Die Clerkman Die

One year, prior to Christmas, my house was undergoing some ghetto renovations (my mom was a big believer of the never-ending rebuild project) and there were a lot of nails just kind of laying around on the floor. I stepped directly on one and it went through my foot. I screamed my head off and my dad, who was in the…

This episode made me think of a video game, where you're been playing as one character for ten hours and suddenly the game gives you a new character to play with slightly different controls. So to get you used to the controls, you have to go on a bunch of bullshit fetch missions even though you're a third through the…

I'd also like to chime in for regular coverage from the AVC.

I was reading Extra Lives by Tom Bissell and he talked a bit about people identifying with video game characters. Which is why most 1st person games have main characters without a personality. Since the gamer is seeing the world through the character's eyes, the character becomes them and the character having a strong…

I don't find those guys entertaining at all. Kevin Smith has been trying to make them famous for almost twenty years despite their lack of talent, presence or personality and he may have finally succeeded.