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Welcome to Day 31, the other last day of Cliffhanger Week. We have two items today, one big and one HUGE.
<ul> First up is the conclusion of Five-Minute "The Sacrifice of Angels (../ds9/fiver.php?ep=thesacrificeofangels2)," by me. This, at last, wraps up our series of DS9 cliffhangers. Originally I said we'd have one a day, but I didn't realize how long CW was going to be -- nonetheless, we had a hang of a lot of them.
And now the big surprise. Unbeknownst even to me, Kira decided to make another comic fiver, this time for one of 5MV's most popular and oft-referenced fivers to date: my "The Best of Both Worlds (../nextgen/comic.php?ep=thebestofbothworlds&page=1)." Kira has done a masterful job bringing it to life, and I'm deeply flattered. The Part I pages are now up; Part II will be provided tomorrow.
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Oh, did I say tomorrow? I guess that means today isn't the real last day of CW either, eh? Be here tomorrow for Day 32!
Xeroc
07-17-2005, 05:44 AM
Day 32 is a great day to end it on...
...OR WILL IT?
Excellent comic fiver! Can't wait for part II! :D
Opium
07-17-2005, 11:26 AM
OoO! A great fiver and a great comic adaption! Both really good!
Derek
07-17-2005, 01:33 PM
Dukat: You've got to come with me, Ziyal! I love you!
Ziyal: I love you too, Da-- GAK!
Dukat: GASP! Damar, what have you DONE?
Damar: Didn't you hear her? She was saying "I love you too -- dead"! It was an obvious death threat! Also, she was ugly and I didn't like her.
Sadly for Damar what she was really going to say was "I love you too, Damar." If only he'd known....
mudshark
07-17-2005, 04:51 PM
Nice conclusion, Zeke. :D
(FLASH)
Prophets: Hiya. We're still wormhole aliens.
Sisko: I don't have time for this!
Prophets: "Time"? What is this "time"?
Sisko: Oh NO. Don't tell me we have to go through the whole --
Prophets: Nah, we get it now, we're just yanking your chain. :mrgreen:
Sisko: No dice -- I'm dying and that's FINAL! Wait, what?
Prophets: But there is a price to pay. We will not be there to help you when you go to the Fire Caves.
Sisko: Well, I'll just be careful not to go there. Heh.
Suspected R&A that I was unable to check because Google is down right now. ( :( )
... the clone of Satan ...
The worm got them.
... these troops will go back to their comrades with tales of terror and defeat, spreading fear through --
... crazier than a room full of chimps on a raktajino high.
On the comic: Nicely done, Kira! :D Some great 'cap choices to fit the dialogue, like Riker's expression for the "Oh. Well, that's a bummer." line on Page 9. 'Sides, it was fun just going through that fiver again. (Btw, Zeke, I can't remember whether anyone asked at the time, but was the thing about the moth in the Borg footprint a reference, either to "A Sound of Thunder" or to Godzilla? Just wondered.)
Good stuff. :D
Yep, that's an "A Sound of Thunder" reference -- I'm a huge Ray Bradbury fan. Good catch.
Wowbagger
07-17-2005, 07:19 PM
I must say that TBOBW fiver seems better suited to comic form than the others we've seen so far. Or maybe that's just Kira's mad skills at work.
PointyHairedJedi
07-17-2005, 10:37 PM
Most excellent work, all round.
You know, reading that fiver has led me to wonder if Zeke is perhaps a wormhole alien himself... ;)
July 17
I've decided Day 32 will be tomorrow, not today. There are two reasons for this: one, our hitcounts tend to be lower on weekends, and two, 32 really IS the last day of Cliffhanger Week and I can use another day to make it as good as possible. See you then.
mudshark
07-18-2005, 04:14 AM
Yep, that's an "A Sound of Thunder" reference -- I'm a huge Ray Bradbury fan. Good catch.Great story, The Butterfly Effect notwithstanding.
Ginga
07-18-2005, 06:14 AM
I am now of the firm belief that we need more comic fivers.
I've been just staring at the Lalo image and laughing at it for the past 5 minutes.
Somehow it's even more hysterical with pictures...
Great story, The Butterfly Effect notwithstanding.
Notwithstanding? I love that movie.
You know, reading that fiver has led me to wonder if Zeke is perhaps a wormhole alien himself...
How's that?
PointyHairedJedi
07-18-2005, 09:07 PM
Non-linear concepts of time and all that. :P
Yes, despite Ashton whoselastnameIcan'tspell's potential to be a lightweight or an actor who can't make the jump to the big screen, The Butterfly Effect turned out to be a decent little lite-scifi kind of film. The premise was interesting and was decently executed. The acting was fine, and I was satisfied with the ending. That's a lot more than I can say about some of the big blockbuster type SFF movies I've seen over the last few years (Phantom Menace, AOTC, Fantastic 4...)
July 18
On further reflection, I've decided it's not unreasonable to give myself just a couple more days with the CW conclusion, as I really need the extra time. Day 32 will be on Wednesday. However, to allay any concerns in advance, here's the deal: if I'm not done by Wednesday, I'll publish whatever I've got, and that'll be it. One way or the other, Cliffhanger Week ends on the 20th, and we all go back to our lives.
Incidentally, for those who are wondering what's in store after this event, we have several subsite events in the works, and at least one should take place before August. I'm also going to start on Enterprise's fourth season and some other stuff that's fallen by the wayside in all the CW fuss -- including the long-awaited return of the eTrektion.
Ginga
07-19-2005, 07:25 AM
including the long-awaited return of the eTrektion.
*Excessive cheering is heard*
Chancellor Valium
07-19-2005, 01:02 PM
including the long-awaited return of the eTrektion.
Woo!
KillerGodMan
07-19-2005, 03:13 PM
including the long-awaited return of the eTrektion.
ROCK! :mrgreen:
Sa'ar Chasm
07-19-2005, 03:22 PM
PAPER!
Chancellor Valium
07-19-2005, 08:50 PM
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM!
Oh, sorry, I thought we were playing one of the Irregular variations :oops:
:lol: I hadn't gotten Sa'ar's joke until you said that. That was a good one, both of you!
Gatac
07-20-2005, 07:40 AM
TIGER HAND! (http://www.rockpapersaddam.com/)
Gatac
Alexia
07-20-2005, 08:10 AM
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM!
Oh, sorry, I thought we were playing one of the Irregular variations :oops:
And there was me about to say scissors...how dull am I? Wait...don't answer that.
Xeroc
07-20-2005, 04:07 PM
DYNAMITE!
Oh, uh....
eTrektion! Wooo! :D :D :D
(I'll have to get back to my making of evil advertisements! Muahahaha!)
KillerGodMan
07-20-2005, 04:17 PM
um.... NEW GAME!
PEN MISSILE!
Celeste
07-20-2005, 04:29 PM
By your powers combined, I am CAPTAIN PLANET!
Sa'ar Chasm
07-20-2005, 07:41 PM
And there was me about to say scissors...how dull am I? Wait...don't answer that.
Nothing more useless than dull scissors.
Chancellor Valium
07-20-2005, 07:43 PM
And there was me about to say scissors...how dull am I? Wait...don't answer that.
Nothing more useless than dull scissors.
What about dull rocks? :wink:
Sa'ar Chasm
07-20-2005, 09:58 PM
What about dull rocks?
Poor conversationalists.
Chancellor Valium
07-20-2005, 10:24 PM
And let's not go into their songs......
July 20
Sorry, I've had less time than I thought -- I've made good progress but not enough to end the event. I'm currently aiming for Friday.
Meanwhile, there was some sad news today for us Trekkies: James Doohan has died (http://www.trektoday.com/news/200705_01.shtml) at 85. May he rest in peace.
July 21
Work proceeds apace, though tonight I had to focus on preparations for the last day of math camp this year. While you're waiting, how about a preview from Cliffhangers 7?
(Zeke suddenly pauses. Slowly, he turns his head to look at the other four Cliffhangers.)
Derek: Uh oh.
Zeke: No one... except you guys.
IJD: C'mon. You don't want to do that. We're your friends.
Zeke: (getting up) A man with his neck in the guillotine has no friends.
Marc: Now calm down, Zeke. Let's be ratioFIRE IN THE HOLE!
(Marc suddenly dives, whips out two guns, and pumps twelve bullets into the television set.)
IJD: You still have those?
Alexia
07-23-2005, 11:13 AM
I just got around to reading The Sacrifice of Angels (i'm a busy gal, k?) and I just have one thing to say:-
Odo: I was, but I've remembered my true destiny: to be a tragic hero. It seems my paradise is forever lost.
Rom: So? Steal a pair from one of my brother's craps tables.
That must be THE SINGLE WORST pun I have EVER heard xD xD
But it still made me laugh :wink: Nice job, Z :mrgreen:
In the interest of total honesty, I got that joke from my dad, who years ago framed a whole poem around it.
Alexia
07-23-2005, 08:27 PM
An entire poem about one bad joke? xD Bet that was a bad poem :wink:
PointyHairedJedi
07-24-2005, 12:29 AM
In the interest of total honesty, I got that joke from my dad, who years ago framed a whole poem around it.
Hmm, that gives me an idea...
July 23
Still not quite ready to post the CW conclusion, but it's looking good for Monday. Meanwhile, over at the webcomics blog Websnark, Eric Burns has made two (http://www.websnark.com/archives/2005/07/requiescat_in_p.html) posts (http://www.websnark.com/archives/2005/07/james_doohan_ha.html) about James Doohan's death which are worth reading. The second one in particular will tell you something about his life you probably didn't know (I didn't).
July 26
Dude. That was STUPID. I just realized what I did wrong here: I let myself out of the "publish whatever you have" thing when unavoidable stuff came up, but then didn't reinvoke it afterwards. Consider it reinvoked now: it's Wednesday or the highway.
Incidentally, Wednesday is July 27. The square of 2 is 4. Discuss. (Sorry, easing out of math camp mode....)
PointyHairedJedi
07-26-2005, 11:52 AM
Come on, everybody! Let's beat up Zeke with foam bats! :D
Chancellor Valium
07-26-2005, 02:49 PM
Come on, everybody! Let's beat up Zeke with foam bats! :D
foam? You soft-hearted fool.
Beat up Zeke with tasers and tennis rackets I say!
:twisted: :twisted:
^^Or I could unleash my Mirror Universe attack tribbles on the both of you.
PointyHairedJedi
07-27-2005, 01:22 AM
Hah! I eat MU attack Tribbles for breakfast!
Not every day though. Sometimes I just have toast.
^^Man, I would not want to use the toilet after you if you've been eating MU Tribbles. Talk about expanding gases...
Sa'ar Chasm
07-27-2005, 02:35 AM
I'm more concerned about the hairballs.
Chancellor Valium
07-27-2005, 03:48 AM
I'm more concerned about the hairballs.
Naah. What you've got to be careful of is them feeding off your stomach acids and breeding in your stomach. Now THATS painful...
Ha ha ha! MWA HA HA HA HA! I've done it! Know what's really been holding me back here? I couldn't think of a First Fiver Retrospective concept that even remotely worked. Know what I just did? Thought of one, and wrote the first half. Ha ha ha!
danieldoof
07-27-2005, 10:09 AM
its teh biggest cliffhanger of em all :wink:
Chancellor Valium
07-27-2005, 01:41 PM
its teh biggest cliffhanger of em all :wink:
Indeed it is.
Will Zeke complete it on time,
Is he entirely sane?
Is this all the work of Zuke the Dastardly?
Is Zeke really alive, and not imprisoned by his evil clone?
Find out in the next exciting instalment of......
.......Five-Minute-Man!
PointyHairedJedi
07-28-2005, 12:01 AM
Ha ha ha! MWA HA HA HA HA! I've done it! Know what's really been holding me back here? I couldn't think of a First Fiver Retrospective concept that even remotely worked. Know what I just did? Thought of one, and wrote the first half. Ha ha ha!
For some reason I picture Kelsey Grammer saying this.
Time to up the dosage, methinks.
Sa'ar Chasm
07-28-2005, 01:03 AM
Yours or Zeke's?
Another slight delay; I should be ready tomorrow, though. I'm not going to make a newspost about this because those are sounding increasingly pathetic, but I thought I should acknowledge it here.
PointyHairedJedi
07-28-2005, 09:07 AM
Yours or Zeke's?
Might as well be both, y'know, for good measure.
danieldoof
07-28-2005, 09:17 AM
Another slight delay; I should be ready tomorrow, though. I'm not going to make a newspost about this because those are sounding increasingly pathetic, but I thought I should acknowledge it here.
the cliff is getting higher and higher :wink:
(sigh) That it is, Dan. That it is.
If it makes anyone feel better, I've had to spend large parts of this week sanding a fence.
KillerGodMan
07-29-2005, 06:19 AM
^ Awww! Muffin! *quickly ducks*
Eh, if it makes you feel any better, I had to ref soccer at K-CAT every night for the past week, and if you've never been to Kemptville Collage, it's full of freaking MOSQUITOES! >_<
I've had to spend large parts of this week sanding a fence.
Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day, Z?
Gatac
07-29-2005, 08:35 PM
I feel a Futurama flashback coming on.
Gatac
Sa'ar Chasm
07-29-2005, 09:50 PM
Tom Sawyer, you lied to me. This is not as fun as previously advertised.
Chancellor Valium
07-29-2005, 09:51 PM
Tom Sawyer, you lied to me. This is not as fun as previously advertised.
:mrgreen:
"And now I r going to leave the earth forever, for no good raisin!"
August 2
Damn fence. Okay, I'm back; sorry for missing a couple of newsposts there. Cliffhangers 7 and my First Fiver Retrospective are now done, which leaves only the final details. Be here tomorrow for the end -- no, really -- of Cliffhanger Week.
NAHTMMM
08-05-2005, 04:31 AM
Kira: We need to shut down the main computer. Can you distract the Jem'Hadar?
Odo: No problem. I know this fan dance that... well, never mind. Anything else?
Kira: Why are you suddenly on our side again? Aren't you all about the Link now?
Odo: I was, but I've remembered my true destiny: to be a tragic hero. It seems my paradise is forever lost.
Rom: So? Steal a pair from one of my brother's craps tables.
:lol: :lol:
Prophets: Very well. If you are so determined, we will eliminate the Dominion fleet for you.
Sisko: No dice -- I'm dying and that's FINAL! Wait, what?
Prophets: But there is a price to pay. We will not be there to help you when you go to the Fire Caves.
Sisko: Well, I'll just be careful not to go there.
Heheheh.
Dukat: ...."oitar yzal" teg uoy ",layiZ aroT" fo srettel....
Sisko: Ah, Dukat... you're crazier than a room full of chimps on a raktajino high.
Odo: That can't be it. I just replicated a raktajino and it tasted like kanar.
:lol:
Great choices for screenshots for the comic adaptation! :D
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