Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be plumbing the depths of BioShock‘s rich universe. Year of release indicates the … Continue reading Franchise Festival #22: BioShock
Another july Friday with not much to care about, guess I’ll catch up on so—-HOLY FUCK SANTIGOLD IS HERE SHE’S BACK THE SUMMER IS SAVED Here’s the rest: July 27th: — Ah Mer Ah Su – Star — Astronauts, etc. – Living In Symbol — Austin Basham – You … Continue reading New Friday Music 7/27
Good morning, and Happy Friday! Not much to report today, besides the usual shit tornado spewing out of the White House. It’s Firing Friday, though, so maybe we’ll see some bozo get canned. Who knows?! Do not threaten Mayor McSquirrel! … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Never Surrenders
Ever thought about putting your house up for and AirBnB? If so, did you ever give a thought to the judgment potential renters might give you from your DVD collection? You don’t know how it got there. Maybe it was … Continue reading BnB Shame #2: Terminator Genisys
As usual, living on the west coast means I haven’t watched the episodes yet, but please share your thoughts and quotes below. I guess the Jessups show up this time? Continue reading Trial & Error: Lady, Killer – S02E03E04 Discussion Thread (07/26)
The 1995 movie Leaving Las Vegas, starring Nic Cage and Elizabeth Shue, was based on a book written by John O’Brien. The movie scored Cage an Academy Award for Best Actor. The story, about a suicidal alcoholic, was semi-autobiographical. This … Continue reading The Night Thread is Leaving Las Vegas 7/26
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to discuss the twisty-turny two and a half hour marathon that is the sixth Mission: Impossible movie. Could you keep track of all the double crosses? Should the franchise retire ‘motorcycles’ … Continue reading Mission: Impossible – Fallout Spoil Sports
Good morning, fellow genteel detectives. My companion Cherry Baker has arrived, and she’s done a nice fry up for you young people, and a lovely porridge for the rest of us. Please do eat something, dears, because I’m afraid I … Continue reading Werewolf 67: A Murder is Announced: Day Two
Instructions! Ask any kind of question relating to any kind of Pop Culture anything. It can be in-universe, it can be about the making-of, it can be about whatever you want. something at the tip of the tongue, a half … Continue reading Pop Culture Reference Desk – 38 Is the Same Age As it’s Host
You’ve got a big team and gobs of money, or a little team and no money. But you’ve got passion! And you’ve got the best idea for a video game ever! What is it? Continue reading Video Game Idea Thread
It’s impossible to live in the world we live in, a society that is inherently racist, sexist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, etc, without internalizing some bigotry. Even the most “woke” person will have had to overcome those internal assumptions and bigotries. … Continue reading Let’s Talk: Ignorant/Bigoted Assumptions You Used to Have
These tournament things are fun, eh? How about another one- to determine the favorite superhero of the Avocado Commenteriat! Rules What counts as a superhero? It counts if I’ll allow it… but I’ll generally follow a guideline suggested by Eternalflesh … Continue reading The Ultimate Superhero Tournament- Nominations
Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 26 – Please welcome today’s contestants: – Rick, an aspiring English teacher from Pennsylvania, met his future wife in a cab after a Metallica concert; – Ian, a copy editor from New Hampshire, got a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 26
Here’s our weekly AvocaD&D update. Feel free to also use the comments to talk about your own games, or anything else to do with D&D or other tabletop RPGs. General discussion topic for the week: What was your most memorable … Continue reading AvocaD&D Campaign Journal: Curse of Strahd–Week 2
Partially inspired by this tweet, and partially inspired by previous discussions we’ve had… what’s the strongest 3-song run on an album? 💪 What’s the strongest run of three songs in a row on an album? — BBC Radio 6 Music … Continue reading The Strongest 3-Song Run on an Album
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: ☮ As always with the AVCAD, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. ☮ Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Goes It Alone
Castle Doom “So,” said Doom to the four superheroes facing him, “you journeyed to Latvia to tell me that someone impersonating me appeared, seemingly from nowhere, and took over the minds of an entire base of SHIELD agents?” “You sayin’ … Continue reading Fantastic Force #8
Hey true crime fans, want to talk with your fellow Avocados about a favorite case, a recent piece of news, a podcast you’re catching up on, a documentary, on anything else true crime? Welcome to the weekly true crime open … Continue reading True Crime-ocado: A Weekly Discussion For All Things True Crime
The Brits have James Bond, the world’s most recognizable spy and a symbol of class and imperialism. In the US, Mission: Impossible‘s Ethan Hunt has emerged as the spy representing Americans through his ingenuity and willingness to do stupid stunts. … Continue reading Made Overseas: Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
To be clear, I’m referring to the North American biscuit (Southern US does it best). from Wikipedia: Biscuit is a term used for a variety of primarily flour-based baked food products. The term is applied to two distinct products in North … Continue reading The Day Thread Wants You to Have a Biscuit!! (7/26)
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