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As some of you know, I’m headed off to Las Vegas today for the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ annual D.I.C.E. conference. D.I.C.E. is always one of my favorite events of the year. The ridiculous amount of development talent walking through its halls is just…stunning. It’s just crazy that you can walk from the press room to the conference room and bump into dozens of gaming’s top creators.
Before I get too D.I.C.E. happy, I should pack. Since I’m only gone Wednesday through Friday, I’m not bringing my Nintendo DS or Sony PSP. That said, I’m still packing a bunch of consumer electronics devices. In addition to my laptop and a three-pound microphone, I have my trusty BlackBerry, iPhone 3GS, and Kindle. It’s probably overkill, but you never know when a flight is going to be cancelled or delays.
I wanted to see what you guys and dolls bring with you on the road. Do you go heavy on portable gaming? Do you prefer music and video devices? Or is it all of the above?
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@ Tokz
-"The season was originally planned to contain sixteen episodes; eight were filmed before the start of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[6] Following the strike's resolution, it was announced that only five more episodes would be produced to complete the season;[7] however, the season finale's script was so long that network executives approved the production of a fourteenth episode as part of a three-hour season finale split over two nights.[8] Buena Vista Home Entertainment released the season on DVD and Blu-ray Disc under the title Lost: The Complete Fourth Season – The Expanded Experience on December 9, 2008 in Region 1;[9] however, it was released earlier—on October 20, 2008—in Region 2.[10]"-
First off, Lost is not like other shows. Secondly, it was shortened then.
@ Smartguy
As I recall, the episode before left on quite a cliffhanger and it dragged it out another week.
I always refer to this ploy as the "Who is Cartman's Dad" routine. Remember when South Park left the season finale on that cliffhanger and came back with the Terrence and Phillip episode? Comedy… I was pissed, but it was funny as hell.
@n8r
Dude you think that was hilarious. I was stationed in Korea at the time and my Sgt. was getting the videos sent in from the U.S. from his wife. So, we had to wait longer for and he was quite upset. I was laughing my ass off because he was upset that a cartoon show didn't provide answers. I was like cartoons are the most inconsistent forms of entertainment anywhere why would you think you would get an answer. Needless, to say my smart mouth caused me to stay on guard duty all nite.
The episode count went down because of the writer’s strike.