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Why is it so hard for one to open up about an abusive past?
How to you summon the courage to share? What are the reasons that one may keep such terrible things locked inside? How does one overcome this fear of sharing?
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May 6 2013: One of the reasons could be that the victim may feel they were part of the reason it happened. This may more often apply to being sexually abused. Partly because that so often is done by a (loving??) family member.
I know of one situration where the girl did not really know how bad things were, untill other kids talked about it with leaders at Girl Scouts, and she heard their reactions.
Sharing is, i think, only done if that would make the situation better for the one doing the sharing.
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Hercules Has Seen ALIAS 3.4!!
Alias 3.4 FAQ
What's it called?
"A Missing Link."
Who's responsible?
Teleplay is credited to Monica Breen & Alison Schapker, longtime writer-producers behind "Charmed."
What does TV Guide say?
"Syd's mission to bust a group before it can swipe a batch of biological weapons puts her in touch with a shady man (Justin Theroux) from her lost past and puts Vaughn's marriage to the test. Meanwhile, Jack decides to expose his daughter's murderous activities to save her career at the CIA. Carrie: Amanda Foreman. Lauren: Melissa George."
What light does the Justin Theroux character shed on Syd's missing years?
By the end of the teaser, we learn she was using another name, she had established a career as an assassin, and she was sexually active.
Why does Jack think exposing his daughter's muderous activities will save her career at the CIA?
He feels she gave Vaughn too big a hint, and needed Dixon's help.
How is Vaughn's marriage tested?
Dixon forbids Vaughn from revealing what he knows about Syd to his NSA-employed wife.
What's Arvin Sloane up to?
We don't learn any more about what he's up to, as his two scenes are focused on: a) tormenting Lauren, who's been assigned to consult with Sloane; b) revealing that the Covenant intends to "genetically tailor a biological weapon for specific targets."
Any sign of Will Tippen or Alison "Evil Francie" Doren?
She who carries the Flinkman seed is back. Does Carrie's water break this week?
It does not. We do learn that one of the parents is more anxious to learn the fetus' gender than the other.
Isn't it ironic that a piece of the Rambaldi device, the one that supposedly spit out the word "peace," had to be removed from some poor guy's chest late last season?
Do we finally learn the unspoken thing Sloane learned from the David Carradine character?
Do we finally learn what sin Sloane committed 30 years ago that led to his wife's death?
What were Irina's last words to Syd last season?
"It's you in the prophecy, Sydney, not me. Only you can stop him. Good luck, sweetheart. I love you."
Is that why the woman depicted in Rambaldi's "utter desolation" warning looks so much more like Syd than Irina?
What was that prophecy again?
"This woman here depicted will possess unseen marks, signs that she will be the one to bring forth my works. Bind them with fury, a burning anger, unless prevented at vulgar cost. This woman will render the greatest power unto utter desolation."
What's good?
Some decent revelations. The introduction of Justin Theroux (unrecognizable from his "Mulholland Dr" role), who brings to the table a new villain in which we can take an interest. Syd's "audition," showcasing so dramatically her improvisational abilities generally, and with a hotel telephone and a black bikini in particular. Marshall Flinkman and Carrie Bowman.
What's not so good?
Carl Lumbly, whose role was once central to the series's tension, has been reduced to, at best, an expository device or, at worst, an office furnishing. Somebody needs to pry Marcus Dixon loose from his generic supervisory role. Also? While it's encouraging that we're still seeing Sloane each week, there's too much unresolved to have him still malingering on the sidelines four weeks in. Hopefully, with November sweeps fewer than two weeks away, his more central role will be revealed in a hurry.
How does it end, spoiler-boy?
"You never should have betrayed me," hisses Syd.
Herc's rating for "Alias" 3.4?
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
- ***** better than we deserve
- **** better than most motion pictures
- *** actually worth your valuable time
- ** as horrible as most stuff on TV
- * makes you quietly pray for bulletins
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Oct. 19, 2003, 5:05 p.m. CST
by MichaelJackass
And I don't even watch the fucking thing!
Oct. 19, 2003, 5:05 p.m. CST
by Asterios
Oh yes!
Oct. 19, 2003, 5:08 p.m. CST
by Kegboy
Oct. 19, 2003, 5:09 p.m. CST
I'll watch this until 24 is back on...
by Just Plain Steve
At least they answer (almost) all the questions each season
Oct. 19, 2003, 5:10 p.m. CST
I love this show, but I hope it picks up soon...
by morpheus87
I'm new by the way...this is my very first post....I thought Alias was great the first two seasons, and the first two episodes of this season were both good (second very good, haven't watched third yet) but I hope it starts having some very good or excellent episodes soon. Has Herc even given three and half or four stars to an episode yet? I hope the ratings for this season are above last year so it won't get cancelled. The contract that Jennifer Garner signed to the 2007-2008 season or whatever means that it won't get cancelled, right? Or I am wrong? Please...enlighten me...
Oct. 19, 2003, 5:22 p.m. CST
Herc, must you quote the prophecy EVERY TIME???
by Antiriad
Gets a bit tiring thats all...
Oct. 19, 2003, 6:01 p.m. CST
A few things.
by Johnny Smith
Morph, just because Garner is signed through 2008 doesn't mean it won't get axed. Farscape was contractually obligated for a fifth season...look what happened there. Oh, and Herc? I WANT A GODDAMN CARNIVALE TALKBACK! Brother Justin is so fucking cool.
Oct. 19, 2003, 6:05 p.m. CST
Alias ratings
by Rythefly
Even though the ratings are not stellar there are other considerations that will keep ALIAS on the air for some time. The first is that it routinely wins Sunday night in the 18-49 demographic, which is what the audience the advertisers want, which is where the money comes in. Also keep in mind that it is currently one of the VERY few shows ABC has that garners any attention from the award shows.
Oct. 19, 2003, 6:13 p.m. CST
More ratings stuff
by majorq007
A lot of people seem to think that Alias's ratings have fallen, but they're the same that they were most of last year (discounting the super bowl episode). Now, whether that will remain after FOX's Sunday line-up starts in two weeks is up for question, but right now ALIAS demands the second highest ad rates out of all of ABC's shows (following only Monday Night Football, which doesn't last forever). ALIAS isn't going anywhere. Now if only this plot would pick up. And reveal Sloane as evil already! Last week's gleeful conversation with the Triangle made it obvious that he hasn't changed his ways. So just get to the point already.
Oct. 19, 2003, 6:39 p.m. CST
Still a bunch of unanswered questions.... if they pull an X-File
by Russman
I just hope they have a plan laid out. I'm watching cuz the idea is cool. I don't find her hot, but the story is really good and they can parade her around in skimpy clothes all they want but if they don't start answering questions, I'm going to start watching HBO on Sunday night instead of the Wed. repeat.
Oct. 19, 2003, 6:54 p.m. CST
Okay, Justin Theroux is unrecognizable from MULHOLLAND DR (it's
by FrankDrebin
When he walked through the fire, I walked through the exit.
Oct. 19, 2003, 8:03 p.m. CST
"We have a black cast member but he needs to be important and no
by Big Bad Clone
Just like the Lt. from NYPD Blue, the Sgt, from L&O, Yaphat Kotto on Homocide and Pres. David Palmer. The Hispanic and Asian people can be the colorful side kicks....Ahh, the celebration of diversity on television. Oops, it's almost time for "Black Monday" on UPN.
Oct. 19, 2003, 8:17 p.m. CST
Hey, What Happened to the SNL Feedback?...
by Jervis Tetch
...and why?
Oct. 19, 2003, 8:36 p.m. CST
General Comments
by DanielKurland
SPOILERS Fact that the person Syd killed was Sark's father seemed to be pretty important information. I liked the episode, having a sexy, horny Syd is always nice. What happened with Vaughn at the end seemed a little extreme, but I guess she didn't have much of a choice, you can be sure Lauren will hate Syd even more because of it. I can understand why people aren't liking this season, a lot of it is about Syd finding her past, I am sure things will only improve though. Too bad no more Lena Olin though.
Oct. 19, 2003, 10:13 p.m. CST
We learn that a character familiar to us is behind the Covenant.
by majorq007
We did? Did I miss something?
Oct. 19, 2003, 10:18 p.m. CST
Character Involved with Covenant
by DanielKurland
It's Sark.
Oct. 19, 2003, 10:43 p.m. CST
But we knew that already.
by majorq007
From last episode ... and we also knew that the person Syd killed on the videotape (Lazaray) was Sark's dad two episodes ago.
Oct. 20, 2003, 1:08 a.m. CST
Senator's daughter with an accent
by MRE
Why does a US CIA agent, Vaughn's wife,have an Australian accent? She's supposed to be a US Senator's daughter too. What is up with that? I mean boarding school is a possiblity, but in Australia? I'm sure that would have been a campaign issue, I doubt he would have been elected. Unless her father was a famous Australian actor who got elected to the Senate. Even that Frog actor Michael Vartan who was raised in France and the United States can fake a US accent. That was cool seeing Vaughn get stabbed and left for dead.
Oct. 20, 2003, 2:43 a.m. CST
This show is still on?
by Silver Shamrock
just kidding.. anyway, anyone notice that Sloane is ALWAYS drinking water? The first episode I saw it I thought it looked a little odd since people are rarely shown drinking on that show unless it's a plot point. Since the show is anything but subtle, I'm sure they're going somewhere with it.
Oct. 20, 2003, 9 a.m. CST
Herc, you're right about Sloane and Dixon
by Drath
Set up, set up, set up. Could we get some pay offs for a change? Despite a kick ass pilot, Alias has had two slow starter seasons now, only this one feels like set up that was set up for half a year. Oh wait, that's because it WAS! Turning Dixon into Basil Exposition is a tragedy. The guy was at a turning point at the end of last season, but now it's like nothing happened to him. I'm sure something big is coming, but I feel cheated because I've been waiting for something big to happen with his character...shit, since the pilot!! I thought we were there last year, but now he might as well be Kendall. Meanwhile Sloane is back to biding his time AGAIN! ARRRRGGHH!!! It's a shame if they aren't getting to the point because there would be no more story left. I look at the disappointed X-Files fans and I cringe. Please, JJ, don't let it happen to us! Besides here *should* be tons left to do with these characters once we know what they're plotting. I mean why sit on Sark's interest in all this for two years? We should have learned who he really is long ago because at this point he just annoys me whenever he shows up. It's like "oh let's see, how can I avoid revealing anything about myself yet a-fucking-gain?" (side note, He's Rambaldi, isn't he?) I liked it better when the show was more than just a neverending game of foreplay. ************** ON the positive side of things, none of my problems with the show can't be fixed. The actors are all excellent in their roles, even when the roles start to underserve their talent. I'm not into the "two year" mystery nearly as much as I was (and AM) interested in the prophecy, Rambaldi, SD6, or Irina, but I guess most of that can't be helped until they save up enough money to get Lena Olin back. I miss the exotic locales of the first season but I don't mind if not spending the money creating them means Irina will return.
Oct. 20, 2003, 9:14 a.m. CST
What the hell has happened to this show???
by kingredrum
I realize the dramatic tension left in a season ending cliffhanger won't automatically transfer over to the next season..but WTF?? It's been 4 weeks and what was once my favorite show has turned into a snoozefest. I thought West Wing was the show with the new creative team behind the camera because I swear this can't be the same team responsible for turning out the first two seasons. I hate to think that the show only had two stellar years in it and is now going to wheeze it's way through for another season or two. What made this show work wasn't seeing Syd bounce from caper to caper and the getups (although the getups are sweet) It was the tension/distrust between her and her father; the stress of working for Arvin Sloan, a man she hated for killing the love of her life; the anxiety of constantly lying to her friends, Will and Francie; trying to juggle her obligations as a spy and still trying to be a normal college student on the side; it was the blossming hint of romance between she and Vaughn and Will and who would she choose; it was these different elements co-mingled that made Alias something to look forward to and now all of these elements are missing and it's standard spy fare. The show desevers better than this.
Oct. 20, 2003, 9:16 a.m. CST
Vaughn's wife = The Child-like Empress
by witchyflickchick
Okay, is it just me or doesn't Lauren look like the spitting image of The Child-Like Empress from the first NeverEnding Story. I checked IMDB and they're not the same person. Freakish doppelgangers!
Oct. 20, 2003, 11:59 a.m. CST
by TheAlanSmithee
When she stabbed Vaugn, Syd also passed him that tracking device from the lipstick so he can immediately be found and saved. This was the only way out -- another fine example of her improv skills and a pretty nice cliffhanger that, in my opinion, could have been played for even more dramatic effect. How great would it have been if she shot him, like her Mom shot her at the end of season 1 and like she shot her Mom in season 2? I can envision the scene -- her shooting and him flying off the cliff (after she passed the tracking device, of course). The writers here missed a fine dramatic and action-fueled moment. Instead, she stabs Vaugn in the stomach ("hey now we have matching scars!") and the whole audience knows she missed every vital organ. Why the bad guys don't realize this is just dumb. The writers are getting lazy, I will say that. And the fact that there is no Mom and Will and so little Sloan is just mind-boggling. But, hey, Sydney is still smoking and that action scene in the hotel & pool was hot. When she put her bare foot up on the dash of the car, I couldn't help thinking, "I'd eat M&M's from between those pretty little toes if I could." Which is the reason I keep watching. Yummy!
Oct. 20, 2003, 6:54 p.m. CST
by Zeldas
the Child-like Empress! I peed my pants a little with that one! touche! But I can buy that Dixon is in charge, I can buy that Vaughn's wifey has an accent, and I can even buy the fact that the bad guys didn't assume that Syd wouldn't kill Vaughn. But why the hell did he leave the van in the first place??!! There was no reason to. Syd got herself out of the situation ok, but he fucked up the mission! I do not accept however, that Sloane knows so much about the criminal underworld, but runs a fund for starving kids or something! It seems like a lot should change in 2 years, so how would he still keep up with all his old contacts if he is so squeaky clean now? And why isn't the CIA thinking the same thing? This season is pissing me off. Bring back Irina to stir the shit or something.
Oct. 20, 2003, 7:20 p.m. CST
by Mad_Radhu
I wouldn't exactly hold up Homicide as an example of African-American actors getting a sidelined in American TV. That show very well represented the racial makeup of Baltimore. It started out roughly half and half, and by the end of the series I think there were actually more minority actors than white on the cast. Most other shows are guilty of the sin of marginalizing minority actors, but Homicide was an example of how to balance your cast out so it better represented the racial makeup of the city it is set in. The Shield also does a pretty good job of this as well. Now if only all shows could be as good as these two about giving minorities meaty parts. (SciFi shows set in the future that featur a lot of white bread mactors are the worst offenders, considering that within a few hundred years, almost everyone should have a little color in their heritage).
Oct. 20, 2003, 8:45 p.m. CST
Long Kiss Goodnight
by Hawley Martins
Is it just me, or does this show get more like The Long Kiss Goodnight every episode??
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An informational meeting will be hosted by the town of Johnsburg to allow public input on the proposed changes. It is planned for Oct. 20 at 7 p.m at the town of Johnsburg Library.
The meeting will be used to gauge whether it is feasible for the APA to move forward with map amendments, a list of which follows this article.
In total, the Agency is considering reclassifying roughly 6,000 acres in the town.
According to Adirondack Park Agency officials, the intended purpose of the land use classification system is to channel growth into the areas where it can best be supported and to minimize the spread of development in areas less suited to sustain such growth.
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ADDISON COUNTY — Although none of the local girls' high school soccer teams finished above .500, all four had fine moments and benefited from outstanding individual contributions that are recognized here in the 2010 Addison Independent Girls' Soccer All-Star Team.
Coach Dwight Irish's Vergennes squad had the most success, compiling a .500 regular season and earning a home playoff game. They were sparked by, among others, high-scoring junior Kenadi Dattilio, the 2010 Addison Independent Player of the Year, and three other Commodores who are recognized here.
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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Middlebury College men's hockey team split two games in the Primelink Great Northern Shootout in Plattsburgh this past weekend. The 1-3 Panthers will return to action this weekend with games at Southern Maine and the University of New England.
On Saturday, Middlebury picked up its first win, 2-1 over St. John's (2-8) in the Shootout consolation game. The Panthers outshot St. Johns, 41-22.
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But ANwSU officials said that after years of careful budgeting, reaching the full cost-cutting goal of Act 146, better known as the Challenge for Change, is not realistic in their district.
ADDISON COUNTY — The year 2010 proved not one to go down in the record books for the local high school boys' soccer teams. All had bright moments, especially early in the season, but ultimately none finished above .500 or won a postseason game.
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In the last minute of the game, the Detroit Lions won one of the most frustrating, heart pounding, hat throwing, foot stomping, kids cover your ears, games I've ever watched. A 50 second drive covering 80 yards capped off by a heady play by Matthew Stafford. It was great. It should silence any Stafford doubters out there that he is indeed the Lions franchise quarterback. However, fans should not be pleased with the Lions overall performance.
The Lions out gained the Cowboys by over 300 yards on offense and held the efficient Tony Romo to under 50 percent completions, but the Lions still managed to find themselves down for most of the game. Four turnovers by their three best offensive players in Calvin Johnson, Reggie Bush, and Matthew Stafford is not a recipe for long-term success.
The Lions may have won Sunday, but there is a trending theme this season for the team which is lack of discipline and execution.
In week one against Minnesota the Lions offense started the game sluggish. The defense had a pick-six called back thanks to an illegal hit by Ndamukong Suh. On the ensuing, play Matthew Stafford had his pass tipped by a defensive lineman which resulted in an interception in scoring territory.
Against Arizona, the Lions missed two field goals on back to back plays and had another blocked. The Lions lost 25-21.
With the exception of the Green Bay game, you could make a case that the Lions are losing games or letting teams hang around because of their penalties and/or lack of execution. Some of those games they win and others they lose, but the Lions don't expect to win some and lose some with the talent they have on their roster. They expect to win every game they play just as every team in the NFL does.
With eight more games remaining against opponents that are a combined 20-38, the Lions have a very favorable schedule and a division title isn't out of the question. If the Lions are going to take the division from the Packers they have to turn their inconsistent play around by executing and playing more disciplined football (A consistent pass rush wouldn't hurt either).
That seems to be the formula the Packers have used the past three seasons to dominate the NFC North since their Super Bowl run. Well that and exceptional quarterback play, but it looks like the Lions will be just fine in that department.
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A & W Root Beer
- rworange Mar 12, 2007 11:50 AM
The last time I had A & W root beer at their drive-in was as a kid ... at that time there were still car hops, a tray was attached to your window that held huge frosty mugs.
I've had a can here and there over the years, but that is the equivalent of bottled Starbucks frappucino ... it isn't the same.
So, I was passing by an A & W, the thirst was upon me and I drove up and placed my order.
Now I knew there would be no glass mug and my expectations were it wouldn't be close to what it was those many years ago. However, I was expecting better than canned and pleasant.
First I thought they gave me diet A & W, it had that artifical taste with the unpleasant aftertaste of fake sweeteners. On top of it, it was weak and watery.
I don't recall EVER taking a fast food item back ... we aren't talking pricy fine wine here ... I usually just toss and take the loss of a buck or two.
However, I was so offended by this drink that I took it back ... first to check if it was a mistaken diet version and second to alert them if they had a dispensing machine having problems.
They were nice as can be. Confrimed it was regular and not diet, tossed my cup and put a bit in another cup to sip and check ... yep, that was what A & W was meant to taste like. They substituted a Pepsi for me because I really couldn't drink that even if it hadn't been tossed.
The Pepsi was on the weak side too, so perhaps it is just the way this A&W mixes its soda.
So the question is ... has A&W deteriorated that much ... or did I just stop at a bad A&W?
Is there still frosty goodness out there or has it went the way of car hops?
How's the rest of the food?
Here's a post from a few months back that seems positive and gives me hope there are better A & W's out there.
Frosted mug as a youth and brought home many a quart to savor over the years. It has been about five since I had a fresh and frosty at the orange window but it was as I remembered.
My understanding was in the old days the real stuff at the hut did not have preservatives because they told us we nneded to drink within two days. The cans had no such time restrictions.
It is a shame that you did not enjoy.
Could it be like so many other items from our youth that it does taste the same, but our memories remember it better. I used to loved baked macaroni with Velveeta as a kid but i tried as an adult and we tested the disposal that night.
re: rworange
Only one word for that RW, Blech!!
re: rworange
I had the same experience. Decades ago my cousins and I used to go to A&W in Sacramento - they didn't have them for some reason in the Bay Area. Recently one opened here on Oahu.... I was SO disappointed when I tried it. Watered down, no bite, just sort of an "off" sweet taste. Like you I wondered if it had been "contaminated" by the diet variety.
re: rworange
There might have been something wrong with the mixture in the fountain.
We have an A&W in the town south of us (such places are only open during warm weather although the Sonic in Ft. Dodge is open year-round, including carhops bringing your food out), and we went there for a root beer float awhile back. Big frosty glass and it was so full it spilled when I stuck the spoon in it. Yummy.
re: revsharkie
No. The person working there poured herself a bit from the fountain and said that was how it was supposed to taste. That was my first question ... if there might be a problem.
You can still get it in the frosted mug at actual restaurants, which is a nice touch if you can find it! Apparently they still hand-dip the onion rings too, but I don't like onion rings so I can't vouch for them.
I'm not a fast food burger person, but I indulge in and enjoy a mozza or teen burger once a year or less. And I like their diet rootbeer. Especially in float formation!
That said, last year in BC we found A&W was very common so we ate there twice in a week, that cured me of my cravings for a while.
I was a fry cook in one in 1966. That cured me. The only good thing was that Janet Perez worked there too.
re: callitasicit
I didn't even see your name before I thought that it might be you. What do you eat and enjoy here? And I do mean that as an honest question. What? Anything? Have you had no decent meal here ever since coming from Boston? (It was Boston, right?)
I drink rootbeer infrequently, but Barque's is sharp, fresh, but it's not the same as A&W of old. Best available locally, to my mind. And I do agree with rworange.... the rootbeer ain't what it once was.
I stopped at the original A & W location (Lodi, CA) over the weekend and had a root beer float, and it was as wonderful as I remember they always used to be. Frosted mug, hand-scooped ice cream, and a new generation of "Janet Perez", too!
I don't know if this particular location is part of the Yum Foods group or not...since it's the original location, it may have been excluded from the buyout. (They don't sell chicken or tacos there.) Sadly, the only remaining member of the Burger Family is 'Papa Burger'. Mama, Teen, and Baby are history.
Our local A&W is co branded with a LJS, and as you can imagine, there are some scents that mingle...oddly. However, the root beer is never a complaint. It's draught in the dining area, and they hand you a frosted mug.
re: Sharuf
There coney dogs are the best. I went by one in hanford Ca. on thursday but it wasn`t
open yet. I use to go to the one out off the 99 freeway at avenue 384, just south of
Kingsburg. It`s closed now, But I made it so My 3 sons can tell stories about that
place. I use to buy rootbeer by the gallon jugs and take it home to make our own
rootbeer floats. I bought everyone a glass mug, and my mother had hers at 94 yrs
old. that was her favorite. we still have fond memories from that little stand. they
had a fantastic bussines there because the young people who ran that place kept
it clean, and a alot of people from the freeway would stop there.
My experiences with A&W recently have been very good. I think that all the ones I've been to have frosted glass mugs and it has always been a good product. Certainly better than anything I'd get via tap at any other fast food restaurant. They've been doing lots of those combo stores with LJS and others recently. Maybe a part of YUM brands? anyway, perhaps there's something about these new stores that they've changed. Actually, that's a certainty probably.
re: jword2001
Just had a burger(big poppa) from local A&W...what a surprise, very good hot fresh,and messy!, the fries...well sad at best, but I'll for sure go back for a burger, as for the fries, well there is a mickey d's across the street : ).
rw, I had a similar experience at the A&W near my apt. I too remember the delicious frostiness of the good ol' days. It can't have been more than a decade since I went in there for a coney dog and a RBF in a mug. But this last time (maybe a year ago), the food and RB both were absolutely wretched. Oh, and the service was bad, too. This was at one of the combo stores that kindofabigdeal mentions (KFC is the other).
A friend of mine worked at the ad agency that had the A&W account in the mid-'90s, when the company was attempting to rebuild itself. She told me at the time that the company's biggest problem was that they had too many franchisees who weren't following proper company protocol. Foremost, A&W root beer is brewed to be served without ice in a frosted glass mug. (As recently as 2002, when I left Albuquerque, the A&W there used frosted glass mugs, but I haven't eaten at an A&W since.) So if there were no frosted glass mugs, then you were at a bad franchise.
Each spring I head out to the Midwest to chase storms and for two weeks am at the mercy of the group for dining choices (3 each Pizza Hut and Applebees this year...shudders), but one afternoon this year we were waiting for things to develop somehere probably in Texas and pulled over for a snack at A&W. Not only was the RBF as wonderful as it should be, and in a frosted mug, but they also had wifi so we could all check up on our electronic lives. Last year we made our Canadian friend George try the 72oz steak at the Big Texan in Amarillo. Hee hee. (He got through 41...pretty good!).
From what I understand, glass mugs aren't used in many A&W restaurants because of a high theft rate. If one still serves a chilled mug...might be a low tourist/crime area. As for the drink itself...the chilled glass mug reduces the sweetness and "candy" flavors to reasonable...without the chilled glass mug, it's bad.
re: ML8000
I've definitely had a glass mug in the last two years at an A&W
In my town (Detroit area) we have an actual A&W drive in with car hops and frosty mugs. The frosty mug root beer is still all that, as well as the chili dogs. The fries are, as another poster noted, meh. I don't bother with root beer to go in a cardboard cup, it's just not the same.
Saturday nights they host a classic car "cruise" and it's a trip to be sitting in the drive in with the tray on the window, looking at a bunch of old cars (and old guys).
re: coney with everything
Our A&W/LJS has glass mugs and serve yourself rootbeer. I drink a mug while standing there and refill for my meal!
re: coney with everything
the a&w on main in clawson?
Last time I went to A&W was last November in Okinawa (there's a surprising amount of branches there), where I had a root beer float in a frosted mug, with hand-scooped ice cream and decent root beer.
However, it looked like they no longer served the tonkatsu burger, so beloved by my father.
Well sadly the food is atrocious . Victoria BC has a few. I hadn't been in a long time so I thought what the heck. I know better now.The Papa Burger is now a fright, greasy patties with mayo, a hint of ketchup and mustard. A pickle slice the size of a dime and 2 thin rings of onion. Soaking in a foil bag of grease . Ugh. Not worth a buck let alone $4 !! The onion rings are nothing more than a bag of crumbs , err salt , and 4 or 5 deep fried onions.Again, $4 !! WTF?! Just pathetic. Is this place for real? Served by some snot nosed cheese eating kid fresh outta high school with disdain for his occupation.Hey that's where your train of life let you out -deal with it. No cheese on my burger , no ketchup for my onion rings in the bag , not even a blasted napkin. No wonder the "Now Hiring' sign out front has become a permanent fixture. Everything a fast food joint shouldn't be. Lousy service , lousy food and expensive.Like a bad stain on a nice rug -they just won't go away . C'mon A & W , just give up the ghost so no more unsuspecting victims craving a reasonable burger don't get taken for $10.
Wow, I never realized it was hit and miss for this joint in the States. In Edmonton, every location has frosted mugs if you eat in. The rootbeer tastes as good as I rememeber as a kid. It's still DH's favorite fast food burger (and we have fatburger here) too.
Funny though, I tried the onion rings for the first time in 10 years (this past Dec) and they were so salty. I could barely get them down. I used to love them but, since axing a lot of processed food out of my diet, its crazy how something I used to love can taste like pure salt now.
There's a REAL A&W, stand alone not co-branded, in Tulare,CA. on "J" Street. They have the glass mugs, and the last time I stopped there I thought the taste was the same as back in the '60s.
re: burlgurl
re: nutsnbolts
I'm serious!
Between 1982 and 1986 my parent operated an A&W in a small rural logging town. At that time, I believe we were the ONLY fast food restaurant in town. I was a young teen at the time and I fondly remember stopping off after school for a burger or coney dog. The root beer was made fresh every day from cartons of rootbeer concentrate (secret formula), sugar, and water. It would sometimes be my task to make the root beer in the two huge metal bins in the back of the store.
It's been over 20 years since I've eaten at that A&W, but there's one downtown where I live now (Eugene, OR) and I've stopped in there a few times for a frosty mug and it tastes EXACTLY how I remember it. Maybe you just got a bad A&W?
I have had similar experiences at the A&W in our town and my wife and I have noticed that the diet and regular come out of the same spigot even though they have different handles on the "barrel." We assume that causes some flavor contamination if people have ordered diet ahead of your regular. So now if we stop at an A&W we look at their root beer setup before we order because we don't want the contaminated stuff. But we may just be crazy.
(was googling for A&W and came across this thread...)
I recently realized that the A&W/KFC on Bascom Ave. in San Jose has a dedicated tap for the root beer (not sure if that tap is shared with the diet stuff, but honestly I don't think that matters much). I've had a couple frosted mugs of the stuff (with NO ICE of course 8^) ) and it was very close to what I vaguely remember having at a gen-u-whine drive up joint in Middletown, OH as a kid in the early 60s, complete with the window tray thing. In other words - heaven in a glass.
The only thing that I remember differently is that they'd serve it so cold in Ohio that the foam would freeze - but that was a long time ago and perhaps my memory has modified the facts. At any rate, I give this particular A&W a thumbs up for the root beer. The food is more average, but OK. I ordered a dog with cheese and they used some kind of "comes out of a nozzle" Cheese Product - nnnnnnk. Won't be doing that again.
I dunno, I have an EXTREME fondness for this stuff....frosted mug or not. I have fond memories of A&W as a child (complete with the umm..."free" mugs we had in our cupboards).
I of late, really like the diet stuff, just because i am not fond of regular soft drinks (too sweet for my tastes), and if im' near an A&W i have to stop for one. I will mention that i am a fan of fountain drinks for some reason, in general. But i like that theirs has no ice (in Canada anyway), so at least you get what you are paying for.
As for the food... I love the onion rings , although they're not as spicey as a few years back. The veggie burger aint half bad either !! I like the milkshake but hey, according to the nutritional information, you have to save up a week's calories to have one :)
We have an A&W down the street (attached to a KFC) and if you go inside you get the frosty mug with the same rootbeer I remember when there were carhops. Add some soft ice cream for a rootbeer float, and it's heaven. We manage to go there often since it's been hot just for the frosty mug and that great taste.
One more thing. At our A&W, if you are eating inside thus getting the frosty mug, they use root beer from their end of the counter. Not from the spigots where you help yourself. Don't know if that makes a difference, but the taste is still as I remember. And as someone said, the burgers are great!
re: katroberts
Apparently unmentioned previously in this thread is, IMO, the best single item on the A&W menu, which is the cheese curds. Yes they're breaded with a mixture of dried spices and frozen and dropped in the fryer and all that, but they're still great (you can skip the little packet of "marinara sauce" that comes with them however). Specifically, they are superior to the cheese curds at Culver's, which is otherwise one of my fav chains and which is celebrated for its cheese curds.


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Freud, Lucian
Publication Timeline
Most widely held works about Lucian Freud
Most widely held works by Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud by Lucian Freud ( Book )
63 editions published between 1982 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 1,779 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richly illustrated with photographs from the artist's personal archives, this book contains a detailed analysis of Lucian Freud's work. A full chronology and bibliography are also included
Lucian Freud paintings by Robert Hughes ( Book )
16 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 1,099 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A study of the paintings of twentieth-century artist Lucian Freud, with illustrations
Lucian Freud : the painter's etchings by Starr Figura ( Book )
9 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"One of the foremost artists working today, Lucian Freud had redefined portraiture and the nude through his frank scrutiny of the human form. Although he is best known as a painter, etching is integral to Freud's practice. This volume accompanies a major Museum of Modern Art exhibition presenting the full scope of Freud's etchings, along with a critical selection of related paintings and drawings. Organized by Starr Figura, Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings includes seventy etchings - from the artist's rare early experiments of the 1940s to the increasingly complex compositions he has created since rediscovering the medium in the early 1980s - juxtaposed with some twenty-two paintings and seven drawings. Figura's essay in this catalogue examines the dramatic dialogue among mediums in Freud's practice, and explores the crucial cross-pollinating relationship between his etchings and his works on canvas. Pared down to essentials of line, often depicting figures cropped or isolated against empty backgrounds, Freud's prints achieve a startling degree of psychological tension and formal abstraction. Etching is here revealed as a medium uniquely suited to Freud's distinct artistic goals."--Jacket
Lucian Freud portraits by Sarah Howgate ( Book )
3 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portraits were central to the work of Lucian Freud (1922-2011). Working only from life, the artists claimed, "I could never put anything into a picture that wasn't actually there in front of me." This major retrospective catalogue surveys Freud's portraits across the seven decades of his career. Featuring the finest portraits from public and private collections around the world, the book explores the stylistic development and remarkable technical virtuosity of an artist regarded as one of the most innovative figurative painters the medium has known. Freud's chosen subjects were often his intimates--family members, friends, and artistic colleagues such as Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, Leigh Bowery, and David Hockney. Freud was a private man who rarely gave interviews, and his thoughts on the complex relationship between artist and sitter and the challenges of painting nudes and self-portraits are published here for the first time, documented in a series of interviews with Michael Auping, conducted between May 2009 and January 2011. An illustrated chronology of the artist's life provides fascinating insights into Freud's background as a grandson of Sigmund Freud, and his unorthodox artistic education
Degas and the nude by George T. M Shackelford ( Book )
7 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Degas and the Nude" is the first book in a generation to explore the artist's treatment of the nude from his early years in the 1850s and 1860s, through his triumphs in the 1880s and 1890s, all the way to his last decades when the theme dominated his artistic production in all media. With essays by leading American and French critics, it provides a new interpretation of Degas' evolving conception of the nude, situating it in the subject's broader context among his peers in nineteenth-century France. It explores how Degas exploited all of the body's expressive possibilities, how his vision of the nude informed his notion of modernity, and how he abandoned the classical or historical form in favor of a figure seen in her own time and setting--whether engaged in overtly carnal acts or just stepping out of an ordinary bath
Lucian Freud : the studio by Lucian Freud ( Book )
6 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catalogus van de tentoonstelling over het werk van de Britse schilder (1922-)
Constable : le choix de Lucian Freud : Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 7 octobre 2002-13 janvier 2003 by John Constable ( Book )
4 editions published in 2002 in French and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The glass tower by Nicholas Moore ( Book )
5 editions published in 1944 in English and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucian Freud : beholding the animal by Sebastian Smee ( Book )
2 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The etchings of Lucian Freud : a catalogue raisonné 1946-1995 by Craig Hartley ( Book )
4 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
catalogue raisonné
From London : Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Andrews, Auerbach, Kitaj ( Book )
2 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 76 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Omhandler kunstnerne Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Lucian Freud (f. 1922), Leon Kossoff (f. 1926), Michael Andrews (1928-1995), Frank Auerbach (f. 1931) og R.B. Kitaj (f. 1932)
The baths of Absalom : a footnote to Froude by James Pope-Hennessy ( Book )
3 editions published in 1954 in English and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucian Freud, 1996-2005 by Lucian Freud ( Book )
9 editions published in 2005 in 3 languages and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Réunit le travail du peintre de ces dix dernières années : ses peintures, ses gravures et ses dessins. Les sujets qu'il représente vont de la reine Elisabeth II, Jerry Hall ou David Hockney à des études sur des personnes de sa famille ou aux chevaux pour lesquels il a une réelle passion
Lucian Freud by Sabine Haag ( Book )
3 editions published in 2013 in German and held by 44 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Die von dieser Publikation begleitete Ausstellung in Wien ist in den Monaten vor seinem Tod im Juli 2011 in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Künstler konzipiert worden und somit die letzte, die Lucian Freud zu Lebzeiten selbst zusammengestellt hat. Werke aus seiner gesamten, siebzig Jahre währenden Schaffensperiode werden gezeigt, und erstmals sind jene Bilder hier vereint, die er selbst für seine wichtigsten Arbeiten hielt. Unter ihnen befinden sich einige seiner berühmtesten Gemälde: Selbstporträts, Bildnisse von Freuds Familienmitgliedern oder anderen Künstlern wie Francis Bacon, aber auch Landschaften und Stillleben. Zugleich erkennt man Freuds großes Interesse an den Werken der Alten Meister und der altägyptischen Kunst. Eine Hommage an einen großen Künstler - von ihm selbst als kostbares Vermächtnis autorisiert. Exhibition: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria (8.10.2013-6.1.2014)
Lucian Freud at work : in conversation with Sebastian Smee by Sebastian Smee ( Book )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 44 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The artist's eye : Lucian Freud : an exhibition of National Gallery Paintings selected by the artist 17 June - 16 August 1987 by National Gallery (Great Britain) ( Book )
3 editions published in 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Constable, le choix de Lucian Freud [exposition] Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand-Palais, 7 oct. 2002-13 janv. 2003 ( Book )
1 edition published in 2002 in French and held by 42 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Interpreting Lucian Freud by David Mellor ( Book )
3 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Om den engelske kunstner Lucian Freud f. 1922
Lucian Freud : after Cézanne by Lucian Freud ( Book )
2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lucian Freud : the studio ; [published on the occasion of the exhibition Lucian Freud. LÁtelier ... held at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from 10 March to 19 July, 2010] ( Book )
3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Andrews, Michael, Art Artists Auerbach, Frank, Authors' spouses Bacon, Francis, Blackwood, Caroline Citkowitz, Israel, Composers' spouses Constable, John, Degas, Edgar, Dominica Drawing Drawing, British Drawing, English England--London Etching Etching, English Figurative art, British Figurative painting, British Figurative painting, English France Freud, Lucian Great Britain Guinness family Human beings Human beings in art Human figure in art Kitaj, R. B Kossoff, Leon, Lowell, Robert, Marriage Novelists, English Nude in art Paine Webber Inc Painters Painters' spouses Painting, English Painting, Modern Portrait painters Portrait painting, British Portrait painting, English Portrait prints, British Portraits, British Saint Lucia School of London (Group of artists) Travel United States West Indies Windward Islands
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Rated 5 / 5 stars January 25, 2003
Cool! Good art & voices. It's just too friggin short! But you've probabaly heard that before.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars January 25, 2003
that was great
are you going to make a Pt. 5?? and if so when do you think it will come to ng??
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars January 25, 2003
Wasnt that great
i didnt really like it, i mean it was ok and all good drawing and stuff i just didnt really like the story line hope to see more though...
It's PART of a storyline...see Alley of the Dolls parts 1,2 and 3 that precede this one.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars January 25, 2003
That was so excellent.


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I'll get my bias out of the way right up front: Artist David Mazzucchelli's work on the Frank Miller-written Batman: Year One (the comic) is about the best art ever created for a superhero comic book. I love the work of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Gil Kane, to name a few great superhero artists, but Mazzucchelli on Year One (and also in the also-Miller-written Daredevil: Born Again) brought a unique blend of dynamism and humanity that is sorely lacking from even the best superhero comics. Mazzucchelli's brief time as a superhero artist was one of the high points of superhero comics history, and while I love his later, more personal work, I do wish superhero comics these days possessed a hundredth of the visual depth and artistry he brought to the table. So forgive me for wishing Batman: Year One (the DVD) looked a little more like Mazzucchelli's art. But, I'm nitpicking, and I have to admit it. Batman: Year One is faithful to the mood of the comic, even if it doesn't always match it frame-for-frame. That said, many scenes in the movie are clearly right out of the book, and the characters look on-model, especially the vile Commissioner Loeb, Lt. James Gordon, and the prostitute Selina Kyle.
The fact is, Batman: Year One is one of the most faithful comics-to-film adaptations ever. Unlike the direct-to-DVD All-Star Superman (which I liked but didn't love), it really feels like the whole story is there. James Gordon (voiced by the amazing Bryan Cranston) is really the star of the show, idealistic but human, moral but flawed. The movie doesn't shy away from Gordon's moral lapse with colleague Sarah Essen, but wrings the same drama and pain from their affair that the comic portrayed.
The arc of a determined Bruce Wayne feeling his way from willful amateur to truly becoming Batman feels genuine and earned, in keeping with the original comic. The ending feels pregnant with a world of possibility, but is satisfying at the same time.
I don't have a Blu-Ray player, so most of the special features are out of my reach, but the regular DVD in the combo-pack includes a Catwoman short, and multiple previews, including one for Justice League: Doom, which adapts Mark Waid and Howard Porter's "Tower of Babel" storyline from the Morrison-era JLA run and looks like it will be a fun addition to the DC direct-to-DVD line.
The quality of DC's direct-to-DVD movies has varied pretty widely, but Batman: Year One is the best one yet produced. The voicework, animation, and committment to keeping the greatest Batman story intact on the screen all make it a must-see for anyone who loves this story, or these characters. The movie will be available on 10/11 for download and 10/18 to buy on Blu-Ray and DVD. Whatever your format of choice, see it. It's great.
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Li'l Abner is a 1956 Broadway musical featuring characters from the comic strip of the same name, with a book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank and songs by Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul.The Dogpatchers are enjoying their Small Town Boredom when Senator Jack S. Phogbound comes bearing a message from Washington: Dogpatch, having been determined to be the most unnecessary town in the country, has been selected to become the next atomic test site. Dogpatch's annual Sadie Hawkins Day chase is in jeopardy until the town can prove it has a reason for existing. Mammy Yokum suggests the yokumberry tree, which only grows in Dogpatch and whose berries are the source of her son Abner's strength, and Li'l Abner demonstrates this to government approval. This attracts the attention of Corrupt Corporate Executive General Bullmoose, who sends his floozy Appassionata Von Climax to contend with Daisy Mae in capturing Li'l Abner on Sadie Hawkins Day.Panama and Frank produced and directed a film version released in 1959 by Paramount Pictures. The film featured many actors from the original production, including Peter Palmer as Abner, Stubby Kaye as Marryin' Sam, Howard St. John as General Bullmoose, and Julie Newmar as Stupefyin' Jones.
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Did We Ignore the Rise of the Personal World?
In a week when Sony has announced yet more delays
(another in a longer series of gaffes that has spawned endless humiliation)
in the development of their much hyped virtual space, Home, and when even the roar from
WoW's success seems to be fading into an echo, a reminder about the incredible success of
a little game that could... Like All in the Family or this year's indie darling Once (or the Aeron chair, for that matter), it almost never got made 'cause people making decisions about such things didn't believe Will Wright (who doesn't believe Will Wright?!) when he said it would be the best thing ever. Cause after all, who the heck would want to play in a virtual dollhouse?
The Sims franchise has now
sold 100 million copies (in 22 languages and 60 countries) since 2000. From a recent NYTimes article
sent to us by Tripp Robbins (who also notes how strange it is that videogame
articles appear in the television category):
All told, the franchise has generated about $4 billion in sales or an average of $500 million every year for the last eight years, placing the Sims in the rarefied financial company of other giants of popular culture like "American Idol," "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter."
I'm in love with Will Wright,
I am going to confess (though there's no chance for me as his fiancée is way
more beautiful than even my best avatars). I saw
him speak at the Game Developer's conference a couple of years ago: not about games, nor game design very specifically,
but rather an exploration of his intensely nerdy passions for astrophysics and
exo-biology and how they relate to game design (Spore, of
course). He's a game designer that gets
underneath the covers, really thinking about what makes the game experience
unique from other media experiences, and how he can design games that provoke
and inspire. Pride, accomplishment and guilt, for instance, are emotions that videogames have the power to evoke in
spades (I had to stop playing Age of Empires because I felt guilty for burning
the little digital peasants out of their houses), but that are rarely present
in other media (except perhaps if you're watching An Inconvenient Truth, I suppose). As a relatively new medium still struggling
to find 'its language', reminders like this are important… in the game designer's
rant at GDC this year, for instance, several of the talks explored the idea
that there is still so much more to be done with videogames in terms of
engendering emotions that are positive (as Clint Hocking said, why isn't Medal of Honor about honor, or Call of Duty about duty?), and fostering experiences that are a step beyond the videogame equivalent of B-movies and T-and-A fests.
Now as much as I like to talk about videogames being more
meaningful, I know that Terra Nova is a
blog about virtual worlds. And I believe in the social power of virtual worlds. I have often
pronounced to audiences that gaming has
traditionally been a social activity, and once computer networks evolved sufficiently people
gravitated towards playing with one another in a variety of time-tested
ways (do you know people who still play Solitaire once they have an Internet connection?). I have even ventured to say that
once people have the experience of gaming socially, they are less inclined to
go back (I backed this up with the assertion that people even play single
player games socially, as I did with all my single player games back in the day).
But maybe I'm wrong. What is it about the experience of the single-player Sims game that surpasses all else?
"What we've discovered is that the Sims is a very private experience for a lot of people," Rod Humble, head of the Sims studio, said in a telephone interview last week. "It's private because it's set in real life. Rather than on a console in the living room where everyone can see, you generally play on a handheld or on a PC in the study, where no one can look over your shoulder. You get to tap into this wonderful childhood imaginary game, which is 'What if I could create my own little world and all the people in it and watch them go through their business and jump in and change things when I want?' That is a pretty personal fantasy."
Okay, but won't people want to share their personal fantasies? I mean people do already. So why then did the Sims Online fail so miserably? Our own Mia Consalvo has a theory or two, all neatly documented in her chapter From Dollhouse to Metaverse: What Happened When The Sims Went Online (in the Player's Realm anthology). She notes that she enjoyed the Sims much more than the Sims Online, for instance, because she tends to be a more solitary player. But why? One reason is that solitary play allows one to construct a magic circle (for lack of a better metaphor) that doesn't have to look like a Venn diagram where players are constantly constructing, reinforcing and arguing about the boundaries between those two play circles. It is precisely the necessary overlp of the circles that creates so much conflict in MMO environments (more on this here and here). A truly satisfying game experience allows one to construct whatever type of circle they want, unfettered by gameplay or other social norms that might otherwise influence their freedom of expression:
Given an artificial situation, players can experiment, allowing them to see 'what happens' when a Sim nags another Sim for too long. There are no real consequences involved. Yet when the other Sim is a real person, even if it's a person I do not know, my feelings change. I can nag a computer easily—another person is more difficult. And likewise, even if I really wanted to have my Sim slap that other Sim (or just peck her on the cheek), the other Sim now has the opportunity to refuse. Not that the computer AI couldn't, but it was different somehow. These changes in my expectations for what is acceptable behavior are perhaps my own, not shared by others. ...It is possible that because TSO is so similar to 'real life' that I have transferred my behavioral norms—just as I wouldn't expect to be able to slap a stranger on the street IRL, neither can I do so in TSO. That norm is not so pronounced in other types of online games, where situations are more fantastical, and different behavioral norms already more established. But the underlying point seems to be that players either bring with, or invent, expectations for interactions, when other people are involved. And these norms have consequences for how they behave. Whether that is a good or bad thing I can't say. But it does suggest that the 'look and feel' of a virtual world can inspire in players certain behavioral norms, and as we see the rise of more non-sci-fi and fantastical MMOGs, behavioral norms will likely change, as both the environment and player base change as well (Consalvo, 2007, p. 22).
(So this, of course, makes me think about solipsism
(those of you who know me know that I have a
pet theory about us all living in a big virtual world, and we have also discussed it elsewhere here)… is this world I
live in a personal universe? Do any of
the rest of you lovely people exist? Oh, dear, I hate
it when my brain meanders into existential territory that leaves me
depressed. So unfair. And anyway, I don't
care if all of you really exist or not 'cause I love you anyway…)
The point is that game experiences can and should be about the stories that people create themselves, not about the stories that others choose to tell them. And what's lovely about this is that there is a huge body of literature amassed in recent years that addresses the possibilities of storytelling and personal narrative for transformational purposes. What it makes really clear to me is why people can find sort of basic and boring emergent environments endlessly fascinating, while many of us are left scratching our heads: what the heck is the appeal of grinding through several tens of thousands of creatures that need killing. Well, of course we know that no one would play WoW if there were no other people involved... but that has more to do with the state of evolution of single player games (the status quo plus people is better than just the status quo), and the fact that videogame narratives can now be constructed on the fly by all sorts of people at the same time. But what about the next evolution? Can it trump the MMO?
Soon (!) I will have the option of designing my own personal Sim universe, designed with lots and lots of love by my favorite Will Wright. What could be better than that? And looks like they might have learned their lesson:
Spore is unique in that while it has multiplayer elements involved there will be no direct live contact with other players. Players' created content gets saved to a master server and will be downloaded by the client-software of other players. In this way, a player will interact with the content created by another player in a non-intrusive manner.
I can show them my sandbox, but they can't mess it up. Is that the best of all worlds? My universe is unpwnable.
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"Well, of course we know that no one would play WoW if there were no other people involved... "
Uh... Diablo?
I think the difference in joy, for many people, between The Sims and VWs/MMOs is that your goals in a game like The Sims are, in many cases, self generated. What is a "successful dollhouse?" Sure, there's stuff in The Sims that announced, "I did a good job." But any other players' ideas of what a "good" game of The Sims might look like will interfere (or at least contrast) with what *you* were trying to do with the game. It's the difference between art and sport.
The reason Sims Online failed, I think, is because it basically glommed together all these individual, self-guided game spaces and tried to bind them together with some social stuff. In a space like SL, the "social stuff" is the whole reason for being there, in many cases. But in The Sims, it was, essentially, extra.
I've wondered, though, if you could have an MMO sim game where the goals were creative at a group/guild level. Your class might determine what kinds of things you can contribute to various projects. Artisans can create textures. Engineers create scripts. Dancers create animations. Architects do floor plans. Politicians debate over boundaries. In that case, success will be a group issue -- both in the definition and the occurrence. Maybe then, "simming" in an MMO will be more successful.
Posted Apr 25, 2008 5:54:32 PM | link
Diablo is an interesting one, 'cause I played lots of solo Diablo before I ever played it cooperatively, but then found I couldn't go back... Do you really think people would play single-player WoW? I just don't think the gameplay holds up. In 1995, maybe. But not now.
Good point, though, about sociability being something that should be designed for from conception. And yes, your model encourages a unique economy where people can not only offer a variety of products and services, but can contribute to the building blocks of the whole game. Funny that it harkens back to the original medieval notion of a guild much more so than what we refer to as guilds -- much more about creating collaboratively and building a discipline that allows everyone to advance their skills collectively.
I'm still thinking about your suggestion that it's fundamentally art vs. sport. Occam's razor? So nice (and humbling) when the world can be deconstructed so neatly.
Posted Apr 25, 2008 6:31:02 PM | link
Just a quick note on TSO. It is back, under the banner of EA-Land and now contains user generated content, real cash economy, etc... Seems like the project is very beta but may be worth a look.
On another note, my wife has taken on a rather heavy solitaire habbit lately playing a few hours a night. Odd for a Virtual World Journalist!!
Or is it? Casual gaming is something sorely missing from the seriousness surrounding VWs.
Just some thoughts. I enjoyed your post!
Posted Apr 25, 2008 8:30:58 PM | link
Once again I'm asking myself why Myst Online: Uru Live failed. The notion above that "solitary play allows one to construct a magic circle..." is the essence of MOUL versus offline Uru: Ages Beyond Myst. I was never into The Sims, but I can imagine that the transition to Sims Online was similarly awkward as it was for Myst players. Maybe players "raised" on solitary play just cannot be weaned over to group play, and that it makes no sense to chase the wrong audience. MO:UL sat in a no-man's land between great solo exploration and group adventure, never really appealing to either end of the spectrum.
Posted Apr 25, 2008 10:31:50 PM | link
Nate, if TSO was a design failure, EALand is a design catastrophe.(Especially as to the real cash economy) I am watching it unfold in morbid fascination.
Posted Apr 25, 2008 10:52:17 PM | link
Lisa: I don't mean to belabor the point, but a couple million people (me included) played "Elder Scrolls: Oblivion," which has almost no social bits. It's a single player RPG that worked very, very well. I probably had more fun playing it than I did in WoW, even though I spent more time in WoW.
Posted Apr 26, 2008 1:04:56 AM | link
@Andy: You're not belaboring... I think I'm not being clear. What I am saying is that WoW, as an RPG, isn't strong enough that people would play it alone. Obviously there are lots of examples of RPGs that are. Now, if WoW made it possible to recruit NPC team-mates (as GuildWars does), that might be a different story (I played a lot of GuildWars alone once I discovered that it's easier to recruit henchmen than to try and cobble a pick-up group together, and almost as much fun). But a single-player, solo-ing WoW? I'm not so sure. Even those who like to spend lots of time in solo play are 'playing alone together' for a variety of reasons.
It's almost not fair of you to bring up Oblivion, as it's obviously such a kick-ass game. :-)
Posted Apr 26, 2008 12:38:13 PM | link
(That would be Tripp Robbins, not Roberts, who sent the article link, btw, Lisa...But I'm glad you found it interesting)
I'd argue that there are two types of experience being discussed: the solo play and the social play. Those are the two poles and much land exists in between the poles. I suspect people choose different ones based on mood and temperament. (I do, anyway.)
But you're also talking about an interesting tangent: creating the story vs. watching it. I think it'd be a mistake to say that people don't enjoy watching or listening to or reading stories that others have made. Sometimes, that's what people want (and will, I venture, continue to want for a long time). But it's very cool now to be able to participate in the story/stories as well.
Since we've crossed into the territory where game designers can make games where emergent game play is aimed for, not just incidental, the "I get to MAKE new stories" factor is probably going to become more popular. But will this really be the death of the more passive story experience games? I doubt it. It's too deep in our genes. Recent neuroscience confirms that the emotional involvement that stories provide is really important to human (individual) development. That receptive story experience has been with us for eons and has become, it seems, hard-wired into us. I'm just guessing, but I think that might be different in some deep ways from an active story experience. (But I really don't know enough of the neuroscience to speculate.)
Posted Apr 27, 2008 12:14:03 PM | link
Hey, Tripp, sorry about the name (now fixed!)
But yes, I think this is a classic case of seeking to create dichotomies where there are actually a million shades of gray. What I do think is important to note is that neither slapping on sociability nor slapping on story is going to do it. Neither should be integral, but likewise both should be. I suspect the future of narrative will be about designing complex scenarios in which the participant can either let the story wash over him or her, or shape it, depending on one's mood. The thing I react badly to is when the designer's narrative and the players' emergent experiences diverge in a dissonant way. I guess in this regard the role-players are a step along this potential trajectory as they continuously try to marry the two.
Anyway, I have ventured into territory I know little about! I just want to play Spore! :-)
Posted Apr 27, 2008 4:24:05 PM | link
"What I do think is important to note is that neither slapping on sociability nor slapping on story is going to do it."
I concur and I think in other domain e.g. simulations for traditional educational purposes, there are 'open simulations' where participants have an overall goal but have the ability to act and plan individually to address the goal...or 'tightly scripted' where interaction with the scenario involves a series of choices to be made from a limited set of possibilities aking to multiple choice questions defining allowing progress. A recent evaluation in Second Life point to those differences
evaluation talk.
Posted Apr 28, 2008 12:04:30 AM | link
sorry the above link provided does not work, hope this one does
link to evaluation talk.
Posted Apr 28, 2008 12:07:25 AM | link
btw, Sims Online (or EA-Land) has just been cancelled.http://www.ea-land.com/blog/
Posted Apr 29, 2008 1:28:39 PM | link
In terms of this trend, see worlds like MyMiniLife, which are multiplayer (barely), very Sims-like, and have gained huge amounts of users.
Posted Apr 29, 2008 4:23:44 PM | link
You know, I have absolutely nothing to add, except to say: this is a great post, Lisa! You rock!
Posted Apr 30, 2008 5:07:25 PM | link
still there. adventures. exploring then eventually We need places a bit of sweet, a pair in many are all black
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Posted May 27, 2008 2:10:40 AM | link
Sony's Home didn't turn into the success they hoped for with their online 3D world, on the other hand Google also gave it a try with Lively and many other large companies are reasearching the market to find the next big thing for virtual enviroments, everybody is searching to where virtual reality will go.
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Water main breaks, pipes freezing, and car troubles... just some of the cold weather problems we're going to encounter over the next several days. Anyone know why my "check engine" light comes on when it's in the single digits?
Let's start with the worst, and that's the dangerously cold wind chills. A cold front will kick us while we're down tonight, with wind chills from -15 to -25. Actual lows in the single digits. Wind 15-30 mph. (1st map below)
Ok, so let's back up just a bit. This cold front arrives with light snow this evening, with wind chills in the single digits and teens. By midnight, parts of southern Indiana could see 1/2" or less of new snow. Possibly a dusting as far south as Louisville. (2nd, 3rd maps)
The last two maps are the GFS and EURO snowfall totals for Saturday's snow system. Only light accumulations expected, and temps should finally go just above freezing Saturday and Sunday. More periods of light snow possible Sunday and Monday - with another Arctic Blast possible early next week. See the 7day at the bottom.
So, with this cold about the same as the last severe cold spell... will we see schools close for the dangerous wind chills Thursday morning? Wind Chill Advisories may be issued soon.
By the way, Lexington hit their coldest temp since 2004 at -5 this morning. We're already at over 12" of snow for the season, already at or above our normal amount for the season! Strong winter so far y'all! Tweet at me @WHAS11Ben 'Like' my facebook page for more updates. -Ben Pine