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Well, I can shed a bit of light on them and why I selected them Isaac Send a noteboard - 22/06/2011 11:56:05 PM
Well, I know of the Untouchables and I watched 40 minutes of Blade Runner once. So thus my votes.


Obviously the major reason was I knew all these series/games/history decently well, that they weren't obscure, and that I felt they all fit to mafia/mystery template.

I kinda wanted to pick themes I figured had a good chance of being 'well-known' to the kinda crowd we have here and across RAFO, and to spread out the genre options, most have murder-mystery as a strong component except the Untouchables which is just flat out mafia. Untouchables obviously isn't a book series or anything but I figured most everyone would know of them, at least amongst our American players, alternatively 40k and Revelation Space are of UK origin and more popular over there.

Blade Runner's an 80's cult classic that revolves around a detective, and is usually considered on of the main inspirations of Cyberpunk kinda of tied with some others for second after William Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy.

Dresden files had a 1 season TV show you can watch on Hulu and is modern fantasy/mystery, so another touch-base with a mystery-flavored setup... I actually figured it would be the default pick #1. The Alex Cross stuff isn't even a little bit sci-fi or fantasy but it's one of the best-selling murder-mystery series, and like Untouchables it was offered to see if non-SF/F gathered interest. Revelation Space is a very hard sci-fi series, with a strong touch of horror like Alien or I am Legend (book not movies) and was picked in large part because it gave a flavor excuse to have people confined together, stuck on a ship and all. 40k was mostly picked because I've seen a lot of references to it over the years on RAFO/WoTmania and it struck me as maybe having some recruiting power, it's also raw super-cheesy Space Opera and struck me as probably the best known of that sort that didn't have 'Star' in it's name (Trek, Wars, Gate) or wasn't a retired classic like Foundation, Lensmen, etc. That's pretty much the long and short of it.

I guess we can exclude Cross and Revelation Space, no interest thus far... so Dresden, 40k, Untouchables, or Blade Runner for our Final Four :P
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Mafia 22: Little Bit of Each. Kronin al'Sulc - 10/06/2011 09:20:45 PM 1417 Views
Avenge uuuuussssssssss!!! *NM* Fox and Ravens - 10/06/2011 10:23:17 PM 488 Views
What, both of you? beetnemesis - 10/06/2011 10:38:38 PM 835 Views
Lol. Oh yeah. Fox and Ravens - 10/06/2011 10:59:06 PM 816 Views
That is a cheerfully bipartisan comment Isaac - 10/06/2011 11:25:16 PM 870 Views
Re: That is a cheerfully bipartisan comment Fox and Ravens - 11/06/2011 02:23:05 AM 1020 Views
being dead sucks *NM* Yunalesca - 11/06/2011 03:07:33 PM 545 Views
HA! beetnemesis - 10/06/2011 10:38:11 PM 935 Views
Oh good. Fanatic-Templar - 11/06/2011 12:08:29 AM 855 Views
Hmm. Meant to reply to the original post. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 11/06/2011 12:09:27 AM 492 Views
I'm not objecting, just wondering what the hey you're talking about beetnemesis - 11/06/2011 03:17:48 AM 1014 Views
I think Isaac was suspiciously unwilling to lynch Stephen. Fanatic-Templar - 11/06/2011 04:53:43 AM 984 Views
Well, the good news is that we seem to be narrowing it down quickly beetnemesis - 11/06/2011 05:03:32 AM 885 Views
I pretty much agree. Darth_Katie - 11/06/2011 06:11:07 AM 869 Views
I was surprised. ranagrande - 13/06/2011 09:59:14 PM 935 Views
Hah. beetnemesis - 13/06/2011 10:40:26 PM 754 Views
Isn't that always the case? *NM* Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 11:10:43 PM 502 Views
Plausible. Fanatic-Templar - 14/06/2011 06:15:47 AM 911 Views
How did I through ? under the bus? (and using punctuation after the word "bus" doesn't count) Gher - 11/06/2011 04:19:43 AM 1010 Views
Maybe not "threw," but it could have been a nudge beetnemesis - 11/06/2011 04:46:30 AM 1008 Views
Which would have been near suicide for a scummer to do. Hobo - 11/06/2011 07:15:24 AM 848 Views
I think that's what he's suggesting Darth_Katie - 11/06/2011 02:55:18 PM 836 Views
That's exactly what I was suggesting. But again, it seems a bit unlikely beetnemesis - 11/06/2011 03:28:56 PM 882 Views
It's possible Gher - 11/06/2011 06:44:48 PM 1002 Views
Re: HA! Hobo - 11/06/2011 07:20:05 AM 1025 Views
Oh, I know a few other people suspected him. beetnemesis - 11/06/2011 03:31:17 PM 849 Views
Isaac and Ranagrande both stood out after Yesterday's lynch Gher - 11/06/2011 04:04:51 AM 887 Views
I'm not a doublevoter, to my knowledge. Fanatic-Templar - 11/06/2011 04:32:43 AM 779 Views
Which you obviously do recall since that's what you linked to 8-. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 11/06/2011 04:33:37 AM 604 Views
Excellent way to keep things murky. Publicly ask the Mod why the vote count is off... Gher - 11/06/2011 06:31:14 PM 956 Views
Are you suggesting that I'm a scum doublevoter? Fanatic-Templar - 11/06/2011 07:57:35 PM 890 Views
No, I'm not. Gher - 13/06/2011 06:20:48 PM 907 Views
Yeah, I noticed that too. Darth_Katie - 11/06/2011 06:14:14 AM 822 Views
It's me. Hobo - 11/06/2011 07:12:05 AM 892 Views
Except that you didn't have a vote on Darth_Katie. Fanatic-Templar - 11/06/2011 05:40:55 PM 824 Views
Mod wouldn't want to admit he made a mistake? Hobo - 11/06/2011 10:35:07 PM 1000 Views
EBWOP Hobo - 11/06/2011 10:39:09 PM 921 Views
There's nothing to my knowledge. *NM* Darth_Katie - 12/06/2011 09:31:32 AM 584 Views
I probably made a mistake. Kronin al'Sulc - 12/06/2011 06:34:29 PM 924 Views
Alright. Gher - 13/06/2011 06:22:52 PM 991 Views
Yeah, I got RB'd last Night Darth_Katie - 11/06/2011 06:30:22 AM 940 Views
So, time to check in again Stephen - 12/06/2011 05:58:41 PM 945 Views
Do you have any comments on our current thoughts? Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 12:11:10 PM 910 Views
Yeah Stephen - 14/06/2011 01:53:53 PM 928 Views
Bulletproof's another scum favourite claim. Fanatic-Templar - 14/06/2011 06:44:29 PM 905 Views
Bulletproof, really? Gher - 14/06/2011 08:46:00 PM 1062 Views
Myrole message explicitly states that I can't be NK'ed *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 09:32:19 PM 619 Views
Hmm. Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 09:43:40 PM 917 Views
Pretty much the whole scarcity of his role Stephen - 14/06/2011 10:24:44 PM 933 Views
Semi-BP thing? One-shot BP is not that unusual. *NM* Gher - 14/06/2011 11:12:57 PM 605 Views
Errr... you can talk you way out of a NK? That seems odd beetnemesis - 15/06/2011 01:11:03 AM 818 Views
Yes, I can. Stephen - 15/06/2011 01:44:06 PM 848 Views
If I may quote Shakespeare: beetnemesis - 16/06/2011 03:23:22 PM 942 Views
It's not an OMGUS when you're obviously scum Stephen - 16/06/2011 05:01:24 PM 888 Views
So... Stephen, Gher, Hobo or ranagrande? beetnemesis - 12/06/2011 08:01:21 PM 864 Views
Re: So... Stephen, Gher, Hobo or beetnemesis? ranagrande - 13/06/2011 09:49:06 PM 967 Views
That does sound like a pretty cool scum plan beetnemesis - 13/06/2011 10:47:17 PM 842 Views
RBIRL Hobo - 15/06/2011 08:37:41 PM 901 Views
Wake me if you people ever get around to lynching Stephen. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 16/06/2011 06:49:58 PM 519 Views
Vote: Stephen *NM* Darth_Katie - 16/06/2011 08:25:19 PM 506 Views
Wake up ranagrande - 16/06/2011 09:08:25 PM 785 Views
Stephen has been Lynched. Kronin al'Sulc - 16/06/2011 09:48:32 PM 856 Views
Twilight Kronin al'Sulc - 17/06/2011 05:08:04 AM 855 Views
I'll admit I'm surprised, did not expect his roleclaim to be true. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 17/06/2011 05:24:35 AM 523 Views
Sorry? *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 17/06/2011 07:40:33 AM 474 Views
You should be. Fanatic-Templar - 17/06/2011 08:07:50 AM 825 Views
Upcoming Game, a Survey, and some general bookkeeping Isaac - 17/06/2011 04:44:29 PM 924 Views
Themes Isaac - 17/06/2011 04:45:02 PM 893 Views
I vote for Dresden Files *NM* beetnemesis - 17/06/2011 05:24:53 PM 569 Views
I vote for the grim darkness of Warhammer 40,000. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 17/06/2011 06:11:49 PM 470 Views
Untouchables. *NM* Fox and Ravens - 17/06/2011 06:16:42 PM 490 Views
Blade Runner *NM* Stephen - 17/06/2011 06:27:02 PM 500 Views
I think Warhammer 40k would be cool... *NM* ? - 17/06/2011 10:25:58 PM 490 Views
Untouchables or Blade Runner *NM* Darth_Katie - 22/06/2011 05:14:05 AM 503 Views
Survey Isaac - 17/06/2011 04:46:06 PM 939 Views
Re: Survey beetnemesis - 17/06/2011 05:24:28 PM 911 Views
Re: Survey Fanatic-Templar - 17/06/2011 06:18:42 PM 919 Views
Re: Survey Stephen - 17/06/2011 06:34:01 PM 974 Views
Re: Survey ranagrande - 19/06/2011 04:49:59 PM 993 Views
Re: Survey Fox and Ravens - 19/06/2011 06:40:42 PM 898 Views
I like variety. Darth_Katie - 22/06/2011 05:13:09 AM 853 Views
Heeeeellllloooooo ? - 17/06/2011 10:22:49 PM 905 Views
beetnemesis has been killed beetnemesis - 22/06/2011 12:55:03 AM 799 Views
Wanna know a secret? Kronin al'Sulc - 22/06/2011 04:01:39 AM 867 Views
Haha, no worries beetnemesis - 22/06/2011 04:51:42 AM 844 Views
As long as you don't start sending out death threats in the middle of the night. *NM* Darth_Katie - 22/06/2011 05:17:53 AM 481 Views
No one else has voted for Dresden Files; I'm almost beyond threats! beetnemesis - 22/06/2011 05:44:42 AM 823 Views
I'm actually not familiar with any of Isaac's suggestions, embarassingly . Fanatic-Templar - 22/06/2011 06:12:22 AM 824 Views
Me either Fox and Ravens - 22/06/2011 01:14:20 PM 830 Views
Me as well. Darth_Katie - 22/06/2011 11:04:57 PM 822 Views
Well, I can shed a bit of light on them and why I selected them Isaac - 22/06/2011 11:56:05 PM 911 Views
Perhaps ranked voting this time? *NM* Stephen - 23/06/2011 12:26:47 AM 518 Views
That's probably the best way Isaac - 23/06/2011 01:59:43 AM 1170 Views
Votes for the Vote God! beetnemesis - 23/06/2011 02:14:49 AM 806 Views
My girlfriend will inevitably make me watch Dresden Files in the near future, Fanatic-Templar - 23/06/2011 04:38:08 AM 766 Views
I feel like a Star Wars fanatic hearing that someone's first experience will be with Episode 1. beetnemesis - 23/06/2011 06:07:23 AM 803 Views
Don't even joke about that kind of thing *NM* Scott Blademaster - 23/06/2011 06:36:15 AM 570 Views
It is definitely a 'watch it before you read it' series Isaac - 23/06/2011 07:21:41 AM 843 Views
Probably the same way I feel about the LotR movies. Fanatic-Templar - 23/06/2011 11:45:46 PM 844 Views
Re: That's probably the best way Stephen - 23/06/2011 12:00:31 PM 778 Views
Re: That's probably the best way Darth_Katie - 23/06/2011 02:01:25 PM 879 Views
I'll abstain from voting. ranagrande - 23/06/2011 02:11:42 PM 1028 Views
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