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Originally Posted by Blood Red Arachnid

The rule of thumb isn't that simple. There is an equation to it; how much you will enjoy something is weighed against the potential consequences of that act as follows.

F(P1) - C(P2) = A

Where F is the potential fun you'll have, P1 is the probability of that fun happening, C is the consequences from that action, and P2 is the probability that you'll have to endure those consequences. If A > 0, the act occurs, and if A < 0 or A = 0, the act does not occur. This is a not-so-basic mechanism for weighing deviant behavior in individuals. Unfortunately I read the equation a long time ago, so I have a strong feeling I have butchered it from the thesis I originally read it in.

Though if I just need a name change, I suppose I could go with it. It'll be hard to match the genius of the exploding fish military captain.

Originally Posted by shaggy5

I think most of us HIGHLY doubt that it was bought at all, even for much less. Personally, I think the OP is trying to save face by proving all of us wrong who are mocking him.

Originally Posted by Samothrake

Oh I enjoyed the show immensely while it was on (or in my case watching it on my TiVo). And I probably will continue to do so for as long as Fox airs it. Please don't let my comments and ruminations above make you think I did't.

It’s just that discussions like this and my own Vulcan-esque mind bring up questions after the fact. As I keep telling the wife, I know too much science type stuff. Sometimes stuff pops out at me while I watch things, but usually not enough so that I cannot suspend my disbelief. I blame Discovery, Science Channel and Mythbusters. And History Channel, and NatGeo channel, and all those other fact-based channels. This time.

Originally Posted by Frostbiter

No they would keep access to it.

Plus Dual Pistols, Demon Summoning*, Kinetic Melee and Electric Control powersets and the costumes that came with GR.

Keep in mind that all of those things bought separately would cost way more than $15 in points.

*Would require masterminds access. Void where prohibited. Do not operate heavy machinery while on Demon Summoning.

Originally Posted by forbin_project

oh and here is the character in question.

Originally Posted by Lothic

Like I said before if I really wanted to I could probably totally shred the show with a series of reasonable criticisms like this.

Originally Posted by Chyll

I watched my DVR of this last night.

Nice potential. Main plot hooks identified. Characters more than cardboard. TV special effects above average. I remain optimistic.

The extra child question bugged me, too.
the scale and support of the Tera Nova project seemed... off to me. Where was the heavy construction equipment, the armies of engineers and construction workers, just the sense of scale that would be pouring through a real gate/escape in that scenario. And you know the gov't would have had a nice healthy presence rather than a single man running things. I set these questions aside for now, but they all occurred to me while watching.

Originally Posted by Lothic

I never claimed that this show wasn't going to ultimately use some kind of rehashed plot device did I?

Originally Posted by Lothic

I think it would be very interesting if Terra Nova ends up following the Praetorian model from our very own Going Rogue.

Think about it: Nathaniel Taylor could easily be revealed as a more hardline Emperor Cole like figure as time goes on. Sure he seems completely dedicated to his happy-happy-joy-joy "vision" of making Terra Nova succeed. But when push comes to shove he may become more dictatorial and unyielding with his people, thus showing a darker side. The Sixers already exist as a de-facto Resistance, and while they seem like the "bad guys" at this point they may well turn out to be the actual "good guys" in the overall story. And do I have to mention the obvious that the Terra Nova setting represents Praetoria while the old 2149 Earth represents "primal" Earth?

But regardless of that speculation I did find it rather weird that we still don't really know anything about the state of the Earth in 2149 other than they have population control laws and that it's hard to breath without a mask. It seems like the "mystery" behind Terra Nova involves what's going on back in 2149 as much as what's going on between the main settlers and the Sixers.

Originally Posted by KraZeD_KaoZ

Maybe incarnates were at one point meant to be part of GR but NOW you need to be a VIP to access this. Why you keep going on and on I don't understand.

Originally Posted by N3cro

The thing I don't get is how they can charge people who bought bought all three boxes, CoH, CoV, and Going Rogue, for Controllers and Masterminds. He paid for Controllers when he bought CoH and he paid for Masterminds when he bought CoV.

Edit: I found this out when my friend who has bought all the boxes came back yesterday and has both ATs locked out.

Originally Posted by Lucky666

Well then why couldn't they just gate it behind a sub in the first place? My only guess is their greedy. They made people buy something they didn't want for something they did want.

That's like going to mcdonalds and wanting a big mac but them saying sorry you have to buy the combo if you want the big mac even though I don't want the fries or drink. Get my point of view?