I just got back from watching Wreck-it Ralph. It was really cute, like all Pixar movies. Jane lynch is a superb voice actress as she is an actress, though she was only a supporting actress.

Last movie I watched was Silent Hill: Revelation.

Hmmm...

Been getting a very mixed reception. it's an okay film, I guess, but the story could have been so much better, tbh. Fun movie, though.

I always wondered which an actor would say is harder to do - (voice acting or regular).

She seems to play the same character, no matter what show or movie she's in. Tough, brazen woman with a lot to say.

She must be from Skyrim! Lol. I was collecting voice files for my Oblivion voice mod so Maxical could speak in game - had a lot of trouble choosing female voice actors because they all sounded strident/brazen/tough - that wasn't Maxical at all.

I finally settled on "Annah of the Shadows" from Planescape Torment - Sheena Easton's voice acting with a Scottish accent. For Maxical's singing I got a tape of a young Japanese girl humming (very cute sounding).

It made the world of difference to have a talking character in Oblivion - you fall in love with them all over again when you hear them speak!

My brother loves doing mods. I've never tried it. Dunno why.

I have oblivion on Xbox and PC, but can't figure out how to mod. Any advice?

I took free modding classes here:

http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/f...blivion-school/


They also have a Skyrim modding school.







This post has been edited by mALX: Nov 18 2012, 05:58 AM

I have been watching the first season of the rebooted Dr. Who series, with Chris Eccleston and Billie Piper. The first few episodes did not do much for me, but it really picked up steam with the episode about Charles Dickens, and the one with the Dalek was just absolutely fantastic. It is really good sci-fi: stories about people, and not fancy gadgets. (Its the BBC, so they cannot afford fancy gadgets! ) I have just gotten to the point where Captain Jack (John Barrowman) comes in. W00T! I must say, I am a huge fan of Cap'n Jack. He is one of the coolest characters I have seen on television in a long time.

Looking up Billie Piper (she was a pop singer in England?!?) led to me to Secret Diary of a Call Girl. I just finished the first 3 episodes. It is a very cool show that is all about breaking down the fourth barrier, as Billie's character basically talks to use about her life as a high class call girl while going about her business. All of the girl-on-guy gets a little tiresome after while, but at least it does not go overboard with it. It is more about the character, and less about just sex, sex, sex. I highly recommend it for chick viewers.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Nov 22 2012, 04:03 AM

Italians know what drives the world to spin, Pompei was the axis! Awesome vid! Did you see that guy's leer when he said it was a seething hotbed? ROFL !!

Oh, oh my...Doctor Who, since its return has just gotten better as it's gone on...I love it...

Captain Jack was a cool character until they did that Torchwood: Children of Earth thing...Since then, we've hated him...But yes, the "Are you my mummy?" episode is definately one of my faves ever...

Hur hur... ...

Did you get to the one with the threesome?... ...

Aaamywho, we watched it right to the end, and got progressively more bored as it went on...*Shrug*...

Sooooo...

Went to see that there The Hobbit...

'salright...*Sniff*...Y'know?...

...

Oh my actual God...It's truly excellent...

No, it's not the extended Fellowship of The Ring level, but - personally speaking - very few films are...It does what it says on the tin...It's big, loud, much funnier than the others...The Dwarves are ace...Everything about it's ace actually...Martin Freeman starts off as Martin Freeman and then gets better as the film goes along...

And, for me, the crowning thing was that Neil Finn sang the end song...*Sighs*...I love Neil Finn...Fantastic singer...

In short...No, it's not the novel...But it's not meant to be the novel...It's the film...Go watch it for itself...The wife was really not ar$ed about watching it (despite loving LOTR)...She loved it too...Damn you D*ck Armatit ...

*dashes to nearest theater*

I did not like Children of Earth or Miracle Day. They lost the whole focus of the series on them. I loved the first two seasons of Torchwood though. I wish you Brits would make seasons last 24 episodes like we do in the U.S. 12 episodes is just not enough!

I am midway through the 3rd season of Dr. Who now. I love Freema Agey-something or another. I have been smitten with her since seeing her in Torchwood. She has the most beautiful smile. It was funny seeing her play another character in the first Cybermen vs. Daleks episode. I kept yelling at the t.v. "That's Martha Jones!"

I also watched the first disc from The Sarah Jane adventures. For basically a kids show, it is pretty good. I am going to get the rest of them too.


Well of course you were bored, you're a guy! I did mention that it's a chick show right? I have seen the first two seasons now. Sadly, season three and four are not available on Netflix yet.



I am like the wife. I have loved LOTR since I first read the books when I was in my early teens. But I do not like going to the movies any more. I prefer waiting for the dvds. Then I can watch them anytime I like, pause the film to use the restroom, rewind the best parts, and put on subtitles if I cannot hear the dialogue over the music and sound effects. So I will just wait to see it next summer when I can rent it.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Dec 15 2012, 06:16 PM

I've been watching the news lately, and I'm quite concerned about the recent school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary.

We're Shire bound in a few minutes. The whole family is sticking close together after yesterday's horrific news.

I live extremely close to that elementary school, so I'm ready to run.

Last week I finished the fourth season of the new Dr. Who, and the four specials that followed it. Wow. That was incredible. So far I have to say that David Tenant's Doctor is my favorite so far. He resonates this soul deep loneliness and regret that is just so palpable by the end that one just cannot help but to feel sympathy for him. I love that they took the time at the very ending to show him going to see all of his companions one last time. It resonated with such finality that this was indeed the end, that even with the new Doctor, I am sure that we will never see Captain Jack, Martha, Rose, or any of the other gang again. It was very sad, but deeply moving.

I also watched My Way, a Korean epic spanning World War 2. It was an excellent movie about two marathon runners, one Korean and one Japanese, who cross Asia and Europe after being captured by Russians after a battle on the Mongolian border, and then later defecting to the Germans and ending up at Normandy. They start out as hating one another, but a curious relationship grows between them over time. The entire thing is inspired by a RL Korean soldier who was captured by the U.S. Army on D-Day.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Jan 12 2013, 02:46 AM

EDIT!! On account of having read the above...

When the four specials turned up over here, we'd just had the Torchwood thing where Captain Jack had murdered his grandson...And none of us were really happy with Russel T...Aaaaand this spilled over to spoiling Dr Who...a lot...We felt that Tennant's Doctor was turned from a fun action hero into a miserable whiner...And that the whole revisiting the companions thing was just an excercise in...Oh I don't know...Well, akin to ego stroking...And really? The Doctor forgiving Jack what he did and then setting him up with Midshipman Frame?...Nooo...I think not...

Matt Smith/Karen Gillan really improved the show no end...I really can't wait for these next episodes...


Aaaamywho...

On TV...The usual have started again (Five-O, NCIS, NCIS: LA)...But we're also in the old Victoriana era with the cheery Ripper Street...

And on film, we recently watched From Hell...*Shudders*...Well...The wife loved it...

This post has been edited by McBadgere: Jan 15 2013, 01:58 PM

I did not like Children of Earth either, even before the ending. The whole thing just seemed... pointless. The same with Miracle Day.

Of course I did not watch either show every week as they were originally aired. I have been watching them on dvds, so I just watch one show from start to finish in a month or so. I had to do some detectiving to piece together where the two crossover (three if you count the Sarah Jane Adventures too).

I liked Tenant's sad doctor because I felt he had some depth and personality. He was bothered by the things he had done to other people. Likewise, I enjoyed how Chris Ecclesiastes Doctor bore such a venomous grudge against the Daleks. We did not know the details of the Time War then, but we could see the cost from his behaviour. Both felt like real people to me, who were changed by the world(s) they lived in, and the people they met.

I cannot say much for the new Doctor, as I have only watched one of his episodes yet. Amelia (which I think is a much better name than Amy) certainly seems like an excellent companion. Right from childhood she was someone who could keep up with the Doctor, which is not an easy feat. Plus the grown up version of her is very easy on the eyes. I could run down all of my AA batteries watching her...

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Jan 16 2013, 01:33 AM