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Never saw the show before last night and, unless the bring back the campaign, I don't intend to again.
I saw the commercials and, being the big D&D geek that I am, I watched it. The asian guy as a Drow was hilarious. I wish he'd been on longer.
Overall, the show seemed haphazardly written, and the characters were rather... boring. Even Chevy, sadly.
Show characters, that is. Not the D&D characters.
I love that they pulled it back into the mainstream. Even moreso that it was SECOND EDITION, BABY!
When he pulled out the module, I actually stopped the DVR to look at it. I was like, "I've never heard of that one. Must've made it up for the show."
Overall, I enjoyed it, but it won't make me a fan of the show.
Eric
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It would help to make judgements of characters by watching more than one show. There were probably a ton of jokes you missed becuase you don't watch it regularly as well as not understanding all the characters motivations.
That being said, Senior Chang is always awesome.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
You may well be right (about not knowing the characters).
The script & the acting were so horrible to me, though, that I couldn't possibly see myself trudging through another episode.
The only thing that kept me in this one to the end was AD&D.
Eric
Black Fiend wrote: Okay all the ChapterHouse Nazis to the right!! All the GW apologists to the far left. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!
The Green Git wrote: I'd like to cross section them and see if they have TFG rings, but that's probably illegal.
Polonius wrote: You have to love when the most clearly biased person in the room is claiming to be objective. Greebynog wrote:Us brits have a sense of fair play and propriety that you colonial savages can only dream of. Stelek wrote: I know you're afraid. I want you to be. Because you should be. I've got the humiliation wagon all set up for you to take a ride back to suck city.
Quote: LunaHound--- Why do people hate unpainted models? I mean is it lacking the realism to what we fantasize the plastic soldier men to be? I just can't stand it when people have fun the wrong way. - Chongara
I do believe that the GW "moneysheep" is a dying breed, despite their bleats to the contrary. - AesSedai You are a thief and a predator of the wargaming community, and i'll be damned if anyone says differently ever again on my watch in these forums. -MajorTom11
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MagickalMemories wrote:The script & the acting were so horrible to me
Right there with you.
MagicalMemories doesn't know what he is missing.
Hey, MM. If you do decide to give Community another watch check out the "Modern Warfare" episode. It is considered one of the funniest of the series and has some great references to 28 Days Later and The Warriors.
As for the D&D episode I loved it. I chuckled when Abed made the comment that only the Dungeon Master got to roll dice. That would never fly in any of the groups I play with.
DarkTraveler777 wrote:I chuckled when Abed made the comment that only the Dungeon Master got to roll dice. That would never fly in any of the groups I play with.
That was a plot device to move the narrative along for a mainstream audience.
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DarkTraveler777 wrote:I chuckled when Abed made the comment that only the Dungeon Master got to roll dice. That would never fly in any of the groups I play with.
That was a plot device to move the narrative along for a mainstream audience.
Yeah, I understood why they did it, I just had a laugh when it happened in the show. Truth be told I wouldn't mind sitting in on a one-off game with that mechanic in play. It really would be like listening to an interactive story.
My parents kept asking "Is that REALLY how DnD is played?"
The "Paintball" episode and the "Zombies" are by fare highlights of the whole series. Tent city was also amazing. Overall, the series is well worth your time.
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Ouze wrote: I can't wait to buy one of these, open the box, peek at the sprues, and then put it back in the box and store it unpainted for years.
Maybe some people are put off that Chevy Chase's grouse is so bombastic that he
can overshadow the other characters.
Then Chang steps in, and Changs things up a little.
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MagickalMemories wrote:The script & the acting were so horrible to me
Is that supposed to be how you envision me acting when I see the show, or how I'm making you feel? LOL If it's the former; Nah. Just wasn't for me. If it's the latter; My apologies. Not trying to be curmudgeony.
Ahtman wrote:Abed as DM: He will dead in 13 turns from exposure. Your turn Jeff, what do you do?
Jeff: I wait 14 turns
Okay. That DID make me laugh. I admit it.
It's just one of those things that, when you see it, you know it's just not for you. You know?
It's like Glee, American Idol, Survivor or any other show. You can usually tell by one episode if it's going to "work" for you.
I certainly don't want to give the impression that I'm trying to disrespect you guys for having bad taste different tastes in TV shows than me.
Eric
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Black Fiend wrote: Okay all the ChapterHouse Nazis to the right!! All the GW apologists to the far left. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!
The Green Git wrote: I'd like to cross section them and see if they have TFG rings, but that's probably illegal.
Polonius wrote: You have to love when the most clearly biased person in the room is claiming to be objective. Greebynog wrote:Us brits have a sense of fair play and propriety that you colonial savages can only dream of. Stelek wrote: I know you're afraid. I want you to be. Because you should be. I've got the humiliation wagon all set up for you to take a ride back to suck city.
Quote: LunaHound--- Why do people hate unpainted models? I mean is it lacking the realism to what we fantasize the plastic soldier men to be? I just can't stand it when people have fun the wrong way. - Chongara
I do believe that the GW "moneysheep" is a dying breed, despite their bleats to the contrary. - AesSedai You are a thief and a predator of the wargaming community, and i'll be damned if anyone says differently ever again on my watch in these forums. -MajorTom11
MagickalMemories wrote:Is that supposed to be how you envision me acting when I see the show, or how I'm making you feel? LOL If it's the former; Nah. Just wasn't for me. If it's the latter; My apologies. Not trying to be curmudgeony.
It was my reaction. I've been watching the show since the pilot. Really it was just an excuse to post a funny picture. It is perfectly reasonable that not everyone is going to like the same things. While I disagree with your assessment, I don't begrudge you having your own opinion on it.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
MagickalMemories wrote:You may well be right (about not knowing the characters).
The script & the acting were so horrible to me, though, that I couldn't possibly see myself trudging through another episode.
The only thing that kept me in this one to the end was AD&D.
Eric
You should watch the paintball episode from Season 1. Best TV I've seen in YEARS.
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Black Fiend wrote: Okay all the ChapterHouse Nazis to the right!! All the GW apologists to the far left. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!
The Green Git wrote: I'd like to cross section them and see if they have TFG rings, but that's probably illegal.
Polonius wrote: You have to love when the most clearly biased person in the room is claiming to be objective. Greebynog wrote:Us brits have a sense of fair play and propriety that you colonial savages can only dream of. Stelek wrote: I know you're afraid. I want you to be. Because you should be. I've got the humiliation wagon all set up for you to take a ride back to suck city.
Quote: LunaHound--- Why do people hate unpainted models? I mean is it lacking the realism to what we fantasize the plastic soldier men to be? I just can't stand it when people have fun the wrong way. - Chongara
I do believe that the GW "moneysheep" is a dying breed, despite their bleats to the contrary. - AesSedai You are a thief and a predator of the wargaming community, and i'll be damned if anyone says differently ever again on my watch in these forums. -MajorTom11
I watched on hulu.com Saturday night. It is the first episode that I have watched of this show. I liked it, might even watch some more especially since I was asking for shows the other day.
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Seeing Joel McHale even pretending to be playing DnD fills me with desires no swear filter could ever predict He really needs to make out with Daniel Tosh and film it.
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