Ironik

This is a shame. It is currently the best show on TV, bar none. It took them about half a season to find their feet, but once they did... wow. And when the incredible Ben Edlund came on board and Sera Gamble hit her stride, it really took off. The season finale of season 5 was easily one of the best episodes of television I've seen, but it only carries that weight if you've seen the rest of the show. But tying together the concept of family obligation, the apocalypse, war between Heaven and Hell and having the audacious courage to carve out your own path in life is quite a feat. And to have it all hinge on a '67 Chevy is just unexpected brilliance.

Everything you said, but especially that last line. Guerrero is, hands down, the single coolest character to come along on TV in years.

Human Target is on the chopping block, but the interesting news is that despite it being moved to Friday at the last minute because of the President's speech, it pulled a larger audience than either The Good Guys or Dollhouse ever did. So maybe they'll keep it around for another season and move it to Friday nights.

Insane clown posse?

It does need work.

I can see that this thingamajig probably won't be too much hassle on Virtue and Freedom and maybe even Infinity, but on low-pop servers it's not going to be of much benefit if there has to be a minimum number of players to start whatever these new trials are. Too bad they can't just fill the trials with computer-run pets or doppelgangers. I'll take Fusionette on my team over having to wait for two hours for one of these things to kick off. I've been waiting for an hour now on beta server for one to start and I'm bored stiff. Pretty soon I have to leave for a night shoot, so I can't hang around all evening hoping another player decides to join.

I understand what you mean. It is pretty limiting in its usefulness. I had pretty much the same feeling about the Mutant Pack. The only thing I could remotely see myself using was the glowing eyes of the new face, but that wasn't enough to persuade me into buying it as the other glowing eye options are good enough for me. Sadly, they also added the wolf tail in that pack at the last minute, keeping it out of this pack, which is its proper place. (I dislike the ragged wolf tail immensely -- I think it looks like a bag worm, which creeps me out.)

I was hoping we'd at least be able to modify the heads so as to morph them into other animals like foxes and raccoons are such. Clawed hands would've been useful beyond anthropomorphic characters, too, as they would be suitable for demons and vampires and such. As I posted earlier, a furry body would've been applicable to creating cavemen, apes and Sean Connery clones. Still, the wolf head alone is enough to get me to buy it, as it will complete my dog character. It's not perfect, but better than the current monstrous werewolf head.

There's no "doom" in Carnifax's post -- he's merely stating his opinion on the alternate animations added, nothing more. It's an opinion that I and many others agree with. That said, I have faith that if they add new animations (firing one of the main animation guys doesn't exactly bode well in this department) they will be superior to the lackluster additions in the last issue.

There is that one belt that's skulls and bones, looks kind of headhunter-y.

We definitely need loincloths -- a nice plain one, one that can have patterns applied to it and a ragged one.

I'm disappointed that there isn't a "furry body" option in this pack, or at least an Animal Fur that can properly go under suits and jackets. Or a "Feather Body" for that matter. A furry/hairy body that gives a shaggy outline would be awesome for wild animal looks or even cavemen type characters.

"Now" as in "for the last ten months," yes.

Ooh, Kung Fu Panda characters!

Cow Girl from the Kitchen Sink tribe?

Yes, but that's "hell" and "damn", not "s**t". Better safe than sorry, and if you can say it without cursing, all the better. Also, it's often *far* funnier to see something really awesome happening -- like a roof collapsing -- and have a character undercut the moment with understatement.

"Oh, good."


Honestly, I think this is an attitude in need of adjustment. Unless you're George Lucas or James Cameron, then all filmmaking is about compromise. The number of times I wish I had two more hours of darkness or two more ADs or two more hundred grand.... Limitations force us to be more creative. There's a lot that can be done within the game engine's limitations, but it's best to recognize they are there from the jump.

Allowed, yes; generally approved of, no. If used at all, it should be done sparingly. I can't even recall the last time I saw it in a screenplay. The way you were using the dialogue is basic back-and-forth, so the regular format really is preferred. Aaron Sorkin's script for The Social Network does not once use dual dialogue despite there being numerous times when people are talking at once. The scene when the Winklevoss twins and their buddy go ballistic -- two simultaneous phone calls and someone reading from the paper -- would be unreadable without it being linear.

I'm just saying that it's a nuclear bomb and should be kept in the back pocket for that exact moment when it's needed. And it almost never is.

I know, those were two separate thoughts. Unless you're Quentin Tarantino, it's best not to use f-bombs in sluglines and directions. Even he didn't use it until Kill Bill.

I don't mean to be a downer, I just want to keep it realistic.

Many hands make light the work.

...all done in bullet time!

Oh, who are we kidding? They'll all be in bullet time!

...so...many...jokes...

"Shoulda seen the line of walkers on 95! Tennis balls were sold out everywhere!"

"Unfortunately they came back to vote."

"Coming soon in Nashville: 152 Cuban restaurants."

"Sure is windy!"
"No, it's Thursday!"
"Me too, let's get a drink."

Word. Word. Word.