Extreme1's question of the night

[Money]

Well I am slightly out of the loop on some celebs right after the site was started was when my health issues started and I've been on heavy meds ever since

I'll write about just about any celeb with a solid story plot I also have a giant stockpile of story ideas granted the top 5 I mentioned were just off the top of my head that I knew were in their 20s Selena and Victoria slipped in due to a nasty headache I had at the time

[Cadeauxxx]

Well I am slightly out of the loop on some celebs right after the site was started was when my health issues started and I've been on heavy meds ever since

I feel your pain, living on heavy meds is not fun. I'm thankful your still with us. Your journey beyond the problems you've had has been something of an inspiration. Can't give up on the darkest days.

I apologize to Extreme, cause we've kinda hijacked his thread chatting LOL. Some of you need to get on our discord. It's easier to chat on there.

[extreme1]

Don't apologize, the entire point of this is to give me stuff to read either when I wake up or when I get bored!

[extreme1]

Here's your question for the night (On a side note I forgot to write down questions for the week, so I'm saying 'fuck it' and flying by the seat of my pants and typing up whatever comes to mind!): What is a piece of "what could have been" casting that you wished had happened?
Just for pure butterfly effect purposes, supposedly both Robert Townsend and Charlie Barnett (two legends in their own right) were ahead of Eddie Murphy in the auditioning process for SNL, with Barnett being almost over the finish line before he got cold feet and the show runner favoring Murphy while everyone else wanted Townsend.
Either one of them over Murphy would have changed the landscape of comedy forever (and might have kept Charlie alive as he eventually caught the AIDS virus and died in the 90s although, given that he was an addict, having access to that much wealth might have also sped up his demise), Townsend getting cast could have put him in an interesting position as he might not have been free to start doing his "Robert Townsend and Friends" shows that helped put some great black comedians (like David Allen Grier) on the map and would lead to In Living Color.
Adding to that, who knows where Murphy would have ended up, he probably still would have been famous, but I don't think he would have been nearly the star he became without SNL as his launching pad.

[Money]

a pair that comes to mind for me are Scarlett Johansson getting the twins role in Freaky Friday instead of Lindsay Lohan where Scarlett would have been a big star way sooner and been part of the mouse empire around the same time and Britney and Christina which would have made for a rather interesting clubhouse of talent

The other was a rumor from that same time period during the casting for Padme in star wars I heard when George was going over options he was thinking of tapping Britney Spears instead of Natalie Portman but backed off when he found out the demands the mouse empire wanted him to give on

It is possible the prequel trilogy would have landed like Spaceballs 1 good movie leaving fans waiting for decades for the next one that never comes while the cast ages away

[Cadeauxxx]

Here's your question for the night (On a side note I forgot to write down questions for the week, so I'm saying 'fuck it' and flying by the seat of my pants and typing up whatever comes to mind!): What is a piece of "what could have been" casting that you wished had happened?
Just for pure butterfly effect purposes, supposedly both Robert Townsend and Charlie Barnett (two legends in their own right) were ahead of Eddie Murphy in the auditioning process for SNL, with Barnett being almost over the finish line before he got cold feet and the show runner favoring Murphy while everyone else wanted Townsend.
Either one of them over Murphy would have changed the landscape of comedy forever (and might have kept Charlie alive as he eventually caught the AIDS virus and died in the 90s although, given that he was an addict, having access to that much wealth might have also sped up his demise), Townsend getting cast could have put him in an interesting position as he might not have been free to start doing his "Robert Townsend and Friends" shows that helped put some great black comedians (like David Allen Grier) on the map and would lead to In Living Color.
Adding to that, who knows where Murphy would have ended up, he probably still would have been famous, but I don't think he would have been nearly the star he became without SNL as his launching pad.

Great question. I have a few I can think of from the top of my head.

I recently learned that Bebe Rexha originally tried out for a role in Hustlers. It was the role that ended up given to that Riverdale girl with only 15 minutes in the movie. Cardi B had a small role similar to this. I like to imagine the possibilities of a story that involves J-Lo, Cardi and Bebe getting down and dirty. This little tidbit of info was used in the last BBB chapter. 

Britney Spears tried for the Notebook. It's interesting what could've happened for her if she gets that role after Crossroads. Before Ryan Gosling became known for his arthouse movie roles in the 2010s, he was often made fun of for being the clean cut guy from the Notebook. If this casting happens though, it's a Mickey Mouse reunion.

Ray Liotta was originally penned by David Chase to play in the Sopranos. He was picked for the character Ralphie. As much as I love Liotta, I'm glad this casting didn't happen. Ralphie is one of the most important characters from season 3 onward and I simply can't picture anyone else playing him besides Joe Pantoliano. Not casting Ray turned out to be a good decision since he was able to star in the Many Saints of Newark prequel movie. Love it or hate it, he's one of the better aspects of that film.

[DanielO]

I remember reading that Steven Spielberg was interested in filming the Harry Potter books, with Haley Joel Osment as Harry. The catch was that Spielberg wanted to Americanize the whole thing, setting it in an American school. I assume that JK Rowling killed the whole idea, which certainly was for the best. Osment was a great child actor, but I always thought that the big appeal of the Potter series, even more than the magic/fantasy elements, was the whole setting of the British boarding school with its student houses and robed schoolmasters. Very different and exotic for us Americans.

[extreme1]

Here's your question for the night: Least favorite thing in your favorite video game?
Probably any time the god damn bats in Shining Force keep putting people to sleep, it's deeply annoying!

[Money]

Mine would be playing any game for too long and my TV shutting down in the middle of a firefight where I'm trying to survive really bad timing during a zombie game mission

[Cadeauxxx]

Here's your question for the night: Least favorite thing in your favorite video game?
Probably any time the god damn bats in Shining Force keep putting people to sleep, it's deeply annoying!

Lost Souls in Doom.

These guys, if you don't know their name.



On casual runs of the original game and Doom 2, they aren't that bad. I give credit to some map designers like Sandy Petersen who knew how to use them effectively. They can be a serious pain in the ass in the larger maps. Mt. Erebus in the first game does a brilliant job using them in a wide open space to slow the player down.

You will hate them when attempting speedruns. Since their AI is programmed to run right into your face when they see or hear you, it's just another obstacle that can slow you down.

Interesting tidbit though; the original Doom did not count Lost Souls as a monster in the kill count. There are several sourceports that don't count them as a monster, and thus you don't have to spend your time hunting them down to finish a 100% run. I think ZDoom was the first sourceport to count them.

[MaxwellLord]

Here's your question for the night: Least favorite thing in your favorite video game?
Probably any time the god damn bats in Shining Force keep putting people to sleep, it's deeply annoying!

Bongo Bongo in Ocarina of Time. I just REALLY don't like that boss.

How Super Mario Bros 3 and the original version of Super Mario World never bothered with a weight difference between Mario and Luigi. Fucking infuriated me as a kid.

[Money]

Which is why they invented cheat codes and kit like the GameShark

[extreme1]

Here's your question for the night: Favorite song from a band that you're not a fan of?
I'm gonna go with Black Water by the Doobie Brothers, they have a few songs that I don't mind, so I wouldn't say I hate them, but they never really done much for me.
That being said, holy shit Black Water is a great song.

[Money]

This is loaded question for me so I'll just save time and throw limp bizkit under the bus not for any one song they just watered down a genre of music they didn't need to be in and we have been suffering ever since

[Cadeauxxx]

Here's your question for the night: Favorite song from a band that you're not a fan of?
I'm gonna go with Black Water by the Doobie Brothers, they have a few songs that I don't mind, so I wouldn't say I hate them, but they never really done much for me.
That being said, holy shit Black Water is a great song.

Elvis Presley's Hurt. I never got into his music. It's not my stuff, but that song totally shook me first time I heard it. Powerful, emotional song.

I'll throw in Soul Asylum's Runaway Train. They're not my kind of rock band, but another song with some power to it the first time you hear it.