Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be gracefully floating ever-forward through the history of Panzer Dragoon. Cover art, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #93: Panzer Dragoon
At least I showed up, you showed me nothing at all It’s coming down on me Water like misery It’s coming down on me I’m ready, rain on me Continue reading The Night Thread never asked for the rainfall (6/18)
One can be forgiven, mes amis, for experiencing a bit of deja vu this week, as our tale of murder most foul is an outsized retelling of a shorter work we’ve covered here before – “The Plymouth Express”. How does … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S10E01 “The Mystery of the Blue Train”
ML 2020 is almost here. Anticipation is in the air. But before the main tournament, teams have to qualify for a chance at vitreous victory. There are four events here: balancing; funnel endurance; block pushing; and the 5-metre sprint. Let’s … Continue reading Marble League 2020 Qualifiers
Writer – Dan Slott Artist – Paco Medina A few weeks ago, I posted a topic in my weekly Comic Book Chat about Done in One Issues. I asked what your favorite done in one issue was over the past … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #11 (June 2019)
Electronic Arts’ annual showcase of their upcoming titles is set to premiere today at 7 PM EDT. What do you think they’ll announce? The Saboteur 2? Command & Conquer: Renegade 2? Marble Drop 2? Let’s find out and be disappointed … Continue reading EA Play Live 2020 Live-Chat
This week’s suggested topic: Future Plans The world has been a complete shit show for many months now and it’s hard to even imagine that things will be back to normal. But humans are creatures of hope, and we will … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Looks Ahead
Real Life The A-Story: The Doctor creates a holographic family. Then it becomes a heavy handed 1990s sitcom. Sorry y’all. On top of grading AP exams this week, I have also had a severe flare up of my lower back pain. … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me?
Take a scenic tour through Hell (or at least Texas) with Nicolas Cage as your guide, in this look at the Faustian superhero Western about that totally cool-looking skull guy who sets everybody on fire! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: GHOST RIDER (2007)
It’s round 7 of the playoffs! Only 16 remain! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am Pacific the day after they post, or for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of today’s songs … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 7 (Top 16)
These are always fun. What 17th century pope is depicted in the two portraits seen below, one by Diego Velázquez, the other by Francis Bacon? What titular fruit has been been obscured twice in this Salvador Dali painting? What skateboard … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Art
Today’s contestants are: Justin, an English teacher from Cheyenne, WY, who met his wife on stage during a melodrama; Sara, an attorney from Washington, DC, who told readers of sign language that “I can win this game”; and Ryan, a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jun. 17 (encore from Feb. 1, 2018)
Alex Hirsch, who created Gravity Falls, was born on June 18, 1985. Alex has said that he watched and was influenced by both The X-Files and Twin Peaks when he was a child, and you can definitely see references to … Continue reading Alex Hirsch Day Thread
Snoopy’s saga (part 3) Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Thur 6/18/2020)
Today, we’re going to talk about merchandise a little. And we hope you’re able to share pictures on this one, even just retail if that’s all there is for it. Disney is huge in terms of collectibles and the things … Continue reading 30 Day Disney Challenge Day 18: Your Favorite Collectible
Happy Thursday, Avocadoans. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite arcade game and/or favorite arcade memories. Franchise Festival returns tomorrow with #93: Panzer Dragoon. It’s a … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is at the Arcade
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! As I’ve long said going back to the earliest days online doing this, one cannot live on anime alone. And compared to twenty years ago, there’s so much more content out there now and … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results (as a … Continue reading Triviacados: Thursday, June 18, 2020
Let’s discuss any and all music here. Got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing your … Continue reading Weekly Music Discussion Thread #100
Morning Politocadoes! Former Ambassador and Former Trump NSA Director John Bolton has a book coming out. Oh cool, good for him. I mean, hey, Reince Preibus got one, so did Omarosa, why not the ‘Stache too? The book, an account … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread in: Return Of The ‘Stache
Welcome to the first annual Avocado Plug & Play poll! Here we pick what we all think are the best video games of all time. We’re not tired of these polls yet, are we? :p Some guidelines: Your list can … Continue reading Avocado Plug & Play: Year I
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