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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

R.A. Porter — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:12:59 -0000

Jason, I was just happy a couple of people did get it. I was reaching pretty far with it.

Search for "Ashley" in this link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23690567/page/3/

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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Jason — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:24:25 -0000

Okay, maybe I'm working too hard and not getting enough sleep or maybe reading so many comments has fried my brain, but...

I don't get it.

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:26:58 -0000

LOL R.A.. well done!

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Mike — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:24:10 -0000

That was awesome

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

R.A. Porter — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:07:39 -0000

The Trousered Ape is right. We need to move beyond this action movie, action television divide. (I hope someone appreciates this.)

There is one story in particular that IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d like to leave you with today Ã¢â‚¬â€? a story I told when I had the great honor of speaking on Martin BrodyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s birthday at his home church on Amity Island.

There is a young woman named Ashley who worked on a television action series. Midway through her first season the network cut the show's budget. That's when Ashley decided that she had to so something to help her show.

Ashley convinced craft services that what she really liked and really wanted to eat more than anything else was mustard and relish sandwiches. Because that was the cheapest way to eat.

She did this for a year until her show's ratings got better.

Anyway, Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re supporting the combined Ultimate Bad Ass bracket. They all have different stories and reasons. Many bring up a specific hero. And finally they come to this elderly action movie star whoÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s been sitting there quietly the entire time. And Ashley asks him why heÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s there. And he does not bring up a specific hero. He does not say Die Hard or Shaft. He does not say explosions or war movies. He does not say that he was there because of Mike and Jason. He simply says to everyone in the room, "I am here because of Ashley."

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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:57:58 -0000

In your cult it can be Krispy Kreme...

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

TrouseredApe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:56:38 -0000

@ Cap'n - wrong thread for that commnet, but still funny.

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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

TrouseredApe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:55:41 -0000

Shouldn't that be Krispy Kreme Kult...uh, nevermind...

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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:55:25 -0000

That remains to be seen...well unless you read braille of course..then it remains to be felt...

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Robert — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:55:05 -0000

Let's see...
Christ: didn't kick much ass
Chuck: did, and still does

I'm not sure about the cult part, but your other assertion seems spot on to me. However, in His defense, Chuck would only kick ass when old ladies were being beat up, good people intimidated with violence, or you shot his dog or spilled his drink, so he does have some Christ-like qualities as well.

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

TrouseredApe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:53:46 -0000

No - Chuck is getting the sermon delivered to him...

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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:53:40 -0000

If people dont align with others thinking they are in a cult, its the norm... I'm gonna start a Crispy Creme cult, cause I worship those warm glazed doughnuts!

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:51:41 -0000

The Church of a**-kickin? and Chuck is delivering the sermon... :)

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

TrouseredApe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:50:08 -0000

That's a cult - Chuck is the anti-Christ

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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Robert — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:49:26 -0000

Oh. You aren't from The Church of Chuck? Humblest apologies, you know how they're always out proselytizing.

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:48:41 -0000

Religion?!? Maybe its early in the morning and thats over my head...

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Robert — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:46:24 -0000

I don't see any reason to bring religion into this, dude.

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:44:11 -0000

Maybe the TV heroes need that much more practice to be on the same ground as amovie a** kicker. You know, it takes Jack Bauer 500 pushups to equal one Chuck Norris finger flex...

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Robert — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:39:37 -0000

Have YOU learned nothing? Do you know how much harder TV action heroes have to work than those pampered, whiny movie heroes? They produce a mere 90 minutes a year on average while the working class action hero on TV has to produce 10-25 HOURS of ass-kicking entertainment. Doesn't seem so equal now, does it?

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:36:00 -0000

I would agree that Tv vs movie doesnt matter, keep em combined! We all know Papa smurf is going to win the throw-down anyways...

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

TrouseredApe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:30:45 -0000

I vote to stop TV and movie action hero segregation! We are in the 21st century for pete's sake - have we learned nothing?

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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Mike — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:56:30 -0000

Yeah, good points, but as far along as we are, I'm going to have to separate it.

Because yeah, Jack Bauer would just roll to a win probably without any real competition :)

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Cap'n Schwartz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:59:26 -0000

No on Neo, good picks on the others!

Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

TrouseredApe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:35:48 -0000

Good observation, but that might be too technical of a line to draw. You have a character like John McClane from the Die Hard movies going up against a Jack Bauer - that would be an interesting matchup and I don't think either one has an unfair advantage over the other. I don't think that there should be that fine of a distinction.

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Re: Nominations for Ultimate Bad Ass award

Jason — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:56:38 -0000

I'm not sure about Neo...he operates on sort of a separate plane of existence...

I don't think we've mentioned it, but do you think movie characters and TV characters should be separate? TV characters have tons of episodes to impress us...but then movie characters have bigger budgets and usually better weapons...