Ideas and Scenarious you wish happened.

[Lustful Bride]

Just watching a playthrough of the new Call of Duty game and it is mentioned that in the game there exists a multinational group called Sentinel which is working in the shadows in preparation for something (not gonna give spoilers)

But in my mind the moment they said they were a covert multinational group I instantly thought of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. Which is the same, an Anti Terrorist group supported by many nations and who can operate anywhere on the world without the politics in order to stop terrorist attacks. I nearly squeed in delight thinking it was a crossover. But sadly it did not happen.

Still how great would that be?  ;D a sort of olive branch between game devs working together to expand the universe and such.

So it got me wondering, what about everyone else? Have you all had an idea or a scenario for a game/movie/book that you think might have actually worked better than what the creators went with? Share it and maybe it can inspire someone.  :-)

[Vorian]

Well I think the actual Mandarin would have made a much better plot for Iron Man 3 in terms of Tony's character development ... he'd force Iron Man to face tech and powers outside his personal experience and ability to reproduce again, and he's always been the one to challenge Tony beyond the armor. Plus he's an enemy that's not just cleaning up his own messes, and less of a slap in the face to Maya Hansen than promoting Killian of all people to main villain. I also kind of like the idea of Extremis being the source of the Mandarin's close combat skills if they felt they needed Extremis to set up for later movies.

[Lustful Bride]

Well I think the actual Mandarin would have made a much better plot for Iron Man 3 in terms of Tony's character development ... he'd force Iron Man to face tech and powers outside his personal experience and ability to reproduce again, and he's always been the one to challenge Tony beyond the armor. Plus he's an enemy that's not just cleaning up his own messes, and less of a slap in the face to Maya Hansen than promoting Killian of all people to main villain. I also kind of like the idea of Extremis being the source of the Mandarin's close combat skills if they felt they needed Extremis to set up for later movies.

I think I heard somewhere they would include the Mandarin (the real one) so maybe you will get your wish.  ;D

[Vorian]

I think I heard somewhere they would include the Mandarin (the real one) so maybe you will get your wish.  ;D

There was a tie in comic with the real Mandarin I think, so we might see him if we get an Iron Man 4 - but Iron Man 4 doesn't look likely through at least 2018. Hard to say after that. But I feel both that Iron Man 3 was the ideal time to use the Mandarin, and that Killian was the worst possible choice for a villain even keeping the plot essentially the same.

[Beorning]

Here are three scenarios from How I Met Your Mother, show that first stole my heart, then broke it by becoming stupid...  >:(

1. Barney should've stayed with Nora. And even if he was supposed to break up with her, it should've happened in some other way. The way she was dumped from the storyline was way too abrupt...

2. If Barney really, really needed to marry Robin, they should've stayed together! Why did the writers make them divorce..?

3. The whole ending with Ted realizing that his true love was Robin all along (even though he had married The Mother and had children with her) was, frankly, offensive and depressive.

Damn it! It was such a good show. But the final few seasons kind of sucked... Especially the last one.

[Lustful Bride]

TL DR: Don't judge a comic book my its cover. Even if someone famous like Alan Moore has is name on it. I wish that Necronomicon was more like Delta Green.


Gonna add another one. A comic series dealing with Cthulhu and eldritch horrors and such called Necronomicon.

I wont give too many spoilers except the ending was predictable after a certain event.

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A female character is raped by an inhuman fish monster and then impregnated with Cthulhu.

It was rather boring if I am being honest with the usual "World will end, nothing you can do about it." that always comes with anything involving Lovecraft's works that gets very old after a while. (and I know, I know that's what its supposed to do and be like) The only good thing I can say about it is that the art is good, pacing works okay. The horror of the old ones and their forces is indeed horrifying and the look into the otherworlds that defy human understanding is interesting.

But I guess...my main problem was my own mindset. There exists an Action RPG about the lovecraft mythos called Delta Green, of which I am a fan of and of the opinion that it is the only one to pull off action in lovecract successfully.

Delta Green is like Men In Black except not funny and with like an 85% mortality rate for their agents. But because of the sacrifice of countless agents, soldiers, scientists, professors, Humanity has been safe and comfortable from The Old Ones since around ww2. But by no means think they are good guys or sel sacrificing white knights of Humanity. They will kill civilians without a second thought if they know too much, set up bombs in public buildings to kill just 1 monster and they do it all so normal people can sleep soundly in their beds and the sun keeps moving the way science says it is supposed to.

My mindset was that this comic would  try and be anew version of Delta Green where we do fight off the Old Ones, but at a great cost.


So im gonna say its mostly my fault for this cause I judged it mostly by the cover

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And because it looks like a Delta Green image from one of the Guides I instantly set myself up for disappointment.

(This is the image i was thinking of about Delta Green)

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[Lustful Bride]

Theres nothing I hate more than wasted potential. This Game: Universe at War: Earth Assault had some real potential. They could have done so much with it but htanks to a rushed developed ment time from EA (of course its always EA) they had to cut out 1/3rd of the levels of the game, removing all the other missions that let you play as the humans, which really sucked because the intro was the most fun, despite being overpowered by the aliens.  :-(

Plus there were so many questions and things left unanswered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7y-Un6HUK0&list=PL9E6204F464ECC4BE

[MasterMischief]

What are you talking about?  Every idea I have is better than what the original creators went with.   O8)

[Lustful Bride]

What are you talking about?  Every idea I have is better than what the original creators went with.   O8)

*Rimshot*

[MasterMischief]

*Rimshot*

See, here, I envisioned laughter, rimshot and applause.

[Beorning]

Speaking of scenarios one wishes that had happened, you might want to research some of the dropped plots from the original Chris Clarement run on Uncanny X-Men.

I mean, looking at these issues in retrospect, it's obvious that Gambit was supposed to be an avatar of Mister Sinister created to infiltrate the team... or that Sinister himself was never meant to be Victorian scientist, but a little boy. Unfortunately, Claremont's departure resulted in those plots being axed...

[Lustful Bride]

Speaking of scenarios one wishes that had happened, you might want to research some of the dropped plots from the original Chris Clarement run on Uncanny X-Men.

I mean, looking at these issues in retrospect, it's obvious that Gambit was supposed to be an avatar of Mister Sinister created to infiltrate the team... or that Sinister himself was never meant to be Victorian scientist, but a little boy. Unfortunately, Claremont's departure resulted in those plots being axed...

I hate when that happens, its like writers don't talk with eachother.

[Beorning]

Unfortunately, it's how Marvel and DC comics work... One writer starts a story, quits or gets fired, then another one comes in and finishes the story their own way. It's actually very interesting to analyze long-running comic series and see how plotlines were introduced, then changed or dropped. On the other hand, it's also makes actually reading and investing emotionally into these comics hard - especially these days, when creative teams change so often.

In a way, the X-Men were lucky that they had one writer that wrote their book for over 15 consecutive years. That's why that period of the book is so good...

[CaptainNexus616]

Since we are on the subject of comics I would like to bring in a series that has irked me for awhile. The Superior Spider-Man by Dan Slott

It takes place in Marvel's main comic universe and it follows Dr. Octupus who was dying from his body dying as a result of a long life of crime. In one final act to save his life he swaps body with Spider-Man and right before Peter Parker dies he uses a mental link that was created between the two to force Ock to live all of his memories with Ock taking Peter's place. Which somehow reforms him just as Peter Parker dies in Ock's body with no one else aware of the mind swap.

Now the series did have some positive notes in it. Ock was far more ambitious than Peter ever was and went to great lengths to improve fighting crime. Such as acquiring his own base and henchmen with funding for robots including an awesome giant spider bot.  He created drones to patrol and monitor the city to alert him to crime and act accordingly. Heck even started his own company up to make more money.

But the plot holes really...and I mean REALLY killed it for me. As I said no one else knew about the mind swap. So the first few adventures in Ock kills a minor villain whom was on his knees at point blank! J.Jonah Jameson whom is mayor now and has hated Spidey for years.....EMBRACES HIM IN PUBLIC. They shake hands and Jameson APPROVES of what he did to the point he built a Spider-Man bat signal for him.

Make matters worse the Avengers were complete morons handling this situation. When Spidey attacked them on impulse for offending him, the ran several tests. Only to prove he wasn't being possessed by anything. Not at any moment did they decide to call in Doctor Strange or another telepath or anything! The excuse why their tests were invalid was because Iron Man was not available basically saying that Iron Man was the only member of the team who wasn't an idiot. They guessed that Spidey changed from Ock dying despite you know how much other WORSE stuff happened. Such as Green Goblin killing Gwen Stacey or impregnating her with two Goblin children. Or all the other crap they know that has happened to him by his ARCH-ENEMIES and not once did he fatally wound them yet he will go ahead and off a random minor villain on his knees for no reason. 

It gets even worse when Mary Jane (The woman who has loved and known him longer than most of his supporting cast) and Aunt May (The woman who freaking raised Peter and nearly MARRIED Doc Ock) DO. NOT. NOTICE.

It was a great idea on paper....but it wasn't executed well.

[Lustful Bride]

wow..on paper it sounds like an amazing idea!  :o

Again, missed potential is always painful >_<

[Mathim]

Anyone ever play Final Fantasy IX? I have to say, that was probably, at least of the Playstation and beyond generation FF games, the one with the absolute worst story and just about every other feature RPGs typically have. I could ignore the goofy superdeformed appearance of most characters but they royally fucked over the fans with the awful music, the god-awful pacing, the overall structure of the world, and the utterly underwhelming story. Everything about that game was an insult to how the previous two installments set the bar.

Instead of replacing the Triple Triad card game (or maybe go back to the FF7 model and do actual non-card-based minigames) for the incomprehensible and random Tetra Master, simply keeping the original format with new cards, maybe some new rules, prizes, etc., would itself have been a huge improvement.

Otherwise, if they had taken the effort to avoid making certain areas you explore inaccessible afterward (a huge pain in the ass, in my opinion) and spending a majority of the game forced to only use certain party members made the already sleep-inducing plot almost unbearable. That, and the completely unjustified twist near the end was the final insult. FF8 may not have had a very deep story but at least it was consistent and didn't make the separation of the group at times too big of a deal (FF9 went back to the old way of making certain abilities, like stealing, available to only one character).

This is just one other gripe, but the strategy guide was only 1/4 complete because it was supposed to be integrated with an online component which was useless since that was back in the days of dialup supremacy. So completing sidequests appropriately was simply not possible. What's worse is that reviews do seem to still be favorable, which I don't get. C'est la vie. Fortunately FFX didn't disappoint me nearly as badly.

Making it so equipping certain items or skills can give any character the ability to use magic or steal, and making the villains more sinister, less incomprehensible (or simply more like Sephiroth), would have been a better approach. Unfortunately you have to spend a great deal of time on the game before realizing just how bad all these flaws are. No getting your time back, sadly.

[CaptainNexus616]

hahaha the pun

Oh it gets worse btw. the writer of Spider-Man Dan Slott has an obvious preference for Superior.

In the current big story they are doing. To sum it up short they have it where the Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and the Superior Spider-Man (Ock) are working together against a common enemy. In the process...they encounter a universe where Uncle Ben became Spider-Man instead of Peter.

Well following a battle against the Green Goblin he killed both Aunt May and Peter Parker. This made Uncle Ben give up the mantle of Spider-Man for good. Peter tries to convince Ben to retake the mantle saying the same famous lines 'With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility'  whom still refuses.

Its Superior whom convinces him.....-_-

[Lustful Bride]

hahaha the pun

Oh it gets worse btw. the writer of Spider-Man Dan Slott has an obvious preference for Superior.

In the current big story they are doing. To sum it up short they have it where the Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and the Superior Spider-Man (Ock) are working together against a common enemy. In the process...they encounter a universe where Uncle Ben became Spider-Man instead of Peter.

Well following a battle against the Green Goblin he killed both Aunt May and Peter Parker. This made Uncle Ben give up the mantle of Spider-Man for good. Peter tries to convince Ben to retake the mantle saying the same famous lines 'With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility'  whom still refuses.

Its Superior whom convinces him.....-_-

Wwwoooooowewwww.. That's a low blow.

[Lustful Bride]

*curious* was I the only one who had more fun with the Special Forces in Operation Raccoon City?

I kind of wished that they had

1) improved the game mechanics abit more.

2)Fully embraced this sort of Alternate timeline thing they were going for and had the US government intervening in Raccoon City rather than just bombing it from afar. I wanted to see Marines fighting Umbrella mercs, see APCS taking on Nemesis and so on and so forth.

[CaptainNexus616]

The AI in that game was awful. I wanted to murder my teammates and if it wasn't for Friendly Fire I would have multiple times. The fact the characters were one dimensional didn't help either. They didn't give them any personality and the only real difference was their specialty class.  Not only that it really didn't have any story other than erasing Umbrella evidence. It didn't flow like a story should.

Am I only the one who feels the brooding tragic hero is an over done concept at this point? I have seen so many depressed characters who have such tragic pasts that don't really improve at the climax I question what was the point of them doing the adventure to begin with.

[Mathim]

*curious* was I the only one who had more fun with the Special Forces in Operation Raccoon City?

I kind of wished that they had

1) improved the game mechanics abit more.

2)Fully embraced this sort of Alternate timeline thing they were going for and had the US government intervening in Raccoon City rather than just bombing it from afar. I wanted to see Marines fighting Umbrella mercs, see APCS taking on Nemesis and so on and so forth.

I pretty much thought every RE from before 4 needed a major control overhaul. Not being able to just directly move in the direction you want, instead having to partly turn and move forward, or turn while running, that was just awful. That totally needed changing. Also I would have put in more melee weapons that actually worked. Something to make it more realistic, y'know? When you're in a desperate, zombie and other critter-filled nightmare, you aren't going to be picky about your choice of weapons.

[CaptainNexus616]

I pretty much thought every RE from before 4 needed a major control overhaul. Not being able to just directly move in the direction you want, instead having to partly turn and move forward, or turn while running, that was just awful. That totally needed changing. Also I would have put in more melee weapons that actually worked. Something to make it more realistic, y'know? When you're in a desperate, zombie and other critter-filled nightmare, you aren't going to be picky about your choice of weapons.

I have a good feeling Casey Jones from TMNT will have a decent chance against zombies than most people with his golf bag filled with melee goodies.

[Lustful Bride]

I pretty much thought every RE from before 4 needed a major control overhaul. Not being able to just directly move in the direction you want, instead having to partly turn and move forward, or turn while running, that was just awful. That totally needed changing. Also I would have put in more melee weapons that actually worked. Something to make it more realistic, y'know? When you're in a desperate, zombie and other critter-filled nightmare, you aren't going to be picky about your choice of weapons.

I personally think that the Resident Evil Revelation controls are the best ones so far. (at least when I played them on 360)

[Mathim]

Well to be honest I've never played any of them beyond Code Veronica X or Zero, but from what I've seen on youtube, the whole thing seems to run a lot smoother. Too little too late, for me to still be interested in continuing to follow the series.

[CaptainNexus616]

Should I begin with what I feel Michael Bay movies should have done differently?

[Mathim]

Should I begin with what I feel Michael Bay movies should have done differently?

Since that would take until beyond the end of time, maybe not. ;D

[Lustful Bride]

Should I begin with what I feel Michael Bay movies should have done differently?

Noooooooo. We don't have enough space on the internet for that my friend.

[Mathim]

You know, the latest season of South Park didn't wow me like the last one. They're not only four episodes shorter than usual, but that hasn't helped the quality of the few they do put out improve. I mean, other than the gluten and cock magic episodes, the rest were just really not great.

[Lustful Bride]

You know, the latest season of South Park didn't wow me like the last one. They're not only four episodes shorter than usual, but that hasn't helped the quality of the few they do put out improve. I mean, other than the gluten and cock magic episodes, the rest were just really not great.

To be fair they have been going on for a while, maybe its time to close shop?

[Mathim]

You know, they do each episode in about a week so their ideas stay fresh and spontaneous. I mean, I get that some of their best work is done like that, but, conversely, so is all of their worst. I think I'd rather have them mix it up a bit and, if they really feel in their hearts it's not an up-to-par episode, they should just skip that week and focus on taking what they have and making it better for the following week. I mean, it's not like they've never taken breaks between episodes before, they can make excuses if they have to. Certainly makes the DVDs less worthwhile to buy if the episodes in that season aren't great. I think almost all of season 12 was probably their low point but after 13 and 14, they were back in their prime.

[Lustful Bride]

Random: You know...for once id like to see Humanity invading and conquering alien worlds for once. We are on the defensive far too often and its time we build our own empire and teach those damn Xenos a lesson I say.  >:)

For the Everlasting glory of earth!

[Mathim]

Random: You know...for once id like to see Humanity invading and conquering alien worlds for once. We are on the defensive far too often and its time we build our own empire and teach those damn Xenos a lesson I say.  >:)

For the Everlasting glory of earth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eragr5lbI90

[CaptainNexus616]

Random: You know...for once id like to see Humanity invading and conquering alien worlds for once. We are on the defensive far too often and its time we build our own empire and teach those damn Xenos a lesson I say.  >:)

For the Everlasting glory of earth!

Actually and ironically Star Trek did an episode or two of that. In a mirror universe Earth started conquering the galaxy instead of promoting peace. (My dad loves Star Trek...that is the only reason I actually know this fact lol)

[Mathim]

Actually and ironically Star Trek did an episode or two of that. In a mirror universe Earth started conquering the galaxy instead of promoting peace. (My dad loves Star Trek...that is the only reason I actually know this fact lol)

In which series? Next Generation? Deep Space Nine? Or one of the others?

[Lustful Bride]

In which series? Next Generation? Deep Space Nine? Or one of the others?

It was the original series. And Mr. Spock was rocking the goatee look. *nods*

Also it wouldn't be all bad, like the Roman Empire, the aliens could be Terran citizens if they serve in our army.........oh F you for ruining my evil plans >_< You and your doctor!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_rTTXCOpL8

[Mathim]

Oh, yeah. Well, he'd said one or two episodes, so I figured if there was more than one, it had to be something other than the original series since that was the only one I knew of that did it. Plus that would be a great idea for one of the other series to do. Shame if they didn't use it in a slightly different way.

And how about them Pokemon games? I wish they wouldn't duplicate so many of the same real-life inspiration materials to make new Pokemon out of. And adding in some unused ones that STILL haven't been part of the roster would be nice. Kind of annoying after generations 5 and 6 to still not see a pegasus or cerberus. Or (I haven't verified whether they've done these yet or not) a mosquito, woodpecker, narwhal or hammerhead shark. Just stuff that ought to have been drawn on for sources rather than re-using turtles, bees and such.

[CaptainNexus616]

There was Enterprise did an episode as well.

Lusty I have only one thing to say. That girl has one heck of a stomach lol

[Lustful Bride]

*looks at Uhura and just slowly nods in agreement*

[Mathim]

*looks at Uhura and just slowly nods in agreement*

Too bad I've seen her in her twilight years, otherwise I'd be able to focus on the young version of Nichelle Nichols...

[CaptainNexus616]

I can ignore it when it comes to Slave Leia.

[Mathim]

I can ignore it when it comes to Slave Leia.

She actually still looks halfway decent, at least when Carrie Fischer did a guest appearance on 30 Rock.

[Lustful Bride]

She actually still looks halfway decent, at least when Carrie Fischer did a guest appearance on 30 Rock.

She used to look a lot worse. Thank god she got over her drug addiction/alcoholism.

[Mathim]

She used to look a lot worse. Thank god she got over her drug addiction/alcoholism.

Yeah, thank god, otherwise we would have to listen to someone else's voice on Family Guy.

[CaptainNexus616]

I did hear her and the other original members of the Star Wars cast were getting back in shape for Episode VII

Poor Harrison Ford though injured himself on set and had to go to the hospital

[Mathim]

I did hear her and the other original members of the Star Wars cast were getting back in shape for Episode VII

Poor Harrison Ford though injured himself on set and had to go to the hospital

With all the bastardizing Disney is liable to do to the series, why even bother getting cameos from the over-the-hill original stars? Nobody minded that we didn't have any of them in the prequel trilogy.

[CaptainNexus616]

Well Disney needs all the help they can get since they alienated some of the fandom with decalring the Expanded Universe Non-Canon. Thirty years of material deemed void. Sad part is this is not the first time J.J. Abrahams has pulled this little stunt of erasing decades of canon.

[Lustful Bride]

Well Disney needs all the help they can get since they alienated some of the fandom with decalring the Expanded Universe Non-Canon. Thirty years of material deemed void. Sad part is this is not the first time J.J. Abrahams has pulled this little stunt of erasing decades of canon.

I loved the Luke/ Mara Jade cannon T_T *sobs*

[CaptainNexus616]

*Offers tissue* It's ok. Hopefully they will still be together

[Mathim]

Did George Lucas allow all that stuff to be canon, or how's that work? I would never take anything outside the movies as canon anyway. Just like with Star Trek, anything outside the show wouldn't have been able to be considered canon, so I didn't get how this was different.

[CaptainNexus616]

Did George Lucas allow all that stuff to be canon, or how's that work? I would never take anything outside the movies as canon anyway. Just like with Star Trek, anything outside the show wouldn't have been able to be considered canon, so I didn't get how this was different.

Well unlike Star Trek which lived through TV after Return of the Jedi was released that was the end of the Star Wars available as visual media (besides a short lived Ewok show) the main plot of star wars was done with by thst timfore. Howeved people still wanted to enjoy storiesin that universe. Like what happened to Luke did he bring back the Jedi? Did Han and Leia ever get married? ( all the above did happen) Lucasfilms basically granted rights for other forms of media to make stories like books, comics, games and so on. The games are really nkt considered canon but the bulk of the books post Return of the Jedi essentially continued the story. It did that somewhat well and it followed a timeline where it reached the point the original gang reached their elder years. This is basically what the Expanded Universe was a continuation of the story.

Plus...its one thing for a fan to write an alternate story like if Anakin didn't turn or Leia remained Jabba's sexy slave. However when your a professional movie director and you say 'hey I am throwing a bulk of the history away to do things my way and make it canon without rebooting the whole universe' That is a really big middle finger to a lot of Fans who know the Expanded Universe and love the stories. Which is also a considerable amount of the group your wanting to pull into watch this film.

I am keeping an open mind about Episode VII but JJ Abraham's fan fiction approach to changing canon bugs me. If you don't have the guts to follow or use pre established events in a universe then make it an alternate universe instead of twisting canon around.

[Mathim]

Well unlike Star Trek which lived through TV after Return of the Jedi was released that was the end of the Star Wars available as visual media (besides a short lived Ewok show) the main plot of star wars was done with by thst timfore. Howeved people still wanted to enjoy storiesin that universe. Like what happened to Luke did he bring back the Jedi? Did Han and Leia ever get married? ( all the above did happen) Lucasfilms basically granted rights for other forms of media to make stories like books, comics, games and so on. The games are really nkt considered canon but the bulk of the books post Return of the Jedi essentially continued the story. It did that somewhat well and it followed a timeline where it reached the point the original gang reached their elder years. This is basically what the Expanded Universe was a continuation of the story.

Plus...its one thing for a fan to write an alternate story like if Anakin didn't turn or Leia remained Jabba's sexy slave. However when your a professional movie director and you say 'hey I am throwing a bulk of the history away to do things my way and make it canon without rebooting the whole universe' That is a really big middle finger to a lot of Fans who know the Expanded Universe and love the stories. Which is also a considerable amount of the group your wanting to pull into watch this film.

I am keeping an open mind about Episode VII but JJ Abraham's fan fiction approach to changing canon bugs me. If you don't have the guts to follow or use pre established events in a universe then make it an alternate universe instead of twisting canon around.

Wow, that's kind of like going in reverse from how comic book fans hate how the movies are portraying them. Since Star Wars started out on the screen and the follow-ups took the form of print, I don't really get how them going back to their roots and doing a film isn't then okay to make all that fanwritten stuff non-canon. My only concern (but honestly I stopped caring since the prequels all sucked) is that there won't be any improvement at this stage either.

[Vorian]

Wow, that's kind of like going in reverse from how comic book fans hate how the movies are portraying them. Since Star Wars started out on the screen and the follow-ups took the form of print, I don't really get how them going back to their roots and doing a film isn't then okay to make all that fanwritten stuff non-canon. My only concern (but honestly I stopped caring since the prequels all sucked) is that there won't be any improvement at this stage either.

For one, a lot of the written stuff is infinitely better than any of the movie or TV followups since the original trilogy.

For two, since it was presented as the canon continuation of the 'verse for so long (unlike Star Trek, where the books were never treated as even remotely canon) that's the universe at least a good portion of the fans are invested in.

[Lustful Bride]

For one, a lot of the written stuff is infinitely better than any of the movie or TV followups since the original trilogy.

For two, since it was presented as the canon continuation of the 'verse for so long (unlike Star Trek, where the books were never treated as even remotely canon) that's the universe at least a good portion of the fans are invested in.

*nods* I was so upset because I was told that the new trilogy would have bene about the Vohng which in the SW are basically the Borg...only more evil and sick.

[Vorian]

I'd actually consider the Yuuzhan Vong just about the exact opposite of the Borg - they're technophobic, xenophobic religious fanatics bent on genocide whereas the Borg are fundamentally about incorporating the best of other cultures into themselves in the pursuit of perfection. They fill a similar plot role as powerful outside context villains, but that's all they have in common.

[Mathim]

It just seems a bit like they would have been better off making some canon out of the post-episode VI stuff by doing cartoons and whatnot of those instead of the Clone Wars crap.

[Lustful Bride]

I just realized that in The Man Of Steel. they missed a perfect opportunity to have a Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) cameo.

When the Air Force was fighting with Zod and his forces one of the pilots could have proven to be trouble some for them and they threw him out of his plane, only for him to be saved by Clark, and on his vest his name would read "Jordan" or something like that.  :P

[Vorian]

Speaking of Man of Steel, I wish they would have used Lois as the main viewpoint character. It would have been a chance to actually develop her as a character, and the plot would have flowed so much better getting the flashbacks of Clark's childhood as Lois found out about them.

[Lustful Bride]

Say hello to the new ghostbusters team everyone...four women ive never heard off and after looking them up have not laughed even once.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/first-photo-of-the-new-ghostbusters-cast-together-kristen-wiig-melissa-mccarthy-leslie-jones-and-kate-mckinnon-unite/ar-BBhHp4s?ocid=HPCDHP


*flips table* They should have just brought the old cast in with some random young characters (and I mean random) and made it just a callback to the old movies or something...this sucks!

[Mathim]

Say hello to the new ghostbusters team everyone...four women ive never heard off and after looking them up have not laughed even once.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/first-photo-of-the-new-ghostbusters-cast-together-kristen-wiig-melissa-mccarthy-leslie-jones-and-kate-mckinnon-unite/ar-BBhHp4s?ocid=HPCDHP


*flips table* They should have just brought the old cast in with some random young characters (and I mean random) and made it just a callback to the old movies or something...this sucks!

Two of the Bridesmaids (at least that I remember) reuniting for this? Can any of them even pass for a scientist? The real Ghostbusters had two legit brainiacs, what are they going to do about these women? I've honestly seen Wiig and McCarthy in stuff that I'd never buy them as being college-educated. But if this is going to be as funny as Bridesmaids (the only time I laughed was when they got diarrhea while fitting dresses) then I won't be disappointed because my expectations will be below rock-bottom.

[Lustful Bride]

Two of the Bridesmaids (at least that I remember) reuniting for this? Can any of them even pass for a scientist? The real Ghostbusters had two legit brainiacs, what are they going to do about these women? I've honestly seen Wiig and McCarthy in stuff that I'd never buy them as being college-educated. But if this is going to be as funny as Bridesmaids (the only time I laughed was when they got diarrhea while fitting dresses) then I won't be disappointed because my expectations will be below rock-bottom.

I know..i personally will be sticking with the IDW comics and the 360 Ghostbusters game, they feel much more faithfull to the franchise....hell! The comics even make mention and include the rookie ghostbuster you play as in the videogame!

>_< God Hollywood execs are idiots...*gonna spend all day fanraging over this and grumbling to herself*

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I know..i personally will be sticking with the IDW comics and the 360 Ghostbusters game, they feel much more faithfull to the franchise....hell! The comics even make mention and include the rookie ghostbuster you play as in the videogame!

>_< God Hollywood execs are idiots...*gonna spend all day fanraging over this and grumbling to herself*

Why can't they just be the offspring of the original Ghostbusters in this sequel? Maybe Oscar and his younger sibling if Dana and Peter ever had another kid. Ray's kid, Egon's kid, maybe even Winston's kid too. That way there could be a more open group dynamic, some males, some females, and it won't feel like transparent pandering. And the reason they could give for why such an otherwise lame concept brings all the kids together is to fulfill some kind of prophecy.

[Lustful Bride]

Why can't they just be the offspring of the original Ghostbusters in this sequel? Maybe Oscar and his younger sibling if Dana and Peter ever had another kid. Ray's kid, Egon's kid, maybe even Winston's kid too. That way there could be a more open group dynamic, some males, some females, and it won't feel like transparent pandering. And the reason they could give for why such an otherwise lame concept brings all the kids together is to fulfill some kind of prophecy.

.....Sir..i think yu might have a thousand more braincells than Hollywood. T_T that's not a half bad idea.

They could of even had it be that Oscar was always haunted by ghosts all his life due to his connection with Vigo and almost being controlled by him as a baby.  Possible same thing for Ray's children. *shrug*

There was originally a script somewhere where the ghostbsters were supposed to fight Satan after the apocalypse began...I would pay every last dollar I own to see that! A post apocalyptic ghostbusters!

Edit:...that would be a good group game perhaps.

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.....Sir..i think yu might have a thousand more braincells than Hollywood. T_T that's not a half bad idea.

They could of even had it be that Oscar was always haunted by ghosts all his life due to his connection with Vigo and almost being controlled by him as a baby.  Possible same thing for Ray's children. *shrug*

There was originally a script somewhere where the ghostbsters were supposed to fight Satan after the apocalypse began...I would pay every last dollar I own to see that! A post apocalyptic ghostbusters!

Edit:...that would be a good group game perhaps.

Or maybe just have them descend into hell to prevent the apocalypse. Getting a little tired of New York as a backdrop to stuff like this. Give me the underworld any day.

[CaptainNexus616]

I'm more than annoyed they decided to reboot the franchise. They were planning on doing a third SEQUEL till Harold Ramis passed away (RIP). Now that he is gone. Hey lets just do another Reboot because that's the cool way to do things and rake in all the money from a famous franchise *Slams head into desk*

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Oh, another reboot? I mean, if they did it right the first time, a reboot/remake is unjustified. Unless it exceeds the original(s) in every way, then that can't be permissible. And does anyone honestly think it could achieve this?

And to get back on track, I really wish Star Trek Into Darkness hadn't just been a reboot of Wrath of Khan. Here's how it should have gone down in my opinion:

Keep the whole John Harrison thing the way it is, we didn't need to see him being all super soldier-y outside of his use of strategy or technology until Cronos. We come to find out he's a mercenary hired by a rogue faction of Klingons that is actively trying to push the rest of their civilization into total war against the Federation. He's captured by the crew but they are intercepted by the Klingons before they can get back tot he Enterprise. It is at this point that he reveals he's been experimented upon and has the kind of strength Khan does, but it doesn't make him practically invulnerable just so it's believable that a tag-team of Kirk and Spock could take him down together later on. Another chase by the Klingons nearly destroys them but then their pursuers are blasted away by the Vengeance which is revealed also to have cloaking technology. Admiral Marcus reveals that in fact it was he who made the arrangement with the Klingons who hired Harrison, because he was the one who wanted to start the war in the first place, on his terms, and that now that Kirk and the rest knew the truth, they had to be eliminated. Harrison, who had basically been blackmailed into this whole thing, being a former criminal whose sentence was suspended due to his voluntary participation in the procedure that gave him his strength, also wants to help. And that's when the whole "Khan takes over the Vengeance" thing happens. I think from that point it would have been fairly good as long as they completely went away from the Khan thing. Oh, and no need to rehash that whole "Kirk/Spock dying' thing. Those little references were cute the first time but they didn't devote entire scenes to them.

[CaptainNexus616]

Oh, another reboot? I mean, if they did it right the first time, a reboot/remake is unjustified. Unless it exceeds the original(s) in every way, then that can't be permissible. And does anyone honestly think it could achieve this?

And to get back on track, I really wish Star Trek Into Darkness hadn't just been a reboot of Wrath of Khan. Here's how it should have gone down in my opinion:

Keep the whole John Harrison thing the way it is, we didn't need to see him being all super soldier-y outside of his use of strategy or technology until Cronos. We come to find out he's a mercenary hired by a rogue faction of Klingons that is actively trying to push the rest of their civilization into total war against the Federation. He's captured by the crew but they are intercepted by the Klingons before they can get back tot he Enterprise. It is at this point that he reveals he's been experimented upon and has the kind of strength Khan does, but it doesn't make him practically invulnerable just so it's believable that a tag-team of Kirk and Spock could take him down together later on. Another chase by the Klingons nearly destroys them but then their pursuers are blasted away by the Vengeance which is revealed also to have cloaking technology. Admiral Marcus reveals that in fact it was he who made the arrangement with the Klingons who hired Harrison, because he was the one who wanted to start the war in the first place, on his terms, and that now that Kirk and the rest knew the truth, they had to be eliminated. Harrison, who had basically been blackmailed into this whole thing, being a former criminal whose sentence was suspended due to his voluntary participation in the procedure that gave him his strength, also wants to help. And that's when the whole "Khan takes over the Vengeance" thing happens. I think from that point it would have been fairly good as long as they completely went away from the Khan thing. Oh, and no need to rehash that whole "Kirk/Spock dying' thing. Those little references were cute the first time but they didn't devote entire scenes to them.

Reboots sadly are all Hollywood Execs can come up with anymore in between counting their money. Even then they put 1/4 the effort into it and just let the franchises reputation do the rest to put butts in chairs. The fans may hate it but all the Execs care about is the profit they pulled in. The whole reason why Michael Bay is making another Transformers and Ninjas Turtles as we speak.

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Reboots sadly are all Hollywood Execs can come up with anymore in between counting their money. Even then they put 1/4 the effort into it and just let the franchises reputation do the rest to put butts in chairs. The fans may hate it but all the Execs care about is the profit they pulled in. The whole reason why Michael Bay is making another Transformers and Ninjas Turtles as we speak.

Yeah, it seems like upwards of 50% of all movies coming out are reboots/remakes, sequels, prequels or alternative universe/spinoffs (kind of like how This Is 40 wasn't really a sequel to Knocked Up).

[CaptainNexus616]

Just when I didn't think it was possible....when I didn't think it was possible. They are doing a Reboot Looney Toons film. Looks like one of the producers for Harry Potter whom also produced I am Legend, Boy in the Stripped Pajamas, and Yes Man is part of the team. While Steve Carell will have the lead role. Seems like its going to be much like its predecessor movies being a mix of CG and live action.

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Just when I didn't think it was possible....when I didn't think it was possible. They are doing a Reboot Looney Toons film. Looks like one of the producers for Harry Potter whom also produced I am Legend, Boy in the Stripped Pajamas, and Yes Man is part of the team. While Steve Carell will have the lead role. Seems like its going to be much like its predecessor movies being a mix of CG and live action.

You know what they should do instead? "Who Discovered Roger Rabbit". It was supposed to be the prequel but it never got made. It would be an awesome idea in my opinion; the first one won an Academy Award, I think.

[Lustful Bride]

Was I the only one who ever wished to see a movie or book or whatever based off of this music video?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914&list=RDMMVHkT9NUatHY

its a wonderful song and I was always fascinated by the little story we saw here and it could just be taken any number of ways.

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Was I the only one who ever wished to see a movie or book or whatever based off of this music video?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914&list=RDMMVHkT9NUatHY

its a wonderful song and I was always fascinated by the little story we saw here and it could just be taken any number of ways.

That song always annoyed me. But there's a hentai comic with that same title.

[Aeons]

This is a great thread, I have a lot of these sort of ideas.  one that pops into mind right away is Nolan's Batman trilogy.  I felt like the third movie really missed the mark on what could have been a great concept.  My recipe for fixing it, in much less detail than it exists in my own head:

Dark Knight Rises needs to be split into two movies.  You need to build up the stakes, which they were much too rushed on.  the first movie is Batman's fall.  Bane arrives in Gotham, operating from the shadows and slowly destroys Batman bit by bit--his fortune gone, his technology stolen, his new girlfriend killed, his identity discovered, the police hunting him.  In utter suicidal desperation, Batman finally faces Bane.  Catwoman betrays him, Bane defeats him and breaks his back.  Gotham is now in Bane's hands while Batman languishes in capture, forced to watch it come under martial law. 

That is the first movie, it ends on a very sour note.  However, during it we meet Catwoman and Blake.  Blake is dogging Batman's steps the whole time, demonstrating his ability as a detective.  The second movie revolves around Batman finding his way back from total defeat, but also him witnessing that there are others willing to defend Gotham.  Catwoman makes a turn from villain to hero, fighting against Bane and his occupation, Blake finds the Batcave and takes up teh mantle of Batman.  Inspired, Batman trains himself back to health, returns to fight Bane (and wiser this time, instead of just trying to punch him... again).

Along the way it is revealed to us and Bruce that his girlfriend who Bane killed was actually Talia, and that she is behind this, not really Bane.  Bane wants to rule Gotham, to rid of it crime in League of Shadows fashion, but Talia wants revenge.  The end involves not just finding a way to beat the unbeatable Bane, but to outsmart Talia.  Bruce learns he has to rely on others, not just himself, and Blake and Catwoman help to save the day.

*drops mic*

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This is a great thread, I have a lot of these sort of ideas.  one that pops into mind right away is Nolan's Batman trilogy.  I felt like the third movie really missed the mark on what could have been a great concept.  My recipe for fixing it, in much less detail than it exists in my own head:

Dark Knight Rises needs to be split into two movies.  You need to build up the stakes, which they were much too rushed on.  the first movie is Batman's fall.  Bane arrives in Gotham, operating from the shadows and slowly destroys Batman bit by bit--his fortune gone, his technology stolen, his new girlfriend killed, his identity discovered, the police hunting him.  In utter suicidal desperation, Batman finally faces Bane.  Catwoman betrays him, Bane defeats him and breaks his back.  Gotham is now in Bane's hands while Batman languishes in capture, forced to watch it come under martial law. 

That is the first movie, it ends on a very sour note.  However, during it we meet Catwoman and Blake.  Blake is dogging Batman's steps the whole time, demonstrating his ability as a detective.  The second movie revolves around Batman finding his way back from total defeat, but also him witnessing that there are others willing to defend Gotham.  Catwoman makes a turn from villain to hero, fighting against Bane and his occupation, Blake finds the Batcave and takes up teh mantle of Batman.  Inspired, Batman trains himself back to health, returns to fight Bane (and wiser this time, instead of just trying to punch him... again).

Along the way it is revealed to us and Bruce that his girlfriend who Bane killed was actually Talia, and that she is behind this, not really Bane.  Bane wants to rule Gotham, to rid of it crime in League of Shadows fashion, but Talia wants revenge.  The end involves not just finding a way to beat the unbeatable Bane, but to outsmart Talia.  Bruce learns he has to rely on others, not just himself, and Blake and Catwoman help to save the day.

*drops mic*

While I agree and pretend that this third one never happened, I'd have gone a different route. First, leave Bane's origin growing up in a South American prison in a war-torn sort of place, rising to prominence as a warlord and simply deciding to hunt the Batman, as bats also haunted him in the prison, from a similar childhood incident. Then instead of simply turning Gotham into a ticking timebomb under mob rule, he distributes Venom in order to give the criminals of Gotham an edge over the Batman. This would also not take place too much after TDK, 8 years was ridiculous.

Bane, being the biggest Venom abuser of them all, easily whups Bats and the whole imprisoning thing goes according to how it did in the movie but no Talia at all. Before Bats returns to Gotham (which would be a lot easier to explain since he'll be in South American instead of overseas; no one questions Bruce Banner getting back to the States by hitchhiking in The Incredible Hulk so this would prevent that from being asked here too) we see Bane experiencing some debilitating side effects from Venom and having to stop even though the withdrawal will hit him even harder. This way Batman has a more fair fight when he comes back and his triumph isn't just some bullcrappy "I'm not going to be caught by surprise this time" type of thing. His whole deal with Catwoman and her redemption should stay, but I would have omitted the John Blake character entirely. I don't know what it is but Joseph Gordon-Levitt just can't stop giving off that smug look on his face like he's such hot shit, it's more irritating than Owen Wilson's insincere expression he can't seem to get rid of.

[Aeons]

I agree with you on the 8 year think, and JGL's smug grin.  I have a hard time taking his characters seriously.  And the 8 year thing was really my biggest problem with the movie.  Mostly because coming into it we as viewers not only had to accept that we'd missed 8 years, but we were supposed to believe Batman had stopped being Batman for eight years.  Sorry, you're going to have to earn that point.  Espeically if you want to make it a dramatic point that he decides to be Batman again.  Guess what, last we knew five minutes before walking in the theater, he *was* Batman.  I thought that was poor storytelling.

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I agree with you on the 8 year think, and JGL's smug grin.  I have a hard time taking his characters seriously.  And the 8 year thing was really my biggest problem with the movie.  Mostly because coming into it we as viewers not only had to accept that we'd missed 8 years, but we were supposed to believe Batman had stopped being Batman for eight years.  Sorry, you're going to have to earn that point.  Espeically if you want to make it a dramatic point that he decides to be Batman again.  Guess what, last we knew five minutes before walking in the theater, he *was* Batman.  I thought that was poor storytelling.

I also wish Nolan would do a better job with his female characters. So many of them have really bad parts and dialogue, it's like he has no idea how to write for female characters. The only one even remotely tolerable was Anne Hathaway's Catwoman. He really should never have cast Marion Cotillard in any of his films, she's awful when it comes to delivering dialogue in English.

[Lustful Bride]

I kind of wish we would see more stuff of The Reanimator.

I miss my Dr. West.




If I could pick anything to be done with his character, I would want him to be played by Adrien Brody in a remake.

Or have an anime made after him!!  ;D. Something which perhaps tries to portray him more sympathetically, as he runs around with assistant(s) trying to get his re-agent to work while also hunting and killing his many failed experiments.

Yeah about 90% of the time it would be his own fault that these things were running around eating people, and hes only stopping them because he believes in cleaning up your own mess/ not shitting where you eat.

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I wish they'd made the ones they did more faithful to the original H.P. Lovecraft works, "Herbert West: Reanimator". While I appreciate the more modern touches, I think it's somewhat more macabre (and less Peter Jackson-esque in terms of similarity to Brain Dead) to watch West's slow descent to the point where he'll murder victims to obtain fresh specimens. But I don't think Adrien Brody would be a good choice. Jeffrey Combs was always so perfect, I can't think of anyone today who really resembles him well enough (maybe Stephen Colbert if he could get serious, but aside from him, I'm coming up blank).

Stuart Gordon directed quite a few films based around Lovecraft stories, some are fairly decent despite deviating from the originals. What I'd really like to see is a big-budget, modern production of At the Mountains of Madness. Now, THAT would be a great use of Lovecraft storytelling. Surprised we haven't seen much of that lately, actually.

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I wish they'd made the ones they did more faithful to the original H.P. Lovecraft works, "Herbert West: Reanimator". While I appreciate the more modern touches, I think it's somewhat more macabre (and less Peter Jackson-esque in terms of similarity to Brain Dead) to watch West's slow descent to the point where he'll murder victims to obtain fresh specimens. But I don't think Adrien Brody would be a good choice. Jeffrey Combs was always so perfect, I can't think of anyone today who really resembles him well enough (maybe Stephen Colbert if he could get serious, but aside from him, I'm coming up blank).

Stuart Gordon directed quite a few films based around Lovecraft stories, some are fairly decent despite deviating from the originals. What I'd really like to see is a big-budget, modern production of At the Mountains of Madness. Now, THAT would be a great use of Lovecraft storytelling. Surprised we haven't seen much of that lately, actually.

Last I heard of it, the movie was stuck in development hell sadly.  :-(

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Which one, the reboot of Reanimator or the Mountains of Madness? I know I heard they were remaking Reanimator but never caught wind of any follow-up. But Mountains of Madness? I thought that would be a pipe dream. Would be awesome though, if they could get some big names like Matt Damon or Leonardo Dicaprio to play the scientists on the expedition. That movie deserves to get as many people to see it as possible. I think too few people really know how much Lovecraft inspires and should be exposed to more direct adaptations of his works.

[Lustful Bride]

Which one, the reboot of Reanimator or the Mountains of Madness? I know I heard they were remaking Reanimator but never caught wind of any follow-up. But Mountains of Madness? I thought that would be a pipe dream. Would be awesome though, if they could get some big names like Matt Damon or Leonardo Dicaprio to play the scientists on the expedition. That movie deserves to get as many people to see it as possible. I think too few people really know how much Lovecraft inspires and should be exposed to more direct adaptations of his works.

Mountains of Madness. I heard about it long ago but since then its been all quiet.

[Aeons]

Which one, the reboot of Reanimator or the Mountains of Madness? I know I heard they were remaking Reanimator but never caught wind of any follow-up. But Mountains of Madness? I thought that would be a pipe dream. Would be awesome though, if they could get some big names like Matt Damon or Leonardo Dicaprio to play the scientists on the expedition. That movie deserves to get as many people to see it as possible. I think too few people really know how much Lovecraft inspires and should be exposed to more direct adaptations of his works.

Guillermo del Toro was working on Mountains of Madness, which had everybody wetting their pants in excitement, but not sure if it's going to happen now. 

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Oh, man, talk about a perfect choice for director! That's this guy's specialty! GDT was also in talks to direct Doctor Strange but they went with the guy who did Sinister. Wouldn't it be awesome to have Del Toro do at least one MCU movie, though? Like, maybe stepping in for Joss Whedon once he's tired of doing Avengers movies? So many movies deserve better direction (or scripts) and guys like these should be kept busier to make sure they get all the opportunities possible.

[Aeons]

Oh, man, talk about a perfect choice for director! That's this guy's specialty! GDT was also in talks to direct Doctor Strange but they went with the guy who did Sinister. Wouldn't it be awesome to have Del Toro do at least one MCU movie, though? Like, maybe stepping in for Joss Whedon once he's tired of doing Avengers movies? So many movies deserve better direction (or scripts) and guys like these should be kept busier to make sure they get all the opportunities possible.

Del Toro is supposedly working on a Justice League Dark movie, so DC apparently will be the ones to get the Del Toro touch.

[Beorning]

I admit I don't share the love for Del Toro. The only movies of him I've seen that were somewhat remarkable were Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labirynth. The rest of them? Nothing too special.

I really don't understand the popular opinion that Del Toro would do wonders with Mountains of Madness...

[Aeons]

After watching Pacific Rim, I've lost that excitement too.  Pan's Labyrinth was amazing, and intelligent, and I thought he would transform a monster vs. robot movie into something that was that, and visually interesting, but smart too.  And he didn't.  So I am less sure what he would make of Cthulhu or even Justice League Dark at this point. 

[Beorning]

Oh, Pacific Rim was... okay, IMHO. Nothing too amazing, but it was watchable. Both of the Hellboy movies, in turn? I found them awfully lacking.

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Oh, Pacific Rim was... okay, IMHO. Nothing too amazing, but it was watchable. Both of the Hellboy movies, in turn? I found them awfully lacking.

Yeah, the Hellboys were just 'okay' but I really think that Del Toro has a flair for the giant scale beasties the way Michael Bay could only ever WISH for. So when you think about the large-scale horrors in Mountains of Madness, that would be especially well done with Del Toro at the helm.

[CaptainNexus616]

Really wish Fox News would shut down.

Yeah I get it. Its hard filling 24 hours with fresh content which is replayed throughout the day but...come on,... When they start bringing in these "experts" who make heavy contributions then you lose the concept of NEWS it just turns into a talk show where these guys are just making opinions which they declare the FACT. They act like they are the Saint Saviors of America and they really need to get off their high horse.

[Lustful Bride]

Am I the only one who has gotten tired of the almost post apocalyptic, dark and damp future that is in Cyberpunk games?

it might just be me but I have kidn of wanted recently a cyberpunk game but set in a beautiful future where we fixed all the environmental and social problems of the past, only for our characters to see it is a new guilded age.

Beautiful on the outside, but corrupt and sinister on the inside.

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Am I the only one who has gotten tired of the almost post apocalyptic, dark and damp future that is in Cyberpunk games?

it might just be me but I have kidn of wanted recently a cyberpunk game but set in a beautiful future where we fixed all the environmental and social problems of the past, only for our characters to see it is a new guilded age.

Beautiful on the outside, but corrupt and sinister on the inside.

There's plenty of those, too. Besides, the darker ones have more conflict and are more fun because of it. Plus then there's hope for rebuilding and advancement, whereas with the pretty stuff all there is to look forward to is its destruction.

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There's plenty of those, too. Besides, the darker ones have more conflict and are more fun because of it. Plus then there's hope for rebuilding and advancement, whereas with the pretty stuff all there is to look forward to is its destruction.

I guess you have a point there.  :-)

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I guess you have a point there.  :-)

Speaking of those types of movies, though, I really wish there was a sequel to Idiocracy.

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Speaking of those types of movies, though, I really wish there was a sequel to Idiocracy.

Im fine with it not having a sequel. You can only make the "Everyone else is an idiot" joke so many times.

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Aw, come on, give Mike Judge the benefit of the doubt. Besides, if Luke Wilson started people back on the path to intelligence, it would be fun to see how badly the idiots fuck up along the way.

[Lustful Bride]

john Wick: Just John Wick.

I have not had so much fun with an action movie in so long. I just agghh *geeking out* I love it! I love that for once in an action movie we see a protagonist (I wouldn't use the word Hero for Wick) play things smart. He wears a bulletproof vest under his clothes because he knows he is likely to get hit, carries more than one weapon on him and shock of all shocks! He actually reloads his gun, constantly in fact.  XD  Hell he even runs out of ammo! And I love how he actually gets hurt, requiring stitches, painkillers and a hospital by the end of the movie.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-HSoOFdJ3s

I love this movie and I hope future action movies pay attention to it and are taking notes.

[Joel]

@#$# such a pleasant surprise that movie.  I was leery of it at first, but it was so refreshing to have an action flick be so grounded.  And there's that overarching theme in it where it's a conflict between the emotional rational and the logical rational.  All the characters are insane of course, but couching their insanity inside of the hyper rational order of the Hotel and the coin system just does it for the movie I think.  Likewise, Wick's response to bad things happening to him is to pretend like his responses are rationally motivated when it's precisely the opposite and everyone in the movie knows that.  If there wasn't the bad stuff happening to him to give him a reason to act that way then he'd read as a little psychopathic.  If he was just acting out of rage and revenge then he'd just be a maniac.  Having the two at the same time though, the emotional and the rational... makes him not only compelling, but super intimidating right? 

[Lustful Bride]

@#$# such a pleasant surprise that movie.  I was leery of it at first, but it was so refreshing to have an action flick be so grounded.  And there's that overarching theme in it where it's a conflict between the emotional rational and the logical rational.  All the characters are insane of course, but couching their insanity inside of the hyper rational order of the Hotel and the coin system just does it for the movie I think.  Likewise, Wick's response to bad things happening to him is to pretend like his responses are rationally motivated when it's precisely the opposite and everyone in the movie knows that.  If there wasn't the bad stuff happening to him to give him a reason to act that way then he'd read as a little psychopathic.  If he was just acting out of rage and revenge then he'd just be a maniac.  Having the two at the same time though, the emotional and the rational... makes him not only compelling, but super intimidating right?

I know what you mean. Though I thought the whole

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bit about him going to get revenge over his dog being killed

might have been meant as a playful jab of sorts to the standard movie idea of 'A Man out for Revenge!'. But what do I know?  :P

Still I loved all the world building that they did too and I could see all manners of spinoffs being made in this world they have made.

By the way one of the guys in the scene I posted has the same beard as your avi!  :o

[Joel]

the world was so downplayed.  you know.. it really felt like a samurai story.  the overemphasis on order when the reality of it is the furthest thing from order.  you go through all these conventions, but in the end the reasons for going through those conventions is because the people involved in it are craaazy.

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and ha! I loved that mechanism too with the dog.  it's instead of doing the normal thing like having them kill his wife and kid (e.g., mad max), they'd kill the dog, which became the surrogate of his wife.

[Lustful Bride]

the world was so downplayed.  you know.. it really felt like a samurai story.  the overemphasis on order when the reality of it is the furthest thing from order.  you go through all these conventions, but in the end the reasons for going through those conventions is because the people involved in it are craaazy.

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and ha! I loved that mechanism too with the dog.  it's instead of doing the normal thing like having them kill his wife and kid (e.g., mad max), they'd kill the dog, which became the surrogate of his wife.

Im not gonna lie when I heard

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the sounds of the puppy crying as Greyjoy and his chronies beat it to death

I flinched and covered my ears. It hits at home and by the end of it I was like "Make em scream John."

[CaptainNexus616]

Its a clever angle really concerning the dog. While it is tragic to see a person lose their family it is by standard a cliché narrative one that many people will not care about the family as they did not have time to build the family's characters up. You don't need to worry about that with dogs that much.

[Lustful Bride]

I wish we could really get another good Command and Conquer game, even if its a reboot....I need my Tiberium, I am suffering from a bad case of withdrawl.  :'(

If I could decide what game they would make next I would want to see what happened to Kane and all those who were loyal to him who were all teleported away from Earth and where they ended up at.

[Beorning]

I re-watched Jackson's King Kong today.

You remember that scene when, after being taken by Kong, Ann Darrow is held by him and all terrified, while Kong shakes her and roars? I realized that this situation must've been *sanity-blasting scary* to her. And, being a Call of Cthulhu fan, I immediately thought: "This is 1D10 Sanity loss!".

It gave me this idea for much bleaker Kong movie, where the rescue party, after battling various giant animals, finally makes it to Kong's lair... only to find Ann utterly mad, hugging Kong's hand with her eyes wild...

"He loves me! *giggle giggle* He loves me..!"

On the other hand, seeing that Ann didn't actually go crazy in the movie, I wouldn't mind seeing her used in some League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen-esque story. Having survived Kong, she might've become a famous adventurer or someone like that...

Also, in Jackson's movie, there really ought to be some epilogue where Carl Denham is on trial for bringing Kong to New York. I mean, all that destruction Kong caused...

[Lustful Bride]

On the other hand, seeing that Ann didn't actually go crazy in the movie, I wouldn't mind seeing her used in some League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen-esque story. Having survived Kong, she might've become a famous adventurer or someone like that...

Id like to see that actually.  ;D

[Beorning]

Id like to see that actually.  ;D

I wonder if it hasn't been done somewhere, actually...

Speaking of LoEG-esque stories, I'd love to see a Polish LoEG, or at least a LoEG that incorporates some Polish characters. My candidates: Mr Kleks, Hans Kloss, Captain Żbik and Funky Koval :)

[Lustful Bride]

I wonder if it hasn't been done somewhere, actually...

Speaking of LoEG-esque stories, I'd love to see a Polish LoEG, or at least a LoEG that incorporates some Polish characters. My candidates: Mr Kleks, Hans Kloss, Captain Żbik and Funky Koval :)

An ILoEG would be amazing! Heroes from all around the world.

[Zelta Runa]

My friends and I got obsessed with this idea for a while: what if Disney made a Smash Bros.-esque fighting game with characters from every IP they own? Imagine a game where Buzz Lightyear, Maleficent, Kuzco, Baymax, Groot and Darth Vader could duke it out on the front steps of Cinderella’s castle!

[Lustful Bride]

My friends and I got obsessed with this idea for a while: what if Disney made a Smash Bros.-esque fighting game with characters from every IP they own? Imagine a game where Buzz Lightyear, Maleficent, Kuzco, Baymax, Groot and Darth Vader could duke it out on the front steps of Cinderella’s castle!

*Starts to geek out* But Disney might not cause it might not mesh with their family friendly image cause you just know someone somewhere will say it promotes violence and bla bla bla.  :-(

[Zelta Runa]

Still though. Even if they were to only let the “Disney villains” from the animated movies fight, it would still be AMAZING. Plus the Smash Bros. series is cartoonish enough to get around most concerns about violence. But how freaking cool would it be to see Darth Maul do battle with Dr. Facilier, Yzma, Syndrome, Ultron and Scar?

[Lustful Bride]

Still though. Even if they were to only let the “Disney villains” from the animated movies fight, it would still be AMAZING. Plus the Smash Bros. series is cartoonish enough to get around most concerns about violence. But how freaking cool would it be to see Darth Maul do battle with Dr. Facilier, Yzma, Syndrome, Ultron and Scar?

*Geeking out* Im still crossing my fingers to see StarWars or The Marvel  CU in the new Kingdom Hearts game.

[Zelta Runa]

Didn’t they officially confirm Star Wars was going to be in it?

[Lustful Bride]

Didn’t they officially confirm Star Wars was going to be in it?

If they did then I missed it.

[Zelta Runa]

Dang. Still, a Disney-owned Smash Bros.-style game would be amazing. Especially if they added Assist Trophies and Final Smash moves. Like, summoning a giant horde of Dalmatians or calling in a Death Star strike.

[Lustful Bride]

Dang. Still, a Disney-owned Smash Bros.-style game would be amazing. Especially if they added Assist Trophies and Final Smash moves. Like, summoning a giant horde of Dalmatians or calling in a Death Star strike.

Or maybe have a story mode where something even worse than all their villains appears to destroy the multiverse so they have to unite.

[Zelta Runa]

YES. YES PLEASE.

Thing is, Disney could honestly make a lot of money with this. It takes the winning formulae of Smash Bros., Marvel vs. Capcom and the Kingdom Hearts series. There’s a strong precedent for this being successful! :D

[CaptainNexus616]

Dang. Still, a Disney-owned Smash Bros.-style game would be amazing. Especially if they added Assist Trophies and Final Smash moves. Like, summoning a giant horde of Dalmatians or calling in a Death Star strike.

I died at the Dalmation finisher

[Zelta Runa]

I mentioned more ideas over in this thread: https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=88392.msg11118445#msg11118445 ;D

[Lustful Bride]

I kind of wish Sid Meier's Starships was more like FTL. Its rather lackluster as it is now.  :-\

[Mathim]

*Geeking out* Im still crossing my fingers to see StarWars or The Marvel  CU in the new Kingdom Hearts game.

That's probably a bad idea if you really think about it. Both Star Wars and the MCU are too huge of series to really be a worthwhile nugget of KH. Something like Big Hero 6 would be a good way to put Marvel into it without being too cumbersome since that was a pretty self-contained movie. Not sure how Star Wars would pull that off. I mean, what planet would you even focus on? What era, prequels or original trilogy? It's just too much trouble. I have no idea how they'll pull that off in a satisfying way. Honestly, they should stick with properties they didn't acquire in the last 5 years from someone else with an established history of publishing and producing material.

[CaptainNexus616]

Having Baymax in their would be so freaking awesome. However I wouldn't worry to much if they did decide to put Marvel in the new Kingdom Hearts. They can always make it an exclusive universe for the game so they can do whatever they want with Marvel.

Star Wars wise? They may set it during Rebels since it is a kids show and the first one to launch under the Disney Banner.

[Inkidu]

I kind of wish Sid Meier's Starships was more like FTL. Its rather lackluster as it is now.  :-\

But FTL sucks. It's not really a game as it is a slot machine with roguelike elements. :P

[Lustful Bride]

But FTL sucks. It's not really a game as it is a slot machine with roguelike elements. :P

still it takes more work and is more entertaining than Starships.

[Inkidu]

still it takes more work and is more entertaining than Starships.

I don't think it takes more work, it just takes more luck. Skill has very little to do with that game.

[marblesoda]

Man of Steel.

Me: Fly UP you jackass, he'll go WITH YOU! Give him the Codex and SEND HIM TO MARS! There is literally no bad that can come from that! Think of the goods and services Earth would send up to a poverty-stricken Mars/New Krypton for the first couple of weeks/months/years. THINK OF THE CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS. Think of the MORE ZOD. *pretends to sob* Zod... Dru. Just know that I love you. *huggles my Zod figure*
Husband: *side eyes me from couch* I'm just... going to leave you two to it...

;) Thank god for a hubby that doesn't think I'm insane. ...Or does and just rolls with it.

[CaptainNexus616]

You do know the truth about why Superman snapped his neck right? Well doctors have examined Superman's mental state and even got a telepath in their discovered an evil little voice that was implanted into his brain. It's name? Warner Bros.

[Lustful Bride]

After watching all the atrocities committed by the royals and kings and etc. in Game Of Thrones I really wanted to see the people rising up against their king in some type of uprising similar to the American revolution, throwing off the shackles of the Bluebloods who sit in their castles.

I really wish to see something like that now, in that type of magic/medieval like setting.

Thinking about it, it would be rather fascinating to see the rebels using muskets/ matchlocks and such against the loyalists who use only magic and blades. Could add some interesting dynamics to it.

[Lustful Bride]

After watching a playthrough of Deus Ex and thinking on the whole "corporations with more power than governments" trope of cyberpunk, I started thinking that I would honestly love to see something sort of XCOM Style where a government gets tired of having to bend over backwards for corporations and tries to reestablish power the way it was meant to be and put the megacorps in their place and maybe even build a NATO like union with other countries that wish the same.

The Xcom style thing would come in with the Gov forces beign outgunned and underfunded when compared to the megacorps and have to be more tactical than them in order to win.

[Starstrider]

We need more X-COM, period. Some people suggested they'd like to see a remake of Terror From the Deep, only sticking closer to the Cthulhu stuff that inspired it, but personally, I'd like to see some tie-ins to the Deus Ex storyline, seeing how Human Revolution and the original game have plenty of technology that could have been based on alien research. They even have Greys in there, after all. An alien invasion and a protracted war might be just the thing to push society to the brink and tear nations apart as seen in the original game.
On a somewhat sillier note, since some people keep pointing out a few glaring similarities between X-COM and the likes of the Power Rangers, I can't help wondering how much more awesome X-COM would be if they had access to giant robots of the non-amputated-cyborg variety, as well as some of the flashier stuff. After all, the original X-COM game was heavily inspired by a campy 1970 TV show called UFO.

One aspect of X-COM I particularly enjoy is the idea of humanity banding together to face a common, greater threat, instead of just the typical "X Country Saves The World" glorification. So what would happen if not only human-alien hybrids and androids, but also aliens from other species wanted to join the fight against the Ethereals?

[Lustful Bride]

One aspect of X-COM I particularly enjoy is the idea of humanity banding together to face a common, greater threat, instead of just the typical "X Country Saves The World" glorification. So what would happen if not only human-alien hybrids and androids, but also aliens from other species wanted to join the fight against the Ethereals?

That's one of the Aspects I love too :) I love calling Xcom "Rainbow Six: Alien edition"

There actually is a Power Rangers RPG out recently called Chroma Squad, you should look it up, it might sate your power rangers desire, it even has megazords.

[Lustful Bride]

After seeing a little fanmade trailer for Call of Cthulhu,

Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6GXOimJzqA&feature=player_detailpage

, I seriously find myself now craving something like Delta Green, but with old Xcom or Xenonaut style gameplay.....*sigh* one can dream.

[Oniya]

;D

[Lustful Bride]

;D

Yes, perfect! That would be amazing. And maybe it includes a fair amount lf humor and dark humor, to keep the player from realizing they were the villain until the real heroes bust in to take you down and call out the evil the player had done so far.

[Lustful Bride]

Found this Gravity Falls video and now I almost wish it was cannon  ;D
Time travel and all (despite how much I usually hate time travel)

https://youtu.be/PB42T8AEIvU

[CaptainNexus616]

After playing this last Mad Max game I was overly disappointed with the story. (Very glad I rented it from Red Box and did buy it for full price)

I would actually like to see a different kind of villain for once with Mad Max. One where the bad guy is actually like Max one where it grows really hard to tell if Max is the hero or villain. Plus its portrayed more of Max's battle with his inner demons as a result and by the climax he manages to overcome them. (Think it would have worked better for the game but I don't want to do spoilers for people interested in playing despite my negative response)

[Lustful Bride]

After watching Chappie again I kind of wish that there were more stories and such with robots who gain AI/sentience and instead of becoming homicidal, they want to protect humanity. Like The Vision,  Sonny in I Robot, or Arbiter and the Freeborn squad in Robopocalypse.

[WindVoyager]

The only robot\android\Ai Rps I've seen are with homicidal ones or its just thinly veiled human character only stuff with sci fi robots tossed in. I want to see something like FNaF world, were the cyborgs, Ais and the like have taken over and there's been some massive catastrophe though for the most part the cyborgs and the like either don't really care about the cause or they have only passing interest in it and go about life the best they can. There would be humans in this post apoc world and most the AIs would have become guardians of sorts

[Lustful Bride]

After osme slight research I found out that Frank Darabount at one point planned 2 episodes as a flashback of sorts in The Walking Dead to show how Atlanta fell to the zombies. He described it as "Blackhawk down but with zombies" and would have followed the Tanker from the first episode that rick encountered before he was zombified,

Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide

I think this would have been awesome and I wish they had actually done it.

[Oniya]

Another one from my discussions with the little Oni:

A princess's kingdom is under threat.  There is a legend of a Hero that will return in time of need to defeat the Evil and restore peace.  The princess sets off to seek out this Hero and ask for his help.

As she follows rumors around the world, she defeats obstacles, acquires skills, and recovers pieces of the Hero's equipment - legendary weapons, mystical armor, magical devices - but always seems to be several steps behind the Hero.

Until the end.

As she makes her way to the final destination on her quest, she discovers that this is the stronghold of the evil forces.  Assuming that the Hero will require his gear, she rushes in, slaying monsters and defeating traps and puzzles until she reaches the throne room.  As she enters, she is surprised that she is the first of the 'forces of Good' to arrive - there is no one else confronting the end boss.  There is no time to puzzle this out, as the boss attacks!

At the end of the fight, the end boss gasps out a dying recognition that the only one who could have achieved this, was the Hero out of legend - revealing that the princess was her own Hero all along.

[Lustful Bride]

Another one from my discussions with the little Oni:

A princess's kingdom is under threat.  There is a legend of a Hero that will return in time of need to defeat the Evil and restore peace.  The princess sets off to seek out this Hero and ask for his help.

As she follows rumors around the world, she defeats obstacles, acquires skills, and recovers pieces of the Hero's equipment - legendary weapons, mystical armor, magical devices - but always seems to be several steps behind the Hero.

Until the end.

As she makes her way to the final destination on her quest, she discovers that this is the stronghold of the evil forces.  Assuming that the Hero will require his gear, she rushes in, slaying monsters and defeating traps and puzzles until she reaches the throne room.  As she enters, she is surprised that she is the first of the 'forces of Good' to arrive - there is no one else confronting the end boss.  There is no time to puzzle this out, as the boss attacks!

At the end of the fight, the end boss gasps out a dying recognition that the only one who could have achieved this, was the Hero out of legend - revealing that the princess was her own Hero all along.

That's Awesome!

[CaptainNexus616]

Another one from my discussions with the little Oni:

A princess's kingdom is under threat.  There is a legend of a Hero that will return in time of need to defeat the Evil and restore peace.  The princess sets off to seek out this Hero and ask for his help.

As she follows rumors around the world, she defeats obstacles, acquires skills, and recovers pieces of the Hero's equipment - legendary weapons, mystical armor, magical devices - but always seems to be several steps behind the Hero.

Until the end.

As she makes her way to the final destination on her quest, she discovers that this is the stronghold of the evil forces.  Assuming that the Hero will require his gear, she rushes in, slaying monsters and defeating traps and puzzles until she reaches the throne room.  As she enters, she is surprised that she is the first of the 'forces of Good' to arrive - there is no one else confronting the end boss.  There is no time to puzzle this out, as the boss attacks!

At the end of the fight, the end boss gasps out a dying recognition that the only one who could have achieved this, was the Hero out of legend - revealing that the princess was her own Hero all along.

Shut up and take my money!

[Lustful Bride]

Just watched an old Trailer for Universe at war: Earth Assault. Game needed much more time to e polished but had a fun concept.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZMP5hgvp8I

It makes me kind of wish there was more stuff out there of us fighting evil aliens when good ones come to help us out :P Best of both worlds.

[CaptainNexus616]

Mass Effect had a similar vibe since you fought alongside some aliens to save the galaxy.

Idea or concept that should have happened? Better ending for Mass Effect 3 than a DLC patch (Beating an old horse I know)

[Lustful Bride]

Just having a Stargate SG1 Marathon on hulu. Reliving my childhood, coming home after school and doing my homework while Stargate was on tv...ahh I miss being young :)

I happened to come across the episode where the Go'auld were training abunch of teens to infiltrate SG1 and act like soldiers and they never did anything with that concept after those episodes. I always hoped they would show up or end up joining the Earth forces against the evil snake heads but *shrug* anyway I realized it could actually make for a good RP concept if someone ever wanted to do a group Stargate rp.

[Undine]

I have always always always wanted to see a Kill Bill 3, where Elle, completely blinded of course, somehow survived Bud's trailer in the desert.  Now, years later, has taken little Nikki Belle under her wing and had her trained to wreak vengeance on Beatrix and, of course, a grown-up B.B. too  :D (besides, poor Daryl Hannah has to find some work somewhere again in this lifetime!)

[Lustful Bride]

This is surprisingly accurate and makes me want an old FF style RPG where you control coalition forces and such fighting terrorists....its weird but I totally want one >_>

[Lustful Bride]

Wow...after seeing like the only real Story piece within the new Rainbow six it makes me want two things.

Rainbow Six Cutscene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8esTYYmqCo

1: An actual Storymode in R6:Siege.

2:Some kind of HBO or STARS show that would follow Team Rainbow fighting terrorism across the globe.

[Oniya]

2:Some kind of HBO or STARS show that would follow Team Rainbow fighting terrorism across the globe.

Okay - I know what Rainbow 6 is really about, but I just had a sudden flash of something.

In the days of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, one squad embodied it completely.  An elite force, sent only on the most covert missions, whispered to be capable of doing the impossible.  Six men, each with his own specialty and with his own secret from the very military that he served in.  Three couples, bound by the brotherhood of the corps, the secrecy of their missions, and more.

Tagline:  We fight fiercest for those we love.

[Lustful Bride]

Okay - I know what Rainbow 6 is really about, but I just had a sudden flash of something.

In the days of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, one squad embodied it completely.  An elite force, sent only on the most covert missions, whispered to be capable of doing the impossible.  Six men, each with his own specialty and with his own secret from the very military that he served in.  Three couples, bound by the brotherhood of the corps, the secrecy of their missions, and more.

Tagline:  We fight fiercest for those we love.

.........*throws money at the screen* Take it! Take all of my money!!!

[Lustful Bride]

I wish we had seen something like this for the Thing sequels.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HIgZ8kGUT8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFauBXQkoT4

[Lustful Bride]

So I have been watching True Detective (Finally finishing up Season 2) and I am rather disappointed in Season 2. Just...I miss the possible supernatural hints and lovecraftian horror just hiding behind the Detective story.

I honestly think that Season two should have followed the two other detectives who interviewed Rust and Cole.



Following them as they went on their own investigation and uncovering some other being in the Pantheon that The King in Yellow is a part of. Listening to the tapes of Rust and Cole and trying to figure out what the hell is going on as something seems to almost have put a spell over people, or maybe we were always so sick on the inside.

I feel like this was a missed opportunity. :/

[Matttheman89]

It's been a looooooooooong time since this game was released, but what the heck; I wish this had happened just as much now as I did then.

A sequel to Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.



I always thought that if Mario could succeed so many times (less nowadays than back then, but whatever) in the RPG-Genre, then why not let Sonic have a go at it? So when Sonic Chronicles was announced and eventually released, I was ecstatic to play it, and while it wasn't perfect, I thought it was a great first try with loads of potential to really open up the franchise in an interesting way. And when it ended on one of the biggest cliffhangers I can think of off the top of my head with confirmations of a sequel coming from on high shortly afterwards, I was excited to see what would happen next. After all, it was being made by Bioware!

But a combination of outside legal issues and EA's purchase of Bioware followed by the disbanding of their handheld division (with Sonic Chronicles as their only game) made such a thing impossible. Sadly, the game is now firmly noncanon, and a sequel will almost assuredly never happen. A disappointing outcome to a scenario that had so much potential.

[Lustful Bride]

I am in agreement with a few people upon seeing this wizard. He is doing magic without a wand and reading about major scientific theories, where as most wizards ignore the muggle world.

There is so much potential in this Science Wizard that it is sad no one has expanded upon him. :/

[Beguile's Mistress]

You do what you can and then you keep on learning because the more you know the more you can do.

Some people just read and quote and follow recipes.  Other people think and explore and create.  The second group are the wise ones.