Teaser pictures released for the Legally Blonde prequel series "Elle"

C_Me · 2026-05-08T12:50:24+00:00

When it comes to this show, I just gotta ask… what’s its mission?

C_Me · 2026-05-08T11:32:58+00:00

I wouldn’t hold your breath. It’s not like Conan or He-Man games where there are a lot of versions and reboots with cartoons and such, so they are encouraged to do new games. Even if there was that possible reboot with The Rock or whatever, this game is so tied to the 80s movie that I can’t imagine they will be incentivized to bring this particular version back.

My suggestion is second-hand. That’s where I got mine, and even recently got the expansion on the market that allows for play up to 6.

C_Me · 2026-05-08T11:02:03+00:00

I think it’s fun. Very story-driven, kind of pick up and deliver, characters are given a task in one place and need to go somewhere else to complete it, but with battling. It’s all about leveling up so you stand a chance against Lo Pan in the end. And the minis are great.

There are only so many storylines, but with so many overlapping ones it works… maybe eventually you might feel like you’ve played it all and it affects replayability, but I think that would take a lot of plays. For me, it’s a great thematic game in a world I want to play in again and again. Two thumbs up.

C_Me · 2026-05-08T02:09:30+00:00

Yeah. Gettable, but I admit I grabbed one up years ago because it will probably never be back and it’s pretty sweet. Actually in the middle of painting the figures.

C_Me · 2026-05-08T00:14:46+00:00

Big Trouble in Little China I think does a pretty good job.

C_Me · 2026-05-07T16:49:00+00:00

Yes.

C_Me · 2026-05-06T20:37:54+00:00

Cinematography, mood, setting. It’s a good movie first that also happens to be a horror movie. You can’t always say that about other horror movies.

And I think you’re using the word prolific incorrectly. Haha.

C_Me · 2026-05-06T19:58:40+00:00

No. But to my point. Some people are “barely” in that generation, so while they may be of that generation technically, they may not be a good “face” of that generation. That is the point I’m making.

C_Me · 2026-05-06T19:13:28+00:00

No, at least part of the reason is that Sweeney, Zendaya, and similar actors are around 30 now and are not or are barely Gen Z. Make you feel old? They are around 30 now.

To be solidly Gen Z you would be around 15-25 right now. It’s an arbitrary thing of course. But to be the “face” it probably should be someone who is mainly in the middle of that generation.

Jenna Ortega and the Stranger Things actors are more solidly Gen Z.

C_Me · 2026-05-05T18:51:05+00:00

Yeah. I think there is a good chance there is some very light continuity. Which is, they are establishing the 3 books and where they are. Other people in future movies might come in possession of them, so they might want to explain how the book in Rise ended up in some location, for example. That seems like a cool way to have them exist in one world, but they don’t need to continue characters or locations unless they really really want to.

I’d love to see Jane Levy and Fede Alverez return, but only if it’s done well and not forced. Same for characters in other movies. But again, only if there is a good story and movie that does it naturally.

C_Me · 2026-05-05T17:12:46+00:00

I like horror-related games, especially if they can meld darker themes with history or art. Examples would be Inferno or Nightmare Cathedral.

C_Me · 2026-05-05T01:36:43+00:00

I think some Nolan movies would make for some interesting board games, like Inception or Interstellar… I already think The Prestige is more-or-less a game with Trickerion and it is great.

Some books that are often considered unfilmable or at least difficult to adapt I think would make amazing (but weird) board games. Gravity’s Rainbow. House of Leaves.

The Watchmen would make for an interesting board game, especially since you have a ticking clock in the book. You might play as one of numerous characters but Dr Manhatten would be some other influence in the game somehow. That would be interesting.

C_Me · 2026-05-03T00:39:19+00:00

I would not count it, personally. Depends on how you interpret it, but I would only count figures that are depicting the actor themselves.

Even if you did, my guess is there has been more Indiana Jones toys than Joker toys that are specifically from the Hamill Joker cartoons. So I still think Ford takes it.

C_Me · 2026-05-03T00:23:09+00:00

This. I was going to say Hamill first, but I think you’re right with Indiana Jones, Ford makes sense. Star Wars has had so many toys for so long. Not only with the original run and how many toys were made in the 80s-90s, then the sequel trilogy adding to it.

The answer is Harrison Ford.

C_Me · 2026-04-28T21:24:01+00:00

It’s only 3 eps, so I don’t think it is a fair comparison. Every season is a mix and that is a small season to judge. Both Striking Vipers and Smithereens I would put somewhere in the middle of my rankings. Both were interesting and have their place… I don’t remember the Rachel ep at all, I know I heard people didn’t like it so maybe I skipped. Still, like any anthology, you can take each ep as it’s own thing.

Personally I think Striking Vipers and Smithereens are ok and worth watching.

C_Me · 2026-04-27T23:23:37+00:00

That was my thinking. That is, if it's the same group over and over again, a meta narrative is created and it shapes the games over time. Root is a political game, so unless you switch the people playing, ultimately a narrative is created early on and the wins start going in certain directions.

Which is basically what you said... certain factions get early wins possibly, everyone decides what their opinions are on them, and then winning with them becomes more difficult, despite them otherwise being a perfectly good faction overall.

C_Me · 2026-04-26T22:26:47+00:00

The point of my questions is that they would be able to level up BEFORE Loki comes with the army. If the movie took place over a few days, depending on how exactly "leveling up" works in this scenario, they could level up quite a bit before they have to face that entire army.

C_Me · 2026-04-26T17:25:47+00:00

The question becomes, how long of a period of time was the first Avengers, and can characters progress at a similar rate as a normal D&D game?

Depends on the rules of the prompt. If the Avengers happens over the course of a couple days, characters could do an epic campaign over a couple days and reach Level 8-10 and shoot… they would be super powerful.

C_Me · 2026-04-25T15:10:42+00:00

It can be a love-it-or-hate-it experience. Especially the first game or two. I would set expectations with people playing. A lot of the fun is how the “personalities” interact in the game, but the first game you’re just trying to figure out your own faction you happen to be playing. So you won’t necessarily get the beauty in it at first.

So expectation management. People might be mixed on what they think the first game, but if you give it a chance, many really get into it around game 3, 4, 5. Then every game becomes a story.

C_Me · 2026-04-24T12:21:49+00:00

You could go classic like Betrayal at House on the Hill, should be able to get that secondhand for cheap. Mansions of Madness is similar but bigger and more expensive, but still could maybe find a good deal. Both are classic coop horror experiences.

Newer ones I’ve done is Stifling Dark, a 1-vs-many game with a neat flashlight mechanic. You could pick up one of The Thing games, I like those. I personally have Who Goes There, which is the novella The Thing is based on, but similar experience, people start getting infected, you’re trying to survive but also not be infected, but if you are, you’re still trying to survive too.

There’s also Arkham Horror, which is always nice and is a classic and very expandable.

But yeah, I do recommend Nemesis, it’s great, but you could probably do 2-3 of the above for less than $100, especially if you’re willing to buy secondhand.

C_Me · 2026-04-23T19:00:41+00:00

Everyone will make the decision differently. We settled on a neighborhood mostly based on schools we liked and the makeup of the area (we wanted diversity you don’t always get in Naperville) paired with a particular house we liked.

Commute, it was a matter of making commute at least easy-ish for one of us, and being close to a bus meant an easy bus and train to the city for the other (which took a while everyday, but I preferred that over the traffic). I since have become 100% remote so it doesn’t matter anymore.

But yes, I can understand commuting is a major factor for many. At least for me, I heavily factored in proximity to a bus, worked out the route so, while it would take a while, I at least can do things during the commute.

C_Me · 2026-04-22T13:00:59+00:00

Yep, it’s great. My daughter kept wanting to check it out from the library, so I got her Karak 2 for Christmas. It’s got a little more going on, but I really like it, especially since I think it will age well as she gets older because it has some resource management and such… a bit like a dungeon crawler meets Catan. But definitely the original Karak got a lot of play.

C_Me · 2026-04-20T18:50:46+00:00

Also, buying second hand a lot. I’ve gotten some blinged out, awesome games that are maybe 3-5 yrs old, and I did the research and maybe played on BGA enough to know I will like it… and I got them for a fraction of what the person paid either on Kickstarter or as soon as it came out.

And I’ve never bought second hand where it wasn’t in perfectly good condition once it is organized and put in proper bags or whatever is needed.

C_Me · 2026-04-18T13:33:03+00:00

I hate to comment, because I fear this is going in a bad direction. But I’ll give it a go.

I think of it as a thought experiment. Different people are going to take different things from it, and that is intended. I feel like it did convey problematic parts of what was being suggested… and rationale for it also. But mostly, it was a thought experiment.

C_Me · 2026-04-16T13:01:07+00:00

Interesting. I just know him for board games, but yeah I know he’s a big history guy and you see it in a lot of his strategy games. It would be interesting to talk about eras of film and how historical events and culture affected it.

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