Oh, in the VR video thread? Yeah, I didn't mean to seem like I bashed Ozzy, too. I love Ozzy in fact and I'm glad to see someone else digs Black Rain

Hey, maybe this is 'cause of the writer's strike

Well, I'm putting that in a script.

Honestly, I hate the idea. This crap about involving the fans that artists and labels somehow think helps record sales, it's been done before to little positive effect. Simply put, no good can come of it. It's devoid of any artistic sentiment on the part of the band, it's just fucking silly. I hated when Korn did it all the way back when for their "Alone I Break" video, their worst and that's saying something because Korn has had some doozies. Ozzy just embarassed himself last year with the (I'm sure) Sharon-headed effort to have fans submit their own edits of the Ozzy band performing in front of green screen. It made the catchy lead single off an otherwise stellar album seem pathetic. I'm sorry if people are gonna come in and do the whole high and mighty "the video doesn't matter it's about the music" speech, but the video does matter. Would you like to see a fan directed GN'R video? Unless you're the fan, probably not. The fact is, these people winning the contests aren't professionals, the videos they deliver are sub-subpar, and it ultimately embarasses the artist and undermines their otherwise creative efforts. It's a trend that has to die.

I enjoyed the pilot. I'm a big fan of the Terminator mythos, although I enjoyed the first movie the most and feel they've stretched it thin with each new entry (that includes T2). Still, it's great sci-fi, b-movie style madness that somehow got elevated to a Blade Runner level of masterpiece for unknown reasons, so I tend not to take these things too seriously. The pilot was a lot of fun. I hope the series can hold out and keep my interest, but for now I know I'll be tuning in (especially since it'll be regularly airing during the now-in-hiatus Heroes timeslot). Great action and production values for TV.