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TVOvermind : The Walking Dead 2.13 "Beside The Dying Fire" Comic-to-TV Comparison

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:48:40 +0000

I think when the barn finally falls we can see the RV being burnt to a crisp too. Either way, RIP Dale's RV.

TVOvermind : The Walking Dead 2.10 "18 Miles Out" Comic-to-TV Comparison

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:40:12 +0000

I had thought the scene with Shane's reflection was a brilliant bit of foreshadowing, but now am wondering if it didn't have a touch of "The Picture of Dorian Gray". It could well be the latter, as there was the symbolism of Shane and Rick arguing at a crossroads, the lone walker-in-the-fields and your aforementioned scene of them staring down at their zombie mirror images.

TVOvermind : The Walking Dead 2.08 "Nebraska" Comic-to-TV Comparison

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:20:19 +0000

Great to see you're picking up where you left off!

Big Hollywood : 'Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good' Hits All the Right Notes for Independence Day

Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:53:21 +0000

I'm intrigued, but I'd rather watch it on my TV set than online, which doesn't seem possible. It's not showing up on Verizon on Demand, either.

Big Hollywood : Castro Catches Useful Idiot Celebs on Candid Camera

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:18:45 +0000

It was supposed to be a play on those very words showing how far in the wrong direction we've gone! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_dead_than_red Ah well. Can't win them all. ;-)

Big Hollywood : Castro Catches Useful Idiot Celebs on Candid Camera

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:59:06 +0000

Don't forget their goal to build rainbow machines and put a cotton candy in every pot!

Big Hollywood : Castro Catches Useful Idiot Celebs on Candid Camera

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:43:08 +0000

Better Red than dead!

Big Hollywood : ONE YEAR GONE: President George W. Bush Answered the Calling of Our Time

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:11:31 +0000

I've not always agreed with GW, but President Obama has sure made me miss the former president. Say what one might about the man, but I truly believe that September 11th, 2001 forever changed him.

Big Hollywood : 'Sesame Street': Habitat for Political Correctness

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:24:40 +0000

"Happy Green Weak, kids!" Bwahahaha! I almost missed the misspelling.

Big Hollywood : Obama Gets Trick or Treaters!

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:39:04 +0000

Great message, but creepy! Obama's policys are creepy, that is.

Big Hollywood : Anguish of the Apostate: Second Thoughts Are Best

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:05:19 +0000

I'd had a feeling ofr years that there was a certain wrongness to liberalism, yet I still tended to think that way. Then my father's death in 2003 made me reflect on life a lot and see the light. Thanks for sharing, AB!

Big Hollywood : Serve.gov Somebody: NEA’s 'Onramp for Agents of Change'

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:04:59 +0000

If we limited our federal government's size we wouldn't even have these issues. Nice roundup, AB.

Big Hollywood : Honoring September 11th: We Will Prevail

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:44:57 +0000

A "special Hell", indeed. Keep up the good work, AB. BTW, nice quote from Obama's speech. Can't argue with that.

Big Hollywood : What Did Kumar Know, and When Did He Know It?

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 19:15:24 +0000

I actually wondered if the way he exited House was a good analogy to his career; it's starting to indeed look like career suicide.

Big Hollywood : Mr. President Goes Back to School: A Controversial Issue?

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:33:19 +0000

If parents don't like any parts of the message, perhaps it's a good opportunity to teach the children why he is wrong on any of those points?

Justin Gibbs - that virtual worlds story guy : Wanting more from quests

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:45:40 +0000

I'm all for innovation. I think Blizzard tried innovation with the last expansion and the Ulduaar patch. As a player I found myself both intrigued and unhappy. What good is honing my virtual skill and avatar items if hey are going to be rendered moot by driving a tank or dragon? I think you're right about serious games, though. Definitely some possibilities with cue-based "quests" rather than the traditional quest givers. I think a fallback approach might be nice, even if it's not realistic. If the player takes too long to be making positive motions toward a site, he may need some help.

Justin Gibbs - that virtual worlds story guy : Wanting more from quests

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 19:14:50 +0000

Hmm... Intriguing thoughts. The popularity of quest helpers which lead the player to the point (and sometimes give critical information), as well as books and websites might suggest that people actually do generally want to just conquer the game as quickly and effectively as possible. Oh, the "high end" guilds may want to tackle content on their own, but that's usually for bragging rights and/or the game rewards. I'm not sure a living or random world would placate the average Joe who just wants to reach milestones (Better abilities, mounts for faster movement, high-level content, etc.). On the flip side, the basic food groups of questing does indeed get old. It might be great fun to slay boars and hobgoblins from level one through five, but by level sixty it's old hat and boring; same mechanics, different models. While it's possible that "natural mechanisms" is a feature that players don't yet know they need, not being able to find where a person, animal or item might be can lead to frustration. Frustrated players don't tend to stay long. A living environment would be very interesting. Players can get this to an extent with player-vs-player, where an enemy can suddenly be active and chase him across lands, because both are real players. It would be intriguing to play a "living" world, where everything changes based on events. Player-bought homes change the landscapes; the ground becomes discolored if orcs own the area rather than the elves; rogues move to vulnerable points to work their craft. I've also found it strange that a play can kill wolves in the same area all day long and there's no increase in rabbits, or that the animals have level-based zones. Level ten rogues lounging about huts next to a human city? Yeah, there's criminal genius for you. -Eric

Big Hollywood : 'District 9' Review

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:29:46 +0000

I agree with Bill Brandt. It was enjoyable, but could have been better. I think I was mostly fascinated by the interactions between humans and aliens. F/X in the 21st century is cool!

Big Hollywood : 'District 9' Review

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:27:56 +0000

I think that IS the point of making them look this way. I find it nearly inconceivable that people can find other humans as actually subhuman, yet the Holocaust, American slavery, Saddam Hussein and Pol Pot's genocides and today's slavery abroad all show this to be true. They acted like animals because we treated them like animals. We kept them locked up in a cage even making breeding illegal; baby Prawn were exterminated essentially in ovens. I'd love for the sequel to be about the aliens peacefully coming to earth to settle, even in remote areas. Then perhaps we can have an honest debate of illegal immigration. ;)

Big Hollywood : 'District 9' Review

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:55:04 +0000

I'm pretty sure most of this film was done with a tripod or Steadicam, then effects and alines added and finally a software-made camera shake. I wish Nolte wouldn't have named the mysterious substance in the canister. Wondering what that was made for half the fun. Slight spoilers: Christopher was likely either the hive leader or a son-of-hive-leader who came down in the command ship. Not sure why he abandoned his apparently-beloved people to starvation and squalor in the first place, but I'm sure it has to do with the "peaceful native" story in the latter part of the movie.