Brontoforumus Archive

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:


This board has been fossilized.
You are reading an archive of Brontoforumus, a.k.a. The Worst Forums Ever, from 2008 to early 2014.  Registration and posting (for most members) has been disabled here to discourage spambots from taking over.  Old members can still log in to view boards, PMs, etc.

The new message board is at http://brontoforum.us.

Pages: 1 ... 45 46 47 48 49 [50] 51 52 53 54 55 ... 74

Author Topic: Webcomics that aren't MSPA  (Read 122805 times)

0 Members and 4 Guests are viewing this topic.

Büge

  • won't give you fleaz
  • Tested
  • Karma: -65304
  • Posts: 10062
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #980 on: October 30, 2010, 11:09:02 AM »
Logged

Royal☭

  • Supreme Court Judge President
  • Tested
  • Karma: 88
  • Posts: 6301
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #981 on: October 31, 2010, 04:22:01 PM »
Logged

Royal☭

  • Supreme Court Judge President
  • Tested
  • Karma: 88
  • Posts: 6301
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #982 on: November 02, 2010, 04:16:00 AM »
Logged

Royal☭

  • Supreme Court Judge President
  • Tested
  • Karma: 88
  • Posts: 6301
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #983 on: November 08, 2010, 05:11:09 AM »
Logged

Ted Belmont

  • Tested
  • Karma: 50
  • Posts: 3447
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #984 on: November 10, 2010, 02:13:53 PM »
Logged

Classic

  • Happens more often than you'd think.
  • Tested
  • Karma: -58471
  • Posts: 7501
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #985 on: November 10, 2010, 06:02:47 PM »
Oddly, I do consider preferring star trek to star wars to be a peripheral indicator of maturity.
i.e., Is the subject willing to tolerate science nonsense for...
Super Space Magicians
or...
Social Commentary That Once Pushed the Envelope

and which of those two objectives do they appreciate more?
Logged

Beat Bandit

  • be entranced by my sexy rhythm
  • High-Bullshit
  • Tested
  • Karma: -65418
  • Posts: 4293
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #986 on: November 10, 2010, 06:04:50 PM »
In the 200+ posts there I was both somewhat disappointed and surprised to see that (only) three of them could easily be something I would say, either out of or in context.
Logged

Mongrel

  • Emoticon Knight-Errant
  • kodePunc Team
  • Tested
  • *
  • Karma: -65340
  • Posts: 17029
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #987 on: November 10, 2010, 06:32:32 PM »
Quote from: Classic on November 10, 2010, 06:02:47 PM
Oddly, I do consider preferring star trek to star wars to be a peripheral indicator of maturity.
i.e., Is the subject willing to tolerate science nonsense for...
Super Space Magicians
or...
Social Commentary That Once Pushed the Envelope

and which of those two objectives do they appreciate more?

The best "good" Star Trek fans are probably MUCH more tolerable the best "good" Star Wars fans, but the worst dregs from either side are near-indistinguishable for sheer awfulness.
Logged

Classic

  • Happens more often than you'd think.
  • Tested
  • Karma: -58471
  • Posts: 7501
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #988 on: November 10, 2010, 07:02:11 PM »
I thought that was true about all fandoms.
Logged

Büge

  • won't give you fleaz
  • Tested
  • Karma: -65304
  • Posts: 10062
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #989 on: November 10, 2010, 07:19:32 PM »
Quote from: Classic on November 10, 2010, 06:02:47 PM
Oddly, I do consider preferring star trek to star wars to be a peripheral indicator of maturity.
i.e., Is the subject willing to tolerate science nonsense for...
Super Space Magicians
or...
Social Commentary That Once Pushed the Envelope

and which of those two objectives do they appreciate more?

Can't say I enjoy the directions that either franchise drifted.

Star Trek is like one of those girls with a social conscience, who became a vegetarian for the wrong reasons. She thought it would make her a better person, so now she throws statistics at you in an attempt to show you that she's a smart and good person for going "cruelty-free," but it just makes her look smug and ill-informed.

Star Wars is one of those guys who was really creative in high school, writing stories and winning contests and such. Then a decade after graduation, you find out that he's still living in the same place, too afraid to move on from his early success and occasionally churning out some horrid fanfiction.
Logged

Beat Bandit

  • be entranced by my sexy rhythm
  • High-Bullshit
  • Tested
  • Karma: -65418
  • Posts: 4293
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #990 on: November 10, 2010, 07:22:17 PM »
Logged

Classic

  • Happens more often than you'd think.
  • Tested
  • Karma: -58471
  • Posts: 7501
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #991 on: November 10, 2010, 07:44:59 PM »
I'm a little offended by how you characterized Star Trek, but...
That's all I need to say, isn't it?
Logged

Brentai

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnXYVlPgX_o
  • Admin
  • Tested
  • Karma: -65281
  • Posts: 17524
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #992 on: November 10, 2010, 08:02:06 PM »
I actually drifted from Star Trek to Star Wars as I got older, actually.

I basically realized they were both complete bullshit and that the choice was between fun bullshit and pretentious bullshit.  If you go with pretentious over fun, well, grow up.

Caveats: OS Star Trek was actually important for its time, but this is not the 1960s.  Episodes 2 and 3 of Star Wars still rubbish, 1 still mostly okay, franchise at large continues to produce the best and worst of sci-fi.  Star Trek reboot is more like Star Wars than Star Trek and I am okay with this.
Logged

Classic

  • Happens more often than you'd think.
  • Tested
  • Karma: -58471
  • Posts: 7501
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #993 on: November 10, 2010, 09:00:15 PM »
Quote from: Brent on November 10, 2010, 08:02:06 PM
I basically realized they were both complete bullshit
...
Quote from: Brent on November 10, 2010, 08:02:06 PM
OS Star Trek was actually important for its time
This was actually the thing that got me at all interested in Star Trek.
For whatever reason, I decided it was important for me to "get" Star Trek and appreciate it.


I guess I'm conflating "like" and "appreciate" to my own detriment again, and the hours I've spent watching Star Wars (KotOR not counted, obvs.)  dwarfs the time I've spent watching Star Trek.
Logged

Brentai

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnXYVlPgX_o
  • Admin
  • Tested
  • Karma: -65281
  • Posts: 17524
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #994 on: November 10, 2010, 09:14:02 PM »
I don't think you can "get" Star Trek without being surrounded on all sides by the Civil Rights Movement.
Logged

Mongrel

  • Emoticon Knight-Errant
  • kodePunc Team
  • Tested
  • *
  • Karma: -65340
  • Posts: 17029
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #995 on: November 11, 2010, 06:57:00 AM »
Quote from: Büge on November 10, 2010, 07:19:32 PM
Quote from: Classic on November 10, 2010, 06:02:47 PM
Oddly, I do consider preferring star trek to star wars to be a peripheral indicator of maturity.
i.e., Is the subject willing to tolerate science nonsense for...
Super Space Magicians
or...
Social Commentary That Once Pushed the Envelope

and which of those two objectives do they appreciate more?

Can't say I enjoy the directions that either franchise drifted.

Star Trek is like one of those girls with a social conscience, who became a vegetarian for the wrong reasons. She thought it would make her a better person, so now she throws statistics at you in an attempt to show you that she's a smart and good person for going "cruelty-free," but it just makes her look smug and ill-informed.

Star Wars is one of those guys who was really creative in high school, writing stories and winning contests and such. Then a decade after graduation, you find out that he's still living in the same place, too afraid to move on from his early success and occasionally churning out some horrid fanfiction.

This is basically the way I look at it.
Logged

François

  • Huh.
  • Tested
  • Karma: 83
  • Posts: 3313
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #996 on: November 11, 2010, 03:04:17 PM »
I had even stopped paying attention to the RSS feed, but I kept it around anyway. That said, I literally did a double take when I noticed the year on the timestamp out of the corner of my eye. Chopping Block came back November 1st.

Whoa, déjà vu!

...

Quote from: François on January 03, 2009, 08:28:37 AM
Chopping Block is back!  :victory:

Let's see how long it lasts this time.

Welp, that one was about four months.
Logged

Classic

  • Happens more often than you'd think.
  • Tested
  • Karma: -58471
  • Posts: 7501
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #997 on: November 11, 2010, 05:34:57 PM »
Quote from: Brent on November 10, 2010, 09:14:02 PM
I don't think you can "get" Star Trek without being surrounded on all sides by the Civil Rights Movement.

Fair, but I still think I got something worthwhile out of the attempt.
Logged

Disposable Ninja

  • Tested
  • Karma: -65447
  • Posts: 4529
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #998 on: November 12, 2010, 01:21:02 PM »
I'm confused about what's happening on Dr. McNinja. Did he just kill a bunch of physicians in order to save the world, or did he merely just make them sick?
Logged

Classic

  • Happens more often than you'd think.
  • Tested
  • Karma: -58471
  • Posts: 7501
    • View Profile
Re: Webcomics that aren't MSPA
« Reply #999 on: November 12, 2010, 01:34:27 PM »
I expect it's a drug that will temporarily make them ghosts to fight the nasaghasts.
Logged
Pages: 1 ... 45 46 47 48 49 [50] 51 52 53 54 55 ... 74
« previous next »