...Pirahnaconda is a fun word to say.

My wife is now giving me weird looks. Piranhaconda, piranhaconda, piranhaconda... #observationdeck

It... did look an awful lot like that...

Still though, this would be perfect. #observationdeck

Someone on youtube mentioned that she had a habit of not looking directly at the interviewer while talking. I didn't believe it then I watched her other interviews. She tends to stare at the floor while she talks.

But it does seem oddly like she's cue-carding. Dammit! Don't take away the magic!

See, on the other hand, I'm really looking forward to seeing this. Love me some spider-man, and I have a man-crush on Andrew Garfield's hair, so I'm already sold.

I would agree that it feels like they've shown too much of the movie in the trailers though. Maybe it will pull an Avengers and what we think are all the big setpieces have been shown off in the trailers, but there's more to it? I'd hope so. #observationdeck

You're not the only one that feels that way. Spidey has been tracking extremely soft in the last month, and the blowout success of Avengers didn't do it any favors. Sony can't afford another under-performer after the horrible year they've had, so the suits are scrambling to drum up excitement.

While it will hardly bomb, I'm continuing my prediction that it will be the lowest opening and lowest performing of the recent Spidey films, and am now going so far as to say it will probably do better overseas than domestically. #observationdeck

I completely agree with everything you just said. I don't think it will do Green Lantern or John Carter bad, but I definitely think it will play much better overseas than it will over here mostly due to the bad taste that Spidey 3 left in people's mouths. I think it will take the #1 spot on that weekend (it is July 4th weekend and with little other competition aside from GI Joe holdover), but it won't break any records.

I kind of have the same feeling about Man of Steel as well due to the poor performance and reception of Superman Returns and Zach Snyder's last movie Sucker Punch, but too early to tell on that one.

The general audience doesn't seem much to care much if it is a reboot or not (X-Men are X-Men, Spiderman is Spiderman, Superman is Superman, etc - with the exception of Batman).

Dear, dear Craig Ferguson. He truly is one of us.

#observationdeck

I love a girl piper, too.

<3 #observationdeck

"According to an article in the New York Post, McGowan suffered serious injuries in a car accident early in 2007. Riding as a passenger, her car was struck by another vehicle and the force of the impact drove her eyeglasses into her face. McGowan is quoted as saying, "I didn't realize I was hurt until I put my hand to my face and felt the flap of skin. My glasses had sliced me under my eye." After obtaining the services of a plastic surgeon, McGowan is reported to be suffering no long-lasting consequences from the incident"Wikipedia.

I heard they were still trying for it, but I am not sure. #observationdeck

Fuck! Mel Gibson is in Machete Kills??? Can't people just leave him unemployed?? He doesn't deserve to act in a movie with Amber Heard ...

Shit and I was looking forward to Machete Kills :-( #observationdeck

I make a difference between someone's art production and someone's personal opinion.

James Elroy is a racist misogynist asshole. He still writes really good books.

So I will see a movie with Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, and all other crazies out there. I might not want to meet them, or talk to them, or be in the same room as them, but I can watch their artistic production. They are payed that I see the movie or not anyway, so I don't see how me not watching the movie helps anyone.

And knowing the type of movie, Mel will probably be poking fun at his personal failings. #observationdeck

>They are payed that I see the movie or not anyway,

But you're investing in their futures, since you're keeping them a viable name in the market. If suddenly no one saw the film they had now, they're less likely to get paid (as much) for their next movie. #observationdeck

So, if I disagree with someone's opinion, I should make sure they lose their job and prevent them from getting another one? Should I also ensure they lose all the money they have, and their home too?

Being a racist asshole doesn't mean you can,t do your job well. I can hate you as a person, but if you do your job well, I have no right and no reason to remove that job from you. #observationdeck

Hats off to the artist.

I have to wonder though... how many people actually got the joke? #observationdeck

It's official, Bows and Crossbows are the hot new thing this season.

I'm calling it right now! Robin Hood Reboot in 3... 2... 1... #observationdeck

Please, don't link to HR anymore. They are the 4Chan of the Trades. If you have to link to a site like that, use Deadline or TVline.

And as the brother of a firefighter, Chicago Fire looks beyond ridiculous, and more than a little insulting to fire fighters everywhere.

To be honest, I think the London authorities are trotting out this stuff now (like the missiles on the apartment building) as a deterrent to terrorists and organized protestors so they don't have to use them.

From the article it sounds like the Royal Marines are operating the LRAD. #observationdeck

In case of Sonic Attack on your district, follow these rules...

DO NOT PANIC.

THINK ONLY OF YOURSELF.

I really liked it. Not the kind of book I usually go for, but I have read the whole series now and was sad when it ended. Go for it. Hard to beat 99 cents

I actually picked up the first 3 on a Nook deal too.

#observationdeck

No kidding. Feast and Dragons run concurrently and maybe they could squeeze 15 episodes out of them but a whole lotta nothing is gonna happen those seasons. (and wouldn't that suck.)

Unless they're going to pull a walking dead and have the tv show depart from the books. #observationdeck

Oh, I think you could boil both books down to one 10 episode season if you had to be ruthless. Most of the really important stuff in Feast would fit into two or three episodes. The rest was just filler.

Given the way Benioff and Weiss work, I'm sure the season would be chronological, with the relevant events from Feast edited into the larger, more eventful narrative flow of Dances. Certainly it'd be a lot less confusing than the way the books are structured.

The real question is whether Storm of Swords is going to be one season or two. This approach seems as much an effort to give the story breathing room as it is a means of giving Martin another year to get Winds of Winter into shape for publication.

It occurs to me it would have been helpful if I had actually included this link in my original comment.

[www.deadline.com]

#tips
#observationdeck

Interesting!

Last thing I heard, Bigelow habs were basically on indefinite hold due to the fact that there would be no way to get to them, other than Soyuz I guess. Falcon/Dragon was the obvious answer, so it's good to see that intention.

I wonder when we'll see the first manned Falcon/Dragon flight. #observationdeck

Oh, wow, I guess you're right. It's just a resupply. I assumed there'd be some astronauts. It looks like they're just doing this to fulfill their Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. I guess it never said anything about being manned. That makes me sad-face. [www.spacex.com]

But hey, SpaceX has an Independent Safety Advisory Panel for a commercial crew. Things are looking on the up and up, right? [www.spacex.com] #observationdeck

It's very exciting.

Ah, here we go:

A couple of weeks ago, SpaceX predicts manned flight within three years.

And a couple of days ago, SpaceX shows off manned Dragon at Space Expo.

So not long! When they've got some test flights under the belt, running cargo to the Station. Definitely exciting.

#observationdeck