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Re: Gabe Newell on EA vs. Steam |
Aug 18, 2011, 14:02 |
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Rattlehead wrote on Aug 18, 2011, 13:52:
They're not so much inept Bond Villains, as they are the strict middle-school teacher that gives you detention for forgetting your glasses.
How long have you been waiting to squeeze that analogy into a conversation?
Honestly, about 15 years 
The "best" part, it was my first month wearing glasses and only needed them for long-distance reading. I sat in the second row of her class so left them in my locker. That day she moved everyone's seats and I got sent to the back row. I raised my hand, and got a detention. 3 other people in the room put down their hands immediately after that. |
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| News Comments > Gabe Newell on EA vs. Steam |
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Re: Gabe Newell on EA vs. Steam |
Aug 18, 2011, 13:42 |
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nin wrote on Aug 18, 2011, 12:22:
What cracks me up about this thread is all the sheeple praising Gabe, if this were the EA Ceo saying the same thing they'd be telling him to fuck off. "We hate DRM! except if its from Valve"
Let's think about that for a second. Who has treated their customers a hell of a lot better: EA or Valve?
There ya go.
True, but one can argue Valve is merely the lesser of two evils. They're not so much inept Bond Villains, as they are the strict middle-school teacher that gives you detention for forgetting your glasses.
They have DRM, but it isn't THAT bad. It's not a root kit and doesn't interfere with my normal system activity.
They keep a scary amount of metrics from your PC and gaming sessions.
One could argue they could be a little cheaper.
But it's not like they're abusing their programmers or being a bunch of d*cks. |
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| News Comments > EA Revival Possibilities |
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Re: EA Revival Possibilities |
Aug 18, 2011, 13:27 |
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Creston wrote on Aug 18, 2011, 12:29:
That said, I don't really get the idea that you'd never want to see a new game in a beloved franchise. I mean, why? Say a new one comes out and it's utter horseshit. So you simply don't buy it. What's the big deal? Is it really going to matter that much?
Creston
Take some of your favorite film franchises. You love the first film and maybe even some others. But then a god horrible film is thrown in there and you're like WTF?!? Superman 3 and 4, Matrix 2 and 3, Star Wars: I to III, etc.
It kind of sours the story's "universe" in your eyes, especially if they "answer a mysterious question" or "wrap up the loose ends" or "defeat the villain" in a completely cruddy way. All of the emotion and time you invested feels kind of wasted.
Years later, a poster or documentary takes you back to that old film or game. Your mind quickly goes through your memories of the games, like a flip-book. Cool scene, epic scene, hot scene, cool scene, midoclorians? JarJar? Horrible dialog? So a nice memory becomes a regret.
Better to leave something good and treasured alone. They might make it as-good or better, but the chances are greater that they'll screw it up.
Ask most of the old-school Star Wars fans, they'd prefer it if there wasn't a Start Wars Ep 1,2,3 and just rely on the novels and their imagination to fill in the gaps... than JarJar fest.
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| News Comments > Driver: San Francisco DRM Relaxed |
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Re: Driver: San Francisco DRM Relaxed |
Aug 18, 2011, 12:35 |
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Eh, I have mixed feelings.
On one hand, part of me says "so what." At least in my condition, my internet connection has been rock-solid-stable for a couple of years now and am always online anyway. If it's a game I really really want to play, that's not enough to make me skip it. Though maybe if it's a coin-toss to get the game, I'll pass. So not enough to rage, but enough to reconsider.
On the other hand, yeh there are lots of arguments to be made against the whole online-always thing.
- Not everyone has a stable connection
- Some people might be without Internet (moving, traveling, etc)
- Some people use laptops and might want to play at the airport or something
- WHY SHOULD A SINGLE PLAYER GAME NEED TO BE ONLINE?!?!? Really, it makes no sense.
- etc
In which case, what does the publisher really gain by turning it from "always on" to "must be on at startup."
They might as well just turn off the DRM entirely at that point. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > Gabe Newell on EA vs. Steam |
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Re: Gabe Newell on EA vs. Steam |
Aug 18, 2011, 08:45 |
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InBlack wrote on Aug 18, 2011, 03:42:
I hate to say it but Zef has a point....
Digital distribution is so much cheaper than retail its unbelievable that games sell in the same price range.
Think about it for a second.
First of all you remove the production costs for CDs, DVDs, whatever. In bulk they are not great but it does cut costs.
Next, you remove the middle man i.e. retail. Here is where the biggest costs can be cut, the mark up price at retail is quite a bit. ...
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But not everything is clear cut. The analogy below isn't meant to be 1-to-1 but it's just an example of maybe there are other reasons besides the obvious. Plus DC is going full-digital in September.
Plus Greed is probably the main motivator anyway... we're willing to pay the price so they make it that price.
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For example: comics.
Both DC and Marvel Comics have been releasing their comics digitally for a while now. But with few exceptions each, they do not release the current comics online... they're usually 1+ years behind... sometimes MANY years.
Why not? The price is the same, it should be a no-brainer. No printing cost, no shipping cost, no comic shops jacking up the price. Just digitalization prices and I guess the fees on comixology.com. They already know it works, and have SOME real-time releases so they know the logistics
Ahhh.... wait, no comic shops???
They make a good number of sales from comic shops... kids fork over their allowance, they browse, they see stuff they might like, etc.
Go fully digital and you hurt the comic shops, to the point that they close down. And for a lot of people, only 1 shop is even semi-close to home.
Fewer comic shops mean fewer physical sales. Not everyone will be able to buy online or even WANT to.
So in the comic case, for a while it was probably not wanting to destroy their symbiotic relationship with the comic shops.
What's changed since with DC? I have no idea. Maybe they've looked at the numbers and said that they can take the hit. But Marvel still isn't doing it.
This comment was edited on Aug 18, 2011, 08:56. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Aug 17, 2011, 11:56 |
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nin wrote on Aug 17, 2011, 11:06:
I see Prototype is on sale on steam for $10. Worth it? I also hear the pc version is buggy - thoughts?
Thx!
I heard it wan't bad. I've read back-and-forth arguments about which was better: Infamous or Prototype... I *think* Prototype seemed to have more supporters since people called Infamous more of a shooter... but with electricity.
But I have no idea on how stable the PC version is.
And I never played it, myself. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Aug 17, 2011, 11:19 |
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Different areas have different garbage pick-up rules and different "customs." My neighbors wouldn't complain unless it was for weeks or looked horrible. But it also wouldn't get picked up due to us being on a quiet street that doesn't really go anywhere.
We're not really supposed to leave the big stuff like that out for regular trash pick-up. We have scheduled times during the year for that. So the garbage men / town might complain before the neighbors.
Meanwhile a co-worker's town will pick up anything left at the curb... even the big stuff. So she was surprised when I was telling her we were holding onto some stuff till Spring Cleaning day.
Places with more traffic, stuff can disappear in 1-2 days... if not minutes/hours. I imagine main-drags and cities are more common for this.
Maybe they didn't know it was wet, or didn't care. Maybe they just want to salvage it for the copper and such.
This comment was edited on Aug 17, 2011, 11:36. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > Carbine's Sci-Fi MMOG WildStar Announced |
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Re: Carbine's Sci-Fi MMOG WildStar Announced |
Aug 17, 2011, 11:09 |
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-EDIT-
Just watched part of the trailer instead of relying on the pic
OK, it's more sci-fi than I thought. But if you're going to distinguish yourself from the fantasy MMO's by going the sci-fi route, I suggest emphasizing the differences more. Instead of rocky terrain and simple analogs for sorceress and barbarian/troll, maybe something that looks more space-y.
Like a abandoned futuristic city with metal, and the heroes not wearing what might as well be WoW clothes with the occasional LED.
But that's just my opinion: why bother going the sci-fi route to be different, if so much of it's going to be the same. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Aug 16, 2011, 14:38 |
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zincthallinide wrote on Aug 16, 2011, 11:44:
These pranks sound really lame. Eh, the towel one wasn't so much a prank as it is a cheap loop-hole to buy yourself stuff. In the worst case it's a prank, they laugh, you're out the money. In the best case, you get the towels back and wound up spending $X on yourself.
Blue's shenanigans can make someone nervous, and perhaps start a brawl. Which I guess makes it cruel and tragic. Which... makes them not really shenanigans at all. Evil shenanigans! /Super Troopers
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Aug 16, 2011, 14:30 |
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That reminds me of an episode of How I Met Your Mother. It involved the bride's first-ever-boyfriend, and afterwards involved chasing him out of the wedding the whole episode.
In any case the question, to someone that knows it's a joke, is hilarious.
If they don't know it's a joke... scary.
Choose your audience, Blue. Or an angry father (or father in law) may step up and question you.
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > Morning Metaverse |
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Re: Morning Metaverse |
Aug 15, 2011, 13:19 |
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Creston wrote on Aug 15, 2011, 11:55:
Firefox SEVEN?
We're still at 5...
Creston
I know, it's a bit insane. 6 was kind-of/sort-of released the other day, a little early.
People are freaking out about the FireFox numbering conventions.
In big corporations, you have to test every piece of software you roll out to the desktops. For smaller point-releases the testing might not be so bad, but if you're going for a large-number release the testing is quite a big deal... especially for a large company with a large intranet.
It doesn't matter if the change-log only says "fixed pixel width of footer," on their software-push system if it says that it went from X to Y then a bunch of red-tape is involved.
I recall a (non-Blues) news item a few weeks ago that companies were going to stop using FireFox internally if this kept up for this one reason. I think it was slashdot. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > On PC Deus Ex Human Revolution |
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Re: On PC Deus Ex Human Revolution |
Aug 15, 2011, 09:01 |
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finga wrote on Aug 15, 2011, 08:40:
And again, people are presuming to know for sure how console players actually play. This only holds true in a house with a sizable living room. Millions of console gamers are playing differently than that.
Regarding your thoughts on the game, I don't think this is well-suited for you. Go back to the ones where every button press gives you an instant, shiny explosion and you can interrupt those annoying cutscenes and conversations with a murderous rampage. Deus Ex is not for you.
While I agree, a large number of console gamers probably play on PC monitors in their apartment/dorm-room, or in smaller living rooms...
I'd say a healthy percentage play in your typical living room, where the TV/monitor is at least 4 feet away. Maybe not a majority, but a very healthy amount. You have to figure, for every young adult living in his first small apartment with a console, there's a family with a console sitting in their living room for the kids to play with.
And I *imagine* that is the audience that the console makers and game developers target. Though I could be wrong. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > EA: PC "Extremely Healthy" and Could Become "Our Biggest Platform" |
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Re: EA: PC |
Aug 15, 2011, 08:55 |
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ColoradoHoudini wrote on Aug 14, 2011, 18:57:
If us smarter PC people could just influence/correct/educate the console kids and their parents about gaming.. we'd be better off. no more insta-buying every new shiny box just because it's on the shelf..and thus inflating sales numbers.
If the console world knew what they were missing and what they should expect from a title.. a boy can dream
There's nothing wrong with console-gaming. It's a great place for platformers and casual gaming. And if you can get by the fact that a controller is less accurate than a kb+mouse it's even fun to play FPS games on them.
PCs are both more powerful and versatile, but consoles are fun for gaming.
Now if only they could release some more powerful hardware... the current line-up is long in the tooth.
If the complaint is people buying the XBox 360 slim, the XBox 360 Halo Reach edition, the XBox 360 Red, etc... I can understand. Sometimes there's a good reason, like the new version runs quieter or cooler but otherwise it's pointless unless you're getting a second unit for a brother or something.
If the complaint is buying the next-gen stuff when it comes out, then that's just silly. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Austin Powers 4? |
Aug 15, 2011, 08:17 |
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Really, do we NEED an Austin Powers 4?
Sure, the first one was funny for the time and the second one was mildly amusing. The third, I guess it was love-it or hate-it.
Now here we are, years later, and he wants a sequel? By the time it gets released, it'll have been 10 years since the last movie
He must be low on cash. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Aug 15, 2011, 00:24 |
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For modern-day fantasy stuff, I really enjoy "The Dresden Files" series of books, by Jim Butcher (who's other series made the list above). And this is coming from a guy that doesn't like straight-up Fantasy that much anymore (liked it in High School, but not much since).
Think "gum-shoe detective + wizard ... in a modern-day Chicago where (of course) everyone believes magic is bogus."
It's not for everyone, but I like it... though the last 2 books are more of an acquired taste. I'd recommend starting with the first 2 books and see if you like it.
There was a short-lived TV series on the SciFi channel, but while it kept most of the overall feel of the books there were a lot of differences. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama |
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| News Comments > Eidos Montreal: Deus Ex: Invisible War a "Cautionary Tale" |
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Re: Eidos Montreal: Deus Ex: Invisible War a |
Aug 12, 2011, 14:43 |
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Ray Ban wrote on Aug 12, 2011, 14:32:
I don't think you can blame the tiny levels and frequent loading on anything else than having to squeeze the game into that Microsoft POS box. Can't really blame the developers for that one.
The rest of the decisions were just wrong. And I do blame them for that ...
Developers don't always play a huge part in the requirements or design decisions. Stuff like that often comes down "from on high." Some business analyst probably worked with focus groups and what-not and gave them a list:
- Universal Ammo - keep things simpler, focus groups say they hate finding ammo for their favorite weapon
- Passwords - people hated having to write down passwords for the terminals. Make it an auto-enter
- Inventory - people hated playing puzzles with their packs
So technically, it's the BA's fault as well as the idiots they picked for the focus groups.
As a developer, I've had mandatory requirements and design decisions thrown at me that I had to implement, even if I didn't agree with them. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Aug 11, 2011, 17:54 |
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Creston wrote on Aug 11, 2011, 16:24:
It's kind of similar to saying that you shouldn't bother with anti-virus or anti-malware, because the bad guys will always be able to write something that it can't detect.
The thing is, with the rest of my post, the "danger" is that then people will simply rely on the straw and disregard common sense. It happens with tech today, no reason why it wouldn't happen with chemistry.
That all being said, yes it's cool. And should be pushed out to colleges and every possible store near colleges.
Where I was going with it was:
Oh my side-view car's side-radar says nobody is next to me (the light isn't on), I think I'll change lanes. FAIL
Oh my anti-virus software didn't detect anything, so there must be no problem with me opening this EXE emailed to me by a stranger. FAIL
Oh the light says I can cross now, if the light says so there's no reason to look both ways. FAIL (and red pavement)
All of those gadgets and devices are useful, but already I see epic fails with people thinking they can just rely on them instead of common sense.
Eventually: Oh I hate the straw so everything is fine, I'm just going to leave my drink here for a few minutes at a crowded frat party with the straw still in it. Meanwhile a jerk swaps out the straw with a counterfeit and puts in something.
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Aug 11, 2011, 13:32 |
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Eh, I think the straw is a great idea (on paper) but it will lead to problems. A lot of things things are an arms race: either against governments, nature, geniuses, or idiots. And if one side becomes too reliant on their current level they will be disappointed in short time.
This is just triggering an arms race with roofies.
Some of the drug chemists are flippin' smart. Sure, some are stupid and just copy instructions from the Internet but some are Chemistry majors and what-not.
So eventually someone will make roofies that don't trigger the straw, but it will be "on the down low" at first. People will put too much faith in the almight-straw and stop using common sense, and I can foresee scenarios or time-periods where date rapes sadly increase.
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Aug 11, 2011, 11:26 |
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I don't agree with the TV.com article comparing Conan+Lopez to Leno+Conan.
The big deal with the Conan incident was, from what I recall, was that:
Leno stepped down from his thrown to do prime-time
Conan got The Tonight Show, probably his professional-life's dream
Leno's prime-time show bombed
Leno took the show back, sort of.
Leno took his old timeslot back and pushed Conan back to after midnight. It was now The Tonight Show in-name-only.
So Leno left, changed his mind, and pretty much took back his old show from Conan.
People get replaced all of the time, it's no big deal. A show flops, it get's moved etc.
But from what I recall, people were ticked at Leno because he walked away, Conan got his life's dream, Leno bombed and essentially took back the dream. When all-in-all he should probably just consider retirement at this point (Letterman too).
From some of the monologues I saw, even Letterman seemed that he was disgusted / annoyed at the whole thing... and not just lampooning it because it was funny. |
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"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
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