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I'm gonna do what I wanna do and that's what I'm gonna do.

#14. Freaks & Geeks (1999-2000)
NBC, Drama
Choice Song: (Warning: Language)
Oops, wrong song:
Clue: No highs and lows, just a consistently strong middle

- Freaks & Geeks is probably the best coming-of-age period piece in both movies and television. Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini) is mathlete-turned-freak and is dealing with new people and old relationships. Sam Weir (John Francis Daley) is just entering high school as a geek. I'm not really sure what to say. It's like a crazy good mash-up between My So-Called Life and The Wonder Years that not only stands on its own but far ahead of its peers. The stories and running plot threads and tightly written and evolving. The character acting is some of the best and most believable around. It's a brilliant show.

However, I don't remember much about it. Like Joan of Arcadia and the Dollhouse already, it's a great show, but it doesn't last in my mind. When I'm watching it, I'm in love with it and recognize everything going on. A few months after the last episode, I can only remember parts of the ending (Dungeons & Dragons, Jason's disco dance), Ben Foster telling Lindsay off, the Geeks shooting off a rocket with the new girl before she's captured by the cheerleaders, Busy Philipps crazy home life and that scene in the car, and something about a senator coming. The scene from the pilot I linked earlier? I have no recollection of that scene even though I've seen the first episode at least three times. Brilliant show, but it slides off like my brain is made of teflon.

Freaks & Geeks is a one-season wonder that still gets talked about all the time. Its stars have gone on to many bigger things and Judd Apatow's a box office sensation in the last half-decade. Seth Rogen with the 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Jason Segel with How I Met Your Mother and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Linda Cardellini with Scooby-Doo and ER, John Francis Daley with Bones, Busy Philipps with Cougar Town, Samm Levine with Kevin Pollak's Chat Show, Martin Starr with Party Down and Adventureland... and James Franco's in everything doing every job on the planet. He's taken over for GameFAQs spellchecker today and is helping me type this up as we speak! Freaks & Geeks was cancelled, but all the stars are enjoying success in the industry. That's just awesome.

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

Batgirl
Wally West

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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man

Anyone absolutely love Don? He's just so... unique when it comes to his fights.

Not even they Billy/Ziggy-esque blind luck tomfoolery techniques, but like... strumming the Mothbreaker/Power Axe like a guitar after a battle or how he moves around when in Wild Force/Jungle Fury morphs (Gaoranger/what?). It's hilarious watching it a second or third time and catching Don doing something completely random in a group shot out of the corner of your eye.



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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

Excellent! Look forward to seeing what it is!

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

lol whoops

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

ANGE, Playthrough Killa

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Pyre GIR (9:26:57 PM): You lack a basic grasp of human nature that can only be learned through living
IamSoCool84321 (9:28:07 PM): ur dumb

GUY! NOOOOO!!!

You have great rage in your heart. You belong in the Red Lantern Corps.

Booster Gold
Martian Manhunter

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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man

Roulette Pool
+15 Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
+5 Jean-Luc Picard
-10 Beast

Craps Pool
+10 Inigo Montoya
+10 Michael Bluth
-10 Tom

Blackjack Pool
+5 Deadpool
+5 Marty McFly
+5 Edward Elric
+5 Bilbo Baggins
-5 Bowser
-5 The Black Knight

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

Green Arrow
Hal Jordan

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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man

butter drenched dressing… tiny onions… swimming in a sea of cream sauce

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

You know what I'd like to have?

A long range Pyro extinguisher like the Jarate or Mad Milk. Shoot it, detonate it, small radius of fire's put out and it does a tiny bit of damage or a crappy debuff against enemies when hitting them. Or maybe it crits against other Pyros, that'd be nice. Multi-use with a good chunk of ammo so it's better than Jarate and Mad Milk for extinguishing, but nothing that isn't a decent side-weapon if Pyros are harassing your team.

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Pyre GIR (9:26:57 PM): You lack a basic grasp of human nature that can only be learned through living
IamSoCool84321 (9:28:07 PM): ur dumb

Charlie Brown

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

Martian Manhunter
Wally West

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

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#18 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Nintendo Objections Conference)
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Diablo II (Twilight Barrel Galaxy Conference)
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MVP Baseball 2005 (Metroid Eater Conference)
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Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Metroid Eater Conference)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Nintendo Objections Conference)
Earthbound (Games of the Decades Conference)
Skies of Arcadia (Tanooki Blitzball Conference)
#12 Super Smash Bros. Melee (Fanservice Conference)

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

I have trouble blasting the Direct Hit and regular launcher, but the Liberty Launcher? That's just my speed

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

Amy Jo was my biggest crush

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Pyre GIR (9:26:57 PM): You lack a basic grasp of human nature that can only be learned through living
IamSoCool84321 (9:28:07 PM): ur dumb

Don't forget that time a few months back when some guy was skewered on top of a tv antenna!

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

Booster Gold
Guy Gardner

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

My favorite thing about F2P is how I go into a random server and I'm nearly always at the top of the leaderboard within a few minutes. And I'll usually still be number one (and if not, it's Para or Biscuit up there or that Dark Dane Spy who was awesome)

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

Today's Reason For Not Playing Umineko:

F2P TF2 brings in lots of easy kills that make me feel better about myself and my negligible skills! =D

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

Not going to be around tonight bump

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

Jim Gordon

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

pjbasis posted...
If it's red I don't think there's anything you can do.

That **** is invulnerable.

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

3. Has less episodes than Firefly

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

I was thinking Playoffs

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

Now that Survivor's out of the top ten, I'm having a real tough time deciding what's number ten. These next five could all be that tenth spot, but definitely no higher. The Noble Nine is cemented and sealed. Only a new show or a show I've yet to see could break in. These next five are the runners-up. Deciding between them is a chore because they all have such super amazing highs, but a few drawbacks that I keep coming back to every time I think of them. Feel free to guess what they are by these clues.

1. An atrociously bad season
2. A few atrociously bad seasons
3. It's way too short
4. No highs and lows, just a consistently strong middle
5. Dat liberal media bias

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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man

This format has been mixed up a lot. Currently, most games feature eighteen or twenty castaways, a final three, a jury of nine, returning players from past seasons, returning players from being voted out, hidden immunity idols, host bias, huge editing bias, and invisible players. Early seasons were very good at divvying up time between those that remained. Nowadays, we rarely see half the cast pre-merge and one or two select people go for an extended period of time without confessionals (and at least fourteen people without any solid character development). It's sloppy, boring, heavily manufactured, and easily predicted. A lot of it is ****.

But there's always some seeds or kernels of good stuff in giant wads of elephant dung. The community is funny and lively. There's a great audience here on Board 8 (and by 'great' I mean 'large' =P). There are characters who are extremely memorable and awesome, some despite crappy seasons with some of the worst characters ever (see: Fiji).

I don't know where I'm going with this anymore. There are many highs and many lows, but the fact of the matter is that it's unpredictable what to expect episode-to-episode. Sure, it's become rather easy to predict the winner in the first few episodes of the season or which tribe is going to dominate by all the airtime and character development they get, but you never know who the next boot is going to be or how things mix up. I dunno. I'm sore with it right now. Maybe if I watch some Heroes vs. Villains, I'd get in the mood. Too bad I got rid of the two-hour premiere =( (still have Banana Etiquette!)

Again: http://www.funny115.com/

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

Thirty-nine days, sixteen people, one

#15. Survivor (2000-____)
CBS, Other
Choice Song: (lol no)
Choice Scenes (Highly Recommended Even If You've Never Watched): http://www.funny115.com/

This is another tough show to do a write-up for. In lieu of write-up, just go read the Funny 115 I linked. I guess I should at least explain why it's so high up, though (which will have a 99% chance of turning into three more posts about why I love and hate this show).

I started watching Survivor during All-Stars. I had no idea who the people were, why they were there, or why a lot of fans considered it one of the worse seasons because of how bitter and personal a lot of the players were. I enjoyed it enough, but lost forgot all about it its next season when I skipped Vanuatu. The 10th season of Survivor, Palau, is when I became a lifelong fan and avid spectator. A beautiful location, strong and memorable characters, fun and memorable moments, and a well-crafted story took me in and kept me going. Then with Guatemala, I likely experienced a lot of what All-Stars viewers felt when the returnees weren't as wonderful as they were in past seasons.

Survivor is a show that has many highs, but also has many lows. After Season 20, there was no question that it was in my top five shows of all time. After two mediocre-to-crappy seasons in a row, it drops out of the top ten. I didn't hate them any. They were just dull. And with some revelations that a good deal of excellent stories were taken out of HvV for more, "I'm the king, baby!" style confessionals, well, ****. And more Redmption Island and returning players next season, ugh.

The greatest thing about Survivor are those moments where you have no idea what's going to happen next. I've never felt so much adrenaline pumping through my veins while watching a television show as when it comes down to a game-changing tribal council. HvV had at least three of those moments. Yes, the HII is a terrible implement for the game, both for the players and the storyline (because I'd rather learn more about the players in the ten minutes every episode dedicated to searching for or discussing the American Immunity Idol), but it has made for some very exciting tribals.

Alright, Survivor. Survivor is not the first reality television show, but it was a pioneer of the reality tv boom in the new millennium. Sixteen castaways are marooned in some relatively untouched part of the earth and live there for thirty-nine days. Every three days, a person is voted out of the game. In the end, a jury made from the last seven people voted out decide on a winner between the final two players in the game. The winner is the one who outplayed, outwitted, and outlasted all the rest.

You know I shun fancy things like electricity

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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man

Hey, the only one ranking anything in here is me!

I don't see anybody else doing any rankings in here so stop complaining about everybody doing it or the topic devolving into it because it most obviously hasn't. Just one guy who can't help but profess his love and amazement for the show with just a big pile o' tiers.

Which was totally just an evolution from "Gokaiger is a kickass show with no bad episodes. Ahim's episode where she gets kidnapped is probably the weakest, but it's still a funny and wonderful episode. Also, Turb- er... Carranger episode is SO GOOD."

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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man

Black Adam
Hal Jordan

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

Green Arrow
supergirl

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

Also, quick ranking of the episodes so far as well as I can remember them (* = not too well):

S++ RANK
15. A Privateer Appears
16. Clash! Sentai vs. Sentai

S+ RANK
14. Now For Traffic Safety
1. The Space Pirates Appear
11. The Serious Rebellion

S RANK
*5. Judgement Pirates
4. What Are Friends For?
17. The Awesome Silver Man
18. The Big Abare With the Dinosaur Robot Drill
2. This Planet's Worth

A RANK
10. Card Game
*9. The Lion, Runs
*12. The Guaranteed Showy Episode
8. Little Spy Tactics

B RANK
3. Changing Courage Into Magic
*7. Niki-Niki! Kenpo Lesson
6. The Most Important Thing
13. Tell Me the Way

C RANK

D RANK

F RANK

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

**** yeah GoZyu Mech.

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

Jack Knife Pool
+15 Piccolo
+4 Solid Snake
+1 Phillip J. Fry
-10 Tidus

Cannonball Pool
+8 Hulk
+5 Indiana Jones
+3 Dexter
+3 Genie
+1 Woody
-10 Aerith

Flying Squirrel Pool
+20 The Janitor
-5 Mike Wasowski
-5 Pikachu

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

*takes you out of Saving Bacon party*

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Pyre GIR (9:26:57 PM): You lack a basic grasp of human nature that can only be learned through living
IamSoCool84321 (9:28:07 PM): ur dumb

Batgirl
Dick Grayson

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

It's not really about how bad it is.

It's more... I want to be lost. Like, say I skipped Episode 5.

I'd already have been:

"Who the hell are these people?"
"Battler's in control fo the game?"
"THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED?!"
"BEATRICE IS DEAD?!?!?!"

And other stuff.

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All the while not hating myself for falling in love with Bridal Dress Erika because I already know how much of a colossal ***** she is.

FreakinLincoln posted...


My first thought.

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

So, should I just unlock episode 7, play that until I get wicked confused, then go back? ^____^

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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man

<Quiet, Marco! We know you love talking with the parakeet morph, but we're supposed to be finding out where the Taxxon death ray is.>

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle

should start playing more

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Pyre GIR (9:26:57 PM): You lack a basic grasp of human nature that can only be learned through living
IamSoCool84321 (9:28:07 PM): ur dumb

casual bump

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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost

'SBellin

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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier

Just go with it and hope there's not a doomsday device about to go off.

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"But...gorillas don't have claws." - Azazel22
"Broccoli gorillas do." - McMoogle