The Syndicate

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 8:31 am

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 7:52 pmNothing's more important than the log. The log used by Margaret "The Log Lady" Lanterman in Season 3 of Twin Peaks is actually the same exact log as in the first two seasons, 25 years earlier. The actress, Catherine Coulson (RIP) kept and preserved it.

For those of you who don't know me, I will take literally any excuse to talk about the critically acclaimed, highly influential television show Twin Peaks. I am utterly shameless when it comes to this.

What are your thoughts about The Return btw? I don't mind making this whole thread a Twin Peaks discussion. \o/

I absolutely adored it, even though it seemed to actively try to repel its viewers at certain points, and could have been about 3 hours shorter. I've still thought about it and rewatched it more than any other piece of media since it came out. It's just a fascinating wormhole of an 18-hour long David Lynch mindfuck that simultaneously provides "fanservice," critiques and deconstructs the very idea of "fanservice," and features a ton of original Lynchian sequences that are like nothing else I've ever seen. (PART 8 <3) I can literally talk about it forever.

Where were you when the Fire Walk With Me game was going on? That was a slice of Twin Peaks craziness that I'm pretty proud of putting together.

At some point this fall or winter, my Wild At Heart mafia game is gonna go into sign-ups, which will also be a nice kick of Lynch. And, at some point, maybe not for a year or so, I'm definitely going to host a game based on Season 3. Mulholland Drive Mafia will probably happen first, tho.

Dys - town
Epi - town
Scotty - town

people who haven't mentioned Twin Peaks in the thread yet - scum

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 3:52 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 3:41 pm

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 3:34 pm I kind of like all the subjects. Philosophy and anything performative is the best though. <3

ooooh I have a minor in philosophy - loved it as a student but didn't follow through with studying it after I got my degree

Nice! I'm more of the renting half the library-type myself. I have a degree in theatre of all things, but work more as a writer and political activist. Forever poor - thank god

My cousin does the same thing and she's happier than many of the people I know who make boatloads of money

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:19 pmI absolutely adored it, even though it seemed to actively try to repel its viewers at certain points, and could have been about 3 hours shorter. I've still thought about it and rewatched it more than any other piece of media since it came out. It's just a fascinating wormhole of an 18-hour long David Lynch mindfuck that simultaneously provides "fanservice," critiques and deconstructs the very idea of "fanservice," and features a ton of original Lynchian sequences that are like nothing else I've ever seen. (PART 8 <3) I can literally talk about it forever.

Where were you when the Fire Walk With Me game was going on? That was a slice of Twin Peaks craziness that I'm pretty proud of putting together.

At some point this fall or winter, my Wild At Heart mafia game is gonna go into sign-ups, which will also be a nice kick of Lynch. And, at some point, maybe not for a year or so, I'm definitely going to host a game based on Season 3. Mulholland Drive Mafia will probably happen first, tho.

I couldn't agree more! I adored it too! Even the parts of it that was like "I definitely wouldn't have done it that way myself", I absolutely loved, because it was so refreshing to see a series being made because that's how THEY wanted to make it, and not just trying to please the audience and make it digestable. It also made me go "what the fuck is even... whaaaaaat!?" so many times, and it takes a bit to make me react that way. It felt like a long movie, and there were so many good moments, and it felt new, but also still Twin Peaks-y. It was also darker than I expected. I liked everything from Diane's nail polish to the 50s horror movie appearance to the very last scream of Laura Palmer. I haven't had the chance to rewatch it, but I'm definitely planning to.

I saw that game, but unfortunately I couldn't participate. At times my life is pretty unorganized and unpredictable. I recently had to postpone running my own Twin Peaks the Return game on Personality Cafe because I didn't have the time. You are welcome to join if you want, when I finally get to run it, just PM me about it. I'll definitely be on the lookout for your games as well.

wolbre04 wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:25 pm

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 3:52 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 3:41 pm

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 3:34 pm I kind of like all the subjects. Philosophy and anything performative is the best though. <3

ooooh I have a minor in philosophy - loved it as a student but didn't follow through with studying it after I got my degree

Nice! I'm more of the renting half the library-type myself. I have a degree in theatre of all things, but work more as a writer and political activist. Forever poor - thank god

My cousin does the same thing and she's happier than many of the people I know who make boatloads of money

Money can't buy happiness, but it'll buy something hella close to it. srsnod:

Also this is based off of an anime which is Japanese hence the proper answer is Japanese.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 12:40 pmKylemii is a mafioso because this post:

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 8:47 pm

Quin wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 8:32 pm This poll is purely flavour.

what flavor is it? strawberry or vanilla

doesn't feel like authentic Kylemii humor to me. It does feel like an attempt at authentic Kylemii humor, implying he is not in a state of immediate comfort and is trying to find that state.

I dislike this because it implies that "vanilla or strawberry" wasn't a good joke when it was clearly a very very good and funny joke.

I also dislike the implication that humor is something that I would need or even feel compelled to try and fake given my specific background in being very good at lying and also excellent at telling jokes

I'm voting for one of these people's Jackofhearts2005, Dyslexicon, Avito, Dom, novaselinenever, Dragon D. Luffy

Only scum would say math is the best.

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:41 pm

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:19 pmI absolutely adored it, even though it seemed to actively try to repel its viewers at certain points, and could have been about 3 hours shorter. I've still thought about it and rewatched it more than any other piece of media since it came out. It's just a fascinating wormhole of an 18-hour long David Lynch mindfuck that simultaneously provides "fanservice," critiques and deconstructs the very idea of "fanservice," and features a ton of original Lynchian sequences that are like nothing else I've ever seen. (PART 8 <3) I can literally talk about it forever.

Where were you when the Fire Walk With Me game was going on? That was a slice of Twin Peaks craziness that I'm pretty proud of putting together.

At some point this fall or winter, my Wild At Heart mafia game is gonna go into sign-ups, which will also be a nice kick of Lynch. And, at some point, maybe not for a year or so, I'm definitely going to host a game based on Season 3. Mulholland Drive Mafia will probably happen first, tho.

I couldn't agree more! I adored it too! Even the parts of it that was like "I definitely wouldn't have done it that way myself", I absolutely loved, because it was so refreshing to see a series being made because that's how THEY wanted to make it, and not just trying to please the audience and make it digestable. It also made me go "what the fuck is even... whaaaaaat!?" so many times, and it takes a bit to make me react that way. It felt like a long movie, and there were so many good moments, and it felt new, but also still Twin Peaks-y. It was also darker than I expected. I liked everything from Diane's nail polish to the 50s horror movie appearance to the very last scream of Laura Palmer. I haven't had the chance to rewatch it, but I'm definitely planning to.

I saw that game, but unfortunately I couldn't participate. At times my life is pretty unorganized and unpredictable. I recently had to postpone running my own Twin Peaks the Return game on Personality Cafe because I didn't have the time. You are welcome to join if you want, when I finally get to run it, just PM me about it. I'll definitely be on the lookout for your games as well.

I might have rewatched it one too many times. I'm now watching the, like, 5 hours of BTS stuff on the blu-ray for the second time.

PM me when that game starts and I'll gladly join.

wolbre04 wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:25 pmMy cousin does the same thing and she's happier than many of the people I know who make boatloads of money

I believe it! As long as at least my mouth is above water, I'm good. I think my stress levels are definitely way lower than the average person, and stress blocks happiness (and creativity) like nothing else. I'd rather make funny pictures of garbage I find on the streets than spend my time working myself to a house. But that's my way, and everyone is different. ^^

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:45 pm
I might have rewatched it one too many times. I'm now watching the, like, 5 hours of BTS stuff on the blu-ray for the second time.

PM me when that game starts and I'll gladly join.

Omg. You are a fan. Have you been to where they filmed the first two series? One of my best friends (quite randomly) live close by, so I was able to visit all the Twin Peaks sites two years ago. It really has a claustrophobic feel to it.

And will do!

Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:43 pmI dislike this because it implies that "vanilla or strawberry" wasn't a good joke when it was clearly a very very good and funny joke.

I also dislike the implication that humor is something that I would need or even feel compelled to try and fake given my specific background in being very good at lying and also excellent at telling jokes

I think you're lying about being good at telling jokes.

sig wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:42 pm Also this is based off of an anime which is Japanese hence the proper answer is Japanese.

If we go by the anime, the two best students in the school (Karma Akabane and the principal's son) have math as their strongest subject.

Math > all

Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:43 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 12:40 pmKylemii is a mafioso because this post:

Kylemii wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 8:47 pm

Quin wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 8:32 pm This poll is purely flavour.

what flavor is it? strawberry or vanilla

doesn't feel like authentic Kylemii humor to me. It does feel like an attempt at authentic Kylemii humor, implying he is not in a state of immediate comfort and is trying to find that state.

I dislike this because it implies that "vanilla or strawberry" wasn't a good joke when it was clearly a very very good and funny joke.

I also dislike the implication that humor is something that I would need or even feel compelled to try and fake given my specific background in being very good at lying and also excellent at telling jokes

It isn't a conscious decision to be funny Kyle. It's a subconscious gravitation toward a state of comfort generally enjoyed by a Kyle who is not trying to kill everyone in cold blood.

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:47 pm

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:45 pm
I might have rewatched it one too many times. I'm now watching the, like, 5 hours of BTS stuff on the blu-ray for the second time.

PM me when that game starts and I'll gladly join.

Omg. You are a fan. Have you been to where they filmed the first two series? One of my best friends (quite randomly) live close by, so I was able to visit all the Twin Peaks sites two years ago. It really has a claustrophobic feel to it.

And will do!

Unfortunately, no, but I'd like to go the Twin Peaks festival held in Snoqualmie at some point: https://www.twinpeaksfest.com/

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:49 pmI think you're lying about being good at telling jokes.

wow

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:54 pmIt isn't a conscious decision to be funny Kyle. It's a subconscious gravitation toward a state of comfort generally enjoyed by a Kyle who is not trying to kill everyone in cold blood.

yeah but that's really not a thing. humor and comfort aren't alignment indicative for me. in all cases I am either trying to hunt the badboys effectively or pretending to hunt them earnestly. Neither thing prevents jokes from happening.

i made an especially lame joke about ice cream and Quin's word choice cus I was especially giddy about receiving my role and this game starting, that's all there really is to it.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 5:21 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:54 pmIt isn't a conscious decision to be funny Kyle. It's a subconscious gravitation toward a state of comfort generally enjoyed by a Kyle who is not trying to kill everyone in cold blood.

yeah but that's really not a thing. humor and comfort aren't alignment indicative for me. in all cases I am either trying to hunt the badboys effectively or pretending to hunt them earnestly. Neither thing prevents jokes from happening.

i made an especially lame joke about ice cream and Quin's word choice cus I was especially giddy about receiving my role and this game starting, that's all there really is to it.

Ice cream jokes are a lock scumtell

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 5:32 pm

Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 5:21 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 4:54 pmIt isn't a conscious decision to be funny Kyle. It's a subconscious gravitation toward a state of comfort generally enjoyed by a Kyle who is not trying to kill everyone in cold blood.

yeah but that's really not a thing. humor and comfort aren't alignment indicative for me. in all cases I am either trying to hunt the badboys effectively or pretending to hunt them earnestly. Neither thing prevents jokes from happening.

i made an especially lame joke about ice cream and Quin's word choice cus I was especially giddy about receiving my role and this game starting, that's all there really is to it.

Ice cream jokes are a lock scumtell

shit dude you're right:

i teach math

[mention]Kylemii[/mention], what is your concrete, developed, prepared read on me right now?

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 5:54 pmKylemii, what is your concrete, developed, prepared read on me right now?

i don't have that yet. my gth read on you is civ though, based on the fact that mafia jay is more content to let a dead thread sleep, and you've done the opposite of that.

Kylemii wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 6:21 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 5:54 pmKylemii, what is your concrete, developed, prepared read on me right now?

i don't have that yet. my gth read on you is civ though, based on the fact that mafia jay is more content to let a dead thread sleep, and you've done the opposite of that.

You've made a read on Day 0. What do you have to say to all the critics, the haters, the doubters, the fools who said it couldn't be done? The ones who said there's just no point?

juliets wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:08 am Just fyi, I have work and physical therapy today (true for every Mon, Wed, Fri) so I won't be around until after 3:30 ish. Did the Indians win?

Hell no, but they damn sure got some sweet revenge today. I doubled down.

Laplui has to be town because they're the only person who bothered saying hi back

wolbre04 wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:17 pm Laplui has to be town because they're the only person who bothered saying hi back

But seriously, being nice is good.^^

But being sassy is better.

Where is sassy Nut? I will miss her this game, I can already feel it.

Yay, we can start killing each other now! \o/

Voting Wooly, because he is too polite and that is obviously very sinister.
Will only vote someone else if he can give me a case on someone else that would be a better vote.

Oh hi Day 1.

[VOTE: Dizzy] aubergine to keep things even.

Who is we lynchin INH?

Marmot wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:40 pm [VOTE: Dizzy] aubergine to keep things even.

I don't even like symmetry. =(

Maybe I'll just sheep Epi sheeping INH. Not mad about it.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:42 pm Who is we lynchin INH?

Dunno. I utterly suck at early-game read divination, so I plan on following people I think seem like gen-u-ine townies. I've been getting good vibes from you, JJJ, and Dys. Someone not checking their role PM before posting would draw my ire if it was anyone other than Scotty.

Is Scotty like a trickster type of player? The theatre person? Who would've though.

who wants to admit they're bad?

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:46 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:42 pm Who is we lynchin INH?

Dunno. I utterly suck at early-game read divination, so I plan on following people I think seem like gen-u-ine townies. I've been getting good vibes from you, JJJ, and Dys. Someone not checking their role PM before posting would draw my ire if it was anyone other than Scotty.

But if I follow you and you follow me we done went and

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:38 pm Voting Wooly, because he is too polite and that is obviously very sinister.
Will only vote someone else if he can give me a case on someone else that would be a better vote.

I see how it is, the gloves are coming OFF

Quin wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 8:03 pm I won't be here for EoD, I've realised. We can either end day an hour early or I can just reveal the flip later in the afternoon. I think I'd prefer the latter but let me know what your preferences are.

Latter works fine

Dom wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:48 pm who wants to admit they're bad?

I’ll let you know when I find out

Yo [mention]Quin[/mention] ! Fix dat thread title, playa

So this is a rather fast paced game.
The only thing I really have is that I got iffy feels from Juliets in D0. If I were to explain it would say that she popped in and made sure to say when she was around and not and then had a question about baseball or whatever to Epi, that seemed kind of unnecessary and unnatural. So it's minor, it's a hunch etc.

I don't feel terrible about INH, and I don't want to read JJJ cause I don't want to.

Otherwise, just waiting for players to post moar.

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 8:25 pm The only thing I really have is that I got iffy feels from Juliets in D0. If I were to explain it would say that she popped in and made sure to say when she was around and not and then had a question about baseball or whatever to Epi, that seemed kind of unnecessary and unnatural. So it's minor, it's a hunch etc.

Agreed.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 8:26 pm

Dyslexicon wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 8:25 pm The only thing I really have is that I got iffy feels from Juliets in D0. If I were to explain it would say that she popped in and made sure to say when she was around and not and then had a question about baseball or whatever to Epi, that seemed kind of unnecessary and unnatural. So it's minor, it's a hunch etc.

Agreed.

Any reason you didn't mention this before now when you already talked about your suspects? Or is it more of a "now that you say it" kind of thing?