This simply has to be a parody:

Michael Bay's Rejected "The Dark Knight" Script.

Amongst the highlights:

Quote: We pan to a beautiful woman: platinum blonde with a huge rack. She is the hottest woman in the world, but she wears glasses because she is also the smartest
woman in the world.

Quote: GENERAL


Okay, I like it. But which one of the internets do we hack?




BRUCE


All of them.

Quote: JOKER unleashes an all-out barrage of missiles, like the biggest f***ing missiles you will ever see.

So my first attempt at the Mender Lazarus TF....tanked, badly. Mostly because of a certain master of the vampyr who kicked our collective asses handily(solo,
even worse).

Anyway, the TF was aborted because we simply couldn't beat Mr. Nosferatu, but a return trip was plotted. If anyone's interested, we neeeed debuffs to
lower his res and regen.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

...or best movie campaign of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbaA68jYYek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aGUTNaZwHs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=764qYhbSvCs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlL_36m0LpY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5ufwrZuu0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHjc67cvio4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgQjdTjj3-w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv94lBG9FrU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os7CwR44_yg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQBg2ts0_Fo

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Epsilon

The answer is b.

Was asked to repost this to the forums, so here it goes! Context is - we were discussing the City of Villains contact 'Westin Phipps', when I segued into talking about one of my own villain characters...
[The Legendary]Acyl: Suffice to say she did a brief stint as a contact in Paragon City, working with lowbie rookie heroes.
[The Legendary]Acyl: She was eventually sent to the Zig when, among other things, it was discovered too many of the heroes that were referred to her as a contact...
[The Legendary]Acyl: ...ended up going into sewer entrances and never coming out.
[The Legendary]Ebony: Yikes.
[The Legendary]Acyl: She had a rather brisk business as a wholesale supplier.
[The Legendary]Acyl: To Dr. Vahzilok. =D
[The Legendary]Atlantea: O_O
[The Legendary]Acyl: Westin thinks too small. =D
[The Legendary]Ebony: Yikes Yikes.
[The Legendary]Ebony: Dead is dead. Parts is parts. Dead heroes is parts. (To paraphrase Mike Pondsmith)
[The Legendary]Acyl: =D
And then Ebony said:
[The Legendary]Ebony: And I can hear the Honest Gentleman asking...
The rest of this played out over the Legendary channel. I've replaced Ebony's name and mine with the appropriate character tags, but you really have to picture it. Totally impromptu. =D
Honest Gentleman: "So, Miss Seven, just out of curiosity ... did you charge Dr. Vazhilok by the pound, or by the limb?"
Triple Seven: "Oh, come now, what do you take me for? You have to do things properly. Now, see this pricing chart - that'd be the Malta MH classification, which is a /reasonably/ good measure of quality, and that's the condition the merchandise is in..."
Triple Seven: "Mind, there's extra charges for pre-processing and delivery. Do-it-yourself packages are cheaper, but some customers have problems with disassembly..."
Honest Gentleman: "Surely not the Good Doctor. He always struck me as a man well-versed in the finer points of anatomy.
Triple Seven: "Oh, yeah, but he's a busy man, and he can't always deal directly with the operations side of the business. And with all the best talent in the marketplace these days going to Crey, well, some of his employees..."
Honest Gentleman: "I understand completely. It can be terribly hard to find good help these days. I myself was forced to look abroad for appropriate resources."
Triple Seven: "Oh, yes. I'm a small operator myself - content to be a middleman, you know, service industry and all that - but I imagine foreign talent would be the way to go...but you'd want quality expatriates..."
Triple Seven: "Not Just: Any: Immigrant."
Honest Gentleman: "Absolutely. The trick is, of course, to find the applicant is is not constrained by situation. It is better, by far, to hire an immigrant who is here because he or she can be here, rather than one who is here because they MUST be here. "
Honest Gentleman: "It helps separate the competent from the desperate.
Triple Seven: "True, true, but then you run into the other problem with the marketplace, where Mr. Richter and his associates are very nearly a Monopsony...-so- bad for the small business..."
Honest Gentleman: ""Oh well, with his Lordship, I find that it's best to treat him as a landlord more than a competitor. Work within the rules when he's watching, and when he's not ... well.....
Triple Seven: "Mm, 'landlord' is a good analogy. Pay the rent all the time, but he /never/ comes round to look at the blocked sink..."
Honest Gentleman: "Quite. But, at the same time, he may not be particularly interested in the contents of your back room, either."
Triple Seven: "Unless the strange noises are disturbing residents on the other floors."
Honest Gentleman: "Well, that requires preparation and forethought. Always necessary for the independent businessman or woman."
Triple Seven: "Soundproofing. Always a...sound investment."
Honest Gentleman: "Doubtless. I find a good fire control system is also useful, to prevent City Services from arriving at inopportune times. Of course, my hobbies may be bit more ... pharmacological than yours."
Triple Seven: "Probably. I've looked at the Superadine business, mind you, but I eventually decided the environmental costs of production weren't worth it. Too much capital, and I'd much rather not go green..."
Honest Gentleman: "Superadine ... pfeh. A mug's game, to quote my driver. I prefer much more refined materials. One does not sell Troll drugs to the bored and rich elite."
Triple Seven: "Oh, no. Superadine's got a bad reputation among consumers, I know - too devalued in the marketplace. But it's all down to tastes and preferences. The Family have a much finer recipe, you know?"
Triple Seven: "It's like beer. Quite a difference between cheap convenience store lager...and, say, a nice cask-aged barley brew, hm? But, well, it's a terribly -difficult- market, as I said."
Honest Gentleman: "Ah, yes. The Family are preferred customers for many of my goods. Discreet, traditional, and quite easy to work with."
Honest Gentleman: "I suppose it could be. The competition is certainly fierce."
Honest Gentleman: "But I have found that good pay for good employees, a certain sense of propriety and style, and the willingness to utterly annihilate anyone who gets in your way go a long way to making it quite profitable."
Triple Seven: "Oh, quality over quantity, yes. Economies of scale aren't for the small firm. But if you can't make a profit selling in bulk, there's always a small number of sales but at a premium price..."
Triple Seven: "If, of course, there's demand."
Honest Gentleman: "My dear, when it comes to the Isles, there's ALWAYS a demand for what we provide. The trick is finding it and making it as profitable as possible."
Triple Seven: "Life is cheap, bullets are expensive?"
Honest Gentleman: "Something like that."
-- Acyl

Managed to rear-end someone today. My car has nasty damage (which could mean the insurer writes it off, and I still owe $2k), I had to pay a $100 ticket, and
now I'm carless.

So, now I have to pay to rent a car (since my insurance doesn't cover Loss of Use, even though I thought it did), because if I don't I can't take
care of my Dad's cat properly. Probably have to pay for a cab too.

*Sigh* Today sucks epically.

http://www.fantasygamesunlimited.net/index.html]Fantasy Games Unlimited is selling PDFs. (Now I can finally get my own copy of the V&V rules...)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

http://www.animeondvd.com/news/pr.php?pr_view=1436

Quote: First Titles Scheduled for Release in Late Summer




FLOWER MOUND, July 03, 2008 -- FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Navarre Corporation, and Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc., a leading
producer of Japanese animation, announced today their partnership to distribute select DVD titles in North America.




Under the terms of the agreement, FUNimation Entertainment obtains the exclusive rights to the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of
established Geneon titles, including international successes "Ergo Proxy", "Hellsing Ultimate" and "Black Lagoon".


Among the first titles to be released includes the special edition of "Hellsing Ultimate", directed by Tomokazu Tokoro and produced by Satelight
("Aquarion" and "Baldr Force EXE Resolution").




Follow up releases include "Black Lagoon Second Barrage", "Karin", "Kyo Kara Maoh Season 2", and "Lyrical Nanoha".


"Geneon is a strong producer, known for excellent production and quality of its anime series," said Gen Fukunaga, president and CEO of FUNimation
Entertainment. "We are pleased to partner with them and we are committed to the successful release of these series."


"FUNimation's momentum as the leading anime distributor continues to build," said Yushin Soga, president and CEO of Geneon. "We are sure
this partnership will only grow the prominence of our portfolio."


Additional titles include: "Black Lagoon", "Elemental Gelade", "Fate Stay Night", "Kamichu", "Ninja
Vixens", "Paradise Kiss", "Rozen Maiden", "Rozen Maiden Traumend", "Shana", "Shonen Onmyouji",
"The Familiar of Zero", "The Story of Saiunkoku", "When They Cry", and "The Law of Ueki".




About FUNimation Entertainment


FUNimation® Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is the leading company for Japanese animation in the United States. FUNimation
is known for acquiring top-rated anime series from Japan and for being the market share leader for home video sales of anime in the United States. The
company has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting,
licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution.




About Navarre Corporation


The Navarre Corporation is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, DVD video,
video games and accessories. Additional information is available at www.navarre.com.




About Geneon Entertainment


A leading supplier of Japanese animation in North America, and the recipient of the 2006 "Best Anime Company" by the Society for the Promotion of
Japanese Animation, GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC., is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based advertising giant Dentsu, Inc. Geneon Entertainment primarily develops
animation properties for release in North America on DVD and new media.




About Dentsu Inc.


Dentsu Inc., founded in 1901, is the largest advertising agency brand and the fifth largest marketing and communications organization in the world. Based in
Tokyo, the group has more than 6,000 clients and more than 15,000 full-time employees in both Japan and in its offices overseas. Consolidated sales for
fiscal term 03/07 were recorded at $17,738 million. Dentsu is publicly quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code 4324).

This song feels like it should have a power associated with it- it has that 'spark' to it. I just can't think of what it is! Any suggestions?

http://www.animelyrics.com/index.php?ac ... hetwilight

Come with me in the twilight of a summer night for awhile

Tell me of a story never ever told in the past

Take me back to the land

Where my yearnings were born

The key to open the door is in your hand

Now fly me there

Fanatics find their heaven in never ending storming wind

Auguries of destruction be a lullaby for rebirth

Consolations, be there

In my dreamland to come

The key to open the door is in your hand

Now take me there

I believe in fantasies invisible to me

In the land of misery I'm searchin' for the sign

To the door of mystery and dignity

I'm wandering down, and searchin' down the secret sun

Come with me in the twilight of a summer night for awhile

Tell me of a story never ever told in the past

Take me back to the land

Where my yearnings were born

The key to open the door is in your hand

Now take me there

to the land of twilight

A selection of songs.
First, inspired by a thread in the politics sections
Title:Let There Be Guns
Artist: The Arrogant Worms
Run Time: 2:10

Lyrics
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun?
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun?
There'd be no more crime, 'cause everybody'd have a gun!
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun?
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun?
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun?
We wouldn't need the police no more, 'cause everybody'd have a gun!
(Yeah!)
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun?
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun? (had a gun)
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun? (had a gun)
Nobody'd ever get shot, 'cause everybody'd have a gun! (Makes sense!)
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun?
We could go out and shoot things
We could go out and shoot things
We could go out and shoot things
We could go out and shoot things
We could go out and shoot things
We could go out and shoot things
We'd all feel safe, 'cause everybody'd have a gun!
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun? (had a gun)
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun? (had a gun)
Everyone'd be equal, 'cause everybody'd have a gun!
Not me, I got me a rifle!
Well hang on, if you got yourself a rifle then I wanna get me a semi-automatic weapon!
You get a semi-automatic weapon and I'm gonna want an automatic weapon!
You get yourself an automatic weapon, I'm gonna get a super-automatic weapon!
Well if you get a super-automatic weapon, then I'm gonna get a
super-duper-automatic weapon with a CD-ROM drive!
If you get yourself one of those I'm gonna get a
super-duper-automatic weapon with a CD-ROM drive, and a big old hard
drive, and a big guitar amp ...
(rambles on while the rest of the Worms sing)
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had the weapon of their choice?
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had the weapon of their choice?
Wouldn't it be great if everybody had a gun?
(Still rambling..)
I'll go so fast I'll be able to chase you from here to Saigon, and
then I'll shoot like little Nerf rockets at you and poke you in the
eye 'cause it'll have automatic like finger-poking in the eye
things...
Youtube link, because reading a rant is never the same as hearing one.
The obvious effect is to arm everyone, friend or foe, inside the area of effect. Should you ever have a peasant mob and feel like storming a castle...
Second, inspired by the fact that it's Arrogant Worms and I have a playlist on my machine at home
Title: Tokyou Love Song
Artist: The Arrogant Worms
Run Time: [TBD, about 3:15 based on Youtube]

Lyrics
I had a love that was so bright
I used to dream of her each night
And then rush to her side every morning (oooh)
I had her all to myself
We never noticed anyone else
We didn't even hear the radio warnings
Our love was no joke, you know
It was the talk of downtown Tokyo
We'll be happy forever, I promised her
But just as I proposed, her feet
Were made to touch her nose
As she was crushed by a Japanese monster
(ohhh-ohhh-ohhh-AAAAAAGH!  GODZILLA!)
Our love was so true
But now she's 3 foot 2
And she used to be 5 foot 11
Her death was unintentional
But now she's 2-dimensional
My angel is truly in heaven
She's the one I kiss and hug
Till she was crushed like a bug
I guess it's hard to see a monster above you
She said she'd save her heart for me
But now it's there for all to see
And her last words to me were, "I AAAAAGGHH!"
Our love was so true
But now she's 3 foot 2
And she used to be 5 foot 11
Her death was unintentional
But now she's 2-dimensional
My angel is truly in heaven
(Take it George!)
[Guitar solo consisting entirely of glissandos]
She was young (so young)
And sweet (so sweet)
But now she's part (she's part)
Of the street (the street)
And I want (so much)
To have her back (come back)
So I'll get a putty knife
So I can scrape her from the crack
(Oh.  You might need a wider brush.)
Our love was so true
But now she's 3 foot 2
And she used to be 5 foot 11
Her death was unintentional
But now she's 2-dimensional
My angel is truly in heaven
My angel is truly in heaven
My angel is truly in heaven
And Youtube link, because I can't find the CD to give the correct time *mumble, rant, grumble*.
Yes, I know the title on the Youtube linked vid is wrong. No, I'm not uploading one with the correct name.
The effect is a little harder to place here, but it's clearly meant to be used during a giant monster attack. To my mind, that means Tokyo-3. The non-kaiju elements line up fairly well too.

• Lady Jane should act more intelligently in combat situations now.

Have a talk to Fusionette while you're at it, could you?

• 48 Month Veteran Reward pets should no longer charge into combat. Really.

It's the 'really' that breaks me.

• Bowstring on Talsorian bow should now stay attached to the bow

Alice: Well, THAT'S a relief.