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Post by wenxina on Dec 8, 2010 0:20:19 GMT -5
Well, SA (both cases) does have haters. Heck, otherwise, we always have wenxina, the evil bitch Mod from hell (yes, I know that's my nickname in some quarters).
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Post by wenxina on Dec 8, 2010 0:11:04 GMT -5
I bring forth nothing but pain and hilarity. Though, a new Mods on High would probably be hilarious. Except that we don't have any more good material... no more War of the Pink, or whatever else.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 23:47:56 GMT -5
Hey, Wyn's quite studly. And Xi... *whistles* Are we pushing for a SlayAlive moderators calendar now? Do I get to be the HBIC? Oh wait, no that's Phil. *puts away leather whip* Xi looks like Jack Skellington. No joke. And yes, Wyn, my lifelong goal is to be a pimp. No one told you to be purty. Also, I vote Em for the whip. And a calendar would be a good fundraising (or fun-raising ) project.
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Glee
Dec 7, 2010 21:53:55 GMT -5
Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 21:53:55 GMT -5
Could've done without the Sue=Grinch stuff. It's tired, and it would have worked better without any overt parallels, aside from the song at the end that turns her around. Couldn't they just have put her in a green tracksuit? Would have gotten the message across without the need for her to go all Jim Carey on us. The ep as a whole didn't annoy me as much as last week's ep, but ho hum is about right. And can we get Blaine shirtless now? Or less clothed than that. Whatever. Not picky. Just bored, and the only thing that will make this show better for me at this point is a shirtless Blaine singing "You Are My Sunshine." Or "Dirrty" (in chaps). Either or. See how not picky I am.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 20:54:56 GMT -5
Interesting article about what one viewer wished had been incorporated into the show: io9.com/5707668/Spoilers for the books and show, of course.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 20:16:13 GMT -5
Well, no one told you to be all cute and ab-sy. If you looked like this no one would want to see you with your shirt off.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 19:29:59 GMT -5
No, E, as in Ethan, as in hitnrun017. I thought I'd keep it all male for now.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 18:41:23 GMT -5
I think I should perhaps start offering up Wyn, and E, and Raz for this raffle too. Coz ya know... evil like that. *wonders if he's created a monster shirtless raffle* Petition signed! Do you see Cowboy without his shirt on often Wen? So many questions.. Only when I facebook stalk him.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 18:24:10 GMT -5
Sign the petition (i.e. "like" my post suggesting it) then!
ETA: I should probably feel dirty whoring Phil out... but, as any marketing major could tell me, sex sells. Shirtless raffle is as about PG as things get these days.
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Glee
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 18:23:10 GMT -5
I think most shows are doing that. Gossip Girl only comes back late January, as I'm sure most of the CW's shows will be doing. It would make sense, considering the Christmas episode is airing about two and a half weeks before Christmas proper.
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Glee
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 16:47:40 GMT -5
Preview for tonight:
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 15:30:25 GMT -5
Flirt much? lol she is right though lol Wait till you see him without his shirt on... Phil, I'm starting a petition for you to do your next video shirtless.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 15:06:47 GMT -5
Sales figures are now up HERE. As AC previously reported, it ranked as the 30th bestselling book, which means it's up two spots from before. However, the numbers dropped the usual 5% or so from the previous month.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 12:42:06 GMT -5
Apparently I'm not alone judging by the thumbs ups on my posts so Imma keep this going. (P.S. I'm just doing fun debating). Even though Twilight explanation to me, is slim at best and goes against everything Angel is as a character: That still doesn't explain why vampires became famous and why people accepted it like "it was no big deal." Why did Angel preach about no magic and such? I don't know. Such a fail. I'm not claiming that you're alone. I know you aren't. However, I'm saying that for the most part, answers to your questions are textual, and I've explained them to you, and I see that a few others have tried too. Angel preached the whole "no magic" deal to the government, at least, because that's what they wanted to hear. That's what he needed to say to show them that he was in their corner. Did he know about the Seed? Probably, and most likely not. Did he know that bringing about Twilight would cause an apocalypse? Probably not, given his shocked response in #35. As for his motivation to stay in the Twilight zone, that's partially explained in the Riley one-shot. He had been told that this was the best possible outcome. As for why he was willing to believe that, that much is left unclear. We know that Angel saw something that must have convinced him so. It's alluded to in #36. Vampires becoming famous and accepted is basically a commentary on the popularity of the genre at the moment. In the Buffyverse, the general populace has been shown to be absurdly oblivious to the supernatural, even when faced with it. Skin conditions, gang members on PCP, carnies, random wild animal attacks, etc. It's a world that's largely ignorant, sometimes by choice, about the things that go bump in the night. It's not necessarily the world we live in, where if we see a zombie, we know (based on pop culture) that it'll try to eat you, and that the only way to stop it is to destroy the brain (or in the case of the Walking Dead, the brainstem). As AC pointed out, it's a suspension of disbelief. I had previously (when the Harmony issue came out) stated that it would make no sense for LA (especially after the Hell-A experience) to accept Harmony the way they did in S8. Afterall, demons=bad. But then "Aftermath" came out, in which apparently most people apparently think that vampires are good, solely based on the fact that Angel and Spike were good guys. Hell, they even made a movie out of it, with some glaring errors. As the IDW storyline progressed, we saw that people wanted to become vampires. So, in a way, both the Dark Horse and IDW stories are actually kinda forming a coherent gestalt of the general human acceptance of vampires as cool. The "Tales of the Vampires" oneshot that came out between #25 and #26 of S8 also showed the extent of anti-Slayerism that permeated society at that point. This is further expounded on in Lynch's SPIKE series (see SPIKE #2). Another thing, what was the point of bringing back Riley at all besides the "ah, it's Riley" factor? I think that Riley was mostly brought in for shock factor. But it's not entirely out of the blue, seeing as Riley was, and is, connected to the military, and the military features quite prominently in this story. His loyalty was supposed to be questionable, and for a while, his intentions and his motivations were the subject of heated debate and lively conversation on our boards. So, I'd say that Dark Horse played their cards right on that one. Where they dropped the ball was rushing in the bit where he was always on Buffy's side, and there was the issue of the large gaping hole that was his backstory up to the point of joining Twilight's forces as a double agent for Buffy. That's why the Riley one-shot came about, and Espenson quite skillfully wove Riley's and Angel's stories together, providing not only context for Riley's actions, but Angel's too.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 12:16:43 GMT -5
I'm sorry that you feel it's unfair. I'm not contesting that it isn't logical. However, as it has been answered textually, and has been explained to you, I see no reason to send it off for a similar answer. If your contention was with why those choices vs. other ones that would have been less tangential and perhaps clearer, then I maintain that the question is entirely suited for Joss and Scott.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 9:55:45 GMT -5
Yeah it's alot easier. And I think people tend to pay attention more when they are listening to something. Huge posts are daunting and sometimes I don't feel like reading very much. Ha. It doesn't hurt that you're super cute either.. Super excited. Flirt much?
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 9:51:50 GMT -5
I'm sorry, but that's REALLY a load of bull. And for someone who takes time to read these issues, its sad that I didn't pick up on that at all. Twilight to me just seemed super evil. Dumb, sloppy writing. It's probably sadder that I was able to composite all that seemingly random information in my head in one sitting. Perhaps reread the entire run and see if it makes more sense to you. The clues and motivations for the whole Twilight deal were spread over the course of 4 years, and deets get forgotten during that time. Reading it all through may help put things in perspective a lot easier.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 7, 2010 9:47:24 GMT -5
This is an issue that's been spelt out in the books so far. You may think that it's sloppy, but there it is. Feel free to submit another question (or 5).
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Post by wenxina on Dec 6, 2010 22:22:19 GMT -5
Or just wrap a Barbie in bacon.
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Post by wenxina on Dec 6, 2010 19:48:39 GMT -5
Ahem. As a general note to all, I'd rather not have any more shipperesque questions. I let a couple of them in, but what I've learned is that there will always be an offended party with those, so no more of those please. I think Jeanty has spoken enough about the shipping issues.
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