The TV Thread

[Atrocity]

To my great chagrin I have to join in with the Anglophilia here and say I think Sherlock is much better. My friend pointed out that it would have been much more interesting for Holmes to be female instead - you know, because Holmes has plain flaws. Watson is flawed, but in Liu's portrayal I see little more than the typical whiny 'strong female' archetype. In Sherlock Martin Freeman does an excellent Watson, someone who actually acts like a former soldier. Benedict Cumberbatch also does a good job portraying Holmes as an intelligent but frenetic, selfish introvert. The reason I have a fair bit to say on this is because I took an entire class on the Sherlock Holmes series for English.

I agree with you! I watch Elementary with my parents when I go home and it's not a bad show, but I don't see it as "sherlock". He could easily be called Dude Dudeson and it would be just another cup show. In Sherlock, I love the whole story around them, not just salving crimes but how they function together, how much Watson has to care for him and appreciate him to be willing to live with his bullshit, how Sherlock changes little by little and what he is ready to do for Watson, but still claims he has no interests in emotions. I love how Benedict Cumberbatch portraits him and how he and Martin Freeman fit together. I am starting to appreciate Benedict more and more as an actor and I hate that, since everybody's crazy about him nowdays, people think I like him because now is cool to like him. I've seen a lot of his work and I think he is a very good and talented actor who can do a lot of different roles.

[Woutjinho]

I don't mind if someone wants to suggest he was a clever man (although I feel 'genius' is taking it a bit far). But when it's coming from someone who's clearly into a lot of Nazi and RAC bands' date=' it doesn't exactly look good.[/quote'] I like to watch slasher movies and listen to Mortician. Does that make me a serial killer? I like to watch porn and listen to porngrind. Does that make me a rapist? I like to watch war documentaries and listen to Oi!. Does that make me a nazi?

[Iceni]

He could easily be called Dude Dudeson and it would be just another cop show.

That is as a matter of fact the most popular boy's name in the States right now.

[JBaker]

I like to watch slasher movies and listen to Mortician. Does that make me a serial killer? I like to watch porn and listen to porngrind. Does that make me a rapist? I like to watch war documentaries and listen to Oi!. Does that make me a nazi?

Nope. Listening to Oi! most definitely doesn't make you a Nazi. Neither does necessarily listening to a Nazi band just because you like the sound (I don't, but that's more a reflection on my own personal threshold as the racist/homophobic lyrics are meant to be taken seriously, unlike those other things you listed). Having said that, given the fact that you have a good 4 far right bands as your most listened to artists, and then you claim Hitler is a 'genius', you can see how it might begin to look a certain way...

[Woutjinho]

Been listening to Noie Werte mostly lately yes, but I also listen to those straight edge bands. Doesn't mean I'm against alcohol at all, as you know. To clear things up, yes I'm right. I'm also anti-religion so I'm not really a big fan of the things that happened in the last few decades here in the western world.

[FatherAlabaster]

That is as a matter of fact the most popular boy's name in the States right now.

Right on, dude.

[Atrocity]

That is as a matter of fact the most popular boy's name in the States right now.

That's so sad

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: The TV Thread

Speaking on a purely economic level he was very good for Germany. Outside of that he was one of the most despicable' date=' loathsome, and batshit crazy people to ever draw breath.[/quote'] The Nazi Party didn't really have an economic platform, they figured that once that had conquered a number of other countries, the details would work themselves out. I would agree with the genius assessment of Hitler though, in that he convinced a nation to rally behind his irrational views through carefully calculated speeches and platform organization, placating his followers to do his bidding without realizing that he himself didn't meet his own ideal and didn't deserve the title of Fuhrer under his own regime. Really, were it not for the failed campaigns on the Eastern Front and the accidental sinking of the Bismarck via a downed fighter plane, we might all be speaking German right now... Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[Iceni]

Really' date=' were it not for the failed campaigns on the Eastern Front and the accidental sinking of the Bismarck via a downed fighter plane, we might all be speaking German right now...[/quote'] I don't think so. Hitler seemed to have some political acumen, but militarily he was a total idiot. He's lucky he had talented guys like Rommel commanding his forces, because he had no bloody idea how to wage war; a pretty thick irony considering Nazism's fondness for the activity. He could not have defeated the United States and Britain unless he allied with the Soviet Union, which was essentially impossible long-term. That would have required a transatlantic campaign, an operation which Germany almost certainly could not have carried out, given its poor naval forces. Japan was far better equipped to wage a naval campaign and they still lost to the US. Hitler also frequently made personal recommendations on the tactical and operational level that tremendously hindered his talented engineers and his command staff. I highly doubt that Germany would have conquered the United States.

[deathstorm]

Hindenburg. Went down in jersey. I live about. 9 miles from. Hindenburg crash site

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: The TV Thread

I don't think so. Hitler seemed to have some political acumen, but militarily he was a total idiot. He's lucky he had talented guys like Rommel commanding his forces, because he had no bloody idea how to command a military force. He could not have defeated the United States and Britain unless he allied with the Soviet Union, which was essentially impossible long-term. That would have required a transatlantic campaign, an operation which Germany almost certainly could not have carried out, given its poor naval forces. Japan was far better equipped to wage a naval campaign and they still lost to the US. Hitler also frequently made personal recommendations on the tactical and operational level that tremendously hindered his talented engineers and his command staff. I highly doubt that Germany would have conquered the United States.

Many experts I have read stated that the Bismarck would have decimated our navy were it not for their rudder being taken out. They conquered most of Europe with ease, and England was fighting a losing battle until we joined. Even then, were it not for D-Day being a surprise that turned the tide, they could have conquered much more before their lack of a financial plan caved in their infrastructure. But then, the blitzkrieg would have been an effective way to seize assets and resources to replenish what they would have no longer needed from winning the war economically. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[Iceni]

Many experts I have read stated that the Bismarck would have decimated our navy were it not for their rudder being taken out. They conquered most of Europe with ease' date=' and England was fighting a losing battle until we joined. Even then, were it not for D-Day being a surprise that turned the tide, they could have conquered much more before their lack of a financial plan caved in their infrastructure. But then, the blitzkrieg would have been an effective way to seize assets and resources to replenish what they would have no longer needed from winning the war economically.[/quote'] They might have conquered Europe although I'd consider that unlikely. The US is a completely different animal. Furthermore, the Bismark was sunk by torpedo bombers, and old torpedo bombers at that. Given that the US had two superb torpedo-bombers in the SBD Dauntless and the TBM Avenger I doubt it would have been much of a fiasco.

[RelentlessOblivion]

The turning point really was Japan attacking the US. America weren't going to get involved initially and then bang Japan attacks and the US retaliate.

[Iceni]

Japan attacks and the US retaliate.

Not against Germany; the US' decision to attack Germany came later. It wasn't exactly a direct result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Actually, it was Germany who decided to attack the United States (although the US replied with a reciprocal declaration of war), as a result of alleged breaches in neutrality by the United States with regards to German shipping.

[Atrocity]

Sooo I wake up and find 2 pages of Hitler! What a nice way to start a day! Meanwhile, I'm going to watch House of Cards.

[Woutjinho]

I would like to add that an evil genius like him, doesn't need to know much about military strategies because he had persons like Rommel for him to worry about that. That's what leadership is. He was a genius to manipulate an entire nation with this horrible point of view.

[deathstorm]

Waking up. To watch more of my wwe network

[Iceni]

I would like to add that an evil genius like him' date=' doesn't need to know much about military strategies because he had persons like Rommel for him to worry about that. That's what leadership is. He was a genius to manipulate an entire nation with this horrible point of view.[/quote'] In wartime he was a crap leader who doomed his nation to failure by micromanaging the armed services and being generally strategically incompetent. His decision to go picking a fight with Stalinist Russia was unwise, even if the grievous winter hadn't set in - and his subsequent decision to fight the United States was an even bigger mistake. If he'd been a bit more prudent in picking his theaters then maybe Nazi Germany could have survived for a longer time, but as it was he bungled the whole affair. One of his roles as a leader was to translate political ideology into objectives, and he did that very poorly. If I'm perfectly honest I don't even think he was that intelligent from a political point of view. In large part the Allies are responsible for what happened; they screwed up the post World War I terms of peace by nearly ruining the German economy instead of seeking reconciliation and stability, which made Hitler's peculiar brand of nationalism seem appealing to the victimized German population. Now Bismarck...there's a nationalist German with some proper acumen.

[Woutjinho]

Didn't all the great leaders doomed their nation because they were gods? Napoleon, Charles the Great, whoever was in charge during the romans (I believe after Augustus it went downhill). But they are geniusses because they had so many people following them. Even Jesus may be considered a genius for that mather. Just manipulate people with their weaknesses.

[Iceni]

Didn't all the great leaders doomed their nation because they were gods? Napoleon, Charles the Great, whoever was in charge during the romans (I believe after Augustus it went downhill). But they are geniusses because they had so many people following them. Even Jesus may be considered a genius for that mather. Just manipulate people with their weaknesses.

The ability to draw supporters is not a reliable indication of genius. If that were the case I'd have to call Black Veil Brides geniuses. That said, Robert Mugabe is far more of a genius than any of the examples you've listed, given that he's stayed in power for almost 30 years now and still has a substantial support base even after having run his country into the ground. Furthermore, empires tend to crumble from over-extension and incompetence, not the mere fact of executive power.

[Atrocity]

I found out they canceled Whitechapel, I'm disappointed, it was a good show and it was just getting interesting :/

[deathstorm]

Hey atrocity. You can listein to the band white chapel as a soundtrack

[Atrocity]

Hey atrocity. You can listein to the band white chapel as a soundtrack

Yea I could It will give the show a whole new atmosphere

[Frostaudn]

Advise: do not.

[chaos212]

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