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I know, right? When they rip on Asians, Hispanics, Jews, Scientologists, the handicapped, homosexuals, and Catholics, it seems like they're just playing around, but when they do it to Canadians, it really seems vicious.

So for the past few days, I've been thinking about getting into comic books. I've mostly been considering Superman, Batman, or Spiderman, but I'm definitely open to suggestions. The problem is, I've got no clue where to start. I'm not thrilled with the idea of just buying the latest issue and trying to jump in headfirst, but at the same time, I realize I'm not going to be able to pick up Spiderman #1 and read my way through to today. I guess I'm wondering if there any compilation books out there with many issues, or if there is a particularly good place to start that someone can recommend. Failing that, any sort of books/website that really lays out the history and can give a good backstory, so to speak? Thanks for the help, because when it comes to comic books my experience is limited to Married with Children, The Undertaker, and one clone saga-era issue of Spiderman.

She actually played a combo of two songs, "Jazzman" and the sax solo from "Baker Street."

As a horror movie aficionado, I feel as though I can't let this discussion go by without throwing in my two cents. It's important to remember the difference between horror movies and slasher movies- I don't think any of us were deeply traumatized by See No Evil (apart from knowing that I spent almost $10 to see it), but we got a good jump at some of the gore. To me, a truly scary written story will always be more frightening than a movie, so for a horror movie to be particularly good, its best bet is to develop a sense of characterization (and often frenzy), rather than go for the direct "ooh, this is scary!" My favorite horror movie of all time is most likely the original Omen. It's not really the sort of thing that gives you nightmares, but it just made for a hell of a quality film, with Gregory Peck turning from skeptic politician into frantic globetrotter in an attempt to save first his family, then the world. These are the best horror films, to me- the ones where you get inside the head of the main character and follow him as he deal with events, not vice versa. Father Karras in The Exorcist, Naomi Watts in The Ring (which is one of the best horror movies of the past decade, and unfortunately spawned a sea of subpar imitators), these films follow almost a noir quality that puts the viewer in the head of the main character. As the plot builds to the climax, the audience has a personal stake in the action. Even The Mothman Prophecies, which is in no way a classic, harnessed this deep characterization with Richard Gere, and for my money, that made it a good film. Bottom line is that a horror movie made up of a series of killings is never going to be as memorable as one that functions as an odyssey of a particular character.

I'm gonna out myself as old here (as if you didn't know), but the first one I saw was Oliver and Company during its initial release.

Hey, why give it away? If there's any infinitessimally small chance some other sap will waste his time, I'm all for that. Yeah, but it's an NES-era game, they shouldn't expect anything more than a "THE END" or "CONGRATULATIONS!" All games back then were like that. It's not as if Rampage was a very story-driven game. Not to be a dick, but what exactly would you hope to see in the ending to Rampage? A text-based ending would've been nice, say something in theme with Raiden's victory epilogue in the original Mortal Kombat game. It's not as if it was out of the ordinary for NES games to throw a little bone in terms of an ending- the Legend of Zelda, for instance, which came out the year before Rampage.

Hey, why give it away? If there's any infinitessimally small chance some other sap will waste his time, I'm all for that.

Pardon me if it's been covered, but do the unlockable movesets in the game correspond to actual wrestlers? EDIT: And while I'm asking questions that have already been asked (most likely), is there a way to start on Raw with a CAW in season mode?

Ah, thanks very much. I wasn't sure if it was something I'd be using all the time, or very infrequently.

Alright, I got the PSP version, but I figure this part is probably the same for both. In the create-a-wrestler mode, under rear grapples there's a second set with the letters "GY" next to the moves. Any insight on what this means?

I'm sorry if this has been answered, but I didn't look through the entire thread. Does anybody have the PSP version of the game? How does it compare? I know there's no commentary, but how's the season mode? Is the GM mode present? How are the mini-games? Also, is the season mode ongoing, or is it just one year, a la Day of Reckoning?

Back when cartridge games cost a fortune, I spent the $80 apiece for Street Fighter 2 and Jurassic Park. That would be the record, game-wise.

Legend of Zelda- A Link to the Past (4) Super Mario Brothers 3 (3) Final Fantasy VI (2) WWF No Mercy (1)

I'm sure some of these already have enough nominations, but hey, these are the picks: Super Mario Brothers 3 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Super Mario RPG WWF No Mercy Extreme Warfare Revenge Star Fox Day of the Tentacle Breakout Final Fantasy Final Fantasy III (U.S. numbering)

I said I'd tape it

I unfortunately didn't hear about this until 9:30, so I only watched a few bits here and there. I'll tape the airing on Saturday and watch it then.

Uh, Dude, tomorrow's already the tenth...

What, no Exodus?

The third was terrible to the point where it tainted the rest of the trilogy. I have no faith in a fourth. If her father was the killer in the third, it might have saved it, though.

Supposedly, there's a genre called "Power Violence" out there.

1. Futurama 2. Frasier 3. Cheers 4. Blackadder 5. King of the Hill 6. Kids in the Hall 7. Married With Children 8. Chappelle's Show 9. Boston Public 10. Jeopardy! Simpsons probably would be #1 had it gone off the air in 1994.

He's got his mind set on youuuuuuuuuuuu I've got the GBA SP, and if it was any smaller, I wouldn't be able to handle it. Granted, this thing is a bit wider than the body of the SP, but still, this is a tad ridiculous.

Firstly, Where does Darkwing Duck fit in? And how did he get Launchpad (the pilot from Duck Tales, at least I think that was his name). This thread is both nostaligic and confusing! ← Darkwing doesn't need to fit in. He's an alien who came to earth, assumed the name of Drake Mallard, moved next to the Muddlefoots, and adopted Gosalyn. He also took Launchpad as his mechanic/assistant, presumably after Launchpad finished working for Scrooge McDuck. And for the record, those old "common man" Goofy cartoons were incredible. They had these little, often narrated sketches with him fishing, hunting, working out (mostly "sporting" type) stuff, and they were just brilliantly done. They were aired together with Sport Goofy, a cartoon made in the 80s in which Goofy leads some of the other Disney characters in a soccer match. I don't know a whole lot about Disney, but I do know my Goofy and Duck related material. Blathering blatherscythe! EDIT: Apparently, Darkwing wasn't really an alien... one episode said he was, but that part was (intentionally) not true. Damn confusing cartoons!

Arlington Road. The ending's a bit too complicated to sum up in a sentence, but it's a great cap-off to a great movie. Also, Empire would rank high, the only problem is that most of the people of our generation already knew about the swerve before seeing the actually film. Vader being Luke's father is as much a part of pop culture since the 80s as pretty much anything.