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Small screen definitely Do-Over by DK (Not sure why no one has ever offered you TV producer rights, you're practically next door DK ), but big screen, it's harder. Most of the authors I like are long series writers, which is hard to break into a movie without compromising the characters and plot. Graeme is probably the closest author I can think of in terms of his old stories, who's stories could work on the big screen in a sort of "Notebook" or "Walk to Remember" tradition. Graeme is a great author and captures the emotions of characters in unique ways that I think can carry over to Big Screen without losing development. I don't know how many people think like I do that New Brother can be big screen material. And no I am not being paid to praise the moderator (Though he could bribe me with a new story)

What's your opinion then of the Nolan era Batman movie series? I prefer his interpretation and style over Tim Burton, no offense. Before Nolan, my favorite interpretation was the DCAU version of cartoons from Bruce Timm. I mean Mask of Phantasm was the best thing I saw as a kid (probably influenced me to have a darker tone in my storytelling as well). Though, the new Batman cartoons can kiss my ass, seriously, kids these days don't know good storytelling from crap. Bruce Timm took on politics, corruption, prostitution, child abuse, and other issues in his cartoon, these new cartoons are just chalked full of hubris and camp. _____________________ As for old tv shows and movies, BSG was an awesome show. It had it's frakking flaws but it was always unexpected and mesmerizing. I am not looking forward to the new BSG either, since they are starting back with the "Mormons in space" theme again, ugh!. Although, I will freely admit the new Star Trek movie was fun and impressive. I mean 20 years of history in science fiction is hard to sum up, but Star Trek comes close as many of today's sci-fi storytellers, directors, and producers got inspiration from Star Trek. (Sorry, Star Wars fans ) The other movie to look out for coming up is the new Star Trek movie, Abrams got his work cut out for him.

Then, I guess you won't like Bryan Singer's Battlestar Galactica (I'll pass on that one too) Other than the Dark Knight rising... The Girl who played with fire, part of the Swedish Film trilogy that began with the girl with dragon Tattoo. I can't wait to see the movie in the US adaptation as the Swedish version is okay and the book was brilliant. The Hobbit will be fun, but I don't know if people will compare it well with the ring trilogy. Tolkien wrote this story for kids mostly and it was less about the tragedy of war, plus complex themes of naturalism. The Hobbit in my mind should be crisper and brighter than the trilogy based on the material. To be honest, I personally would wish Peter Jackson and company took on Silmarillion and talk about the ancient wars between the powers leading to the creation of the rings and the rise of the Dark Lord.

I know this has been hyped for the last year, but I can't wait to see it: Is it wrong to love a comic book hero, who is so tragically flawed and human? (I would give Nolan the steering wheel of the Superman franchise next, if Warner Brothers and DC were smart)

Is Google copying Microsoft or is Microsoft copying Google? That sort of holds true for Microsoft users, too.

Let's go for a few guesses: Young Banger- too direct Your Boobs - too hetero Your Boss - too authoritarian and Myr will sue you over copyright You're Bent - too british so here's my recommendation: Your Best - hehe!

I'm the center of a lot of controversy for some reason no matter what topic I start, it always ends in huge debates. I probably should be a politician.

Was that by choice or like most of us, Microsoft force itself on you? Seriously, name a product and their license owner is...Microsoft, it's hard to get away from Microsoft. I'm not a Linux or open source fanboy, but it does stink that so many software licenses come from them and you need their support.

YB Can someone give me some numbers (I could ask Blue, but he's busy in the other place right now ) on the effectiveness of Bing versus Google? I know Microsoft was touting bing as their answer to google, but it hasn't really made me want to switch. I actually am a bigger Microsoft hater now than I was before Bing, because the search engine sucks for me anyway. I've given up being a rich hipsta Apple guy, so my only choice is to be one of the many droids

Well, let's see: We first had Apple as the evil computer company, then they fell apart in the 90's to just come back to life and enslave us with the Ipod, Iphone, and Ipad along with all the nice software from Itunes Microsoft tried to be the biggest bad ass in the world and web, buying everyone out. Then, they got sued and started falling back down to ground level. They are somewhat evil, charging hefty fees for their X-Box online content, but they are no longer super villain material. Now we've to two newcomers: Google and Facebook Who is more evil? Who will actually succeed to take over the world(wide web) ? Google is now so into their software and hardware, it is not even funny. Facebook is heading down that direction and I wouldn't be surprised if Zuckerberg is planning on making his own tablet soon with how much money Facebook is going to get on the initial public offering.

Agreed I was surprised by that too, Madonna was a nice half-time and made me think of Gaga for some reason.

It was a good game and Eli did very well. Pats were not playing at their peak and it shows. Brady made some bad calls and belichick made a bad call in using that timeout to challenge that play, but it was understandable. I am disappointed, but the game was thrilling, it was nail biting and if Gronk had gotten the ball at the last second before it fell to the ground, we'd have won. I think I am done drinking for the night, defeat is a sobering feeling. ________________ And yes, Eli is very attractive in his nice guy next door type of way

Hope your back gets better and stretching is supposed to help prevent back pain from what I heard.

He was the best editor I have known to date. Sadly, I have had this horrible time with editors taking on my stories then dropping off the face of the internet. I think I am cursed writer, any editor that touches my story will disappear in a few chapters or one long short story.

Wow, I didn't know one small description would start us down into a flame war, seriously guys. I guess this all goes back to identity and understanding, I like living in as many worlds as I can, despite my predilections to certain things. I can drink, but I have the "Asian" disease of alcohol allergy. I can watch sports and like it, but my vision makes me a horrible player. I can watch and play musical instruments, but I just don't have the attention to finer details that most musicians or even hobbyist have. I mean, I do like to live my life as I try out new things, even if I can't really do it. I feel like the label is not something to frown on, if you live your life true to yourself and who you are. A lot of gay guys have self-hatred, but they're still gay inside and I sympathize with them (DK will probably blast me a new one for saying this), because underneath my own acceptance, I also know how it feels to hold onto the fear of a word and concept. I know if circumstances and things were different I can become one of them. A label is only a description, don't let it define your life. I might say that now, and be a hypocrite about it later, but I think we can live for who we are, not who we think we are.

I remember all that When I was 5, my dad got one of those old Wang computers, I don't know where he got it, probably either the dissolution of the company or something, it was 1992, so probably companies were getting rid of it. The thing was a useless paper weight and I personally wanted to play carmen san diego on the old Mac like my friends. Do you remember the old sites like Lycos with their puppy mascot. I miss the 90's. My last IQ score was around 140, about 143 at age 15, but I don't really care about IQ that much. (My teachers say I lack focus or interest. Though none of the ADHD tests ever showed any signs of issue, so they thought I just don't apply myself, which is pretty true as I didn't care much about school work or projects.)

We already won that, we don't want to be too cocky, people will hate us Bostonians I vote the Pats to win, but I saw Eli's montages: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1201/eli.manning.rare.photos/content.1.html plus he's not half bad shirtless: Am I a traitor for thinking he's cute? (Blue, you can bite me a new one for saying that, but can you honestly say that he's not at all attractive?)

A few, but I am kind of surprised Ayn Rand got on the list before so many others, plus Buroughs and Capote (both gay authors ) were on the list, so I wonder who compiled it. I also would like to add one more that probably speaks more to my generation than the older guys and probably would seem strange to the younger guys, but it is still cool today: The Perks of being a Wallflower It's a good book and the movie hopefully will do it justice, so it can become a symbol not only of my generation struggles to find meaning and sort through our tangled lives, but also be part of the current generation.

Don't know Chase, maybe your omni-curious As for sports, I grew up in Boston, if you grew up here as we won World series, super bowls (cross your fingers for another), World championships, and the old stanely cup in less than 10 years, you can't get out of it. I also like to play games and have friends try the madden challenge, which is awesome to watch. By the way, I like taller guys, but I am 5'10, so you have to be a giant, but that's personal preference.

For me, what began my realization that I was geek was modding. Something about turning Homeworld into epic re-enactments of science fiction battles like Star Trek or B5 were cool to me and still are (I absolutely love Sins of the Solar Empire franchise for the same reasons ). I wish I can find gay modders, who enjoy tweaking their games, playing around with in-game mechanics or even modelling things differently, which I freely admit I suck at doing (I don't have any artistic skill whatsover when it comes to graphic design). In high school, I also had a stage where I was both a geek and VP of the Bible club (Yes, I was in the closet at that point and fighting my own sexuality). There's another weird dichotomy, I can quote biblical scriptures in KJV and the Roman Catholic international version, but I also liked blowing up large ships shaped like the galaxy class enterprise. As I grew, I left the self loathing behind and began hanging out with gay guys, but my geek friends were probably much closer to me. Things change as you grow up, but somethings don't change. I am not as religious as I used to be or play Homeworld as much anymore. Yet, somethings in your life don't change, I still like moddig the newest games and I know I am gay without reservations or fear anymore. I guess for me, being a geek and gay are things that never changed in my life, I might do stuff differently to express it, but they are still part of who I am.

I just realized something interesting in my head. Geeks and gays are both usually outcasts, but how often do gay guys, who aren't geeks, hang out with geeks? How does it work? Seriosuly, I do want to check this out, because I was a geek in high school and still am today, I usually hang out with gamers, programming people, and others more than I do with gay guys with interests in art, music, or clothes. I still enjoy those things too, but I just like my geeky side more. It's like the two worlds don't mesh unless you got a person from both. My ex-boyfriends were basically illiterate in terms of anything to do with computers or programming, and barely even touched games. Anyone else feel like they are trapped between two subcultures?

Who do you guys think will play Crassus in this one? I think Jeremy Irons would be a shoe in if the Borgia's don't get a third season (love that show too, if only they could show more Machiavelli ).

Happy Bday! Hope all your days are filled with fun, joy, and pleasure

Yes, I know, it's like a testosterone trip to Disney World The show is amazing and I am just catching up on it now as I have heard a few tell me that I would enjoy it. It has a surrealistic artistic touch that appeals to my artistic side, plus the blood, violence, and fights make me happy for some reason. I know the ending of the story, I've seen the old movie too, but this re-imagining feels fresh. It's like Showtimes' Rome meets 300. I love the story, it's fun and highly recommended if you like high concept story lines or just great action. Yes, there's a lot of extravagance, intrigue, and sex: hetero, lesbian, and a few gay references, but well that's Rome at its hedonistic peak after becoming master of the Mediterranean. It's also a lot more dirty than other shows about Rome in terms of background and characters, which is true to a point as Rome was not the bright spot of civilization that Renaissance thinkers try to envision, nor what many nations like to hold as their pillar. http://www.starz.com/originals/spartacus/about

I wanted to buy a membership, but not sure if it would suck like Star Trek Online, so wanted to wait. (I was a Trekkie first, ) I might try it out in a month or so when I have more time.