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Title: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 09, 2022, 11:42:19 AM
Welcome Premium Panel Members to NWR's exclusive TV streaming service focus panel. I want to thank each of you for volunteering for such a bold initiative and I am pleased to say that all your credit cards passed our check and now have a substantial hold on them. That is just temporary of course as we decide the fate of the streaming wars right here. See folks, the TV landscape has changed, and with nobody watching cable anymore the data from existing ratings organizations is unreliable. Since the NWR forums are so popular and active, it was obvious that these folks are the real influencers of the day and so we value your opinion and your financial commitment. We will now ask you a series of questions (rounds) and all you have to do is answer by selecting one of the streaming services from the list available. 
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Title: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Answer Selection, Turn Order, and Final Ratings)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 09, 2022, 11:46:03 AM
Final Ratings
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Terms and Conditions)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 09, 2022, 11:51:07 AM
Terms and Conditions
All panel members agree to the following terms and conditions
The panelists were assorted into a selection rotation based on the order in which they signed up. In order, they are given a list of possible streaming services to subscribe to and must select one of them. Unbeknownst to them, one of these streaming services will bomb and take all subscribers with it. If you selected that streaming service when it was your turn to choose, then you lost. That streaming service will no longer be available, and a new one will be selected by the panelist that went right before the bomb was selected. If none of the remaining panelists choose the bomb service, then the panelist who selected it to start the round is forced to choose their own bomb service and is eliminated. This process is repeated until only one streaming service remains and is declared the winner.
Message reminders
The administration will send panelists a pm alerting them to the fact the survey has begun. After that, it is up to the panelists to remember to check in on their own unless they notify the administration to send them a reminder when it is their turn.
Waiting for a selection
A generous time of 2 days (48 hours) is given for a panelist to select a service. If they've requested for me to send them a reminder when it is their turn, a message will be sent to alert them of that fact once it is their turn and 24 hours before their time to choose is up. If a choice has not been made by the end of the total 48 period, the panelist will be automatically given the bomb service and removed from the panel. The 48 hours begins from the timestamp of the post I make in this thread asking for their selection in the round.
 
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 09, 2022, 11:57:17 AM
Order.RSS has chosen the first streaming service to be added to NWR's Safe.TV Words+ bundle.
That means it is time to begin round 1 of our exclusive focus panel.
Khushrenada, which streaming service will you subscribe to?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 09, 2022, 04:36:12 PM
Well, the random number generator came up with 9 so I'll play the odds that it is safe. Surely Order.RSS wouldn't hate the offerings of the Peacock and The Office reruns....

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..isn't that right, Bungle4?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 09, 2022, 05:06:24 PM
That is right Khushrenada!
Jumping into an already oversaturated market in 2020 might have seemed risky, but with Comcast backing Peacock it is a safe service to subscribe to.

Up next we find out which streaming service NWR_insanolord would like to subscribe to?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 09, 2022, 05:31:49 PM
That is right Khushrenada!
Jumping into an already oversaturated market in 2020 might have seemed risky, but with Comcast backing Peacock it is a safe service to subscribe to.

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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 09, 2022, 06:28:54 PM
Comcast is anything but safe as their customer service is pretty bad.  However for the purposes of this game they seem to be safe at the moment.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 09, 2022, 09:50:56 PM
I'm going to go with one of my most used streaming services, Paramount+.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 09, 2022, 11:15:48 PM
Live Sports. Breaking News. And a Mountain of Entertainment makes Paramount+ a safe bet for NWR_insanolord.

Passing the remote to Mop it up for the next selection.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: Mop it up on May 10, 2022, 10:28:14 PM
HBO Max to the max!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 11, 2022, 10:27:24 AM
People have been paying extra for HBO since the days of cable, so a streaming service containing that great library is safe for Mop it up.

Coming up next on Safe.TV Word+...MASB's selection!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: MASB on May 11, 2022, 11:15:49 PM
I'll pick Hulu. They show my show! But only the first season, so the fans can't see my character development over six years!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 12, 2022, 01:18:58 AM
Enough fans are hooked after one season for Hulu to be safe for MASB.

What will Luigi Dude choose after the next commercial break?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: Luigi Dude on May 12, 2022, 04:21:53 PM
Why bother watching TV shows when I can watch people complain about these shows on Youtube instead.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 12, 2022, 05:12:33 PM
Luigi Dude is safe watching videos of people complaining at the second most visited website on the net (only second to Google which owns YouTube).

Where will BeautifulShy stream her video entertainment from?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 12, 2022, 05:27:28 PM
Probably the best place for Anime.  CrunchyRoll

I choose you CrunchyRoll!     In the name of CrunchyRoll I'll punish you!   Don't believe in yourself. Believe in me! Believe in the Crunchyroll who believes in you!”   
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 12, 2022, 08:51:58 PM
As interest in Anime and Japanese Otaku culture continues to rise, so does the safe feeling that BeautifulShy gets when watching CrunchyRoll.

How will TOPHATANT123 do before a live studio audience?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: TOPHATANT123 on May 13, 2022, 12:58:01 PM
Let's get this over with. This is a huge risk because it's been in the collective consciousness as of late.

Going with Netflix. Been getting a bad rap recently and has an unsustainable business model, but it puts out enough stuff to keep me satisfied.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 13, 2022, 03:31:08 PM
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"At one point it seemed like all we needed was Netflix" TOPHATANT123 thought. What started as a business that would send DVDs through the postal service created the model for TV streaming and with it took the lion's share of subscribers. Slowly but surely other media giants all began to create their own streaming services and take many of the popular shows with them.

Around that same time, our administration installed a secret agent (code name Order.RSS) within the ranks of Netlfix's leadership team. This individual was only a mission to collect ratings data, but chaos seemed to follow with each decision that was made. First, the agent convinced Netflix to overextend their budget, spending billions on half-baked TV shows for niche audiences and a dozen more Adam Sandler movies.
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"That doesn't seem sustainable" TOPHATANT123 thought, but there is "enough stuff to keep me satisfied". Next, staff within the company began to speak out against offensive content and Netflix released a memo that just told them to "Leave".

Unfortunately, TOPHATANT123 had several family members working at Netflix that he now had to support so he shared his streaming service passwords with them until they could get back on their feet. The final blow was our agent's plan to crack down on password sharing.
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"They had to make an example out of someone, I guess that was me" TOPHATANT stated in an interview. With the official verdict being a court ordered "cancellation" TOPHATANT123 was officially cut off from all media (strangely enough, posting to the NWR forums was still required as part of community service). Shortly before sentencing, a final public statement was released by TOPHATANT123 and merely stated "Let's get this over with".
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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 1)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 13, 2022, 03:57:06 PM
Unfortunately, TOPHATANT123's being cancelled prevents him from continuing on in this panel. But there is still plenty of reasons to stay tuned to Safe.TV Words+. As we continue or panel we will now have specific questions that you may want to consider as you select your streaming service. The first question is:
Which streaming service has your favorite TV shows?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 2)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 13, 2022, 06:21:32 PM
We are now ready to begin our second round of the Safe.TV Words+ panel.

So Stratos, which of the available streaming services has your favorite TV shows?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 2)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 15, 2022, 07:09:22 PM
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Waiting for a selection
A generous time of 2 days (48 hours) is given for a panelist to select a service. If they've requested for me to send them a reminder when it is their turn, a message will be sent to alert them of that fact once it is their turn and 24 hours before their time to choose is up. If a choice has not been made by the end of the total 48 period, the panelist will be automatically given the bomb service and removed from the panel. The 48 hours begins from the timestamp of the post I make in this thread asking for their selection in the round.

Is that time for Stratos? 
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 2)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 15, 2022, 09:27:04 PM
I am afraid we have bad news about another member of the panel. Stratos was testing out a prototype of one of our television enhancement devices. This special cable is similar to a USB cable and except rather than being universal is actually based on hynagogic brainwaves and thus internally referred to as a HSB cable. Due to Stratos' unique home theater setup we needed a y-cable version of this.
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So a mere 48 hours ago we lent Stratos this yhSB cable along with explicit instructions to check back in with us. To avoid future incidents we recommend all of you check back here daily. There were some other warnings as well, including one forbidding certain combinations of the main power level and the streaming service used. Unfortunately one of those combinations was watching HBO and setting the power to the Max setting. This had caused some problems with our beta test subjects but nothing prepared us for what we found. Stratos' apparently fell deep into a series of hypnagogic hallucinations after binging Game of Thrones for 48 straight hours. What remains of Stratos is unclear as he is catatonic at the moment.
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The good news is that our medical team tells me that with a lot of money and continuous therapy we can have him back to a state of obtundation within a few years. Funnily enough we were able to connect his subconscious to the NWR forums, so you may see posts from his comatose self here and there. Hopefully we can continue without any further unfortunate accidents such as these. We will start the third round of the panel shortly.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 15, 2022, 10:33:11 PM
We are now ready to start the third round of the Safe.TV Words+ panel. Let's get things kicked off by hearing from nickmitch. So nickmitch, which streaming service has your favorite movies?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: nickmitch on May 15, 2022, 10:39:15 PM
With the first pick in the third round of the 19th Safewords, the funhouse nicks-mitch select

Amazon Prime Video
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 16, 2022, 10:20:50 AM
Sometimes it takes a little work to find something good, but nickmitch is always able to find a safe pick for movie night with Amazon Prime Video.

Which streaming service has your favorite movies ShyGuy?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: ShyGuy on May 16, 2022, 10:26:57 AM
Sometimes it takes a little work to find something good, but nickmitch is always able to find a safe pick for movie night with Amazon Prime Video.

Which streaming service has your favorite movies ShyGuy?

Youtube!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: Stratos on May 16, 2022, 12:31:26 PM
Oops

 :'(
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 16, 2022, 12:46:03 PM
Who doesn't mind sitting through a few ads to watch free movies? Those are just popcorn breaks after all, since ShyGuy is safe at home watching old Buster Keaton films on YouTube.

Coming up after the break, we will hear from Order.RSS. What streaming service has your favorite movies?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: Order.RSS on May 16, 2022, 04:46:48 PM
Movies? Who watches movies? It's 2022, all I want is robot mecha.
Crunchyroll! \o/
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 16, 2022, 05:14:29 PM
Crunchyroll is best known for anime series, but the streaming service also has plenty of great anime films. Order.RSS is safe streaming Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie on Crunchyroll.

We all know Khushrenada's love of watching movies so we have to know, what streaming service has your favorite movies Khush?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: Order.RSS on May 16, 2022, 07:03:03 PM
Khush strikes me as a Criterion Collection kinda fella

Order.RSS is safe streaming Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie on Crunchyroll.

Somehow i feel like this might be a worse fate.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 16, 2022, 09:28:12 PM
We all know Khushrenada's love of watching movies so we have to know, what streaming service has your favorite movies Khush?

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Oh no! Is this the part where I have to admit that I don't subscribe to any streaming services...? I have no idea which might have my favorite movies. Just do what true movie lovers do and subscribe to TCM on cable and go to the movie theaters to see what's current.  ;)

So, on that note, Twitch clearly has all the movies I want to see....

EDIT: Actually, let's change that to Peacock. I can do that, right? No result has been posted yet....
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 16, 2022, 09:55:40 PM
Since Peacock is owned by NBC Universal, we can watch all those great Minion movies when we visit Khush! Let's just hope he doesn't change his mind on what movie we are watching  >:( because that would not be safe for anyone.

If you liked that last answer, your going to love what NWR_insanolord has to say when we ask "What streaming service has your favorite movies?"
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 16, 2022, 10:15:47 PM
Since Peacock is owned by NBC Universal, we can watch all those great Minion movies when we visit Khush! Let's just hope he doesn't change his mind on what movie we are watching  >:( because that would not be safe for anyone.

Sorry. I was looking for some kind of I don't know gif to spice up the post and one of the top results was that Michael Scott one so it seemed like destiny was telling me to go with Peacock again. I did it for the memes!!

Also, don't worry about watching movies at my place. I'll just re-enact them all out for you. Movies as live theater is so much better!


(https://i.gifer.com/WPWC.gif)


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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 16, 2022, 10:27:32 PM
I guess I'll go with the one I used most recently earlier tonight in Hulu.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 16, 2022, 11:17:51 PM
With Best Picture winners like Parasite and Nomadland available to stream, NWR_insanolord is safe from anyone saying there is nothing good to watch on Hulu.

With every other choice in list taken, let's see if Mop it up can mind the gap  ;) as we see what streaming service has your favorite movies?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: Mop it up on May 17, 2022, 07:34:53 PM
I prefer oranges but I guess it's time for Apple TV.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 17, 2022, 09:21:12 PM
Mop it up watches Finch on Apple TV to see how Tom Hanks, a dog, and a robot keep each other safe in a post-apocalyptic world.

As we get near the end of the season, tensions are rising. What streaming service has your favorite movies MASB?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: MASB on May 19, 2022, 01:32:59 AM
You know, back in my younger years, I was big into auto racing. Did all the high speed racing for real in John Frankenheimer's Grand Prix. I did most of the driving in The Rockford Files. So what better way to spend an evening than watching the documentary I made about the time I owned a racing team? 1969's The Racing Scene. To Paramount+ we go!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 19, 2022, 11:42:22 AM
Andy Sidaris makes a safely from sports broadcastor to director and MASB continues on to the next round.

With our season finale we finally get the answer to our question from Luigi Dude, what streaming service has your favorite movies?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: Luigi Dude on May 20, 2022, 09:42:08 AM
Who needs movies when I could be giving my money to women in skimpy outfits on Twitch.   ;D
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 20, 2022, 01:32:02 PM
Many you know that BeautifulShy is a Nintendo fan, but you may not be aware that she is also a Disney fan. Of course being a Disney fan is one thing, being a Disney collector is another. In the nineties, collecting Disney memorabilia was a significant undertaking but still manageable. Each year there was one or two new movies and associated merchandise to obtain. However once Disney starting acquiring other IP, BeautifulShy was compelled to obtain that merch as well. The acquisition of Star Wars and Marvel studios required significant investments in time and space to collect the extensive back catalog of films, clothing, and toys. But fandom knows no bounds and BShy pushed on getting every piece of swag she could find.
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The breaking point seemed to occur with the purchase of 21st Century Fox. Suddenly BShy was buying merch for Alien and The Simpsons, franchises she did not even enjoy. With her bank account depleted and her domicile resembling that of a hoarder, BShy became trapped in the byzantine corridors of stacked figurines and steel books from the multitude of Disney subsidiaries. As a final fleeting call for help she found a way to send an SOS to her NWR forum friends through the Disney+ network, the only channel she would ever watch. One by one each NWR user unknowingly cast her aside in favor of other entertainment options. With nobody there to help she became as neglected as the many Disney Properties that did not fit in with the Disney corporate image. By the time we found her, significant psychic damage had occurred. Our doctors tell me that she currently only speaking using famous lines from Disney characters. As part of her rehabilitation she is being asked to post regularly to the forums in hopes of using Nintendo discussions to break her free of her Disney dependence. Needless to say, BeautifulShy will be unable to continue on with this panel in her current state. With this sad news we complete our third season of the Safe.TV Words+ panel and will be removing Disney+ as a selection in future questions. Season 4 will be coming soon...
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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 3)
Post by: MASB on May 20, 2022, 06:23:13 PM
Poor BeautifulShy! A great lesson to us all: Specialize in your collecting!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Round 4)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 20, 2022, 10:32:05 PM
We are all set to begin our next round. In our season premier we will hear from nickmitch.
Which streaming service is the best value?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 4)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 21, 2022, 12:08:25 AM
Poor BeautifulShy! A great lesson to us all: Specialize in your collecting!

Haha this is true.  But some facts about me I am in so many different fandoms it is not even funny but  because of cost I cannot even purchase everything.  I specialize in one or two things in each fandom.

MLP:FIM- Fluttershy
Sailor Moon- Sailor Jupiter
Lakers- Kuzma, AD, Kobe
Nintendo- Peach.
Pokemon- Gardavior
Phoenix Mercury- Grineir


Also have to say everyone here is so non mainstream with their choices.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 4)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 21, 2022, 01:23:54 AM
I don't even know what Disney+ is. ;) Seems pretty niche to me. ;D

Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 4)
Post by: nickmitch on May 21, 2022, 03:34:13 PM
We are all set to begin our next round. In our season premier we will hear from nickmitch.
Which streaming service is the best value?

Obviously, with the bundle, it's Hulu.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 4)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 21, 2022, 09:53:02 PM
It goes without saying that nickmitch had always considered himself a TV Man. Growing up, he was a master of the basic cable schedule, always knowing the best program on any time of day.
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With the advent of streaming services nickmitch tried to adapt and adjust but it never really felt right. Netflix and other streaming services spoiled these entitled millennials and zoomers, letting them watch shows whenever they want, he thought. Nickmitch missed the routine and ceremony of cable with it's reliable cadence of commercial breaks. The closest thing Nickmitch could find to solace was through Hulu + Live TV. Of course when friends and family came to visit they still deferred to the on-demand selection and binging that has grown so popular. Secretly nickmitch had some dude working within Hulu to slowly chip away at the various corporate partners in hopes that a single owner would wrangle control over the viewership. In his personal life things got much darker as nickmitch initiated draconian house rules for all TV watching, whereby shows could only be seen on the same day and time as they would normally be broadcast. Failure to abide by such regulations resulted in guests wearing plain outfits of a single color as punishment.
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Eye witness reports leaked photos of people forced to wear red dresses after watching Monday night football on a Tuesday morning. Nickmitch's reign of terror started to come apart when the dude that nickmitch hired ended up succeeding in the consolidation tactics at Hulu corporate resulting in a mass exodus of all the popular shows that made guests willing to put up with nickmitches fashionist tendencies.
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In the end nickmitch was all alone suffering from rules so strict even he could not avoid breaking them. By the time we heard about this, the ascetic lifestyle had taken its toll with nickmitch having gouged out his own eyes to keep himself pure from what he referred to as the "tainted detritus" of modern TV. We have been notified by nickmitch that he can no longer take part in this panel, but with the use of screen reading technology he plans to stay active in the NWR forums. Stay tuned for season five....
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 5)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 22, 2022, 12:22:30 PM
The stage is set and we now begin our next round of questioning by asking ShyGuy, which streaming service has the best selection?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 4)
Post by: ShyGuy on May 22, 2022, 03:05:49 PM
Let's go YouTube!

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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 5)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 22, 2022, 04:54:40 PM
With over 800 million videos streaming from 37 million channels, it is pretty safe to say that YouTube offers ShyGuy the best selection.

Back to the top of the list to hear from Order.RSS. Which streaming service do you think has the best selection?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 5)
Post by: Order.RSS on May 22, 2022, 07:19:15 PM
Oof, lotta people canceling their subs. Hope these services can roll with the punches, while i roll with the crunches.

CrunchyRoll it is!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 5)
Post by: Mop it up on May 22, 2022, 09:16:12 PM
Wow, someone being forced to choose their own bomb word this early on is just plain bad luck! And so is a one-in-eight bomb, what a crazy game!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 5)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 22, 2022, 09:57:51 PM
Very little is known about Chūmon's past, even by himself. Chūmon never even met his own parents, which might have been what contributed to his mysterious nature. Whatever the causes he was known for strong business acumen and despising organized crime. His previous job at Netflix had led to some serious scandals so he fled to Japan to escape the ensuing opprobrium. There he quickly landed a job at Crunchyroll and was instrumental in the rise of anime in the west.
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It was at Crunchyroll that Chūmon met Sakura and despite her obvious flirtations, Chūmon remained oblivious. She tried to explain to Chūmon that the Yakuza had always played a part in the business and would not allow outsiders to intervene with the existing agreements in place. Whether Chūmon was oblivious to this or just obstinate from his disdain for the mafia was unclear, but Sakura's portentous warnings became all too real.
Rui was second in command at the Yakuza for quite some time. Many suspected he could be in charge but remained a number 2 so he could "take out" anyone getting in there way, as if he enjoyed doling out punishment. Rui's bloodlust was always in sharp contrast with his penchant for a clean suit, almost always a green one. You might even say Rui was a gangsta and call him Rui-G, but of course that might be a little too obvious.
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The fateful confrontation of Rui and Chūmon began in the typical mobster threatens legitimate businessman fashion. It is hard to say who cast the first attack, but by the time Sakura entered the two were already at each other's throats. Chūmon tore off his shirt and launched a powerful jump kick as he yelled "super...ninja...lion...KICK!". As Sakura fawned over Chūmon's perfect abs, Rui countered with his standard magical fire attack, screaming "fire...flower...power...Rui-G TIME!". While Chūmon was being bombarded with fireballs, Sakura added insult to injury, slapping him for not seeing how obvious it was to just duck the fire attack.
Chūmon eventually found a break in the onslaught to power up his own magic attack, which for some reason he felt compelled to be accompanied with the following exposition "I will now use my secret dark past magical powers to create a wormhole to bend time and space and reverse the gravitational flow of your own fire back on you". And surprisingly, he did. With the fireballs now hitting Rui he started to feel quite small (figuratively of course, it's not like someone would shrink in size when getting attacked). Feeling the need to be invincible, Rui shouted "okey...dokey...super..STAR" and suddenly his green suit faded through the whole rainbow sequence. As he smoothed out his mustache with his hand and smirked, he charged straight for Chūmon. Chūmon somehow matched Rui's invicibility and invoked super speed. Rui matched Chūmon's super speed and started vacuuming up ghosts to unleash on Chūmon. Chūmon responded to the ghosts by summoning a hoard of zombies. Back and forth the battle raged for what seemed like forever.
(https://i.redd.it/ajvaag76nau21.jpg)
Just before everyone hearing the story lost interest and skipped to the end Chūmon had a very emotional flashback...
Chūmon was just a child and he was at the beach....building a sandcastle...but who were these people with him...it was Chūmon's parents...but they were not relaxing like the other families...they were in a serious conversation with...Yakuza!...Chūmon's parents were Yakuza...was this why he could not remember them...was this why he hated the Yakuza so much
This new knowledge made it all to clear to Chūmon what needed to be done. If he was going to win this battle, he would need to become the very thing he despised, he would need to become as ruthless as the Yakuza. Very quickly Chūmon had Rui down with a knife to his throat and it seemed like it was all over. But suddenly Rui remembered his secret forgotten power...to jump weird and flutter his legs. As he sprang up he yelled "RUI-G...NUMBER...ONE!!!" his legs akimbo, knocking Chūmon's knife back into his own head. Sakura cried for a few minutes, but then fell in love with Rui as they rode off into the Tokyo sunset.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SptUZZe05cA/maxresdefault.jpg)
Stay tuned for Season 6...
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 22, 2022, 10:15:43 PM
Our next question for the panel is: Which streaming service has the best exclusives?
Starring, in order of appearance, Khushrenada
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 22, 2022, 11:44:33 PM
Dang! Things have gotten intense all of sudden. This is kind of the halfway / midpoint round.

Well, let's see. ShyGuy has selected the bomb word this round. What might he have done? He's selected YouTube both times he had to choose a safe word. Would he now make his safe choice a deadly choice....?

Meanwhile, I've ended up selecting Peacock twice. Would he select that in the hopes I'd select it again and thus eliminate another player?

When I did a random number generated selection, it came up with Paramount+ but Insanolord chose that before so it just feels tainted. Normally I'd avoid anything he's doing but (and I can't believe I'm saying this) the dude just won a game after finishing second the previous game so maybe I should be thinking like Insanolord. I mean, somehow the Oilers are winning in the NHL playoffs so nothing's really making sense these days.

What to do, what to do.....

Amazon Prime Video it is. If I've outwitted myself into a bomb word then this game is clearly broken because Insanolord is succeeding at it and somehow I'm not!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 22, 2022, 11:55:14 PM
While it is safe to say nobody is raving about Bosch, Amazon Prime Video has plenty of great exclusives like Upload, The Boys, and Undone to keep Khushrenada on a couch trip.

...and now a word from our sponsors....NWR_insanolord, which streaming service would you say has the best exclusives?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 23, 2022, 12:12:59 AM
Once again I guess I'll go with the last one I used, even if I'm probably canceling it soon, in Peacock.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 23, 2022, 12:20:03 AM
it is safe to ... keep Khushrenada on a couch trip.

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Once again I guess I'll go with the last one I used, even if I'm probably canceling it soon, in Peacock.

That's not the last one you used. You used Hulu last time but that's gone from the choices now and Paramount + is the only other one you used before that. What kind of game are you playing here?  :o
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 23, 2022, 12:31:01 AM
I meant it's the last one I used in real life, earlier today.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 23, 2022, 12:39:03 AM
In the summer of 2024 NWR_insanolord will be watching exclusive coverage of the Olympics on Peacock from the safety of his living room.

Also starring Mop it up as which streaming service has the best exclusives?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 23, 2022, 12:47:08 AM
I meant it's the last one I used in real life, earlier today.

Yikes! How many streaming services do you subscribe to?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 23, 2022, 01:38:59 AM
I meant it's the last one I used in real life, earlier today.

Yikes! How many streaming services do you subscribe to?

Probably too many, but at least it's helping me in this game!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 23, 2022, 02:30:12 AM
Why are we such opposites?  :D

So, what do you think ShyGuy selected as the bomb word this round? We're safe now. We can speculate without fear. It's the other players still to select that will have to deal with any paranoia our conversation may have. :evil;
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 23, 2022, 02:31:12 AM
I meant it's the last one I used in real life, earlier today.

Yikes! How many streaming services do you subscribe to?

Probably too many, but at least it's helping me in this game!

Going with what you last watched IRL and not advertising it is a good strategy.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: Order.RSS on May 23, 2022, 03:38:35 AM
Shoulda known the Crunchy-Funimation merger wouldn't benefit us, the poor ol' multi-media consumers! >:(
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: Mop it up on May 23, 2022, 04:42:33 PM
Paramount+ because I barely know what it is!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 23, 2022, 05:20:26 PM
Apparently it was not safe to re-brand CBS all-access as Paramount+, but Mop it up is hanging out with her Trekkie friends watching exclusive shows like Star Trek: Below Decks, and Star Trek: Prodigy.

From the people who brought you MASB, comes which streaming service has the best exclusives?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: MASB on May 24, 2022, 08:24:37 AM
Can't say I'm a big fan of Apple. When you have to buy a mouse for your new computer because the one that comes with it is garbage (garbagé in French), you have to look askance at such a company. But I found out that Apple TV has my classic 1969 western comedy Support Your Local Sheriff. Nothing like a laughfest to make you forget about all the unnecessary money you're throwing away! Time to take a bite of the Apple!

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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 24, 2022, 10:19:05 AM
MASB is feeling safe being the Sheriff in a classic western. Also, Severance might be interesting enough to get Bungle4 to bite that Apple.

All eyes are on Luigi Dude for the final answer to our question "Which streaming service has the best exclusives".
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: Luigi Dude on May 24, 2022, 10:35:01 AM
With all those e-girls to drain me of my money it's got to be Twitch.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 24, 2022, 02:44:17 PM
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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 6)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 24, 2022, 05:16:14 PM
The rise and fall of Youtuber ShyGuy

A staple of NWR for years, ShyGuy launched a YouTube account when forum activity was in its heyday. Since everyone loves a shy guy, there was a groundswell of support for his self-effacing vlogs. Unfortunately, the pressure for increasing views, likes, and subs that all content creators face led to a series of videos that dragged ShyGuy’s magnanimous persona down to the dredges of troll culture. The first misstep occurred when ShyGuy staged a set of hilarious but cruel pranks on his buddy Khushrenada.
Folks here know that Khush’s dedication to the forums is solid, but not something you would win an award for. Khush on the other hand was willing to believe such recognition was deserved when the camera crews arrived at his home with an over sized check for his ersatz “Best Poster” award.
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The joke seemed to go over so well, ShyGuy continued to do the same thing year after year. Since Khushrenada never visited YouTube he didn’t ever catch on that it was a prank, leading to cries of cruelty from Khush sympathizers, but a ratings bump from the more plentiful internet haters.
ShyGuy’s next peccadillo turned his sights toward fellow mod NWR_insanolord. In a series of mock exposes, ShyGuy laid out significant accusations of abuse of power. The improprieties included tampering with polls, tampering with user scores, and even creating dupe accounts.
Insanolord is a terrible moderator.
Such serious aspersions were not taken lightly by the administration and the ensuing debacle left insanolord’s reputation scarred, but ShyGuy’s ratings barreled on to the big leagues. With a fanbase that now grew to the larger Nintendo community, ShyGuy appealed to rabid loyalists by promulgating the gaslighting of anyone found to be using secondary consoles. Singled out by chance, Mop it up was suddenly bombarded with hate mail and s*** posting for her occasional use of a Microsoft console (to protect Mop’s privacy we will not mention the specific console here).
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Despite most gamers being agnostic in their brand loyalty, the fervor of internet cruelty dominated the discourse surrounding the issue. As Mop it up recluded from online communities, ShyGuy’s subscribers rallied in numbers. With so many bridges burned in the NWR community, ShyGuy took aim at Hollywood, hoping to strike it big with his next video.
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In 2014, legendary actor James Garner suffered a heart attack in his Los Angeles home. Hoping to capitalize on this tragedy, team ShyGuy snuck into Garner’s home and filmed the recently deceased actor. The backlash from Garner’s friends was swift with Sally Field quoted as saying “My heart just broke. There are few people on this planet I have adored as much as Jimmy Garner. I cherish every moment I spent with him and relive them over and over in my head. He was a diamond and ShyGuy is a lump of coal."  Somehow this boondoggle was still not capable of bringing down an internet sensation, but as they say “the shyer the guy, the harder they fall”. ShyGuy now had a sub count in the millions and the accompanying sponsorship made him feel invincible. This false sense of security must have compelled him to make his final video. Going back to his pranking roots, ShyGuy upped the ante to stage a “truth bombing”. Leading up to the incident, hype content advertised a monumental leak was forthcoming. While the actual video has since been removed, the big reveal is now well known, though its veracity is still debated.
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In the video, ShyGuy posited that Nintendo’s lovable character Luigi was actually just Mario in a green suit. While the dubious claim would merely create chaos on nintendo forums, the ceremonial explosion of a Luigi effigy that accompanied it led to ShyGuys criminal persecution and subsequent banning of his YouTube account. Within a day, ShyGuy went from millions of followers to a single cell mate.
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Fortunately, his incarceration allows for limited internet use, unfortunately the only allowed site is nintendoworldreport.com. We find it best to limit YouTube use for the remainder of this panel. Other panelists can look forward to season 7 coming this spring...
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 24, 2022, 08:02:20 PM
Folks here know that Khush’s dedication to the forums is solid, but not something you would win an award for. Khush on the other hand was willing to believe such recognition was deserved when the camera crews arrived at his home with an over sized check for his ersatz “Best Poster” award.
The joke seemed to go over so well, ShyGuy continued to do the same thing year after year. Since Khushrenada never visited YouTube he didn’t ever catch on that it was a prank,

Wait! WHAT?!?!

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p2rdgWW8vD8/U-SKb94dIhI/AAAAAAAABoE/pbzbL4-ho0M/s1600/5314773189_db99af366b_z.jpg)

These Best Poster Awards and other Forum Trophies look pretty real to me....



Am I the one who's been wrong this whole time?
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No! It's obviously the host who's wrong!


Phew! I was worried there for a moment.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 25, 2022, 08:23:39 AM
No! It's obviously the host who's wrong!

I am going to save this quote for future games. ;)

Also, we are ready to start the next round by asking Khushrenada, which streaming service is the most widely available?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 25, 2022, 11:09:02 AM
No! It's obviously the host who's wrong!

I am going to save this quote for future games. ;)

Yep. I was wondering if that little remark may end up becoming a highly quotable phrase around here. ;D  I suppose time will tell…  :-X


And, aw geez, Rick! I gotta choose another Safe Word again? So soon? I just did that like 4 turns ago. :P Can’t I take a break and some other people take a chance at choosing some safe words? Order.RSS has been quiet for awhile and I don’t think I’ve seen Stratos select one yet. Why do they get to take it easy?  ??? Khushrenada always has to do all the work around here….  >:(


Hmmm, well, ShyGuy selected YouTube both times for his safe word and then was eliminated by that choice when he had the opportunity to turn it into a bomb word. Luigi Dude selected YouTube in the first round but has since gone with Twitch twice as his choice of Safe Word. Surely he wouldn’t make the same mistake as ShyGuy and make the last item on the list that he’s been choosing with regularity into the bomb word now….. would he? We all know you don’t throw out the streaming babe with the bath water.

Plus, it’s obviously the most widely available since anyone can access it unlike these other paid subscriptions so on the basis of the question alone, I guess I’ll go with twitchy-twitch Twitch.

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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 25, 2022, 02:25:17 PM
Khushrenada can watch all his favorite Twitch streamers (Twitchers?) right from the Nintendo switch! Now that is safe.

Perhaps NWR_insanolord can take over this question and give Khushrenada a much deserved break from making decisions. What streaming service is the most widely available?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 25, 2022, 02:35:44 PM
(https://c.tenor.com/-DoLpfYhA2QAAAAC/pog-poggers.gif)

Woo!! Who just punched their ticket to the Final Four? This Game Master!  8)

Time to celebrate!

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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 25, 2022, 06:17:10 PM
Going with AppleTV+ because I BELIEVE!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 25, 2022, 08:29:46 PM
Are you telling me you are also subscribed to Apple TV and that's what you last used?!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 25, 2022, 09:20:54 PM
I am subscribed to Apple TV+ but it's not the last one I used, since that particular one has already been eliminated.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 25, 2022, 10:46:52 PM
NWR_insanolord is watching Apple TV+ on the Apple TV app, which it is safe to assume is already on all his favorite Apple devices.

How will Mop it up answer the question "Which streaming service is the most widely available?'"
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 26, 2022, 02:40:37 AM
C'mon, people! If I controlled the Bomb Word, Insanolord would be out of this game already!  >:(




But that's because in order for me to gain control of the Bomb Word, Insanolord would have to have chosen the non-safe word and been eliminated. Still, it does mean my above statement is accurate so hurry up and give me control of the Bomb Word!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: Mop it up on May 26, 2022, 12:45:38 PM
Amazon Prime Video!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 26, 2022, 05:57:10 PM
With an Amazon Fire Stick safely in her pocket, Mop it up is ready to watch Amazon Prime Video on any TV with an HDMI input.

I think we have time to ask one more panel member which streaming service they think is the most widely available?. lights, camera, MASB.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: MASB on May 26, 2022, 08:41:01 PM
When I'm sitting next to a crackling fire, I always think of Julie Andrews and  that one special night. Really! One Special Night (1999), a CBS-TV movie we made together.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/One_Special_Night.jpg)

So beautiful. So talented. So good to be around. Julie's a special lady. I had worked with her previously on The Americanization of Emily (1964) and Victor/Victoria (1982). We seem to make a movie about once every two decades. Getting about time again!

I played a cantankerous construction contractor and Julie was a pediatric cardiologist. They were going for an opposites attract sort of thing and it worked wonderully. Whenever I want to relive that special time, I tune into Peacock!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 7)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 26, 2022, 10:53:22 PM
The Americanization of Emily. That's a good one. Everyone should check that one out at some point.
Title: The Office (NWR edition)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 27, 2022, 04:59:25 PM
The Office NWR edition
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Starring:
and guest starring James Garner as "Bob the Cable Guy"


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Every year Michael gets a few thousand dollars from corporate to improve company morale. I suggested we get some new chairs since these are really uncomfortable but he insisted that the TV was the better idea. The truth is he just really got into that show Entourage. I don’t think he knows that it won’t even have HBO Max. Also, why is Jim always looking at me when I am eating an orange?


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Michael says that putting a TV in the break room will increase productivity which just demonstrates how brilliant of a manager he is. I figure the TV will be there 2 weeks before Jan finds out and has it removed. But that is plenty of time to have some fun. I rigged the TV to give an electric shock if someone starts up the Peacock app. Then I told Andy that there is a Cornell Acapella competition on Peacock and I told Dwight that Battlestar Galactica is on there. That last part is actually true by the way.
Pam? Yeah, have you seen the way she eats an orange? It is so cute…don’t tell her I said that.


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Big tuna thinks he can trick the Nard dog but I think we all know the Cornell Acapella playoffs don’t start for two more weeks. No, but I am planning to use the new TV. Back at Stamford I was quite the COD player. Ever since I routinely watch players on Twitch to try and beer myself some new techniques. Once I show Angela that I am better than Dwight at first person shooters, she is bound to go out with me.


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I was an electrician for 17 years, but had to stop because my heart just can’t take the mild electric shocks you get in that line of work. I am now a cable service technician for the greater Scranton area. I mostly uninstall cable these days. When I asked Mr. Scott what he wanted, he just kept giggling and saying “Skinemax”. Is he really the manager? Oh well, in 4 more days I will retire and none of this will matter.


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Michael is way too coddling with the staff. If it were up to me none of these people would even be allowed to watch TV at home. Jim did tell me about Battlestar Galactica, like I would actually watch that through streaming when I have the whole series on Blu-ray. No, the only streaming service I use is Apple TV and that is because it came free with my iPhone. I have been watching the Great Bear Stakeout and laughing at how little everyone knows.


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Dunder Mifflin is like a family, and the cable guy was like our adopted child that died while trying to fix the TV…which was his only job. I mean kids shouldn’t be doing such dangerous work. But I think that death is a part of life…maybe the most important part, and that is why we really gave the cable guy life today. I think the real lesson to learn here is that you need to watch where you stick your fingers…that’s what she said.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 8)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 27, 2022, 06:41:54 PM
Top 4!!!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 8)
Post by: MASB on May 27, 2022, 07:37:01 PM
I told my son Bret that there are times when life is good. Money. Women. The world is your oyster!

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But there are also times when you are down on your luck, alone and the world seems to be against you.

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Then I gave him the best advice possible: Remember that you're a Maverick and as long as you have a good hat to wear, you can face anything and survive until the good times come along again!

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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 8)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 27, 2022, 10:14:57 PM
Before we get started with the next round let's get to know our remaining panel members:

Khushrenada has hosted Safe Words a whopping 12 times! Because of this he has not had that many chances to win as a player. Of the seven games he has played, this is only his second time making it to the final four. His best game was Safe Words 11 where he made it to second place, only to loose to nickmitch. With no nickmitch, perhaps this is Khush's time to shine.

NWR_Insanolord is our returning champion having won Safe Words 18. In addition he has made it to the final four seven times, ending up in second place four of those. Will the reign of insanity continue or is this another 2 to add the pile?

Mop it up has hosted Safe Words twice and came in first place with Safe Words 8. She has also made it to the final four six times. Will this be a second victory for Mop?

This is only Luigi Dude's third game and his first time in the final four, but if the final four rounds are anything like the earlier ones, watch out because Luigi Dude has already taken out 3 other participants.

It is now time to begin our final four questions for the panel. First up, I would like to know what Luigi Dude thinks about this. Which streaming service has the best audio/video quality?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 8)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 28, 2022, 02:55:45 PM
  • Khushrenada as Andy Bernard

Andy Bernard?! I think I should have been Creed...
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 8)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 28, 2022, 03:10:50 PM
  • Khushrenada as Andy Bernard

Andy Bernard?! I think I should have been Creed...

Good casting was tough because I wanted the story to make sense in terms of the show and the choices people made in the round. Creed is a great character though.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 8)
Post by: Luigi Dude on May 28, 2022, 10:22:42 PM
I only watch my e-girls in the highest quality so it's got to be Twitch.  That way I can be sure to hear them thanking me for each generous donation I make.  They really do love me, and it's only a matter of time before one of them becomes my real wife.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Season 8)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 28, 2022, 11:56:01 PM
As Luigi Dude grew older his adult responsibilities got in the way of his gaming. After working all day he didn't even have the energy to play games, so he decided to start watching other people play on twitch. The variety of personable people, retro gaming, and the community of other followers drew him in instantly
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As Luigi Dude spent more and more time on Twitch, his desire for IRL human connection subsided. He no longer went to bars or night clubs to hang out, but like most single people he longed for a connection. There were a couple of other twitch users that had caught his eye and he flirted back when it seemed appropriate but he always wondered if these people were even real.
(https://i.imgur.com/DAKWw1G.jpg)
When Luigi Dude received a DM simply saying "Let's try Twitch!" from a user named Sweep it down his heart started racing. He was especially interested in them based on common interests in Nintendo games. They started having private chats and she convinced him to start streaming himself. Luigi Dude figured nobody would watch and it would be over quick so he humored her and started streaming. Sweep it down was always there first and seemed like a magnet for other users. After a few weeks of nightly raids, courtesy of Sweep, his subs were in the hundreds.
(https://i.imgur.com/olusv3T.jpg)
At this point the fact that these users could all be bots was buried under Luigi's ego, which had been inflated by the accolades he was showered in nightly. With his confidence the highest it had ever been, Luigi Dude proposed that he and Sweep meet IRL. The response he received "Let's try tomorrow!" left him vexed. After cursory inspection of all their previous communications he noticed some strange patterns and was starting to doubt if Sweep was even real. Desperate for answers, Luigi Dude started investigating all the subscribers on twitch and even had a PI hired to look into Sweep it down. Everything he found seemed to support his fears that they were all bots. "How could they do this to me? I'm a human being?" he thought.
(https://t4.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/80/02/95/240_F_80029595_lNgiLKscB0bJzOfKlfg6Z3gruF1PpXOR.jpg)
In a fit of rage he smashed his monitors and streaming equipment and crashed to the floor like all his hopes and dreams. In the midst of this fracas Luigi Dude acquired some serious cuts and yet somehow there was no blood. Questioning the nature of reality is dangerous for any human, but for an artificial human it is downright catastrophic. Seeing the wires and circuits below his skin, Luigi Dude fell into an existential wormhole. As advanced as his artificial intelligence was, it could not process the most basic fact, that he was just a bot.
(https://tattooimages.biz/images/gallery/Realistic_iron_robot_detail_tattoo_on_arm.jpg)
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Luigi Dude on May 29, 2022, 10:51:47 AM
That's actually somewhat accurate to my real life. :'(
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 29, 2022, 04:08:31 PM
Luigi Dude is that your actual twitch channel that Bungle linked?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Luigi Dude on May 29, 2022, 05:00:00 PM
Luigi Dude is that your actual twitch channel that Bungle linked?

No I don't have a Twitch channel myself.  I've thought about making one but I just don't have the time and energy to devote to something like that right now.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 29, 2022, 07:17:18 PM
Luigi Dude is that your actual twitch channel that Bungle linked?

No I don't have a Twitch channel myself.  I've thought about making one but I just don't have the time and energy to devote to something like that right now.

Okay.   I saw a few channels on there with your name. Thought they were you.  Good to know.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Mop it up on May 29, 2022, 07:41:32 PM
  • Khushrenada as Andy Bernard

Andy Bernard?! I think I should have been Creed...
Interesting. For some reason I had you pegged as a Kelly.

That's actually somewhat accurate to my real life. :'(
I knew it all along!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 12:13:14 AM
  • Khushrenada as Andy Bernard

Andy Bernard?! I think I should have been Creed...
Interesting. For some reason I had you pegged as a Kelly.

Why, you...!!  >:( >:(

You'll be sorry once my plan comes together.

(https://preview.redd.it/syp7a6h00ia11.jpg?auto=webp&s=681131e85cc5b844e34b8816fa37a15c44779017)

Also, I chose Twitch that round and I'm pretty sure Creed would know all about Twitch lingo and girl streamers so I definitely think that would have further made for a better match.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 12:18:55 AM
Awww no! Luigi Dude is out? Ah, darn. Him and I were trying to hang with a couple of the big dogs in Safe Words here at the end. I was hoping that he could get through the round and I could as well to force out one of these ace players and we see a new winner this game but now either Mop it up or Insanolord will get the opportunity for another victory.

Why do I get the feeling this game is going to come down to the guy who seems to have every streaming service versus the guy who has none? Welp, better do the smart thing now and reach out to Mop it up to form an alliance for this round to try knocking out Insanolord. Are we really going to let him be the first back-to-back Safe Words winner? If Lucario couldn't do it, I don't see why he should be able to do it.  ;)

Let's work together on choosing the next bomb word and hope we can select the right thing to knock Insanolord out in a 50/50 guess. :evil;
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 30, 2022, 11:10:38 AM
As we learned in the last round, Luigi Dude is actually a Luigi Bot, and due to some policies with HR unable to continue on in this focus group. We are now ready to begin the next round and Khushrenada is up first. The question for you is which streaming service has the best customer service?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 12:07:16 PM
Hoo boy.

It’s come to this.

I’ve been dreading this round for awhile.  :(  Pretty sure I can win this if I can get to the Final Round but I just can’t get a handle on what is best to choose. The problem for me is that Mop it up sniped Luigi Dude and it has made me very uncertain now what she may choose for another bomb word especially with some of my comments from before.  :-X

She selected the last word in the rotation with Twitch. Would she now repeat that strategy with Paramount+? Or would she select from a different spot? There are two services beginning with A which makes Paramount the sort of odd man out with it’s P letter. Would that draw her eye to select it as the bomb word?  :-\

Perhaps she goes opposite and selects the top choice of Amazon for this round after selecting the bottom choice last time. Would Amazon Prime Video stick out as the longest word choice available? So far, it is the only one that we haven’t heard Insanolord claim he is subscribed to so if she is hoping to stop Insanolord then selecting it would have a low chance of Insanolord choosing it. At the same time, she never responded to my offer of an alliance and telling me what choice she selected as the bomb word so maybe she wants to target me instead!!  >:( >:(

Therefore, it would seem like the middle choice of Apple TV would be the best bet to avoid that possible outwitting of first and last selections. When I used a random number generator to remove emotion from the equation, the first result given was number 2 right in the middle. Apple TV seems to have been a boring choice this game with few people selecting it. Will that boringness have caused Mop it up to skip over it when selecting a bomb word or would she have still been drawn to that middle selection like the sugar filling of an Oreo?  ???

Decisions, decisions, and all of them wrong…  :P
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 12:52:07 PM
Just went back through the game and wouldn’t you know it? Mop it up has selected each of these choices once in the game before as a safe word so I can’t figure out any possible bias there.

Things were going so well this game. All my time hosting and observing behaviors was paying off up to this point. Unfortunately, there is very little data for this type of situation. Wouldn’t you know it? We're still encountering rare occurrences in this game. Just when you think you've seen it all...

The random number generator says 2, my initial instinct was to select 1 but I guess I’m going to hope that Mop it up pulled a MASB (and I can explain that after this round is over) and disregard all that to select Paramount+. I hate selecting it because it’s responsible for the worst Star Trek series ever but sometimes you got to select a crappy option to win this game.

Luck be a Vulcan tonight….
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 30, 2022, 01:52:09 PM
Whether Khushrenada has questions about bundling Paramount+ with SHOWTIME or is cancelling his Paramount+ subscription because of the latest Star Trek, there is always a Paramount customer service rep there to make him feel safe.

With the remaining two options, I am curious what NWR_insanolord thinks is the streaming service with the best customer service?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 01:57:06 PM
BOO-YAH!!! TO THE MOON, BABY!!!

LET'S GO!!

(so many fist punches in the air right now!)

(https://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/43300000/happy-dance-Villanelle-style-killing-eve-43371098-324-210.gif)

Time for this Khushrenada to go where no Khushrenada has gone before: To the top of the Safe Words heap and winner's circle.

(https://blog.imgur.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/HhZAiys.gif)
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 30, 2022, 05:27:19 PM
Paramount+ was going to be my choice since I just started watching Star Trek: Lower Decks which I'm enjoying, but Khush had to ruin that with his negativity. I suppose I'll have to settle for the home of the best non-Star Trek sci-fi show, The Expanse, on Amazon Prime Video.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 30, 2022, 06:28:24 PM
Is this the Final attaining selection or Insanolord's final selection?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 07:29:37 PM
Final selection of this round. Depending on the result, either Insanolord or Mop it up will be joining me for the Final Round.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 30, 2022, 07:50:28 PM
Most of us get the notion to do something great when we are young. When there is a combination of morality and rebelliousness, these aspirations often lead to visions of corporate sabotage. For Dawn, it was just a matter of time until the opportunity presented itself. While walking downtown one day she tried to use her older model phone only to realize that the apps would no longer work since it could not update to the new iOS.
Overhearing her predicament, a bungling activist tabling nearby offered some insight.
(https://www.eff.org/files/2021/09/14/appleprotestwithpoodle.jpg)
"Planned obsolescence", they said "Apple makes older phones obsolete so you will buy a new one". Intrigued, Dawn spoke to the activist and found there was a whole suit of complaints to wager against the tech giant. "So not only are they contributing to environmental destruction, but there are allegations of child labor, somebody has to do something?". When the activist offered Dawn a chance to make a real difference, it came with a serious warning that if she were caught there could be serious consequences. After rolling her trusty dice and getting their blessing, she accepted the offer and said "the dice have decided". As she started on her mission thoughts began to race through her mind. Just drop this hacked phone off at the nearby Apple store and walk away. But it has to be done today, before the store closes. Why today? What happens if I am caught? Having second thoughts she ran up to somebody with the British royal guard attempted to explain the dire situation.

(https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/gundam/images/1/1e/Treize2.jpg)
The gentleman listened attentively but was unable to help as he was just a Gundam cosplayer in town for the local anime/Star Trek convention. To him it was merely the raving of a lunatic and so he gestured toward the local mall assuming somebody there would be able to get her the help that she deserves. Looking at the clock it appeared she would make it in time, just in time. Down the escalators, past the food courts, and there is was, the Apple store. Rounding the corner of the mall, the view of a crowd of customers reminded her of the well known fact that every Apple store is busy, always.
(https://photos5.appleinsider.com/archive/hongkongstore-110924.jpeg)
Determined to push her way through she knocked innocent bystanders out of the way only to crash into a small child choking down food court trash. The collision knocked the two out and made a mess of the child's snack. As store manager J.P. came over to accept an Amazon delivery he noticed the incident and assuming it was just another kid barfing in the store, perfunctorily called to an associate to "Mop it up".
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1356/production/_103905940_11.jpg)
When she came to, her head was pounding and her vision was blurry. The sound of the alarm drilled through her ears and into her head. Reaching for the alarm she realized there wasn't one, only a ringing phone. Picking up the phone she said "Hello?" only to hear the sound of an entitled American complaining about problems with their iPhone. As fast as she tried to jump, the chains pulled her right back into the metal chair she was bound to. Looking above her cubicle she prepared to scream for help only to realize she was a single person in a warehouse full of thousands, all answering phones for Apple customer service. With armed security already suspicious, she swallowed the soul crushing nature of her future imprisonment and meekly responded to the customer on the other line..."Have you tried turning it off and then on again?"
(https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/chained-to-work-picture-id520410629)
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 30, 2022, 07:58:41 PM
Final selection of this round. Depending on the result, either Insanolord or Mop it up will be joining me for the Final Round.

No I knew it was the last selection of the round I was just trying to add punny tension.    Looks like it was the former if Mop it up is out.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Mop it up on May 30, 2022, 07:59:05 PM
I actually used dice to decide the word, to try getting around the dealie of sussing out what I might choose, but even that can't work for me!

Ah well, I ain't even mad. A classic showdown between Khushrenada and Insanolord is always entertaining to watch!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 08:07:47 PM
Argh! Great Scott! It actually happened. I'm the only person now standing between Insanolord and back-to-back Safe Words wins! How?!? How could you all let this happen?!? The pressure!! This will probably mark the greatest battle of our "forum rivalry". I had a strong suspicion things were going to end up like this when the Final Four happened.

And when do I finally get to select a bomb word in this game?!!! Steefosaurus won't let me choose one in his game, Mop it up doesn't let me in her games and now Bungle won't let me choose one for this game. Conspiracy, I say!! Conspiracy!!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 30, 2022, 08:10:54 PM
On behalf of the whole NWR administration I want to apologize for all the unfortunate incidents that have taken place with this panel. I want everyone to know that is not what we stand for here at NWR. This was supposed to be a safe event. We even put the word "safe" in the name of our streaming service!  Well clearly we have not made safety enough of a priority and that is why we will limit the panel to one last question.

Khushrenada, which streaming service is safe?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 08:11:15 PM
I was really hoping Insanolord would get eliminated and I'd get the bomb word because I had something in mind for the final round to help increase the madness for Mop it up's selection but, alas, maybe some other game.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 30, 2022, 08:14:55 PM
Oh my. Is it Final Selection time already?

Well, I am going to disappoint you all by waiting to make my selection for tomorrow morning as I contemplate how to defeat Insanolord. Plus, it might give other players a chance to check in and realize what the stakes are to further increase interest for the grand finale.




Unless, of course, I change my mind and post something later tonight. But, for now, I will keep this as a Schrodinger Victory. I think I've won and Insanolord has lost but we just don't know until we open the box to see my choice.  ;)
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 30, 2022, 08:29:09 PM
The Tension.  What's in the Box?!?  Oh God oh No!!!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 31, 2022, 12:55:20 AM
I don't suppose Insanolord wants to give me a hint.....?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Channel 9)
Post by: MASB on May 31, 2022, 12:09:02 PM
The random number generator says 2, my initial instinct was to select 1 but I guess I’m going to hope that Mop it up pulled a MASB (and I can explain that after this round is over)

Luck be a Vulcan tonight….

Explain! And Live Long and Prosper!!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 31, 2022, 01:35:21 PM
And so it comes to this.

Insanolord is now in his 6th Final Round. That’s incredibly impressive. No one has been in more Final Rounds than him. In fact, this is the third game in a row that he has gotten to the Final Round. A new record and just madness combined. Although the long-running Safe Words joke I started as host was based around never playing the game again to keep Insanolord from winning, the man has preserved and has some impressive stats to his name. The only thing he lacks is more victories to his name. If it turns out he loses this game in the end, he’ll have tied Lucario for closest to back-to-back wins by getting to the Final Round after winning a game so he’s done everything he can to get himself that victory. And that’s probably the worst thing of all. Insanolord has gone and ruined the joke of Safe Words punching bag. Now he is the most feared player in the game.

Last game, I made the comment:

I'd prefer that Insanolord and I face off in the Final Round ten times with me winning them all and then Insanolord could win one against someone else later or we just stop playing. That part don't matter. But with all the hosting I've had to do that's probably not going to happen so it may be a dream unfulfilled.

Who knew we would see that moment of a Khush VS Insano so soon? Such a shame he had to win last game as me and him facing off for our first win would have been great. At the same time, me and my big mouth. Now there’s the possibility that Insano and I could face off over ten games and he wins them all. What kind of bizarro world is this? This game, I was really trying to apply lessons I learned from my losses in past games and behavior I’ve noted from players before. It feels like everything was coming together this game but the one player I could never shake off or elude was Insanolord who followed me in the rotation and didn’t miss either keeping me from getting a bomb word selection this game. I wanted to go through some past games to see if any player had ever won without having selected a bomb word the entire game but I don’t think it has happened yet from the few games I did review. And the last time I was in the Final Round, I had to select the remaining Safe Word and guessed wrong then. Like they say, if you want to be the best then you got to beat the best and so I guess it is only fitting that I do have to face off with Insano now.

Years ago, I watched one of those ESPN 30 for 30 docs on the founders of Rotisserie Baseball which later was morphed into Fantasy Sports so many now play today. Near the end of the doc, it highlighted that the person behind the idea who created it had never won a season or game of it. I’ve thought about that whenever I get the chance to play Safe Words. As the creator of it, I keep hoping I don’t suffer the same fate and am always hoping when I get the chance to play that I can take advantage of the opportunity to get a win. Here’s hoping I can finally get that mission accomplished.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 31, 2022, 01:53:51 PM
The random number generator says 2, my initial instinct was to select 1 but I guess I’m going to hope that Mop it up pulled a MASB (and I can explain that after this round is over)

Luck be a Vulcan tonight….

Explain! And Live Long and Prosper!!

Oh, um, er, I didn't expect anyone to actually ask me to explain that. Well, I guess you win this round of bluff or not a bluff.


Alright. Here's what I meant. In Safe Words 16, the only game MASB has won so far, MASB entered the Final Four in control of the bomb word. Of the four options available, he selected the last option. The first person to select then chose that option and immediately blew up giving MASB control of the bomb word again. Of the three options then remaining, MASB selected the middle option for the next bomb word.

In this game, Mop it up had control of the bomb word entering the Final Four. She selected the last option, Twitch, which immediately blew up Luigi Dude giving Mop it up control of the bomb word again. When I say I hoped she pulled a MASB it is because I was hoping she did what MASB did in that situation and selected the middle option of the three remaining words as the bomb word for that round. My hope was that by taking away Paramount it would lead to Insanolord choosing Apple since he mentioned using it before but hadn't said anything on Amazon. Unfortunately, it didn't work and he took Amazon. Mop it up said she went random with her choice but she ended up following the MASB pattern of Safe Words 16 in the end so how's that for coincidence?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 31, 2022, 03:18:32 PM
With the serious talk out of the way, let’s talk word selection.

How would Insanolord like to end this game? Would he select Paramount+ in the hopes I choose it again and Star Trek Discovery takes me down? But what if I select Amazon and he has to go down with the (star)ship? Would he be ok with that? He had been selecting things based on what he last watched and posted that Paramount was what he last used at the time he made his selection of Amazon but I had taken Paramount away from him. In the short time from when he made that post to when he had to select a bomb word, had he watched a different service or was Paramount still his most recent viewing? Was he still following his strategy or did he fear that it would now be used against him in the Final Round?

On top of that, does Insanolord have a tell when it comes to the Final Round? I looked back at his previous 5 Final Rounds. In the first one, he was the player who had to select the remaining Safe Word. He chose option A and lost. In the other 4 Final Rounds, Insanolord had control of the bomb word just like he does for this Final Round. (Quit being so greedy and let others have a chance!) In three of those four rounds, Insanolord selected the word he had just guessed in the previous round which was safe for him. Does that mean that he will have selected Amazon Prime now as the bomb word?

On the other hand, all three of those words were option B in the Final Round and in the one game that he didn’t select the word he had previously chosen in the prior round, that’s because the option he selected was the B or second option. Basically, in every Final Round that Insanolord has selected the bomb word, he has chosen the latter or bottom option. As long as people guessed the top or first option, they won the game. Now, I highly doubt Insanolord went back and looked over his record before selecting the bomb word for this round. I’m not sure he is even aware of this record as I only clued into it now. Considering this is his third Final Round in a row, and in the previous two he selected the bottom option, would his natural instinct to select the bottom option kick in again?

On the other other hand, I decided to take emotion out of it and using a random number generator, I did a test of 11 picks. The number 2 option came up 8 out of 11 times. Seems kind of definitive there which option I should take. But it’s just random chance so what does it know?

It seems that selecting the same option Insanolord had previously chosen before the Final Round has high odds of being the bomb word but not as high as choosing option B. That coupled with the fact that Insanolord was likely watching more Star Trek: Lower Decks suggests that Paramount+ would be on his mind. Despite the random chance test, all history is indicating that I should choose Option A (Amazon) over Option B. In fact, in my favorite test of this situation, the Safe Words Jeopardy game, the final round was simply A and B. The person selecting the bomb word chose B. It does seem like that’s the favored option for the Final Round bomb word selector. Therefore, the odds dictate that my best chance of winning is to go with the A option. But maybe Insanolord has been playing a long con of selecting the B option over and over to reach this scenario in which he won last game with the B option and now finally switches to the A option to fool us all thinking he’d select B again in order win back-to-back games. At some point, you’d think he’d have to finally switch it up and choose a different option than B, wouldn’t he?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 31, 2022, 03:18:43 PM
Well, that’s enough dilly-dallying. Let’s end this game. After all my thinking and data analysis on what to select, I’m going to throw it all out and go against what my instinct was telling me to select for this round by choosing Paramount+. Did I knowingly walk right into the jaws of doom or did luck out and select the most safe words this game?
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 31, 2022, 03:35:18 PM
Max Renada is a moderator for the Canadian television station CNWR specializing in Nintendo programming. Renada spent hours scouring the airwaves of each streaming station looking for his next hit and one day came across Amazon Prime Videodrome, a plotless show which depicts anonymous forum users playing a Russian roulette type game known as “Safe Words”. The footage even includes graphic portrayals of their inevitable demise. Believing this to be the future of CNWR, Max immediately began unlicensed use of the show.
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71wqU++v9KL._SX425_.jpg)
Renada watched the footage religiously to find out the truth about Amazon Prime Videodrome. Through subsequent viewings of past “games”, Max learns that not only is the footage not faked, but it is the public face of a political movement. Renada also learns that the enigmatic soccer correspondent Brian Insan O’Lord was currently in control of Amazon Prime Videodrome.
(https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*_P_qApIsz0JHzY059-oo9w.jpeg)
Renada tracks down O’Lord to a community center where vagrants were encouraged to engage in marathon sessions of the Safe Words game. He discovers that O’Lord managed the community, intending to realize his vision of a world in which Safe Words replaces every aspect of internet life.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rX_RmRY1P2I/SWR1BQeYH4I/AAAAAAAAAEg/3el6GTOhdKQ/s400/vlcsnap-1564675.png)
Later, Max finds out that Amazon Prime Videodrome carries a broadcast signal that causes the viewer to develop a malignant brain tumor and experience lucid hallucinations. O’Lord had helped to create this as part of his vision for the future, and viewed the hallucinations as a higher form of reality. When O’Lord found out it was to be used for malevolent purposes, he attempted to stop his partners, but they used his own invention to kill him. In the year before his death, Brian O’Lord recorded tens of thousands of forum posts, which now form the basis of his appearances on the internet.
(https://i.imgur.com/frkWwDN.jpg)
Now wanted for the murders of all the people that started watching Amazon Prime Videodrome and had developed tumors, Max takes refuge inside watching television. Appearing to him on the television, Bungle tells him he has weakened Amazon Prime Videodrome, but in order to completely defeat it, he must ascend to the next level and challenge Brian O’Lord in the championship round.
(https://horrorobsessive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/7465F01B-9253-49FC-BFBA-16600FE6AA0B.jpeg)
The television then shows an image of Max playing Safe Words, and the TV set explodes. Reenacting what he has just seen on the television, Max Renada utters the words "Paramount+" and ascends to become the champion of Safe.TV Words+ 19
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Answer Selection, Turn Order, and Final Ratings)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on May 31, 2022, 03:38:30 PM
Final Ratings
  • Khushrenada
  • NWR_insanolord
  • Mop it up
  • Luigi Dude
  • MASB
  • ShyGuy
  • Order.RSS
  • nickmitch
  • BeautifulShy
  • Stratos
  • TOPHATANT123

On behalf of the NWR administration I want to thank you all for your participation in the Safe.TV Words+ panel. All of your answers will be used to maximize our profit and exploit people's television addictions. Also, sorry for the delays on some of the questions as I was traveling during most of this. 
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on May 31, 2022, 04:42:31 PM
Wow....

So this is what if feels like to win a Safe Words game....


(https://media2.giphy.com/media/FQaQtdbLnk676/giphy.gif)


I have ascended...
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 31, 2022, 07:13:02 PM
I couldn't decide which one to go with so I took a cue from Mop it up and selected one randomly, and it did me just as much good as it did her.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: BeautifulShy on May 31, 2022, 08:15:11 PM
Congrats Khushrenada on the win!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: MASB on June 01, 2022, 02:34:16 AM
Congrats to the mighty Khushrenada! Finally the bride, not the bridesmaid in Safe Words! I gotta let everyone know the news!

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I'm so impressed by this win that I'm going to grow a mustache to commemorate the event!

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Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Mop it up on June 01, 2022, 06:08:01 PM
Congratulations to the winner, Khushrenada! And thanks Bungle4 for hosting this, you sure put an oddly lot of effort into these somewhat disturbing descriptions when people chose the wrong word...

I couldn't decide which one to go with so I took a cue from Mop it up and selected one randomly, and it did me just as much good as it did her.
Well if it didn't work for me then why would you try it?!

I guess the key is to use a random method, but then choose something besides what it lands on...
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: MASB on June 02, 2022, 01:24:25 AM
Thanks, Bungle for all you did for this game. You really brought it to life. I especially enjoyed how you incorporated James Garner into your stories!
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Order.RSS on June 02, 2022, 05:16:23 AM
Congrats Khush, and Insanolord for another top 2 finish!

Great job hosting Bungle, you really went above and beyond with highly entertaining stories.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on June 02, 2022, 10:47:29 AM
Congrats Khushrenada on the win!

Congrats to the mighty Khushrenada!

Congratulations to the winner, Khushrenada!

Congrats Khush

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I DEMAND MORE PRAISE FOR ME!!

Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on June 02, 2022, 10:55:01 AM
Now then, Mr.Bungle claims he "doesn't understand" how the scoring system works but it's obvious that Insanolord is just trying to pressure Mr.Bungle into overturning the results of the game. So, to stop the steal, I guess I'll have to step in and handle that part of the wrap-up.

As mentioned in previous Safe Word games, the players are all ranked by the F-Zero GX racing point system based on their position. Based on how the contestants finished in this game of Safe Words 19, these were the points handed out to them for the game:

1. Khushrenada - 100 points
2. NWR_insanolord - 93 points
3. Mop it up - 87 points
4. LuigiDude - 81 points
5. MASB - 76 points
6. ShyGuy - 71 points
7. Order.RSS - 66 points
8. nickmitch - 62 points
9. BeautifulShy - 58 points
10. Stratos - 54 points
11. TOPHATANT123 - 50 points

Host: Mr. Bungle - 70 points

Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on June 02, 2022, 11:00:42 AM
Some Final Unfinished Business

Last game was the end of Season 3. That makes this the first game of Season 4. However, we have not discussed how many games Season 4 should consist of. Therefore, I'm going to put up a poll on this thread for people to vote on it. Let's see if that produces any answer.

Hosting

Back near the end of Safe Words 17, Mr. Bungle approached me about hosting a game but I suggested he wait until after Safe Words 18 since he was in the running at the time to be the top finisher of Season 3. I haven't had anyone else approach or ask about hosting a Safe Words since then. As shown by Mr. Bungle, you don't have to host exactly the way I would. The game is flexible for different approaches. Are there others who'd want to take a crack at it? I ask because it will probably be a factor in determining how long Season 4 would last.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on June 02, 2022, 01:35:15 PM
I certainly made the game more work for the host than it had to be, but even then it was still not that much work. I highly recommend the experience to others. I know it is hacky to say, but if I can do it then I think anyone can. Also, Khushrenada is always there to answer your questions.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Mop it up on June 03, 2022, 07:13:45 PM
If it's available, I wouldn't mind hosting the next game. It'd give Khushrenada a chance to go for back-to-back wins, and I'm kind of curious if he can make it. I'm sure he'd kill for the opportunity, which is why I'm offering, it's for everyone's safety!

Do people like little twists on the formula, or would everyone prefer to stick to the basics? I remember when I did one where people chose another player to target with their word choice, but I can't recall the reception it got...
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Order.RSS on June 11, 2022, 02:36:58 PM
If it's available, I wouldn't mind hosting the next game. It'd give Khushrenada a chance to go for back-to-back wins, and I'm kind of curious if he can make it. I'm sure he'd kill for the opportunity, which is why I'm offering, it's for everyone's safety!

Do people like little twists on the formula, or would everyone prefer to stick to the basics? I remember when I did one where people chose another player to target with their word choice, but I can't recall the reception it got...

I'm good with either! It's a good moment to introduce twists to the formula though, since this was the season finale of the past 3 games, and all of those were fairly straight-forward in terms of ruleset.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Khushrenada on June 11, 2022, 03:09:07 PM
If it's available, I wouldn't mind hosting the next game. It'd give Khushrenada a chance to go for back-to-back wins, and I'm kind of curious if he can make it. I'm sure he'd kill for the opportunity, which is why I'm offering, it's for everyone's safety!

Do people like little twists on the formula, or would everyone prefer to stick to the basics? I remember when I did one where people chose another player to target with their word choice, but I can't recall the reception it got...

I'm good with either! It's a good moment to introduce twists to the formula though, since this was the season finale of the past 3 games, and all of those were fairly straight-forward in terms of ruleset.

It is not. Season 3 consisted of Safe Words 16, 17 and 18. Safe Words 19, the one Bungle has just hosted, is the start of Season 4. The question is how long to make Season 4.

If it's available, I wouldn't mind hosting the next game. It'd give Khushrenada a chance to go for back-to-back wins, and I'm kind of curious if he can make it. I'm sure he'd kill for the opportunity, which is why I'm offering, it's for everyone's safety!

I highly doubt I could pull off a back-to-back win. Clearly, while I was trying to use psychology and statistics for my choices, others were going random with theirs so it was just pure fortune that allowed me to win. But I do welcome any opportunity to play a round as I haven't had too many chances to do so.

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Do people like little twists on the formula, or would everyone prefer to stick to the basics? I remember when I did one where people chose another player to target with their word choice, but I can't recall the reception it got...

Not a big fan of it for a couple reasons. Let's say you've got ten players for the game. Round 1 begins and Player 2 is selected by a person, then Player 5 is selected by a person and then Player 8 is selected by a person which turns out to eliminate them. Then Round 2 begins and a person selects Player 5 and the next person selects Player 10 and the next person selects Player 2. Well, now we're into two rounds and 2 people have already faced a possible elimination twice while 6 others have yet to be called on.

Now, one could argue that by being selected early a couple times then they are being given great odds to survive the round since there are more Safe Word choices available but the more a player may get selected and put in danger the better odds that they will finally get eliminated before others who aren't. In regards to that high odds of survival, let's say it is the start of Round 2 and I have the first selection. Despite high odds of selecting a Safe Word, I can't take advantage of that since I have to select someone else and give them that advantage. Sure, I'm supposed to be seeking out the Bomb Word to eliminate that player but it is not like the Bomb Word will be obvious. So, I select a player and they are safe and the round goes on. Now there are three choices left in the round and I'm still waiting for a player to select my name in the round. Despite starting the round, I could not take advantage of the high percentage of Safe Words and now am in high danger of being eliminated this round because there are a low percentage of Safe Words left.

I'd rather just have the set rotation. Sure, that can still mean situations of good odds and bad odds in a round depending on how it progresses. But at least I wouldn't feel like I was in a spot where my good odds were taken away from me in a round. Likewise, I'd rather determine my fate by my own choice than through someone else selecting my name and eliminating me. Moreover, the set rotation means everyone is having to take an equal chance at getting eliminated as the game progress.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: Mop it up on June 12, 2022, 04:47:21 PM
In regards to that high odds of survival, let's say it is the start of Round 2 and I have the first selection. Despite high odds of selecting a Safe Word, I can't take advantage of that since I have to select someone else and give them that advantage. Sure, I'm supposed to be seeking out the Bomb Word to eliminate that player but it is not like the Bomb Word will be obvious. So, I select a player and they are safe and the round goes on. Now there are three choices left in the round and I'm still waiting for a player to select my name in the round. Despite starting the round, I could not take advantage of the high percentage of Safe Words and now am in high danger of being eliminated this round because there are a low percentage of Safe Words left.
I actually didn't remember having this as part of the rules, but I went back to check and apparently I did. If I used this idea again then I would allow players to choose themselves if they hadn't already been chosen. I don't think this would solve much of your overall problem, though.

I'm not sure if I can think of a twist that wouldn't make things more random, I guess this game has less room for experimentation than Mafia does.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: M.K.Ultra on June 12, 2022, 06:53:59 PM
I am sure folks noticed that a twist on the formula I used was to have a specific question for each round. This question was provided for the bomb word chooser and then asked to all the word selectors. I am not sure if it impacted anyone's decision or if the change was appreciated but I thought it added an interesting layer to the selection process and made each round feel like it had its own theme.
Title: Re: Safe.TV Words+ 19 (Series Finale)
Post by: BeautifulShy on June 12, 2022, 09:51:01 PM
I am sure folks noticed that a twist on the formula I used was to have a specific question for each round. This question was provided for the bomb word chooser and then asked to all the word selectors. I am not sure if it impacted anyone's decision or if the change was appreciated but I thought it added an interesting layer to the selection process and made each round feel like it had its own theme.

I mean for me I had the option of selecting the bomb word twice and think with the second question I changed what I was doing and just go with one which was not as known as the other options and one which I thought the group of people in the game would have selected.  the 2nd question i think I tried to out think myself and everyone else in what type of response one would select for that round.