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|Reviews for BROKEN
| ReesesCatEyes chapter 13 . 5/11/2014
Just read your story, and I enjoyed it! I have to admit though, sometimes the errors through me out of the story! Keep up the good work
| mryann chapter 13 . 5/9/2014
ohhh my,,,, this is a wonderful ending.. it made me smile. frown,.. cry and the works... i have always loved your writing and hope to read more of your works!
| mryann chapter 12 . 5/9/2014
ohh my this is too sweet and i love how it is going... they are both mature now and ready to work for it..
| mryann chapter 11 . 5/9/2014
ohh this is nice.. they are friends againa and he is trying to fix things up..
| mryann chapter 10 . 5/9/2014
ohh what a steammy scene... and what a way to end...
| mryann chapter 9 . 5/9/2014
oh ohh... now the past has been said,., but what is his sickness this is really getting exciting... and he really do love her... sigh..
| mryann chapter 8 . 5/9/2014
this is a sweet chapter.. i love the development of their bond.. and I am much curious of the past...
| mryann chapter 7 . 5/9/2014
ohh what will be happening next.. it has been a while and I have been doing something.. hopefully i will be able to finsh this.
| mryann chapter 6 . 5/2/2014
ohh he really loves herr... i love where this is taking... i wanted to finish it in one go.. however,. i need to sleep...
| mryann chapter 5 . 5/2/2014
ohh they are both confused and he is soo jealouss...
| mryann chapter 4 . 5/2/2014
ohh some thing are getting clear now.. hmn... i am jsut excited to know..
| mryann chapter 3 . 5/2/2014
ohh now i am curious as to what had happened on that night... hmnnn
| mryann chapter 2 . 5/2/2014
ohh my,. juyst when she thinks she have moved on.. he is back...
| mryann chapter 1 . 5/2/2014
ohh this is a nice story... i am wondering what will happen next...
| angeljme chapter 13 . 9/4/2012
it would be terrifyingly heartbreaking if Sere & Dare never got their happily-ever-after in every fanfic written about them
great story-telling and pacing of the mystery


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GPO officials have made a good start on creating an electronic repository. The agency's electronic archives hold more than 100,000 government documents. The office also offers links to government information on other agencies' Web sites.
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Experts disagree on whether GPO's plan for capturing fugitive documents puts the agency ahead of the commercial software market. Clarence Morey, an official at Internet Security Systems Inc., said the same Web-filtering technologies that the company uses to block spam and pornography could be applied to finding fugitive government documents.
Other experts such as Jeff Young, software architect for the Online Computer Library Center, a nonprofit computer library service, said librarians will be interested in how GPO officials solve the depository library problem, especially if they do it with open-source software tools that can be shared with other libraries.
GPO officials have sought help from university libraries. They have made special arrangements, for example, with the University of North Texas Libraries for the university to maintain a collection known as the Cyber Cemetery.
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Traveled with small children who really enjoyed the adventure. A picnic lunch was the perfect ending to our day.
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Ice been going to the museum for years. All my children would go on field trips and still talk about things they learned there. The museum is small but informative and the trails and outdoor areas truly give the children a learning experience that is ever changing.
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Been here several times. Grandkids love the place and they can work off their high energy levels - at least for a few hours. Dinosaur animatronics are special, the May plant sales are nice, and the facilities are well kept. A bit worried though about encroaching residential areas around the woodsy setting. Hope they keep it secluded and as close...
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Jiffy Hot Cross Buns
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|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Egg yolk
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|2 1⁄2 Cup (40 tbs)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|2 Tablespoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Slightly beaten egg white
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|Sifted confectioners' sugar
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Soften dry yeast in warm water or compressed yeast in lukewarm water.
Add next 5 ingredients; beat vigorously 2 to 3 minutes.
Turn out on surface well-dusted with biscuit mix.
Knead till smooth, about 25 strokes.
Roll out to 1/2 inch.
Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter; shape in buns.
Place in greased 11x7x1 1/2-inch baking pan.
Cover with damp cloth.
Let rise in warm place till almost double, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
If desired, cut shallow cross in each bun with scissors.
Brush tops with slightly beaten egg white.
Bake in hot oven (400°) 12 to 15 minutes or till done.
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The story zips along almostly flawlessly, as Snoopy tries to track down Woodstock's stolen nest. Only the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Snoopy Come Home, and A Boy Named Charlie Brown come close to this gem. Please see it.
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I'm definitely too old to be watching these, at eighteen you'd think
I'd be watching the Twilight movies (ewww!) but these are so funny and
nostalgic! My parents used to have family nights where we'd all watch
Charlie Brown cartoons in the basement and eat rainbow sherbet. Sure,
these cartoons are a little cheesy, but they're very comical without
using nasty toilet humor or sex jokes. They're safe for kids and way
better than those stupid Family Guy cartoons on television today.
In this one, somebody has stolen Woodstock's nest and Snoopy decides to play detective, causing more trouble than the friends began with. They get held up at several houses, including Peppermint Patty's and Pigpen's (who names their child Pigpen, were his parents a little drunk when they named him?) anyway, where the nest turns out to have gone is totally unexpected (at least for kids).
I think my favorite part of these cartoons would honestly be the retro seventies jazz soundtrack, I love that kind of music and I don't know why, but it goes really well with these cartoons. The animation is great considering the era and budget, the characters are funny, all in all it's a great thing to spend a rainy day with.
This special begins with an extended Woodstock sequence in which the
little birdy builds a massive nest to cope with the weather. But the
nest is soon stolen and he teams up with Snoopy (in his Sherlock Holmes
guise) to track down his missing home and find the culprit.
There's not a lot of dialogue in this one as it focuses on Snoopy and Woody more than the human members of the peanuts gang. The dog and the bird visit them all one by one, giving them each a minute and a half of screen time, but it's just not all that mysterious. I would have preferred if it were a mystery that ol' Chuck could solve. Still, it's quite funny and worth a watch.
One day Woodstock finds his nest missing, and Snoopy, donned in a
Sherlock Holmes outfit, visits all the kids' homes to investigate. It's
eventually found, and Lucy, dressed as a judge in her psychiatric
booth, presides over a "trial" between Woodstock and the perpetrator
over its ownership. Cute, mostly well-paced, video. Quaint background
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"trial" sort of lags, and the voices in the video are somewhat flat,
especially that of Peppermint Patty, who actually sounds middle-aged.
Though this is from the 1970s, it's not very dated in its humor or artwork. I'm surprised it hasn't aired regularly on TV. It has the qualities of a classic Charlie Brown special.
Eleventh animated special based on the cartoon strips of Charles M. Schulz deals with Snoopy attempting to help his sidekick Woodstock recover his stolen nest, which was taken by Sally in order to complete her science project. Snoopy dons the attire of the famous Sherlock Holmes while banging on doors of his friends looking for clues. Lucy is annoyed, Pigpen is happy, Marcie is confused, but Peppermint Patty treats it like a most amusing game of cops & robbers! The trail leads back to Sally, with Lucy acting as judge to settle ownership. Contains some very funny scenes, and nice atmosphere, but seems to lose steam near the end. Still worthwhile viewing.
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is a product of its time and IMO holds its own compared to other late '60s shows. The older it gets the less it will appeal to a broad audience, just like any other show. Some people will still appreciate it, either for historical value or because they like its "vintage" aesthetic or production values. But they will be a small, specialized niche audience.
I agree with this. Having just recorded 36 episodes of a podcast whose purpose is to discuss TOS with a non-Trekkie, I can tell you that even for people that like science fiction, TOS is a hard sell.
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Sunoco, the official fuel of the Verizon IndyCar Series, also has been named official fuel of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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At this weekend's TUDOR Championship race
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7th Round of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship…
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Giancarlo Fisichella used his veteran experience Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Combined with a whole lot of power from his Ferrari F458 Italia, he captured Ferrari's first GT Le Mans pole in TUDOR United SportsCar Championship competition in GT Le Mans (GTLM) during qualifying for Friday's Brickyard Grand Prix (FOX Sports 1, Live at 5:30 p.m. ET).


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|April 22, 2011 07:30 AM EDT
Recently there was a bigger discussion at dynaTrace around the cost of exceptions. When working with customers we very often find a lot of exceptions they are not aware of. After removing these exceptions, the code runs significantly faster than before. This creates the assumption that using exceptions in your code comes with a significant performance overhead. The implication would be that you better avoid using exceptions. As exceptions are an important construct for handling error situation, avoiding exceptions completely does not seem to be good solution. All in all this was reason enough to have a closer look at the costs of throwing exceptions.
The Experiment
I based my experiment on a simple piece of code that randomly throws an exception. This is not a really scientifically-profound measurement and we also don't know what the HotSpot compiler does with the code as it runs. Nevertheless it should provide us with some basic insights.
public class ExceptionTest {
public long maxLevel = 20;
public static void main (String ... args){
ExceptionTest test = new ExceptionTest();
long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
int count = 10000;
for (int i= 0; i < count; i++){
try {
test.doTest(2, 0);
}catch (Exception ex){
// ex.getStackTrace();
long diff = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
System.out.println(String.format("Average time for invocation: %1$.5f",((double) diff)/count));
public void doTest (int i, int level){
if (level < maxLevel){
try {
doTest (i, ++level);
catch (Exception ex){
// ex.getStackTrace();
throw new RuntimeException ("UUUPS", ex);
else {
if (i > 1) {
throw new RuntimeException("Ups".substring(0, 3));
The Result
The result was very interesting. The cost of throwing and catching an exception seems to be rather low. In my sample it was about 0.002ms per Exception. This can more or less be neglected unless you really throw too many exceptions – and too many means we are talking about 100.000 or more.
While these results show that exception handling itself is not affecting code performance, it leaves open the question: what is responsible for the huge performance impact of exceptions? So obviously I was missing something – something important.
After thinking about it again, I realized that I was missing an important part of exception handling. I missed out the part on what you do when exceptions occur. In most cases you – hopefully – do not just catch the exception and that's it. Normally you try to compensate for the problem and keep the application functioning for your end users. So the point I was missing was the compensation code that is executed for handling an exception. Depending on what this code is doing the performance penalty can become quite significant. In some cases this might mean retrying to connect to a server in other cases it might mean using a default fallback solution that is providing a far less-performing solution.
While this seemed to be a good explanation for the behavior we saw in many scenarios, I thought I am not done yet with the analysis. I had the feeling that there is something else that I was missing here.
Stack Traces
Still curious about this problem I looked into how the situation changes when I collect stack traces. This is what very often happens. You log an exception and its stack trace to try to figure out what the problem is.
I therefore modified my code to now get the stack trace of an exception as well. This changed the situation dramatically. Getting the stack trace of an exception had a 10x higher impact on the performance than just catching and throwing them. So while stack traces help to understand where and possibly also why a problem occurred, they come with a performance penalty.
The impact here is often very high as we are not talking about a single stack trace. In most cases exceptions are thrown – and caught – at multiple levels. Let us look at a simple example of a Web Service client connecting to a server. First there is an exception at the Java library level for the failed connection. Then there is a framework exception for the failed client and then there might be an application-level exception that some business logic invocation failed. This now sums up to three stack traces being collected.
In most cases you should see them in your log files or application output. Writing these potentially long stack traces again comes with some performance impact. At least you normally see and you can react to them if you look at your log files regularly – which is something you do, don't you?
In some cases I have seen even worse behavior due to some incorrect logging code. Instead of checking whether a certain log level is enabled by calling log.isxxEnabled () first, developers just call logging methods. When this happens, logging code is always executed including getting stack traces of exceptions. As the log level however is set too low they never show up anywhere you might not even be aware of them. Checking for log levels first should be a general rule as it also avoids unnecessary object creation.
Not using exceptions because of their potential performance impact is a bad idea. Exceptions help to provide a uniform way to cope with runtime problems and they help to write clean code. You however need to trace the number of exceptions that are thrown in your code. Although they might be caught they can still have a significant performance impact. In dynaTrace we, by default, track thrown exceptions – and in many cases people are surprised by what is going on in their code and what the performance impact is in resolving them.
While exception usage is good you should avoid capturing too many stack traces. In many cases they are not even necessary to understand the problem – especially if they cover a problem you already expect. The exception message therefore might prove as being enough information. I get enough out of a Connection refused message so I do not need the full stack trace into the internal of the java.net call stack.
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The Lightning were hoping that they could take the positive momentum from Saturday's third period against the Montreal Canadiens into the game against the New York Rangers on Sunday evening but instead the slow start plagued the Bolts for the second straight game.
[1]The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the New York Rangers by a final score of 4-3 in a sloppily played contest in which the Lightning were victimized several times by their own puck mismanagement.
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''As far as we're concerned, this place is back in business,'' said Major Delgado. ''Back to normal, as normal as it gets.''
Major Delgado said he did not have a good explanation for the sudden rash of violence. ''It did get a lot better for a number of weeks,'' he said. ''It was getting quiet almost to the point of being boring.'' --------------------
A Million Shiites Gather in Karbala
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Photos: An Iraqi police officer in Baghdad yesterday after a car bombing killed six people and wounded many others outside a hotel used by Americans. (Photo by Joao Silva for The New York Times)(pg. A1); Iraqi police officers carried away the body of a victim of the bombing yesterday outside the Baghdad Hotel. A second attack took place in Tikrit. (Photo by Joao Silva for The New York Times)(pg. A8) Chart: ''Car Bombings in Iraq'' More than 150 people have died in car bomb attacks in Iraq in the last several months. DATE: Aug. 7 TARGET: Jordanian Embassy, Baghdad KILLED: 17 INJURED: 65 DATE: Aug. 19 TARGET: U.N. headquarters, Baghdad KILLED: 22 INJURED: 100 DATE: Aug. 29 TARGET: Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf KILLED: 95 INJURED: 142 DATE: Sept. 2 TARGET: Police compound, Baghdad KILLED: 1 INJURED: 26 DATE: Sept. 9 TARGET: U.S. government house, Erbil KILLED: 1 INJURED: 50 DATE: Sept. 22 TARGET: U.N. headquarters, Baghdad KILLED: 1 INJURED: 19 DATE: Oct. 9 TARGET: Police compound, Baghdad KILLED: 8 INJURED: 40 DATE: Oct. 12 TARGET: Baghdad Hotel, Baghdad KILLED: 6 INJURED: 35 Map of Iraq highlights the locations of the car bombings. (pg. A8)


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|Reviews for Love is watching someone die
| gemin chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
oh wow, this is really good. I'm super interested about this already. As with your other story, I will be awaiting eagerly. I love that they admitted so early on that they were head over heals.
| acirelemagne chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
srsly...goo...i am a pile of messy sobbing goo after this...it was so sweet and to know she is dying is killing me...
| lostmytrainofthought chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
ahh...im not ready for the heart fail to come! *but i like the chapter*
| sanglin chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
I wouldn't say this is going to be better than Realize, but it's going to be on the same level of awsomeness! I can't wait for the update!
| Cornered Delirium chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
I don't know if I should read this story.
YES because you're writing it and I love "Realize".
NO because omfg Bella is dying! T_T
Well anyway I'll read it :P Great beginning.
Better be some miracle in the end or you will know my wrath! XD
| kuntrygal chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
Amazing! Cant wait to read more, even though I know I will be crying again!
| Sunflower33 chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
I went back and forth wether I could take reading this story or not. But you know, it's your writing it, and you have such a way with words, I couldn't resist.
The flash backs don't bother me at all. It's too pertinent to the story. I think if you had put her illness in the end only, then it wouldn't have such a dramatic pull.
| jandco chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
hey goo, instead just use a gun. it will be a lot less painful for me.
this was brilliant. i love it. now update it! why am i asking for death?
| MinniMuffin chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
Amazing! The present part almost made me cry and the flashback was great! I love this story.
| Savage Juno chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
Ok, so this story looks promising. Well written. But I have to admit that I am not one for sad (or really even bittersweet) and I don't see how this can ever resolve without being either unbearably sad or pulling out some unbelievable deus ex machina. I'll hang with it for a little while, though, since I love your writing.
| bex23 chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
OMG I love this story. Although it is so sad that she is dying unless there there is going to be at the last minute a miracle cure and she will get better. Anyway loved the flashback to when they first met. Talk about jumping the gun with each other, but then this is Bella and Edward we are talking about. I was really getting into it and totally forgot that it is a memeory and in the present she is dying. I think this is going to make me cry alot and I think I am going to need a lot of tissues.
Update soon as I can't wait!
| Sophie Girl chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
I started to read this chapter, and had to stop for a minute. I love, love, love your writing! I am ready for some angst and I know you are gonna deliver!
| Twilight.Love.Bedward chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
Wow this is really good! I think that it will be a great story the only thing is that I think I may end ip crying slot because I honest don't like to see Edward miserable or any of the lovebirds die it always so sad but our than that I this k you should definetly continue and who knows maybe you'll have one of the greats! I'm gonna recomend your story to my fanfic friends to your story!
| JennCullen87 chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
Another great story! Update soon!
| Oo Livia Cullen oO chapter 1 . 8/29/2008
I'm completely in love with your story ! It's really so powerful, I loved the dichotomy between all the hurt of the first part and all the love and optimism of the second. It was really well balanced. I love the dynamic between Edward and Bella, how they connect and how you can really feel through your words that they truly and hopelessly belong to and with each other ! Bring on the ansgt, I like better when it hurts !


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Caps get Sochi shootout star Oshie from Blues for Brouwer
Sochi Olympics shootout star T.J. Oshie has been acquired by the Washington Capitals in a deal that sends Troy Brouwer to the St. Louis Blues.
Cardinals fire scouting director Correa amid hacking scandal
The St. Louis Cardinals say they have fired scouting director Chris Correa.
Cardinals place OF Jon Jay on 15-day disabled list
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Royals fan whose cancer fight gained attention dies
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Former Tiger Carroll says he's heading to Raptors
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Own goal gives Japan win against England in World Cup
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Blues sign Lehtera, lose Jackman
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Cavaliers break the bank on Day 1 of free agency
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White Sox activate reliever Jennings from 15-day DL
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Games played on July 1, 2015
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Justin Smoak homered from both sides of the plate, Mark Buehrle won his fourth straight decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 11-2 on Wednesday, ending Boston's winning streak at three.
Cards' Garcia ruled out for Thursday, no DL move expected
Jaime Garcia has been pushed back again and won't start Thursday for the St. Louis Cardinals because of what the pitcher calls a mild left groin strain.
Attention shifts from No. 1 McIlroy to Spieth halfway through the year
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Spieth is racking up the points with two majors remaining
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Athletes adjusting to cameras all over arenas, stadiums
When LeBron James pulls into the parking lot at Quicken Loans Arena, there are cameras waiting.
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'Check it!' On its bicentennial Wordsworth poem updated to rap
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Set to a driving beat, the rap encourages the listener to 'Check It' and the daffodils are no longer 'tossing their heads in sprightly dance' but 'tossing up their heads like a pogo dance'.
The rap has been recorded to mark the bicentenary of the poem with the aim of appealing to the next generation of Lake District visitors.
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Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tour and Movie Stars' Homes Tour
Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tour and Movie Stars' Homes Tour. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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loved it as it shows you where so many of your favourite movies and TV series are made
Driver great
Really good tour, got to see the Friends Cafe and the Ellen Stage (luckily we were there on an off day) the tour guide was bubbly but seemed a little impersonal at the same time, almost bored? Still she was quite informative and as she mentioned she worked on Ellen it was probably not her actual job description. It was a shame we couldn't take any pics at the Museum at the end, I didnt really understand why but oh well. Would recommend to others visiting LA, purely for the nostalgia of seeing famous filming locations from favourite tv shows.
The Warner Bros. VIP Tour was fabulous and we had a great time! The tour guide at the studio was very helpful and knowledgeable. He had a great personality and knew lots of little tips and tricks.
I would have rated this 5 stars if not for the experience with Starline. We didn't use the hotel pickup and the process was terribly unorganized. The boarding process was hectic and the couple employees who helped in that area were pretty moody.
I am giving this 4 starts because Warner Brothers tour was great - I would give this tour 1 star for Starline's lack of service. We were told we would be picked up for the tour at 8:30am....after many calls to the operator, our "shuttle" arrived at 9:50am. We were told that we would be taken to the main office to fill out paperwork even though the Viator ticket has always acted as the "official" ticket. We waited in a sea of people for another 30 minutes and directed to yet another huge line. IF I did not ask the attendants, we would have been still waiting there and would have never made our tour. So disorganized and rediculous. Starline is a company I will never use every again!
Great Studio Tour. Starline transfers were a little dodgy with communication and transfer to and from the Studio.
Good tour, well organised and the tour guide was knowldgable friendly and helpful. Good value for money
Interesting tour of the Warner Bros studios and rather boring tour of Beverly Hills and celebrities homes.
The home tour was ok. The man speaking was Danny Ray and he talked about himself more then the tour. He would say the owner of the house right as we left it. The WB tour was fabulous! The man speaking was great! He even let us go inside a set!
The tour was great, and we had an amazing tour guide. I just wish the tour was made way longer.
The agency needs lots of organization! I had a pre-paid voucher, like dozens of us and first, they picked us up from the hotel to their office so they validate the voucher. That takes a huge line since all tourists r in the same situation, no matter what tour theyre taking. Then, we had to wait in another line to wait 4 the driver that would take us.
The WB was really interesting, its really worth it, sad that the guides dont have a plan to follow, they decide what to visit right there. We missed a couple of stages we really wanted to visit. On our way back, a family didnt get on time to the bus so we left them. For some reason the driver was ordered to get back to pick them up again. Really? Totally disrespectful for the ones that were there on time.
After that, they took us 2 touch base in a terminal and we had 2 wait for another bus to make the 2nd part of the tour. Really? Some new people got in without being part of the tour, the car had no roof at all and it rained. Guys, you are supposed to be the professionals and youre supposed to be prepared for that, arent you?
Thanks for the water tour! Couldnt see much, all the water right on my face, taking care of the camera protecting it from the rain, it was sooo cold and nobody even gave us as an advice to bring warm clothes and ponchos.
I really recommend the WB, -u can buy it at WB- although I suggest saying openly to the guide what stages you want to go to. It always includes a photo session at the Friends couch, thats really awesome if youre a fan.
For the second part of the tour, the celebrities homes are not available to see right from the street and the car/bus cannot park for the tourists to take pictures. Theres no way to prove the owners are who the guide says, so dont expect to remember each house in your pictures. The Rodeo street is fun to see for the stores and opulent people but nothing with the wow factor. The Hollywood sign can be barely seen for 2 sec, u better go by urslf.
We expected to see more behind the scenes than we did. I was also under the impression that we were going to see a taping but it wasn't so. I may have been wrong in thinking this was the case.
Kaye S
The time spent at the studio was fun and interesting and the tour guide was great. But, the amount of time spent in transit was ridiculous. We were picked up at our hotel, which was 5 mins from the studio and driven to the office 20 minutes away at Graumann's Theater. We had to wait on line to pick up our tickets and then get on another but to go to Warner Bros. At the end of the tour, we boarded the bus and went back to the Tour office to pick up the bus to our hotel. The tour was 2 1/2 hours and we spent another 2 1/2 hours traveling and waiting on line for something that was right around the corner from our hotel. I would book directly with Warner Bros next time. The Tour Operator should pick up from area hotels and go directly to the studio. This was a ridiculous system.
Pick up from the hotel was good. Communication about pick up time from hotel was not easy. This should just be emailed through or a text message. People asked too many stupid questions during the studio tour and wasted the tour guides time while he was trying to do the tour.
Thought the tour operator was a little disorganized and not very clear with instructions at the start. Once at Warner's bros we were handed over to the Warner bros staff who also seemed a little disorganized mixing up folks from our group with the general public - got a bit confusing but worked out in the end!
Once actually on the tour all was good. Entertaining and knowledgeable guide! Enjoyed the motorized cart to take us around! Would have liked more time in the museum as we didn't get to see it all in 30 mins allotted time. Would have liked more on the animation side of Warner bros. Would do again dispite earlier hiccups!
Quite a good tour, but not as good as I was hoping. No viewing of an actual TV or movie production set, just a huge empty sound stage and the recreated 'Friends' cafe (for a photo op). The staff make a big deal of entering the building with costumes, by locking up everyone's cameras on the tour bus. The build-up was not justified, as only a floor of Harry Potter costumes and another floor of movie and TV costumes (mostly suits - no Hollywood glamour dresses).
The tour itself was superb, guides were extremely knowledgeable and very friendly, we even spotted a few celebrities. The lead up to the tour however was not so good. You are picked up from your hotel and then dropped off at a tiny kiosk that hundreds of people are queuing to get into. The tour says that it starts at 9am, but we didn't even get to Warner Bros. until 10:30am as we had to drop off people going to Universal Studios first, thus cutting our tour even shorter. I feel bad dropping the rating because Warner was superb but the company organising the tour was bad, I wouldn't go on any more trips with this tour operator, their staff seemed disinterested, the organisation left a lot to be desired.
very interesting, but a long wait before start of tour
Yes, I would say that the studios are worth a tour - if you're lucky you might get to see the set of a TV programme you are a fan of, and it's interesting to see behind the scenes. However, if I was doing this again, I think I would book direct with Warner Brothers. We were told a hotel pick up and drop off was included in the price, but when I phoned 48 hours to confirm they said I had to make my own way to their bus depot, which was organised chaos and the bus that took us to the studios was not clean and I'm not entirely sure whether it was safe - headrests were missing and sharp metal poles stuck up from the back of the chair right behind one's head. We had a lot of time hanging around waiting to 'board' the bus at both ends, and it was only the good nature of our driver on the day that we got dropped off at out hotel on the return. Enjoyed the studio tour, only next time I think I'd make my own travel arrangements there and back.
Bit boring and expected there to be a museum of old and new Warner Bros memorabilia.
Peter E
The Warner Brothers part of the tour was excellent but the rest was a waste of time the organisational ability of the tour company has a lot to be desired. from not knowing what bus was going where to forgetting about us when we returned from Warner Brothers then telling the new driver give them a short tour as you need to be back by 3:00 was poor.
Warner Bros was good, tour was long and we saw a lot but nothing spectacular. I would recommend Universal instead. Also, there is a lot of travelling time and waiting around for the tour. Swapping buses and waiting for other people meant I spent over 5 hours travelling on the bus throughout the day, for a 90 minute tour. If you have little time in LA, visit the beaches instead!
I was really excited about this tour as I heard great things about it, but was very disappointed with it. Our tour guide wasn't very friendly and rushed us through everything. We really didn't get to see much of anything due to a Prince visiting. They shut down whatever location he wanted to go to.
Not real intresting ! If you never been in a studio, may be ok.
The tour description was for a behind the scenes tour and movie stars home tour which was supposedly meant to go for 9 hours. My tour only went for just over 4hrs not including transport time so I was majorly ripped off!