Comments for Insert Credits http://insertcredits.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on 12: Weapons of Plot Destruction by Andrew http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/10/12-weapons-of-plot-destruction/#comment-270 Andrew Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:53:39 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=61#comment-270 Yup. And the balefire was mostly a humorous artistic choice. The point is that he has a super weapon powerful enough to destroy the world. Surely that's also enough power to wipe out any darkspawn army that gets sent his way. He already wiped out an entire Trolloc invasion with frickin' gateways. And it's stated in the book that the DO spent a few years building his influence in private before the world knew what he was. It'd be a lot harder for him to rebuild his armies once everyone knew he was there and how he operated. Yup. And the balefire was mostly a humorous artistic choice. The point is that he has a super weapon powerful enough to destroy the world. Surely that’s also enough power to wipe out any darkspawn army that gets sent his way. He already wiped out an entire Trolloc invasion with frickin’ gateways.

And it’s stated in the book that the DO spent a few years building his influence in private before the world knew what he was. It’d be a lot harder for him to rebuild his armies once everyone knew he was there and how he operated.

]]> Comment on 12: Weapons of Plot Destruction by Abraxas http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/10/12-weapons-of-plot-destruction/#comment-269 Abraxas Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:28:55 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=61#comment-269 I vaguely recall mentioning how TDO would take balefire... he wouldn't. It rips things out of the pattern, and TDO isn't in it... However, completely disregarding the chance to save the world *was* kinda dumb. I get the whole vibe of "he has to learn to rely on the unaided power of humanity" or something, but having a super-sa(iayajin)-angreal sure can't hurt. I vaguely recall mentioning how TDO would take balefire… he wouldn’t. It rips things out of the pattern, and TDO isn’t in it…

However, completely disregarding the chance to save the world *was* kinda dumb. I get the whole vibe of “he has to learn to rely on the unaided power of humanity” or something, but having a super-sa(iayajin)-angreal sure can’t hurt.

]]> Comment on 16: The Pinhead by Patrick http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/16/16-the-pinhead/#comment-182 Patrick Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:30:45 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=86#comment-182 I liked Anthem, and I think Ayn Rand herself illustrates why a hard-line view of her philosophy cannot be taken seriously (she utilized gov. assistance in her old age). Her strong sense of individualism is nothing short of uplifting; it is an excellent counterpoint to the collectivism in which she was raised; on the other hand, her hostility toward altruism is nothing short of deplorable, and her disdain for those who cannot help themselves is more-or-less sociopathic. I'm always surprised by the Tea Partiers that adulate her -- it's like they're completely unaware of her support for gay rights and abortion rights. And I'm always surprised by liberals that summarily dismiss her, with no idea what she said regarding the power of the individual. I suppose I just don't understand why people on either side of the political spectrum feel the need to paint her with a brush she rejected... I liked Anthem, and I think Ayn Rand herself illustrates why a hard-line view of her philosophy cannot be taken seriously (she utilized gov. assistance in her old age). Her strong sense of individualism is nothing short of uplifting; it is an excellent counterpoint to the collectivism in which she was raised; on the other hand, her hostility toward altruism is nothing short of deplorable, and her disdain for those who cannot help themselves is more-or-less sociopathic.

I’m always surprised by the Tea Partiers that adulate her — it’s like they’re completely unaware of her support for gay rights and abortion rights. And I’m always surprised by liberals that summarily dismiss her, with no idea what she said regarding the power of the individual. I suppose I just don’t understand why people on either side of the political spectrum feel the need to paint her with a brush she rejected…

]]> Comment on 15: Pandering to the Perv Demographic by Patrick http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/13/15-pandering/#comment-181 Patrick Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:23:46 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=82#comment-181 To be fair to Voyager: I'm gay, and I loved Seven's character. Watching someone explore humanity for the first time evokes very...human...emotions. I have no doubt that many of the teenage boys watching the show weren't watching for her struggle to understand the people around her or her difficulties in becoming a part of the crew, but some of us were. And, she was much less whiny than Kes ever was. To be fair to Voyager: I’m gay, and I loved Seven’s character. Watching someone explore humanity for the first time evokes very…human…emotions. I have no doubt that many of the teenage boys watching the show weren’t watching for her struggle to understand the people around her or her difficulties in becoming a part of the crew, but some of us were. And, she was much less whiny than Kes ever was.

]]> Comment on 6: Cthulhu Vaporizing by Patrick http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/02/6-cthulhu-vaporizing/#comment-180 Patrick Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:14:12 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=41#comment-180 Maybe the true terror of Lovecraft is the idea of finding yourself in his story as a genre-savy character with no idea what will happen when you flip the switch. Frustration is the new suspense. Or maybe I'm drunk. Even odds, I'd say. Maybe the true terror of Lovecraft is the idea of finding yourself in his story as a genre-savy character with no idea what will happen when you flip the switch. Frustration is the new suspense.

Or maybe I’m drunk. Even odds, I’d say.

]]> Comment on 12: Weapons of Plot Destruction by Druss http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/10/12-weapons-of-plot-destruction/#comment-137 Druss Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:57:28 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=61#comment-137 Comic was good, but Chern is right, but not because of the amount. If he used balefire on Shai'tan (come at me bro!) then the world would unravel because he (it, thing, whatever) is such an integral part of the world. It's a valid point that Rand gets handed a few magical buttons to destroy things (the sword?) but instead nancies around with them and doesn't use them, then again he'd be rushing his own doom which he definitely doesn't want to do. It's a scale kind of argument, he does one thing, other stuff WILL happen. Comic was good, but Chern is right, but not because of the amount. If he used balefire on Shai’tan (come at me bro!) then the world would unravel because he (it, thing, whatever) is such an integral part of the world. It’s a valid point that Rand gets handed a few magical buttons to destroy things (the sword?) but instead nancies around with them and doesn’t use them, then again he’d be rushing his own doom which he definitely doesn’t want to do. It’s a scale kind of argument, he does one thing, other stuff WILL happen.

]]> Comment on 15: Pandering to the Perv Demographic by Andrew http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/13/15-pandering/#comment-94 Andrew Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:35:00 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=82#comment-94 I wonder how much longer this appeal to fanservice will continue to work as access to the uncensored byways of the Internet gets more and more ubiquitous. T'Pol decontaminating might draw in viewers in a world where it's difficult to get those sorts of jollies from any other outlet, but in a world where much more explicit content is freely available and just a Google search away T'Pol starts feeling like less of a draw and the onus is back on the series to provide quality entertainment beyond the fanservice. Voyager and Enterprise are interesting example since they straddled the time period between the Internet being a new thing that was the domain of early adopters and being a ubiquitous tool that everyone had on their phone. Voyager pulled Seven of Nine and completed its run despite arguably weak storylines. Enterprise tried the same thing from the start with T'Pol and got canned when the storytelling didn't hold up. Interesting times, to be sure. I wonder how much longer this appeal to fanservice will continue to work as access to the uncensored byways of the Internet gets more and more ubiquitous. T’Pol decontaminating might draw in viewers in a world where it’s difficult to get those sorts of jollies from any other outlet, but in a world where much more explicit content is freely available and just a Google search away T’Pol starts feeling like less of a draw and the onus is back on the series to provide quality entertainment beyond the fanservice.

Voyager and Enterprise are interesting example since they straddled the time period between the Internet being a new thing that was the domain of early adopters and being a ubiquitous tool that everyone had on their phone. Voyager pulled Seven of Nine and completed its run despite arguably weak storylines. Enterprise tried the same thing from the start with T’Pol and got canned when the storytelling didn’t hold up.

Interesting times, to be sure.

]]> Comment on 15: Pandering to the Perv Demographic by DaveB http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/13/15-pandering/#comment-92 DaveB Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:13:54 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=82#comment-92 To be fair, Enterprise would have been my favorite show on TV if it was just 42 minutes of T'Pol "decontaminating" herself every episode. There is a break point where when you have enough sex appeal, you don't need to worry about quality. Look at... well, Playboy probably isn't a fair example, but like Heavy Metal. Most of the stories in that book were nonsense, but hey, boobs. To be fair, Enterprise would have been my favorite show on TV if it was just 42 minutes of T’Pol “decontaminating” herself every episode. There is a break point where when you have enough sex appeal, you don’t need to worry about quality. Look at… well, Playboy probably isn’t a fair example, but like Heavy Metal. Most of the stories in that book were nonsense, but hey, boobs.

]]> Comment on 12: Weapons of Plot Destruction by Andrew http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/10/12-weapons-of-plot-destruction/#comment-39 Andrew Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:16:46 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=61#comment-39 I'm just happy that this goofy comic is inspiring so many theorycrafting discussions. Glad you liked it and I hope to see you around here in the future! I’m just happy that this goofy comic is inspiring so many theorycrafting discussions. Glad you liked it and I hope to see you around here in the future!

]]> Comment on 12: Weapons of Plot Destruction by Aukje http://insertcredits.com/2012/04/10/12-weapons-of-plot-destruction/#comment-37 Aukje Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:39:01 +0000 http://insertcredits.com/?p=61#comment-37 I'm kinda with Chern on this one, but your comic still made me giggle ;) I’m kinda with Chern on this one, but your comic still made me giggle ;)

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