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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Raka_Putra posted...

Merry belated Christmas.

How dare you belate me!
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

I really should give CHIKARA a watch.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

dark! Merry Christmas! And a Happy Mother's day
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Snake5555555555 posted...

Merry Christmas scarlet, I look forward to this little letter every December. It would definitely be cool to do a collab project, maybe rank a certain year's comic character debuts or something. The first couple of months of 2019 will be occupied by a project I've been long working on, but after I'm free.

Looking forward to this mysterious project!
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

I got your votes!

Looking forward to more ballots. You have about a week to get them in!
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

All right time for a little bit of a Christmas Week.

This is a great week for the many people who haven't caught up to catch up on previous weeks (and remember if you need help remembering what was in a previous week or finding those stories, PM me here or on Discord).

For the rest of you, three stories. First, 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas in Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21. Darwyn Cooke does the heavy lifting on art here, and the story is an over-the-top goofy bundle of fun with a little yuletide cheer mixed in. It's Christmas as only Spider-Man can deliver.

Secondly, a little bit of nostalgia for me. When I was younger, I saved up my own money and bought JLA #60 for myself before Christmas because I wanted to get a subscription to the series my parents had been buying for me until that point. JLA #60 featured Mark Waid writing a story entitled "Merry Christmas, Justice League -- Now Die!!" And without giving too much away, Santa takes on the Devil with the League hanging in the balance. It's whimsical, weirdly sweet story centered around the often-overlooked character of Plastic Man, coming right before his big push as a more serious character under Joe Kelly's run. Great stuff, and a great send-off for Mark Waid, who left the title after this tale.

The final story is called "Christmas Knight", and it features in Starman #27. Starman is actually my favorite comic series of all time, and this short one-shot story sees the main character, Jack Knight, waylaid by a down-on-his-luck Santa Claus on the way to a Christmas party featuring the rest of the supporting cast in his series. I'm not sure how this will read out of the context of the rest of the series, but I've always found it to be a heartwarming tale that really filled me with that Christmas spirit, so hopefully the same will happen for you. We'll be coming back to Starman at some point soon, so I hope you all enjoy James Robinson's writing.

Anyways, three one-shots. I know that MI will probably want more with his sleepless papa nights, but I promise to make up for it next week with a topic I think everyone will enjoy immensely.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

WickIebee posted...

Merry Christmas Scarlet. Btw, Iceman got me SR4 so when we finally get back to 3, we'll be able to go to 4 after it's beaten. And also I'll try in this upcoming week to catch back up in comics, I'm sorry for being so behind.

I hope you do catch up!DoomTheGyarados posted...

Scarlet I picked up a Dark X-men series yesterday at a comic store in Miami because it features Namor because of you. I will let you know what I think of it when I read it soon.

Yeah, that's a bit of a weird series, and Namor is a real fish out of water with that group. Merry Christmas, Chris.
Eddv posted...

Merry Yuletide to you sir.

Ed I left you off of APWT! Sorry! Merry Christmas!
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

In what has become an annual tradition for me on Christmas, I like to write a note of appreciation to Board 8 after breakfast every year, showing appreciation to many of you for playing a part in my continued love of this place. It's not often that we all say kind things towards one another that aren't dripping with at least a little sarcasm. I know that oftentimes I play right into that same cynical, detached hand of gruff distance that plagues the board. But I yearn, at least once a year, to say something meaningful and positive about this place that so many of us have come to for many years. So, not in order of importance, scattered and inarticulately presented, here are some Christmas thank yous.

To Gauntlet Crew, as always, thank you. Whether we're arguing about sex scenes in the Terminator or discussing the merits of nominations for Save Mys, you are a consistent group of individuals who don't hide agendas or push selfish angles. Charon and Karo especially for hosting lists in this calendar year, thank you. I never get enough of the film ranking experience with the group, and you both did excellent jobs curating your lists. Stifled, for allowing me to be an honorary Bear Bro this year. Inviso, I feel like I let myself down by not doing more with you this year. We'll have to get back to the saga of Teacher Cha or someone else soon. KBM, I'm so glad to see you back around the group, and it was excellent to see your thoughts and share in conversation with you on the Sci Fi List. It's too bad that Poke didn't participate on that list, and I hope you get a little more engaged soon, buddy. Wickle and Ermine, you two have been excellent partners in my journey through Umineko and our various fakakta video game adventures. You both are consistently funny, engaging, entertaining, and I can't wait to continue the fun in 2019. Snake, you and I didn't engage as much this year, but you're a fantastic guy and one of my favorite users on the Board. I'm also itching to work on something with you. Maybe 2019. There's also everyone else who worked on lists this year: Genny, red, Johnbobb. And last but not least, JONA. I set my weekly calendar by our wrestling excursions. I have so many fond memories of the nearly infinite list of inside jokes we've developed for every worker. But more importantly, I just enjoy sharing the time watching wrestling with you. I doubt I would enjoy any of the shows we watch a quarter of as much without your commentary, your brilliant sharp wit. And when I'm having a stressful week, oftentimes, it's those simple couple hours of bad WWE programming that make things a little more bearable, so I thank you.

There's another group I have to thank - the small but loyal group of the Board 8 Comic Book Club. MI, davidponte, HDT, and Karo are the only remaining members at this time, but hopefully we'll grow back to the numbers with which we started in the fall. The small group of you are still excellent conversation and I love that you look at the stories without an over-critical eye; you all really seem to get a great joy from reading comics, and it sort of reignites my passion for reading by proxy.

To those of you who post in the APWT, thanks. Almost everyone and their "bizarre" opinions are always enjoyable for me to read and use to digest my own opinions and define them more eloquently. And there are users like voltch, NBIceman and Steiner who introduce me or continue to prompt me to keep my horizons expanded outside of simply the US scene. I'm greatly appreciative to Steiner for getting me aboard the PROGRESS train this year. There are too many users in APWT to list, from Jakyl to Rock, but all of you are welcome in my book.

There are surely others I'm forgetting this year. This board is chock full of fantastic people with unique voices. It's the best aspect of this place, the melding of so many ideas in one place. I adore it. And if you can't say it at Christmas, when else can you say it? I love you, Board 8.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

I wasn't watching yesterday and the topic purged. I'll have new comics to talk about later today for this week. It'll be a relatively light week given it's sandwiched between Christmas and New Year's. Sometime when I have a down moment between presents and dinner with the family.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ACO was such a fantastic experience and it presented its subject matter better than I could have ever wished.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

...Huh.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Obligatory bump for Christmas Eve.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

This would also be fun for fictional shows and movies.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Prince John
Meg
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

The first show I'll name is soon to return for its second season: The Orville!
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

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scarletspeed7 posted...

Draven vs. Shepard vs. Link (2013)

Best match of all time.

In a weird way, it was.

Commander Shepard single-handedly had to make a moral decision, Paragon or Renegade, and the effects were felt through the rest of the series. It couldn't have been more Bioware if it was an actual Bioware game!
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Oh cool. Thanks for the heads up. Have a good Christmas, char.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Draven vs. Shepard vs. Link (2013)

Best match of all time.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

WWE compares itself to all content on television, so I think it's only fair that I do the same. That way, I'm playing ball by WWE's rules and I'm not going out of my way to be a problem fan that independently creates a negative experience for the product before it has a chance to prove itself.

So let's all name shows currently running on TV that are better than RAW!
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Lumiere
Cave
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Tamina
Hermes
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

LapisLazuli posted...

Hold my bag I need to go be mad that the 2020 Netflix Contra series didn't include every boss and changed what weapon C did.

The Diddy Kong Racing movie didn't include Darkwater Beach and therefore it is clearly the worst musical adaptation of a video game in 2023 and that includes the utterly atrocious Luigi's Mansion production made by the creators of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

I think I know who will take home Least Improved and/or Worst Wrestler.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Snrkiko posted...

Pirateking2000 posted...

The VA for Drac (who did Dante from Dante's Inferno) is great what are you talking about?

my main beef is with trevor, alucard, the priest dude, and godbrand. dracula and sipher are mostly fine

I'm guessing you watch a ton of anime and not a lot of live-action television? The show is very toned down from what I consider the normally over-the-top goofiness of anime voice acting, and I think a lot of that has to do with casting excellent stage and screen performers. You listed three very successful actors as ones you don't like, and I think the commonality is that they don't hamfist the performances like most anime. At least for me, someone who has tried countless times to enjoy anime and found that, most of the time, the story can't outwrite the acting. I know this isn't true anime, but it does have an eastern influence, and it's one of the rare shows of its nature I found at all enjoyable because the performances weren't beating my head in with a ballpeen hammer approach rather than a scalpel approach.

It's cool if you just enjoy a different style of television. Try as I might, I have difficulty enjoying that anime style in general. I think it's because I've been reared in western television and so that style resonates the most.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

I live in a world where Warren Ellis delivers too much exposition? Next I'm going to hear that Grant Morrison panders to a casual audience.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Anastasia Romanov (Shadow Hearts)
San (Princess Mononoke)
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Mipha
Vanellope
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Mega Mana posted...

There should be a best moment of the year.

Titus needs votes

I would accept this for Angle of the Year.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Thoris
Wendy
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

WW
Iolande
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

I would definitely bet on it. I could see it also taking Angle of the Year and landing a placement on Match of the Year.

I don't think it would be in my votes for the latter two, but I won't fault people for voting for it.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

I think the hardest category for me is Theme Song, and I think my top choice is going to get no other votes. EC3 is my top choice this year. I was torn between that, Undisputed Era and Aleister Black.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

2 straight MMA losses.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

The only question is "Who failed who first?"
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Bombay
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

It's crazy how there are absolutely no emotional stakes to these shows.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Livestream of MWC:


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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Lumiere
Cave
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Hey folks, please post if you plan to participate, just so I know for whom to look out in my inbox.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Hey folks, it's that time of the year again, so let's keep the tradition stemming back to 2012 alive! Whether you have watched 20 hours a week or just one show a month, I hope you all will vote in the end of the year All-Purpose Wrestling Awards! Eddv passed on returning as host again this year, so I'm going to temporarily resume hosting duties once more:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77326023
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

It's that time of the year again, when all of the wrestling fans of Board 8 come together, whether they watch Japanese wrestling exclusively or only mainline WWE, to vote on their superlatives of the year. The rules are simple and remain virtually unchanged from previous years. You may vote for up to three things in a category, and the order in which you list them will be weighted from three points to one point. Please PM your votes to me on either GameFAQs or Discord; you have until the stroke of midnight of the New Year, 2019!

There are several categories, so let's take a quick look at what's up for discussion this year:

Wrestler of the Year: Who is the total package? Who dazzled you with their in-ring prowess and blew the doors off of every bingo hall in town? Last year's winner was Kazuchika Okada.

Match of the Year: Which bout will forever remain in your heart as the greatest of 2018? Last year's Wrestle Kingdom match featuring Kazuchika Okada against Kenny Omega landed this prize.

Event of the Year: Which pay-per-view or live show was the single most impressive of 2018? Which card ran down like a Greatest Hits album? Last year's Wrestle Kingdom took this prize in 2017.

Feud of the Year: These two (or three or four or five or six) performers took it to the next level in 2018 with great promos, great matches and consistently excellent work every time they tussled. Last year, Okada vs. Omega also took this prize.

Angle of the Year: What single moment of storytelling in 2018 was unforgettable for you? Which moment will live on thanks to its iconic narrative? Last year, the Festival of Friendship snagged this one.

Promotion of the Year: The top prize for the corporations of the world, New Japan snagged this one last year (are you sensing a theme in 2017)?

Show of the Year: Which regularly aired program proved to be the top dog in the world of scheduled programming? Last year, a shocking out-of-nowhere win by Tiger Mask W stole the show (award).

Woman of the Year: Which female wrestling talent dazzled the most in 2018? In a world of revolutions, last year's winner was the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka.

Tag Team of the Year: Which combination of talent proved the best at slapping each other in order to change position in the ring? Last year's winner was the Uso Penitentiary itself, Jimmy and Jey Uso.

Best Personality: Purely from a character standpoint, which character dazzled the most when a camera was rolling? Last year, Hiromu Takahashi's run with the unforgettable Daryl snagged this win.

Most Improved: Which worker went from zero to hero this year? Last year's winner was Braun Strowman.

Best New Character: Which character or gimmick that debuted in 2018 impressed you the most? Last year's winner was Hiromu Takahashi once again.

Best Theme Song: Who has the best entrance music in 2018? Last year's winner was AJ Styles' fondly-regarded theme, "Phenomenal".

Worst Angle: A new award last year, Worst Angle is the gut-wrenchingly stupidest thing you saw on wrestling television. Last year, this dubious distinction went to the House of Horrors match.

Worst Wrestler: Who was the biggest stinker in the ring of 2018? Last year, this dishonorable mention went to Jinder Mahal.

Most Embarassing Wrestling Fiasco: In or out of the ring, what event made you ashamed to love the squared circle? Last year's winner was "Everything TNA".

Least Improved: Which worker plateaued or even plummeted in quality the most in 2018? Last year's winner was Roman Reigns.

Get to voting!
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Wait, they're FINALLY following up on this? I'm so excited.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Tamina
Hermes
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Guy Gardner is a very entertaining character but I can understand why someone would find him obnoxious.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Prince John
Willow
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Well done all.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

bombay
baymax
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

lumiere
cave
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful