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Israeli Candidate Borrows a (Web) Page From Obama
Web design ripoffs go mainstream! This is the kind of progress Obama brings, people. :)Visit
Australian designer Rob Morris
Some terrific design work here by Rob Morris. Love the grid and type work on this site.Visit
5 Sickening Habits of Mainstream Websites
> The big guys think that just because they entered in the game early, or because they have some popular print publication backing them up, they can get away with whatever they want.
It is, frankly, astonishing that any of these five habits are still tolerated by users in 2008.Visit
Flickr Developer Blog: Lessons Learned while Building an iPhone Site
Some nice tips and lessons-learned, here.Visit
2008 Election Maps
I'm with Kottke: The New York Times' map was the best of the bunch in terms of both information design and aesthetics. These are fun to look at side-by-side.Visit
Jon Tan: @font-face in IE: Making Web Fonts Work
Jon has a good piece on @font-face, and specifically how to make it work in both IE and other browsers. Great stuff.Visit
sIFR-alike, written in JavaScript usingVisit
canvas. Looks pretty nice at a glance, if not as developed as sIFR. It's certainly unfortunate that we still have to use these kind of hacks, but as long as we do, I'll keep noting them here.
Clever gallery of popular websites in wireframe form.Visit
Wilson Miner: Relative readability
Wilson's great a thought-provoking piece on text size on the web, where he suggests that a 16px base size online is more or less equivalent to a 11pt size in print. He's got some good evidence to back it up, and the discussion that follows is pretty interesting.Visit
A List Apart: Working From Home: The Readers Respond
A lot of really great tips for us WFH types, here.Visit
Jeff Croft at Web Directions South: Elegant web typography
The great folks at Web Directions have posted the slides and audio from my recent typography talk in Sydney. Enjoy!Visit
CSS Browser Selector
This seems like such a smart, elegant, simple solution to targeting browsers with CSS - I'm surprised no one thought of it before.Visit
John Allsopp: Ubiquitous web font embedding just got a step closer
John Allsopp has some really great thoughts on the trickier issues around embedding fonts in web pages. As you probably know, the real isn't isn't the technology, but rather the legalities and licensing. The reality is that font embedding is here (it's supposed now by a few of the cutting edge browsers), and font foundries are just going to have to deal with it. There are several ways they can make money off it, if they'll just get a little creative with their business model.Visit
Designer In The Spotlight: Emily Lewis
A nice interview with Emily Lewis, who I first met a year ago in Dallas and re-connected with in Atlanta a few weeks ago. She's a passionate and talented web standards advocate with a lot to say. I like people with a lot to say. Check her out on Twitter, too.Visit
Wilson Miner redesign
Four score and seven years ago, there was a designer and blogger who went by the name "Wilson Miner," and he was good (at both design and blogging). Then, he was swallowed up by some large company with a fruit for a name, never to be seen again. Today, he has resurfaced, with a new design for his personal site. And it is awesome. Love the classic 60s posters inspiration and the treatment of Wilson's trademark green. Speaking of the green: check out the way everything on the page is opacity-driven, so that he can change the green to some other color with little to no effort.
"Little to no effort" is really important to guys who only blog once a year, it seems. :)Visit
CSS Browser Hacks For Firefox, Opera, Safari & Internet Explorer
A nice selection of CSS filters for many of today's browsers. While I certainly advocate avoiding these kinds of hacks whenever possible, there are times when you really do need them. Via Inman.Visit
Dave Shea: Zoom
Dave chimes in on a topic that is very relevant to me lately. He says:
> I wonder whether designing around scaling text is still a skill we need to hold on to, and for how long.
I also wondered aloud whether we still need to be using relative unit for type in my typography talk in Sydney a couple weeks ago, and the Twitter haters came out of the woodwork to say that I didn't care about accessibility and and I was "not thinking about about my fellow man." It'll be interesting to see how they react when Dave wonders the same thing.Visit
WebKit Web Inspector Redesign
Some really, really nice additions and changes to both the functionality and design of my favorite browser debugging tool.Visit
When can we stop talking about "supporting" certain browsers?
Even at a progressive, Web Standards-friendly agency like Blue Flavor, the topic of which browsers to "support" comes up. Clients ask us, "Will our site be supported by IE6?," for example. And even in the Web Standards community, there's still a lot of talk about "dropping support" for IE6, and the like.
But doesn't this whole idea of browser "support" kind of go against what Web Standards is all about in the first place? Because of the way we build sites (and by we, I mean me, Blue Flavor, and most readers of this site), our projects inherently "support" every browser, from Lynx to Mosaic 1.0 to Netscape to IE to Safari to the no-name browser on your crappy flip phone.
And yet, we still talk about browser "support." What we really mean when we ask if a site will "support," say, IE6, is "will the site look the same in IE6 as it does in the latest and greatest browser?" But we all know this is a silly question. Of course it won't. And what's more, it shouldn't.More
Jina Bolton: Make it modular
More great thoughts on markup and CSS coding practices, this time from my homey J.B., who I am (apparently) doing a world tour with this month.Visit
Raphaël: vector graphics JavaScript library
I got to chat with Dmitry Baranovskiy, the creator of Raphaël, at Web Directions South, and I was impressed with both him and his work. This JavaScript library is Really Smart Stuff™. I don't think there's any doubt that SVG, Canvas, and VML are part of the future of web graphics, and Raphaël is making it possible to use them today. Awesome.Visit
Natalie Downe: CSS Systems for writing maintainable CSS
Natalie (who, for the record, is one of the friendliest people I've ever met!) has some really great tips for writing CSS in her slides from a recent talk. Be sure to download the PDF version, which includes her notes. One of my favorite bits in here is her definition of the difference between a framework and a library. It may not be perfect, but it's the best I've heard, especially as it relates to CSS frameworks (and God knows I've struggled to come up with a definition myself):
> I feel the need to de?ne what I call a framework. For me this is something that alters how you write HTML itself. This is different from a library, which simply provides individually reusable components.
This is a really solid definition (even if it means I've been using the word "framework" incorrectly), and it pretty well encapsulates the reason why I really liked Blueprint when it was released, and am not such a big fan anymore. When Blueprint first came out, it was much closer to the library side, wherein it didn't define how you write your HTML (at least: not very much). Today, it requires you to liter your markup with tons of
divelements — and while this doesn't do much real-world harm, it does sort of bother the aesthetics of us who grew up on web standards and best practices.
As you might expect from something coming out of the Clearleft camp, Natalie's CSS System presentation seems pretty focused on their usually-fluid-width, non-pixel-precise sort of design, but I think most of the concepts within can be tweaked to work for those of us who are more about the whole "make something in Photoshop and then make the browser version of it replicate that as closely as possible" approach.
Even though Natalie says she doesn't like CSS frameworks, I think her CSS system approach actually has a lot in common with the idea of a framework (or library, or whatever you want to call it). In the end, the point of both is to come up with reusable, consistent development patterns that allow you to work in a way that's more efficient, maintainable, and elegant.
People — especially those who seem to oppose the idea of frameworks for CSS — like to point out that CSS isn't programming. Of course it's not. But it is code. And it turns out that our programmer friends are a helluva lot better at managing code than most of us designers are. One of the main ways programmers manage code is to refactor things into a framework. And although not all of the framework concepts may translate well to CSS, the core idea of writing, storing, and maintaining your code in such a way that encourages reusability, offers "baked-in" browser compatibility, provides sensible defaults and hooks for overriding them, and keeps you from repeating yourself is smart stuff, and I'm glad to see other front-end developers finally starting to get on board.
As I talk to people who write CSS for a living, I'm constantly shocked at just how much people repeat themselves and make their life more difficult in the long run by not reusing code (and by "reusing," I don't mean copying-and-pasting).
Well done, Nat!Visit
Beautiful new city homepages / The EveryBlock Blog
Wonderful design work by Wilson Miner on the new EveryBlock city homepages.Visit
Five CSS design browser differences I can live with
Good stuff by Andy Clarke. I would suggest if you can't live with these browser differences, you're not really understanding the way modern CSS is supposed to work.Visit
Andy Clarke: Time to stop showing clients static design visuals
I totally agree with Andy that it makes a lot of sense to show clients HTML/CSS/JS prototypes rather than static visuals, but I'm not sure how to reconcile this with the needs of our clients, as well as our resources at Blue Flavor. For us, the trouble with interactive prototypes is twofold:
- Clients tend to want to see constant updates along the way. If we don't show them anything until we've got an interactive prototype, they're not going to be very happy.
- Getting all the way to an interactive prototype is a lot of work. If we get there, show it to clients, and it turns out they're not happy with the direction, we have to re-do a ton of work. This is one of the main reasons we like to show a lot of progress along the way. If at any point the client isn't satisfied, we can't quickly change course without redoing a whole lot of work.
In short: I totally agree with Andy, but saying "we should do interactive prototypes instead of static design visuals," is the easy part. Figuring out how to actually make that work within your business model is harder. If you can pull it off, awesome.Visit
Darren Jones: Don't Sweat the Unsemantic Stuff
A really smart post on the "unsemantic" nature of CSS frameworks that deal with layout, by Darren Jones, who created the Sparkl framework. The best line in the article is this:
> Remember [layout class names] don't add any semantic value, but your page doesn't lose any semantics by having them either.
This is the point I wish people would remember. Class names aren't actual semantics, they're fake semantics. They're just a way for you to add some useful hooks for scripts and styles to hang on (and possibly for other people to mash with, in the case of something like microformats). Validators, screen readers, browsers, and the like couldn't give one iota of a damn what your class names are. Likewise, is it really worth getting bent out of shape about too many
spanelements? Remember, these elements were specifically designed to have no meaning. It doesn't matter if there is one
divor five hundred, the net gain is no meaning.
Sure, it makes sense to use less presentational class names whenever you can and to only use as manyVisit
divsas you need to, but if the aesthetics of your fake semantics and counting
divelements starts to overtake getting your design just right, on time and under budget, then I'd say your priorities are out of whack.
Krylon redesign by Happy Cog
Really nice work by Dan Mall and our friends at Happy Cog. Love it.Visit
Two thousand twenty two
Today, it was brought to my attention that HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson, in an August 27 interview with TechRepublic outlined a timetable for the "new" spec, which began life back in 2003. Hixie suggests HTML 5 will reach the "Proposed Recommendation" stage sometime in 2022. Go ahead, read it again. It's not a typo. Two thousand twenty two.
I immediately stopped reading. Didn't even bother with the rest of the interview. Why? Because it just doesn't matter. The whole concept of web standards, which I once strongly advocated for, has now become so incredibly ridiculous as to be not even worth the time and attention of serious web designers and developers.
As I pointed out on Twitter today (much to the dismay of certain standardistas, who have previously asked me to name names instead of referring to a "shadowy cabal"): it ultimately doesn't matter if HTML 5 is available next month, next year, or fifty years from now. Those of us who do real work in this industry know that the only thing that really matters is what specs and technologies are supported by the browsers real people use.More
Quite interesting. Certainly the best implementation of dynamic CSS, including literals and the other typical functionality you see in these sots of things, that I've ever seen. I'm not sure if I could get into the habit of writing CSS this way, but it certainly would be pretty efficient if I could get myself into it. Hmm…cool stuff, even if I may never use it.Visit
Back to the great frameworks debate
Yeah, I'm going there. I want to talk about frameworks again. Bear with me…
I know I've discussed this topic at great length before, but it keeps coming up, and I still don't have a very good understanding of all the positions people have taken on the topic. Last time I discussed this, I jumped to my own conclusions about why some people don't like frameworks. This turned out to be a horrible idea, because people got on the defensive instead of trying to answer the simple questions I had asked. Let me be perfectly clear: I don't care what your position is. If you don't like frameworks, that's fine. I'm just sincerely curious about why you don't. I'm in no way trying to sell you on frameworks or tell you you're wrong for not using them. I'm just trying to understand all sides. That's what I do.
So, with that out of the way: if you're not a fan of frameworks, I have some questions for you. I hope you'll take the time to answer.More
Capital Radio
Wonderful radio station site from the talented team at GCap. Really nice from the bottom up — Django-based CMS, nice design, good content. I dig it. Congrats to Simon Willison, Robert Lofthouse, and whoever else was involved in this one.Visit
Matt Brett redesign
Matt has redesigned his personal site. It's brown and pink, so you know I love it. Matt's stuff is always full of great texture, good typography, and awesome little details. Check it out.Visit
Las Vegas Sun Weather
Really nice design work on The Las Vegas Sun's new weather page. And of course, I'd be remiss to not point out that it's Ellington and Django-powered. ;)Visit
Jon Tan: Typeface != Font
The difference between "typeface" and "font" is one of those things where you know it doesn't really matter when people use them interchangeably, but when you know the difference, it still grates on your nerves to hear them used incorrectly. By the way, if I haven't said it before: Jon Tan's site has some of the best web typography around. Check it out.Visit
Zeldman on web design
From Jeremy Keith's live blog of Jeffrey Zeldman's talk at An Event Apart San Francisco:
> It's hard being a web designer. The unmotivated need not apply. You have to constantly educate yourself. There are plenty of tutorials out there on using web design tools like Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, and so on. But teaching Excel is not the same as teaching business. Knowing how to use Photoshop and Illustrator doesn't make you a web designer.
Yes. Yes. YES!Visit
Addictionary redesign by Bryan Veloso
An absolutely gorgeous design by Bryan here. Great typography, great simplicity in the colors. I love it all. Also, how about that product name? Addicitionary, for a social dictionary? Perfect. I read it three different ways: "A dictionary," "Add dictionary," and "Addicition-ary" (which I assume is the way it's pronounced). Clever.
Also, see Bryan's retrospective on the design.Visit
Jina Bolton: Sushi & Robots
My good buddy JB drops a new personal site on us. As you'd expect, it's full of great typography and illustrative flourishes. Awesome job, Jina. Happy birthday, and I'll see you in Sydney!Visit
WSJ: How to Create a Successful Web Site
Wow. It's absolutely astonishing — and frankly, appalling — that the Wall Street Journal, a respected business publication, would pushing such a steaming load of shit as this article. I'm not sure I've ever seen something so incredibly stupid in a serious publication in my entire life. Wow. This really sums up everything that sucks about our industry.Visit
Small Talk with a Web Designer
By Cameron Adams. Freaking brilliant. Hilarious. And so true.Visit


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Ireland suffer Sexton blow
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February 14, 2013
Jonathan Sexton injured his hamstring against England © PA Photos
Ireland fly-half Jonathan Sexton and second row Mike McCarthy have been ruled out of the Six Nations match against Scotland through injury.
Sexton sustained a hamstring problem and McCarthy knee ligament damage in Sunday's 12-6 defeat by England and team manager Mick Kearney announced on Thursday that they will miss the trip to Edinburgh.
"Jonny's scan revealed a grade two hamstring injury. Progress has been good so far, but it's too early to say when he will return to play," Kearney said. "Mike has hurt the medial ligament of his right knee. It's quite sore and he will be in a brace for two weeks. A further review will take place in two weeks."
Ireland received more positive news on the remaining injuries they incurred during a brutal clash at the Aviva Stadium. Centre Brian O'Driscoll, full-back Rob Kearney, flanker Sean O'Brien and lock Donnacha Ryan are at varying degrees of fitness, but all should be available to face Scotland.
"Brian had a recurrence of the soft tissue injury in his good ankle. Scans revealed no structural damage and he will do non-contact training today," Kearney said. "Donnacha Ryan suffered a lower back muscle strain. Scans have excluded structural damage but he's quite sore and won't train this week.
"He'll be reassessed at the weekend and at this stage he has a good chance of being available against Scotland. Sean O'Brien has recovered well from his stiff neck and tight hamstring and will train today. Rob is fine. He had a slight dead leg but trained fully today."
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These Neighborhood News items are good for the week of April 1 through April 7.
To contribute to Amherst Neighborhood News, submit your events online at MorningJournal.com/calendar.
Save the date: The grand opening of the Fire Museum Live Oak Engine Company #2 will be Saturday, April 27 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Amherst Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave., Amherst. Visit the Fire Museum along with the other buildings in the Village.
Tax time: The City of Amherst income tax returns or requests for an extension to file are due on April 15. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office will be open extended hours on the following dates:
Friday, April 12, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, April 13, 9 a.m. to noon; and Monday, April 15, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Returns can be prepared in the office, free of charge. They can also be prepared using the new fillable PDF or by using the online tax calculator located at the following web address: www.mitstaxonline.com/amherst. Use the online calculator to check estimates and file an extension request. Please see the income tax page for forms and more information. The tax office is located in the San Spring building at 480 Park Ave.
Trash: Bulk pickup is scheduled for the second full week of each month. Bulk items and excess trash will be picked up at the curb on the regular pickup day during the weeks shown below. Residents serviced by Republic Services may place up to 3 - 32-gallon cans or 6 bags of excess trash out on their regular pickup day. Republic Services will pick up bulk items the week of April 7.
Transfer Station: The Amherst Transfer Station, 8045 Pyle South Amherst Road, will be open for this year beginning Wednesday. The station will be open through Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Hours of operation will be: Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Amherst residents should be prepared to show proof of Amherst residency. For information on what types of material will be accepted and the fees charged, call Allied Waste at 458-5191.


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Officials familiar with the decision tell The Associated Press the IOC has stripped Lance Armstrong of his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics because of his involvement in doping.
Two officials say the IOC sent a letter to Armstrong on Wednesday night asking him to return the medal. The move came after the IOC was notified by cycling's governing body that Armstrong had not appealed the decision to disqualify him.
The officials spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision hasn't been announced.
The IOC executive board discussed revoking the medal last month, but delayed a decision until cycling body UCI formally notified Armstrong he had been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and all results since 1998. He then had 21 days to appeal.
With the deadline expired, the IOC decided to take the medal away.
Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey about using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France a record seven times in a row will be televised at 9 p.m. Thursday, the first segment of a two-part special on the Oprah Winfrey Network. (AP)
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In the Couple's No Tap Tourney at Bulans this past Saturday night, Evan Davis and Heather Snook took first place.
Jeremy and Josie Wright came in second, while Nick Grubb and Dannielle West place third.
The next Couple's No Tap Tourney at Bulans will be at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15th. The cost is $30 per couple.
Danville bowler Derrick Hufford is tearing up the lanes, this time it occurred at the Westville Legion in the Low Game Out Sweeper.
In this tourney, you bowled 4 games, and you threw out your lowest game. Hufford finished in 1st place.
Kevin Andrews and Kim Cotten were the high bowlers for the week, in The Bulan's Monday Nite Mixed League. Andrews rolled a 264 game, 71 pins over his average. Cotton shot 78 pins over her average for a 267, and a 644 series.
Jimmy Scruggs once again leads the Monday Nite Church No Tap League with a 278 game, 85 pins over a his average. Robbie Ketcherside rolled a 689 series. Mike Lewis was 89 pins over his average for a 244 game. Essie Syass had 60 pins over average for a 207. Debra Coleman shot a 166, 64 pins over her average, while Louise Cunningham locked in 50 over her average with a 179.
Larry Craft and Karen Hoskins both picked up the 5-7, Steve Newell slapped the 4-9 apart, while Nancy Goodner ripped apart the 5-9-10.
The Tuesday Nite Go Getters' Maggie Birge rolled 89 pins over her average for a final total of 233.
Melissa Castle worked hard for her 215, while 163 average bowler, Tracy Smith, rolled a 219. Dick Lamb blew apart the 5-8-10 split.
The Lincoln Lanes Senior League had Mac McDaniel rolling a 201, 54 pins over his average, and he was 109 pins over his series average. Gerald Arnett picked up the 3-4 split.
Travis Edwards, a 199 average bowler from the Early Friday Evening League at Covington's Sycamore Lanes rolled a 222, a 253 and a 279 for a 754 series. In his final game, Edwards had eight strikes in a row. Then in the ninth he had a 9-spare, and then struck out in the 10th. That 279 score was 80 pins over his average.
Missy Stockman was 60 pins over her average for a game total of 186.
As usual, some great scores for the Friday Nite League, also from Covington's Sycamore Lanes. Four of their men bowlers rolled games over 250. Marvin Brown had a 289, 109 pins over his average. Scott Reinken once again was tops in the league with a 269 game. Billy Morgan, a 205 average bowler, had a 256 game, and Jarvis Brown rolled a 253.
Two women got top scores this week with Brandi Welsch topping her 184 average with a 234, and Dorothy McFarland's 225 was 56 pins over her average.
Other bowlers getting 50 or more pins over were John Cox 204 (153); Eric Crockett 234 (154); Zech Connelly 246 (195); Larry Richards Sr. 212 (160); Lonnie Tapscott 221 (163) and 226; Brian Thomas 175 (125); Doc Finch 235 (183), and Marvin Brandon 289 (180).
Here is a short bowler's Thanksgiving Prayer:
"Dear Lord, I have but one request, and I shall not ask for more, that before I'm laid to rest, I might bowl a perfect score."
From my house to yours, may you have a Happy Thanksgiving and a very fulfilling day.
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Until next week, let's have fun and knock 'em down.
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Organizers of the largest New Year's Eve bash in the southeast are preparing for a special celebration Tuesday on the plaza above Underground Atlanta as they celebrate 25 years since the first Peach Drop.
The 16-hour event will include a full day of family fun and an evening of live entertainment. Beginning at 11 a.m., Underground Atlanta will be filled with carnival-style rides, live music, face painting, street performers and festival food.
As 2014 nears, the main stage will light up with live performances, and the 800-pound Peach will begin its decent just before the clock strikes midnight.
This year's event will see a new twist on this celebrated ritual, as a giant M&M'S® Peanut will be featured alongside the peach and reveal a colorful surprise to spectators shortly after the drop is made.
Visit www.peachdrop.com for details on the entertainment lineup.
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To read part one of Mirisch's blog, click here. For part two, click here.
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Lytle (38-17-4) shoots for his fifth straight bonus in what should be a standup battle against Brown (13-8).
The live blog is below.
Round 1: Lytle and Brown forego the early fireworks in favor of some clinchwork early. After the last fight's fireworks, people want to see these two throw down, but after a quick break, more clinching, and Brown eventually gets Lytle to the ground. Lytle scrambles up before being dragged back down. Brown tries for a D'arce choke but Lytle finds air. After about 45 seconds, Brown releases his grip and Lytle gets back to his feet. Lytle starts firing off power punches but Brown is able to duck away from most. Lytle trips down in the last 10 seconds and the clock runs out. Round 1 to Brown, 10-9.
Round 2: A Lytle uppercut hurts Brown. Lytle jumps a guillotine but it's not close. Still, Lytle ends up in full mount. He switches to side control and then leg locks Brown's head. He's got an inverted triangle and also looking for a kimura. In a blink, Lytle goes to an arm bar from the same inverted triangle position and Brown verbally submits.
Winner: Chris Lytle via submission (arm bar), Rd. 2, 2:02
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1Adam Levine Starts Own Record Label, Signs Will Schuester
Here is some news that tickled me, and I'm not sure why: Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has started his own record label!
I finally watched an episode of The Voice recently, and while I deeply enjoyed it, I still think Levine is a total turd. He's snarky, smarmy, brittle, and even a bit of a bully.
I also think he's very talented at recognizing talent—all the Voice coaches are, in fact—and if Levine wanted to, he could absolutely be the next Simon Cowell. Have at it, Levine.
Here's the part that really curls my hair: guess which "artist" was the first to sign to the new label!
That's right: Glee's own Will Schuester is the first megastar on Levine's label! E! Online has more from Matty Fresh:
"I am excited to be working on my next album with such an incredible singer, writer and producer as Adam Levine," the Glee star said in a statement. "Adam and I share the same vision as we begin working on my record together."
This shouldn't've given me the screaming giggles—Morrison is talented and charismatic or whatever—but it did. Who will Levine sign next? Patrick Wilson? Michael C. Hall? I mean, reeeeeaaaally.
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February 9, 2012 at 2:30 pm by Jenn
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Actually…. Adam's first artist for his 222 label is actually an amazing vocalist of only 20 years of age, Rozzie Crane.
And yes, he actually is very talented at recognizing talent- he surprises me at times at how quickly he turns his chair for a singer at times, before they've even perhaps actually started really singing. But, his guess is NEVER wrong.
As for him being smarmy, snarky and a smart ass, aren't you bound to become one after spending 20 years in the industry, lows and ups and everything in between? I'm not defending him though- I actually enjoy his quips and cracks. He's alright by me.


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Xerxes was not the first-born son of Darius, but he was the first son of Darius' wife Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus (HDT.7.2), which put him in the succession.
Xerxes suppressed a revolt in Egypt. He fought against the Greeks in the Persian Wars, winning a victory at Thermopylae and suffering defeat at Salamis.
Xerxes built a bridge across the Hellespont and dug a canal across the Mt Athos peninsula for the ships in 480. Traces of the c 2200 m. or 12 stadia (according to Herodotus) long canal are described as the most impressive testimony to imperial Persian presence in Europe and to ancient marine engineering. Xerxes wasn't concerned with making a presence, as Herodotus suggests, so much as by concern not to repeat the problems that Mardonius had faced in 492. [Isserlin]
Herodotus states that when a storm damaged the bridge Xerxes had had built across the Hellespont, Xerxes got mad, and ordered the water be lashed and otherwise punished.
"34. To this foreland they on whom this work was laid were making their bridges, starting from Abydos, the Phoenicians constructing the one with ropes of white flax, and the Egyptians the other, which was made with papyrus rope. Now from Abydos to the opposite shore is a distance of seven furlongs. But when the strait had been bridged over, a great storm came on and dashed together all the work that had been made and broke it up. Then when Xerxes heard it he was exceedingly enraged, and bade them scourge the Hellespont with three hundred strokes of the lash and let down into the sea a pair of fetters. Nay, I have heard further that he sent branders also with them to brand the Hellespont. However this may be, he enjoined them, as they were beating, to say Barbarian and presumptuous words as follows: "Thou bitter water, thy master lays upon thee this penalty, because thou didst wrong him not having suffered any wrong from him: and Xerxes the king will pass over thee whether thou be willing or no; but with right, as it seems, no man doeth sacrifice to thee, seeing that thou art a treacherous[33] and briny stream." The sea he enjoined them to chastise thus, and also he bade them cut off the heads of those who were appointed to have charge over the bridging of the Hellespont."
Herodotus Book 7.34 G. C. Macaulay Translation
In antiquity, bodies of water were conceived of as gods (see Iliad XXI), so while Xerxes may have been deluded in thinking himself strong enough to scathe the water, it is not as insane as it sounds: The Roman Emperor Caligula who, unlike Xerxes, is generally considered to have been mad, ordered Roman troops to gather seashells as spoils of the sea. After the scathing, Xerxes made his bridge across the Hellespont by lining up ships next to each other. (Incidentally, Caligula did the same thing to cross the Bay of Naples on horseback in A.D. 39.)
Herodotus (HDT) Books 7, 8, and 9 are the main ancient sources on Xerxes.
Other Resources on Xerxes:
- "The Canal of Xerxes on the Mount Athos Peninsula: Preliminary Investigations in 1991-2"
B. S. J. Isserlin, R. E. Jones, S. Papamarinopoulos and J. Uren
The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 89, (1994), pp. 277-284
- "The Canal of Xerxes: Facts and Problems"
B. S. J. Isserlin
The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 86, (1991), pp. 83-91
- "The Romans' View of the Persians"
Vincent J. Rosivach
The Classical World, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Sep. - Oct., 1984), pp. 1-8
(Provides a list of Roman literary allusions to Xerxes and his Hellespont constructions.)


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But while the others use that time to watch Good Morning America or whatever, I prefer to spend it doing something infinitely more satisfying like watching one of the greatest fighters in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA) throw down in his native Russia.
Fedor Emelianenko stepped inside an M-1 Global ring early this morning (Nov. 20) for his first fight since losing three straight and cutting ties with Strikeforce. The Russian himself said he considered retirement before his bout with Fabricio Werdum while pundits and fans began pushing the issue after Emelianenko was brutalized by Antonio Silva and Dan Henderson.
He, however, remains in the game and defeated former UFC heavyweight title challenger Jeff Monson in the main event to get himself back in the win column. On paper, it's a step in the right direction but the execution was something else entirely.
So the question must be asked: has the sun set on "The Last Emperor"?
For those in the United States who woke up early enough to watch the pay-per-view (PPV), they saw what essentially amounts to a repeat of Monson's fight with Daniel Cormier earlier this year in the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix. During that bout, the MMA newcomer stuck and move against the self-proclaimed anarchist, stuffing every single takedown "The Snowman" threw his way.
Emelianenko followed a similar gameplan almost to the letter and stymied Monson for 15 minutes while landing punches and leg kicks at will. For his part, the American did next to nothing offensively. A few takedown attempts were easily avoided or reversed and "The Snowman" offered no threat in the stand-up.
The matchmaking was scoffed at by many when announced and their reservations were proved correct when the fight played itself out. Monson is no longer a top caliber heavyweight at 40 years old with his best wins being two or three years behind him. He was defeated rather easily by Cormier who -- despite being an exceptional athlete -- gave up over a decade of experience to Monson.
And yet, despite Cormier's inexperience inside the cage, Emelianenko -- once holding steady at the top of heavyweight mountain -- couldn't manage to win in a more impressive fashion. After dropping Tim Sylvia with a punch and finishing him off with a choke and nearly decapitating Andrei Arlovski and Brett Rogers, "The Last Emperor" spent three rounds point fighting against an opponent he would have easily finished just a couple of years ago.
Following UFC 139 where Pride Fighting Championships stars Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, and Mauricio Rua all impressed, Emelianenko's performance fell flat. Silva returned to his winning ways to defeating Cung Le -- and destroying his nose in the process -- while "Hendo" and "Shogun" battled back and forth in a fight many are already calling the best in the promotion's history.
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And that betrays his legacy -- that of one of the greatest fighters to ever live -- more than three consecutive losses ever could. "The Last Emperor" reigned over the greatest collection of heavyweights the sport has ever seen and walked away with an unblemished record. He did so with punishing ground and pound, savvy striking, and python-like submissions. None of those attributes were on display this morning.
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Hey folks. We've had lots of posts about the draft, debating players and picks and so forth, but I don't believe we've had a post where we list what our ideal draft is. That means throw out what the front office is looking for, who you think the Niners want, or any pessimistic picks. This post is for the Niners draft that you want, or in other words which picks would leave you happiest on draft day.
Because this is supposed to be an optimistic outlook on the draft you can have some scenarios that maybe aren't the most likely to happen, but try to keep things at least somewhat realistic. There's obviously no fixed rule, but in general if you don't think there's at least a 10-20% chance that a player is available at a certain pick then you should trade up if you want to get the player. A few examples would be say, don't have Suh fall out of the top few picks, don't have Berry fall to #17 (I personally think there's an outside shot he falls to #13 so I'd be okay with that, but use your best judgement), don't have someone like Joe Haden fall to the second round, and don't have someone like Dexter McCluster or or Toby Gerhart fall to the fifth round. No one will ban you (I don't think) if you are too optimistic but it's more fun if we at least stick to scenarios that have a small chance of happening. The only other thing is try to have at least a sentence or two included for each pick so that people know why you want those players, but otherwise you can do whatever you want (Trades are acceptable, even for players currently in the NFL. But again, stick to guys that actually have a chance of being traded and be realistic about it). So without further ado, here's my ideal draft scenario:
1st round, #13 overall - Brian Bulaga, OT, Iowa: The odds are not great that Bulaga lasts this long but I think it's more likely than some people think. I firmly believe that Detroit will pick one of the top 2 defensive tackles with the #2 overall pick, and there are only 4 other teams that pick in the top 12 that could pick a tackle: Washington, Seattle, Oakland, and Buffalo. Washington could go with Jimmy Clausen, but even if they don't they'd probably take Russell Okung over Bulaga. I see Seattle picking a tackle later (Charles Brown anyone?) and going with Derrick Morgan, Eric Berry or Geral MocCoy at #6, which only leaves the Bills and the Raiders. I recently heard that the Bills really liked Trent Williams, and we all know that Oakland must love Bruce Campbell. So, there's at least a decent chance that Bulaga falls, and I think he could immediately step in and be a top right tackle (or even a left tackle). If the Niners were to add Bulaga and get some better play out of their guards they'd have the makings of an elite line. The only way I'd consider passing on Bulaga is if Eric Berry is available or they get offered a great deal in a trade.
TRADE #17th overall pick and 6th round pick (#182 overall) to the Eagles for the #24 and #71 overall picks: I make this trade because I don't believe there's a player with great value at #17 and I want to pick up some extra picks in a deep draft. The Eagles come ahead about 10-15 points in the trade value chart, but I decided to be conservative because it is always harder to trade down. While picking any one team for a trade partner may not be very realistic in ta mock draft, the team is not really important, any team with a late first or early second round pick will do, just adjust the lower pick accordingly (in other words, if you get the #32 pick instead of the #24 pick then the other pick you receive in return should be in the #50-60 range instead of #71 overall.
1st round, #24 overall - Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State: From everything I've seen and heard Wilson looks like a great all round corner and he's also a good return man, which is a priority for the Niners. He's an aggressive player who will try to stop the run, which the Niners like in a corner. I also think he's a better value than Joe Haden, considering the 3rd round pick the Niners got earlier in the mock to trade down. Overall, he fits the Niners needs very well, is a player I think Singletary would like, and is good value here.
2nd round, #49 overall - Demaryious Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech: My good buddy Drew K thinks there's a decent chance Thomas lasts until the 3rd round, but I think he'll go quite a bit earlier than that. He's got the highest ceiling of any WR in the draft, and NFL GM's tend to be unable to let guys like that pass them guy. It'd be quite exciting if the Niners picked Thomas, if he could reach his potential the Niners could have the best group of skill position players in the NFL with Thomas, Crabtree, Davis, Gore, Morgan, Coffee, and (as you'll see later) Gerhart.
3rd round, #71 overall - Cam Thomas, NT, North Carolina: Thomas is a beast at 6-4 and 330 lbs., and will be the handpicked successor to Aubrayo Franklin. I imagine Franklin won't be around too much longer because of his age and price tag, but snagging Thomas allows the Niners a year or two to develop a talented player to keep them from having a huge hole at perhaps the most important position on a 3-4 defense. Thomas could go in the second round so this is a bit optimistic but he is a steal here.
3rd round, #79 overall - Toby Gerhart, RB, Stanford: Being a Bay Area local I saw a lot of Gerhart so I may be a bit biased, but I really think he can succeed in the NFL. Now I'm not saying he'll be a star or anything, but I do think he could eventually be a starter. RB is one of the positions the Niners need the least but I believe Gerhart will be one of the best players available if he lasts this long and will give the Niners another good option to fill in for Gore and keep him fresh for later in the season and a be a potential starter down the road.
4th round, #113 overall - John Jerry, OG, Ole Miss: Jerry is a mauling offensive lineman had enough athleticism to play tackle in college, although he'll play guard in the NFL. He could replace David Baas in the near future and his potential along with the rest of the Niner's young offensive line could turn the team's biggest weakness into a huge strength.
5th round, #145 overall - Myron Lewis, CB/S, Vanderbilt: The Niners have used quite a few picks on safeties the last three years, selecting Goldson, Reggie Smith, and Curtis Taylor. But none of them have impressed, so they use another pick on a safety here to see if anything sticks. I debated using this pick on TJ Ward or Myron Rolle, but Rolle's ability to play corner as well as safety signifies to me that he's a better cover guy than Ward or Rolle. The Niners' biggest problem at safety has been having no one who can play deep and Lewis could potentially fill that role.
6th round, #182 overall - TRADED to the Eagles along with the #17 overall pick for the #24 and #71 overall picks
6th round (compensatory), 206 overall - Trindon Holliday, RS, LSU: Kyle Wilson was drafted earlier and he can return kicks but Holliday is more electric and will also ensure there will be no more Delanie Walker as kick returner. If Wilson is in the starting lineup the Niners might like to keep him off of returns anyways. I wanted to go with QB Sean Canfield out of Oregon State, a personal favorite, but I figure he has little to no chance to make the roster with three quarterbacks already present.
7th round, #224 overall - Walter Thurmond, CB, Oregon: This was going to be a fullback before I got the idea to take Thurmond. Thurmond is an underrated corner who doesn't have great physical attributes and was hurt this year but would have a good chance of making the roster as the fifth or sixth corner.
So that's my ideal draft, what's yours?


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Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with an interesting developement in the world of video game movie adaptations. It seems that Riddick himself will be stepping into the shoes of HITMAN. Of course, he's the obvious choice... I mean, now the studio doesn't have to spring for that haircut... heh.
This was confirmed by Variety today... and we got some promotional pics to go along with the story. Check 'em out:
Fox is arming Vin Diesel for "Hitman," attaching the thesp to topline the feature version of Eidos Interactive's videogame franchise of the same name.
The studio has set up "Hitman" with producers Chuck Gordon and Adrian Askarieh. Diesel will exec produce, and Daniel Alter will also be involved in some producing capacity.
The vidgame's story centers on an international assassin known as Agent 47 who works for a mysterious org dubbed the Agency.
"Hitman" reps Fox's second deal for a vidgame franchise this month. Studio is closing in on the rights to Microsoft's megahit "Halo" along with Universal (Daily Variety, June 10).
Fox prexy of production Hutch Parker and exec VP Alex Young will oversee for the studio.
First three games in the franchise have sold more than 10 million units. Eidos plans to release another sequel, "Hitman: Blood Money," this fall.
Gordon's Daybreak Prods. and Askarieh's Prime Universe shingle are already teamed up with John Woo and Terence Chang to produce Universal's feature adaptation of the vidgame "Spy-Hunter."
I never really got into the HITMAN games... I always preferred the blowing away of aliens by marines and armor-enhanced soldiers in HALO, so I don't know if this reads as good news or bad. When Diesel is given good material and a character to sink his teeth into, he's gold. What do you folks think?
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Yuck, Another game-turned-movie
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TV shows, comics, games, trading cards... Everything is being adapted into movies. Two words: ORIGINAL IDEA. Where is it?
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Nothing really jumps out
by Gheorghe Zamfir
Yet to have a good video game to movie adaptation, if one's even possible, but at least with things like Doom or HALO there's something to do (demons and aliens mofo!). Hitman is a decent enough game I spose, but nothing about it really special enough that screams to be seen on the big screen, maybe I'll be wrong.
June 15, 2005, 4 a.m. CST
by LUZER
hard to get excited for recent video game adaptations....or vin diesel flicks for that matter. www.LUZERonline.com
June 15, 2005, 4 a.m. CST
man, this site doesn't scoop shit anymore
by therightclique
this site is always a day late and a dollar short these days. other sites have had the information for a couple days now.
June 15, 2005, 4:01 a.m. CST
video game adaptation I await
by chubb rock
Burgertime. Pepper tossed at walking eggs, I'm there.
June 15, 2005, 4:03 a.m. CST
Sorry, I have never really thought much of Vin Diesel,
by Conan_the_Humble
So I am ambivalent about this. Cheers.
June 15, 2005, 4:08 a.m. CST
Uwe Boll?!?
by godoffireinhell
I'm sure I read somewhere that Dr. Boll wanted to direct HITMAN. Does this mean we'll see the magical combination of Boll/Diesel? Or did FOX outbid the crazy German and will attach Paul W.S. Anderson to direct instead?
June 15, 2005, 4:21 a.m. CST
IT could be good with a good director and script!
by lbiu
I personally dont think Vin is a great actor, but the Hitman character needs more of a guy with screen presence than acting abilty........so I think Vin could do a good job, as long as it is Vin "Pitch Black, Boiler Room" Diesel and not Vin "xXx, Pacifier" Diesel. It better be ultra-violent though and they better not make Vin the good guy. Also, it better not be fucking Uwe Boll or Paul Anderson.......give us a fucking break! Well here's hoping........:)
June 15, 2005, 4:27 a.m. CST
by godoffireinhell
Anyone wanna bet?
June 15, 2005, 4:30 a.m. CST
by lbiu
It better not fucking be a PG-13..........Butcher's Bay was a great game made by Vin..........so I hope he has better judgement, but by seeing his latest films...........I really dont know! And I agree this news is old.........I heard it about a day ago!
June 15, 2005, 4:30 a.m. CST
Vin Diesel: "I, Shitman!"
by Pan Demonium
Just correcting the typos in your title; I belive it is correct now... Pan out.
June 15, 2005, 4:35 a.m. CST
Yeah, I meant "believe"
by Pan Demonium
... and yeah, I get the irony of making a typo in a post where I made a joke about typos. [slaps forehead]
June 15, 2005, 5:02 a.m. CST
What?!?! Hitman is based on several movies..!
by ZeroCorpse
Anyone who is a film buff and a video game fan knows that "Hitman" is ALL homage to various films. Each scene in the game is almost directly lifted from some great movie or another; Leon (The Professional), The Killer, Pulp Fiction, etc. The game IS a movie- or several movies- already! Besides, Vin doesn't have the presence to pull off playing 47. He's got the wrong face, the wrong voice, the wrong attitude and the wrong build. He's the worst possible choice. What a SNAFU this film will be! It might have a chance if directed by John Woo or Luc Besson, and starring Jean Reno, Michael Wincott or someone else who can act beyond the grunting savage that Vin plays in every film. This is a lousy idea that will end up in the bargain bin next to "House of the Dead"
June 15, 2005, 5:08 a.m. CST
It should have been ...
by brucekent
... Jason Stratham. He was rumoured to be involved months ago and I thought he would be perfect. I can't picture Vin 'The Pacifier' Diesel being any good
June 15, 2005, 5:11 a.m. CST
Hard R or it is a waste of time
by andrew coleman
It could be what the Punisher should have been.
June 15, 2005, 5:13 a.m. CST
Now instead of Code Name 47 it can be IQ 47.
by Rogue_Leader
Oh well I always expected this to suck anyway. You can bet your sweet ass this will be PG-13. Vince no longer has the balls for an R.
June 15, 2005, 5:24 a.m. CST
You guys Blanked this up!
by Nerdboy1423
I swear to God, I like Vin Diesel as Riddick, but he is no 47, he is too young, too muscular, tan and American. He doesn't have the acting chops to pull off such a treasured, layered and complex character. I am a shameless fan of this series of games. I love it to death and have spent hundreds of hours on missions. I know I am just a "fanboy", but this is horrible. Get an older European, not "Xander Cage". Christ Almighty.
June 15, 2005, 5:32 a.m. CST
I wish I was Vin Diesel
by theymademedoit
Then I'd take a hit on myself and save the world from more of my films
June 15, 2005, 6:31 a.m. CST
Random Facts
by Papa Lazaru
Consider me uniterested. However i urge you to check out the "Vin Diesel Randon Fact Generator ". Some are bad , a lot are funny and most are plain slander. http://www.4q.cc/vin/
June 15, 2005, 6:33 a.m. CST
Random Facts
by Papa Lazaru
Forgot to say , press F5 button to get a new Vin Diesel Fact . http://www.4q.cc/vin/
June 15, 2005, 6:51 a.m. CST
how about Bruce Willis?
by DarthBakpao
he's bald too
June 15, 2005, 6:53 a.m. CST
by d8cam
the end
June 15, 2005, 6:53 a.m. CST
Great game series
by Xaximus
The Hitman series has been consistantly good in my opinion. I enjoy a good shooter, but I also enjoy the tempered, methodical, strategic approach of the Hitman series. I'm also a big fan of games that let you accomplish your goals in a variety of ways. I think the challenge will be to not make Agent 47 a wise-cracking smart-ass, which is how I tend to view Diesel... in the games, he's quiet, reserved, and doesn't say a whole lot.
June 15, 2005, 7:02 a.m. CST
I can't see the Hitman film working...
by Weshtery
...without a major plot injection. Doesn't really bother me as I was never that big a fan of the games anyway. However what really drives me nuts is Uwe bloody Boll directing Far Cry. I mean.
June 15, 2005, 7:32 a.m. CST
This has got to me the most uninspired casting choicein a very l
by Proman1984
I mean c'mon! I only hope that this movie won't be rated PG-13 and won't suck.
June 15, 2005, 7:38 a.m. CST
I dislike Diesel.
by Mr. Profit
I used to like him, but he is a hack. And since I am a devoted X WWE fan, I have to go with The Rock as my action hero of choice. He's more charismatic. Diesel tries to be bad ass. But he is just a gravel voiced sissy.
June 15, 2005, 7:42 a.m. CST
Vin Diesel is Tommy "Hitman" Monaghan? Oh, wait...
by SpyGuy
Okay, I would have been mildly interested if this was based on the HITMAN comic books by Garth Ennis. Looks like one more movie I can pass on...
June 15, 2005, 8:01 a.m. CST
Natalie Portman!
by I Dunno
She skews positive with the 14-30 male demo. She has no problem getting bald for a role and they can make her a composite of Hitman and her Leon character. But it has to be PG-13 to exploit the widest audience and just for the hell of it, lets give her a pet monkey and a duck. See, I'm a studio executive! Now make with the hookers and the coke....Sigh. I'm not one of those fanboys who needs every action film to be an R but if they want to do this right, and they don't, it does need an R rating. Diesel sucks in everything he's in, Riddick being a slight exception. He definitly can't do the smooth, silent assassin type. Stratam might work but it doesn't necessarally have to be someone who is already bald, ya know.
June 15, 2005, 8:09 a.m. CST
I'm with ya moviemaniac, it seems that there is a scarcity o
by JohnnyTremaine
...most studio execs should visit a Barnes and Noble and also be given a tour of their local public library, like it's routinely done for grade schoolers, in order to help mine some good story material. There's a wealth of great stuff in them there stacks fellas.
June 15, 2005, 8:11 a.m. CST
It WOULD have been Jason Statham....
by JCubedz
if they wanted someone for any other reason than name recognition.
June 15, 2005, 8:32 a.m. CST
The Hitman franchise requires critical thinking,...
by Brock Samson
which is probably why Wuint never liked it. Diesel seems all wrong, since the guy who voiced 47 gave the character a bit of nobility and class(yes, in a video game) that the Vinster lacks completely. With the right director and a plot based around the Hitman 2 plot, this flick could work though. It'll work in spite of Diesel if it does, though
June 15, 2005, 8:49 a.m. CST
They'd better make fucking sure 47 fights hordes clones like
by TheMinorityVote
Oh, and I agree 47 should be played by Jason Stratham. He'd look better diguised as a cook delivering poison guku fish to a target.
June 15, 2005, 8:51 a.m. CST
Isn't he too short for the part?
by Russman
And he's to buff. However, if it's done in the same quiet manor of the game it could be good... but you know hollywood is going to action it up with lots of slow-mo and hero shots... and Vin will have to save some hooker w/ a heart of gold or save a hooker and her kid or save a kid or kids, or will realize that his agency is evil and he'll have to kill them. Also I be this thing won't be very violent because violent really isn't selling and they won't make as much money with an R than they would with a PG13.
June 15, 2005, 8:53 a.m. CST
I got the perfect song for the movie. The Queen song, Hitman
by Orionsangels
June 15, 2005, 8:55 a.m. CST
Not Tommy Monaghan ? NATT THE HAT!!!!
by Squashua
Shit; I was hoping this would be a DC Comics venture with their Garth Ennis-penned "Hitman", not some shithole video game that I've never played.
June 15, 2005, 8:56 a.m. CST
THE SUFFERING!!!!! Goddamn it! Why won't anyone hop on th
by Russman
It can easily translate to film, and can be adapted to add other people with the main character.
June 15, 2005, 8:57 a.m. CST
David Bateson is already agent 47 !!
by svelasco
So what's the problem in casting him ? He's already interviewed here with the desire to play the character, and I think he'd be really great http://www.hitman2.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=80 "Are you willing to play 47 in a future movie production, either animated or actual? Is the Pope a Catholic! Yeah, I
June 15, 2005, 9:06 a.m. CST
Michael Chiklis
by Flipao
Him, I'd certanly buy as Agent 47 :P
June 15, 2005, 9:11 a.m. CST
Nice one Rogue_Leader
by GrandMuffTarkin
Shows you the Hollywood mentality "Let's give it to Vin, since his head is already shaved." Morons. I love the game, I get a sinking feeling that I'll hate the movie.
June 15, 2005, 9:15 a.m. CST
by egelobird
my throat hurts
June 15, 2005, 9:35 a.m. CST
Summer 2008, Johnny Knoxeville and 50 Cent are . . .
by Nice Marmot
. . . IKARI WARRIORS. "Come On Let's Fight!"
June 15, 2005, 9:35 a.m. CST
Agreed on the Tommy Monaghan thing
by JimiChanga
Seriously, when I saw "Vin Diesel as Hitman" I almost threw up. I was thinking to myself, "how could casting have gone so horribly wrong?" Then I realized there was also a video game called "Hitman." Does anyone really want to see this movie? Wouldn't it be so much better if they made a movie out of Garth Ennis' hitman? Just think about it, Tommy and Natt battling ninjas and half-dead Siamese twins, trading quips, eating Bucket Burgers, and running over the feet of corrupt cops? Now THAT is cinema. Hell, I wouldn't mind seeing a solo Section Eight movie. They really need to make this movie before Dean Winters gets too old to play Tommy Monaghan.
June 15, 2005, 9:54 a.m. CST
Hitman The Movie
by halegua
This has lots of potential based soley on the story, the style and the opportunity for a great new badass character. However, with Vin Diesel attached there is always the chance that they will turn this into a straight up action flick. Action should be the main part of the flick, but there should be more than that. The plot had a kind of Bourne Identity type of feel to it. A man with no history, that sort of thing. I think the success of this film is determined by the director attached to it. Who will it be? -Joey
June 15, 2005, 9:59 a.m. CST
Bad Choice
by bushsux
Other than the bald head Diesel looks and sounds nothing like him.
June 15, 2005, 10 a.m. CST
Bad Choice
by bushsux
Other than the bald head Diesel looks and sounds nothing like him.
June 15, 2005, 10:09 a.m. CST
wrong wrong wrong
by deadyounglings
hollywood just doesn't get it, once again. hitman is one of those games that is meant to put you IN a movie, to let you do all the stuff you get to see secret agents do in the movies. to turn around and make this INTO a movie? how many secret agent movies do we need?
June 15, 2005, 10:26 a.m. CST
"I need to use the bathroom"
by JAGUART
Thank you. We'll call you. NEXT!
June 15, 2005, 10:32 a.m. CST
Reaper, Tobias Reaper
by JAGUART
Vin is no Agent 47.
June 15, 2005, 10:59 a.m. CST
Nice Marmot..
by Warcraft
..that is some funny shit.
June 15, 2005, 11 a.m. CST
Dumb shits!
by poppadouche
Bruce Willis would be a better choice & it better be rated fucking R dammit
June 15, 2005, 11:11 a.m. CST
He wanted to be a movie star in the worst way
by cookylamoo
and he suceeeded.
June 15, 2005, 11:15 a.m. CST
I liked this the first time I saw it when it was called
by originalskoobx
June 15, 2005, 11:32 a.m. CST
Sin City
by Veraxus
I don't see how a film version of this could possibly work. Not because it's undoable, but because Hollywood just dosn't have the balls to do it. A Hitman movie would be have to be more cruel, cold, and unflinching than Sin City. It needs to have atmosphere. We're talking some mega hardcore R-rated shit with a seriously fucked up Unrated DVD later on (not to mention plenty of atmosphere and gritty film-noir realism). I just don't think it will happen that way.
June 15, 2005, 11:55 a.m. CST
Question to the talkbacker's: When an opinion's already
by oceansized
Hopefully it's just boredom, and not the delusion that posting "Vin Diesel sucks" for the 100th time is contributing because people really need know what your anonymous ass thinks. I'm genuinely curious if anyone can shed light. "Just cause you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you gotta do porn."
June 15, 2005, 11:56 a.m. CST
My problem with game adaptations is this...
by moviemaniac-7
Games are made to get the audience involved in. Better, they are the main character. Movies are made to sit back and enjoy whatever is shown to you. For most gamers, the result is disappointing because of the lack of interaction between them and the medium and the non-gamers are mostly irritated by the lack of plot & mediocre cliche characters. Granted, games have cool ideas and stuff (and might become bigger than movies), but unlike novels and comic books there is no narrative as such that makes it easy to adapt it into a decent movie. Results have been disappointing so far. It's the same as basing a movie on a dictionary. But anyhow, games make money and that's for Hollywood enough to greenlight movies that they know will suck.
June 15, 2005, 12:12 p.m. CST
If you want this done right, it has to be...
by QuinnTheEskimo
Patrick Stewart. I mean, c'mon, who the fuck else?
June 15, 2005, 12:13 p.m. CST
Video game I want to see turned into a movie...
by Johnno
Metal Gear! The original games, since the Solid series is great the way it is. Never played the orignal ones but the Subsistence expansion supposedly has 'em. Get a script from Hideo Kojima, and get the Wachowski bros. or some one like John Woo to direct it, I want kick ass action and the original story, if that is all, then it's good enough for me. Also a Devil May Cry Movie would rock! Fuck that third game was hard. But I'd shell out money just to see Dante going around randomly shooting shit. And the video game movie I AM HIGHLY ANTICIPATING is Silent Hill, please be good, please terrify and scare the shit outta me, am I the only one who watches horror films and never jump unless it some cheap quick camera cut and loud base noise? Something with something weird and creepy to imagine about like with Event Horizon? C'mon...!
June 15, 2005, 12:13 p.m. CST
Vin vs. Jason Statham
by Nizzuts
Aren't these guys pretty much the same dude? One is a brit and one is a Yank, that is the difference. Both display about the same range in their acting ability, both have about the same look. Both have done crap movies, i.e., The Transporter and the Riddick movie. The difference is that Vin can carry a movie (Pitch Black, A Man Apart) and Statham's biggest attempt at staring is the horrible Transporter. Granted, I think that Statham is better for this part than Vin, but only because he is built a bit closer to the character and I can't see Vin in a suit.
June 15, 2005, 12:23 p.m. CST
Hitman, Starring Vin Diesel and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson,
by Doc_Strange
You know it's going to happen.
June 15, 2005, 12:29 p.m. CST
hhhmm...i thought jason statham was obvious joice
by torpor_haze
diesel seems too bulky for the role
June 15, 2005, 12:30 p.m. CST
i meany "choice"...damn where that come from
by torpor_haze
June 15, 2005, 12:30 p.m. CST
i meany "choice"...damn where that come from
by torpor_haze
June 15, 2005, 1:01 p.m. CST
Why not Jason Stratham?
by SexyBeast
He would be a much better choice than Vin Diesel.
June 15, 2005, 1:09 p.m. CST
by soulsonic
I also freaked thinking they were refering to an adaption of the Garth Ennis comic. Hitman is one of my favourite comics ever and i would probably die if it was turned into a disposable vin diesel vehicle. In fact they really shouldn't touch it at all. It should stay as that wicked little cult comic for people who don't normally read comics.
June 15, 2005, 1:47 p.m. CST
Let me Predict: Lots of unoriginal action...same old hitman sto
by Bong
On to dvd Next film... zzzz
June 15, 2005, 1:48 p.m. CST
No wonder Hollywood ticket sales are down...they churn out such
by Bong
Same old stupid and lurid action sequences
June 15, 2005, 2:07 p.m. CST
Sorry, what was Vin Diesel "gold" in again?
by chickychow
I mean, I guess u could say he was perfect in The Iron Giant, and pretty okay in Saving Private Ryan, but... Surely Quint isn't talking about Fast and The Furious or either Riddick movie...
June 15, 2005, 2:11 p.m. CST
Coming soon: Dig Dug, the Motion Picture
by Pan Demonium
June 15, 2005, 2:35 p.m. CST
Who cares
by Doc_McCoy
Almost no type of movie is more played out than the hitman movie. That's why there were so many hitman comedies in recent years (GROSSE POINT BLANK, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, FULL-TIME KILLER). So here we have another generic hitman plot, with a has-been action star with no acting ability. I wouldn't see it anyway, but I agree this project would be more interesting with Jason Statham. Can't imagine what hack director is going to sign up for this.
June 15, 2005, 3:03 p.m. CST
I want "Bubble Bobble" starring Dave Chapelle and Ben Stiller
by chickychow
directed by, oh I dunno, Adam Shankman or Shawn Levy or someone great like that...
June 15, 2005, 3:05 p.m. CST
by GiftedInThePants
Fucking A. He was perfect for the role.
June 15, 2005, 3:32 p.m. CST
A man apart didn't do well
by hallmitchell
So why would hitman.
June 15, 2005, 4:11 p.m. CST
"a treasured, layered and complex character"
by godoffireinhell
Dude, you need to come back to reality and realize that we're talking about a polygon figure from a friggin video game here!
June 15, 2005, 4:23 p.m. CST
Arew you saying games can't have complex characters?
by GiftedInThePants
Condescending dipshit fireinhell. Characters on the screen are no more real that game ones. Don't be so damn judgemental.
June 15, 2005, 4:25 p.m. CST
Why is this guy such a big star?!
by captaincosmos
The only decent part Vin EVER did was the voice of the Iron Giant. Other than that thankfully behind the scenes role, why this guy is a headliner and "heartthrob" if fucking beyond me.
June 15, 2005, 4:42 p.m. CST
Your brothers-in-arms are hostages behind enemy lines.
by RainJacket
We require, need, demand, and want a movie(s) based on the hit 1988 classic Konami Nintendo game "Jackal". Contra in a jeep, but it was better than Contra because it was in a jeep. I still play that game today. Billy Dee Williams as Col. Decker and bring back Robert Mitchum from the dead to play Sgt. Quint. It'll make billions, and hopefully, they'll make another game based off of the movie based off the game. Jeeps blowing up giant tanks=money... and everyone knows it.
June 15, 2005, 5:36 p.m. CST
"When Diesel is given good material and a character to sink his
by BAMF
Fool's gold? What alternate reality do you occupy? The reality of self-delusion and bad taste?
June 15, 2005, 6:18 p.m. CST
That new game "The Godfather has some pretty complex characters.
by oceansized
"She gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her, or something, I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention."
June 15, 2005, 6:27 p.m. CST
The games that are made into movies
by JediStryker
are usually the dumber shoot 'em ups, and rarely the intellectual or plot-driven games that are largely ignored by Hollywood. The few attempts to make these games into movies have usually failed, because there's no way a 2-hour movie could capture the development and plot of a 20+ hour game. Look at Final Fantasy; these games are usually in-depth and full of character development. The movie didn't manage anything even close; the only thing it had in common with the games was the name and the Gaia theme. I will submit that some of these games, even hack-and-slashes, could potentially make good movies if they got into the right hands, but I don't think there's enough love for games yet to get people who really want to do good by them. The comic book movie genre is just now getting to a point where filmakers who grew up with them and their stories are actually adapting them properly. I think the game adaption genre will have to go through a similar evolution. In the meantime, we're going to get vapid adaptations like Wing Commander and Resident Evil.
June 15, 2005, 6:29 p.m. CST
As a suggestion
by JediStryker
How about a Metal Gear Solid movie? A talented writer/director team could capture the feeling of that game into a great film if they followed the game plot closely. Hugh Jackman as Solid Snake...think about it!
June 15, 2005, 7:22 p.m. CST
Thought this was that DC Comics...
by Kid Z
...character from a few years back, written by Garth Ennis... just insanely hilarious, violent stuff. Was gonna be outraged that they hired old Mushmouth Jr. to play the part... then saw it was just some video game movie & thought, "What the fuck... Diesel IS a video game character, so what?
June 15, 2005, 7:32 p.m. CST
Well, they saved 15 bucks on the hairdresing budget
by Bubastis
But i cant see what they've gained. its obvious that the producers of this never looked outside casting a bald actor, limiting themselves to, say, vin, jason statham, uh, billy zane... you get the idea. Why not get a decent actor and shave his head? Eh? Like shave, ooh, i dunno, Tim Roth. Or Clive Owen.
June 15, 2005, 8:16 p.m. CST
Woo, uninspired!
by dr_dreadlocks
Exactly what I'd expect from Hollywood. But screw it, it'll be an interesting flick if it's rated R. -- http://www.cafepress.com/thenewpulp
June 15, 2005, 8:25 p.m. CST
I'm waiting for 'Q-Bert: The Movie, starring Hulk Hogan!
by mbaker
@!#%&$? Brother!
June 15, 2005, 8:37 p.m. CST
Why not Jason Statham?
by deadguy76
I mean why not pick someone with a little more talent instead of going for the pop culture MTV friendly actor? Did anyone else think they were talking about the DC comic book at first?
June 15, 2005, 8:56 p.m. CST
Tetris: The Movie
by I Dunno
Seriously, they need to make Grand Theft Auto: The Movie. Make it the San Andreas one to insure in-theater riots.
June 15, 2005, 8:59 p.m. CST
Quentin Tarantino to direct GRAND THEFT AUTO, now that would be
by IMAXIMUS
The most violent and controversial video game in history with Tarantino at the helm, makes the censors piss in their pants,and makes way to a rise in gang violence, but who cares. This Hitman thing just sucks something awful. The animated character in the game has more emotions and feelings then Vin Diesal will ever have.
June 15, 2005, 9:30 p.m. CST
Positive things about this casting
by MaxCalifornia.
Whereas I would have preferred, say, Ed Harris or even MALKOVICH (How awesome (and weird) would that have been?), Vin Diesel knows and likes his games, so he's quite likely to push for a faithful adaptation of the series. Plus he's got the star clout (like it or not) to warrant a sizeable budget for this movie, so it at least won't be a Uwe Boll toilet bowl scraping. And finally let's hope they get the eerie Euro-score soundtrack in place, let Jesper Kyd(?) do it again.
June 15, 2005, 9:40 p.m. CST
GTA is based on films themselves. Vice City has Scarface painte
by KongMonkey
San Andreas was a take on the LA riots, which has already been done numerous times on film. Shit man, bring DINO CRISIS to the big screen. We need a decently made hard-R dino flick. One where they actually get shot up with bullets and hevay artillery.
June 15, 2005, 9:47 p.m. CST
let me waste time by correcting my spelling the previous post.
by KongMonkey
Dino Crisis would work well if moved to a wrecked city enviroment instead of the closed off military base or overdone island backdrop. Add lots of bloody fucking mutilation, blazing guns and dino heads exploding, and you got your typical yet exciting popcorn summer flick. AND DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT COMPARING IT TO THOSE SHITTY COREMAN CARNOSAUR FLICKS. CHEAPLY MADE FLICKS DONE IN THE WAKE OF JURASSIC PARKS SUCCESS! I'm talking a heavily budgeted action horror film with decent acting, directing, and cool looking dinosaurs.
June 15, 2005, 10:18 p.m. CST
Horrible casting
by Bob of the Shire
If you've played Hitman, you know that this is just bad news. Diesel is a big guns/blow'em up kinda star, Agent 47 is like an eloquent, low-tech Sam Fisher. You sneak around but if you get caught you can handle yourself well in a firefight. I really don't see Diesel fitting into this role, they're both bald, that's where the similarities end.
June 15, 2005, 10:18 p.m. CST
I've never played this game
by JediStryker
but what about Patrick Stewart? He's a little old, I guess; but if the character is supposed to be somewhat refined and act as a quiet killer, then I think Stewart would be an inspired choice. With Vin Diesel as the star, you know that it's just going to be all explosions and shoot-outs.
June 15, 2005, 10:35 p.m. CST
i pray to g-d BOLL gets to direct this.
by s0nicdeathmonkey
youve GOT to admit that it would be one of the greatest missteps in studio history. i mean, imagine if ed wood had been given the real studio budget that diesil ensures. it would be magical.-------------------------- i can see it now "we cant stay here! those assassins are everywhere!","this file looks old, maybe it can help us!","'you did all this to become a top killer, but why?' 'so that i could be number the best!'"
June 15, 2005, 10:56 p.m. CST
This wasn't even a good videogame.
by Stan the Bat
It came free with a soundcard I bought, and it was so dull I couldn't play it. The movie will be abominable. Let's see how long it takes someone to accuse me of being 'a hater', shall we?
June 15, 2005, 11:20 p.m. CST
Games based on movies
by WayOutWest
You guys who are saying 'this game and that game is already based in/on a movie' aren't getting it. This movie will be loosely based on the game not a complete mimic of it. Diesel does look too bulky and his acting skills are so-so at best - at times he almost seems to be making fun of himself. Stratham would have been better. And the choice of Diesel makes it appear that it will be geared at the younger crowd and thus PG-13. Tremaine, of course you are right - the libraries are filled with great books - and there are many great scripts by average people who don't have uncles, friends, dads working at the Studios - that would make fantastic movies. But because the movies today cost so much to make, the Suits only want to invest that much cash in things with name recognition and already existing fan bases. They have a low opinion of the public - and they're too lazy to market something that the public doesn't already know. Sad.
June 15, 2005, 11:38 p.m. CST
That doesn't look like Tommy Monaghan!
by Heffaloo
WTF is wrong with people. Garth Ennis's's's Hitman comic book would make an excellent movie series/ongoing HBO production. The comic was much better than the game.
June 16, 2005, 2:03 a.m. CST
Good Idea if it gets a good story.......
by Plazola_MEX
And Van Diesel is good for the part. Let's hope not another street fighter like shitty - movie.
June 16, 2005, 2:07 a.m. CST
Why don
by Plazola_MEX
Hollywood need some new ideas.... I
Patrick Stewart is the ultimate Hitman
June 16, 2005, 8:42 a.m. CST
Heffaloo, you're right
by JimiChanga
I was just thinking movie in my previous post, but Ennis' Hitman would be a much better HBO series than movie.
June 16, 2005, 8:48 a.m. CST
They Did Make a Movie With A Premise Entirely Ripped Off From MA
by ZombieSolutions
it's called "Stealth". about a robot fighter plane that goes rogue. i believe it is piloted by a virtual pop singer named Sharonna Peach. also: it looks like ass. (btw, i'd love to see a live action version of Macross: Do You Remember Love. i love that thing.)
June 16, 2005, 8:52 a.m. CST
I Guess the RIDDICK Trilogy Has Been Adandoned
by ZombieSolutions
and i actually liked The Chronicles of Riddick more than Pitch Black (which i felt was highly overrated). nevertheless, it was a massive bomb. too bad. i thought it was good pulpy Frazetta/Heavy Metal comics style fun.
June 16, 2005, 1:53 p.m. CST
by lofe101
Seriously guys, how can anything be half way sweet when you got this no talent asshole in the staring role. plus you know its going to be PG-13. yet another burn on something that could of been sweet. I probably would be into this if that dickhead wasnt in it.
June 16, 2005, 1:53 p.m. CST
Look at the bright side....
by Grimfate
Look at the bright side, at least with Diesel, Uwe Boll WILL NOT BE DIRECTING THIS MOVIE, at least not with diesel involved, the studios wouldnt risk it. When i heard boll had a shot of snagging the license, i was heartbroken. Vin is the lesser of two evils, and he knows videogames, and will hopefully be faithful to the game. You guys are also typecasting Diesel, just because hes done all mindless action films doesnt mean he couldnt pull off a cold, stealthy and amoral killer. On top of it, a little baby powder over his bald noggin will lighten up his skin tone a little.
June 16, 2005, 6:54 p.m. CST
Shut the fuck up you inbred maggots
by Killswitchengage
What the fuck is wrong with this board, every fucking movie gets bagged and over fucking analysed, get a fucking life or get laid or fucking jerk off if you have to and stop talking shit about every little fucking detail. jesus fucking christ they're just movies not your fucking life.
June 16, 2005, 9:47 p.m. CST
I also was fond of Chronicles
by Meremoth
It was perhaps one of the best Sci fi movies I'v ever seen. Ok maybe it wasn't, but it is one of my personal favorite movies.
June 16, 2005, 10:22 p.m. CST
by Neighbor Jim
...when was the last time you had an original idea that didn't eat cock? Seriously, I can't think of anything in recent memory that isn't a remake, a comic, a videogame, a sequel, a novel, or a restart of a series. Some are watchable, even good, but 99% fall flat on their ass. The funny thing is if Hollywood wasn't so incestual when it came to who gets opportunities, and actually made it possible for people who haven't blown at least 3 producers to pitch ideas and scripts they'd be swimming in $$$.
June 16, 2005, 11:32 p.m. CST
by Killswitchengage
I feel just fine mate, just felt like venting at some no life morons that's all, and I feel better, happy now or do you want to know more about waht my feelings are about love, life and everything in between?
June 17, 2005, 4:13 a.m. CST
ZombieSolutions..... Do you remember love has a lot of potential
by Plazola_MEX
And it
June 17, 2005, 5:11 a.m. CST
by chien_sale
June 17, 2005, 5:12 a.m. CST
by Sepulchrave
...who gives a fuck? He's crap.
June 17, 2005, 6:18 a.m. CST
I hate Vin Diesel...
by Lost in Uranus
Only because the prick chose that name to go by. Delusions of grandeur arent they Mr. Mark Vincent? Fuckin prick!
June 17, 2005, 12:20 p.m. CST
If this opens the doors for a "Deadly Towers" movie, I'm all
by Funmazer
Wow. Wouldn't that be great! You know what WOULD make a shitload of bucks though? Zelda the Movie. Just keep Ridley "Legend" Scott away from it.
June 19, 2005, 8:59 p.m. CST
This character doesn't talk much, right?
by Devil'sOwn
Then Vin should do well.
July 16, 2005, 8:51 a.m. CST
Have you seen The Transporter?
by BloodAngel
Jason Statham is awesome just remove the car and the hair and you have your Hitman.
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