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Mikaze wrote:

Thanks for the recommendations DM_a_D! Also,

DM_aka_Dudemeister wrote:

(especially with the Guardians of the Galaxy movie coming out).

There's a GotG movie in the works?!

Oh man, I would give good money to see Moondragon, Groot, and motha@#$%in' ROCKET RACCOON on the big screen.

Offtopic: Did you catch the last epsiode the Avengers Cartoon? It featured the Guardians of the Galaxy (with Rocket Raccoon).

that's awesome!! Is it still on NetFlix?

Celestial Healer wrote:

Freehold DM wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Still have yet to see it. Might have to wait. :(

Patience is a virtue. I always knew you to be virtuous. Please, continue down this path.

You know it was the biggest movie opening ever, right? Your hatred is doing nothing to prevent Joss Whedon from becoming a very rich man.

Best case scenario: Whedon buys rights to Firefly and starts making new episodes, while Disney takes some of the money it's gotten from subsidiary Marvel's movies, takes a leaf out of Whedon's book by listening to the fans, and makes John Carter 2.

been a a s$+$ty morning so far. My various attempts to fify this post all went to dark places, so I will simply say that my best case scenario, runs different to this.

Slow night...

Will Joss Whedon destroy James Cameron's highest grossing movie record?

One can only hope

If this happens, I will do everything I can to help the dark Knight Rises beat the Avengers.

Most are aware of FHDM's distaste of Whedon, but has anyone been coming across the "Kirby or Die!" fanatics? The ones that won't see anything because Kirby is not being properly recognized in their eyes and that Lee & Marvel is the soulless sucking conglomerate? I know one guy that won't pay one cent for simply that reason because he complains (loudly, I may add) that Kirby's heirs aren't seeing a dime.

He was surprised that I mentioned that Kirby was mentioned in the credits at least twice. I told him that he should just see the film and if he's that concerned, just write a check and find out where to send it toward Kirby's estate.

He mentioned that he may wait until it comes out in the library to see it so he's satisfied that he didn't spend a dime on it. Then I followed up with a conversation about how it reminds me of Gygax and Arneson. "Who's Arneson?" he asks. "You play D&D, right?" "Yeah..." It was an exercise in irony, to say the least. :)

kirby fanatics have been around for a while and aren't going anywhere. I wish then luck in their struggle. I don't agree with them entirely, however I can see where they are coming from.

Dear god, they actually made synthetic FHDM poison. Will whedon stoop to any level!??

Urizen wrote:

Emperor7 wrote:

Finally saw the Avengers last nite. Show was sold out. Man, that movie's raking it in.

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I had Pretzel bites with that crappy cheese whiz plus a blue berry icee.

$11.75. $11.75! And this was with the free upgrade from regular to large for checking into the venue via FourSquare.
My Ultrascreen 3-D ticket was $11.50.

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT!

There's a reason why I usually smuggle in food and beverages.

"Mrgh."

$5 movie ticket for the 5:50 basic show makes the $8.75 for the pretzel bite combo a little easier.

Did your theater have the Joss Whedon brand of pretzel bites and popcorn? When did that come out? It was FAWESOME! I hope every theater has to have that all the time.

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Ultrascreen hd for 11.50? That is a steal. I paid 12.50 for regular screen sherlock Holmes.

Emperor7 wrote:

Finally saw the Avengers last nite. Show was sold out. Man, that movie's raking it in.

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I had Pretzel bites with that crappy cheese whiz plus a blue berry icee.

$11.75. $11.75! And this was with the free upgrade from regular to large for checking into the venue via FourSquare.

My Ultrascreen 3-D ticket was $11.50.

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT!

There's a reason why I usually smuggle in food and beverages.

"Mrgh."

... I just shave my head....

Celestial Healer wrote:

Morning, all. What did I miss?

Well, several residents decided to take advantage of the warm weather to relive their childhoods by running around naked. Meanwhile, everyone was saddened by the loss of their childhood idol, Maurice Sendak. And, across town, the mysterious president of the Joss Whedon Fanclub, known only by the initials FDM.........No, wait! That's my soap opera!

so... Fdm is back...

Freehold DM wrote:

Asphere wrote:

Either way we are all entitled to our own opinions - even you to your wrong one.

It's exactly this type of fanaticism that would turn me off to whedon if I didn't already hate him.

Dude, lighten up. NOBODY says a line like that and intends it to be taken seriously.

Apparently we hang around different firefly fans.

Mikaze wrote:

Thanks for the recommendations DM_a_D! Also,

DM_aka_Dudemeister wrote:

(especially with the Guardians of the Galaxy movie coming out).

There's a GotG movie in the works?!

Oh man, I would give good money to see Moondragon, Groot, and motha@#$%in' ROCKET RACCOON on the big screen.

I was actually disappointed that it was this new incarnation rather than the old-school Martinex/Nikki/Charlie/Starhawk/Yondu/Vance Astro crew, but to each their own.

I like the oldest school, but you can't deny these guys are cool.

so if a GotG movie is directed by Wheadon, will this make Freehold's head explode? Or will he spontaniously split in two?

That I would explode into four separate bodies that will land in 4 disparate locations with no memory of my original form. These amnisiac parts of me will be adopted by good hearted childless couples, and they will have elements of my personality but develop as friendly loners, each feeling as if something is missing in their life. One day they will cross paths, and be struck with a sense of deja vu. Only then will my spirit make itself known to them, and reveal their destiny as the heroes who must stand against the now global influence of whedon, who will have by now set himself up as a despot, propped up by his browncoat fanatics. They will wear snazzy outfits and inspire others to stand up against whedon with the help of the super robot they summon, Giant Hater.

Either way we are all entitled to our own opinions - even you to your wrong one.

It's exactly this type of fanaticism that would turn me off to whedon if I didn't already hate him.

Thanks for the recommendations DM_a_D! Also,

DM_aka_Dudemeister wrote:

(especially with the Guardians of the Galaxy movie coming out).

There's a GotG movie in the works?!

Oh man, I would give good money to see Moondragon, Groot, and motha@#$%in' ROCKET RACCOON on the big screen.

CANNOT. WAIT.

Grey Lensman wrote:

Asphere wrote:

Oh by "greatest" you mean "most successful". I guess Justin Bieber is one of the greatest musicians of all time.

Straw is on sale again, I see.

Sure I will admit that it was, but, for the sake of example, popularity and longevity are not always good indicators of quality. I never saw the show while it was the air. I had never heard of it. The same goes for Arrested Development. I discovered them later and found them refreshing. Many fans would say the same. Fox is really bad when it comes to promoting things.

Either way we are all entitled to our own opinions - even you to your wrong one.

as much as I hate whedon, I must agree that both shows would have been better off on cable. Firefly tried to do things that would not work on broadcast tv, as did arrested development, which I loved.

I dunno why. I ran around naked more often than not as a little boy and infant. Mom and grandma had to chase me and hold me down to put clothes on me, which I would wiggle out of. I didn't grow out of that until I was in pre k.

Emperor7 wrote:

Aberzombie wrote:

Emperor7 wrote:

Thread's acting wonky. Are we reaching critical mass?

No, we're good. I edited the TotP post to say something else. See my previous, spoilered post.

You are officially a responsible adult now. :D

DAMN!

But, yeah, there are some !gs that just should not be joked about.

Emperor7 wrote:

To Pop Tart, or not to Pop Tart? That is the question.

Whether to take up arms against a sea of fruit filling...oh, brown sugar cinnamon. Never mind.

OM NOM NOM

I've taking a liking to Nutri Grain bars recently. Not a lot to them, but they do taste good.

I used to love pop tarts. Now they are just candy bread to me. On occasion I can find some unfrosted, but it's too rare nowadays.

Good work zombie. I had no idea you were so kinky or so limber.

Damn, those are some seriously clogged holes.

Kid #1 lost his first tooth last night. He was sooooooooo excited about the tooth fairy that he went straight to sleep instead of needing me to read his encyclopaedia of space for an hour and explain the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system.

awright!!

Please don't make me fight pinkie pie! I couldn't fight her, she's too awesome!

Reading Stephen King's Wind through the Keyhole. Damn good book. I think he should make several of them with a young, or younger Gunslinger or Gunslingers. They tend to be better and more interesting than any of the books.

Also gives me a great idea. Tattoos on criminals signifying that they are in a prison. Others to show that they were released maybe. Perhaps specific ones, or brands when they are sentenced to death. It might prove interesting for a game scenario I had been thinking of.

Ringtail wrote:

Samnell wrote:

Sure in a perfect world he comes around and embraces the rainbow that little pink bunnies produce by touching themselves while unicorns frolic and it rains hot, willing guys from the sky...

That made my non-gay roommate nearly shoot cereal out his nose with laughter while eating his breakfast this morning. Good show, sir, love it.

I didn't think that masturbating bunnies and horny paratroopers would be so amusing. I shall remember this fact for future use. :)

HA!

I wondered if Whedon read PAD's last issue of the Incredible Hulk. That's kind of what he did in Rick's Flashback in that issue. Bruce would jump off a building, the Hulk would be the one who landed, etc. Between Bruce's method of dealing with the Hulk and the transformation sequence against the Leviathan at the end, he did seem to be somewhat in 'control.

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Of course I liked the 'Professor' Hulk as a unified mind, instead of another persona as they ret-conned.
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I miss Mr. Fixit.

Asphere wrote:

Wait a minute - there are people who do not think it is the greatest science fiction show of all time?

No show that can't even manage to stay on the air for a single season gets to contend for that title.

grey Lensman, here is the biggest fistbump I can sum up.. fistbump

Aberzombie wrote:

Freehold DM wrote:

I just want to see original work or, at the very least, his inspirations given the acknowledgement they deserve.

Soooo....is htis your big problem with him? Because you've just described, probably, every movie director/writer in the history of human civilization.

"That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. There is nothing new under the sun."

If this were true, we would not have copyright lawyers making a successful living. Apparently, my clothing was copyrighted. I knew I shouldn't have signed that contract.

Freehold DM wrote:

Aberzombie wrote:

lynora wrote:

Saw the Avengers last night. It was awesome.

And now I hate you.

No, Zombie, save your hate for Whedon. He's the guilty party here.

Such repeated references imply not truly hate but more accurately obsession.

Have something you'd like to confess FHDM? Would you like to come out of your bunk? It's okay, we won't judge you too harshly.

uhh... I love boobs? Not much of a confession, I know, but still, I do.

Freehold DM wrote:

My god..what has Whedon DONE to you, Mikaze?!?!

Now I know I can't see this movie. The foul sorceries within will turn me into a naked drow woman!!!!

I only associate the bad side of Whedon's influence with Firefly. I've seen too many crazies who come close to violence when you refuse to agree with thier belief that it is the greatest science fiction show of all time.

However, the Avengers was great, you should see it.

And I still refuse to give Firefly another chance.

ill see it. I can't mock it appropriately if I don't.

I can't wait to enjoy the shocked looks on the faces of moviegoers as I cheer.

I do have one complaint about Whedon's Avengers movie...

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That's fair. Perhaps not due the massive loathing projected (though I suppose that's probably mostly for show ;) ) but fair.

Mostly just ribbing for snickers anyway, heh.

Oh no, the loathing is quite real, I assure you. But just because I loathe him doesn't mean I don't think he should enjoy his earnings. My hateratin for him and his bank account can exist side by side, especially if I am able to engage him in a game of chance and win a substantial sum.

Freehold DM wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Still have yet to see it. Might have to wait. :(

Patience is a virtue. I always knew you to be virtuous. Please, continue down this path.

You know it was the biggest movie opening ever, right? Your hatred is doing nothing to prevent Joss Whedon from becoming a very rich man.

actually, I have no problem with him making money, I wish him great success in his endeavors. I just want to see original work or, at the very least, his inspirations given the acknowledgement they deserve.

Me? Envious of whedon? Surely you jest. The only thing he has that I might desire are his lovely toys (that cap shield does look cool) and his bank account (as my beloved [and often painfully imitated,as whedon imitates others] yoshiuki tomino, said, everyone needs to make money).

Celestial Healer wrote:

Freehold DM wrote:

Crimson Jester wrote:

Still have yet to see it. Might have to wait. :(

Patience is a virtue. I always knew you to be virtuous. Please, continue down this path.

You know it was the biggest movie opening ever, right? Your hatred is doing nothing to prevent Joss Whedon from becoming a very rich man.

Envy knows no logic.

Schadenfreude, though, does and is very much amused by his flailing.

Exalted actually plays up this situation in their setting. The Dragon-blooded are a warrior culture with very little tolerance for any form of perceived weakness, so any man acting in an effeminate manner will be sharply ostracized. This does not in any way carry over into a discrimination against homosexuality, and such relations are rather common.

I saw elements of this in Exalted, but didn't women rule the dragon-blooded?

I'm a gay guy who began D&D gaming about 6 years ago and I'm happy to report that I haven't suffered any kind of discrimination at the gaming table on account of my sexuality (though I have on account of my rules lawyering). The guys that I play with are all straight (as are the few gamer girls in our circle) and as far as I know, no one has indicated that they have any objections to my brophilia.

Brophilia??!!? I LOVE that term!!!!

I am sorry if people see my post as trying to derail anything. I was a bit uncertain when I posted it, as it was not my intention.

I should perhaps explain why this is.

I am a very biologically-minded person. I see the entire tapestry of human functioning on all levels as more or less entirely shaped by biological factors. There are cultural factors, of course, but these express themselves in accordance with our biology, not against it. Most of the things we call civilization, then, are expressions of our being pack animals. As much as some try to claim it, we are neither the lone hunter, red in tooth and claw and without regard for anything but our own gratification, nor drones that subsume their entirety into the collective - and we never have been.

From this view of humans comes the immediate consequence that since people can't change their own biology, any social mechanisms for non-personal censure such as witch hunts and claiming that some people are of lesser worth, these are all Wrong. I know this is not what people first think of when they consider biology, most seem to think about how a cure for this and that might be achieved. I see it rather as biological diversity being a strength and something beautiful.

I am still curious about how it works. =)

I think there is a very, very strong biological component. I believe there is some claptrap that a gene has been discovered, which brings up fears of genetic tampering on the part of homophobic parents to be who do not want a gay child paying tens of thousands of dollars to remove the gene.

Ringtail wrote:

Looks like that player I mentioned earlier is no longer interested in playing with us. The GM sent out a brief message about the game containing gay/bi characters when he sent out invitations to our table group via facebook (we hadn't even emailed him specifically about things yet); the player clicked "decline" on his game invite without another word and hasn't responded to any facebook messages or emails in a while despite being active online. Unless he was upset by seeing my posts here I can't think of another way we've offended him. I'd like to say no hard feelings over the matter but I find quite rude that he won't even speak a word to any of us via email. I'd call, but I don't think it would help matters and I'm not going far out of my way to get someone who believes I'm inherently inferior to play with us.

I think that's still about the second best outcome. Sure in a perfect world he comes around and embraces the rainbow that little pink bunnies produce by touching themselves while unicorns frolic and it rains hot, willing guys from the sky but here we still have minimal drama and the only person losing is the guy who chose to lose.

...

Where...is this rainbow? I would love to interview these sky-men.

Saw it today.

<---- My face during and after.

My god..what has Whedon DONE to you, Mikaze?!?!

Now I know I can't see this movie. The foul sorceries within will turn me into a naked drow woman!!!!

Aww, thanks Wellard! I've actually gotten a lot redder since this picture (it was taken last year), so I figured Shelyn would be a great fit without the need for a wig. ^_^

Iceni, I have hot rollers, I'm just always running out the door before I can justify spending an hour shoving them in. Same goes for my sponge rollers, though my group has often had to deal with me sitting in curlers at the game table. I've given up the ghost of being anything more than comfy for the mass amount of time spent there, so cute has long gone out the window. PJ's for the win!

And Matt, if it makes you feel any better I was always a tomboy and eventually just figured a lot of this out on my own or by watching my girly friends. If your niece really wants to move into the realm of girliness she'll be at the very least covered by Youtube, if not her friends, so don't worry. :D I do have to admit, I have a ton of fun teaching my nieces tips and tricks that I know, but really they teach me just as much (as my brothers did marry girly women), like braids!

You've..become..REDDER? AND you're a tomboy?!??

swoon

Still have yet to see it. Might have to wait. :(

Patience is a virtue. I always knew you to be virtuous. Please, continue down this path.

Freehold DM wrote:

TriOmegaZero wrote:

Waiting in line for it right now.

Is this your first viewing?

It was, and it was FAWESOME.

So you saw another movie?

Waiting in line for it right now.

Is this your first viewing?

lynora wrote:

Saw the Avengers last night. It was awesome.

And now I hate you.

No, Zombie, save your hate for Whedon. He's the guilty party here.

We got our stuff, finally!

Actually, that makes it sound like shipping people actually came through. They did not. We rented a truck, drove to the warehouse, and took our stuff. When the people you hire to take care of your move don't come through, you can fight all you want, but when it comes down to it, we just wanted our s+~#, so we took matters into our own hands. We'll still fight them over what we've paid them, but at least we have:

Our actual bed.
The desktop computer.
Our TV.
Some cookware so we can stop eating out.

AWRIGHT!!!

No Avengers for me today. It is pouring rain and I'm not walking 20 minutes to be completely soaking wet in a theater for 2 hours.

A wise decision.

Freehold DM wrote:

Aberzombie wrote:

Didn't get to see the super moon here in Philly, though. Too cloudy. And I was really hoping to soak up some of its powerful lunar rays and get super powers! Damn!

Too much chud cover in NY...I wanted to shift to crinos and rage against the Wyrm...

This is why I never visited NY.

Lies!!! I can see the clear night sky in many places in my area. Our biggest problem is light pollution, not chud pollution. If you want that, go west, young woman, go west.

Really enjoyed it.

For whomever said Captain America was underutilized, I think it was sort of integral to his plot.

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I didn't miss Natalie Portman at all. Not that I don't enjoy Natalie Portman as an actress; on the contrary, I usually loveher. But 'eye candy' is really unnecessary in a good movie, and even so, Scarlett Johannson and Cobie Smulders both had well-developed and important characters who also capably filled any 'eye-candy' quotient needed for a comic book film. (For the ladies, of course, we have the Chris's. And Hulk runs around half-naked most of the time---that's hot, right ladies?) I asked myself, if Natalie Portman's character in this film, what would she have to do? And the answer is . . . "Not much."

I was wary of Whedon directing, myself. He is very hit-or-miss with me. But I enjoyed every moment of The Avengers, and that is despite being underwhelmed by both Iron Mans and absolutely loathing Thor.

It was a little long, but not too bad. Besides, you need the extra time when dealing with this many characters. I'd still give it an A-.

Hm. I didn't care for Thor much myself. I found it to be little more than beefcake.

Aberzombie wrote:

Didn't get to see the super moon here in Philly, though. Too cloudy. And I was really hoping to soak up some of its powerful lunar rays and get super powers! Damn!

Same here. :( And I had all these virgins lined up to sacrifice too.

That could either be very wrong or very right...

Didn't get to see the super moon here in Philly, though. Too cloudy. And I was really hoping to soak up some of its powerful lunar rays and get super powers! Damn!

Too much cloud cover in NY...I wanted to shift to crinos and rage against the Wyrm...

Outback last night for dinner. I always enjoy that place. Charlie had his first taste of Bloomin Onion, and he liked it. The wife posted a pic on FB. I'll have to remember to share it.

double fist shaking

Emperor7 wrote:

Happy Zombeh de Mayo!

Huzzah!

LET THIS DAY BE OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS ZOMBIE DE MAYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Freehold DM wrote:

Geeze, Zombie, why didn't you say it was your birthday today!! You're FORTY MAN!!!!! We need to celebrate. If only we could do ~1000 posts to make it to 50K for the undead birthday!!

Well, it was announced......on Facebook! Didn't you see?!?

Bwahahahahahahaha........

shakes fist

The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:

It's move-out weekend for most of the students here at Syracuse University. And there's nothing like move-out weekend to bring out the worst in spoiled rich a$@+$$+s. People have been junking and throwing out everything they can so that all of their crap can fit in their cars. It's like the Dust Bowl, only with spoiled rich kids from NYC instead of poor dirt farmers. A few hours ago, I watched a guy dump a large cardboard box full of shoes into a trash compactor. After my shift got out at 1:30 AM, I drove around campus stealing s!!+ out of dumpsters, and managed to get a nice desk chair, a full set of sheets (still in their packaging), a cork bulletin board, a bookcase, a full set of pots and pans, and a half-sized refrigerator. These kids don't know how the world works.

Dumpster diving has always been a valid form of acquiring good stuff for no cost. I used to have this awesome lounge chair that we got that way, until the wife tossed it.

Have you done freecycle? You should see what's available in your area.