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That's been the response of everyone I've convinced to give Arrow a shot. It starts of something like, "Eh, I dunno...it's on the CW..." Then they watch a few episodes and they're like, "Holy shit, he's killing the fuck out of people! Holy shit, it's <insert character/easter egg from DC...

All dwarves are dwarfs, but not all dwarfs are dwarves. I am against irregular plurals so I prefer dwarfs, even if it is not technically correct in middle earth.

That makes sense. I don't remember that scene, but I haven't seen the first one since last December so my memory of it is foggy.

One thing I wondered about (and actually I wondered about this in the book as well) is how did Smaug get all that gold into one giant room? Obviously the dwarfs didn't have their entire national wealth piled in their great hall, and Smaug is clearly too large to enter the smaller chambers and...

Tolkien himself revised The Hobbit when he began work on LOTR. He basically retconned all the stuff about the ring and Gollum to create a connection with The Lord of the Rings. Since it was Tolkien who did it, I'd say that the revised version is canon and the first edition is an outdated curiosity.

You must be new here, this community hates EVERYTHING. The movie was great (as was the first), but I really think all the extra padding they've added proves that there was no reason to make it a trilogy beyond the obvious cash grab. That's really my only beef with these 2 movies so far...

I don't know of anyone, beyond the super hardcore devotees of paleo, that absolutely refrain from EVERYTHING "non-paleo". Hell, even the people running Nerdfitness, which harps pretty consistently on the virtues of eating paleo, freely admit that having some beers at a summer BBQ or eating the...

You don't have to necessarily go full paleo. I generally eat pseudo-paleo, which basically means I cut out processed carbs and refined sugars, but I still get tons of carbs/sugars from natural sources like fruit, which I eat like a madman. I also kept dairy in my diet because I love milk and...

My problem with the show isn't with the basic concept, but with the lack of soul. It feels like it was conceived by marketers and is being written by a focus group. Everything about the show is just so bland and vanilla in order to appeal to the largest common denominator of viewer. It seems...

Because at least he was actually present in the LOTRO books. There's no reason to have him here except "lol filler content" to stretch it into 3 movies.

It looked much, much more like Thorin's Hall from LOTRO than Ironforge. Warner Bros. is awesome about keeping a consistent art style across their various LOTR movies and games. One final super nitpick: I really hate the "style" of dragon they went with for Smaug, with those retarded batwings...

Are you guys really bashing Robbaz's voice? Wow. His hilarious voice and awful English accent are one of the main reasons his videos are so great.

I have high hopes for the Skins next season!

Similarly, these shady "Rent-a-Center" types of stores that encourage people with no/shitty credit to finance enormous televisions and other completely unnecessary luxury goods.

Saw it, thoroughly enjoyed. However, I could have done with less Legolas and more Beorn. It was cool to see Legolas, but there is ZERO suspense/excitement in his fight scenes because we already know he survives to show up in LOTR. I'd have preferred some of his screen time be devoted to...

The thing about Green Lantern is that he just can't be done well on a TV budget. Arrow, Flash, Grundy, Deathstroke, etc. all suit a TV show well because they don't require much in terms of special effects (or they can be adapted to not require it). Green Lantern, on the other hand, isn't...

You should go post this in the fast food thread because people there keep shitting on me for posting about how awful Wendy's is. It's bottom-tier fast food with soggy limp dick fries.

The guy was stupid as fuck for arguing near a cliff. Rookie mistake. Hell, I make sure never to argue in the kitchen because there are knives close by.

It sounds like you're mainly referencing Friends here, with your "work at a coffee shop...in Manhattan by Central Park" comment. Monica inherited her apartment from her grandmother and was able to grandfather in her super cheap rent, which is why she and Rachel are able to afford to live there...

I'm similar in that I find getting dressed and going to the gym helps motivate me to work out. Plus the gym environment spurs me to pushing out that last, tough rep. I know if I worked out at home I wouldn't put in nearly as much effort during the workouts, and I'd blow them off more often as...

The 3rd panel looks like Crossfit.

This thread is just a list of reminders as to why movies are so much more interesting and enjoyable than shitty real life.

People who insist on changing "data are" to "data is" in all of the professional documents we create in the office. It's a never-ending battle and a continuous jimmy rustler.

When I was in high school I worked at an outdoor concert venue in the summer. My entire job was to stand in the Papa Johns tent and...actually, I was never clear on exactly what I was supposed to do. I just stood there and watched the Papa Johns employees sell pizza, but I was never asked to...

With the Skins' O-line, I think we'll be seeing Sexy Rexy back on the field before the end of the season.

My brother recently offered me a job with his company for $17k/year more than I currently make. I turned it down because he would actually expect me to put a full 8 hours of work in every day, and I'd have to quit the shitty-pay-but-I-love-it part time job I have.

I'll definitely be seeing this in the 3D high frame rate version. I saw the last one in regular format at first, then went again about 1.5 months later to check out the 3D high frame rate. I was blown away by how awesomely crisp and smooth everything was. In the Goblin Town action scene (on the...

Hit Costco and pick up a jumbo container of coconut oil as well.

Well, this obese, worthless piece of shit colleague of mine who fell a couple months ago in the bathroom and ruptured her achilles tendon fell AGAIN today outside her apartment and is going to the hospital AGAIN, which means more work for me AGAIN. She probably slipped on ice, because she...

I got excited because I thought I saw Justin Long in the trailer, but I checked IMDB and he isn't in this.

The U.S. government are such a bunch of pussies. A little snow falls and Washington D.C. comes to a screeching halt. So fucking ridiculous.

It's nice to see Jason Bateman getting away from his good guy/straight man stereotyped role.

For real. I think everyone knew stuff was kind of dysfunctional with all the "he said/he said" during the off season, but holy shit, I don't think anyone saw this bullshit trainwreck (both on-and-off field) season coming.

What should I do after I get decked out in all the 496 gear from the Timeless Isle? I'm playing solo and extremely casually (read: no desire to join a guild and do real raids), so should I just join whatever the highest LFR raid that my item level will allow me to enter and work my way up from...

It entirely depends on what you consider "significant". He could very easily tone up, drop body fat, and get overall healthier by doing a simple, full-body dumbbell routine 3 times a week and keeping a solid diet. "Significant" is a very loaded term. During my initial 60+ pound weight loss...

Well, using sports is a perfect example to explain the "reward in-and-of-itself" motivation for lifting like a madman. It might not be motivation that works for you, but it is a perfectly legitimate comparison for those who are able to use that as motivation enough. I'm not quite sure what...

Strength training like Elurin does is no different than doing any sport seriously. The people who do stuff like Elurin does don't "work out", they "train", because to them it's just as much of a sport as basketball, football, etc. Just like all people who seriously play basketball don't expect...

That's almost exactly what I've done this year, and I'm in the middle of cutting back down to around 185 - 190. I started the cut about a month ago, and all this holiday food is interfering because I'm a weak-willed bitch.

Running will do absolutely nothing for upper body strength. If you want to tone your upper body (i.e chest, shoulders, biceps, etc.) you have to work those body parts by using increasingly heavy weights.

Is there any reason you want to improve your running ability? It sounds like you'd be best off ignoring running (since you already get decent cardio from your daily walking) and focusing your efforts on a solid, simple, compound lifting program like starting strength or stronglifts. 3 days a...