User: Jim Turner

I have no idea what's going on.

On: Xbox 2 to Release in Fall of This Year

Okama Gamesphere, anyone?

Re:Live Metallica

On: Instant Live Concert Recordings

I bought one of their concert mp3s a couple days ago (their Denver show from 3/31/2004). I have quite a few Metallica live recordings, both bootleg and legitimate, and the quality of this recording is a little disappointing. It's right about on par with a good bootleg, but certainly not what I expected from a band-sanctioned soundboard recording.

Just in case anyone cares. :/

--jim

Re:Revenge of the Jedi

On: Slashback: Mods, Books, Checkmate

No, he didn't. He changed it at the last minute because "revenge" sounded too violent. --jim

Re:Know A Little More Before You See This Movie

On: Review: On "The Beach"

I heard this rumor about a year ago when the movie was being made. Supposedly they were destroying beaches and wreaking all kind of havoc; people protesting, etc. I asked a friend of mine who lives in Thailand, and she hadn't heard a thing about it.

--jim

Heinlein, Weiss and Hickman

On: Sci Fi Literature 101?

Anything Heinlein has ever written is great, in particular _Strnager in a Strange Land_ and _Starship Troopers_.

Likewise, or the fantasy side of sci-fi, anything Weiss and Hickman have done together, such as _The Dragonlance Chronicles_, _The Darksword Trilogy_, _The Rose of the Prophet Trilogy_, and _The Death Gate Series_.

All are excellent, and all are suitable for teenagers.

--jim