I was pumped about Sherlock, until it abruptly ended, leaving me wanting more episodes. Who knows how long it will take before I can see the next season?!
I'm pretty excited to read some of Sweet Tooth before bedtimes tonight!!
I also got Inglorious Bastards (cause I still havent seen it) and Chocolate (because it's the best kung fu movie about an autistic girl who learns to fight by watching Bruce Lee flicks)
I also got Inglorious Bastards (cause I still havent seen it) and Chocolate (because it's the best kung fu movie about an autistic girl who learns to fight by watching Bruce Lee flicks)
I love Sherlock! I was skeptical at first when I heard it was in the works. Most times when TV/movie execs take a classic and try to modernize the story it goes horribly, horribly wrong. But I gotta hand it to the guys that did Sherlock, they really pulled it off.
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Dammit, I was going to watch Sherlock and then I thought, "Nah, it will probably be rubbish"
You looked at a show with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman helmed by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and your first thought was, "It'll be rubbish"?
You looked at a show with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman helmed by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and your first thought was, "It'll be rubbish"?
what is wrong with you
Probably has something to do with not knowing who any of those people are.
Man I knew all those dudes apart from Sid from Ice Age.
Also, yeah, Sherlock's pretty great and I feel like I've said this before but I feel like Martin Freeman's just getting typecast, at this point, as "put-upon British guy who gets sort of dragged on adventures through random happenstance".
You looked at a show with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman helmed by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and your first thought was, "It'll be rubbish"?
what is wrong with you
Probably has something to do with not knowing who any of those people are.
Benedict Cumberpatch (going to be Smaug in the Hobbit) and Martin Freeman (going to be the bravest little hobbit of them all in the Hobbit) are amazing.
I was reading the rules thread after noticing a website whoring post that will inevitable get a 'go read the rules' response and I remembered something that has bothered me since last time I read it.
"6 ) Do Not Post Ambiguous Critiques
Words like 'wonky' and 'odd' do not do anyone any good. If you feel that something looks out of place, you need to explain why and a possible solution to the problem. Otherwise, your critique is pointless, unhelpful and therefore unwanted."
I don't like this rule. I think wonky/odd are perfectly valid critiques.... and I am sure I have given critiques with those words in them many times. If someone is too bad to notice something in their art is wonky or odd, it may just need someone pointing it out for them to see it.
I think those words are fine, the rule is just about being ambiguous. Saying, "your art looks wonky" doesn't help anyone. Saying, "that back leg looks wonky. Try holding your own leg in that position and I think you will realize that the position your character is in is unnatural and uncomfortable" is specific and helpful.
Anyone ave any good suggestions for jogging/running music? I need something with a beat that makes me feel like a badass hero running across majestic fields, instead of a doughy nerd puffing along on a treadmill.
Anyone ave any good suggestions for jogging/running music? I need something with a beat that makes me feel like a badass hero running across majestic fields, instead of a doughy nerd puffing along on a treadmill.
I think those words are fine, the rule is just about being ambiguous. Saying, "your art looks wonky" doesn't help anyone. Saying, "that back leg looks wonky. Try holding your own leg in that position and I think you will realize that the position your character is in is unnatural and uncomfortable" is specific and helpful.
I agree with that statement. I've been told all throughout high school that my art looks "cartoony". What am I supposed to do with that comment?
McGibs, I'd listen to movie soundtracks like Requiem For A Dream or Gladiator. At least it helped when playing some White Wolf...
Anyone ave any good suggestions for jogging/running music? I need something with a beat that makes me feel like a badass hero running across majestic fields, instead of a doughy nerd puffing along on a treadmill.
I've always been a sucker for the classic Eye of the Tiger by Survivor probably because I've watched way too much Rocky growing up.
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McGibs: My favorite jogging music is Daft Punk live stuff (harder better faster stronger mixed with around the world).
But if you're looking for cool tough guy jogging music, i think Danko Jones fits the bill nicely
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Bob Milne, one of the greatest ragtime pianists in the world, can listen to, and play in his head (i.e., without audio equipment), four different symphonies simultaneously. He can track them all so that if you start a piece of music, and have him him in a room where he can't hear it, but you tell him to start the piece of music at the same time, and suddenly stop the music and tell him to stop, he will tell you what part you were at within a few notes.
It doesn't stop there, he can visualize the entire orchestra and control the audio volume and speed.
but don't take my word for it, hear about it yourself on RadioLab.
Anyone ave any good suggestions for jogging/running music? I need something with a beat that makes me feel like a badass hero running across majestic fields, instead of a doughy nerd puffing along on a treadmill.
I always stand by The Fratellis as awesome exercising/pump you up music.
I was reading the rules thread after noticing a website whoring post that will inevitable get a 'go read the rules' response and I remembered something that has bothered me since last time I read it.
"6 ) Do Not Post Ambiguous Critiques
Words like 'wonky' and 'odd' do not do anyone any good. If you feel that something looks out of place, you need to explain why and a possible solution to the problem. Otherwise, your critique is pointless, unhelpful and therefore unwanted."
I don't like this rule. I think wonky/odd are perfectly valid critiques.... and I am sure I have given critiques with those words in them many times. If someone is too bad to notice something in their art is wonky or odd, it may just need someone pointing it out for them to see it.
I think those words are fine, the rule is just about being ambiguous. Saying, "your art looks wonky" doesn't help anyone. Saying, "that back leg looks wonky. Try holding your own leg in that position and I think you will realize that the position your character is in is unnatural and uncomfortable" is specific and helpful.
Exactly. The spirit of the law is what NibCrom said- the rule came about because of a rash of lazy critiques that just said, "_______ looks strange/wonky/odd", and left it at that; the intent here isn't to make those people drag out a thesaurus to come up with a synonym for those words, it's to get them to post something articulate enough to be helpful to the artist.
A lot of people think that just a blunt statement of their personal opinion ("this bites, lol!") is the same thing as a critique, and it's not. The rule gives the mods a way to make sure people aren't being unhelpful shitheads.
If you had an art teacher come by and say, "That leg looks wonky" and then piss off and not elaborate on what they meant or how to improve it, you'd be pissed off, and they'd be a shitty teacher, and your drawing wouldn't get fixed any time soon; but this is exactly what a lot of people do on art forums all the time, and think that's A-OK behavior.
I had an English teacher once (and even though I kinda hated her, I'll concede that this point made sense) that had a rule that you couldn't use the word "thing" in an essay or test questions, not because she just had an irrational hatred of the word, but because it's too vague and there's always going to be a better way to describe what you're actually talking about. This is the same sort of principle.
Anyone ave any good suggestions for jogging/running music? I need something with a beat that makes me feel like a badass hero running across majestic fields, instead of a doughy nerd puffing along on a treadmill.
I love running to the Beastie Boys Ill Communication.
Anyone ave any good suggestions for jogging/running music? I need something with a beat that makes me feel like a badass hero running across majestic fields, instead of a doughy nerd puffing along on a treadmill.
Anyone ave any good suggestions for jogging/running music? I need something with a beat that makes me feel like a badass hero running across majestic fields, instead of a doughy nerd puffing along on a treadmill.
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watching it now
it's shaping up to be a pretty good adventure
I'm pretty excited to read some of Sweet Tooth before bedtimes tonight!!
I also got Inglorious Bastards (cause I still havent seen it) and Chocolate (because it's the best kung fu movie about an autistic girl who learns to fight by watching Bruce Lee flicks)
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Which inglorious bastards? the old one or the new one that has almost nothing to do with the old one?
Also the Chocolate outtakes make it seem like it was one of the most painful movies to make.
I really need to stop pre-judging things.
what is wrong with you
Also somehow I didn't realize until watching the series 2 premiere that Steven Moffat was writing for it. Guy is kind of a beast.
Did anyone wow you in Paul?
He's sensitive about it!! Why you gotta be a jerk! You're just jelly cause he's got ladies swarming him
Probably has something to do with not knowing who any of those people are.
Also, yeah, Sherlock's pretty great and I feel like I've said this before but I feel like Martin Freeman's just getting typecast, at this point, as "put-upon British guy who gets sort of dragged on adventures through random happenstance".
It's the first time I've heard any of them.
Sherlock is amazing.
Benedict Cumberpatch (going to be Smaug in the Hobbit) and Martin Freeman (going to be the bravest little hobbit of them all in the Hobbit) are amazing.
Steven Moffat is amazing.
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My favorite part of Chocolate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MxyeVQU6Xrk#t=70s
People think he has a weird head? I don't think he has a weird head.
Or maybe I just don't think it's weird compared to Matt Smith's head, which, really, is much weirder.
Hmmmm.
"6 ) Do Not Post Ambiguous Critiques
Words like 'wonky' and 'odd' do not do anyone any good. If you feel that something looks out of place, you need to explain why and a possible solution to the problem. Otherwise, your critique is pointless, unhelpful and therefore unwanted."
I don't like this rule. I think wonky/odd are perfectly valid critiques.... and I am sure I have given critiques with those words in them many times. If someone is too bad to notice something in their art is wonky or odd, it may just need someone pointing it out for them to see it.
I agree with that statement. I've been told all throughout high school that my art looks "cartoony". What am I supposed to do with that comment?
McGibs, I'd listen to movie soundtracks like Requiem For A Dream or Gladiator. At least it helped when playing some White Wolf...
I've always been a sucker for the classic Eye of the Tiger by Survivor probably because I've watched way too much Rocky growing up.
But if you're looking for cool tough guy jogging music, i think Danko Jones fits the bill nicely
youtube link:
I always stand by The Fratellis as awesome exercising/pump you up music.
Exactly. The spirit of the law is what NibCrom said- the rule came about because of a rash of lazy critiques that just said, "_______ looks strange/wonky/odd", and left it at that; the intent here isn't to make those people drag out a thesaurus to come up with a synonym for those words, it's to get them to post something articulate enough to be helpful to the artist.
A lot of people think that just a blunt statement of their personal opinion ("this bites, lol!") is the same thing as a critique, and it's not. The rule gives the mods a way to make sure people aren't being unhelpful shitheads.
If you had an art teacher come by and say, "That leg looks wonky" and then piss off and not elaborate on what they meant or how to improve it, you'd be pissed off, and they'd be a shitty teacher, and your drawing wouldn't get fixed any time soon; but this is exactly what a lot of people do on art forums all the time, and think that's A-OK behavior.
I had an English teacher once (and even though I kinda hated her, I'll concede that this point made sense) that had a rule that you couldn't use the word "thing" in an essay or test questions, not because she just had an irrational hatred of the word, but because it's too vague and there's always going to be a better way to describe what you're actually talking about. This is the same sort of principle.
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I love running to the Beastie Boys Ill Communication.
I don't remember that being in the book.
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Your opinion is wonky.
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