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Ahh, the old days when there were no VCRs and you could only watch movies on a big screen.
Don't get me wrong; I have many VCRs and DVD players myself and I like them. But there's something to be said for the widespread notion that the "fast forward" button has directly contributed to the infinitesimal attention span of modern moviegoers. When you get into a habit of searching through movies looking for the action sequences, directors will eventually start making movies where this is no longer necessary.
Don't get me wrong; I have many VCRs and DVD players myself and I like them. But there's something to be said for the widespread notion that the "fast forward" button has directly contributed to the infinitesimal attention span of modern moviegoers. When you get into a habit of searching through movies looking for the action sequences, directors will eventually start making movies where this is no longer necessary.
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Why haven't all these porn directors figured it out then? *fumes every time he sees them keep up with some totally innane plot when it's obvious none of the characters really cares*Darth Wong wrote:Ahh, the old days when there were no VCRs and you could only watch movies on a big screen.
Don't get me wrong; I have many VCRs and DVD players myself and I like them. But there's something to be said for the widespread notion that the "fast forward" button has directly contributed to the infinitesimal attention span of modern moviegoers. When you get into a habit of searching through movies looking for the action sequences, directors will eventually start making movies where this is no longer necessary.
"How can I wait unknowing?
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
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Does that mean there will be two version of the same movie,one with the boring romance and sex and one full of action violence and senseless destruction.Darth Wong wrote:Ahh, the old days when there were no VCRs and you could only watch movies on a big screen.
Don't get me wrong; I have many VCRs and DVD players myself and I like them. But there's something to be said for the widespread notion that the "fast forward" button has directly contributed to the infinitesimal attention span of modern moviegoers. When you get into a habit of searching through movies looking for the action sequences, directors will eventually start making movies where this is no longer necessary.
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*remembers dreamily*LadyTevar wrote: Oh yes, that is one of the memories that stuck with me, watching that SD start as a tiny point and grow... and grow... and grow........ And then the first appearance of Darth Vader, the only truly BLACK object on the screen. (Stormies were white, Rebels were gray)
Ah, those were the days...
Personally, I like 'The Great Old Ones', because-well, I can't do anything about the Old One part (first issue in '39, remember?), so I guess I'll go for Greatness if I can have it.
'Original Warsies' has a nice ring, too.
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Yeah I know how that is.RogueIce wrote:Why haven't all these porn directors figured it out then? *fumes every time he sees them keep up with some totally innane plot when it's obvious none of the characters really cares*Darth Wong wrote:Ahh, the old days when there were no VCRs and you could only watch movies on a big screen.
Don't get me wrong; I have many VCRs and DVD players myself and I like them. But there's something to be said for the widespread notion that the "fast forward" button has directly contributed to the infinitesimal attention span of modern moviegoers. When you get into a habit of searching through movies looking for the action sequences, directors will eventually start making movies where this is no longer necessary.
You're just like...."fuck her already!"
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And once more a totally innocent thread has been turned into a discussion of porn.Illuminatus Primus wrote:snip
How dreadfully predictable.
I seem to recall you saying this was one of the reasons you stayed around the place, Master Bruce.
Who asked you anyway?
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
The worst thing I ever had was last night. Three chicks, all very, very nice to look at, and didn't seem fake at all. Anyway, they're in these quite revealing bathing suits (one of 'em anyway, ROWR! I wish more girls had that one!). One of 'em is some romance author, so she starts talking out this stuff to make 'em hot'n'heavy, and the other two (including the sweet, inoocent younger one) start "acting it out" via hands over the body, a spoon out of a cup of tea on the breasts, etc... Do they continue into the female threesome every guy is by now screaming for?Illuminatus Primus wrote:Yeah I know how that is.
You're just like...."fuck her already!"
No.
Motherfuckers and their teasing in porn...
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This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
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Are talking about trouble now that we are over 30 or just ever? Heck, my morning erections go away before I even get out of bed. They used to last to the toilet but not now.The Yosemite Bear wrote:well since me and Stravo are the only ones in the 30+ crowd to admit to ever having trouble with their little soldiers. and I am the onlyone who actually admits to have true erectile disfunction....
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How about Skeletors? Since the ravages of age and all have made them all dusty skeletons who are too stubborn to quit.
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Wouldn't that fit better with Mum-Ra (from Thundercats). He was basically an old mummy who refused to die and stay dead.Gil Hamilton wrote:How about Skeletors? Since the ravages of age and all have made them all dusty skeletons who are too stubborn to quit.
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Actually, Original Warsie won't count too well.
Sure, now it might, but what about when more people become 30, and it's past when SW was first out in theaters?
"Original Warsie" is too time specific, it should be more general than that methinks.
Sure, now it might, but what about when more people become 30, and it's past when SW was first out in theaters?
"Original Warsie" is too time specific, it should be more general than that methinks.
"How can I wait unknowing?
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
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So we assume the 'Original' in 'Original Warsie' refers to the OT and worry about a new name by the time it's past when RotJ was first out in theaters. I fail to see the problem.RogueIce wrote:Actually, Original Warsie won't count too well.
Sure, now it might, but what about when more people become 30, and it's past when SW was first out in theaters?
Sig updated, naturally.
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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An over 30 group is time specific, as well. Anyone too young to have been their will have to form their own group.RogueIce wrote:Actually, Original Warsie won't count too well.
Sure, now it might, but what about when more people become 30, and it's past when SW was first out in theaters?
"Original Warsie" is too time specific, it should be more general than that methinks.
The name fits like a glove.
Life is all the eternity you get, use it wisely.
Yeah, but what about in, say, four years or so with the new 30 year olds?Frank Hipper wrote:An over 30 group is time specific, as well. Anyone too young to have been their will have to form their own group.RogueIce wrote:Actually, Original Warsie won't count too well.
Sure, now it might, but what about when more people become 30, and it's past when SW was first out in theaters?
"Original Warsie" is too time specific, it should be more general than that methinks.
The name fits like a glove.
"How can I wait unknowing?
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight