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CrashCat posted:That's gonna be really weird when someone accidentally picks up an episode in the middle and can't figure out why some guy is freaking the gently caress out when his alarm clock goes off at the start of the show
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remember when the enterprise is caught in a cycle of destruction and they get data to see three everywhere. well what if that was a game. kickstarter link coming soon
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PantsBandit posted:Denny's is fine but if I'm going to be getting horrific diarrhea anyways I'd rather go with Waffle House. It's a much chiller environment and the staff is generally really nice.
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Zombies' Downfall posted:I hope you succeed at your dream.
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oddium posted:remember when the enterprise is caught in a cycle of destruction and they get data to see three everywhere. well what if that was a game. kickstarter link coming soon Cross reference with that episode of Seinfeld where everything happens in reverse.
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I like VideoGames' take on Groundhog's Day and actually I think that's the best interpretation. Thinking about it, it's kind of an obvious one and it's actually pretty common in Murray's work (Scrooged comes to mind immediately) but it never occurred to me before that the movie could be about overcoming depression and I feel dumb, humbled, and happy because of this realization.
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oddium posted:remember when the enterprise is caught in a cycle of destruction and they get data to see three everywhere. well what if that was a game. kickstarter link coming soon remember when everyone on voyager was dying and the twist was that they were clones so nobody cared
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oddium posted:remember when the enterprise is caught in a cycle of destruction and they get data to see three everywhere. well what if that was a game. kickstarter link coming soon just saw that episode not that long ago and it's easily one of the weakest early ones
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corn in the bible posted:remember when everyone on voyager was dying and the twist was that they were clones so nobody cared also it was voyager haha am i right boys
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The true secret is that Deep Space Nine is the best Star Trek show.
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bloodychill posted:I like VideoGames' take on Groundhog's Day and actually I think that's the best interpretation. Thinking about it, it's kind of an obvious one and it's actually pretty common in Murray's work (Scrooged comes to mind immediately) but it never occurred to me before that the movie could be about overcoming depression and I feel dumb, humbled, and happy because of this realization. my take on it is that he was being punished by the gods to learn humility, by being in a situation where he has absolutely no control over anything. in the beginning, he is blowing the clouds away and arrogantly declaring what the weather is going to be. the process of being in the loop forces him to accept that there are things that he cannot change, no matter how hard he tries (like the old man dying) it's a good movie, i liked the part where he has the groundhog drive the truck.
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8-Bit Scholar posted:The true secret is that Deep Space Nine is the best Star Trek show.
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Mordja posted:Since this thread is no longer about games I'd like to inform everybody that I went to Denny's for the first time on Monday. Not my choice, it was a going-away lunch for a coworker. I'm not sure what you're actually supposed to order at Denny's so I got the waffles. Eh. 75% of the time my fiancee and I go to denny's they manage to gently caress up our order somehow One time she got a burger at denny's and when they brought it out they forgot to put a patty on it lmao
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VoidBurger posted:I'm prepared to believe you're being sarcastic simply because you don't have a great track record with having good opinions. DS9 is, indeed, the best Trek. Benjamin Sisko is the greatest Starfleet captain, and he cuts a dashing figure as a bloodthirsty privateer as well. Actually all the characters are great. Bashir was my favorite, and even with the stupid genetically engineered nonsense they saddled him with at the end, he still gets so many great episodes all to his own. O'Brien actually gets stuff to do, Worf is an actual bad rear end and not a sort of comical prop character, and Garak is my favorite television character ever. The episode where Gul Dukat keeps showing up in increasingly specific pre-recorded messages to threaten a hypothetical worker's revolt, only for the real Dukat to get caught in a trap with a completely seperate pre-recorded message, is both comedy gold and excellent satire. Plus the show has actual nuance and shades of grey. Sometimes the good guys do some shady poo poo to get the job done. Sometimes bad people do good things. Absolute righteousness and moral purity are seen as pathways to tyranny and oppression. It's a show with a lot of layers.
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8-Bit Scholar posted:Benjamin Sisko is the greatest Starfleet captain, and he cuts a dashing figure as a bloodthirsty privateer as well. Actually all the characters are great. Bashir was my favorite, and even with the stupid genetically engineered nonsense they saddled him with at the end, he still gets so many great episodes all to his own. O'Brien actually gets stuff to do, Worf is an actual bad rear end and not a sort of comical prop character, and Garak is my favorite television character ever. i liked the episode where they do "weekend at bernies" on empok nor
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Instant Sunrise posted:my take on it is that he was being punished by the gods to learn humility, by being in a situation where he has absolutely no control over anything. in the beginning, he is blowing the clouds away and arrogantly declaring what the weather is going to be. the process of being in the loop forces him to accept that there are things that he cannot change, no matter how hard he tries (like the old man dying) Not even joking, that part made me cry a little bit when I saw in theaters when I was 8 because the ground hog died. As an adult I still cringe even though I recognize the comedy of the situation. Instant Sunrise posted:i liked the episode where they do "weekend at bernies" on empok nor Yes a million times. I am pretty sure Iggy Pop actually asked to be on the show and he was perfect for all that too. And yeah, DS9 is best trek even though 8bs has some garbage opinions like 8-Bit Scholar posted:Bashir was my favorite, and even with the stupid genetically engineered nonsense they saddled him with at the end, he still gets so many great episodes all to his own. Cuz seriously, that was one of my favorite subplots they introduced into the show. Since it was unplanned, it caused some continuity errors for the first couple seasons but it made up for it with that episode where Bashir and the others (speaking of learning humility) initially believe themselves intelligent enough to single-handedly architect a victory in the war only to crunch the odds and believe they were doomed to failure. But yeah, great show, great writing, great Trek, shades of grey, all that. bloodychill fucked around with this message at 23:32 on May 18, 2016 |
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bloodychill posted:Cuz seriously, that was one of my favorite subplots they introduced into the show. Since it was unplanned, it caused some continuity errors for the first couple seasons but it made up for it with that episode where Bashir and the others (speaking of learning humility) initially believe themselves intelligent enough to single-handedly architect a victory in the war only to crunch the odds and believe they are doomed to failure. The only problem with those episodes is that they forced a lot of angst on Bashir that didn't really do his character any favors, and the initial introduction of the gang of genetically engineered people was a bit awkward. I agree, though, they pulled through with some cool moments. I just find it kind of incredible that none of Bashir's incredibly sketchy ethical practices as the doctor supervising those patients ever really resulted in any reprecussions for him.
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I know this isn't a thread about video games, but I just wanted to ask, how avoidable is the nudity and sex in The Witcher 3? I live with people in a tight apartment and I could do without awkward questions about this game I'm playing
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corn in the bible posted:remember when everyone on voyager was dying and the twist was that they were clones so nobody cared i haven't watched a lot of voyager but i remember the ds9 episode where miles is like... why is everyone weird... i'm the only sane one...... and it turns out he was a clone
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8-Bit Scholar posted:The only problem with those episodes is that they forced a lot of angst on Bashir that didn't really do his character any favors, and the initial introduction of the gang of genetically engineered people was a bit awkward. I agree, though, they pulled through with some cool moments. I just find it kind of incredible that none of Bashir's incredibly sketchy ethical practices as the doctor supervising those patients ever really resulted in any reprecussions for him. Well, it was war time so I'd assume given Bashir's exemplary and at times invaluable service otherwise, they let it go and the main repercussion was that he ended up being turned down for promotion or command. I kind of liked dour Bashir though. His character changed a lot over the series in a lot ways and it was interesting to see him go from being almost painfully bright-eyed to the most jaded character on the show. It made a stark contrast to his best friend (other series great) O'brien, who maintained his generally positive but more balanced outlook despite being put through the worst trials of any character in any Star Trek. corn in the bible posted:remember when everyone on voyager was dying and the twist was that they were clones so nobody cared The perfect microcosm for the show as a whole.
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I don't give a single poo poo about star trek in any way shape or form but DS9 was just self contained enough with cool characters that I love to watch it. Jay Rust posted:I know this isn't a thread about video games, but I just wanted to ask, how avoidable is the nudity and sex in The Witcher 3? I live with people in a tight apartment and I could do without awkward questions about this game I'm playing Unless you visit the whorehouse constantly then it's practically nonexistent. pretty funny that boobs are what you want to hide and not the constant dismemberment of arms and heads you'll be hacking off, though
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FactsAreUseless posted:I don't actually care much about Ghostbusters, but my dream project is to one day write a TV series adaptation of Groundhog Day. You should watch Day Break, it's the best TV adaptation of Groundhog Day.
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MinibarMatchman posted:pretty funny that boobs are what you want to hide and not the constant dismemberment of arms and heads you'll be hacking off, though Whoa holy poo poo look at this fresh, original, and cutting observation on how violence and sex are completely different things.
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Guy Mann posted:Whoa holy poo poo look at this fresh, original, and cutting observation on how violence and sex are completely different things. gently caress off, what are you even on about
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bloodychill posted:Well, it was war time so I'd assume given Bashir's exemplary and at times invaluable service otherwise, they let it go and the main repercussion was that he ended up being turned down for promotion or command. I kind of liked dour Bashir though. His character changed a lot over the series in a lot ways and it was interesting to see him go from being almost painfully bright-eyed to the most jaded character on the show. It made a stark contrast to his best friend (other series great) O'brien, who maintained his generally positive but more balanced outlook despite being put through the worst trials of any character in any Star Trek. It's more that, by making him a genetically engineered superboy, it sort of cheapened a lot of the accomplishments he'd made up until that point. Bashir was already a well developed and interesting character, and then they saddled him with a very weighty plot detail that dragged his character off in an entirely other direction for two seasons. They got him back on track with the Section 31 stuff later, but boy does it feel like a meandering detour up until then. Bashir is best when he can hang out in the background and make smart-rear end remarks while other characters are panicking. The first season has O'Brien elected as the god of a small tribal village and Bashir just goes through the whole run time with the biggest poo poo-eating grin on his face, cracking wise at even the most inopportune moments. It is delightful.
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Jay Rust posted:I know this isn't a thread about video games, but I just wanted to ask, how avoidable is the nudity and sex in The Witcher 3? I live with people in a tight apartment and I could do without awkward questions about this game I'm playing If the apartment is tight about the game, whats wrong with playing it? Get some plastic spoons and a head set. When the sex happens like turn down the volume and use the spoons to cover the boobies. Eat your heart out VR touch controllers.
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LawfulWaffle posted:Look at all these goons with refined palates. Is Denny's not good enough for you, frequent posters in video game forum chat thread? Is their low-mid priced dining experience too pedestrian for a person of your fine standing in society? When presented with a laminated menu showcasing various edible Slams do your eyes glaze over and your hands tremble, unable to process the information presented in the common tongue and find an item that you could possibly stomach? Sorry you had to slum it, hope your GI tract didn't eviscerate itself in protest. It's not good enough, if I'm gonna go out and eat drunk food I'll go for broke and get Taco Bell. If I'm gonna go and sit down somewhere I can do better.
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Jay Rust posted:I know this isn't a thread about video games, but I just wanted to ask, how avoidable is the nudity and sex in The Witcher 3? I live with people in a tight apartment and I could do without awkward questions about this game I'm playing this is a thread about sitting back with your friends, we can talk about whatever you want just tell your roommates it's like GoT as a video game and trust that they like you and don't think you're weird
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Snak posted:Yeah. new idea like 12 eps a season, new protagonist who's having to figure out what is going on every season
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Tenzarin posted:I tried to watch gnome of thrones season 1, but it was boring as gently caress and all the porn was softcore. i've never played any witcher games so i have no idea how accurate that comparison is but like, who cares. play your m rated video games
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Looper posted:i've never played any witcher games so i have no idea how accurate that comparison is but like, who cares. play your m rated video games I demand full core porn to even both having to watch porn.
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