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General Chat / Re: WATCHMEN
« on: March 03, 2009, 07:17:54 PM »
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General Chat / Re: Comic Books
« on: February 28, 2009, 11:52:41 PM »QuoteThe Black Freighter story is obviously an analogy for the plot of the Watchmen itself, but who do you think the castaway is? Rorschack or Ozymandias?
I've always thought it was Ozy..
I agree, but it could be interpreted either way. Ozymandias becomes a mass murderer to save the world, thus becoming the evil he once fought to destroy. Not to mention the image of the castaway escaping the island on the raft of his own dead crew is quite resounding. With Rorschack, he becomes enamoured with moral absolutism and becomes unflinchingly uncompromising, becoming alienated from the society he is trying to save who take him to be insane. Both characters represent two vantages on universal truth that are taken to their most extreme, the Black Freighter reflects the paradoxes that arise when each view is taken to such an extreme.
Universal Truth is really the key theme, and I think that there are four characters in the book who, as the Comedian says, "get the joke." The primary conflict is with Rorschack and Ozy, for the reasons above, but secondarily, I think that the Comedian and Dr. Manhattan also get it. They are not as prominent however, because the paradox drives Comedian mad and Dr. M doesn't care because he's more nihilist and less involved with the metaphysical questions of humanity.
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General Chat / Re: Comic Books
« on: February 27, 2009, 03:30:57 PM »
Yeah, the first volume was the best illustrated, but I still like the new art. At least the characters look the same from issue to issue, one thing that bothers me about the Sand Man, is that there are so many different artists, and the sand man's appearance changes quite a bit depending on who's drawing him.
The Black Freighter story is obviously an analogy for the plot of the Watchmen itself, but who do you think the castaway is? Rorschack or Ozymandius?
The Black Freighter story is obviously an analogy for the plot of the Watchmen itself, but who do you think the castaway is? Rorschack or Ozymandius?
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General Chat / Re: Comic Books
« on: February 27, 2009, 03:32:15 AM »
I read the Watchmen a little while back, and have since been on a comic book tear. Alan Moore > Frank Miller, for sure. Right now I'm reading through the Neil Gaimen Sand Man books, and they are pretty good for the most part. If you liked DKR then I would suggest that you pick up Ronin, which is also by Frank Miller, which I enjoyed quite a bit... perhaps more than DKR.
To me, Miller is just too... I don't know, dark for the sake of being dark. It's always, "This city is a cesspool of **** and guts festering like a blister on the ass of hell..." That being said, he's still one of the better writers in the industry, I just don't find him as impressive as some people seem to think he is. His action sequences are pretty cool though, and there are definite moments of badassery.
Alan Moore is great. I don't think I've read anything of his that I didn't like. If you're patient with V for Vendetta is pays off, it's a great book. Chapter 5 (or V) alone is enough to justify the existence of the entire book. There's also the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which is quite good, as well as the Swamp thing series, though I haven't yet read all of them.
Otherwise, I got into the Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, and if you like zombie's or zombie movies AT ALL you have to pick it up. The whole series is based on what happens after the zombie movie ends, the logistics of survival in the weeks, months and years afterward. It's quite good.
I think that's enough for now, if anyone wants to talk about any of the books in particular I'm down as well.
To me, Miller is just too... I don't know, dark for the sake of being dark. It's always, "This city is a cesspool of **** and guts festering like a blister on the ass of hell..." That being said, he's still one of the better writers in the industry, I just don't find him as impressive as some people seem to think he is. His action sequences are pretty cool though, and there are definite moments of badassery.
Alan Moore is great. I don't think I've read anything of his that I didn't like. If you're patient with V for Vendetta is pays off, it's a great book. Chapter 5 (or V) alone is enough to justify the existence of the entire book. There's also the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which is quite good, as well as the Swamp thing series, though I haven't yet read all of them.
Otherwise, I got into the Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, and if you like zombie's or zombie movies AT ALL you have to pick it up. The whole series is based on what happens after the zombie movie ends, the logistics of survival in the weeks, months and years afterward. It's quite good.
I think that's enough for now, if anyone wants to talk about any of the books in particular I'm down as well.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: February 25, 2009, 07:31:21 PM »
so, uh, my nooks is buying turnips for 560 bells today... anybody want to come sell?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Could this be a future Castlevania game for Wii?
« on: February 20, 2009, 03:31:01 PM »So where's the Metroid on-rails bug scanning adventure?
Metroid Snap?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: February 03, 2009, 05:28:32 PM »
i'll probably just get my brother to do it, i don't have any contact with his friends, I was just wondering if I could do it without him.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: February 03, 2009, 05:17:01 PM »Does anyone have the mother cat? I have the baby and will be on for most of today. Also, I'm always down for some town hopping, so let me know.
The baby says what town the mother is in.
Yeah, but I don't have access to that town as it's on my brothers friend list and not mine. I guess I can't trick the cat into going with a different mother eh?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official NWR WiFi Night - February 6 - What game do you want to play?
« on: February 03, 2009, 05:06:10 PM »
hmmm, I like Vudu's idea, but I don't think it would be practical to have a vote every week.... and if we just established a set day, then some people would never get to play. If there is a good way to make it work though, that would be cool.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: February 03, 2009, 05:00:10 PM »
Does anyone have the mother cat? I have the baby and will be on for most of today. Also, I'm always down for some town hopping, so let me know.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: February 01, 2009, 08:48:11 PM »
I've got a ton of turnips on my hands now, so keep me posted if anybody has good prices.
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General Gaming / Re: Resident Evil 5 is the greatest thing ever.
« on: January 30, 2009, 11:20:34 PM »
That's unfortunate, I remember that the Rebecca/Billy dynamic was pretty decent.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: FF Crystal Bearers -- Harmonica/WTF Trailer
« on: January 29, 2009, 05:09:51 PM »
Crystal Bearers: The Force Unleashed
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 18, 2009, 12:18:33 AM »
I had to order the lovely love seat from my catalog so it should come tomorrow, but I did find it. In other news, my brother snaked the fishing trophy from right under my nose... stupid dab contest.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 17, 2009, 04:07:20 PM »
I've got the lovely bed, and I think the lovely love seat...
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 17, 2009, 02:27:39 PM »
dah, i'm stuck holding a huge loss in turnips... anyone got a decent turnip price today?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 15, 2009, 03:03:51 PM »
that is strange. It came up as having 2 visitors already there as well. Ah well.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 15, 2009, 02:44:51 PM »
I see SB's gate is open but it won't let me in his town... says that you've either disconnected already or have taken me off your friend roster, but whatever the case, I can't get in.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 14, 2009, 05:16:58 PM »
my turnip prices are pretty bad too, only around 90 i think. I'll only have gates open for another 15-20 minutes.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 14, 2009, 04:19:17 PM »
My gates are open now, and I've got some new designs I've been working on that I want to show off. Anybody on right now?
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TalkBack / Re: Wii Music Coming to a Classroom Near You
« on: January 14, 2009, 01:13:02 PM »
The real good news here is that this will prepare them to play Yankee Doodle Dandy for real.
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NWR Forums Discord / Re: Official Animal Crossing City Folk Eternal Love & Snapshot Thread
« on: January 13, 2009, 06:58:47 PM »
These pictures are great. Is that a golden Ax? how did you come by that?
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 12, 2009, 02:50:02 AM »
damn redd and his pyramid scheme business platform!
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Animal Crossing: City Folk
« on: January 11, 2009, 05:56:29 PM »
yeah, buddy lost his fruit, and i think you lost my pac man design. want to try again in your village instead?
edit: actually, buddy has his town open so i'm gonna jump there.
edit: actually, buddy has his town open so i'm gonna jump there.
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