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You know he's going to be getting a lot of pressure to come back ASAP. He should give it a solid year, but he probably won't.

I think those were the main ones, along with the shortening of the re-entry blackout. Some dialogue/character portrayals were also exaggerated for dramatic effect, as I recall. But Jim Lovell was a consultant on the film, so there weren't any major inaccuracies. Some people like to nit-pick...

His character is loosely based on Marty Reisman, but fictionalized, which is why they changed the name. Or so I've read: Is ‘Marty Supreme’ Based on a Real Person?

Mathematically, the Cowboys are still in it. But if the Eagles win this week, Dallas is out, regardless of whether they win or not. Sounds familiar. As for whether JJ threw too hard, even Jefferson admitted he should have caught that TD ball in the endzone.

From what I understand the criticism of Apollo 13 has more to do with its historical inaccuracies than its cinematic merits. The acting, cinematography, etc., were stellar. But they took a lot of liberties with the truth for dramatic effect. It's still a great movie.

OMG. Tony Geary died? Nooooo!!!!!! He and Tristan Rogers are both gone now. So sad. They really were part of GH's "Golden Age," IMO. RIP, Luke Spencer. You will be missed. As a side note, yes, rape was handled much differently on soaps in those days. There were some actors who found it deeply...

A quote from former POTUS Barack Obama: THIS is how a real president speaks, not a reality TV version of one.

An unspeakable tragedy.

How horrifying is it that a son would kill both of his parents. I know that Nick's had issues in the past, but it's still shocking. I loved so many of Rob Reiner's movies (Princess Bride is in my top 10 all time). RIP to them both.

This is the earliest in the season that my Vikings have been eliminated from the playoffs in quite a while, but it's not like I didn't see it coming. At least they managed to pull out back-to-back wins for the first time all season. And if our role is to play spoiler for the rest of the year, so...

The thing about Timothee for me is, I don't think I've seen him in a movie I didn't like. He's picked some pretty good projects so far. He is my favorite younger actor even if I think he's a bit too full of himself as a person. And no, I don't get his relationship with Kylee either (Kris and...

I love that movie. I'm not an overly emotional person in general, but its story really hit me in the feels, y'know? It wasn't just about these heroic men and their journey, but also how everyone behind the scenes worked so damn hard to get them home, how worried their families were, etc. It...

I recently watched and enjoyed Talamasca: The Secret Order on AMC. Anne Rice is one of my favorite authors, and while this story isn't a direct adaptation of one of her books, I think I liked it more because of that. It expands on her "Immortal Universe" in a fun way (although for those who get...

Yes, she was far too young. Younger than me, which really hits today because it's my birthday.

Mathematically speaking, my Vikings still haven't been eliminated from playoff contention. But I expect it to happen this week or next. This season sure hasn't gone to plan, but at least McCarthy looked good this week, and it was a fun game to watch (for a change). Felt bad for Zach Ertz though...