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I've seen the movie twice now. I thought the casting was fantastic, the action, drama, and humor reasonably balanced, and everybody got scenes where they were doing their "thing" and being awesome. I thought the opening sequence dragged on a little too long, and I preferred the more subtle and sly Loki from the Thor movie to the "yar I smack you with my magic stick" Loki found in Avengers, but I also loathed Black Widow in Iron Man 2, and came away from Avengers liking her quite a bit, so I guess it balances out.

In regard to Whedon doing what Whedon does,

People watch this movie with their children, their significant others, their parents...and many of them come away suddenly realizing that comics and superheroes are cool, and can tell powerful stories. I know people that went to the movie with the thought, "Those guys are really hot!" and came away with the thought, "Those guys ARE really hot...and I want to read more about them!" Basically what I'm saying is that I was really excited about the movie, and I'm downright joyful that so many people, often from demographics that may not have previously been major targets of the genre, were able to share that experience. A packed theater laughing and cheering together as good triumphs over evil can be a fine moment, indeed.

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Nick,

I've run a number of your games at this point. I never preordered anything, but I would have bought everything Sinister put out. At least I don't think I did. It doesn't matter. I've never been upset or angered, I was, however, worried about you. That's the strange thing about gamers. At some point you begin to get attached to the creators and writers. I've never met Clarke Peterson, Bill Webb, or Greg Vaughan, but I've walked the dusty halls of Rappan Athuk, and looked out towards the city of Tsar. And I don't know James Jacobs, Richard Pett, you, or any of the other Paizo staff, but we've shared the village of Sandpoint, helped bring about fights with hillbilly Ogres and evil Queens against our beloved PC's together, and we all helped make a make believe world seem lived in together. Gamers have a strange attitude towards loyalty and togetherness. We're a fringe group and we have to stick together.

And for better or worse, the internet has changed us all. When I was a kid, Tolkien was a name on a book. Now Stan Sakai is my facebook friend. That's crazy. For the record: Usagi Yojimbo is the greatest story of a hardcore samurai rabbit known to man.

My point is that even though many of the people on this board might not ever meet you, we do have a bond. Each one of us understands each other in some geeky way.

Sorry if this is sappy. It's been one of those days.

It is good to see you back. Best of luck with everything and I hope to read your next adventure soon.

While I can't promise anything, let me just say that the idea of a Distant Worlds player companion has been heard, and is busy percolating... I'll see what I can do....

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*pours a glass of beer and hands it to Jack Hammer*

Here you go! I'm not sure what happened to the bartender. I think he went on break?

Thanks LJ.

Guess that bartender spent one too many breaks listening to that peasant gives speeches.

You're right. That would make anyone decide to take some time off to go on a peasant beating spree. ;)