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Is Online Video Advertising More Expensive Than TV?

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April 12th, 2008

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This isn't intended to be the long ramble it winds up being, but some of the numbers interested me so I went a little crazy with it. If you're interested in TV advertising rates and such for broadcast networks, it may be worth the ride for you.

Is online video advertising more expensive than TV? Apparently the answer is yes, and by a wide margin raging from 40% to 100% on a CPM (cost per 1000 viewers) basis if you believe this AP story.

I learned at least one thing from that article. Online is still as small potatoes for now as we (Bill and I) already figured it was. The story cites comScore data that in February, led the broadcast nets with 8.5 million unique visitors across all its lineup of shows followed by NBC at 7.9 million. The author of the AP story, Ryan Nakashima listed those numbers and then did exactly what we would have done. He pointed out that by contrast a single airing of CSI recently took in more than 20 million viewers.

The story also talks about how The Big Bang Theory premiere was made available online before it aired on television, but that only drew about 90,000 views

While the article reports that generally the average for a primetime show is $25/1000 viewers, and that online ads go anywhere from $35-$50/1000 viewers, some TV shows make much more than that. I gathered from the story that one of my favorites, LOST along with Desperate Housewives were shows that pulled in higher than a $25 CPM because on broadcast because of this:

"In order for us to drive the number up to what we get on broadcast, we have to do one of two things. We have to either increase the number of ads that you currently see on or figure out different ways to generate value for advertisers," said Albert Cheng, executive vice president of digital media for the Disney-ABC Television Group.

I have watched several shows via, and as with most other online video, nowhere near the amount of commercials are shown as are shown on broadcast television. Mostly it seems like online you get 5-6 thirty second spots and that's it. But I was curious about what the CPM for TV shows winds up being. We have no way to know exactly, but if I take the #s for Desperate Housewives used in last fall's Advertising Age survey (by the way, that's really the only value I've found in Ad Age, and I didn't need to buy the $99 subscription to get access to that - neither do you) I find the results interesting.

Either the Ad Age survey is way, way off in listing DH at $270,000 per 30 second spot --- I doubt this -- or the story in AP is wrong. Or, more probably I am missing something.

When I do the round number math DH generally had around 18.5-20 million viewers in original airings through early January, I come up with a CPM of $13.50 ($270,000/20,000 units of 1000). It's possible the networks are thinking about things in the aggregate and look at TOTAL revenue for all ads - and in that case it's certainly a much, much bigger number. But the bigger aggregate method makes no sense to me because if I'm an advertiser I'm only paying for my 30 second spot. If there's some requirement that I must run four spots a show, then it gets to over $50, but even at two spots per show it's still around $25.

Thinking that neither ad age or my new favorite AP reporter, Mr. Nakashima could likely be that wrong, I concluded I must be missing something. Then I had my a-ha! The ABC people aren't Les Moonves and CBS and decrying ageism. The ABC people are not trying to push alllll their viewers on the advertisers, just the 18-49. But you know what? Even then it just basically doubles the number to a $25ish CPM. So I'm kind of confused by the data in the AP sory. Certainly, DH is among ABC's most watched shows and has one of the highest costs for a $30 second spot. It trails only Grey's Anatomy, though by a fairly wide margin ($419,000 vs. $270,000).

If nothing else, this suggestw a huge, huge premium for valuing a relatively small group. Grey's Anatomy gets more 18-34 year olds than Desperate Housewives, and perhaps more importantly, more women 18-34. In round numbers although they have roughly the same 18-49 viewers, Grey's has about 1.5 million more 18-34 year olds than DH. Even if they're all women, that suggests that a huge, huge, huge value is placed on them because Grey's, according to the Ad Age survey costs 55% more for a 30 second spot than DH. A 55% premium based on only 1-1.5 million females 18-34. That seems insane to me.

In fairness, Bill Gorman warned me last summer before we'd even launched that I'd never be able to figure this stuff out because it's completely insane. It may be hubris, but, I think I'm crazy enough to at least begin to understand the insanity. With that in mind, I must apologize to the fine people at the CW network. Why? Because I shook my head in disbelief that they gave up on their most highly rated show (Friday Night Smackdown!) because men were watching it, and it didn't serve to cross promote the shows aimed at young women.

But if Grey's is getting its 55% premium based on way less than a 2 million women 18-34 vs. Desperate Housewives, I totally, totally understand the CW's obsession with Gossip Girl.

That said, I don't think the average primetime cost per 1000 viewers is anywhere near $25 - not applied against total viewers. By that metric, Grey's Anatomy, the most expensive ad in the entire Ad Age fall survey doesn't even get to $25.

While we're no longer receiving age demographic information from Nielsen, we did have it back when Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives were still running new episodes. You can click the hyperlinks to check out all the data. And you can believe the very next thing I'm going to do is try to put together one of those tables for Gossip Girl.

In conclusion, I'm really not so sure that online advertising actually gets a higher CPM than primetime broadcast, or for that matter, more than a $25 CPM - not if ABC is struggling to make as much on Desperate Housewives online as it is on television.

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American Idol Season 13 JudgesAmerican Idol has been headed straight for an iceberg the last couple of seasons — a secret to no one except, perhaps, key executives at Fox and Fremantle Media.

Yet their recent chatter about changes to the show’s upcoming (and pivotal) Season 13 — which has been focused almost entirely on a rebooted judges’ panel, and not a rebooted outlook on what a judges’ panel should actually do — has me concerned that they’re merely slapping a fresh coat of paint on the luxury cruiseliner of reality competition shows. And really, what’s the point of that if the destination continues to be the bottom of the ocean floor?

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Fox president Kevin Reilly told reporters last week at the Television Critics Assoc. summer press tour in Beverly Hills that Keith Urban will be the only returning judge from Season 12 — an idea that makes sense for continuity and the ability to recognize contestants who just missed making the semifinals last year. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez — who sat on the panel in Seasons 10 and 11 — is in talks for a return engagement, too, added Reilly. Other published reports say the network is leaning toward Will.i.Am, who proved an almost entirely worthless guest mentor in Seasons 10 and 11, to round out the panel.

As someone who’s been eating, breathing and writing about Idol since Carrie Underwood was just an unknown Oklahoma farm girl with a dream, here’s my completely unsolicited four-step plan on how incoming executive producer Per Blankens should be conducting TV’s most buzzed-about job search.

IT’S NOT THE SIZE OF THE STARS, IT’S THE USEFULNESS OF THEIR FEEDBACK | There aren’t many names more bold-faced than Mariah Carey or Britney Spears, but that didn’t stop those ladies from being unmitigated failures during their respective runs on Idol and The X Factor. And as much as it pains me to say this, it doesn’t ultimately matter if it’s Jennifer Lopez or Jennifer Hudson, Will.I.Am or Adam Lambert sipping from those Coke cups come January 2014. (OK, OK, Adam would be infinitely more appealing than that foolio from the Black Eyed Peas, but you catch my drift…) What Blankens really needs to do is clearly and unflinchingly define the role of the judges — and make sure that whoever he hires is willing and able to carry out said job description (or be summarily dismissed/replaced by Crystal the Monkey).

HONESTY, IT’S SUCH A LONELY WORD… | Once upon a time, in the early rounds of Season 10, J.Lo was actually (forgive me for saying this) a solid judge of talent, offering specific, actionable and seemingly honest feedback to Pia Toscano, Stefano Langone and others. But as the weeks rolled on, her critiques became increasingly vague, she praised producer pets like Jacob Lusk even after his most heinous vocal crimes and her mission shifted to hurling eye daggers at Haley Reinhart and pushing for the Scotty-vs-Lauren country-kids showdown that had been the producers’ agenda from Day One. Still, as much as I can make jokes that J.Lo’s Season 13 prep work looks like this, I can’t pretend that she wouldn’t be a step up from Mariah, Nicki Minaj or the old barnacle Randy Jackson.

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Nevertheless, what I’m dying to hear from Reilly, Blankens or anyone associated with Idol, is a quote like this: “We’re hiring A-list talent for the panel, and we’re absolutely demanding that as part of the job, they pay strict attention to the performances every week, keep open minds, and speak directly from the gut. We promise to have absolutely no agenda about who wins Season 13 — and we’ve got absolutely no desire to influence what comes out of our judges’ mouths. I mean, why pay them the big bucks just to suppress their opinions and have them read off a pre-written script?” I know, I know, that sounds about as likely as Dads being the next Emmy winner for Best Comedy Series, but is there any real reason why this can’t or shouldn’t happen?

NOBODY WANTS TO WATCH THE VOICE FOUR DAYS PER WEEK | Even the most hardened cynics can’t help but be charmed by the Blake-Adam bromance on NBC’s rival singing competition, or the way those good ol’ boys embraced newbie counterparts Usher and Shakira during its most recent installment. Still, The Voice‘s panel is comprised of coaches, and Idol‘s is made up of judges — a critical difference that should never be lost on Blankens & Co.

Lest we forget, Idol‘s trump card — and one that The Voice and The X Factor have yet to play — is its ability to produce legitimate chart-toppers, and I can’t help but think that Idol‘s relatively tougher feedback — its trial-by-fire, not-everyone-gets-a-gold star attitude — contributes to its contestants’ post-show success.

So while The Voice might be the current critical and demo darling, turning into its pale imitation would be a terrible mistake for The House That Kelly Clarkson Built.

THE JUDGES SHOULD HELP THE SHOW MORE THAN THE SHOW SHOULD HELP THE JUDGES | First of all, if J.Lo or Will.i.Am want to promote a new single on the show, they should be forced to sing live — or not at all. Secondly, the Fox and Fremantle folks need to have a zero-tolerance policy for the kind of icky in-fighting that became a hallmark of Nicki and Mariah’s Season 12 relationship — and a major distraction to the competition. And finally, while the judges should always attempt to be entertaning, they should be instructed to use their humor, charm and outrageousness in the context of the competition. At the end of the day, Idol must be about finding the next Kelly, Carrie or Candice, not boosting the profiles of its judges’ latest entertainment projects. File that under: #Vow.

What do you think of a J.Lo-Will.i.Am-Keith Urban panel? What rules do you want to see the show’s producers follow in their hiring practices? Sound off in the comments, and for all my Idol news and commentary, follow me on Twitter @MichaelSlezakTV!

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  1. ProducesHearMyPlea says:

    Brilliant idea .. David Foster. And I like the idea of sticking at least one producer, behind-the-scenes person, scout, whatever. It seems that the problem using with using singers, apart from them wanting to make it about themselves, is that they don’t want to be seen as being mean, so they all have a lot of problems presenting negative critiques. IF they would think of it as constructive criticism instead, and as helping the contestant, maybe they’d be able to handle that well for a change. I like the Perez Hilton idea too. He’s introduced a lot of talented people at his site over the years who went on to become pop or indie stars and he can certainly handle constructive critiquing.

    Voting someone OFF instead of ON is brilliant. It makes sense and would reduce the impact of the “cute boy” “sexy girl” crowd. Great idea.

    I’m not really sure why shows have such an attraction for the idea of mentors. It’s painful to watch mentors steer kids in the wrong direction. Most of them seem to try to “create” contestants in their own image. I would much rather watch how the contestants choose the songs they do every week (IF they were allowed to choose their own songs, not from the whittled-down list they’ve gotten in the past).

    Background Sob Stores ONLY ONCE for the love of God. It’s depressing. It’s irrelevant and seems to be used by the past producers to try to influence votes. One time only then never again. Never. Again.

    Big production numbers… leave that for 1 of 3 songs in the finale. I don’t know how many more times the fan can say “make it about the singers”. Kudos to Cowell for catching on to that.

    I agree judges should never be allowed to say ‘that’s the best version of that song I’ve ever heard”. That is just ridiculous. We’ve had some amazing performances, but call it what it is. Overcomplimenting doesn’t help a contestant either. I get so frustrated when week after week, some judges just say positive things. How on earth can anyone improve if no one identifies those to them?

    Producers: Realize you don’t need STARS on the judges’ panel. We don’t watch for the judges (other than maybe the first couple of weeks). We watch the contestants. Think back to season 1. Paul Abdul hadn’t been in the public eyes for years (and most young people didn’t even know who she was). Simon and Randy were virtual unknowns to North Americans for the most part. Save yourselves millions of $$$$$$ and simply get judges who will judge, then leave them alone to do just that. Judges who judge. What a novel idea. [Michael Slezak and Melinda Doolittle come to mind].

  2. Pattygale says:

    So on point, Michael. I have stopped watching Idol except for occasional DVR then fast forward because it does nothing but anger me. The judges are all there to promote themselves, they have nothing constructive or discerning to say to the contestants, and it is so blatantly obvious that THERE IS AN AGENDA that it is disgusting. During season 8, I was a huge supporter of Adam (I know where you stood but have found it in my heart to forgive you after I watched your final interview with him,LOL) and was disappointed that he came in 2nd, but it was like a democracy, the fans voted, even if some of them did it for the wrong reason, for Kris and he won. I didn’t feel that the judges or the PTB were directing the course of events. And I thought the judges, usually, had something worth listening to. I didn’t always agree with them, but so what, they were allowed their opinions. But to watch JLo shed crocodile tears about someone living with a “condition” or fast forward through Mariah or Nicki only to have them still spewing drivel 5 minutes later, TOO MUCH. The show would be so much fun and so inspiring with the right judges. Yes, my first choice is Adam, but there are others, too, who actually know how to sing without lip synching and autotune, who can give advice, be honest and kind at the same time, Brutal as Simon could be, he made it constructive and amusing…. “horrific,” indeed, in reference to Ring of Fire!!! I called him a few names, but laughed at the same time. The show has lost its vision and its innocence. Now it is a parody of what it was. Sad to watch it go down in flames and have the network, producers, and director be the ones striking the match.

  3. AnonymousOne says:

    Um… “At the end of the day, Idol must be about finding the next Kelly, Carrie or Candice.”
    Why is Candice’s name on this list?

    Michael, I usually love your posts, but I’ve been more and more annoyed with your over-pimping of Candice this past season. Yes, she’s a great vocalist, but she’s already shown to not be able to sell a song that’s actually better than all but two of the previous coronation songs (“Home” and “Time Of My Life”). If anyone’s name were to be written after Kelly and Carrie’s you should have at least put Jordin’s name in there. She is the 3rd most-successful Idol contestant (not just winner), according to Billboard. The facts don’t lie. Even Jennifer Hudson, Daughtry, etc. would have been acceptable.

    It seems you try to include Candice in every remotely positive list possible (in this case, the “most successful” list) even though it’s almost never deserved. I am happy for Candice winning, (although she was only my 2nd favorite), and I think she is one of the best technical vocalists Idol’s ever had (this is a much more-fitting list for her to place on), but it becomes annoying when you complain consistently about the pimping of producers’ favorites (quote from this article specifically: “pushing for the Scotty-vs-Lauren country-kids showdown that had been the producers’ agenda from Day One”). Scotty and Lauren, although not mega stars, have already proven to be moderate successes, while Candice has already started her career with a flopped single. I’m not saying she’ll never be successful, but saying that the producers should be trying to find the next “Kelly, Carrie (indicating that you’re referring to success post-Idol), or Candice” is certainly jumping the gun for Candice and ultimately shows your over-pimping of your favorite. It’s okay to admit she’s your favorite, but please don’t give credit where credit isn’t due.

    • max says:

      Ya, I kinda rolled my eyes at that too. He should have just said “the next Kelly or Carrie” and left it at that. If we’re being honest, Idol has only produced 2 music super stars and that’s Kelly and Carrie. Others have certainly had varying degrees of success, but nothing comparable to Kelly and Carrie. Unfortunately Michael’s favorites the past few seasons are never that successful in the music biz when it comes to real life. Sure Candice, Skyler, Haley & Crystal were all stand outs on the show… but outside of the Idol bubble, not so much.

  4. Cali Girl says:

    J-Ho and I think I can finally threaten to boycott Idol and actually mean it. What a joke. Last thing I want to see is J-Ho gyrating around that stage dressed like a 25-year-old hooker and lip syncing. Don’t even get me started on that no talent Hack Eyed Pea. Yuk.

  5. yep says:

    I thought they were suppose to fix the show for this season. J Lo and Will i am are just going to break it further.

    I want to watch AI but I should look forward to watching a show not dreading having to watch J Lo. I found her behavior towards the end of her judging intolerable and I never need to hear the word “goosies” again. Even just typing it is making me feel ill. I guess if J Lo is a judge again I will be able to break my AI addiction and have some more time in my life.

  6. Jay says:

    iam so happy j.lo is coming back..she is way better than mariah or nicki

  7. Michael says:

    No, she wasn’t holding out for a major payday: Jennifer Lopez’s departure from American Idol after two seasons had nothing to do with money, a source close to the star tells PEOPLE.

    Contrary to reports that Lopez asked for a $2 million raise to continue judging the Fox reality show for a third season, the source says that Fox did approach Lopez with a “comparable offer to last year’s salary” for next season, but it was never countered nor negotiated by her team.

    For her first season on the show, Lopez earned $15 million. And she did get a raise for her second season, the source says, because Fox understood the value she brought to the series. Her second year salary was $20 million plus bonuses, says the source. PEOPLE reached a Fox rep who had no comment.

  8. Shannon says:

    They should have been brought Jennifer Lopez back.I loved her on season 10 and 11 and i watched it happy to see her back:)

  9. karen says:

    go j.lo!!She is a true well respected and hardworking mom and celebrity.And no matter what haters say she always countiunes to shine

  10. Jadiel says:

    So happy to see my Latina back on A.I I love J.Lo

  11. Jason says:

    yessss J.lo is back

  12. terry says:

    i love keith urban and if will i am will be on the show

  13. lauren says:

    bringing jennifer lopez back was the best thing A.I could have just wish katy perry or beyonce would be sitting next to Jen and keith instead of cra*ppy will i am

  14. tom says:

    I hope A.I ratings can go up with jen back on cuz she was great

  15. Aubrey says:

    My favorite female artist is Jennifer Lopez So its great to see her back

  16. John says:

    yay to keith..and i think j.lo is still sexy

  17. Katie says:

    ms.lopez is back!!!!!!

  18. donb says:

    You are only addressing one part of the problem. The problem for AI is it is a franchise, just like its sponsors Coke and Ford. But not all the elements of the show are geared toward improving the franchise or keeping it stable, unlike its sponsors Coke and Ford. Here are three examples.

    Judges: The judges have no incentive to make the show any better as a show or in ratings. They are W-2 employees and pretty much only care about the paycheck or self-promotion. (Remember Cowell was the only invested one, and even he blew it in his last season, when he became a W-2 employyee in spirit.) There are a whole variety of things that could be done, like a relatively small base pay but tying the remainder of pay to increase in ratings. Make them earn their pay by increasing the value of the franchise in some discernable way. Just giving someone $5 or $15MM guarantees nothing for AI. Small tweaks can be made, such as requiring judges to vote on contestant song selections after discussion with vocal coaches, i.e. this song can not be sung (hello Chaka Khan and Siobhan Magnus). That way the old “just the wrong song choice” mantra can be pretty much eliminated or it puts the onus on the judges and vocal coaches, not the contestant, for allowing a song that doesn’t display the contestant’s talent. That one decision would improve the show vastly.

    The Tour: All franchises have loss leaders. The tour should be a loss leader for AI. Send the tour to all fifty states, but smalerl venues where it would be a really big deal. People meeting the contestants is the biggest advantage the show has over its rival shows, cementing viewer loyalty or curiosity, but AI hasn’t figured that out. You can figure out what it costs to advertise on AI per thirty seconds. With the same or improved ratings from the tour, AI makes up that loss in about three minutes of air time.

    Voting: Why does the Voice have it right at the end of the season? The Voice keeps interest and involvement in the final three high until the very last show. Idol is eliminatiing one of the favored three contestants. Duh! Sure people were nutty over Candice and Kree, but Angie’s departure made it almost certain viewership for the final show was going down (ratings!). It isn’t about who wins. It is about ratings. Make it a final three and cumulative voting so you get rid of the home town visit, one bad show effect. Build interest, don’t remove it for a large part of the fan base. (Were it me, I would have kept the final five until the end on a cumulative vote. I suspect it wouldn’t have much changed the final contestant results, but boy would people have been hooked.)

    If you view AI as a franchise, then there are a slew of elements it doesn’t pay attention to. The judges are only a piece of the problem.

  19. HTGR says:

    Hah did JLo or her management team suddenly start posting? All of a sudden after rant after rant, for the most part, 15 short posts in a row all with different names and yet within like 2 minutes, praise JLo as a judge.

    • Danny says:

      ^5 Hit!!! Dude, I swear I didn’t see your post when I made mine below. Right when I saw a few posts in favor of her, I smelled a rat. So I posted mine & then came to finish reading the rest of em. I see we’re back to thinking alike. Hope ya have a good summer.

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  21. Danny says:

    I doubt anyone reads this far down. In case someone does, all those positive comments about JLo in the few posts above this seem very suspcisious. They’re all within a few minutes of each other. Each post is 2 days later than most of the rest of them. It seems to me like someone from JLo’s team of lawyers found this site and is trying to give her some positive spin.
    I’m not buying it.

  22. Name That Tune says:

    If they bring JLo back, it’s a bad sign. Because TPTB aren’t listening. I am ready to dig the grave for the show right now. I think I will pass on season. 13.

    • HTGR says:

      Supposedly her BF just told the press she is back for sure.
      Well that means one more thing is for sure, I ain’t watching next season, so much for the canning of Randy and Nigel implying that they actually get it, just as well, takes up way too much time anyway.

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Starz's Outlander Adaptation Casts Its Claire

Outlander Casts Caitriona BalfeWe now have a Claire Randall for Outlander, the Starz original series being adapted by Battlestar Galactica‘s Ronald D. Moore from Diana Gabaldon’s series of international bestsellers.

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Irish actress Caitriona Balfe has landed the female lead, playing a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened.

When Claire is forced to marry Jamie Fraser (played by Sam Heughan), a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

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Balfe’s credits include the web series H+, the six-part film The Beauty Inside and a role in the 2013 thriller Now You See Me.

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  1. Carly says:

    I am over the moon with the casting so far. I can’t wait to see her chemistry with Sam – that’s key, but if she has Diana’s approval, she certainly has mine!

  2. courts says:

    This is the one I’ve been waiting for. I’m excited for this.

  3. Kia says:

    I’m so looking forward to Tobias Menzies in this! Can’t wait <3

  4. harolene says:

    I cannot wait to see this! I have read the whole series and will love seeing it come to life! Can’t wait to see who they cast as Jamie!

  5. harolene says:

    Just saw where I had over looked the answer to that… yeah, dumb! LOL

  6. SM says:

    I am thrilled with all the casting choices so far!!

    And a great big thank you TVLine for covering the casting news for the series! :-)

  7. Alanna says:

    Very, very excited for the selections for both Jamie and Claire! It’s amazing to think a book series I’ve loved and cherished for years is going to be on my screen next Spring. Ecstatic is an understatement. :)

  8. Pati says:

    I’m so happy with the casting so far, Sam is perfect and she is perfect never heard of the two before but based on their pictures I think Starz did an amazing job. I’m so excited for this show have been checking Diana’s twitter all day. It was supposed to be announced last night. 2014 can’t come soon enough

  9. lariet50 says:

    Oh my God, it’s the “Princess for Christmas” guy!

  10. Fawn says:

    If this Series is half as good as the books it’s going to be the most popular show ever!!! Great casting and thanks TVline for covering this news!!

  11. Bran says:

    Starz needs to get their **** together and get the ball rolling on DeKnight’s Incursion already.

  12. Bonnie says:

    OK. I’m fine with the casting but she may need to put on a few pounds. Way skinny. Claire has curves.

  13. Was this ever part of the Outlander series? I thought it all started with Cross-stitch, and was a separate series of its own …… Anyway, I’m a celebrant, and have read every word, starting with Cross-Stitch. Would anyone like a romantic Jamie & Claire-type wedding in Tasmania? Sue Lee-Archer

  14. Vanessa says:

    Can’t we PLEASE get more teaser photos?!?! Really not fond of the one they’ve released of Sam as Jamie working in the fields – not a flattering shot of the fellow’s face. Would love to see anything more!!


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  • The entirety of Ben's speech to Adam at the end of Iron Kissed. Right up to and including the part where he risks his life and his standing within the pack to help Adam see what's going on in Mercy's head... and reveals his own past history of being raped as a child to do so.
  • Stefan, coming to see Mercy at the end of River Marked to deliver a gentle asskicking because she's ordered all of the wolves away, keeping them from taking proper care of her.
    • Made all the more heartwarming by the fact that she basically did the same to him in the beginning of the book.
  • Kyle staying by Warren's side even when the latter has turned into a mindless animal due to severe injuries. That, and the fact that Kyle stubbornly stays with Warren despite discovering the horrors of the supernatural world (and despite the hostility of the other werewolves), eventually convinces most people that he has more than earned the right to be Warren's mate.
    • Goes both ways. Mercy notes that for Warren in that state to have not harmed Kyle (except for a few scratches when Kyle impulsively tried to help subdue him) speaks deeply of their bond.
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Animal-Themed Superbeing

He's Batman and and he's Spider-Man . They come over the house. They're best friends.
I'd be far more embarrassed to dress up like, say, an animal. Now that would be silly. Face it. The hundreds of would-be badass capes who practice species crossdressing as various theoretically intimidating animals? That's one step removed from being a furry. Talk about embarrassing.
Maidman explaining his choice of crime-fighting identity, Empowered

Animals are cool! They're scary, they have big teeth, they're fast, and they're stronger than us humans. It's no wonder that the cunning and beastly features of animals have served as inspiration for superheroes and villains for decades.

While Animal Superheroes are animals as superheroes, these characters are human, or at least humanoid. Their names can sometime invoke Something Person, but it's not always the case. These characters can also overlap with Beast Man if the hero or villain resembles their namesake. There are generally four types of this character.

Animal Abilities: Does whatever an animal can! These characters have powers, names, and personal appearances all based on one particular animal. This is the most common version.

Animal Alias: Does...something else. Usually, these characters are Badass Normal characters with an animal motif, or they are superpowered characters based on animals In Name Only. This is also where you might find martial artists who name themselves after their Chinese zodiac sign or fighting style, and use names such as Tiger or Monkey.

Mythical Monster Motif: Does whatever a mythical animal can! These characters may invoke the other three types, but the one thing they have in common is that they are named after mythical animals such as dragons, unicorns, and gryphons.

All Animal Abilities: Does whatever any animal can! These characters can channel the abilities of almost any animal or possibly even shapeshift into one particular animal or another. Sometimes, they are limited to only one type of animal or have to be in the proximity of an animal to gain its power, but it's not always the case

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Animal Abilities

    Comic Books
  • Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can (Type I). Although in most versions his body does not produce webs itself (he had to invent the web formula and the web-shooters) and as some fans never tire of pointing out, whether he has artificial or organic web-shooters the webs don't come out of his butt. His vaguely defined "Spider-sense" also puts him more into mythical territory, as it operates more like a "sixth sense" than anything encountered with real-life spiders.
    • Many of his enemies also have animal motifs, to the point where it became a plot point during J. Michael Straczynski's run.
      • The Rhino is a villain, a thug subjected to chemical and genetic augmentation that gave him vast strength and durability and outfitted with a heavy protective costume that he was trapped in for years after it bonded to his skin. A plot point for some time was his trying to get free of it and leave crime, only to get a new upgraded costume and go back to crime as he couldn't hack it as a regular Joe.
      • The Vulture is an old man in a flight suit designed to look vulture-like.
      • He was on occasion imitated by a younger guy (who stole the secret of his flight suit) and by a trio of minor villains called the Vulturions.
      • The Lizard, who combines this trope with Beast Man.
      • Stegron, a dinosaur based character who is also a Beast Man.
      • There were also villains called the Grizzly, the Kangaroo, and the Gibbon, and each looked the part. This was parodied with the Walrus, a super-strong idiot that had a lot of trouble coming up with a supervillainous identity, finally being inspired by the Beatles song. His battle cry: "Goo Goo Ga-Joob!" Mocked endlessly during a team-up/fight with Deadpool.
      • Venom is his Evil Counterpart, so he is technically spider-based even if his name doesn't directly invoke a spider.
      • Dr. Octopus is a given.
      • The Fly, also known as the Human Fly. Like Spider-Man, he's got the powers of his namesake creature but his costume doesn't exactly scream it out loud at you.
      • And Puma, the Magical Native American and current Anti-Hero.
      • Scorpion wore a suit with a big ol' scorpion tail on the back; he was deliberately themed this way because he was created specifically to hunt down Spider-man as a kind of Evil Counterpart. (scorpions being spider predators). The same character also had the role of Venom for a while.
    • There have been multiple characters named Spider-Woman over the years and they are all from Marvel Comics.
    • Also two Spider-Girls, starting with Spider-Man's alternate-reality daughter.
  • Man-Bat and Killer Croc from Batman comics invoke this type.
  • Also from Marvel Comics is Greer Nelson who started off as Type II as The Cat but later turned into a tiger woman and changed her name to Tigra. She is now Type I.
    • Patsy Walker would then take up Greer's old costume, becoming a Type II as Hellcat.
  • The Wasp. While her husband fits Type II (see below), her wings and "stinger" fit Type I.
  • The X-Men villain and sometime Magneto lackey, Toad who could leap great distances and secrete slime. (Ironically, it's frogs, not toads, that do this.) Later, he was given a toad-like tongue.
    • X-Men off shoot teams such as X-Factor, Excalibur, X-Force, and New Mutants have included many animal-based members. Wolfsbane was a member of all four aforementioned teams.
  • The joke character Leap-Frog was a man in a frog suit who could jump really high. His son took the costume to become the hero Frog-Man who frequently tried to become Spider-Man's sidekick.
  • The Owl is a lesser known Daredevil villain with a flight harness and owl-like well as an owl-like haircut.
  • There is a hero in The Savage Dragon named Widow who is a female character with spider-based powers including making webs. She follows the spider motif so completely that it is heavily implied and verified by Word of God that she made her webs the same way spiders make theirs.
  • Both Captain America and The Flash have villains named Cobra/Kobra.
    • Cap's Cobra leads a super villain group called The Serpent Society with several snake-themed villains. Most of the original team members (like Bushmaster, Anaconda, and Cottonmouth) are Type I, with snake-themed powers, whereas later additions (like Diamondback, Black Racer, and Rock Python) typically just had snake names that loosely tied into their powers or abilities.
    • Also from Captain America is The Falcon, his Black Best Friend and sometime Side Kick.
    • Cap has also had enemies named The Porcupine and The Armadillo.
  • Thor even has one of these as a villain: the super fast Beast Man, Mongoose.
  • Squirrel Girl, complete with tree-climbing claws and a bushy squirrel tail.
  • Astro City:
    • The Mock Turtle is a man in green Powered Armor who can fly, dive underwater, and fire blasts from his wrists.
    • The Crimson Cougar is a character on a television soap opera who has an extraordinary leap and (prop) claws on his costume.
    • Brazil has the Birds of Paradise, a trio of women who fly in ornate feathered costumes.
  • Femforce has She-Cat, who possesses enhanced strength with advanced agility and reflexes.

    Fan Works

    Films — Live-Action
  • While Batman characters are usually Type II, the Batman Returns version of the Penguin was a freak who acted and looked like a penguin. Catwoman was likewise a little animalistic and seemingly had nine lives.

    Live-Action TV

    Video Game
  • In the F-Zero series, we have Octoman who, as the name implies, has eight arms. When asked if he could be any animal, what would he be, he answered that he would be an elephant, oddly enough.
  • Metal Gear Solid 4's boss characters are all type I. Laughing Octopus's camouflage is similar to several species of octopi, for example.

    Web Original
  • In Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, the viewer may at first suspect Bad Horse is just an Animal Themed Superbeing. Surprise!
  • In the Whateley Universe, the Avatar superpower means that you can hold a magical spirit and gain powers from it. Anyone holding an animal spirit falls into this: Kodiak has the powers of the bear; Silverwing has the powers of the eagle; Aquerna has the powers of the squirrel.

    Western Animation
  • Much like the film section above, the Batman: The Animated Series and The Batman versions of the Penguin character are more animal-like than his comic counterpart.
  • The heroes from Thunder Cats all had cat-themed appearances, powers, and gadgets. They were actually aliens but somehow, everything about them was modeled after jungle cats of Earth.
  • Monkey Fist from Kim Possible had the hands and feet of a monkey and was a master of Monkey Kung Fu.
  • In Barbie In Princess Power, Kara and her cousin's costumes have butterfly motifs, as butterflies gave them their powers.

Animal Alias

    Anime & Manga
  • Ratman: The hero transforms in to a Venom-like being and in it's later stages has a rat's tail, but it doesn't really seem a lot like a Rat ability-wise.
  • Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (aka G-Force) depicts bird-themed teens fighting in a birdlike ship.
  • Wild Tiger and Rock Bison from Tiger & Bunny. Their names come from the Eastern Zodiac.
    • Actually, when you think about it, many of the NEXT heroes (and some villains) are based on the Eastern Zodiac. Barnaby (Bunny), Dragon Kid, Ouroboros, ect.
  • If we were to go by their lion-like mech designs, the heroes from Voltron would also count.

    Comic Books
  • Batman.
    • This goes for his sidekicks as well: the various Robins, Bat-Women, and Batgirls. Oddly averted in the case of Nightwing who has a vague bird-like motif but nothing specific.
    • The same goes for Catwoman and her Spear Counterpart, Cat-Man.
    • The comic version of Penguin isn't really penguin-like, either; his appearance is short with a long nose, and he often has a fondness for birds, but he lacks any distinct penguin abilities that he had in the movies.
    • There is also the Killer Moth and Firefly characters who wore insectoid armor.
  • The various characters who have used the name Ant-Man actually don't really have ant powers. They shrink. Sometimes he/they can also control ants. Not that real ants can do that or anything.
  • Black Widow is a spy and superhero who isn't as hung-up on the spider-imagery as certain other Marvel heroes. Although a couple of her costumes prominently show a black widow spider, the visual reference is most often kept to just an hourglass. Most of her gear is named with a spider-motif (Widow's Web, Widow's Bite, etc.). The Black Widow name is more often used metaphorically to tie with her melancholy past.
  • There was an obscure villain from The Golden Age Of Comicbooks called the Armless Tiger Man. He was a man, he was armless...the tiger part of his name is a mystery.
  • Spider-Man has a few of these in his rogues gallery as well:
    • The Jackal looked like a green monster and he liked to clone people. Not exactly jackal-like behavior.
    • The Beetle fought Spidey as well as Daredevil and Iron Man multiple times. He wore a Power Armor that kinda-sorta looked beetle-like due to his wings that folded up when not in use, but that was it. He later changed his name to Mach-5 and joined the Thunderbolts.
    • There is also Black Cat who eventually became an Anti-Hero. She had luck powers for a short period of time but was otherwise powerless.
    • The Chameleon doesn't actually blend in with his surroundings, rather, he simply wears disguises to look like other people. The animal part is mostly in the name.
  • Wolverine might fit type I at first glance since he has enhanced senses and claws, but those are very generic animal traits. His claws pop out of the back of his knuckles, which does not happen in the animal kingdom. Then, you get into his metal skeleton, Healing Factor, and the fact that his blue and yellow striped costume does not resemble a wolverine at all. Some later made attempts to change this a bit to various degrees of success.
    • The same goes for his villain, Sabertooth. He does have fangs, but his primary weapon are the claw-like fingernails.
  • Patsy Walker, formerly an Archie-like character from some Slice of Life Golden Age comics, inherited Greer Nelson's original suit (see Tigra above) and named herself Hellcat. (Turns out the Golden Age comics were stories written by the "real Patsy's" mom. Everyone from them exists, but anything too wacky for the mainstream Marvel Universe was probably Mrs. Walker using artistic license.)
  • Black Panther is a Badass Normal in a cat-like suit.
  • The Tick is a parody of this type. He doesn't appear to have any tick-related powers (except probably his Nigh-Invulnerability), and this is lampshaded in the first episode of the animated series, where a bystander asks him if he sucks blood.
    Bystander: What sort of costume is that supposed to be?
    The Tick: 'Costume'? No costume, friend. I am, simply: The Tick.
    Bystander: Well, you can't be 'the tick'. Ticks are arachnids: They got eight legs.
    The Tick: ...How do you know I don't?
    Bystander: Ticks suck blood. Do you suck blood?
    The Tick: Uh... Yeah! I... Suck blood all the time!
    Bystander: Yeah, right.
    The Tick: Look! I got a straw right here, pal, you want a demonstration?!
    • Further parodied with Arthur, who has a moth suit that lets him fly but otherwise doesn't use a superhero identity or any such thing. People keep referring to him as "the bunny guy", assuming the suit is a rabbit costume and that it makes him this trope.
  • A recurring character in the Namor series is Stingray, a guy wearing a red and white Power Armor suit. It can go underwater...but it can also fly.
  • There is also Black Manta from Aquaman comics and the Secret Six.
  • There is a Marvel villain named the Mandrill who is, perhaps, best known for his role in Alias. He actually looks like his animal namesake, but he fits this type more since he has hypnotic powers.
  • The Magical Native American American Eagle first appeared in Contest of Champions, and is perhaps the only character to invoke both this trope and Captain Patriotic.
  • The X-Men had Maggott, a short-time blue-skinned member whose power was that he had two giant maggot-like creatures that could eat anything; they were not autonomous, but were in fact part of his digestive system. They had to re-attach themselves to him and transfer the partially-digested food to him to be metabolized and excreted. You can kinda see why they didn't keep him around for long.
  • Most animal-based heroes in Astro City don't appear long enough for their full power sets to be established, so most seem to fall under this category:
    • Nightingale and Sunbird, expys of Batman and Robin.
    • Earlier, there was Leopardman and Kitkat.
    • The Lion and the Unicorn from Great Britain combine this with Captain Geographic.
    • As does Kookaburra from Australia.
    • The Otter is a small-time crook in a wetsuit and breathing mask.
  • Billy the Cat in The Beano is a teenage superhero who wears a cat themed outfit and is very acrobatic. But doesn't really seem to have the powers of a cat.

    Films — Live-Action
  • The Black Scorpion TV-movie series featured a Batman-esque heroine.
  • Puma Man had powers...just not any that were related to pumas.
  • Zebraman spoofs Japanese toku series with the eponymous hero imagining himself as a Zebra-themed superhero who has few zebra-like qualities.

  • Lone Wolf from the eponymous series. The name mostly invokes the Noble Wolf trope and the fact he's the Last of His Kind. Though he sure has plenty superpowers through his Kai disciplines, none are especially wolf-inspired.

  • The pulp character The Spider was a hero more along the lines of The Shadow and had little to no resemblance to his namesake.
  • Zorro is Spanish for "fox".

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    Tabletop Games
  • One Pathfinder adventure features a Robin Hood-style masked vigilante called the Red Raven.
  • Exalted has many Exalts with names in this model — especially Lunar Exalts (who are animal-focused shapeshifters), but many others, too, such as Panther. Many powers likewise use animal theme naming, such as Graceful Crane Stance and Eagle-Wing Style.

    Video Games
  • Many superhero and supervillain characters in the F-Zero series have Animal Motifs going for them, such as Captain Falcon, Blood Falcon, and Beastman.
  • In the Metal Gear series, every member of Fox Hound, past or present, is Type II. Solid Snake, Grey Fox, Decoy Octopus, Sniper Wolf, Vulcan Raven, Psycho Mantis. Some of these are superhuman, but none of their abilities fit the animal theme.

    Web Original
  • The Legion of Nothing has Larry, a wearer of Powered Armour, aka aka the Rhino (because he's tough and flightless), who goes undercover as the Frog (green and bouncy!).

    Western Animation
  • G.I. Joe has the terrorist group Cobra as enemies. Almost all of them were named after snakes or reptiles, but the similarities were usually few and far in between. Eventually it was decided that they were a front for Cobra-La, an ancient cult of Lovecraft ripoffs that were half-snake; Cobra Commander, formerly a con artist turned megalomaniac, became a snake-person under his mask.
  • Parodied in Phineas and Ferb, where Phineas and Ferb become a bird-themed superhero called "The Beak", and Candace makes a super-villain persona for herself called "The Danger-raffe". It's just as ridiculous as it sounds, especially when Candace dragoons Stacy into being her henchman "The Danger-bil".
  • Also parodied in Doug, where the title character constantly imagines himself as Quailman.
  • The Venture Bros. villain The Monarch has neither the abilities of his insectoid namesake nor an accurate understanding of what its abilities actually are.
  • In Gargoyles, there's a villain group called The Pack who has canine-based personas: Fox, Wolf, Dingo, Jackal, Hyena, and Coyote. When offered a choice of upgrades, Wolf crossed into Type I by choosing the Half-Human Hybrid option. Also, for at least one episode, Fox was a werewolf... uh, werefox due to the mystical amulet, The Eye of Odin.
  • The second Turtle Titan in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) adopted the turtle motif from the original T.T.—Michelangelo.
  • Episodes of South Park have Cartman dressed as "The Coon" in a raccoon based costume.
  • Parodied in Fairly OddParents with Cat Man, a wanna-be superhero portrayed by Adam West.

Mythical Monster Motif

    Anime & Manga
  • Dragon Kid from Tiger & Bunny. As mentioned in the Animal Alias section above, she is named after her Zodiac sign.

    Comic Books
  • The Savage Dragon was named as such because he was green and had a fin on his head which barely invokes a dragonlike appearance. Outside of his great strength, he had no dragonlike powers such as breathing fire or flying.
  • Marvel Comics have villains called The Unicorn and The Griffen. There were also two villains named The Sphinx (a man and woman respectively). Curiously, they were Egyptians but the mythical creature was technically Greek. The famous Egyptian statue was given a Greek name.
  • The Alpha Flight member Sasquatch looks the part.
  • Spider-Man, once again, had a few of these villains:
    • The multitude of Green Goblins and Hobgoblins over the years.
    • He also had a joke villain named the White Rabbit. While it may initially seem as though she belongs in Type I or II, she actually based her persona completely on the character from Alice in Wonderland.
  • In Kingdom Come, Beast Boy eventually changed his name to Menagerie and could take the form of any fictitious creatures.
  • Also from the X-Men comes the various characters that have been called Phoenix and Thunderbird. Thunderbird was a Native American mutant named after the mythological bird, while the Phoenix is a cosmic force of nature... that channels the appearance of a different mythological bird for some reason.
  • The Defenders had a villain named The Gargoyle who could turn people into stone with a touch.

    Live-Action TV

    Video Games
  • F-Zero has a racer that calls himself Phoenix and comes equipped with wings on his racer.

    Web Original

    Western Animation

All Animal Abilities

    Comic Books
  • Animal Man started off simply using the abilities of any animals nearby, but eventually grew in power to the point where he can utilize the abilities of any animal on the planet, and then the universe.
  • Vixen is a Type IV: her totem allows her to access the abilities and even mass of any animal she chooses (e.g. when she channels an elephant, her mass increases to the point that her model-thin body can crush full-grown men). Her powers also apply to non-terrestrial animals, so long as she is familiar enough with the species' capabilities.
  • Beast Boy from Teen Titans can turn into any animal he pleases, even extinct or fictional species.
  • Namor was once able to mimic the abilities of sealife, but that power has been long forgotten.
  • Alpha Flight had a mystical character named Snowbird who could morph into any animal of her choosing ... provided it was native to Canada.
  • Silverclaw was an obscure Avengers supporting character who, like Snowbird, had mystical abilities tied to her homeland, in her case letting her transform into humanoid versions of any animal native to the Amazon rainforest.
  • In All Fall Down, Phylum was this, being able to turn into any animal he wished. Now he's a chimpanzee for life.
  • Joshua Brand in Shaman's Tears is granted the power to call on the ability of any animal by Wakan Tanka, the Great Spirit of the Sioux. Possibly it is limited to those found on the North American continent, but this is not clear.

    Live-Action TV
  • The shortlived Cult Classic television series Manimal concerned a man who could turn into any animal he wished.
  • Kamen Rider OOO can mix-and-match select animal-based powers; using three from the same group (insects, big cats, heavy mammals, birds, sea creatures, etc.) grants him a Set Bonus.

    Western Animation


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WMG: Quatermass

The Quatermass serials take place in the same universe as Doctor Who.

How many universes can there be where 1950s-1970s England repeatedly attracts hideous alien villains vulnerable only to intelligent, eloquent scientists? Plus, the British Rocket Group canonically exists in Doctor Who (it gets passing mentions in both "Remembrance of the Daleks" and "The Christmas Invasion") and in 1963 it had an employee named Bernard (according to "Remembrance of the Daleks") who was apparently the kind of man you would "wish was here" when faced with complicated alien plots.

Quatermass is a Time Lord

Somewhat inevitable, given the above. If he does exist in the Whoniverse, then regeneration would be the obvious explanation for why he has a different appearance in every story.

The aliens in the fourth Quatermass series were Reapers.

In this series, it's speculated that Ringstone Round and other neolithic circles are places where previous reapings occurred - and yes, the term "reaping" is used. It's also speculated that the aliens are using genetic material from the abducted!

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Reviews: Paper Mario Sticker Star

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Not even good on its own merits
It goes without saying that Paper Mario: Sticker Star is a terrible Paper Mario game. But could it be that, divorced of the broader context of the series, it's a good game on its own? I tried to entertain that thought. Oh, believe me, I tried. But the answer is no. No it's not.

First of all, the writing is atrocious. I'm not talking about the lack of plot— I'm talking about the writing itself. This game has approximately two jokes: Everything is made of paper, and Kamek is a hipster (apparently). Go back to the old Paper Mario games. How many jokes did they make about the world being paper? Were they subtle? Or were they people screaming about crinkled edges and not understanding basic everyday objects? I wouldn't have been surprised if they started saying things like "everypaper" instead of "everybody". (Also: mute Bowser, of course.)

More importantly, the puzzles are horrid. It's one thing not to hold the player's hand. It's another to almost require a guide to beat the game. See: Wiggler hunting. And almost every boss is a puzzle, which you don't have the information to solve (and thus may not have the stickers you need) until the battle has already started! That's bad design, plain and simple.

The soundtrack? Eh, it's okay. Some people praise its jazz leanings, but that's really only a few tracks. Most of the music is so languid as to be forgettable.

But the worst of all? The gameplay is awful! Sure, you get to move around on the field areas and jump around and stuff, and that's... okay. It's serviceable. It's nowhere near as good as a traditional Mario platformer, but that's fine. This is an RPG, right? So the real gameplay focus is in the battles. OH WAIT. The battles are terrible. All attacks are consumable, which is... possibly workable, but suspect from the beginning. But then you don't have experience points of any kind, which removes any incentive for actually battling, or sense of progression. There's barely any thinking involved in these battles, because you can find a strategy that obliterates all weak enemies and even most bosses (once you've found their weaknesses) with little effort.

So, take away the writing, the puzzles, the ho-hum soundtrack, and the gameplay, and what do you have? Nothing but graphics. This game is just a pretty piece of trash.
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One of the worst games in the Mario series
You may be thinking, upon seeing my title, "Gee, isn't that harsh?"

As you are all aware, many game mechanics were replaced for this installment of the usually-renowned Paper Mario series. What you may not realize, however, is the actual quality and execution of these replacement mechanics. There is no easy way to say this- everything is half-butted and unintuitive, the polar opposite of a good Paper Mario game. Or heck, a good Mario game.

Take the Things, for example. At first, they appear to be the replacement for pretty much every advanced field move and partner ability from previous games. However, whereas with those games, one could use these abilities an endless number of times, here, Things can only be used once, period, regardless of whether it's on the field or in battle. This is a problem since you could accidentally waste a Thing you need to progress and either backtrack to where it was found or rebuy it again. A simpler fix would have been letting Things be used without leaving the Album in exchange for either adding a secondary meter or even using up coins.

Let me address the Mega Muth in the room- the game never tells you important details to beating the game, such as environmental entrepreneurship (using the environment to figure things out, due to a lack of actual substantial gameplay mechanics). Nor does the game ever really explain boss weaknesses before it becomes a problem, or imply weaknesses before getting to the boss room (like in TTYD). I'm not talking about "handholding" as certain types of players try to twist it- there's nothing wrong with having a little help.

Speaking of that, Kersti is useless. Unlike the Goomba partners from past games, Kersti giving useful info is the exception, rather than the norm. This uselessness is really pronounced in a late game stage, where she blathers on about how paper fares in a certain environment instead of giving actual useful info.

Finally, battles. Due to a lack of a third unique type of reward only in battles, besides stickers and coins, there's no point to them. Why not make it so that, for every 5 HP knocked off the other side in battle, a sticker can be powered up...and have enemies give out more coins? That would give way to a new dynamic.

The irony is how, in purposely getting rid of the story, IS subconsciously half-butted it everywhere else.

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It's Better Once You Forget it's a Paper Mario Game.
When I played Paper Mario: Sticker Star, I had already set my plot-standards pretty high after playing the previous entry, Super Paper Mario. As a result, I was rather disappointed with the lack of original characters and plot in this game.

Of course, Paper Mario games are known for their stories and RPG-like qualities. Sticker Star has almost no resemblance to its predecessors (it was "paper", but that's beside the point), but that didn't make it a bad game at all. Like Super Paper Mario, the game almost feels like a spin-off of sorts.

Personally, I adored the jazzy music, and the levels were clearly crafted (heh.) with quality in mind. Kertsi, while not as helpful or interesting as Tippi (the previous game's Exposition Fairy), wasn't nearly as annoying as she could have been. I also found a few of the minor things (like the Sticker Museum and the Toad that must constantly be saved) to be funny and genuinely enjoyable.

However, I do have a few problems with this game. Namely, the stickers and battles. The "thing" stickers (special stickers that have to be made with special objects) are indeed powerful, but it's pretty difficult to find out what exactly each one does (the Lucky Cat one flattens enemies, not boosts your attack) without using them first. However, the game discourages this slightly-necessary trial-and-error by making you pay a ton of coins to get the "thing" needed to make that sticker again. As for the battles, I appreciate that they made them turn-based again, but in order to fight, you have to use...stickers. Consumable-item-based battle is really not my cup of tea, but others may find it okay.

Sticker Star is so different from its predecessors that one can easily forget what it's "supposed" to be, and enjoy the game for what it is.
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Monday, 11 October 2010

American Sartorial Myth...J. Press New Haven

J. Press is a men's clothier in the United States. Founded in 1902 in New Haven, Connecticut, by Jacobi Press, the company now operates stores in three additional locations: New York, New York, Washington, D.C., and Cambridge, Massachusetts. J. Press formerly had branches in San Francisco and Princeton, New Jersey. The original New Haven location remains the company's largest store.Since its founding, J. Press' clothing has remained much the same. For example, the company produces the vast majority of its off-the-rack jackets in the traditional "three-button sack" style rarely found today in America, and for the most part, only produces plain-front trousers, for which the company suggests a traditional 1 3/4" cuff. Fabrics are generally subdued, except for traditionally bright-colored items such as casual trousers and sweaters. Its neckties bear traditional repp stripe, foulard, and paisley motifs. They also carry scarves and ties featuring motifs and colors for Ivy League schools, including Yale's Skull and Bones Society. J. Press dress overcoats are of lambswool, cashmere, or camel hair, or of herringbone tweed with a velvet collar in the Chesterfield style. In 2000, J. Press expanded its sales to the World Wide Web, through which it offers most of its line, as of 2007.
New Haven StoreJ. Press often is said to carry on a traditional Ivy League style of men's clothing.[2] Little-known outside of New England and the East Coast, J. Press caters most to an old-fashioned preppy subculture that eschews popular culture trends. The company makes an effort not to outsource the production of its clothing to developing countries or to use synthetic materials in its line. In May 2007, J. Press opened a new flagship store at 380 Madison Avenue in New York City.[1] According to The Preppy Handbook, the former store, on 44th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues, was chosen because it was equidistant from the Harvard and Yale clubs {wikipedia)

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Dr. Espay received the Dean’s Scholar in Clinical Research Award by the University of Cincinnati for three consecutive years (2006-09), the NIH-funded KL2 Research Scholars Mentored Award (2010-12), and the NIH-funded K23 Career Development Award (2011-16). He is Associate Professor and Clinical Research Director of the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders at the University of Cincinnati, and has served as the neuroscience representative to the Institutional Review Board and the Advisory Board of UC Physicians Clinical Trials Organization. He serves as Assistant Editor of Movement Disorders, the official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, Associate Editor of Frontiers in Movement Disorders, and on the Editorial Board of The European Neurological Journal, as well as ad hoc reviewer for over 20 other neurological and medical journals. He has served as faculty for a variety of annual educational courses at the American Academy of Neurology and Movement Disorders Congresses since 2007. He became honorary member of the Mexican Academy of Neurology in 2008, joined the Best Doctors in America list in 2009, received the Business Courier’s 'Forty Under 40' award in 2010, and the Patients' Choice and Compassionate Doctor awards in 2011.

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Westchester County UFO Sightings have been reported for several generations.

James explains that his sighting occurred on a moon lit night in the summer of 1962 in his home town of Ossining. It was very early morning or “O” dark thirty as the soldiers sometimes say. He had stopped at the gas station to fuel up before driving to work for the morning shift.

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While he was pumping gas everything died: the gas pump, his car, the gas stations lights, the street lights on the main street of the town. Everything was out.

He says that he could understand an electrical power outage taking out the city lights but what kind of outage takes out all the lights in town and makes the six or seven other vehicles out on the street quit dead and go dark. So he got out and put his hood up to see if there was anything going on with his car.

After about 10 or 15 minutes, suddenly his car radio started blasting, the car lights came on, the city street lights came back on and all the other car’s head lights lit up and the drivers were able to start their vehicles.

It was about this time several bright balls of light were seen near the small co-op electric plant a few blocks away. The bright lights rose up into the sky and shot away at great speed.

Roger says his sighting occurred in Ossining in about mid-July 1984. He was driving down Acker Avenue in Ossining with his eight year old son in the car. Suddenly he noticed an odd craft in the sky.

At first he thought it was an airplane because it had windows on the side. He pulled over to take a closer look and noted that the windows were huge, not like the kind you’d see on a commercial airliner.

He rolled down his car window and was stunned to hear absolutely nothing, whatever this thing was, it was silent! He also tells us that he and his son were very close to it and should have heard something.

Louise said her sighting in the town of Ossining occurred in mid-March 1988. Call it feminine instinct but something made her look out her window that evening. She couldn’t believe her eyes, there it was hovering just above the tree tops a huge egg shaped UFO, “…it was the size of a football field!”

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The UFO sighting reports above are not uncommon for Westchester County. The county is one of over a dozen New York counties that border’s the Hudson Valley. Ufologists will quickly tell you that the Hudson Valley has long been a hot bed for just about every type of UFO configuration that has been logged in the past 70 years.  Westchester has certainly had its fair share.

The MUFON database reveals about 55 reported sightings spanning from the early 1960’s to present day, with about 20% of those sightings being of the Triangle, Boomerang and Chevron profiles.

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During his short career as a composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor produced dynamic works that were performed far and wide. His star was rising in the classical music world when a bout with pneumonia took his life at 37. Despite his premature passing, he left behind an impressive collection of compositions that continues to inspire both musicians and audiences.

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“His work is very melodious, and he was an incredible orchestrator” Dr. Snyder said. “He also was very clever with rhythms. These performances provide great opportunities for Houstonians to revisit his work and learn more about this wonderful composer.”

Coleridge-Taylor was born in 1875 in London to an English mother and a father from the British colony of Sierra Leone on the XX coast of Africa. His father was educated in England, studied medicine and qualified at age 25 as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, according to Jeffrey Green, author of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a Musical Life (Pickering & Chatto Publishers, 2011.)

Coleridge-Taylor was raised by his mother and maternal grandfather in Croydon, England his biographer writes. He studied violin and composition at the Royal College of Music and taught at the Crystal Palace School of Music.

Among his iconic works is the cantata “Hiawatha’s Wedding-feast.” This particular piece was so popular that he composed two accompanying works “The Death of Minnehaha” and “Hiawatha’s Departure.” This trilogy became his hallmark and was performed regularly on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. His other popular works include “Piano Quintet in G Minor,” “Nonet in F Minor” and “Symphony in A Minor.”

In the early 20th century, his work influenced the creation of the 200-member chorus, The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Society, in Washington, D.C. Other vocal groups around the globe have been formed in his honor including a Houston-based chorus that existed in the 1930s. Coleridge-Taylor following in the United States grew during and after three national tours. During his last U.S. trip, he conducted the New York Philharmonic. His impact in America contributed to the founding of two schools named for him in Louisville, Ky., and Baltimore.

The festival begins on Friday, Oct. 5 with 2 p.m. panel discussion detailing Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s life, influences and work led by Dr. Snyder. The panelists are Green, the most recent Coleridge-Taylor biographer; Dr. Yvonne Kendall, Professor of Music at University of Houston-Downtown; and Dr. Earl L. Stewart, Associate Professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Performance details are as follows:

  • 7:30 p.m., Oct. 5 – Moores School faculty will perform a recital of songs, piano and chamber music. Performers include soprano Cynthia Clayton, mezzo-soprano Melanie Sonnenberg, baritone Timothy Jones and pianist Nancy Weems.
  • 7:30 p.m., Oct. 6 – Performers include the Moores Symphony Orchestra with conductor Franz Krager, the Moores Concert Chorale directed by Betsy Weber, Prairie View A&M University Concert Chorale directed by A. Jan Taylor, violinist Andrzej Grabiec and guest tenor soloist Zachary Averyt.

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Bush A126Q Washing Machine

The Bush Washer is the ideal choice for anyone who likes fresh and clean laundry. The Bush A126Q has an energy efficiency rating of A, which makes sure that the machine is gentle on your clothes as well as your energy bills. This front load washer also has a whopping 23 programmes that help you tailor your washing according to the needs of the fabric. So, if you’re looking for a machine that makes doing the laundry a quick and easy job, bring home the Bush Washer.

Product Details and Features

Depth 52.7 cm
Width 59.69 cm
Height 84.51 cm

Extra Settings Super Quick
Washer Features Child Safe
Energy Star No
Wash Programs Wool • Delicates • Cotton • Quick

Technical Details

Preset Wash Cycles 23 Wash Presets
Water Consumption Per Wash 48.98 L
Capacity 0.05 cu m
Washer Size Standard
Spin Speed 1200 rpm
Annual Energy Consumption 273.6 kWhrs

Key Features

Weight Capacity 5.99 kg
Energy Efficiency Rating A+
Washing Method Drum

Product Identifiers

Other Features

Brand Bush

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