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Oct 18, 2012This season is going to be a very fun ride! Jessica Lange is fabulous as always, the other returning cast members seem to be doing well with their new roles, and while after the premiere it does seem like a hodgepodge of different spooky story lines, there is no doubt that the show won't stop being one of the most entertaining things on television.
Jan 25, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I absolutely loved the first Season it was good horror show for those who appreciate horror. Season 2 the Asylum begun as hardcore horror it was visceral, grotesque, traumatic and definitely not for the squeamish. I was quite sickened at times through its approach to horror, although this is what good horror should do, make the viewer horrified and cringe. As this season dragged on and on. It became more and more repetitive becoming implausible, almost as insane as the inmates themselves. Drawing the viewer into absolute boredom away from all the starting shock treatment they had received from its first episodes. Upon the episodes leading to the final and finale I am absolutely disgusted at the way this series has robbed my time going for trauma to utter crap. The final was in the effect of happily ever after, and never never land. I was no longer no horrified but enraged. Everything in its ending was drawn up to a neat close no loose ends in a ditched effort to appease audiences who never where its fans. What should have been a hardcore ending was some wimpy kid dying in his mother arms from the **** killing him. Seriously, CMON now? They could have done something horrific in the effect of. Lange that evil nun granny, being found in a pile of feces murmuring her last words to the reporter from her leper body as she squawks her finale dying breath with death laughing at her. Kit's children were created by aliens, why not have them kill the Cardinal in some apocalyptic way after Kit was abducted. The evil reporter **** should have been killed by BloodyFace 2, no doubt about that. He should have do this in some horrible, visceral way, then ending with him being lead to an asylum. Then it would have completed this seasons circle, or at least dying in a double KO in his mothers arms drinking that milk he never had. Season 3 is coming later this year I have lost all faith in this ****y horror. The french are some of the best at horror they don't hold their punches back, or maybe go read a Ketchum to get a better idea of evil. This Hollywood crap is ridiculous. I can only assume next season will be shot using Blair Witch camera's, using paranormal activity effects, and the hero will be played by a cow ending with moo. They really should write Old MacDonalds farm instead of making a horror series. When it ends in that happily ever after, never never land. The thing I hate the most about this episode is that a lot of **** blogs are praising this episode as it epitomised evil, yea right . The only evil thing it did was anyone who doesn't agree with their weak review doesn't have their say. What an awful series which had some starting promise but then became weaker, and weaker. The only horror was afflicting the viewer with boredom… Expand
Nov 15, 2012Just finished watching last night's episode with the good Psychiatrist and his lampshade making hobby. Gotta say, compared to last season, this seems like a really stupid mish-mash of scary movie rip-offs (Exorcist, Silence of the Lambs, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, with a sprinkle of Nazi's, aliens and monsters thrown in for good measure) with no real substance to the story line. The first season slowly built an interesting and compelling story, whereas this season only seems interested in shocking people with it's 'grossness' each week (i.e., what scary thing can we do to people next? Oh, Lobotomy, cut off their limbs, sterilize them). SO NOT IMPRESSED. If it doesn't get better soon, I'm not going to watch it anymore.… Expand
Oct 18, 2012American Horror Story: Asylum. I've been waiting for a long time to watch this show. Pilot was a little unusual, but it was likeable. I loved Jessica Lange's performance and the entire production desgin of the asylum is just fabulous. Looking forward to upcoming episodes, this show can do better.
Oct 28, 2012If you thought that season one of this show was crazy, this season is bat**** crazy. The writers seem to be throwing all kinds of **** at the ceiling and seeing if any of it sticks.
Nov 16, 2012American Horror Story is one of the best horror series i watched. First season was awesome,and second season is even better. Nice work,and keep it up.
Jun 26, 2013Asylum is scary and disturbing, walking on the same tone of complex and fantasy, mixes science fiction with horror which is great, it is ten times scarier than the first, but less funnier, and short on the slow parts.
Nov 15, 2012Good script, tight direction and editing, and an anti-hero sycophant's feast! Love it because it takes subject matter that lends itself to caricature, farce and camp absurdity and elevates it above the B grade refuse that passes for drama these days. Critics will eviscerate it simply because of the title, but their ignorant disdain for an original and captivating series is irrelevant. Enjoy!
Feb 5, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. American Horror Story is back and there is more horror than ever! Instead of following in the footsteps of the Harmon family like the first season, which was brilliant, we are now taken to a 1960s Briarcliffe; a dark and cruel mental asylum where this year's horror is now taking place. This season shows us many horrors such as aliens, nazis, serial killers and demons, but it faces human problems like racism and other problems. The writing in this season is top-notch and is constantly unpredictable; you expect the season to go one way and it takes you into another. The acting is, as always, brilliant, especially from Jessica Lange and Frances Conroy, who are always fantastic at whatever role they portray. Lily Rabe's Sister Eunice was by-far my favourite character in the series; she had the ability to be completely unlikable and utterly lovable at the same time, and also was menacing and hilarious at the same time as well. Speaking of menacing, Zachary Quinto's Thredson (SPOILER! Who is later revealed to be Bloody Face; one of the main horrors this season) was utterly frightening and disturbing and whenever he made his presence on screen, fear as well as a grin will be brought out from viewers. All together; the acting and the characters were both great. All together, American Horror Story: Asylum is fantastic horror TV that outdoes the last amazing season; though viewers be warner this season will provide grotesque, graphic and shocking moments that will break the boundaries of TV...and that is why American Horror Story is amazing. Looking forward to the next season.… Expand
Nov 3, 2012The second season exceeds all expectations. There are no limits, everything's possible and no one's safe. All the actors deliver amazing performances (Jessica lange, Lily Rabe...). The addition of The Lovers couple from the present makes the show all more fun and exciting. The writers are so cruel to the characters and soon enough you'll start feeling bad about the worst ones.
Oct 26, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Asylum starts out strong, trippy, and a bit disgusting (in a good way). Characters this season include many psychopaths, murderers, religious figures, doctors, aliens, and a mysterious "Bloody Face". I can't wait for each week's upcoming episode.… Expand
Jan 24, 2013Pretty good show. Jessica Lange carries the show. The writing isn't as tight as, say, Breaking Bad but it's okay. Not very scary but entertaining none the less.
Nov 19, 2013While the cinematography is better than the inaugural season, Asylum is less consistent and gets a little bit too twisty at times. I love twists, but this season keeps too many things hidden for too long that it gets a little bit frustrating to wait for the next episode each week. What I love from the show is its efforts on mixing facts up with fictions that some conspiracy-junkies out there might actually think that the show is solely based on true events while it really is just making references to popular culture.… Expand
Dec 29, 2013I do not have much detail to give about this review but I was compelled to write a review. It hit me very emotionally and the characters felt real. I do not watch television/movies very often because I have never been very impressed but this season changed it for me. It made me feel different about my life after watching it, I felt legitimately happy and sad during parts. I cried during the last episode; it tied the whole season together VERY well. This is my all time favorite display of media; books, movies, stories, all of it. It can be very graphic but it adds to the realism of the story. I felt though as I had watched a movie or read a book, but I understand why it is a TV series. The emotion could not be captured in simply two hours.… Expand
Feb 8, 2014Season 2 was way better than season 1. It was really captivating and wasn't "scary." There are some creepy parts, but nothing that would give somebody nightmares.
Aug 31, 2014This is the season where everything clicks. Very few shows can pull off comedy, drama and suspense. American Horror Story: Season 2 does all of this flawlessly and adds horror to the mix. I was taken on a journey that comes just a few times in life.
Oct 8, 2014Is American Horror Story: Asylum as good as Murder House? No. However, Asylum is full of surprises and full of dark, terrifying moments that force you to look away from the screen. The writing is good; damned good actually, and the talent backs it up 6,000 percent. My only complaint is that the plot comes together very strangely, and in a lot of cases it fails to make sense, but that's only with a small handful of characters.… Expand
Mar 8, 2013one of the most surreal crazy tv show.... got every horror genre in it, alien, ghost, creatures, mad scientist, demons yet somehow, everything is kept tight..... looooooove it....
Dec 13, 2012American Horror Story: Asylum is hands down, the best dramatic show on TV. Very fresh, fast paced, entertaining, surprising with great acting, ballsy script writing, great direction, and cinematography. All other dramas on TV are garbage when compared to this monumentally amazing show. Jessica Lange is amazing, but where is the nominations for everyone else on the show?! I feel like all other shows on TV have no balls, and don't take any risks. Asylum has a very awesome sense of twisted humor. AHSA can be quite frightening, but in a very excitingly chilling way. A MUST WATCH!… Expand
Oct 18, 2012There were moments in the episode where I didn't quite get it: the opening scene with the couple breaking into the Asylum seemed pointless, and the alien invasion scene, which to me didn't quite fit the story. Besides that I thought the episode stayed true to what 'American Horror Story' is, a fun, campy, and unusual series that you can't help but watch.
Nov 25, 2012I definitely like where they have taken the show this season. They have really cranked it up a couple notches. Makes me wondering where Season 3 is going to go. I mean it is a little all over the places, but they stay focused with their crazy storytelling and try to only go so far before bringing it back in. Very interested in seeing how this will all play out in the end.
Jan 24, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Acting is ok, Nothing to really complain about. The story is fine as well but my biggest problem with it is that not all questions were answered by the end of the season and it's rather frustrating sitting through an entire season to still have unanswered questions (mainly involving the aliens). The show definently fades in the second half and the whole son of bloody-face plot was just plain stupid, and rather predictable as well, It could have been a lot better. Poor writing definently ruined this season imo.… Expand
May 18, 2013An overcomplicated, and rather tedious followup to a fun and intriguing first season. I hated season two of this show. The acting is still good, and there are some scares here and there, but this season never manages to lift off the ground. The story is schizophrenic, and has no real vision of what it is trying to be. I know I am in the minority here, but seriously this season left a bad taste in my mouth. I won't watch season three. Disappointed.… Expand
Jan 26, 2013American Horror Story: Asylum was a crazy and freaky ride, but a great plot line that became a swift denouement that couldn't really catch its feet after the midseason break.
Feb 9, 2014Extremely well directed and creepy. The only problem is that there are certain plot elements that seem unnecessary and do nothing more than muddle what is happening in the season. However the directing is perfectly dark and the atmosphere is never lacking in creepiness. The acting is phenomenal as well!
Jan 9, 2013Jessica Lange is no doubt the star of this show. She was, in my opinion, pretty much the sole stand out in season one but season two has also added the amazing actors of Lily Rabe, Sister Mary Eunice, and Sarah Paulson, Lana Winters. This season these three women are in a league of their own and make this season the best season so far.
Apr 28, 2013When Season 2 started, you just knew that this would be fun. The show was already up to its standard bearings as the craziest, most psycho show on television. Then it kind of went off the deep end. They started telling the story with good intentions, but soon fell off. They didn't give me a reason to even care that Bloody Face's son was even his son. Why should I have cared? I shouldn't have, and I didn't. But, throughout the show they kept cutting to meaningless scenes with him. I got it, he's messed up because his father was a serial killer and his mother tried to abort him. And then the common theme of the season was pregnancy. And I noticed this with Season 1 as well. Why? Why are they giving birth? And why are they having them all together, it seemed. And another thing that brought the show down was aliens. The belief of Aliens. You could have just kept it there all in Kit's head, but no. Expansion was your game. And you played it. You played this season down into the ground. It literally became, one of the greatest shows on TV to one of the most boring, dull, shows of all time. Hopefully they strike fire and do good with the fresh start with Season 3.… Expand
Dec 5, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great season so far. Only real complaint is the alien subplot. Does not feel like it meshes well. But it is only brought up in passing as opposed to being central to the main story. Everything is moving at a good steady pace. I like the fact they change stories each season. Wish they would have done more with the modern serial killer subplot though.… Expand
Jan 24, 2013A vast improvement upon the sometimes entertaining season 1. Jessica Lange excels yet again. Great plot twists and genuinely creepy (especially in the finale). Definitely worth the time if you enjoy horror.
Apr 29, 2013Just like the first season this is a solid Horrr series, and while I think the first one has the upper hand it's only slightly as both are fantastic. Great to see a number of cast members back, and playing different roles also! It got slightly disjointed towards the end but I think it had a great final episode. Overall very impressive and I'm really looking forward to Season 3!
Jan 3, 2013Don't get me wrong, I LOVE AHS--its ideas, themes, and aesthetic have fueled my eager anticipation and faithful viewing every week--but the plot and writing for Asylum are SIMPLY WEAK! About 7 different storylines (i.e. demon possession, serial killer, nazis, aliens, medical experimentation/ mutants, etc) running at 1000 miles/min perpetually generating and "resolving" minor, insignificant conflicts without making any real progress. Recently, characters are behaving in increasingly uncharacteristic, unbelievable ways despite the underlying "insanity" theme, and sporadic soft core porn cheapens and disrupts the spooky/mysterious atmosphere.
Most frustrating: AHS has the potential to make some intriguing social/psychological/political commentary and make its viewers think BUT IT DOESN'T. BUT: Despite all this I still like watching it and i will continue to watch it :)… Expand
May 18, 2013It is highly disturbing and anti-religious in some scenes, it is of coarse very scary, sexy and clever, it is so intense and creepy, recommended and one of the greatest
Feb 1, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's speak with candidness and honesty; aliens always seem a bit far-fetched. However, in season two of American Horror Story, known as Asylum, serial killers, exorcisms, hauntings, mad scientists, insane asylums, monsters, AND aliens are all pieced together to construct hooking horror television show. The season opens with an abandoned mental institution and a couple who has set off to explore it. As they enter its walls, the setting reverts back to 1964, and the story begins with a female reporter, Lana Winters, who is attempting to expose Briarcliff Mental Institution, a home for the criminally insane, of its corruption. In the process, she comes to discover a new serial killer that is being housed there as he awaits trial. When Winters is denied the story by a nun that is running the institution, Winters trespasses on to the property. Discovered by the despotic head-nun, Sister Jude, Lana Winters is blackmailed, punished, and committed to the asylum for her homosexuality. Behind Briarcliff Mental Institution's closed doors, all sanity is left as you embark on a twisting journey, with an ever-thickening plot, in to the despairing depths of crazy. Created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, American Horror Story: Asylum is one season in an anthological series that takes place in various locations. Each season has its own unrelated plot, characters, and horrors. First airing on FX in October 2011, American Horror Story: Haunted House delivered the series concept, and left viewers wanting more, as the biggest new cable series of 2011. Answering wishes, American Horror Story: Asylum began in October 2012 and aired its last episode on January 23. With 35 series award nominations and eight awards, clues to season three are being revealed and excitement is building, after a somewhat surprising ending to the spook-filled season. In watching American Horror Story: Asylum, the detailed plot is not only an attention 'getter,' but 'keeper' as well. Opening with a horror-packed episode, the series is sure to capture an audience. With each new episode, the characters' lives are revealed, giving the viewer insights in to those that are sane, insane, and destined for the asylum. One of the highlights of the season is Jessica Lange's portrayal of Judy Martin, also known as Sister Jude. As you see her character intensify, so does Lange's acting ability. Her role hits a character turning point when she is committed to the asylum, and the viewer must feel Sister Jude's agony as she is abandoned and left to handle the horrors herself. The deconstruction she faces leaves the viewer wondering how far writers Murphy and Falchuk are willing to retreat in to the complexities of darkness. The casting of each of the characters was done flawlessly, as each story elicits different fears and emotions. Another credit to the creators is their ability to write and face controversial issues. From homosexuality, to inter-racial marriages, religion to the American Health Care System, American Horror Story: Asylum is bursting with divisive material, and yet it is ultimately what makes the show so captivating to watch. No matter is too provocative and no issue is too scandalous. There is brilliance to be found in the complexities of controversy. However, one issue seemingly kept the show from achieving perfection. Despite the comprehensive plot, the story did seem to resolve too soon. Although all loose ends were neatly packaged, the show's ending seemed rushed. Due to the content, the series has an air of endlessness, and sadly it seems to culminate while the characters are still developing. Regardless, it is clothed in genius and opens viewers to a new and upcoming anthological horror genre. Due to some of the content, it is definitely recommended for a mature audience who seeks drama, scandal, horror, and an all-inclusive journey every week. Season three is anxiously awaited.… Expand
Mar 6, 2013Si la primer temporada te gusto esta te va a encantar. Ahora es mucho mas psicológico metiendo a extraterrestres y un final no esperado a pesar de no tuvo tantos giros como la primer temporada pero su historia y personajes hicieron de "Asylum" una gran temporada.espero con ansias la tercer temporada.
Apr 5, 2013American Horror Story:Asylum was a very fun,thrilling ride.I enjoyed it thoroughly and overall the season delivered in the thrills,the horror,the violence and dark imagery.The show sets such a dark,horroifying tone this season and the Asylum is very atmospheric and mysterious.A multitude of twisted characters inhabit this world including an ex-Nazi,a devil-possessed nun,and a mysterious killer by the name of "Bloodyface". The acting was very consistant this season and Jessica Lange was as great as she always is.The supernatural forces at play was kicked up this season with angels,devils,aliens being thrown into the mix.But in the end,it all works perfectly.Very unpredictable show,and enough to satisfy any Horror Fan or fan of great TV shows.If your a fan of classic horror and shows like "Tales from the Crypt" definitely check out American Horror Story:Asylum.Very fun,entertaining show to watch.… Expand
Apr 18, 2013Asylum is definitely better than Season 1. Unfortunately, I don't find this season to be scary at all. It has a compelling and thrilling storyline but the scare tricks do not work for me. But it has a good mixture of demons, aliens, and Nazis in its crazy subplot. Lange and Cromwell's performance are irresistible. I'm definitely stoked for this show and cannot wait for more!
Jun 18, 2013I loved this season a bit more than the first one (which I rated as 8 out of 10). The actors delivered perfectly, the story was thrilling up until the two final episodes where it got a little confusing. But the whole thing made me grin so many times and it was so fun that I had to give this season 9 point. And the final line was creepy and amazing at the same time, making the finale absolutely memorable.… Expand
Jun 12, 2013Much better that the first season. Plot amazing. Actors fabulous. Sarah paulson gorgeous. Jessica Lange does have my respect. This season is really in an other level than the first one. It is scary, entertaining and sexy in the same time. A good one. A must-watch
Aug 25, 2013Evan Peters's performance is awesome! The rest of the casting too, but Peters 10, the expression of the face, the naturalness, the 1st chapter too :P. I'm so excited to see the 3rd season.
Sep 16, 2013Cómo la web me pide un mínimo de 150 caracteres, y necesito hacer el review para poder tenerla archivada en mi perfil, pues suelto este rollo y mi votación es de 8. Un saludo.
Feb 2, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love, Love this show it manges to capture a dark side of me the first season 7/10 the rest 10/10 the story lines are amazing and the quality of acting is great the current season 3 covers the true story off Mrs Delphine LaLaurie as cruel vile woman who is famous in New Orleans for her torture and cruelty towards slaves and the ancestors of her captives seeking revenge upon her the writer need to keep up the good work i learned a small piece of history watching this, the actors need to stay and continue the amazing job WATCH THIS NOW ! its booth entertaining and intriguing .… Expand
Nov 17, 2013For a seasoned horror fan there is nothing new here. Many concepts used throughout the season are recycled from the 80s horror classics. If your new to horror, this season will provide some thrills and chills. The fundamentals of this new season are based around a 1960s asylum. This is a great theme. It is such a disappointment that there was no new concepts to really define and give the series its own identity. It felt like every horror theme used in this series always seems exhausted and worn out.
When the series comes up with new Horror concepts I ll be more interested. Seasoned horror fans will be bored. New folks to horror will find this series very dark and chilling. The whole Nazi, alien and wearing dead skin themes have really been exhausted.
Hopefully season 3 will be much more refined and unique, that is what this series needs Identity. It wont keep hardcore fans by running recycled themes episode after episode. So boring.… Expand
Dec 22, 2013Halfway through this season and I'm scared outta my mind. The friggen beginning is scary too lol.
Super good and amazing actors. The horror, gore, twist and turns, it's "insane" pun intended.
Very good and crazy show.
Sep 30, 2014Второй сезон на фоне первого - большой шаг вперед. Мрачная атмосфера Брайерклиффа заставит любого почувствовать себя психом и в этом главное достоинство второго сезона.
Nov 21, 2014This time they are more focusing on the visual horror aspect.The acting is good the plot is original and interesting and the scenario is well made.The cast is really good even if they are always taking the same actors.
Apr 19, 2014This season is more about being scary than anything else. There is a good story with great characters and plot, but it feels like they're trying to scare you more than telling a good story. The season also ends with plot holes and unanswered questions, but still a great season overall.
Apr 19, 2014This season, on my opinion, is tied with Coven in terms of quality. It is a fun ride that I was completely on board with the entire time
The concept is ones again rather cliché, as tends to be the case with American Horror Story. This being said, the magnificent cast does a lot to make it come alive. Jessica Lange makes an insane nun really come alive, and her character's interactions with James Cromwell's Doctor Arden are some of the highlights of the early season. Sarah Paulson takes a huge starring role when compared to the pervious season and completely pulls through. Lily Rabe and Zachary Quinto steal the show, though I won't say why as that could be a minor spoiler. Along with this, Evan Peters and Lizzie Brocheré nail there roles.
The plot of the season is strong. It is a tale of corruption and violence, with human elements mixed throughout. One of the best things this season does is have both modern and past timelines (with the focus being on the past), drawing parallels that created a strong overarching story arch. This season is not always as outright horrific as the first season in content, but is amazing in how tense the atmosphere constantly is. Though it seems slightly cheap, the season gives itself an easy out/justification that becomes apparent rather quickly within the show, though it is done with enough grace to be valid.
This season is the most disturbing in terms of content, thought that does not always mean outright horrific. Still, this is one of the best casts that the season has ever had and the plot makes sure to bring the audience along for one amazing roller-coaster.… Expand
May 5, 2014I watched all 12 episodes of AHS season one and like a good book,i couldn't putt down.
But was I ever disappointed in season two.
I want Violet back! and the housekeeper!
There was never anything close to the originality of season,two,but after buying only2 of AHS Season 2,I won't buy anymore nor watch anymore.
Season two is a horror in itself.Shame on you for cheap old used tricks!
Jun 27, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season ( compared to season 1 ) is heavy.
I absolutely loved it, so many things i didn't expect at all!
The casting is amazing, great actors, all of them...
American horror story is my favorite series ever.
The season is totally different from the first one, at first there's a lot of things confusing me, but when finishing the season it all comes clear perfectly.
I do have to say that Lana turned out completely different than how I imagined, and that what she did in the last episode to johnny, i didn't think she should've done that...
Anyway, i loved the season, and altough it was familiar to a lot of different movies and series, i think the concept idea was great… Expand
Sep 24, 2014The second season is the best, really, the first is too weak and the third is to confused, i hope now with freakshow That We have other best season, cause this season all have to be the BEST
Nov 4, 2014The second season of American Horror Story is titled Asylum. This season takes place in an insane asylum in the 1960s. This season focuses on possession, aliens, and brutal brutal serial killers.
Asylum is the best season in my opinion.
This season is more of a psychological mind **** After watching Sister Mary Eunice mount Monsignor Timothy Howard and ask him if it feels like a warm wet glove I needed to take a shower!!!! The second season is SO DARK, but it gives us real human emotions too. The acting (as always) is amazing. This season may be one of the greatest seasons in any television show.… Expand
Does it add up to a coherent whole? Impossible to say so far. Asylum is, in its opening episodes, more energetic and impishly funny than its predecessor.
It's dark, big-top sadism, and we wait for a story to emerge. [5 Nov 2012, p.41]
Like a good scare? How about a bad scare? Or a thousand scares, good and bad and crazy? Season 2 of "American Horror Story," subtitled Asylum, is for you.


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That is what I had thought about doing as a seperate game, and even made a very tentative start just the other week. A single player game where the opponent is a robot player. Ideally it would include a robot AI editor so players can write and evolve their own Robots for different ships/races and share them, possibly even play robot vs robot in robot tourneys. Over time people would be able to import robots that are likely pretty decent.
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Don't go there. I would love to work on Robot Starships fighting each other. There was a game called Omega where you programmed tanks to fight each other and I would love to do that. Everytime I start thinking about some of the details and it gets kinda hard.
Each starship would need to be able to:
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Easy enough. But then you get into the "programming language" to use and no matter what there needs to be some kind of API that is called to return the information and do actions. Many are available and of course I can create my own.
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Oh I can see the issues, I've been pondering it for quite a long time (almost as soon as i saw the robot rules for FedCom). The only reason I didn't start on it earlier was that I was going to go 3D graphics, but whilst I can probably cope with programming 3D graphics, I am not a graphic artist by any stretch of the imagination, in fact I wouldn't know where to start in creating 3D art. About a month ago I decided that I really wanted to get on with doing the game, but that I would have just go with basic 2D counters etc. I can draw counters
I was seeing it more as a single player game, rather than a robot vs robot game. You wouldn't need to be able to script a robot just to play. But the playing 2 robots against each other shouldn't be much more diffcult (if you've got as far as the single player game), and offers a way of ranking the robot AIs, so if user created robots were available for importing you could see which ones looked like they might be good against certain opponents. There may be numerous Robots for a D7, one good against Feds another good vs Hydrans, they may even get down to being optimised against certain ships, 1 robot D7 better vs a CA another better vs an NCA.
The only issue as ever is how much time I have to put into it. I don't think it would take to long to get a very basic version out (no robot editor, no fancy SSD graphics etc) if I was able to do it full time (which I'm not).
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Posted: 31-07-2008 14:13
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I think you're pretty much right.
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...his wife said to her neighbour " if this does not work out WE lose everything", now why would she say we if there was only her and she knew nothing about or of her husbands disappearence...
..she also said "i know i might have to give back some of the insurance money it wont be easy but i will cope" she or should i say they were more concerned about getting the money for settling debts and starting afresh but this is classed as freud.
Fraudian slip?
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I think you're pretty much right.
Fraudian slip?
I think it could possibly been a slip, might i add a very big slip.
like i said she knew all along where he was and what was going to happen
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Canoe man John Darwin smuggles memoir out of jail
Debt-laden fraudster who faked own death for insurance and fled to Panama writes of 'Eureka moment' behind scam
Haroon Siddique
guardian.co.uk, Monday 17 August 2009 09.18 BST
John Darwin, the canoeist who faked his own death, has revealed details of his scam in a memoir smuggled out of his jail cell, it was reported today.
With the help of his wife, Anne, the former prison officer faked his own death in a canoe accident in the North Sea in 2002 to claim £250,000 insurance.
He turned up in London in December 2007 claiming to have suffered from amnesia. But a timestamped photograph surfaced of Darwin and his wife smiling in an estate agency in Panama, and it emerged that he had hidden in a next-door bedsit owned by the couple.
Extracts from a book in which the 59-year-old explains the background to the scam have been published in the Sun today, prompting anger over how he managed to sneak the manuscript out of jail.
Darwin, who is serving a six-year sentence, teamed up with a fraudster he met at Everthorpe jail in east Yorkshire who posed as his lawyer after being freed, according to the paper.
The pair were apparently able to exchange uncensored material under "rule 39", which allows for correspondence between prisoners and their legal advisers to be treated as confidential.
The Prison Service failed to carry out basic checks that would have revealed Darwin's new "lawyer" was a conman who was freed on licence earlier this year, the paper reported.
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said it was "wrong for convicted criminals to profit from their crimes".
"Prisons have established processes in place for dealing with rule 39, which ensures that the confidential legal relationships between solicitors and their clients are maintained," she said. "We take any allegations that this rule is being breached very seriously and will investigate them."
In his memoir – titled The Canoe Man, Panama & Back – Darwin says he contemplated suicide in the face of overwhelming debts but realised it would not solve his financial woes and feared the effect it would have on his wife.
"The thought of losing everything was more than I could bear," he said.
"Not only would I think I was a failure in the eyes of Anne but also in the eyes of my two sons, as I would have lost the family home, lost absolutely everything that Anne and I had worked for."
He labels the point at which he hit upon the idea of staging his own death as a "Eureka moment".
"If we couldn't die, then my crazed brain reasoned, I could pretend to die. Not a job for Anne, she may fluff it completely and end up really dead! For my part, I no longer had a choice – I'd made up my mind to do it for real.
"After all, I wouldn't be the first man to kill himself because of financial pressures. The only difference in this case was that it would look like an accident.
"A suicide would be useless – the insurance company wouldn't pay out."
The police, a coroner, financial institutions and the couple's two sons, Mark and Anthony, were convinced that Darwin had drowned.
Darwin was sentenced to six years and three months in July 2008 after admitting fraud. His wife was jailed for six and a half years for fraud and money laundering.
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Canoe fraudsters to pay £600,000
Anne and John Darwin had embarked on a new life in Panama
The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin has offered to return more than half a million pounds of money the couple obtained fraudulently.
Lawyers for Anne Darwin said she would pay back £591,838 made from the scam she staged with her husband John, a Proceeds of Crime hearing was told.
The pair, from Seaton Carew, Teesside, were jailed after he faked his death to claim life insurance and pension cash.
John Darwin agreed to pay a nominal sum of £1, as he has no financial assets.
The confiscation hearing started at Leeds Crown Court earlier.
From Catherine Marston at Leeds Crown Court
Anne Darwin listened intently as the prosecution explained neither she nor her husband will contest the amount of money which must be repaid.
Silent for much of the hearing, she only spoke to confirm her name.
The court proceedings had been delayed to allow a two minutes silence to be observed for Remembrance Day but once the case began it soon became clear Anne Darwin would be repaying over £591,000.
She is liable because all the assets are in her name. Her husband John will pay a nominal sum of just one pound.
The couple convinced the police, a coroner, financial institutions and even their two sons that John Darwin had drowned while canoeing in the North Sea in 2002.
However, he had been hidden away in a flat next door to his wife's home, and they later embarked on a new life in Panama.
In November 2007 he returned to the UK, telling police he was a missing person with amnesia.
Darwin, 58, was jailed in July 2008 for six years for deception, while 57-year-old Anne Darwin was jailed for six-and-a-half-years for fraud and money-laundering.
The hearing at Leeds Crown Court was told that the Darwins realisable assets totalled £591,838.25.
Prosecutor Jolyon Perks said the victims were insurance companies Aviva, formerly known as Norwich Union, and AIG, with claims also made on John Darwin's pension and a Department of Work and Pensions payout.
This totalled £363,700.01 and the Crown also sought an order under the Proceeds of Crime Act for a further £228,138.24.
Mr Perks asked for a year for the money to be repaid.
If either fails to repay they could face a three-year jail sentence.
Mrs Darwin appeared in court, but her husband was not present.
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Canoe man tells police: Give me back my £100 or I will sue
By Paul Sims
Last updated at 12:50 AM on 31st May 2010
He faked his own death, stole £360,000 in insurance and pension payouts and then tried to make millions from his crimes by smuggling his memoirs out of prison.
And it seems that when money is involved, there is still nothing 'canoe man' John Darwin won't do.
The 60-year-old is now threatening to take the police to court if they don't return £100 they took off him during his 2007 arrest.
Darwin has written to police to claim the cash they seized when he came back from the dead in December 2007, five-and-a-half years after faking his death in a canoeing accident at sea.
If they refuse and Darwin pursues his challenge through the courts, it could cost the taxpayer thousands.
The cash is in a police bank account, but in an official claim sent from his prison cell in East Yorkshire, Darwin insists that they have no right to keep it.
A senior police source told the Daily Mail: 'It was sent to our asset recovery team and simply demands that we give him his money back. He says it is his.
'The asset recovery team intend to do everything they can to block it. After all, the £100 belongs to the money he stole from insurance firms and pension pots and under British law he cannot profit from his crimes. We are going to fight it every step of the way. If it goes to court it could cost a fortune.
'It's incredible really – he's got some nerve. Then again, this is John Darwin. Suffice to say we don't intend paying him a penny, for obvious reasons. We just can't believe the brass neck of the man.'
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Posted: 22-01-2011 08:43
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A more sympathetic look at the aftermath for Canoe Man:
John Darwin: 'Canoe Man' paddles back into view
John Darwin, who staged his own death, has been relased from prison.
By Neil Tweedie 10:30PM GMT 21 Jan 2011 2 Comments
Easington Colliery is an obsolete town with an obsolete name. The coalmine that gave it its purpose is long shut but the place remains, lines of drab terraces marching down to the grey North Sea.
Desolation is its chief asset. When the makers of Billy Elliot wanted the perfect 'It's Grim Up North' setting, they settled on Easington. The town figures prominently in tables of deprivation, and lays claim to the most obese population in the country. Pound shops rub shoulders with pubs protected by steel window shutters, the standard furniture of broken Britain. No paradise, then. Certainly not the paradise envisaged by John Darwin when he was dreaming of wealth and sunshine.
Say John Darwin in the Co-op and they hesitate, but mention Canoe Man and the lights switch on.
"Living here, is he?" says the lady at the check-out. "Well, I won't be bothering to look out for him."
Darwin will be pleased with that. Since his release from prison this week he has been stalked by the media, anxious to write the next chapter in his ordinary-turned-extraordinary life. Desperate not to antagonise his probation officers, he has been forced to lie low. But at some point, normal life will have to resume.
"John is in such a state at the moment," says Paul Wager, his oldest friend. "He's just done three years in prison and what's freaking him out is the thought that he would have to go back because of insinuations that he is talking to the press. At the moment he is like a fox that's gone to ground and can't get out."
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Canoe man John Darwin's latest vanishing act: the missing Panama spoils
John and Anne Darwin, the couple jailed for the "canoe man" conspiracy, have left thousands of pounds worth of ill-gotten assets unaccounted for in Panama, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
By Jon Swaine, Panama City 7:30AM GMT 29 Jan 2011
A brand new 4x4 vehicle worth £25,000, which was parked outside their Panama home when the fraud was exposed in December 2007, has never been recovered.
Mrs Darwin, who claimed £250,000 from her husband's life insurance and pension schemes, had access to two bank accounts in the country that were previously unknown to investigators.
The Daily Telegraph has learnt of the new details a week after Mr Darwin was released on licence from Moorland open prison in Doncaster, after serving half of his six-year sentence. Mrs Darwin is due to be freed from Askham Grange jail near York in March.
The couple, from Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, gained notoriety three years ago when Mr Darwin turned up at a police station claiming to be suffering from amnesia.
He had been declared dead after vanishing at sea in his canoe in March 2002. His wife cashed in the insurance policies and moved to Panama.
He joined her before visa problems forced him to return to Britain. All their assets were frozen in 2008 and Mrs Darwin, 59, agreed to pay back £592,000. Mr Darwin, 60, was said to be penniless and ordered to pay £1.
A list of Mrs Darwin's assets included a flat in Panama City, now valued at £62,702, and a 480-acre plot beside the Panama Canal, worth £232,336.
It also included £157,721 in bank accounts in Britain and Jersey, which was recovered, and three HSBC accounts in Panama containing a total of £144,000. Officers in Panama agreed to help with the recovery effort, which is being led by a court-appointed receiver from Grant Thornton, the accountants.
But 14 months on, no assets in Panama have been seized. Neither of Mrs Darwin's properties has been sold, and none of the cash has been recovered.
She is still listed as the resident of the flat on an up-to-date rota pinned in its lobby. Maria Estevez, an executive at the building's management company, said: "Anne Darwin is the owner."
The brand new Toyota Land Cruiser has vanished. The vehicle was bought with a £25,700 bank draft. It was registered in Mrs Darwin's name. A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service said: "Its location is unknown. If you know where the Land Cruiser is, please tell the police." Meanwhile a letter sent by the CPS to Panama's prosecutor general requesting help with the inquiry, which has been seen by The Daily Telegraph, lists two additional Panamanian bank accounts.
One of these is in the name of Jaguar Properties Corp, the Panama-based front company used by Mrs Darwin to buy the two properties. After being asked repeatedly to clarify over the past week, neither the CPS nor Cleveland Police could say yesterday whether the account had been examined or may contain money.
The CPS spokesman said: "We have no information about other accounts … The confiscation order is against Anne Darwin, not Jaguar Properties."
Lawyers for Mr and Mrs Darwin did not respond to requests for comment.
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The 4 x 4 was probably towed away by criminals. It's probably in another country by now.
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Paddling all the way to the bank: The Canoe Couple have £500,000 stashed away and the British police can't touch it
By Sue Reid
Last updated at 2:08 AM on 5th February 2011
On the dusty, pot-holed streets of a tropical town near the Panama Canal and Caribbean sea, they wait for news of the British couple who walked out of their lives three years ago.
'They went away, but we will welcome them back. We hope to see Mr and Mrs Darwin very soon,' said Mayor Senor Jaime Luna this week, sitting behind his rickety wooden desk in the one-room town hall.
'We thought the Darwins were good people. We trusted them and still do. If they have done something wrong in Britain they must be punished there. But they've done nothing wrong here.'
He then guided me around his town, where stray dogs lay panting in the heat and a local proudly showed me a scorpion he'd caught.
It is here in poverty-stricken Escobal, 70 miles from Panama City, in a wild landscape dotted with banana trees and coconut groves that the so-called 'canoe couple' planned a grandiose scheme to build a holiday park and boating centre.
No one in Panama knew the Darwins had raised the £200,000 to buy the 500-acre plot of land from an elaborate hoax and insurance scam.
John, a former bank official and teacher, faked his own death in 2002 by pretending to have drowned in his red canoe in the North Sea.
His wife, Anne, a doctor's receptionist, fraudulently collected nearly £680,000 in life insurance and pension payouts.
British authorities were left to chase the money from the couple's ill-gotten gains to pay back the insurance companies and pension funds the couple had defrauded
Now it has emerged that just £157,720, a fraction of the stolen sum, has been recovered - and the money trail from Britain to Panama has as many twists and turns as the fake canoe story.
Last month, 60-year-old John was freed from Moorland open prison in Doncaster. Today, he lives on benefits in a bedsit in Easington, Co. Durham. Anne will be released on probation from a women's jail in York in three weeks.
Meanwhile, after a three-year search for their assets - which are all in Mrs Darwin's name because officially her husband was dead - the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been stymied by Panama's banking laws and a mystery company founded by the couple to avoid the money being tracked down.
This week, the CPS admitted it has failed to confiscate the plot of land in Escobal, today worth £232,335.
Nor have they taken the Darwins' two-bedroom apartment in El Dorado, a middle-class suburb of Panama City, valued at £62,705. That's £20,000 more than what they paid for it five years ago.
Also still missing is the £144,000 stashed away in three bank accounts at a Panamanian branch of HSBC, just across the road from the Darwins' El Dorado apartment.
And those are just the properties and cash that are known about. The truth is that there could be other houses, plots of land and bank accounts that the Darwins own in Panama, which will never be found.
'We are still pursuing the assets so Mrs Darwin does not benefit from her criminal behaviour,' a CPS spokesman told the Mail this week.
He revealed that a Toyota Land Cruiser, worth £25,000 and registered in Mrs Darwin's name, had suddenly gone missing in Panama.
Until earlier this year, it was in the secure car park at the couple's empty apartment.
'We are appealing for anyone who knows the vehicle's location to come forward,' said the CPS spokesman.
In Panama, that's as likely as pigs flying over the skyscrapers of the city's flourishing financial district.
The country lies at the crossroads of North and South America. Visitors are attracted by its sunny climate, but it's also one of the world's most popular tax havens, luring foreigners with big bank balances who can tuck away funds safely and secretly.
To maintain secrecy and attract investment, the Panamanian government allows numbered bank accounts with no names attached.
There are fines of £5,000 with a six-month jail penalty for anyone - including bank officials and lawyers - who discloses information about such bank accounts. No wonder that the tiny nation caught the eye of the Darwins, who were living in a modest house near Hartlepool.
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I hope this doesn't make me a bad person (or at least, worse) but a tiny, weeny part of my brain actually slightly admires that...
Maybe it's just because of the twists. Bonkers crime, got away with it. Moment of madness, get caught. Squabble about who did what and consented or didn't etc etc. Both go down for it, TPTB assert no-one can profit from such a scheme.
And then...
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Yes, theres a lot of things I somehow think of as worse.
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Baby's brother seeks John Darwin apology over false ID
The brother of a dead baby whose identity was stolen by back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin has vowed to pursue the fraudster for an apology.
Darwin, who faked his own death in 2002, has complained to police of harassment by the family of John Jones, who died aged 34 days in 1950.
But Alf Jones, 54, has denied harassing Darwin, claiming he had only written a letter demanding an apology.
Mr Jones, from Sunderland, said Darwin had "deeply hurt" his family.
Darwin, who staged his own death in the North Sea off Seaton Carew near Hartlepool before fleeing to Panama, has been living in Easington Colliery, County Durham, since his release from prison in January.
He and his wife Anne were jailed in 2008 for fraud and deception after claiming £250,000 in insurance and pension cash.
Darwin came across the grave of the dead baby, who is buried in Sunderland Cemetery in Grangetown, while searching for names for his fake identity.
Construction worker Mr Jones, who has four sisters and two brothers, said he "wanted answers" from Darwin.
He said he had discovered Darwin's address and had left a letter demanding a meeting.
He said: "I need answers as to why he did this to my family and he is the only one who can give them.
"He has got to be a man and face up to what he did to us. He cannot say this is a victimless crime.
"I know the area where he is living and I left a letter for him asking to meet. But the police have told me he won't do it.
"I won't give up. I and my family need closure and an apology for what he did."
A Durham Police spokeswoman said: "We can confirm we have received a complaint of harassment of a man from the Easington Colliery area.
"Initial inquiries suggest no offence has been committed at this time."
Darwin also turned down a request to talk to the Jones family as part of the Restorative Justice scheme, where offenders meet victims.
He was jailed for six years and three months on seven charges of deception.
His wife Anne was jailed for six-and-a-half years for six counts of fraud and nine of money laundering.
Both have been released on licence. They no longer live together.
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What canoe man did next:
Canoe fraudster John Darwin faces return to jail after trip to find new wife in Ukraine
The 63-year-old had travelled to the Ukraine and was photographed last month by the Sun newspaper on a date with a statuesque local woman who was wearing a mini-skirt
By News agencies
7:43AM GMT 17 Dec 2013
Back-from-the-dead canoe fraudster John Darwin will be behind bars this Christmas after he was arrested on his return from an unauthorised trip abroad to find a new wife.
The 63-year-old had travelled to the Ukraine and was photographed last month by the Sun newspaper on a date with a local woman who was wearing a mini-skirt.
The 1,500-mile journey from his home in Hartlepool to the town of Sumy was undertaken without the permission of the Probation Service
He needed its authority to travel because he was still on licence after being sentenced to six years and three months for fraud.
He was released from jail in January 2011, but was required to stick to certain conditions, including not leaving the UK.
He was arrested yesterday at Newcastle Airport as he flew back to Britain, without a new wife.
A source close to the case indicated that Darwin would be required to complete the rest of his sentence behind bars when the authorities caught up with him. It is thought he will not be free again until October.
According to reports last month, Darwin and his date, a Ukrainian woman named Anna, enjoyed a two-hour meal assisted by a translator, but the evening was ruined when he was confronted by a reporter.
It was believed Darwin first made contact with the woman over the internet.
Darwin faked his own death in a canoeing accident in 2002 so his then-wife Anne could claim hundreds of thousands of pounds from insurance policies and pension schemes.
The couple, from Seaton Carew, were jailed at Teesside Crown Court in 2008 for the swindle, which deceived the police, a coroner, financial institutions and even their sons, Mark and Anthony.
After faking his own death, Darwin continued to live in secret with his wife before they escaped to Panama to start a new life.
But in December 2007 Darwin walked into a London police station, claiming he had amnesia, and was reunited with his stunned sons.
His wife, then still in Panama, initially also claimed to be surprised - until a photograph emerged of them posing together.
Darwin admitted fraud so received a slightly shorter sentence than Anne, who denied the offences. They have now divorced.
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The 63-year-old had travelled to the Ukraine and was photographed last month by
the Sun
newspaper on a date with a local woman who was wearing a mini-skirt.
Pity the rules on profiting from crime (or harassment for that matter) don't apply to them too.
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Fake death conman John Darwin 'has repaid just £121'
John Darwin leaving Teesside Crown Court
Darwin made a brief appearance at Teesside Crown Court
Convicted canoe death fraudster John Darwin has repaid just £121 of a £679,000 proceeds of crime order, a court has heard.
Darwin, 63, of Seaton Carew, Teesside, faked his own death in 2002 so his then-wife Anne could claim £500,000.
He served three years of a six-year jail term for insurance fraud.
Teesside Crown Court heard he may now have to use a recently matured pension to repay the cash he cheated out of insurance companies.
The father of two appeared in court after police began fresh proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
A judge had previously ordered he should repay £679,073, but the court was told divorced Darwin, who is claiming benefits, has only been able to hand back £121.
The Crown has now applied for him to repay more, as a pension has matured. A hearing to decide the matter will be held in May.
Panama photograph
Darwin did not speak during the brief hearing before Judge Howard Crowson.
Anne Darwin, now split from her husband, has repaid more than £500,000 under a separate Proceeds of Crime order.
John Darwin was reported missing in a canoe in the North Sea in March 2002.
His wife collected more than £500,000 in life insurance payouts, while he hid in their home, leaving their two sons believing he was dead.
In December 2007, he walked into a London police station, claiming he had amnesia, and was reunited with his sons who were stunned to hear he was alive.
His wife, who had fled with him to Panama, pretended to be shocked until a photograph emerged of them posing together after his supposed death.
John and Anne Darwin photographed for the Move to Panama website
John and Anne Darwin were infamously photographed in Panama in 2006
She was later jailed for six-and-a-half-years for fraud and money-laundering.
Earlier this year police said John Darwin was being investigated again under the Proceeds of Crime Act regarding possible "undeclared assets".
After the pair were jailed, assets including a fourth-floor apartment in Panama City and an overgrown plot of land near the artificial Lake Gatun were seized and sold.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was granted a confiscation order to retrieve the money Mrs Darwin received from her insurance companies and pension funds.
All the money held in accounts in the UK and Panama, which totalled about £9,000, was also seized.
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