TDOS Draft to End All Drafts - Round 20
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I'll keep this short and sweet with something short and sweet. My next pick is The Finger.
Sometimes you only need a few words. Sometimes some people aren't worth the effort. This message is never missed.
NOTE: The picture for this pick has been removed. Come on, folks. Participating in this thread doesn't negate the general rules of the board. -- VF21
Sometimes you only need a few words. Sometimes some people aren't worth the effort. This message is never missed.
NOTE: The picture for this pick has been removed. Come on, folks. Participating in this thread doesn't negate the general rules of the board. -- VF21
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GGG's Italian food pick scared me, so...
MEXICAN FOOD
Pictured: tres sopes...mi favorito!
I simply cannot live without Mexican food. Tamales, mole, sopes, burritos, pozole, carnitas....you name it. Sure, I get some nasty stuff, too, but every cuisine has some of that. I get Mexican food whenever I can...mostly from small local joints and taco trucks.
MEXICAN FOOD
Pictured: tres sopes...mi favorito!
I simply cannot live without Mexican food. Tamales, mole, sopes, burritos, pozole, carnitas....you name it. Sure, I get some nasty stuff, too, but every cuisine has some of that. I get Mexican food whenever I can...mostly from small local joints and taco trucks.
Just to let everyone know, pdx has requested to replace his most recent pick. I don't intend to make that a regular thing, but since I doubt this will start a feeding frenzy amongst all the other posters who desperately wanted to draft "The Finger," I'm going to let him get a new pick. As with any other make-up pick, however, pdx is of course off the clock.
Sorry about that, losing the iconic photograph which was as much a part of my pick as the gesture itself kind of neutered the pick. I thought since it wasn't directed at anybody and it was such an iconic photo (one of my 10 favorite photographs ever) it would be cool but I was wrong. Sorry if it offended anyone. I'll have a new pick up shortly.
Shuffling up the deck... I choose Harmonix Music Systems.
Harmonix are best known for developing the first Guitar Hero games as well as their own franchise Rock Band. They also have an upcoming release based on the Beatles due in September. It is well known that I am addicted to jamming out on plastic instruments in my man cave.
Since I also own Rock and Roll I don't have to worry about pesky little licensing issues creeping up when I want to play a song in one of their games.
Harmonix History from Wikipedia:
One of the cool things about Harmonix is that they are predominantly staffed by members of Boston indie bands who will be frequently be stopping by to play shows in my man cave. List of bands below.
Harmonix are best known for developing the first Guitar Hero games as well as their own franchise Rock Band. They also have an upcoming release based on the Beatles due in September. It is well known that I am addicted to jamming out on plastic instruments in my man cave.
Since I also own Rock and Roll I don't have to worry about pesky little licensing issues creeping up when I want to play a song in one of their games.
Harmonix History from Wikipedia:
History
Harmonix was founded in 1995 by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy who met while attending MIT.[1] The company was built on the premise that the experience of performing music could become accessible to those who would otherwise have trouble learning a traditional instrument.
The company's earliest product was The Axe: Titans of Classic Rock on PC CD-ROM. The Axe enabled consumers to easily perform unique instrumental solos by using a PC joystick. Harmonix then designed "CamJam", which performed similar functions, this time using simple body gestures to trigger music sequences.[1] CamJam was utilized at Disney theme parks.[2]
In 1997, the Harmonix team focused on Japan. There, the first music video games were becoming increasingly popular and successful. These games included PaRappa the Rapper, Beatmania, and Dance Dance Revolution; all of which focused on bringing musical experiences to gamers through simple, understandable interfaces commonly found in games. It was these games that inspired Harmonix to develop its first music video game, FreQuency, which began development in 1999.[1][3]
To develop FreQuency, Rigopulos and Egozy formed a larger team, finding many of their new employees to be musicians.[3] Featuring songs by a number of underground electronica artists, FreQuency allowed players to perform and remix a variety of music. The game was backed by SCEA Vice President of Product Development, Shuhei Yoshida. Released in 2001 on the PlayStation 2, FreQuency was critically acclaimed and won numerous awards,[4] though it failed to become a mainstream success. Harmonix developed a sequel to FreQuency, Amplitude, released in 2003. Several changes were made from its predecessor to broaden the game's appeal, from gameplay tweaks to a more mainstream soundtrack. And again, Amplitude achieved awards, critical praise,[5] and a small cult following, but it was not a financial hit.[1]
After Amplitude, Harmonix teamed up with Konami to create the Karaoke Revolution franchise. Konami, known for their Bemani line of music games, published the Karaoke Revolution titles, of which Harmonix developed and released three "volumes" between 2003 and 2004.
Also in 2004, Sony Computer Entertainment released the Harmonix project EyeToy: AntiGrav. A departure from music games, the title used the PlayStation 2 EyeToy camera peripheral to enable one's body to perform as a controller for a futuristic extreme sports game.
In 2005, publisher RedOctane released the Harmonix-developed game Guitar Hero. The game features similar gameplay elements to FreQuency and Amplitude, also owing some inspiration from Konami's own guitar-based video game series GuitarFreaks. Like GuitarFreaks, Guitar Hero uses a guitar-shaped controller designed uniquely for the game. Specifically, the Guitar Hero controller was designed with five color-coded "fret" buttons and a "strum bar". Guitar Hero became largely successful, both critically and commercially, resulting in the well-received 2006 sequel Guitar Hero II, also developed by Harmonix.[6]
In September 2006, MTV Networks, a division of media conglomerate Viacom, announced that it was acquiring Harmonix on behalf of MTV for $175 million.[7] Harmonix's last Guitar Hero game for RedOctane, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, was released in July 2007, thus fulfilling their contractual obligations with the publisher.
Harmonix released Rock Band in November 2007. As Harmonix's first game as a part of MTV, Rock Band expanded upon the design of Guitar Hero by incorporating three different peripherals: guitar/bass, microphone, and drums. Harmonix continued to support the game after its initial release by offering a variety of downloadable songs to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 players on a weekly basis. As of December, 2008, over 500 songs have been made available as downloadable content, with over 28 million songs sold.[8][9] Rock Band 2, released on the PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, and Xbox 360 in 2008, features improved instrument peripherals and updated features while still being compatible with all original Rock Band peripherals and downloadable songs.[9]
In October 2008, Harmonix, along with MTV Games, announced an exclusive agreement with Apple Corps, Ltd. to produce a standalone title based on the Rock Band premise and featuring the music of The Beatles, to be released late in 2009. The Beatles: Rock Band will feature a visual and musical history of the Beatles, and will include 45 songs from their 1962-69 tenure with EMI, using United Kingdom-released versions of their albums Please Please Me through Abbey Road.[10] The developers have worked with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to gain input on the game, and are using Giles Martin, son of Sir George Martin who produced most of the Beatles albums, as music director for the game.[11] Harmonix stated, despite building on the Rock Band gameplay, this will not be a Rock Band branded title, and that the songs will not be available as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.[12] The agreement has been in discussion for more than 17 months.[13]
In November 2008, Viacom paid Harmonix a $300 million bonus as part of the terms of the company's 2006 acquisition. The previous quarter's bonus was $150 million.[14]
Harmonix was founded in 1995 by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy who met while attending MIT.[1] The company was built on the premise that the experience of performing music could become accessible to those who would otherwise have trouble learning a traditional instrument.
The company's earliest product was The Axe: Titans of Classic Rock on PC CD-ROM. The Axe enabled consumers to easily perform unique instrumental solos by using a PC joystick. Harmonix then designed "CamJam", which performed similar functions, this time using simple body gestures to trigger music sequences.[1] CamJam was utilized at Disney theme parks.[2]
In 1997, the Harmonix team focused on Japan. There, the first music video games were becoming increasingly popular and successful. These games included PaRappa the Rapper, Beatmania, and Dance Dance Revolution; all of which focused on bringing musical experiences to gamers through simple, understandable interfaces commonly found in games. It was these games that inspired Harmonix to develop its first music video game, FreQuency, which began development in 1999.[1][3]
To develop FreQuency, Rigopulos and Egozy formed a larger team, finding many of their new employees to be musicians.[3] Featuring songs by a number of underground electronica artists, FreQuency allowed players to perform and remix a variety of music. The game was backed by SCEA Vice President of Product Development, Shuhei Yoshida. Released in 2001 on the PlayStation 2, FreQuency was critically acclaimed and won numerous awards,[4] though it failed to become a mainstream success. Harmonix developed a sequel to FreQuency, Amplitude, released in 2003. Several changes were made from its predecessor to broaden the game's appeal, from gameplay tweaks to a more mainstream soundtrack. And again, Amplitude achieved awards, critical praise,[5] and a small cult following, but it was not a financial hit.[1]
After Amplitude, Harmonix teamed up with Konami to create the Karaoke Revolution franchise. Konami, known for their Bemani line of music games, published the Karaoke Revolution titles, of which Harmonix developed and released three "volumes" between 2003 and 2004.
Also in 2004, Sony Computer Entertainment released the Harmonix project EyeToy: AntiGrav. A departure from music games, the title used the PlayStation 2 EyeToy camera peripheral to enable one's body to perform as a controller for a futuristic extreme sports game.
In 2005, publisher RedOctane released the Harmonix-developed game Guitar Hero. The game features similar gameplay elements to FreQuency and Amplitude, also owing some inspiration from Konami's own guitar-based video game series GuitarFreaks. Like GuitarFreaks, Guitar Hero uses a guitar-shaped controller designed uniquely for the game. Specifically, the Guitar Hero controller was designed with five color-coded "fret" buttons and a "strum bar". Guitar Hero became largely successful, both critically and commercially, resulting in the well-received 2006 sequel Guitar Hero II, also developed by Harmonix.[6]
In September 2006, MTV Networks, a division of media conglomerate Viacom, announced that it was acquiring Harmonix on behalf of MTV for $175 million.[7] Harmonix's last Guitar Hero game for RedOctane, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, was released in July 2007, thus fulfilling their contractual obligations with the publisher.
Harmonix released Rock Band in November 2007. As Harmonix's first game as a part of MTV, Rock Band expanded upon the design of Guitar Hero by incorporating three different peripherals: guitar/bass, microphone, and drums. Harmonix continued to support the game after its initial release by offering a variety of downloadable songs to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 players on a weekly basis. As of December, 2008, over 500 songs have been made available as downloadable content, with over 28 million songs sold.[8][9] Rock Band 2, released on the PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, and Xbox 360 in 2008, features improved instrument peripherals and updated features while still being compatible with all original Rock Band peripherals and downloadable songs.[9]
In October 2008, Harmonix, along with MTV Games, announced an exclusive agreement with Apple Corps, Ltd. to produce a standalone title based on the Rock Band premise and featuring the music of The Beatles, to be released late in 2009. The Beatles: Rock Band will feature a visual and musical history of the Beatles, and will include 45 songs from their 1962-69 tenure with EMI, using United Kingdom-released versions of their albums Please Please Me through Abbey Road.[10] The developers have worked with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to gain input on the game, and are using Giles Martin, son of Sir George Martin who produced most of the Beatles albums, as music director for the game.[11] Harmonix stated, despite building on the Rock Band gameplay, this will not be a Rock Band branded title, and that the songs will not be available as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.[12] The agreement has been in discussion for more than 17 months.[13]
In November 2008, Viacom paid Harmonix a $300 million bonus as part of the terms of the company's 2006 acquisition. The previous quarter's bonus was $150 million.[14]
* Kasson Crooker and Sean Roche, members of the band Freezepop.
* Jason Kendall, lead singer of the band The Amazing Crowns.
* Ben Carr, manager, and official bosstone of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
* Daniel Sussman, member of The Acro-Brats.
* Eric Brosius, Terri Brosius and Greg LoPiccolo, former members of Tribe and creators of System Shock.
* Bryn Bennett, co-founder and lead guitarist in Bang Camaro
* Keith Smith, singer/ guitarist for Anarchy Club, and former singer for C60.
* Dan Schmidt, vocalist and guitarist in Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives.
* Helen McWilliams, Elena Siegman and 'Leanne', members of Vagiant.
* Izzy "Sparks" Maxwell, member of Count Zero, Anarchy Club and Death of the Cool.
* Naoko Takamoto, also known as Plural and a member of That Handsome Devil.
* Ryan Lesser, Jason Kendall, Brian Gibson and Paul Lyons, members of Megasus.
* Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt and Megasus.
* Phil Beaudreau and Johannes "Rash" Raasina, members of the band Shaimus.
* Ryan Lesser, Dare Matheson, Matt Gilpin, and Jason Warburg, members of The Gert Jonnys.
* Dan Teasdale, Chris Foster, Mike Verrette and Kelly Scott, members of Speck.
* Pete Maguire, is a member of inter:sect and Death of the Cool.
* Geoff Pitsch, Dan Brakeley, Devon Newsom, and John Eskew, members of Father Octopus.
* Scott Sinclair, member of the Model Sons.
* Aaron DeMuth, member of Libyans.
* Jeff Allen, part of Breaking Wheel (Artillery in Guitar Hero) and Death Of The Cool
* Adam Arrigo, John Drake, Jon Carter, Matt Boch and Matthew Levitt, members of Blanks. and The Main Drag [15][16]
* Kurt Davis, frontman for The Konks
* Chris Lynch, member of Choo Choo la Rouge
* Dave Plante, member of Overboard
* Adam Cardoza, co-vocalist and drummer for DnA's Evolution
* Jason Arnone, former member of You Shriek
* Alex Navarro, former member of Suburban All-stars
* Mallika Sundaramurthy, vocalist of Abnormality
* Chris Lynch, David Plante, Jim Otermat, Joe Kelly, Bill Whitney, Steve Pardo, and Jonathan "JR" Rubinger, members of Bismüth.
* Kat Burke, member of Alchemilla [17]
* Jeremy Parker, member of Verse Verse Chorus [17]
* Damian Boyer, member of The Cold Goodnight [17]
* Jason Kendall, lead singer of the band The Amazing Crowns.
* Ben Carr, manager, and official bosstone of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
* Daniel Sussman, member of The Acro-Brats.
* Eric Brosius, Terri Brosius and Greg LoPiccolo, former members of Tribe and creators of System Shock.
* Bryn Bennett, co-founder and lead guitarist in Bang Camaro
* Keith Smith, singer/ guitarist for Anarchy Club, and former singer for C60.
* Dan Schmidt, vocalist and guitarist in Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives.
* Helen McWilliams, Elena Siegman and 'Leanne', members of Vagiant.
* Izzy "Sparks" Maxwell, member of Count Zero, Anarchy Club and Death of the Cool.
* Naoko Takamoto, also known as Plural and a member of That Handsome Devil.
* Ryan Lesser, Jason Kendall, Brian Gibson and Paul Lyons, members of Megasus.
* Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt and Megasus.
* Phil Beaudreau and Johannes "Rash" Raasina, members of the band Shaimus.
* Ryan Lesser, Dare Matheson, Matt Gilpin, and Jason Warburg, members of The Gert Jonnys.
* Dan Teasdale, Chris Foster, Mike Verrette and Kelly Scott, members of Speck.
* Pete Maguire, is a member of inter:sect and Death of the Cool.
* Geoff Pitsch, Dan Brakeley, Devon Newsom, and John Eskew, members of Father Octopus.
* Scott Sinclair, member of the Model Sons.
* Aaron DeMuth, member of Libyans.
* Jeff Allen, part of Breaking Wheel (Artillery in Guitar Hero) and Death Of The Cool
* Adam Arrigo, John Drake, Jon Carter, Matt Boch and Matthew Levitt, members of Blanks. and The Main Drag [15][16]
* Kurt Davis, frontman for The Konks
* Chris Lynch, member of Choo Choo la Rouge
* Dave Plante, member of Overboard
* Adam Cardoza, co-vocalist and drummer for DnA's Evolution
* Jason Arnone, former member of You Shriek
* Alex Navarro, former member of Suburban All-stars
* Mallika Sundaramurthy, vocalist of Abnormality
* Chris Lynch, David Plante, Jim Otermat, Joe Kelly, Bill Whitney, Steve Pardo, and Jonathan "JR" Rubinger, members of Bismüth.
* Kat Burke, member of Alchemilla [17]
* Jeremy Parker, member of Verse Verse Chorus [17]
* Damian Boyer, member of The Cold Goodnight [17]
A couple of notes about Aleksandar's last two picks:
Firstly, I entered your first pick as "Stand Up Comics" on the draft board for the sake of clarity. I assume that's what you meant, based on the pictures included with your post, and didn't want to confuse things with a term that is generally far more inclusive. However, similar to the "phones" pick a few days ago, if you actually meant something more broad, just let me know (and maybe edit your post so it's included on the draft board) and I'll change the wording as needed.
Secondly, I'm going to allow the lusty ladies pick because I don't have any specific reason to challenge it, but I would caution everyone that it might be best in the future to avoid picks so subjective as "the most beautiful..." or "the yummiest..." or "the hardest..." or whatever. While this draft does allow for incredibly broad picks, they've so far all been finite or otherwise quantifiable -- all, one, or a very specific some. Just makes it easier to keep track of what has already been picked.
Firstly, I entered your first pick as "Stand Up Comics" on the draft board for the sake of clarity. I assume that's what you meant, based on the pictures included with your post, and didn't want to confuse things with a term that is generally far more inclusive. However, similar to the "phones" pick a few days ago, if you actually meant something more broad, just let me know (and maybe edit your post so it's included on the draft board) and I'll change the wording as needed.
Secondly, I'm going to allow the lusty ladies pick because I don't have any specific reason to challenge it, but I would caution everyone that it might be best in the future to avoid picks so subjective as "the most beautiful..." or "the yummiest..." or "the hardest..." or whatever. While this draft does allow for incredibly broad picks, they've so far all been finite or otherwise quantifiable -- all, one, or a very specific some. Just makes it easier to keep track of what has already been picked.
Meh... not really. My drafting that scratch, as it were, doesn't mean that the rest of the drafters are forever celebate.
Neither are all the drafters who pick something requiring an electrical current left out in the cold since someone drafted electricity. It's intentionally different from other drafts in that sense, which will hopefully be taken into consideration when voting rolls around.
Basically, each list is separate and independent of all others. Obviously, it's a draft, so we can't have five people pick the exact same thing, but the same individual items can exist on multiple lists within different groups. To use my first pick as an example, I still have access to every movie ever made no matter what else is drafted. Any individual film or franchise that may be taken isn't retroactively removed from the movies available on my island -- Brick drafted all the Joss Whedon stuff, but I can still watch his films whenever I want.
Neither are all the drafters who pick something requiring an electrical current left out in the cold since someone drafted electricity. It's intentionally different from other drafts in that sense, which will hopefully be taken into consideration when voting rolls around.
Basically, each list is separate and independent of all others. Obviously, it's a draft, so we can't have five people pick the exact same thing, but the same individual items can exist on multiple lists within different groups. To use my first pick as an example, I still have access to every movie ever made no matter what else is drafted. Any individual film or franchise that may be taken isn't retroactively removed from the movies available on my island -- Brick drafted all the Joss Whedon stuff, but I can still watch his films whenever I want.
Ah, thanks for the explanation. It's going to be pretty tough to vote in these matchups. This is a case where I almost wish there was an alterative to the brackets method we've used thus far. I think the much more fair method would be something similar to the "vote off the island" system used by American Idol, etc. Modified, of course, to keep it from lasting as long...
For my next pick, I select Nuclear Fusion. Sure, it makes nifty bombs, but it's far more than that. For starters, it's why we're all here -- without nuclear fusion there's be no Carbon, no Oxygen, no Nitrogen...heck, there are a hundred-some elements not names Hydrogen that wouldn't exist.
And not only was nuclear fusion necessary for us to exist in a matter sense, but it's necessary for us to exist in an energy sense. That big bright ball in the sky operates wholly on -- you guessed it -- nuclear fusion, and without its energy input, we'd fall victim to the Second Law of Thermodynamics right quick. Plus we'd be really chilly.
And let's face it, we're an energy-hungry society. We aren't technologically savvy enough to harness enough energy from the sun to satisfy us, and someday all those nifty flammable petroleum products are going to run low. How are we to feed our wattage-monkey? You can bet your bottom dollar it's going to be nuclear fusion! Sure, we haven't got the details worked out yet, but the principle is sound and someday we'll master controlled (or even cold) fusion: cheap, clean, nearly inexhaustible energy without any nasty radioactive fission byproducts. Fusion -- the past, the present and the future of our race.
And not only was nuclear fusion necessary for us to exist in a matter sense, but it's necessary for us to exist in an energy sense. That big bright ball in the sky operates wholly on -- you guessed it -- nuclear fusion, and without its energy input, we'd fall victim to the Second Law of Thermodynamics right quick. Plus we'd be really chilly.
And let's face it, we're an energy-hungry society. We aren't technologically savvy enough to harness enough energy from the sun to satisfy us, and someday all those nifty flammable petroleum products are going to run low. How are we to feed our wattage-monkey? You can bet your bottom dollar it's going to be nuclear fusion! Sure, we haven't got the details worked out yet, but the principle is sound and someday we'll master controlled (or even cold) fusion: cheap, clean, nearly inexhaustible energy without any nasty radioactive fission byproducts. Fusion -- the past, the present and the future of our race.
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