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by Chris
Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:25 pm
Forum: Film & TV Shows
Topic: James Cameron's Avatar
Replies: 90
Views: 54459

Re: James Cameron's Avatar

And finally, Pandora giving any humans who return a virus that will destroy humanity means... NO SEQUELS! As mentioned, it was only a threat of a virus. It says right after that, that it's not true. I do have to wonder, though. Assuming the estimated length of the script was around 4 or 5 hours or ...
by Chris
Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:04 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: It is, apparently, a crime to commit blasphemy...
Replies: 11
Views: 8533

Re: It is, apparently, a crime to commit blasphemy...

It defines blasphemy as "publishing or uttering matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters sacred by any religion, thereby intentionally causing outrage among a substantial number of adherents of that religion, with some defences permitted". I don't think they're g...
by Chris
Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:54 am
Forum: Film & TV Shows
Topic: Paranormal Activity
Replies: 9
Views: 5165

Re: Paranormal Activity

As will the ending of Paranormal Activity , though not because it was good. Spoiler warning: the movie ends with somebody flying into the camera butt first. I know I couldn't have been the only guy that burst out laughing at that. :grinp: That was the "theatrical" ending (the one the prod...
by Chris
Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:54 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Situation Report??
Replies: 18
Views: 9068

Re: Situation Report??

To be clear, I'm not necessarily saying old threads should be deleted. I much prefer archival so people can look back and see how things were and how they've changed (or not changed). However, I just don't like the idea of making new people (or old people that want to discuss again) go through and b...
by Chris
Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:57 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Situation Report??
Replies: 18
Views: 9068

Re: Situation Report??

Maybe you don't want to check the older threads, and maybe some newbie that is impatient or looking to boost his post count won't either, but for every repeat thread I've seen, someone has always sooner or later responded simply by posting the link. Personally, I'd rather there be repeats(*) for a ...
by Chris
Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:55 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Gaming Industry Unfair to Werewolves ?
Replies: 29
Views: 19293

Re: Gaming Industry Unfair to Werewolves ?

See, the problem is that these angry buttholes who refuse to play anything furry, anime or otherwise "gay" in any way, shape or form are also the people that made FPSs like Counterstrike and Halo so successful. Most gamers probably don't care if the game has potentially furry aspects or n...
by Chris
Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:09 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Heart of Gaia (mouthful!) Clips!
Replies: 9
Views: 7683

Re: Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Heart of Gaia (mouthful!) Clips!

I can forgive the in game graphics but the FMVs are nowhere near the quality that Squaresoft was producing during that same period of time. To be fair, Squaresoft (and Japan in general) has produced some of the best when it comes to quality CGI. I don't think it's valid to compare them like that. :...
by Chris
Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:58 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Gaming Industry Unfair to Werewolves ?
Replies: 29
Views: 19293

Re: Gaming Industry Unfair to Werewolves ?

Besides the fan base you have to please, you also have to worry about idiotic people who will somehow label it something that isn't such as a furry game. I think people just need to ignore them. When the Daggerfall came out, players could contract lycanthropy and be a werewolf (and wereboar; though...
by Chris
Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:35 am
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: The Werewolf's Guide to Life, a Manuel for the newly bitten.
Replies: 4
Views: 4362

Re: The Werewolf's Guide to Life, a Manuel for the newly bitten.

I found the book enjoyable. My only real complaint, other than it having an end, is that the section on Fur Chasers was kinda lack luster. Basically it was just the typical "fur chasers are socially inept crazies who are going to get themselves killed when they finally find a werewolf in his wi...
by Chris
Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:18 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: World of Warcraft... playable werewolves?!
Replies: 46
Views: 26095

Re: World of Warcraft... playable werewolves?!

There are already Worgen in the game who are basically monsters. I'm pretty sure the cursed population of this nation retreated into isolation and hid themselves behind a giant wall, so they're still cursed and are werewolves, but they haven't been fully corrupted yet and can still maintain their h...
by Chris
Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:25 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: World of Warcraft... playable werewolves?!
Replies: 46
Views: 26095

Re: World of Warcraft... playable werewolves?!

Something I don't quite understand, the Worgen bio says "transforming ordinary men and women into ravenous, feral creatures." Yet, according to this chart , they are good guys and can be priests, mages, and warlocks? I don't much mind what they are, as I won't be paying a monthly fee just ...
by Chris
Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:00 am
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: They arrest people for the dumbest reasons
Replies: 27
Views: 10459

Re: They arrest people for the dumbest reasons

How do you fail to see it? It seems pretty simple and linear to me. Microsoft spends $100 to manufacture an XBox. Microsoft sells an XBox for $150 to someone who wants to play XBox games. In fact, Microsoft forecasts a certain number of people to buy their console, and bases part of their business ...
by Chris
Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:44 am
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: They arrest people for the dumbest reasons
Replies: 27
Views: 10459

Re: They arrest people for the dumbest reasons

Copyright law has provisions allowing you to make a reasonable number of backups for the media you own, if you can reasonably assume it will be damaged. And as CDs/DVDs are flimsy plastic, there really isn't any question on that. You can't even make one copy of a movie DVD because there is copy pro...
by Chris
Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:33 am
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: They arrest people for the dumbest reasons
Replies: 27
Views: 10459

Re: They arrest people for the dumbest reasons

I tend to get heated on discussions about this, so I'll try to keep it short. And if I get too argumentative, just slap me. :P This has nothing to do with patents. The only thing he got in trouble for was the DMCA's BS anti-circumvention provisions, because the modifications allowed people to play u...
by Chris
Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:53 am
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: They arrest people for the dumbest reasons
Replies: 27
Views: 10459

Re: They arrest people for the dumbest reasons

It's not ridiculous. Imagine if you wrote a novel, and I came in and altered several chapters without your permission. Then when you protested, I argued "it's my right and you don't have the right to try and stop me." That's completely not what's happening here. He was modifying consoles ...
by Chris
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:42 am
Forum: What should a werewolf be?
Topic: A complete new idea for me.
Replies: 22
Views: 10673

Re: A complete new idea for me.

The Ginger Snaps trilogy worked with the 'slow to change, and no going back' angle. Quite interesting, even if the concept does tend to cut off potential sequels.
by Chris
Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:57 am
Forum: What should a werewolf be?
Topic: Several questions about werewolves.
Replies: 25
Views: 9506

Re: Several questions about werewolves.

So, if the rest of the characters in the story are accustomed to seeing werewolves, that makes the werewolf less fantastic? No, that's not what I mean. It's not how the world reacts to the werewolf, but how the story focuses on the werewolf. A werewolf popping out in an otherwise mundane world will...
by Chris
Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:24 pm
Forum: What should a werewolf be?
Topic: Several questions about werewolves.
Replies: 25
Views: 9506

Re: Several questions about werewolves.

I think what Chris is talking about is the kind of watering-down that we see in modern fantasy. Where legends that once inspired awe become mundane or day-to-day. Right. With a werewolf story, it would be beneficial, IMO, for the werewolves to be awe inspiring, instead of just adding to an already ...
by Chris
Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:47 pm
Forum: What should a werewolf be?
Topic: Several questions about werewolves.
Replies: 25
Views: 9506

Re: Several questions about werewolves.

From a story-writing perspective, to me, adding in more shapeshifters and other things that go bump in the night, it ultimately detracts from the overall presence of werewolves.. and out of the list, werewolves are among my favorites. I mean, if you have a world populated with humans, weretigers, w...
by Chris
Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:22 am
Forum: What should a werewolf be?
Topic: Several questions about werewolves.
Replies: 25
Views: 9506

Re: Several questions about werewolves.

If there are werewolves, why not other shapeshifters, such as weretigers, or even a wereape(bigfoot/ hairy Hulk all the way)? Did they kill them off way back in the depths of history, or should werewolves have sprung fully formed into the world for whatever reason, totally different from anything e...
by Chris
Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:41 am
Forum: What should a werewolf be?
Topic: How could you tell someone is a werewolf?
Replies: 119
Views: 53615

Re: How could you tell someone is a werewolf?

In my mind, I like to see it as coming from the person themselves. It's not really the werewolf that has a rage, but the person, and something mostly subconscious. Some people can be quite territorial, for instance, but suppress that for various reasons (being timid/weak, societal pressures, etc). P...
by Chris
Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:58 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Your favorite werewolf or wolf-related songs
Replies: 57
Views: 31577

Re: Your favorite werewolf or wolf-related songs

No one's mentioned The Cage by Sonata Arctica: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nzwF3j4Gg4
by Chris
Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:20 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Golden Wolf on TV
Replies: 65
Views: 22960

Re: Golden Wolf on TV

It's not just that incident. I didn't want to be perceived as a furry because of my job. I know of many people who have been fired from their jobs for being associated with furry fandom. I hear a lot of conflicting statements about things like this. "People get fired because they're associated...
by Chris
Sun May 24, 2009 3:33 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: New and Old werewolf games
Replies: 15
Views: 6124

Re: New and Old werewolf games

Legendary wasn't a bad game, IMO.. but it really felt off the mark. A lot of potential, and some pretty sweet moments (definitely recommend at least one full play-through), but it just didn't feel right. As for other games, there's always the Bloodmoon expansion for Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. It'...
by Chris
Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:56 am
Forum: What should a werewolf be?
Topic: Underlying Reasons to be a Werewolf Fan
Replies: 28
Views: 14671

Re: Underlying Reasons to be a Werewolf Fan

I picked 5, though it would really be somewhere between 4 and 5. My interested with werewolves actually started when I saw Teen Wolf ( :P ). It was something about the transformation scene that really latched on to me.. the forced change that he had to do with the whole "wtf's happening??"...