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Yeah, I was expecting something more like Project Rooftop's most recent post: Career Day: Chambara JLA

Do. The Fate system is one of the greatest progressive leaps forward in PnP RPGs and the Dresden Files implementation is nicely malleable to just about any contemporary fantasy setting--and perhaps beyond with a little work (and research through the DFRPG forums). Plus, the writing in the books is just spot on Dresdenverse stuff.

You tasted the demon bunny's milk?!?

Thanks. Now I have to clean up my monitor.

Yeah, cruise ships are massive and one could, in theory, bunk away in a room the entire time, but the picture they painted of the couple was that they were at least somewhat active and willing to get wasted with strangers. And most cruise events are all about that--or, at least, that's what I do when I'm on a cruise. What gets me though is that his door card got him aboard the ship and that ties into a cruise ship's computer system with room number, photo, name, etc. I guess that's what tweaked me more than anything. He was able to get onto the ship but after that he wasn't in the system after that? Yeah, possible, and in a different show or movie I might buy it, but here... not so much.

It's not what was done so much as how it was presented. It didn't pass my plausibility meter based on the show I was watching. But, like I said before, that's just me. The inability to stop the plane from taking off, the weird conversation with the air control tower, the cruise ship post-entry hacking, the disabled jets... Nothing that, on their own, would be deal-breakers for me and the show, but they were enough to break the narrative for me. I'm willing to give it another shot, see if the show can find its legs, but my expectations are less than lofty.

The problem with hacking cruise line computers or bribing everyone involved is that I can't buy into the fact that no employee would admit interacting with the boyfriend and it couldn't be resolved via security cameras. The human interaction and sudden isolation just kills it. I have this issue with most TV shows and movies that try to play the massive conspiracy angle. Even "The Game", as much as I liked the movie, really tweaked me in that respect. The only plausible explanations for this particular show that I'd be satisfied with would be that The Event also altered time so that he really didn't have a room or if it does get resolved in the next episode by showing the steward, security guard and guy in the room being part of a limited number of people who were in on it.

Again, that's some really fine-controlled work there. Unless someone deliberately sabotaged the fighter jets before they took off but after a general inspection.

YMMV as to how much or little this may bother you, but, for me, giant conspiracy plots in general are hard for me to get into. I pick the little holes to death.

I'm hoping the narrative jumping won't be quite so all over the place in future episodes, but so far I'm not really on board with the show in general. It shares the overall problem that many conspiracy movies/shows make, too much reliance on the "technology is magic" facade and "anything can be hacked". Not being able to stop the plane, hacking a cruise ship's computer and removing all evidence... Just snapped my disbelief suspenders a bit too hard.

I'll catch the next ep, though. I need something to bridge the hour between Chuck and Castle.

I thought only camels spit.

I think there's a clause in his contract where his characters must die in 90% of all his projects.

I love the books and I only hope GRRM can keep up his writing "schedule" before the show is forced to deviate too far from the fiction due to lack of printed work.

Ah, good call, Rad. Thanks!

I actually liked the TV series. I thought it had potential--even if it was a departure from the books. I think if it had continued it really could have been a good show. I've only read the first 9 books, so far. I need to get back to reading them. Quite enjoyable. But I've been re-reading the Song of Ice and Fire series and have the 2nd Dragon Age book to finish up before I get back to more contemporary... magic.

Also, hello, Rookery!