One of the principal gags on tonight's Scrubs, was that Janitor's LotR roleplaying group kicked him out for bringing a real warhammer to the game, so he gets his roleplaying fix by pretending to be the chief of medicine while Kelso is out of town.
Quote from: J ArcaneOne of the principal gags on tonight's Scrubs, was that Janitor's LotR roleplaying group kicked him out for bringing a real warhammer to the game, so he gets his roleplaying fix by pretending to be the chief of medicine while Kelso is out of town.
Awesome! I Tivoed that last night and will watch it tonight (Survivor and My Name is Earl took precedence last night).
Frikkin' love Scrubs. The best-written comedy in years.
I was using the computer and watching the show at the same time when this gag happened, and I did a double take. I like light hearted pokes at gaming from writers that seem to actually be in the know.
That stupid Alltel commercial with the "Dungeon Masters don't have levels...dork" gag is another story. I could be wrong about the level of hostility intended in the ad, but it strikes me as mean spirited.
I always enjoy a good gamer gag, and don't really care if it plays to stereotypes. The fact that roleplaying still makes it into maistream media could even be seen as a symptom of a healthy, vibrant hobby.
For those who haven't caught it yet my personal favourite is Fear of Girls:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fear+of+Girls&search=Search
BTW, anyone ever played Prison of the B'thuvian Demon Whore? (hmm, I didn't need to look this up. Male brain functions at work)
Quote from: SosthenesBTW, anyone ever played Prison of the B'thuvian Demon Whore? (hmm, I didn't need to look this up. Male brain functions at work)
I play it every day. It's called marriage.
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Quote from: SosthenesBTW, anyone ever played Prison of the B'thuvian Demon Whore? (hmm, I didn't need to look this up. Male brain functions at work)
No, but I'd like to. It sounds like it'd go perfectly with plenty of beer and a group who knew where it originated.
Quote from: Monster ManuelThat stupid Alltel commercial with the "Dungeon Masters don't have levels...dork" gag is another story. I could be wrong about the level of hostility intended in the ad, but it strikes me as mean spirited.
I keep wondering if a class action lawsuit could be filed against Alltel over that commercial...
What the hell are you complaining about - that Alltell commercial is funny as hell, cracks me up every time I see it.
A couple of points.
- You all know that guy.
- If you had TiVo and paused it after the question ("what level DM?") but before the answer, how many of you would have said the same thing?
C'mon...raise your hands...you know you would. I did. The first time I watched that add I was already answering the same way as the "geek" as it came out of his mouth.
You're a gamer. Be proud of it. That includes being able to take the jokes.
Do you all protest whenever a blonde is shown as dumb? Or a Jock?