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• zaun is a machiiiine :O i was speccing the last round! awesome game, guys. : xsoulbrothax
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  After watching that, I must say awesome choices on the team. No one should doubt the validity of any of ... : bcyde
  • I was even leading for a while on our first win (on Granary) :) : trOmblyj
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    BTW. Fucking CptTrips, nice job. As much as people said a spy would stand out easily, you fucked some s... : bcyde
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      but then you got nailed by two trains... : dedgecko
      • Did anyone record a demo of the spectators? Those reactions were awesome :) : Grumbeld
      • oh man that was hilarious. well played all around guys, that was a serious display of skills \o/ : zerog83
    • guess Alias was completely wrong, as captain trips wrecked complete havoc with their medics and heavies o... : Jackass1233
    • haha thanks, yeah they were spying checking like crazy though, the heavys and medics look spastic the way... : Trips
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    Also, lol at maldoror having time to put up a spray in the last game. : bcyde
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      :o) I hope someone saw my bonesaws those rounds too. : maldoror
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        ya i saw a good one on the middle point defense : flubba79
        • Thanks man. : maldoror
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  Congrats!!!!! ShackTV is awesome and we totally need it for our TF2 tourney! : sergeon
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    Yeah, agreed. When Source TV works, it's awesome. Great way to watch a match like that. Is there a way... : mrwolf710
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      Alt sets up AutoDirector mode. : Arctic Fox
      • If you see "press undefined for autodirector" then go to the console and type bind alt +strafe : Xevo
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  Congrats! : hotel96
  • Congrats Shack, that was AWESOME! : Arctic Fox
• I got demos of all the matches and I can put them up later tonight. I need to go buy some smokes now thou... : deveus1
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  nyranger rocked the sick demo jump towards the end that was hott x 1000 : MisterPhoton
  • I saw that. Very cool. : mrwolf710
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  So what were the keys to Valve's success on Granary? : Zero|DPX
  • Step 1: Be Valve. : mrwolf710
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    they had a scout rush going pretty hard. they'd have 3 scouts on the mid point pretty quickly. We did we... : trOmblyj
    • No engies! And more soldiers I think. That helps alot with the rocket jumping on Granary : MrLobo
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      once it became obvious, nyranger and someone else start rushing in there as well and delaying the cap til... : thekidd
      • Yeah I tried that first and died quickly but I still think it's a good strategy. It completely negates th... : NastyJack
    • A good scout rush with pyros, soldiers, and demomen following up are key. Once the center point goes down... : Serpico74
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      they also did some underwater trickery : hamachi
      • yeah but not on granary - that would be real hax. : trOmblyj
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        Granary has water????? : Zero|DPX
        • not on that map... but on the 2nd one. but it only worked once : hamachi
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      None of you went Scout to start the round? That's always the key at the beginning, get 2-3 Scouts and if ... : vynn
      • We got pretty set with out class assignments, we really do need to be more flexible in the future. : Trips
      • We did good the first round - even tho they got to center first, we killed all their scouts and recapture... : trOmblyj
  • Those matches were close when it came to taking the center, but most of the time if we would be close to ... : maldoror
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    I spec'ed them pretty heavily the first couple of games on Granary. They were basically: 3 Scouts ... : Xevo
    • ^^^ Definitely something to consider as a good layout for Granary teams to start with : Xevo
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  I wish i was an awesome of a spy as CptTrips : Flying h4x0r
  • CptTrips had some trouble with the trains =) But yeah, he was crucial in those matches when he played ... : deveus1
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    yeah, getting run over by a train twice..it was AWESOME :) : sludge vohaul
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      Those trains fucked me up cuz I was pinging over 100!!! I totally missed the train, but the ping said oth... : Trips
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        teach me how to spy plz : Flying h4x0r
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          stab stab stab : Trips
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            I was impressed how quickly you went from knife, to pistol, back to knife and in disguise again... : Xevo
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              I've almost got it down to a science. Also, I'm constantly pressing my disguise button. Constantly. : Trips
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                Do you have the individual disguises mapped to keys, or are you using 4? : Xevo
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                  nah, I just use 4. I can do it fast enough I don't have to bother. I do use my "use last disguise" key th... : Trips
                  • Ahhh sweet... was definitely fun spectating you... I spent lots of time watching you, Zaun and a few of t... : Xevo
        • He was giving me pointers and how-to's and post-death critiques one night, but I still cannot make spying... : carrioN luggagE
• Amazing games fellas. It was a blast to watch, it must have been surreal to play. I call dibs on the inev... : skankcore
• Nice work guys! : Serpico74
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  autodirector on sourceTV is the new hotness : thekidd
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    Hows that work? : mrwolf710
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16038600#itemanchor_16038600 : Arctic Fox
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        Wow, so I guess SourceTV knows when cool stuff is happening? It seems like on the game I just spectated ... : mrwolf710
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          Basically, it goes where the action is... when someone sneaks onto a point to start capping it, you see i... : Xevo
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            I was probably more boring than I usually am. I felt like I was the designated stay-behind guy for a larg... : NastyJack
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              after getting rolled on well (and having a scare during the third round of well) I stayed back on our ope... : trOmblyj
              • haha, yeah that was awesome of you to keep that damn scout off our backs as we were re-spawning. : nyranger66
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              You were one of the central topics of our post match discussion. We felt like you and Trips were just tea... : Erik Johnson
              • You guys need to play on neutral grounds. Trips missed an insane amount of backstabs because of the lag : MrLobo
              • Trips is the man. You should have heard the murderous glee in his voice when he'd get a few of you in a r... : NastyJack
              • I have never seen anyone spy check as much as you guys did. There was many a time I ran to my death becau... : Trips
        • Yeah. This can happen because everything is slightly buffered, it isn't live. It can analyze what just ha... : Ziggurat
• Awesome match to watch! Woo shack! : Agrona
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  I hope it was as much fun to play as it was for us to watch. There were 60+ people on SourceTV and eve... : MrLobo
  • There was some damn hilarious spectator chat in there. NEED TO PEE BUT CAN'T LEAVE : Arctic Fox
• Congrats guys! Glad I got to see it in action, that was awesome! : SolveChrist
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  someone needs to make a sweet highlight video : mXENO
  • If someone does this, I will post it in Replay Couch. : Nick Breckon
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    definately. And it has to end with Rick Rolled:) : Jackass1233
    • Never gonna give you up... : Arctic Fox
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  Here is Valve using the uber + fire hacks in the pregame fooling around: http://www.wegame.com/watch/S... : sergeon
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    Video of Well Game #1 (with very bad commentary by me and no sound) http://www.wegame.com/watch/Shack_vs... : sergeon
    • thanks!!! you get to see me get stuck on the train thing and die, then I didn't get a chance to respawn ... : trOmblyj
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      oh man you got the rest of the vids? : okellyc
      • I was talking with my wife during Granary so you can hear our entire conversation. Once I realized this W... : sergeon
    • holy shit that's funny.... "Let's see, anyone at the last point? Nope! There it goes." : zebosausamite
    • LOL hilarious commentary : Trips
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      "The was complete pwnage". : Ride-My-Rocket
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        it was, and it didn't happen a second time (even tho we got close to losing the second or third round) : trOmblyj
        • i knew that scout was gonna cause problems they did the same thing on Granary : okellyc
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  That was really fun. They were really good at teamwork and trickeration strategies, but in the straight u... : H@rvester
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    I concur. : maldoror
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      yeah. they had us beat with switching to scouts at a whim : hamachi
      • There was some epic scout rushes by Valve on Granary. 81 is a mean scout. : Arctic Fox
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  Truly EPIC Wierd how Valve all disconnected so quickly and all at once though. TrOmblyj - whats the wo... : paroxym
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    yeah, seems like they might have gotten mad or something. It was like mass disconnect all of the sudden. : mrwolf710
    • Gabe came in got pissed at them for giving up a match and pulled their internet connections. : bcyde
    • They all punched their five monitors, rosewood-style. : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I think they all just wanted to go home. Im sure it was well past the end of the work day for them. : noobja
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    I asked but didn't get a response. I'm sure I'll get one. I have a feeling they have a little more re... : trOmblyj
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      Maybe they should COME PLAY ON ONE OF OUR SERVERS where they won't all have 5 ping >:( : Zero|DPX
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        yeah, I'm gonna try to get the next scrim on 69. : trOmblyj
        • or at least shackwest. : deject
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        Except for Venguard occasionally appearing a bit laggy, I didn't think the pings actually affected us all... : Xevo
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          after looking at some of the demo play backs..wow my ping gives them a big advantage it looks like im aim... : okellyc
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            yeah that why always get fucking owned by scouts on the shack servers when my ping hits 180+ : Hoax
            • Agreed. From my experience 180 seems to some kine of magic barrier. : Nihil ME
          • Remember that what you see when speccing/in demos isn't what the player sees exactly, because none of the... : Arctic Fox
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          It totally affected my spying. There'd be times I'd land backstabs on my screen, but the ping difference ... : Trips
          • Yeah I did see you getting some troubles, as in the lag-free land of sourceTV, you'd be swiping for stabs... : Xevo
        • Most of the time it was excellent but I got alot of these weird hiccups where I'd jump around alot. You'l... : NastyJack
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    NEXT MATCH WILL BE TOMORROW I'm having hirez run it as I won't be in. He'll be picking the team and coor... : trOmblyj
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      what maps? : DrFlammable
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        probably these maps again - remember we are helping them prep for a match they have on Monday. : trOmblyj
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          fuck. i hate granary so much, well isn't as bad but it isn't my favorite, either. >:( : DrFlammable
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            This is totally different though Flammable, you'll see. It's a whole different game with and against coor... : NastyJack
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              Agree. We have our favorite maps around the office too, but these two teams could have faced off in a box... : Erik Johnson
              • quick make a level thats a box! : trOmblyj
              • Yeah totally agreed. And if Granary was like that all the time it'd be one of my favorites. On shack serv... : NastyJack
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      chatlogs, etc: tromblyj: gg's erik tromblyj: let me know when you want to go again ErikJ: That was... : trOmblyj
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        Omg hahaha that... is... awesome. I wasn't even on the top of the scoreboard at all, other guys were doin... : NastyJack
        • there probably hacking your steam account we speak. NastyJack who?!... POOF : itsjeff9
        • you're just damn good, and it's rare that I get the satisfaction of killing you. : deject
      • haha legendary : terath
    • shacknews!!! fuckyeah! : hamachi
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  that was amazing! couldn't hear what you guys were up to, but it appeared that you guys were really patie... : edgewise
  • also, I didn't see a single engineer the entire match. : edgewise
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    Yeah, we had to adjust after granary where we lost two of the games because they somehow snuck around us ... : Jackass1233
    • lol : trOmblyj
    • yeah. sorry. : hamachi
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      but it was FUCKING AWESOME TO BE APART OF. : hamachi
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        apart of rape? i kid. : itsjeff9
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          maybe. maybe not! but it was hard to deal with when everyone was talking at once. that and I just st... : hamachi
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            haha I was laughing, you were so excited. : NastyJack
            • it was just so intense and such a close map. I was dying left and right but I knew there were people rig... : hamachi
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    Exactly man. I think we quickly realized that it was nothing like the shack servers. On shack servers you... : NastyJack
    • Ya the major thing I noticed and took me a few deaths to get use to is that we were all holding back at a... : itsjeff9
• nice work! : jrock
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  Demos of the games and some random screenshots (some not really worth looking at some are) are uploading ... : bcyde
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    All uploaded. Heh, check out Erik Johnson's comments on this pic . http://ikilled.bcyde.com/__high_scor... : bcyde
    • lol that was beautiful, at the very end there, nastyjack and i charged in as demo's as they were coming o... : Jackass1233
• Awesome! My GF showed up and since I was reserve I went to get some dinner. Congrats! : zebosausamite
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  That was so intense. The fact that we had like 50 people watching and cheering for us makes it even more ... : Jackass1233
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    That was great, 50 people ?!? christ that is awesome. again ditto thanks for the support. GG to all the... : itsjeff9
    • supports... i meannnn spectators! thank you : itsjeff9
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      More than that. When I joined up there were over 60 people watching I thought. It was awesome to see ou... : mrwolf710
      • Damn 60+!?! wow. Man I know its a game, but im still hyped up after those matches. : itsjeff9
      • I had no idea anyone was watching, I didn't even realize sourceTV was working, kinda glad I didn't know..... : NastyJack
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        I think it was close to 70 towards the end there, random people who were refreshing spectate servers noti... : Xevo
        • Yeah, some were like "who's playing who? Should I know who Valve or Shacknews is?" So in other words it... : mrwolf710
    • yea thanks! : maldoror
• Congrats Shack, way to reprezent! : Matt Burris
• Great games, Well was some crazy shit, i think with Granery we were still only learning to play with each... : okellyc
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  How bout them apples: http://i12.tinypic.com/6jn0djb.jpg That was by far the most fun game of TF2 I ha... : Trips
  • gg's trip : trOmblyj
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    2nd place as medic?:) I don't think a single one of was watching our points. I played that so differently... : Jackass1233
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      ya I never glanced at it, not even to see if they were dead because all i could hear from you was 'THERE ... : itsjeff9
      • I loved hearing that. Like 3 people screaming at the same time "THEY"RE DEAD MOVE MOVE" : Trips
  • Some of you had kind of a nasty ping there. People will say what they will about the advantage being smal... : vynn
  • Damn Trips, you are one scary good spy : TheQuad
• That was fucking sick fun. Great team work, and for the most part we stuck together. One of my favorite... : itsjeff9
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  A very special night for me: 2 guys from Valve commented on nerfing demomen after the games were done. Th... : NastyJack
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    http://ikilled.bcyde.com/__high_scores__/shack_vs_valve/nerf_demos.jpeg : bcyde
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      That is fucking awesome. It would be funny as hell if they followed through. : Thresher
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        It'd be funnier if they just nerfed Nastyjack wherever he playes (by SteamID). : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Don't give them any ideas now! : NastyJack
    • check out that BITCHIN spray! fuck, so awesome that game : itsjeff9
    • lol @ nyranger killing himself : action roommate
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    was it the last capture of the match? : itsjeff9
    • no it was the second win we had on well, the last capture had like 10 of us all zerging their last point,... : Jackass1233
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    that was the craziest win on well ive ever seen. Not only were you getting pounded on the last point, but... : Jackass1233
    • Yeah I was about to get blasted by a soldier on the 2nd cap point right when we won it. I got my revenge!... : Trips
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    yeah that was fucking amazing... I was watching the bottom meter and going "omg are they gonna make it, a... : sludge vohaul
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      Who killed that heavy on the point when his uber was up? I seriously had no idea. I just saw him die and ... : NastyJack
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        you did! : sludge vohaul
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          Yeah I just watched the demo of it like 5 times, so cool. Man that was close, can't believe we got it bef... : NastyJack
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            I loved how right then you saw they had uber and went behind the point to wait it out. As I was followin... : sludge vohaul
            • Yeah that whole sequence worked out perfectly for me. But I only realized that after watching the demo, w... : NastyJack
• Excellent work!! : freshyk
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  I take it there is no way I can watch this after the fact? :( : SeaLlama
  • A couple of players have recorded Demos, and sergeon is uploading vids: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn... : Arctic Fox
• NICE! : romulan
• Suck it, Valve! : SockMonkeh
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  Download the demos here: http://www.rpi.edu/~wodeca/tf2/ : DrWaffles
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    anything special i need to know on how to play these? : itsjeff9
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      Just press shift-F2 while running Team Fotress 2, or use the demoui command in the console. : Maddog_Delphi97
      • sweet, thanks maddog : itsjeff9
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        I got the menu up. I hit load... select the file hit "open' and it just sits there and does nothing. an... : itsjeff9
        • Did you copy the demo files to the folder called: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\[STEAM NAME GOES HE : Maddog_Delphi97
        • Alternately, you can just type "demoplay demonamewhateverit'scalled" (it should autopopulate when the 1st... : carrioN luggagE
  • the tf2 demostools suck ass. watched the game and well3.dem especially is useless. man the qw/quake3 demo... : Hoax
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  I really hope they weren't serious about nerfing the demo :( : nyranger66
  • you, me, and nasty + medic support would make anyone want to nerf demos haha : Jackass1233
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    Dude, your last jump up onto the final point was cool. : mrwolf710
    • Haha, thanks. I played horribly tonight I thought :( so I hope I get another chance at a Valve rematch o... : nyranger66
  • Oh man I really hope they were entirely serious. The more I play the more the demo pisses me off. : datoo
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    Me too. If I had to guess I'd say they weren't too happy with the damage I was doing to their medics. It'... : NastyJack
    • Yeah I'm hating demos again because I was playing medic a lot earlier tonight. Whenever there was some so... : datoo
    • I definitely should have played more demo during granary for that exact reason. : nyranger66
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  FYI - THE MEDICS ARE SPYS : Arctic Fox
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    Seriously, why did Valve's spys always disguise as Medics? : Arctic Fox
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      They didn't. I personally saw them disguise has demos and a heavy at one point. : Trips
      • lol the best was when they disguised as pyro or engineer, when the shack didnt have pyros or engineers :D : laurgasms
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      Medics are a great disguise. When are even the most vigilant players not spy checking? When they desperat... : SockMonkeh
      • We were all speccing going "Shoot the medic! He has a syringe gun, not a medgun!" "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... : Arctic Fox
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        I very rarely see a medic with their needle gun out. most always have their medigun out and will then sw... : mikecyb
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          Last sentence is true, but I use my needle gun a lot and I see a lot of medics using them. : datoo
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            I should say a medic not in peril will always have their medigun out... generally when I am in the vicini... : mikecyb
            • lol no they aren't. Medics are massive targets. : deject
        • Yeah but nobody thinks about that when they're spamming the medic button and praying for a heal. : SockMonkeh
        • nah perfect to kite pyros with the needle gun. also most scouts should fear it. : Hoax
      • I've had lots of success disguised as a medic. People rarely spy check you (in my experience). Plus, they... : Pittst3r
      • I flame any medic without his healgun out. : Old_Fart
    • nobody suspects the medic : manero
    • Haha. Well, on Granary, I played alot of Engi, and Sammy i think it was kept going spy as an Engi and I'd... : noobja
  • people were alwatys looking for a medic. : itsjeff9
• Valve <3 : c0bra
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  theoretically, could you hold down your talk key so you identify yourself as not a spy? : sergeon
  • Indeed, some clans have a "triple tap the talk key" as an anti-spy ID. : Arctic Fox
  • yes : RikiTiki2
  • I tap mine all the time when people are spy checking. : romulan
  • yes, that or switching weapons, firing a weapon etc : mikecyb
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    I just never stop talking. : c0bra
    • ^^^ what I do : deject
• if i had a TV station or radio show called "congradulations stations" i'd totally mention this : sticman77
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  Good job faggots : rosewood
  • thx punchy : trOmblyj
• Way to go Shackers. You make me proud. : jimmy_legs
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  Well Videos uploaded...no sound but I decided to fill the void with commentary instead: http://www.weg... : sergeon
  • Nice, I enjoyed the commentary. Watching the video makes me realise how horrible videogames are for spect... : crummynz
  • Thanks for the commentary, makes it 100% better for those unfamiliar with the game : indosauros
  • This vids are great! I just watched all the well ones! Thanks for doing this! : trOmblyj
  • nice job with the commentary : okellyc
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    I have the Granary videos but I was talking on the phone and the mic picked up my conversation - do you k... : sergeon
    • virtualdub will let you remove the audio : aeg1x
  • that commentary was pretty funny, i'm not sure why : snicker-snack 2
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    Thanks for making these surgeon, loving them so far. : NastyJack
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      Any chance I could get the original demo file from you? I'd love to see some of the spectator comments. : NastyJack
      • Better ask another shacker - the WeGame client records directly off my screen so pretty much I didn't mak... : sergeon
  • Thanks dude! : Johnny Law
  • the multi heavy back kills from DRiller when you all came out of the water was hilarious! : tunis5000
• Nice job, but I cannot get the demos to work. Hopefully if there's yet another rematch I can get in on... : carrioN luggagE
• Wow congratulations! That is awesome! I wish I'd been home in time to watch. : mebooky
• I agree with Jackass, it was intense as fuck. Engi on Granary worked alright for the TP, but I changed ... : noobja
• My demo's from sourceTV. http://www.sendspace.com/file/w0hpce : re4ctor
• Good stuff guys, Had to leave mid-way through the rape for dinner but from the looks of things you revers... : Alco23
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  That was incredibly fun from our side too. Super tense and super fun. Thanks for setting all of this u... : Erik Johnson
  • thanks for the countless hours or programming to make the game!!! : trOmblyj
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    Hey thanks for everything Valve, some of the most fun games I've ever had and I didn't even play like I n... : NastyJack
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      I have a feeling that if we made the demoman shoot flowers and warm water at enemies you would have still... : Erik Johnson
      • god damn critical petals : aeg1x
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        Well thanks for the compliment! You guys were definitely the best team we've ever played against... it's ... : NastyJack
        • check you out! : edgewise
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          You're welcome. Wanted to make sure you knew why when we ban your account before the next match. : Erik Johnson
          • oh god no : NastyJack
          • hahahaha : DrFlammable
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            At least they didn't push the easy button after the games started. : Trips
            • I bet the hand slowly slid across the desk towards it a few times :) : NastyJack
          • lol : pyide
          • This post is great, great job shack and valve :) I hope we get the same kind of thing going for L4D :) : jbury
          • Hahaha :) : kahuuna
          • hahahaha : Magus
          • buwhahaha : Waffles!
          • lol... pwned by devs. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • very good games! FYI - I am aspy. : Trips
  • Thanks for the great games, never seen so much pushing back and forth on the maps played, Team work on bo... : okellyc
  • Ya thanks guys, best times of TF2! : itsjeff9
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  I'm so proud <3 ;_; : Orange Pylon
  • Haha same here, nicely done guys! >:D : nodebug
• wow, congrats shack TF2 menz! Impressive! : FormerHPB
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  Hurrah for our conquering heroes who, while they did not raze their city, kicked over Valve's bins and ye... : A Sponge
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    I don't even think we called them fags! cause they left too soon! : trOmblyj
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      we stopped their trains though : Trips
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        That we did... that we did.. http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l60/itsjeff9/cp_well0091.jpg http://i93.... : itsjeff9
        • http://i8.tinypic.com/6u6qsuw.jpg : Trips
    • Erik had to specifically prompt shackers to evoke a "fag". I was disappointed. : aeg1x
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    Haha, oh god. This is the female Maddog, folks. You'd agree with me if you've played with her often enoug... : DrFlammable
    • I agree, she's awesome. She told us once how a seagull ate her sandwich. : trOmblyj
    • I agree, I'd recognise that pommy accent anywhere. : TastyWheat
    • she is definitely my new favorite shacker : trOmblyj
    • And one hell of a defensive demoman, I might add : action roommate
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    Please please please do commentary for one of the next matches. You, Maddog and JPB have got to get on th... : NastyJack
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      where can I hear her commentary? : edgewise
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        one of them is here: http://blog.shacknews.com/blogarticle.x/50812 : Trips
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          isn't that sergeon? : edgewise
          • isn't that Portax? : Ride-My-Rocket
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        In-game. She gives classic motivational speeches. : NastyJack
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          Imagine, if we win this round, you too will be able to send your family lovely postcards with a victory p : DrFlammable
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            My favorite was when she started talking about our family members standing around us in a circle of shame... : NastyJack
            • Haha well then I nominate her for Shack's honorary TF2 Coach title :) : kahuuna
        • She also plays decently and delivers useful information over voice. That's more than some of the other s... : Grimp
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      I am pretty sure that such a commentary would spark permanent mental illness in all who listened. It's no... : A Sponge
      • Just sit back and soak up all the praise then. : Grimp
• great job shack, good luck tomorrow!!! : grabbie
• great job! : smax
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  http://blog.shacknews.com/blogarticle.x/50812 : Nick Breckon
  • This is awesome! : trOmblyj
  • hahah thanks for this Nick. Love it. : NastyJack
  • haha awesome! : re4ctor
  • Great post Nick! If you can squeeze it, you should add Valve's shout-out to NastyJack in this post: ht... : deveus1
  • hahha, that is excellent : moshman
  • Awesome Nick! I'm a War Hero!!! : Jackass1233
  • Thanks for the credit on the pics :) : bcyde
  • much love! : itsjeff9
• Congrats to the Shack team! I watched from start to finish. You guys did great! : Silent Sorrow
• I took 15 screenshots while I was spectating during the Granary match. http://freshyk.shackspace.com/tf... : freshyk
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  I insist on playing next time if there is one :D Congrats! : thief
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    yes. i want to play with you, drake32, fireman, electroly, brickmatt, reactor, sanchez, mxeno, moonbase, ... : DrFlammable
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      is brickmatt any good? lol mXENO wouldn't stop killing me last time we played. I hate him :( : boomstickah
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        i can't remember, actually. he says he's better than nyranger, though. : DrFlammable
        • I think so, but everytime I play w/ ranger he is drunk and talking shit to me, so I've never seen him buc... : boomstickah
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          Ranger is really good, but I think I'm a better demo. He's a fantastic soldier though, and rocketrapes m... : brickmatt
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            do you play as brickmatt? I can't recall seeing you play much. : re4ctor
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              I'm in hawaii, so I play at weird hours. : brickmatt
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                It makes him super good, too. : thief
                • My coconut-hax are infamous. : brickmatt
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            There are a lot better soldiers then me on the Shack. Off the top of my head I can think of reactor, mXen... : nyranger66
            • I really like playing demoman. It has more depth than soldier, and I like that. : brickmatt
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        You need lessons? I charge 40$/hour for the first hour. : brickmatt
        • what is your email? :D Man I sent my laptop away to be fixed and its freakin killing me. I neeeed my g... : boomstickah
    • half of this team is really really good at playing soldier, among other classes, we would rock so many fa... : DrFlammable
    • dopeman too! I love playing with dopeman. : brickmatt
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      Valve isn't all that impressive individually after watching the demo. They work well as a team but any o... : alias
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        So. Wrong. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16030089 : brickmatt
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          Yep. I figured them to be better individually. Oh well, partially right though :P : alias
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            Spies useless? http://i12.tinypic.com/6jn0djb.jpg : Trips
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              for the record, they were spy checking like crazy. You just gotta be a fucking badass. bam : Trips
              • Yeah your score was phenomenal for a team that spy checked as much as they did. : NastyJack
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              Still lost granary though. : alias
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                you seriously never want to be invited to play with shackers : hamachi
                • Well consider that they were playing as serious as it gets for shackers. Important to look at the result... : alias
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                  alias (aka [451]Fireman). Making friends, influencin' people. : Bold
                  • oic! : hirez
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                Your just being obnoxious now. You were on here blabbering about how spies are useless on any non-pub ser... : Jackass1233
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                  He's one of those crazy clan people who don't play games for fun. : freshyk
                  • Awww now come on. Just because clan guys enjoy figuring out crazy strats and being ultra-competitive does... : deveus1
                • ^^ signed. : itsjeff9
                • FM knows spies are useful. But only in the right hands. The state of things on the Shack means that only ... : monkeygone
                • IAWTP : trOmblyj
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        None of their soldiers attempt to make use of the free rocket jump to travel faster to fights. Hows th... : Nighteyes
        • just rocking jumping at an angle to propel yourself forward. Valve did do it some, but mostly they stayed... : Trips
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          If you have a large stretch of land that you need to cover, rocket jumping can get you there faster than ... : re4ctor
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            Ah, I knew about the jumping to move faster but was just confused on how this was "free". Now I see wher... : Nighteyes
            • It's better then free for the medic. You get a killbot that can get to a fight a fast as you can while c... : alias
    • me :D ? : ninjamoo
    • you want me I know you do : tunis5000
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    Next one is tomorrow, Hirez is putting it together. Details up in the thread. : trOmblyj
    • Oh. I can play soldier or spy or sniper or whatever. I'm competent in any class really but refuse to pl... : thief
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    Yeah, i'd like to get in on this action. I demand a rematch after they smoked us the first battle during... : megarust32
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      Same here, gimme a chance, coach! : skankcore
      • Face it, we're waterboys. =( : brickmatt
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  One comment I had about watching the demos is that Valve seems to like running 4-5 separate unit teams th... : alias
  • This reminds me of watching q3 demos of the people I'd play against beforehand. Then realizing I just ne... : thief
• How does one get in on tomorrow's rematch? Time willing, I'd like to shoot some Valve guys. : omnova
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  That's awesome guys! Goes to show the level of skill of Shackers. We were just saying in a game, you go... : tunis5000
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    DURRR nevermind, I read that informative but I forgot it was tonight, and I was playing TF2 all night too... : tunis5000
    • way to support Shack ASS. :) : itsjeff9
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    Yes, they had SourceTV up. There were over 60 people watching. Next time, all you have to do is type "con... : project13
    • damn that's friggen sweet. i need to watch this from work tommorow! : bfzzzz
• Holy crap, you didn't get bored to tears on wellnary? : Beady
• Awesome job guys. Is there anyway to watch the match now that it's over? :( : midgetherder
• Good job, guys! I want to participate in one of these games, but I'm out of practice. :( : Grimp
• Just wanted to jump in and say gratz. I watched the Well videos and those matches looked intense. I'd lov... : Duffman8369
• Who they're playing against on Monday? But hey, FANTASTIC job. As soon as there's some info about toda... : Nitrium
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  was i the only one cheering for valve lol : Chandler55
  • yes. get outta here. : mXENO
• great job guys! : mmaster_pw
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  A great day for the Shack! : Cyco52
  • indeed! : trOmblyj
• fantastic job guys! Wish I could have seen it, or maybe one day be on the team. (wont happen, i know :-P)... : Crimson
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   \\m// : Trips
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• Oh no! : dilutedq
• kick her to the curb and find someone with taste : trOmblyj
• i bet she loves 'friends' : pyide
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  One of my closest friends who happens to be a girl, has never seen Indiana Jones, hates Back to the Futur : djkenohki
  • WTF....kill her now. : NFXFSX
  • ex-friends* : sticman77
  • My girlfriend has never seen any of the Indiana Jones movies:( : ColoradoCNC
  • Wow, what the fuck is wrong with her!? : thetangent
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  dissing stargate sg-1 is like saying wesley snipes is not black : sticman77
  • Srsly. And you always bet on black. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I can understand the Stargate dis, but the other 2... : red2lucas
  • get out : duncandun
  • SHOLVA : sticman77
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    Stargate is one of the best sci-fi shows since TNG : thetangent
    • babylon 5 was pretty rockin, yo. : bfzzzz
• Well, her reaction to SG-1 was spot on. : MacemanInTW
• i can understand all three, but i must say i enjoy stargate and would like to see indy some day : blarrr
• kick her in the vagina and then throw her out an air lock : CoRDS
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  does she atleast have a tasty vagina? : reverend~heresy
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    I wouldn't know. She left me for another man, who happened to be another good friend. :-/ : NFXFSX
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      sounds like she wasn't worth keeping anyways. : Galadriel07
      • Indeed. : NFXFSX
    • Sad! I'm sure you will find yourself a nice girl that likes Stargate... If such a girl exists ;) : wickedbyname
  • hey did you ever try that restaraunt? : sticman77
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  Wtf? This girl is the reason boys want to kick other girls in the vagina and throw them out of windows. : Galadriel07
  • i want to knock them to the ground and spit on them : AlexXdude
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    http://i9.tinypic.com/6xvofn4.gif : Mondo
    • lol : NFXFSX
    • OMG THAT IS AWESOME XD LOL : Galadriel07
    • OHHHH SNAP! : Moonbase Commander
    • Moar plz.! : Vincenoir
  • No there's a million other reason for that : red2lucas
• I saw No Country for Old Men yesterday, and I didn't like it particularly either. I thought it was drawn ... : freakyNinja
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  One of these things is not like the other. : sgtsanity
  • Shhh! : NFXFSX
  • No Country for Old Men sucked, the others rock? : lord cecil
  • I agree, Indiana Jones is transcendent film making. : pigvomit
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  Is SG-1 actually good? And I mean actually good like Dexter and season 1 of Heroes. : OverloadUT
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    It is 10 seasons of pure awesome. : NFXFSX
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      7, it really went to shit after macgyver left. : pyide
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        the last few seasons weren't quite the same, but they were cool in their own right. : thetangent
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          season 8's finale, which was supposed to be the series finale at one point, right? is more than good enou... : pyide
          • the ori seasons were fucking awesome. also atlantis = win and if you want to watch the sg1 movies they ar... : CoRDS
          • I liked season 8, it had macgyver in it just not in every episode. After they brought in the Farscape fag... : duncandun
  • Actually good like Dexter? Rather different shows there so I don't know if I can make a comparison. As fo... : SpaecKow
• where'd you hide the body? : liquidlies
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  Not seeing any of the Indiana Jones movies is unforgivable. : freshyk
  • Shortly after I started dating my girl, I found that, at the age of 24, she had never seen the Indiana Jo... : thetangent
• My gf is 20 and hasn't seen any of the indiana jones films. She hadn't seen any star wars films until rec... : jbury
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  my roommate hasn't seen Firefly, Hot Fuzz, Shawn of the Dead, Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Goonies, Star ... : Megara9
  • justifiable homicide : CoRDS
  • wow... strap her (him) to a chair, feed her caffeine and press play! : freakyNinja
• don't worry, my girlfriend never saw Star Wars 3- 6 : Lukiopimp
• Why is it so hard for guys to realize that some girls just do not like those types of movies? (Indiana Jo... : wickedbyname

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• *commando. and oops, just noticed the shack story. no video though :( http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?st... : pyide
• that does look great : qwpeoriu
• hell fucking yes : lacker
• This is the coolest thing I have seen all year. : CrustaR
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  holy shit! sold! : mwasher
  • ^^^ 'nuff said. : Damodred
• That does, infact, look fucking awesome. : Toraz Chryx
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  wowzers, when is it out? : mavmavv
  • on xbla, psn, and PC in spring 2008 says the official site. http://www.bioniccommando.com/us/pages/BCR_G... : pyide
• Yep, hopefully making a great game even better! : rasputinreborn
• Thank god some devs are still making 2D games : ColoradoCNC
• me want now. : mittense
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  I would like an new Castlevania like this. : doctorbfunk
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    i can't even imagine this omfg : kelbane
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      there is the 2.5D Rondo of Blood remake on the PSP in castlevania: dracula x chronicles. http://www.sta... : pyide
      • Wow... I thought the Bionic Commando video looked great but for some reason looking at that footage all I... : crummynz
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    No, I already called for a new Super Metroid. : Nighteyes
    • good call : doctorbfunk
  • Didn't one just like this hit the PSP a few weeks back? : Vincent Grayson
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  I agree with all of you. Awesomes. I just hope it's not too short... : rustified
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    is it not the whole original game + some new stuff? : mwasher
    • or is it like Prince of Persia, which takes an hour or something to beat? : rustified
• Coop too! Wow! : ieGod
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  That looks incredible. Am I a bad person for having never played the original? I couldn't even say wha... : thecray
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    NES. i wonder if they'll be able to include that version too? if not there is always a chance it will ... : pyide
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      I liked the Gameboy version more than the NES version. Does that make me a bad person too? In fact th : lyme
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        i've heard it's good good, but i haven't played it (weren't there two on the gameboy?). maybe i will be... : pyide
        • Yes, there were two. The one I'm referring to, then one made for Gameboy Color called Bionic Commando: El... : lyme
• h.o.l.y.f.u.c.k.i.n.g.s.h.i.t. Finally. : stuka
• Hey! Get the heck out of here you nerd! : aeg1x
• OHMYFUCKINGODYES : timaste
• That looks really awesome. : dilutedq
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  Holy shit. That looks awesome. I wish they'd bring back some other old franchises without feeling the... : systatic
  • Everybody was. Super Metroid with improved graphics would be awesome. It was fun playing Metroid Zero Mis... : Serpico74
• wow, i haven't bought a console since the ps1, but this might make me crack : liquidlies
• That is indeed impressive, and completely sold.. Wow. : Tripps
• yes please : Magus
• Aw shit, that does look awesome. I'm gonna need new points bought now .... : Matt Burris
• Well that's probably the best game of 2008 : EvilDolemite
• Fap fap fap fap fap....awww yeah : SolrFlare
• I don't want capcom to know about this, but I would pay 2400 pts for that. : pigvomit
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  Fucking sweet. Coop? Sold. Metroid and Castlevania next, please! : brickmatt
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    To hell with that, how about a real Mega Man Anniversary Collection in this style? Mega Man II like this... : SolrFlare
    • Fuck it. The entire next generation of gaming should just be these remakes of old 2D favorites. : lyme
• Wow that looks awesome, i hope more follow : VuduChild
• Omfg that looks insaneley good. : nomaad
• Im going to suck at that : rosewood
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  "... the greatest creative work in the history of civilization." - 1up hahahaha! What a ridiculous quot... : Clone42
  • Ridiculously true! : Serpico74
  • Sounds like a Bill Walton parody. : -efx-
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  i can't stop watching this. seen it at least 10 times already. i'm really digging the music too, the m... : pyide
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    The music from the trailer is a modern take on a song from the original. You can kinda hear how it change... : lyme
    • yeah, it's easy enough to notice the similarities. but like i said, the military drum vibe of the origina... : pyide
• holy hell, HD 3d co-op bionic commando? SOLD!@ : DinK
• That is so. hot. : Sexpansion Pack
• online coop ? : imperator
• lol@ "Hey, get the heck outta here you Nerd!" : ghostmac
• one question: WHEN? : MatzL.E.
• This, paired with Metal Slug 3 and Omega 5 is pure fucking Win for the XBox Live Arcade! : Landrosradick

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  I want one, but not at a pre-order inflation of like $20. I'm hoping NewEgg has them for cheaper soon. ... : Zero|DPX
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    I haven't seen anything official, but unofficially, the 20th seems to be the date... which is odd, becaus... : Toraz Chryx
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      One US preorder site had "ships by Jan 31" :( Also, mr. i'm in the uk, can you get me the fanless Spar... : Zero|DPX
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        You do realise even the cheapest 8800GT's are upwards of $350 here? Before you even think about shuffl... : Toraz Chryx
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          I don't realize, because I see prices in pounds, and I don't know what that converts to. And I'm too laz... : Zero|DPX
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              ...with VAT. I assume if they let me order it I could get the w/o VAT price. : Zero|DPX
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                I don't believe so, no. to avoid VAT here you have to be VAT registered, which basically means you're ... : Toraz Chryx
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                  Yeah, but I'm not a taxpaying citizen of an EU state. Do they charge VAT on exported items? : Zero|DPX
                  • I believe so, although TBH I'm not sure... it's not like in the US where you can avoid the sales tax b... : Toraz Chryx
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                    if you were a tourist and physically bought it, you could get the tax reimbursed off at airport. : Klebold
                    • oh rly? : Toraz Chryx
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  Would this cpu be a good upgrade from a C2D E6600 2.4ghz? Tempted to upgrade a little for stuff like Crys... : jbury
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    Doesn't seem like it'd be worth it to me. : Zero|DPX
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      My system doesn't really seem that great in the latest games and I don't really know what the prob is ... : jbury
      • probably your video card causing the performance hit. : scottythejock
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        1) Crysis is a system killer. 2) Everquest 2 is a system killer I suspect both are overflowing the gr... : Toraz Chryx
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          Hmmm maybe worth getting a new graphics card then I guess :) : jbury
          • it really isn't. : marmite
          • Nope, anything you could presently upgrade to is still going to struggle with both of them. It's not w... : Toraz Chryx
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            It's also possible, having not seen any figures I can't be sure, but it's possible that you have somethin... : Toraz Chryx
            • Stuff runs ok for most things, just some things it doesn't and I kind of assumed my computer should be ab... : jbury
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    Well, is the E6600 running at stock clock? would you be running the E8400 at stock clock? Do you have... : Toraz Chryx
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      I haven't overclocked as I have no idea how to do it, so it's just running at the default :D Motherboa... : jbury
      • Right, well, I wouldn't bother, it's not going to be a night and day difference at stock clocks.. your... : Toraz Chryx
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  Any idea if newegg is doing pre-orders? : Pink0r
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    It wasn't even on their pricelist when I looked earlier. : Toraz Chryx
    • Yeah, I've been checking daily and it hasn't shown up at all yet. : Zero|DPX
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  What are you upgrading from? : chazums
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    Opteron 175, presently runs at 2.64Ghz Asus A8N-Sli Premium 2GB PC3500LL @ 440Mhz X1900XT Hoping to : Toraz Chryx
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      Christ, that's a monster or a machine. Any idea how long until that new nForce mobo shows up - I want to... : chazums
      • Shockingly, I have no idea what nforce chipset you're referring to there. * dies of shame * And yes, d... : Toraz Chryx
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  women sure do like their shopping:http://www.taxfreeshopping.com/images/index_49.jpg : Klebold
  • But they aren't buying COWBELL damnit : Toraz Chryx
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  with the 1333fsb, I assume the ram runs at half that ie 667? : Old_Fart
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    at stock, yes. I'm not going to be running it stock : Toraz Chryx
    • I just wanted to be sure i would have headroom with my DDR2-800 : Old_Fart
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  Toraz going Intel? Did hell just freeze over or what? : [7]kami
  • It has happened before. but not since the Coppermine days. :) : Toraz Chryx

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  Gary Oldman : opengl128
  • for realz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7HJFK_T9Q : cpt_gloval
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    stoked to see this was the first response; he's my fav. anyone who can believably portray dracula, sid v... : liquidlies
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      Don't forget Leon. (he was fun in The Fifth Element, too) : rustified
      • and jesus, commissioner gordon, a victim of hannibal, drexl the pimp (one of my favs), etc etc. simply i... : liquidlies
  • the only true answer : kill9
  • Jean Baptist Emmanuel ZORG : blackscythe125
  • ^^^ This is far and away the best answer. : monkeygone
  • listen to these people. oldman disappears into his roles. : zukochan
  • winnar : bling1bling
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    Yea, this wins right at the start. I didn't even realize that was him in batman begins ... how fucked up... : rosewood
    • Another part he really disappeared in that I don't think many people know about was as the Republican Sen : action wombmate
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  Alec Baldwin : RikiTiki2
  • nah, he's always the cocky executive type. Great actor but his roles don't vary much. : oatmela
• Johnny Depp? : Sailor of Fortune
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  johnny depp : Dravenport
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    well then what about Leo Decrapprio? He was good as in Gilbert Grape. : oatmela
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      also good versatility, i dont like all of his movies but you can't argue he's got skills : Dravenport
      • Maybe it has changed, but I can't picture him playing a convincing bad guy, so I wouldn't say Leo. : Totenjaeger
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  I've got this one: Keanu Reeves : felicia
  • shia lebeouf : Dravenport
  • woah! : digital_d
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    Provided you're not being sarcastic, I agree. : nevicata
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      does it count if he morphs into the same other person each time? : Dave-A
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        he wasnt the same guy in scanner darkly : Dravenport
        • And look how much technology it took to achieve that. : dirge23
  • The music is divine, don't you find? : Grumbeld
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  Philip Seymour Hofman : [fry]
  • Fry, I love you for your intelligence, your discerning wisdom, and your name. : Grimace233
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  Daniel Day Lewis, for sure. That guy is crazy good at acting... Did you know he has, IRL, a RIDICULOUS sc... : silentw
  • dude was gold in last of the mohicans too : Dravenport
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    My Left Foot... : BanjoBoy
    • More people need to see this movie. : c0bra
  • Also, In the Name of the Father, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, etc : Grimace233
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  will ferrell : JINKY
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    Haha, you're funny. : nevicata
    • If you haven't seen Stranger than Fiction your reply should be nuked. If you have seen it and still ty... : Ebu
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  Edward Norton. EOT. : g0nk
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    You wouldn't like him when he's angry. : Psigun
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      Can. Not. Wait. : g0nk
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        wait for what? : oatmela
        • new hulk movie. : g0nk
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          he's the new hulk. (yes they're remaking it.. again) : beastrabban
          • this time it better freaking rock. they've got an actual super villain this time, good casting... the sta... : Psigun
  • Ed Norton could beat up Ron Paul, and it'd even make the front page of Digg. : sinner0423
• Leonardo DiCaprio : MikkleThePickle
• Ethan Hawke? : Modica Sol Solis
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  Joe Pesci, Robert DeNiro, Keanu Reeves, Jack Nicholson... : steelsamurai
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    wtf did you just say about DeNiro??? : snicker-snack 2
    • Are you talkin' to me??? : TheArtMan
  • Harvey Keitel... : steelsamurai
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    Will Smith : riptyde
    • AW HELL NAW : sexninja!!!!
  • You are wrong about DeNiro! : SockMonkeh
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  Nicholas Cahahaha I cant finish it : spiderfill
  • don't forget John Cusack : alarm cock
  • thought the same thing - i lold : shika.art
• Kids these days. Dustin Hoffman! : exigence7
• Forest Whitaker : cpt_gloval
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    good pick, if you're being serious, heath ledger is great : Dravenport
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      he is, i barely recognised him in that skateboard flick he was in. previously i'd dismissed him as a girl... : Dave-A
      • yea if you watch some of his early australian stuff, ive seen like one movie, he's pretty solid in it : Dravenport
  • I knew Heath Ledger was great since A Knight's Tale. I am proud of myself for spotting that there of all ... : SockMonkeh
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  daniel day lewis is one of the best actors that "nobody knows" sure they might recognize his face some... : chilln
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16038169#itemanchor_16038169 : BanjoBoy
    • haha, i said "most" movie fanboys all know who he is. :) : chilln
  • Its because he doesnt do the usual talk show promotion tour for his movies and only does a movie like eve... : spiderfill
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  Mark Hamil. I've never seen a more convincing Luke (Skywalkter) : royalally
  • But as a voice actor, he does have a wide range. : RomSteady
• Vincent D'Onofrio : riptyde
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  I would add Kevin Spacey to that list. : Don Vito Corleone
  • he's not bad, but there seems to be little variance in the roles he plays : oatmela
• Christian Bale. Given the amount of work he does, the variance in his roles is ridiculous. : mittense
• Mark Ruffalo. : dirge23
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  Gary Oldman. : shyguy74
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    his name rings a bell and makes me think he's good, but what are his best movies? : oatmela
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      Seriously? He was Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Zorg in 5th Element, and Sirus in the Potter Movies... : Solstice
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        not to mention the terrorist guy in Airforce 1 : thetangent
        • And Drexl in True Romance and Mason Verger in Hannibal. : c0bra
    • The Professional, The Fifth Element, Harry Potter, Batman Begins, for the most part. : Hello Kitty
    • don't forget oswald in JFK : jaga
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    Absolutely. Him and Lewis. Crowe doesn't even come close. : c0bra
    • I don't know about Lewis... he seems to bring a lot of intensity to his roles which is a very common them... : ieGod
  • no fucking contest : TheTick
  • signed!!!! : HeXoN
• Cant believe you'd forgotten Gary Oldman : VegasX
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  old al pacino (god father, dog day afternoon, scarface, serpico, etc) : sexninja!!!!
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    Yeah, Scarface is where Pacino fell in love with his inner-over-actor and it's been downhill since. :[ : Bean
    • he was good in donnie brasco and Heat, I thought : Dravenport
    • ever since then "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HAUHHHHH???? just a lol of screaming and stuff. : oatmela
  • Seeing him in Serpico was spooky. Poor guy apparently got typecast after that. : c0bra
  • I love his acting in "The Devil's Advocate" (though the movie itself... I dunno) : pyros
• Harvey Firestein : drucifer
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  Brad Pitt. seriously... : paulatreus
  • Who can forget him as Floyd in True Romance. : Totenjaeger
• Andy Serkis : aeg1x
• Ralph Fiennes : Prototype
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  Of younger actors, Matt Damon's actually fairly good at this, as is Leonardo DiCaprio. : jrock
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    ill second matt damon, good will hunting, brothers grimm, bourne identity, talented mr ripley, jay and si... : Dravenport
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      also, the Ocean's series : jrock
      • Also cameo in Eurotrip : TenaciousPimple
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  Wow no one said Johnny Depp? : Ureval
  • a few people did, actually : Dravenport
• Harrison Ford : Rigor Morts
• Bale is my favorite. His dedication to his role is pretty much as hardcore as you'll see. Although yes,... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  WILL SMITH : Majuju
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    obligatory: "Awww hell nawh" : digitalsneek
    • WELCOME TO EARF : Majuju
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  Alan Rickman : mmogger
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    IT'S DULL, YOU TWIT! IT'LL HURT. MORE. : c0bra
    • MOAR : Dravenport
  • ssssssshoot ze glasssss : beastrabban
  • I love that guy. Nobody does "annoyed/aggravated" like Alan Rickman. : riptyde
  • "By Grabthar's Hammer, you will be avenged." : Korban
• The answer is DDL. Anything else is bullshit. : skinlab133
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  I don't see Crowe as a character actor. WIth a few exceptions everything he does seems pretty much the sa... : datoo
  • check out Cinderella Man. Took me 30 minutes to even realize it was him. : oatmela
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    really? im assuming you've seen virtuosity, gladiator, beautiful mind, la confidential, proof of life, ma... : Dravenport
    • I've seen all those and I mostly agree. I mean he's good but... still there's something not completely co... : c0bra
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  Peter North : diddlyd
  • YEAH! ALRIGHT! I'M CUMMING! ALRIGHT! YEAH! YEAH! : SockMonkeh
  • pfft, he's an 8 shot wonder : riptyde
• Jar Jar binks was awesome in star-wars, king-kong and LOTR. : radula
• That guy from Deep Space Nine. : Omaha
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  Daniel Craig. Maybe kind of hard to see now that he's Bond, but before that.. Road to Perdition, Layer Ca... : K1Bond007
  • yes yes, the organization for the organized! : Dravenport
  • He was also a gay convict in some Truman Capote movie (no, not the one that won the Oscars). : riptyde
• Tom Hanks : gyokuro
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  Tom Cruise : semaphore
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    you're kidding right? : freakyNinja
    • Did you really have to ask that? : Totenjaeger
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  Tim Curry : Sze Ior
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    Oh you mean this guy? http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_lod_10.jpg : c0bra
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      This guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pennywiseclown.JPG : re4ctor
      • Hey Frankie! : c0bra
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        This "guy" http://alicia-logic.com/capsimages/rhps_032SweetT.jpg : Sze Ior
        • http://www.imdb.com/media/rm743086080/nm0000347 another succesful procedure : re4ctor
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  Probably my personal favourite, Sam Rockwell. The guy disappears into a role. : thewriter
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    he was pretty awesome in The Assassination of Jesse James : AlexXdude
    • haven't seen that, but in The Green Mile, Matchstick Men and others, he's great : thewriter
    • his best role was galaxy quest, obviously : Modica Sol Solis
  • i think his best role by far was for confessions of a dangerous mind : liquidlies
• Schwarzenegger : mindshot
• Guy Pearce Ben Foster is also catching my attention lately. He seems to be getting more and more role... : austere01
• Adam Sandler or Pauly Shore : DrZettl
• Johnny Depp, Russel Crowe, Christian Bale, and Leo DiCaprio come to mind but I'm positive I'm missing som... : Begawkiness
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  I've been impressed with Viggo Mortensen lately. : DarkWolf5
  • Seconded. Try watching Lord of the Rings and then History of Violence and then Eastern Promises back to b... : notd665
• Day Lewis, Giamatti, Norton, Hoffman, (Phillip Seymour) Hoffman, and Al Pacino in his good days. : SpaecKow
• johnny depp, gary oldman. : reverend~heresy
• I really liked Bale in Rescue Dawn. That was really an amazing film. The commentary was one of the mo... : Ovate
• kathleen turner : j0nchan
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  Sacha Baron Cohen! I cant believe no one mentioned him. When I first watched The Ali G Show I actually ... : AltZero
  • very nice! : Dalant
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  Easy, Christian Bale. : spazzium
  • Or William Hurt actually, dude is adaptable. : spazzium
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  T2000. that guy can even imitate a fucking floor. : bfzzzz
  • That was T1000. My god man, how can you make that mistake. <stated in an offended derogatory manner> :) : Totenjaeger
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  My contribution since I don't think he's been mentioned: William H. Macy. Bravo to those who mentioned G... : action wombmate
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    Macy is always recognizable and the same in most movies, as far as I've seen. : Modica Sol Solis
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      Not so. For example, the characters he plays in Fargo, State & Main, and Magnolia are all very, very dif... : action wombmate
      • Don't forget Panic and The Cooler. And if you are a Macy fan you should see both of them. : Totenjaeger
• Edward Norton : oneshot
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  Gary Oldman for sure, : pigvomit
  • Totally wins : jaga
• Robin Williams!! : Klebold
• Leonardo Di Caprio : Megara9
• Philip Seymour Hoffman .... easy? : nubitup
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  I'd vouch for Christian Bale, second vote would be Jason Statham : Lukiopimp
  • jason? a shitty american accent? a shitty cockney accent? he's terrible in too many things to have a rang... : Klebold
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  I have to give a nod to Val Kilmer. The Doors alone makes it a worthy entry I think. : Tawler
  • I agree with you he deserves to be on the list. : Totenjaeger
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  How's it going in this "say the name of a male actor" thread : Chris Remo
  • Pretty much like in every other shack thread that asks a question with a specific qualifier. : enyakk
• Cant be arsed to read through everything BUT Christian Bail and if sum1 else has sed it seconded! : Vincenoir
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  SIR Ben Kingsley : jasoncrowley
  • Oh and honorable mention to: Liam Neeson and a lesser degree Kenneth Branagh (although he is more into sh... : jasoncrowley
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    Undoubtedly. For shits and giggles watch Gandhi and then watch Sexy Beast to see the definition of RANGE ... : PlanetPerfecto
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      And don't forget Suspect Zero, Sneakers, Schindler's List, or Twelfth Night: Or What You Will. He sh... : jasoncrowley
      • Hey, don't forget Species or Bloodrayne either. : Totenjaeger
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  One more: Anthony Hopkins He slides into different psychopath characters quite well: From Silenc... : jasoncrowley
  • Further doubts? See: Instinct, Hearts in Atlantis, Amistad, Meet Joe Black, The Road to Wellville. : jasoncrowley
• Gary Oldman FTW I didn't realise it was him in half his films : usedillusion
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  Bale is good but doesn't deserve to be named next to lewis,crowe or malkovich. : Hoax
  • Bale definitely deserves to be on par with Crowe, Lewis and Malkovich (and may I add Buscemi) are in a di... : phokz
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  Tom Hanks - nuf said : balaams_ass
  • WIIIIILSOOOON!!!! : jasoncrowley
  • Until he can truly play a uncompromising / repentant bad guy, I can't see that happening. I can't remembe... : Totenjaeger
• More? Ralph Fiennes (Red Dragon -to- The English Patient) & Heath Ledger (Dirty Priest, to Gr... : jasoncrowley
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  I think it's pretty clearly between Christian Slater and Chris O'Donnell. : Sexpansion Pack
  • oh wow thats an Epic Fail... lol. : jasoncrowley
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  Johnny Depp and Gary Oldman : voodooraze
  • i'd agree with that : tkelly88
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  TOM CRUISE : mrvandelay
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    Yeah, you should hear him talk about Xenu. Thats some hard core roll playing there. : jasoncrowley
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      So, you are saying he is pulling the largest Andy Kauffmann act ever? : Totenjaeger
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        Either that, or playing the same roll in life as his movies is not 'morph into another person' worthy. : jasoncrowley
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          I thought mrvandelay was joking, same as semaphore above. : Totenjaeger
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            Aye, I lulled and posted satire. : jasoncrowley
            • Sorry, my satire detector isn't working this early in the morning. : Totenjaeger
• That Judi Dench guy is pretty good. : dirge23
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  John Wayne you freaking commies! : Lightzout
  • Yes I realized that this thread seems to only include modern actors... no Bela Lugosi... no Humphrey Boga... : jasoncrowley
  • Isn't that right up there with saying Clint Eastwood though? : Totenjaeger
• Eric Roberts : icon_of_syn
• Johny Depp : topkatz