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Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer': S04E14 - Goodbye Iowa

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:55:38 +0000

I wasn't around yesterday because I've been introducing a friend to Doctor Who through mega-marathons of the series, so I missed the moment to share with you this crappy gif that's been sitting on my desktop waiting for you to get to this point in the show for months now. I'm sure you'll forgive me for being a day late and a dollar short. <img src="http://i40.tinypic.com/xbml2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic">

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Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:56:39 +0000

Look, I know this is all Mark Watches spoilers stuff, but I've been really busy and FINALLY got around to watching the S6 finale of Dexter and I just need some place to say <img src="http://static.tumblr.com/bmwlp9z/RP1llshge/glee_santana_freakout_gif.gif">

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer': S03E01- Anne

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:16:10 +0000

V qba'g guvax jr arrq gjb rcvfbqrf bs Ohssl ryfrjurer, orpnhfr gur arkg rcvfbqr fgvyy qrnyf jvgu gur snyybhg bs ure qrcnegher. Ohg qvssrerag fgebxrf, ru? And yes, poor Giles!

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Buffy': Season Three Predictions

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:18:46 +0000

V jngpurq zbfg bs gur rcvfbqrf unysjnl guebhtu F5 nf gurl bevtvanyyl nverq naq gura qvqa'g frr gurz ntnva, be nalguvat gung pnzr nsgre, hagvy 2008, jura V obhtug gur QIQf. V jnf gubebhtuyl zru ba Snvgu gur svefg gvzr nebhaq, fgvyy dhvgr zru ba ure gur frpbaq gvzr, naq abj gung V'z ba zl frpbaq pbzcyrgr erjngpu (pheeragyl ba F5 orpnhfr pbzr ba, jub pna jngpu whfg bar rcvfbqr n qnl) V nccerpvngr ure n terng qrny zber. Jvyybj/Knaqre jvyy nyjnlf or greevoyr gubhtu.

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:28:54 +0000

Ahh, I didn't really know how much this place is (or isn't) affiliated with Mark. In a way, I don't see what happens here as in any way different from what happens when people go off to vent on their own blogs/twitters/tumblrs/whatevers, but then the name does bring an extra issue into the mix, I guess. It's tricksy, for certain. I think a possible solution would be some kind of balance between venting about a comment/commenter and engaging them. Like, if you vent about something, you also have to call out the person on their original comment, but after you've vented so that you had the chance to blow off steam. Looking at the example above, one could come here first and go "OH MY GOD I HAVE HAD IT WITH THE RACISM BINGO TODAY: LOOK AT YET ANOTHER PERSON DOING THIS SHIT" but then you could also reply to the original comment with a "hey, maybe you don't mean it this way, but your comment reads as derailing and this happens a lot and it's really frustrating" thus giving the commenter a way of defending hirself. If they don't want to listen to that and become defensive, rather than explaining/engaging/apologizing, you can still declare it open season. Basically I would hate to see some of the older commenters drop out because they're frustrated with the community. I know what that's like (hey Jezebel hey) and it sucks for the drop outs and the people who liked having them around.

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:01:23 +0000

Season 4/5 mixtape prediction: "Arne gb Lbh" ol N Svar Seraml.

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:00:27 +0000

That is SPECTACULAR! Thanks so much! (I always forget about extensions, even though I live and breathe Missing E on Tumblr.)

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:52:35 +0000

Chrome. Man, have I been utterly wasting my time... all this time? I *was* wondering how everyone was responding to rot13 stuff so very fast. I keep copying, pasting, switching between tabs, wash, rinse, repeat.

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:43:16 +0000

Some of the spot-on-ness is kind of creepy, with almost everyone making predictions. I know, I know, even a broken clock etc. but it seems more than that.

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:42:34 +0000

Thank you! I actually have to write some 3,000 words for a paper before tomorrow (and it's already nearing 11pm where I am, whooo all-nighter) but instead I'm procrastinating with everyone's squees and flails. Highly entertaining. I love rot13 for enabling us to flail and post spoilers to our heart's content, but it does make reading every comment (well, almost every comment) a time-consuming process.

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:39:57 +0000

Right? I quickly realized I'd have to rot13 pretty much everything I wrote, and that's just no fun at all. Well, sometimes, but not on a prediction post. I would find it terribly frustrating if I wrote something and then there were scores of comments I couldn't read!

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:38:04 +0000

I only discovered the spoiler blog recently and have to admit that when I saw the awful comments thread, I thought that I REALLY wouldn't like it if I found out any of my comments were discussed as "awful comments" over here. On the other hand, as far as I can tell, I feel like most awful comments are called that for good reason, and sometimes it's healthier to vent your frustration elsewhere so that, if necessary, you can tell off the commenter in a cooler, more level-headed way, on the original post. Also, I used to spend a lot of time on Jezebel, where they had a "best/worst comments" post daily, so I'm quite accustomed to people being called out. I think maybe it's the semi-public nature of it all? Like, it took me a while to find this place. If there was a clearer link to this place on Mark Reads/Watches (maybe there is and I just can't find it), it would go from semi-public to public and it wouldn't feel quite as... erm... off the grid? I don't know. I'm not a regular here, so you certainly don't have to listen to anything I say. I wouldn't necessarily advocate shutting this feature down, because it does provide much-needed relief, but I can also understand that someone might feel like they're being talked about behind their backs.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Buffy': Season Three Predictions

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:32:39 +0000

Abg n zbq, ohg V guvax V'z tbvat gb tb sbe zbqrengr fdhrrvat, nybat gur yvarf bs "fur'f fhpu na vagrerfgvat punenpgre naq V yvxr ubj fur'f abg qbja jvgu Pbeql'f zrnaarff naq jbhyq or n sha nagntbavfg gb unir nebhaq."

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Buffy': Season Three Predictions

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:31:22 +0000

V nz FBIRELZHPU ybbxvat sbejneq gb F3. Lbh unir ab vqrn, yvxr jubn! V xrrc tbvat guebhtu nyy zl snibevgr rcf naq dhbgrf va zl zvaq. Sbe fbzr ernfba, bar bs zl irel snibevgrf vf Zf. Onegba va Onaq Pnaql, jura fur'f gnyxvat gb Jvyybj. "Jvyybj. Gung'f n gerr. Uru, lbh'er n gerr! Ner gurer nal anpubf va urer, yvggyr gerr?"

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:22:56 +0000

HI! I found the spoiler blog recently and decided to take my responses to enigmaticscully's predictions here because I don't want to kill her (she's a she, right?) with tension and anxiety. (spoilers through S5) "Vf vg onq gung V xvaq bs jvfu bar bs gurfr crbcyr [bar orvat Wblpr] unq qvrq vafgrnq." Fbzrbar'f tbvat gb erterg fnlvat gung jura "Gur Obql" ebyyf nebhaq. ARJ FYNLRE CREPRCGVIRARFF SNNNNNNNVGU! Naq gur Jngpure cerqvpgvba. Qnza. Lrnu, lbh'yy svaq bhg ubj gurl jbex gbb. Yvxr nffubyr cngevnepuny perrcfgref.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Buffy': Season Three Predictions

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:25 +0000

Bu zna, nobhg Bm. Znex vf tbvat gb trg avpr naq pbzsl, jvgu Bm orvat n fgncyr guebhtubhg F3 naq gura whfg jura ur yrnfg rkcrpgf vg, OYNZZB JBEFG IREHPN RIRE NYY LBHE PERLF. Nyfb LRF GUR ZNLBE LRF. Ur jvyy trg lbh n avpr tynff bs zvyx jura lbh'er hcfrg, orpnhfr lbh arrq fgebat obarf. JR JVYY FRR BAR FANXR VA FRNFBA GUERR BU ZL TBQ ZNEX LBH QBA'G RIRA XABJ. Anyway, those were the spoilers, and I just wanted to say I'm lovin' the mix. A lovely friend made mixes for all the Doctor Who companions a while back and she put "Cold War" on the Martha Jones mix. It works for Buffy just as well as for Martha. Oh, fandommy music. You rule so very much.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches \'Buffy The Vampire Slayer\': S02E22 - Becoming, Part Two

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:54:02 +0000

V whfg zrna gung sbe n gvzr, vg jnfa'g ernyyl gung pyrne phg, naq nyfb V jnf wbxvat. Urapr gur jubyr 5-rnfl-fgrcf frghc?

Mark Watches : Mark Watches \'Buffy The Vampire Slayer\': S02E22 - Becoming, Part Two

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:07:50 +0000

Wbff Jurqba'f Thvqr gb Orpbzvat n Orggre Inzcrefba: 1) gel gb encr gur crefba lbh fnl lbh ybir 2) tb guebhtu gevnyf jvgu haxabja checbfr 3) trg lbhe fbhy onpx 4) ? 5) CEBSVG (Qba'g trg zr jebat, V fgvyy ybir Jurqba naq Fcvxr naq rirelguvat, ohg oynetu.)

Mark Watches : Mark Watches \'Buffy The Vampire Slayer\': S02E22 - Becoming, Part Two

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:50:47 +0000

Naq vg'f avpryl rpubrq (gur tnl zrgncube sngure svther ovg, gung vf) ol guvf favccrg sebz F4: Jnyfu: Fur'f irel frys-eryvnag, irel vaqrcraqrag-- Tvyrf: Rknpgyl! Jnyfu: --juvpu vf abg nyjnlf n tbbq guvat. (guvf pnhfrf Tvyrf gb cnhfr) V guvax vg pna or haurnygul gb gnxr ba nqhyg ebyrf gbb rneyl. Jung V fhfcrpg V'z frrvat vf n ernpgvba gb gur nofrapr bs n znyr ebyr zbqry. Tvyrf: (fdhvagvat) Nofrapr? Jnyfu: (fgnaqvat) Ohssl pyrneyl ynpxf n fgebat sngure svther.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches \'Buffy The Vampire Slayer\': S02E22 - Becoming, Part Two

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:34:31 +0000

Zl bayl ceboyrz jvgu gung nanylfvf - juvpu V guvax vf obgu gehr naq hggreyl arprffnel sebz n fgbel-gryyvat crefcrpgvir - vf gung V qba'g yvxr vg jura encr/nggrzcgrq encr/frkhny nffnhyg vf hfrq nf n zbzrag juvpu ranoyrf crefbany tebjgu be fbzr xvaq bs BZT NZNMVAT VAFVTUG sbe gur crefba crecrgengvat gur ivbyrapr. V srry yvxr vg fraqf n jebat zrffntr gb gur Erny Jbeyq (GZ). Ohg gung'f n crefbany vffhr zber guna nalguvat ryfr.