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If you're not going to start before either my or The Peeps's game has ended, then give me the last spot .

vote: Dazz As long as something's happening.

Haha, Half-life became even cheaper :p. So Idecided to get it for € 1,49, and to get The Dig for € 1,99 as well while I was at it. I've also decided I definitely can't be arsed with the HL1 expansions. Just the canon stuff for me. Now I have everything complete, and when I finish HL1, I can finally install that orange box that's been sitting on the shelf for quite some time now . Also great to finally experience The dig. Yay for oldskool point 'n click. VVVVV is also on sale, but I'll just get that directly from the official site.

End of turn [5] - nightphase The doubtful woman is walking the corridors of the Galactica. She seems to have trouble maintaining her balance.. She passes by several people, before she sees a nervous man and watchful woman. They look like perfect victims.. If only she could focus. "Hey you! You.. Guy.. Heh, you.. You.." The nervous man looks annoyed, the watchful woman looks surprised at the commotion. But before she could finish her sentence.. She falls to the floor. A loyal man walks by, and sees the pathetic Colonial lying on the floor. "You are a disgrace to this fleet!" he says to her with a vile look on his face, like only he can. He arrests the woman for disorderly behaviour, and drags her to the brig. But she's to passed out to notice. The nervous man, still annoyed a bit, heads back to his office. A defected woman was already there, waiting for him. "Ah yes, the test, I'll go get my equipment" he says to her immediately upon seeing her. "Is it really necessary? I mean, surely, you know what the result's going to be?" she asks. "It's just for the record, so there's no doubt about it when I receive my results" "Ok, go ahead" He takes a bloodsample. "I will have the results in the morning" The defected woman leaves the office, going back to her work. The idealistic man is headed towards the hangar. Once there, he walks towards a Raptor. An anxious woman is beneath it, doing some repairs of some sorts. "Can I help you?" the woman asks. "No not at all. I just wanted to say to you that I love your flying. Everytime I look out of the window, and see your Raptor flying off, I can do nothing but admire your skills. "Ah, thanks. It does take great skill to fly one of these things." "That's what I thought" The idealistic man and the anxious woman continue talking a bit about her being a pilot, but then she ends the conversation. "I'm sorry, I loved our little chat, but I still have some stuff to do" "Ah ok, no problem" The idealistic man leaves. Back at the brig, an inquisitive woman is looking for the doubtful woman, but the news of her being arrested she didn't receive well.. "For frak's sake! Why are my guests being arrested all the time! I have a show to run you know!" she shouts angrily at the guarding soldier. "Sor.." "Yeah sorry ma'am, I know. You're useless" she interrupts. She storms off with her crew. The loyal man is heading to the brig, for the second time this night. On his way, an angry woman passes by.. He doesn't give it much thought. "Sir, you again?" the guarding soldier asks? "You know what to do" The guarding soldiers sighs, and opens the door. The loyal man enters the same brig where he dragged the doubtful woman into earlier. The woman has woken up in the meantime, and although she has a major hangover, she's at least finally aware of her situation. "So what am I doing here?" she asks him. "You were drunk." "Ah. So what are you doing here? Have you been drinking too?" "I have. But unlike you, I can hold my liquor.." "That's a lie!" "Anyway, I came to bring you your cat. And also.. I feel safe here." "It's not my cat, it's.." The cat seems at ease. Untill a loud barking can be heard from outside the brig. "What the frak is that soldier??" the loyal man shouts. "Nothing sir.. Just a dog. He ran off again" After a while, the 2, and the cat, fall a sleep. Inside his office, the nervous man is testing the bloodsample the defected woman provided earlier. His computer is about to display the results, when a shot is heard. The nervous man drops from his chair. On his way down, he breaks the vial with the bloodsample. The blood of 2 people lie spilled on the floor. Gaius Baltar is deceased. He was unfortunately a bit clueless neutral, and a scientist. He was played by Diageo. Various people witnessed a woman fleeing the scene.. Start of turn [6] - dayphase

Did you try another socket? Is it possible for you to try it on another computer / motherboard? Tried another sata data and / or power cable?

You know, I'm totally unaware of any new Wii games coming out I need to have.. I only know the ones I have on my backlog (but that's quite a few, so maybe it's a good thing). For me mainly: Mass Effect 3 Deus Ex 3 Crysis 2 (I just happend to have started a new game of Crysis 1 on New Year's morning.. In my first playthrough, I didn't know what vsync was / did. It makes all the difference! ) The Witcher 2 Guild Wars 2 Portal 2 To lesser extent: Rage Dragon Age 2 Batman 2 And some others to even lesser extent (Oblivion, MvC3). I can probably already tell my GotY will be either ME 3 or DX 3.

Don't forget those PM's people! .

Ok, fair enough. Vote: ReZ

So ehm, I can't find all my tickets from this year, I only have the ones from the cinema I work in within reach. Some of the movies I've watched in a (open-air) cinema this year: Black Dynamite Surely the baddest motherfucker to ever hit the scene? On the one hand, it is a parody on blaxploitation, on the other hand, it remains just as cool to watch. Great. Toy story 3 Wasn't expecting that much, but I was amazed Pixar delivered one of the greatest 2nd sequels of a franchise I've ever seen. 3D was great by the way. Gorgeous setpieces, some genuinely exciting action sequences (forget what I said about Black Dynamite, the clapping monkey is the baddest motherfucker to ever hit the scene), and just a lot of fun. Great. Inception I probably need to see it a 2nd (and completely dissect it) before I can properly judge this, but I wasn't convinced. The whole film I had the feeling something didn't make sense ? wasn't right, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Again, need to watch it again, but for now..Meh. Machete Intentionally bad movie. So great in in't bad execution, that it it's genuinely a blast to watch. And the gorgous ladies help things too. Fun. The road I only saw this a few weeks ago (special screening). Not familiar with the book, but the atmosphere was great. Good. Evangelion 2.0: YOU SHALL NOT PASS!! I'm ashamed to admit I've never seen the series completely. Part 1 pretty much summarised what I've seen of it. And part 1 didn't diverge too much from the series. Part 2 however.. I really wonder what they will do with the next 2 parts, because this part already seemed to cover an alternative to the end of the series. Anyway, obviously not an fulfilling ending, but some great animation to behold before it. EVA & Monster designs a bit hit and miss, Don't like the EVA 05 (the ehh green one), but I love the monster it's battling in the begin, for example. Some lovely fan service, including a parody (of which I assume wasn't in the series) on the infamous "toothpick scene" (which itself was shown again in part 1), and I'm in love with the [new EVA pilot]! . Sugoi. Alice in wonderland So yeah, forgot I saw this crap. Was anticipating it, because of Burton mainly, but he disappointed greatly. Too much CGI. Don't ever want to see this again. Bah. El mal ajeno I wonder what I can say about this Spanish movie, without spoiling it a little, so I'll leave it at: it's a drama with a bit of a fantasy element, about a doctor who is shot in his hospital. When he recovers he finds his patients react in unexpected ways. Good. Tamara Drewe This was great. Very funny, mainly because of the ridiculous characters in the film, just watching that drummer's face cracks me up ! And eventhough the guy gets the girl in the end, some things happen which I didn't see coming along the way.. And of course, I could watch Gemma Arterton's ass all day, whether it's covered in oil, or by some tight shorts. Hilarious. Winter's bone I'm not a fan of this aspect of American culture (..), but if you look past that, this is just an awesome thriller with a great, nasty atmosphere, making you hate those hillbillies even more if you didn't already. Except for the poor girl of course, whose performance is outstanding. Great. The red shoes This is not a new film, it's a restored rerelease of apparently a classic. Regarded as one of the best examples of films in technicolor. I can see why, this films is absolutely visually stunning. I also never expected to enjoy ballet scenes so much, let me tell you, I'm not much of a ballet guy. But it greatly helps if the movie / ballet scenes is / are based on a fairytale. And Moira Shearer is such a cutie. Lovely. The fantastic mr. Fox I love animation in general, and I'm a sucker for stop-motion. Coupled with some [wonderful dry humour], and the voice of George Clooney, and you have a hit in my eyes. Great. 500 days of summer Yup, I know this one is from last year (I usually can't remember :p), but it had a screening at an annual open-air cinema event thing we have here. I went to see it a second time with my brother, because I just love this movie! Fantastic, especially as it was in October, so occasionally you could be distracted by some (although some of 'm were just bugs flying through the projector lights . Hilarious. The social network Yeah, so.. I wasn't particularly excited for this film. But hey, I had a free ticket, so why not? It's like, I think Paj already said.. The subject sounds really boring, but they managed to make a very entertaining film out of it. It was a very pleasent surprise. Great. Scott Pilgrimm vs the world I've been anticipating this too, and it mostly delivered. Great to see the guy from Arrested Development finally doing something else a bit. Still not sure if I think it's a great movie, but it sure is very entertaining to gamers like us. KO. Tears for sale Saving the best for last. Saw this at a festival, wouldn't have seen this otherwise. I'm very glad I did. This is a Czech movie. What? Do they make films over there? Yes! Never seen a Czech films before either. I'm a sucker for fairytales, especially when they're drenched in melancholy. Couple that with some stunning visuals / setpieces, and 2 gorgeous leading actresses, and you make me very happy. Since this may be the most obscure film on my list, but also one of the films I most enjoyed, this is the one I'd recommend to everyone. Who likes the stuff I mentioned above, obviously. Beware though, I've read some things about a heavily cut release existing, the one on the UK DVD release for example. Yay.

So ehm, Happy New Years Eve from the Netherlands everybody . Now to wash away the disgusting prosecco stuff with yummy [oil spheres].

Oh I liked Kasumi too, especially her character, but yeah, too bad the mission is short. And the sky texture yes.. I just took a few minutes just standing on the side of the ship, watching it . But then I also did that on the Kasumi mission. Fantastic background there as well. I had no problems with the carchase. Controls could be better, but they could be far worse as well, and that part is very hard to fail (as far as I can recall). I simply saw it as a humorous intermission .

Very cool.. Is that a bunch of real photo's, or something made with Terragen (or something)? And Rummy's is very cool too, too bad of all the junk in front of it .

Are you the target switcher Jonnas? Or is that something you got from the write-up?

Ah.. I missed a lot of movies I wanted to see (I missed the film festival, and I missed a lot of Hollywood summer blockbusters). But since I work in a arthouse cinema, I've seen a few. I'm catching up. I'll go over all my ticket stubs to see what I've watched this year, then I'll get back to you . Edit: Do they have to be released this year, or did you simply have to have watch 'm this year? Just cinema, or TV / DVD / Blu-ray / other as well?

Comment: Maybe hosting a game during the Christmas period wasn't such a good idea . A grand total of 10 posts is a bit disappointing. Final voting count: There are 11 active players. Absolute majority is 6. Lynch: [gmac] [1]: heroicjanitor Majority for lynch vote has not been reached. End of turn [5] - dayphase Everyone had a hangover from the party last night. They were celebrating.. Something. They can't remember what though. As such they weren't inclined to get things done today. Nobody is deceased. Start of turn [5] - nightphase

Can somebody just shoot the damn parrot. Once again I see no evidence of my actions this night. The cook is detained, but ReZ claims to be the cook, and I targeted Cube. I.. Doubt the last section is the description of some action, it looks like a (creaive) warning for an inactive player perhaps? It doesn't look like it involves some mutinous pirates. Since there is no death, I think the only leads we have are the fact ReZ and Cube were roleblocked. I personally believe ReZ, so: vote: Cube

Dibs on Q. Otherwise I want to be holodoc!

If I buy DVD's / Blu-rays, I usually go for the "best" version by default, unless there's really something I absolutely don't like about it (cheap plastic figurine thing, tin case). But generally, the more discs, the better (or to be more precise, the more content, the better). That doesn't mean I'll watch everything, but things like deleted scenes are usually interesting to watch for me, especially if there's commentary on it as to why they were deleted, and the technical making-ofs (not the "making-ofs" you see on television where you see everybody flattering eachother), and the audio commentaries (both the educational ones as the entertaining ones) are the most interesting to me. I do wish though that a DVD / Bluray starts directly with the menu (but not the movie right away, in case I want check stuff first), and get rid of the anti-piracy ads.

Oh yeah, I haven't even finished Overlord. How great the game and the dlc is, they need to fix their bugs, god damn it! For so far I could play it, it was great though. There something about a team of 3 engineers in a mission full of Geth !

End of turn [4] - nightphase The loyal man walks the corridors of the Galactica. On his way he encounters the shady man. He stops him for a second. "Hey, wait a minute," the loyal man begins. "I need to talk to you. I trust you, I think. I'll be.. Busy tonight. I need someone to take care of things for me tomorrow. You up for it?" The shady man hesitates for a moment, but you can hardly tell from behind his sunglasses. "Sure, I'll see what I can do" he responds. They part. While the shady man is on his way to find a grumpy man, the loyal man stops by.. The brig. "I don't feel safe. I think I'll just.. Spend the night here" "But sir! You have duties to perform!" the guarding soldier objects. "I've done everything I wanted for today, and tomorrow is a new day. Now if you don't mind" He enters the brig. The guarding soldier is confused, but he can't refuse the man anything. He locks him up. A watchful woman enters the nervous man's office, they have an appointment. "So, I believe you have a test for me?" she asks. "Yes, I only need a bloodsample. I'll be done quickly" he responds. He takes her bloodsample, then she leaves. A grumpy man can be seen walking the hallways of the Galactica that night.. A rare sight. He's wants to visit someone, but he's unaware of his current situation. Nevertheless, he won't make it to him anyway, because he's stopped by an anxious woman. "Come with me, you'll be safe" "But I'm making a housecall" the grumpy man responds. "Never mind that, just come with me! They're after us!" She grabs the confused man by the arm and drags him to her raptor. But when she's about to take off, she experiences a major headache.. Much worse than last time. Shje has a shocked look on her face, as if she realises something terrible. She looks at the grumpy man, who looks back at her even more confused than he already was. "Are you ok?" he asks. "I.. I.. Have a headache" "Maybe you shouldn't be flying then. I can take a look at it" "No, it's ok. We should go" She goes through with what she set out to do in the first place, and departs with the grumpy man in her raptor. An inquisitive woman takes her crew in search of a loyal man, however, she's not able to find him initially. She does some asking around, then finds out he's in the brig. So that's where's she's headed. "I only want to ask him a few questions" "I can't allow that, sorry" the guarding soldier replies. "What's he in for?" "Can't tell ma'am" "So.. Do they pay you good? Because I can offer.." The soldier stops her. "Sorry ma'am" Realising nothing will make him cooperate, the inquisitive woman and her crew leave disappointed. The shady man has arrives at the grumpy man's office, only to find an empty place. "That's disappointing" "You're looking for someone?" the doubtful woman asks. She's looking for trouble. "Ah, it's you. Well yeah, I was.." before he could finish his sentence, he's punched in the face. "What the frak!" he exclamates. "Yeah? And that's not all. You know your girlfriend? She's so ugly, she gets mistaken for your boyfriend!" "My wife is dead! You motherfrakker! You've done it now!" They have a brutal fight. Blood is spilled. But finally, they both give up, when they lie exhausted on the floor. "So you do this for fun huh?" the shady man asks. "Pretty much. Well, not exactly. Anyway.." She gets up, then leaves. The shady man's cat, in his travel crate all this time, looks unfazed by the event that has just taken place. He looks as confortable as ever. The doubtful woman is out of sight. The shady man gets up too, but notices some pins lying on the floor. "Must be from her uniform" He takes them, and leaves the scene. The doubtful woman is walking towards her bunk, when suddenly she's stopped by the idealistic man. It's as if he was waiting for her. "I really like what you're doing" "Punching people in the face?" the doubtful woman asks confused. "Yeah, please continue. Make the most out of it tomorrow." The idealistic man leaves as quickly as he had appeared, like he usually does. Exhausted from her fight, and confused from her talk, the doubtful woman resumes her way, when suddenly a gunshot can be heard from the corridor where she just fought the shady man. She turns around, to assess the situation. When she arrives there, she sees the shady man lying on the floor. From the corner of her eye she can she a woman running away. The doubtful woman chases after her, but when the other woman turns a corner, she loses track of her. She gets back to the shady man's lifeless body. She gets some soldiers to secure the place. "I guess you don't have a home now huh?" She grabs the travel crate.. The cat looks distressed. Romo Lampkin is deceased. He was clever good, and he was a lawyer. He was played by Nintendohnut. Somewhere else, a dog sneaks in the couragous woman's quarters. She's simply sleeping. He doesn't know why he even tries anymore. There are no cookies to be had here too. He barks loudly, waking the couragous woman up in a shock. The dog leaves. Start of turn [5] - dayphase

Just wanted to comment with my own personal experience: I've not played through ME1 & 2 a second time, because I wanted to wait untill 3 is out (plus dlc probably). I'll stick to my "canon" run for now.

Eventhough I have most of the PM's I've decided to extend the deadline for this nightphase with 1 final day, so the last few have untill tomorrow to PM me my actions (they've received reminders). I'll probably extend the deadline on new year's eve as well.

Yup, there's some stuff I want to buy as well.. Although I can stop myself mostly because I rather have boxed retail versions.

I targeted heroicjanitor because I still wan't entirely sure of him (but well, I'm not entirely sure yet of a lot of you), and he was, after Nintendohnut, next on my list. If he turns out the next Captain, then he was as good a target to protect as anyone. After him I have Cube on my list (of people who didn't vote for MadDog that is), I suggest we pressure him. vote: Cube ########## What's anoying: I'm still not sure of my actions in the write-up, even after night 4. Do you know where we are heroic? In the last write-up that is?

Comment: I'll extend the deadline by 24 hours (untill tomorrow) as proposed yesterday, seeing as I haven't received many PM's from you, understandable of course on this occasion. Deadline is 28-12-2010 00:00 (although probably a bit later even). I'll send a reminder about 1 or 2 hours prior to de deadline, to everyone who hasn't send a PM by that time.