Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.

Ben ,'The Killer In Me'


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Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2004 7:08:12 pm PST #7183 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

But I figure they can make a movie out of Asteroids too.

Right, wasn't that Armageddon ?


Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2004 8:33:09 pm PST #7184 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

For Jilli:

Goths...in spaaaaace!


Gandalfe - Dec 15, 2004 8:52:40 pm PST #7185 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

Blockbuster Inc. announced Tuesday it is abolishing late fees on all its video tapes, DVDs and video games as of Jan. 1.


Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2004 8:56:18 pm PST #7186 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

The Procrastination Proclamation!


Volans - Dec 15, 2004 10:31:42 pm PST #7187 of 10001
move out and draw fire

Huh. I am completely befuddled by the news links here. What does "over-delivered on the script" mean? Too many words? He's going to be so busy editing that he won't be able to direct? They realized that someone who would write that script has no business directing? What? (Still bitter about Stoppard's dismissal).

And why would anyone care about changes to the "Doom universe?" I mean, I've played all the games, and you know, they are like playing a movie, but I'm not emotionally invested. Basically you shoot stuff in dark tunnels that all look the same. There might be a grue.

Now, if they went back and made the Lovecraft connection (Sandy Peterson helped write the original Doom, and he's the guy that wrote the Call of Cthulhu rpg off of Lovecraft's work), I could get invested I guess.


§ ita § - Dec 16, 2004 4:10:47 am PST #7188 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

No late fee, but you have to buy it or pay a restocking fee if you're more than a week late. I wonder how many people will notice that before being asked to pay up?


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 16, 2004 6:45:05 am PST #7189 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

My opinion of Blockbuster is best expressed by saying I wish the cursed videotape from Ringu actually existed so I could return it to their store un-rewound and let the clerks join in the fun.


sumi - Dec 16, 2004 9:48:56 am PST #7190 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

This from Scifi Wire:

Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings) has joined the cast of the SF thriller film The Island for DreamWorks and director Michael Bay, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bean will take on the part of Merick, the chief antagonist in the film, which also stars Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.


Calli - Dec 16, 2004 9:56:49 am PST #7191 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I can already hear the ficcers preparing their Sean's_character/Ewans'_character slash.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 16, 2004 11:04:54 am PST #7192 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

The movie itself may just trump their efforts. We are talking about Ewan McGregor, after all.