death tribble

There were two remakes. Are you thinking of the one with Jack Black or the one with Jeff Bridges ?

Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven can be appreciated as different takes on the same story. Not everyone will have seen Seven Samurai but may be aware of it. However when something is really good you should not try and remake it cf The Posideon Adventure. This is the path to the dark side. They may even attempt to remake The Twilight Saga......

They are remaking The Magnificent Seven. Cue the flame wars !

Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. God Only Knows is bliss.

There is always one guy like that. You know the one. He has the looks and thinks he can get away with anything. He can charm the bird out of the trees and stop the guys from hitting him by talking to them. He'll hit on your girl while you are on a date with her. He'll steal your drink. He'll steal your car but only for a joyride. Jack Nicholls is such a guy. And when a guy like this gets superpowers it can only end in trouble. Jack is a brick but he is not as strong as Mike. But he can fly. Jack has really got under the skin of practically every singe law enforcement unit in the States. He knocked off the wife, the daughter and the sister of his opponents for example. And is it really his fault if he humiliates his foes ? (Yes) The police have tried all sorts of things to get him including implying that he sold out the rest of the team (this was the FBI but they deny it empahatically. Too emphatically). Trouble is Jack has conections. People know him. He makes friends easily. Jack knew the guy Michael was in prison with. And was one of the first members. Jack carries a pair of six shooters as a nod to the film but he can use them. He usually does this to shoot guns out of people's hands. He did that when a couple of guys tried to shoot Michael. Not Jack's fault that they were cops connected to the case that got Mike in trouble in the first place. Now he's on their list as well. Oh well. It is a good job he's so good looking and can get any woman he wants but please no handcuffs. His nom de guerre is Vin Tanner. That was Steve McQueen's name in the film btw.

J'Ber This alien human hybrid has served on teams 2, 3, 4 and 7. He is a brick type and is usually brought in when they need someone to take damage or they need extra carrying capacity. Despite his odd blue skin he does not tend to react or have much of a personality but he is famous for having fought quite a few heroes. He follows orders but can adapt if everything goes to Hull in a handbasket. It is one of the reasons he keeps getting work with the teams. That and the fact he is doing nothing else. The missing member of team 4 was Hex'en Dreadful. He was a stage magic using villain who was trying to distract the heroes and the police. However charm and sleight of hand are not so good when the bullets are flying. Hex'en was lucky to survive and perhaps fortunate to be arrested and imprisoned. Time for some fun methinks. New Team: The Magnificent Seven This villain team number seven (naturally) but have never had any replacements as they have all managed to survive. Despite the fact that several members of law enforcement or organisations have done their level best to kill them. The Seven do not stand for truth and justice but are not raging psychopaths or wanton murderers. There must be at least 1 brick and 1 energy projector in the group. No member of the team is a full robot or cyborg but replacements for lost limbs by cybernetics or prosthetics is allowed. If you use this option some specification as to how this came about would be appreciated. The team leadership varies depending on the job. They have broken into prisons to release their own or others. They do have a bit of a code relating to the treatment of innocent women and childen. Women and children trying to kill them are a different matter. You don't have to have a cowboy theme or member but I'm not actively discouraging this. Some reason for the dislike/hatred by law enforcement is encouraged i.e. relation is a cop, a Hatfield/McCoy situation etc. There can be women members but no more than 3 members of the group.

The new Taylor Swift video (Bad Blood) looks fun but apart from spotting who is who, you also get to think maybe that is a good costume idea for a Champions/Dark Champions character.

A Balrog with a bad attitude and poor personal hygenie

Made the news over here. 170 people charged. that is quite amazing.

The Cracksman Cracksmen were those able to commit burglaries and open safes as in Raffles the Amateur Cracksman. The man whose identitiy is The Cracksman is good at getting around security systems, disabling computer programs and opening safes of all kinds. However his combat skills are minimal meaning he needs the rest of the team to do the real fighting while he cracks the codes/doors/systems. He served on the first three teams and the last three. Teams 1, 5 and 6 are now full.

Let the dice decide.....

Consistency is the key and that's why the dice decide ! 2/3 again.

The dice gave me 5 of 6. The only one that was wrong was the Ms Marvel match. I thought one of the others would go the other way but I would still get 4 of 6.

Stategos An unusual villain as he never knew what powers he would turn up with or even when. This villain served on the first three teams but then appeared on the 5th and 7th teams. The reason was the villain's obsession with prime numbers. Despite his variable power set he has served well with any team he has been on even if some people find his obsession with prime numbers a bit odd. Team 5 is now full.

A 2/3 majority again

Watching Game of Thrones season 4 episode 9 in depth. This is the battle at the Wall. Also listening to the commentary. Peter Vaughan, who plays the blind Maester, once had second billing in a Frank Sinatra film The Naked Runner.

Speed Star This speedster has served on the last three teams and is a pain to law enforcement and also to his colleagues who he refers to, charotably, as his henchmen or the 'B' team as the 'A' team are away on another job. He has been knwn to stop and pose for photographs and also to sign autographs. However the police failed to entrap him when he did this near them. He specialises in not getting hit and running rings around the opposition. Steraica, There is a table on the previous page which I will update to show who was on what team. I suggest you copy it to a local drive for safekeeping or bookmark the entry.

I would prefer some DAFT suggestions. You know like having President Taft as part of your team.

Again 2/3. The dice are consistent.

On the Roll Call section of Green Ronin's Atomic Think Tank one forum pster is now doing write ups of Storn art. This includes my commissions. This makes me absurdly happy for some reason.

Check out Rififi. A French film of the same period with a robbery that goes right but the aftermath does not. Similarly The Red Circle (Cercle Rouge) with Alain Delon. Been blitzing through the 4th season of Game of Thrones. Arya kills several people while travelling with the Hound. The Red Viper comes to King's Landing. Joffrey dies, which a lot of people were looking forward to. Tywin dies exactly as he did in the book. Sansa lies about the death of her aunt who dies again as in the book but someone else is blamed thr and killed for it.

Back to a 2/3 prediction win by dice.

I have an idea for a similar sort of group so rather than do another version of this particular grouping, drop me a line and I'll give you an outline so that you can kick it off. But not for a while. Incandescent This villain served on the 7th team only so far providing energy support and also a blinding light that caused peoplenot to be able to look at him or for that matter anyone else.

Whoa ! Good luck. I have the original Strike Force book and love it to bits. A new version will be good.

Take it one day at a time just in case your incapacity limits you. So do Tuesday first. Take a breath, Wednesday, take a breath. If we thus lose a week it is ok. Slow and steady does it.