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20: 04 - Next Blog >> #1

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

That's right ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of the month again (no! I'm not on period! I'm not even a woman you moron!). Indeed, it is time for...

NEXT BLOG >>

Which, if it doesn't offend too many people, should become a monthly article. In Next Blog >> I pluck up the courage to click the infamous 'Next Blog >>' button at the top of the page, and find out what other people's blogs are like. After a quick look, I take the piss out them in my blog. Every month expect to have everything ranging from the blogs of whiny teenagers to the journals of French exchange students here. But, until I actually bother to translate the latter mentioned pages, you're stuck with whiny teenagers. Let's get started, shall we?

http://fletcherbeaver.blogspot.com/

(And, for those of you who can't simply be bothered to copy and paste the URL: http://fletcherbeaver.blogspot.com)

I must say, I struck gold with this one. The first Next Blog >> I click, and it's exactly what I'm looking for. It's so obviously supposed to be serious, yet I cannot take it as such in any way. Let's start with the profile:
Fletcher Beaver
Location:Melbourne, Australia

I'm a pacifist who believes if you throw bombs at people they tend to throw them back. It's basic maths, really. I'm an atheist who thinks all religion is the enemy. You only get one life; myths, stories, superstions don't give you a two way bet. Live your life and be happy, it's the only chance you get.

Remember when I said in my 'How To Be A Hippy' guide that to be a good hippy, you should be hypocritical beyond belief? I think "I'm a pacifist who believes if you throw bombs at people they tend to throw them back" counts as an immensely hypocritical and... well, quite insane statement, don't you? Also, for another immensely ignorant statement: "You only get one life; myths, stories, superstions don't give you a two way bet." Well, that's a good, balanced way of looking at things, isn't it!? By heck, if Ms. Brodowaska were to see this...

Moving down the page slightly:

Links

* Google News
* Edit-Me
* Edit-Me

AWESOME USE OF HTML, THERE! What wonderful and interesting insights into life 'Edit Me' brings! How amazing! This woman can't even be bothered to edit her template for the critical public!

Moving swiftly on to the posts themselves...

Western Society

We belch fat
as many people die of zip.
Yet we want more.

Another hypocritical statement! Except this one really doesn't give me much piss-taking material; I can't understand out of 5 the 14 words that make up this 'haiku'. Poetry? At least with poetry you can over-analyse it. With this, you can't analyse it at all! What's the freakin' point if no one understands you! Learn to rhyme! If you don't like Western Society - go live in Asia! Simple!

Continuing...

Mondays are hell.

I think I've smoked too many cigarettes... blah, blah, blah...

NOBODY CARES. GET OVER IT. GO LISTEN TO THE BOOMTOWN RATS OR SOMETHING. NO ONE CARES IF YOU SMOKE TOO MANY CIGARETTES. DIE YOUNG.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, I bring you to the very core of this blog. To the very post that lead me to typing my own post about it:

Retarded

I saw a young
retarded girl today.
She was pulling
very strange faces
in a shop window,
contorted spasms.
We all walked past and stared.
Then I realised
she was the only one smiling,
we all had grim faces
and she was laughing.
We were all so serious
and she was full of enjoyment.


She looked in the mirror, then. BWHAHAHAHA! NEEEEEEXT!

Further up from the last post I commented on, there's this one:

On the corner

Anna laughed when I told her about the retarded girl. She said I was a dreamer. She said never change.

I laughed at it, too. But obviously for not the same reason 'Anna' did. It seems this 'Anna' thinks 'Fletcher' (make me some arrows, girl!) is 'special'! GASP! I'm waiting a lesbian orgy post!

Now, for the many, many fans of Run, Lola, Run:


Manny


I love him... like friends, who have sex. Like a brother, I guess.
A sexy little brother.

You have to be kidding... What a weird comparison. Isn't incest illegal in Australia yet?

Well, I think I have thoroughly destroyed this month's blog enough for it to be deemed 'filthy'. I leave you with the quote of the year. In the words of Miss Fletcher Beaver:

He's got the most beautiful cock

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16: 05 - YouTube: "Curtmainia!"

Dee4leeds

This is the final time I, Dee4leeds, says "It's YouTube Video time!" before TheThreeRscouk takes over. OK, it still will be me, just with a pseduonym. I won't be taking credit for these spam interesting posts any more. It's really more of a Melaisis thing.


OK that was abit of shameless self promotion... It's really more of a Melaisis thing.

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12: 58 - This Time Last Year: Day 5.

Written by: Dee4leeds

No, cheesy time trvel machine themed intro today. Let's just get down to business. Oh sod it! How about the time machine for the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror? Time Travel and Toast... what more could you ask for?

News

-The National Assembly of Niger passes a motion of no-confidence in the Government of Prime Minister of Niger Hama Amadou.
-Japan fails to win in its bid to lift a commercial moratorium on whaling at the International Whaling Commission.
-South Thailand insurgency: At least 10 soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack by suspected militants in southern Thailand, officials say.
-Alleged Internet spammer Melaisis Robert Soloway is arrested after being indicted on charges of identity theft, money laundering, and mail, wire, and e-mail fraud.

Posts

-Music is on it's Way Back: One of my most commented post at the time. I think the most, but am too lazy to find out. I'm that cool.

Useless Fact

-Today is "World No Tobacco Day."
-Today is the 152th day of the year (Becuase it's a leap year.)
-There are 214 days remaining until the end of the year.

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08: 36 - May's Three Rs Originals

Written by: Dee4leeds

A new feature, OK not the most interesting of new features... It's more of a system that allows us to cross reference ourselves and keep track of posts. Basically the best way to describe this is a filing system. I hope you "enjoy" this then.

So what constitutes as an "Original"? Basically a "substantial post" written solely by the writer. So YouTube Video posts are not included, Zero Punctuation, short update posts, Lost reviews etc.

May's Originals

-I(Player) Am Not Impressed by Dee4leeds (06/05/08)
-Ode to a Valentine by Melaisis* (14/05/08)
-GANDALF! by Melaisis* (14/05/08)
-Celly Klarkson by Melaisis* (18/05/08)
-"Women DO NOT Exist on the Internet" by Melaisis* (19/05/08)
-Channel 4 HD - Where's the HD by Nialli (21/05/08)
-If I was the Pope... by Melaisis* (22/05/08)
-An Introduction to Cultur3 by Melaisis (22/05/08)
-Pendulum "In Silico" Review by Dee4leeds (23/05/08)

*Edited by Curio (Post from "En Masse")

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10: 37 - This Time Last Year: Day 4.

Friday, May 30, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

OK, so now we are in the Tardis. But come on... Doctor Who? Pler-lease. Maybe we should just go for the Time Machine Train from Back to the Future 3. That's big. Can go anywhere and can Fly! What more could you ask for?

News

-A CH-47 Chinook helicopter on a NATO mission in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, is shot down killing all seven service personnel (5 American, 1 Canadian and 1 British) aboard. Taliban fighters claim responsibility for the attack.
-The United Nations Security Council establishes an international tribunal to try suspects in the killings of Lebanese political figures including the former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
-Thailand's Constitutional Court clears the Democrat Party of electoral fraud, but finds former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party guilty of bribery and rules it must be disbanded.

Posts

-Blog-a-Blog: Day 3: OK, I'll admit it now. One year later. The title of this post was suposed to be "Blog-a-Day" but I had a laspe of concentration and wrote Blog again. But being cool I ran with it and last years last week of may became "Blog-a-blog."

Useless Fact

-Today is "Water a Flower Day."
-Today is the 151th day of the year (Becuase it's a leap year.)
-There are 215 days remaining until the end of the year.

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12: 59 - Look! We Have A Forum!

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Written by: Melaisis


Go, join up and have fun!

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12: 12 - This Time Last Year: Day 3.

Written by: Dee4leeds

Excursion thorugh time number 3. Yesterday we concluded that the Three Rs time machine is much more like the Phone Box from Bill and Ted. However a problem created here is with all these "great" posts is there enough room? Maybe something like the Tardis is in order...

News

-US President George W. Bush nominates former deputy secretary of state Robert Zoellick as President of the World Bank.
-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes the rare step of reading aloud her dissent in Ledbetter v. Goodyear.
-Heavy fighting resumes between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda linked militants at the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp.

(How come there isn't ever any nice news?)

Posts

-My Mission: Oh... it's one of them posts. A year ago today I did one of usual noting things down posts which are interesting to any except me. So... you know... enjoy!

Useless Fact

-Today is the 150th day of the year (Becuase it's a leap year.)
-There are 216 days remaining until the end of the year.

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09: 59 - This Time Last Year: Day 2.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

Time to take another trip in the Three Rs DeLorean. Actually come to think about it I would think the Three Rs time machine would be more like the time traveling seen in Bill and Ted...

News

-Al-Azhar University suspends the lecturer who issued the Breastfeeding fatwa.
-The Foreign Office of the British Government submits a formal request to the Russian Government for the extradition of ex-KGB agent Andrei Lugovoi to face charges over the murder of his former colleague Alexander Litvinenko in London.
-Aid workers claim that at least 17 people have been killed and others abducted by Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
-Iraqi insurgency: At least 19 people die after a car bomb detonates in Baghdad.

Posts

-Dumb Questions #6: Jason Lives: Carrying on the somewhat (Not at all) popular posts of the Dumb Questions with number 6. From the tags I gave this, this must be quite a good one. The Tags are: AIDs, Bravo, cliché, fat cats, Lost, Scientology and Thermos. I wonder what nonsense I posted here...

Useless Fact

-Today is "Amnesty International Day."
-Today is the 149th day of the year (Becuase it's a leap year.)
-There are 217 days remaining until the end of the year.

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19: 45 - Zero Punctuation (Grand Theft Auto IV)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

Yahtzee video time. This week's video is all about the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 game: Grand Theft Auto IV. This week I do know that this game does have the Sam Newell seal of approval. I wonder what Ben has to say about it...



Though you should all concede that Grand Theft Auto 2 was the best in the series. Come on! It was.

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10: 25 - This Time Last Year: Day 1.

Written by: Dee4leeds

This post is starting off a brand new, one week only special. "This Time Last Year" is a simple premise. I tell you what happened exactly a year ago today. See this week's set of posts like a DeLorean traveling at 88 miles per hour!

News

-Gay rights in Russia: Russian gay rights leaders and foreign dignitaries are beaten and arrested in Moscow. Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov had denied permission for a gay pride parade.
-Nepalese police clash with Bhutanese asylum seekers at a United Nations resulting in one 16-year-old boy being killed and a dozen people being injured.
-Iraq War: United States forces rescue 42 Iraqis from an al-Qaeda hideout northeast of Baghdad with some captives showing signs of torture.

Posts

-Through the Looking Glass: A year ago today I was all about Lost (Surprising?) and the cliffhanger this episode gave. Possibly the single best cliffhanger on TV? I would say so, but then I am often accused of being biased towards Lost.
-Another Rather Depressing One: So 1 year ago today it seems Mr Melaisis was getting all Emo-y and decided to put it in a post. Using extracts from forums etc. makes for an interesting post to say the least.

Useless Fact

-Today is "Sun Screen Day."
-Today is the 148th day of the year (Because it's a leap year.)
-There are 218 days remaining until the end of the year.

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21: 50 - Thank You for Your Time...

Monday, May 26, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

We at the Three Rs love to waste your time. And why wouldn't we? It's the reason your here, on the Internet. OK Yes, I know your "working" but can't help your self but come down here to this website. So I've created a nice little time waster I like to call "The Three Rs Survey."

Link to the Survey.

The survey is completely anonymous, so we won't become Big Brother. And let's face it, I'm don't have enough time to spend wasting it on playing real life Sims, when there is a 3scapism layout to fail again. The questions vary between "Sex Please" to "You Like Three Rs?"* The information will all be used as research so we can try improve the Three Rs and make it perfect. Apparently Google is interested in us... maybe in the future.

Please help us help you by taking this survey.

*Possibly doesn't ask these questions in this manner.

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04: 13 - How To Be A Hippy (Also Featuring How To Catch A Pokemon)

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

((First of all, before you indulge into the world of my wonderous ranting, I order you to watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/w/pokemon?v=TtomgUyynbw&eurl=

Now you are well disturbed and softened up for my typical listing techniques, I shall continue...))

HOW TO BE A HIPPY!
By MC Conny-T (Really Kristen, I could do with a better name...)

Step One: Get Yourself A Shitty Name: Pretend you're a Night Elf on World of Warcraft and you're half way there already. A good name makes a good hippy. So, get out your old copy of Lord of the Rings and start searching for names that either make you sick, or sound too corny to be true. Equally, as I said before, a role-play server on World of Warcraft works just as well. Ideal names include: Moonflower, Windblower and Moonshine. Samwise Gamgee (but pronounced wrongly) does NOT make a good hippy name.

Step Two: Join A Shitty Cult: I don't care how, or why you join these cults. Just do. A good hippy must belong to a cult, and these cults may range from the NHS Stop Smoking service, to Noah's Ocean Wave. However, your local Yu-Gi-Oh duelling club doesn't really count, because that's just gay - and cults usually involve groups of more than two people.

Step Three: Wear Shitty Clothing: Well, this one is explains itself, really. If you can't find any clothing colourful (shit) enough in the shops, then get out your poster paints collection, strap it to a firework, and fire it at your full, open wardrobe. There, you instantly have a fully-fledged hippy attire range. To keep up-to-date with the latest trends in hippy fashion, just watch all the latest Madonna videos.

Step Four: Smoke Everything (Especially Shitty Things): It is a common misconception by the normal, sane public that hippies only smoke dope/weed. Once again folks, it's just the media lying to you. Hippies don't just smoke weed, but also paper, rubber and Nintendo 64s. If it's flammable in the slightest, set it alight and open up your mind... er... nostrils.

Step Five: Have Shitty, Hypocritical Views: Be opposed to everything you hear about, ever. If your friend tells you s/he has a new boyfriend/girlfriend, be opposed to it. If you're Catholic, be pro-abortion. If you're pro-life, be anti-babies. Say you've had a castration, but then go donate to a sperm bank! Say you love Leeds United, but then by a season ticket to all of Manchester City's games. Go to anti-war protests, but then go buy a gun! Use your imagination! After all, it is all a part of being a hippy.

Step Six: Join A Nudist Colony: As your final step to full hippy-ness, desert civilisation for good. Say good bye to all your friends and family, and remember: The people from the mental hospital can't get you if you live at an undisclosed location out in the middle of the woods which look like where they shot Blair Witch. You're probably well aware that you're clinically insane by this stage, but who cares? You're living in a place where everyone else is, too! You can listen to Feeder and the Beetles all day out in the wilderness. AND smoke grass. Literally, grass.

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22: 36 - There's No Place Like Season Finales (Part 1)

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds



As the titled alludes... today's episode is part 1 of the three part season finale of season 4. Let's get under way with the first hour.

There's No Place Like Home, Part 1




"What?" I hear you cry... it's a Oceanic Six flashforward.

Lostpedia's Recap

At the Beach
The survivors are busy discussing what to do following the discovery of the satellite phone dropped from the helicopter. Jack hands the satellite phone to Daniel. Daniel enters a code that activates "monitor only" mode, allowing them to listen to a conversation on the helicopter. They hear Keamy speaking to Frank Lapidus. Keamy orders Frank to land the helicopter. Frank informs them that they are still "5 klicks out", but Keamy demands that they land. Keamy tells his men, "Soon as we hit the ground, we deploy to the Orchid." Jack is determined to follow the helicopter because he thinks it is the ticket to rescue. Against the wishes of Juliet, who wants Jack to rest after his appendectomy, Jack asks Kate if she wants to track the helicopter. Jack and Kate run into the jungle after the signal of the phone. Meanwhile, Dan searches through his journal for a page containing information about the Orchid and warns Charlotte that they must leave the Island immediately.

In the Jungle
In the jungle, Kate notices Jack's wound is bleeding, but he insists that it is a normal part of the recovery phase. Suddenly, a noise is heard in the jungle and the two draw their weapons. Miles comes out of the bush, followed by Sawyer carrying Aaron. Kate and Sawyer exchanged uneasy stares before Kate asks where Claire is to which Sawyer replies that they lost her in the jungle, and even after a day's search, they could not find her. He informs them that The Barracks was attacked by the people from the freighter. Jack wishes to continue into the jungle and tells Kate to take care of the baby and head back to the beach with Miles. Hesitantly, Sawyer catches up to Jack to help him. The two follow the signal on the satellite phone until they reach the helicopter where Frank is hand-cuffed. Sawyer is uneasy about approaching Frank, but Jack assures him that he is trustworthy. The two proceed to find a way to un-cuff Frank who promises to fly them off the island as soon as they do. He lets them know that with the soldiers on the island, it is the last place they want to be and that the freighter is the safest place. He says the men are at The Orchid waiting to capture Ben and do terrible things to whoever is with him. Sawyer realizes that Hurley is with Ben, to Jack's frustration, and they decide they cannot leave yet. The group continues into the jungle on a venture towards The Orchid. After returning to the beach, Kate and Sayid, who has returned to the island on the Zodiac raft from the freighter, return to the jungle to hunt Jack and Sawyer's tracks. Instead, they find a different fresh set of tracks, and Sayid calls for whoever is following them to reveal themselves. Richard Alpert emerges from the jungle, and Kate and Sayid draw their guns and tell Richard to stand down. He asks them to calm down and continues moving towards them until a large group of Others come out of the bush and aim rifles at the pair. Richard disarms the two and brings them into his group.

At the Beach
Sayid arrives at the beach and offers to ferry people, six at a time, back to the freighter. Kate comes out of the jungle with Aaron and tells Sayid what has happened with the helicopter and the sat-phone. Sayid wants to run off after them to warn them about the freighter mercenaries, so Daniel offers to ferry people to the boat in his place. Juliet says that Sun is pregnant, so should leave first. Kate wants to go with Sayid to help track Jack and Sawyer, so she gives Aaron to Sun. Sayid and Kate head off into the jungle and Daniel takes Sun, Jin, Aaron and three other survivors on the raft.

On the Freighter
Daniel arrives on the raft with Jin, Sun, Aaron and three other survivors. Desmond helps them aboard and Daniel heads back to get more people to ferry. Michael arrives and informs Desmond that the engines are fixed. Desmond leaves. In the bridge, Desmond has Hendricks, who acts as helmsman, try the engine, which works. However, they can't move closer to the Island because of some RF interference which prevents them from being able to see the reef and that the RF interference is coming from the boat. Desmond says he'll find the source and shut it off. in and Sun are talking to Michael who explains his situation. Sun is surprised to see him working for Ben and he replies that he's not working for Ben, he's trying to atone for what he did. Desmond bursts out of the ship calling for help. Michael, Jin and Sun (carrying Aaron) follow him, and he leads them to a room full of explosives. Jin tells Sun to leave and she heads above deck.

Traveling to the Orchid
Ben leads John and Hurley through the jungle. He explains that if, as Jacob told John, they need to move the Island, then there's only one place to do that: the Orchid station. Along the way, Ben stops at a rock formation and pulls out a hidden case. Inside are binoculars, a signaling mirror, and a DHARMA Initiative cracker tin with The Swan logo. Locke gives the tin to Hurley, who opens it up and starts eating the crackers that are inside. After letting Hurley know that the crackers are 15 years old, Ben uses the mirror to reflect light in order to signal something to someone on a nearby cliff. The person on the cliff responds with more reflected light. Locke takes the binoculars and asks Ben what he said with the signal. Ben replies that it's none of his business. Later, the three reach the Orchid, only to find that Keamy's team have made it there first. Ben gives Locke very specific instructions on what to do once inside the station, hands him his telescopic baton, then walks out into the open where Keamy's team can see him. Keamy comes out and Ben surrenders to him. Keamy holds a gun to Ben's head for a second, before hitting him with it instead.

Kates' Flashforward
Two pilots are at the helm of a transport plane. One chastises the other for clinging to his lucky charm; the one holding the rabbit's foot says he has to be extra vigilant considering the cargo they are carrying. Karen Decker, an Oceanic Airlines representative, is strapped into the jump seat immediately behind the pilots. The pilots tell Decker they're approaching the runway. The Oceanic Six are aboard an US Coast Guard transport aircraft en route to a military facility just west of Honolulu. Decker tells them that their families are waiting for them and that they don't have to speak to the press. Jack insists that they're alright with speaking to the press. The woman leaves and Jack tells the rest of the Six to stick to the story and if they don't have an answer to a question to just stay quiet and the press will assume that they're in shock. Sun replies that they are in shock. The Six exit the back of the transport. Carmen and David Reyes, Mr. and Mrs. Paik, and Margo Shephard are all waiting for them. The three families are overjoyed to see each other. Sayid and Kate have no one greeting them. Hugo jumps back after hugging his mom hello and introduces Sayid, who gets the full family hug treatment. Kate just holds on tight to baby Aaron and looks around, alone.

Sayids' Flashforward
Later, Oceanic Airlines holds a press conference with the Oceanic Six. Karen Decker presents the story of how the Oceanic Six survived, and then the Six take questions from the press. Jack is asked what it was like when the plane hit the water and responds by saying that it all happened very fast. He and a few others made it to one of the doors and got out of the plane, and stayed afloat using life jackets and seat cushions until the tide brought them ashore. One reporter suggests that, for having been trapped on an Island for the amount of time that they were, they look to be in remarkable health. Hurley asks if that question is directed at him, and the reporter asks him what it will be like to get his money back. He says that he doesn't want it back. Another reporter asks Sun a question in Korean. Karen asks for a translation, and Sun translates the questions: whether Jin was one of the passengers who made it out of the plane. She responds that no, he died in the crash. Kate is asked what it was like giving birth to Aaron on the Island, to which she replies that it was terrifying. At the time of the press conference, Aaron should be almost five weeks old; the reporter follows up by challenging her version of the timeline, noting that she would have been six months pregnant when she was apprehended in Australia. The representative from Oceanic hastily cuts off this line of questioning and explains that Kate's "legal issue is off the table." When asked about the possibility that other survivors might yet be found, Sayid replies, "No. absolutely not." After the press conference, Karen tells Sayid that there's a woman outside who claims to know him: Noor Abed Jazeem. He heads outside, where he sees Nadia. They embrace.

Suns' Flashforward
Some time later, Sun goes to her father's office. When she arrives, two men are there explaining about an upsetting incident involving five different banks; he sends them away. Sun asks if anything is wrong and Mr. Paik replies that it's company business, and she wouldn't understand. She then accuses him of having hated Jin, and tells her father that she considers him to be one of the two people responsible for his death. She reveals that Oceanic Airlines has given her a significant settlement, which she has used to purchase a controlling interest in Paik Industries. She then tells her father that once she has her baby, she intends to discuss her plans for the company's new direction.

Hurleys' Flashforward
Later, Hurley is shown walking through his house, which appears empty. However, he is startled when he sees a coconut on the ground and begins to hear whispers. He picks up a small statue of Jesus Christ to use as a weapon and slowly moves towards the voices. As he opens the door, the whispers are revealed to be a large group of friends and family surprising him with a birthday party. His mother scolds him for contemplating using the statue as a weapon. At the party, Sayid, Nadia, Kate, and Aaron are present. Kate mentions that Jack is running late. Hurley's father takes him aside to show him his birthday present, which is the Camaro they had worked on previously. He mentions that once he thought Hurley was dead, he began to finish working on the car as a tribute to his son. He gives Hurley the keys, which are on a rabbit-foot keychain. Hurley and his father enter the car to take it for a ride, but Hurley immediately notices the numbers in the odometer and trip counter. He immediately exits the car and is seen running down the street, away from the party in fear.

Jacks' Flashforward
Ten months after the crash, Jack delivers a eulogy at his father's funeral. He expresses remorse over not having his body present, saying he loved his father. After the ceremony, Carole Littleton approaches him. She explains her story, revealing to Jack that Claire - whom she believes he never met - was his half-sister and was also on the plane. Carole then approaches Kate, complimenting Aaron, unaware that he's her grandson.

Review


Realtime Rating: 5/5 - Alot of people moving ready for a Lost style mind fuck!
Flashforward Rating: 5/5 - Hmm... what's left to tell over 2 seasons in the future?
Episode Rating: 5/5 - A great episode, gearing me for a perfect finale... hopefully.



The next two sections of this post are completely exclusive to Lost Together, Blog Alon3.



Next Time on Lost...

Episode 412 - There's No Place Like Home, Part 2&3.


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17: 34 - The Super Heroes You'll Never See

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

Bullshit Boy: This guy was born out of a bull's anus - and he can get just about everyone in the world to believe what he tells them. He coins terms and they catch on. He writes books, and people read them. Yet the only way he can save the world from evil, is by convincing the super villain that the plan for world domination is well... shit.

Azn Man: In society (well, American society especially) there's always a guy who likes to be called 'Azn'. Why is this? What is classed as 'Azn'? Well, for a start, you have to be a (second generation) Asian. Secondly, you have to be a moron. Thirdly, you have to obviously have no sense of spelling what so ever. Azn Man only has one super power: To bore everyone to death by boasting that he's a member of minority.

Sir Lankalot: Knighted for being so damn tall, Sir Lankalot's only friends are mountain giants and giraffes. Actually, it's a surprise he even got knighted at all, as the queen had to stand on the top of the Empire State Building to do so. His special abilities include being able to grow to any height (but nothing below 100 feet, mind) and cracking 'how's the weather down there?' jokes.

Bisexual Girl: Once, Bisexual Girl was just an ordinary girl. That was, of course, until she discovered the world of... MYSPACE! Slowly, after reading many, many MySpace blogs, she became, BISEXUAL! Now, posting picture after picture on her own MySpace profile, Bisexual Girl can get any super villain confused by just explaining her 'sexuality'. I mean, come on, you're straight, but also bent at the same time? What are you!? A bloody curvy line!?

Female Pop Star: I bet you thought all the moronic girls in the charts were separate people, didn't you? Well, you were wrong in thinking that! Wrong I tell yer! Kelly Clarkson, Hilary Duff, ALL of Girls Aloud - They are all the same person, simply known as 'Female Pop Star'. Along with her trusty sidekick, Pete Waterman, Female Pop Star travels the country, searching for good bands and destroying any fans the said bands may have! She may sound like a super villain, but the good thing is that there isn't as many bad singers in the world as you think, just two: Pete Burns and Female Pop Star.

Webcam Whore: Where would paedophiles be without good old Webcam Whore, eh? She stays at home all day, stripping and leaving her webcam 'accidentally' on in front of all the paedophiles in the world. It is thanks to Webcam Whore that paedophiles don't roam the streets! For the same reason, it is because Webcam Whore that tissue makers sell so much each week! Of course, what the paedophiles don't realise, is that Webcam Whore is really a man.

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10: 16 - YouTube: "Evolution of Dance"

Dee4leeds

In an attempt to show more video's on "YouTube Video Day" than just 'the one's Dee likes,' here's a video I think is crap. But I'm self-proclaimed(ily) cool enough to say made up his mind before the hype. Why is this so? Because my hated video is YouTube's most popular video: "Evolution of Dance." It's rubbish, the man clearly isn't skilled in any of the dances he did. There's a video of me doing a better dance some where, it's not on YouTube... I think.


I assume your one of the 50+ million people who like it. (A guess as I assume some people have seen it more than once.) Want a Three Rs post without a YouTube video in it? The post named "A Three Rs Post Without A Video" is possibly what you would like to read.

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Pendulum "In Silico" Album Review

Friday, May 23, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

In Silico is the second album from by Australian "Rock and Bass" band Pendulum. But who are Pendulum? Pendulum (Rob Swire, vocals; Gareth McGrillen, Bass Guitar; Peredydd ap Gwynedd, Guitar; Paul 'El Hornet' Harding, DJ; Paul Kodish, Drums) are a band making a large impression on it's critics and the general public, due to the band's ability to blend dance beats with the grittiness of a rock band. Their skill in their trade is to the extent where a new music genre has been created to describe it, "Rock and Bass." In Silico is the follow up album to 2005/07 drum and bass album Hold Your Colour, which was hailed by critics as "A Modern Day Masterpiece" which sets the bar for In Silico rather high. How would Pendulum deal second time around?



In Silico begins with Showdown. Which, with it's heavy bass, makes the listener believe Pendulum have managed to equal, if not conquer, the heights of their first offering. The song begins with the mixture of cymbal heavy beats with the unique vocals of Swire. With a quiet guitar riff off in the distance. The riff gradually gains ground on the other instruments, until exploding onto the track; creating a song which you can't help but move to. The anger conveyed in the the opener spills over onto the second track of the album: Different.

If the first was a to be a fight, the second had to be the aftermath. The relentless nature of the riff creates a music piece which forces you to wake up and listen. Track 3, Propane Nightmares is where the album takes a turn from the agrresive opening. The beginning Spanish trumpets create a good lead in before dropping a heavy bass, making this song the most radio friendly on the album. A point proven by the fact the song has been in the UK Single Charts for 4 weeks, peaking at 9th. The song arguably is the strongest stand along song. Having a distinct beginning, middle and end.

The album carries on the pace over the next 2 songs, Visions and Midnight Runner, using distorted voices and electro style beats to great effect. It's not until track 6 does, again, the album change direction. The track The Other Side starts like the opening to a cheesy Japanese 16bit video game before awaken to a lyric heavy attempt by the band. Some of the lyrics leave a lot to the imagination though. Lyrics like "Come on down to the other side, come with us through the gates of hell" work well in a gig-like situation but for walking home from a hard days work just doesn't give the appearence of substance the lyrics should carry.

With the next track, Mutiny, the listener is given the impression that the song was created as a experimental track, with Pendulum trying to flex it's rock muscle to the absolute limit. With a guitar solo that wouldn't go a miss on any 1980s glam rock act. 9000 Miles tries, but eventually fails, to make any impression on the listener. The Track coming across as a rather cheesy 1990s trance song. The song does have a guitar piece to go with, but this listener can't help but think it sounds ominously like the background music from Spyro the Dragon.

Granite, a UFO inspired musical piece lending heavily from Slam. (The part-opener of Hold Your Colour.) The song is again lyrics heavy with heavy metal screaming at the end of the track with really helps promote Pendulum as musical butterflies. Which leads us finally to the final track of the album. The Tempest. There's only two ways an album can go out. "Soft and Subtle," making the listener think or "All Out Assault on the Ears" leaving the listen in a state of awe. The Tempest does both to great effect in it's 7min 27secs run time. The soft, careful nature of the opening builds to the heaviest guitar riff Pendulum have ever created. The chugging guitar riff really lends it self well to the almost screamed like nature of Swires voice.



The last few seconds of the album sounds very much like a radio gathering a new signal, a sign for a follow up? Well this writer hopes so.

In Silico takes the established drum and bass of the original and decides what build upon. But then instead sticks two fingers up and does what it wants. Creating an album which could only be described as a mature, but no necessarily less aggressive, version of Prodigy's Fat of the Land.

Pendulum - In Silico: 4.5/5 - If Hold Your Colour raised the bar, In Silico destroyed it.

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19: 09 - An Introduction to "Cultur3."

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Written by: Melaisis

Hey guys, Mel' here. As those of you who may have guessed, through our numerous press releases, previews and general gossip, Cultur3 has been a long time coming. It is in this blog that we'll focus more on subjects more relevant to a typical blog-reading audience. The Three Rs has always usually been a place for random topics, videos and news and we'll keep it that way; Cultur3 is simply a side-project to focus on the type of posts which appeal to a larger audience, rather than our loyal, long-term viewers or simple newcomers. From my NewGrounds picks, to Nicola's rants on certain peoples' fashion tastes, Cultur3 should attract a more dedicated audience than our other blogs have done so far; especially given the experience all posters could bring to the table. Certainly, our posts will certainly have a random element to them, yet they should be more structured and attractive (even with the purple layout) than ever before.

Indeed, Cultur3 also gives new team members a prime opportunity to premier their own talents within The Three Rs: As long as the said new posters feel their views are worthy of being submitted to such a promising project, then as long as their entries make sense and are in-keeping with Cultur3's mainstream (sort of) themes, then I personally see no reason for new writers to be discouraged.

So, that's the basics of Cultur3. I look forward to see what the others come up with.

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01: 01 - If I Was The Pope...

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

Now, of late, I've been aspiring to become a Roman Catholic priest when I grow older. If I don't make it big and famous, I need to make my mark somewhere and somehow on the planet. What better way to do this than preach about a higher power? Oh, and, of course, RID THE WORLD OF DA EVAL!11

Last year, the Vatican announced there was a true shortage of exorcists in the world. This shocked me to my very core. Who DOESN'T want to stake their innocence, sanity and general well being in the name of their faith and looking cool, eh!? Well, anyway, I've come up with a simple solution to this problem:



"When there's a poltergeist,
And it's causing a heist,
You can open the can!

When there's a big, nosy ghoul,
And it stinks like a mule,
Don't have to call a man!

Because...

Just open that can!
You need no strong man!
Say bye to your ghost!
Because you're the host!
Bye to your devil!
That's the right level!
"

(In case you were wondering, that was my attempt at a jingle)

HOW TO APPLY:

That's right, haunted ladies and gentlemen of the world! Just open 'DEVAL B GON3!111' and apply liquid to your desired affected area! Be extra sure to splash it in the eyes of those naughty, naughty, possessed people! For houses, make sure to totally soak you walls in the stuff. After all, it only costs £30 a can! And what's roughly 300 quid against a life of trouble-free spirits, eh?

INGREDIENTS:

Holy water, Clearasil, blood of a virgin, wood, mashed Bible pages, sugar, salt, hydrochloric acid, amino acid, eyelash of Chuck Norris, metal, rubber, cement, Toblerone, the stuff OK Go drink, potatoes, Coca-Cola, DKP.

LEGAL STUFF:


'DEVAL B GON3!111' and its affiliates accept no responsibility for death/injury/embarrassment and/or mental distress experienced when using this product. Want a genuine exorcism? GO FIND A REAL PRIEST WHILE YOUR FRIEND/FAMILY MEMBER/SELF SLOWLY TURNS INTO A DEMON! Not to be used on under 18s or the insane.

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15: 12 - Channel 4 HD - where's the HD?

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Dee4leeds Note: I enjoyed this post over at "Virgin Media High Definition" and thought that it would interest you. So here it is, in all it's glory.



Written by: Nialli



Guest Post

Original post can be found here.



Like all V+ customers, I'm getting increasingly frustrated with the wait for C4 HD content. Late last year, when the channel was launched on Sky, we were told that Virgin had secured the rights to the C4 HD as both a linear channel and for video on demand. Almost six months later and we're still waiting.

It may be a delay because of bandwidth restrictions. It may be because C4 itself isn't truly free-to-air quite just yet. It may be a technology restraint. It's most likely just not a priority in the days of marketing "super fast" broadband and "Mix It Up TV". Whatever. I feel like I'm still waiting for my last 2007 Christmas present...

But before we take to the streets burning effigies of Neil Berkett, have you seen what's actually showing in HD over on Channel 4? Pardon my french, but absolutely bugger all - six months after launch and there's still only a couple of films and a handful of US imports in HD. No homegrown HD programming whatsoever next week and, given that C4 has recently announced they're cutting back on the US stuff and focusing on UK programmes, that's pretty worrying.

In fact, Skins apart, I cannot recall any HD from these shores on C4 in 2008. Shameless? No. Peep Show? No. Even the weekly overstuffing of Ramsay and Oliver cookery entertaining, which uses very few cameras and can look sumptuous in HD, is still being shot in standard definition. Even I can pop down to John Lewis, buy myself an HD camcorder and make a better hash of it.

And because the HD channel's a C4 simulcast, HD shot shows on E4, More 4 and Film Four have no HD outlet whatsoever. Think how great an HD showcase taking the best of all four Four channels could be. But even on C4 new series of US imports like Smallville and ER , shot in HD but still being shown over here in SD, it's pathetically weak when compared to Sky One HD or even the often-maligned BBC HD.

Virgin Media should broadcast C4 HD as a priority to make a statement of intent with high definition services for its customers, but Channel 4 needs to make a similar statement by making an effort and delivering what it says on the tin: high definition programming.

Come on, chaps...before Christmas 2008 is upon us...



Full post can be found here.



Related Links

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19: 27 - Zero Punctuation (Painkiller)

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

Tis Tuesday. So that means it's time for me to post last wednesday's Zero Punctuation. This week's video is all about the PC(I have no idea?): Painkiller. I really have no idea whether this game has the Sam Newell seal of approval, I doubt he has even heard of it.



Yahtzee liked it, so by the laws of the internet; You should like it too. That's how the internet works, right?

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07: 51 - An Offical 'Apology'

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

Yes, folks. I'm apologising for my last post. Of course, I was so damn idiotic! I left out the main type of girl on the Internet!

NUMBER FOUR: WHINY-ASS MYSPACE BLOGGERS

We all know one, or two, or three. These are the people who have just discovered 'emo', and, unlike taking the manly approach (which basically means taking the piss in women's terms) towards the situation of 'emoness', these women TURN emo themselves. Great, some ass thinks it's his or her right to complain about their life of sitting around complaining just because they live in a land of 'free speech'. GUESS WHAT AMERICA/CANADA!? EUROPE ACTUALLY HAS FREE-SPEECH NOW TOO! TOO BAD YOUR HISTORY BOOKS ARE THREE HUNDRED YEARS OUT OF DATE! But this isn't a nationalist post (no, that's my next one) - this is a post about women turning emo. Now, if anyone actually bothers to go on MySpace (if not to simply laugh at their members), you will notice that half their members are women. Now, what sort of website ISN'T exist, eh? I'll tell yer what, a fag, whiny-ass sort of website, that's what! So what if you're on a period and still a 18 year-old virgin, miss? So what if you want 'comments on your pix'? I speak for the true, free-speaking people of the world by saying:

SHADDAP YER BIATCHES! TAKE DOWN THOSE 45 DEGREE ANGLE PICTURES! BLACK AND WHITE IS OUT OF DATE! GET SOME JEANS THAT FIT YOU! GET A LIFE! STOP COMMENTING ON MY 'PIX'! STOP COPYING MY HTML!

Whip. Crack.

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20: 22 - Make Your Own Superhero

Monday, May 19, 2008

Written by: Melaisis

http://fabricadeherois.blogspot.com/

Ignore the strange language; just scroll to the bottom - the Flash application - and get started. I made quite a magnificent 'Bruno' Falcon, but I pressed the wrong option on the menu and it got deleted. So, let's see what you come up with then.

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08: 23 - "Women DO NOT Exist On The Internet!"

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

First off, read this 'interesting' article on how women actually apparently 'do' exist on the Internet:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/17/27

I mean, for a start (ugh), no one has actually said that women don't exist on the Internet. As for 'her' first 'case study' she takes an apparent 'random' IRC conversation as evidence for her case. And that's it. Isn't the whole point of the 'article' to dispel myths, rumours and generalisations? Well, I'd say that letting two morons who actually USE IRC speak for the whole male side of a species is quite a generalisation. Wonderful, I'm sure. And, of course, any debate put forward by any child, whether it be man or woman, isn't exactly the most valid of arguments. Of course there are bloody girls on the Internet! Once again, I can use a list to prove this:

NUMBER ONE: THE PORN STARS!

A fairly obvious one, really. Without women's pictures being on the Internet, we'd all be restricted to gay porn. Heck, without women porn stars, the Internet may of not even as got as popular as it is now! When the 'Net first started out, 90% of all websites were porn! STRAIGHT PORN! Without women actually STARTING the whole website/Internet/porn thing, there may even not be an Internet today as we know it!

NUMBER TWO: IVILLAGE BITCHES!


These people are like the cyber feminists, basically. They are anti-abortion, anti-teen pregnancy, anti-men, anti-children, anti-porn and probably anti-Internet. They spend all their time searching for cosmetics or on the 'iVillage' (nice grammar, ladies) forums bitching about EVERYTHING which isn't female. Personally, the Internet - or world, would be a much better place without these people. Then again, still proves there are women, however unpleasant, on the Internet.

NUMBER THREE: GIRL GAMERS!

Don't get me started...

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22: 02 - Jacob's a Cabin Diva...

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds



As always it's time for Lost. NOT a bad thing at all. I love Lost. What? I do!

Cabin Fever




WOO! It's a Locke episode.

Lostpedia's Recap

Flashback
A record playing "Everyday" by Buddy Holly is started up as a girl dances around her room. She is putting lipstick on in the mirror when her mother walks in. They talk about the fact that the girl is going out for the night. Her mother asks if she is going out with "him" and mentions that he is twice her age and she doesn't approve. The girl, identified as Emily, says that she is in love with the man. Emily runs out into the rain trying to escape her mother and meet the mysterious "him" when she runs out into the road and is hit by a car. Emily wakes up in the hospital being rushed through a hall on a gurney. She tells a nurse that she is almost six months pregnant. After giving birth to her child, the nurse tells her that it is a boy and rushes him away saying that he is too young to be held. Before being wheeled out, Emily tells the nurse to name him John. Later, Emily and her mother are standing over an incubator with John inside. The nurse enters and seems overjoyed at the fact that John is the youngest premature baby to survive at the hospital. He suffered from infections and pneumonia among other things, but successfully fought them off. Emily's mother, Mrs. Locke, seems less than thrilled at this information. At mention of taking John out and having Emily hold him, Emily becomes upset by the idea. She runs out of the room crying, saying that she cannot do it. Mrs. Locke is left in the room with the nurse. She fetches a cigarette from her purse and prepares to light it. The nurse stops her saying "There's no smoking in here Mrs. Locke". Mrs. Locke then unemotionally asks whom she should speak to about adoption. Before getting an answer, she sees a man standing behind the viewing window. Mrs. Locke looks disturbed to see him there. The nurse asks if he is the father of the baby, and she responds by saying that she doesn't know who he is. The man's face is shown to reveal that it is Richard Alpert. A young John is playing backgammon in a living room when his foster sister Melissa knocks the pieces off the board. His foster mother scolds her before telling John that there is a man there to see him and that he should be on his best behavior. Richard Alpert walks in the house and sits down at the table across from him. He introduces himself as Richard and tells John that he runs a school for special children and has reason to believe that he is one of them. Richard asks John if he minds if he shows him a couple of neat things and John nods his head. Richard sees a drawing on the wall of the room of a man lying on the ground while a mass of black springs from the ground and hangs over him, resembling an attack by the smoke monster. When asked if he drew the picture, John again nods his head. The two walk to another table and sit down. Richard tells John that he wants him to look at a few objects, think about them, and tell him which of them are his. The boy thinks Richard means "to keep" but Alpert clarifies: "Which of these things belong to you already?" He lays out on the table a baseball mitt, a book entitled "Book of Laws" (the holy book of the Bahá'í Faith), a small container of granules, a compass, a comic book entitled "Mystery Tales", and a knife. John inspects the container of the granules and the compass. John starts towards the "Book of Laws", at which point Richard looks hopeful, but finally he picks up the knife, instead. Richard seems disappointed and angry. He asks John if he is sure, and after he nods, Richard snatches the knife, and the other items on the table, away. He puts these back into his bag and stands up quickly. The foster mothers enters the room and asks how John did. Richard responds that John is not quite ready for his school and walks out of the house. The woman scolds John asking what he did and he looks down dejectedly. Teenage Locke, now a high school student, bangs on the door from the inside of a locker calling to be let out. A teacher opens the door and John finds everyone laughing when he exits. The teacher suggests that he come to the nurse's office with him because his lip is bleeding. Soon after, the two sit in an office where John says that he does not want to talk about what just happened despite the man's prodding. The teacher tells John that he got a call from Portland on behalf of Mittelos Laboratories who work with chemistry and new technologies. When he mentions speaking with a Dr. Alpert John looks up. The teacher tells him that Mittelos is looking for young, bright minds and they want John to go to their summer camp. When Locke asks how they knew about him, the teacher suggests that they sent a representative to a science fair where John had presented a "display at Costa Mesa". John gets upset and tells the teacher that he is not a scientist, but the type of person who is interested in sports and cars. The teacher kindly tells him that even if he wants to be more like the popular boys at school, it is just not who he is. He says that John simply can't be a super-hero, to which he responds, "Don't tell me what I can't do!" He hands him back the pamphlet and walks out. Adult Locke struggles to walk while undergoing physical therapy at a rehabilitative center. The trainer gives praise to Locke's good work and tells him enough for the day, waving an orderly to bring over a wheelchair. The orderly helps Locke into the chair and pushes him towards the elevator, talking with him and being revealed as Matthew Abaddon. He tells John that surviving an 8-story fall was a miracle and suggests John take an Australian walkabout and learn who he truly is. Abaddon tells Locke that he's "much more than an orderly," and again urges him to go on the walkabout, saying purposefully that when they met again Locke would "owe him one."

In the Jungle
Hurley, Locke and Ben make camp in the jungle overnight. The next morning, Locke awakens to the sound of an axe. He follows the sound and finds a man in a DHARMA jumpsuit cutting down trees. Locke asks him who he is, and he informally answers that his name is Horace and that he is building a getaway for his wife, and that he needs a break from the DHARMA Initiative. Seeing the confused look on Locke's face, Horace asks if he makes sense, to which Locke replies that he does not. Smiling, Horace turns to Locke, bleeding from his nose, and replies that it is probably because he's been dead for twelve years. John is told that he needs to find Horace in order to find Jacob. Strangely, Horace begins cutting down the same tree he just toppled, which has reappeared. Horace repeats several previous sentences, and cuts down the tree for a third time. John then awakens, revealing that he was simply dreaming, to find Ben awake and looking at him. Ben seems to know what has happened, and says only "I used to have dreams," before Locke orders camp to break. Locke leads Hurley to the Mass Grave, revealing that Ben killed off approximately 100 people of the DHARMA Initiative, to which Ben makes no comment. Locke rummages through the bodies, reading the names on the jumpsuits until he finds Horace's decaying body. He opens the pocket on the jumpsuit and finds blueprints to a cabin and a map to it. Locke offers Hurley a chance to return to the beach, though it would be at night and alone. Instead, Hurley remains with them and Ben commends Locke's ability to force Hurley's choice. Locke denies being manipulative, "I'm not like you, Ben." Though Ben is doubtful of their ability to locate the cabin, Hurley finds it. Locke lights a lamp and enters alone, leaving Ben and Hurley to wait outside. Inside Locke sees the shadowy figure of Christian Shephard seated in the corner, who introduces himself as Christian and says he speaks for Jacob. Christian reaffirms Locke's notion that he found the cabin because he was "chosen," and tells Locke not to worry about Claire, who is found to be reclining in a chair in a corner of the cabin without Aaron but nevertheless appearing relaxed and nonchalant. Christian says that the people from the freighter are returning and tells Locke to ask the one question that really matters. Locke asks how he can save the island. Hurley and Ben split an Apollo bar outside before Locke emerges from the cabin. Ben asks if he knows what they're supposed to do next, and Locke replies, "He wants us to move the island."

On the Freighter

Keamy and his team arrive on the Freighter. Desmond notices that their wounds are not caused by gunshots and wonders what has happened. Sayid is sure they won't let it happen again, the next time they go back. Captain Gault takes Keamy to the brig, where Michael is handcuffed to a pipe on the wall. Keamy kicks the legs out from an adjoining bed so that it falls on Michael's leg, causing him to scream in pain. He asks Michael if he knows his name, and when Michael indicates that he does, Keamy asks if it was Micheal who told Ben his name. When Michael says yes, Keamy pulls out his gun, holds it to Michael's head, and pulls the trigger. The gun does not fire. He pulls again, and still nothing. Keamy checks the gun's cartridge and sees that it is still loaded. The captain tells him that he can't kill Micheal because Michael is the only one who can fix the engines, since he is the one who sabotaged them in the first place. Frustrated, Keamy strikes Michael in the face. A little after this, Keamy goes to Captain Gault and asks for the key. When Gault refuses, Keamy steals the key and runs to a filing cabinet and opens a safe. When Gault asks what he is getting, Keamy responds by saying "Secondary Protocol." He says it's how they are going to find Ben, indicating that Charles Widmore knew where Ben would be going and now so does he. The protocol has the DHARMA logo on the front page. Captain Gault walks to Desmond and Sayid and tells Omar, who stands guard, that Keamy wants him in the armory. Omar says he isn't supposed to let them out of his sight, to which the captain replies that "he'll watch them." Omar leaves, while grabbing his phone, after hearing sets of beeps come over it. The Captain then tells Desmond and Sayid to hide in a pantry under the gully. Sayid asks if Michael is dead, to which the captain answers no, but not through lack of trying - and that is exactly the reason they have to hide. Doc Ray can be seen in the background. Sayid asks for the ship's "Zodiac raft," saying the only way to save their lives is to get their people off the island and on to the boat. Michael is lying on the floor of a room on the freighter with a bloody lip. Frank helps him up, asking why Michael hadn't told him he was a survivor of Flight 815, citing the fact that he was one of the few people who would have believed him. Michael tells Frank it was because his boss had staged the wreckage, which Frank dismisses as a conspiracy theory. He begs Frank not to bring Keamy back to the island, saying "He's going to kill everyone...everyone." As Michael and Frank leave the room, they notice Keamy at the end of the hall, having a device attached to his arm by Omar. Keamy notices them and Omar slams the door shut. Gault meets Sayid and Desmond at the ship's tender, but Desmond tells Sayid that, after three years of being stranded, he will not set foot on that Island again. Sayid departs alone, and Desmond remains in hiding on the Kahana. Later, Keamy and the troops start boarding the helicopter. Omar tells Doc Ray that they received a message from the island and it said the Doc was dead, which greatly confuses Ray. Frank refuses to take Keamy and his team to the island. Keamy responds by slitting Doc Ray's throat and throwing him overboard. Keamy asks Frank again and he still refuses. A gunshot rings out and it's Gault, stating that he has "fixed" Keamy's gun. Gault tells Keamy to stand down or he will shoot. Keamy then shows Gault the device on his arm, and when Gault turns his head to ask what the device is, Keamy shoots him through the heart. Gault falls dead and Desmond scurries away from his hiding spot. Keamy asks Frank again and this time Frank concedes. As Keamy and his men prepare to board the copter they do not see Frank hastily adjust his satellite phone, wrap it in clothing, and stow it in canvas bag.

On the Beach

Back at the beach camp, Jack is searching and indulging in food in the kitchen when Juliet appears and scolds Jack for being out and walking around so soon after his surgery. Jack grins and says he's hungry. Juliet exclaims lightheartedly that doctors are always the hardest patients. The noise of a helicopter is heard. The entire camp runs to the shore to watch the Freighter's chopper pass directly overhead. As they watch stunned and shocked, a package is dropped from the chopper as it flies above. Jack runs over, opens the bundle and finds a new satellite phone, it appears to be tracking the helicopter. Jack states, "I think they want us to follow them."

Review


Realtime Rating: 4/5 - Nice to get an episode where all locations are covered. not just one area.
Flashback Rating: 4/5 - Perhaps more of a 3, but it had Richard.
Episode Rating: 4/5 - Not the best but far from the Worse. Nice to have just a normal flashback.



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Next Time on Lost...

Episode 412 - There's No Place Like Home, Part 1.


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08: 18 - Celly Klarkson

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

Opening Note: Yup, it's a topic in which I'M telling everyone how a PROFFESSIONAL should react to a situation where they're singing live. Arrogance on my part? Probably. Shitness on hers? Definately.



^ What on earth is this woman on!?

Seriously, for the last two hours I've been watching the Brits 2006. Now, the Kaiser Chiefs opened (which, I must admit, they are a LOT better 'live') and the event has generally featured performances from Coldplay, Prince and, of course, Kelly Clarkson. Now, I must admit, I've never been a fan of American pop music. I love their hip-hop/rap (OMFG CHAV!) and rock, but COME ON, Kelly Clarkson represents everything I loathe about pop! She sang relatively close to the audience! Wonderful! But the only time she interacted with them was in the first VERSE of the song. As a performer, I've come to realise that there's a few things you've got to do when getting the audience to join in (yeah, it's a list, again...):

NUMBER ONE:

For fuck's sake: MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHAT TO SAY! When I did 'Martin Luther' - I sang the chorus THREE TIMES before getting down and picking on random members of the crowd. Kelly Clarkson didn't sing the line ONCE before expecting the audience to sing. Kelly, you may THINK you're popular, you may THINK you can sing, and this is all very well. Heck, you might actually THINK you know your own lyrics, but woman, other people may not. At least give them a chance to pick it up - even if they haven't heard you before.

NUMBER TWO:

Be consistant! I've made this mistake a few times, but Kelly! Please! Just don't expect them to sing one line, throughout the whole song. DESPITE the fact you repeat this line many times throughtout the whole song! ARGH!

NUMBER THREE:

REACT! If you do something pathetically shit, THEN LAUGH AT YOURSELF! Don't pull a Ashley Simpson and storm off crying! Or ignore it although millions of other people laughed at you (not in a good way, though)! Your critics will have a field day if you do neither of those two things! No one likes a negliable biatch! Singing, dancing, whatever. It's all about performing. If you can entertain the crowd more, even for a milisecond, SEIZE UPON IT! SIMON WAS RIGHT WHEN HE SAID YOU WERE A SHIT PERFORMER, KELLY! It's a damn pity you can hold a note.

MOVING ON...

I've made my own (considerably better) version of Kelly's 'Since You've Been Gone' (to be sung by herself):

"Here's the thing I'm outta tune,
I sung better in my mama's womb,
Yeah, yeah,
I sound crappy!

You dedicated you took the time,
It's pity I couldn't rhyme,
Yeah, yeah,
I sound crappy!

And all you'd ever hear me say,
I'd bitch about you behind scences,
That's all you'd ever hear me say,

But I sound crappy!
I won't go to toilet on stage!
I need more nappies!
Yeah, yeah,
Thanks to you,
Now I need,
A big poo!
I sound crappy!

How can I put it? I'm outta vocab,
Oh shit, looks like I hit a stupid snag,
Yeah, yeah,
I sound crappy!

And all you'd ever hear me say,
I'd bitch about you behind scences,
That's all you'd ever hear me say,

But I sound crappy!
I won't go to toilet on stage!
I need more nappies!
Yeah, yeah,
Thanks to you,
Now I need,
A big poo!
I sound crappy!

I had had chance my blew it,
Made you deaf, made you blind,
I'll shut my mouth; you just can't take it!
Again and again and again and again!

I sound crappy!
You may want to turn over!
Quickly switch me off!
Yeah, yeah,
Thanks to me! (thanks to me)
I numbed your six senses!
You may want to turn over!
Quickly switch me off!
Yeah, yeah,
I numbed your, (I numbed your)
Six senses (Six senses)
You should know, (you should know)
I numbed your six senses!
I sound crappy!
I sound crappy!
I sound crappy!
"

And KT Tunstull, or whatever your name is, you can't play drums.

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23: 31 - YouTube: "Tony vs. Paul"

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

YouTube Video time. Here I present the single reason YouTube is not the downfall of mankind. "Tony vs. Paul." This masterpiece is obviously my favourite video on YouTube and has a level of skill, timing and accuracy I would like the Three Rs to emulate one day. ("You don't do videos?" O RLY?)


After previous attempts at filming for the Three Rs. I think we can all agree we need a decent Camera. (Though they are good for a gig as professional camera's are not allowed in.)

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23: 54 - GANDALF!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

Is it just me, or do Middle-Earthern wizards and fascists (nationalist-solicalist ones espcially) have a lot in common? Seriously (dah!) though, I find some parallels between them quite scary. Let's take Adolf Hitler and Gandalf the White as examples, shall we?

GANDALF:

- Has the letters 'DALF' in his name, which is only one letter different from 'DOLF'!

- Goes on a 'quest' against another race which he considers to be 'evil'.

- Proclaims himself 'the White' - a racist statement if I ever saw one!

- Needs assistance from a 'Fellowship' of his own kin and people who think the same of the Jews... sorry, Orcs.

- Has a beard. AND A MUSTACHE!

- Comes to power in the second-biggest city in the country (Isengarde) before heading out.

- Has a mistress (Aragorn).

- Dies at least once.

- Takes part in two wars.

- Is gay (Carries a long stick, eh?).

ADOLF:

- Had the letters 'DOLF' in his name, which is only one letter different from 'DALF'!

- Went on a 'Holocaust' against another race he considers to be 'evil'.

- Proclaimed Jews as 'evil' - a racist statement if I ever saw one!

- Needed assistance from a 'Nazi Party' of his own kin and people who think the same of the Orcs... sorry, Jews.

- Had a mustache. BUT WANTED A BEARD! (Unconfirmed)

- Came to power in the second-biggest city in the country (Munich) before heading out.

- Had a mistress (Eva Braun).

- Died at least once (Probably).

- Took part in two wars.

- Is gay (Had a mustache - BUT NO BEARD!).

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And so we have it, ladies and gentlemen. CS Lewis may be classed as sexist and racist, BUT TOLKIEN WAS OBVIOUSLY A NAZI!

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00: 30 - Ode To A Valentine

Written by: Melaisis
Edited by: Curio

"My love for you is too great to express,
Your feelings for me are too hard to guess,
The sky's the limit - but not with love,
I feel as free as a beautiful dove,
Your body is one of Aphrodite,
With your breasts so round, bouncy and mighty!
A tragic loveliness comes from your soul,
But girl, what's with that freakin' giant mole?
Hair so wonderful I stop to stare,
But I really doubt that you'll even care,
My heart always pounds for the great love of you,
Make me so crazy - I even say 'Moo'!
The monster inside me wants to break free,

All for the love of you. Correction: Me."

For those of you with limited intelligence, that was my (slightly edited) attempt at a sonnet. Shakespeare must be turning in his grave.

OH CRAP, SONNETS ARE A FORM OF... POETRY!

Does that make me emo? Do I suddenly enjoy cutting my wrists? Time to find out!

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09: 53 - Zero Punctuation (Mailbag Showdown)

Monday, May 12, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

Another week... another Yahtzee video. This week's video is all about You. Yes... you. After the Smash Bros Review (Remember? Good!) he got a little too much hate mail...



So basically there's no Sam Newell seal of approval this week. How depressing.

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22: 05 - BlogAlon3.com Is Something Nice Back Home

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds



Hi guys! It's time for another engaging story from the world of Lost.

Something Nice Back Home




Oh great... it's a Jack episode.

Lostpedia's Recap

On the Beach
After Juliet repeatedly attempts to awaken Jack from his slumber, he finally regains consciousness, although he seems disoriented. After standing up, he exits the tent with her to find a group including Rose, Bernard, Sun, and Jin arguing with Daniel and Charlotte. Bernard confronts Daniel regarding why the satellite phone fails to get a signal, when it had apparently worked fine the night before during Morse code contact with freighter. Jack intervenes and acknowledges that Daniel and Charlotte have been lying to everyone. He reassures the survivors, saying eventually the freighter people will come for Daniel and Charlotte and when they do the survivors will be ready. Jack tells everyone to just remain patient and that he will keep his promise to get them off the island. Following this, he suddenly faints onto the beach. Soon, Jack comes to as Kate rushes towards him. She worries, feeling his forehead and commenting that he has a temperature, but he brushes it off as need for rest. Later, Jack is in a tent taking more antibiotics when Juliet enters. He dismisses the stomach pain as food poisoning and dehydration, but she disagrees. After feeling his abdomen, she tells him that the pain he is feeling is from his appendix. He tells her it hasn't ruptured yet, but Juliet says their only option is to take it out before it does rupture. Juliet speaks to Sun and gives her a list of medical supplies needed for the appendectomy and asks her and Jin to go to the Staff to retrieve them. When Sun tells Juliet that she doesn't know what the instruments look like, Daniel offers to help, and states that he has performed animal autopsies in the past and has experience with the tools needed. Sun immediately distrusts his offer, but Charlotte responds antagonistically, and Daniel calms her. He argues with Charlotte about offering assistance, claiming they need the survivors' trust, because they're only scientists. Juliet accepts their help, but also gives Jin a gun and tells him to shoot either of them in the leg if they try to run. Juliet tells a group to prepare a sterile environment for the surgery. While washing down a table for the surgery, Bernard sees that Rose looks unsettled. The couple discuss why Jack got sick; Bernard chalks up Jack's illness to bad luck, but Rose thinks that it isn't a coincidence that Jack is ill because "people do not get sick on the island". An apprehensive-looking Jack has his stomach shaved by Juliet in a tent where she is preparing him for surgery. He asks her if she has experience with this type of procedure, and she informs him that this is not her first time performing an appendectomy, but it does not seem to calm him. He asks her if she is certain, because she is shaving two-inches above where she needs to be making the necessary incision, and Juliet assures him yet again. Jack tells her that he doesn't want to be unconscious, and wants to use local anesthesia so Kate can hold a mirror so and he can see what is happening and help walk Juliet through it. She seems uneasy about this idea but agrees nonetheless. Jin, Sun, Daniel, and Charlotte arrive at the Medical Station to retrieve the supplies for the appendectomy. As they enter, Daniel offers to go in front of Charlotte to make sure that it is safe. They exchange a grin and a nod while Jin asks Sun in Korean if Charlotte realizes Daniel likes her. Sun replies that Charlotte knows, because she is a woman. Charlotte coyly looks back at them and smiles as they all walk into the station. After entering the vault, Daniel looks around and vocally wonders where all the power for the station is coming from. Sun goes over to the bed where she received the ultrasound and Jin asks what's wrong. They share a conversation in Korean about how this was where Juliet brought Sun and where she saw their baby for the first time. Sun expresses her concern for wanting to get off the island, realizing that Charlotte and Dan and their people are not here to rescue them. Jin promises her that he will do everything to get her and their baby off the island. During their conversation Charlotte and Daniel load various medical supplies into a bag as Charlotte continually glaces back at the Korean couple. Back at the beach Kate and Juliet are discussing the surgery, and Jack's stubbornness, when Jack stumbles out of the tent, claiming he can walk the 50 feet to where the surgery will be performed. Kate walks Jack over to the surgery tent, saying she will be his nurse. Jack tells her, "it isn't the first time." Jack then starts to tell Kate, "If something should happen to me during surgery...." Kate cuts him off with a "shut-up" to which Jack replies, "fair enough." Later that night when the group returns from the medical station, Jin calls Charlotte over. He says to her in Korean, "I know you understand me." He tells her that he knows she speaks Korean because he saw her smile when Sun was speaking to him about her at the medical station. Charlotte acts as if she doesn't understand until Jin says that if she does not stop lying he will break Daniel's fingers one at a time. In Korean, Charlotte asks what he wants and Jin tells her that he wants Sun on the helicopter when it leaves the island. Charlotte asks, "What about the others?" but Jin cuts her off, saying his only concern is for Sun and the baby. She nods and Jin leaves. In the surgical tent, Juliet, Kate, and Bernard prepare to operate. Bernard suggests that he knock Jack out with chloroform that was brought back from the medical station but Jack refuses. Bernard locally numbs the area on his abdomen and Juliet makes the first incision while Kate holds a hand held mirror for Jack to see. Jack grunts and yells as Juliet begins to spread the incision and she sees that he is in too much pain to stay awake. Juliet orders Kate out of the tent and Bernard to knock him out. Bernard places a chloroform rag over Jack's mouth and he passes out. Outside the tent after the surgery is finished, Bernard tells Kate that everything went fine. She enters the tent where Juliet is stitching Jack up and she reassures Kate that he will be fine. She tells Kate that Jack kissed her the other day. She tells her that it wasn't for her, however, but for himself, and that he was trying to prove that he "doesn't love someone else." Kate thanks her for saving Jack's life and she walks out. Juliet tells Jack that she knows he's awake and he opens his eyes.

In the Jungle
Sawyer, Claire, and Miles are walking through the jungle when they reach a clearing. Claire tells Sawyer she's feeling much better, but that she still has a headache. "At least I'm not seeing things anymore," she says. Miles asks her what she used to see, but Sawyer puts a stop to that conversation. Suddenly, Miles looks uneasy as whispers swirl about. He stops walking, listens, and asks, "Who's Danielle and Karl?". He starts digging in the dirt to find both of their bodies in shallow graves. Sawyer asks Miles how he knew about the two but Miles gives no reply. Sawyer accuses Miles' team of killing them, but he denies that he is on the same team with Keamy and his men. Miles seems upset to discover the bodies as he "didn't sign up for this". Claire just wants to leave and Sawyer escorts her away, promising that everything will be fine once they make it back to the beach. Later, Claire is caring for Aaron as Miles watches down on them. Sawyer approaches and tells Miles he isn't to talk to Claire, look at Claire or even think about Claire, and that he officially has a 20-foot restraining order. Miles listens to Sawyer, and retreats away. Later, while walking through the jungle, Miles tries to persuade Claire to let him help out with Aaron, because he is "good with kids". Sawyer begins to remind Miles of the restraining order command, when a sudden rustling comes from the brush. As Sawyer goes to investigate, Frank Lapidus runs out carrying his satellite phone and a first aid kit. He's very startled and addresses Miles first, while Sawyer seems surprised that the men know each other. Frank, still in a hurry tells them there is no time because Keamy and his men are on the way and if he finds them there he will kill them all so they need to hide immediately. They hide in the nearby bushes and watch as Keamy and four of his men come through, one of them seriously injured. Lapidus looks at him and asks Keamy what happened. Keamy acts evasive and changes the topic to the location of the helicopter. Frank says it's not far, when Aaron makes a little crying noise. Keamy seems to hear it, and suspiciously looks around. In an attempt to protect the people hiding, Frank urges Keamy and his men to get to the helicopter because it is starting to get dark and he will refuse to fly out on Faraday's coordinates in the dark. After a heavy pause, Keamy agrees and they head off into the jungle. That night Claire awakens to find Aaron isn't beside her. She looks across the campfire to see Christian Shephard holding him. Claire recognizes him and asks, "Dad?". The next morning, Sawyer notices that Claire's sleeping area is vacant. He asked Miles where she is and Miles says he saw her take off into the jungle. Sawyer doesn't believe that Claire would wander off alone but Miles says she wasn't alone, she was walking with someone she called 'Dad'. Sawyer demands to know why Miles didn't try to stop her and Miles mentions his restraining order. As Sawyer is about to rough Miles up, he hears Aaron crying. He leaves Miles and rushes off to find Aaron on his blanket at the base of a tree by himself. He picks the child up and yells around for Claire, who is nowhere in sight.

Flashforward

Jack is in bed at Kate's house when the phone rings. It is his receptionist, Jane, reminding him of an 11 a.m. consult with Ms. Berenberg which was moved up the previous day. She feels it necessary to remind him because he's not good with his calendar. He thanks her and gets out of bed, putting on a towel. A pair of orange panties is lying on the floor beside the bed. Jack pick these up, smiles coyly, and then tosses them into the clothes hamper. Still in his towel, Jack proceeds downstairs to the kitchen where he steps on a Millennium Falcon toy. He reels back in pain, curses, and puts it on the counter. Jack places two leftover wine glasses in the sink, and begins making coffee. He then picks up the newspaper sports page which features a story about the Yankees sweeping the Red Sox, causing him to scoff, "A-Rod". Jack enters the bathroom to where Kate is showering. Looking in the mirror, Jack's appendectomy scar is faintly visible. He greets her, they talk, and she tells him that she bought him a new razor. He replies "Oh, you don't like the scruff?" The shower turns off, and she steps out into the towel Jack is holding for her. With her smiling brightly, Jack says, "Good morning" and they kiss. Later, Jack is reading Aaron a story from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, as Kate looks on. With Aaron asleep, Jack turns out the light. In the hall Kate tells Jack he "is a natural." Jack tells Kate that his father used to read him that story. Kate smiles and mentions it's nice to hear Jack say good things about his father. Jack asks, "I don't say good things about my father?" He then says his father was a good storyteller. Kate softly tells Jack that she loves seeing him with Aaron, that she is glad he changed his mind and glad he's there. Jack replies, "me too" and picks Kate up and presses her against the wall to make out. He carries her from the hall while she laughs. The next day, Jack is finishing the consult with Ms. Berenberg, giving her instructions for her surgery the following day as he walks her to the hospital lobby. Jack catches a glimpse of a familiar face, and does a double-take to see Christian Shepard, wearing the same blue suit Jack repeatedly saw him wearing on the island, walking through the lobby. Jack's co-worker, Dr. Erika Stevens, calls his name twice to get his attention, wanting his opinion on a spinal x-ray, an L-4. The receptionist then tells Jack a Dr. Stillman from Santa Rosa Hospital is calling about "a friend of yours". Jack goes to the hospital to meet with Dr. Stillman, who says Hurley has been refusing his medication and has stopped sleeping. Jack asks about therapy, but Dr. Stillman says therapy is now out of the question because Hurley believes Dr. Stillman isn't real. Jack goes to see Hurley, who tells him that he isn't taking his medication because he believes that he and the rest of the Oceanic 6 died without ever escaping the island and are now stuck in the afterlife. Hurley asks Jack about his day, which Jack describes, talking about Kate and Aaron. Hurley questions that Jack didn't want to be with Kate and Aaron, but Jack replies he changed his mind after Kate's trial. Hurley compares Jack's life with Kate and Aaron to heaven. Hurley tells Jack he continues to receive visits from Charlie, regularly talking to him on a bench on the lawn outside the hospital. He tells Jack that Charlie visited him the day before and had predicted Jack's visit. Charlie had a message for Jack which he made Hurley write down so he would get it exactly, stating "You're not supposed to raise him, Jack". Hurley asks if "him" means Aaron. Jack says he doesn't know and tells Hurley to just take his meds. Hurley tells Jack that he will soon be getting a visitor of his own. Later that night Jack comes home to a sleeping Kate and wakes her up. She asks if he was working late, but he says he was out doing errands. He asks her about the previous night with Aaron when she said he was a natural. Jack asks her if she really thinks he is "good at this?" She tells him she does and after a long pause, Jack asks Kate to marry him. He pulls a diamond ring from his pocket and places it on a tearful Kate's finger, who replies "Of course I will, yes!" Jack is reviewing Ryan Laker's x-ray, stating into a tape recorder that there is an osteoblastoma on the posterior area of the lumbar and he is recommending a biopsy. He is interrupted by the persistent beeping of a low-battery warning on a smoke detector. He goes to the reception area, climbs onto a desk, and pulls out the battery. After climbing down, Jack is startled to hear his name called out by his father. He turns to see Christian Shepard sitting in the lobby, again in the blue suit with white shoes he is seen wearing around the Island. As he is still trying to take it in, Dr. Stevens approaches him from behind and calls his name. He turns to respond to her and when he turns back toward the chairs, his father has disappeared. Jack is distracted and Erika asks if he is okay. Jack asks Erika to write him a prescription for clonazepam, stating he has a lot going on right now, including a heavy caseload and his new engagement. She reminds him an engagement is supposed to reduce stress, not create more, and suggests he "talk to somebody". He replies he'll do that and happily takes the prescription. When Jack gets home, he hears Kate talking on the phone. She is saying that "Jack's not home before eight" and "stay for at least an hour". She quickly gets off the phone when she realizes Jack is home. He asks her who was on the phone, and Kate tells him it was Noreen, another mom from the park. Jack says Kate has neer mentioned her before. Kate blows this off and kisses Jack, then heads upstairs. An obviously stressed Jack gets out his new prescription, and washes two pills down with a bottle of beer. Sometime a week after that, Kate comes home to find a drunk Jack. He confronts her about where she was and why Veronica, the nanny, was at the house when Kate should be home. Kate replies she was running errands, and when pressed, asks for Jack's trust. Jack tells her about his visit with Hurley, calling him crazy, and then again presses Kate for where she really was. Kate begs Jack to leave it alone, but Jack persists. She finally admits she was doing a favor for Sawyer. When Jack asks why she would keep this secret from him, Kate tells him, because "he wouldn't want her to". Jack reminds her that he is the one who is there for her and who saved her, that Sawyer made his choice to stay while Jack came back. Kate becomes upset and says she can't have Jack drunk and acting like this around her son. Jack becomes angry and yells at her that she isn't even related to Aaron, just as Aaron walks in. Kate comforts Aaron, looking sadly at Jack, as he turns and walks away.

Review


Realtime Rating: 3/5 - Jack clearly wasn't going to die... d'oh!
Flashforward Rating: 4/5 - Last week's sentiments again, "Too many flashforwards spoil the broth."
Episode Rating: 3/5 - A hopeful blip in the season 4 greatness.



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Next Time of Lost...

Episode 411 - Cabin Fever.


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15: 57 - YouTube: "Boxman"

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

It's Saturday or "The YouTube Video Posting Day" as it's fast becoming, so I think now is a good time to post a YouTube Video. (I'm not one to break tradition.) I present to you this week a video by the guys from Smosh. My love for these is well documented. The constant listening to this video and others on my iPod and that I proudly wear a Smosh Hoodie.


What a classic? As I said before the song is on my iPod, want to know what songs are on my iTunes? I think this is a good place to start or maybe you could simply just leave a message at the Three Rs MySpace.

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11: 41 - Quick Update

Written by: Melaisis

We're getting a forum this weekend. A shared one, which should include the rest of N3twork and the staff and readers who frequent Resonance Gaming. Secondly, I'm in the process of moving all of my posts from my old blog ('En Masse') over to The Three Rs and/or Angsty Me. If you see some true classics popping up, then you'll know why.

Finally, check out nilcypher's video review of Portal:

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12: 09 - I(player) Am Not Impressed.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

Time for a new post from yours truly, Dee4leeds. Today's pearl of wisdom is all about the BBC's iPlayer. Recently this iPlayer was added to Virgin Media's On-Demand system. As said before in an eariler post I believe this section of Virgin Media to be the only major advantage to Virgin Meida's presentation. So now it's time to review said "revolutionary" on demand system: the BBC iPlayer.

First of all I want to know something... In the press release for the BBC iPlayer from Virgin Media it clearly stated that they are the "First TV Broadcasters" to gain the BBC iPlayer. Now does the Nintendo Wii count as a TV broadcaster? It broadcasts images on my TV screen and probably yours too. The reason for me asking is because the tiny system is capable of using the BBC iPlayer and has had the offical launch before Virgin's attempt. The Wii was also the first console to gain this right to present the BBC iPlayer, so are Virgin wrong in their statement? Please enlighten me. And oh yes, I was speaking correctly. A glorified Nintendo Gamecube beat the graphical powerhouses of the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3 to the BBC iPlayer. But this isn't going to become a rant about how graphical power does not equal "next-gen," I shall leave that for another time.

To access the iPlayer you have to "Press Red" on any BBC channel, which is never a good thing with Virgin Media as the time it takes to load BBCi takes the metaphorical biscuit. So by the time you've reached the option to choose the iPlayer you have probably already decided to leave and have no intention of using the iPlayer anymore. D'oh. The iPlayer loads reasonably quick for a Virgin Media system, presenting it's self in a rather pleasant translucent layout. Thus allowing the watching of the World Snooker Championships throughout the experience. Always a good thing, despite being completely unnecessary.

The main problem I have with the BBC iPlayer is the simple fact that it is rendered completely useless. Why? The BBC content was already available on Virgin Medias On-Demand system. So the BBC had no reason to try change it's on screen appearance to begin with. This attempt at individuality stinks of incompetence at both Virgin Medias and the BBCs end, most likely a PR stunt by Virgin and an exercise in brand identity for the BBC. The lengthy period of time and the no doubt large amount of money spent on getting the iPlayer on Virgin Media could of probably been spent more wisely on keeping channels. As apposed to killing every single channel off because they won't pay through the nose for their space. Why would broadcasters try hard to stay on Virgin's closed network when BSkyB's larger customer based network is open and eligible for anyone? A crying scream for attention from a company trapped in the hull of NTL's sinking ship? I think so. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's just a misinterpretation of information. Or maybe it's time Virgin proved me wrong.

Another problem I have with the BBC iPlayer is not only does it add nothing to the table in terms of accessibility and need, it doesn't add anything to the table in terms of content. For example the "Sport" section only currently has one show available to watch. The Super League Show. License fee well spent. (Again I'm going to have to stop myself going into a rant about all the problems arisen by the License fee. Depending on the popularity of this post I might give my thoughts/suggestions for the BBC Trust to mull over.) I'm sure that the South of the UK are going to enjoy the highlights from a typically Northern sport. Before you raise the point I believe the BBC has the on-demand rights to the 2008-09+ seasons of the Football League, so they must be working on the problem. Anyway just to reiterate, the problem with the content on the iPlayer is that the content was already available in the "Non-Shiny Menus" created by Virgin Media long before the iPlayers introduction. Just another downfall of this system. At least with the Internet and Nintendo Wii counterparts, they attempt to add something new which wasn't available (legally) before it's arrival.

Upon the topic of content, the catch-up material now has be given the BBC DOG treatment with the arrival of the iPlayer. I'm yet to see a logical reason for this. Why do I need reminding that I are watching a BBC programme? If I've gone through the overwhelming process of reaching the iPlayer in the first place, I think I will understand the fact I am watching a BBC production. That fact I had to go to a BBC channel in the first place surely proves that I am aware of the BBC. Being securely placed in the first and second locations by OFCOM in the EPG has got to go a long way to help the BBC create a strong brand identity with the Virgin Media' TV costumer base.

What can we/Virgin/BBC take from this post? The moral is that brand identity doesn't always necessarily mean that the system will be without major flaws. And that disassociation with a the rest of the On-demand system will not equal success. I predict that the uptake of the BBC iPlayer will be minuscule, not helped the the "soft launch" given by Virgin. Trust me, give me the Virgin Media CEO job and I'll turn it around before the end of 2008 into a real competitor for Sky as apposed to the fake competition currently.

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15: 13 - The Great List Of Mel's Bookmarks

Monday, May 05, 2008

Written by: Melaisis

As The Three Rs and our associates sites expand, I'm slowly amassing a lot of miscellaneous links upon my Firefox toolbar. Some of them are business-related, others are humorous and the majority are just plain strange. So, as I've done with my picture collection recently, I've decided to post these links online to share with the masses; and to de-clutter my windows. Please note that you may not see the sense in many of these, but they still may make for an interesting read:

Urban Dead Wiki - Trenchcoater.
Damn Interesting - The Unburdened Mind.
Profile of the Sociopath.
Memorable Limyaael's Fantasy Rants Entries.
Luciferous Logolepsy.
Grand List of Console Role Playing Clichés.
List of Porn Parodies.
Black Library - For the writers.

Indeed.

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10: 03 - A Change in the Lost Posting Format

Written by: Dee4leeds

I just thought I would take some time to tell you about a few changes we are doing to the way the Lost posts are posted.

No longer will the Three Rs and Lost Together, Blog Alon3 Lost review/rant/type thing posts be posted at the same time. From now on Lost Together, Blog Alon3 will be updated at ABC (American and Canadian) pace, whilist the Three Rs will be updated at Sky One (United Kingdom) pace.

Thus meaning that our dear UK readers will not have there episode of Lost spoilt before it's had chance to air, but allowing Lost Together, Blog Alon3 to be on top of the news and up to date. Lost Together, Blog Alon3 will still be availble for UK readers who want to spoil the episode though, just don;t ruin the experience for other people. Please.

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09: 49 - YouTube: "Deep & Profound"

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Written by: Dee4leeds

YouTube video time again. This time it's my personal favourite YouTuber (Except the Three Rs obviously.) "The Wine Kone." Here's one of his best ones...



Pretty Sweet right? I know I'm gnarly right? Yeah dude!

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17: 55 - Battle Of The Covers EPIC THYME

Friday, May 02, 2008

Written by: Melaisis

Hallelujah

Original (Leonard Cohen):


VS.

Cover (Jeff Buckley):


VS.

Cover (Rufus Wainwright):


VS.

Cover (Amanda Jenssen):


COMMENT WITH YOUR VOTES!

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16: 02 - Zero Punctuation (God of War: Chains of Olympus)

Written by: Dee4leeds

It's whatever day it is today so that means it's time for another Yahtzee Crowshaw style review. This week's video is all about the Sony PSP; God of War: Chains of Olympus...



Oh, you're wondering whether this game has the Sam Newell seal of approval aren't you? Well I don't know. He might of said it on Thursday but I wasn't listening. I was too busy singing songs with a brumy accent. (Always Fun.)

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17: 48 - Battle Of The Covers, Part IV

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Written by: Melaisis

LITTLE WING

Original (Jimi Hendrix):


VS.

Recent (Stevie Ray Vaughan):


CAST YOUR VOTES.

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