Lightning Flik

It's Ownes. Not Owens. It's Ownes. What.. the fuck? It's a joke... Ownes. Take the first three letters of that and you'll get what Terrell's been this game. Poor one. But meh.

....sighs... Yes, there is uniqueness in being able to cancel out someone's effects and stuff, but um... It's the same old same old from the first game with tidbits added. How is it genius if it's still the same thing? From the first game? I mean, there's not really much in the evolution of the system. It's just add tidbits here and there. And with the eggs, it just makes everyone be like some Godly magic using fiend? Hm... Didn't people bitch about FF7 being like that? Yet, people like that? Uh... Ok then. Oh and if you knew how to create the proper eggs early (I thought I fucked up until I tried using some Fairy Eggs and finding out otherwise), you could become Godlike after only two dungeons (three if you do the Water dungeon and get the Healing Eggs, and then difficulty is just GONE). That immediately killed any difficulty in the game. +++ Secondly, I know that Arc 4 wasn't apart of the Collection. Did I EVER say it was? No. I said if you forget that 4 was apart of the story (as they are all connected in some fashion). 4 had a good story, yes. However, it felt like tidying up loose ends. Spoiler (Highlight to Read): I mean the Ancient Evil can suddenly assume human form? Excuse me? I mean, that didn't make too much sense. Sure, it was explained ... enough, but really was kinda just there as a pitiful excuse to me. And how the hell do Darc and Kharg suddenly become buddy-buddy even though they just fought their asses off at the Tower before the final dungeon? I mean, both of them wanted to kill the other just not that long ago. If it was built in a little better than they had to trust one another and not just "oh we must trust one another in the final dungeon" then I could probably have bought it.

It's Ownes. Not Owens. It's Ownes.

Don't be so sure? Uh, unless I pull of a lot of wins, you've got it made. Or unless you've got every loss I have you got wins, and every win I have you got losses. Then it'll be close.

Oh, oh, oh~! I know~! Ownes~! Terrell Ownes~!

St. Louis Rams (Leading 30-13) Cleveland Browns (Losing 21-14) Jacksonville Jaguars [LOCK] (Tied 20-17) Washington Redskins (Leading 20-10) Buffalo Bills (Losing 16-0) San Francisco 49ers (Losing 35-0) Pittsburgh Steelers (Losing 16-13) Kansas City Chiefs (Pending) San Diego Chargers (Pending) Atlanta Falcons (Pending) New York Jets (Pending) Denver Broncos (Pending) Indianapolis Colts (Pending) Green Bay Packers (Pending) So so far, I'm 2-4-1 withgames still in play... Ouchie... I'm so losing to Fazzle this week. Edit: Now I'm 3-4 in my picks... Not bad, but the rest of my picks need to be on the dime to have a shot of beating Fazzle now.

You've at least GOT people on your bench who can play. I have: JJ Moses - Healthy Michael Vick - Out till 2nd week of October Eddie Drummond - Out till 2nd/3rd week of October Sammy Morris - Out till 2nd/3rd week of October Kelly Holcomb - Out this week and possibly more.

So the Vikings defense actually is decimating San Fran? Or has rather... ...*thinks about the trade < made and how the Vikings defense was the key piece and shakes head* ...fuck...

Johnson will get the job done tonight. It'll be a close contested battle against Carolina, but I think the Falcons will get it done. Their defense it pretty good, and I think they can at least keep Carolina to about the 30 yard of their own endzone (Atlanta's, not Carolina's) and make Carolina work for every point they want. It's going to be a close one. And I'm really second guessing myself, but I'm staying with my pick. Funny thing. I was actually thinking the score would be 22-20. The exact score that I and Fazzle have that our teams will score.

No. I thought he was being very clear and precise in his points. Albeit, much of it isn't really much of a defense as just brushing aside the facts, but meh. Whatever.

So then WHY the hell are you bitching that he didn't draw the cash? If he's gotta develop his drawing abilities in the movie business, it's he needs more movies under his belt and get more familiarized with what he's dealing with. Does it matter that he's still very slimly apart of the WWE? After a couple of good movies, I doubt it'll matter at all.

You said it should've made 25+ million. You set the bar. I was just playing game to that number. That is all.

The interest in the movie. It is factors of what genre is the movie, what is it about, who are the actors in it, who is the director, what rating is it (G, PG, PG-13, R), is it a hollywood production, is it a franchise movie, the budget of the movie, the amount of advertisements for the movie, if the movie gets good reviews, the visuals of the movie, etc. Ok. Let's work with that list then. I'll plus or minus it. Depending on how many we end up with as a total, will determine how much BE ALL, END ALL is. Interest in the movie - Pretty good, I'll say. Sure it's not as good as it should've been, but still about on par with other action films Plus/Minus: + Genre - Actions do make close to 25 million on the starting week. Above 25 million if they've got everything in order. Plus/Minus: + About - Does it really sound like an A grade action movie? No. It sounds B grade. Plus/Minus: - Rating - PG-13. Should mean we get quite a lot of kids into watching this movie. Kids = Cash. Plus/Minus: + Hollyword Production: Universal. Need I add more? Plus/Minus: + Franchise Movie: Ok. From what I've heard it could be made into a series, however it's only singular, so I can't say it's got anything backing it here. Plus/Minus: - Budget: Almost 100k. That's pretty fair change for cash. Should bring a lot to the table. Plus/Minus: + Advertisements: Considering a month of ads is pretty good, I'll give it a plus. Plus/Minus: + Reviews: Considering the critics loved this movie, more or less... Plus/Minus: + Visuals: From the ads, I must say that they are high quality and really draw me in. Plus/Minus: + Director: I don't know his name, but I know the last movie he did sucked badly. Plus/Minus: - Actors: We've got Rock who's known world over. We've got Scott who's just breaking out, but really only known for comedy so far. And we've got Walkins who's pretty well known, but Cult following. I'd like to give this a +, but half of a good thing, doesn't really draw much. Add in that Rock is a wrestler trying to shed the stigma of "ALTHOUGH I WRESTLER, I CAN ACT", and we've got headaches. Plus/Minus: - So there we go. Our final tally is Plus = 8 Minus = 4 So 8 positives out of the 12 categories given means about 66% which means that it should be pretty successful, but not too so. Or at least going by what you say. So it's only 66% of a good fashioned action movie, then we multiply that into the 25 million and... Technically 16.5 million is what really should be considered good for this movie. Considering it covered 17 million so far, I'd say it did pretty well. This does suggest that I'm right in that it did well for what's it was worth and that it doesn't deserved to be praised as "Rock is a failure". However, it also proves that you are right in that Rock doesn't draw to movies as well as he should and that considering this movie has double the positives than the negatives, it should've done better than it had. Meaning Rock can't draw as greatly as Hollywood probably wanted. Does this mean Rock won't find success in the movie industry? No. It means we' have to wait for a few movies before final judgement. One movie can't make or break him (unless it horribly bombs). And yes, this whole set up is quite makeshift, roughed up, and totally factored in wrong; but in the end, this is really what it comes down to. Just as you said. Sure, some may weigh into the final factors more than others, but this is it. In a nutshell.

Firstly, I'm Canadian, and I was making fun of Barron and was hoping someone would catch on, but no one did. Sucks. Anyways, secondly, we spell it jail. Not gaol.

Dear Diary, I'll finally know what I need to know. October 16th I'll get the answers I've wanted for the last three years about my spinal cord (specifically neck area). October 20th I'll get the answers I've wanted for the last seven years about my right knee. TWO DATES TWO INJURIES THE FINAL RESULT! WHICH ONE IS MORE FUCKED UP? That is all, ~Dor

As long as your non-dream means Ottawa finally wastes away Toronto, and they'll face Detroit, I'll buy the rest of your predictions. Although, Edmonton will NOT make the playoffs. I'm an Oiler fan, but even I'm going "NO CHANCE IN HELL"

Dude. Can you NOT remind me a SECOND time that I'm wrong? Geezus...

... *slowly backs away* ...ok... *turns around* ...then... *runs like hell away*

*sighs* I should never take time off of watching wrestling. I lose all sense of time.

How is it that it should've made 25 million? How does one determine what a movie should and shouldn't do? Is there some set value that is the BE ALL, END ALL? Seriously, what determines this? Geezus, everyone's "first" (it's not, but it IS, or whatever) movie doesn't really do that good unless you've got some Godly force behind it.

So let me get this straight: He's not coming back till the month of RR. That means there's slim chance of him winning the title at RR. Then again, maybe he'll end up in RR. He'll probably win RR and be the only person to claim he won it in back to back years. He'll then go onto whoever has the title. ...can I just say that I wish he was gone longer. Cause if we end up in root two, it'll suck.

Actually, I find it funny. And sad, because I do it also. On topic, I don't think it's fair to say that "oh this movie hasn't drawn numbers and thusly Rock isn't a draw." just because it's opening week. Sheesh, let it be done. Personally, I say it'll get a lot more done on rentals than in theaters, because people who don't follow wrestling are hesistant to accept him as a regular action hero. They'll rent it and like it a heck of a lot and see that he's a pretty good actor.

Predictions: Atlantic 1. Jersey - I hate this fact, but they still play that trap to perfection and unless it's outright outlawed (and we saw OH so well how that worked with the obstruction), they'll dominate again. I'm not even talking about Brodeur, because he'd be a great goalie anywhere. 2. NY Islanders - Only #2 because Philly will just mess up enough to drop second place. Although, I really can't seem them doing much more than a first round appearance. 3. Philly - Not everything will go right. But enough will that although they are in third place, they'll get in the playoffs. I'm expecting probably a cold spill of wins that should have been early in the season. 4. Pittsburgh - While the Penguins will bomb from just being a poor team, I think they'll still not be dead last. They aren't THAT bad, and I really think they'll stay out of the cellar this year. 5. Rangers - This season will be Sather's last. This team should've been much better last year than they were, and I'm expecting the SAME results from last year. They can be good, but they will bomb. They are the running joke of the NHL, and I expect them to live up to it. Northeast 1. Ottawa - This will be the dynasty team of the future. They have too much talent that they can trade away all the vets and probably half the rookies, bring in all the untested guns and STILL make the Finals. ...ok, that's a stretch, but they'll get the President's Trophy and be in the Finals. 2. Boston - Potvin has something left in the tank. With Thorton and Sammy leading the offense, I expect them to do good. 3. Toronto - No. I'm not kidding. I doubt that Toronto will be good enough for second place. Sure they've got veteran support (they've got lots of it) but I really don't think this team will do anything like they did last season. That was adrenaline. 4. Montreal - I think Jose will return to his form that won him league honors, but I don't know if the supporting cast will bring their A game this time around. It's really going to depend on a lot of things. 5. Buffalo - Will be in 5th place as they are rebuilding. Southeast 1. Tampa Bay - They will win this division. They have the right amount of grit to get them there. And if the Bulin Wall holds, it's theirs. 2. Florida - I think they'll contest with Tampa Bay for first place in the division. However, I think they'll just fall short of getting it. 3. Atlanta - They've got the pieces, just need the placing. Could do some damage in the playoffs. If they get there. 4. Carolina - They have talent, but the use of it was poor last season and I can't see it changing this season. 5. Washington - Agreed as was said before. Last year was solely luck. Central 1. Detroit - They've still got the talent and determination to make it interesting. They'll win in style. 2. St. Louis - They'll contend with everyone healthy they'll make a fine run. Assuming they stay healthy. 3. Columbus - They've got some good pieces (I disagree with Marchant, but meh), and should be able to battle for one of the bottom place position in the playoff run. 4. Nashville - Has potential and lots of it. Still needs finetuning in getting stuff set, but I see them battling for 8th place. Will get a playoff birth. 5. Chicago - Buffalo can at least rebuild. Chicago must re-establish itself. Northwest 1. Vancouver - Cloutier or not, this team will be the top dog of the Northeast. They've got the stuff and thirst from last season's crushing loss. 2. Minnesota - This is the most balanced team in the league. I think THAT will make them sneak out a second place victory out from Colorado. 3. Colorado - They've got the power, but lack the defensive and goaltending aspects. They'll light it up more than they get lit up. But that isn't saying too much. 4. Edmonton - *sighs* This is my team, but even I'm shaking my head. They have good talent that still need developing, and I really don't think the Oilers can afford to lose Comrie. Will lose playoff birth. 5. Calgary - Can someone PLEASE tell the Flames to get something done? How the hell this team expected Iginla to carry it last year was laughable. Seriously, I think Iginla is a star, but you can't bank it all on ONE person. Pacific 1. Anaheim - They lost Kariya, but they picked up two guys who do more damage than he will. Add in Giggy, and you BETTER believe the hype. Will they get to the Finals again? To be seen, but I've got good feelings. 2. Dallas - Marty resigning was a great thing. Hatcher leaving was not. Although they'll show they are still a great team, I'm starting to doubt them being as good as they were. 3. Los Angeles - Roman will get them more wins, for sure... Then again, he was shaky last season (partly his, partly team's fault) and I'm worried that if he gets rattled once too often, we'll have a "Flaming" crisis on our hands. Sorry Flames fans, bad joke. 4. San Jose - No offense, Nabby could be napping, and watch this team fall. 5. Phoenix - Goaltending is about the only thing that's really good about this team. And even then, it can't save it if it's got no supporting cast. My predictions on rankings. Yes, I'm putting up points I expect from them as well. East 1) Senators - 119 2) Devils - 105 3) Lightning - 87 4) Bruins - 97 5) Islanders - 93 6) Panthers - 86 7) Flyers - 84 8) Atlanta - 83 West 1) Red Wings - 107 2) Canucks - 105 3) Mighty Ducks - 104 3) Blues - 98 4) Wild - 96 5) Avalance - 95 6) Stars - 93 7) Blue Jackets - 92 8) Predators - 91 My predictions of how that will go down. First Round 1) Senators vs. 8) Atlanta - Ottawa in 6 2) Devils vs. 7) Philly - Devils in 5 3) Lightning vs. 6) Panthers - Panthers in 7 4) Bruins vs. 5) Islanders - Bruins in 6 1) Red Wings vs. 8) Predators - Red Wings in 5 2) Canucks vs. 7) Blue Jackets - Canucks in 5 3) Mighty Ducks vs. 6) Stars - Mighty Ducks in 6 4) Wild vs. 5) Avalance - Wild in 7 Second Round 1) Senators vs. 4) Bruins - Senators in 6 2) Devils vs. 6) Panthers - Devils in 7 1) Red Wings vs. 3) Mighty Ducks - Mighty Ducks in 7 2) Canucks vs. 4) Wild - Canucks in 7 Third Round 1) Senators vs. 2) Devils - Senators in 7 2) Canucks vs. 3) Mighty Ducks - Mighty Ducks in 6 For The Stanley Cup 1) Senators vs. 3) Mighty Ducks - It will go 7... And I think the Ducks will get it. But only because it goes to OT and Giggy keeps his shutout streak in playoff OT alive. Sure, it's early, but that's what I'm seeing.

Well both Jericho and Benoit got the tag titles from it and a world title triple threat with Austin I believe. Benoit then got injured and Jericho went on to have his best summer ever <--sarcasm Brock got a WM main event win and a world title Not to like jump on any bandwagon here, but wasn't Benoit actually supposed to go over Austin before they found out he had his back busted up? At least I thought that's what was told. Or was that speculation? Just throwing it out there.

If you were underleveled in Chrono Trigger, you will have some nasty battles. Personally, I find the thing with nowaday games is that I pick a spot and if it's a good area, battle quite a few battles, just for the hell of it. No rhyme or reason. It's like inbetween show segments or something. Just to kill time. With newer generation systems and games, you do that and you don't really realize that you are doing it.