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    jian replied to the thread Star Trek United.
    This is absolutely true but clearly we haven't yet One Way Outed ourselves out of the capitalist system. It's kind of hilarious that...
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    jian reacted to Vael's post in the thread Star Trek United with Like Like.
    I like Scott Bakula, he's a good actor. I think he was ill-served by Enterprise, a show that stripped him of his charisma and just ...
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    jian replied to the thread Star Trek United.
    Agree with all of this. The West Wing has aged extremely badly. Yes, it does capture a period of political idealism and is thus...
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    jian reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Star Trek United with Like Like.
    Right? The West Wing always seemed deeply self-satisfied and bombastic. Now it seems deeply self-satisfied, bombastic, and hopelessly...
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    jian replied to the thread Tall vs broad advancement in RPGs.
    Sure enough. I should look into Modos 2 - I can see there's a free edition on DTRPG. Basically, just on the broad/tall advancement...
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    jian reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment with Like Like.
    Even worse when you consider that the majority of car chases, in movies, are mostly filmed at something south of 40 MPH. I remember one...
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    jian replied to the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment.
    Yup, definitely agree. What I've seen of the Fast and Furious films seems mostly to be extremely irresponsible and destructive action...
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    jian reacted to Swanosaurus's post in the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment with Like Like.
    When it comes to violence and consequences, I must say I have a special beef with car chases. Because most of us won't wield automatic...
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    jian reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment with Like Like.
    I just watched Thunderbolts last week, and that movie's understanding of trauma is pretty solid, coming from someone with whom I viewed...
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    jian reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread Tall vs broad advancement in RPGs with Like Like.
    GURPS needs a serious overhaul in just about every aspect. I haven't touched it since 3e or so and I understand there have been some...
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    jian replied to the thread Today I learned +.
    Actually, further research (and being corrected by Ursula Vernon herself) tells me that the AI is actually correct and most commercial...
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    jian reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment with Like Like.
    So I just rewatched the recent Superman movie, and this time around noticed even more how consistently they follow up nearly every bit...
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    jian replied to the thread Violence and (Geek) Entertainment.
    Both King and Hama have good points, and not just about Marvel and GI Joe. There is something dishonest about showing violence without...
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    jian reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Tall vs broad advancement in RPGs with Like Like.
    Definitely agree. I've seen this a bunch with older point-based systems. I thought I felt that way for most of the time I played RPGs...
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    jian reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread Tall vs broad advancement in RPGs with Like Like.
    Over time I've noticed that I hate the extremes. Games that are entirely focused on just getting noticeably stronger (either actually...
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