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But once Butler's fate is sealed one way or another, Cowley suggests that LaVine could serve as a nice consolation prize.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
That’s a pretty solid consolation prize, even when the patience for that kind of long-term planning has expired.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline Full of disappointment, and with the weekend now all to themselves, they’re given a slim consolation prize… an opportunity to pitch a sequel idea early the next week, which leaves them with just days to conjure some inspiration for a career saving follow up.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
If not, a consolation prize: The Most Crush-Worthy Cast Member award isn’t even a competition.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
That’s a pretty solid consolation prize, even when the patience for that kind of long-term planning has expired.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline Full of disappointment, and with the weekend now all to themselves, they’re given a slim consolation prize… an opportunity to pitch a sequel idea early the next week, which leaves them with just days to conjure some inspiration for a career saving follow up.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
If not, a consolation prize: The Most Crush-Worthy Cast Member award isn’t even a competition.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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