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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    12/10/09

    In reply to Robots, Streetwear, and Gay Skeletor: An Interview with Mishka NYC
    shit yeah, Zardoz FTW!
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    Image of Cyriaque Lamar Cyriaque Lamar
    12/10/09

    @Bootknife-Jackson: I forgot to mention this in the piece, but they actually released some Zardoz inspired designs a few years back. Totally blew my head.
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    12/10/09

    @Cyriaque Lamar: WOAH! oh man! i'm totally buying that!

    i just noticed, you have a Zardoz head too! +2 to you!
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/10/09

    In reply to Robots, Streetwear, and Gay Skeletor: An Interview with Mishka NYC
    I love these designs. They really should do a D&D themed shirt.
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    Image of msAnthrope msAnthrope
    12/08/09

    In reply to Neill Blomkamp Wanted District 9's Aliens To Be As Disgusting As Possible
    I got less of an apartheid takeaway from District 9, even though it's shot in South Africa, than I did a "weapons dealers are the scum of the earth" message. I can understand some kind of quarantine required for the aliens, and so didn't jump to the apartheid analogy. But all the really horrible things done in this movie were done in the name of money for arms dealing. Sadly I found this narrative totally believable.

    The social structure of the aliens was something I got early on. This was handled very well! Some of the aliens are so coarse in their behavior and limited in their comprehension of English, while Christopher was very knowledgeable about the eviction notice legalese, for example. I also appreciated the care that was taken in making the "skin" tone of the different aliens vary from one to the other. Some of them were rust-colored while others were bluish.

    If you couldn't tell, I adored this movie. I really hope Christopher comes back for Wikis in a sequel! (while exacting revenge for the aliens used for vivisection).
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    12/07/09

    In reply to Neill Blomkamp Wanted District 9's Aliens To Be As Disgusting As Possible
    I think the final design was absolute perfection. Some of those other pics I see are too hominid in facial features (like around the eyes).

    It's hard to think outside our anthropomorphic box, and they succeeded. Yeah, they are bipedal, but who's to say that from a bioengineering standpoint, it isn't the best overall design for gravity based exolution?
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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    12/07/09

    @FrankenPC: bipedal has a lot of advantages-- we can run and still carry things.

    In the pantheon of possible exobiological evolutionary adaptions common with humanity, bipedalism is one of the least-far-fetched.
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    12/08/09

    @Daveinva: Same with "lateralism". If a lifeform goes through embryogenesis, it's a heck of a lot more efficient to replicate design patterns. Obviously, Humans aren't 100% bilateral. Our organs are willy nilly. But, it is "cheap" from a production standpoint to mirror objects like arms etc. It also introduces balance which makes running a heck of a lot easier.
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    12/07/09

    In reply to Neill Blomkamp Wanted District 9's Aliens To Be As Disgusting As Possible
    'Disgusting'.....Well Neil you failed. And all the better for it. Ive never had more love and absolute heartbreak for such a CGI creature. My wife watched it and was upset by the banter between christopher and Wikis when he was trying to help them. I was so on the edge of my seat. Not just because of a great script..but because the aliens he had on screen had real character. Something you dont see often enough in films these days.

    The only disgusting animals were the Mercenaries. When he shot that one alien through the head I really wanted to hurt the bastard!
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    Image of msAnthrope msAnthrope
    12/08/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard):

    So awesome though toward the end where the lead mercenary tried to shoot down the escaping shuttle with Christopher and Jr. on board, and Wikis, strapped into the robotic armor, reaches up and plucks the rocket from its path!
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12/08/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I think he succeeded in making them appear disgusting. And I think that the fact that we were able to identify with them so well, and feel that love and heartbreak for them, despite their disgusting appearance is a further triumph of the scripting, acting, and direction.

    District 9 was just a masterwork all around.
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    12/08/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: I kind of agree. But I personally never saw them as disgusting to look at. When I think disgusting, I think 'The Thing' or the Alien Mother producing all those sticky horrid eggs!!!

    The things they did were a bit disgusting like eating cat food and the way they lived. But I think that was a by-product of how they were treated rather than there actual apperance.

    Why couldnt we give them each a normal house or some regular food. Granted it was like catnip to them, im sure we could have found a nicer alternative!!
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies
    12/07/09

    In reply to Neill Blomkamp Wanted District 9's Aliens To Be As Disgusting As Possible
    Old hat...shock value...visceral...

    Fancy words for someone who thinks the word "revolting" translates to "vagina."

    I imagine Freud would have a field day with the concept art for this flick.
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    Image of karpar karpar
    12/07/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: On the surface, yeah, I understand what you mean, I don't think it's entirely fair to reduce it to revolting = vagina. In this instance, yes, the example given is very vaginal, but the structure and function of the mouth makes it more likely to appear vaginal than phallic (with an obvious nod to Giger's work), so that may simply be utilitarian rather than sexist/gynophobic. I think most people have a visceral (and often unpleasant) reaction to genital-like structures in unexpected places. For a somewhat silly example, see the Scammer Aliens in Futurama: Bender's Big Score, with their dangly "sprungers." Also, the prominent placement and exposure of things that strongly resemble what our culture considers private carries its own impact.
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    Dr.Quatermass: Before I reply Dr., I want you to knwo that I eat poop. Buckets of it. promoted this comment karpar was starred karpar was unstarred
    Image of Crowbot Crowbot
    12/07/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: Well they are...
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies
    12/07/09

    @karpar: While I understand the rationale behind it, my observation only goes as far as the initial reaction. What I mean is...

    "Boss wants us to make the creatures revolting."
    "Easy. Make the mouth a vagina."

    There are millions of revolting things in this world, but it says something that the first thing that comes to mind is something as innocuous as a vagina.

    For a movie that hides behind the ever increasing guise of "social commentary" you would think they would make that connection. And maybe they did. Maybe that is why it stayed on the drawing board.

    Know this, I am no way arguing or disputing your point. In fact, I whole-heartedly agree. I guess I am just lamenting the truth behind a statement like " most people have a visceral (and often unpleasant) reaction to genital-like structures in unexpected places". Personally, I would drop those last three words.
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    12/07/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: Great name. To be fair, if each alien had had, say, a penis-shaped proboscis, I doubt we would have found it more appetizing.
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    Image of Mike Caprio Mike Caprio
    12/07/09

    @karpar: Yes, why is it always a vagina???
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies
    12/07/09

    @Perhaps Not: My point exactly. The phallus is used a lot in science fiction too. And not just for positive reinforcement. When Hollywood wants us to hate/loathe something, it tends to give it a female aura. By making something female, the vast majority of the science fiction community recoils in shock. I don't know why, conditioning, archetypes, I am in no position to say. Actually, scratch that. Hollywood uses the womb to denote comfort all the time. I guess it is just the vagina that receives all the hatred. But when Hollywood wants us to fear something, it paints it male. Geiger's alien is just a giant penis and the one spot you could compare to a vagina (the mouth) contains another smaller penis. And the thing absolutely terrorizes people. I can't say for sure but I think it has something to do with the innate invasive nature of the penis.

    I am only commenting on the use of genitalia though. The way Hollywood ascribes gender in a non-sexual way is an entirely different matter that I will gracefully decline to talk about right now.

    Keep in mind this is all just Monday flavored conjecture though. Hence the long posts.

    P.S. - I love vaginas. Don't hate them...one...bit. ;)
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    12/07/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: Before I reply Dr., I want you to knwo that I eat poop. Buckets of it.: I really think it's less about EW GENITALS and more about EW GENITALS WHERE YOUR MOUTH SHOULD BE
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    Image of boobaloob boobaloob
    12/07/09

    @Crowbot: Am I to assume that by saying "well they are..." that you're calling vaginas revolting? Whether you're male or female, I find that thinking disturbing. Are penises revolting as well? Sorry, but vaginas are an integral part of the female body. Whether you regularly have sex with women or you are a woman, I think you should have respect for the female genitalia, for without it you'd be missing out on a lot pleasure. They may not be the most beautiful things in the world, but they serve a very important purpose. In my opinion, to call them revolting is to disrespect the female body. I'm actually hoping that you're around 12 years of age; otherwise it's scary to think that you've yet to achieve the maturity of a grown-up.
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    Image of Crowbot Crowbot
    12/08/09

    @boobaloob: I'm more that twice that age and then some and you're getting a little crazy (and personal) about this.
    I'll leave you with this since I can't say what I really think in any great detail on this site (and you probably wouldn't take it very well).
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    Image of karpar karpar
    12/08/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: I dig, I dig. You're right that genitals are often the go-to visual key to revulsion, and you're right about omitting "in unexpected places" from my comment. It's unfortunate that societally we have such conflicted impulses regarding our fiddly bits. Me, I'm a fan of 'em.
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    12/08/09

    @Crowbot: Whatever. Calling vaginas repulsive is this short of mysogyny in my opinion. But don't worry, just call a woman crazy when you don't agree with her. Because all women are crazy bitches, right?

    Also, thanks for responding to the issue at hand. Great work!
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    12/08/09

    @boobaloob: No, women are owners of nasty bits. Stop projecting your issues onto my issues.
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    12/08/09

    @Crowbot: I'm not the one who's calling female genitalia "nasty bits." I think you're the one with the issues. It's a fucking VAGINA. Grow up.
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    Image of Occula Occula
    12/08/09

    @Mike Caprio: It's a vagina because 99 percent of concept artists working in the business are guys who were trained to create creatures within a very specific group of parameters. They are very skilled in illustrating and designing characters that generally fall within a scope of style that audiences respond to, whether it's for games, films or television. I'm a female illustrator who teaches creature design and I certainly don't disabue my students of the idea of using genitalia as a design concept. I don't necessarily think it's 'ladies parts are scarier and grodier', though. Generally, creature work I see that's phallic just ends up looking sillier because the shape of the phallus is harder to integrate in a smooth, stylized manner into a creature's physiology.
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    12/08/09

    @Occula: Damn cool response. So maybe you can answer a question of mine. You say you allow your students to experiment with genitalia (oh context, you make things so fun) but is it something that you yourself teach? Meaning: is there a section in your lesson plan where you go out of your way to discuss the use of genitalia symbolism in creature design?
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    Image of SJ_Edwards SJ_Edwards
    12/08/09

    @Mike Caprio: I've very much enjoyed the debate, but ....

    I think that @Mike Caprio's
    "Why is it always a vagina?"

    Is just the most fantastic 'on-the-point-of-dying, after being-shot(sic)' running-joke catchphrase, for a future science fiction film ....
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    12/08/09

    @boobaloob: Why should my opinion really matter all that much to you? You like 'em? Fine. I'm just convinced there had to be a better design out there.
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    12/08/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: Before I reply Dr., I want you to knwo that I eat poop. Buckets of it.: Intriguing question! Yeesh, I never thought about doing that exactly. But maybe I should. I mean, I discuss symbolism, sure, but I'm always afraid of dumping too much on my students...they are a bunch of overworked Z-Brush trogs and too much academia in my lectures tends to make them fall asleep.
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    @Occula: I imagine it is a tricky subject to teach. On one hand, you are offering up your students a fairly watertight archetype scheme and on the other hand you are running the risk of exacerbating the gender issue, even if only by a little bit. I don't know, I was just curious if it was standard practice or not, which you did answer for me. You also gave me a good laugh too. I am no artist but a girl I ran with for a while is. Some nights I would just sort of tool around with her software, and ZBrush was one of the programs. I spent a good week just trying to create this god-awful Troll. I failed and that was that. A few months after we stopped seeing each other she called me up to tell me that my "Troll" which I had named ZBrush Troglodyte, had become her class' mascot for what not to do.

    Made me laugh.
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    12/10/09

    @Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: Wait, really? 'Z Brush Troglodyte?' We are simpatico!

    PS, that wasn't very nice of her. If she wants an example for her class of what not to do, she should just show 'em a picture of the monster from 'Cloverfield.' Snap!
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    12/10/09

    @Occula: Boggles the mind.

    She was a terse girl, I'll say that much but in her defense, my troll was absolutely atrocious. And not in a good way.
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    12/11/09

    @Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: Well, I still say harrumph. As a teacher I believe there is no bad artwork so long as the student is trying. But bad artwork from well-paid professionals working on multimilliondollar blockbusters? Inexcusable and worthy of derision!
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    12/07/09

    In reply to Neill Blomkamp Wanted District 9's Aliens To Be As Disgusting As Possible
    These versions sort of look like a real life version of Dr Zoidberg.
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    12/07/09

    @ManchuCandidate:

    Did you see me escaping? I was all... Whoopwhoopwhoopwhoopwhoop!
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    12/07/09

    @ManchuCandidate: AH-WOOH-WOOH-WOOH-WOOH-WOOH-WOOH-WOOH
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    12/02/09

    In reply to Why The Road's Baby Scene Was Cut, And Why Its First Trailer Sucked
    I'm pretty scared to see the movie. Such a great book that I don't really want to have my memory of it tarnished.

    That being said, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis' score is fucking brilliant (as usual).
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    12/02/09

    @PVIII: Nick Cave... wow its almost the wrong movie for using him when you think about the themes that the director says the author thinks the movie really is all about... but then when I really think about it now... hmm yes it does make sense... viva Nick!
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    12/02/09

    @sicboi: if you don't already have it, would completely recommend his and ellis' new one, White Lunar, which has some Road tracks on it, along with some random awesome stuff (all instrumental). Like this one: [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    12/02/09

    In reply to Why The Road's Baby Scene Was Cut, And Why Its First Trailer Sucked
    I can handle a lot of gore...but the thought of seeing a gutted infant on the spit is so appalling I don't think I could stomach it.
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    12/02/09

    @FrankenPC: Yeah. The imagery was enough in the book. I saw it in my mind, I don't need to see it in my real.
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    12/02/09

    In reply to Why The Road's Baby Scene Was Cut, And Why Its First Trailer Sucked
    The Road is the most translated book of modern time? Does anyone know if that's true?
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    12/02/09

    @aubreyf: I can't imagine this would beat out Harry Potter in the translation department (to pick just one of many possibilities). There's a reason why J.K. is now richer than god and McCarthy isn't.
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    12/02/09

    @aubreyf:
    Pretty sure it's not true Aubrey. I'm a huge book nerd, and I'd never heard of it before the movie was announced. Besides that, the book just isn't that good, to be totally honest. The painfully slow pace made "Atlas Shrugged" feel like a Michael Bay film. I'm sure people are going to disagree with me, but I say this out of contrast: how many people have you talked to that didn't like the Harry Potter books?
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    12/02/09

    @Cash907Censored: I'm trying to picture "Atlas Shrugged" as directed by Michael Bay, and I have to say, it's a movie i'd go watch.
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    12/02/09

    In reply to Why The Road's Baby Scene Was Cut, And Why Its First Trailer Sucked
    I am totally pissed that they are not showing this near me. I read the book and loved it so much I gave it to my mother, who also loved it and tried to get my literature challenged brother to read it. Both of us have been looking forward to seeing this for ages. Bastards. I hope they get eaten.
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    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: No place close in New Mexico? Call up your governor, isn't he trying to get more stuff filmed there? Complain that they film there, but don't screen the movies!
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    12/02/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: Filmed here and shown here are two very different things. I don't think he has any say in what movies the theaters show here and I don't know who to talk to at the theaters. But you did just give me an idea about an art house theater. I will try calling them. Thanks for the inspiration.
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    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: Ah, but he could give tax breaks to movie theatres too, not just movie production companies...More theatres = more options? Good luck with the art house theater.
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    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: I didn't realize there was another fellow New Mexican on io9. What part are you in?
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    12/02/09

    @kosai: Albuquerque. You?
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    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: the same, except I am in halifax right now. I am at UNM
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    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: Whoa!

    I was born in a small mining town out in Navajo country.
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    12/02/09

    @NerD: Blattella: Which one? I lived out in Gallup for a long time and have a lot of friends out there.
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    12/02/09

    @kosai: SWEET. I thought I was all alone. What are you studying at UNM? We should have an Io9 get together. I think there was one other New Mexican, but she is down at State.
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: Half my family was from San Manuel, the other half was from Grants.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/02/09

    @NerD: Blattella: I know Grants. I drive through there every weekend. Not sure about San Manuel.
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    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: ugh, Milan, sorry.
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    Image of kosai kosai
    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: @NerD: Blattella: I'm actually from down by Roswell, just living in Abq for school, we should definitely get an io9 meetup going here.
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    12/02/09

    @NerD: Blattella: Milan is basically Grants to any one who doesn't live there. :)
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    12/02/09

    @kosai: Give me a heads up when you get back and we'll set something up. What are you studying at UNM? Been down to Roswell twice. Both times everything was closed.
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    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: 30 years ago those would have been fighting words.

    30 years being the last time anyone lived in Milan or Grants.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/02/09

    @NerD: Blattella: lol True. But they have a useful gas station in the Grants part and a taco bell in the Milan part.
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    12/02/09

    In reply to Why The Road's Baby Scene Was Cut, And Why Its First Trailer Sucked
    I cannot find my copy of this book and it is driving me crazy. I never finished reading it and now I can't find it. I want to read it before I watch the movie but it looks like that isn't going to happen.
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    Image of sicboi sicboi
    12/02/09

    @Makidian: if you have an ebook reader... not that i recommend it but you can find it anywhere and everywhere
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    12/03/09

    @sicboi: I am getting my wife one for Christmas but me personally, I have a thing for books. Can't explain it but I just like the feel of a book, it's one of the main reasons I don't like online schools (there are several others though). I will find it somewhere hanging out with my missing thumb drive.
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    12/02/09

    In reply to Why The Road's Baby Scene Was Cut, And Why Its First Trailer Sucked
    I think that the sequel where the son goes back in time to prevent the disaster from happening is just ridiculous.

    (apologizing to Meredith who does a great interview and then just gets ridiculous comments like the above)
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    12/02/09

    In reply to Why The Road's Baby Scene Was Cut, And Why Its First Trailer Sucked
    That baby scene better be on the DVD.

    I DEMAND BARBECUED INFANT
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    12/02/09

    @Smeagol92055: Wow. Even for me, that was a bit over the edge. Mwa ha.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    12/02/09

    @Smeagol92055: You want corn on the cob and potato salad with that?
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    Image of Ricky Cruz Ricky Cruz
    12/02/09

    @Smeagol92055: Hansel and Gretel, literature's original "happy meal" combo.
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    12/02/09

    @LittleDragon: Yes please.
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    12/02/09

    @Smeagol92055:

    I say that if it was in the book, it should be in the movie!!! BRING ON TEH BBQ BABY RIGHT NAO!!!!!!
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    Image of EBone EBone
    12/02/09

    @Ricky Cruz: +1
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    Image of Golf_Nut Golf_Nut
    11/25/09

    In reply to 13 Video Featurettes Lay Out The Characters And Designs Of Avatar
    Interesting Adobe Air "Avatar" app has been released:
    [news.cnet.com]
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/25/09

    @Golf_Nut: Trailer with built in buffering!
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    11/25/09

    @Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Oh, I thought that was part of Cameron's 3d effects! :P
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