Ta-metru_defender

Never seen Titanic. Don't know if I will. There's something about watching ships sink that gives me anxiety.

Beautiful.

One addition: The challenges should be a combination. So that way if someone has all the specialist limbs, they still wanna swap (so cooking would be fish guy and plant guy)
 

The idea that people's limbs could have changed in between their request and their actual turn is hilarious. I just feel like there needs to be some narrative coating around it, so it's not just "Round 2, TMD now has Pahrak's arm and Pahrak has Bob's leg."

Fighting Gorm may be a little hardcore. Could it be a feat of strength or something silly? Like a Tough Mudder style competition? Think that Drone Racing game from forever ago.

It feels a lot like Pit.

Would it be turn based? There should be consequences for each limb of each type. Like each one gives some sort of buff or nerf that allows hilarity to ensue.

Maybe have another goal in mind that the Glinching is in pursuit of?

Because this sounds like good stupid fun.
 

What's this from?

Notes to myself for my script.

YOU GOT

 

 

sympathy

I hate you.

And re: Zarkan:

There are still great single-player games coming out, yes. But I'm talking about those single player games like Uncharted, Dishonored, or Jedi Knight: ones where the game is an experience created to take you on a trip. I've poured hundreds of hours into MGSV, Rise of The Tomb Raider, and Mass Effect: Andromeda over the past year and while I love the exploration and finding cool stuff to do; I really miss games that actually had an end. 

Mine is sitting unbuilt in my closet with a dozen other unbuilt sets. I  need, like, a week off, man.

Heck, while you're at it just book out the whole theatre.

#goals

Hey. Must be heartwrenching. Hoping for the best.

This essay could have also been titled "Why Pacific Rim is a good film, and the Transformers films are not." Because at the end of the day, the former movie is powered by optimism and multiculturalism, while the latter franchise is consumed with cynicism and jingoism. And I'm not just talking about the humans in Transformers, either - I'm talking about titular robots, specifically the ones the film frames as the "good guys." It doesn't matter that the Decepticons are portrayed as murderous creeps, because the Autobots are just as bad, and yet they claim they are doing what is best for both their own race and for humanity. All of this, in a franchise based on a kids toy. Thanks for nothing, Michael Bay.

I was thinking that as I was writing it. I enjoy the TF movies for what they are, but I've never rewatched or felt the need to revisit them. I enjoy the robots doing stuff, but it's not something that sticks. Pacific Rim however...

Good to know Purple Rayne was somewhat prolific. 

Plants happened.

tl;dr: Math.

Cryptology majors?

It's "O hai" you knave.

Huuuuuuuh.

Huh.

But Roy mustang's super Asian looking.

But.. but...

I...

Hmm.

SEE THIS DISCUSSION IS HARD AND NOT JUST HOT TAKES ON TWITTER

Right, movies need to make money and thus need bankable stars. Most bankable stars are white, hence ScarJo's casting. It's systemic.

Yeah, but Ed Elric has yellow eyes and yellow hair but do you make him (and the rest of the FMA cast) white? 

It's a tricky issue and I don't think there's a right answer — well there is: cast someone Asian, but I think that just complainging about ScarJo in GiTS is like throwing rocks at the road in front of a wall without actually tearing it down.

So it's cool in Japan because "Hey, big western actor in our Anime adaption", cool. But why is it that most Big Western Actors are white? Not counting outliers like Will Smith, the majority of Big Name Actors are white dudes, with ScarJo being one of the few women who can carry a tentpole movie.

And I think this is where it gets harder to critique, because now you have to look at the systematic racism in the industry, where people of color get glossed over. Why isn't someone like Daniel Dae Kim a hollywood leading man? He's good looking and has the acting chops to match. Why isn't there an Asian woman with similar prestige as ScarJo? 

It's a lot harder to rail against systematic discrimination than it is to get mad about whitewashing a character.

Yeah. I had a long talk about this with my girlfriend back when the news first broke (because that's what we do over food and drinks, woo!) and my big thing was that I wasn't as ticked off as someone people. Like, I get it, and I am kinda annoyed, but this isn't the hill I wanna die on (compared to some of the other examples I gave). 

I think some of the issues comes because they gave her black hair and all which, I mean, in some contexts would be fine, but in this one it kinda seems like they're Asianing her? It's a nitpick, but I think they could have done better with making her Major without trying to make her look like Asian!Major.

...ain't thorny issues fun?

But like, which Washington?

Oh, I agree to an extent. Manga/Anime's a weird space in general when it comes to casting, but characters like Goku or Major are such icons, it's odd to seem them white. Having not seen the adaption of GiTS, I can't speak to it in and of itself, but my main gripe is that here was a chance to cast an Asian woman in the lead aaaaaaand it went to ScarJo. 

I think GiTS is a lot less cut and dry than it's usually made out to be. I know (some of) the response in Japan was something along the lines of "Oh cool, Scarlet Johansson wants to be in our story!" which makes it hard for me to throw stones. I suppose my issue, as pertinent to this post, is that it's such a missed opportunity. 
 

I mean, hi, I guess.

Always good to get some R&R. Enjoy the vacation!

I've thought about this and will be very okay if it is the case.

^^^But Zarkan, it was fun garbage.

And seriously? Geez. KHuX is a cashgrab already, isn't it?