BafflingBeerMan
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Oh, in that case, I don't remember Supes creating the universe in Infinite Crisis. Even if he did, there are other superheros that affect reality in the DCU, I believe, so you can't call Supes the only "creator" god then. And since he doesn't regularly do it, I would just say he was a creator god for that one storyline and that's it.
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That's a great photo, but when is McShane going to be in costume?
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Symbolically, Supes is closer to JC than God.
Only son sent to a planet to save/help it. Constant sacrifice. Hot reporter babe for a wife...
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Quote:I have moved towards thinking it is somewhat a mix between trying to find some happiness and testing yourself.Originally Posted by Rylas
Good write up, BBM! I'd argue that the sideways plot line wasn't meant to be about happiness, but that's just my opinion.
Again, if we assume that each Lostie created thier own slice of that universe, we can see how they are almost tempting themselves: Sayid gets to be with Nadia, but will he fall back into his assassin persona? Locke is with Helen, but can he ever truly be at peace what with his paralysis and what his father (and what Locke allowed his father) did to him? Kate gets to be innocent, but will that keep her from running away from the important things in her life?
Now that we know what we should think about why did the Losties put themselves into those situations. -
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Quote:Do you mean the door then the "Continue?"Originally Posted by Father Xmas
But I like the game metaphor at the end.
Before that we already got a shot of Scott running towards Ramona that appeared "straight" (i.e. no overt gaming reference). In that scene, it is easy to imagine Neil could have walked up and gone off with Knives with no real change to the meaning of the scene or the ending. -
Neil has an innocence around him that would mesh well with Knives's innocence.
Neil is Scott without the baggage and that makes him both a better match and a better bass player! -
Yeah, that would have been nice...we see Scott running towards Ramona and in the background, Neil approaches Knives and they walk off, hand in hand. Nothing more than that, no dialogue, just something in the background.
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You do NOT want to stand in Bale Man's light.
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I don't know, I think Young Neil...excuse me, Neil and Knives would be perfect for each other as well.
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Quote:Hehehe.Originally Posted by ChrisMoses
Ditto. I'm guessing it's him posting after clawing his own eyes out, but maybe not.
Edit: I was right then. Damn you, BeerMan!
It is a "code" is that if you take the key/letter next to what Oedipus wrote, it actually spells out a coherent sentence.
But I am too lazy to decipher it or repost the answer from Cracked. -
Quote:Not sure about a list, I doubt it though.Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Was there a list of classics they gave people to choose from? I have a hard time knowing what the classics are in general though I can spot ones I consider classics. I mean I love Adam West's Batman series but I am surprised it is considered a classic in general. It had nowhere near the impact that Star Trek had.
Or I wonder why The Cosby Show was on the list but Gilligan's Island was not. I guess I will just be glad they didn't put The Twilight Zone on the list.
I am surprised that Batman made it as well, because that is a "classic" only as far as it is universally considered to be the paragon of campiness. Gilligan's Island would fit that, but I feel like GI is an easy target and while I am sure people suggested it, it wouldn't generate as much "heat" as Batman (because, really, who normally has a bad word against Batman?) -
Quote:Yeah, the problem with "I Love Lucy" is similar to the problem with "The Godfather" for me: it has become so ingrained and cliched in pop culture, I know the jokes/plot points before they even play out, so any surprise is minimalized.Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
Meh, I recently spoke to someone who said that Super Mario 64 was completely irrelevant and anyone that claims otherwise is a fanboi.
It's all a matter of context. I Love Lucy is a slightly above average comedy with glaring flaws. Historical context and lasting impact are what matter...
I mean, the classic bits with the conveyor belt and the vitamin drink, I have seen so many times in clip packages, I doubt if I watched them in the context of the full episode I would find them funny. But I recognize that the show really did a lot of good work (the whole pregnancy storyline and how they couldn't say Lucy was pregnant). -
Quote:But would those shows be considered "classics?"Originally Posted by SwellGuy
I was more baffled by some of them being on the list or the comment put by them than the actual list.
There sure were an awful lot of really dumb shows that were on a long time that belong on that list yet I didn't see any of those.
I mean, I remember being unimpressed by the few episodes of "Green Acres" I have seen, but it isn't really considered a classic in the same sense the shows on that list are. -
Asked readers to comment upon classic (American) TV shows they don't understand, sparks predictable outrage
I am racking my brain thinking about classic (American) TV shows I have seen or heard about that I don't get. While I may not find "I Love Lucy" and "M*A*S*H" all the great now, I understand their genius and appreciate their role in TV history. So I would say I "get" them.
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Quote:He says that, but the wit of Murray is very dry...Originally Posted by Unknown_User
Wasn't part of the reason why Murray agreed to do the movie adaption of Garfield was because he thought it was being directed by the Coen brothers.
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I also like the ending to Fight Club (the movie) more so than Fight Club (the book). Even Chuck P thought the ending to the movie was better than the book.
I liked how the movie didn't wuss out of the grand scheme of Tyler. And, of course, the film reel "unspooling" and seeing the hidden frame was a great meta-flourish as well. -
Quote:Oedipus gouged out his own eyes when he learned he fulfilled the destiny he had been trying to avoid all his life. So that's him typing after thatOriginally Posted by Arnabas
I liked 6, although many were good.
I hate to admit I haven't deciphered #2. I know Oedipus, but not sure what the code there translates to.
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Lost.
Yes, the obvious answer from me, but maybe not why you think. One of my pet philosophies in life is something I termed "Bookends." I love it when I finish something it mirrors how I started it. For example, when I was graduating, my best friend and I were doing something and he remarked how we hadn't done something like that since our first year and I just smiled. He said he knew I'd get a kick out of it because I loved how things sometimes dovetail into each other.
So Jack's final scene, mirroring/reversing the iconic opening scene not only fed my fanboy appetite, but my philosophy in life. It was just another way I found the finale personally talking to me.
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I love how Colbert and Carrel play off of each other.
Of course, they've known each other/been working together for 20 years. -
Quote:Was this post fixed for correctness?Originally Posted by MunkiLord
Steve Carrel was recently a guest on The Colbert Report and they did an Even Stev(ph)en segment. Good stuff.
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In the Vegan level you may want to include Roxy as a Lt., then when you get to her mission, she is ramped up to be a boss.
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Dual Blades would be excellent!
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Should Wallace give you the Power/Sword of Love or the Power/Sword of Self-Respect? The way you make it seem in the dialogue is Wallace is telling you to help Scott in his retry at the Chaos Theatre, which would be the Self-Respect Power.
Also, you can have Kim, Stills, and Young Neil be hostages you need to rescue in the Chaos Theatre.
Julie Powers can be a secondary boss in one of the levels, maybe as a boss-level enemy and not a "named" boss per se. Also, Envy needs to be the second boss on the Vegan level, though you can set that up to be an optional mission objective.
If you want to go all out and create a villain group for each evil ex, Matthew Patel's group should include Evil Goth Cheerleaders and Crash 'n the Boys. Then Lucas Lee's group can be all clones of himself, and so on.