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WhiskeyDisk 12/03/19 12:23:15 AM #101:	The Wave Master posted... Oh, I did watch the first 2 episodes of The Mandalorian, and it's pretty darn good. I highly recommend it for your viewing experience. Best space Western since Firefly imo. (Have there been any space westerns since Firefly?) Either way, I'm eagerly awaiting the next episode. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:931030947] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted...</cite> <quote>Oh, I did watch the first 2 episodes of The Mandalorian, and it's pretty darn good. I highly recommend it for your viewing experience.</quote> Best space Western since Firefly imo. (Have there been any space westerns since Firefly?) Either way, I'm eagerly awaiting the next episode.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shadowsword87 12/03/19 12:29:43 AM #102:	I was handed Disney+ from my parents, my gf has been enjoying it, but I just sorta... don't care for the vast majority of the stuff there. --- ImmortalityV, "I would like to kiss Icoyar to be honest in a non gay way though" <cite>shadowsword87 posted [p:931031159] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>I was handed Disney+ from my parents, my gf has been enjoying it, but I just sorta... don't care for the vast majority of the stuff there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/03/19 1:24:08 PM #103:	I imagine I'll wait until Disney+ has been out for a few years before binging it for a month or two, unless I wind up getting access to somebody's account or something. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931050464] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>I imagine I'll wait until Disney+ has been out for a few years before binging it for a month or two, unless I wind up getting access to somebody's account or something.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 12/03/19 2:15:44 PM #104:	My wife wants to get Disney+. I'm opposed but not a battle I'm going to win. --- Align your chakras, it starts with your breathing. http://www.arfalpha.com/ScienceOfBreath/ScienceOfBreath.htm <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:931052752] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>My wife wants to get Disney+. I'm opposed but not a battle I'm going to win.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 12/03/19 2:19:10 PM #105:	I don't see a point in it, but that's mostly because I don't like streaming in general and don't have a ton of nostalgia for most Disney output at this point in my life (and the stuff I WOULD probably rewatch, I already own on DVD). --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:931052910] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>I don't see a point in it, but that's mostly because I don't like streaming in general and don't have a ton of nostalgia for most Disney output at this point in my life (and the stuff I WOULD probably rewatch, I already own on DVD).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 12/03/19 3:08:50 PM #106:	I have enjoyed the heck out of Disney Plus thus far. My wife watches The Nat Geo stuff, Dr. Oakley, African Lions, and last night, Life Below Zero. (Those people are nuts.) I've enjoyed The Simpsons and all the old 90's Saturday morning cartoons and the Disney after school cartoons. Plus, The Mandalorian is great. It's worth the 7 bucks a month for me. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:931055163] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>I have enjoyed the heck out of Disney Plus thus far. My wife watches The Nat Geo stuff, Dr. Oakley, African Lions, and last night, Life Below Zero. (Those people are nuts.) I've enjoyed The Simpsons and all the old 90's Saturday morning cartoons and the Disney after school cartoons. Plus, The Mandalorian is great. It's worth the 7 bucks a month for me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 12/03/19 3:20:54 PM #107:	The Disney Afternoon Toons are almost enough to get me to subscribe alone. I'm just waiting to see if they work out some of the kinks --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:931055710] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>The Disney Afternoon Toons are almost enough to get me to subscribe alone. I'm just waiting to see if they work out some of the kinks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 12/03/19 8:40:13 PM #108:	R.I.P. D.C. Fontana, 1939-2019 https://www.startrek.com/news/dc-fontana-1939-2019 --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:931069173] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>R.I.P. D.C. Fontana, 1939-2019 https://www.startrek.com/news/dc-fontana-1939-2019</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/03/19 10:23:25 PM #109:	Wonder how hard it'd be to get a job writing for a scifi show. Imagine that must be a hyper-competitive field since a lot of people would want to do it. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931073401] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Wonder how hard it'd be to get a job writing for a scifi show. Imagine that must be a hyper-competitive field since a lot of people would want to do it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I_Abibde 12/04/19 9:29:45 AM #110:	I imagine it is like trying to write in many other fields, nowadays. That is, unless you live in New York or L.A. and you know certain people, you can get fucked. shrugs --- -- I Abibde / Samuraiter Laughing at Game FAQs since 2002. <cite>I_Abibde posted [p:931088369] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>I imagine it is like trying to write in many other fields, nowadays. That is, unless you live in New York or L.A. and you know certain people, you can get fucked. shrugs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 12/04/19 2:59:40 PM #111:	Whoa, I missed this. It's been a whirlwind. Will write more later, but fun recap: I'll be in Phoenix to see the Steelers hopefully clobber the Cards (2nd Steelers game ever, 3rd NFL game). Taking a vacation from film work until next year. Getting more advanced in my Scuba certifications (that I only started a couple months back). I have Disney+ via my sister, I wasn't going to get it otherwise. The price point is fine, but I have too much I want to watch in my backlog anyways. Finished Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon, and working on Astral Chain now. Um, that's all. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:931101029] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Whoa, I missed this. It's been a whirlwind. Will write more later, but fun recap: I'll be in Phoenix to see the Steelers hopefully clobber the Cards (2nd Steelers game ever, 3rd NFL game). Taking a vacation from film work until next year. Getting more advanced in my Scuba certifications (that I only started a couple months back). I have Disney+ via my sister, I wasn't going to get it otherwise. The price point is fine, but I have too much I want to watch in my backlog anyways. Finished Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon, and working on Astral Chain now. Um, that's all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 12/04/19 6:28:46 PM #112:	--- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:931109684] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/04/19 11:17:21 PM #113:	Finally beat Altered Beast. Wound up watching a boss fight video for the final boss, but it really wasn't any help (their method wasn't working for me) and, while it didn't exactly "spoil" the ending, it showed me part of it. I will say that if I hadn't watched the lv4 boss fight a while, I'm not sure I ever would have been able to reliably beat him. Granted, my victorious playthrough I wound up fumbling an entire life/continue on it, which really wasn't one of my best performances although it was an improvement over my earliest attempts. All the same, pretty happy to beat the game since it took some replays and effort. I will say that you kinda lose something with unlimited checkpoints today, although you kinda need them for longer games whereas older titles were meant to be beaten in 15-60 minutes. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931122686] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Finally beat Altered Beast. Wound up watching a boss fight video for the final boss, but it really wasn't any help (their method wasn't working for me) and, while it didn't exactly "spoil" the ending, it showed me part of it. I will say that if I hadn't watched the lv4 boss fight a while, I'm not sure I ever would have been able to reliably beat him. Granted, my victorious playthrough I wound up fumbling an entire life/continue on it, which really wasn't one of my best performances although it was an improvement over my earliest attempts. All the same, pretty happy to beat the game since it took some replays and effort. I will say that you kinda lose something with unlimited checkpoints today, although you kinda need them for longer games whereas older titles were meant to be beaten in 15-60 minutes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 12/04/19 11:28:19 PM #114:	Zeus posted... Finally beat Altered Beast. God damn it, you leave ABe alone. Hasn't his anus suffered enough? --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:931123165] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>Finally beat Altered Beast.</quote> God damn it, you leave ABe alone. Hasn't his anus suffered enough?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/04/19 11:52:12 PM #115:	I'm sure if I understood your reference, I'd find it hilarious >_> --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931124231] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>I'm sure if I understood your reference, I'd find it hilarious >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 12/04/19 11:58:56 PM #116:	ParanoidObsessive posted... God damn it, you leave ABe alone. Hasn't his anus suffered enough? Not as much as syco when he broke Ail out of that psych ward... )o( pew, pew! )o( --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:931124534] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>God damn it, you leave ABe alone. Hasn't his anus suffered enough?</quote> Not as much as syco when he broke Ail out of that psych ward... )o( pew, pew! )o( </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 12/05/19 5:00:38 PM #117:	The Wave Master posted... If you were stuck in a tropical paradise with food, water, shelter, the Internet, and your health in tact, but for that reward you only get to play 5 video games for the rest of your life, what 5 games, would you bring with you, and why? To kinda piggyback off of what PO said, assuming Wave means the actual definition of paradise (basically, a land where all your wants and needs are fulfilled) and not the layman's idea of the word (a Caribbean beach with palm trees), then my need for an abundance of games would probably drop a lot. That said, I'm still a gamer at heart, so this would be tough. 1 would definitely have to be either a Mario or Zelda game. or possibly 2 slots go to these. A Mario game, with it;s many secrets and ways to entertain yourself, has more mileage, but I think I'd need at least 1 Zelda game to keep me rooted in a grand adventure, too. After that, it's probably be a mix of games with lots of replay value, like Smash, Mincecraft, Diablo, etc. Maybe even League of Legends, despite the fact that I've given up that cursed game. An Age of Empires, being a linchpin series in my gaming life, would probably have to be one. Perhaps Civilization 6, too. The Wave Master posted... Bonus Question: What 5 games would you not bring because they would make the paradise a nightmare? I feel like a better way to phrase this would be "Which 5 games, that you have played, and were forced upon you, would suck the most to only have access to?", since games that I've never played (specifically if I avoided them because I knew I wouldn't like them) opens up thousands of possibilities. But ones that I did play, but ended up not liking, would make more sense. Like PO said, there aren't many that have been so bad that I would dread playing them if I could only have 5. But any single player game that lacks any shine or replay value would be the worst. Like, I've played the first (3) 5 Nights at Freddy's games, and while they are enjoyable, they have some of the lowest replay value I can think of. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:931154770] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>If you were stuck in a tropical paradise with food, water, shelter, the Internet, and your health in tact, but for that reward you only get to play 5 video games for the rest of your life, what 5 games, would you bring with you, and why?</quote>To kinda piggyback off of what PO said, assuming Wave means the actual definition of paradise (basically, a land where all your wants and needs are fulfilled) and not the layman's idea of the word (a Caribbean beach with palm trees), then my need for an abundance of games would probably drop a lot. That said, I'm still a gamer at heart, so this would be tough. 1 would definitely have to be either a Mario or Zelda game. or possibly 2 slots go to these. A Mario game, with it;s many secrets and ways to entertain yourself, has more mileage, but I think I'd need at least 1 Zelda game to keep me rooted in a grand adventure, too. After that, it's probably be a mix of games with lots of replay value, like Smash, Mincecraft, Diablo, etc. Maybe even League of Legends, despite the fact that I've given up that cursed game. An Age of Empires, being a linchpin series in my gaming life, would probably have to be one. Perhaps Civilization 6, too. The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>Bonus Question: What 5 games would you not bring because they would make the paradise a nightmare?</quote>I feel like a better way to phrase this would be "Which 5 games, that you have played, and were forced upon you, would suck the most to only have access to?", since games that I've never played (specifically if I avoided them because I knew I wouldn't like them) opens up thousands of possibilities. But ones that I did play, but ended up not liking, would make more sense. Like PO said, there aren't many that have been so bad that I would dread playing them if I could only have 5. But any single player game that lacks any shine or replay value would be the worst. Like, I've played the first (3) 5 Nights at Freddy's games, and while they are enjoyable, they have some of the lowest replay value I can think of. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Korruptor 12/05/19 8:44:30 PM #118:	WhiskeyDisk posted... Not as much as syco when he broke Ail out of that psych ward... )o( pew, pew! )o( So whatever happened to that witch? I bet she overdosed herself doing some weird ass ritual at Stonehenge. <cite>Korruptor posted [p:931164143] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite> <quote>Not as much as syco when he broke Ail out of that psych ward... )o( pew, pew! )o(</quote> So whatever happened to that witch? I bet she overdosed herself doing some weird ass ritual at Stonehenge. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 12/05/19 8:50:11 PM #119:	Korruptor posted... So whatever happened to that witch? I bet she overdosed herself doing some weird ass ritual at Stonehenge. I think me and Shake may have killed her. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:931164440] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote><cite>Korruptor posted...</cite> <quote>So whatever happened to that witch? I bet she overdosed herself doing some weird ass ritual at Stonehenge.</quote> I think me and Shake may have killed her.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 12/08/19 6:51:37 PM #120:	Ren Auberjonois, 1940-2019 https://www.startrek.com/news/rene-auberjonois-1940-2019 Robert Walker Jr., 1940-2019 https://www.google.com/amp/s/ew.com/tv/2019/12/06/robert-walker-jr-star-trek-actor-dead-79/amp/ Along with DC Fontana, that makes 3...but damn Star Trek alums taking heavy losses this week. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:931293925] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Ren Auberjonois, 1940-2019 https://www.startrek.com/news/rene-auberjonois-1940-2019 Robert Walker Jr., 1940-2019 https://www.google.com/amp/s/ew.com/tv/2019/12/06/robert-walker-jr-star-trek-actor-dead-79/amp/ Along with DC Fontana, that makes 3...but damn Star Trek alums taking heavy losses this week. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/08/19 9:53:30 PM #121:	Newest (I think?) Simpsons episode ("Todd, why have you forsaken me?") was surprisingly good. As always, Homer is great as a background character. However, in general, they've overused god as a character this season. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931301874] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Newest (I think?) Simpsons episode ("Todd, why have you forsaken me?") was surprisingly good. As always, Homer is great as a background character. However, in general, they've overused god as a character this season. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 12/09/19 10:47:27 AM #122:	...and somewhat tangentially, Marina Sirtis' husband just died. Trek alumni are not doing well this past week. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:931320797] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>...and somewhat tangentially, Marina Sirtis' husband just died. Trek alumni are not doing well this past week. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/10/19 12:09:58 AM #123:	New Ghostbusters movie has me kinda hyped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZFCF--uRY Kinda digging the casting for the young chick, who has a cool Egan vibe. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931355704] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>New Ghostbusters movie has me kinda hyped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZFCF--uRY Kinda digging the casting for the young chick, who has a cool Egan vibe. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 12/10/19 2:32:47 PM #124:	Not a fan of them being kids, though. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:931380537] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Not a fan of them being kids, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 12/10/19 4:12:08 PM #125:	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9LrLM4Hvr9U The "Boobs Valentine" character design is sadly gone. However, these two remakes have been solid. I'm really interested in what Capcom has planned for a possible RE 8 on the PS5. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:931384986] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9LrLM4Hvr9U The "Boobs Valentine" character design is sadly gone. However, these two remakes have been solid. I'm really interested in what Capcom has planned for a possible RE 8 on the PS5. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 12/10/19 5:50:27 PM #126:	First we're getting RE4: Turbo HD Remix --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:931389599] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>First we're getting RE4: Turbo HD Remix </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 12/10/19 7:20:04 PM #127:	Zeus posted... New Ghostbusters movie has me kinda hyped. I'm going to say the same thing I said for the all-female Ghostbusters - the problem isn't who they pick to star, the problem is the script. With Ramis dead, Ackroyd not writing, and the trend for modern writers to completely misunderstand the appeal of the 80s films they're callously exploiting (which results in them either going completely camp and stupid or overly serious, either way the tone being all wrong), the end result is almost always an abomination that should have been left to quietly die. And this basically looks like someone decided that Stranger Things is really popular, so they should just make a Stranger Things/Ghostbusters crossover sort of movie. I can see this being better than the Feig movie, but then again, it would be extremely difficult to be worse than the Feig movie, so that's not really high praise. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:931393781] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>New Ghostbusters movie has me kinda hyped.</quote> I'm going to say the same thing I said for the all-female Ghostbusters - the problem isn't who they pick to star, the problem is the script. With Ramis dead, Ackroyd not writing, and the trend for modern writers to completely misunderstand the appeal of the 80s films they're callously exploiting (which results in them either going completely camp and stupid or overly serious, either way the tone being all wrong), the end result is almost always an abomination that should have been left to quietly die. And this basically looks like someone decided that Stranger Things is really popular, so they should just make a Stranger Things/Ghostbusters crossover sort of movie. I can see this being better than the Feig movie, but then again, it would be extremely difficult to be worse than the Feig movie, so that's not really high praise.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 12/10/19 7:33:44 PM #128:	ParanoidObsessive posted... And this basically looks like someone decided that Stranger Things is really popular, so they should just make a Stranger Things/Ghostbusters crossover sort of movie. The first thing I thought when I saw the trailer as well. Ghoster Things. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:931394331] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>And this basically looks like someone decided that Stranger Things is really popular, so they should just make a Stranger Things/Ghostbusters crossover sort of movie.</quote> The first thing I thought when I saw the trailer as well. Ghoster Things. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 12/10/19 8:00:41 PM #129:	WhiskeyDisk posted... The first thing I thought when I saw the trailer as well. Ghoster Things. It MIGHT just be trailer editing bullshittery, and the actual movie will have a totally different vibe, but it doesn't really help debunk the theory that they literally cast the kid from Stranger Things to be in it. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:931395522] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote><cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>The first thing I thought when I saw the trailer as well. Ghoster Things.</quote> It MIGHT just be trailer editing bullshittery, and the actual movie will have a totally different vibe, but it doesn't really help debunk the theory that they literally cast the kid from Stranger Things to be in it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 12/10/19 8:17:16 PM #130:	Can't be good without Wiig and McKinnon --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:931396326] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Can't be good without Wiig and McKinnon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 12/10/19 8:26:26 PM #131:	Metalsonic66 posted... Can't be good without Wiig and McKinnon I laughed when I heard that Leslie Jones apparently complained that it was disrespectful that the new movie was clearly pretending that their movie never happened. I was like, well, first, your movie was entirely predicated on ignoring the originals ever happened, so kind of hypocritical there... but also, your movie lost tens of millions of dollars, nearly killed the franchise as a whole forever, and put hundreds of people out of work, so it's probably not entirely surprising that people wouldn't be keen to remind it was a thing or continue to reference it. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:931396737] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote><cite>Metalsonic66 posted...</cite> <quote>Can't be good without Wiig and McKinnon</quote> I laughed when I heard that Leslie Jones apparently complained that it was disrespectful that the new movie was clearly pretending that their movie never happened. I was like, well, first, your movie was entirely predicated on ignoring the originals ever happened, so kind of hypocritical there... but also, your movie lost tens of millions of dollars, nearly killed the franchise as a whole forever, and put hundreds of people out of work, so it's probably not entirely surprising that people wouldn't be keen to remind it was a thing or continue to reference it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/10/19 9:36:40 PM #132:	A few days ago I bought a ps2 Slim at a Goodwill for $15. I'm not sure if the connections are all that different from the normal unit, if I just couldn't remember how to actually connect it, or if it was defective, but I couldn't figure out how to get the damn thing to work >_< Tried it on my old CRTV or whatever (but I couldn't find the remote) then a more modern tv (whose "game" option seemed to just be looking for an HDMI connection), and then a cheaper unit. Tried to google some answers, but it wasn't much help. Finally wound up just returning it since the return policy is only like 48 hours and I stupidly didn't put much effort into trying to get it to work the night I bought it. Still, it seriously sucks because that would have been a great value, it was a more conveniently-sized device, it should have been more reliable, and it would have been a decent back-up if my current (not in use) ps2 ever broke down. CyborgSage00x0 posted... Not a fan of them being kids, though. The full crew probably won't be kids and having some be kids lets them have at least some recurring cast. ParanoidObsessive posted... I'm going to say the same thing I said for the all-female Ghostbusters - the problem isn't who they pick to star, the problem is the script. You say that, but I'm not sure even a good script could have worked with that cast. More importantly, we may have had an inking that it was going to be a trainwreck from the casting, but we had confirmation with the trailer. By contrast, this has a reasonably good-looking trailer -- even if kids growing up not knowing about the ghost incidents feels a little improbable and the timeline seems shaky. ParanoidObsessive posted... With Ramis dead, Ackroyd not writing, and the trend for modern writers to completely misunderstand the appeal of the 80s films they're callously exploiting (which results in them either going completely camp and stupid or overly serious, either way the tone being all wrong), the end result is almost always an abomination that should have been left to quietly die. And this basically looks like someone decided that Stranger Things is really popular, so they should just make a Stranger Things/Ghostbusters crossover sort of movie. Yeah, but I think Ghostbusters 2 also shows that the original creative team might not have understood the appeal of the original film =p ParanoidObsessive posted... It MIGHT just be trailer editing bullshittery, and the actual movie will have a totally different vibe, but it doesn't really help debunk the theory that they literally cast the kid from Stranger Things to be in it. Which one is from Stranger Things? And, prior to watching Knives Out, it'd been a while since I saw some real straight-up trailer editing bullshit. The trailer made it look like a campy comedy, including characterizations completely at odds with the film. Of course, afterward I learned Rian Johnson directed it so... I shouldn't be entirely surprised that it failed to deliver on expectations. Not that it was terrible for a movie I had been talked into seeing at the last minute. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931399662] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>A few days ago I bought a ps2 Slim at a Goodwill for $15. I'm not sure if the connections are all that different from the normal unit, if I just couldn't remember how to actually connect it, or if it was defective, but I couldn't figure out how to get the damn thing to work >_< Tried it on my old CRTV or whatever (but I couldn't find the remote) then a more modern tv (whose "game" option seemed to just be looking for an HDMI connection), and then a cheaper unit. Tried to google some answers, but it wasn't much help. Finally wound up just returning it since the return policy is only like 48 hours and I stupidly didn't put much effort into trying to get it to work the night I bought it. Still, it seriously sucks because that would have been a great value, it was a more conveniently-sized device, it should have been more reliable, and it would have been a decent back-up if my current (not in use) ps2 ever broke down. CyborgSage00x0 posted... </cite> <quote>Not a fan of them being kids, though.</quote> The full crew probably won't be kids and having some be kids lets them have at least some recurring cast. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>I'm going to say the same thing I said for the all-female Ghostbusters - the problem isn't who they pick to star, the problem is the script.</quote> You say that, but I'm not sure even a good script could have worked with that cast. More importantly, we may have had an inking that it was going to be a trainwreck from the casting, but we had confirmation with the trailer. By contrast, this has a reasonably good-looking trailer -- even if kids growing up not knowing about the ghost incidents feels a little improbable and the timeline seems shaky. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>With Ramis dead, Ackroyd not writing, and the trend for modern writers to completely misunderstand the appeal of the 80s films they're callously exploiting (which results in them either going completely camp and stupid or overly serious, either way the tone being all wrong), the end result is almost always an abomination that should have been left to quietly die. And this basically looks like someone decided that Stranger Things is really popular, so they should just make a Stranger Things/Ghostbusters crossover sort of movie.</quote> Yeah, but I think Ghostbusters 2 also shows that the original creative team might not have understood the appeal of the original film =p ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>It MIGHT just be trailer editing bullshittery, and the actual movie will have a totally different vibe, but it doesn't really help debunk the theory that they literally cast the kid from Stranger Things to be in it.</quote> Which one is from Stranger Things? And, prior to watching Knives Out, it'd been a while since I saw some real straight-up trailer editing bullshit. The trailer made it look like a campy comedy, including characterizations completely at odds with the film. Of course, afterward I learned Rian Johnson directed it so... I shouldn't be entirely surprised that it failed to deliver on expectations. Not that it was terrible for a movie I had been talked into seeing at the last minute. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 12/10/19 9:50:18 PM #133:	They should have just made that other one a sequel --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:931400237] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>They should have just made that other one a sequel </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/10/19 9:54:43 PM #134:	Metalsonic66 posted... They should have just made that other one a sequel The one where they traveled to other realities and fought giants? Or are you talking about doing something else for a third film? Because if the Ghostbusters game became a movie, that might have been pretty cool. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931400417] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted... </cite> <quote>They should have just made that other one a sequel</quote> The one where they traveled to other realities and fought giants? Or are you talking about doing something else for a third film? Because if the Ghostbusters game became a movie, that might have been pretty cool. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 12/10/19 9:59:30 PM #135:	No, I mean the one with the women should have just been 20+ years after the older ones, with the characters being the current team of Ghostbusters --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:931400600] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>No, I mean the one with the women should have just been 20+ years after the older ones, with the characters being the current team of Ghostbusters </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 12/10/19 10:23:39 PM #136:	ParanoidObsessive posted... I laughed when I heard that Leslie Jones apparently complained that it was disrespectful that the new movie was clearly pretending that their movie never happened. I mean, half the reason anyone knows of Leslie Jones to begin with is her concern trolling on Twitter. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:931401615] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>I laughed when I heard that Leslie Jones apparently complained that it was disrespectful that the new movie was clearly pretending that their movie never happened.</quote>I mean, half the reason anyone knows of Leslie Jones to begin with is her concern trolling on Twitter. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 12/10/19 10:26:47 PM #137:	Well, this didn't take long: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vzSPROcX1U Surprised they went with Jay and Rich rather than Mike and Rich. But I laughed when they literally made the Stranger Things comparison with the very first joke. I am validated! --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:931401764] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Well, this didn't take long: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vzSPROcX1U Surprised they went with Jay and Rich rather than Mike and Rich. But I laughed when they literally made the Stranger Things comparison with the very first joke. I am validated!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 12/11/19 8:07:48 AM #138:	Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans has some seriously good writing. --- Align your chakras, it starts with your breathing. http://www.arfalpha.com/ScienceOfBreath/ScienceOfBreath.htm <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:931415135] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans has some seriously good writing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 12/13/19 11:01:09 AM #139:	Microsoft revealed the "Sex Box" last night at the game awards. Sure it's called "The Xbox Series X" but Sex Box has a nice ring to it, and that's what I'm calling it from here forward. As funny as the Sex Box's name is, the fact it looks like a late 90's mini PC tower is just as funny. Microsoft nailed it last night. Especially if their goal is to make me laugh, and make a fool of themselves. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:931528873] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Microsoft revealed the "Sex Box" last night at the game awards. Sure it's called "The Xbox Series X" but Sex Box has a nice ring to it, and that's what I'm calling it from here forward. As funny as the Sex Box's name is, the fact it looks like a late 90's mini PC tower is just as funny. Microsoft nailed it last night. Especially if their goal is to make me laugh, and make a fool of themselves. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/13/19 11:14:41 PM #140:	Yeah, I don't get it at all. It's a weird decision. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931558569] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, I don't get it at all. It's a weird decision. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 12/14/19 3:44:21 AM #141:	It's the sort of thing that happens when you let your engineers handle the marketing. They had the same problem early this gen as well. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:931565067] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>It's the sort of thing that happens when you let your engineers handle the marketing. They had the same problem early this gen as well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/14/19 4:38:00 AM #142:	Wait, that's M$'s next-gen console? That fucking naming convention is just confusing. When I first read about the specs, I wasn't 100% sure that it was the xboner's successor or just an upgraded version of the xboner. But man, M$ has really pulled an xboner with this one! They might even win boner of the year! --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931565884] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Wait, that's M$'s next-gen console? That fucking naming convention is just confusing. When I first read about the specs, I wasn't 100% sure that it was the xboner's successor or just an upgraded version of the xboner. But man, M$ has really pulled an xboner with this one! They might even win boner of the year! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I_Abibde 12/14/19 11:20:19 AM #143:	shakes head Microsoft lost me after the 360. A shame, considering that the original Box and the 360 both have plenty of games I enjoy playing, but the Bone ... does not. Nothing in my genres of choice. And the Sex Box is likely to be very similar. Then again, I have no plans to get a PS5, either, since Sony pissed me off. Looks like the Switch and I are going to be good friends for a long time. --- -- I Abibde / Samuraiter Laughing at Game FAQs since 2002. <cite>I_Abibde posted [p:931573557] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>shakes head Microsoft lost me after the 360. A shame, considering that the original Box and the 360 both have plenty of games I enjoy playing, but the Bone ... does not. Nothing in my genres of choice. And the Sex Box is likely to be very similar. Then again, I have no plans to get a PS5, either, since Sony pissed me off. Looks like the Switch and I are going to be good friends for a long time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 12/14/19 3:05:54 PM #144:	Didn't get a PS3 until 2008 Didn't get a PS4 until 2018 Probably won't get a PS5 until at least 2024 lol --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:931581131] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Didn't get a PS3 until 2008 Didn't get a PS4 until 2018 Probably won't get a PS5 until at least 2024 lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Korruptor 12/14/19 10:05:25 PM #145:	Especially if their goal is to make me laugh, and make a fool of themselves. I dunno, they are having the last laugh selling the data that their OS on your computer is collecting. You probably wouldn't even need a PS5/X-whatever if you have a decent PC anyway and they haven't been pushing out new hardware as much as before, even if you don't want to put with the bull** of building a PC, you're better off waiting for a long while before the better games and the cheaper console revisions come out. I have never been excited for new consoles since the PS3. <cite>Korruptor posted [p:931596045] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote><quote>Especially if their goal is to make me laugh, and make a fool of themselves.</quote> I dunno, they are having the last laugh selling the data that their OS on your computer is collecting. You probably wouldn't even need a PS5/X-whatever if you have a decent PC anyway and they haven't been pushing out new hardware as much as before, even if you don't want to put with the bull** of building a PC, you're better off waiting for a long while before the better games and the cheaper console revisions come out. I have never been excited for new consoles since the PS3. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/14/19 10:10:49 PM #146:	Metalsonic66 posted... Didn't get a PS3 until 2008 Didn't get a PS4 until 2018 Probably won't get a PS5 until at least 2024 lol I think I got a ps3 in 2007, but I didn't get a ps4 until 2019 and I probably won't play it until 2020. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931596251] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted... </cite> <quote>Didn't get a PS3 until 2008 Didn't get a PS4 until 2018 Probably won't get a PS5 until at least 2024 lol</quote> I think I got a ps3 in 2007, but I didn't get a ps4 until 2019 and I probably won't play it until 2020. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 12/14/19 10:13:35 PM #147:	I'm glad I waited because a lot of the games I wanted early on are cheap now, plus some good ones I've gotten from PS+ --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:931596349] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>I'm glad I waited because a lot of the games I wanted early on are cheap now, plus some good ones I've gotten from PS+ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 12/14/19 10:49:20 PM #148:	Metalsonic66 posted... I'm glad I waited because a lot of the games I wanted early on are cheap now, plus some good ones I've gotten from PS+ That's why I generally don't bother adopting any new systems right away, except maybe Nintendo products because their library is less prone to discounting. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:931597568] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted... </cite> <quote>I'm glad I waited because a lot of the games I wanted early on are cheap now, plus some good ones I've gotten from PS+</quote> That's why I generally don't bother adopting any new systems right away, except maybe Nintendo products because their library is less prone to discounting. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 12/14/19 11:32:02 PM #149:	I usually wait a year or two and for a few games to come out before buying a new console. The only exception was the 360 when I went to Walmart on day one, and bought one with my brothers. Which is a great memory now that Chris had passed away. Either way, I'm good with my ps4 until at least 2021, and I might be able to snag a good sell on Black Friday in two years with a Bundle or a nice price drop, but I seriously don't see any new console as a day one purchase any more. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:931599071] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>I usually wait a year or two and for a few games to come out before buying a new console. The only exception was the 360 when I went to Walmart on day one, and bought one with my brothers. Which is a great memory now that Chris had passed away. Either way, I'm good with my ps4 until at least 2021, and I might be able to snag a good sell on Black Friday in two years with a Bundle or a nice price drop, but I seriously don't see any new console as a day one purchase any more. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Entity13 12/15/19 8:10:54 AM #150:	Yeah, I usually wait until a console has at least three or four exclusives on it that interest me personally. Since BotW--which was Wii U exclusive and the deciding factor both when I preordered it--was brought over to the Switch on release, my minimum for exclusives on the Switch increased to five games. There was Octopath Traveler, but that is on Steam now. There is the title of Metroid Prime 4, but nothing more. The Switch is possibly going to be a pass for me, unlike the Wii U ended up being. --- http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb179/EntityXIII/entityfn7.jpg <cite>Entity13 posted [p:931610353] in Geek+: Str... [t:78164686]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, I usually wait until a console has at least three or four exclusives on it that interest me personally. Since BotW--which was Wii U exclusive and the deciding factor both when I preordered it--was brought over to the Switch on release, my minimum for exclusives on the Switch increased to five games. There was Octopath Traveler, but that is on Steam now. There is the title of Metroid Prime 4, but nothing more. The Switch is possibly going to be a pass for me, unlike the Wii U ended up being. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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