Just noticed (and didn't see it mentioned) that Howard the Duck is missing in the listing. It appears in ITunes, but can't be downloaded.

Between that and a laptop mic, which would you choose?

I'm hoping to work it out with a friend who has a mixing board set up but if not, I'm opting to use a guitar hero mic in my work shop, with nothing on but the computer.

I've heard the Guitar Hero mics are decent, use a USB port and can be acquired for cheap, if you want a quick fix.

Not saying it's perfect, but it is an option.

I honestly would like to try this one out. So, if you need another,  let me know and I'm in.

Nicholas Cage as the Punisher?

I'd edit my last post, but the insomnia is acting up

See, I don't get this reaction. The point of the reboot is to draw in NEW fans, not just rehash the old material. While Abrams movies were not perfect (by any stretch and I LIKED them( it did draw in new fans and kept the franchise going and made Paramount some money. It worked on a number of fronts, and the hard core fans who didn't like it, didn't leave the franchise because of it. They just won't see the new movies. They are still fans and, for them, the franchise will continue like the movies never existed. Merchandising hasn't really changed so, it really is a wash.

Stargate will likely be the same way.

The thing, for me, is that Emmerich had a whole plan for the Stargate universe, and actually had five novels written regarding the aftermath of the movie, involving Hathor and Earth being attacked from space. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_l … elizations

So, while the argument could be made for lack of new ideas, I think that Emmerich is actually trying to explore the Stargate universe further and deeper than he could when the first movie came out. He has greater capabilities, and he isn't going back and making a sequel to Stargate, which SG-1, Atlantis and Universe, all are the sequels, so rebooting it makes more sense.

In addition, Emmerich is on record of wanting to create a trilogy, of fleshing out and entire mythology, pulling from multiple Earth mythologies, including Greek, and only loosely tie together. Now, he can create the grand mythos and overarching themes and put them on a bigger scale.

I'm not saying that SG-1 and the rest were not impressive; they absolutely are, in their own right. It is still one of my favorite TV shows of all time and my brother and I want to create SG team uniforms (yep, nerds). I just am excited to see what Emmerich wants to create.

So, while I can agree that a reboot is odd, speaking as a fan of the movie and TV shows, I would be more than willing to give Emmerich the chance to revisit it. There is a great amount of potential here and he already has ideas of what he wants to do, not just go back to it because he has nothing better to do.

And, I'm sorry, as cool as Teal'c was, Anubis guard from the film was pretty incredible.

I was surprised by the PG-13 rating decision, because that really was one of the hallmarks of the original. Now, it was Paul Verhoeven, so maybe that was just his artistic style and the new director and producers are not willing to make that leap. It seems that the idea of gallons and gallons of blood isn't the in thing right now...?

I mean, I am no fan of the gore in the original, but I understand why it is there. Clearly, this is a business move that indicates that studios are more worried about losing people than keeping the fan base already there.

It could be a thing:
http://www.herobuilders.com/customactionfigures.htm

I had to bring this thread back, one, to explore Xavier's fun game

and to share an article talking, at first about Elysium specifically, and then more realistic science fiction versus blockbuster science fiction. It is an interesting read, and raises the question about the differences of different types of scifi.

http://www.theawl.com/2013/08/elysium-a … ce-fiction

I think we need a new one for Eddie now