Morning Discussion

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  I am two eps behind but will catch up - that neighbor is hot. : trOmblyj
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    what would you do if she was your neighbour and met you at the door when you go home for work with a hot ... : dantastic
    • Eat it. And the lasagna too. : wytchsansmerci
    • I would have to propose. : trOmblyj
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  This post is incomplete. Who's the real main character, and who is the hot neighbor? : elwood00
  • I think the cop and the handler will team up eventually Miracle Laurie http://www.imdb.com/name/nm282... : melkore
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  I'm kinda on the fence still, but I want it to be good so I'm sticking with it : gakera
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    I HATE Echo's weekly adventure storylines. Everything else, with the FBI agent and what happens at the do... : Ellissd
    • Yeah, I realized as I was chewing the insides of my cheeks out during ep 4 that the only really good stuf... : cerealSAM2
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  i like the show. : NeoMoose
  • I like it too. It isn't the greatest thing ever, but so what? : frenziedbadger
• The cult-storyline was fucking atrocious. Seriously I expected a whole hell of a lot more from the guy wh... : Ellissd
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  I'm still watching, but I'm losing patience with it. It has moments of classic Whedon and moments where ... : losimagic
  • Yeah I'm getting the feeling they are going to need a huge reveal or major plot change in the next few ep... : melkore
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  Topher and the FBI dude seem like the only characters that are given humorous/entertaining dialogue. Echo... : mittense
  • topher is more annoying than your twitter posts : dantastic
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    topher is a horrible character. it seems like joss whedon was trying to recreate the nerd trio from buff... : jenisthebest
    • Ah this is spot on.. i was thinking he was similar to Andrew but nowhere near as enjoyable, but now that ... : Arsenal
    • Buffy and Angel were both awful, so I don't really have a thought on this. I just like Topher since he se... : mittense
    • ^ This. He's the completely stereotypical computer nerd character. Sarcastic quips, can't believe he's ... : riptyde
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  BTW This weeks episode, #6, is supposed to be pretty big. (Whedon said so at a talk he gave I was at) : loboca
  • This is the episode that will clothe the nude and feed the hungry, much the way next week's Heroes will b... : Deathlove
  • the problem with dollhouse is that the best episode is already written in everyone's mind and will never ... : NeoMoose
• The thing that infuriates me the most is knowing that Fox kept stirring the script-pots with their shit-s... : cerealSAM2
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  I just don't care about the missions. At this point I'm just watching for the stuff in between them, the ... : Dynotaku
  • Yeah, the only thing I care about is the persistent/overarching stuff. Everything else is just for immedi... : mittense
  • ultimately he'll fail at doing anything meaningful because all the principals have script immunity. T... : Toraz Chryx
• Did you create this thread on imdb "Mellie with the melons" http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2829954/board/... : trevis
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  I like it, and I won't stop watching it till it gets canceled. I do think it's probably a little too dee... : lordlobo
  • ^^^^^ : askedrelic
  • amen to that brother, fuck the haters : kpxkrnjc
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    Yeah the friday night spot is bad which is why I didn't see it until today. I doubt my watching it on Hu... : melkore
    • To be fair, your watching it at home doesn't either unless your a Nielson household. : Ebu
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    When does it get "deep"? : byorn
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      Joss has never made a "deep" show. Teen vampire slaying? Space cowboys? Come on..... : NeoMoose
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        Depends on your definition of "deep", I suppose, but you can't really dismiss the possibility of it based... : action wombmate
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          the dead mom episode was probably one of the best episodes in the whole show. so creepy. : jenisthebest
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            It was. I'm not going to pretend that the whole show was that caliber, because it wasn't. But every now... : action wombmate
            • i usually liked the episodes joss whedon wrote the best. the last 4 seasons were pretty sketchy otherwis... : jenisthebest
    • Yeah the show is somewhat enjoyable, but I would never call it deep. : Evil Benius
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      Dude it's waaay deep. Alpha and Echo?? OMG Adam and Eve whooooooa o_O Whedon is plumbing the concepts of... : Perturbation
      • I like Echo as in ECHOES of the MEMORIES. : brickmatt
  • ^^^^^^^^ : johnwissinger
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  what a wonderful thought. if echo isn't the main character, then she can die, and someone other than Dush... : das_runt
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    sierra? : dantastic
    • Hot no doubt, but for some reason I'm more interested in Zorro. : davantalus
• I like it more than I thought I would. Sticking with it for now. I'm keeping my expectations low, so I ... : SqueegyTBS
• I've been enjoying it. I wasn't sure after the first episode but it has grown on me. : sm00v3d
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  It got a lot cooler for me once it got spoiled for me who is playing Alpha. : Deathlove
  • if the rumor is true : riptyde
• The missions and the whole idea behind actives (and the always weak reason why they're being used) is bor... : brickmatt
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  The love for Whedon fascinates me. It seems like he's the only guy around who could make a show as obviou... : NastyJack
  • once the geeks are hooked, they are hooked FOR LIFE : hamachi
  • I think it's the Firefly hurt being carried over. : Godhatesfatpeople
• Because he's a fucking asshole and doesn't realise that chubbies are where it's at. : SpaecKow

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  i'll be there with bells on : dirge23
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    and nothing else! : Korban
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      on a note unrelated to my jingly nudity, i can bring board games if anybody's inclined. i have a ton. : dirge23
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        oh? like what? : Korban
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          Lately the Battlestar Galactica game has been the favorite with my group. It's really good. I'll bring Ca... : dirge23
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            i've never played either, but i'll make sure to clear my kitchen table off for it. it's been a while sin... : Korban
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              have you ever watched BSG? : dirge23
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                no :( : Korban
                • it's still a pretty solid game, but you appreciate the theme way more if you've watched the show. but cat... : dirge23
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        Catan! : ThomW
        • can do : dirge23
        • I know I promised you board games and then never delivered. Maybe this will work out. : Goncyn
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  nyranger is coming 12 times! that means there will be enough for Korban! : zerog83
  • you kidding? i knock that much out before lunch. : Korban
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  I hope thomw and papaboo don't wear me out the night before! : askedrelic
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    that sounds like an excuse to be lax and chill and not drink much on saturday. i won't have it. i'll sh : Korban
    • simultaneous beer bong and beer enema : dirge23
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      I dont plan to drink at all...what you gotta say about THAT : devnullgt
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        you're not even coming. YOU DON'T LOVE ME! YOU NEVER DID! YOU CAN'T EVEN LOOK ME IN THE BACK OF THE HE... : Korban
        • depends on which head, dear sir : devnullgt
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        You're going to korban's sober? : ThomW
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          seriously, that'd be worse than that time i played hangman with Jonathan Brandis : Korban
          • clip? no clip? sorry, i thought we had clip. : Korban
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            ...nobody? really? : Korban
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              i got it. : dirge23
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                thank you :) : Korban
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                  that joke was worse than that time i played dr. mario with heath ledger : dirge23
                  • see, now that's both funny AND educational :) : Korban
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              What in the shit canned corn are you talking about? : devnullgt
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                do you know who Jonathan Brandis is? do you know how he died? : Korban
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                  I know who Jonathan Brandis is....have no idea that he was dead : devnullgt
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                    wikipedia'd...NOOOWW I GET IT : devnullgt
                    • see? it's funny :D : Korban
          • i'm still touting this as hilarious : Korban
        • Well, of course...I've never touched a drop in my life. It could KILL ME : devnullgt
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  I might not be able to attend :(. I got an email late Saturday from a prospective employer who wants to t... : ateam311
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    Friday != Saturday : devnullgt
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      seriously! it's only an 8 or 9 hour drive... i think : Korban
      • Yeah, about 7. We shall see. :] : ateam311
• I am thinking that I actually am going to go to this! I thought i had prior engagements but it turns out ... : Yanks
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  Wish I could make it, but I've been super busy as of late. Rest assured, I shall make you proud Shack! Ba... : lplasmatron
  • You should be working on The Phill then you could have come up to Korban's for research. : ThomW
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    I hope you can make it to one soon, I still have yet to dry hump you since Fallout 3 was released. : zerog83
    • He'll never show his face at a Shackmeet again. wtg. : ThomW
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  anyone want to pick me up in s. philly or anywhere near trains lmk thx : feek
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    maybe. i'll let you know later in the week. : Yanks
    • badass : feek
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  is anyone interested in watching some ncaa tournament action? : feek
  • HELL NO : ThomW
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    I will feek! : PapaBoo
    • okay... me and you will have to procure a laptop or something to watch it i guess. no way im missing out ... : feek
  • negative...NOC : devnullgt
  • if i wanted to watch ncaa tournament action, i would just stay home and watch it instead. in fact i'd pro... : dirge23
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    I'll be too busy kicking Benius's ass in BoomBlox since he throws like a bitch : zerog83
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      can we not gang up on korban this time? as much as i love a good ol' fashion gang bang, i enjoy being in... : Korban
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        survival of the fittest, man. we only gang up on you because we know that, in the end, you're not going t... : zerog83
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          but i'm good! i really am! i'm just never given a chance :*( : Korban
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            don't worry, if anyone has Street Fighter 4 I'll be getting my ass kicked up, down and sideways all day. : zerog83
            • Oooh yea, I havent played that yet...someone bring it : devnullgt
        • haha owned...but true : devnullgt
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  You are lucky I will be home this weekend to come :P : Evil Benius
  • damnit! flight cancelled ! : PapaBoo
  • i'll have on my yellow pants just for you :D : Korban
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  If anybody from the NY area wants a ride, let me know. : nyranger66
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    Holy shit you're coming? Sweet! : ThomW
    • he's coming quite a lot : Korban
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  What should I bring along? : ThomW
  • hookers and blow....and SF 4 : devnullgt
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    i'll shoot out an SM with a list of all the games i have so if anyone wants to bring any i don't have, th... : Korban
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      How many people are coming? I keep wondering if you need another damned TV. : ThomW
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        i have my main tv and my 24" dell monitor, which is plenty big enough for people playing on the futon. i... : Korban
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          people "playing" on the futon .... HOT : PapaBoo
          • will you play on the futon with me? : Korban
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  late afternoon bump : Korban
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    because this is the last thread i'm posting about it. : Korban
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      no, keep posting every single day until saturday. : askedrelic
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        i think everyone that needs to know about it knows. i'm just reminding everyone it's this week. and i'l... : Korban
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          I still want to do 8-player Forza :-( : zerog83
          • bring a controller and a copy of Forza 2 and we'll get my 360 networked with thom's if he brings it : Korban
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            Forza is too sim-my for me. PGR is as hardcore driving sim as I get. : ThomW
            • i think i have PGR3. got it as a WE. i'm 90% i never played it. : Korban

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  OS/2 ..... holy fuck...just....damn : devnullgt
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    yeah I thought it died back in 96. They're probably using token ring too lol : beastrabban
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      token ring was a fantastic technology which was really just too far ahead of it's tiHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH... : zerog83
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        <insert clever joke about the token falling out on the floor and causing the network to be down> : beastrabban
        • Any networking system that requires a minimum latency to function deserves to die a ignominious death. : Arcanum
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        you could run it on barbed wire. :( : Fyunch Click
        • So that's where my data packets got stuck making stable LAN gaming impossible. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• lol OS/2 : askedrelic
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  lol, anybody who works six years as an admin for OS/2.... is somebody who has no other career options. : Maddog_Delphi97
  • no kidding. but it's a niche job much like mainframe support is. : beastrabban
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    i bet you can get paid a ton as an OS/2 admin. i mean there can't be that many of them out there.... sup... : electroly
    • except the companies that run os2 are poor in the first place because they havent upgraded. :D : chilln
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  What reason could they have for still using OS/2 ? : slickdoody
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    legacy apps. : Fyunch Click
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      That's what I was thinking - but I would have never imagined that OS/2 would have had much of a following... : slickdoody
      • i know a bunch of people who were fanatical about OS/2, even upgrading to eComStation when that came out.... : electroly
      • It had a huge following in the Fortune 25 of the time. Especially since that was when IBM had employees o... : Fyunch Click
  • proprietary software that they don't want to pay to have recoded from the ground up? : zerog83
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    our phone system uses os/2. it's been running steady for over 8 years! : industro
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      But it thinks it's 1909. : SinistarX
      • This definitely got a LOL out of me. : node
  • For some reason I recall it being used in relation to a os/390 mainframe at Subaru when I was there, but ... : zakazi
• Wow, that is awesome. I wish I could do it. Haven't touched it since 93 : loboca
• Always be careful when running OS/2 and Windows boxes on the same KVM. Ctrl + Alt + Del makes for annoyed... : Fyunch Click
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  so no out of work OS/2 gurus? : beastrabban
  • hahahahhaaa No, but there are plenty of Windows NT/Windows 200x gurus out there looking for a job. ... : Maddog_Delphi97
• OS who? : emcea
• Are any OS/2 people still in existence or have they gone the way of the dinosaur. : hrdwregk
• hahahahahha what. must write atm software or something : Yanks
• There was a machine at my last job that ran OS/2. I tried to ghost the hard drive incase something fucked... : Lord Grey
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  Like, actual OS/2 or the thing that OS/2 turned into? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EComStation : Schnapple
  • who knows, I didn't write the spec.. I just cut&pasted it. : beastrabban
  • Fuck me, I forgot Stardock began on OS/2. What a fascinating development they've had as a company. : node
• OS/2? I wonder if this is for my employer? We used to be pretty heavy OS/2 users, but that was over 12 ... : i am the baker
• Somewhere in Dallas a bunch of fifty-year-old OS/2 dudes just sensed a disturbance in the force. : mn3m0n1c
• lol maybe I can program in COBOL too : riptyde
• OS/2-legit-2-quit. Stop. Hamma time. : steelsamurai
• I can program in OS/2 but I ask to be paid in nude women. 5 nude women / hour. Are you able to satisfy my... : Utopia

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  i slapped it on my tactical marines and avitus - sucks on the assault jump squad since you lose the jump ... : fufux
  • Sure, you lose assault jump, but THEY AUTO-TELEPORT TO CLOSE ON FLEEING ENEMIES If risking a couple mi... : CasbahBoy
  • i put them in thaddeus and love it. they zip around zip zip zip BANG : barichnikov
  • I put a jump pack on my force commander and have thaddius teleport around. : Fish_Bulb
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    Thadeus + Terminator Armor + Thunder Hammer & Storm Sheild (not the default ones) = Dead Carnifex in 3 to... : CRasterImage
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      Yeah, I was disappointed by the lack of knockback/crowd dispersion at first... but then I saw how he +Avi : kungfusquirrel
      • In general it just means you micro Thad more. : riptyde
• I threw it on Avitus. My (melee) FC sucked with term armor until I picked up the shield and teleporter ... : walker270
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  I always have Tarkus around and he's a great fit for it. March through damn near everything, take a flame... : Mad Jack McMad
  • Tarkus is the right answer. In addition to his tactical advance feature being super massive, with a pow... : hawke
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  I used it on Avitus with assault cannon and upgraded power fist, and also on the FC with hammer and shiel... : Head Rush
  • Never put it on my FC, will try that tonight. : quazar
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  In my normal difficulty game I've got FC, Tarkus, and Avitus all wearing Terminator and a Dreadnaught doi... : hawkeye
  • same squad setup as mine. isn't it just all kinds of awesome? you basically literally walk through the en... : AbortedFetusChristi
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  Terminators sucking at melee? Something is seriously broken! : Zakko
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    It's hard to say anything Space Marine related "sucks" at melee in this game.. : walker270
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      Tarkus might as well have been a squad of cheerleaders in melee before Terminator armor. : hawkeye
      • 'eh? Tarkus' rule in melee was to taunt and kite, so the damage dealers could do their thing. : walker270
      • i specced tarkus a ways into melee one playthrough and he was bad ass at it. veteran squad gets power axe... : stgulik
• Currently got mine on my assault squad. Then again I'm using FC, Terminators, Devastators and Dreadnough... : chazums
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  Do you guys try to level your dudes equally? Or do you just keep your favourites in play? : DrZettl
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    I haven't been leveling Cyrus because I feel things move a little too slow when I use him. : digweed014
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      i didn't level cyrus until everybody else was maxed... was still a waste, scouts just don't offer anythin... : fufux
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        Except INVISIBILITY, instant revive, and the ability to use accessories at will without hindrance. : Psigun
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          I've said Fuck Cyrus since day one Psigun. I'm O.G.F.C He just doesn't fit well into the way that most ... : kgargonmagrix79
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            Most? I wouldn't go that far. I am meticulous in my advance, and Cyrus is awesome for scouting ahead a... : ArcKnight
            • And dropping blind grenades and demopacks to wipe out hordes with impunity, letting the rest of the squad... : Psigun
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              garrisoned buildings can be taken out with other folks easily as well though : stgulik
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                Yes, but it's still a hassle to advance under fire. Cyrus solves the problem nicely. : ArcKnight
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                  not really, you could use tactical advance to do it with tarkus and use packs or nades, rocket pack on mo... : stgulik
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                    All those options require initiating combat. With Cyrus you are doing it out of combat. It's just more ef... : Psigun
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                      the buildings are minor hassles that can be dealt with pretty easily in a number of ways is more my point... : stgulik
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                        Buildings and revives arent even the main strengths though- you don't lower your firepower when you take ... : Psigun
                        • i can see how that could be useful, I just never end up taking out that many guys when i do that, althoug... : stgulik
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            Cyrus is the best squad and I will lead a personal campaign of vengeance against anyone that says otherwi... : Psigun
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              The only reason to ever use Cyrus is because you suck and need a get out of jail free card with his cloak... : Mr.Finkster
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                So how is being able to revive instantly through cloak a bad thing? Everybody loses squads at some point ... : Psigun
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                  I just stick that green health reviver thing on one of my guys and use that to bring people back to life.... : thecray
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                    He has invisibility, he really shouldn't be dying that much. If you are, you're not using him right. : Psigun
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                      Yeah but as soon as I attack someone he comes out of invisibility and then dies. I would much rather have... : thecray
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                        Before I got the invis accessories trait I would retreat through my firing lanes with Cyrus so Avitus/FC/... : Psigun
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                          Cyrus's late game abilities do make him godly. However, I just can't stand using him. He just slows t... : CRasterImage
                          • Cyrus has been in every mission in my game and I've *never* had a mission run past 40 minutes (30 minutes... : walker270
                    • I don't think it's invisibility. He is just hiding and can still be spotted. : razlebol
                • Its a waste of a squad. I'd rather have a 4th unit who is actually useful in combat, which would increase... : Mr.Finkster
              • Or you're playing on a difficulty that doesn't assume you're functionally retarded. : walker270
          • Originoo Gun Fu Clappaz? : AxeMan808
          • Cyrus is awesome vs tyranid. He can 1 shot snipe the warrior leaders that come in with the little shitli... : Nighteyes
      • What? Cyrus is the most bad ass when used correctly. : razlebol
  • I started with my favourites, once they hit level 20 I started using the other ones and got them to level... : Alco23
  • Fuck Cyrus : WhatIsThisFor
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    I didn't like cyrus. He can sit his ass on the ship and rot. : melkore
    • Cyrus with a lot of energy and the remote bombs is fucking great. The explosion radius on those things i... : Fish_Bulb
  • Fuck Cyrus. I'm forcing myself to do things differently on the second playthrough, which includes draggin... : AbortedFetusChristi
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    I don't get all the Cyrus hate. He has the most efficient killing of anyone. With a good sniper rifle and... : Psigun
    • Early on he's pretty useless and the last time I used him he kept getting one shotted by regular enemies.... : melkore
    • Me neither. Cyrus: blind grenades + det packs = WIN. He's not as ASSAULT-Y and STORM IN AND KILL as... : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I relied on Cyrus to carry me through the last half of the game. I'd gladly give up Tarkus, Thaddues, or... : Head Rush
    • Cyrus has a lot going for him, especially early on, but he takes a lot of attention to use properly, and ... : Finestaut
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      Up through Captain difficulty the game is so easy you can just blind rush everything and win. Primarch... : walker270
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        Yeah, I played on Primarch, and found Cyrus invaluable. : Rice-Rocketeer
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          There should be a rule specific to DoW2 threads: Before bashing Cyrus, you have to prefix the post with w... : walker270
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            Are the boss fights in primarch any longer or more groan inducing? I thought captain was too easy, while... : Finestaut
            • I can't compare -- never played through that much on normal or captain difficulties. Boss fights on Pr... : walker270
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              The boss fights on primarch suck. I wish I could combine the captain bosses with the primarch regular mo... : Horn
              • The boss fights are stupid. 5000000000 hp is not fun to wear down... : Psigun
          • I played on primarch and dropped cyrus as soon as I had the option. That's not to say I think he's worthl... : daedraug
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            I am playing on Primarch (level in the teens) and have already played through the campaign on Captain. T : CRasterImage
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              Remote detonator. Learn how to use it. : walker270
              • Demopack is pretty funny to nuke the last wave boss too. I still prefer using other squads in defense mis... : Psigun
            • I don't use Cyrus in some missions (defend). I'd rather have Avitus, Tarkus, and the Dread to create a so... : Psigun
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        Having now played through two entire primarch campaigns, I can say that Cyrus and Thaddeus are even at be... : OverloadUT
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          On my second play-through, I am trying a few different things. I have taken my FC and made him a range... : CRasterImage
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            Yeah, in my second playthrough I decided to go with a ranged FC and I swapped out Cyrus for Thaddeus. Avi... : OverloadUT
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              The FC's final ranged ability isn't very useful? The one that gives a % chance of insta-kill on infantry... : CRasterImage
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                Well I have that, but the FC fires so slowly with a bolter or a plasma rifle that I doubt I'd notice the ... : OverloadUT
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                  By the time I had maxed out even one aspect on my force commander, I wasn't terribly interested in faster... : Finestaut
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                    Primarch? : OverloadUT
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                      Just Captain. Shall I STFU? : Finestaut
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                        Well it's unfortunate that when people are talking about how useful different characters/abilities/items : OverloadUT
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                          D-Cannons will wipe your entire force in two shots. Carnifexes will wipe your entire force in six hits. ... : walker270
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                            I agree and that's what makes it AWESOME : OverloadUT
                            • Yep. And the reason I became a Cyrus fanboy is because I had him set up to counter all of them. D-Cann... : walker270
                          • Would be nice if it was like Diablo where you would keep all your item and stats but you get better loot ... : razlebol
                          • Speccing out Tarkus' Tactical Advantage ability so it affects other squads nearby was a huge game changer... : IncursionZ
            • that was my feeling as well. the best weapon i found for him was a plasma cannon that didn't need set-up,... : stgulik
    • I'm with you man. I love Cyrus. I load him up with Mines, Bombs and DetPacks. I usually open combat by d... : DrZettl
• Tarkus in terminator armor becomes quite the monster. With the high armor value and tactical advance, he... : Finestaut
• I want to play this game but I don't have a mouse (my only PC at home is my HTPC which only has a dinovo ... : gakera
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  Avitus is way better without Terminator armour than with. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    he was pretty badass with, especially once i threw a dreadnought missile rack on him. : fufux
    • He's far more deadly with a good plasma cannon and the ability to shoot it on the move with no setup. The... : Psigun
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      I got this badass heavy bolter that has a 25% chance to fire an explosive knockback round, and no reload : Rice-Rocketeer
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        Yea, getting him a no-reload gun, and leveled to no setup time, and he became my main damage source. Ever... : NexusOne
        • Ditto, I also leveled up the TC to do Heavy Bolter. Avitus does 550 dps at level 10, TC does 380 dps at l... : MaverickOrig
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  Quasi-hijack. I see what you guys mean by "just one more deployment." Yikes. : PoopStewart
  • I know, right? 1. Play just one more mission 2.Get some sweet new weapon/armor 3. Gotta play one m... : riptyde
• default term weapons are usually much better than the weapons you had previous : dantastic
• I put it on Tarkus and gave him a flame thrower. He owns now. : .faxen

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• I need to read this again. re: mystery - I actually like not knowing. If we knew, I think it would dil... : Balboa
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  Supposedly JMS script for the movie is fantastic. : pimpium
  • if its JMS its going to 0wn. : hirez
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    JMS is a great screenwriter. I read he did a lot of interesting things for the Spiderman comics. : Sailor of Fortune
    • A lot of interesting things that were completely wiped from existence thanks to the mother-of-all-abortio... : HojuSimpson
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  I read the book but I forget, what happened to the whales? :( I hope upon all hope that they keep the : DM7
  • The whales were eaten for food by the survivors / pollution killed off the fish population The blind g : Horn
• Weird, I finished reading it about two hours ago. Great book, I just can't see how they can make it in... : losimagic
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  It was definitely entertaining, but I definitely wouldn't call it "well written." The author seemed compl... : Attica Blue
  • Strange, I thought the exact same thing while I was reading it but it didn't bother me. : Horn
  • Yeah that's how I felt. But it's not like I expected anything else from a book about zombies. I still lov... : NastyJack
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    Umm... The whole book was in the form of interviews. The only way the stories could be told with multip... : CRasterImage
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      Or, maybe, and this is a crazy idea, maybe the different people being interviewed could be slightly diffe... : uncleanmonkey
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        You mean different from each other? It never seemed to me that they lacked individuality. Each person... : CRasterImage
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          Attica Blue nailed it. It was just painfully bad, where they would speak in this really corny "poetic" la... : uncleanmonkey
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            I don't remember anything being poetic. : CRasterImage
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              It would be really bad things like "his skin was as grey as the pale cement floor" and corny shit like th... : uncleanmonkey
              • If you say so. I don't remember it being that way. : CRasterImage
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                I don't remember anything of the sort. In fact, I think the only poetics came out of the blind man's sect... : Modica Sol Solis
                • Well I'm not really in the mood to go get it and cite page numbers, but suffice to say it was enough to m... : uncleanmonkey
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                you people didn't even read that book for fucks sake, did you? : eskimo spy
                • >50% before I stopped. It was a cool concept, granted, but the execution was really poor. : uncleanmonkey
          • I felt the same way but finished the book anyway. At times it was highly engaging, and at other times it... : shogberg
  • Yeah I had to stop reading it was so poorly written. I agree the concept is cool, but the writing craft w... : uncleanmonkey
  • I listened to the audiobook, and it was pretty good with all the different actors. : aethyr
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    plus, what were the zombies' god damned energy sources? he made it pretty clear they weren't biological,... : AssGoblin
    • What? They were zombies. That's their energy source. : Modica Sol Solis
    • The zombies were people infected by the Solanum virus from The Zombie Survival Guide. However, you're co... : Arcanum
  • this annoyed greatly me as well, but not enough to stop reading it. : filthysock
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    That's exactly how it felt to me as well, and I've posted about it here on the shack before, only to be f... : aaarrrgh
    • my only explanation for it, is that the interview character is writing the words down and that is the cha... : filthysock
  • yeah I'm gonna go with 'your memory of the book is horrible' because the characterizations of each of the... : eskimo spy
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  I bought this recently for an upcoming trip. Can't wait to get into it. : Bull
  • Bring a backup. : uncleanmonkey
• Speaking of Zombie books has any one read Day by Day Armageddon? : WadeMcLain
• I flew the real ASTRO satellite that the astronaut aboard the space station used to save all of America's : johnwissinger

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  lol what the fuck?!? SyFy? Really? : pigvomit
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    Why doesn't NBC just change its name to EnBeeSee? : pigvomit
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      Double-you ennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnbeesee! : Endymion_
      • Ah yes, I shouldn't forget how to say that! : pigvomit
• That is retarded. : Clay
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  at first blush I thought this was just the usual result of old people trying to sound cool so the kids wo : DapperDan
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    Never thought of it like that. Still, I don't know what I think about "SyFy." I equate it to Pepsi Co ... : ateam311
    • Oh, it's still lame as can be. Named by suits for suits. Although in the end, it barely matters what ... : DapperDan
    • As a Sci Fi reader, ya know stuff with letters, I am thankful that they cannot trademark it. Would prese... : Sambula
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      Its like Pepsi changing to PipSi : Beady
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        It's way worse and stupider than that. Sci Fi is an abbreviation for the genre of content that they show... : trevis
        • That channels sounds hip and with it. I'd watch it! : DapperDan
  • Portable? Until I get Syfy on my Game Gear I will not accept this. : Omaha
  • Makes good sense to me. I don't care what the channel is called. BSG coupld play on Blue Dongs network... : pimpium
• Were people saying "SeeFee" instead? They should rename it "BeeMoovee" instead : byorn
• wtf?! : carnivore
• I used to watch quite a bit of SciFi. I'm not sure what it is a watched though, because there is never an... : CapnChaos
• cy like cyber : aeg1x
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  Oh God, as if the station wasn't bad enough. : guido anchovy
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    I thought it was lol they showed WWE or whatever at some point. : Sailor of Fortune
    • Wrestling, on Sci-Fi? lol! : guido anchovy
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  I'm already calling it siffy. : Omning
  • I can't call it skiffy anymore. :( : Endymion_
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  The good news is they're trying to grow the channel into other markets. This means bigger audiences for t... : Edges
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    So you're suggesting that we just have to persevere and deal with all of the bullshit programming to get ... : ateam311
    • god dammit every time i want to watch BSG someone from NBC comes and holds a gun to my son's head until I... : Deathlove
• Well at least it will no longer even have the pretense of being associated with (good) science fiction. T... : gooblerampling
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  fuck that. Their logo and name is fine. SciFi just isn't mainstream popular :/ : askedrelic
  • Remember when all these cable/satellite channels were first mentioned? It was awesome! We would have a ... : pigvomit
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  SighWhy? : deathofrats
  • ImBi4SyFy : ateam311
  • SighFie : stgulik
  • SyFyTiVi : Goblin au
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  You cannot trademark the name "Sci-Fi" That's why they're making this change. : walker270
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    Well, they could make a better name than SyFy and put "A Sci-Fi Channel" as the tagline, or something. : guido anchovy
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      Then this thread would be about how stupid Sci-Fi is for changing their name. : walker270
      • No one reads the fucking articles dude, come on. : ateam311
  • What about Cy-Fy. As in Cyber. At least that looks a little better than Sy. : deathofrats
• Dumb. SciFi Channel is to the point and descriptive. : d fluke
• Reminds me of the good old days when it first started ('92 I think). I can remember them showing swirling... : bombay
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  Interesting, but after this week the number of shows I watch on SciFi will drop to 0. : Horn
  • They lost me when they started airing WWE : deathofrats
  • i'll come back for new Eureka, but yeah, it is a wasteland. : stgulik
• That's fucking stupid. : virus
• Does that mean the Weather Channel is gonna change to ITS GON... ? : Wolfanoz
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  Think Like A Television Executive! Reason 1: Sci-Fi is hard to say! Kids today don't know what Scienc... : das_runt
  • Reason 0, The One They Specifically Mentioned In The Article: They can't register the "Sci-Fi" trademark ... : electroly
• SyFy more like FailFy : scorpiusman
• that station is ruining science fiction :( : jayares
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  SiFi would have been way better : podizzle
  • Or CyFi Or CyFy or SiFy. massive fail SYFY : podizzle
• man, the space scifi genre is dead after friday. : stgdz
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  "The network will unveil the branding campaign this summer along with the premiere of "Warehouse 13," a s... : slickdoody
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • SyFiles, with Sulder and McUlly : vassili_zaitsev
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    That show was awesome when it was called "Friday the 13th - The Series" : HojuSimpson
    • And somewhat less awesome the last time SciFi tried it as "The Lost Room" : dirge23
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    The series based off the last scene in Raiders of the Lost Arc. : brickmatt
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      And the X-files and Moonlighting according to wikipedia. lol : pyide
      • Jesus, seriously? Gun. : brickmatt
• hulu. flickr. twitter. pixlr. syfy. : PoopStewart
• "Cyrus Fynnegan TV" would have been my choice : c0bra
• Well with BSG ending and SG:A cancelled I cant say I care what the hell they call themselves. SG:U wil... : Beady
• they should call it Skiffy, which is how I've always pronounced it : Home Nugget
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  It's okay, I don't plan on using that channel at all again after this Friday anyway. : CrimsonHandHiro
  • i maybe it watch it for the occasional shitty movie or some outer limits, haha. : mindshot
• With BSG ending there will finally be nothing left on that network for me to watch. Its been a long road... : smacknca
• they should just call it "USA 2", because that's effectively what it is now. : the archvile