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Watched the MacGyver pilot. It's not really MacGyver as we know it (it actually reminds me a bit more of FOX's version of The Human Target crossed with, say, Arrow but working for the government.) That said I wasn't un-entertained, so I might watch more - assuming it doesn't hit post pilot blues.

No. These kind of statements make it very clear you do not understand how things work in the US. Which is fine, I couldn't tell you anything about how things work in Poland. Also, FWIW, Ike Perlmutter the CEO of Marvel is a big Trump supporter.

Macgyver doesn't premier until tomorrow night, AFAIK. Unless they've released it online somewhere, or have a different premiere date in Canada, I'd expect no one's seen it.

Mad Max (1979) - It'd been awhile since I'd seen it. Its an unusual post-apocalyptic world because - unlike the rest of the series - society hasn't broken so much as it has almost completely decayed away from the bone. Sure there appears to still be some modern society infrastructure (police, hospitals) but what we see in them is not a society protecting itself but a society going through the motions just before losing all pretense that it still matters. Its a uniquely stark vision - part THE WARRIORS, part DEATH WISH and part commentary on the easy decline of civilization. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) - The first of the series that gives the modern view of the post-apocalypse. Has there been a film as influential to its genre after its release since this? I'd argue that it really created its own genre of post-apocalyptic tale that most follow from in the same way that Night of the Living Dead did. Really strong movie, I'd forgotten how nuanced Humongous' group actually was. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - I actually liked it better this time. The film is definitely a film of two parts and they could have integrated the two halves better but I thought overall the story held together fairly well. The main heavy starts being played for laughs, though, and the final chase is probably the least exciting of the series. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - The film still holds up - a great chase, a good view of the post-apocalypse and a lot of imagination and great visuals. The Gunfighter (1950) - Sort of the grand-daddy of a lot of a westerns; a meditation on the downside of having a reputation as a fast draw killer on both the gunfighter and the people around them. Good performances from Gregory Peck, Millard Mitchell, Karl Malden and Skip Homeier. Fantastic Plant (1973) - An allegorical science fantasy film. Lots of ideas, but also a lot of animation that exists to show spectacle in the animated landscapes and wild life. After the languid pace of the first two thirds, the last third rushes to a conclusion.

I blame twitter. I think the only thing adequately expressed in 140 characters is outrage.

Weird. As you say there is an option within the link button to "Link to Anchor in Text" but I can't find anyway to designate an anchor. Can't say I've ever noticed that before (but haven't really had reason to do an anchor either, so...)

I can only imagine a musical Thor leading to an immediate outcry against it, with comparisons to Der Ring des Nibelungen and details of Wagner's shortcomings with respect to his professed antisemtism, Aryanism and the subsequent Nazi party's adoption of him and his work. Perhaps I'm just too pessimistic, though, and no one would say a thing.

Dazzler is pretty much crying out to be a musical, really.

I realized the series is not for me - in fact Persona 3 burned me out on the genre (mostly) for good. 70 hours of grind in a randomly generated 200 level dungeon (all of it very similar) to see the outcome of a story that ultimately collapsed in on itself and amounted to nothing was the most soul draining experience I ever had in my 18 years of gaming. Haven't touched a jRPG for any length of time since. I admit that my tolerance for level-grind in JRPGs has diminished from what it was in the 1990s (when, for example, I got the entire roster of one of my multiple run-throughs of Final Fantasy III (VI) to level 99). That said I've tended to find the SMT games less reliant on grinding, but its still there and in some cases required (particularly early on when you don't have enough Macca to just summon what you want from the Codex for fusing). That said, I liked Persona 3's story - didn't really feel let down by it and I didn't mind the way the dungeon was set up either; after the first 10-20 levels, there was a rinse/repeat approach to levels, though.

While I agree with you that SMT IV was a big letdown (and shouldn't ever be put in a 9/10 score), if you don't like SMT:Nocturne, Persona 3, Persona 4, Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army or Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon then the SMT series as a whole is probably not ever going to be for you. Because to me those were all excellent games that I enjoyed playing multiple times.

Well in a normal Roguelike, I'd expect the world and the character to start over. What I can't tell in this case is if the character is completely starting over or not (since, in theory, the same entity should be brought forth each realm). My guess is "yes" but it'd be kind of neat if you did carry over something from the old world.

Kinda curious where that came from as well. As near as I can tell there were some stunt people on fire for the opening of the games, but no actual sports that set people on fire. EDIT: Found it, it wasn't a competition sport this time but an exhibition sport called Oert Jalymdagan Chabandes which involves riding a horse while on fire (can't find more details atm).

Westerns were the dominant genre for US movies for about 30 years. I doubt Superheroes are going anywhere anytime soon (particularly given that they dovetail into the existing and perennially popular "action movie" summer film and, like Westerns, can combine with other genres to create different approaches to the material).

Interesting, though, is that it appears to be the permadeath of that world itself. The Core ressurects the player in a new-world, starting the player from the beginning. What's unclear to me is if the player starts over or if the player carries over stats (I can understand items being lost with the old world).

Yes, this does look to be one to keep an eye on.

Mine was US III aka Japan VI. Then picked up II aka IV which I didn't like as much. Didn't like VII, VIII, IX or X as much as VI (III) but did like them (even VIII which was much maligned at the time). I think I've played all of the first ten in some fashion, plus X2.

I enjoyed watching the contestants trying to navigate the new courses. I think its a good thing for the series to not just continue churning out winners each year because they don't try to make things more difficult as contestants adapt to the courses due to familiarity.

Didn't see it posted, but Bioware is having a voice actor contest for Andromeda: Full info: http://blog.bioware.com/2016/08/30/explorers-wanted-contest/

But in the US this wouldn't be derived from the second amendment and would have to do more with local law and regulations, I'd think.

My understanding is that Topware/SouthPeak was sued by Interplay for trying to use the Battle Chess name for a new game and infringing on I'play's IP. Supposedly Topware/SouthPeak was trying an end run to usurp the trademark believing Caen couldn't afford a legal fight. I'play won $200,000 out of it; which they put towards Battle Chess 2011 (which may or may not have been planned before the lawsuit, don't remember). This went to Kickstarter because the original 3rd party developer Subdued Software had some financial mismanagement and they didn't have the money to complete it. The end result was Battle Chess: Game of Kings completed by Rebecca Heineman's Olde Skuul (which I think is made up of former I'play employees/creatives) Dunno what happened with Black Isle and BIMAR aka Black Isle Mayan Apocalypse Replacement Program (which IIRC was a replacement for the Fallout MMO/Project V13 when they lost the Fallout license entirely).

Planescape is a D&D (Wizards -> Hasbro) IP. Did InXile buy Torment off of Interplay for the Tides Title. I think the press release said - Earthworm Jim, Freespace, Giants, Kingpin, Messiah, MDK, Run Like Hell, Sacrifice, Battlechess, Clayfighter, Dark Alliance (but not Forgotten Realms), and Descent

Seems like they've decided to abandon the previous film's storyline entirely.

September 23 is the premier date for Macgyver. Since James Wan directed the new pilot episode, I'll probably give the first ep if I remember.

I think you mean "Rogue One: A Drow Starring Story"...

I wish. Sadly I had to get rid of my pc game boxes (and a lot of my console game boxes and dvd/bluray boxes) for space reasons.