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Apparently all of you slackers are too lazy to create an off-topic fanpost and expect either me or NOLA to do it. Well fuck you. Here's what's in the news today:

PC World seems to like the new Google Chrome web browser

but

Peter Svenson of CNN.com seems to think IE 8 is a better browser.

Boeing production workers consider a strike.

Sue Bird scores 21 and the Storm win. Still, no one cares about the WNBA.

For some reason Microsoft hasn't given up on the Japanese market.

From the creators of Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic...Wait, they're working on a Sonic RPG?

Dragonball Z the movie? Well this brings back horrible memories of the summer that brought us both Mortal Kombat the film and Street Fighter: The Silver Screen Abortion.

Other discussion topics:

  • When was the last time Square-Enix did something groundbreaking?
  • Where the hell is the true Chrono Trigger sequel I've been waiting for since 1994?
  • Are there any good movies coming out this fall?
  • Why are the Concord Blue Devils so much better than the Santa Clara Vanguard?
  • Worst film sequel ever?
  • Best film sequel ever?
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey. Love it or hate it?

God you bastards are needy.

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- Square-Enix is living off the fruits of the Final Fantasy series.
- The Darkman sequels aren’t too good, but Darkman III: Die, Darkman, Die! is one of the best titles ever
- The Storm playing this well after losing Lauren Jackson shows how deep the Storm are. They signed like five stars players in the offseason. They’re going to become the Jordan Bulls of the WNBA… which isn’t saying much, but still.

by Gomez on Sep 3, 2008 8:37 AM PDT   0 recs

There are all sorts of good movies coming out this fall

Fall is the best time for movies, because studios start releasing their quality after dumping their dreck throughout August.

 - Burn After Reading comes out this week, I think, and it’s the Coen Brothers so it’ll be awesome.
 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is intriguing, could be a trainwreck but if it clicks it should be impressive.
 - Quantum of Solace comes out in November, and the first Daniel Craig James Bond was great, so this should be good if it keeps up the darker tone
 - The Road definitely has my interest up – it’s a tough book to make a film of, but if it works…man, this could be epic.
 - Frost/Nixon – not another Watergate rehash, but the story of Nixon’s post-resignation interview with David Frost where he basically admitted to the whole Watergate thing.

So yeah, fall’s a good time for movies.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 8:38 AM PDT   0 recs

I'm looking forward to Quantum Solace.

Casino Royale was surprisingly good.

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by Goose on Sep 3, 2008 10:05 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Resuscitated the whole franchise, for me

and I hope Quantum of Solace continues the trend.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 10:10 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I didn't even see it until it came out on DVD.

I was just at WalMart one day and it was kind of an impulse purchase. I was kinda skeptical because the last few Bond films were meh at best, but it turned out to be money well spent.

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~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 3, 2008 10:14 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

James Bond had become a joke

because all the movies consisted of the following five things, in varying quantities:

1. Gadgets
2. Jokes about the conquest of women – women with strange names
3. “Bond. James Bond”
4. “Shaken, not stirred”
5. Exotic filming locations

Put into a blender, and crap out a film. Casino Royale brought back the character of Bond, as opposed to perpetuating the Bond caricature, and it was awesome.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 10:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I always thought it strange that movies about a guy who killed people for a living were so quirky and campy.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 3, 2008 10:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The old Bond books are pretty entertaining

even if they aren’t high-class literature.

by Jed MC on Sep 3, 2008 10:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This is exactly right

Totally resuscitated the franchise for me as well. I’d see all of them anyway (English wife), but now I actually WANT to go see the next one.

by marc w on Sep 3, 2008 10:56 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think I agree.

Brosnon Bond = Joe Schumaker’s Batman
Craig Bond = Christopher Nolan’s Batman

It took me a little while to accept the new Bond, but after watching it I really liked it.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Sep 3, 2008 12:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh there you are.

Still interested in checking out a guitar sometime?

by BrianL on Sep 3, 2008 12:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yea but I am also trying to save up money.

It’s a little complicated, but I wouldn’t mind going looking at guitars sometime this week if you’re free.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Sep 3, 2008 12:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Whatever works best for you.

If you’re just heading in to look at guitars without intending to purchase, you could do that on your own. That way I don’t cloud your judgment with my input. When you are ready to buy/rent, I’d be more than glad to help out.

by BrianL on Sep 3, 2008 12:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Answers to your questions:

1. Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS.
2. Dunno.
3. Maybe “Burn After Reading”…we’ll see. “The Road”. Aaaand that’s about it. I might go see “Harry Potter” because I’ve seen the other ones.
4. Because they’re gamers and they want it more.
5. “Dumb and Dumberer”
6. Either “Terminator 2” or “Aliens”. “X-2” deserves some love too, but it’s not in the same league as T2 or Aliens.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 8:40 AM PDT   0 recs

Well kiss my grits.

No big loss. I still hope “Star Trek” destroys it at the box office.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 8:42 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My supervisor and I were discussing the upcoming Trek movie the other day.

And we decided it is either going to be completely awesome, or a complete abomination. There can’t be a middle ground.

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.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 3, 2008 9:53 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I agree with this.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 9:56 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

NOOOOOOOO.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 3, 2008 8:56 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yup. And I still don't know why.

I’m not really a Harry Potter fanboy, so I haven’t actually EXPLORED why it’s being delayed – I just read that in Entertainment Weekly last night.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 8:58 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This makes me so sad.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 3, 2008 8:59 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That's primarily because they suck

I stopped after #2 because I was annoyed that they removed Quidditch

BTW, who thinks Rowling is going to write more? There’s no way she can just quit now, right?

by seattlebruin on Sep 3, 2008 9:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd love for her to write more.

I don’t think she will, though.

by BrianL on Sep 3, 2008 9:02 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

She already has written more

she’s done a couple other kids’ story books – nothing nearly epic-length, but a few little things here and there.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 9:03 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nope.

She’s already said she’s done all she can do with the Potter books/characters, and won’t be revisiting them. Which I’m happy about.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 9:04 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I wouldn't want that at all.

What I would like to see is a single, standalone fantasy novel set outside the HP canon.

by BrianL on Sep 3, 2008 9:06 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I would love to see a continuation, even if not by her

of the children at Hogwarts. Yeah, it wouldn’t be as interesting without the traditional Good vs. Evil dynamic created by Harry vs. Voldemort, but I still think it would be cool to see the dynamic of those characters interacting as they get older, especially because you’d have so many plugs to previous characters like Neville.

Even a prequel would be awesome, maybe something that involves the adventures that led to the Marauder’s Map

by seattlebruin on Sep 3, 2008 9:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This is what fanfiction is for.

Brutally slaughtering a closed storyarch.

by BrianL on Sep 3, 2008 9:11 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Not to mention fufilling the erotic

fantasies of sci-fi fanboys that wanted to see Luke and Leia jump in the sack.

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by Faux on Sep 3, 2008 9:13 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Or Buffy and Willow jump in the sack.

Hot.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 9:14 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the slash-fiction part

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 9:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 9:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I guess I should be happy that

I don’t know if you’re going cross genre with the Willow movie and Buffy the Vampire slayer, or if Willow was a character on that horrible show.

I have to say that I did like that movie when I was like 10 and just starting to like girls.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Sep 3, 2008 9:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I resisted it for a long time

but I finally succumbed, and wow am I glad I did. One of the best shows ever – except for about 85% of the last season.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 9:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

See, I liked the last season.

It was the two prior to that that I found to be disappointing.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 3, 2008 9:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The last three episodes were fantastic

but the whole “GOTTA PROTECT DAWN SPIKE IS REALLY NOT EVIL LEAVE SPIKE ALONE” thing wore thin really fast for me.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just like Sliders.

Those bastards should have left it at season 4.

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by Faux on Sep 3, 2008 9:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I did the same thing.

I resisted it for the longest time while my wife was watching it. I’d either go in the other room or work on my laptop. But as the show went on and I was around it more and more, I found myself putting down the laptop and actually watching the show.

Holy god, it’s awesome.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 9:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Watch it first, you won't be sorry.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 9:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Make sure you watch Angel in there too.

The storylines intertwine.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 9:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I've got that as well.

God bless bittorrent.

by BrianL on Sep 3, 2008 9:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

HAHA!

Man, the idea of Willow (from the movie Willow) and Buffy getting it on is too funny for words.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 9:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I have liked them more with each one

I didn’t get what the fuss was about the first one, but I really, really liked the most recent one and am looking forward to the next few (the last book is being split into two movies).

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 9:02 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Don't, it's not worth it.

The first one was pretty good, the second one sucked, three was bad, four was okay, five was decent.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 9:02 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Film sequels

These answers presuppose that the original was a good film (so no Weekend At Bernies 2 on my list):

Worst ever: The Godfather Part III. Completely unneccessary.
Best ever: Aliens. Alien was a good film, but this one blew it out of the water.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 8:43 AM PDT   0 recs

"Alien was a good film, but this one blew it out of the water."

Wrong. “Alien” is the best horror movie ever made. Don’t get me wrong, I love “Aliens” but it’s not nearly the movie that “Alien” is.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 8:45 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Best horror movie ever made, eh?

There are three horror movies that, no matter how many times I’ve seen them, always get me:

The Exorcist
Poltergeist
Aliens

Alien was really good, but to me, Aliens was even better. But really, they’re both stellar films.

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by pdb on Sep 3, 2008 8:49 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"Poltergeist" is a fantastic movie.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 8:51 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Also The Omen.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 3, 2008 8:53 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The Omen

the original one

by seattlebruin on Sep 3, 2008 8:52 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Beat me to it!

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by kevin_ess on Sep 3, 2008 8:53 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't like this movie.

Heh, it’s like me and AC/DC I guess. Everybody I know loves it, and I know I should too, but I just don’t like it.

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by Phildopip on Sep 3, 2008 8:55 AM PDT to parent up