Super Bowl :excited: :rant: :eek: :rant: damn

 
I've been told I'm up, so here goes:

I am going to take my all time favorite acting performance. It is recent, so not sure how the judge will rank it against some of the more legendary roles that have come off the board already and those that are sure to come off the board as this draft progresses. But I really don't care. For my money, it doesn't get any better than:

Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Truman Capote in Capote

There really isn't much to say about this performance except WOW!

I would post a few clips from the movie but Youtube has been giving my computer fits lately so I don't want to chance it.

 
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Going along with my theme of never being satisfied, I have to say I don't understand the reasoning behind allowing Mister CIA to repick. The Super Bowl pick was allowed, so why shouldn't he have to live with it? Okay, I'm done. Nothing personal against ya Mister CIA, I got nothin' but love. But... color me confused by this ruling.

 
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