The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 @BigBossBalrog 2 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: @BigBossBalrog I remember the good ole days when you needed an item to save the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Fucking George joined the writing strike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: Fucking George joined the writing strike I thought he’s been on strike since 2011. 2 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: I thought he’s been on strike since 2011. Only five hundred pages more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Just now, BigBossBalrog said: Only five hundred pages more That’s been the case for like seven years now. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 From George’s NotABlog: ((Some of you, I fear, may be having anxiety attacks just now, on the mistaken assumption that this strike affects WINDS OF WINTER. You can relax. The WGA is a union of film and television writers. It has nothing to do with novels, short stories, or any other form of prose fiction, nor comic books and graphic novels, nor stage plays, nor the editing of collections and anthologies I have on-going projects in all those areas, and that work continues unabated. And WINDS continues to be priority number one)). Funny thing is that if George is truly still working on Winds right now, it looks like this strike will only serve to remove distractions and make it come sooner. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: From George’s NotABlog: ((Some of you, I fear, may be having anxiety attacks just now, on the mistaken assumption that this strike affects WINDS OF WINTER. You can relax. The WGA is a union of film and television writers. It has nothing to do with novels, short stories, or any other form of prose fiction, nor comic books and graphic novels, nor stage plays, nor the editing of collections and anthologies I have on-going projects in all those areas, and that work continues unabated. And WINDS continues to be priority number one)). Funny thing is that if George is truly still working on Winds right now, it looks like this strike will only serve to remove distractions and make it come sooner. That's good news...if he's being honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: That's good news...if he's being honest Would be hilarious if a strike that he actively supports ends up being the entire reason why Winds gets finished. He wants us to support a quick resolution but is inadvertently incentivizing us to want it to be drawn out. Maybe he’s a double agent. Pushing for a strike to jam up the movie and tv industries so they’re not able to compete with him when he releases his book. Clever George, that’s some Game of Thrones shit right there. 3 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 But yeah, seems like the Writing Strike has already caused a ton of upheaval; maybe it's not the writers, but the fact the Hollywood system was so borked, it caused everything to break down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: But yeah, seems like the Writing Strike has already caused a ton of upheaval; maybe it's not the writers, but the fact the Hollywood system was so borked, it caused everything to break down There are only a few things I particularly care about right now: Dune, Andor, Arcane, and House of the Dragon. And right now, we have confirmations that 3/4 of them are going to be unaffected for now, so I’m not really concerned, personally. I’d love and prefer to see some actual competition emerge from all of this, but it won’t bother me one bit if Hollywood choose to roll over and die instead of just replacing these entitled clowns. Better talent will come along eventually. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: There are only a few things I particularly care about right now: Dune, Andor, Arcane, and House of the Dragon. And right now, we have confirmations that 3/4 of them are going to be unaffected for now, so I’m not really concerned, personally. I’d love and prefer to see some actual competition emerge from all of this, but it won’t bother me one bit if Hollywood choose to roll over and die instead of just replacing these entitled clowns. Better talent will come along eventually. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 20 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: Exactly. It’s not like these are truck drivers or coal miners. The world will survive Hollywood’s infighting. I know one thing, if I was a foreign executive, I’d be taking advantage of this. Asian studios have been growing in popularity like crazy in the West lately, so there is a big opportunity to capitalize on that didn’t exist during the last strike back in 2008. I bet you anything we’ll see that escalate even faster now. Big streaming services will take on more contracts with Indian, Japanese, and Korean studios to fill the gap. And I expect the deals will be pretty sweet now that the demand has skyrocketed. This is how the weebs will win. 2 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: Exactly. It’s not like these are truck drivers or coal miners. The world will survive Hollywood’s infighting. I know one thing, if I was a foreign executive, I’d be taking advantage of this. Asian studios have been growing in popularity like crazy in the West lately, so there is a big opportunity to capitalize on that didn’t exist during the last strike back in 2008. I bet you anything we’ll see that escalate even faster now. Big streaming services will take on more contracts with Indian, Japanese, and Korean studios to fill the gap. And I expect the deals will be pretty sweet now that the demand has skyrocketed. This is how the weebs will win. They've won already; look at the game industry, and the fact all my book stores biggest sections are manga, and always at the front of the store on display I think though, Live Action asian cinema is going to the big winner; Netflix already did it before the strike happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: They've won already; look at the game industry, and the fact all my book stores biggest sections are manga, and always at the front of the store on display I think though, Live Action asian cinema is going to the big winner; Netflix already did it before the strike happened While they’re dominating animation and doing very well in gaming, Hollywood still has the biggest hold on live action TV and movies in the West by far. But if the studios refuse to do anything about this strike, then they could easily lose a lot of ground to the rising Asian competition. Rolling over and halting everything is the best way to open yourself up to being replaced. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, The Good Doctor said: Exactly. It’s not like these are truck drivers or coal miners. The world will survive Hollywood’s infighting. I know one thing, if I was a foreign executive, I’d be taking advantage of this. Asian studios have been growing in popularity like crazy in the West lately, so there is a big opportunity to capitalize on that didn’t exist during the last strike back in 2008. I bet you anything we’ll see that escalate even faster now. Big streaming services will take on more contracts with Indian, Japanese, and Korean studios to fill the gap. And I expect the deals will be pretty sweet now that the demand has skyrocketed. This is how the weebs will win. I luvz me some Korean flicks 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Just now, ColonelKillaBee said: I luvz me some Korean flicks I haven’t seen many, but Train to Busan was freaking great. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, The Good Doctor said: I haven’t seen many, but Train to Busan was freaking great. 1 hour ago, ColonelKillaBee said: I luvz me some Korean flicks Watch the Wailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, The Good Doctor said: I haven’t seen many, but Train to Busan was freaking great. You finally saw Korean Boldir! 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 30 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: Watch the Wailing. Netflix? "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Just now, ColonelKillaBee said: You finally saw Korean Boldir! Definitely my favorite character. I love when he points at his pregnant wife’s belly and says "I made that!" with the most prideful look on his face. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, ColonelKillaBee said: Netflix? Nah Shudder owns the rights. I remember my favorite moment in that was the father realizing his company's research division was the cause of the outbreak, and that hilariously dumb comment on how it was supposed to spearhead its quarterly growth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 @BigBossBalrog Chapter 7 was pretty dang tough! Between the catapult barrage, the garrador, and the freaking hoards at the end, it was by far the most challenging chapter in the game so far. I wish I could say it was all great, but to be honest that last part outstayed its welcome. I think it would’ve been better if it had been slightly shorter. Level felt like it would never end! I did love the garrador fight, though. I pretty well knew what to expect thanks to the promo clip, but the situation was still pretty tense. Probably the scariest "horror moment" since the very beginning in the cabin. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: @BigBossBalrog Chapter 7 was pretty dang tough! Between the catapult barrage, the garrador, and the freaking hoards at the end, it was by far the most challenging chapter in the game so far. I wish I could say it was all great, but to be honest that last part outstayed its welcome. I think it would’ve been better if it had been slightly shorter. Level felt like it would never end! I did love the garrador fight, though. I pretty well knew what to expect thanks to the promo clip, but the situation was still pretty tense. Probably the scariest "horror moment" since the very beginning in the cabin. I kinda of love how they added the buildup in the dungeon, and all the little hints your about to stumble onto something Very moody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 The catapults though Ashley: "They have catapults ?!" It's ridiculous but I think it works. They aren't so hard when you realize gun powder barrels are conveniently stored next to them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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