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JasonF 10-14-09 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sauce07 (Post 9773081)
Just answer this question

Are walking through walls, shape shifting and telekenisis natural powers?

In Heroes, they are. In the real world, they are not. But as Bus pointed out, Heroes is not a documentary.

Is Jack Bauer's amazing stamina a natural ability? Could anybody in the real world withstand the kind of punishment he does?

wishbone 10-14-09 12:26 PM

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In the world of Mr. F.G. Superman superpowers are the norm.

The Bus 10-14-09 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sauce07 (Post 9773104)
IN OUR WORLD, THE ONE THAT WE LIVE IN, NOT THE ONE MADE UP ON HEROES

Now answer the question again

Are walking through walls, shape shifting and telekenisis natural powers?

This would be a perfectly valid argument if the show we were talking about was 60 Minutes or The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.

JasonF 10-14-09 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bus (Post 9773100)
<img src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/underwire/2009/05/robocop.jpg">

Magic!


Originally Posted by orangecrush (Post 9773105)
I think I may now know what it felt like to argue that the borg is a species.

Robocop is a Borg!? It all makes sense now!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to watch my favorite show about a supernatural phenomenon: Airwolf, which features a helicopter capable of doing things helicopters can't do in the real world.

sauce07 10-14-09 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonF (Post 9773106)
In Heroes, they are. In the real world, they are not. But as Bus pointed out, Heroes is not a documentary.

Is Jack Bauer's amazing stamina a natural ability? Could anybody in the real world withstand the kind of punishment he does?

yes, somebody could do that (now 7 days worth is another question)
Nobody can walk through walls, nobody can make lightnig bolts shoot out of their body.

I understand that in the context of Heroes these powers are justified by nature, but the question didn't ask that.

orangecrush 10-14-09 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonF (Post 9773106)
In Heroes, they are. In the real world, they are not. But as Bus pointed out, Heroes is not a documentary.

Is Jack Bauer's amazing stamina a natural ability? Could anybody in the real world withstand the kind of punishment he does?

Given the right mixture of drugs, I am sure they could. Just look at Keith Richards. How is he not dead by now?

The Bus 10-14-09 12:30 PM

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<img src="http://www.the-reel-mccoy.com/movies/2003/images/TheMatrixReloaded_4.jpg">

Magic!

The Bus 10-14-09 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sauce07 (Post 9773114)
I understand that in the context of Heroes these powers are justified by nature, but the question didn't ask that.

So you misunderstood the question. :shrug:

wishbone 10-14-09 12:30 PM

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So suspension of disbelief and elements of fiction equates supernatural powers?

orangecrush 10-14-09 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonF (Post 9773113)
Robocop is a Borg!? It all makes sense now!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to watch my favorite show about a supernatural phenomenon: Airwolf, which features a helicopter capable of doing things helicopters can't do in the real world.

orangecrush -284
JasonF -262

The Bus 10-14-09 12:31 PM

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<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/379362886_1845a328b9.jpg">

Supernatural powers!

The Bus 10-14-09 12:32 PM

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<img src="http://images.drive.com.au/drive_images/Editorial/2007/04/03/kitt2_m_m.jpg">

The Wizard Knight and His Magical Carriage

wishbone 10-14-09 12:33 PM

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http://i38.tinypic.com/169g2s6.jpg

Magic!

The Bus 10-14-09 12:34 PM

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<img src="http://www.geocities.com/tiffyjean86/mrwizard.jpg">
<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/ZwBayDIHeomnkkn0nZLWGJggo1_400.jpg">

Magic! You can tell because of his name.

sauce07 10-14-09 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The Bus (Post 9773119)
So you misunderstood the question. :shrug:

I didn't misunderstand the question, i'm just following what it says

S: Name a scripted series with a naturalistic setting but has main characters which have magic or supernatural powers.

with your definition every show answered would be wrong because witches with powers wouldn't exist in a naturalistic setting.

wishbone 10-14-09 12:35 PM

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http://i33.tinypic.com/wtc5fq.jpg

See Bruce Willis and his amazing genetic abilities!

Groucho 10-14-09 12:42 PM

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Every show mentioned is wrong, but again: it only matters that Heroes is wrong.

frenchy 10-14-09 12:43 PM

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Venusian 10-14-09 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 9773153)
Every show mentioned is wrong, but again: it only matters that Heroes is wrong.

Not if the others are wrong too, right? I thought the bonus only went to right answers

Groucho 10-14-09 12:47 PM

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Here's the rule from the front page:


NEW! If the most common answer for a Sheep question is incorrect, all other answers receive a bonus equal to half of the score of the most common answer, rounded down. For example: "Name a vegetable". The most common answer is "tomato" and is worth -15 points. All other answers receive a -7 bonus to their score.
It doesn't matter if the other answers are wrong or right.

Venusian 10-14-09 12:48 PM

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hmm...then I'll stick the with the original assessment that the question sucked.

it doesn't really matter to me as I have no chance of winning

JasonF 10-14-09 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by wishbone (Post 9773064)
I guess I don't follow Heroes enough to know that it is an X-Men ripoff. :shrug:

It's actually a Misfits of Science ripoff.

Or, more to the point,

It's actuallya Misfits of SCIENCE ripoff.

WallyOPD 10-14-09 12:55 PM

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I suppose all of the Star Trek series are supernatural as well, since they travel faster than light in just about every episode.

wishbone 10-14-09 12:55 PM

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Misfits of Science is an American superhero fantasy television series that aired on NBC from October 1985 to February 1986. It featured a cast of super-powered humans and their madcap adventures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_of_science

It was a piece of fiction afterall -- their adventures were anything but madcap.

Tracer Bullet 10-14-09 01:01 PM

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Nice break. Anyone want to continue?

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