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OEEG - Civilization Review

Posted: 2010-06-06 07:07am
by Prannon
I'd embed it, but I don't know how. Anyway, video. I'm surprised that no one put it up yet, since it's been up for most of the day.

Re: OEEG - Civilization Review

Posted: 2010-06-06 09:57am
by Serafina
Behold my powers!


Embedding is simple. Copy the URL of the video. Then klick on the "youtube" button up where all the other BBS-codes are.
Insert the URL and remove all the crap that Youtube likes to add to it.
As an example, the URL Youtube gave me was this:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKlGVWBR2cQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=neRPfo5woYU&feature=sub
I had to remove everything behind the first "&" - that's usually how you do it. It then looked like this:

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKlGVWBR2cQ[/youtube]
Nice review, as always.
Enterprise is really underwhelming here, which is captures nicely.

Re: OEEG - Civilization Review

Posted: 2010-06-06 10:23am
by FSTargetDrone
Even simpler way to embed YouTube files: Below each video on a YouTube page is a "Share" button that you can click on which generates an easy-to-use URL. Simply copy the short url that links directly to the video. In this case:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKlGVWBR2cQ
Paste that link into your BBS message, highlight it and then press the "youtube" button.

Re: OEEG - Civilization Review

Posted: 2010-06-06 11:45am
by Temujin
"Play Sid Meier's Game Instead" :lol:

I knew this one would be good since I remembered the written review Chuck had done.

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Also, for once they actually had a good bit of continuity. The Mallurians were one of the species wiped out by Nomad in TOS.

Re: OEEG - Civilization Review

Posted: 2010-06-06 12:27pm
by Serafina
Also, for once they actually had a good bit of continuity. The Mallurians were one of the species wiped out by Nomad in TOS.
That's not really impressive continuity - they just took the old names and costumes and threw them in there.
It's not like it was an important part of the plot or anything.

Re: OEEG - Civilization Review

Posted: 2010-06-06 12:36pm
by Temujin
Serafina wrote:
Also, for once they actually had a good bit of continuity. The Mallurians were one of the species wiped out by Nomad in TOS.
That's not really impressive continuity - they just took the old names and costumes and threw them in there.
It's not like it was an important part of the plot or anything.
Well I thought it was one of the few nice little nods they gave to the original series, especially since this was only season one.

They usually either ignored continuity completely, or in the case of season four, tried to shoehorn in direct connections from all over TOS replete with bad twists (the Orions) and trying to explain shit that shouldn't be explained (Klingon forehead ridges).

Re: OEEG - Civilization Review

Posted: 2010-06-06 12:38pm
by Serafina
Yes, it's nice, but not something praiseworthy.
Given all their butt-raping of continutiy, that little bit doesn't improve anything.