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 Jan 25 2010, 05:45 PM
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Shooting Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686  |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 17 2010, 12:14 AM)  Isn't Batman the only person to have ever dodged the Omega Beam? (I'm shocked that I not only know this, but saw that segment of that episode of JLU) My animated continuity knowledge isn't that great but I'm fairly certain Superman did in Superman: TAS. Heh... Michael Ironsides as the voice of Darkseid. In comics continuity, not to my knowledge. Or at least, not if Darkseid intended to hit the subject in question. Poor DeSaad was zapped and brought back to life more than I can remember. |
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Jan 25 2010, 08:26 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,183 Joined: 5-December 07 From: Lower UCAS, along the border Member No.: 14,507 |
If I'm remembering the right scene, it's not so much that Supes dodges it and more that it looks like it's going to hit Supes - and then promptly right turns and kills DeSaad.
But again, I'm probably thinking of something else. |
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Jan 25 2010, 09:00 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Jan 25 2010, 12:45 PM) My animated continuity knowledge isn't that great but I'm fairly certain Superman did in Superman: TAS. Heh... Michael Ironsides as the voice of Darkseid. In comics continuity, not to my knowledge. Or at least, not if Darkseid intended to hit the subject in question. Poor DeSaad was zapped and brought back to life more than I can remember. Oh, yay Google Power! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Jan 26 2010, 11:49 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 21-March 05 From: Freeport NY Member No.: 7,205 |
Did I miss these two?
Smokin' Aces: Stealth? What stealth? Private security guards, armed, are mowed down by crazy neonazi biker guys in armor using chainsaws in gunfights. A million dollar bounty on a wannabe gang-leader. Snipers blasting feds away, and fixers setting up jobs that go sideways. If you're the run-and-gun type, this flick's for you! Lucky Number Slevin: First of all - Bruce Willis. Second of all, Morgan Freeman. Each character has a purpose and a role in the world; mafiosos, crooked cops, mistaken identities and revenge plots. Its the opposite of Smokin' Aces - while the mysteries can be figured out on the first go, there's at least one part that just comes out of the blue. Check it out. |
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Jan 26 2010, 11:54 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 186 Joined: 14-May 05 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 7,394 |
Tears of the Sun
Hot Fuzz Shawn of the Dead Predator 1 & 2 |
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Jan 26 2010, 11:59 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,424 Joined: 7-December 09 From: Freedonia Member No.: 17,952 |
on smokin aces: a bunch of em snuck around very well. just not the crazy neo nazies...
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Jan 27 2010, 04:06 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 21-March 05 From: Freeport NY Member No.: 7,205 |
QUOTE (Daylen @ Jan 26 2010, 06:59 PM) on smokin aces: a bunch of em snuck around very well. just not the crazy neo nazies... Oh, yeah! In fact, one guy was basically a master-of-disguise. Another girl tried to infiltrate dressed up as a hooker. Another dude impersonated an FBI agent. Of course, the FBI impersonator got into a shootout with a real FBI guy, the hooker chick got into a shootout with another FBI guy, and the master-of-disguise almost succeeded at the mission then had to make an escape from...The FBI. The Neonazis almost pulled it off, but they got taken down by an elite bodyguard type guy. In the end, firepower won out more often than stealth; in fact, the target never really got taken down except by a bad case of heartburn or, y'know, some genetic disorder. |
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Jan 27 2010, 06:32 AM
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QUOTE (Kovu Muphasa @ Dec 30 2009, 11:42 AM) What I am surprised about is the number of Shadowrun Players that have no clue what Blade Runner is. "You...don't know what...? *long pause* OUT! OUT OF MY HOME, BARBARIAN SWINE!" Yeah, that's about how it would go. |
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Jan 27 2010, 12:09 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,183 Joined: 5-December 07 From: Lower UCAS, along the border Member No.: 14,507 |
I realize that you're joking, but seriously, I've absorbed enough of Bladerunner through geek osmosis and popular culture that I just don't feel the need to watch the stupid movie. I'm not a fan of the era and genre, so I don't really give two tosses. Same goes for Dune.
Other people may feel its because Seinfeld is Unfunny... |
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Jan 27 2010, 12:52 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Even though i have seen both bladerunner and dune, i don't think too highly of either one of those movies . . .
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Jan 27 2010, 02:26 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
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Jan 29 2010, 03:42 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,236 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 27 2010, 07:26 AM) Seinfeld is/was funny? I never liked it. I must be broken. |
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Jan 29 2010, 03:47 AM
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QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jan 27 2010, 12:52 PM) Even though i have seen both bladerunner and dune, i don't think too highly of either one of those movies . . . The book Dune is much better than any of the movies. Which version did you see? the 2000ish one or the 1984 one? |
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Jan 29 2010, 05:10 AM
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I've been showing my players the FX TV series "Sons of Anarchy" to show them what gangland life is like. Shows like "The Shield" and "The Sopranos" work, too, but SOA is my favorite of the three.
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Jan 29 2010, 08:26 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
QUOTE (Achsin @ Jan 29 2010, 04:47 AM) The book Dune is much better than any of the movies. Which version did you see? the 2000ish one or the 1984 one? both. and the book was too dry for my taste. |
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Jan 29 2010, 11:05 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Good ol' Germany Member No.: 7,015 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jan 29 2010, 04:26 AM) both. and the book was too dry for my taste. Dry as the Desert ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) (for Mee too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ) with a Dance in the Dessert Medicineman |
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Jan 29 2010, 01:52 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jan 29 2010, 03:26 AM) both. and the book was too dry for my taste. Someone has been reading his Penny Arcade. Dune is one of the best sci-fi novels ever written. All puns aside, Dune is many things but "dry" it is not. The 2000ish Sci-Fi Channel series was probably the most accurate adaptation but it wasn't very good. Dune doesn't adapt well to the screen. It's not Star Wars. QUOTE (Draco18s @ Jan 25 2010, 04:00 PM) Oh, yay Google Power! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Crap. That was one of three Paul Dini-verse episodes I've never seen. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) I was seriously ready to cry when JLU ended but at least it went out on a high note. The show's lead writer, Dwayne McDuffie, is the man. After his animated writing, he went on to write the Justice League of America comic for DC but there was so much editorial interference that the book turned to shit, McDuffie expressed how much he hated writing it, and he got canned. |
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Feb 1 2010, 04:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 21-November 09 Member No.: 17,891 |
QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Jan 29 2010, 08:52 AM) Dune is one of the best sci-fi novels ever written. All puns aside, Dune is many things but "dry" it is not. Heh. I know too many hardcore geeks who find it unreadable to agree with that assessment. As for movies, I recommend Formula 51. |
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Feb 1 2010, 05:05 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,236 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (etherial @ Feb 1 2010, 09:05 AM) Heh. I know too many hardcore geeks who find it unreadable to agree with that assessment. Maybe too many hardcore geeks can't read? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Feb 1 2010, 05:37 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Feb 1 2010, 12:05 PM) Maybe too many hardcore geeks can't read? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) There's a sad truth. I know too many geeks who won't even touch a book unless it's an adaptation of Halo or a Forgotten Realms novel. Dune isn't exactly Ulysses-level difficult either. I read it in high school and I wasn't a smart kid. |
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Feb 1 2010, 05:49 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
anyone seen this movie?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088194/ |
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Feb 1 2010, 06:13 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,236 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Feb 1 2010, 10:49 AM) anyone seen this movie? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088194/ Nope, but it looks like fun! |
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Feb 1 2010, 06:49 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
funny thing is, i encountered it thanks to reading up on bubblegum crisis over on wikipedia, where streets of fire was claimed as a inspiration.
heck, the first episode opening of BC is a near rip of SoF. And they have themed gangs going around (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Feb 1 2010, 07:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 21-November 09 Member No.: 17,891 |
QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Feb 1 2010, 12:37 PM) There's a sad truth. I know too many geeks who won't even touch a book unless it's an adaptation of Halo or a Forgotten Realms novel. Dune isn't exactly Ulysses-level difficult either. I read it in high school and I wasn't a smart kid. We don't consider it too hard to read. Just the writing is too awful. |
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Feb 1 2010, 07:21 PM
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Stuff no one has mentioned yet.
Books grouped by author. Quantium Gravity Series, (Keeping it Real, Selling Out, Going Under, and Chasing the Dragon) by Justina Robson. Ravirn Series, (Web Mage, Cybermancy, Code Spell, and MythOS) by Kelly McCullough. Halting State, The Atrocity Archives, and The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross. This Is Not a Game by Walter Jon Williams. Synners, Tea From an Empty Cup, and Dervish Is Digital by Pat Cadigan TV Farscape. Le Femme Nikita Reboot Movies Avalon New Rose Hotel Tetsuo: the Iron Man Tetsuo II: the Bodyhammer Fellowship of the Ring Pi Manga/Graphic Novels/Anime Mek (graphic novel) Texhnolyze (anime) Serial Experiments: Lain (anime) Ergo Proxy (anime) Poison Elves (graphic novel) Battle Angel Alita (manga) Jin-Roh (anime) Akira (anime) |
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