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  So a HD for half the cost of the whole console? : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • Half the cost of the 60GB one, yes. 120 was 179.99 since it was released I think. : jimmy_legs
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    3/4 really, since the SKU without an HD is now $199 (well, tomorrow I should say) : zerog83
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      $199 arcade $150 hdd ----------------- $350 effective elite model ? : cpt_gloval
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        I think the Elite comes with a few extra accessories, though : zerog83
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          useless accessories ;p : cpt_gloval
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            live headset / mic, component cables (arcade is just composite) ethernet cable, HDMI cable & audio dongle... : pyide
            • don't hurt my high horse : cpt_gloval
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              live headset - $3 or so at EB? heck I have like 4 of them. MS throws them in with everything. component ... : Prozium
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                uhm - doesn't the arcade come with a corded controller whereas the premium and elites come with wireless ... : dedgecko
                • nope. The Core model came with a wired controller but when the stepped up to the Arcade they started incl... : Prozium
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                The composite cable doesn't have optical out, which is half the point of the breakout thing in the elite ... : pyide
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                  okay but you're still ahead ~$30 compared to buying an elite unit. : Prozium
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                    I've never seen a headset for $3 (used? wtf gross) or the official component cables under $35. MSRP is $3... : pyide
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                      okay, fine, get your elite. Eb always has used component cables and they're $13. http://www.gamestop.c... : Prozium
                      • You could save a few bucks if you really want. If you have an extra HDMI laying around for example, no sh... : pyide
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                  The composite/component cable I got with my Pro has optical out. : jimmy_legs
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                    We are talking Arcade here. It comes with composite cable only with no optical out. : pyide
                    • (this crappy thing: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemsetup/xbox360/accessories/avcable.htm ) : pyide
                    • Oh my bad. : jimmy_legs
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              I think its also wireless vs wired controller. : R.Cade
              • nm im wrong : R.Cade
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    They're not called M$ for nothing. : geneshifter
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      oh god M$! that's so original and hilarious! : zerog83
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        dude, I'm tired OK? : geneshifter
        • that's no excuse! now apologize. : zerog83
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  That thing needs to be $99 and no more, there's no real excuse for it in 2008. : Lunatic Angelic
  • I'd totally buy a 360 Arcade for $199 if I could just plug my own drive into it. : tfboc
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    Agreed. What sucks even more is the fact that, even at $150, I'll still be MS's bitch, taking it thick a... : mafu5150
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      The simple fact that you referred to it as a "roar" is worrying as I'm looking at buying one :( : dafugg
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        A meaningless literary device :) Looking at how much time I've spent playing, it obviously isn't a dea... : mafu5150
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          Not meaningless at all. I'd certainly describe mine as a roar. Especially next to the whisper of the PST... : Ebu
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            You hate bionic commando rearmed though. Gah. : rasputinreborn
            • And that is relevant...how? : Ebu
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    That's still a ripoff. Fry's has 500GB drives every week for that price. : ghost in my shell
    • I'm willing to grant them a $50 manufacturing cost for the custom interface, packaging, and retail stocki : Lunatic Angelic
    • to be fair, the small 120-160gb portal drives are more like $60 or 80 or something : xsoulbrothax
• i need to find the local PBS channel : qwpeoriu
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  My Rock Band addiction is leading up to this purchase. : pwnage1232
  • Dingding! me too. also, game installs + XBLA games : jimmy_legs
  • Same here. :X : DOOManiac
  • this and the upcoming ability to install games to the HD are going to make me look really had at a bigger... : FormerHPB
• its a fucking joke. i'm so glad the ps3 lets you drop in your own drive. i really want to get a bigger ... : kill9
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  $150 for a 120gb 2.5" SATA drive? Ok. http://www.provantage.com/hitachi-0a53487~7HTC902V.htm $200 for... : Ebu
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    So what games have you played and hated on ps3, ebu? I'm sorry that I bring this stuff up, but you real... : rasputinreborn
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      ebu is filled with rage its nothing new : boomstickah
      • Do you really read that as me "raging?" : Ebu
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      I look forward to what he finds to complain about when RE5 comes out : derelict515
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        No strafe. : Ebu
        • STRAFE IS IN! But no moving while aiming still. :( Dead Space did it perfectly, why can't RE5? :[ : Ebu
    • Look, don't bother lying. You're not sorry, that's cool. That's your thing. Hounding my tastes is just wh... : Ebu
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    I keep thinking of upgrading my PS3's hard drive, but there is really no point. I have the 40 gig one, an... : bozer
    • I just put in a 320gb drive. It's great. The 40 was full, and now I don't ever have to worry about deleti... : Ebu
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  this, along with the $99 wifi gear, is how the xbox division became profitable... : j0nchan
  • Except for that whole billion dollar write-off thing. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  midweek angst all up in this thread. damn people. : jimmy_legs
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    :( What games ya been playing jimmy? : NastyJack
    • Mercs2, Castle Crashers, GeomWars2. Finished Bioshock last week. Thinking about starting up TF2 again. ... : jimmy_legs

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  You proably already have, but gonna throw out Firefly (and Serenity). : kallanta
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    I have not ever actually sat down and watched all of Firefly. Does it keep the same mood as Serenity, or ... : Modica Sol Solis
    • it's better than serenity. only whedon show i've been able to stomach, but some of the soap opera shit is... : pyide
    • It's usually vaguely serious-silly. You really end up liking the characters, once they get established. I... : xsoulbrothax
    • Give Firefly a few episodes. I was skeptical at first, but it grew on me like super-cancer. Serenity is... : kallanta
• Californication? : Sirus2400
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  Carnivale, Babylon 5, Jericho, Firefly, Earth 2 : Richese
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    Another vote for B5 and Firefly. Jericho was a miss for me, it started out cool, but dragged on it see... : Sailor of Fortune
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      Oh man, Carnivale. Not a miniseries as such - it was intended to be pretty long. Got cancelled after the : Arceihn
      • Yeah, I believe there was supposed to be three seasons but since it was not the Sopranos or SitC, neither... : Totenjaeger
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  Veronica Mars! : jra101
  • This gets my vote. Really hoping Bell and Thomas get that movie idea going. I'd love to see more of N... : IndigoAK
• supernatural : deadfish
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  Psych is fun. : Conan
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    I guess I shoulda said cable TV. I watch Psych almost religiously, same for Monk. : Modica Sol Solis
    • Technically, Psych is cable TV. : Conan
• Try Pushing Daisies. It's pretty good, if you can stomach cuteness, although if it's a macabre Tim Burton... : BlackCat9
• Pushing Daisies on DVD the 16th Arrested Development? : byorn
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  Weeds is a good show, has its bumps like other shows - but i think its up there and worth a view. ( Im a ... : siknsyko
  • or, perhaps, mentioned. : siknsyko
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  THE WIRE : megarust32
  • This is one i have to see. : Mini-d
• The Wire Two and a Half Men (if you like sarcasm) Heros : Topaz
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  Dude, I was in the exact same place you were with tv shows until my dad introduced me to The Wire. The sh... : Gojirah
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    I tried to get into The Wire but couldn't.. I love pretty much all the shows mentioned so far and was sur... : cause&effect
    • Yeah you have to struggle through the first half and then it turns into concentrated awesome. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  The Wire, Deadwood, Rome. : Nihil ME
  • Rome is also a great show...wish it went on for at least a 3rd season but it ended well enough : Gojirah
• The Wire needs more love. : evildanish
• true blood starts this sunday, watch it! : klearlyunseen
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  Heroes, 24, Burn Notice, Chuck : FPSDavid
  • I'm enjoying Burn Notice. It's good fun. :D : xsoulbrothax
• it's always sunny in philadelphia , flight of the conchords : mista mista
• Deep Space Nine, NYPD Blue, Firefly was mentioned already. : razorblade79
• If you've got a few hours to kill, "Generation Kill" is pretty damned fine 'entertainment.' The last e... : carrioN luggagE
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  FireFox + Serenity : CRasterImage
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    Why did Fly cancel Firefox? It was the best browser on TV! : BlackCat9
    • Heh. Aw crap. : CRasterImage
• Eureka : jayares
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  The Terminator series, it's surprisingly awesome. : Marauder IIC
  • This gets my vote too. It's even better in HD. Probably the best Blu-ray purchase I've made yet. : IndigoAK
  • +1 vote for Terminator series. : hussdelrio
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  Eureka and How I Met Your Mother (recently started watching this myself and am liking it so far). ... : lightly inclined
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    You are such a girl. It makes me laugh. : brickmatt
    • I'm just overloading on silly lighthearted fare before jumping into the emotional mire that is the last s : lightly inclined
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  jeremiah? : duncandun
  • always sunny in Philadelphia? burn notice? : duncandun
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  please watch Deadwood : losimagic
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    It's hard to beat Al Swear-Engine. : Lone Swordsman
    • That's Swidgin Cocksucker! : Totenjaeger
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    Anyone who has not watched Deadwood is a.... : themaestro2657
    • San Francisco cocksucker! : losimagic
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    ^^ Hell yes! One of the best shows EVER! Al Swearengin could be the greatest character in the history o... : FormerHPB
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      Every step a journey of fucking discovery! (When Jewel is struggling to get up the stairs) : losimagic
      • one of many lines he said in that show that really had me LOL. He was so perfect in that role. : FormerHPB
• Prison Break season 1 maybe? : dchavez999
• Breaking Bad. Some of the best TV I've had the pleasure of watching. I'm surprised (and a little disap... : Arceihn
• The West Wing, The Wire, The Sopranos, Mad Men? : alnya
• Heroes ffs!! Get caught up now before the 3rd season starts in less than three weeks. : lefthighkick
• Six Feet Under? Pretty much the titan of all TV, ever for me. : etherealrhythm

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• Toss up between Far Cry 2 (yay faction wars!) and Fallout 3 (I'm joining the BoS!) : zanzares
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  Left 4 Dead and Fable 2 : ant_hillbilly
  • ^^^Same. Though Mirrors edge and Fallout 3 have me intrigued. : byorn
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  Fallout 3! Left 4 Dead would be a close second on my list. : ConsFEARacy
  • Same here. Colonization also ranks high. : dirge23
• Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia or Dead Space. : pyide
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  Well, it was Force Unleashed. Then I played the demo. : Thresher
  • Sad, but true. I still might pick it up, though... : ConsFEARacy
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  mirrors edge : jujubees
  • ^^^^ : naios
• Left 4 Dead and Fallout 3 have me excited. I'm still excited to play through Clear Sky. Isn't there a n... : freak!
• Hmm that's a tough one, they're all pretty equal. I can't wait for RB2, Fable 2, Force Unleashed, and Ge... : Begawkiness
• it was Project Origin :`( Now it's Left 4 Dead : grabbie
• Fallout 3 by far. I am a fie hard fallout fan since the beginning. One of those games that you never forg... : hirosushima
• Fallout motherfuckin' 3. Also Gears 2, Left 4 Dead. : GeorgeB3DR
• Left 4 Dead definitely, then Far Cry 2 and Wrath of the Lich King tied for second.. I haven't played WoW ... : Arsenal
• Fallout 3, Fable 2, Left 4 Dead. : Ziz
• Fallout 3, then Left 4 Dead. It will be a good year for PC games. : pyrogen
• Fallout 3, for sure. Clear Sky was looking pretty good until the initial reports came in about how buggy ... : ieGod
• mirror's edge : JINKY
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  Left 2 Die. I don't really get excited about games very much. I'm a wait and see kind of person now. : ArB
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    i guess left 2 die is the two player version? lol : baconisgod
    • That's probably how I'm going to play it! : ArB
    • Or a sequel. : Wisp!
• Left4Dead indeed : eforce98
• Left 4 Dead is going to make me buy a new computer : sm00v3d
• Civ4: Colonization unf unf unf : Goncyn
• WAR. :x Non-MMO, though? Toss up between FO3, Fable 2 and Mirror's Edge. I'd also say Starcraft 2,... : Noobler
• Wrath of the Lich King! : electroly
• Left 4 Dead over anything else, without a doubt. : noodleboy723
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  Fable motherfucking 2. : mittense
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    Oh, and Mirror's Edge (which I didn't know was coming out this year). : mittense
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      And Far Cry 2. : mittense
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        rofl yea, you're shackhype personified :D : xsoulbrothax
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          We need to play Bad Company again sometime soon. : mittense
          • or you can sign back on and teach me how mercs2 works :D always down for bad company though! : xsoulbrothax
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  Little Big Planet. don't hurt me shack! : mojorisen1117
  • Definitely looking forward to this, mostly to see what my wife does with it =P : Toth21
• Mirror's Edge, Fallout 3. : shirif
• Fallout 3 with Left 4 Dead hot on it's heels : melkore
• Fallout 3 and Fatal Frame 4 (if that actually comes out before the end of the year). : Borzoi
• Far Cry 2. 50 km^2 of seamless exploring FPS sniping live day/night cycle fire propagation? On my face pl... : Dynotaku
• Fallout 3, Left for Dead, Dead Space, Rock Band 2, Fable II, : Darkfox76
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  Left 4 Dead, because I've played that other one you guys mentioned a lot about 10 times now. : lplasmatron
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    yeah rub it in asshole :( : zerog83
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      *rub rub rub-adub* Hey if it makes you feel better I still have fun with it. That's a good sign. : lplasmatron
      • It does. *hug* : zerog83
      • Oh and I forgot to mention Mirror's Edge. I don't know if it will really all work, but it's pushing a lot... : lplasmatron
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  Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead. Those are the only two I need, they're the only two I want. Though I may pick ... : zerog83
  • goddamnit, I left out Mirror's Edge : zerog83
  • I left out GoW2, dang it! : Darkfox76
• L4D here : davislovestacobell
• Fallout motherfucking 3. Favorite franchise, favorite developer. MEET : cdbeckman
• WAR and L4D : aeg1x
• Just like most posters, Fallout 3. After that, Far Cry 2. Left 4 Dead looks interesting, but doesn't re... : OmegaRed59
• Left 4 Dead : NFXFSX
• DNF : retardhumper
• Nothing really. Left 4 dead is cool, but I'm looking forward to Crysis Warhead more. : baconisgod
• Warhammer Online : wykd
• Fallout and Stalker - that's it, that's all. : reelbk
• Fallout 3, Fable 2, Spore, and Force Unleashed! I wanted to include Empire: Total War, but it's not till ... : thetangent
• Fallout 3 then Left4Dead : sanchez
• The new need for speed actually looks pretty good : retardhumper
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  fifa 09 : Foxhawk
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    ditto, and fallout 3. anyone want to buy PES2008? : Detective Harry Bosch
    • Deciding when both Fifa and PES are out. I've been a PES-fan for ages now, but this year Fifa seems to cl... : Bamii
• Fallout 3, with Left 4 Dead a close second : megarust32
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  1WAR, 2L4D, 3Fallout3, 4Chrono Trigger : happynoodle
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    chrono trigger? : mrseldowski
    • Coming out on DS : happynoodle
• Fallout 3 : lolbotomy
• WAR , L4D, then meh? fallout 3 maybe but I was bored to tears by oblivion. : hamachi
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  Wrath of the Lich King : [7]kami
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    I want to play a Death Knight soooooo bad. One of my stupid guildmates got in the Beta (I've been playin : action wombmate
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      Yea me too. I am so going to level an Undead DK and freeze bitches in the arena. : [7]kami
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        lol, no you wont :P : Bamii
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          No YOU won't. I will. :-) : [7]kami
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            Dude, you couldn't level another character even if your life depended on it and you know it :P : Bamii
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              Huh? It's just outland leveling we're talking about. NP. Especially not with a totally new class that i c... : [7]kami
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                You have to have a lvl70 char you turn into a DK right? Since you said Undead I figured you were planning... : Bamii
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                  Lol you don't turn your char into a death knight. You need a 70 char to be able to make one on that r... : [7]kami
                  • Now that I didn't know. I thought you actually turned your current char into a DK. That would be a much m... : Bamii
    • I'll only do a DK for the intro quest. No interest in the class otherwise, already got my bear tank and h... : node
• Since Spore is out in a few days, I'll ignore that and say Fallout 3. : Vincent Grayson
• Stalker, Fallout 3, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, Duke Nukem Forever : CasbahBoy
• Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, Dow2, STALKER, L4D. Goodbye $250.... : IHATEDUST
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  Right 4 Life : yosemiteclimber
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    Oh, you mean Right 2 Life, the anti-abortion game where you protest outside Planned Parenthood while your... : BlackCat9
    • Oh that's not a game, that's just being republican! If you notice I struck that entire sentence, like it... : yosemiteclimber
• Wrath of the Lich King, Mirror's Edge and the new Tomb Raider. I can't pick one of them. : SilverSnake
• Probably Tomb Raider Underworld. : enyakk
• Mirror's Edge : xsii
• I don't have a clear favorite yet, but the ones I'm definitely getting on release are Stalker: Clear Sky,... : ShoCon
• I'm going to say Darkfall Online, actually. It's not the game that I want to play the most, but I'm alrea... : BlackCat9
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  FIFA 09 (first pc version i will buy in years over pes) and L4D. : thewindcriesmary
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    Are they changing the engine for the pc version? 08 was a joke on pc : davidc02
    • Yeah the gfx are as good as the PS3/360 version. And a unique control scheme with the mouse + better onli... : thewindcriesmary
• Left 4 Dead/Mirror's Edge. Pyide's choices at a very close second. : djkenohki
• Mirrors Edge, RE5, Far Cry2, CoD 5 (co-op action) : Cygnus X-1
• STALKER. That is all. : Gojirah
• Fallout 3, and that's it : Drewus
• L4D, Fallout 3, Rock Band 2, Fable 2, BiA:HH, Deadspace, and maybe Red Alert 3. http://www.google.com/... : Sailor of Fortune
• Aldo Left4Dead, hand fucking down. Seriously, co-op has been lacking in SP titles of late, focusing on... : carrioN luggagE
• Fallout 3 Maybe Need for Speed, Dead Space, Left4Dead, Fable 2 or FarCry 2... : razorblade79
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  I'm secure with my gender. FLOWER. Take that, bitches. : IndigoAK
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    I was thinking about buying sealife safari, but I didn't dare. : razorblade79
    • I actually tried the demo. Wasn't too impressed. Felt more like that Windows screensaver than a real sa... : IndigoAK
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  DOW2 : mega man
  • 2009 : thewindcriesmary
• Left 4 Dead, then Little Big Planet. : Magus
• Far Cry 2 (sandbox editor) : MatthewPhillips
• Colonization : deviantpaul
• skate.2 (crosses fingers) : Werkin
• Bein a PS3 Whore probably killzone 2 :) : Vincenoir
• Spore, Fallout 3, The rest of the Strong Bad games : baron calamity
• Mirror's Edge, Fallout 3 and Fable 2 I like shooting games but I need some more variety. Too Human mak... : hoov1185
• Fallout 3. Spore. : Arcanum
• Force Unleashed, Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, Farcry 2 : mrseldowski
• warhammer online and gow2. i'm buying an elite just to play gears online with you faggots. : xxiv
• Fallout 3! : Totenjaeger
• Crysis Warhead : SlamDunk
• Wrath of the Lich King. : [7]kami
• Saints Row 2, and sadly WotLK : tnyswonger
• Mirror's Edge. I'm trying to snuff any anticipation I have toward Left 4 Dead, not because I think it ... : heartsauce

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  too bad the black album sucked : qwpeoriu
  • Not the best Metallica, but a great metal album nonetheless...it was the last Metallica CD I bought, up u... : ConsFEARacy
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    I enjoyed it alot : jonin
    • It's a huge change from what they did in the past. Not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but the ... : qwpeoriu
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    I've never understood the hate for the Black album. Is it just because it was a mainstream hit? Sandman,... : Smitty
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      it is because they cut their hair : gmd
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        they didnt cut their hair in black. that happened in Load. : AroundTheFur1380
        • This is why I always say I love "pre-haircut" Metallica when people ask! : ConsFEARacy
    • There's hate for it because in the last 10 years metalheads have become a viper pit of elitists and prick... : vile
    • It wasn't thrash anymore, but it still deserves some LOVE! : ConsFEARacy
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      Sad but True was great ! ... and that's it. Also, it was just a complete change in their style, it was... : qwpeoriu
      • WRONG : gmd
      • I think that since I was still a kid and didn't start listening to Metallica until around when load came ... : OmegaRed59
    • There are songs on it I like and I can accept that it was the shift from the 'thrash' metallica to the 'h... : zakk
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    I'll be honest... if you like any Metallica at all, I'm not sure how you can say the Black album sucked. ... : vile
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      Sad but True was great, definitely. But that album was more of the beginning of the end rather than any s... : qwpeoriu
      • Objectively worse? how? its fine for people to say, i dont like post AJFA metallica because its not thras... : thewindcriesmary
      • Objectively. Awesome, that's just great. : Conan
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  the one that just played Judas Kiss, was amazing. : gmd
  • BOOOOW DOOWNN... SELL YOUR SOUL TO MEEEEEE Goddamn it. Sooooo much headbanging going to happen to that... : vile
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  I've been listening to the CD (leaked, but I pre-ordered too!). I'm definitely enjoying it much more than : ConsFEARacy
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    I think I missed unforgiven 3 on the stream, fuck : gmd
    • I don't think they played it on the stream. : OmegaRed59
• I still can't get any of the streaming stuff working in the office. :( This really sucks! : MacemanInTW
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  Haha, cutting guys beards!! : OmegaRed59
  • The looooooove boat!!! : jonin
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  what is this broadcast? PLZ LINK ME : baconisgod
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    www.missionmetallica.com Should be able to sign up for free and stream it. : vile
    • it is linked right off metallica.com http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=601195 : gmd
    • thx, i found it at metallica.com. no sign up required. : baconisgod
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  i've listen to it 6 times so far, just about to spin it again. definitely picking it up on itunes(I alrea... : re4ctor
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    Why itunes? With all the DRM free stores like amazon and rhapsody, I just don't get buying DRMed songs a... : OmegaRed59
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      because we're in canada and we can't use amazon :( : Dave-A
      • that too :( : re4ctor
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      cause i already bought my apocalypse and tdtnc. normally i'd just buy the cd, but now I only need 8 songs... : re4ctor
      • Well, I just hate being tied to one company. I mean, what if all of a sudden the ipod isn't the best any... : OmegaRed59
    • I only listen to music on my iPod or on my Satellite radio. So it doesn't really matter if it's DRMed. ... : mrwolf710
• Great Album. I have heard it a bunch of times now, and I am still loving it. I will actually by this when... : AroundTheFur1380
• That was a nice preview, I can't wait a week :( : OmegaRed59
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  OK, I was just looking at the song listing for the new album. There is a 10 fucking minute instrumental.... : mrwolf710
  • Posted this earlier today: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=UYjLJEZ0ZNM :) : timmie
• I'm digging the riffs on the new album. The black album will always kick ass : eforce98
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  This album sounds like 2008 Metallica desperately trying to sound like 1988 Metallica. And succeeding, fo... : Schnapple
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    I would say The day that never comes, cyanide and my apocalypse are the 3 weakest songs on the album. I h... : thewindcriesmary
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      What? The solo in The Day That Never Comes is sweet. Also, you all are talking as if you have heard the ... : OmegaRed59
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        I have the full album. : thewindcriesmary
        • How did you manage that? : OmegaRed59
    • The tracks chosen as singles from albums are often the weakest tracks IMO. : nudel
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  http://ft.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/d2/d2f7be4758bc50425a87af5d8ba3aca445412470.jpg : Hyper-r3v
  • hahaha awesome, it is hard for hetfield not to look pissed off : thewindcriesmary
  • hah, nice :D : baconisgod
  • hahahaha that's awesome : Begawkiness
  • ARMANI GOOD : tomservo
  • he looks like the dude there. : re4ctor
  • I'm pretty sure that's a Rob Trujillo statue. : jamesray
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    That says it all right there : Drewus
    • No, I think this one does: http://ft.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/00/00fe7a9cf3bb467c7661f1da7c202bcedb4... : Hyper-r3v
  • that picture owns so much : JINKY
  • oh thats a good one! : MrLobo
  • if 80s Hetfield took a time machine and saw this, he would brutalize his future-self and then go back and... : siknsyko
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    I don't see the problem here at all. the guy is closing in on 50, he has a fucking ton of money, a family... : moshman
    • Yeah, how dare he buy nice clothes! He should be wearing ripped jeans that smell of yak-piss donated to h... : nudel
    • It's just funny is all - the whole gimmick with Hetfield is that he's this big tough ogre of a guy who pl... : Schnapple
  • Now *that* is rock and roll! : skizl
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  I wish my favorite musicians weren't dead. : not work safe
  • Liberace? : stump
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    oh lil buddy... biggie's loose, easy flow will always be with you : Dave-A
    • God had bigger plans for our homie. : not work safe
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  Not bad, I like most of it. Unforgiven 3 sucks though. : FPSDavid
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    doesn't suck, just not great. the solo is pretty good at least : re4ctor
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      good solo and Metallica don't really go together : Halen
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        Kirk Hammett and Joe Satriani would disagree. : thewindcriesmary
        • As would I. : FPSDavid
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          I'm pretty sure Joe cringes and cuts himself every time he hears Kirk "play" : Halen
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            Kirk has played some good solos, he just seems tone deaf sometimes with his bends, it's ridiculous. AND ... : moshman
            • he's not only tone deaf, he's melody deaf, taste deaf and interesting deaf just my opinion, of course : Halen
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            I'm pretty sure he's very proud (especially of the pre black album solos) because Satriani helped write t... : thewindcriesmary
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              oh and thats not to say the black album solos suck, i actually find them awesome to play : thewindcriesmary
              • I really enjoy the solo from Bleeding Me : MoreVespeneGas
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    They actually named a song that? lol : carrioN luggagE
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      and after hearing forgiven II... fucking LOL : carrioN luggagE
      • unforgiven 3: still not forgaven : Fish_Bulb
• OK I need to listen to this shit ASAP : Begawkiness
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  I can't bring myself to listen to it. : tomservo
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    why is that? : Dave-A
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      I think partly that I just don't care. And partly because St Anger was so bad.... BEYOND bad. I'll pro... : tomservo
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        Fair enough. The Black Album did the same thing to me :( : Dave-A
        • sure it did : MoreVespeneGas
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        It's truly, truly good, man. I hope you can respect my opinion enough to check it out. : vile
        • Agreed. It is actually very good. : thewindcriesmary
• st anger woooo yeah that album ripped me a new asshole when i first heard it. that fucking snare drum/tr... : arizona bay
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  vile, I really enjoyed playing TF2 with you tonight, it was even more fun when we were on the same team. : yosemiteclimber
  • Hahaha I'm sorry to disappoint, bro. Not only do I enjoy them, I think they're the greatest band of all t... : vile
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    Oh come on, they may have ruined their reputation with the whole Napster thing, but their 80s/black album... : sanchez
    • Word, sanchez. Your opinions are as keen as your rockette lawnchair. I honestly think this new album h... : vile
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  I don't know, I've been listenting to it a bit and I just can't get into it. I'll probably give it a coup... : Gojirah
  • It has to be digested first, but it is actually good... : davidc02
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  Love the album, but why is there no fucking bass on any of the songs?! : silent prophet
  • * AJFA'D * : -efx-
  • Theres a tiny bit, but i find it dissapointing cuz Rob is a pretty good musician. : thewindcriesmary
  • worked wonders for ...and justice for all :-) : [7]kami

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  yeah good movie. i haven't seen it in years but now i'm interested. : xxiv
  • Honestly, I was digging it completely until the last 20 minutes, then I was just blown the fuck away. : zerog83
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  Directors cut or original? : deathofrats
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    Director's Cut : zerog83
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      The director's cut is awesome. : scottv7
      • The director's cut was awesome. It really added a lot to the movie. Definitely recommended over the the... : Priest77
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  James Cameron is fucking god. : GeorgeB3DR
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    I fully endorse this product or service : zerog83
    • But he made Titanic. He is a very evil god at times. : Totenjaeger
  • He's still on board as Producer of the Lo Wang : Shadow Warrior TV series I hope. : ArB
• One of my all time favorites. : tfboc
• Last movie of his I really love. I hope Avatar is great. : Serpico74
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  You've got a strong heart. You want to live. : mrwolf710
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    oh man I was in complete suspense during that entire scene. I honestly wrote her off when he started slap : zerog83
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      also, she has nice boobies. : zerog83
      • so wrong I would have administered CPR through her nipples : Priest77
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  It's his best movie by far. There is such a feeling of damp claustrophobia throughout the movie. : Thresher
  • Oh god I agree. The whole time watching the movie I was thinking, "If I was in this situation, I would've... : zerog83
  • The Terminator is still my favorite but The Abyss is damn good. It is kind of crazy how ambitious it is o... : Serpico74
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    Abyss is his SECOND best movie. Terminator 2 is far and away his best movie. : thetangent
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      Aliens sorry. : johnny rotten
      • 3-way tie. : GeorgeB3DR
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        Terminator > Aliens > The Abyss > T2 > Titanic > True Lies : Serpico74
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          6-way tie. Man is a directing god. : GeorgeB3DR
          • im sure he was happy to get an oscar, but he quickly remembered he shits them out on a daily basis. : siknsyko
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            Wait, so, it's ok for people to like Titanic again? I thought everyone hated that movie even though they... : action wombmate
            • Ha, no kiddin'. I really enjoyed Titanic, although I agree with your other post that Aliens was his best ... : Bold
            • it was cool to hate it. i loved it. : yautja
    • Are you motherfuckers forgetting that Cameron made Aliens??? : action wombmate
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  Is it on Blu Ray? I would love to watch it again : bozer
  • i just checked, looks like it is not :( : mojorisen1117
• now I want to watch the abyss again, great film. : aethyr
• Michael Biehn \m/ : stump
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  If your DVD came with "Under Pressure - the making of Abyss" then you should watch that next. The movie w... : Marauder IIC
  • I'll be sure to check that out then. I need to play some GAMES! : zerog83
  • yeah, one of the most enjoyable and interesting making-of docos i've seen : filthysock
  • Excellent documentary on the film. Cameron really kicks filmmaking up a notch. : ShoCon
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  you bloody moron! you should've watched it the day it came out. : Flynn
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    dude, I was SIX! : zerog83
    • dude! I wasn't born yet. I still love that movie. : Zolneirz
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  ive never seen the abyss. *makes mental note to see the abyss* : Antilles_Prime
  • Seriously, it's one of the best Sci Fi movies ever made. : coldfusioncs
  • You should add "directors cut, if possible" to your note. As those people above in the thread have said. : Lightbulb
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  Did you read my post about it? : soggybagel
  • I did. Your post made me want to get the DVD. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17648095#itemanchor... : zerog83
• Such a fantastic movie. One of my favourites. : timmie
• My Dad doesn't almost ever watch movies more than once, but The Abyss is one he's seen several times. : tomservo
• last 5 minutes sucked, but the rest of it was incredible. : edgewise
• Oh hell yes that is an awesome movie. : Priest77
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  I may be in the minority here, but I thought it was abysmal. : baconisgod
  • You're a deeply troubled person. : Priest77
  • My respect for you is lower than the deepest ocean trench. : stump
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    i hope this is some sort of pun and you're not serious : veras
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      this made me lol the most : duncandun
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        He can't fathom the truth. : Priest77
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          It's too deep for him. : node
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            I guess his sense of humor is too shallow. : Caboose
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              I can't take the pressure of writing the next pun. : elwood00
              • Water you guys up to in here? : the_burd
              • no need to alienate him further : fsck
• Great movie, I haven't watched it in many years, I may have to correct this. : Begawkiness
• I didn't watch it until earlier this year, too. Fantastic film. : omnova
• Such a fucking awesome movie : veras
• I really need to watch this again. : SeaLlama
• Amazing film, and still one of my favorites. : SolrFlare
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  Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio's topless scene was so hot! : pigvomit
  • She... uhh... she was dead, bro. : coldfusioncs
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  Deep Star Six was the superior movie. : -=kodiak=-
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    On what merits? : yosemiteclimber
    • general badassary : -=kodiak=-
    • bug monster thingies > water monster thingies : deadfish
  • This thread is about "The Abyss", you fool, not "Leviathan"! BTW, didja' notice how gruesome the poste... : Bold
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  If you turn it off before the end it's very good. If you don't, it's terrible. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    Have you seen the director's cut? It makes so much more sense. : pigvomit
    • That's the only one I've seen I'm afraid :\ The original is worse? : GreatGooglyMoogly
• I remember going to see that by myself when I was 14. I couldn't quite get across to my mom on the ride ... : mrwolf710
• I did not like the ending of that movie. : Lone Swordsman
• You're not as in awe as i was the first time i watched "the abyss" on a vhs i found when i was 8 years ol... : lapskaus

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  yea that wasn't quite as funny as what I was expecting... : mnok
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    Bill's store card was hilarious, though. :) : Optimus Prime
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      I've seen that one before, wasn't it photoshoped as his jail pic? : Sailor of Fortune
      • I think he actually spent a night in jail : davidc02
• I'm not sure what I just watched but the tagline at the end was funny. Mmmmm delicious. : gigaduck
• that had some level of potential but it really failed badly. : fatman
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  They've obviously made a bunch of these. I'm curious to see where the campaign ends up going and if there... : Serpico74
  • Duh, forgot to say that IMO it is pretty funny. I want to see Larry David do one. : Serpico74
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  Gates giving a little butt shake was funny. : mwasher
  • I liked them sneaking in his mugshot on the card. : verbatim
• BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. seinfeld isn't funny anymore : kill9
• Vista. Like Cake. But not edible. : verbatim
• what. : mindfk
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  As a short movie, it was funny. As a commercial, it failed. : glio1337
  • I fear that this is only the beginning. : verbatim
• i wish i could earn $10 million for bullshit like this. The world is not fair. : baconisgod
• Wow I love Jerry Seinfeld but that was just bad : wasylm
• this has gay sex written all over it : mindshot
• lol! i give Bill Gates props for having a Tommy Lee Jones sort of humor. "Adjust your shorts" : Korban
• That was great. : chungathebunga
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  LOL bill gates' Shoe Circus I.D. picture is a mugshot http://www.justicejunction.com/Assets/gatesmugshotb... : Trips
  • Oh, I thought that was photoshoped, haha : Sailor of Fortune
• I laughed. I loved. : Ebu
• I enjoyed that. I want more. : jayacheess
• That was a commercial trying to sell me a product? : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Seinfeld always had a Mac in his apartment. It even got upgraded throughout the series. : Priest77
  • So... Do you really think it was there because he wanted to ? Advertisement dude. : doomed
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  Fuck. I really want a churro now. : smackpiece
  • I know right. so fucking good. : zerog83
  • Cinnamonny Suggary Doughy Goodness, mmmmm! : FPSDavid
• Kind of reminds me of the Superman AMEX ads. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Biggest waste of 10 million dollars I've ever seen. : GeorgeB3DR
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    Whereas the Mac vs PC commercials are pure genius and great. : GeorgeB3DR
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      I think the last couple of generations are not funny at all actually. I like PC guy 10 times better than ... : stuka
      • I've always liked him better. : Richese
      • Come eat me, I'm a delicious pizza : DarkWolf5
    • a year and a half ago.. : Mondo
    • George Broussard confirms Mac version of Duke Nukem Forever. : coldfusioncs
    • Funny the mac commercials always reminded me of the Lemmings game. And it's a good thing Gates helped ma... : paravis
    • Respect--. I've lost all faith. : dilutedq
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      You are fucking nuts if you really think that. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • We are not the target market -- and they definitely work for the target market. : Yanks
  • It depends on what they are going for. Taken in a void, this ad is barely worthy of the name. It's not se... : sharpie
  • Let's wait on the DNF reviews first before saying that. Sorry. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• ...what. No funny anywhere. : stuka
• Microsoft sells shoes? : Albemuth
• ... fin : Blake Ellison
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  ugh. They just. Dont . have any style to speak of. That commercial was the tv commercial version of them,... : Cygnus X-1
  • " I was hoping for something different." haha what? : paravis
• So WIndows is cake? Ok, fine Lol : locater16
• I love it. It doesn't sell anything, it's just entertaining. Maybe not the best direction to take it i... : vile
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  Haha, I loved it. Funny. : Visceral Monkey
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    It needs a cameo from the Dell guy. : Sailor of Fortune
    • dell dude steve returns! : Fish_Bulb
• what the fuck was that shit ? : qwpeoriu
• What. The. Fuck. : ShoCon
• So was this Microsoft's attempt at non-sequitur humor or something? : carbontree
• That video runs like shit, both in low quality and high quality, does not matter which browser you play i... : sanchez
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  Apple must be shitting them selves : red2lucas
  • Their next ad will have the two go outside into the sunlight. : Sailor of Fortune
• I liked it and I usually hate Jerry Seinfeld. : nomaad
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  This isn't bad at all. : thief
  • And I think after a few more come out more people -- you shackers who hate them -- will agree. : thief
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  That... what the fuck? It's barely funny, and says precisely nothing about Vista. How fucking dumb are th... : node
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    It's not about advertising Vista, it's just about putting MS into your head. : nomaad
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      I guess it kinda works for that. But they have 1:30 of ads then this tiny Vista, it's delicious shit. wh... : node
      • I didn't see anything vista. That logo is pretty generic across their products now, including live search... : Slowtreme
      • didn't see the word vista anywhere. seems to be more of a response to apple's "pc vs mac" campaign. ... : smax
  • Think about it. Seinfeld's show was popular and it was a show about nothing. This commercial is about Vis... : Schnapple
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    The mac commercials were about macs? To me they just blast MS. Like attack ads. Microsofts ad is confusin... : avatar_58
    • and the funniest thing about those ads is they are touting the apple as the fun machine? what's more fun... : FormerHPB
• Jerry is trying too hard, and Bill was great a decent Ad : kevp
• lol That's insane. : ThomW
• The Superman ones were better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9IFeT2oyP0 : baron calamity
• as a stand-alone ad, meh. as part of a larger campaign, I'm at very least intrigued. : zakazi
• I liked it, thought it was pretty good. : stgdz
• i dont think theyre getting their money's worth : dantastic
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  On the other hand, I've seen two threads in two days on the commercial. Here we are, all talking about th... : the_burd
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    Yes. It humanizes Microsoft and Bill Gates (which people always have and always will associate with Micro... : Schnapple
    • Err, I mean Vista if they recognize the logo. Need breakfast... : Schnapple
  • No. The any pub is good pub is only possibly true if people have never heard of you, and even then you be... : zakazi
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  on the tv show, that was an apple computer on seinfeld's apartment, right? : fsck
  • yes : Slowtreme
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    which one? there were a couple. : not work safe
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      there was only 1 seinfeld tv show, and the same apple computer was there for all 9 or whatever seasons : MoreVespeneGas
      • it was a new model pretty much every year. : Slowtreme