By the way, does the Black Mesa Research Facility count as a "corporation"? Apparently it was based off of Los Alamos and the Sandia National Laboratories, and those seem to be a mix of public and private ownership.
By the way, does the Black Mesa Research Facility count as a "corporation"? Apparently it was based off of Los Alamos and the Sandia National Laboratories, and those seem to be a mix of public and private ownership.
If you want to get pendantic about it, Prometheus has implied there's a whole lot of other stuff connected to the Engineers that many people would be interested in. Phallic murderbeasts are really more of a side project.
If you want to get pendantic about it, Prometheus has implied there's a whole lot of other stuff connected to the Engineers that many people would be interested in. Phallic murderbeasts are really more of a side project.
Yeah, say what you will about F.E.A.R., but at least Armacham Technology Corporation had a business plan. First they torment a psychic girl, then they use her children as the basis for experiments in genetically-engineered commandos, mass-produced semisentient soldiers, and psychic commanders. And, because everyone…
Yeah, say what you will about F.E.A.R., but at least Armacham Technology Corporation had a business plan. First they torment a psychic girl, then they use her children as the basis for experiments in genetically-engineered commandos, mass-produced semisentient soldiers, and psychic commanders. And, because everyone…
Buzz, you type [a href="http://www. whateverthefucktheaddressis .com"]whatever the fuck the address is[/a], but replace the square brackets with < and >.
Buzz, you type [a href="http://www. whateverthefucktheaddressis .com"]whatever the fuck the address is[/a], but replace the square brackets with < and >.
Considering how in you are, you may be slightly out.
Considering how in you are, you may be slightly out.
I'm partial to that Tim fellow. You know, that wealthy Dutch merchant guy.
I'm partial to that Tim fellow. You know, that wealthy Dutch merchant guy.
That was really more the TOS Klingons. I tend to see the Klingons from TNG onward as a feudal society: it certainly fits with the image we've been given of their society, with powerful families (who apparently own their own starships) forever fighting with each other while the chancellor/emperor acts as a referee. It…
That was really more the TOS Klingons. I tend to see the Klingons from TNG onward as a feudal society: it certainly fits with the image we've been given of their society, with powerful families (who apparently own their own starships) forever fighting with each other while the chancellor/emperor acts as a referee. It…
Wow, am I out of it. I thought "tea house" was a euphemism for an opium den.
Wow, am I out of it. I thought "tea house" was a euphemism for an opium den.
If this is an initiation ritual, then for pete's sake guys, just strip him naked and flog him until he falls unconscious. At least leave him some of his dignity.
If this is an initiation ritual, then for pete's sake guys, just strip him naked and flog him until he falls unconscious. At least leave him some of his dignity.
She may be the mother of her race, but that Horta has some mouth on her (or acid siphon, as the case may be).
She may be the mother of her race, but that Horta has some mouth on her (or acid siphon, as the case may be).
@avclub-fec1b8d3fbc08f27a84e5a334d45bb5a:disqus: it's a battle in the 19th century. How in the hell can you possibly make it any grittier?