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Ghost in the Shell. The first movie (Innocence is weeeeeeeird) and both TV seasons. Absolutely fantastic. Vision of Escaflowne. One season, almost no filler. In fact so much is going on that they have to spend one of the later episodes in what is basically a huge history/exposition dump...

Because it over-streamlined the game from 3.5. Now 3.5 had its issues, some of which have already been stated, but a lot of the storytelling and DM-centric parts of the game were removed in favor of a more dynamic battle system that's a lot more WoW-esque, with larger battles and more abilities...

Well, the poll itself certainly belies the tone of the thread so far. I certainly still watch it, and while the tone-shift of the Gaming Addiction episode was stark and not on an issue to which I could really relate, I can see it for it's value to others. Similarly, I can watch shows like The...

Well, if the sales numbers are anything to go by (and they must be, because they're all we have), they shot for 3mil sold (which means that likely 2.6-2.8 mil would have been the profit-point for sales), and are just over 2mil not counting digital downloads (granted they generally want to hit...

Yeah, over 2 million no ones. I mean, it's no skin off my nose that you don't like it (or don't want to like it), but the FP nature of the platforming isn't part of the problem (outside of appearances to those who haven't played it). It's actually extremely forgiving most of the time in that...

Unreal Tournament. The FIRST one. Yeah, I said it.

Really expensive Scotch/Irish Whiskey. Bushmills 12 or 16 yr single malt. I don't drink much, but when I do... ooooooooohhh.

As in every medium, 98% of it is pure, unfettered crap. But there are diamonds in the rough. If all you know of anime is Dragonball, Bleach, Ranma 1/2 or Cardcaptor Sakura, then you're going to have a too-narrow view of the medium as a whole. However, for those who have yet to like the...

Cherry Poppin' Daddies newest album Susquehannah. As a self-publishing band, I love buying their albums because not only are they one of the most original and diverse bands out there, but all of the money goes to them and not some uppity record executive. You can also spend a little extra and...

I remember the talk of how Madonna and Michael Jackson were killing music when I was younger. And how Guns 'n' Roses and Metallica were going to make us all grow up to be serial killers. I remember hearing the laments of people who wondered if the music died in the 80s (or elsewhen if you...

Obviously there is no universal metric for this sort of thing. And honestly I think the Kill Bill example is slightly flawed due to it's own admitted referencing of past films. Are references in current films to Kill Bill really references to Kill Bill... or to the movies that Kill Bill itself...

I voted "Other" because I'm kind of an "all of the above" kind of guy. If the SE doesn't have a lot of really cool extra stuff (see: Arcade stick for Tekken 6, enormous artbook/strategery guide for FFXII) then I just buy the regular edition.

Um... he actually addressed this on the previous page: And while I completely agree with him, I think many movies CAN be mentioned as having significant impact. Ghost in the Shell I mentioned directly in my reply to him. Pan's Labyrinth would be another (especially along the lines of the...

Well, I think they're important for different reasons. Ghost in the Shell, to me, is probably the single most important speculative fiction piece since Metropolis. It encapsulates SO many of the themes that frequently run through great SF literature but rarely find their way onto the screen...

Well, think of it this way: those are the movies that came out before most of us were culturally aware enough to realize that movies actually mattered in any real sense. They are the films that came out before we kept an eye on what came out, those films that our parents had to introduce us to...