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16:03, 28th March 2024 (GMT+0)

OOC.

Posted by Starfleet CommandFor group 0
LCDR T'Lara
player, 126 posts
Vulcan Counselor
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 03:26
  • msg #1014

Re: OOC

Yes, T'Lara is coming too.  I will post later today
Starfleet Command
GM, 449 posts
Dammit Jim
I'm a GM, not a Goldminer
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 03:28
  • msg #1015

Re: OOC

I would be the last one to rush someone. :)
CPT Naryss ch'Pertha
player, 312 posts
Andorian CTAC
Current Stress: 12/16
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 03:31
  • msg #1016

Re: OOC

I suggest a seperate thread for the Land Party sub-action.
That way, if/WHEN shit hits the fan both planet-side and in space, we won’t be stepping on each others proverbials.
Starfleet Command
GM, 450 posts
Dammit Jim
I'm a GM, not a Goldminer
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 03:33
  • msg #1017

Re: OOC

Will do, as soon as the shuttle actually launches.

Good suggestion. Thanks!
Starfleet Command
GM, 452 posts
Dammit Jim
I'm a GM, not a Goldminer
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 03:44
  • msg #1018

Re: OOC

For those of you still with me, I thank you for your patience.
CDR D'rala Vex
player, 75 posts
Orion XO
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 03:45
  • msg #1019

Re: OOC

No worries! Life's hard to keep up with.
DR Ranse Layne
player, 134 posts
Human CMO
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 09:35
  • msg #1020

Re: OOC

The more fun the game, the longer my patience. This one keeps me around! Take care of yourself.
PO Amamiya Azami
player, 170 posts
Quiet, efficient...
...mostly unnoticed.
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 12:20
  • msg #1021

Re: OOC

As noted elsewhere, real life is the important thing!  Take care of yourself!  :)
PO Amamiya Azami
player, 172 posts
Quiet, efficient...
...mostly unnoticed.
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 16:54
  • msg #1022

Re: OOC

GM post has Decker both at the shuttle and on the bridge.
Starfleet Command
GM, 453 posts
Dammit Jim
I'm a GM, not a Goldminer
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 22:42
  • msg #1023

Re: OOC

Clearly one of them is a shape-shifting imposter. Better phaser them both to be sure!
LCDR Christopher Decker
player, 356 posts
Human CSO
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 22:44
  • msg #1024

Re: OOC

Decker wouldn't head down to the shuttle bay until initial planetary scans were complete and the ship was in orbit (or, at least, in position to launch the shuttle).

He's on the bridge. Feel free the phaser the guy down in the bay.
DR Ranse Layne
player, 137 posts
Human CMO
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 22:50
  • msg #1025

Re: OOC

In reply to LCDR Christopher Decker (msg # 1024):

Exactly what an evil twin would say!
LCDR Christopher Decker
player, 357 posts
Human CSO
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 22:55
  • msg #1026

Re: OOC

In reply to DR Ranse Layne (msg # 1025):

Damnit. The Doctor is too genre savvy. Clearly he's next. ;)

Also, that's undoubtedly my best roll of this game. I just know the GM will invalidate it now.
DR Ranse Layne
player, 138 posts
Human CMO
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 22:56
  • msg #1027

Re: OOC

In reply to LCDR Christopher Decker (msg # 1026):

You think he is genre savvy, then you notice the light sabre on his hip. Hehehe...
LCDR Christopher Decker
player, 358 posts
Human CSO
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 23:11
  • msg #1028

Re: OOC

In reply to DR Ranse Layne (msg # 1027):

Christopher Lee deserved a better character name and a better character ending (IMHO), BUT, he played quite the badass at the end of Attack of the Clones.

We had a houseguest over for the past couple of days who insisted upon a LotR marathon, so I've been enjoying his Saruman.
DR Ranse Layne
player, 139 posts
Human CMO
Tue 10 Aug 2021
at 23:16
  • msg #1029

Re: OOC

In reply to LCDR Christopher Decker (msg # 1028):

He was so talented, loved his work, even the Hammer films.

When I heard they were making the LoTR movies, I was hoping he would get the role of Gandalf, though he made a great Saruman. I only saw the theater release though, and I hear that a lot of his footage was cut.
PO Amamiya Azami
player, 173 posts
Quiet, efficient...
...mostly unnoticed.
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 00:12
  • msg #1030

Re: OOC

Starfleet Command:
Clearly one of them is a shape-shifting imposter. Better phaser them both to be sure!


*starts filling hypo with sedative*

Lee was one of the bright spots in the LotR movies.

.....

For me, one of the few bright spots, but I'm rather particular.  ^_^

LCDR Christopher Decker:
In reply to DR Ranse Layne (msg # 1027):
We had a houseguest over for the past couple of days who insisted upon a LotR marathon, so I've been enjoying his Saruman.


I'd empathize, but you say you're enjoying them. ^_^
DR Ranse Layne
player, 140 posts
Human CMO
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 00:20
  • msg #1031

Re: OOC

Pleasantly shocked, I thought I was the only person who didn't think they were awesome. I actually found the third one horrible. They turned the Army of the Dead into a Warner Brothers cartoon of Taz zooming back and forth in the back ground, and I hate the modern style of having the camera zoom around so much you can't tell what is going on. It felt like a movie made by a director who didn't much like the source material.
PO Amamiya Azami
player, 174 posts
Quiet, efficient...
...mostly unnoticed.
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 01:17
  • msg #1032

Re: OOC

While I truly enjoyed the first movie, the second movie inspired a frothing rage in me (to the point where I was informed nobody wanted to watch it with me again) and the third movie was just painful for me to watch.

The giant snot wave of the Army of the Dead obviating the heroic sacrifices that came before it was certainly one of the things that really upset me about the second and third movies, so I completely understand where you're coming from.

Tons of people loved the movies, and that's cool.  But I did not.

Totally agree with the 'not knowing the source material' - we watched the 'behind the scenes' and I devolved into pained laughter every time Jackson affirmed he kept 'as close as possible' to the books.
DR Ranse Layne
player, 141 posts
Human CMO
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 02:23
  • msg #1033

Re: OOC

In reply to PO Amamiya Azami (msg # 1032):

By which he meant he sat on them I assume, because he really didn't seem to open them much. Sigh...
LCDR Christopher Decker
player, 359 posts
Human CSO
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 04:20
  • msg #1034

Re: OOC

I couldn't share this with the GM directly, so I'll post it here for any and all to enjoy (DS9 opening credits with the Friends theme).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_Wzssx4iA
LCDR Christopher Decker
player, 360 posts
Human CSO
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 04:35
  • msg #1035

Re: OOC

I DO enjoy the LotR trilogy. It's not perfect, but I think a lot of the changes were reasonable adaptations to the cinematic format. The fact is, they never could have been made without significant changes and there's no way they could have pleased everyone.

Now the Hobbit trilogy, IMO, is an example of a soulless trilogy made without any care or compassion or respect for the source material. I don't know if anyone here is familiar with Lindsay Ellis, but she did an excellent series of video essays on what went wrong there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTRUQ-RKfUs

That being said, I came pretty late to Tolkein. While I had read The Hobbit, I spent almost 20 years FAILING to get through Fellowship - failing each and every time I got to Tom Freaking Bombadil, got bored, and wandered off to go read some sci-fi. It wasn't until the release of the first movie was approaching that I accepted a deal with my best friend (he totally failed to uphold his end) where my part was to read Fellowship before the movie came out. I picked up the excellent unabridged audiobook set and listened to the entire trilogy before we sat down to see it on opening night. :)

So, I definitely became a fan, but didn't have the long time investment in the books that many had before the movie came out. I totally understand that influences my opinion.

Oh, and the roughest part of the movies for me is definitely the plot 'twist' in TT when Faramir makes the exact OPPOSITE decision. WTH??

Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here.

No kidding, Sam!
DR Ranse Layne
player, 142 posts
Human CMO
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 04:58
  • msg #1036

Re: OOC

In reply to LCDR Christopher Decker (msg # 1034):

Not sure when or where, but I have seen that before. Worth watching again, still a chuckle, DS9 was one of my favorites. Odd that they have Dax with both of her companions. Still, damn funny, and perfectly done.
LCDR Christopher Decker
player, 361 posts
Human CSO
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 05:43
  • msg #1037

Re: OOC

DR Ranse Layne:
In reply to LCDR Christopher Decker (msg # 1034):

...Odd that they have Dax with both of her companions. Still, damn funny, and perfectly done.


That would have been a very awkward episode. ;)
DR Ranse Layne
player, 144 posts
Human CMO
Wed 11 Aug 2021
at 07:06
  • msg #1038

Re: OOC

In reply to LCDR Christopher Decker (msg # 1037):

hehehe... too true. Funny, Jadzia was too all appearances supposed to be the pretty female Star Trek mandates, but I ended up liking Kira Nerys better.
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