David Hingtgen

The F-16ADF only exists as a counter to the F-20. Inferior in every aspect---yet they picked it anyways.

On-screen, it looks far cooler to implode from the center than to be dragged-destroyed off to the side.

Best Zero Punctuation ever---and it's DA: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/vie...gon-Age-Origins

I honestly think it's tradition with Bandai. I mean, the main pelvis piece on Alto's was molded in black, with multiple large white stickers to make it mostly white with a black edge. How utterly pointless was that? So I'm bettering Brera's has a large, prominent piece molded in red, that will be 90% covered in lavender? stickers...

That said, let's hear the best lines from DA. (spoiler-free) "He can stay, so long as he's useful"--PC, referring to the dog joining. "And yet we still have Alistair"---Morrigan, immediately thereafter. "Ohhhhhhh, it's one of those subterranean bunny-pigs! They're so cute!" Leliana, if you get her a nug for a pet. I will forever call them bunny-pigs now. Sten, on what he did while locked in the cage when asked by Alistair. "I would pose riddles to passers-by and offer treasures for correct answers". "Really?" "No." (this is much funnier if you know how Sten sounds)

Interesting, sprue H and I are from the VF-25, though a lot of parts aren't used. Also, those markings are really going to suck to do, if you're the "trim off all the excess clear" type of modeler. (the VF-25 at least had blocky, angular color bits for the most part) I wonder if they'll "increase the contrast" for the green ones. They were quite subdued in the anime. You know, I just realized they'll probably put Grace on the boxart for the green one. Might be the first piece of merchandise with her on it... (magazines don't count)

Well, when you think of how small and sleek the basic F-5 frame is, combined with more power than the best of the F-8s, combined with aerodynamic tweaks from the YF-17 team...

Even the gunpods were adapted.

Oh, the TNG-rip-off episode.

You mean after Roslin's pregnancy? Yeah.

Well that was quick. That TV is 2, maybe even 3 years old. I don't know if he'll want to spend much on an out-of-warranty repair vs replacing it. (IMHO TV warrantys are ludicrously short--they cost a decent chunk and are expected to last---it'd be like if a brand-new car came with a 3 month/5000 mile warranty)

Not my TV, but I'd really like to try to help fix it if I could-----this one has a fairly unique issue. Kind of cropped up recently. Basically---the right side got dim, about where pillarboxing occurs. I took a careful look, and drew this up to show the effect: (this is how it'd look if the TV was displaying pure white) Now, this TV is fed almost pure HD 16:9, so pillarboxing would be occasional. Like mine, it's primarily a movies/gaming TV, with some HD primetime sports and shows. And it's only on the right side. Also, there's kind of a "band" at the border where it's ok. The upper right corner is fine. Also, near the bottom right, the TV tints everything a bit blue---if it's white, it's blue. If it's red, it'll show purple, if it's yellow, it'll show green. Does anyone know what this is? Board just went psycho? Extremely weird persistent image? Specifically, it's a Samsung 26in, LN2651D I think is the model. (It's very similar to mine, mine's just a bit bigger and newer)

Well there's more pics here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?...&start=1665

Came across this spoiler in another forum I go to, but I think the original source is "some guy at the IMDB boards"--about 3 eps from now, the following will happen: Actually that is one of my fave plot devices in a show for an ep--usually only occurs in Sci-Fi shows and cartoons though. Though IMHO if it's done early in a series it's to flesh out the characters, and if done late it means they're running out of plotlines. PS--they're doing like X-Men comics etc with the Haitian's name----people always used his alias before, but now all of a sudden everybody uses his real name.

IIRC, Beta was much more popular and long-lasting in Japan than the US.

The Viper's a lot easier to fix, though.

Horribly over-priced (even by SW Lego standards) but I'll probably buy it anyways:

Heh heh. You will never guess the final cylon though. Well, about 30 secs before they reveal who it is, it'll be obvious. It's actually the last batch right before the very final one that's the most interesting/important. Really, the final cylon isn't that important. But the 2nd-to-last, 3rd-to-last, etc---THOSE are important.

Did you fill the jug up before doing all the rest? That's what prevented me the first time. The jug isn't full by default. I don't recall kneeling, just praying, but I could be "misremembering".

Yeah, don't worry about the Tomb of Athena etc. The rest of Season 2 and beginning of 3 is really good and far less "mythical". And Gubaba---be sure not to read ANYTHING on the net about season 4, or even most discussions about BSG at all---as the final cylon model reveals happened long enough ago that most places won't even list them as spoilers---but they're huge, and the show is SO much better if you don't find out until you're supposed to (trust me, the last group of reveals is really good and makes everything you've watched so far, "different"). Personally, I'd recommend only coming here, as we all know you're watching it for the first time and won't spoil you.

Ok, 100% through a combination of "agreeing and encouraging" dialogue and a few gifts, as opposed to constantly ticking her off but showering her with gifts.

How much contact did Brera and Sheryl even have in the TV series? I can't actually think of them actually meeting face to face. Brera was a link between Alto and Ranka, and really didn't interact with anyone else. (well, that one time he fought Ozma)

For some reason I find it so much harder to catch after they moved it up an hour. I just watch it at NBC.com when I have time.

The Target set with the model rings up at $25, despite the $30 sign---I think they just lowered it this morning. Also--that model is by far the best representation of that ship so far IMHO. And it works surprisingly well for holding the discs---it has a better latch etc than most official cases. I do need to find a 2-disc Blu-Ray case though now, as I will not keep them in there permanently. (and gotta find how to print up a case sleeve, too)

I got that scene--I assumed it was because I got her to 100% liking me. (she's really easy to please---lots of gifts that she LOVES, and just talking to her gets big points)