There is nothing wrong with shamans, per se. My point is that it shows a lack of imagination and poor character / world building if they have to rely on overused cliches. Also, it's not about this one character, but that films and TV shows tend to use a limited set of stereotypes when portraying minorities. They're…

She did, indeed.

Cobbling together exaggerated characteristics does not make a realistic or historically accurate character. It's like they tried to combine every stereotypical characteristic of a Native American in a single character. I have nothing against archetypes, but if the same archetype is frequently associated with a…

Why does he have to be a shaman type character? Just because he is an American Indian? And if the character has to be a shaman, why portray him in such an extreme manner?

Well, I see:

I see plenty - at least a dozen scattered around the coast and a few in the center.

These are truly gorgeous photos. The color seems stronger or deeper than modern photos, but I guess that's due to the film?

Yes, because before the invention of electricity nobody knew anything about hygiene, there was no water, and nobody knew how to make clothes.

This is the reference I was hoping for.

It's still real to me, dammit!

Was this the man?

More like an awkward conversation a father octopus is having with his son octopus before he goes to Japan.

And the award for the most ironic comment of the day goes to...@asdfawefwfd !

That sounds like a very realistic simulation of a relationship with a actual person.

Bravo!

A couple of years back I was wondering through Costco perusing the DVD selection and they had the entire series...naturally it went straight in to the shopping cart.

Not a TV show, but Neal Stephenson's novel "Zodiac" was along those lines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_%28novel%29.

Ha! Trust Valve to be ahead of the curve with this sort of realism.

I propose that all games that include a "sniper" class should include that aspect in to the game mechanics for the sake of realism.

Yes, excellent game. Borderlands is also an example is you want the post-apocalypse setting, although it is not a deep or as much as a sandbox game as GTA.