Unlock the secrets of the silver screen with King Chill as we embark on a captivating cinematic journey, discussing the freshest box office sensations and the cherished classics that never fade. From the high school hallways of the 'Mean Girls' musical to the action-packed adventures of 'The Beekeeper', I've got your film cravings covered. We'll also revisit the survival epic 'Society of Snow' and the enchanting 'Poor Things', with a special nod to those enduring treasures like 'Star Wars' and 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' that continue to captivate us. Plus, I'll be dropping exclusive hints about an upcoming Indiana Jones video game that's got everyone buzzing!
Strap in for a cultural roundup that's as eclectic as a mixtape from Washington State's music scene, featuring legends and new talents waiting to serenade your soul. We'll spotlight a diverse cast slated to dazzle in upcoming films and pay tribute to the varied beats dominating the Billboard Hot 100. Switching lanes to the NFL, get the lowdown on recent nail-biters and my fearless forecasts for the championship games, including the inside scoop on Jim Harbaugh's new coaching gig with the Los Angeles Chargers. It's a blend of insights and predictions that sports aficionados won't want to miss.
As the buzzer sounds on breathtaking NBA records, I'm dishing out applause for Joellen Bede and Luca Valdan Dantich's court-shattering performances, and serving up my take on the latest All-Star selections. For the series binge-watchers, I've curated a list of must-see TV across various platforms, highlighting everything from the raw 'Echo' to the animated charm of 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'. And for the 'Star Wars' devotees out there, 'The Bad Batch' is on our radar. So, keep the conversation alive by liking and subscribing, and share your thoughts as we continue this pop culture odyssey together. Thanks for joining me, King Chill, where every episode is another step deeper into the vibrant world of pop culture.
Unlock the secrets of the silver screen with King Chill as we embark on a captivating cinematic journey, discussing the freshest box office sensations and the cherished classics that never fade. From the high school hallways of the 'Mean Girls' musical to the action-packed adventures of 'The Beekeeper', I've got your film cravings covered. We'll also revisit the survival epic 'Society of Snow' and the enchanting 'Poor Things', with a special nod to those enduring treasures like 'Star Wars' and 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' that continue to captivate us. Plus, I'll be dropping exclusive hints about an upcoming Indiana Jones video game that's got everyone buzzing!
Strap in for a cultural roundup that's as eclectic as a mixtape from Washington State's music scene, featuring legends and new talents waiting to serenade your soul. We'll spotlight a diverse cast slated to dazzle in upcoming films and pay tribute to the varied beats dominating the Billboard Hot 100. Switching lanes to the NFL, get the lowdown on recent nail-biters and my fearless forecasts for the championship games, including the inside scoop on Jim Harbaugh's new coaching gig with the Los Angeles Chargers. It's a blend of insights and predictions that sports aficionados won't want to miss.
As the buzzer sounds on breathtaking NBA records, I'm dishing out applause for Joellen Bede and Luca Valdan Dantich's court-shattering performances, and serving up my take on the latest All-Star selections. For the series binge-watchers, I've curated a list of must-see TV across various platforms, highlighting everything from the raw 'Echo' to the animated charm of 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'. And for the 'Star Wars' devotees out there, 'The Bad Batch' is on our radar. So, keep the conversation alive by liking and subscribing, and share your thoughts as we continue this pop culture odyssey together. Thanks for joining me, King Chill, where every episode is another step deeper into the vibrant world of pop culture.
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Hey, welcome back to the King's Perspective. I am King Chil, where I talk all things pop culture for the week. This is episode 6. So let's get to it, shall we Film? Here are some of the most popular movies right now, according to Rod Tomatoes Mean Girls, a musical comedy film that has a modern twist on the classic movie of the same name, as a current score of 70%. The Beekeeper, an action thriller movie starring Jason Statham, has a 71% rating. Society of Snow, a drama based on the true story of the plane crash and the Andes, has a current rating of 90%.
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I did check this movie out roughly about a week and a half ago and I will say that it's true to life. I had spoken on it on a previous episode. Other survival tactics that they had to endure for the 3-4 weeks in those Andes Mountains were very commendable. Their will and determination to get out of there who was left was just awe-inspiring. Poor Things, a fantasy movie about a woman who was brought back to life as a young girl, has a 93% rating. I spoke on that last episode, I believe episode 5. I think it's getting rape reviews because of the glow-in-the-gold that it won. So definitely something to check out.
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Lyft, an action movie about a jewel thief who is trying to pull off one last heist, as a current rating of 30%. I have heard someone talk about this and said that it wasn't great, so I'm going to check it out as well to kind of see if there's any really thing to take away from, if there's any replay value or if it's just entertaining at all. I do believe that stars Kevin Hart, so usually his name attached to a film brings some type of energy, some comedic performance, some good acting. But if they're saying this one isn't that great, that's very scary. Back to my newly formed genre here films with replay value. Snatch from 2000,. A British comedy that follows a story of a diamond heist gone wrong. The movie is known for its witty dialogue, fast-paced action and ensemble cast. So again, heist seems to be a new niche for most people.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off from 1986, a classic comedy that revolves around a high school student who decides to skip school and spend the day in Chicago with his girlfriend and best friend. The movie is known for its humor, memorable characters and iconic soundtrack. So my takeaways from Ferris Bueller are the teacher who's calling Ferris Bueller that day in class that he's not there, bueller, bueller, bueller that. And then his friend Cameron, who allows him to take his father's vintage car and it gets basically I wouldn't say total, but it was staying some damage. So Cameron then at that point in time has a midlife price panic attack, anxiety attack. But if Cameron has never driven said car, why would you allow your friend? That was crazy. So it couldn't be me. And then his sister doing karate on the principle, who was trying to see if Ferris was actually skipping school, which he was pretty much on to the kid. But yeah, that film was pretty memorable. So that's definitely a film that you could sit back and watch again.
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Star Wars from 1977 and Epic Space Opera that takes place in the galaxy far, far away. The movie follows the journey of Luke Skywalker, a young farm boy who becomes embroiled in a galactic conflict between the reliance and the evil empire. The movie is known for its groundbreaking special effects and memorable characters and timeless story. So first one's always going to be great and introduced. A new story, new characters. Isn't my favorite of all these Star Wars coming and going that we know of? Probably not, but we will get to one that it is the evil empire strikes back. Sorry, the empire strikes back. They always called the empire, so I had to add that in there, sorry.
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From 1980, the second installment of the original Star Wars trilogy. The movie follows the story of Luke Skywalker, princess Leia, han Solo as they fight against the empire. The movie is known for its darker tone, iconic twist ending and memorable characters. This one by far is probably my favorite out of the original trilogy. The second one here probably is the Paramount. Everything was building up and this was pretty much it. The Jedi Returns was kind of a bit of a drop off for me, but still nonetheless it's still a great film.
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I think the original trilogies one, two and three are the best. When they came out with three, well, actually, no, sorry, this actually would have been. So the yeah, because we got to go in timeline one, two and three were the telling of Anakin Skywalker, so then it would be four, five and six for me were the best of the trilogy. Yeah, we it introduced some things in one, two and three, but we really just don't talk about those films too much. It's usually four, five and six that are the best.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark from 1981, an action adventure film that follows the story of Indiana Jones as an archaeologist who embarks on a quest to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do. The movie is known for its thrilling action sequence, memorable characters and iconic score. Anytime you have an action adventure that has to do with history, travel and discovery of old relics or old things that are just never in existence, I'm all for. I would even say, when it comes to Tomb Raider with Laura Croft, those are great films as well. I know that that actually started off as a video game, but the video games are great and the movies that they have made thus far for the work have been great. Speaking of which, I just saw, I think last week, they're actually coming out with the Indiana Jones video game for PC, xbox X, xbox S and the PlayStation 5. So that's something that I'll be keeping an eye on to see how the game plays. Now onto new releases Argyle.
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The movie revolves around Ellie Conway, a spy novelist who is drawn into the real world of espionage when the plots of her books get a little too close to activities of the sinister underground syndicate. Starring Henry Cabo, bryce Dallas Howard, sam Rockwell, frank Cranston, catherine O'Hara, dua Luba, ariana DeBose, john Cena and Samuel L Jackson BOSCO story is based on Quentin Bosco Adams, who has been sentenced to 35 years for attempted possession of marijuana. With the help of a woman from a lonely heart set, he escapes to see his daughter but is forced to take responsibility for his past. Starring Aubrey, joseph, nikki Blonsky, tyrese Gibson, vivica Fox, theorasi and Thomas Chain.
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When in the dark. The story follows Orian, a young boy who is afraid of heights, pets and rendered nearly catonic by the worst of all perils the dark. The dark takes Orian on a night time trip to prove to the youngsters that the only thing to fear is fear itself, starring Jacob Trimbley, paul Walter, angela Bassett and Colin Hanks. Trambley follows nearly Robinson, a 30-something woman who is consistently between weddings, baby showers and bad dates. When she begins to feel like the clock is ticking and is forced with bleak romantic prospects, millie decides to freeze her eggs, sending her on an impairment journey to brave a new world where she ultimately discovers the one she is looking might be herself.
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Starring Leah McKendrick, clancy Brown, ego Nooblom, andrew Santino, june Diane and Ralph the Tiger's Apprentice the story of a Chinese-American teenager who discovers his heritage as one of the guardians, a lineage of mystical protectors With the guidance of a mythical tiger named Mr Hu. Tom embarks on a journey to train and harness his new found abilities, together with a brand of mythological misfits. Their job is to protect the ancient phoenix of Vatyn and the clan of Nine who wish to use its powers for evil. Starring Henry Golding, lucy Lu, brandon Soho, bowen, yang Joy Kai, sherry Cola, leah Lewis, sandra oh and Michelle Yoke. Alright, so that's all that for film.
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Now we're going to move over here to music, to another newly formed topic Famous artists from their state. In this time is going to be for the state of Washington, so we have an artist here that you should know. I wouldn't be surprised if anyone doesn't know this artist, but probably one of my favorite artists, jimmy Hendrix, says here. Born in Seattle, jimmy Hendrix is one of the most influential guitarists in history of rock music. He is known for his innovative techniques, mind blowing stage presence. Some of the most popular tracks include Purple Haze, voodoo, child. My personal favorite is Machine Gun Live extended version from Fillmore East from 1970. People are still going back and trying to find a new and a bit of ways to play the guitar and most of the time it's either they're using Jimmy Hendrix, prince or Robert Johnson. So again, his music still lives on, his techniques still live on.
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Nirvana is a band that pioneered the grunge movement. They skillfully blended raw punk energy with melodic elements to create a genre defining hits like smells, like Teen Spirit and Come as you Are. The groundbreaking album Never mind propelled them to international start on and cemented their status as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the Pacific Northwest. Pearl Jam is another band that emerged from Seattle's grunge scene. They're known for their introspective lyrics, hard hitting sound. Some of their most popular tracks include Jermy sorry and Alive. Yeah, pearl Jam is still influential to this day. I don't know if they're doing anything as of late. I know Guns N' Roses still kind of tour and they I think Guns N' Roses kind of put out an album a few years back. So I only bring them up because you're looking at 90s bands for rock and they seem to still be kind of going as well.
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Let's see who are some of the new artists to watch out for. Vcha, a Canadian rapper who has been making waves with his unique style and sound, has been praised for his lyrical storytelling and abilities. Teasel Touchdown, a rapper and singer from Texas who's been gaining popularity for his genre of blending music. His music is a mix of rap, rock and pop. Rise, a South Korean boy band that has been making waves in the K-pop scene. The mini album Get a Guitar has sold over 1 million copies in less than a week, quickly landed them at the top of Korea's music charts. Interesting Myla Hunter, a harpist and composer from Los Angeles who creates a divine ambience by blending diverse arrays of sounds. Her debut album, love Gaze, was released on January 12th of 2024.
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According to a comprehensive guide by Primesoundorg, the most popular music genres globally are pop, rock, hip-hop, rap, electronic dance music or EDM, country jazz, classical, r&b, soul, indie, alternative and Latin. The top 20 songs of Billboard Hot 100 charts as of January 15th 2024 are Lovin' On Me by Jack Harlow. Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift. Greedy by Tate McRae. Paint the Town Red by Joe Doshacat Again, she's on this list.
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Here that song is holding number four, surprisingly, I mean, again, if it comes on the radio, you're listening to it, it's an interesting song, it doesn't sound bad. But again, if you're on YouTube and you run across the video, it's just like oh my god, I remember everything. By Zach Bryan and Casey Musgraves. Snooze by SZA. Water by Tyler. Again, we just talked about this last week. That song is picking up Steam and even has a remix again with Travis Scott Last night.
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By Morgan Wallin. Fast Car by Luke Combs. Agora Hills by Doja Cat. Thinking About Me, morgan Wallin. Lose Control by Teddy Swims. It's over now.
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Taylor's version from the Vault by Taylor Swift. Little Boothang by Paul Russell. Flowers by Miley Cyrus. Rich Baby Daddy by Drake, featuring Sexy Red and SZA FTCU by Mickey Minaj. White Horse by Chris Stapleton. Stick Season by Noah Kahn. What Was I Made For? By Billie Eilish. Alright, so that rounds out our music genre there. What's popular, what's trending in music.
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Now we're gonna move on here to what's nitty gritty in sports. So for the NFL, the Green Bay Packers played against the San Francisco 49ers. 49ers won with a score of 24, while the Packers lost with a score of 21. So this was for the NFC championship game that they'll be going into, and the San Francisco 49ers won. So they will be facing off against the winner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, which we'll get into right here, which it says Tampa Bay Buccaneers played against the Detroit Lions. The game ended with the Detroit Lions winning the score of 31 to Tampa Bay, losing with a score of 23.
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So if we wanna take a quick pause here and talk about the game of the Green Bay versus 49ers, one thing that I noticed is for Green Bay to be a little bit green, no pun intended. They held their own and came very close to winning that game and shutting down the 49ers, who have had a great season overall. I mean, they're looking like the favorite to come out and win the championship for this year, but with the score being just a differential of three points. If you were looking at the game, it honestly looked a lot closer than what it was For us, the Buccaneers and Lions game. The Buccaneers came out and they really tried to win that game. They didn't play to lose, they played to win and they just there were just a few breaks that they needed in order to get past Detroit. But again, detroit's hot as well and defense wins championships. So, with that being said, it didn't surprise me to see Detroit win that game. I didn't anticipate it to be as close as it was, with the score of basically just a touchdown.
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So, moving on over to the AFC, we have the game of Kansas City Chiefs playing the Buffalo Bills. The game ended with Kansas City winning a score of 27 and the Buffalo Bills winning with a score of a losing sorry, not winning losing with a score of 24. That game, man, could have gone either way. Buffalo really came out and they really wanted to set the tone and they were aggressive on offense defense. At one point in time they had a score of almost like a lead of 10 to Kansas City, the defending champs, and at that point in time I thought, man, this was over for Kansas City Chiefs. But when in doubt never doubt Patrick Mahomes he came back and rallied the troops and, as you see, the score was 27 to 24.
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Now onto the next AFC game, which was the Houston Texans played against the Baltimore Ravens. Final score was 34 in favor of Baltimore Ravens to the losing Houston Texas sorry of 10. Now, I didn't anticipate this game to really be a blowout like this, because you have Lamar Jackson for Baltimore Ravens, who's a great quarterback, he can run and throw, and then you have CJ Stroud for Houston Texas Texan sorry, that is great as well. I definitely think he's definitely getting honors to get rookie of the year, offensive of player of the year as well, possibly. But I just really didn't anticipate the game to go that way and they really honed in on CJ to really shut him down. They made him look very da sound bleak. So now we're gonna move on to future matchups here and what I think these next games are gonna hold and what the Super Bowl is gonna look like as well. So, for the AFC Championship game is scheduled to be played between Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens. My takeaway from that game and I just said, don't go against Patrick Mahomes, but I'm rooting for an upset for the Ravens here. Okay.
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Then, far as the NFC championship game between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers, I have 49ers. I just think that the 49ers have been tested, but I don't see them losing to Detroit. They're both predicated on defense their QBs. Though, far as the matchups go between San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions, you have Brock Purdy from the 49ers and you have Jared Goff for the Detroit Lions. Between the two, brock Purdy is beginning to praise all the season, even in the conversation of MVP Jared Goff not so much, but I think Jared Goff is really coming in as an underdog. I don't feel he's an underdog, but I feel he's a better quarterback. So in this instance, what's will be the X factor? What will cancel things out will be the quarterback, and I think that Jared Goff, for Detroit, is better than Brock Purdy from the 49ers. Both teams defenses are great, so it's like wash cancel out. So I've got Detroit winning that game.
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Now, with that being said, super Bowl prediction is Baltimore Ravens versus Detroit Lions. I had it mixed up here and I said San Francisco 49ers no, actually, no, let me go back. So actually I feel that Detroit is the better team. That's all. That being said. But even still, I've got the 49ers winning, because my prediction here states I've got Baltimore going up against San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore winning the Super Bowl. So again, I know that I said Lions have the better quarterback, with Jared Goff in Detroit and Brock Purdy is just okay for the 49ers. But somehow it looks like the 49ers will pull off, and the reason why that is is 49ers not only have really great offense, but they have really great defense. They're more well overall rounded versus Detroit, who has great Well their defenses. Like if I was a skeleton, I would say 49ers are overall 10. Detroit is like a 8.5. And that's still not bad. But because they're at 8.5, they're missing something, and that's what's going to hinder or hurt them from getting to that next level. So I think 49ers are going to be too much for them at that point. The thing that's holding them or getting into the game is that they have a better quarterback, but their defense isn't quite top notch like San Francisco's. So, with that being said, again I have my matchup for the Super Bowl being Baltimore Ravens versus San Francisco 49ers, which will be a rematch well, not quite a rematch, because you don't have the same players from 2013. But it'll be sort of a rematch from 2013, when you had Baltimore Ravens going up against the San Francisco 49ers. Let's see what else do we have here.
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Jim Harbaugh has been hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers announced a deal on January 24th and Harbaugh will replace the previous head coach, braden Stolling. It remains to be seen how Harbaugh will fare in his new role, but he has proven track record in success in NFL and college and, to be noted, he just helped Michigan win a national college championship. So you go from a national championship in college and then you upgrade and move over to the NFL for a coaching job right away, and it's a great team, the Chargers. They're up and coming. The quarterback, herbert is pretty good, it's just. I think they're just missing a few pieces on offense and defense and then someone to cultivate the culture of the Chargers, which I feel like Jim Harbaugh can do that. So kudos to them.
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Now onto the NBA. So an update here again Yannis Henson de Coupo leads the way for all-star voting with more than 4.3 million votes, while LeBron James is second with 3.9 million votes. So it's getting close. It's getting close there. Lebron in his 21st year is still getting those votes. People still want to see him.
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The Indiana Pacers made a great no-risk trade for Pascal Siakam as they pursue in the East. So I had been talking about that a couple episodes ago from I think maybe episode 3 or 4 that Pascal Siakam from Toronto Raptors was looking to be moved, and it looks like the Indiana Pacers obliged Toronto and traded for him. Victor Wimbanyama still reigns, but next week Showdown vs Chet Holgren will spark a change in our rookie ranking. So these two have been going head to head for the rookie of the year and we've got a guy who is roughly 7-2 versus a guy who's 7-4 or 7-5 on a good day. These guys move like point guards on the basketball court. They can pull up from the mid-range, they can shoot threes, they can take off from the free throw line with a dunk or a layup if they wanted to. They have great ball passing skills. So I mean, what can these guys that are 7-footers not do?
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Miami is set to celebrate Udonis Haslam when they officially retire as jersey. Haslam has spent 20 years with the Miami Heat as a part of three championship teams and a serving captain in 16 of those seasons. So they just retired as jersey. Actually, I know it came with mixed reviews where people are like what did UD do that was so great that it warrants in him to get his jersey retired? What did he contribute? Well, when he was in his prime, he really was a great defensive player. Offense not so much, because at that point in time, when he was with the Miami Heat, duane Wade was there, lebron James was there, chris Bosch was there during that heyday of winning the championship. So he knew his role was essentially to stop who he was guarding from getting over a certain amount of points, doing all the dirty work of hustles, rebounds, steals and outlet passes. For an open player to get an assist. For an open player to score, so he knew his role. So at this point in time, we're talking about a guy who's been there in the Miami Heat culture for 20 years and served as a captain for 16 of those years, so it's warranted. I mean, there's nothing. You're not going to get anything from me saying, oh, he shouldn't deserve this. I mean, I've seen him play. He's essentially Dreymon before Dreymon, but better.
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According to recent rankings by CBS Sports, the top three players in the NBA right now are Nicola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, yannis Antogucupo of the Milwaukee Bucks, luca Dantich of the Dallas Mavericks. Now, however, espn's NBA ranking has Stefan Curry of the Golden State Warriors as the best player in the league. Surprisingly, lebron James is not considered on this list as of January 18th of 2024. He has scored 39,000 points in his career and only needs 409 points to reach the next milestone of 40,000 points. So that is a feat there, and Stefan Curry has revolutionized the game when it comes to scoring, especially when it comes to three-point shots. Lebron James, with his milestone here of two things being a person who's in the NBA, who's essentially going to retire with the most points ever in the NBA, which is going to be a hard milestone to beat, unless somebody is as fit and healthy as he is that can play almost 30 season if possible. That's the only way I see somebody even getting close or beating this record of 40,000 points On to some freak stats here.
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I don't know what was going on in the NBA I guess just no defense was being played. But Joellen Bede of the Philadelphia 76ers, a center, scored 70 points in a game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 22. This is a new record for the 76ers, suppressing Will Chamberlain, and Bede also grabbed 18 rebounds during the game, so that's a new career high for him. It's not an easy feat scoring that amount of points in the modern day NBA. I know a lot of people say, oh, it is because no one plays defense. No, they play defense. But again, it's still not easy to do. When you think of the records being said here, the most notable one that comes to mind here would have been Kobe, when he scored 81. And at that point in time the NBA was rough and tough and Kobe going for 81 was not easy against the Toronto Raptors.
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But Joellen Bied was topped by Luca Valdan Dantich of the Dallas Mavericks. The superstar made NBA history by scoring 73 points against the Atlanta Hawks. This is the fourth highest score in a single NBA game. Dantich's performance helped the Mavericks secure a 148 to 143 victory over the Hawks. I did not get a chance to watch that game.
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I had heard on Twitter that Luca was going off. I'm like, well, what are they talking about? He's like, oh man, luca's got like 40 or 50 in the second quarter and I'm like what? And then, as the third quarter goes on, he's at 60. And then, towards the end of the fourth quarter, I'm here and he's got 70. And I'm like, oh wow, 70 points and he ends up finishing with 73. So again, luca Dantich doing 73 points puts him almost right behind Kobe, I believe yeah, because I don't think anyone scored anything higher than that at this point. So then it's like Luke or Luca, then Kobe and then Wilt, because, if you remember correctly, wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points in NBA history. They still don't have any tape of the game, but we just have to go based off the record that he's. After the post game he's holding a, a sign showing 100 points scored, so he's the most far as the 2024 West All-Star starters.
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We have Shay Gildris, alexander, luca Dantich, kevin Durant, lebron James and Nicola Jokic. And then, for the 2024 East All-Star starters, we have Damian Lillard, tyrese Halliburton, jason Tatum, yannis Antodicupo and Joellen Bede Now on. That list is interesting because you have Luca Dantich, who scored 73 for the West, and then you have Joellen Bede, who scored 70 for the East. One notable player. That was well, two notable players that were left off the list for scoring the most Only because at least Carl Anthony Town scored, I believe, 64. Around the same time, joellen Bede scored 70, but it was in a losing effort. And then you have Devin Booker, who scored about 65. But if it's not 70 or higher, for me it's not no worthy Sorry.
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Now on to television. Here are some of the most popular television shows according to Rod and Tomatoes Echo season one from 2024 has a current rating of 74 percent. True Detective Night Country from 2024 has a 93 percent rating. Fool Me Want, season one from 2024 has a current rating of 67 percent. The Brother's Son season one of 2024 has an 83 percent rating. The Bear season two from 2023 has a 99 percent rating. I believe the Bear is about the restaurant and have been interested in trying to check that one out. I definitely assume I'm going to have to go back to season one to see how season two shapes out.
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Here are some of the most popular TV shows on Netflix, according to Rod and Tomatoes Stranger Things, season four of 2022, with a 100 percent rating. Squid Game, season one of 2021, has a current rating of 100 percent. Arcane, league of Legends season one of 2021, has a rating of 100 percent. She's right, tomatoes is giving out a lot of 100 percent here. Bridgerton, season one of 2020, has an 89 percent. Ok, now we're. Now we're dipping down a little bit. We're getting a little low here, because I was getting a little nervous. Hey, I was like man, they just throwing out 100s like it's candy here. The Crown, season four of 2020, has a 90 97 percent rating.
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And then here are some of the most popular TV shows on Amazon Prime, according to Rod and Tomatoes the Boy, season three of 2024, has a 100 percent rating. The Marvelous Miss Maisel's, season five of 2024 has a 97 percent rating. Transparent, season five of 2024, has a current rating of 95 percent. The Expand, season seven of 2024 has a 94 percent rating. Good Omen, season two of 2024, has a 93 percent rating. And then here are some of the most popular TV shows on Hulu. According to TV Guide Letter Kenny, season 12 of 2022 has a 100 percent rating. Such brave girls. Season one of 2023 has a 100 percent rating. Murder at the end of the world season one of 2023 has a 100 percent rating. Only murders in the building. Season one of 2021 has a 100 percent rating. And the hands? Hand made tail. Sorry, in tongue tie there. Season five from 2022 has an 89 percent rating.
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Most popular TV shows on Disney plus secrets of the elephants, a nature docu series by James Cameron that explores a social structure of elephants. Very interesting. Marvel's moon girl and the devil dinosaur Fast paced animated series that follows a 13 year old girl genius who befriends a tyrant of source, rex, and becomes a superhero. Star Wars the bad bad. See how Star Wars is just always coming back. It's just always coming back. It's just ingrained in the fabric of pop culture. You can't get away from Star Wars. So again, star Wars, bad badge and action packed. Clone war spinoff that follows the titular elite mercenary squad of genetically mutated clone warriors. National treasure edge of history a series that follows the adventures of a historian and his team as they uncover secrets of the past.
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Alright, and then we're moving on here to the last genre video games. So the most popular video games right now are consistently changing. But according to New Zoo, some of the most popular video games as of 20, 23 and November Fortnite, minecraft, counter Strike 2 and Go, call of Duty, modern Warfare 2, slash Warzone 2.0, roblox, league of Legends, the Sims 4, valorant, grand Theft Auto V, rocket League. Now, according to Microsoft's head of gaming, phil Spencer, the company is laying off approximately 1900 employees from its gaming workforce, which includes Activision, blizzard, bethesda and Xbox. The layoffs represent around roughly 8% of the overall Microsoft gaming division. Microsoft has promised to provide full support to those who are impacted during the transition, including severance benefits informed by the local employment laws.
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Now to note here not justifying that this is at all okay, but this is something that you would see from post merger layoffs that were expected. I know when mergers like this happen, companies typically cut down on double up job roles. So this merger when Xbox or, well, not sorry, when Xbox, but Microsoft bought out Activision, blizzard, bethesda there are a lot of duplicate roles that were there that were not necessary. So essentially, these layoffs are happening at a bad time because everyone needs their job, but it's kind of repetitive to have someone essentially I'm the secretary of the gaming division in the northwest Pacific right and then you have another one from Bethesda doing the same role. It was like, well, we don't need both of you guys, so we're going to cut one, or you know all of that and then make it for just one person from Microsoft do that. So you're going to see a lot of roles being cut down that are just basically duplicates. So good luck to all you guys out there that are facing those layoffs. Hopefully you can find something you know during this time with transition, whether it be in another workforce or in the gaming industry, for someone that's hiring, all right.
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Well, that concludes episode six of the King's perspective with King Chill. I hope you enjoyed everything that I discussed and went over. It was very enlightening and richening and informative, not only for me but for you as well. So if you liked what you heard like subscribe, comment and share with a friend, family member, coworker, just anybody in general, just get it out there to the masses. So that's been the show. Again I'm going to sound repetitive here and say episode six, king's perspective, king Chill, and again I appreciate you for tuning in and listening. Thank you, it means very much to me.