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Komrade Kayce
12/03/09

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Just finished watching the episode. It was an obvious tribute to Mitchell and Weibe. They even had a version of 'Twin Galaxies', an official gaming place that recorded scores. The names were identical.

Just had to pop in with the tribute bit before someone cries rip-off.

As for why its called Punky Pong... tribute. If they're going to go with alternate versions of names for Mitchell and Weibe that sound extremely similar (cant remember the names specifically), why not the same with Donkey Kong.

Also, mean old Nintendo robots.
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Jennacide
12/04/09

@Komrade Kayce: Because Weibe and Mitchell likely signed off on the episode concept, as did Twin Galaxies. Nintendo wouldn't dignify any company with an answer on using the name of one of thier games unless they were getting money for it.

And that's not a subtle jab at Nintendo, that's dead serious. You should go read some of the borderline criminal stuff they got away with during the SNES era.
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Komrade Kayce
12/04/09

@Jennacide:

I know all about Nintendo. Hence the 'mean old Nintendo robots' comment. Its just some guy below was like 'Punky Pong? Come onnnnnnnn'.

I just thought the episode was pretty well done for the story it told. Well, except for the in your face Avatar product placement.
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Jennacide
12/04/09

@Komrade Kayce: Honestly, the in your face product placement was the best part. Why? Because Avatar is setting up to be one of the biggest failures of all time.

And when it does, I will sit here with a snide grin, forever vindicated against James Cameron.
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Crash McCloud
12/03/09

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Could they have come up with a worse name for the game?

Next comes the Super Whorio Sisters.
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Chirotera
12/03/09

@Crash McCloud: Whorio - why does that seem fami...

No...

It can't be.

WAAARRRIIOOOO!!!
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Shiryu
12/03/09

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"Looks like this Kong has upgraded from Pauline kidnapper..." *pause, puts on sunglasses*... "to murderer." *exit plan to the left*

YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! *enter the Who*

Ops, wrong show... but still... visualise it!

PS: Remix "Look like this monkey..." *pause, puts on sunglasses*... spanked them instead. *exit plan to the left*

YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! *enter the Who*
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hismastersvoice
12/03/09

@Shiryu: I see what you did there...
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WPack911
12/03/09

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This sounds like it will be one of the worst pieces of shit TV ever, I hope they get sued.
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Tre_Green
12/03/09

@WPack911: If you think bones is awful tv, then I would hate to see what you think is good tv.
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WPack911
12/03/09

@Tre_Green: For Tonight? The Office, 30 Rock and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Those are 3 awesome shows that I watch that will be on tonight.

Investigation shows like all the CSI's or ones that try to be a just a bit different from those by being a tad more funny like 'Bones' can all jump off a cliff and fall in a fiery pit for all I care, they are shit TV period.
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Vecha: One more Month
12/03/09

@Tre_Green:

Dexter. Sopranos. Lost(at least season 1...and maybe 2 and 3). Fringe(just saw the first season). Heroes(First Season only haven't watched past it).

Dexter especially. Dexter.Dexter.Dexter.
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Tre_Green
12/04/09

@WPack911: It's not that I LOVE bones. My girlfriend, who also watches every show you just listed minus 30 rock, just watches bones. So I am kinda' forced into watching it every now and then. When you're exposed to something for long enough - you tend to always like it at least a little. Meh, Idk I don't really watch tv other than the office and the random episodes of bones I watch with her. Tv is pretty much shit now, especially since I don't have G4 anymore. Too bad most of their programming was shit too!
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Kanji08
12/03/09

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I always cringe a little bit when mainstream shows try to deal with videogames and gamers. While I can't speak for this episode specifically, in most other cases it's always ridiculously stereotypical, or cheesy past the point of being entertaining. Got a strong feeling this'll be the same.
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Jonn
12/03/09

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One of the nice things about living in the Bahamas is that we get Canadian channels on cable, so I saw the tail-end of this last night, switching between it and "Glee". It was a pretty good episode, though the "Avatar" Product Placement was ridiculous.
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Kowl Slaw
12/03/09

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I'll be to busy watching Always Sunny (a.k.a. one of the best shows ever on tv, EVAR) tonight. Booyah!
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ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom
12/03/09

@Kowlslaw: Seconded. It would be amusing to hear horribly outdated gaming terminology and Atari sound effects on a modern console (why do shows do that? We get that it's a game they're playing. CoD4 doesn't bloop!), Sunny ALWAYS comes first.

Always.
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
12/03/09

@Kowlslaw: I wish I still had FX after switching satellite providers, I miss Always Sunny so much.
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Kowl Slaw
12/03/09

@ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: Always!
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Kowl Slaw
12/03/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: I was going to link you to a site that had all the episodes, but when I went to it, there was a message saying that it was shut down! It was such a good site. I'm pretty sure that you can watch some episodes on sites like Hulu, Fancast, and the FX website though.
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
12/03/09

@Kowl Slaw: It's ok, I have my Kitten Mittens to keep me warm while I shudder in the cold blackness of a Sun-less life.
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Kowl Slaw
12/03/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: Yes, they indeed are a elegant and comfortable pair of mittens. [kittenmittons.com]
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ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom
12/03/09

@Kowl Slaw: One SIZE fits all!
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Kowl Slaw
12/03/09

@ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: Kitten Mittons, you'll be smitten!
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Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
12/03/09

@Kowl Slaw: I certainly am!
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Toasticus
12/03/09

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Love the face that one guy on the left is making in the article picture. That's usually my reaction to badly researched gamer/game developer segments on TV shows too. To be fair though, this actually sounds decent, and certainly far better than that one House episode.
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Kenoji
12/03/09

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Oh yea, I love bones. Glad the episode is on vintage games too, less of a chance for them to mess up the game info.

I remember there was this awful CSI episode, where the team had to find a killer based on a online game.
The tense moment was when they all surrounded this analyst's computer who was trying to play the game. After hours of frustrating fails, someone notices one of the girls in the background pantomiming using a controller- low and behold she is a gaming a master and she solves the murder to her leet skillz.

They were using a keyboard and mouse- yet she was pantomiming a controller. (also claiming she almost got to the next game level... of an online game). /palm fist

Anyone got an idea of what episode this was?
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InfiniteOrange
12/03/09

@Kenoji: Was that CSI? I think that was Criminal Minds.

The game was prince of persia, two thrones for the xbox. And they were reaching "Level 10" to unlock the suspect/someone's secret file stored on the xbox, which is "basically a computer".

The girl on the background was the sister of the deceased. She was shown early playing the PSP while her mother was sleeping on her lap (who was upset because the brother "was a good boy and could have never done anything to deserve something like this", like being murdered. anyway, so, I kinda knew that she'll be the one to solve the "problem".

Anyway, back to the plot, they were having a hard time reaching "Level 10" (whatever that is) on two thrones, getting there collective asses handed to them by the chariot chase scene. The girl outside the room was watching, her fingers emulating a controller, like when you're friends are playing rockband and you're emulating playing the guitar controller because you suck and they don't want you to play. Anyway, someone inside the room notices, and lets the girl in to play, she finished "Level 10" (it was even shown on the screen "LEVEL 10 complete" or something in bold white letters). Then the excel file unlocks and the FBI found a list of clients the suspect has.

If there was really a CSI episode, man someone ripped off the other show. Its the same thing.

There are a lot of things that were wrong there. The top two being: PoP doesn't have numbered levels, and the gamer girl wasn't hot enough.
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Chanaluss
12/03/09

@InfiniteOrange: actually the show in question was Life on NBC. was posted about on kotaku a couple years ago.
[kotaku.com]
was a silly episode, but overall i loved the series. too bad it got cancelled =x
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InfiniteOrange
12/03/09

@Chanaluss: Ah yes, Life. You are correct (of course you are! you have pictures!).

Yep! Loved that show. At least it had a second season.
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Gyaruson
12/03/09

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Yeah, anytime gamers are portrayed in the media words like "fragged" and "maj0r pwnage!" spew from their uninformed mouths. Why doesn't anyone ever portray gamers as intelligent people, why can function in society as well as from in front of a computer/tv screen?

[www.gametrailers.com]

Oh yeah, that's why...
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
12/03/09

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Did any of you see the house episode with the virtual reality game designer?

I honestly wanted to jump out of my window. As much as I love house... whoever wrote that episode deserves to be... anally raped with a steak knife.
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Spaceboy
12/03/09

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I've tried to watch Bones. My god that show made me want to pull my bones from my fingers.

I'd pose the question "Who even watches this show?" but clearly enough people watched it to warrant a second season.

*barf*
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heretrix
12/03/09

@Spaceboy: It's in it's fifth season.
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RySenkari
12/03/09

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Punky Pong kill screen coming up. Hey guys, Punky Pong kill screen tonight at 8 if you're interested. Punky Pong kill screen coming up.
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High Speed Indeed
12/03/09

@RySenkari: I really wanted to punch that guy.
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cin1122
12/03/09

@High Speed Indeed: same here. Billy's protege? More like some mediocre donkey kong player who was holding billy's jock waiting for table scraps. I like the end of the movie captions and how they mention that he's still waiting for his kill screen. Dude, get out of his shadow, seriously.
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High Speed Indeed
12/04/09

@cin1122: Brian Kuh was his name. If I ever end up at FunSpot I'll definitely joke on him.
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cin1122
12/04/09

@High Speed Indeed: According to his Wikipedia entry (take it how you'd like), the guy had accomplishments of his own but he just seem so enamored with Billy Mitchell in the film.
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High Speed Indeed
12/04/09

@cin1122: He is undoubtedly a very skilled player. Regardless of his achievements, he is still an utter twat.
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QualityJeverage
12/03/09

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Looks like he reached...the kill screen.

*sunglasses*

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
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Ursus-Veritas
12/03/09

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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONES!!!

I love bones so much. Seriously, seeing Bones appear on Kotaku is geeky heaven for me - well, maybe throw in an appearance by David Tennant in there.

Curse my Englishness, I'll probably have to wait a while before we get it over here.
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Rampage
12/03/09

@Ursus-Veritas: Do you watch it on Hulu.com? I always try to tivo it or catch it on hulu. Great show!
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Ursus-Veritas
12/03/09

@Rampage: Nah, I end up waiting patiently waiting for it to come on Sky One, or waiting even longer to devour an entire season on DVD.

It's easily my favorite crime show, the interaction between Bones and Booth is just delicious to watch - and of course, Emily Deschanel! Love it.
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