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WildBill
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 Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject: Show or no show? |
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While introducing Rat to Pure Pwnage earlier today, he complained about me calling it a "show". He claims that shows have to be broadcast on some antiquated entertainment medium before they're worthy of the title. How quaint.
However, in the interest of respecting my elders, I present the question to you guys. Are Pure Pwnage and similar shows actually shows? Or are they something less, simply because they bypass traditional delivery systems? |
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LaughingRat
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| Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:34 am Post subject: |
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If not because it's not broadcast, then Purepwnage isn't worthy of the name "show" simply because it's so awful it actually made my eyes bleed.
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And your poll options suck. Either someone has to agree with you, or they have to agree with what is essentially a statement that you're some sort of visionary. |
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WildBill
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| Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| LaughingRat wrote: | If not because it's not broadcast, then Purepwnage isn't worthy of the name "show" simply because it's so awful it actually made my eyes bleed.
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If you're using quality as a metric, I don't think most broadcast shows would qualify.
I get a kick out of Pure Pwnage. XD
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And your poll options suck. Either someone has to agree with you, or they have to agree with what is essentially a statement that you're some sort of visionary. |
That way, no matter what choice you pick, you're at least partly right. |
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LaughingRat
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| Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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| WildBill wrote: | | If you're using quality as a metric, I don't think most broadcast shows would qualify. |
No argument about the quality of most network broadcasts, but at least they don't cause actual physical injury to watch.
| WildBill wrote: | | That way, no matter what choice you pick, you're at least partly right. |
No, you're not. Even if one chooses the option unfavorable for Purepwnage, one is still saying saying you're a visionary for thinking it's a worthwhile endeavor, while in reality, it's a steaming cauldron of goatshit. |
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Mad_Gerbil
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| Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Barnum and Baily claimed to have the greatest show on earth.
It wasn't broadcast at all in the early days.
Is it not a 'show'?
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LaughingRat
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| Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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It fits my definition of "show" from the conversation I had with Bill yesterday.
Let me turn that around. If I have a website, and I periodically post videos on it I've made of my dog (or whatever), is that a "show"? |
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Ghostly Apparition
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| Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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I say they're not shows and rat is an old fogey. Of course,calling most if not all of whats on broaccast tv, shows, is pushing it. especially the reality shows.
(which coincidentally have nothing whatsoever to do with reality)
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LaughingRat
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:29 am Post subject: |
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| If *I'M* an old fogey, what does that make YOU, Ghostly? |
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Ghostly Apparition
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:06 am Post subject: |
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| LaughingRat wrote: | | If *I'M* an old fogey, what does that make YOU, Ghostly? |
Fogey is quite obviously a mindset. I think young, therefor I am.
Should I make a poll on who thinks you're an old fogey?
Don't make me do it man, because I will! 
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LaughingRat
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Ghostly Apparition wrote: | | Fogey is quite obviously a mindset. I think young, therefor I am. |
Tell that to your pacemaker, old man!
| Ghostly Apparition wrote: | Should I make a poll on who thinks you're an old fogey?
Don't make me do it man, because I will! |
Go for it! |
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Fuzzy Bunny
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Seems LaughingRat is an old fogey 
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Ghostly Apparition
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| Fuzzy Bunny wrote: | | Seems LaughingRat is an old fogey |
Thats one vote and I didn't even make a poll. 
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LaughingRat
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:52 am Post subject: |
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| Ghostly Apparition wrote: | | Fuzzy Bunny wrote: | | Seems LaughingRat is an old fogey |
Thats one vote and I didn't even make a poll. |
Votes by lagomorphs don't count.
Neither do votes by the deceased, for that matter. |
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