Recent content by Master_of_Oldskool

In my six years lurking around the Escapist, I've hardly been a prolific poster. But lately the trickle I had going has dried up almost entirely. And you know why? Because it has been absolutely ages since I've seen a thread on these forums that hasn't devolved into a shouting match by the time...

It seemed to me that the dwarf enemies in Borderlands started out as a pretty straightforward reference to Beyond Thunderdome's Master/Blaster that got copy-pasted for padding. It fits with the setting, the masks are basically the same, and if I recall correctly the first midget enemy in the...

Oh come the fuck on. "Hey Netflix, will you guys revive Firefly?" "Absolutely not. Firefly's fanbase is shrinking by the day, and it already had niche appeal at best. No money to be made there." "Oh. What about Popples?" "FUCKING SOLD."

Shut the fuck up, shut The fuck up, shut the fuck up Seriously, stop I don't even care Who wins or loses this "war" I'm just fucking burnt Both sides tend to have Valid points, legit concerns Buried under shit Have you stupid fucks Never heard of middle ground And moderation...

I'm currently midway through the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files. Read both, they're awesome. So, to sum up Codex Alera: A Roman legion gets sucked through a dimensional portal and ends up colonizing another dimension where elemental spirits called "furies"...

Hey, you know what's awesome? Laziness mixed with a lack of an account on any image-hosting service mixed with more laziness! Here's my text-only 3x3: [Pokémon: Heart Gold Version] [Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten] [Star Wars: KOTOR] [Borderlands 2] [Mana Khemia: Alchemists of...

There's a reason I stressed both age and the quality of the community in my OP. I am, indeed, 19. I also grew up in a rural American town where attitudes regarding bullying were far more lax than the norm for that time. As I've mentioned, I was no stranger to physical bullying during my life...

The pre-edit version of your post that I quoted seemed to have little to do with the subject of the thread. Your edit made it clearer what you were trying to get across. And I'm afraid that in my personal experience, physical abuse was the greater part of my experience with bullying. It's...

Think you may have accidentally posted in the wrong thread, mate. XD

So, little though I want to get involved in a discussion of nerd culture considering the absolute shitstorm that topic has been over the past few months, I've noticed a trend in such discussions that bothers me. When people discuss nerd rage/exclusionary behavior/whatever, school bullying is...

For dogs, I have to go with golden retrievers, seeing as my adorable, sweet-tempered girl Katie is one. Mostly, anyways. She's a retriever/chocolate lab/probably some beagle/Jesus Christ mix. I'd post a picture, but my photobucket account is being arse and I'm lazy besides. For cats...

Which is cause enough for outrage on its own, but also remember that the man in the video may or may not have even been the shooting victim, and the connection wasn't suggested by police until after the fact, when it came time to cover their own asses. Truly, there's no goddamn excuse.

Jeez. Parkinson's, huh? That would explain it. For someone as bright and animated as he was, I can see how increased risk of dementia and loss of motor skills would be a blow. I'm personally in favor of voluntary euthanasia in cases of terminal or massively debilitating illness/injury, but...

Don't forget Pokémon. Williams expressed interest in playing Professor Oak if there were ever a live-action Pokémon movie, and if I recall, Nintendo execs at some level or another claimed he was there top choice in that event. Really gonna miss him. His performances never failed to brighten...

We'll never see a live-action Pokémon movie now. Not unless they find a way to leave Professor Oak out of it entirely. Fuck me, this sucks. I've been letting World's Greatest Dad languish in my Netflix queue for a while. Think I'll give it a watch tonight.