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    quote:Originally posted by Eclipse: Fraxis: I noticed that light won over dark in the game. seems interesting that Charilie also was revived... maybe this ethan is part of the "dark" faction on the island? and the game is representative of the events on the island? You are touching the surface. Think deeper. It wasn't that just "light" prevailed, it was "how" light prevailed....
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    quote:Originally posted by Scrivener: My best guess was they all died in the crash and are in purgatory or something like it.J.J. Abrams has already stated in previous interviews that the plane survivors in Lost are not dead....
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    quote:Originally posted by Scrivener: And are they dead? Arrrrgh! They are not dead. Everyone needs to concentrate on the Backgammon game with Hurley from this weeks episode.
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    quote:Originally posted by Scrivener: Also note: In Pilot Part 1, one of gals on the show said "Slow down there, Flash" to one of the other guys. Unfortunately I already deleted that episode from my Tivo, but keep that in mind. Very observant. Good Job. During the course of "Lost", everyone needs to observe and analyze every line of dialog because it will all have "meaning" at a later time. Especially lines such as "Slow down there, Flash". They may seem meaningless during the course of an episode, but they will add up over time. Damn, I think I am starting to sound like a fortune cookie. Part 1 and 2 are going to repeat tonight on ABC. Please see if you notice anything else dialog wise from Part 1 that connects to Part 2. Shawn
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    quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: quote:fraXis: He wasn't explaining black and white, he was explaining light and dark. Two different things. I am aware of that. But I am from the "Deep South". Perhaps I am hypersensitive to such issues because that. I apologize. No apology needed. A lot of people I talked since Wednesday automatically associated black and white with light and dark (from a non race color point of view of course). You need to be thinking of light and dark when watching Lost. Black and white VS light and dark will have very distinct meanings in future episodes of Lost. quote:fraXis Going back to the dog, any thoughts Dr. Jack's encounter with the dog in part 1? [QB]
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    quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: I have thought on that. I felt it odd that a white man was explaining to a black boy the difference between light and dark and didn't want to touch it. He wasn't explaining black and white, he was explaining light and dark. Two different things. quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: If I won't get you in trouble fraXis I wouldn't mind knowing how you seem to be clued in. You got a good gossip site or are you connected to the show?I am very good friends with Greg Grunberg (we both live in Woodland Hills, CA.), who happens to be best friends with J.J (they have known each other since Kindergarden). He was also the pilot in Lost who met a not so good demise when he was pulled out of the cockpit. He also plays agent Eric Weiss on J.J.'s other show, Alias. quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: Kung-Fu Massa: They can't kill too many people or no show. Unless Scriv is right and it was intended to be a closed end series.J.J is already planning season 2. quote:Originally posted by Cmdr Chavik: I also found it odd the boy wanted his dog and then someone saw his dog. Then he reads the comic book and the polar bear arrives. But to different people. If it were a wish thing wouldn't the polar bear have shown up to the boy?I wouldn't exactly put it as the "polar bear arrives". I would say something more along the lines as the "polar bear attacks". Going back to the dog, any thoughts Dr. Jack's encounter with the dog in part 1? Shawn
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    Does anyone have any thoughts on Locke's (portrayed by the magnificent Terry O'Quinn) references to light and dark in the backgammon game? Shawn
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    quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: As for the comic, I went back to that section (on my Tivo) and apart from seeing a great big Polar bear, Flash Gordon (?) and some other comic dude, I can't quite tell what the significane of the comic is. FraXis!!!!! get in here and spill the beans - without ruining it for everyone! hehe. Derek, it will be too hard to give out too much info without spilling something plus I would hate to ruin the Lost experience for anyone here. The best I can do is to bring up the key scenes after an episode has aired. But you said it there yourself. What kind of bear was in the comic book? Shawn
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    quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: They killed, uhm, a Polar bear. On a tropical island. OK, this leads me to believe that there is a massive Gorilla on the loose. Which would explain the pilot on the high branches and him not being eaten. So, FraXis, am I close? Nope. Sorry Derek, not even close. Peter Jackson gets to make "King Kong", not J.J. Abrams. quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: How can a transciever (obviously from the previous French folks that crashed there I presume) be transmitting for 16+ yrs, when the one they got from their crash aircraft, was already almost out of batteries? And how - in God's name - could that ex-Republican Guard military guy, figure out - from transmitting intervals - that the signal had been transmitting for 16+ years. Just by listening to the same repeating signal. These two things are beginning to ruin it for me and I really wanted to like this series in a 24 kinda way. Oh well, at least the character development - and the characters themselves - are strong and believable. Nothing like having a crack-head and an anti-social Japanese wife abuser, on a remote island. Derek, please don't let these two things start to ruin it for you. Everything that will happen on this show will happen for a reason and everything will eventually have a logical explanation. Think beyond the scope of "battery operated". Also, Jin, has not been revealed as a husband to Sun. Of the people I have talked to about Lost, the first American assumption is "anti-social Japanese wife abuser" as you stated. This is what J.J. wants everyone to think at this stage, but please think between the lines on this one as well. The one item that everyone should be concentrating on in Lost "Pilot: Part 2" is the comic book that Walt was reading. The best way I can sum up Lost, and the key idea that everyone needs to affirm themselves before, during, and after every episode is that: "Nothing appears as it seems" Shawn
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    As for Lost and the "thing(s)" roaming the island, I can say 100% that is not of dinosaur relation or origin. I am not going to ruin it and tell everyone what it is, but trust me, you will be surprised. Keep watching. :-) Shawn
  11. Derek, For an even better (more revealing) view of Angelina Jolie's naked body, check her out in Original Sin ( 2001, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218922/ ). Much better camera angles so you can get a "better" look at her. :-)
  12. Yeah, I agree. The gore factor is about a 1.5 (on a scale of 1-5). The only part I found gory was during a slow motion replay of a previous fight scene in the movie. During the fight speed (normal speed) you don't see any blood, but during the slow motion replay you could see it. The movie is excellent. I give it a 10/10 and I have seen it 3 times now.
  13. Derek, Thanks for taking the time to share with all of us what you have been going through. It makes me really miss your developer diaries (has it been 2 years already since the last one?). Publishers will come and go, but your fans will always be here to support you.
  14. Derek, Thanks for taking the time to share with all of us what you have been going through. It makes me really miss your developer diaries (has it been 2 years already since the last one?). Publishers will come and go, but your fans will always be here to support you.
  15. We have waited this long, what is another month? If Derek was talking about delaying it for 6 months, that would be another story.... but we are only talking about a month....
  16. We have waited this long, what is another month? If Derek was talking about delaying it for 6 months, that would be another story.... but we are only talking about a month....
  17. quote:Originally posted by $iLk: 1. It's going to enter it's 3rd season soon Enterprise is going into it's second season, not third... But what is really cool about the show is they do 26 episode seasons, as opposed to all the other shows that only do 22 or 24 episode seasons (except for the Shield, etc.. which do 13 episode seasons).
  18. quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: To me, its crap. More of the same FPS bullshit. Yes dear, the FPS genre has run out of ideas. I played it for an hour and went back to BF1942 Derek, I am very interested on hearing your opinion about their Unreal Technology (the engine, etc.). How do you think that has progressed since the original Unreal Tournament? I guess what I am asking for, is any opinions or comments on the technical (technology) aspect of the game.... Thanks, Shawn [ 09-14-2002, 10:55 PM: Message edited by: fraXis ]
  19. The Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo is out now. Let me just say, this game is awesome. The gameplay, the sound, the visuals, everything. Top Notch. If you are a fan of Unreal Tournament or even Quake, then I highly recommend downloading this demo and checking it out. It also includes a stripped down version of the Unreal Benchmark utility that Anandtech uses. I can not wait for the game! Shawn
  20. quote:Originally posted by Grayfox: i just wish 3dfx didnt go out of business...Amen to that! Shawn
  21. quote:Originally posted by Hellbinder: quote: Intel 2.53 (533) Intel 850MVSE motherboard Now you have me gulping a little bit... that i think about it.. I have a i850MD2 and a P4 2.4B.... And a 350 wat power supply... I guess we will find out if there is a real compatability issue with the 850 series in a few days when my 9700 gets here.... Good News. I bought a new 850EMV2 motherboard and my Radeon 9700 works flawless on it. I have been running 3DMark all night long and not one lock up (using the default 9700 drivers). My new motherboard, and my other one are the same Bios, same model, everything. I still don't why it did not work with the 9700. But at least I feel better because the visuals (and 2D) of the 9700 are awesome when comparing them to my Ti4600.
  22. quote:Originally posted by Hellbinder: As for teh 9700 lockup issue... 99% of people are *not* expeienceing lockups with 3Dmark..True.... quote:Originally posted by Hellbinder: It's clearly Not the drivers.I believe this also since I tried two different sets of drivers, and the card works flawless on my 845BG motherboard. quote:Originally posted by Hellbinder: It is most likely your AGP driver, or a power issue with your mobo.I don't see it being the AGP driver since the 845BG and 850MVxx motherboards use the same Intel AGP driver. I also swapped out my power supply with two different ones (including the same power supply that I use for my 845BG machine) and this did not correct the problem. I don't think it is a power issue at all. I think the problem is specific to my motherboard. Not the whole 850EMV2 series of motherboards, just mine. Anand over at Anandtech benchmarked his 9700 on the same motherboard with the same bios and same processor and his 3DMark worked flawless. I just purchased another 850EMV2 motherboard for another machine I am building, and I will reply with the results when I know if it works.
  23. quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: The problems with 3DMark and the Radeon 9700 is probably related to the memory timing in the BIOS..Thanks for the tip. quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: FWIW, My 8500 locked my machine solid, trashed the registry and everything, when I tried to run 3DMark on it when I first received it. I think it was the test after the car chase that did it. It was so bad that I had to restore the drive from a backup image because I couldn't fix the registry..That is the same place my 9700 is locking. It is the dragothic test (after the car chase). quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: I never tried it again.And I probably won't either. :-) Shawn
  24. Well, I took out my Ti4600 card and put in my brand spankin new Radeon 9700. After two days of struggling with the thing, it is now in the retail box and the Ti4600 is back in the system. My Radeon 9700 would not even complete 3DMark2001SE (Build 330) without hard locking. It would lock in different, random places. I spent all weekend trying different things. I have all standard equipment: Intel 2.53 (533) Intel 850MVSE motherboard Audigy Soundcard I took out the Audigy card, did a fresh OS install with the latest CD 9700 drivers and the latest leaked drivers, but no luck. 3DMark would hard lock. The temperature was fine so it was not a cooling issue. I tried the 9700 card on my other machine which is an Intel 845BG (DDR) motherboard and tried 3DMark and it worked great. So at least I know my 9700 card is not bad. For some reason, it does not seem to like my 850MVSE motherboard (maybe it is the 1066mhz RDRAM?). I have been reading other posts over at Anand and Rage3d about lock up's during 3DMark with the 9700, but all of those seem to be related to AMD chipsets. Oh well. I still like my Ti4600. I am just one of this crazies that like to have the latest and fastest thing out there. I guess now I will wait for the NV30. One thing about Nvidia cards. I have never had an incompatible one ever. They work with whatever chipset/processor I throw at it. Shawn
  25. Epsilon, What don't you like about your 8500? Shawn
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