My bad, I should have just written 'I agree' :)

Me too, hence the addition of the 'fictional' part to the post. It's no big deal.

Emi is either a genius or … y'know, leaks. Considering the amount f leaks out there of various kinds, I think a fictional commission should conduct a fictional investigation.

They Saved Hitlers Brain is way better than The Room. Once you get past the weird, added-on-later bookends, the body of the movie is professionally shot and contains some classic B-movie images. It's certainly not good, but it has more entertaining stuff that other famous bad movies.

"Here, the college kids get munched for having the nerve to… give a shit about something and try to make a difference! " Bask in the utter lack of self awareness … mmmnn. This line is evocative of the AV Club reviewing movies or docs that decide to care too. Michael Moore's stuff being a good example.

I watched his special 'Messiah Complex' it was nuanced, well performed, funny and had a thesis. And he had an arena in the palm of his hand. Why do you think he's a hack?

The Stag and flaming heart - you mean the symbol for divine right to be king by birth combined with fundamental religion?

Apparently not if you look at the sheer amount of immature 'my show' butthurt going on. And apparently not if you look at the amount of apathy in the world as most people stand by while the world burns, as long as it's somewhere foreign.

It perfectly encapsulates the themes of the show and books, the madness of Divine Right and fundamentalist power.

The Stannis scene was a perfect encapsulation of the idea of the 'Game of Thrones,' how a fundamentalist belief in a right to power, be it religious or through divine right of nobility, leads people into horror. Be you the small folk or be you a family member, there are no winners. It's a hacky thing to say but…

I agree. Compare with the Legolas no gravity thing.

I shouted "Valyrian Steel!!!!" at the screen.

" … it loudly tells you exactly what you should be feeling …"

No, you are wrong in all your assumptions. I have played the game from 1982 until now, and played all versions. I don't need to repeat stuff. I have extensive blog posts on the matter from when I first played 4e. Also, it is an established fact that 4e bombed, sending half the market share to Pathfinder and back to…

Fine. That's fair. But 4e is just an attempt to make a table MMORPG and it has totally departed from the main concept of how to play an RPG. It may work as a game and be enjoyable, sure, but as a version of D&D it was a failure, a fact that bore out in its performance. I have a large comment elsewhere on teh post with…

Yeah, for British high school too. I did a good job of avoiding fights … but once I was in a hall full of people minding my own business, someone tapped me on the shoulder from the rear, I turned around and … got a headbutt to my face, for no reason.

I completely agree with this summary of 4e, I didn't re-retire though, I have a group that plays 'basic' and just mods stuff we need or not.

Great summary, but 4e was not a good game, many of the reasons you have listed yourself. Nice comment though, thanks.

This is just more Hasbro 'productizing' no matter what the relative merits of the edition itself. The whole reason D&D worked in the past 'for veterans' is that whatever elements of the game you don't like, are missing, or don't work for you can be customized, left out or added to. There is DM discretion and group…

Everything going to shit and no redemption is probably about right for the Shakespearean tragedy the pilot hinted at. Everyone usually goes down in those things.