The NZA

Cant say i have, tho i told ya im fond of the former writer of Babylon 5, Micheal Stravensky. He's writin some great comics now. damn, did you go and piss off the trekkies? Thats pretty brave. Im stayin away from this one.

I used to play Phantasy Star Online, then Sega caught onto people moochin free hours off their server..*sniff* Anyway, i hear the folks round here wanna get a diablo 2 game goin soon, anyone still up for that?

For those wonderin what she's talkin bout, check out Paul Champagne's custom DVD boxes For hardcore DVD fans. Got me a personalized Clint Eastwood box for around ten bucks; helluva deal, great detail. The man also takes suggestions, so if youve always wanted a certain box set but gave in an bought the DVDs - knowin the ones you want are put out by different studios, thereby negatin any chance of a worthwhile set- you can email this guy, and he can possibly make one for ya. The one's he has there arent shabby either - De Niro, Star Wars, an incredible 007 box, even John Woo. PS Warner Bros crappy snap cases suck ass. Movies like Unforgiven and The Searchers deserve prestige format, anger.

Hideo Kojima is a fuckin perfectionist with a sadomasticistic crew of programmers, and it shows in the meticulous attention to detail. Glad youre on bored, i can barely get Timbo to play....nah, im sure he's waitin on me to beat it. Congrats on beatin the old NES Metal Gear, that shit wasnt easy at all. Ever play part II? Thats where the real interestin shit started, Snake figurin out who FOXHOUND really is an all, tho not as much fun as the original. Hope Yahven gives it a fair shot, even the legendary Zelda 64 couldnt lure him back to consoles in the past... ???

"Attention that i need"? Cmon now, just asked a question, didnt take me for the needy type alla sudden, did ya? And for what its worth, youre right on all 3. Good job. In order, itd prolly go Rio Bravo Searchers The Shootist, perhaps tyin for 2nd. Anyway...Matrix anime.

Aside from puttin the Duke as an Irish boxer, The Quiet Man is also cool for the fight scene at the end, and the public spankin the lovely Maureen O' Hara got for talkin so much smack to her man. Shows even a romantic rugged cowboy can still lay the smack down when the leadin lady acts up. Seriously tho, good movie, a John Ford classic for sure. So then, what are my favorite duke movies, miss Mulan? This oughta be easy.

Kitty you can read it as soon as ya like. Miller did but the credits go to Lyn Varley, who did much of DKR as well as 300, he works with Miller on Sin City as well. Those two have synergy on par with with Ennis & Dillon, tho Yahven complains this book is a lot less dark than its predessecor. Other than that, everyone who's read it has agreed: Not the same level as DKR, least not at this point, but a lot closer than expected.

Fair enough...ya got thirty bucks you dont want? I aint even gotten paid yet...but yes, the DVD's yours if and when i buy that set, i just hate payin for a supplemental disc that shoulda been packaged in the initial realease.

She loves horseys, plays gamecube with me, reads Gaiman/Ennis/Miller books, an seems to enjoy Duke movies. Best...girlfriend....ever.

Thank ye lady Eyeore, id appreciate that. As for Yahven, its a shame that innovators get mocked/ripped so much, but that famous sweeping camera angle thing? Came from a Rolling Stones video. The story of Matrix? Borrowed heavily from a comic called "The Invisbles". Maybe Aadil's right, its hard to find completely new shit out there, just extremely well put together ideas borrowin from all the right places. Anyway, the new Matrix bonus DVD has at least a preview for its anime. I dont have high hopes; while i dig anime, i dont think a series would do justice, but im still curious.

I've heard many around here nominate Soul Calibur. While i acknowledge the game has style, balance and replay value via side quest modes, i think its overplayed, and personally enjoy Smash Bros more - not just cause im good at it, but i dig the old nintendo shit. Anyway, just wanted to get this out there and see which one everyone thinks is king, I know i prolly missed a few, feel free to bitch if i did. PS Killer Instinct and Mortal Kombat are left out due to lack of current game.

Goddamn was that off-topic. Yeah, hopefully Yahven nails that "permission" problem soon. As for miam's cesspool, our R&B aint bad most times, but our rap is shit a majority of it. I seriously think Ja Rule & DMX are overrated, but i dig Jay-Z. Despite Bacchus' rants, there is good rap out there, we just dont play it much here. Our alternative is decent, tho Zeta is always playin "Jeremy" (ugh) when i turn it on, which is rarely since im usualy with Big 106 Classic Rock. But we arent without our Cake, least in my room. Congrats on the show and meetin the band, glad to hear which groups are good live vs the many who arent. Youre a lucky one...did you notice there's two versions of there last video, "Short skirt, long jacket"? Theyre both fuckin hilarious. Uh...back to MGS...this seris kicks the shit outta most games out there, glad to see someone else is onto it. A warnin tho Danny, i hear even the instruction manual spoils some of the great plot twists. In all honesty, i could write an essay on all the cool innovative shit in part 1 and what ive played of 2 so far; cant wait to see this funky endin i keep hearin bout. Timbo, GT3 aside, your PS2 is a dvd player/paperweight without this game.

The verdict is in... Initially, the book heightens my fear of sequels to this great a book. Sure, i read Batman: Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, Preacher etc and say "damn i want more!" but i have to respect phenomenal writing and well done endings. In my eye, poor sequels do not diminish their superior predecessors; one can always cover his ears and yell "LALALA IM NOT LISTNEING" and such. Such was my concern for Batman:DKSA. The book is a hefty eight bucks, but double sized. The lenght is a great shift from the recent Marvel Ultimate books, which while great reads, have somewhere around 20 pages or so an issue, minus all the adds. Yahven's made the point about Kevin Smith's Green Arrow: cliffhangers are interestin, but people are startin to read comics mostly in trade paperback format 'cause the month to month wait for a tidbit (See "Origin") is harsh. The art hasnt changed a notch since DKR in the eighties. Some will see this as stagnation; i see this as appropriate. Even Frank Miller's superb narraration would be awkward next to, say, Jim Lee or Alex Ross' art. Good pace, clever foreshadowing, politics and society satire..its all back. Being that this is only issue 1 of 3, im not entirely comfortable reviewin it just yet, but i did so to say this: the potential to do what a sequel to this book should is very much there. The end has you cursing its bimonthly release, but ive never been as excited about some of what i consider to be DC's weaker characters. I'll say more as the series progresses, but you will not be disappointed.

Hmm..while Yahven's got me on the "support consoles!" idea, one of the strong cases against the box is that it clearly is a beat system, and that kinda shit is mean to fans, even when sega did it. Everyone in this industry knows you dont profit on systems - hell, sony takes a dive on each unit sold - its the software that sells, and the consumers like it this way. I got pissed by watchin Microsoft swear it was a console and not a PC box, then tellin 3rd party companies "just port your PC games over!". I got pissed watchin their gestapo tactic bullshit by lining EB's pockets, and subsequently hearin employee's singing the system's prasie and the death of gamecube/PS3/whatever was yet to come. It mgiht be seen as smart business, but it makes me nauseous in the PC realm; i cant stand seein it in my console arena. I've read th press releases on the next ultimate console microsoft plans on wiring to your TV/PC/Toaster etc, and it reeks of R&D to me, with no more focus on minor elements like gameplay. I get happy knowin people like Shingeru Miyamoto (Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, every NES & SNES game you liked) doesnt care if he's viewed as a "kiddy" programmer as long as the level structure and games are overall fun. We lost track of that notion a while back, and now that its here - now that i can play a "kiddy" fighter like Super Smash Melee and then to pop in Metal Gear Solid 2 - here's this conglomerate that has no love for these ideas at all. On the lighter side...I support Yahven's ambitious idea; i recall readin somewhere that anyone employed by microsoft (on a certain level) around the early 80's is now well into six digit+ figures. Here's to hopin the "guy on the couch" gets far richer than the lot of us and maybe even buys back alla food he bummed, in spades.

Silly Kittens. They have me see movies like What Women Want, Family Guy, Serendipidy, and then i gotta come back on this board and pretend i didnt like them girly movies. "Whats that? No, tonite i saw...uhm..."True Grit"! Yes, again!"

Heh...damn, was close. Lucky Charms is close, but i couldnt resist... Almost voted german, but i at least got defladermaus, bergen ze doich, Danke schoen, Got in Himnel, Fraulen, Heil!, etc. Ze Reich vill last un zousand years!! PS what bout m'boy Wolverine, Mini me, Toad, Costanza, and Luis?

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Right, so does anyone have Matrix Revisited, or know someone with it? Cmon, you gotta be curious bout this one. Oh,and once again, anime im tryin to see if anyone out there has it: Iniyasha (ive heard too much bout it) Berserk El Hazard Golgo 13: Queen Bee Ninja Scroll Ressurection 2

Put out by my friend Gabe; i wont ask where he found it. Enjoy, folks. Japan gets even for Nagasaki

For what its worth, Super Smash Bros won out tonite...was all happy 'cause i got Jigglypuff, but got my ass beat my piece o shit Dr Mario...anger. Thats so sad, too. On the NES version all that druggy did was pop pills...

Yeah, please do...Aadil that UN Class you mentioned, the teacher aint in my listings, and im worried if ya heard shes a bitch...ask around bout her when you get a chance, ill check with the dpt.

To quote Carlo & Yahven on the ol' forum (R.I.P)... ...that's why i love her.

...surpirsed ya left out yer boy Gaiman... And dont remind me or Aadil of the shiftin-thru-the-crap stages, I still get quesy around Spider-clones.

This from the girl who had me watch "Simply Irresistable"...the wounds are still healin...

Esca's badass, took a beatin from Lizzy and Mulan 'cause it didnt end the way they wanted, but great nonetheless. I hear Berserk is good too, but Imam said if i dig Esca i oughta try El Hazard, so thats next on the list.