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lyc: on Fallout New Vegas, I've now created a save point to revert back to to play out each of the four possible ending scenarios - crash davis Feb 1, 11:04 3
- I've been killing anyone I think is evil. Then I made a special save and... Spoilers - lileve Feb 1, 11:08
- I'm stuck trying to figure out which one I want to do. Likely take over, but I'm kinda feeling siding with House as well. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 1, 11:05 1
  - I'm siding with the NCR, but I'll play the three other possibilities as well -- nm - crash davis Feb 1, 11:07
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I wasn't even sure if Chris Evans could pull off the Captain America look, so this cover picture is encouraging -- (link) - Stephen Feb 1, 11:03 15
- looks solid. nice mix of the Ultimate Cap style w/ the WW2 cap style. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 11:05 5
  - Yup. - Stephen Feb 1, 11:09
  - The Catwoman stuff was good. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 1, 11:06 3
    - interesting. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 11:09
    - Is this the first confirmation we have that she'll actually be playing Catwoman and not just Selina Kyle? -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 11:08 1
      - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:09
- *like* -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 11:04
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  - I almost posted something like: "WooHoo, a superhero for the gay community to enjoy." -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:07 1
    - They've always had Robin and Aquaman -- nm - Stephen Feb 1, 11:13
  - You can have him, I just want the shield! -- nm - Stephen Feb 1, 11:06
- Makes me wonder what John Krasinski would have looked like, if he'd gotten the role -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 11:04
- FAIL -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:04 2
  - Not! -- nm - Stephen Feb 1, 11:06 1
    - Dude. *I* could kick his ass. - Spawn Feb 1, 11:08
My curse on Fuzzy is to blame! -- (link) - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 11:01 [Backboard]
Thanks all for your Pho recommendations on B2. Of course, the one time I decide to go in over year and they're closed on Tuesdays. - JaxSean Feb 1, 11:01 3
- there's a lot of good tasty Vietnamese cuisine. Great soups and vermicelli dishes. And not to mention... - Diva Feb 1, 11:05 1
  - mmm . . . bahn mi sammich -- nm - moles Feb 1, 11:06
- There are two basic types of beef pho - shaved beef (for the tourists) and shaved beef with random bits of cow (authentic). Get the one that suits you -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 11:03
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ST Poll/Guessing Game: What low ranked and got pulled quickly show of the last ten years do you think had potential to rebound? - Name Withheld By Request Feb 1, 10:59 22
- Kings looked promising but I only saw one episode. -- nm - lileve Feb 1, 11:07
- Out of the shows Fox never gave a chance, I think Drive had the most commercial potential. - David Feb 1, 11:06 1
  - David is thinking clearly. Too many shows below just didn't have mass appeal. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 11:07
- none of the canceled shows i loved needed to rebound (Cupid, Once & Again, MSCL) - moles Feb 1, 11:05
- Is there (perchance) a list of shows that got cancelled? -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 11:05
- I think Invasion (ABC thriller) had a chance but it just never caught on. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 11:05
- "Action!" -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 11:03 2
  - Ooooh. That's a good one. I change my answer to this one. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 1, 11:06 1
    - it's still some of the most dangerous, mainstream TV ever attempted. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 11:07
- Pretty much anything Fox has canceled. They're too fast on the trigger and sabotage their shows. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 11:03
- What About Brian was a favorite of mine and could have cracked Top Ten sitcomes of the Oughts. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 1, 11:03
- Better Off Ted. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 11:01
- Firefly needed to be on a major network -- nm - Bacon via The Droid Feb 1, 11:01 1
  - uh, wasn't Firefly on Fox ? -- nm - decline Feb 1, 11:01
- Firefly! -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 11:00 3
  - I don't think it could have ever been top ten. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 11:02 2
    - Would you believe ... Top 25? -- nm - Maxwell Smart si Feb 1, 11:02
    - Not even close. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 11:02
- Top Ten? I dunno, but I don't think Firefly or the NBC show with the time traveler was given a fair shake -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 11:00 2
  - Journeyman. Also, FOX's one about New Orleans cops. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:00 1
    - what was it, K-Town? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:01
- Sports Night, of course. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 11:00
Study Finds Red Light Cameras Cut Fatal Crashes -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 1, 10:58 1
- i almost got runned over twice yesterday. LA drivers are effin assholes -- nm - moles Feb 1, 10:59
Hit me up with a cover version of a song. The further it is away from the original, the better. Extra points if it's on the rockier side - prayformojo Feb 1, 10:57 26
- Maybe some of that Hall and Oates crap Kim's been playing too much. -- nm - David Feb 1, 11:07
- rockin: Junkie XL "Cities In Dust" jazzy: Adele "Lovesong" -- nm - moles Feb 1, 11:06 1
  - 311 did "Lovesong" as well. - TFox Feb 1, 11:08
- If you can find it online, the live acoustic version of Hanson covering Christina's Dirrty is great. - loosilu Feb 1, 11:04
- Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 11:04 3
  - The whole "Not Another Teen Movie" soundtrack is a bunch of good covers. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 11:05 2
    - that's a funny idea for that movie soundtrack. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 11:06
    - *recalls the video for Tainted Love* - TFox Feb 1, 11:06
- Theme to Neverending Story - New Found Glory - TFox Feb 1, 11:02 2
  - approved! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 11:04 1
    - they also did The Glory of Love on the same EP, which is equally awesome. -- nm - TFox Feb 1, 11:07
- Stand By Your Man by Wendy O Williams feat. Lemmy - con_carne Feb 1, 11:01 1
  - *sprinkles some Holy Water around this post* - Mel Profit Feb 1, 11:02
- Reel Big Fish - Take On Me -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 11:01 1
  - that's a good one, thanks -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 11:02
- Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 11:00
- Tori Amos, Smells like Teen Spirit. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 11:00 1
  - Tori's version of "I don't like Mondays" is good too. - Mel Profit Feb 1, 11:01
- Gin & Juice - The Gourds. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 10:59 3
  - heh, that's pretty good. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 11:00 2
    - it keeps showing up on cd mixes I make for car rides. love it. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 11:02
    - Dynamite Hack, Boyz N Tha Hood -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 11:02
- Safety Dance. original versus the Glee remake (which is quite good actually) -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:59 1
  - one of my favorite things they've ever done. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 11:00
- I guess Cash's covers don't count, either -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:58
- Example: it's not on the rockier side, but The Bird & The Bee's cover of How Deep Is Your Love is pretty good -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 1, 10:58 [youtube]
snow storm is pretty, if i could find my camera i would post photos for the 50% of st that isnt going to get snow from this same storm. -- nm - tRuMaN thinks the boom! Feb 1, 10:53 1
- I've been messing with the camera I bought to do the "space balloon" project. I have it taking pics every 2 minutes out my front window - oblique Feb 1, 10:58
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- Working Girl was an inspiration to them -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 10:54
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- What's your prediction now? Around here they're saying 3 feet. Should be an interesting night -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 10:58 1
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No, seriously. what is he up to? -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 10:52 2
- If you find a bag of money on your doorstep, just be thankful. - Max Feb 1, 10:54 1
  - just so you know...I'm no mortician. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 1, 10:58
LIR: Netflix also posted The Cosby Show, Ugly Betty, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and other TV for streaming -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 10:51
pop quiz: "After premiering on Sept 30, 1982, it was nearly cancelled during its first season when it ranked last in ratings for its premiere (77/77)" -- nm - Max Feb 1, 10:49 58
- The cast used to talk about this a lot. They had a real chip on their shoulder about it. -- nm - David Feb 1, 10:54 1
  - Seinfeld was not much better. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:55
- Cheers is of course correct. It holds up a lot better than The Cosby Show. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 10:52 22
  - It was so dependent on one man and his act. Cheers was an ensemble that took on a life of its own pretty much from the beginning. - con_carne Feb 1, 10:58
  - very much so. For me, it's the 80s show that holds up best. For the 90s, Friends. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:53 20
    - I think Friends also had similar ratings woes -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:56 10
      - You are thinking Seinfeld, I bet. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:59 4
        
        maybe I'm thinking of critical reception, and not actual ratings. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:59 2
        
        Nominated for 9 Emmys its first season including best comedy. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 11:02 1
        
        Hmm. Guess you can never believe what you see on TV (my information is based on a biography-style documentary about it) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:03
        
        *nods* -- nm - Don Homer Feb 1, 10:59
      - Not at all. Friends was a bona fide hit from Day 1. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:58 4
        
        This. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:59
        
        that's not what I heard, not at all -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:59 2
        
        It finished it's freshman year ranked 8th. -- (link) - Will Hunting Feb 1, 11:00
        
        Friends was always a big hit. -- nm - Diva Feb 1, 11:00
    - Night Court holds up really competently for that era too. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:54 8
      - Love the Night Court. (Isn't it time for that one to get a re-visit or do they not do night court anymore?) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 1, 10:56 2
        
        Far as I know, they still do. but I don't know if they could remake it now. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:57 1
        
        hmmm....Judge Dan Fielding presiding. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 11:07
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      - what about remmington steel? :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:55
      - Dan Dan Fielding -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:55
      - yeah it does. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 10:55
      - oh, good call. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:54
- T and T -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:51
- Cheers? -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 10:50
- Cheers. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:50
- Cheers. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 10:50
- Dallas -- nm - con_carne Feb 1, 10:50
- Cheers. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:50 27
  - 1977? lol. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:51 26
    - sometimes the race to contradict me makes you look dum. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:52 5
      - No, I saw several Cheers responses. Yours was first. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:55 3
        
        i agree, your racing to contradict loosi has nothing to do with how rock-stupid you are -- nm - moles Feb 1, 10:57 2
        
        Your poster: Not everyone gets to be an astronaut when they grow up. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:58
        
        but when they coincide, hilarity ensues. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:58
      - Score this round to loosi -- nm - ST Judges Feb 1, 10:54
    - 1982 --- it ranked 77 out of 77 shows. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:52
    - read better. 1982. it was 77 out of 77 shows -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:52 18
      - Ah, I though it was a 7/7/77 preimiere. Which would be The Incredible Hulk IIRC. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:53
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        Nope, it's a pretty famous story about Cheers; they only kept ti becuase they had nothing to replace it with. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:53 14
        
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        It hit it's stride in the mid 80's...but it had kinda wandered early in the decade. - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:58 1
        
        the first season was hilarious. Loved Nick Colasanto. There is a park dedicated to him in Queens. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:59
        
        remember it was on for 10 years or so, then Frasier was on for another 10 or so. Longivity personified -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:57 2
        
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        Friends barely made 10 (they cut down the last season to like 16 eps) - Will Hunting Feb 1, 11:03
        
        *snicker* So Cheers and Chuck have something in common? :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:54 7
        
        Chuck survived year 1 becuase they had faith in it....it's nowhere near the level Cheers was in it's first year. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:55 3
        
        I think Chuck survived first season because of beergarten outfits. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 10:56 1
        
        next week should be interesting. Giant Blonde She-Male Bellydancer. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:57
        
        yeah, I suppose this is a valid point. But its longevity since then has corporate ineptitude to thank, I think -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:55
        
        (Two things, I guess: They're both mostly awesome, and they were both saved by the suckage of the rest of the network) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:54 2
        
        the only thing Chuck and Cheers share in common is they both begin with ch. :) -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:56 1
        
        nnnNNnnnNNNnnBC -- nm - Howard Stern Feb 1, 10:56
        
        nope. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 10:52
It's lonely at the top, but it's comforting to look down upon everyone at the bottom. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 10:49 18
- until you realize you're standing upside down, and actually looking *up* -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 10:56
- are you on the top of Reach rankings now? -- nm - crash davis Feb 1, 10:52 11
  - I doubt anyone here that plays is as OCD as me, so yes. - Spawn Feb 1, 10:54 8
    - sadly, for all that rank, you still suck at halo. - tRuMaN thinks the boom! Feb 1, 10:58 3
      - Eh, there are a few STers with worse stats. - Spawn Feb 1, 11:00 2
        
        i know. plus you are the one too chicken to play with me. - tRuMaN thinks the boom! Feb 1, 11:05 1
        
        When I need my *sigh* quotient filled, I will look you up. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:09
    - I played with a Mythic the other day. (S)He sucked. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 10:56 3
      - Yup. We were laughing about that last night. If our random ream member was ranked higher than us, they were worse. - Spawn Feb 1, 11:01 2
        
        ream? :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 11:01 1
        
        code! -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:12
  - Saw a guy this weekend with the rank "Hero". Holy $hit. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 1, 10:53 1
    - I have seen a Mythic and a Noble. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:02
- Are these pages from Jack Donaghy's daily affirmation calendar? -- nm - Max Feb 1, 10:51 2
  - Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning !!! -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 10:53
  - I believe spawn has found a trove of re-purposed Despair.com quotes -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:52
- The problem with being better than everyone else is that people tend to assume you're pretentious. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:50 1
  - Well he thinks he is, but I still let him hang out with me. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 10:56

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