The Syndicate

A Person wrote:

insertnamehere wrote:So, who else is being emotionally traumatized by Fargo?

I dunno Fargo.

Think of The Hobbit set in modern day Minnesota, only instead of Gandalf manipulating Martin Freeman into going on a journey, it's Billy Bob Thornton manipulating Martin Freeman to become a psychopath. It's also funny! Anybody who likes those actors, the original Coen Brothers film which it is based off of, or just quality television in general should check it out.

Also, the obligatory "What the hell kind of person are you? Do you live under a rock? Do you know which planet you're on?" comment.

insertnamehere wrote:

A Person wrote:

insertnamehere wrote:So, who else is being emotionally traumatized by Fargo?

I dunno Fargo.

Think of The Hobbit set in modern day Minnesota, only instead of Gandalf manipulating Martin Freeman into going on a journey, it's Billy Bob Thornton manipulating Martin Freeman to become a psychopath. It's also funny! Anybody who likes those actors, the original Coen Brothers film which it is based off of, or just quality television in general should check it out.

Also, the obligatory "What the hell kind of person are you? Do you live under a rock? Do you know which planet you're on?" comment.

someone i follow on tumblr loves the movie and thinks the tv show is crap, but i've seen neither and only the fact that it's in minnesota is all i know about it.

A Person wrote:

insertnamehere wrote:

A Person wrote:

insertnamehere wrote:So, who else is being emotionally traumatized by Fargo?

I dunno Fargo.

Think of The Hobbit set in modern day Minnesota, only instead of Gandalf manipulating Martin Freeman into going on a journey, it's Billy Bob Thornton manipulating Martin Freeman to become a psychopath. It's also funny! Anybody who likes those actors, the original Coen Brothers film which it is based off of, or just quality television in general should check it out.

Also, the obligatory "What the hell kind of person are you? Do you live under a rock? Do you know which planet you're on?" comment.

someone i follow on tumblr loves the movie and thinks the tv show is crap, but i've seen neither and only the fact that it's in minnesota is all i know about it.

Well, that person is what we call wrong. The movie is pure cinematic genius, and the TV show is surprisingly a worthy successor. The TV show is a completely different story, different characters, different plotline. In the latest episode, the proverbial fecal waste struck the cooling device. At least give the pilot a try if you like Martin Freeman. You don't need to have seen the movie in order to watch the show, but you should anyway because of how amazing the movie is.

MovingPictures07 wrote:Lol, this blooper person does fit in nicely already! I am going to make a motion to officially make your nickname Blooper if that's okay since your screenname does not lend itself to a nice letter abbreviation.

And yay Hedge!!!!!!

I second the motion to officially nickname Blooper Blooper. But I might say Ninja Blooper, since the beginning of the name looks like "ninja". Kind of.

nijuukyugou wrote:I'd like to play! I was in X-men mafia, but I was just a sock, so you won't recognize my (new) self/avatar/what have you. This looks fun!

Yay, welcome Ninja Blooper! ....

MP, we need a Blooper smiley now! Those things are awesome.

Hedgeowl wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:I'm going on an adventure!!!

juliets wrote:

A Person wrote:

insertnamehere wrote:So, who else is being emotionally traumatized by Fargo?

I dunno Fargo.

Fargo is one of my favorite movies ever

^wss

MovingPictures07 wrote:

Dom wrote:Is Hedgeowl still on a break?

Someone should ask her!

Or maybe we can all spam her inbox.

It goes to my spam e-mail, so...

juliets wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:Y'all are so nice Now I'm even more stoked about this game

No, I would not like to purchase knock-off Air Jordans from a website that will throw the malware in for free.

*Member banned*

You, sir, are a bastard.

Oh my god, You put your finger on him immediately! You already fit right in here.

Agreed! Welcome, ninja!! I will call you ninja and you shall be our ninja.



Oh and please upgrade me to player Russti. I knew reading this thread would make me want to play....dagnabit.

HEDGEOWL! I can't believe I forgot to PM you to play! But I'm SO glad you are playing. Wheeeee!

nijuukyugou wrote:I'd like to play! I was in X-men mafia, but I was just a sock, so you won't recognize my (new) self/avatar/what have you. This looks fun!

You were Phoenix, right? Sorry I killed you. Welcome!

Hedgeowl wrote:
seriously folks it's the best. I mean come on, murder, raising dead people, and pie!!

HEDGIEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Ture :O I was going to wait a bit because I finished it a few days ago, but WTF DF! How dare you? How can you recommend this when it ends the way it does and there is no season 3? OUTRAGEOUS!

And while we're still in the Lee area, the first episode of Halt and Catch Fire is available online k.


Also, Rsusit, I think you can save the last spot for Marshy. ^__^

Lizzy wrote:

nijuukyugou wrote:I'd like to play! I was in X-men mafia, but I was just a sock, so you won't recognize my (new) self/avatar/what have you. This looks fun!

You were Phoenix, right? Sorry I killed you. Welcome!

I forgive you

FYI, I am going to be on a mini-vacation from the 29th to the 1st (so in a week through that following Sunday). I will have some time to check in when I can, but probably won't be around much those days.

OK, Memorial Day weekend is upon us! I'll be traveling on Friday (tomorrow) and Tuesday next week so if we start on one of those two days I may be a little slow to respond. Can't wait to start though!

birdwithteeth11 wrote:FYI, I am going to be on a mini-vacation from the 29th to the 1st (so in a week through that following Sunday). I will have some time to check in when I can, but probably won't be around much those days.

juliets wrote:OK, Memorial Day weekend is upon us! I'll be traveling on Friday (tomorrow) and Tuesday next week so if we start on one of those two days I may be a little slow to respond. Can't wait to start though!

That's fine! Like I said, if either of you can't vote during those times I'll award you gold anyway, since I'm so happy you joined up.

If Metalmarsh is in that means only 3 spots are left!! (4 would be ideal though, so I don't have to cut any roles I really love.) So I'm hoping we'll be starting by this weekend!

Lizzy wrote: Ture :O I was going to wait a bit because I finished it a few days ago, but WTF DF! How dare you? How can you recommend this when it ends the way it does and there is no season 3? OUTRAGEOUS!

Sorry, but as a Firefly fan, I guess I'm desensitized to lack of closure.

Who're we missing?

DFaraday wrote:

Lizzy wrote: Ture :O I was going to wait a bit because I finished it a few days ago, but WTF DF! How dare you? How can you recommend this when it ends the way it does and there is no season 3? OUTRAGEOUS!

Sorry, but as a Firefly fan, I guess I'm desensitized to lack of closure.

Serenity gave some closure, but I know that feel

While I'm in the market of pimping out TV shows, why don't you guys check out Hannibal?

Made by the same guy behind Pushing Daisies, starring Mads Mikkleson and Lawrence Fishburne. It's maybe my favorite thing on television right now. It's simultaneously beautiful and disgusting. The most shocking thing about is the fact that it's on NBC. With the amount of gore they get away with, it seems more like a show on HBO or Showtime.

Also, it's just been renewed for a season three!

Dom wrote:Who're we missing?

I really don't know! I think I've tried everyone at this point, but I'm consulting MP for stragglers.

The only current show I'm watching is Mushishi Zoku Shou.

What about Roxy and Bea?

Roxy is on break, although I know she has been stalking the thread

Think we can convince Bea to join yet another game?

Dom wrote:Who're we missing?

Update Time!

Among people who haven't responded yet, I have contacted AceofSpaces, bea, blindfaeth, boo, Boogs, DH, Kate, Matahari, Mister Rearranger, Nevinera, nutella, and timmer.

I really thought bea would be interested. She loves the Hobbit, and she originally volunteered to co-host, but I told her that if she'd like to play I could probably handle hosting. I thought Kate might want to join, since her avatar is Tauriel. And I kind of thought DH would, too.

S~V~S wrote:Roxy is on break, although I know she has been stalking the thread

Messaging her now!

Either way, I'd very much like to start the game sooner rather than later. I am strongly considering starting Day 0 tomorrow, Monday, even if we don't get any more players, and trimming the roles accordingly.

By the way, if there's someone I've missed who you think might be interested, please let me know!

With the Holiday weekend, people are probably pretty busy, so maybe some people will sign up shortly here and you won't have to trim anything.

Nonetheless, I'm so excited for this!!

MovingPictures07 wrote: Nonetheless, I'm so excited for this!!

No, I am.

I wish the game would just start. This week is the least busy I'm going to be for the next couple of months. What a waste

Thanks for signing up, Spaghetti!

FZ. wrote:I wish the game would just start. This week is the least busy I'm going to be for the next couple of months. What a waste

I know, right!

MP has informed me that a final spurt of recruiting activity is underway. Accordingly, I will be starting Day 0 on Wednesday to give that some time to bear fruit. If we don't have 31 (the ideal I'm shooting for) by then, I will leave some random roles unfilled. Then deadies (or anyone, as far as I'm concerned) can fill those if they wish, and I'll still get to run the game without cutting anything major.

So we will be starting soon! Be ready!

By the way, I know I haven't said anything yet, but I have been flabbergasted by the enthusiasm for this game among those who hav signed up! So many people have Hobbit avatars and such. I really hope I can do the book (and to a slightly lesser extent the movie) justice.

Russtifinko wrote: By the way, I know I haven't said anything yet, but I have been flabbergasted by the enthusiasm for this game among those who hav signed up! So many people have Hobbit avatars and such. I really hope I can do the book (and to a slightly lesser extent the movie) justice.

Sorry, but you are stuck with Skeletor.

Skeletor would have improved any of Tolkien's works anyway.

Epignosis wrote:
Skeletor would have improved any of Tolkien's works anyway.

This is actually true. SKELETOR!!!

I feel like I am overdue for a new avatar. I'll have to think about it.

There we go. Not very Tolkien, I'm afraid.

I am sticking with spring Domo for now. I had a phase where all of my avis were Domo. I might look for a Hobbit or LOTR Domo.

I did find a Star Wars Domo:

I wanted to change my avatar to the sentient fox who comes across bilbo and the dwarves sleeping but there aren't any depictions of it.

I would be Tom Bombadil, but it wouldn't really fit the theme of the game I'm hosting.

insertnamehere wrote:I would be Tom Bombadil, but it wouldn't really fit the theme of the game I'm hosting.

He doesn't appear in the Hobbit, silly.

A Person wrote:I wanted to change my avatar to the sentient fox who comes across bilbo and the dwarves sleeping but there aren't any depictions of it.

And neither does he!

thellama73 wrote:

A Person wrote:I wanted to change my avatar to the sentient fox who comes across bilbo and the dwarves sleeping but there aren't any depictions of it.

And neither does he!

The film?

A Person wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

A Person wrote:I wanted to change my avatar to the sentient fox who comes across bilbo and the dwarves sleeping but there aren't any depictions of it.

And neither does he!

The film?

The fox you speak of is in the Fellowship of the Ring, not the Hobbit. He is watching Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam, not the Dwarves.

Am I the only one here who reads Tolkien?

thellama73 wrote:

A Person wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

A Person wrote:I wanted to change my avatar to the sentient fox who comes across bilbo and the dwarves sleeping but there aren't any depictions of it.

And neither does he!

The film?

The fox you speak of is in the Fellowship of the Ring, not the Hobbit. He is watching Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam, not the Dwarves.

Am I the only one here who reads Tolkien?

I could have them mixed up, it's been years since I read LotR. I just know there was a fox and I know it fits the style of The Hobbit more and that it happeend when they were sleeping in the woods in the rain or something.

An absolute shame that Tolkien, a linguist, could have answered the question for us all:

What does the Fox say?

Epignosis wrote:An absolute shame that Tolkien, a linguist, could have answered the question for us all:

What does the Fox say?

u win the internet

Epignosis wrote:An absolute shame that Tolkien, a linguist, could have answered the question for us all:

What does the Fox say?

the answer is kinda disappointing

So the fox says "RAAAAO, RAAAAO"?

That is kinda anti climactic, really.

S~V~S wrote:So the fox says "RAAAAO, RAAAAO"?

That is kinda anti climactic, really.

A fox sounding like other canines kind of makes sense when you think about it.

Hey, another player There are 31 players if you count MM.
Come on Russ, now you're just being greedy

insertnamehere wrote:I would be Tom Bombadil, but it wouldn't really fit the theme of the game I'm hosting.

I love him too! I am working on a follow-up to this game that will be LotR-based, and I and hoping he'll make an appearance.

S~V~S wrote:So the fox says "RAAAAO, RAAAAO"?

That is kinda anti climactic, really.

I think they do kind of a croak and a crying-baby kind of "WAAAAAAaaaaah" too, if that makes you feel any better!

FZ. wrote:Hey, another player There are 31 players if you count MM.
Come on Russ, now you're just being greedy

There's only 28! C'mon, mayne!

Anyway, we're starting Wednesday unless we get 3 more. So if you REALLY want to start today, invite your kids! Invite your wife! Invite your husband because we want everybody to play here! (Do that last part in autotune in your head.)

The last spots are always the ones that are harder to fill. :\ Has anyone contacted Splintsie? Btw, my offer still stands. I suppose can do with only 4 roles. We'll use some sockpuppets so no-one knows it is in fact me. Think about it. It's brilliant.

Russtifinko wrote:

FZ. wrote:Hey, another player There are 31 players if you count MM.
Come on Russ, now you're just being greedy

There's only 28! C'mon, mayne!

Anyway, we're starting Wednesday unless we get 3 more. So if you REALLY want to start today, invite your kids! Invite your wife! Invite your husband because we want everybody to play here! (Do that last part in autotune in your head.)

Oops, for some reason I looked at the number of the last one to join...Anyway, 28 seems great to me

What if I don't have kids, wife, husband, etc?

Dom wrote:What if I don't have kids, wife, husband, etc?

Well, go get some quick. I already ordered 5 Russian mail brides and adopted 10 kids for this game.

I'm back and I'm in. You can keep me at number 30 though.