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Serenity, by far, is the best Series Premiere I've seen... unfortunately it wasn't the series' premiere, just the pilot that they decided to air last. Stupid Fox.

How come "best wrestlers ever" becomes "best north american wrestlers ever" which turns into "best north american wrestlers whose matches in north america can only count" and then changes to "best north american wrestlers whose matches in north american can only count and have been in prominent positions in the WWE or WCW for an extended period of time"... It sorta changes the meaning of the original statement, doesn't it?

Man, this place has become a full house.

Has there ever been an Irish Gimmick in the WWE?

The lil cracker-farmboy cockentraller disrespected Yoda and thought he could take on Vader just cause he his hands on a lightsabre.

Metropolis should be pretty easy to find in any local video store. If you've seen the Animatrixs' Second Renaissance, it's kinda like that, but deeper and more character-driven. It's dark, but not Horror-dark. http://www.scottweinger.net/metrev01.html - eberts review Princess Mononoke is more of an 'earthy' kinda film, both in content and theme. It is a pretty profound movie, IMO, and there are no real villains, no black and white, just shades of gray. Its one of my favourite movies, and I can't see anyone not liking it, but I don't think it's what you are looking for. Spirited Away is more bizarre and darker than PM, with more amazing visuals (though I like PMs visuals more), and there's a lot of "stuff" going on in it. I'd rank it in my top 20.

I think Star Trek is better. I like Star Wars, but I don't love it, love it. I haven't seen Jedi in a while, but I watched Empire last week for the first time in a long time and it didn't really do anything for me. The first one (or episode IV, bastards) I've seen more than I'd like to admit, however. I think Luke is a lil pussybitch and the princess needs a cock in her mouth, Vader is fun, and Ford does good, oftentimes pimpin, work. I am indifferent to Alec Guiness, he started to piss me off when he became "voice guy", aka "I was once like that too" guy. I'm a Trek fan, but much like my wrestling fandom, I like to keep that hush-hush whenever possible (cept on here, of course). I think they have better characters and a better 'philosophy'. Their metaphors are better, IMO, and their "peak" work is much better. Granted, they have a buzillion episodes vs. 5 films, so they have more of a chance to be better, but I'd rank some Trek episodes amongst some of the best television I've seen.

She looks like shit in that new video. Like seriously, what aged this woman so badly that her faces looks like a bowling shoe and she has the sexual appeal of a fishing boat??

I recall them doing a "round the table" thing, like they do in the opening credits, and Roseanne narrating it. The only one I remember is her saying "After Dan died..." and then Goodman fading away. I dunno whether she was writing a book or if it was just a diary. Maybe someone can clearify that.

They're just too stupid to come up with anything else. They rely on stereotypes and gimmicks rather than actually developing an interesting character - as if the two are mutually exclusive. Vince: "Ok, we have this black man... whattawedo?" WWE Writer: "Rapper? Convict? Militant? Thug? Tribesman? Witch Doctor? Or how about the Happy Black Guy? Ladies Man? Soul Man? Gospel Preacher? Pimp? Pimps are big right now..." Vince: "Hmm... tribesman you say... can we somehow mix that in with Gospel Preacher and Witch Doctor... with a lil Thug on the side?" WWE Writer: "Why, that's brilliant Boss, you've done it again." Vince: "Alright, now, we have this Asian guy." WWE Writer: "Sumo? Samurai? Horny Rittre Guy? Salt Manufacturer? How about wanting to get back at us for WWII, we can do something with that? Maybe a baseball player - those are becoming big? Ninja? Maybe a businessman? Karaoke singer? Insane Talk Show host - you know, like Lost in Translation?" Vince: I liked that movie. WWE Writer: It was great. Vince: Can we have him - an insane talk show host - come out with a sword? You know, like Kill Bill. WWE Writer: And he can lust after the Divas... Vince: ...And they make fun of the length of his sword, good work. Now, we have this Mexican... WWE Writer: Thief? Boarder Jumper? Lawn Care Professional? Generic Masked Guy? Aztec Warrior? Dirty Cop? Drug Dealer? Taco Boy? Salsa Dancer? Bullfighter? Latin Pop Star? Soap Opera star? Thug? Boxer? Vince: Salsa Dancer, you say? WWE Writer: Number 1 condiment in America... Vince: Is that so? WWE Writer: Would Seinfeld lie? Vince: Ok, how about a Salsa Dancer who dances with Salsa? WWE Writer: GENIUS! They audience has never seen anything like that! You da man Vinny Mac.

Have there been movies documenting Star Wars fans? And have you seen the movies documenting Star Trek fans? *shudders* IMO, Trekkies/Trekkers (c'mon! There's a debate even over the name of the nerds!) are faaaaar worse than SW fans.

The finale of Roseanne basically revealed that the last year/season (or the entire show, for that matter) was just written by Roseanne. They also killed off Dan in that episode where he never survived his heart-attack.

I'm a Picard mark so I liked Nemisis, and I've grown to hate Data in the movies so his death had a smile on my face; plus the villain was pretty fun. I didn't like the idea of them making Romulans complete bitches and introducing a whole new side of a 'race' that had been well-established. I thought a film based around the Q would be nifty. Like, some rebel Q has found the human the Q all fear (since humans have the potential to be greater than the Q, which is why the Q is so interested in them). So the man they call Q recruits Picard and Jayneway (just cause) and hooks them up with recently prophetcised Sisko to help find that person and stop that Q (cause, lets say the rebel Q has taken the human in a part of space/time/reality that the Q can't go into... for some reason.) Oh, and the idea of a prequel sucks.

Cro Cop, someone who has been training in MMA for what, 2 years now? has just gotten owned and has 2 losses in the last 6 months. Leko, someone who is probably in a similar position to Hunt, got beat in his first match. Unless they Cro Cop him (ie: modify rules and/or give him easy fights to win), Hunt is fucked. As is this K-1 dynasty they're attempting to build.

Bobby and Peggy from KOTH, Lisa Simpson since the dawn of time, Homer and Bart post Frank Grimes/John the Gay guy, George Costanza on occasion, Connor season 4, Cordy from season 3-on...

Dude, you liked Roseannes ending. That goes under my least favourite list. Cheers' was good, though.

I'd say Voyager and DS9 are tied for second in the ST finale race. I liked TNG's finale much more, and the final scene with them all playing poker I really enjoyed. Ds9 just got weird with Sisko becoming a prophet (or something similar) and Obrien leaving for earth. I liked the Odo thing, and the end of the war was lame, but I still liked that as well. Voyagers was able to do the "this is them home" and "this is them coming home" pretty well, but it wasn't exactly what I wanted. The Borg Queen is never good outside First Contact and I didn't like the way they used them here (or in the shows entire run). Firefly's "Objects in Space", if it counts, was awesome. Buffys finale was fitting, but I didn't think was too, too great. Maybe in my high top 10. Seinfelds might squeek in there, because when you think about it, it was really fitting that they go to jail - they weren't good people.

If blacks account for approprimately 15% of the population, WWE is somewhat underrepresenting them, but there are still several there, and maybe there just aren't many black athletes trying to get into wrestling. Although that makes it vastly different from many "real" sports, such as basketball and football, which have far greater proportions of black athletes than the WWE or the general population. True. There is the issue regarding how many are looking to get into the field - this is the case with a lot of industry and companies that have racial issues to deal with. That's partly why Affirmative Action programs were/are established. The issue itself is moreso a societal issue than a wrestling issue, which is why I generally feel the WWE isn't racist in their hiring. This was more of a "wondering" than a statement - it's something to think about. The real issue, in terms of race, is with their portrayal on television.

Racist: 1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. 2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race. The WWE hires different races and pays them equally with other wrestlers at their level, therefore they are not racist in that regard. They allow advancement for different races depending on their success. The WWE portrays the different races they hire (or a significant % of) in stereotypical fashion *based on their race*. In that regard they are racist. And yes, that has been common throughout wrestling - wrestling has been a racist industry - as well as hollywood (which is also a racist industry but are more progressive than the WWE), so the WWE isn't off the hook because it is common. It is still not right because it is common. And MikeSC, HHH said "people like Booker" (and then went on to list stereotypical 'black man' traits) can't beat people like him. That they can't win the gold. Yes, he was a heel. HOWEVER, *He* *Won* the match at WM, thus proving his statement correct - heel or not. And while the WWE hires different races and "allows" for advancement, their treatment of Asians in particular has been very, very poor. Look at their road agents, the people in higher positions, they're mostly "white". I wonder if the amount of minorities in the WWE properly reflects that of American Society.

I can't imagine the Senior Partners destroying their own L.A. branch and killing the conduit via the Beast.

Either Jasmine was a really big power (God), or she was a "Power that Was" who rebelled. I think she was a "Power that was" who was tired of going unrecognized and wanted people to worship her. It just falls in line with the religious aspect they were going for in season 4. Her intentions were selfish, but she thought they were righteous. I think she honestly thought she was doing everyone good, but in reality she wasn't. There had to be a connection to WR&H because so much of the stuff they did effected Jasmine, but I don't think she was one of them.

Saba Simba - when the WWE wasn't trying to push the envelope - wasn't racist? They're stupid and they're ignorant, it makes for a very offensive combination.

Though I agree that Ninjas performance left something to be desired, Sergeis bodyshots were amazing. I don't think I have seen body shots that good in PRIDE, standing. He picked him apart. He made good use of the size advantage and I can't wait to see him fight next. Of course, FEDOR is still my favourite, and after tonight, I can't see anybody beating him. The question of "What if he gets on his back?" was answered tonight. That answer was "HE FUCKING OWNS YOU". I still can't believe he pulled that off. You have no idea how worried I was.

Was anyone else really REALLY impressed with Herrings GnP? I mean, those were some HARD shots that I didn't think he was capable of. Oh and.. *jumps on Sergei bandwagon*

Hunt is probably pissing himself after seeing Cro Cop and Leko get owned by Randleman and Ogawa.