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Well, spoilers of course. But if you've read the first post, you've already got them Totally agree with this. Maybe the only other example of this I can think of off the top of my head is the finale of Veronica Mars season 1. Maybe not exactly parallel, but you think 'Wow, I didn't see that,' and then 'of course!' There have been many more poignant deaths on TV (Black Adder Goes Forth is the best I can think of) but that might be one of the most shocking scenes ever. Maybe a couple of scenes in Oz were more shocking. The aftermath is what really makes it, with Lem trying to choke out a couple words which will always be unknown, and Walt Goggins tearfully apologizing after he kills his best friend. Damn. The Shield series finale is certainly one of the best episodes of anything I've seen. 'Course, I don't watch the Wire. I watched the first season, and though it was tremendously well-acted, for some reason I couldn't get that much into it. Probably because the episodes are so dense. I'm sure it's great on HBO, but watching a few episodes in a row on DVD is almost echausting.

Has anyone seen "Dexter?" I've read both books (Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter) And they're great. Plus Michael C. Hall is just dead-on for the lead.

Wow. That was one of the most unreal finishes ever.

All right, Stevans doesn't drop it!

Yeah. Way to go Seattle. Cowboys basically march you down the field, and you manage a FG. That Mack Strong carry was completely spineless (on Holmgren's part) Damn it, Mcdonalds. Don't fuck up Robocop. (Re: I'd buy that for a dollar!)

I, too, really liked Snes Shadowrun.

It's all so subjective, really. Flair became more and more routine, but c'mon, look at his age and opponents. I've never thought that people 'spoil their legacy.' In sports or music or whatnot just because they try to hold on too long. HBK has had some bad matches, but he's also getting up there. He's still capable of great ones. WM19 v Jericho was just incredible live. I did hate the ol' kip-up out of nowhere spot. And I really hated most of the HHH feud. And he should have kept the teardrop suplex. (in addition to the Superkick, of course) That move was the SHIT. Bret Hart's probably my favorite out of these three, but that's most likely because it's been years since I've seen his matches, and I don't remember his stinkers. I don't undestand the whole fuss about the 5 moves of doom either. IIRC they were: Bulldog Backbreaker 2nd rope elbow Russian Leg Sweep Sharpshooter All well-executed, and he used them at the end of the match. He's mix them up with other moves as well.

I knew a guy named Oscar, pronounced Auschkaar, norwegian, who swore that they had boneless chickens. Just lumps of meat throbbing in pens.

Very, very astute observation. May be the start of the whole tweener phenomenon. As a kid, first watching wrestling, I hated Shawn Michaels with a freakin' passion. Of course Vince bellowing "YES FOLKS HE'S a REAL MAN's MAN!!!" made me hate him more. Maybe I liked the heels too much, Rick Rude was (and still is) my favorite wrestler. That's probably the only reason I liked Bret Hart, and cheered when he beat Diesel, dirty (at the time) though it may have been.

Yeah, House is the shit.

Does anyone have a clip of that? I know I've seen it. Zappa's calm riposte and the host's shamed look should live in infamy

We're going to be in for a lot of pety shit. The budget is so fucked that no congress can help it, IMO. The budget is actually going to come to fore, people will start blaming eachother, and it's just going to devolve into some lesbian spank inferno. Or a three-way tangle-fuck. whatever you prefer. All we have to look forward to is Steven Colbert, son of a goat-ball-licker.

Game Informer ain't so bad. Made me want to buy Bully, though I didn't. It did turn me on to Okami, and that game was swell. Incidentally, does Gamepro still exist? That shit was hilarious. !HOTTEST NEW GAME BY SONY! THREEEE Dimensions! Here's our reviewer! Well in the first level there's a guy with a machine gun. Uh, I guess he;s called Machine Gun Man? PROTIP: Machine Gun Man fires bullets! You should use the 'dodge' button to dodge bullets! Protip2, from epicgamer: If you get hit by bullets, your life meter goes down. Don't get hit by bullets.

Kane being attacked by a squirrel? Inceidentally, I have an acquaintance named Dane who loks almost exactly like Kane.

Was he hanging out of the passengers' side? of his best friend's ride?

Me neither, really. I remember people busting a nut because 'Serenity' just did OK. So FOX has 24, Simpsons, Family Guy and what? King of the Hill will probably go on with perpetuity, though God knows why. What else a bunch of shitty reality shows? cancelling AD. jerks.

So you bought a PS3, right? EB sells Game Informer?

I think X-Force was great, but it definitely took a sharp dive. The script became too self-conscious. But yeah, I really like Madman and, by extension, the Atomix. How can you not like a comic that bills itself as "The World's Snappiest Comic Magazine!" And Madman's costume design is just awesome.

The Suikoden series is one that could have gone on for infinity. I played through Suikoden III, and then tried IV and gave up. It was like Wind Waker with random battles. Suikoden II had such a fucking badass storyline. Luca and Jowy Blight are easily in the top three videogame villains with Kefka. Ghalleon's probably fourth.

"So I guess your long hair makes you a woman." "So I guess your wooden leg makes you a table." Zappa was the shit.

In terms of Beat-em-ups, Alien v Predator and Battle Circuit (emulator only) are the kings. In terms of fighters... Street Fighter/Darkstalker/Marvel/Versus series are all great. There are people who swear that the SNK games are the best, but I wouldn't know. An example of a KOF match: Ok, learning the controls... Fireball! Fireball!Fireball! Ok, then I'll jump in... Priority strong punch! combo! YOU LOSE They were seriously the hardest games ever. A shame, since it seemed like they had some cool characters. Samurai Shodown was keen, though. SNK made that, right? My favorite fighting games of all are Tekken Tag Tournament and Marvel v Capcom2. They pretty much on the oppositte sides of the spectrum, Tekken being pretty intensive and MvC being a launcher butting mashing funfest. With the 2nd best character ever: Buletta/BB Hood. Guilty Gear is the shit too. Best character ever? Faust. My friend is an expert at the game. I can only beat him with Faust, and I always beat him with Faust. The trick is being absolutely stupid.

If I went back in time, PS1 RPGs would be the best things to buy. SuikodenII is like $100 in polayable condition. Bought it for 20. Valkyrie profile's the same. I can't believe FFVII is that much, they printed tons of that game. Either way, I probably play all of those more than the multitude of RPGS I bought for PS2 and never finished. The Wroking designs games have to be worth a shitload. I've got the Lunars, Arc the Lad collection (sucking Diek, WHY?) and Growlanser collection. In summary I've spent entirely too much time on RPGs, and FFVI is still the best.

Lots of shows have older actors playing high-schoolers. Mischa Barton still looks like a hot 40-year-old.

Robert Rodriguez is apparently going to do a 'Madman' movie. *fappity fap* Blue-screened, andapparently the casting is done, at least. Madman is one of those comics which every other writer/illustrator just drools over and is bought by no-one. Sort of the comic-book version of Robert Altman. Either way, it's very funny, quite sweet, (as in innocent and fun, not SWEET!) and I really like Allred's art. (He's the guy who did X-Force/statix with Pete Milligan) It's sort of an homage to the Kirby comics, I think. Freaking hard to find. I've got about 2/3rds of it.

Oh, been around. Seriously cheesala, Ovaltine? Are you now the Wesley Willis of CE? "America is crap and Maggie Thatcher is ruining this country. Burger King have it your way." Bloody Tories. -=-=-=-=-=Doug