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  1. Wombat

    Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

    Trailer finally prompted me to read the English adaptation. I have to say I hate Emily Blunt for the role - the book version of her is a joined at 16, manner-less farmer's daughter that's turned into the world's foremost killing machine from being stuck in a loop for hundreds of battles. I still...
  2. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Yeah, with how variable everyone else is in the AFC right now, I think the Bengals are the best team no one is talking about. I'd think they would be a massive underdog vs. the Seahawks though.
  3. Wombat

    Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

    I'm definitely in; the conceit that this is attempt #14,836 (or whatever) explains away the usual absurdities the action hero gets away with. As to why is Cruise constantly doing sci-fi, it's a two-step question. Step 1 is why is Cruise in so many big action movies - the answer is because...
  4. Wombat

    Out of the Furnace

    Were Fight and I the only ones to see this? Because if so, good. This was not a good movie, despite the cast.
  5. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Eh, that was still quite a few shades from Coughlin Cold.
  6. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Yep, if the Shanaclan get fired, they still get the money remaining on their contracts and can apply for open positions elsewhere immediately. Why wouldn't they try every passive* tactic possible? *Passive as in not being put in breach of contract. No shots at ownership. It may take years to...
  7. Wombat

    Upcoming Games of 2014

    As disc-based retail games become a smaller and smaller chunk of the market, that seems like a bad idea.
  8. Wombat

    Almost Human

    My verdict on Fringe is that the first 13 episodes are very monster-or-the-weeky, although it turns out that the producers were playing a very subtle game, and hidden in those first 13 episodes are dialogue bits, acting choices, and even wardrobe choices that are all hint at the underlying...
  9. Wombat

    Fallout 4

    Ugh, way to ruin Christmas. And Christmas 2014. And Christmas 2015.
  10. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    If you're going by today, the Panthers sure look like they will win against the NFC East or North entry wildcard weekend, but don't have much of a shot against Seattle or New Orleans in the divisional round.
  11. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    I dunno, the Packers (without Rodgers) may very well be the worst team in the league. Edit: Wait, there's the Eddie Lacy injury we needed to cap it.
  12. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Rodgers officially out for Sunday vs. Falcons. While I could see them not put Rodgers on IR (its not like they have the guys sitting on the practice squad that would get them wins, if only there was room on the gameday roster) so he can still practice, I don't think he touches the field again...
  13. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    I'm a bit confused. Firing your coach before the season is over makes sense when you are going after the college pool, because you can get first crack at them and you can interview them during a relative dead period. Firing your coach when you are limiting yourself to NFL only coaches...
  14. Wombat

    The Authoritative Final Fantasy & Bravely Default thread

    FF8's gameplay was shit, with auto-leveling and the Draw system some of the worst ideas to come out of the entire Final Fantasy series. The music was pretty damn rad - The Landing, Maybe I'm a Lion, Mods de Chocobo, Don't Be Afraid, and motherfucking Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec.
  15. Wombat

    Almost Human

    Well, every detective-type show has a female cop with big titties. (Speaking of which, add Alcatraz to the list! Mmm, Sarah Jones' boobs...) But I was referring toEleventh Hour (TV Series 2008-2009) - IMDb, which ran on CBS, Thursdays @10pm I think. Premiering the same season as Fringe...
  16. Wombat

    Almost Human

    Dollhouse, Terminator, Flashforward, Terra Nova, Eleventh Hour, Threshold, Invasion, (arguably) Lost, (arguably) Chuck, (questionably) Journeyman - and that's just off the top of my head! Of course, few of those shows even lived for two seasons...
  17. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    The Cowboys have to have a record for most QBs since 1999 now coaching the team, though. (Broncos need it to go to 1998 to have most QBs now effectively GM. History is getting weird.)
  18. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Sigh, up until a couple weeks ago the Packers had to go all the way back to 1991 to get a 4th/5th QB in the list.
  19. Wombat

    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    J August Richards (the black guy in Angel & the pilot) is back next week, and yeah, I expect him to bite it.
  20. Wombat

    Almost Human

    Because there are times (usually when you are trying to build an audience at the beginning, or trying to get the best ratings for sweeps) when not airing a clunker is the #1 goal. Personally, that Fox execs thought "Skin" was the best option out of at least four episodes (2, 3, 4, & 5) makes...
  21. Wombat

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Considering Iknowthat CoD just uses a chunk of the Quake(world) netcode for multiplayer (and not rendering or whatever it is you are suggesting), I wouldn't say everyone lol. The "truth" is that the CoDs are on such a tight production schedule that this year's entries are still firmly...
  22. Wombat

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    As I've been saying, don't be surprised if the XB1 is a lot closer to the PS4 than the consensus thinks for the first four or five months. Of course, this is largely due to Supply, not Demand, though the wildcard remains Microsoft's willingness to checkbook exclusives (and we're already down...
  23. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Yeah, as long as it is limited to X per side, there's no downside to it, and it is a whole lot more consistent. I also advocate having allpotentialscoring plays automatically reviewed upstairs, not just the ones that are initially ruled as scores.
  24. Wombat

    Rerolled Fun League(s) - Fantasy Football

    Ah, round 1 of your playoffs is combined Weeks 14 & 15 as well. (How the hell did I make the playoffs? Wait, I see, pure luck - Spodermans and I tied for lowest Points Against.) How does 6 teams in your consolation bracket work with only 2 "games" remaining?
  25. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    And again, the lasting effect of the referee strike should have been... to make people realize how often even the real refs fuck up. Dunno what the blonde female official was mouthing in the background, looked like "fucked".
  26. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Wow, that 3rd down situation was fucked.
  27. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    I thought kicking the ball away was an auto-foul, why are they consulting.
  28. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    With games vs. Seahawks and @Lions remaining all but guaranteeing the Giants finish sub-.500, what do people think the odds are Coughlin retires? Also, this week's TNF game is probably the #1 draft pick bowl, isn't it.
  29. Wombat

    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Out of curiosity, I checked out this episode after skipping everything since the pilot. I also just saw it as pure skillz and being remorseful she could kill so many people that day. Also, I am shocked as to how bad this show still is. Is this show really going to be this terrible for the...
  30. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    And in yet another weekly refrain, I have no idea who will be in the AFC Championship game: Broncos defense is weak, and who knows how much offense Manning will manage in mid-January weather. Patriots nearly lost to the last place Texans. Chiefs offense doesn't exist, though they could stun...
  31. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Last place is first place! (That said, I don't expect the Texans to even lose right, and I think one or two teams slip past them...)
  32. Wombat

    The Christmas Avatars Thread

    I could use a hat, for a change of pace. (I dunno if it should be upside-down because, you know, Australia.)
  33. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Err, what's left to be blown up? Yeah, they will draft Big Ben's eventual replacement this year (yet probably give him an extension for salary cap reasons), but Ike Taylor, Troy Polamalu, and Heath Miller are about the only guys whose salary situations would warrant them getting the axe (and I...
  34. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Well, the common explanation is that by the time the Packers get knocked out of the playoffs, all the good candidates are taken. That won't be an issue this year, obviously. As usual, the Packers have, on paper, a quality roster that just can't stay on the field. (Remember, the week before...
  35. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    It's a whopping half hour before the normal Sunday start times. Whoopideedoo? Also, it's cute that you think the rest of the country does, or should, care about your timezone. Those occasional MNF games that end at 1AM on the East Coast suck a lot more.
  36. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Yep, the best player on the field in high school is the average player in college, and the best player on the field in college is average, at best, in the NFL. QBs can get away with all sorts of things at lesser levels because they are virtually a man among boys out there. You try that crap...
  37. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Some buddies of mine were making plans to get together to watch the game a couple weeks back. I said "It's totally getting flexed out - both teams will be in third place in their divisions by then." Shows you what I know - the Falcons have already fallen to fourth place in the NFC South!
  38. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Of all the ways to end a game...
  39. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    In regards to the playoffs, I said it last week, and I'll say it again: I've got no clue who will be - or even should be - in the Conference games. In the NFC, you could make a strong case for the Saints losing at the Seahawks. But the AFC? Hell man, Bengals losing at the Patriots seems as...
  40. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Nah, they need to get Manning out of there anytime they are up by 21 or more.