CarpetCrawler

I'm pairing everyonexeveryone. Good. Now we don't need a 237 page thread about fictional pairings that is nothing more than another excuse to spam. Thread locked.

Lockity, lock lock, lockity, lock lock Look at the CC go!! Lockity, lock lock, lockity, lock lock over the hills of snow!! (yes, I am typing this post while I'm in Antarctica.) *Cindy, you get a +10 warning, and I would rather that you curb any spamming attempts*

But I'm not. Wait, I'd tell him he sucks first. THEN I'd shoot him.

Recently it has come to my attention that now the rumor is starting to spread on Facebook. I decided to make a sticky topic in the News and updates section so that everyone can see this and we can nip this rumor in the bud ASAP. The rumor someone is passing around that Movie's 16 and 17 are going to be connected, as well as the final two movies in the franchise, is blatantly false. Nothing has been revealed about the upcoming Detective Conan movies, and we will hear nothing for a little while. The rumors came from Chinese discussion boards that are known for trolling the Conan fan community with false rumors for the sole purpose of riling fans up. Until we learn anything new, I would prefer that folks stop passing these obviously false rumors. When something new is announced, trust me, you WILL know. But until then, everything coming out right now is nothing more than a mere rumor that flat-out isn't true. Come on, guys. Ya'll should know better.

Tempted to make a sticky topic debunking this. It's now spreading onto the Detective Conan Facebook pages and we need to nip it in the bud ASAP... EDIT: I have done such. Check here: http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/2737-the-rumor-about-movies-16-17-being-connected/

Brooks is the best character in that movie. His whole story about a man who has basically spent his entire life at Shawshank to the point where he felt like an outsider once he left to join the outside world was absolutely touching. "Brooks was here." "Network" is probably my favorite film of all time. Amazing acting (Peter Finch is freakin' amazing) and lots of amazing messages that act as foreshadowing to how the world of television is these days. You owe it to yourself to see this film. YouTube is great if you just want to see all of Finch's scenes. This movie is worth it alone for the LEGENDARY scene between Finch and Ned Beatty's character about how the world and battling nations are all merely a business. Was looking for my favorite scene in the entire movie... and thankfully I found it. <3 "We deal in illusions, none of this is true." If you're a big fan of how television production works, you'll find this film fun just for that alone. For everyone else, it's a wonderful thinking man's movie, with some incredible acting. You really need to watch this film.

Looks like a good chunk of pages in this thread are filled with spam, though. /wondering how folks around here would react if we were to have posts in the Chatroom board to not go towards your post count

235 pages on fictional internet pairings is ridiculous. Just saying.

Is it bad that I'm instantly suspicious about how today will go if I'm uncharacteristically in a good mood right now? No, seriously. I'm in way too good of a mood right now that I have to automatically think that it means that something really bad will happen sometime soon.

Here's my handwriting. I'm ALWAYS sloppier and write more nervously when I know that someone is watching me write. In this case, you guys. So basically take this handwriting and make it look a little neater, and you have my handwriting.

EXACTLY. Frankly, I'm glad if this movie signals the new direction the movies will take from now on. If it means they have to drag the action fans kicking and screaming, then I'm all for it. The movies lately are less movies than they are some frankly boring homage to action films. Movie 14 is an insult to the audience's intelligence, but because it has Kaitou Kid and random explosions somehow it's OK for most of the people who reacted positively to it. But, that's what the four movies feel EXACTLY like, if you get right down to it, and does anyone know ANYONE that actually has a problem with the first four movies? They're damn good films. And I'm perfectly A-OK with Movie 15 doing its best to emulate the older films. Then what are you watching Detective Conan for? What are you reading the manga for? 90% of the manga and the anime is mystery. And what's with this pre-set notion that the movies have to have exciting explosions? I blame Movie 10 for this. When it first came out everyone was too busy going "ooohhh, Kaitou Kid!! <3" and "oooohhh, explosions!!" to realize early on that it was a BAD movie, which we've only had with the benefit of hindsight, and now it's just assumed that obnoxiously cheesy action scenes and cameos from everyone somehow equals a good movie. Frankly, the fact that you didn't even watch the last half of the movie, which really ties all of the issues you had with the movie up, is telling. And I think this'll be it from me for this debate, since I'm trying to save up my thoughts for when we record the podcast. When you get right down to it folks, the name on the marquee says "Detective Conan", ladies and gentlemen. Nothing more, nothing less.

Well, if one was ever wondering who people were trying to appeal to for the past few movies, there ya' go. Who cares if there wasn't any action? I don't watch Detective Conan to watch action. If I want to watch an action movie, I watch freakin' Die Hard. Keep the stupid "OMG CRASH EXPLOSION OMG" crap out of Detective Conan, please. It just makes the movies look even more laughable. Frankly I APPLAUD the new direction this movie went in. If you want a film that reminded you most of the original films, you know, the GOOD ones, this would be your best bet. I'm sick of the stupid explosions, and frankly I'm glad they got them out of the way 20 minutes into the movie, because cheap action and cheap explosions bore me silly. Different strokes for different folks and all that, and you have your right to having a differing opinion, but man, I just do not see it at all.

I think people are overreacting just a *wee* bit. The Detective Boys weren't even that bad. They weren't going out of their way to be morons like they usually are in the movies. They were actually a lot less annoying than usual. It definitely wasn't enough to make me want to shut off the film (or even call the first half of the film "bad"). I'm one of the biggest critics of The Detective Boys but I think some folks are starting to get a little over-dramatic. Come on, guys.

"Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. <3