The one day I was too busy to check on GOG, they gave away games I would actually play. Aargh.
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As a recent enlistee of Steam, I've started to work my way through various famed Source mods (next up: Dear Esther and Minerva), starting with Stanley Parable (which is still free in its original, already extremely polished form, y'all!). It was amusing, the writing good and the voicework excellent, but as a veteran…
Bundles (especially Humble Bundles) are the best value of all, as they often give you both DRM-free downloads and Steam keys, and are themed and curated so that you'll often end up with a good game that you've never heard of (which is always awesome). I'm actually waiting for the end of the GOG sale, because that's…
Also, fucking Gymkata is in there, too.
There's some seriously brutal or disturbing scenes throughout film history 'smiley-ed' throughout his stuff. Ferinstance:
I've been checking in on Great Showdowns for years, and the breadth of his film choices (and scene choices) never fails to delight.
Oh shit, Dream Warriors. Still my favorite F.K. Joint.
Arnold's career as an Oregon Trail-style choice game:
Overhead Shot: A juvenile pair of Predator claws unrolls a list in alien script on a table.
"Son, you la-zy. Look atcha sista. She's a Predator, an Alien, a Robocop, and on Tuesdays she a Stay-Puft Marshmellow Mon!!"
Your writing has a big heart and an open mind, a rare quality not just on the internet but in TV writing in general. I'll miss your constant presence, but I'm glad you'll be officially joining the Commentariat.
He wasn't first this time, so maybe he read the first paragraph.
Frank's Place! Fantastic, what a great show! I hope you've seen a decent amount of Treme, as it would be an interesting to contrast of pre-K and post-K NOLA (as those two shows are by far the most true-to-life fictional depictions of the city on film).
One of the things that this feature has inspired me to do is have a little mental checklist for my someday-rewatch of the series, and number one is "Watch Hurley's development into the steward of the Island".
I was trepidatious when this feature started, but Todd's wrung out a ton of insight from every aspect of the show, from technique to theme to context to structure. He's done a really, really good job, and it's a shame he can't at least finish the first season.
For the Worst Shit in Lost Award - sure, Christian is a total prick, but the cake is taken (and probably swindled away from an orphanage bake sale) by Locke's dad. Not only is he far and away the most utterly horrible, completely irredeemable monster on the entire show, he might be the most despicable character in…
Aaron gets both his moms, Walt grows up safe and strong, but poor Ji Yeon doesn't even show up in the church.
She watch Channel Zero.
The Lawnmower Man.