WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE ISLAND!

[updated - 1"12am]

It's like my two favorite things had sex and this is what came out.

LOST >> Heroes. I'm sure even Albert agrees with that one.

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jonathan: im not a big fan of lost

id be lost i havent seen season 1 or 2

1:06 AM me: stream it online somehwere

1:08 AM anyways i'm buying lost on blu ray for your birthday whether you want to claim it or not is up to you

1:09 AM jonathan: its really for you

1:10 AM me: wow .... could you be more selfish

jonathan: hahaha

whhhhhhhhhhhat?

me: I'M TRYING TO DO A NICE THING FOR YOU AND YOU HELLA BLOW ME OFF

lost season 3 is arguably the best season the show has had since it began

jonathan: omggggggg

1:11 AM me: anyways this is going on red vs blu




There will be a "The Lookout" on Blu-ray screening this weekend (probably Sunday evening) in Sunnyvale. Call me for more details.

There may also be a screening of the last four episodes of Season 2 of Weeds in Sunnyvale if I can find it at Blockbuster. Details are pending.

Fact Check

Let's do a quick fact check in Albert's case:

Xbox 360: It cost me approximately $320 when I bought it new. Xbox 360 Premium's were never at $499.
Xbox 360 HD DVD Player: My boss gave it to me for free. So essentially I paid $320 for my often-used gaming system and HD DVD player. Sweet.

But I guess that doesn't matter since everyone is not me. So I see where you get off at spouting those numerical money values to compare your barely used PS3 to my Xbox 360 that gets my loving everyday. There's a secret reason why you didn't bring your PS3 up here to Berkeley. It isn't necessary and you don't love it. I love my Xbox 360, and I brought mine up here.

It's okay Siyu. I'll be enjoying my Heroes: Season 1, Dawn of the Dead, and Blades of Glory tonight on my HD DVD player.

PS. Unreal Tournament 3 is also on Xbox 360 and so is Oldboy in HD. I'll import that just to spite you too. <3

PSS. Let's keep the racial slurs down to a minimum. Not professional Siyu. Not professional...

The Hottest Flames Burn Blu

First of all, my eyes are brown, or has the flickering from 1080i destroyed your already slitty eyes. Secondly I make no excuses about being a Fanboy, whether it's a Sony Fanboy or a Square Fanboy. (Final Fantasy Spirits Within and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children extended edition on Blu-ray) Being a Fanboy is not something to be ashamed of, especially when Sony has been so kind to you. Lets do some math, Albert paid $499 for his Xbox 360 Premium with a 20 gig hard drive and no HDMI output, later he bought the HDDVD add-on for $199 for a total of $698. I paid $499 for a PS3 with 60 gig hard drive, free PSN online play, HDMI out, Blu-ray support, and 5 free movies. And lets not forget Albert's $698 piece of hardware has a 30% chance of failing.

After all that shitting Microsoft has done on you and you still support their archaic system (DVD's on a next-gen gaming platform?! You might as well port Raving Rabbids on it and call it a Wii) At this point HDDVD is as much Microsoft's platform as it is Toshiba's, just think in 2 years when they have to announced the Xbox 720 (or Xbox 360-2?) how embarrassing it would be if they were forced to either stick with DVD's, or use Blu-ray in which case Sony would make royalties off every Xbox game sold. Be assured this war is more about more than just movies, more than just TV, and slightly more than just games. Its about Fanboy pride, so Albert don't be ashamed about being a Fanboy yourself just be honest.

Yea MGS4 has that fluid release date, and I'll probably be 30 by the time Final Fantasy XIII comes out, but with games like Unreal Tournament 3 and movies like Oldboy coming out this fall, the only waiting I'm doing is for Weeds season 2 part 2 and the Lookout to come on Blu-ray from your Netflix. (and for Oldboy to come out so i can buy it to spite you)

Flames are red

Everything is looking mighty red lately. Things are looking up for HD DVD. Let me remind you, that Paramount and Dreamworks are the first companies to go from a neutral stance to exclusive. It's the turning of the tides. Obviously there is something about HD DVD, maybe it's their technology, or even their perspective of HD entertainment, that these newly exclusive companies see that we don't. Sure, there was some money involved, but hey, it's business.

Paramount and Dreamworks are fantastic studios. Just to say that Transformers sucked doesn't mean that there are tons more movies to come as well. I mean, they have the Godfather trilogy, Top Gun, Forrest Gump, Braveheart, Titanic and so on. Some of the best movies in existence and you are just shoving them off like nothing.

You are just going to be in denial forever. You see blue. Whenever I look straight into your eyes Siyu, I peer into deep blue ocean of a Sony fanboy. You know it. Blu ray is always going to be a format that holds you down. It will always be region-coded; it will always be DRM'd; it will always be more expensive. Come on, I'm extending my hand of peace right here. Just come on over to the red side.


Just look how nice our side is. I don't hate you. I just want you to join us so we can be at rest. HD DVD is a nice place to be. It's cheaper, we have four big executive movie studios, and we have Serenity! Your favorite!

I mean, if not, you can enjoy your PS3 with your one game Resistance and 8 Blu rays that are still lying there unwatched. It's okay if you like waiting. There's no problem with patience... waiting for fully developed Blu ray specs and Metal Gear Solid 4...

Flame On

Alright you Korean bitch. Flame on. One. Two. Three. Four. I declare Flame War.

Definitions of flame on the Web:
Personal verbal attacks on other Internet users, via e-mail, USENET, or mailing lists. Flame wars occur when a series of flames are sent back and forth between two or more people.




I'll admit I was surprised by Paramount's defection, but then I processed the information and realized I wasn't going to buy Transformers anyways. Not to mention both Michael Bay and Spielberg's support for Blu-ray. (Yea yea, they threw money at Bay and he retracted his statement. Big fucking surprise: Michael Bay has no integrity.)

So why is this good? Well it means the HD wars last a little bit longer, and this blog can grow and maybe blossom into something beautiful. Though I think our Flaming approach may have a negative impact on Albert's and my relationship. I'm probably going to take things personally and I don't know how well I can leave my emotions out of this. Chances are, I'll end up hating Albert like I hate Brett Ratner.

I've always maintained HD DVD can never claim a complete victory over the HD format wars. Honestly the best they can hope for is a stale mate where combo players that can play both formats become affordable at which point, the format with more storage will become favored and HD DVDs will be phased out. Sony currently owns the largest film library of any major film studio with major franchises like Spiderman, the entire Bond franchise, and RESIDENT EVIL. (And lets not forget they're making the Metal Gear Solid movie) That fact alone will ensure class A content for Blu-ray. Lets also not forget the exclusive support from 20th Century Fox and Disney. So while HD DVD just ensured that the most recent Shrek that people have already forgot existed will be exclusive, Blu-ray still has exclusive rights to all past and current Pixar movies as well as generation defining Disney movies like the Lion King.(oh and Pirates, I think some people liked Pirates) Honestly, it's like comparing Bape hoodies to some of the shit I have from when I used to shop at Ross.

That's all for now, I'll set flame on HD gaming later, and hopefully institute a new feature where we flame the Wii in every post! (maybe not every post, that'd just be so last-generation, like the Wii)

The Return of Red

Sorry that it's been awhile since the last post. I haven't been able to catch my breath. I returned from Korea, partied every night at my house, moved to Berkeley, and finally school has just started. On top of this, Bioshock has taken over my life.

I can't express how long it's been since a game has satisfied me like this. Guitar Hero 2 was fun for sure but lacks depth, Forza 2 got old pretty fast after making my awesome Arcade Fire livery.But in the end, I was truly waiting for this (and Halo 3, of course). It's an atmospherically stunning game that has gameplay that doesn't get old one bit. System Shock 2 was incredible, but Bioshock is a definite step up and deserves every single 9-10 rating it received. Is there anything I need on the PS3 right now? No. I see nothing. My Xbox 360 is keeping my plenty satisfied.

There's been a lot of shuffling around in the HD wars and I feel like HD DVD finally has a chance to come back with Paramount/Dreamworks switching sides. Highdefdigest and AVS forums are usually flooded with depressing threads on the demise of HD DVD, but it's turned around. It's anyone's game now. Game on Siyu. Fuck Blu ray.