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			<title><![CDATA[Development for Arrested Development is no longer arrested!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8770</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm posting this everywhere I can...<br />
<br />
NEW YORK (AP) — The Bluth family's frozen banana stand may be back in business.<br />
<br />
The creators and cast of "Arrested Development" at the New Yorker Festival on Sunday announced plans for another season of the short-lived but critically acclaimed TV show, which went off the air in 2006 after just three seasons. They also discussed more concrete plans for a much-awaited movie. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5irNKx40fJa__Xg3Ns5lRQe4nXa1Q?docId=5e86a359373744d6a547625d2e88b14c" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...5d2e88b14c</a><br />
<br />
Looks like they realized there's always money in the banana stand!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm posting this everywhere I can...<br />
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Bluth family's frozen banana stand may be back in business.<br />
<br />
The creators and cast of "Arrested Development" at the New Yorker Festival on Sunday announced plans for another season of the short-lived but critically acclaimed TV show, which went off the air in 2006 after just three seasons. They also discussed more concrete plans for a much-awaited movie. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5irNKx40fJa__Xg3Ns5lRQe4nXa1Q?docId=5e86a359373744d6a547625d2e88b14c" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...5d2e88b14c</a><br />
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Looks like they realized there's always money in the banana stand!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[2011 Summer Memories]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8664</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[As we have just passed labor day, please take a moment to share your favorite/memorable moment you have had this summer.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As we have just passed labor day, please take a moment to share your favorite/memorable moment you have had this summer.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Transformers Prime, Young Justice, Thundercats]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8652</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[HOooooo!<br />
<br />
Actually, I'm SO happy that TF Prime came back on the air this week, thank FUCKGOD.<br />
<br />
As for Young Justice, It's back when.. next week or next month..? I don't remember...<br />
<br />
ARrr!<br />
<br />
Heart them, how about you? What's your favorite scene so far, who's your favorite characters?<br />
<br />
I love starscream, he's a dipshit sniveling cowardly failure... So he's awesome.<br />
<br />
Optimus rocks, but that's a given.<br />
<br />
In Young Justice, I love Superboy because he's an angsty emo cry baby..... and the tension between him and Superman is too awesome.<br />
<br />
Everyone else is meh.<br />
<br />
Thundercats, Liono is badass at being inexperienced... he rushes into things headfirst. The episode where he goes into the past to relive his ancestor's origins was very awesome. <br />
<br />
I'd like to see more badguys, and cool ones.. not just Slithe, he sucks.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[HOooooo!<br />
<br />
Actually, I'm SO happy that TF Prime came back on the air this week, thank FUCKGOD.<br />
<br />
As for Young Justice, It's back when.. next week or next month..? I don't remember...<br />
<br />
ARrr!<br />
<br />
Heart them, how about you? What's your favorite scene so far, who's your favorite characters?<br />
<br />
I love starscream, he's a dipshit sniveling cowardly failure... So he's awesome.<br />
<br />
Optimus rocks, but that's a given.<br />
<br />
In Young Justice, I love Superboy because he's an angsty emo cry baby..... and the tension between him and Superman is too awesome.<br />
<br />
Everyone else is meh.<br />
<br />
Thundercats, Liono is badass at being inexperienced... he rushes into things headfirst. The episode where he goes into the past to relive his ancestor's origins was very awesome. <br />
<br />
I'd like to see more badguys, and cool ones.. not just Slithe, he sucks.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[So, Who's in Irene's Path?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8545</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I know I am! So if I happen to disappear for a few days or something of the ilk you can probably take a guess as to what has happened! Hopefully it won't necessarily be as bad as Gloria back in '85, but we'll just have to wait and see, unfortunately!<br />
<br />
I'm just glad I don't have to worry about work until Tuesday or so. Monday is pretty much going to be an effective wash for everyone around here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I know I am! So if I happen to disappear for a few days or something of the ilk you can probably take a guess as to what has happened! Hopefully it won't necessarily be as bad as Gloria back in '85, but we'll just have to wait and see, unfortunately!<br />
<br />
I'm just glad I don't have to worry about work until Tuesday or so. Monday is pretty much going to be an effective wash for everyone around here.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Suggest Girls for the Ultimate Harem Poster ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8517</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here's our current list of girl's and species already taken by donors:<br />
<br />
Atlantic Puffin <br />
N/A<br />
Swiftheart Rabbit<br />
monkey - sketched<br />
Original -sketched<br />
Orca - sketched<br />
20 Originals - sketched<br />
Kitty Mouse - sketched<br />
Original - sketched<br />
5 Originals - sketched<br />
Tiger - sketched<br />
Polar Bear - sketched<br />
6 original<br />
original<br />
pokemon Suicine<br />
Original<br />
FFIX Freya Crescent<br />
Original<br />
Swat Kats Callie Briggs<br />
N/A<br />
Original<br />
Bunny<br />
N/A<br />
Fireworm from HTTYD<br />
Wolf<br />
Original<br />
N/A<br />
Fennec Fox<br />
N/A<br />
N/A<br />
Kirara from Inu Yasha<br />
Squirrel<br />
Sawyer from Cats Don't Dance<br />
Slappy from Animaniacs<br />
Lani Aliikai from Surf's Up<br />
2 Original<br />
Mink from Dragon Half<br />
3 Original<br />
Original<br />
Original - herm<br />
2 Original - herm<br />
Original<br />
Mountain Lion<br />
3 Original<br />
Grey Jackal<br />
Original<br />
Original<br />
3 Original<br />
Original<br />
Catgirl (cream or gray)<br />
Original<br />
Red Tail Hawk<br />
Ocelot<br />
Original<br />
N/A<br />
N/A<br />
Shark<br />
Dragon/Coyote mix<br />
<br />
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Additionally there are 62 Girls/species/characters that I have to pull out of a hat on my own. <br />
<br />
Some of these I've already picked, but for many I'm asking for you to suggest!<br />
<br />
There are also 7 spots that donors did not request anything at all, so those are free to suggestion as well!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
PLEASE, if you are going to suggest a character from comics/tv/cartoons/movies/games/etc - post a URL or upload an image!!! Also, give us the name of the series/media that the character is from!</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
Current spots that need to be filled (63!), My picks below:<br />
<br />
<ol type="1">
<li>Minerva Mink (Animaniacs)</li>
<li>Cynder the dragon (Spyro the Dragon)</li>
<li>Mutio (Blue Sub Six)</li>
<li>Demona (Gargoyles)</li>
<li>Delilah (Gargoyles)</li>
<li>Elisa Maza Gargoyle (Gargoyles)</li>
<li>Mona Lisa salamander girl(TMNT)</li>
<li>April O'Neil catgirl (TMNT)</li>
<li>Cheetara (Thundercats 2011)</li>
<li>Meryle (Escaflowne)</li>
<li>Aisha Clan Clan (Outlaw Star)</li>
<li>Gadget (Rescue Rangers)</li>
<li>Glitch (New Rescue Rangers comic)</li>
<li>Bridget (Miranda's evil Gadget clone)</li>
<li>Master Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)</li>
<li>Mirage (Aladdin TV series)</li>
<li>Peg (Goof Troop)</li>
<li>Sally Acorn (Sonic)</li>
<li>Bunnie Rabbot (Sonic)</li>
<li>Amy Rose (Sonic)</li>
<li>Blaze the cat (Sonic)</li>
<li>Rogue the bat (Sonic)</li>
<li>Chippettes (Miranda's version, Alvin &amp; the Chipmunks)<br />
<br />
</li></ol>
<br />
<br />
Post away!!! =D]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here's our current list of girl's and species already taken by donors:<br />
<br />
Atlantic Puffin <br />
N/A<br />
Swiftheart Rabbit<br />
monkey - sketched<br />
Original -sketched<br />
Orca - sketched<br />
20 Originals - sketched<br />
Kitty Mouse - sketched<br />
Original - sketched<br />
5 Originals - sketched<br />
Tiger - sketched<br />
Polar Bear - sketched<br />
6 original<br />
original<br />
pokemon Suicine<br />
Original<br />
FFIX Freya Crescent<br />
Original<br />
Swat Kats Callie Briggs<br />
N/A<br />
Original<br />
Bunny<br />
N/A<br />
Fireworm from HTTYD<br />
Wolf<br />
Original<br />
N/A<br />
Fennec Fox<br />
N/A<br />
N/A<br />
Kirara from Inu Yasha<br />
Squirrel<br />
Sawyer from Cats Don't Dance<br />
Slappy from Animaniacs<br />
Lani Aliikai from Surf's Up<br />
2 Original<br />
Mink from Dragon Half<br />
3 Original<br />
Original<br />
Original - herm<br />
2 Original - herm<br />
Original<br />
Mountain Lion<br />
3 Original<br />
Grey Jackal<br />
Original<br />
Original<br />
3 Original<br />
Original<br />
Catgirl (cream or gray)<br />
Original<br />
Red Tail Hawk<br />
Ocelot<br />
Original<br />
N/A<br />
N/A<br />
Shark<br />
Dragon/Coyote mix<br />
<br />
---------------------<br />
Additionally there are 62 Girls/species/characters that I have to pull out of a hat on my own. <br />
<br />
Some of these I've already picked, but for many I'm asking for you to suggest!<br />
<br />
There are also 7 spots that donors did not request anything at all, so those are free to suggestion as well!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
PLEASE, if you are going to suggest a character from comics/tv/cartoons/movies/games/etc - post a URL or upload an image!!! Also, give us the name of the series/media that the character is from!</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
Current spots that need to be filled (63!), My picks below:<br />
<br />
<ol type="1">
<li>Minerva Mink (Animaniacs)</li>
<li>Cynder the dragon (Spyro the Dragon)</li>
<li>Mutio (Blue Sub Six)</li>
<li>Demona (Gargoyles)</li>
<li>Delilah (Gargoyles)</li>
<li>Elisa Maza Gargoyle (Gargoyles)</li>
<li>Mona Lisa salamander girl(TMNT)</li>
<li>April O'Neil catgirl (TMNT)</li>
<li>Cheetara (Thundercats 2011)</li>
<li>Meryle (Escaflowne)</li>
<li>Aisha Clan Clan (Outlaw Star)</li>
<li>Gadget (Rescue Rangers)</li>
<li>Glitch (New Rescue Rangers comic)</li>
<li>Bridget (Miranda's evil Gadget clone)</li>
<li>Master Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)</li>
<li>Mirage (Aladdin TV series)</li>
<li>Peg (Goof Troop)</li>
<li>Sally Acorn (Sonic)</li>
<li>Bunnie Rabbot (Sonic)</li>
<li>Amy Rose (Sonic)</li>
<li>Blaze the cat (Sonic)</li>
<li>Rogue the bat (Sonic)</li>
<li>Chippettes (Miranda's version, Alvin &amp; the Chipmunks)<br />
<br />
</li></ol>
<br />
<br />
Post away!!! =D]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hello, I'm new here]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8484</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sorry for my english, but I'm no native speaker. Still learning <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sorry for my english, but I'm no native speaker. Still learning <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The New Thundercats cartoon (spoilers)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8419</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Has anyone else here seen it? Did you love it? I did, but the boards I normally post at the most hate it for daring to not be the old cartoon, and I'm hoping for a little better talk than that...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Has anyone else here seen it? Did you love it? I did, but the boards I normally post at the most hate it for daring to not be the old cartoon, and I'm hoping for a little better talk than that...]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The New Ultimate Spider-man is... (spoilers)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8418</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[black.<br />
<br />
From <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-08-02-new-spider-man-inside_n.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011...side_n.htm</a><br />
<br />
"All it took was a scene last fall in the NBC TV series Community to convince comic-book writer Brian Michael Bendis that he was on the right track for a new Spider-Man.<br />
<br />
A year ago, Community star Donald Glover embarked on a Twitter campaign to play an African-American version of Spider-Man in a new movie (a role that went to white actor Andrew Garfield for next summer's The Amazing Spider-Man). As an inside joke, he appeared on the season premiere in Spider-Man pajamas.<br />
<br />
"He looked fantastic!" Bendis recalls. "I saw him in the costume and thought, 'I would like to read that book.' So I was glad I was writing that book."<br />
<br />
The writer gives Glover "mucho credit" for the way Miles Morales looks in Ultimate Fallout issue 4, which is out Wednesday and marks the first appearance of a new Spider-Man. His adventures will continue in September's Ultimate Spider-Man No. 1, written by Bendis and illustrated by Sara Pichelli.<br />
<br />
More than a year ago, a Marvel Comics brain trust decided that, at least in the Ultimate Universe, Peter Parker needed to die, in a battle with the Green Goblin. When they began to think about whom they'd put under the new mask, a multicultural vibe emerged.<br />
<br />
"It's certainly long overdue," Bendis says. "Even though there's some amazing African-American and minority characters bouncing around in all the superhero universes, it's still crazy lopsided."<br />
<br />
Marvel comics have been populated with many minority heroes over the years, from Luke Cage to War Machine to the Black Panther, many of whom have starred in their own books. And several men of varying skin color have wielded Captain America's shield and worn Iron Man's armor.<br />
<br />
But only Peter Parker ever crawled on walls and strapped on web shooters as Marvel's signature superhero. So to put an African American under that mask probably is going to pack more of a cultural punch than simply creating a new minority superhero.<br />
<br />
Race may have been a question had Peter Parker been African American when Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Spider-Man in 1962. But now, minorities play a bigger role in society. So Bendis says that if fans have a beef, it will be with the fact that the new Spider-Man is not Peter Parker, not his replacement's skin tone. "Some will perceive that (Parker) had to die to make this happen, which is not the case," he says. "This character carries on the legacy of Peter Parker, a Spider-Man who will have a completely different relationship to the world."<br />
<br />
The creation of Miles Morales, a teenager with an African-American father and Hispanic mother, has been personal for his creators. Axel Alonso, Marvel's editor in chief, is of mixed cultures (his father is Mexican, his mother is British), and Bendis has two adopted daughters, a 3½-year-old from Ethiopia and a 4½-month-old African American.<br />
<br />
"Wouldn't it be nice for them to have a character or a hero that speaks to them as much as Peter Parker has spoken to so many children?" Bendis says. "There's nothing wrong with that, and I think we need more of it."]]></description>
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From <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-08-02-new-spider-man-inside_n.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011...side_n.htm</a><br />
<br />
"All it took was a scene last fall in the NBC TV series Community to convince comic-book writer Brian Michael Bendis that he was on the right track for a new Spider-Man.<br />
<br />
A year ago, Community star Donald Glover embarked on a Twitter campaign to play an African-American version of Spider-Man in a new movie (a role that went to white actor Andrew Garfield for next summer's The Amazing Spider-Man). As an inside joke, he appeared on the season premiere in Spider-Man pajamas.<br />
<br />
"He looked fantastic!" Bendis recalls. "I saw him in the costume and thought, 'I would like to read that book.' So I was glad I was writing that book."<br />
<br />
The writer gives Glover "mucho credit" for the way Miles Morales looks in Ultimate Fallout issue 4, which is out Wednesday and marks the first appearance of a new Spider-Man. His adventures will continue in September's Ultimate Spider-Man No. 1, written by Bendis and illustrated by Sara Pichelli.<br />
<br />
More than a year ago, a Marvel Comics brain trust decided that, at least in the Ultimate Universe, Peter Parker needed to die, in a battle with the Green Goblin. When they began to think about whom they'd put under the new mask, a multicultural vibe emerged.<br />
<br />
"It's certainly long overdue," Bendis says. "Even though there's some amazing African-American and minority characters bouncing around in all the superhero universes, it's still crazy lopsided."<br />
<br />
Marvel comics have been populated with many minority heroes over the years, from Luke Cage to War Machine to the Black Panther, many of whom have starred in their own books. And several men of varying skin color have wielded Captain America's shield and worn Iron Man's armor.<br />
<br />
But only Peter Parker ever crawled on walls and strapped on web shooters as Marvel's signature superhero. So to put an African American under that mask probably is going to pack more of a cultural punch than simply creating a new minority superhero.<br />
<br />
Race may have been a question had Peter Parker been African American when Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Spider-Man in 1962. But now, minorities play a bigger role in society. So Bendis says that if fans have a beef, it will be with the fact that the new Spider-Man is not Peter Parker, not his replacement's skin tone. "Some will perceive that (Parker) had to die to make this happen, which is not the case," he says. "This character carries on the legacy of Peter Parker, a Spider-Man who will have a completely different relationship to the world."<br />
<br />
The creation of Miles Morales, a teenager with an African-American father and Hispanic mother, has been personal for his creators. Axel Alonso, Marvel's editor in chief, is of mixed cultures (his father is Mexican, his mother is British), and Bendis has two adopted daughters, a 3½-year-old from Ethiopia and a 4½-month-old African American.<br />
<br />
"Wouldn't it be nice for them to have a character or a hero that speaks to them as much as Peter Parker has spoken to so many children?" Bendis says. "There's nothing wrong with that, and I think we need more of it."]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Captain America (Spoiler)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8391</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WOW that was a great movie. Made me want to go out and punch Hitler. Which is a great thing for a movie to do!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[WOW that was a great movie. Made me want to go out and punch Hitler. Which is a great thing for a movie to do!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Get better soon, Miranda!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8390</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Because I need my Miranda-art fix!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Because I need my Miranda-art fix!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ultimate Fan Auction]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8368</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[*MAJOR EDIT*<br />
Sorry, nevermind that is <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span>/13/2011 NOT <span style="font-weight: bold;">7</span>/13/2011.  Well then, off to buy tickets!<br />
<br />
BEGINNING OF PREVIOUS EMBARRASSING NOW TRUNCATED POST: I hate to be a whiner (inherently a sign that I am about to start whining) but, WHY IN THE WORLD DID THIS AUCTION ONLY LAST 24 HOURS!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[*MAJOR EDIT*<br />
Sorry, nevermind that is <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span>/13/2011 NOT <span style="font-weight: bold;">7</span>/13/2011.  Well then, off to buy tickets!<br />
<br />
BEGINNING OF PREVIOUS EMBARRASSING NOW TRUNCATED POST: I hate to be a whiner (inherently a sign that I am about to start whining) but, WHY IN THE WORLD DID THIS AUCTION ONLY LAST 24 HOURS!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Harry Potter (Spoilers)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8367</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Harry Potter spoilers:<br />
(Seriously if you don't want spoilers, turn back)<br />
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Snape Kills Dumbledore, Snape Dies, Harry Dies (but comes back to life), Voldemort dies, Aeris dies, Qui-Gon dies, Obi-wan dies, Yoda Dies, Gandalf dies, Romeo dies, Juliet dies, Prime dies, Ol' Yeller dies, Jesus dies, Spock dies, Kenny dies, Krypton dies, Bruce Wayne's parents die, all 300 Spartans die, everyone in Evangelion gets turned into a tall cool class of O.J., Bambi's mom dies, and then Goku uses the Dragon Balls to bring them back.<br />
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So what did people think of the last movie?]]></description>
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Snape Kills Dumbledore, Snape Dies, Harry Dies (but comes back to life), Voldemort dies, Aeris dies, Qui-Gon dies, Obi-wan dies, Yoda Dies, Gandalf dies, Romeo dies, Juliet dies, Prime dies, Ol' Yeller dies, Jesus dies, Spock dies, Kenny dies, Krypton dies, Bruce Wayne's parents die, all 300 Spartans die, everyone in Evangelion gets turned into a tall cool class of O.J., Bambi's mom dies, and then Goku uses the Dragon Balls to bring them back.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Transformers Dark Side of the Moon [spoilers]]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8337</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Damn it.<br />
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- Megatron has maybe 2 minutes screen time<br />
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- 2 Hours of no action AT ALL, just horrible attempts at humor, several nonsensical side plots, and way too many unimportant minor characters.<br />
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-The last hour is just one long action sequence, but no part is really very memorable. Plus it's edited so poorly it's hard to keep track of who is who and where things are happening.<br />
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I liked the first film, thought the second one was decent with a couple of good scenes helped it along (Optimus in forest kicking ass, Optimus kicking ass at end, giant multiple transformer machine). <br />
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This was just bad.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Damn it.<br />
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- Megatron has maybe 2 minutes screen time<br />
<br />
- 2 Hours of no action AT ALL, just horrible attempts at humor, several nonsensical side plots, and way too many unimportant minor characters.<br />
<br />
-The last hour is just one long action sequence, but no part is really very memorable. Plus it's edited so poorly it's hard to keep track of who is who and where things are happening.<br />
<br />
I liked the first film, thought the second one was decent with a couple of good scenes helped it along (Optimus in forest kicking ass, Optimus kicking ass at end, giant multiple transformer machine). <br />
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This was just bad.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[So DC doesn't feel Superman teaming up with a Muslim fits him meeting America...]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8331</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/22/superman-712-muslim/" target="_blank">http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/22...12-muslim/</a><br />
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<blockquote><cite>comicsalliance Wrote:</cite>Ever since it was solicited three months ago, DC has been billing Superman #712 as a story where Superman goes to Los Angeles and meets the West Coast's newest super-hero, Sharif, a young man dealing with a public that might not want his help. If you go to your local comic shop and pick the issue up today, however, that's not the story you're going to get. Instead, the issue now contains a completely different story.<br />
<br />
At first glance, this might not seem like a big deal, because after all, fill-ins happen all the time. But given that writer Chris Roberson has said that the entire issue has been completed, it seems like there might be a deeper reason that this story got the axe -- and it's hard to believe it doesn't have something to do with the fact that Sharif is a Muslim.<br />
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Reached for comment, a spokesperson for DC Comics gave the official reason for the switch as follows:<br />
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"This fill in issue contains a lost classic, Lost Boy: A Tale of Krypto the Superdog, set shortly after Superboy died in Infinite Crisis and Superman went missing.<br />
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DC Comics determined that the previously solicited story did not work within the 'Grounded' storyline. However, Chris Roberson, will be back for the final two issues of Superman's year long walk across America. As we near the conclusion, catch up with Superman next month as he makes stops in Portland and Newberg, OR."</blockquote>
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<br />
bleedingcool news later published an article claiming to have insider info that actually the problem was that the story features Superman saving a kitten at the start, which was felt to be "too corny".<br />
<br />
Kurt Busiek, author of the story that's being substituted in, offered to point and laugh at anyone that believes that DC cut a "Superman saving a kitten" scene for being corny, and are using <span style="font-style: italic;">Krypto the Supedog</span> instead. Because that's not corny at all. He also offered to put them in contact with this guy in Nigeria that's practically GIVING money away.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/22/superman-712-muslim/" target="_blank">http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/22...12-muslim/</a><br />
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<blockquote><cite>comicsalliance Wrote:</cite>Ever since it was solicited three months ago, DC has been billing Superman #712 as a story where Superman goes to Los Angeles and meets the West Coast's newest super-hero, Sharif, a young man dealing with a public that might not want his help. If you go to your local comic shop and pick the issue up today, however, that's not the story you're going to get. Instead, the issue now contains a completely different story.<br />
<br />
At first glance, this might not seem like a big deal, because after all, fill-ins happen all the time. But given that writer Chris Roberson has said that the entire issue has been completed, it seems like there might be a deeper reason that this story got the axe -- and it's hard to believe it doesn't have something to do with the fact that Sharif is a Muslim.<br />
<br />
Reached for comment, a spokesperson for DC Comics gave the official reason for the switch as follows:<br />
<br />
"This fill in issue contains a lost classic, Lost Boy: A Tale of Krypto the Superdog, set shortly after Superboy died in Infinite Crisis and Superman went missing.<br />
<br />
DC Comics determined that the previously solicited story did not work within the 'Grounded' storyline. However, Chris Roberson, will be back for the final two issues of Superman's year long walk across America. As we near the conclusion, catch up with Superman next month as he makes stops in Portland and Newberg, OR."</blockquote>
<br />
<br />
bleedingcool news later published an article claiming to have insider info that actually the problem was that the story features Superman saving a kitten at the start, which was felt to be "too corny".<br />
<br />
Kurt Busiek, author of the story that's being substituted in, offered to point and laugh at anyone that believes that DC cut a "Superman saving a kitten" scene for being corny, and are using <span style="font-style: italic;">Krypto the Supedog</span> instead. Because that's not corny at all. He also offered to put them in contact with this guy in Nigeria that's practically GIVING money away.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Super 8 (SPOILERS)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8330</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Finally saw this. Anyone else?<br />
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I thought it was great.  Proof that Crystal Skull was a fluke, and Spielberg still knows how to do a good movie.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Finally saw this. Anyone else?<br />
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I thought it was great.  Proof that Crystal Skull was a fluke, and Spielberg still knows how to do a good movie.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What "Working Girls" do you want to see in the Stash?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8329</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I saw that the Secret Stash has a nurse cutie and a couple of princesses. <br />
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It made me wonder what other occupation-themed characters people might want to see.  <br />
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Obviously I couldn't list every possible job, I did my best to pick iconic ones.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I saw that the Secret Stash has a nurse cutie and a couple of princesses. <br />
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It made me wonder what other occupation-themed characters people might want to see.  <br />
<br />
Obviously I couldn't list every possible job, I did my best to pick iconic ones.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Green Lantern: The movie (SPOILERS)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8327</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Only 20% on rotten Tomatoes.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/" target="_blank">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/</a><br />
<br />
I'm still hoping that most of the bad reviews are from people that were expecting a romantic comedy, but this doesn't look good.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Only 20% on rotten Tomatoes.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/" target="_blank">http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/</a><br />
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I'm still hoping that most of the bad reviews are from people that were expecting a romantic comedy, but this doesn't look good.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Students Suspended for Lightsaber fight]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8322</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/students-suspended-for-star-wars-duel" target="_blank">http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampd...-wars-duel</a><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">"So one kid walked in from one side of the lunchroom and another one to the other side, and he called him out in a fight...And they pulled out their saber toys and in a joking manner proceeded to fight for a solid, like, 30 seconds," said Kevin Carr.<br />
<br />
"Everybody laughed at it...gave them a standing ovation. Nobody saw it as a big deal," said Carr.<br />
<br />
It's a big deal to administrators. The two students were escorted to the principal's office, suspended for two days and told they wouldn't be able to walk in their graduation ceremony next Friday.<br />
<br />
"They very easily could have hit another student they could have started something different...someone could have gotten hurt," said Westfield High School Principal Raymond Broderick.</span><br />
<br />
"Someone could have been hurt"? They're not real lightsabers, Sir. <span style="font-style: italic;">And</span> they were using the Force. <br />
<br />
Fail. But then again it's not surprising. That school district has been a hotbed for Sith activity for years now.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/students-suspended-for-star-wars-duel" target="_blank">http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampd...-wars-duel</a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">"So one kid walked in from one side of the lunchroom and another one to the other side, and he called him out in a fight...And they pulled out their saber toys and in a joking manner proceeded to fight for a solid, like, 30 seconds," said Kevin Carr.<br />
<br />
"Everybody laughed at it...gave them a standing ovation. Nobody saw it as a big deal," said Carr.<br />
<br />
It's a big deal to administrators. The two students were escorted to the principal's office, suspended for two days and told they wouldn't be able to walk in their graduation ceremony next Friday.<br />
<br />
"They very easily could have hit another student they could have started something different...someone could have gotten hurt," said Westfield High School Principal Raymond Broderick.</span><br />
<br />
"Someone could have been hurt"? They're not real lightsabers, Sir. <span style="font-style: italic;">And</span> they were using the Force. <br />
<br />
Fail. But then again it's not surprising. That school district has been a hotbed for Sith activity for years now.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tangled: A great movie with a short on the way!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8321</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Everyone here has seen Tangled, I hope. What did you all think?<br />
<br />
Well I hope you liked it, because there's a new short on its way!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/37151/tangled-short-in-the-works" target="_blank">http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/37...-the-works</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone here has seen Tangled, I hope. What did you all think?<br />
<br />
Well I hope you liked it, because there's a new short on its way!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/37151/tangled-short-in-the-works" target="_blank">http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/37...-the-works</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pandamonia]]></title>
			<link>http://www.smokingpen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8320</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Interesting new Eurocomic <br />
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<a href="http://www.drugstorebd.com/bd/pandamonia-tome-01-9782723477420.htm" target="_blank">http://www.drugstorebd.com/bd/pandamonia...477420.htm</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhzk8c_pandamonia-la-bande-annonce_creation" target="_blank">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhzk8c_...e_creation</a><br />
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I can't speak a word of this, but it looks amazing.  Blacksad meets Bladerunner.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Interesting new Eurocomic <br />
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<a href="http://www.drugstorebd.com/bd/pandamonia-tome-01-9782723477420.htm" target="_blank">http://www.drugstorebd.com/bd/pandamonia...477420.htm</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhzk8c_pandamonia-la-bande-annonce_creation" target="_blank">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhzk8c_...e_creation</a><br />
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I can't speak a word of this, but it looks amazing.  Blacksad meets Bladerunner.]]></content:encoded>
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