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Andy the originator, Mega the drama queen, Mania the insane, Al whom uses movie quotes to connect with the world he did not create, Ugh- primal urges and the only sane one of the group and DarkMania the Sith Lord
Lovin' the four 'B's of life- Beer, Babes, Buffets and Bombs. just being funny
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Originally Posted by Relique du Madde
You know, I never saw that... There must be something wrong with me.
For what it is worth.... I know something is wrong with me. I have NEVER seen Seaseme Street. I'm not even sure if I could tell you who the characters are.
Andy the originator, Mega the drama queen, Mania the insane, Al whom uses movie quotes to connect with the world he did not create, Ugh- primal urges and the only sane one of the group and DarkMania the Sith Lord
Lovin' the four 'B's of life- Beer, Babes, Buffets and Bombs. just being funny
For what it is worth.... I know something is wrong with me. I have NEVER seen Seaseme Street. I'm not even sure if I could tell you who the characters are.
Damn! Did you at least see Mr Roger's Neighborhood?
Andy the originator, Mega the drama queen, Mania the insane, Al whom uses movie quotes to connect with the world he did not create, Ugh- primal urges and the only sane one of the group and DarkMania the Sith Lord
Lovin' the four 'B's of life- Beer, Babes, Buffets and Bombs. just being funny
Andy the originator, Mega the drama queen, Mania the insane, Al whom uses movie quotes to connect with the world he did not create, Ugh- primal urges and the only sane one of the group and DarkMania the Sith Lord
Lovin' the four 'B's of life- Beer, Babes, Buffets and Bombs. just being funny
Andy the originator, Mega the drama queen, Mania the insane, Al whom uses movie quotes to connect with the world he did not create, Ugh- primal urges and the only sane one of the group and DarkMania the Sith Lord
Lovin' the four 'B's of life- Beer, Babes, Buffets and Bombs. just being funny
Andy the originator, Mega the drama queen, Mania the insane, Al whom uses movie quotes to connect with the world he did not create, Ugh- primal urges and the only sane one of the group and DarkMania the Sith Lord
Lovin' the four 'B's of life- Beer, Babes, Buffets and Bombs. just being funny
I always thought everyone in his neighborhood was a little off.. but never did the thought of Mr. Roger's being a pedophile cross my mind (since I don't remember many kids going to his house without an adult).
How with that said, that Lady Elane puppet was creepy. If anyone in the Neighborhood of Makebelive would have been a pedophile I thought it would have been her...
Agree. That little baby was creepy. I hated when my little brother (age 12) used to watch that show.. After a half hour I just wanted to hurt something badly.
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Originally Posted by megamania
Wiggles never dated in school
Never heard anything they did... but I think there is something very wrong with them.
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Originally Posted by megamania
Barney.... well I got in trouble with the wife. I got the kids singing his songs the way I would....
Ah, you have spotted the reason for my disclaimer. Like I said, I wasn't trying to dig at anyone who hailed from that location.
I visited Scottsdale one summer, and I had a miserable time. It is a long story, and I won't go into any of the details, but the trip revolved around a friend of mine who was getting evicted from her apartment because the management screwed up. I'm sure that not *all* landlords in Scottsdale are extortionists, but it only takes one bad apple to ruin the whole barrel...
Besides. I am sure that Rev would welcome a marauding band of bored supervillains into his town. He would make short work of them, and still be home in time for dinner.
Heh.. heh... Scottsdale was one my list also.. but I wanted to see if Rev would list it. lol
Honestly, Scottsdale doesn't really seem to fit the bill. It's not neccessarily a great place to live, but it seems like you're looking for something more downscale. Scottsdale (aka Snobsdale) is where the rich people hang out in AZ. High end fashion, shopping, dining, etc. A lot of rich, old retirees, etc.
But really, either one is going to suffer from Phoenix's urban sprawl. Unless you particularly want to drop your supervillains into a major metropolitan area, any of the Phoenix suburbs won't really do. There's no separation, it's just one continuous city.
Go further afield and you can have Flagstaff. When the college students tell you there's no nightlife, you know there's a problem.
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Honestly, Scottsdale doesn't really seem to fit the bill. It's not neccessarily a great place to live, but it seems like you're looking for something more downscale. Scottsdale (aka Snobsdale) is where the rich people hang out in AZ. High end fashion, shopping, dining, etc. A lot of rich, old retirees, etc.
But really, either one is going to suffer from Phoenix's urban sprawl. Unless you particularly want to drop your supervillains into a major metropolitan area, any of the Phoenix suburbs won't really do. There's no separation, it's just one continuous city.
Go further afield and you can have Flagstaff. When the college students tell you there's no nightlife, you know there's a problem.
My idea is going to play out in the HIVE Inappropriate Humor Pulp Super Heroes game I'm planning on starting in a few weeks.
Premise: A Hollywood Producer decided to manufacture a super hero team and create a "reality" TV series called "______ needs Heroes!" based on their exploits.
The producers selected a city which doesn't have much of a heroic crime fighting element present. Rather then stage everything they decided to hire real crime fighters (or people with extraordinary abilities) to be a part of the team that they formed then they invited criminals into the city to heighten the drama.
Thing is, I haven't decided what the group would be. That is, if they are the Heroes selected to be a part of the show, the villains who were invited into the city, or if they were part of that city's original hero/villian population that is now caught in the chaos that the TV show created, or if various players fall into each category.
The characters would be PL 5 (90pp) Through PL 8 and have a pulpy golden age weirdness to them. Depending on how the game is set up, I think it could easily become character driven opposed to being all about combat.
Premise: A Hollywood Producer decided to manufacture a super hero team and create a "reality" TV series called "______ needs Heroes!" based on their exploits.
Wow this is depressingly brilliant. Just in time for me to have suffered another PbP flakeout. *sigh*
But I think the thing that sells it the most, is if super powers were actually as common as they seem in DC and Marvel, I could totally see someone pitching this.
Real Heroes: Seattle
This is the true story... of seven strangers... picked to live in a house...work together and have their lives taped... to find out what happens... when people stop being people... and start being heroes... Real Heroes!
I can even imagine the dramatic plot twists.
spoilers if I'm psychic
The heroes are recruited to train together to form a new superhero team that will eventually be deployed in L.A. at the end of the season. But *gasp*, during the second episode, villains (secretly hired by the network) invade the town, forcing them to work together right now!
Then right before the mid-season break, there's a shocking revelation where one of the housemates turns out to be in league with the villains.
Then things start to go wrong. Somebody dies in one of the staged confrontations (hero or bystander), and the pretend villains-for-hire become villains-for-real, breaking out from studio control now that they're in real danger of being caught and punished for murder.
Of course, the turn-coat never was a villain, he was just some poor schlub hired by the studio to be the plot twist. He tries to re-align himself with the heroes, but can't break free from the villains without placing himself in danger.
Over the season, the team bonds, works out their issues, and eventually captures the villain team. Only to discover. . . .
The turn-coat was the Evil Mastermind all along, playing the network, heroes and villains against each other in a convoluted, diabolical plot that has now reached it's fruition!!!!
Season Finale.
"Hey! Who ate my cheezy-puffs?"
"I don't know, probably Agent Orange. Hides the evidence you know?"
"Hey, don't be hating on me for the color of my skin!"
"Orange is not a race, you're a freak. Don't go all NAAOP on me!"
"Dammit, Michael, move your head. I can't see the TV!"
"Hey! Don't yell at me, I'm the Ten-Foot Pole, it's my job to be tall."
"Well go be tall elsewhere. Why aren't you at your girlfriend's house, anyways?"
". . . we broke up."
"Oh, Michael. I'm sorry, what happened?"
"It turns out she wasn't just a mild mannered coffee girl. She was actually my nemesis The Barista Bandita."
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Wow this is depressingly brilliant. Just in time for me to have suffered another PbP flakeout. *sigh*
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I can even imagine the dramatic plot twists.
Don't worry. I'm not making things totally official until my current quarter ends (after next week).
You thought up many of the same "plot twists" I came up with. But then again, coming up with dramatic plot twists for that game wouldn't be too difficult since almost every applicable plot twist has appeared in wrestling, reality/regular tv, cartoons, or in comics. The fun, of course, comes when those plot twists are perverted or distorted in some way.
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Originally Posted by hafrogman
"It turns out she wasn't just a mild mannered coffee girl. She was actually my nemesis The Barista Bandita."[/i]
IRONICALLY... When I was comming up with "Tick Styled" npcs names/powers I might think of using "Creme Latte" was on the list. She was after Pete the Burger Privateer
just being funny 
. That's what I call it...
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