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And for those of us who don't live on the Pacific coast, a big frigging MEH.....
 
Upscale “Endless Summer” to 4K and call it a day.
Saw Endless Summer 2 in the theater when it came out. Seeing it on the big screen was amazing.

They just re-released Searching for Tom Curren on BlueRay and added about 40 minutes of additional footage. You can stream it for $10 or buy it for $50. I still have the original VHS and am kind of tempted to get the BlueRay. Although it may cost more for a player then the actual DVD :confused:
 
A lot of people like Yellowstone. It doesn’t seem too bad.


Ive seen it and it is bad. Lots of the positive reviews are “no gays so far, as any great show should be” etc.

They ignore the bad writing, gaps in logic, bad acting, etc
 
Ive seen it and it is bad. Lots of the positive reviews are “no gays so far, as any great show should be” etc.

They ignore the bad writing, gaps in logic, bad acting, etc
Few executives would be upset with 80%+ on Rotten Tomatoes and close to 9 on imdb, but no show is going to please everyone.

Added: Picard is also a Paramount (Plus) show. It’s also not perfect, but seems to be pretty well received.
 
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Kelly Slater may be the best surfer of all time but he has the IQ of a potato. If he’s got more than 60 seconds of camera time gonna have to pass. Just too painful to watch
 
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This is spot on. There was a Brazilian meeting and it was decided that Italo would pic up the mantle now that Gabby isnt on tour.

This may be a controversial opinion but why are retired guys like Mick getting a local wildcard spot. If retired guys are still in the running for the wildcard Id rather see Occy get it every time.
Mick, Occy, same same, two retired legends of the sport. Either one of them making a one off appearance adds to the spectacle. The young kids get plenty of chances, and will get plenty more. And in case you forgot, Mick got a wildcard entry into Bells back before he was on the tour, and won it. He also won it a few times since, making it pretty much his most successful stop. Thus there is plenty of history in him getting this entry.
 
Kelly Slater may be the best surfer of all time but he has the IQ of a potato. If he’s got more than 60 seconds of camera time gonna have to pass. Just too painful to watch
Do you watch him to surf or perform a math quiz? That being said, he’s really not the idiot you portray him to be.
 
Do you watch him to surf or perform a math quiz? That being said, he’s really not the idiot you portray him to be.
Yes I like watching him surf. I’ve followed him most of my life. While I don't expect him to do math, it would be awesome if he could answer interview questions in some sort of coherent manner instead of nonsensical rambling gibberish
 
Mick, Occy, same same, two retired legends of the sport. Either one of them making a one off appearance adds to the spectacle. The young kids get plenty of chances, and will get plenty more. And in case you forgot, Mick got a wildcard entry into Bells back before he was on the tour, and won it. He also won it a few times since, making it pretty much his most successful stop. Thus there is plenty of history in him getting this entry.
They gave Occy a wildcard to Bells a few years ago if I remember correctly. It was great to watch him surf. He was well past his prime unlike Mick.

My point isn't that Mick cant surf, its that hes too good to get a wild card slot when the wild card is stacked up against the top ranked guy on tour. I guess I'd have less of an issue if the wildcard was slotted differently. I dont like the idea of former pros knocking out top guys early on. That opinion will stand no matter what former pro gets the slot. I'm sure they'll give Kelly a few after he retires and I wont be happy with that either.

It was good to watch Mick, who I've never really been a big fan of, surf though. You can clearly see him get his feet back to almost tour like surfing heat after heat. I just think his surfing is robotic, textbook but robotic.

Maybe they should make a seniors tour 😂. Get Joel, Mick, Occy, soon to be Kelly and a handful of others to surf a mini tour with a different format. I'd probably watch that over the current setup. Give Mikey Wright, Dane Reynolds and a few others wildcard slots. Mikey and Dane may be the best surfers around but dont necessarily fit into a tour format.
 
I’ll say he did get kinda robbed in that heat but it’s hard to feel sorry for him.. brazil fans never miss an opportunity to cry about a “rigged” WSL.. even when they win!
The problem with a handful of Brazilian pro's, Gabby mainly, is the lack of respect they show when they surf other peoples home breaks. They, gabby mainly, act like they own the water and drop in on everyone. This is why Gabby's always getting into fights. He also has tried to injure his competitors in heats. He doesn't just use his priority as a tactical advantage. He will kick his board out at his competitor for no other reason than to injure them.
 
They gave Occy a wildcard to Bells a few years ago if I remember correctly. It was great to watch him surf. He was well past his prime unlike Mick.

My point isn't that Mick cant surf, its that hes too good to get a wild card slot when the wild card is stacked up against the top ranked guy on tour. I guess I'd have less of an issue if the wildcard was slotted differently. I dont like the idea of former pros knocking out top guys early on. That opinion will stand no matter what former pro gets the slot. I'm sure they'll give Kelly a few after he retires and I wont be happy with that either.

It was good to watch Mick, who I've never really been a big fan of, surf though. You can clearly see him get his feet back to almost tour like surfing heat after heat. I just think his surfing is robotic, textbook but robotic.

Maybe they should make a seniors tour 😂. Get Joel, Mick, Occy, soon to be Kelly and a handful of others to surf a mini tour with a different format. I'd probably watch that over the current setup. Give Mikey Wright, Dane Reynolds and a few others wildcard slots. Mikey and Dane may be the best surfers around but dont necessarily fit into a tour format.
If the top ranked guy can't beat the wildcard, no matter who it is, then he doesn't deserve to be the top ranked.
 
Yes I like watching him surf. I’ve followed him most of my life. While I don't expect him to do math, it would be awesome if he could answer interview questions in some sort of coherent manner instead of nonsensical rambling gibberish
You gotta be kidding.. he’s articulate and quite possibly the greatest athlete of all time with 11 world titles, still going strong at 50. He’s famous for the mind games he plays with opponents during comps and you think he’s an idiot. Unreal.
 
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The problem with a handful of Brazilian pro's, Gabby mainly, is the lack of respect they show when they surf other peoples home breaks. They, gabby mainly, act like they own the water and drop in on everyone. This is why Gabby's always getting into fights. He also has tried to injure his competitors in heats. He doesn't just use his priority as a tactical advantage. He will kick his board out at his competitor for no other reason than to injure them.
Yeah we have Toledo here at trestles and although I don’t surf lowers a lot my friends have had run-ins with him.
 
They gave Occy a wildcard to Bells a few years ago if I remember correctly. It was great to watch him surf. He was well past his prime unlike Mick.

My point isn't that Mick cant surf, its that hes too good to get a wild card slot when the wild card is stacked up against the top ranked guy on tour. I guess I'd have less of an issue if the wildcard was slotted differently. I dont like the idea of former pros knocking out top guys early on. That opinion will stand no matter what former pro gets the slot. I'm sure they'll give Kelly a few after he retires and I wont be happy with that either.

It was good to watch Mick, who I've never really been a big fan of, surf though. You can clearly see him get his feet back to almost tour like surfing heat after heat. I just think his surfing is robotic, textbook but robotic.

Maybe they should make a seniors tour ?. Get Joel, Mick, Occy, soon to be Kelly and a handful of others to surf a mini tour with a different format. I'd probably watch that over the current setup. Give Mikey Wright, Dane Reynolds and a few others wildcard slots. Mikey and Dane may be the best surfers around but dont necessarily fit into a tour format.
This is not a terrible idea.. Mick is good at generating speed but that’s all he’s got and in todays lineup it’s quite boring really.. but I’d be into a legends of surfing tour. Problem is, they barely have enough money to even run the CT.
 
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Yeah we have Toledo here at trestles and although I don’t surf lowers a lot my friends have had run-ins with him.
Not to, "back in my day" it, but back in my day there weren't cameras everywhere and when someone would disrespect the lineup you got punched in the face and/or dragged to the beach. Can't do that **** anymore.

I've been on both sides of that coin. Got punched in the face by someone who would later become a close friend of mine 🤣. It's also the best way to learn where to and where not to sit in the lineup 🙃

The tour is kinda ****. At the end of the day I just want to watch good surfing. I don't need all the fake this vs that hype they try and throw in.
 
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