AFFS High Command: Eternal Grandeur

[3rdCrucisLancers]

Given that my understanding is that movie is supposed to be a metaphor for parenthood, this is very disturbing.

It's even worse than you know.

[Neko_Bijin]

Over-medium?  I didn't even know there was such a thing.  Man, you are fussy!

[3rdCrucisLancers]

Over-medium?  I didn't even know there was such a thing.  Man, you are fussy!

They're amazing. I make no apologies.

[greatsarcasmo]

I'm digging the HOGARTH!!! Atlas.

While my in-laws aren't as bad as Davout, they are quite the drama factories. MiL got engaged 4 months after we did, to a man my fiancee didn't like.  Upon there first meeting, he insulted Christine for not working enough, going to school full time was "no excuse" and she should just drop out and find a man to take care of her, or go work full time.". He is rude, insulting and a general ass. I met him before he knew who I was and displayed a wonderfully 18th century outlook on the role of a women.   They then eloped and got married in June. Then, to top it off, he decided that their reception party be on my fiancee's birthday.  That went over like a wet fart in church.  To top it off, they are living (and are planning to continue to live) in his house which is under foreclosure--which is how he afforded her $4500 wedding ring and Vegas vacation.  He is unemployed and gets "Spousal Support" from his ex-wife till the end of the year...  The bright side is MiL's family is upset that Christine is not supporting her mom, which means like half of our wedding may not show up(MiL is Puerto Rican and has the largest family I have ever seen). He is not invited (MiL IS) and if he shows up, I have 2 friends that are Sheriff Deputies and have promised to take care of any problems.

Edward, I am curious as to how this game would work and such.

[BlackAce]

I'm eating eggs over medium, bacon, and hash browns, RIGHT NOW. Lest you envy me too much, I'm also at work.

Now that's the sort of dish HP Sauce was invented for!

[3rdCrucisLancers]

Edward, I am curious as to how this game would work and such.

It'd be play by post. I'm running a Weird World War II game on the same lines right now and having a blast. Basically the PCs post their actions and so forth, and I, having the inestimable advantage of knowing the rules, roll dice and so forth for them.

[Stormcrow]

Over-medium?  I didn't even know there was such a thing.  Man, you are fussy!

I like mine over hard. No runny yolk for me.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

Now that's the sort of dish HP Sauce was invented for!

The key is to put the eggs on top of the hash browns, then rupture the yolks and then AHM NOM NOM

[Weirdo]

I just got back from IHOP, and that's EXACTLY how my wife ate hers. She does prefer to put bacon in the middle, though.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

I just got back from IHOP, and that's EXACTLY how my wife ate hers. She does prefer to put bacon in the middle, though.

Also a good plan.

[greatsarcasmo]

I just got back from IHOP, and that's EXACTLY how my wife ate hers. She does prefer to put bacon in the middle, though.

You have yourself an excellent wife there, Weirdo.

[Ian Sharpe]

Yes he does.  Mine usually feeds me the turkey bacon these days. :'(

[Caesar Steiner for Archon]

But how many of the shows you consider great are actually considered to be so by the Critics and Studios?
Most of the shows I've enjoyed have been constantly on the verge of cancellation (or beyond), while shows where every character is completely unlikeable to the point of my not caring if the entire cast lives or dies are proclaimed the second coming.

You're talking to a man with a Ron f'n Swanson avatar, you know.

[Kojak]

But how many of the shows you consider great are actually considered to be so by the Critics and Studios?
Most of the shows I've enjoyed have been constantly on the verge of cancellation (or beyond), while shows where every character is completely unlikeable to the point of my not caring if the entire cast lives or dies are proclaimed the second coming.

Off the top of my head: The Sopranos, The Wire, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones...and that's not even counting the comedies.

If you want good reviews, check out the AV Club. I get the feeling you've been reading the work of shitty critics like Peter Travers.

[greatsarcasmo]

Yes he does.  Mine usually feeds me the turkey bacon these days. :'(

My sincerest apologies...

[3rdCrucisLancers]

If you want good reviews, check out the AV Club. I get the feeling you've been reading the work of shitty critics like Peter Travers.

Side brag: I know the guy who does their Star Trek reviews, he's a really nice fellow.

[Neko_Bijin]

Star Trek is still on?

[fltadm]

Star Trek is always on, on some station somewhere in the world

[3rdCrucisLancers]

Star Trek is still on?

He started out reviewing all the TOS episodes, just in case you'd never seen them and needed to know what someone else thought of them. As I said, he's a nice guy, but I do sort of feel that reviewing TOS is like reviewing the bible; if it's not for you, the quality of the individual components won't matter.

[Klep]

He started out reviewing all the TOS episodes, just in case you'd never seen them and needed to know what someone else thought of them. As I said, he's a nice guy, but I do sort of feel that reviewing TOS is like reviewing the bible; if it's not for you, the quality of the individual components won't matter.

I believe the plan is to continue reviewing all the series, similar to how the guy reviewing B:TAS plans to move on to Superman and Justice League.  He's been in TNG for a while now.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

I believe the plan is to continue reviewing all the series, similar to how the guy reviewing B:TAS plans to move on to Superman and Justice League.  He's been in TNG for a while now.

There's no concrete plan, but I know Zack is hoping to get DS9 as well.

[Caesar Steiner for Archon]

The guy who comments on episodes as "Frakes" is the best part of the STTNG reviews.  Case in point:

"I got a little confused when we did that one where Michelle Forbes is invisible. Not invisible -- you can't touch her, right? On that one I remember there was a day where I had just come back from a ninety-proof lunch, and I thought my hand would just, y'know, go THROUGH Michelle if I tried to touch her.
So... You know those contests where a bunch of shit-kickers see how long they can keep their hand on a truck, and the last one standing wins it? OK, so it's me, Stewart, Whoopi and Brian Bonsall, each with a hand on Michelle Forbes. I got the left one. Just so you know.
Three hours go by, four hours... The A.D. is going cocoanuts, Sirtis is off in a corner fuming. It's eventually just me and the little Klingon kid, hanging on for dear life. I told him I'd give him a year's worth of back issues of "Swank" if he'd let go. That did it. Game over. Winner: Frakes.
We had never set any terms or anything though. So we just went back to work. Wait -- did I imagine this?"

OR!

"Alright. Generations. The movie with the Christmas part, is this that one? And they're on the horses for the whole third act? Jesus. Well I cashed the paycheck, so I know I was in it. No wait! OK. I remember now. We got to switch into new pajamas halfway through the movie, so there was that.

Look, what do you want me to say? Around the time we made that flick I was living as a short Filipino woman in the harem of a Saudi Arabian sultan. He SAID he was a sultan... turns out he was a video store clerk and we were in Milwaukee the whole time. Long story. Point is my recollection of making Generations is a little thin, although I can tell you exactly what happened on the night of Dorn's birthday party that year."

[97jedi]

Despite my love for bacon, I suck royally at preparing it myself. Not so with turkey bacon, which inexplicably actually costs less than its less-healthy counterpart, which is evidence enough that bacon is the greatest food ever. Seriously, look at all other foods and their healthier replacement options. The healthy crap ALWAYS costs more than the real stuff. But not with bacon. It's like seeing sunlight for the first time when you eat properly-prepared bacon such as from Denny's. Mmm, Denny's. Fortunately, that's one of the places not hit by the tornado, while the International House of Pancakes fared less well.

I tried to account for all the restaurants taken out by the tornado and lost count after the first couple dozen. Imagine, a city with no more Arby's (both were levelled). I can't handle that, man. Fortunately, there's another a quick jog north or I'd be in a worse funk than usual.

[Neko_Bijin]

3CL: So these are reviews in the most literal sense; watch a show that was on forty years ago and offer comment.  I didn't know you could do that on the Internet...

Geoff: A town without Arby's is indeed a sad sight.  We lost our only Schlotzky's about five years ago (it became a Krispy Kreme, then a Chipotle, blegh) and there's no escaping it's a second-rate town now.  We only just got Sonic back this summer after a decade's absence.

[3rdCrucisLancers]

3CL: So these are reviews in the most literal sense; watch a show that was on forty years ago and offer comment.  I didn't know you could do that on the Internet...

It and academia are really the only places left you can.

[Chunga]

It's my night off in Baltimore and it's raining like there's a fire hose pouring on the city. Satellite TV has been knocked out too. Internet still works though. I guess that's something.

[Klep]

3CL: So these are reviews in the most literal sense; watch a show that was on forty years ago and offer comment.  I didn't know you could do that on the Internet...

The AV Club going back and reviewing TV I loved when I was younger but didn't have an appropriate critical framework to properly contextualize it in is one of the major reasons I love that site.  Also, did that sentence say something or was I just babbling? Even I'm not sure....

[MadDogMaddux]

Despite my love for bacon, I suck royally at preparing it myself. Not so with turkey bacon, which inexplicably actually costs less than its less-healthy counterpart, which is evidence enough that bacon is the greatest food ever. Seriously, look at all other foods and their healthier replacement options. The healthy crap ALWAYS costs more than the real stuff. But not with bacon. It's like seeing sunlight for the first time when you eat properly-prepared bacon such as from Denny's. Mmm, Denny's. Fortunately, that's one of the places not hit by the tornado, while the International House of Pancakes fared less well.

I tried to account for all the restaurants taken out by the tornado and lost count after the first couple dozen. Imagine, a city with no more Arby's (both were levelled). I can't handle that, man. Fortunately, there's another a quick jog north or I'd be in a worse funk than usual.

I've beard Denny's bacon is quite good. Never got to try it tho, as I alwahs get lost on my way there.

[MadDogMaddux]

It's my night off in Baltimore and it's raining like there's a fire hose pouring on the city. Satellite TV has been knocked out too. Internet still works though. I guess that's something.

What are you doing in Baltimore?

[Chunga]

Work. The company I work for is finally ready to spend some money on infrastructure, but they don't know what they have, so it's inventory time!