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  1. I can't really see any conceivable way that Lori could pull through. I mean, she was basically gutted and left on the floor to bleed out. Carl is, I think, strong enough now that he could pull the trigger on her.
  2. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ironik View Post
    The guy playing the Governor is also British. Are all these actors born able to do an American accent?
    I don't know about anyone else, but that actor reminds me of Liam Neeson. *shrug*

    Poor T-Dog. We hardly knew ye.

    And Andrea.../facepalm. Because Merle is the best judge of if someone's a "good" guy.
  3. You should give the first Bioshock a play. It's a neat game with a good storyline and atmosphere. The second is...eh. Just doesn't quite have the magic of the first plus the MP is a pain in the *** and adds nothing of worth to the product.

    War For Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron are also awesome games. I was giddy, giddy I say!, through the campaign of each of 'em.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Father Xmas View Post
    When did Halo, a FPS, get XP? Been seeing the Mtn Dew commercials. Is there a skill tree you level up with or what? Only Halo I played was the original.
    The XP they are talking about is for multiplayer. For Halo 4, higher rank opens up more customized loadouts, armor customizations, etc.

    It's kinda like how they have double xp or whatever for Bioshock 2, War For Cybertron, Call of Duty, etc.
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ulysses Dare View Post
    I'd pay to watch that movie.
    So would I. But one change...

    The Ewoks would be played by Rizzo, Pepe, and the assorted rats and prawns.
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Coin View Post
    I was wondering about that as well. Fans have been clamoring for a nice, cleaned-up version of the original movie, without the edits, with no Jabba and Han Shot First. Do Disney have the rights to be able to do that?

    I know I'd buy the damn thing, just for nostalgia
    Wasn't there a THX-enhanced version that did clean up the visuals/sound, but didn't have any of the stupid edits?
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nericus View Post
    From the article: "We didn't ascribe any value to the Indiana Jones franchise as part of this acquisition," Iger said later on in the call, suggesting no further installments of that franchise is on the horizon.

    So....they did obtain it but are shelving it? Or it wasn't part of the deal? I can't recall of Lucas solely owns Indy or if Spielberg and he were co-owners.
    I'm guessing it was part of the deal, but that they have no further plans to do anything with the property. But that's just my take on it.
  8. The link I posted I was updated. Said basically that there's not going to be any further Indy movies. Or at least that's how I read it.

    They're calling it Episode 7, so I imagine it's going to be a continuation rather than remaking Ep 4-6.

    The thing that I worry about is the state of fan films and fan art. I can't exactly see Disney being very liberal about allowing such fan works with the property, now that they've spent over $4 billion on it. Would hate to see it all disappear due to the same company that pretty much extended copyright to the point of ridiculousness (Star Wars won't be in the Public Domain for another 60 years, presuming no further extensions, of which I am extremely skeptical).
  9. Link.

    I...honestly don't know how to feel about this. On the one hand, it's Disney. OTOH, the property is now out of Lucas' hands. Some bad, some good. Cautiously balanced? I don't know.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
    Heathen! I bet you're one of those mayonnaise eaters, too!
    Aye yup. Didn't like it when I was a kid though. Just kinda grew on me after I got to college.

    I do like cherry tomatoes fresh out of the garden. For some reason, it's the tomato juice and/or soup that bothers me.

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    Originally Posted by Blacksun17
    And how disturbing is the phrase 'pleaseure toast' to you? ick ick ick!

    Plus they spent some cash to make a custom one-time-only Halloween intro for the show. How awesome was that!
    Lost it at Pleasure Toast. Ol' Orpheus' ex sure likes it freaky...

    Also, they've done that custom opening change bit before. They've had a couple of different ones. Think they also did it for the 15 minute X-mas episode.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tenzhi View Post
    It's really no more disgusting than something like a bloody mary as long as you mix the ketchup in thoroughly (a bit less disgusting than a bloody mary, I'd say, as I find vodka thoroughly unpalatable).
    Vodka, I like. Well, good vodka at any rate. The cheap stuff is pretty nasty IMO. It's the tomato juice that I can't stand. Never did like that stuff. Don't like tomato soup either, for that matter.
  12. I would be interested in trying a Hunchback, just to say that I have. But it sounds rather...disgusting.

    I might try making ketchup with bourbon as one of the ingredients, but I don't think I could drink it.
  13. I woulda thought Andrea would be a bit more distrusting than she is. Woodbury had a very definite Stepford Wives feel about it, IMO. The willfully ignorant don't see what they don't want to see, I guess.

    Though it did seem like Merle was having second thoughts about the Guard situation. Nice to see they kept the Governor's...entertainment...system.

    Also, new season rawks.
  14. Dark One

    Arrow...

    I really want to make a Skyrim joke about Deadshot now...
  15. Pretty sad that we still have probably six more months before the new season.
  16. Dark One

    Arrow...

    I think they handled Deadshot pretty well. Glad that they got his wrist gun in. But come on, using a visible laser for a hit? Especially when you KNOW there's cops in there? That's a rookie mistake right there. Especially when he's got his little monocle thing on.
  17. I think Heinlein already called this. If I'm remembering right, in some of his Future History stories, part of the rejuvenation process involved giving the patient new/fresh/young blood and replacing the old & worn out stuff. Something about getting rid of the toxins and other assorted garbage that builds up in the blood.
  18. Dark One

    Lo Pan Style

    Aw...I thought this would be about a new style of pizza...

  19. Just saw that they've got the AMC channels back on DISH Network tonight. That means I can watch Walking Dead again. Huzzah!
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DarkSideLeague View Post
    Also I live in Canada so Primeval was a forgone conclusion. Still not watching it at 10, since Castle > everything else.
    Especially since Kate's been a fan of the skimpy dressing this season...rawr...
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Thunder Knight View Post
    (And, yes, I was aware of that long before the recent Cracked article showcasing some of Superman's earliest adventures, but that article is a beautiful illustration of all the lines Superman was willing to cross for "justice")
    Perfect examples of early-ish Superman. Link possibly NSFW.
  22. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Father Xmas View Post
    Well it could have been an old style packet radio setup. My first boss out of college was a Ham radio buff and used such a setup. It had a very low bit rate. Of course the show used a dial-up modem sound effect to convey old and slow.

    The 15 year charge on an iPhone is definitely wishful thinking unless they'll suggesting the dampening field also prevents leakage in batteries.
    Maybe not battery leakage, but what about a wireless powering ala Teslectricity?
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Coin View Post
    Think the delay between seasons was to coincide next season with the 50th anniversary. It will be worth the wait.
    Just like the Ponds' final episodes were worth the wait?
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Smersh View Post
    So... it's okay to steal something, as long as you market it and make good on it.
    If they "make good" on it then it's not exactly stealing, now is it?

    DC has been paying out to the Shuster family for half the time that Superman has been in existence. Good money too for essentially doing nothing.
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Smersh View Post
    So... you think that DC should be allowed to continue to profit from screwing over Siegel and Shuster?

    I don't have a legal answer for this, short of a Solomonic "Superman is now public domain" decision, but it's certainly not just to have a company steal intellectual property from its creators and continue to profit from it 80 years later, and leave the creator's estate with nothing.
    The creator's estate has had two separate deals providing essentially free money every year since 1975. That's not exactly "nothing". Plus, these people are trying to go back on a deal that very specifically said was the end of it.

    Siegel and Shuster had a good idea. They got screwed over true. But DC has been promoting, making, and adding on to that character for so long that it isn't even really the same character. Why should people who have done nothing for the character get to take away an American icon, against an agreement that they were done seeking to do same?

    For the actual creators, I have some sympathy. Some. For these people? Not one ******* iota.