05-29-2023, 01:48 PM
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#681
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by Torture
Nate takes over as head coach imo.
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I’m guessing …
Roy takes over as head coach (they’ve built him up to show he deeply understands his players and he’s great in front of the press)
Nate becomes assistant again (he understands that tactics are his strong suit and he doesn’t need nor want the limelight anymore)
Beard stays as assistance (it’s time for him to move on from Ted and he feels at home at Richmond)
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05-29-2023, 02:31 PM
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#682
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GOAT!
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With regards to the "the soccer show that isn't really about soccer" ...
Some of my all-time favourite shows have been of this ilk:
Sports Night, the show about "SportsCenter" shows that isn't really about "SportsCenter" shows.
The West Wing, the show about politics that isn't really about politics.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the show about "Saturday Night Live" shows that isn't really about "Saturday Night Live" shows.
The Newsroom, the show about "CNN" networks that isn't about "CNN" networks.
Dramadies that are set around characters doing interesting things that aren't actually about those interesting things are my jam.
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05-29-2023, 04:06 PM
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#683
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
With regards to the "the soccer show that isn't really about soccer" ...
The Newsroom, the show about "CNN" networks that isn't about "CNN" networks.
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That show made me mad. The pilot was amazing and it had so much potential to be an all-time series, but they kept shoehorning in these stupid office romance plots that went nowhere. Plus Sorkin was all up in his own ass with that dialog in the last season, the guy really needs a writing team and/or editors that can reign him in a bit
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05-29-2023, 08:23 PM
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#684
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GOAT!
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
That show made me mad. The pilot was amazing and it had so much potential to be an all-time series, but they kept shoehorning in these stupid office romance plots that went nowhere. Plus Sorkin was all up in his own ass with that dialog in the last season, the guy really needs a writing team and/or editors that can reign him in a bit
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Those are fair points. Some of the last season was pretty cringey, even by Sorkin's standards.
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05-29-2023, 10:34 PM
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#685
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Originally Posted by scotty2hotty
I’m guessing …
Roy takes over as head coach (they’ve built him up to show he deeply understands his players and he’s great in front of the press)
Nate becomes assistant again (he understands that tactics are his strong suit and he doesn’t need nor want the limelight anymore)
Beard stays as assistance (it’s time for him to move on from Ted and he feels at home at Richmond)
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I'll make the prediction that the 1st spinoff to be announced will be built around Keely and KJPR. Lets them bring Rebecca back for the odd appearance, as well as Roy (depending on how his Marvel Hercules thing turns out). Maybe Jack shows up now and then for a little tension. Barbara's there already too...
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05-30-2023, 08:47 PM
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#686
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Dick move apple.
Should clarify this has nothing to do with the show. Apple changes the start time to midnight eastern, instead of the way it's been all season.
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Last edited by Hockeyguy15; 05-30-2023 at 08:52 PM.
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05-31-2023, 01:04 AM
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#687
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Same as Barry, I'll let it rest a bit with public comments just in case. But in spoilers a couple wonderful moments that stood out amongst many.
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05-31-2023, 01:33 AM
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#688
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Well. That was an emotional ride. 10/10.
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05-31-2023, 01:45 AM
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#689
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Too many shows try to have a surprising twist ending, often to the show's detriment. This ended pretty much how people were predicting, and it worked.
It even lays the foundations for a potential fourth season.
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05-31-2023, 10:53 AM
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#690
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FanIn80
With regards to the "the soccer show that isn't really about soccer" ...
Some of my all-time favourite shows have been of this ilk:
Sports Night, the show about "SportsCenter" shows that isn't really about "SportsCenter" shows.
The West Wing, the show about politics that isn't really about politics.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the show about "Saturday Night Live" shows that isn't really about "Saturday Night Live" shows.
The Newsroom, the show about "CNN" networks that isn't about "CNN" networks.
Dramadies that are set around characters doing interesting things that aren't actually about those interesting things are my jam.
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Apparently Aaron Sorkin is also your jam.
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05-31-2023, 11:50 AM
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#691
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First Line Centre
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That was a great finale! Nothing surprising but just done really well. So many damn callbacks, some nice pretty funny misdirections (the idea that Ted and Rebecca slept together that many people thought would happen). Just an all around good finale
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05-31-2023, 11:51 AM
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#692
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
I'll make the prediction that the 1st spinoff to be announced will be built around Keely and KJPR. Lets them bring Rebecca back for the odd appearance, as well as Roy (depending on how his Marvel Hercules thing turns out). Maybe Jack shows up now and then for a little tension. Barbara's there already too...
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Oof, I am not going to lie, I don't know if i would watch a Keely/KJPR spinoff. The least interesting part of the show.
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05-31-2023, 01:39 PM
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#693
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GOAT!
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Apparently Aaron Sorkin is also your jam.
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Yep! Few Good Men, American President, Malice, Moneyball, Social Network... these are also very much a few of my favourite things.
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Originally Posted by Cappy
Oof, I am not going to lie, I don't know if i would watch a Keely/KJPR spinoff. The least interesting part of the show.
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At an infinitely more base level, I would watch a Keely Jones spinoff about anything. 
Regarding the finale, lots to process. Hoping for more, but also satisfied if this is the end. Will probably comment more as I digest, but one thing right off the bat is...
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05-31-2023, 04:54 PM
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#694
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Toronto
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Thought it was great. Nothing was ever going to live up to my unreasonable expectations, so to say that I enjoyed every part of the finale is a huge compliment.
I definitely feel like I’ve had to say goodbye to a dear friend.
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05-31-2023, 05:01 PM
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#695
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by scotty2hotty
Thought it was great. Nothing was ever going to live up to my unreasonable expectations, so to say that I enjoyed every part of the finale is a huge compliment.
I definitely feel like I’ve had to say goodbye to a dear friend.
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I'm sad that its over.
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05-31-2023, 05:20 PM
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#696
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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So what were they celebrating? A tie that didn't effect the championship anyway? Soccer is weird.
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05-31-2023, 05:29 PM
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#697
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
So what were they celebrating? A tie that didn't effect the championship anyway? Soccer is weird.
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They didn’t tie, they won. Which they needed to do to have a chance of winning the league.
The final standings hinged on the Man City result, though. A Man City loss or tie meant that Richmond were the champs, but City ended up winning. Richmond didn’t know that until after their own match ended.
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05-31-2023, 05:30 PM
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#698
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
So what were they celebrating? A tie that didn't effect the championship anyway? Soccer is weird.
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I assume a comeback win and making the Champion's league and not knowing the outcome of the other match.
They took care of the business that they could.
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05-31-2023, 05:34 PM
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#699
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Originally Posted by scotty2hotty
They didn’t tie, they won. Which they needed to do to have a chance of winning the league.
The final standings hinged on the Man City result, though. A Man City loss or tie meant that Richmond were the champs, but City ended up winning. Richmond didn’t know that until after their own match ended.
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I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention. I thought it was 3-2 going into penalty time.
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05-31-2023, 05:36 PM
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#700
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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My guess is using Richmond as the setting hasn't helped much either with a UK audiance, Richmond is a pleasant if dull and very expensive leafy suburb of west London, it isn't really a believable location for a pretend team, make it at least Midlands or North, Salford or Aston, Redcar or the like, if Richmond actually had a premiership team virtually no one in the town would know or care
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