Postal or Indy. Postal or Indy. Hmmm, tough choice! 

Off-Topic: Life Less Ordinary - Carbon Leaf
PC Gaming: Still Alive (The Portal Theme song) - Johnathan Coulton
Multiplayer Gaming: If I had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn
Hardware/Software Hell: Worse Than Before - Wide Mouth Mason
Trading :Keep the Customer Satisfied - Simon & Garfunkel
Political/Religious: Bone of Contention - Spirit of the West
Massive Multiplayer: It's only me, the wizard of Magicland - Barenaked Ladies Or Log In To You - Arrogant Worms
Console Gaming: Sibling Rivalry - Unknown Author
General Gaming : Born to Lose - Ray Charles, I think?
Feedback: Hanging by A Thread - Nickel Creek

That must be why pointing green lasers at planes is illegal.

But that doesn't make sense if I open up the package, which has the same documents and all that which has a registration card that tells me to send it in for a longer warranty, but only for US Citizens. It IS a local version. It's what's being sold by the stores. It's what the stores are given. I don't have a choice. I'm simply locked out from the offer.

I just picked up a pair of Altec Lansing  VS2141's to replace my aging pair of ACS33's. Great sounding, though I'm a little disappointed in that they sound a little hollow.

Anyway, I usually send in the registration cards, and this one offers a 2 year Warranty for sending it in. But, and this is a big but, it's only valid for American citizens.  Now why do they do this when on the whole,while it's sold in North America. We're just as big customers, so I don't see why people who aren't in the US don't get the same type of support. It just seems a little unfair that customers who pay about twice as much for the same thing, in the end don't get the same type of support. Feels like we get shafted on an otherwise great product.

Good. Maybe this should stop the influx of boy bands.

You can also export your library to a file. This will essentially keep your library, including playlists and songs bought on itunes, which makes re-authorizing much easier. Do this along with the backup of the whole directory.

Those who are using his bad apples to judge his career and avoiding this one, you're missing one heck of a gem. Everyone makes a turd, but not everyone can make a gem. This is one he should be extremely proud of, putting it at the top of his resume. It's his crowning achievement, the one he's probably waited all his life to make. This is one extremely cool movie, and deserves a rightful place in movie history.  So, if you have doubts, watch it at least once and tell me you didn't like it.

There's a German movie which most people haven't heard about, directed by Paul Verhoeven, which I've just seen today, and thought it was absolutely fricken brilliant! It's a movie about a Jewish singer living in Holland during WWII,  who infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch Resistance. It's utterly brilliant, with so many twists and turns, and so many details it's like a novel unfolding before your eyes. Everyone needs to see this underrated gem. Simply a masterpiece of filmmaking.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389557/

It's a Dutch movie!

Paul Verhoeven is, even with his horrible misses, one of my favorites. I haven't seen all his old Dutch movies, but Soldier of Orange, while not a classic, is a very good movie.
Napolean, #gg's Dutch member, was very happy about this one when it came out but I sadly missed it in theaters.

Oh right, sorry. I must of gotten confused because the Germans play such a big role in this movie. Some of it sounded German. I never saw Soldiers of Orange. Is it any good?

There's a German movie which most people haven't heard about, directed by Paul Verhoeven, which I've just seen today, and thought it was absolutely fricken brilliant! It's a movie about a Jewish singer living in Holland during WWII,  who infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch Resistance. It's utterly brilliant, with so many twists and turns, and so many details it's like a novel unfolding before your eyes. Everyone needs to see this underrated gem. Simply a masterpiece of filmmaking.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389557/

Were they maybe filming Top Gear? Or the American version of Top Gear? Looks nice.

When the commercials are about 3 times as loud as the actual show, where the volume level for the show itself is very low, it drives me away from the channel.

I think, as a fan, you will want to pay close attention the the third set of pictures as they represent what I was talking about above.

I'm offended that you think I'm a fan! I said no such thing!  I don't even know who the hell they are for the most part, nor do I really care.

I'm also surprised to hear that Whedon's new show is on Fox.  After Firefly he stated in no uncertain terms that he would never work with Fox again.  I guess he likes being paid.

This is par for the course in high-stakes Hollywood. No matter how badly a TV network or a movie studio screws you, you better be ready to be diplomatic and do business with them in the future.

I believe it has more to do with the fact that Eliza Dushku is involved. As I heard it, the development deal was between Fox and Dushku and, after Whedon pitched the Dollhouse idea to her, she convinced him to come on board and help make the show.

- Ash

So, it's her dollhouse, and she's playing Barbie? This sounds better than the actual show itself.

Ya the camera is horrid. The controls are at least remappable though.

I agree. I just finished playin Lego Star Wars, and there's this part in Revenge of the Sith where you have to use force powers to activate ledges and jump onto them before they retract again, and using your force powers again to activate more ledges in order to jump onto platforms. The problem is that the camera angle makes this very difficult to do, as most of the time, you're directly under the platform that you're supposed to jump onto, and the perspective makes it hard to see that. What makes this worse is that you actually have to do this in order to proceed to the next part. And this is for kids? Some of the level design leaves a lot to be desired.

Yep, where games are the same, with a new setting. Not to mention that they like using Starforce. Or liked anyway. Not sure if they still use it. As pointed out, Dreamcatcher is their parent company. It's more or less just a division they've started using ever since they started publishing other type of games.

I wish they would go to what I saw done when I was in England years ago.  The show aired commercial free, and then the 10 minutes after the show, before the next show was commercials.

Was that the case for all British shows?  I'm probably talking about my ass here (maybe metallicorphin can chime in) but I know that a lot of shows are broadcast on BBC which is, I believe, government funded and therefore commercial free while other "private" stations still use regular commercial advertising. 

To be honest this was about 12 years ago.  I was on my way to Namibia and had a few day layover in London.  I just remember all the shows we watched had the commercials all slotted after the shows were over.  So say 12:00-12:50 was the show, then 12:50 - 1:00 was the commercials.

British shows typically run longer due to no commercials, which is why shows like Top Gear are cut up for American audiences, resulting in a lot of stuff missing, literally becoming Best of segments.

I suspect that's exactly what they had in mind. That'll really mess with people who download shows.
I wonder how Canadian broadcasters are planning to approach this. It means shows will run 5 minutes longer if they stick to the old-style commercials (if the show has factored them into the plot structure at all).

I don't think it matters all that much for Canada since we already have less commercials in the first place, which is why ASN  show music videos and other stuff to fill the gap.

I think OO needs Viagra. It's been down for too long and probably needs help to get up and running again.

MENUDO!!!!!!!!!!

Heh, funny you should say that. I never knew about that band until awhile ago, when a show I was watching had a new generation of the band. Basically, all new members and none of the originals. At this point, it's not the same band at all. Time for a new name instead of rehashing a name. It was ridiculous to say the least.

Oh and ATB, long awaited by girls of course.

Yep, Supernova. They were talking about it on the radio yesterday.

That's what I call a slight change of climate. Only way you could get worse is moving from Arizona to Alaska.

Or even worse, Resolute Bay, northernmost edge of civilization. My Dad lived there for about a year doing research. Seriously, you have to live carefully the further north you go. People have been known to lose appendages due to frostbite.  At this point, I'd rather be sweating. And that's the difference between hot and cold. You won't melt with the heat, but you'll lose things in the cold if you aren't protected enough.

I moved from Canada to Florida.  I think I got the better end of the deal.

Maybe. Though I bet you miss the Auroras. Alaska would be an astronomer's dream. Dark place, no street lights; just pure darkness, and the chance of freezing your bananas. A lot of what astronomers strive for amid all the light pollution. Cold? What cold? Astronomers tend to do crazy things to get at what they want, including freezing outside for hours.

I have a friend who moved from Florida to Alaska if you can believe it. Loves it there.

Millenium, meet Vista.
Vista, meet Millenium.

More like,

BOB, meet Vista.
Vista, meet BOB.

I'm looking into alternative providers right now.

Heh, does that mean you'll be changing your avatar? Those beaver mascots annoy me. And man, is Bell ever relentless! It's been about a year and a half since we quit Bell and went with VoiP through our cable company. Bell's been at us ever since, trying to get us to reconsider. The truth is, they don't give a dam (haha) when you're with them, only when you're not. They're too big for their own good and don't know the meaning of customer service and competition, charging an arm and a leg for basic services.  They have the gall to harass us with telemarketing calls day after day.

I'm not very impressed. This is more likely to win over kids though. I just don't think it will be a must-see.

How is this even a remake? They didn't make a Speed Racer movie before, did they?

I think it looks like someone was on LSD when they created the special effects. I know it's supposed to be a cartoon, but the live action doesn't particularly blend well with the CGI from what I've seen so far, and then the CGI itself isn't all that impressive with some of it looking quite bad, like something I would have expected 5 years ago.

I never played Doom 3. I guess I will eventually.

Though since the setting is pretty much a reboot of the 1st Doom, will Doom 4 actually be Doom 2 rebooted? There's a lot they could do with the Hell on Earth setting.

I think I just had an Organasm.

Is that a combination of Organism and Orgasm? 

May the fork be with you.

That was awesome. I came in there with no expectations at all and walked away very impressed. I thought everything about the movie was well thought out, like they had thought of every single detail, every down to the little touches that made me smile. The acting was really good and the story was probably one of the best I've seen in a recent superhero movie.

While half of the people in the theatre left before the credits were over, a bunch of us stayed til the very end.

Give them away to charity...

Midnight Run with Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin.

I love that movie!

So, what's the definition of 'Short'?

1.   having little length; not long.
2.   having little height; not tall: a short man.
3.   extending or reaching only a little way: a short path.
4.   brief in duration; not extensive in time: a short wait.
5.   brief or concise, as writing.
6.   rudely brief; abrupt; hurting: short behavior.
7.   low in amount; scanty: short rations.
8.   not reaching a point, mark, target, or the like; not long enough or far enough.
9.   below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc.: short measure.
10.   having a scanty or insufficient amount of (often fol. by in or on): He was short in experience.
11.   being below a necessary or desired level; lacking: The office is short due to winter colds and flu.
12.   Cookery.
a.   (of pastry and the like) crisp and flaky; breaking or crumbling readily from being made with a large proportion of butter or other shortening.
b.   (of dough) containing a relatively large amount of shortening.
13.   (of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle.
14.   (of the head or skull) of less than ordinary length from front to back.
15.   Stock Exchange.
a.   not possessing at the time of sale commodities or stocks that one sells.
b.   noting or pertaining to a sale of commodities or stocks that the seller does not possess, depending for profit on a decline in prices.
16.   Phonetics.
a.   lasting a relatively short time: “Bit” has a shorter vowel-sound than “bid” or “bead.”
b.   belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually shorter in duration than another class, as the vowel of but as compared to that of bought, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the a in German Bann in contrast with the ah in Bahn, or the t in Italian fato in contrast with the tt in fatto (opposed to long).
c.   having the sound of the English vowels in bat, bet, bit, hot, but, and put, historically descended from vowels that were short in duration.
17.   Prosody.
a.   (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a relatively shorter time than a long syllable.
b.   unstressed.
18.   (of an alcoholic drink) small: a short drink.
19.   Chiefly British. (of whiskey) undiluted; straight.
20.   Ceramics. (of clay) not plastic enough to be modeled.
21.   Ropemaking. hard (def. 39).
–adverb
22.   abruptly or suddenly: to stop short.
23.   briefly; curtly.
24.   on the near side of an intended or particular point: The arrow landed short.
25.   Baseball.
a.   with the hands higher on the handle of the bat than usual: He held the bat short and flied out.
b.   in a fielding position closer to home plate than usual.
–noun
26.   something that is short.
27.   that which is deficient or lacking.
28.   the sum and substance of a matter; gist (usually prec. by the).
29.   shorts,
a.   trousers, knee-length or shorter.
b.   short pants worn by men as an undergarment.
c.   knee breeches, formerly worn by men.
d.   Finance. short-term bonds.
e.   Mining. crushed ore failing to pass through a given screen, thus being of a larger given size than a specific grade. Compare fine (def. 29a).
f.   remnants, discards, or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes.
30.   a size of garment for men who are shorter than average: He wears a 42 short.
31.   a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in such a size.
32.   Military. a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target.
33.   Electricity. short circuit.
34.   Prosody. a short sound or syllable.
35.   Baseball. shortstop (def. 1).
36.   Movies. short subject.
37.   Finance. short seller.
38.   a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency.
39.   Chiefly British. a small drink of straight whiskey; shot.
–verb (used with object)
40.   to cause a short circuit in.
41.   to cheat by giving less than is expected or deserved; shortchange.
–verb (used without object)
42.   to short-circuit.
—Idioms
43.   come or fall short,
a.   to fail to reach a particular standard.
b.   to prove insufficient; be lacking: Her funds fell short, and she had to wire home for help.
44.   cut short, to end abruptly; terminate: Her nap was cut short by a loud noise from outside.
45.   for short, by way of abbreviation: Her name is Patricia, and she's called Pat for short.
46.   in short,
a.   in summary.
b.   in few words; in brief: In short, this has been rather a disappointing day.
47.   make short work of. work (def. 52).
48.   run short, to be in insufficient supply: My patience is running short.
49.   sell short,
a.   Stock Exchange. to sell stocks or the like without having them in one's actual possession at the time of the sale.
b.   to disparage or underestimate: Don't sell Tom short; he's really an excellent engineer.
50.   short and sweet,
a.   pleasantly brief.
b.   pertinent: We're in a hurry, so make it short and sweet.
51.   short for, being a shorter form of; abbreviated to: “Phone” is short for “telephone.”
52.   short of,
a.   less than; inferior to.
b.   inadequately supplied with (money, food, etc.).
c.   without going to the length of; failing of; excluding: Short of murder, there is nothing he wouldn't have tried to get what he wanted.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME schort (adj.), OE sceort; c. OHG scurz short, ON skortr shortness, scarcity]

—Related forms
shortness, noun

—Synonyms 4. Short, brief are opposed to long, and indicate slight extent or duration. Short may imply duration but is also applied to physical distance and certain purely spatial relations: a short journey. Brief refers esp. to duration of time: brief intervals. 5. terse, succinct, laconic, condensed. 6. curt, sharp, testy. 7. poor, deficient, inadequate, wanting, lacking. 12. crumbly. 14. brachycephalic.
—Antonyms 3, 4. long.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

This post is NOT short 

Oh yes, that reminds me. The Royal Canadian Air Farce is ending this year after 15 years of being on TV. I'm not sad though as I felt that ever since they brought in new people after John Morgan retired that it kind of stopped being relevant. The show used to be funny a long time ago, but in time, I felt it lost its edge, which is kind of funny considering the new young people they added were supposed to add contrast to the older people and lend a "hipness" to it. But I haven't watched it in years. I am curious about its live format now though, but I can't seem to find it on the air.

[Due South]

Due South: Canadian TV show but it takes place in America.  It was actually on US networks for a while.  Story is about a Canadian mountie who is transferred to Chicago and is partnered with an American smart-alec cop. The two characters couldn't be more different from each other  and as a result it makes a great pairing to watch.  Also an excellent comedy (with some action/detective work).  I was absolutely in love with this series when I was in high school.

*slaps head* How could I forget that show! It's one of the first that made people notice Canadian TV. Loved it. Wish it would come back with new episodes.

For those in the US and liked the show, after it was cancelled, one of our Canadian networks picked it up again to produce a 3rd season, although that season had a far different budget due to the lack of American cooperation and all Chicago scenes were actually filmed in Toronto.

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I'll check into everything mentioned. I still find it a bit odd that adults, and even men watch Degrassi.

I started watching Degrassi: TNG because I was a big fan of the original. I will say, if you are not at least somewhat open to a teen drama, it probably won't change your mind.  But it is much more compact and anti-MTV than anything you'll see on the CW. The thing I have always noticed is that they almost never use music in the background of any scene to pump up the emotion, and if they do, it's original, and not a "band of the week". If you do give it a chance, keep in mind that other than the pure nostalgic awesomeness of the first episode, the first season is pretty weak because the kids are so young, but it gets a lot better. I do classify it as a guilty pleasure no matter what.

Yeah, and here's a little trivia. The episode titles are actually song titles.

Overall, I find Degrassi to be a better than average teen drama, and one that actually deals with issues. Having the now adult characters that were part of the original Degrassi and giving them their own storylines gives the show some depth. The first season is a little rough, but by season 4, or maybe even 3, when the actresses on the show start to be lookers, the storylines get even better. And what's awesome is that each episode is part of a story arc, so things that are done aren't so easily shrugged off and forgotten, and are even referenced sometimes a few seasons later.

I can't stand Corner Gas.. or it's counterpart Little Mosque on the Prairie.  In Canada they hype these shows like they are the next Seinfeld.. they just irritate me.

I wouldn't say hyped, no. In fact, Canadian shows hardly get any promotion at all compared to American shows. It's why Canadian shows tend to get cancelled so early. It's because people don't get a chance to see them, and so the networks spend ad dollars buying up American shows.  For example, did you know Kiefer Sutherland showed up on Corner Gas? No? That's because they never promoted that guest appearance. Any American show would be hyped up like crazy to advertise the fact they have such and such a guest star on it for any given week.

I know I reposted the first Corner Gas scene at OO a few months ago.  I don't recall who originally posted it.  I've watched all 4 seasons that are out on DVD.  Love it.

I think that was probably me. Anyhow, I don't know if you heard, but the 6th season is the last. It was recently announced that next season is its last, which is sad since it will be hard to think about what would replace it since it's done so well. It's been a landmark in Canadian TV since there isn't really all that much being produced by our networks.

I think that Wikipedia list includes shows that aren't necessarily Canadian, but made in Canada. For example, the Beetlejuice cartoon isn't something you think of as Canadian. I think of that more as contracting work done by a Canadian team rather it being a Canadian cartoon.

Singles are often the hook to get someone to buy an album. Often it will be a cover or just a song that stands out from the rest. And a lot of the time, what you get is a single that doesn't resemble the rest of the album at all.

This may sound bizarre but Degrassi: The Next Generation is surprisingly good Canadian drama. My wife turned me onto it.

I agree. I haven't seen any new 7th season episodes due to my DVR not describing the episodes that air and making it hard to know when new ones are on, but it's surprisingly well written. Every character on the show are well written aren't just pieces of background like a lot of shows.

As for Trailer Park Boys. Bubbles. That's all I have to say

I recommend Corner Gas,  which is really quite good. Kind of like a Canadian Seinfeld set in a small prairie town.