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has anyone ever carried a show as much as Gandolfini did?
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Date: April 26th, 2024 6:50 PM Author: blathering garrison legit can’t think of any other character in any good show that wasn’t at least 70-80% replaceable
Tony played by anyone else is a very steep drop off |
Date: April 26th, 2024 7:06 PM Author: soul-stirring buck-toothed plaza ALF has got to be up there. Without him, that show would have sucked. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47611983) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:07 PM Author: aqua up-to-no-good church building (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47611988) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:39 PM Author: haunting orange turdskin (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612052) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:41 PM Author: blathering garrison wow do I have egg on my face (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612055) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 6:58 AM Author: Bonkers histrionic clown crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612754) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:25 PM Author: exciting cerise dilemma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613474) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:28 PM Author: Pink den (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613484) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:25 AM Author: Apoplectic disturbing site really tough guy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612765) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 9:59 AM Author: Provocative Gaming Laptop Bawdyhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612907) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:25 PM Author: exciting cerise dilemma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613472) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 3:22 PM Author: bateful principal's office (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613661) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 5:40 PM Author: hot forum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614022) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 5:48 PM Author: hyperventilating round eye Odd case that the Asian posters of XO would have a certain solicitude for ALF.
Just going to leave this here...
https://media1.tenor.com/m/TLJ5f_gBgFgAAAAd/eat-cats-alf.gif
https://media1.tenor.com/m/ELf9Bd2Ho94AAAAC/alf-cat-sandwich.gif |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 8:26 PM Author: blathering garrison (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614313) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 12:50 AM Author: bateful principal's office Yes, you completely nailed what's happening in this thread, the parent comment got so many blank bumps because XO really loves Alf (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614771) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 5:55 PM Author: copper chapel boistinker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614039) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:08 PM Author: Violent filthy piazza roast beef he is head and shoulders above just about anyone else for fully embodying a character, down to the smallest details, sighs, body language, the slightest glance (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47611992) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:36 PM Author: blathering garrison his breathing alone should have won a few Emmy’s (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612045) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 1:44 PM Author: Violent filthy piazza roast beef indeed, he could end a scene with just a breath and a look (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613326) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:04 PM Author: Wine stage dopamine He played the exact same guy in True Romance and no one really noticed him or said "wow that guy's amazing." It's the second-most famous scene in the movie after the Walken interrogation scene, but no one ever gave a fuck about the actor playing the mobster. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614182) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:06 PM Author: Violent filthy piazza roast beef yeah he definitely never got a career and era defining role out of it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614187) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:07 PM Author: Wine stage dopamine No one knew the Sopranos would be iconic when it started up. Everyone in the show was a nobody for that matter. Little Steven is the biggest name? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614191) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 8:27 PM Author: blathering garrison ?
he was a gay Nancy in True Romance |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 7:40 AM Author: balding bright heaven son of senegal Are you thinking of The Mexican or whatever that movie with Julia Robert was? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614896) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:19 PM Author: startled library double fault Eh Tony could easily be played by someone like Daniel Baldwin and no one would care. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612012) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:37 PM Author: blathering garrison lazy flame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612049) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:35 AM Author: startled library double fault (Guy who never watched the Sopranos) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612981) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:43 PM Author: haunting orange turdskin The Baldwin Acting Family is so 180. They've got an effortlessly masculine trashiness that's rivaled only by the cuomos.
That they can pull this off while being non-Italian is incredible. |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:48 PM Author: blathering garrison the Irish lack not these qualities (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612073) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:49 PM Author: Red house headpube i met stephen baldwin at a trump event.
his official height is 5'10".
maybe 5'7"? |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 1:54 PM Author: nubile disgusting nowag 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613364) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:14 AM Author: narrow-minded pistol Danny Baldwin would take Ben Kingsley to acting school but still a stretch to say he could replace Gandolph (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612930) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:03 PM Author: insane diverse internal respiration useless brakes (christopher moltisanti) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614508) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 3:36 AM Author: startled library double fault (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614853) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:04 PM Author: Wine stage dopamine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614181) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:23 PM Author: bipolar thirsty parlour I thought the actress who played Carmella was really good, maybe that’s just her real persona though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612022) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:33 PM Author: orchid useless immigrant friendly grandma Breaking bad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612035) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:40 PM Author: blathering garrison as good as BC was I wholeheartedly disagree. even BCS would be more accurate to say this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612053) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:44 PM Author: orchid useless immigrant friendly grandma Don Raper (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612064) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:48 PM Author: blathering garrison very strong candidate, but even then (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612074) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 3:43 AM Author: startled library double fault TCR. The Breaking Bad supporting character actors were mostly TTT. And not in the Sopranos way, where a lot of actors kind of sucked at acting in general (like Tirico or Curatola) but were good in the role. The supporting characters in Breaking Bad were bad in their role, too. That show was a fucking tour de force by Cranston.
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:38 PM Author: confused native stain He played second fiddle to Frank Vincent imo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612050) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:40 PM Author: blathering garrison *audible groan* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612054) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:42 PM Author: confused native stain He did 20 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612058) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:43 PM Author: Red house headpube Many Saints of Newark proved this, if there was any doubt
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:44 PM Author: haunting orange turdskin CR. There was really nothing wrong with the movie; it just lacked JG. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612062) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:47 PM Author: confused native stain Nothing wrong with the movie? NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOVIE?! I'll tell you what's wrong with the movie. This cocksucker put race-baiting bullsh*t in there without any provocation whatsoever! |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 3:11 AM Author: haunting orange turdskin Oh yeah I forgot about the black dude's story line. Whatever; it wasn't terrible, it mostly just took away time from the other, better plotlines.
My point is that the movie *felt* like a David Chase product, similar but tonally different than the Sopranos. The big thing missing was gandolfini. |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 9:49 AM Author: vivacious rebellious hospital athletic conference Nah the pacing was terrible. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612884) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 7:49 PM Author: blathering garrison lacked dat umphh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612076) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 8:56 PM Author: Fragrant party of the first part No, Gene Hackman was the lead in Crimson Tide. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612224) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 10:31 PM Author: Wonderful insecure kitchen mental disorder mads mikkelsen in hannibal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612378) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 10:55 PM Author: idiotic gunner Looking at Emmy nominations:
Jim Parsons in Big Bang Theory
Hugh Laurie in House
Tim Allen in Home Improvement
Jason Sudeikis in Ted Lasso
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Date: April 27th, 2024 3:02 AM Author: blathering garrison lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612661) |
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Date: April 26th, 2024 11:59 PM Author: drab bearded sanctuary antidepressant drug jon hamm and ian mcshane basically made their shows during the same era (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612562) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 12:11 AM Author: idiotic gunner I think the argument against that is that Jon Hamm had really great actors like Elizabeth Moss, John Slattery, Vincent Kartheiser and Robert Morse - and then a B list cast behind that was pretty good.
Deadwood had Timothy Olyphant and John Hawkes.
The OP Is slightly off though because Edie Falco is a great actress and Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperoili are good too - but a lot of the other mobsters sort of walked in off the street and have never acted again. |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 12:29 AM Author: Charismatic base multi-billionaire Gandolfini is 180 but he was surrounded by incredible and excellent character actors and had superb writing just as much as Mad Men or Deadwood. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612591) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 3:04 AM Author: blathering garrison there’s no leading man that could have had JG’s physical presence and, more importantly, his menacing edge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612662) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 4:34 PM Author: Red house headpube they could have swapped out McShane for three episodes with Ciaran Hinds and no one would have caught on
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Date: April 27th, 2024 1:00 AM Author: Glittery menage Steve Carell (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612606) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 3:05 AM Author: blathering garrison the office dropped off steeply without him but it didn’t die
Sopranos couldn’t go a week without JG |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:15 AM Author: narrow-minded pistol The coma eps were almost unwatchable even with Tony in the dream sequences (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612935) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:17 AM Author: blathering garrison that was the first time I’d ever heard that Moby song… perfect for the clip (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612947) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 1:11 AM Author: Saffron persian Bob Newhart (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612609) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 1:20 AM Author: Ivory impressive mad cow disease Carl Winslow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612612) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 9:53 AM Author: blathering garrison you misspelled Urkel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612886) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 3:10 AM Author: Ivory impressive mad cow disease you misspelled Harriet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614845) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 3:17 AM Author: haunting orange turdskin I think tony's family is too important to say this. When you compare sopranos to breaking bad, sopranos is the better show primarily because it's family scenes were never horrible and often enjoyable. The skyler/walt jr. scenes in BB were fucking excruciating. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612671) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:17 AM Author: blathering garrison I think Skylar was made detestable to support the underlying idea that Walter was suffering from dat quiet desperation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612762) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:01 AM Author: Self-centered outnumbered pozpig cruise ship All of the supporting characters were garbage. Awfully written (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612910) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:04 AM Author: blathering garrison spent much time in Proleville, USA? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612919) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 7:12 PM Author: haunting orange turdskin Yeah maybe, but the scenes were unenjoyable to watch and whenever a family-heavy plot seemed to be heating up it always dampened my enthusiasm for the show.
Obviously not talking about Hank here. |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:26 AM Author: Apoplectic disturbing site really tough guy Ed O'Neil in married with children Scott Bakula in Quantum Leap
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Date: April 27th, 2024 9:52 AM Author: blathering garrison I thought about Ed O’Neill, and while he was great I don’t think he had anything special that couldn’t be mostly replicated (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612885) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:43 PM Author: Apoplectic disturbing site really tough guy As in that part could have been played by someone else? Or that he could have been replaced mid-series? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613545) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:45 PM Author: blathering garrison could have been played by someone else to 70-80% effectiveness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613549) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:47 PM Author: Apoplectic disturbing site really tough guy I think you're right. Even if someone else could have played the part of Tony Soprano, it would be a different show more so than MWC w/o EO. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613559) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:52 PM Author: blathering garrison a lot of actors with that build could probably handle the wide range of emotions that he displayed, but nobody else could do all that + give you the feeling that he could gouge your fucking eyes out too (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613569) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:08 PM Author: insane diverse internal respiration useless brakes The actor also recalled a time when they got into an argument on set. She called him a "bully," while he told her she wasn't "bright." He explained that he went on to tell her, "'I have a button I can push, that button says, 'Get rid of Amanda Bearse.' You don't have a button that says, 'Get rid of Ed O'Neill.' Your button doesn't work.' Now, this was a mean thing to say. I never was going to push that button, but it was true!" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614517) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:10 PM Author: blathering garrison Lmao
alpha |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 4:07 AM Author: rough-skinned parlor karate Lmao 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614857) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:32 AM Author: Self-centered outnumbered pozpig cruise ship Bill Cosby (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612773) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:43 AM Author: Apoplectic disturbing site really tough guy Bernie Mac (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47612781) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:33 PM Author: idiotic gunner After thinking about this, the answer is clearly Hugh Laurie in House.
That show was a hit 100% of him and no one gave the slightest shit about any other actor or character. |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:45 PM Author: blathering garrison never heard of her (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613556) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:01 PM Author: orchid useless immigrant friendly grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614173) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:13 PM Author: trip sable legend (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614196) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 12:31 AM Author: startled library double fault Wilson was 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614761) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:34 PM Author: coiffed stead dingle berry To be fair,
Idk, that guy Friends on that show "Friends" really did a lot of work IMO |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:43 PM Author: Apoplectic disturbing site really tough guy Dat cancel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613547) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:45 PM Author: blathering garrison (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613553) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:49 PM Author: coiffed stead dingle berry To be fair,
LMAO
"And ye shall know me by me enemies..." |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:49 PM Author: Apoplectic disturbing site really tough guy Yeah we're wrong, your post actually was very funny and clever. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613562) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:50 PM Author: coiffed stead dingle berry To be fair,
I enjoyed it and you're pure shit, so yeah |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:53 PM Author: blathering garrison lol @ you being my “enemy”
dream on |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:53 PM Author: coiffed stead dingle berry To be fair,
Lol you're such a gay little faggot jfc |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 2:55 PM Author: blathering garrison (guy who flatters himself by claiming that we are enemies) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613576) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 3:01 PM Author: coiffed stead dingle berry To be fair,
Bro you literally make threads about me and invoke my name angrily on a regular basis, stay mad |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 3:12 PM Author: blathering garrison link? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47613626) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 8:28 PM Author: blathering garrison (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614316) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:01 PM Author: blathering garrison (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614504) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 7:03 PM Author: Wine stage dopamine Michael Chiklis (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614180) |
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Date: April 27th, 2024 10:17 PM Author: disrespectful mood hairy legs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614542) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 1:18 AM Author: Racy abode azn Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47614793) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 7:45 AM Author: balding bright heaven son of senegal True on both counts, but that’s not what carrying the show means. It still would’ve been a terrific show with an inferior Tony.
It was too much of an ensemble show for any one actor to carry. |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 7:15 PM Author: Zombie-like school community account The other characters kind of suck compared to Tony imo. His crew are bush league Jokes, Carmella is annoying, Christopher never really does anything cool, he mainly just does junkie shit iirc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47616279) |
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Date: April 28th, 2024 7:00 PM Author: Saffron persian Gave this a lot of thought and it’s easily David Duchovny (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5521824&forum_id=2...id#47616223) |