Top Gun

No, just you Ben. And I'm not remotely "worked up," as you put it, because that would entail putting any sort of value whatsoever on your critical abilities. As it stands you're just an occasional amusement, nothing more. It means that you were spewing bullshit, per usual, and you continue to do so in this post too. Evidence beyond the anecdotal directly contradicts what you're claiming, so maybe try whistling a new tune.

It must truly be terrible going through your life without having even the slightest understanding of normal human motivations and interactions. I'd even pity you if you were remotely worthy of it. Oh, and I hate to deflate your hate-boner, but Unicorn was pretty massively successful in the Japanese market and is well-regarded critically. But you've never been one to let facts get in the way of a good tantrum, have you?

I'm convinced that most of the push-back against the series happened because it did rely so heavily on having at least a basic working knowledge of the Universal Century. You could make the argument that it wasn't the best fit for the block because of this, since the last time UC Gundam aired on Cartoon Network had to be 15 years ago, but I'm still very happy they did, even if I didn't pick up on every detail and reference along the way. If there is one legitimate complaint I think could be levied against the series itself, it's the utterly ham-handed way it was pared down from the original 7 OVA episodes. There were some really awkward episode breaks and a bunch of recap filler along the way. I picked up the DVDs for pretty cheap in the big RightStuf anniversary sale, so it'll be interesting to see how much better everything flows in the original format.

holy fuck man

The fact that you'd refer to Full Frontal of all people as having a workable plan says pretty much everything about your analytical skills. Frontal was a deluded fool, an anachronistic echo trapped by the frozen-in-time image of Char Aznable he was based on. His concept of holding the Earth hostage via trade exclusivity would have done nothing more than lead to a repeat of the One-Year War or the conflicts that followed. The series itself alludes to the fact that the real Char most likely never would have chosen this path after everything that had happened in his life. The entire point of the series was that a new way forward was needed for the Earth Sphere to stop making the mistakes of the past, and that's what Mineva sought to do by revealing Laplace's Box to the world: it would bridge the Newtype philosophy of Zeon with the Federation government itself. And no, it was nothing at all like "divine rule": the Federation's founders wanted to ensure that any more advanced variants of humanity had a legitimate seat at the table, instead of being treated as third-class citizens as actually happened. I'm starting to wonder if you watched the same series I did. And from what I know of Gundam protagonists, I truly believe one could make a compelling argument that Banagher was one of the more well-grounded characters out of the bunch. He's thrust into a situation beyond his understanding, and while he spends much of the series in a reactive state, he winds up growing into his role and taking initiative. Mineva was a fascinating character in her own right, the scion of a hated family who sought for peace but maintained a certain level of ruthlessness. (Fun fact: I didn't realize until after the series concluded that she'd shown up in the flesh in both the original Gundam and Zeta.) And yes, Riddhe was eminently unlikeable, but complaining about not liking a character who is intentionally written that way is the height of absurdity. He's a privileged brat who can't handle rejection and is easily manipulated as a result...did you think he was supposed to be appealing in the first place? There were a number of standouts among the minor characters as well, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the venerable Bright Noa get a turn in the spotlight. For my money, Unicorn serves as a fantastic example of an addition to a decades-old franchise that managed to maintain consistency while simultaneously expanding on the themes of the original work. It's the sort of high-budget sci-fi production we rarely get these days, and with this level of execution, how could I not enjoy it?

Well I admittedly don't usually buy super-high-percent beers, and I almost never have more than one or two in a sitting. If nothing else I'd be tired of pissing nonstop.

The man has turned being the worst into an art form.

I drink, I just don't get drunk. I try to buy beer that's good enough that I don't want to kill the experience by guzzling it.

It's cute when people who couldn't analyze their way out of a paper bag try to talk shop. I mean I know even the barest minimum about UC Gundam and I was still substantially invested in it. That takes chops.

Never been, so wouldn't know.

Honestly you can just answer "Everything" and save yourself the viewing time.

once appeared on To Catch a Predator.

Yeah itsa a was fun.

Do you ever fucking turn off? Like I consider myself fairly progressive, but sweet Jesus man.

Hey I hear there's this amazing technology called private messages that lets you contact a single user. Could be just a myth though.

Just from a brief check, SMF is still being actively developed, with a new beta version of 2.1 having dropped within the past month. It may not be particularly scalable, but it's not exactly a dead project or anything.

What exactly is the bottleneck? The actual database calls? I have another forum that's been using SMF for an eternity; I could ask them what sort of hardware they're hosted on as a comparison point.

If this was about hate-banning and/or boning, trust me, I have far tastier targets on my list. (I mean have you seen Zeni's pics? No thank you.) It's the idea of having a basic code of social conduct users are expected to follow, and how when one person violates that code what is literally hundreds of times over, they've kinda proven that they're an active detriment to a community and need to go find somewhere else to play. I mean when I think of letting Zeni or Tic back in here, that old adage about the definition of insanity comes to mind. Hell, it's a minor miracle that moose was finally shown the door, and that still took, what, something like 40 psychotic meltdowns?

I guess there is a pretty massive overlap between WWE fans and his voting base.

What, are you afraid that you won't be able to confess your deep, passionate attraction to Zeni if he's not around? Far be it from me to stand between anyone and true love. Carry on, then.

No, he's still making threads. Lucky us.

Getting that as a rank reward is like winning a scratch-off lottery ticket that immediately punches you in the dick.

Never heard of 'im.

It continues to amaze me how much of a living, breathing stereotype you are.