My experience is similar, Robin. I've seen a lot of fights, and people are either gawking, too scared to intervene, or say, "Hey, not my problem." Or they join in.
You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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shrift - Oct 29, 2004 7:49:21 am PDT #1119 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Beverly - Oct 29, 2004 7:58:16 am PDT #1120 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I miss your screencaps, too, Daniel. But you've had other stuff to worry about, so it's okay. At least until you can get your computer stuff worked out.
TomW - Oct 29, 2004 7:59:34 am PDT #1121 of 10000
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
My theory on the "stare at stuff and don't get involved" behaviour is that the giant computer running the "island" simulation isn't powerful enough to run full AI for more than a few NPC characters at a time. Everybody else is running a simple set of basic behaviours ("complain about heat", "stare at disturbance", "look wistful", "check out Kate's arse") until it's their turn to do stuff.
When they stick a second processor in and upgrade the memory next year, the secondary characters will become a lot more believable.
Nora Deirdre - Oct 29, 2004 8:02:59 am PDT #1122 of 10000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Everybody else is running a simple set of basic behaviours ("complain about heat", "stare at disturbance", "look wistful", "check out Kate's arse") until it's their turn to do stuff.
hee!
Sean K - Oct 29, 2004 8:13:16 am PDT #1123 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Nope, Jin was in the water trying to kill Michael, and Sun was screaming on the beach.
Officially turns in ATTENTIVE card, and sheepishly takes posession of IDIOT card.
during my stripping days there were quite a few
::knows Robin at the wrong time::
My experience is similar, Robin.
::holds out hope for shrift-strippage::
Kate P. - Oct 29, 2004 8:18:18 am PDT #1124 of 10000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
t sits in Sean's corner
DCJensen - Oct 29, 2004 8:19:11 am PDT #1125 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Maybe the others are gathering into their own political units, and have their own Jack, Kate, Sayid, Sawyer, etc.
beathen - Oct 29, 2004 8:24:45 am PDT #1126 of 10000
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
All I have to say is that we have now had six episodes (5 if you count the first two as one) and out of those 6 there have been 2 episodes that ended with a musical montage. The writers can be a little more creative than that.
DavidS - Oct 29, 2004 8:39:04 am PDT #1127 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but in every fight I've witnessed (and during my stripping days there were quite a few)
::scooches in between Sean and Kate. Mmmmm, scrappylicious.::
99% of the people present just stand there and watch.
Yeah, see I get that in a street or bar situation. Less so in a disaster situation where one person is getting drowned too.
DCJensen - Oct 29, 2004 8:40:04 am PDT #1128 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
there have been 2 episodes that ended with a musical montage. The writers can be a little more creative than that.
Judging from their proclivity for foreshadowing, I expect something devistating to happen to Hurley, only to have Charlie at the end of the episode crying and listening to Hurley's player as the batteries die and it slows and stops.