J Marv

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  1. Wonder Woman

    in Comic Book Adaptations

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    One one hand, I really don't think she fits the part at all, and couldn't pull it off well if her life depended on it.

    On the other hand, Lindsay Lohan in a Wonder Woman costume.

    I doubt she'd get it. Wonder Woman doesn't need a star at all, and Whedon will probably get his pick.

  2. Master Chief v Samus Aran

    in Earth-2.net: The Show

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    Well, Master Chief is 7'0" tall, where as Samus is only a mere 6'3". So, strictly speaking, Master Chief is bigger.

    It's an interesting question, since both are humans who have been given various "improvements" throughout their lifetimes and both rely heavily on their armor when in combat. As for who would win a fight between the two, on even ground, probably Samus. Her Chozo suit has quite a few more tricks up its sleeves than the MJOLNIR armor. Plus, I think Samus, as a bounty hunter, would be more able in one-on-one combat than a Naval officer.

    And Master Chief has a name. It's John. Just because he's referred to by his rank shouldn't count against him. That'd be like saying Darth Vader isn't a badass because nobody calls him Anakin Skywalker.

  3. Game series' that should be brought back

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Basically any decent Rally game series (Sega, Colin McRae (though it's only been gone for a year), etc). Best motorsport in the world says I.

    The Last Blade. Fucking awesome 2D fighters for the NeoGeo/Dreamcast. Make #3 SNK/Playmore.

    Double Dragon. A real, home console version.

    The Capcom Vs. series. I was in Babbage's today, and a guy came in looking for Capcom vs. SNK 2 (a game that has always been ultra rare to begin with), and the clerk responded that they didn't have any of the Vs. games, and he didn't know of any store in the area that did. This made me sad, because some of the Vs. games were fucking brilliant.

  4. V For Vendetta

    in Comic Book Adaptations

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    Saw it last night. Awesome movie, but i notice that alan moore's name wasn't shown in the credits. Now time to read the graphic novel.

    Alan Moore washes his hands of movie projects based on his work as soon as he sells the rights.

    I thought it was because he saw a screening and hated it, but it turns out that he doesn't watch them at all, and it's just a general request that his name be left out. I don't even think he'd have been happy with a Sin City style job done on V for Vendetta, as in a recent interview he said that his works were meant to be irreproducable as cinema.

  5. V For Vendetta

    in Comic Book Adaptations

    Posted

    They reveal that he is (was?) a white man, though, which didn't please me.

    He's white (or looks it, I guess he could be Arab or Asian) in the graphic novel as well. Page 81 in my copy.

    Plus, the doctor's journal tends to single out races other than white in her other reports on individuals, but doesn't for V.

    It does however seem unlikely that he would have been in the camp without something being "different" about him.

  15. Episode #15

    in Earth-2.net: The Show

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    I haven't finished the episode yet, but you were wondering why anime is more expensive than other similar products.

    Anyway, perhaps Wikipedia has the answer (from the entry on "anime industry"):

    The anime industry is currently going through what the companies call a "market correction", or, less charitably, a "recession". From 2001 to 2003 the anime industry exploded in terms of what it licensed compared to before. Because companies licensed so much, the industry found itself stretched thinly. Many series failed to earn back their licensing and production costs, because there were too few consumers to support the amount of shows being licensed. While the anime industry did grow markedly, its consumer base had not grown fast enough to be able to cover its expenditures. The anime industry is slowing down as a result. Far less is being licensed, and what is being licensed tends to be series that are sure to be a success. The only anime company that is still licensing more than they did in past years is Geneon. Time remains to see how this "market correction" will fare.

    And earlier in the article:

    Because anime is produced mainly by Japanese companies, it has to be licensed in other areas of the world by companies in order to be legally released. Licenses are extremely expensive and it is not uncommon to find that companies are paying at rates of up to $20,000 an episode to license a series for release.

    Combine that expense with a lack of customers, you get high prices per unit.

  19. PS3 news

    in Sony

    Posted

    I said it at the Oratory, but people can't read, and I suppose if someone sees it here, maybe they will read it. The $900 figure is wrong. If you read the Merrill Lynch advisory and look at the summation of estimated PS3 component costs it comes out to $800, not $900.

    However, these estimates are probably pretty far off, as Sony hasn't even finalized a hardware design. Developers at DICE were saying that the demo boxes that have been shown don't actually have room for the hardware Sony wants to put in them, so expect a different looking final product. That construction estimate is based on what Merrill Lynch THINKS Sony is going to use.

    Official word from Sony is still Spring 2006. I don't believe that, because Sony was awful quiet at DICE and if they had a console launch within 6 months, you'd think they'd have said SOMETHING.

  25. The assault on video games

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Ha.

    This isn't the first time stuff like this has happened in Indianapolis. The city once tried to enforce strict age requirements at arcades, and was struck down by a court ruling.

    I love how they say that people don't think it's a good game. People decide that stuff. So, if people don't think it's good, it isn't.