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I'm sorry, I just have to POST the whole thing. I was freaking out reading it - FREAKING OUT -, so I can't imagine how that guy felt doing it. It almost seems too good to be true. Ok I convinced my wife that she and the kids can go to dinner without me tonight. I want to start off by stating two things. First, I understand if you dont believe what im about to share with you. Secondly, Adam I really appreciate how you went out of your way to make this an experience I will never forget. That was cool dude. I have pictures I need someone to help me with. They are .JPG and I'm not sure how i can get them to you guys. OK, on with the experience. I left my house around noon on friday the 11th (picture #1), It was just down the street from my house, and didnt take long to get there. When I turned up the dirt road to arrive on the set, the most unbelievable sight came around the corner...THE SET!!! Picture #2 (I have a long distance shot of this and dont think it is spoilerish, dont think I should post..suggestions???) When i arrived a security guard asked me my business and i mentioned im in the BDM and my call time is 1:30pm. He said well it is only 12:15pm your a little early and if I wanted I could just go on in and just wait?....heheheh. So I parked and walked up to the set. (picture #3) (the white tent is where the banner was on the other location) At this point I didnt know what to do, so i drifted towards the white tent. There was a big bucket of ice cold water so I grabbed one and tried to look like i belonged. As it turns out, lunch was being served and all these guys with earpiece walkie-talkie things were going in for lunch. So what was I supposed to do? thats right i had lunch!!!...LOL. That was cool. I had a great salad and took a seat at a far table by myself and looked at everybody (without looking like I was looking) I didnt recognise anybody for about 20 minutes. ( about 50 ppl in there) and then it happened!!! My fears of not seeing anybody were happily stripped away....River walked in!!! right there not 20 feet away!! in line to have salad!!! right there... So I stared at here outright as she got her salad and went and sat by herself. I couldnt stand for this injustice!!! Now remember i have been a salesman for 15 years and i am quite comfortable approaching people. So I grabbed my salad and walked right over to her table. As she looked up i asked her if I could join her for lunch....and she said yes!!! Now this was wierd...her i am sitting 3 feet from Summer as she is eating her salad!!! We talked for about 15 minutes about the show, her dance lessons, how cool Joss is, and how pumped she is to be working on this show again. Towards the end of lunch i told her I have a picture that was drawn by an artist for the LA Comic-Con that she couldnt attend, and if time permited if she could sign it. She said SURE and were was it. I had it in the car with my disposible camera. She said well my trailer is right over there why dont you go get it and I can sign it for you!!! (I ran my happy rear to the car so quickly!!!) I approached her trailer and knocked, and she let me in and she went and washed her hands from lunch. I showed her the picture and she just loved it. There is a little desk in these trailers and as she was signing it I noticed her pillow on the couch that says "Summer" she noticed me and said she never goes anywhere without it..(Women...why do they do that?) anyway, after she signs it she notices that Nathan hasnt signed it and said she was positive he would. So she says that he is watching dailys and we can go over there and meet him!!! I know...i still cant beleive it either. I follow her over to this huge trailer (purple one in the picture with white tents) and she dissapears inside to get the Captain. I cant beleive this is happening...Two minutes later River and Captain Malcom Reynolds come outside and approach me!!! He shakes my hand and i mumble something about how I was from the OB and how I contacted Background Players and jabber,jabber,jabber...I dont think it even came out right. So I hand him my picture (Picture #4) and he signs it and says he needs to get back to those dailies...I utter something and he goes back in. Wow that was cool. I got in this hazzy kind of incoherent state...really wierd... So I follow River away and we hear someone calling her, we turn and it's JOSS!!!! This simply isnt happening....He asks her about her last scene and when there finished she introduces me to him!!! I shake his hand and mumble stuff about how I came to be there again ( man I got star struck ) I pulled out the picture and he notices it from the convention and says " hey i got one of those too" I had him sign it at the comvention but i ask him "would a picture be inappropriate?" and he said sarcastically " oh entirely" he reached for the picture and i stood next to him (picture #5) He said he was happy i was there and he loves his fans. Or something really close I was numb!!! He said have fun and went off with an assisstant guy. So now I can barely walk, in 10 minutes I met Summer,Cappy, and the Creator!!!! I float back to the white tent and stand there reliving what just happened. I look up and accross the parking lot towards the trailers I see a tall strong looking guy. I think it could'nt be...it was....ADAM. I figured what the hell...I walked across the parking lot and approached him. As I got close and he started looking at me he saluted me and said "how goes?" I apologized for just approaching him, but i'm a big fan and started telling him about how i got there and the OB. When i mentioned the OB his eyes got allitle bigger and he had a big smile break out accross his face. I had the drawing with me and asked if he could sign it. He said why sure, and as I held one end and he the other he signed it. Ready for this??? Gina came around the corner with her finished lunch tray!!!! Adam turned to see who i was looking at and he called her over to intorduce me!!!! YOU RULE DUDE!!!!!! She was really wonderful and she signed it as well. Then i really pushed my luck....I asked Adam....any chance i could have a picture??? he turned to Gina and said "i'm game if you are" she said sure and we asked a passerby if he could take our picture (picture #6) I can honestly tell you i have never felt like that before!!! They both wish me good luck and had to go get ready...then it hit me that i needed to be somewhere at 1:30pm as well!! so I run off to wardrobe with picture and camera in pocket. The coordinator for extras took me from Wardrobe to a trailer to get changed in (Adam told me that only Joss,Summer,Nathan,and Gina were on set that day) so guess whose trailer i changed in????...Shepard Books!!!! (picture #7) How incredible..I change into my very cool ALLAINCE RESCUE WORKER costume...and head back to the tent. The coordinator lady said she would put my picture in the Production Trailer for safe keeping for me (I was still worried)and to put my clothes in the tent somewhere. I was introdcued to three other rescue Workers and we were told to wait in the tent. We were there for about three hours. it didnt feel that long because i was still numb..lol. As me and the other extras were sitting there...Adam walks back in!!! he grabs a chair and sits down next to me and says " Bob, I have something to show you" he pulls out a digital camera and shows me probably 50 pictures from last weeks shooting!!! he decribes what Nathans doing there, why Gina was laughing in this one, what Wash was doing....it was unbelievable. At the end of the pictures, as i realize he is one foot from me i say " Adam, I cant believe how lucky i am " he bangs my knee and says dont worry about it and just have fun. What a cool guy... So this is where he asks me if i have seen the set yet!!!! I say no and he says "well come on let me give you a tour".. No way...as we are leaving the tent he whispers to me...got the camera? hehehe...I sure did. The tent is about 100 yards from the actual set. As we are getting close to the set the coordinator lady says "Bob, did they call you on set?" we were almost by her...Adam threw his arm over my shoulder and says to her "dont worry hes a friend of mine and he'll bring me right back"....Adam..you rule!!!! she gives us a pissy look and we keep walking. The set is incredible. remember we are not in studio and this is out on location. I wont spoil it, but WOW...you will love this....as we are walking up the set Adam notices they are still filming up ahead, she he says to follow him and we duck between some stuff and continue around from the outside. We get to this really cool set thing and he whispers..."wheres that camera?" I hand it to him and he takes this really cool shot of me in costume in front of this bitchen set piece.(pretty spoilerish I should save that one) we work our way back around and as we are in a different part of the set he waves over another costumed extra and has him take another picture of us. Adam is so hooking me up!!!!! we go back to the tent. We stand in front of the tent for about 30 minutes talking about everything (no politics) and he says that he thinks my scene is coming up and he will check in on me later (SCORE) So I go and sit back down again and I am so high on live i cant believe it!!!! Not 10 mintues later we get called to the set and i think I need to go to the bathroom...dammit!!!! I was fine the whole time and now we are walking to the set and i have to pee...man. i was able to hold it and we walked up to the set where we will be filmed. there he is...JOSS WHEDON....he is sitting in front of some monitors asking for things to be moved around. All I can say about my scene is...I wont be cut out. it is a very important part of what is happening. it needs to be in there. The first thing we do is a rehersal. i am standing next to Joss and he turns to me and says " can you see without those glasses? i said something like HELL YEAH!!!! and he says " good, because no one in the Allaince wears glasses" and smiles at me. How cool...I will be in the BDM!!!!!! nice... OK i'll tell you, I am the rescue worker who is on one end carrying a hospital gurney. I am towards the end with the persons head. It took about seven takes and then we were finshed. I cannot begin to explain how bitchen it was to hear him say "Action" Just amazing.... Everybody started walking back to the tent area and i did the same. i got my clothes, changed in Books trailer (cool) and turned in my costume. I went back over to the tent after i changed and just sat down ( those boots were killing me) and guess who....Adam walked back in. He walked up to me and handed me something. it was his Daily call schedule and he signed it "To Bob Duke333, Thanks for flyin with us! Serenity always....and signed it" I have a picture of it i will send but the flash kinda washed it out. And then he hands me a 3x4 thin metal chinese poker card. it was from an episode where they were playing Chinese poker!!! ( I will also send that picture along as well, but the flash kinda messed it up also) He shakes my hand and says take care....Adam thank you again...you made my day, and i could never repay you. You took me in as a fellow browncoat and I will root for you always...Offer for dinner still stands...just email me and its lobster on me... I have the coordinator lady fill out my paperwork (there gonna pay me...LOL) and i went and sat down in my car and took a picture of myself to remeber how i was feeling after that day(Picture number something cant keep track) I will send all non-spoilerish pictures to you guys. Please ask me any questions you have, it will help me remember more. i will answer everybody. Someone please help me with these pictures. i have them from Walmart on a CD and will send them to someone to post for you guys. I hope you have felt like you were there with me. i truly wish you all were. Adam, thanks again it meant so much to me. Take care my fellow browncoats Still Flying Bob AKA TheDuke333

They gave Smile Time a 9.5 and HITW a 6.5 ... seriously, what sort of tards are over there? I mean, I support the use of the mentally handicapped in any form as they have a right to participate in society as much as the next abled-bodied person; they have hopes and dreams too; but I mean, 'cmon, this is ridiculous

Hey, you know what show I love? Angel. It's a darn good show. Anyone read the "Best and Worst of Angel" article? Whoever wrote that deserves to be shot in the spine.

At least declare your love for the digiwolves. At the very fucking least.

Connor? I wish I got Connor. I mean. I have no idea what you are talking about. What is this game you all speak of? I know not of it.

A Giant Swing that would get the crowd counting each rotation would be fanastic.

That "What Angel Character Are You" thing in Naitch's sig is retarded. I do not, in anyway, support that. It is horrible and deserves to be destroyed and never spoke of again. A crime against humanity, if you ask me.

There is no reason* why Smackdown can't do 3.7's and RAW can't do 4.5's constantly. They've been able to hit those numbers "after the boom" - which means the potential audience is there - but haven't been able to sustain it. (*No reason, aside from a bad product)

Is it even being "discussed" in that thread? Posted, yes. But I haven't read any replies to the subject. The way I see it, aside from something major, there should be no excuse for a low(er) rating other than a poor product. If the fans want to watch the show, they'll watch the show. If there is something better on, then they (the WWE) should be asking themselves "why aren't we the better show on?".

YPOV, please stop talking out of your ass. That wasn't luck. Luck is Ishizawa beating Ryan Gracie. Luck is Victor Belfort beating Randy Couture. Noguiera got Cro Cop down, mounted him, and finished it. That was all Noguiera. Why did Cro Cop "expose himself"? Luck? Or was it Nog mounting him and him not wanting to be there? Hmm, makes it sound like Noguiera "exposed" Cro Cop, eh? Speculation. Fedor had a hard time with Fujita and all three of those guys don't have the takedown defense that Cro Cop has. Granted, I personally think Fedors smart enough to know Cro Cops weaknesses and capitalize on them, but you're missing the point _comepletely_. *Every* fighter, sooner or later, gets tested. That's the evolution of the game. Royce Gracie had his in Kimo, Frank Shamrock had his in Jeremy Horn, Mark Coleman had his in Maurice Smith, Sakuraba had his in Wanderlei Silva. Noguiera -as champion- was tested against Bob Sapp and Fedor. In Sapps case, he took an enormous beating and was able to come through in the end. Against Fedor, it was a different story. Why? Because Fedor studied Noguiera to perfection. The same case will be for Fedor. He will be put up against someone who has his number and he will have an up-hill climb. THAT is what I am talking about; Fedors ability to weather the storm. Against Fujita he did it very well, however, that's Fujita and Fedor was -wait for it- lucky that Fujita wasn't a better fighter than he was because he was in serious trouble and Fujita didn't take advantage of it. You say that Nogs ability to take punishment "isn't everything" but it IS something -and it's something big. I am unsure that I can say the same thing for Fedor. I am not saying Fedor can't, but I am saying that Noguiera can. Where do you get this "Fedor is better in the clinch" from? Have you even seen Fedor in the clinch? Noguiera has a fantastic leg trip and throws some good knees in the clinch. As for takedowns, Fedor has superior balance - but Nog wants to be on the ground anyways so it doesn't really take effect here. They've both swept each other and Noguiera was at a disadvantage at the time. Where did the fight end? (On the ground). And I didn't say "take down", I said "got down" - the difference is, Noguiera may not have took Coleman down, BUT, Noguiera got Coleman down to the ground anyways, and then sub'd him. Good point, but I don't think it is apt. He used his stand up well against Herring and showed a plenty aggression; ditto in his fight against Kopylov - Nog has "unloaded" in the past. I just think that Noguiera doesn't have a lot of knock out power to go along with his technique. But that doesn't mean his stand up is "worse" than Fedors. I'd love for you to expand on this.. As MMA evolves skills will undoubtibly be more important than Power. Because you'll have stand up fighters who can't be taken down - then you're fucked. So fighters have to improve upon all facets and can't just rely upon natural, physical advantage. Randleman/Cro Cop is such a bad example especially because Randleman was KO'd by Chuck Liddell and Quinton Jackson -who were superior strikers, and don't you think that technique wasn't involved in those wins- PLUS, I seriously doubt the same result would happen in a rematch. And lets not forget Cro Cop put down Vovchanchyn -a power striker-. Noguiera has never lost a match because of his beating - Liddell has. Poor analogy, since Liddells losses were beyond his control (towel, ref) and lacked skill on the ground to do anything about it. That's not the case with Noguiera. You can punish Noguiera from anywhere and he'll still be able to bounce back. This is a very important attribute. I'm not saying he *can't*, I am saying I doubt he could do it as well as Noguiera. And those pats on the face couldn't have been "punches" . Granted, Fedor is extremely calm under pressure and that is a great asset to him - but Noguiera isn't? Noguiera was getting pounded on by a guy over 350 pounds, he got hit with a Cro Cop high kick, he got knocked the fuck out by Fedor, and he still maintained position. You can't compare their "resiliency", Noguiera has proven his time and time again. The _fact_ is he lost to TK because of a cut. Fedor is a pretty easy bleeder and this is a knock against him.

YOUR Heavyweight Championship Fight and FIGHTERS of the day ARE: Tim Sylvia vs. Frank Mir Name: Tim Sylvia Nickname: The Maine-iac Record: 15 - 0 - 0 Height/Weight: 6’8 / 260 lbs. Style: Wrestling / Miletich Fighting Systems From: U.S.A. Birthdate: 03/05/76 Last Fight: vs. Gan McGee (Win *TKO/Punches* - UFC 44: Undisputed) Notable Fight: vs. Ricco Rodriguez (Win *TKO/Punches* - UFC 41: Onslaught) Name: Frank Mir Nickname: The Las Vegas Showboy Record: 7 - 1 - 0 Height/Weight: 6’1 / 240 lbs. Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu From: U.S.A. Birthdate: 05/24/1979 Last Fight: vs. Wes Sims (Win *KO/Punches and Knees* - UFC 46: Supernatural) Notable Fight: vs. Ian Freeman (Loss *TKO* - UFC 38: Brawl and the Hall) This is a match of opposites. It is clear the UFC has big plans for Frank Mir. After all, they’ve fed him the returning Tank Abbott and they’re giving him this title bout not having beaten any Top 10 heavyweight fighter. As a Las Vegas native and ladies-favourite, Zuffa sees dollar signs in Mir as a posterboy for their heavyweight division. With some excellent, and sometimes unique, submissions and good stand-up skills, Frank Mir could fill that role and perhaps give Zuffa the champion they’ve always wanted. A champion that isn’t Tim Sylvia. “The Maine-iac” shocked the world -or at least, MMA fans- as he easily disposed of newly crowned champ Ricco Rodriguez. Zuffa invested a lot into Ricco; they put his voice on their shows as commentator, they put him on every show they could trying to get his name out, they gave him a title shot for the Barnett-vacated championship against Randy Couture. And why not? Ricco was a well-travelled (3-0 in PRIDE, as well as an 1998 Abu Dhabi champion), trained with some of the best people in the world (Machado’s, Takada Dojo, Team Punishment), and was 5-0 in the UFC; not to mention he was charismatic and “suave“. He was expected to successfully defend his title against the 6’8 Sylvia. As we all know in MMA, expectations and reality often clash. The match went quickly and ended with Sylvia catching Rodriquez and finishing him in short order. Sylvia then moved back under the radar and was better known as “the guy whose name sounds like “Silva” and never gets talked about on UFC shows” than the Heavyweight champ. 7 months later he successfully -and impressively- disposed of 6’10 “Giant” Gan McGee. Sylvia’s name was finally getting on the map. This guy wasn’t a fluke, he wasn’t just all size, he could be on-top for a while. Just as he was getting recognition it all came to a halt. A steroid test proved positive and he was stripped of his title. The irony doesn’t end there, however, as in my opinion, that test actually helped him out more than it hurt him. You see, it made Sylvia seem like the “true” champion. If anyone else held that title, they’d be holding Tims’ title. He is recognized as the legitimate top fighter in the heavyweight division. And now he is going to get his title back. Analytically speaking, I can’t see this being anything different from Sylvias last 2 fights. I like Frank Mir, but I don’t think he’s better than Ricco Rodriquez. His stamina is poor - he gassed out against Wes Sims - and while he has ok stand-up, you really have to be GREAT to be able to overcome a reach advantage this big. However, all is not lost. While Mir is not in Rodriquez’s league, I think he is more resourceful than Ricco. Mir demonstrated against Pete Williams and Tank Abbott that he is quick to react in situations and can get a lock out of anything given to him. If Sylvia gets too confident he could get caught in one of Mirs submissions. With that said, Mir had a hard time applying submissions to Sims - who is about Sylvias size - so he may be in for a long night if he isn’t training with the right people. Ultimately, I see this as Sylvia keeping his distance from Mir and picking his shots. He has solid boxing skills and a reach advantage that is hard for anybody to break through. Mir got beaten badly by Ian Freeman and with Sylvia he is in a ton of drouble. Conditioning will be an issue for both men -especially Mir- as being gassed in a fight means you can be taken down easily (bad for Tim) or you drop your hands and get knocked out (very bad for Mir). Either way, both men should be looking for a quick win - this fight shouldn’t go beyond 2 rounds IMO.

Pfft. Clearly, that's not how the match would go. See, you have a Hansen rip-off in Bradshaw and a Vader rip-off in Albert. So, in theory, Alberts' eye would pop out of his head at one point or another in that match. That alone makes it **1/2.

A-train vs. Jericho was so the MOTW. They need that to go, like, 12 minutes.

They had an above-average match on Velocity a few months back. Nice and stiff and Bradshaw went to the top rope (!)

I'd like to see that. Bradshaw/Albert, that is.

Andrew gets points for wearing a Strong Bad shirt, but that's it. He was a player in Season 7 Buffy, though.

I just finished watching the complete episode of "The Girl in Question" and dear LORD is that a fucking brilliant episode. I think it, and "Life of the Party" must take each other on in WHEDONDOME! TWO EPISODES ENTER! ONE EPISODE LEAVES!!!! ... Ok, I don't mean that, cause I haven't downloaded LOTP so I can't accurately compare the two and that would be unfair. However, I will look for it and when I find it, RUDODOME will be a reality. ::Edit:: And when it does become a reality, THIS will be echoing aloud. SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR LIFES WE LEAVE ONLY A MARK WILL OUR STORY SHINE LIKE A LIGHT OR END IN THE DARK GIVE IT ALL OR NOTHING... WE DON`T NEED ANOTHER RUDO WE DON`T NEED TO KNOW THE WAY HOME ALL WE WANT IS LIFE BEYOND WHEDONDOME ::::Edit:::: I swear, I will get over WHEDONDOME! (TWO EPISODES ENTER! ONE EPISODE LEAVES!) or die* trying. *get bored

Yeah, that's exactly why I don't like watching Buffy or Angel with others. Whenever you're explaining it you think to yourself "This sounds kinda lame and soap operaish... why do I watch it again?"

I'm clearly not the fan I've built myself up as. Clearly. All that stuff aside, I think "A Hole in the World" - my complete bias aside - would be an effective opening episode. First of all, the viewer gets to emotionally relate and connect with Fred and Wes; that, and Illyrias debut, should be enough to hook them on the rest of the season IMO. So after they watch the killer set of episodes at the end of Season 5, they'll want to go back and see how it all came together originally. Secondly, the humour is easy to get and shows a side of Angel that most outsiders don't understand is there. You don't really have to know enough about the characters to follow it -at least, thats in my view. Right away you find out that Angel and Spike don't like each other, that Fred and Wes love each other, and it doesn't get bogged down in any of the mythology. Well, there is Illyria, but that's very simple to understand and gets explained in the episode - there were demons who lived on earth before man; they died and got sent to the well; Illyria is coming back and is in Freds body. And if the person gets hooked, then they'll look back and really appreciate the storytelling involved in the show and how all the characters progressed to that point.

I'm slow, I don't know what episode you are talking about. "Judge-ment?" was a representation of my confusion.

Judge-ment?

Here's a question... If you had to show someone 1 episode to "hook" them on the show, what would it be? I'm not necessarily talking about the "best" episode, because even the best episodes (or _especially_ the best episodes) could get someone lost. "The Girl in Question" is probably the worst episode you could possibly pick... So??

Don't you see Hamilton there sucking his thumb? The man is a PIMP. He puts the IMP in PIMP. You all know nothing. Clearly.

And she called Lorne "Lorney Tunes", LORNEY TUNES!!! That's why she's a fucking player. Fuck you. FUCK ALL OF YOU! Fucking buildings down is serverly overrated. Angel pimped LILAH, EVE, FRED, CORDY, DRU, DARLA, BUFFY, KATE, GWEN, *and* SPIKE. So there!

Did Angel ever rhyme something with the word "effulgent". Well. DID HE!!!!! Did Spike ever sing BARRY MANILOW? OR WANG CHUNG??! HUH! ARE YOU HAVING FUN TONIGHT??! CAUSE HE WAS!! YOUSONNOFABITCH! HE WAS!!! EVERYBODY WAS!!! AND HE SANG SO!!