The Somewhat Ambitious

I gotta admit, I feel a little out of my depth with this blog post. My involvement with WoW could charitably be described as “casual”, although semi-catatonic would perhaps be more apt. And while I enjoy film as much as the next man, and can write the shit out of an undergraduate essay on cinema, [...]

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Trope was one of those words you discovered in your first year of Uni and then abused to within an inch of its life in every piece of assessable writing you had to churn out over the next two years. Why use technique when you can use trope? Why use method when you can use [...]

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For fans of Futurama (and I’m assuming that applies to each and every one of you), some good news.Very good news, in fact. I’m giggling like a retard monkey right now.
Taking a page from the “Family Guy” resurrection guidebook, the canceled Fox animated comedy is returning with an order from Comedy Central for 26 new [...]

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Now, I like to think I am never, ever, ever at any time ever prone to hyperbole, so you can trust me when I say that this blog post will in all likelihood change everything you thought you knew about the world.
When you were young, everybody basically dreamed of having the same four things [...]

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WAAAAAAAAGH.
Total coronary failure. This is the new trailer for Sherlock Holmes, which is directed by Guy Ritchie (con) and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes (huge pro) and Jude Law as Watson (another huge pro). Having read every short story and novel I’m somewhat excited.
/Paul

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I never really got Alf. Granted, there was an extended period where I ate cats, but it was the early nineties. I was so coked up I could barely see straight.*
Alf, if you’re not in the know, was a show that ran for four seasons, chronicling the misadventures of a furry alien from a planet [...]

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One of the things I love about World of Warcraft is the inability to cheat. Sure, people find tiny pointless exploits, but all in all, it’s all about earning the good stuff. Which I’m aware makes me sound like gaming dad, but… shut up.
Anyway, someone has apparently gotten into deep shit for cheating in World [...]

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Hi everyone,
Many apologies for the eerie silence that has settled upon The Somewhat Ambitious over the past five or so days! If you’re wondering why things were quiet, Luke had just finished a month of doing his comedy festival show, Luke’s Got Cancer, and partying his everloving tits off. I’ve been sick recently with what [...]

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Yes, the new Star Trek film has premiered, and there have also been various press screenings. So in spite of the fact that it doesn’t come out until May 7th (I believe), there are individuals who have seen it. Myself and Luke are two of those individuals.
Now I’m not going to give anything away, because [...]

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Battlestar Galactica is finished! For nerds, there are few things as satisfying as ranting and arguing online about finales. Just as a warning, this blog will be SPOILER-HEAVY, so if you’re planning on watching the show but haven’t, please don’t read it. I’m stressing this point because sooner or later, you will want to watch [...]

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