xhonzi

Here's the meeting notice I sent to my office-based TPSWC. Anybody here that wants to play along is welcome to. I'll try to post relevant info from one group to the other.

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Okay, so the first meeting of the TPSWC (tip-swock) will be next Friday, 22 Apr. That gives you all one (1) week to watch the Pilot/First Episode/Zeroth Episode/TV Movie/Northwest Passage. It’s 94 minutes and I think it will give us plenty to talk about for our first lunch. It is the first episode on Netflix on-demand, but don’t make the mistake of watching "Episode 1"/"Traces to Nowhere" since that is the first episode that takes place AFTER the TV movie. If that is too confusing, then you probably shouldn’t be watching this show in the first place.

Also, if presented with the option, don’t watch the European cut (116 minutes) since it features an "ending" (what is this I don’t even) to the mystery which is 100% different than the TV show that followed.

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Oh, and no reading ahead.  :)

The schedule will basically be (until we change it):

Season0: TV Movie              22 Apr (90 minutes)
Season1: Episodes 1-3       29 Apr (120 minutes)
Season1: Episodes 4-5         6 May (80 minutes)
Season1: Episodes 6-7       13 May (80 minutes (season finale cliffhanger))
Season2: Episode 1            20 May (90 minute season opener)
Season2: Episodes 2-4       27 May (120 minutes)
Season2: Episodes 5-7         3 Jun (120 minutes)
Season2: Episodes 8-10     10 Jun (120 minutes)
Season2: Episdoes 11-13   17 Jun (120 minutes)
Season2: Episodes 14-16   24 Jun (120 minutes)
Season2: Episodes 17-18     1 Jul (120 minutes)
Season2: Episodes 19-21     8 Jul (120 minutes)
Season2: Episode 22           15 Jul (40 minute season finale cliffhanger) 

And then maybe a Fire Walk With Me dinner.

Point taken.

Yep, that was it.

This.

I'd like to see a new series of OSS action movies set in WWII.  Sort of like James Bond, but replace that inferior Brit with an American (I say that ironically, but I would like to see it be a Yank to avoid falling into too familiar JB territory).  The only thing I can think of that's out there that is relatively similar to this is the last 2 Wolfenstein games.

So Bond - MI6 + OSS - ColdWarPlus + WWII + Wolfenstein + Captain America + Mission: Impossible + Awesome = 2πAwesome

Thanks, Earl!  This cell phone is better than a pinky finger any day of the week!

-Lone Star State of Mind

^Oh, is that all?

greenpenguino said:

You better breathe in Warbler. You keep sighing like that, soon you won't have any air left in your lungs.

It's okay.  I think he *sigh*s in addition to *sigh*ing out.

You mean he's a...?

(by Bingowings)

CP3S said:

Wah, I want more action!  I want to rough up more Albanians!

Don't worry- you'll be assassinating from the rooftops soon enough- assuming you stick with it.  I thought you enjoyed a nice story in a game?  But then again, maybe you didn't.

I had forgotten the birth thing and the first few missions.  I do remember feeling like I was on more of a linear path than I ever was in AC1, and that they did a much better job of making the missions fit inside the story.  I do remember the undressing of the lady...  but I thought it was relatively tasteful.

005- did you have similar complaints when you started and are you as concerned now that you're a little further into it?

Frink, you never added Halo Reach to your list?

RedFive said:

TV's Frank

 But that's an actual guy...

ActualGuy

RedFive said:

xhonzi said:

RedFive said:

Warbler said:

xhonzi said:

But... he's... white.

so? 

When I read xhonzi's post I thought to myself "where's warb when you need him".  Apparently not too far away.

 Wait, now I'm confused.  Are you both calling me a racist?  I SAID I WAS OKAY WITH A WHITE GUY PLAYING CP3S!

No I knew your comment was tongue-in-cheek, Warb just tends to focus racial issues in the politics thread, so I knew he would jump on it.

Okay, I'm calm.  Just wanted to make sure I wasn't being misunderstood.

RedFive said:

Warbler said:

xhonzi said:

But... he's... white.

so? 

When I read xhonzi's post I thought to myself "where's warb when you need him".  Apparently not too far away.

 Wait, now I'm confused.  Are you both calling me a racist?  I SAID I WAS OKAY WITH A WHITE GUY PLAYING CP3S!

TV's Frink said:

*sigh*

 Does *sigh* come before *speechless!*?  I thought it came after...

*oh snap!*

BioShock- I'd like to see if it could be done and I'd love to see the world visualized even a little more realistically than the game... though I have strong doubts as to whether they could condense the story into a movie.  Also, the 'free roaming', "you are in Rapture" element of the game is one of the more compelling aspects that I think would never translate to film.

I think the Dresden files series would work very well as movies.  There was a SciFi TV show that was relatively well done, but the budget constrained the fantasy elements of the show and I think the increased timeline (40 mins -> 2 hours) would give it some weight as well.

I'd love to see a movie version of the X-Men comic Inferno.  But done faithfully.  I'm kind of surprised that Marvel and DC haven't started litterally adapting several of their more important/popular stories as animated features.  This would give them the ability to do faithful translations with fewer concerns- like famous actors getting enough screen time without their masks, etc.  But the Planet Hulk movie was disappointing... I'm not sure how they condensed 15-odd issues into a 70 minute movie.  I have a friend near animation and he says that every frame that can be dropped means substantial cost savings to the producers.  However, I don't see the point of doing it unless it's "good" and I don't think it was good at 70 minutes.  2ish hours, or don't do it at all.

Okay, okay.  Like I said... that's cool with me, brother.  I just... think it's a little... unusual.

You should take it Warbler.  I got stuck with Jason Alexander.  By someone who has seen me in real lifeTM.

YOU ARE RIKTER!

(or maybe you're vpn)

Warbler said:

xhonzi said:

But... he's... white.

so? 

As I said in my subsequent post, I have no problem (really) with a white man playing CP3S... it'll just take some getting used to.

A million times a pardon upon my ignorance, but I haven't a clue as to what you speak.  Have you been set-upon by the rickets?  Good sir- get thee to a medical practitioner anon!  ANON!

But I'm totally modern and have no problem with that.  I mean, it worked for Michael Clarke Duncan in Daredevil.  Albeit in reverse.

CP3S:

...then screw Ving Rhames, cast Humphrey Bogart to play my role!

But... he's... white.

WhatsMyName said:

SilverWook said:

Somebody missed that film in health class on the dangers of inbreeding!

 never had that film shown in health class

So you didn't go to school in Arkansas.

Or, perhaps, you did go to school in Arkansas*.