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That sounds like crazy talk. Renaissance artists had to produce religious works because the church was paying them, does that mean the Sistine Chapel is not worthwhile? Shakespeare blatantly went for the popularity, adding more sex and violence with each play to try and turn a profit. It really looks to me like you are just trying to say popularity = bad.

I haven't really followed Drury since he went to the East Coast, but when he was playing for the Avs it always seemed like he was scoring an OT or game winning goal, particularly against my Sharks :D

Do you mean the Foreman Grill? We have one and we use it a lot for burgers.

That's a pretty flimsy argument when you are dealing with the best selling movie of all time, which Avatar seems to be closing in on. I get that when you are talking about the popularity of trash TV, but Avatar is getting great reviews from professional critics, it is making tons of money week after week, and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. How exactly are you defining a 'good' movie anyways? If we take 100 people with an IQ over 120 and poll them on whether Avatar is good or bad, would that be more satisfactory to you? As for the 3D and eye candy argument, this isn't the first 3D movie and that Final Fantasy movie was a box office flop despite having high tech eye candy. That might carry a movie to number 1 for a week or two, but so far Avatar is showing much stronger than just a flash in the pan pretty picture.

Did you miss the part where you started this whole exchange by calling me wrong? See, you keep throwing out opinions without backing them up. I've been stating facts about Titanic and Avatar. You are the troll here, you attacked me, and then you got defensive when I questioned your logic, because you are unable to look at any other perspectives. It's the same old thing we've argued about for years now. But hey, I've sent you a few PM's about my concerns over your posting habits. I am here for you if you want to have a real discussion on developing relationships with people on these boards. Until you are willing to open up to someone, you will not really be taken seriously here, you will just be they guy who throws out the same arguments ad nauseam with no regard for others.

So people are going to see Avatar multiple times because it is NOT a good movie? You can't be that ignorant so I'm going to consider your post on this issue trolling.

You are spouting opinions. Sales numbers are fact. roofles!

I think it's pretty silly to bash Titanic. It's an amazing movie and that is shown by the sales numbers. Avatar is now in that camp. Face it, just because a movie does not appeal to you, doesn't mean it is a bad movie. I understand that some of you like to argue the whole 'pop culture isn't necessarily good' card, but when a movie is plowing through every sales record in existence, that argument starts to lose steam.

You have to burn the rope is still my favorite. It really lifts me up when I'm feeling down.

That sounds like the general consensus. A lot of folks seems to be going back and seeing it two or three times, basically voicing their displeasure with their wallets. Hopefully Cameron gets the message and rights the ship, before we get another Titanic on our hands!

That was a pretty exciting game between the Cards and the Packers. Definitely two fantastic QB performances. But yeah, that was some horrific defense. I guess Arizona redeemed themselves by winning it on D, but GB will need to assess that for next year.

Looks like I'm going to lose my first game, Baltimore is cleaning up the Pats.

I started "The Summoner" by Gail Z. Martin. I was looking for a light fantasy series to enjoy and so far it has fit the bill very well.

I just don't think Troika spent too much time developing the combat engine, whereas you can see AoD has taken on that as a major part of the game and a real labor of love. I just played through my first round of the combat demo. First thing that struck me was the graphics were fairly good, very functional and the camera was easy enough to use. I was happy that I could adjust my resolution, that really elevated the look of the game. I played a two handed axe guy. I probably could have been smarter on how I spent my money. I got past the three raiders, but the next guy took me apart a couple times and I stopped there. I'm really looking forward to seeing the non-combat skills in use. It looks like there are a of lot of options there.

To be fair, the combat in any game ever created is better than the combat in Arcanum. It's still amazing, though. And to be even more fair, Age of Decadence has probably been in development longer than Arcanum.

I am getting a little excited about this project. I hope the story turns out to be as engaging as the combat. Is there any idea on a release date window, like are they aiming for this year?

I was actually getting a bit concerned after my leg surgery. I went about a week without even thinking about 'the business.' I even tried and felt fairly unresponsive. But once I cut back on the meds, I was able to return to 'the business.' Still, I typically can't stand going more than a couple of days without attending to 'the business'.

Heh, the US has plenty of sky-high real estate markets as well. I paid $355,000 for my 850 square foot condo.

I don't think the PA crowd is really the pwning at Halo sort. They are likely smelly though.

I'm ready for Chuck to start up again next week.

It's been a decade, but I remember reading The Dubliners by James Joyce and enjoying it. But short stories can often be easier to handle than a full novel.

That is amazingly accurate! To be fair, Kung Fu Panda was awesome. But that was more Jack Black and his delivery than the concept.

Is being critical about a game, whatever that game might be, for whatever failures I perceive in the game, bashing that game? I always get confused about this. I think you can go overboard with criticism. I typically will post my criticisms of a game and then move on, only bringing it up again if it is a natural part of the discussion. Some of the Fallout 3 bashers are a bit one dimensional, it's the only song they sing. For awhile it seemed like NMA was stuck reporting on a game they didn't really like. It was an odd time. They've moved away from it, but I never understood why they were posting Fallout 3 news just to add cynical little comments. Seemed like a waste of time.

Ah, the time of the year I actually watch games! NY Jets over Cincinnati - Well, they got walloped last week. I think it will be a better game, but still think the Jets are peaking and the Bengals are sliding. Dallas over Philadelphia - Philly has been an odd bird this season, losing a couple real bad games. Still, they always can get hot in the playoffs, but I think the Cowboys are ready this year to make some noise. New England over Baltimore - I think this will be the easiest call, to be honest. Although losing the top WR is going to hurt NE's offense. Green Bay over Arizona - I'm less confident in the Cards this year. If Rodgers doesn't get cold feet, this could be a blowout.

I don't really get that, his work on the Dragon Age mythos has been very solid. I even read his book and was surprised at how decent it was for a video game novel.