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    The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day

    "Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction

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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/18/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    I know I'm just a big poopy-head, but I absolutely hate this entire trope.

    They were just big animals. Why would anyone possibly think they'd be more dangerous than men with rifles, not to mention tanks?
    -Kle.
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    Image of Ignited_Impulse Ignited_Impulse
    11/18/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: And maybe robots will help man instead of overthrow them and aliens will assist Earth instead of invade it. But where is the fun? Maybe because I'm a huge Jurassic Park fan and you're treading on my fandom. For the sake of looking silly on the internet and taking fiction seriously, tanks from WWI (yes, I, not II) had a huge psychological effect. They were terribly slow and broke down often but seeing this metal behemoth cross the battlefield inspired fear in the enemy. Hell, I don't care if all it did was sniff its own ass, if I saw a T-rex on the already danger laden battlefield I'd say "Forget France boys, back on the boat!" And that my good sir is my two cents.
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    Klebert L. Hall promoted this comment Ignited_Impulse was starred Ignited_Impulse was unstarred
    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/19/09

    @Ignited_Impulse: "And maybe robots will help man instead of overthrow them and aliens will assist Earth instead of invade it. But where is the fun?"

    Good stories have been made about those possibilities. I tend to find robot/alien disaster stories almost as hackneyed as the dinosaur ones, with the caveat that robots and aliens have a little more believability in the "dangerous" department.

    BTW, WW1 tanks were highly machinegun resistant. That was the major factor in their success.
    -Kle.
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    Image of Ignited_Impulse Ignited_Impulse
    11/19/09

    @Klebert L. Hall:

    #speakup Never said they weren't :P. But I'm not here to argue about no man's land. My friend, I don't see how you can enjoy a good sci-fi or fantasy romp without some suspension of disbelief.
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/20/09

    @Ignited_Impulse:

    I have some suspension of disbelief; suspending all of it is beyond my abilities, though.
    -Kle.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    And I here I thought this was going to be a movie on Syfy.... #dinodday
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/17/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: me too. #dinodday
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Oh gods yes. A thousand, a million times over yes.

    I have yearned for this all of my life without knowing its name. This is why I have cried... #dinodday
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    The most interesting part to me is where did they get the voice over artist who nails the Pathe news reel voice? (yes I'm that old) #dinodday
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    Image of allium allium
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    HA! Vhile der Ami dummkopfs vaste zhere strength against die Auszeitgroßenreptilien, der true Schwerpunkt approaches zhere harbors und cities from beneath der sea!

    Attack, mein Trilobitentruppen!! #dinodday
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Well if that aint as patriotic as it gets! Seeing good ole Uncle Sam wrasslin a dinosaur! Where does one sign up to fight the Nazi dino-army? #dinodday
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Saving Private Ryan meets Jurassic Park. Just imagine the Omaha Beach sequence with dinosaurs. Please do this Steven Spielberg!
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    Edited by Ghost_in_the_Machine at 11/17/09 7:17 AM Ghost_in_the_Machine was starred Ghost_in_the_Machine was unstarred
    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/17/09

    In reply to The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
    Better Nazi Flintstones than figuring out how Nazis win WW2 in alternate timelines. #dinodday
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    Image of Little Time Bomb Little Time Bomb
    11/13/09

    In reply to "Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction
    That last show sounds good, at least I really enjoyed it when it was called The Mighty Boosh. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/13/09

    In reply to "Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction
    bowiessssss in spaccceeeeeeeeeeeeee #jemaineclement
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/13/09

    In reply to "Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction
    I blame iPhone for my inability to give a rat's patootie about Flight of the Conchords. My iPhone owning friend would download his favorite bits from iTunes and play them incessantly until what was clever once quickly became stale. It was downright rotten after the 25th playing. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/14/09

    @Bill-Lee: For me it had three strike against it. 1) Those obnoxious Outback Steakhouse ads 2) The fact that people were raving about it when they should have been raving about the Boosh 3) The presence of Kristen Schaal. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    11/13/09

    In reply to "Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction
    It is pretty easy to make me laugh. I laugh daily. I love laughing. And so I am pretty easy to amuse. But my God, I can't stand "funny songs." I tried to watch FotC and could not get past the music. It just feels like I am on a college quad and listening to the dorm clown sing silly lyrics the rhyme every once in a while. I don't even like the songs from the Monty Python movies. Now that I think about it, I hate musicals as well. If a movie or show has singing in it, I flip the channel immediately. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Althestane Althestane
    11/14/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: Phantom of the Opera? Every animated Disney film ever?? Dr. Horrible??? Any show with lyrics in the theme song?!??

    .........Sesame Street?

    You are missing out in life :( #jemaineclement
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    Dr.Quatermass promoted this comment Althestane was starred Althestane was unstarred
    Image of Dr.Quatermass Dr.Quatermass
    11/16/09

    @Althestane: Phantom of the Opera is bearable live. Live singing trumps filmed singing any day. Disney is different. They are cartoons, for one, and they are fairy tales, so my cynicism is countered by a whole series of suspension of disbelief walls. I don't like Dr. Horrible. Nathan Fillon's boss voice and the dialogue is brilliant but the songs are still songs. Theme songs don't count. They are separate from the subject. And yes, Sesame Street hurts my teeth to watch, but not when I was young enough to match their demographic.

    I am a professional musician. I love music. I just hate songs that explain what a character is doing at the time. I hate ensemble dancing in the streets to some hokey melody. But to tie this all to my original statement, I hate songs intended to make you laugh. I don't mind songs that are intended to be enjoyable that also have funny lyrics. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits...all of them are comedic geniuses. I just can't stand songs where the express purpose i to make you laugh. It cooks my brain. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/13/09

    In reply to "Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction
    In other words, it would have been the Mighty Boosh. #jemaineclement
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    Image of jbq jbq
    11/13/09

    @Wookie1972: Dude, love the Boosh. More than FotC, for sure. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/13/09

    @jbq: The Boosh is just indescribable. I had a friend who put it on his computer and he said "just watch it," and after a few minutes of going WTF, I was in love.

    I wish someone would pick up Garth Mahrenghi. A little more... esoteric, but still good. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/13/09

    @Wookie1972: @jbq: Gah. I can't stand that show.

    I'm not trolling here, but I'm genuinely interested... what's the appeal of Mighty Boosh for you?

    I do, however, love me some Darkplace. Maybe there's some common ground I'm not seeing. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Little Time Bomb Little Time Bomb
    11/13/09

    @Wookie1972: Eeeeep in my rush to say the exact same thing I missed your comment! I'm glad to see great minds thinking alike, even if I was slow on the draw. #jemaineclement
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    Little Time Bomb was starred Little Time Bomb was unstarred
    Image of jbq jbq
    11/14/09

    @Bigdamnhero: I haven't seen Darkplace, but I think I'd really like it. Have to see about digging it up somehow.

    The thing about The Mighty Boosh is that it's just so insane and surreal that one can only just let go and go to that place, "the Land of the Mighty Boosh", and not let annoying things like logic and sense get in the way. And their songs and music videos were fabulous. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/14/09

    @Bigdamnhero: If you don't like it, you don't like it. No big deal. I just like the absurdism and silliness of it. It's like Andy Kaufman stuff, there's no real Jokes.

    The connection with Darkplace is mostly actors - Dean Learner is played by Richard Ayaode, who played Saboo the Shaman on the Boosh (as well as the original Dixon Bainbridge). Also, Noel and Julian have appeared on Darkplace at different times. #jemaineclement
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    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/14/09

    @jbq: Darkplace is very different. It is best appreciated if you have watched X-Files, Twin Peaks, and every bad sci-fi show from the 80s (Manimal, Misfits Of Science, Knight Rider, and the original V). I loved it, but I think its appeal is even narrower than the Boosh, #jemaineclement
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    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of elvisml2 elvisml2
    11/14/09

    @Wookie1972: Ever drink Bailey's from a shoe? Smooth and creamy. #jemaineclement
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    Wookie1972 promoted this comment elvisml2 was starred elvisml2 was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/14/09

    @elvisml2: Old Gregg... the stuff of nightmares. The Crack Fox, is of course, the stuff of high octane nightmares. #jemaineclement
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    Wookie1972 was starred Wookie1972 was unstarred
    Image of jbq jbq
    11/15/09

    @Wookie1972: Sound like my kind of show! #jemaineclement
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    11/13/09

    In reply to "Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction
    I dunno--the David Bowie episode of their show was pretty far out... not to mention completely hilarious. #jemaineclement
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    Image of Barnabus Barnabus
    11/13/09

    @Anekanta - Former Space Hippy!: Yes, I think any TV show which mentions telescopic nipple antennae for sending data back to Earth qualifies as sci-fi. #jemaineclement
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment Barnabus was starred Barnabus was unstarred
    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/13/09

    In reply to "Flight of the Conchords" Might Have Been Science Fiction
    As long as Murray and Mel get to continue singing, I'm fine with whatever. #jemaineclement
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    Image of mosquitosBuzzz mosquitosBuzzz
    11/13/09

    @Bigdamnhero: Murray is the hero of that show. And the actor who plays Murray gives a very similar performance in YesMan, its solid. #jemaineclement
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    Bigdamnhero promoted this comment mosquitosBuzzz was starred mosquitosBuzzz was unstarred
    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    11/13/09

    @mosquitosBuzzz: Before I answer your post, I'll take attendance.

    Bigdamnhero? Present.
    mosquitosBuzzz? Present.

    Murray, present.

    Now then:

    That dude's got a bee-yoo-tee-ful voice. I thought somebody was lipsynching over him, in that ep. I'll have to check out Yesman, as well.
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    Edited by Bigdamnhero at 11/13/09 5:10 PM Bigdamnhero was starred Bigdamnhero was unstarred
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