Wandering Adventure Party

@LastContinue I always go with the "jerk with a heart of gold" explanation. Trying to explain what a picaresque is to folks is always a trip

THIS SUNDAY at 9pm Eastern (that's 2am Monday UTC) (I think? DST ends on Monday, shit might get weird) once again it's #MONSTERDON the weekly monster movie watch party! Come watch a *truly* goofy monster movie with a bunch of nerds!

This week we're watching THE ADVENTURES OF HERCULES (1985), the sequel to last week's Hercules (1983)! It was so bad we decided we needed more of Lou Ferrigno in a form-fitting loincloth! Maybe this time he'll throw a goose into outer space instead of a bear!

Anyway the flick's available free with ads on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/476693/the-adventures-of-hercules

Or you can download in advance from Archive.org over here: https://archive.org/details/the.-adventures.-of.-hercules.-hd.-1985

See you this Sunday!

#Movies #cinema #cinemastodon #horror #scifi #mythology

strange men are in my yard burying large spaghettis

@jerbear Honestly that sounds like a good idea for everybody, like as a weird group-balance failsafe.

@jerbear In the couple of months I've been playing I've found matching the table to be the hardest part of the game

Last Saturday the pod consisted of Me, with a variety of decks from T2 up to T5 and; Guy with a Lightly Modified Precon and a Pimped-Out Kratos Deck; Guy with Sixteen Decks None of Which Were Lower than T4; and Person Who Literally Just Opened The Turtles Precon And Is Playing It Unsleeved.

Like, how do you match THAT?

@gwync Now THERE's the creature collection game we need Collect paper and fold them into little fighting guys

or I guess we could re-enact the mid-2000s MMO scene, that's fine too

i guess

Call me crazy, maybe the answer is "stop chasing trends when you're building a game that won't release for three to five years"?

Maybe fund people with creative new ideas instead of pointing at whatever made $stupid last year and saying "like that, but more profitable"?

Highguard's failure is yet another case of a problem that has tormented videogame investors for years now

Another live service game is heading to the graveyard. Will the industry keep trying?

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@xerozohar S1 is a little weird -- closer to the books -- but generally good. S2-4 are the best, 5 is okay, 6 is butt. First episode's a pretty good litmus test for the whole series, actually, so have at it

(or at least download it before the new rights-holders get uppity about it >_>)

(piracy is preservation)

Anyway the series is up on archive.org you should watch it it's good

Lovejoy : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Complete Lovejoy UK TV SeriesUK Lovejoy TV SummaryLovejoy is a British television comedy-drama mystery series that aired from 1986 to 1994. It is based...

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@xerozohar

On the OTHER other hand, the series did end in the worst way possible, so I guess a shot at a less shitty conclusion might not be bad >_>

On the one hand, Lovejoy is one of my favorite shows -- it's the intersection of the rogue-with-a-heart-of-gold and sticking it to the man and art history and "you gotta love it for it to work".

On the other hand, Book Lovejoy is kind of an asshole, and if there's one thing I cannot stand it's a Darker And Grittier Reboot.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@deadline/116170811291962302

Hm. Not sure if want.

@bussphomet It's an impressive marketing blitz and investment bubble for something which manifestly cannot do the things they are advertising, yeah.

Also found this, which is very much on-theme re not letting the powers that be automate the joy out of your life:

Found the post: https://www.tumblr.com/zooophagous/742528450458533888/i-feel-like-people-get-so-hung-up-on-the-results

Edit: Here, I'll screenshot it too

Brain's dribbling. I need some creative input, hold on a sec.

@jwisser Annoyed I can't find the quote, it's around here somewhere

But yeah, it's wild how far people will go just to not have to bother with anything.