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Palatines Greg Grana shoots over Fremds Sean Benka as he attempts to block the shot last Friday at Palatine. Both teams remain in the MSL West title hunt with two games left.
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With two conference games remaining, Mid-Suburban League races are starting to take shape in both divisions.
In the East, Elk Grove (11-12, 5-3) visits Prospect (14-9, 7-1) tonight in a rematch of a thrilling contest on Jan. 11 in which the Knights pulled out a 60-59 victory.
While Prospect has already clinched a share of the East, a win for the Knights gives them the division outright and assures their spot in the Mid-Suburban title game on Feb. 20.
In the West, Schaumburg (14-9, 6-2) hosts Fremd (16-7, 5-3) with the opportunity to lock up a share of their third straight West title. The Saxons won the first meeting in convincing fashion 46-35.
We know that were going to get their best effort, said Schaumburg coach Matt Walsh, whose team clinched their 20th consecutive winning season in their victory over Glenbard North on Tuesday. They do so many things well. Its going to be a real battle, and we have a lot of respect for them.
Theyre a very good team and we know its going to be close game.
Walsh anticipates leading scoring Kyle Bolger will be able to play after sitting out Tuesdays game with an undisclosed injury.
Hes hurting a little bit and is banged up, but we certainly expect him to play Friday, Walsh said.
Regardless of the Fremd-Schaumburg outcome, Palatine still controls its own destiny in the division. A victory over Barrington tonight means the Pirates can potentially earn a share of the West when they travel to Schaumburg on Feb. 15.
Speaking of those Pirates, the last time Palatine finished above .500 was 1998. But just one year removed from a 3-win season, the Pirates (14-11, 5-3) are on the verge of ending that drought as a victory tonight would guarantee them a winning record.
Relative to where weve been the last few years, weve had a pretty good season, said Palatine coach Eric Millstone. At the same time, its a mature enough group that theyre not satisfied with where were at. And thats why I think were going to go on and hopefully finish the season the right way.
The right way would involve a win tonight, but it wont be easy as Barrington (14-10, 4-4) enters the contest coming off a big weekend that featured impressive wins over Conant (13-10, 4-4) and Willowbrook. And the Broncos will be out to avenge a 61-55 loss to the Pirates on Jan. 11 when Palatine sophomore Roosevelt Smart scored 19 points.
We have to stop their transition game, Millstone said of Barringtons sometimes sneaky up-tempo attack led by Brad Zaumseil. Thats priority number one. We have to have complete possessions because theyre so precise and deliberate with their half court offense.
Viator passing gauntlet gut-check: St. Viator coach Mike Howland described his teams five-game stretch of Lake Forest, Marian Catholic, Notre Dame, Benet and New Trier as going through the gauntlet.
Though the Lions would have liked to do better than two wins, the most important thing is that both were East Suburban Catholic victories, including a 55-54 win over Benet that gave the Redwings their first league loss.
Now St. Viator (15-6, 5-2) gets to sit back and watch as Benet (20-4, 4-1) has three opportunities to pick up their second loss with St. Patrick, Marist and Nazareth still on the schedule. The Lions lone league game remaining is next Friday at last place Joliet Catholic.
Make that six straight for BG: Buffalo Grove is getting hot at just the right time. With six straight wins, including three Mid-Suburban East triumphs, the Bison have gotten themselves back in the conference race.
With a win against visiting Rolling Meadows tonight and a Prospect loss to Elk Grove, BG (13-10, 5-3) would control its own destiny in the East with a Feb. 15 matchup at home against Prospect.
But forgive BG for not looking too far into the future. The teams last conference loss was to the Mustangs on Jan. 11 when Matt Dolan scored 21 points. That night, Meadows did what few teams have been able to do this season, and thats hold BG leading scorer Luke Potnick to single digits. Potnick recently joined the 1,000 point club with his 36-point effort against Niles West.
Spring is in the air: The first sign that postseason basketball is right around the corner took place on Thursday when sectional seeds were announced.
St. Viator is the highest-seeded area team, picking up the No. 3 seed in the 23-team Waukegan sectional. No. 7 Fremd, No. 9 Prospect, No. 10 Palatine, No. 11 Barrington and No. 13 Buffalo Grove are also in the sectional. Lake County teams earned five of the top six seeds in the sectional with Stevenson as the top seed.
The Schaumburg sectional features No. 10 Leyden, No. 11 Schaumburg and No. 12 Conant. Top seed Proviso East is the team no one wants to see early on.
Maine West is the No. 11 seed in a top-heavy Glenbrook North sectional.


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UW-Oshkosh rushed for a season-high 245 yards in a 35-20 victory over UW-Stevens Point on Saturday (Nov. 2) at J. J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium. The Titans (7-1/4-1 WIAC) are ranked 10th by D3football.com.
Cole Myhra recorded 106 yards on 21 carries, taking three for touchdowns. The Titans also had Zach Kasuboski run for 75 yards and Nick Olla for 39. UW-Oshkosh averaged 5.1 yards per attempt against the Pointers, who had been allowing just 2.6 yards.
Midway through the first quarter, the Titans got their offense going. Caleb Voss hauled in passes on three straight plays for 38 yards. Myhra then bulled his way up the middle three yards for the game's first score.
UW-Stevens Point (4-4/2-3 WIAC) was trapped at its own two-yard line to begin the next possession. Mitch Beau dropped back and fired a pass to his left. Austin Blashka stepped in front of the receiver, picked it off and raced 32 yards for a touchdown. The Titans carried that 14-0 lead into the second quarter.
The Pointers went on a 59-yard drive but came away with no points after failing on fourth down at the Titans' 30. Olla began with a 14-yard run. UW-Oshkosh then ran a pair of option plays, with Zach Kasuboski taking the first one 22 yards. The next snap, Kasuboski started down the left sideline, cut back across the middle and sprinted inside the right pylon for a 28-yard touchdown.
Late in the half, UW-Stevens Point got on the board with some trickery. Receiver Andy Kros came in motion and took a handoff. He rolled out and threw the ball up for grabs, where Matt Sosinsky snatched a 23-yard touchdown to make it 21-6. The Pointers later missed a short field goal at the end of the second period.
UW-Oshkosh went back to its running game, keeping it on the ground for 8-of-9 plays during its third-quarter scoring march. After Joe Sommers caught a 14-yard pass, Myhra broke three tackles and spun across the goal line for a seven-yard score.
Mike Longmeyer had two of the Pointers' three interceptions in the contest. His second theft came at the 10-yard line and he returned it 30 yards. UW-Stevens Point went the rest of the way, using a 13-yard touchdown catch by Andre Bodden on third-and-long.
With their lead cut to 28-13 early in the fourth, the Titans returned to work. Four consecutive runs churned out 10 yards. Caleb Voss then caught a screen pass, avoided two defenders and raced 54 yards down the sideline into Pointer territory. Myhra capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run with 8:52 remaining.
UW-Stevens Point added another 13-yard scoring grab from Bodden with 0:07 on the clock.
The Pointers finished with 526 yards of offense, including 304 passing by Beau. DeJaun Wright had a 47-yard scamper among his 14 carries for 138 yards. Sosinksy topped all receivers with 12 catches for 135 yards.
UW-Oshkosh converted 8-of-13 third downs while totaling 395 yards. Voss booked 109 yards on six receptions, as Olla completed 15-of-20 throws for 150 yards.
Cody Huemmer and Branden Lloyd each marked a sack for the Titans, who were led by Luke Guenther's seven solo tackles. The Pointers used 13 stops from Cody Seibel and 10 from Zach Vallafsky.
The Titans, now tied with UW-Platteville for second place in the WIAC, have their final road game of the regular season at UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 9.
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No. 1 Indiana in showdown at No. 4 Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tom Izzo put it best.
"It doesn't get any better or bigger than this," the Michigan State coach said.
Izzo's fourth-ranked Spartans will host the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers — led by his former assistant and good friend, Tom Crean. Tuesday night's game marks the first time two top-five teams have met at the Breslin Center.
It's the third matchup of top-four teams in college basketball this season, and the second for Indiana, which beat then top-ranked Michigan. It's just the fourth with a pair of Big Ten teams since 1997, according to STATS LLC.
First place in the Big Ten — and perhaps top seeding in next month's NCAA tournament — will be at stake with four games remaining in the regular season after this matchup.
And to add to the hype, former Michigan State great Magic Johnson is scheduled to work the game as an ESPN analyst.
"What I'm going to preach to my guys is, these are opportunities that 99 percent of America never get to be a part of," Izzo said.
While Izzo is embracing the significance of the showdown, Crean insisted he won't even mention what is on the line when he talks to his players.
"It's another very big game and right now at Indiana, and I'm sure it's this way at Michigan State, every game is a big game," Crean said. "Not just because it's a great league, but because of where you sit in the league and where you sit nationally.
"Our guys have played in quite a few of these types of games and we've been in some tough environments. There's no question that the environments will be incredibly exciting."
Crean would know, because he was on Izzo's bench in East Lansing from the 1995-96 season — Izzo's first as a head coach — through 1998-99, when the Spartans went to their first of three straight Final Fours.
Izzo said coaching against his former colleague is a little like Crean's brothers-in-law — John and Jim Harbaugh — competing on opposite sidelines earlier this month in the Super Bowl.
"I don't like doing it," Izzo said. "They didn't like doing it. But I thought John Harbaugh had a great line, 'The only thing that could be worse than this is if one of us didn't make it.'"
The Hoosiers were expected to be great — ranked No. 1 in the preseason — and they have been with center Cody Zeller, guard Victor Oladipo and forward Christian Watford leading the way. They've won three straight since losing by two points at Illinois and eight of their last nine games, including a closely contested victory over Michigan State last month.
"Indiana is playing at a level like no other," Izzo said. "They've sustained it the whole year, which, to me, is one of the most impressive things you can do."
The Spartans, without All-America forward Draymond Green, were expected to be in somewhat of a rebuilding mode. Ranked No. 14 in the preseason, they got their first quality victory by beating Kansas and have steadily climbed in the poll by winning five straight and 11 of their last 12 games thanks to a balanced offense and stifling defense.
"Their team is good, and they've been good for a long time," Crean said. "To look at what they're doing now and say, 'Wow, they're doing such a good job,' would discredit what they did in November, December and January."
On Jan. 27 at Assembly Hall, Oladipo had 21 points, seven rebounds, six steals and three blocks to help the Hoosiers hold off Michigan State in a 75-70 win.
Crean said he expects Oladipo to play Tuesday, three days after he limped off the court with a sprained left ankle in the first half of a win against Purdue and sat out the second half.
Michigan State freshman guard Gary Harris, an Indiana native, said the Spartans will try to stop Oladipo from doing what he does best.
"He guards on the defensive end and gets them going offensively in transition," Harris said. "We just have to be smart, especially on the offensive end because he plays the passing lanes."
The Spartans don't anticipate Travis Trice playing for the first time since he suffered a head injury last month, taking away a backup point guard who played a career-high 30 minutes and matched a career high with five assists when Keith Appling was limited by fouls at Indiana.
That will make it even more important for Appling to stay on the floor. Like Izzo, the junior point guard isn't hiding how fired up he is about the game.
"That's why we came here, to compete for Big Ten championships and potential No. 1 seeds in the tournament," he said. "I definitely embrace it and I think that's one of the things that will help us play harder."
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Technologists fear (and loathe) that which has no purpose. Why must some insist in deriding an operating system like Haiku that doesn't fit their particular needs or precepts of what has a purpose, when, it's advanced enough to have a decent web-browser and productivity software? Today I shall be further offending these people's tastes with a look into LoseThos--a pure 64-bit, preemptive-multitasking, multicored PC operating system that is intended to be used as a secondary operating system for user's recreational programming on their best PC while dual booting a primary system such as Linux or Windows where they do networking and other modern activities such as multimedia. Yes, LoseThos has no networking, no security of any kind, and VGA graphics; but it certainly has a purpose: to be fun! (for programmers, at least)
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On October 9, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize less than one year after his taking office (in fact, the nominations closed on February 1, about 11 days after Obama took office). While the committee praised his ambitious foreign policy agenda, it acknowledged that he had not yet actually achieved many of the goals that he had set out to accomplish. Former Polish President Lech Wałęsa, a 1983 Nobel Peace laureate, commented: "So soon? Too early. He has no contribution so far. He is still at an early stage. He is only beginning to act."
This is pretty amazing news. My Facebook, News and IM streams are flooded with one-liners. I though I'd collect them all:
- "I too would like a Nobel Peace Prize for the thesis I am about to write in the future." — me
- "it's a pretty swell booby prize for losing out on the Olympics" – n.d.
- "Surely preventing Sarah Palin from taking over the free world deserves a prize… even if it is a Nobel?" — v.b.
- ""NASA bombs moon"; "Obama wins Nobel Prize" — is today Onion News Day?" — me
- "Barack Obama linked to terrorist Yasser Arafat" — fark via a.a.
- "The Nobel? Really? I mean, cool…but it seems like we have our cart on the wrong side of the horse. Not that it isn't a very nice cart." — c.m.
- "…thinks they might as well have given him the Nobel Prize for Literature, Chemistry (we've all seen the shirtless photos), Physics and Economics as well. Oh and made him a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath" — r.d.
- "Nobel Committee Rewards Obama For Not Being Bush" — f.n.
- "I just want to point out that the Nobel Committee made its decision BEFORE Miley Cyrus quit Twitter." — j.h.
- "Obama will win a second Nobel next year if he can restrain himself from reacting to the snark generated by this one." — m.w.
- "Pretty sure Obama will just trade in his Nobel for a Google Wave invite." — t.b.
- "The news of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize spreads. Across the miles I can almost HEAR my dad's eyes rolling." — p.g.
- "Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize? About time Rakhi Sawant wins an Oscar, then." — s
- "If you don't think Obama deserves that Nobel, then you've never seen Sasha and Malia fight." — a.e.
- "Apparently Arizona State has a higher standard than the Nobel Committee. Good thing I never tried to apply there." — r.m.
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It seems to function well.
Cosmetically the membrane pad is peeling off in the corner, but the switches appear to work. The Wood could use refinishing, and the metal has streaks all over it (I dont know if that's how its supposed to look after 30 years).
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Huuuuhhhh well,i won't bother to compare it to the VN anymore,it better for my mental health that way
Anyway,there still problem with pacing in this episode.
The part where Kanata walking in a very slow pace while talking to Riki at night look so awkward lol
And the switch end even faster than the bench....there should be some kind of record for this...
Conclusion : This ep left me hanging in a very weird way
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The pacing is a bit off with having some awkward "shortcuts" at time.
The execution was also on the weak side: granted, Suzuki's acting is still on the good range, but for some reason, Haruka's reactions are a bit... mild, whereas I was expecting Komari and Kud rushing towards her during the revelations.
Meanwhile, as I feared, some responses from the LB is a bit "unnatural" as they didn't have much interactions as a group, particularly Mio, Kyousuke and Kengo. These 3 hardly were with Haruka in the anime, so their devotion towards Haruka is bit too early. At least, it works a lil better than the game, as only Riki was present for Haruka, as the rest are basically written off from her route
On the other hand, I'm particularly relieved they didn't miss the point with Kanata and brought all the stuff needed for the proper idea of what she is doing, although the end was sort of... exaggeratedly done in a bad way
Ah right, that scene with Kanata was... borderline hilarious in regard of actual animation: it just looks like she was intentionally walking s-l-o-w-l-y to let Riki having his speech (despite it is unecessary considering the distance she has to cover). And speaking of distance, Kanata surely teleported at some point considering how the road looks far from where she was despite the initial talk with Riki after speaking with the Saigusa.
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Wow that ending, Futaki really knows how to rub it in. Hopefully they can figure out a way to resolve it. Though just knowing who the real father is probably won't make a difference. Lol how the other 2 parents are nowhere to be found. Though my guess would be that Futaki is actually Saigusa's kid, rather than Haruka.
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Well, that is way off the rails from the original route now. The pacing feels very fast,but I think they've justified making this a friendship solidarity route better than say, the Komari route. I do think we need to judge Haruka's anime route on its on merits as a story by itself. There is certainly a clear, if rushed progression between Riki's speech with Kanata and the imposition scene. And I am getting shades of Midori's flirting with Kanata's as Haruka's flirting. I wonder, did the director or scriptwriter ever had a relationship with someone who also has an identical twin? Just joking.
And Kud is clearly terrified of Kanata now. I would hate to be in her position now, and I wonder how the secondary plot about Kud and Kanata's relationship would be resolved, if at all.
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After playing the Rewrite VN, I decided to give the LB adaptation another shot. I should have crushed the little hope I had of the show before I decided to return to watching it. The current episode just took away any ounce of hope that I have left of any sort of positive turn around.
Now only has JC staff done a poor job of directing, they have done so in a way that is close to a disgrace of Key Shows. The powerful elements of the VN (and all other VN's by Key) is it's ability to effectively build up and deliver its emotional appeal as well as it's ability to heavily reinforce the main themes of the story. Each of the characters routes and the main route does this to some degree with the final route being a conglomerate of everything together and the process is carried out in stages as the reader plays the VN.
The current adaption has just completely screwed up at each stage. Anyways I don't really need to get in detail about the bad directing and anime quality, the anime speaks for itself. But the character development... SERIOUSLY starting with a weak introduction of the characters, the anime continues in its early episodes with even POORER character developments. (ONE OF THE STRENGTH AND SUCCESS OF KEY VNS IS ITS STRONG CHARACTERS DEVELOPMENT/UNIQUE PERSONALITIES.) The moe aspect of the VN as well as the comedy is meant AS a TOOL to instigate the readers interest and strengthen the appeal of various characters so as to connect with the audience and make the later emotional aspects be carried out with a bigger impact in each respective arcs. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS OF THE COMMON ROUTE IN THE ANIME. But JC just gives little about any of that, and they are prioritized in using MOE/COMEDY in THE ENTERTAINMENT / FANSERVICE aspects of the show, not to mention they aren't even doing a good job in those areas. THEY DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE THAT THE REASON PEOPLE WATCH KEY ANIMES IS MAINLY FOR THE EMOTIONAL BUILD UP...There are 100324123X other animes that are comedy/fanservice that are much better than Key animes. Without a good common route, there are no character routes, since the drama just feels dulled and uninteresting, especially with everything condensed. Also the OSTs are very good, BUT THEY CANNOT REPLACE THE DRAMA...JUST BY PLAYING THEM OFTEN DOESN'T COVER UP SHIT DIRECTING. The emotional parts of the VN are far more than just the sound impact of the OSTS.
Moreover, I need to comment something about this episode the last episode that I will watch of this adaption. How is Haruka first wanting to cry alone and is someone with that much of a trama from her past + emotionally unstable able to perfectly and easily say in front of that many people everything about her past in a perfectly sane manner...and then have that quick of a recovery (from playing baseball...) and be that amazing in such a short period of time be able to face Saigusa Shou...? Not mention adding moe SHIT into THE emotional parts... This is an excellent job to make people feel emotional.
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Riki: Nantekoto... (How could they do that/etc.)
Yeah, Nantekoto...
How could they not do a DNA test... (This happens in anime too many times...)
How could Saegusa-san say people are trying to drive her out of school when she was at fault for the troubles she caused... (Of course they are over-punishing her, but well, self-destruction)
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They can't do a DNA test now because no one will agree to do it except Haruka. Not Kanata, not the three parents, only Haruka. I don't know why they didn't do a DNA test before though. It makes me wonder if they are truly twins from different parents.
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So why did Kanata become shocked after Riki mentioned the cake from last time,why did she suddenly asked "do you like me?" in a sadistic way ? Why did they throw the mother and the other father out of the window ? The order is so messed up,I don't get it anymore
And they said in some magazine,Kud will play an important part in Haruka's arc so I can see where this is going.
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Hawt love triangle incoming!
Having never seen the VN of Little Busters, I don't know how much has actually been lost in adaptation, but I thought this episode still got key things across.
Is that whole thing about two sets of sperm resulting in twins with different fathers actually possible?
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It's called Heteropaternal Superfecundation.
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In the first place, Haruka doesn't have those kind of connections... and hair isn't the best option to accurately find out if someone is related by blood or not. The best option would be getting a DNA test using a blood sample directly from the person in question.
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Well, I learned something today. I learned that twins can have different fathers. This episode prompted me to do a Google search on that, and sure enough, Haruka is correct in what she said there.
Dr. Casey's comment above left me puzzled, because I couldn't imagine more of last episode's Kanata coming across all that well. But yeah, Kanata is at least an entertaining antagonist now.
I have to admit that little acting performance and mischievous grin she put on at the end of the episode was one hell of a plot twist/cliffhanger. It certainly shocked me, and perked me up! It's good to know that Little Miss Fascist might actually not be a fascist after all, and may well be a much more interesting character once you get pass the public persona.
I like the idea of Kanata developing a crush on Riki, and trying to steal him away from Haruka. Although, I have to wonder if Kanata's acting performance says something a bit more fundamental about her character. I wonder if Kanata ironically envies Haruka, and wishes that she could live without the burdens of family responsibility as Haruka now appears to live. In other words, I wonder if Kanata wishes that she could be a fun-loving, easy-going member of the Little Busters like Haruka tends to be.
Mind you, at some level, that does seem a bit absurd to me. How could you envy a girl who went through the hell that Haruka did? Wow, the girl was viciously abused. This arc makes me wonder if there's even such a thing as child protection services in Japan. Not only that, but I hate it when one of the central conflicts in an anime narrative would have been solved by a simple DNA test. Does the Japanese culture have something against DNA tests?
I really feel sorry for Haruka. Her adoptive family was horribly abusive, her sister treats her with complete contempt, and her father is a deadbeat criminal. Wow, this girl needs all the help she can get! I find it rather refreshing to see a Key heroine have very practical problems rather than stuff like "I've spent years trying to get over my brother's death" and "My imaginary friend became REAL! And she's trying to replace me!".
But while I feel sorry for Haruka... Kanata playing Haruka is indeed a dream girl, lol. Kanata playing Haruka is like a girl with all of Haruka's strengths but few of her downsides. I could understand Riki feeling divided here.
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With the conclusion of this episode, though, Kanata's acting every bit as chaotic as Haruka; in that scene she was no longer the Disciplinary Committee leader, but a whirlwind who acts based upon her whims and emotions. The girl has a lot of darkness inside her, that's for sure; though it's frequently joked how scary a person Anego is, she ain't got nothing on Kanata. I look forward next week to plunging ever deeper into the depths of Kanata's psyche and learning more about what a twisted, fucked up person she is.
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And since they kicked out the other 2 parents, it is unlikely they would "lower" themselves into calling them back for checking it out.
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Chris Gould takes a look at the Sony reissue of the last James Bond movie
In this reboot of the Bond franchise, we're introduced to everyone's favourite spy by way of a stylish black and white sequence that sees him earning his '00' status by eliminating a corrupt government official. After some rather snazzy credits we catch up with a newly licensed to kill Bond in Madagascar, where he is attempting to track down a bomb maker in order to learn more about those financing his terrorist acts. Unfortunately things don't go according to plan, and after an exciting parkour chase across a construction site Bond eventually tracks his quarry to an embassy, where he promptly kills him, demolishing half of the building in the process.
Upon his return to England, Bond is chewed out for his very public execution of an unarmed man and ordered to take a leave of absence by his superior, 'M'. Of course our man James won't let things lie, so he follows intelligence gathered from the bomb maker and heads to the Bahamas, where he encounters scar-faced banker to the world's terrorists, Le Chiffre. It seems that Le Chiffre likes to play the stock market with his clients' money, so when Bond foils his latest plan to corner the market he is forced to organise a high-stakes poker game at Casino Royale in Montenegro in order to recover the $150 million dollars he 'misplaced'.
Fortunately the best poker player in the British Secret Service just happens to be none other than James Bond who, with the help of a glamorous representative from the Treasury called Vesper Lynd, enters the game to try and force Le Chiffre's hand (so to speak). Queue plenty of tense poker action, some brutal punch-ups, some old acquaintances (albeit with different faces) and plenty of double-crosses—all of the elements that go towards making a successful Bond movie.
I'm sure a great many of you reading this review grew up watching the various Bond films. I've seen them all at one time or another, but if you asked me to name my favourite Bond I'd probably struggle. Due to my age I'm most familiar with Roger Moore's Bond, as he was playing the character when I was a kid. Of course I'm a fan of Connery's Bond, but I also have a soft spot for the two films in which Tim Dalton had a crack at the character due to their darker tone. I probably couldn't pick George Lazenby out in a line-up, which just leaves mumbling Irishman Pierce Brosnan, who is possibly my least favourite Bond.
I'm sure that last statement will raise a few eyebrows, but I simply wasn't a fan of the nineties and early two-thousands Bond movies. They were just a little too slick for my liking. I guess I enjoyed Goldeneye at the time, although mostly for Izabella Scorupco and Famke Janssen. As Brosnan's movies progressed I felt that they moved further and further away from my idea of a 'spy' movie into the realms of absurdity, culminating with the invisible car that was just about the dumbest thing I'd seen since Moonraker, which at least had the excuse of being made in the seventies shortly after the Star Wars phenomenon.
To be totally honest with you, I'd all-but stopped caring about Bond movies, especially by the time a certain Jason Bourne rolled into town and proceeded to outdo the ailing Bond franchise in every conceivable way. Because of this I didn't really pay much attention when the new Bond flick was announced, let alone care whether he had blonde hair. I wasn't really anticipating Casino Royale, it just sort of crept up on me, but I decided to give it a whirl to see what all the fuss was about. I'm glad I did, because if I couldn't answer the 'favourite Bond' question before, I could after spending a couple of hours in the company of Daniel Craig's re-imagined secret agent.
Craig's portrayal of Bond takes a few pages from the 'Book of Bourne', delivering an altogether more believable emotionally detached government assassin. Gone are the gadgets and increasingly fanciful scenarios, to be replaced by a tough, no-nonsense approach and a considerably more plausible villain in Le Chiffre. Le Chiffre isn't out to take over the world from a hollowed-out volcano; he's out to save his own skin after making a few bad business investments, which is slightly easier to relate to. As evidenced by the opening sequence, the film doesn't shy away from the harsh realities of what Bond has to do to protect Queen and Country either. Gone are the days when audiences will accept Bond knocking villains out with a single 'judo' chop; this is an altogether grittier experience and the film is all the better for it.
Until recently I was unaware that the UK theatrical and DVD releases of the film were cut. The cuts don't amount to much, just a few seconds trimmed off of the torture scene, but I thought it worth mentioning all the same. Having compared it to my region three DVD release I have to say that the cuts will probably only stand out to you if you're familiar with the uncut version, as the edits are handled well. Apparently the distributors could have had an uncut 15 rating, but chose to go with the more lucrative 12A option.
As with the previous release of Casino Royale, Sony delivers a 1080p AVC encoded transfer in the film's original aspect ratio of 2.40:1. I must be one of the only people who doesn't own a copy of the original Blu-ray release, so I can't comment on whether this Deluxe Edition is an improvement or not. What I can say is that it is a fine looking transfer on its own right.
The opening monochrome scenes look a tad grainy and blown out, but intentionally so. Once we transition to full colour the image settles down a bit, although contrast does remain noticeably 'pumped up' during the exterior shots. Again, this is the intended look of the film, so it's not a criticism per se. Colour rendition is also good, especially during Bond's stay in the Bahamas. The golden, sun-drenched beaches, with their crystal blue waters and lush green surroundings, look terribly inviting. Skin tones are perhaps a little off (think orange), but once again this is down to the look of the film. Interior shots are much colder, with that now familiar blue tint used in so many films. Blacks are also pretty decent.
The level of detail is good, but not up there with the very best the format has to offer. Although close up shots aren't too bad they don't reveal as much as you'd expect from a high-definition transfer, possibly because of the hot contrast. The image is very clean though, which you'd expect given the film's vintage. All things considered this is a good transfer, but I've seen better. Although some of my observations can undoubtedly be attributed to the manner in which the film was shot, the overall impression is still the same. I'm sure many people would argue that a technical appraisal should be purely objective, but in this case the overall look informed my opinion. If I'm being totally honest, this one probably falls somewhere in between an eight and a nine.
Unlike the previous release, which had a PCM 5.1 soundtrack, this reissue features a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 effort. Again, comparisons with the old release aren't possible, but theoretically this lossless Dolby track shouldn't be any different to the PCM track.
Casino Royale won a BAFTA for Best Sound (I actually met the First Assistant Sound Editor once), so you'd expect nothing less than excellence. Once the relatively sedate opening scenes are over and done with, Chris Cornell's rousing Bond theme 'You Know My Name' kicks in, ushering in the beginning of a lively, dynamic track filled with plenty of 'ooh' moments. I was very impressed by how the track remained consistently engaging, but naturalistic, with no one element dominating the others. Dialogue, effects and score all get an equal bite of the cherry and, although powerful, bass is never too much.
One of the best examples of everything working in tandem is the airport scene, during which Bond is attempting to stop a bomber blowing up a prototype airliner. There's a bit where they are careening across the runway in baggage cars, hotly pursued by police, and a passenger airliner comes in to land. As it does so, one of the police cars is caught up in the jet's backwash and propelled towards the back of the soundstage. This mix of thunderous bass and wailing sirens flying overhead is most impressive. All things considered I'd have to say that this is one of the best tracks I've heard in some time.
This new release of Casino Royale is BonusView enabled. For the uninitiated, that basically means it has a picture-in-picture option. As long as you have a compatible player you can watch the film with comments from director Martin Campbell and producer Michael Wilson. The track is pretty informative, although the PiP window isn't on the screen as often as I'd have liked. I also wish they'd make the PiP windows bigger on these things. I realise they want to keep the film visible, but one has to assume that people would already have seen it by the time they start delving into the bonus features.
A second audio-only commentary from the crew is also available, offering insight from the producers, screenwriters, stunt co-ordinator, costumers and more. This is the more technical of the two tracks, and is therefore considerably drier and harder going (at least for my tastes), but it still contains interesting facts about the filmmaking process. It doesn't flow quite as well as the first track because of its 'stitched together' nature, but it's still worthy of your attention.
The 'Know Your Double-O' trivia quiz asks you to enter your name, select single or multi-player and then answer a series of ten, fifteen or twenty questions (your choice). The content is a combination of text and video questions, the latter of which test your observational skills by asking you questions directly relating to the preceding video clips. Each question is timed, and the quicker you answer, the more points you get. My first bash yielded one hundred and forty nine points from twenty questions, which I was fairly happy with given my non-fanatical status. I've no idea how many questions are included, so it's possible this one could grow stale pretty quickly, but it was enjoyable while it lasted.
Finally on disc one we have a series of trailers, including a promo reel for Sony Blu-ray releases, plus theatrical trailers for Hancock, 21 and Vantage Point. Frustratingly the trailer that might have been of interest, the Casino Royale trailer, isn't included.
Disc two kicks off with a series of deleted scenes (for in total, presented in HD with a combined running time of 07:48), presented in 1080p with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. The first is a completely unnecessary scene that shows Bond being taken to hospital after his torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. The second is a short walk and talk scene with Bond and Vesper Lynd, while the third is an extended version of the black and white opening sequence. The final scene is a slight extension of one of the final scenes in Venice. All things considered I can see why the scenes were cut, because they add little to the film.
'The Road to Casino Royale' (HD, 26:34) concentrates on the film's chequered production history, as it travelled through the hands of a succession of movie producers (including Gregory Ratoff and Charles K. Feldman), to the eventual release of the film we all know and love in 2006. I didn't actually know the whole back story behind the legal struggle for the rights to produce a theatrical version of the novel, so this featurette actually filled in a lot of the blanks.
'Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation' (HD, 21:14) deals with James Bond's origins, discussing the semi-autobiographical nature of the character. There's a fair bit of background info on the author, specifically his involvement in WWII and the events that shaped his post-war decision to write Casino Royale. The featurette also fills in a lot of character detail for Bond himself.
'James Bond in the Bahamas' (HD, 24:16) touches on the use of the glamorous location in the various Bond features throughout the years. One thing I learned from this featurette is that the production didn't actually go anywhere near Madagascar when shooting the free running sequence. Instead, they used a old abandoned hotel complex that was being used by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. There's also a look at the underwater sequences, including interviews with the stunt doubles on some of the older films.
'Ian Flaming: The Secret Road to Paradise' (HD, 24:28) concentrates on the connection between Fleming and the Bahamas, featuring interviews with plenty of well-to-do socialites who discuss the founding of the Ocean Club on Paradise Island (formerly Hog Island) by Huntingdon Hartford. There's a great deal of background info on the social scene of the time, as well as a little insight into the people who inspired the character of Felix Leiter. To be honest I couldn't really see why this deserved a twenty-four minute featurette to itself, but there you go.
'Death in Venice' (HD, 23:18) is unique in the fact that it's the only on of the new featurettes to include any real amount of interview footage with Daniel Craig and Eva Green. The featurette basically documents the shooting of the film's climactic sequence, in which Bond attempts to rescue Vesper from the sinking Palazzo. There's plenty of behind the scenes footage of location shooting, underwater photography, model making, special effects and the like.
'Becoming Bond' (HD, 27:24) is the first of the featurettes carried over from the original DVD and Blu-ray releases of Casino Royale. The featurette chronicles the search for the actor who would replace Pierce Brosnan as Bond, and includes interview footage with Daniel Craig, director Martin Campbell, writer Paul Haggis and many of the cast and crew. There's plenty of on-set footage, include a behind the scenes look at the freerun sequence. One of the most surreal moments is when Craig is introduced to the media on HMS Belfast, complete with support from the Royal Marines. He's not a bad card player either.
'James Bond: For Real' (HD, 24:34) is also carried over from the previous DVD and Blu-ray releases, and focuses on the considerable amount of stunt work necessary to make Bond look like an accomplished spy. There's a lot of overlap between this and the other featurettes, but there is also a fair amount of interesting behind the scenes footage of the filming of the freerun sequence, among other things.
'Bond Girls Are Forever' (SD, 49:00) is the television feature in which Maryam D'Abo travels the globe meeting other Bind Girls, discussing the experience of working on the films and how the Bond movies affected their lives. Almost every major Bond Girl is featured, from Ursula Andress to Halle Berry, right through to the Casino Royale girls Caterina Murino and Eva Green. Although it has little to do with the main feature other than the inclusion of the girls, it's a perfectly welcome addition to the set.
The Art of the Freerun (HD, 13:39) takes a closer look at the amazing freerunning sequence that kick starts the action in Casino Royale. There's plenty of interview footage with Sebastien Foucan, the co-founder of parkour, who expresses his genuine delight at being in a Bond movie. Foucan gives us a little bit of background info on the origins of the sport and his training regime, and it's amazing to see the guy at work as he gracefully negotiates the toughest obstacles as if they weren't there. This is one of the more interesting features on the disc.
'Catching a Plane: From Storyboard to Screen' (HD, 13:47) concerns the airport sequence that sees Bond trying to stop the second bomber. It features interviews with the director, producer and stunt co-ordinator (among others), who talk us through the complex process of realising the sequence for the big screen. 'Storyboard Sequence: Freerun Chase' (10:14) is along similar lines, but this time you have the choice of watching just the storyboards or a comparison of both storyboards and the finalised footage.
Much to my surprise, 'Filmmaker Profiles' (HD, 53:03) weren't a bunch of written essays on the various filmmakers, but rather a series of interviews lasting over fifty minutes. It's good value, but a pain for reviewers who think they're nearing the end of a mammoth session! Participants include Martin Campbell, Chris Corbould, Phil Mehuex, Gary Powell, Alexander Witt and David Arnold.
Chris Cornell's 'You Know My Name' music video (SD, 04:06) is also included. Cornell is one of only a few male artists to have a song featured over the opening credits of a Bond movie, and I think it fits the tone of the film very well.
The disc also has a few BD-Live features. At the time of writing the only Bond-related features were a handful of promotional trailers for Quantum of Solace. There's also an optional survey and some downloadable trailers for other Sony releases (in SD or HD). To be honest BD-Live is so slow distributors are going to have to do something a lot better with the platform for people to give a rat's arse about it. As it stands, it was barely worth the time it took to load the page. The only saving grace was the trailer about new Bond girl Olga Kurylenko, because the Ukrainian model is breathtakingly gorgeous.
Casino Royale is the best Bond film in years, and quite possibly the best Bond film period. It rekindled my interest in a character to which I'd grown largely indifferent by dispensing with all of the silly gadgetry and focusing on the human element. One can only hope that this year's follow-up, Quantum of Solace, can build upon its success.
This new Deluxe Edition is the release we should have had the first time around, building as it does upon a solid audio-visual foundation with an interesting and informative collection of bonus material. In fact just about the only thing missing is one of those long, in-depth documentaries detailing the whole filmmaking process, but I guess we can't have everything—at least not before the three disc Definitive Collector's Edition! All joking aside, this is a great release of a great film, so if you're one of the few people who didn't buy the Blu-ray the first time around, I can recommend it wholeheartedly.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
I would have enjoyed this reboot more if Daniel Craig stopped doing his 'Blue Steel' throughout. Oh, and if it wasn't a James Bond movie.
Good review though Chris.
Good review though Chris.
jmcclane 88 Member Join Date: September 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 466
Good review Chris, you really had a lot to get through.
Casino Royale is my favourite Bond film. Daniel Craig has breathed new life into the character and I can't wait to see QOS, hopefully it matches CR or can surpass it.
I have the uncut R3 dvd so thats great, got this on BD cause I cant be arsed importing. Couldn't wait for the extras. Pity we had to wait so long for it but it is worth upgrading if you couldn't resist buying originally.
Casino Royale is my favourite Bond film. Daniel Craig has breathed new life into the character and I can't wait to see QOS, hopefully it matches CR or can surpass it.
I have the uncut R3 dvd so thats great, got this on BD cause I cant be arsed importing. Couldn't wait for the extras. Pity we had to wait so long for it but it is worth upgrading if you couldn't resist buying originally.
GavSalkeld Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: United States Posts: 439
Quote: Cornell is the first male artist to have a song featured over the opening credits of a Bond movie, and I think it fits the tone of the film very well.
Tom Jones? Paul McCartney?
Tom Jones? Paul McCartney?
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
My mistake, it should have said 'one of'. Like I said, I'm not a huge Bond fan. I've amended the review.
triply Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: India Posts: 329
Great review Chris. It is, by far, my favourite Bond film. My wife gifted me the James Bond box set with the casino chips and playing cards for Valentine's Day this year and we have finally managed to cover all the ones we missed. I would think the worst Bond was Lazenby, followed by Dalton, irrespective of the movies they were in (all 3 good movies). Being a teen in the nineties, my Bond would be Brosnen. Still, I loved them all and all the films, from the revered Goldfinger to the maligned Die Another Day and A View To A Kill.
Samuel Member Join Date: July 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 145
It is a shame that the opportunity for an uncut release was missed, as a few of the Brosnan films have now been released uncut (still unsure over the state of Licence to Kill though).
GavSalkeld Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: United States Posts: 439
Samuel from MI6?
Licence to Kill is fully uncut with all MPAA and BBFC footage restored. GoldenEye and TND are still cut, despite being marked otherwise.
We didnt get an uncut release for CR because the distributors clearly didnt wanna pay to have it rated again. Too bad, though...
As for people saying Dalton was c**p and yet praising Craig, the similarities between the two portrayalsare quite numerable.
Licence to Kill is fully uncut with all MPAA and BBFC footage restored. GoldenEye and TND are still cut, despite being marked otherwise.
We didnt get an uncut release for CR because the distributors clearly didnt wanna pay to have it rated again. Too bad, though...
As for people saying Dalton was c**p and yet praising Craig, the similarities between the two portrayalsare quite numerable.
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Release Date: 20th October 2008
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Gabe watches the most definitively regular television show ever made...
Two slacker best friends, a blue jay named Mordecai (J.G. Quintel) and a raccoon named Rigby (William Salyers), work as groundskeepers at an unassuming city park and live on the park grounds. They suffer from short attention spans and lack work ethic, much to the chagrin of their boss, a living gumball machine named Benson (Sam Marin) that turns red with rage when he barks orders at them. Their co-workers and sometimes friends include an apparently immortal Yeti named Skips (Mark Hamill), a sweet-natured living lollipop named Pops (also Marin), a green, square-headed redneck (possibly Frankenstein Monster?) nicknamed Muscle Man (also Marin), and Muscle Man's best friend – a ghost with a single hand on the top of his head named Hi-Five Ghost (Jeff Bennett/Quintel).
Because I find it difficult to talk about Regular Show without talking about Adventure Time and all the things that led to the popularity of both shows, I'm going to call this review a companion piece to the Adventure Time seasons one and two review I wrote last month. Here's a link for you, assuming you haven't read it and would prefer a more in-depth discussion.
Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time and J.G. Quintel's Regular Show premiered about five months apart and Cartoon Network often airs new episodes directly in a row. Ward and Quintel, who worked together on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, also developed the shows practically in tandem. For most intents and purposes, they are companion pieces and work really well when watched together. Ward and Quintel draw upon similar influences, take a similar route in terms of finding balance between child-friendly and adult-friendly tones – they appeal to a child's appreciation of erratic comedy and an adult's appreciation for referential humour. Both shows also feature extensive voice work from Mark Hamill (though he shows up with more regularity (ahem) on Regular Show). The difference between them is that Adventure Time really is made to appeal to everyone by not being aimed too squarely at anyone in particular, whereas Regular Show, though still plenty child-friendly (it is rated TV-PG – the only regular Cartoon Network series to carry the rating), is aimed most directly at an audience (of mostly men) that grew up in the 1980s. The rest of you are invited to laugh at its delightfully unpredictable weirdness, but you probably aren't going to get all of the unbelievably specific references to period entertainment and technology. Like so many Adult Swim programs, I'm surprised that Regular Show's oddly precise satire and spoof appeals to more than a fringe minority. I suppose there's no reason to question success when I land directly in the show's limited 'intended' fanbase.
The comedy is sometimes too Beavis and Butthead-meets- Jackass for my taste, but Quintel and his writers have fashioned a fine formula to work from. Unlike Adventure Time and Flapjack, which both appear to take place in a candy-centric post-apocalyptic environment, or Chowder, where the entire ecosystem revolves around magical talking foodstuffs, Regular Show takes place in an approximation of the real world. The characters are anthropomorphized animals, gumball machines, and lollipops, but they live out most of their surprisingly mundane lives in a surprisingly mundane world, similar to Joe Murray's Rocko's Modern Life. In fact, outside of their appearances, Mordecai and Rigby would probably be right at home in a Wes Anderson or Richard Linklater movie. However, in most episodes, someone (usually Mordecai and/or Rigby) messes with unseen/unknown supernatural forces (magical keyboards, brain-growing sports drinks, unicorn-attracting cologne, and unreturnable role-playing games) and the mundanity is overrun by LSD-inspired craziness (an 8-bit demon, man-eating hotdogs, and a prank caller that wields the power of time itself).
Once again, Cartoon Network is getting flack for cramming entire seasons onto single discs and, once again, it doesn't really prove to be much of a problem for the 1080p, 1.78:1 video (the audio is a different story…). The two seasons (totaling 440 minutes, according to the box) have been spread over two discs – disc one is 25GB (12 episodes) and disc two is 50GB (28 episodes) – and the effect is clean and colourful. Despite my constant comparisons, Adventure Time and Regular Show don't look very much alike. Adventure Time is all sharp edges and hard colour contrasts. It's not Flash-based, but the digital paint is used to a full potential. Regular Show is also clearly digitally enhanced in its foreground cell frames and various special effects enhancements, but it has a more of a hand-made look when it comes to the backgrounds. In HD the texture of the watercolor paper becomes a part of the look and the minute changes/imperfections in the paint patterns are much cleaner. The older DVD releases were really washed out in comparison. Most signs of compression show in the differentiation between the foreground cells and these otherwise clean backgrounds. There are occasional edge haloes and minor aliasing effects here, though, again, it's nothing compared to those DVDs, and its overall hue purity is actually cleaner than the Adventure Time collections. There also aren't many issues with banding effects – something I've grown accustomed to expecting from television animation releases.
The Adventure Time collections were disappointments in the audio arena – both featured lossy (192kbps) Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtracks (a downgrade from both the Netflix streaming and iTunes releases, which were both DD 5.1). Fortunately for fans, the specs on the back cover of Regular Show seasons one and two list a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack. Unfortunately, this is untrue and we're dealing with another lossy (192kbps) Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack. Obvious issues with compression are minimal, mostly pertaining to the overall volume levels. The lack of discrete surround channels isn't so much an issue, but the missing discrete center and LFE channels hurt a bit. Regular Show doesn't have a whole lot of overt directional enhancement or much immersive sound design – to the contrary, the aural environment is purposefully dry – but it does have a huge emphasis placed on its musical soundtracks. And the music is awesome. Like, really genuinely great stuff, including '80s appropriate New Wave, hair metal, and '70s prog-rock. More surprising is the fact that Cartoon Network shelled out some cash for the rights to popular songs, including Joe Esposito 'You're the Best Around,' Loverboy's 'Working for the Weekend,' and The Thompson Twins' 'Lies.' Exceptions to the drier sound design include the wacky sci-fi sound effects assigned to the show's stranger fantasy Sci-Fi bits and the basic natural ambience of the park.
The extras begin with commentaries for every episode (occasionally more than one) that include the likes of Quintel, writer/storyboard artists Sean Szeles, Benton Connor and Calvin Wong, creative director/supervising producer Mike Roth, background painters Alex Dilts and Craig Simmons, writer Matt Price, supervising director John Infantino, character designer Ben Adams, art director Paula Spence, and voice cast Sam Marin and Bill Salyers. These are pretty laidback and reactive, but are amusing and occasionally feature a snippet of behind-the-scenes information. Up next on disc one is the unaired Regular Show pilot episode (8:00, HD). This shortened episode matches the final show stylistically and features most of the same voice cast (it was partially remade as episode 25 of season two). Disc one extras are wrapped-up with animatics for the pilot (7:30, HD) and The Power (11:20, HD), pencil tests from the pilot (:40, HD), a Hodgepodge Monster CG test (:04, HD), a 2010 teaser from the San Diego Comic-Con (2:40, HD), Quintel's student short, The Naïve Man From Lolliland (4:10, HD), a 'Party Tonight' music video (2:10, HD), footage of Quintel recreating his pitch for The Power (16:30, HD), and two trailers (:50, HD).
Disc two's non-commentary extras include an interview with Quintel/tour of the studio (5:10, HD) and Sam Sings Mystery Karaoke (2:00, HD), which is silent footage of voice actor Sam Marin singing something. His t-shirt and mouth are blurred.
Regular Show isn't the magical, transcendental experience Adventure Time is, but if jerks like myself would stop comparing the two programs, I think it would establish a similarly firm adult fanbase – one it would deserve. This two season Blu-ray release features an impressive, better than Netflix and TV transfer with only minor compression artefacts and a nice collection of extra features, but the 2.0, 192kbps soundtrack is definitely a disappointment, especially since the box art lists a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 option that doesn't exist. Hopefully, the next Cartoon Network Blu-rays will be more of the same – plus lossless audio, of course. Wes Anderson fans take note: there's a very pointed, Rushmore-inspired joke in a second season episode.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
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I hate to be the nitpicker, but lots of other shows on CN are rated TV-PG, like Adventure Time.
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Release Date: 16th July 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Cast and Crew Commentaries, Unaired Pilot, Animatics, Pencil Tests, CG Test, Comic-Con Teaser, The Naive Man from Lolliland, Sam Sings Mystery Karaoke, JG Pitches 'The Power,' Trailers, UltraViolet Copy
Easter Egg: No
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Cast: J. G. Quintel, William Salyers, Sam Marin, Mark Hamill, Roger Craig, Smith Janie, Haddad-Tompkins
Genre: Action, Animation and Comedy
Length: 440 minutes
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Israel Travel Guide
For a country that's barely the size of New Jersey, Israel travel offers an experience of Biblical proportions — literally. As the prime destination for religious pilgrimages, the Holy Land offers, among many sacred splendors, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock — and that's just inside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City. Israel offers diverse experiences, both religious and secular, from the home of the Baha'i faith in Haifa to the glittering high rises and beaches in Tel Aviv. Explore our Israel travel guide to start building your own Holy Land itinerary.
Things Not to Miss in Israel
Among the many historic and cultural experiences to pack into your Israel travel plans, some of the most popular tourist activities include:
• Seeing the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City
• The Coenaculum of the Last Supper on Mt. Zion, which is also home to King David's tomb
• Floating in the Dead Sea
• Strolling through Mea Shearim, Jerusalem's Hassidic Jewish quarter
• Exploring Haifa for sea views and the Baha'i Gardens
• Admiring the 1930s Bauhaus architecture of Tel Aviv
When to Go to Israel
The combination of weather and holy days can help you determine the best times to visit Israel. The most popular time to travel to Israel is in the late spring and fall, when the weather is warm but not oppressively hot, and fairly dry. Summer brings plenty of tourists, despite the extreme heat (as in, over 100 degrees), especially in July and August. Israel's winter consists mostly of rain, and can last from late October to February or March.
Jewish and Christian holidays heavily influence the high seasons (and hotel rates), especially in Jerusalem and Galilee: the peak times include Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot in September and October, Chanukah and Christmas in December, and Passover and Easter in March or April. A nice shoulder season, in terms of weather, rates and crowds, is May.
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If you want to run a successful mobile IT program at your agency, you need to consider both the technology and management issues involved. And don't expect a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program to bail you out.
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The sheer proliferation of the types and numbers of mobile devices presents one of the biggest challenges to mobile management, according to Michael Valivullah, chief technology officer at the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Close behind is the fact that, though they are rapidly increasing in power, the devices still can't replace the PC in handling many federal applications.
Valivullah spoke Wednesday at the annual FOSE conference in Washington D.C., presented by 1105 Media, the parent company of GCN. His agency recently implemented a mobile program using government-issued iPads, something the General Services Administration estimated will save $3 to $5 million overall.
Many organizations begin their mobile programs with email because it's a relatively simple thing to do, he said. But even if it's successful, users eventually want more, such as access to backend servers. That's when security concerns rise to the top, along with such considerations as the need to comply with HIPPA, Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations.
Security is probably the biggest problem preventing a successful implementation of mobile technology. "Identification and access is very important," Valivullah said. "How do we know this person is who they say they are? Who controls the cypher key? These are all questions that management needs to answer."
Pressure from users should also be expected and managed.
"Many people, especially younger workers, demand BYOD," he said. "But you have to be careful because you can end up paying more with a BYOD program," because of increased help desk calls and reimbursements to users for connectivity charges.
In the end, Valivullah decided not to implement BYOD as part of his agency's mobility program, sidestepping many problems by buying iPads for workers. "We have total control over the devices," he said. "If one gets lost or stolen, I can wipe it."
The National Agricultural Statistics Service does have a robust virtual desktop program that lets users work from anywhere. "They can get to their desktop on any client," he said. "They can even use it with their phones, though very few users choose to do that."
There were a few stumbles in the beginning with latency problems because of insufficient device memory and scaling issues, he said, but they were easy enough to overcome.
Valivullah predicted a bright future for mobile technology in government. New devices like Google Glass, wearable computers, context aware systems and the Internet of Things will bring new challenges to government, but also a host of new opportunities, he said.
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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, May 24, 2014 11:40 PM
Valuable business storytelling tips from Omar Kattan and Karen Dietz..
Shelley Costello's curator insight, May 26, 2014 7:25 PM
I find if you give the space on your page to share about your products and services customers can become your best PR agent.
Sarah Skelly's curator insight, May 27, 2014 8:49 AM
The key message in this brandstories article shared by PR/social media expert, Jeff Domansky is: Inspire & empower your customers to tell and re-tell your brand stories. Women are willing, keen and naturally inclined to share stories with people in their lives. Give them reason & encouragement and they'll happily share YOUR brand story.
malek's curator insight, December 11, 2013 8:47 AM
Everyday we get more depenadant on technology and gradually lose human touch. Storytelling through tech keeps the whole operation in check.
Pamela D Lloyd's curator insight, November 18, 2013 6:03 PM
Understanding how learning works helps both teachers and students.
Javier Duque's curator insight, November 19, 2013 1:21 AM
Una interesante infografía sobre´teorías de aprendizaje y sus caracterísiticas. La conclusión de la misma es que el "conectivismo" es la teoría general de aprendizaje que recoge en la era digital las aportaciones de las anteriores teorías.
Andrew Earnshaw's curator insight, November 8, 2013 4:37 PM
Ths article explains why all business owners should understand and respect the role of good quality strategic marketing.
Phoumany Phouybanhdyt's curator insight, November 4, 2013 10:51 AM
It is really interesting that organizations are not only using social media to reach out to their consumers, but they are also using this as a medium to find out what their consumers are thinking and what they want. IBM's development of a psycho-linguistic product to analyze a Twitter users personality is very cool.
Blair Kettle's curator insight, October 30, 2013 2:20 AM
Every company a familiar name and, save for Southwest, an international brand. Also a strong showing of stock market darlings.
David Hain's curator insight, October 30, 2013 5:07 AM
How comprehensive was the survey? I wonder if it covered soem of the smaller, more innovative ones as well as these perennial giants?
jennifer glenn's curator insight, October 8, 2013 4:04 PM
a great digital tool in a time of shrinking vocab
Patrice McDonough's curator insight, October 11, 2013 3:05 PM
A nice tool for learners, writiers and teachers. Creative!!
Mary Starry's curator insight, October 17, 2013 10:29 PM
Looks like a great tool to use when you're looking for that specific word you can describe but can't remember.
David Hain's curator insight, September 6, 2013 10:42 AM
Seek, sense, share - to a great extent why I love scoop.it!!
Stephen Dale's curator insight, September 7, 2013 7:58 AM
This is what the "Social Web" is all about - boundless opportunities to learn new things and find/engage with interesting people. However, PKM requires a couple of hidden ingredients: enthusiasm (to learn) and energy (to maintain momentum). #pkm
tracey morgan's curator insight, August 5, 2013 5:39 PM
If you are wondering why you need to understand digital literacy here is a great infrographic that illustrates the piont nicely.
Shanika Journey's curator insight, August 5, 2013 6:39 PM
A new infographic by rewarded search site Qmee offers a glimpse at the digital doings that occur globally over the span of each minute.
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Patricia - saying something memorable, wearing something memorable and sometimes I bring something memorable! Trisha Proud
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Dr. Karen Dietz's comment, July 30, 2013 8:35 PM
Thank you Trisha, Patricia, Peter, Richard, Denyse, Lalita, Karen and Ivon for your comments! I've been enjoying the conversation and thoughts.
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This is a reminder for all of us who are teachers and Ouse power point in the classroom, too.
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Creativity is rare, and if at all there is a rare bit of creativity, then we need to learn from it. Creative people are rare and hard get, so we need to identify such people and learn from them.
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Techniques to inspire new ideas and get you into a creative frame of mind!
Dr. Karen Dietz's curator insight, November 30, 2013 2:55 PM
Titled Archetyes, The Hero's Journey & The Telling of Stories by Gunther Sonnenfeld, this article is all about using the Hero's Journey to understand your customer's experiences.
How ingenious! And a critical perspective. It's hard to figure out how customers experience a business -- from discovery to purchase -- so any models that can help us are welcome.
Sonnenfeld reminds us that storytelling is participatory and this figures into the customer experience equation. Hallelujah. He then goes on to share with us how to design the customer experience based on both participation and the Hero's Journey model.
It all makes perfect sense, and definitely brings clarity to the topic of story and customer experiences. Enjoy!
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Business owners and managers are well served when they hone their public speaking skills. Good delivery engages your audience and ensures your message is heard. There is nothing worse than sitting in the audience when the speaker isn't in touch with the audience and delivers their message poorly.
Patrice McDonough's curator insight, November 1, 2013 8:58 AM
Thanks for sharing . Some good tips here. Recently I attended a presentation through Sliding.ca. My takeaway...One slide One message. Emphasize the verbal & Downplay the visual. You should stand out over your slides!
Dr. Helen Teague's comment, November 1, 2013 8:59 PM
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Dr. Helen Teague's curator insight, November 1, 2013 9:02 PM
Post authors Kelsey Libert and Kristin Tynski, 10-24-13 discuss viral coefficients which are the total number of new viewers generated by one existing viewer.
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Connecting with people emotionally is the bedrock of effective storytelling. But what emotions produce results? Fear? Anger? Joy? Hope?
This article lays out the emotions that when activated, can result in viral sharing. The research is fascinating...And this article helps us sort through what to do. Good examples and tips are shared, along with the results companies have experienced.
Dr. Karen Dietz's comment, November 2, 2013 2:37 PM
Thank you David, Liz, Denyse, Whitequest, and Helen for your comments!
Sharilee Swaity's curator insight, October 6, 2013 8:47 AM
Great advice for building your personal brand, as an introvert.
Bad Spoon's curator insight, October 30, 2013 3:42 AM
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Hans Heesterbeek's curator insight, September 10, 2013 12:12 AM
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Bad Spoon's curator insight, September 10, 2013 1:23 AM
Une manière ludique de découvrir une ville via le Storytelling : un plan interactif intégrant des QR- codes.
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Dr. Karen Dietz's comment, September 11, 2013 8:54 PM
How cool Linda! That must have been a real treat. And thank you Freddy and Ali for your comments.
Debra Walker's curator insight, September 11, 2013 11:30 PM
Visioning is critical for ensuring everyone in the organization can "see" the orgn in the future. Stories are powerful!
Parker Donat's curator insight, September 21, 2013 12:52 PM
I think this issue is confusing for executives. They may think this is only a face to face presentation form of storytelling when I think the focus should also be on the multimedia delivery of storytelling to for internal and external communication.
Dr. Karen Dietz's comment, September 22, 2013 10:43 AM
Hi Parker -- I appreciate you adding your voice here. In my experience, executives are too quick to put their stories into digital media. The ability to build a personal connection is lost when doing so. There are times when moving a story into digital media is important, but far greater value is created when sharing stories in person.
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Forty-eight-year-old Jeffery Sifford on Wednesday was found competent to stand trial for the death of 58-year-old Richard E. Luse, of rural Easton.
Luse was shot last December in a travel trailer at Sifford's home. He died later at a hospital.
The Leavenworth Times reports (http://bit.ly/1jNcN4h ) a preliminary hearing was scheduled for March 7.
Sifford remains jailed in Leavenworth County on $250,000 bail.


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D is for Demint, Jim.
In a sign of the shifting centers of power in Washington, Jim DeMint gave up a seat in the U.S. Senate to take over the conservative Heritage Foundation. Of course, it would be hard for him to accomplish less as a former senator than he did as a sitting one.
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