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Sedmire
10-17-2005, 03:19 AM
Watching A&E right now, and I see myself (uh, not literally) having been in this situation, not but a few months ago, on TV.

I reccommend it to everyone. Turn on A&E right now if you can.
Wlogan31
10-17-2005, 03:28 AM
Hmmm - just switched this on...seems crazy...that guy is NUTS!
Strell
10-17-2005, 03:30 AM
TV CAN'T INTERRUPT MY VIDEO GAMES

THAT's BORING!
Wlogan31
10-17-2005, 03:33 AM
Watching A&E right now, and I see myself (uh, not literally) having been in this situation, not but a few months ago, on TV.

I reccommend it to everyone. Turn on A&E right now if you can.


If you were in that situation, I feel for you and I'm glad to hear you are still alive.
Pijaibros
10-17-2005, 03:33 AM
He said he was going to play The Punisher. I feel no pity for this man in this case. It would be different if he had good taste in games.

It is also the middle of winter apparently. What better way to stay out of the cold could there be?
Sedmire
10-17-2005, 03:37 AM
I didn't put my family and friends through hell like that, but I stopped working out, lost 10 pounds, my grades dropped, practically quit my writing hobby, lost interest in work, and spent an ungodly amount of money on games, so I stopped.

It is also the middle of winter apparently. What better way to stay out of the cold could there be?
Wearing a jacket or reading a book inside. :P
opportunity777
10-17-2005, 03:44 AM
I didn't put my family and friends through hell like that, but I stopped working out, lost 10 pounds, my grades dropped, practically quit my writing hobby, lost interest in work, and spent an ungodly amount of money on games, so I stopped.


Wearing a jacket or reading a book inside. :P

At least you didn't gain a 100 lbs and you lost weight instead :-)

I haven't been gaming at all lately and I need it to clear my head sometimes.
Pijaibros
10-17-2005, 03:46 AM
I lost 125 lbs and became a workout nut when I got hooked on DDR. I need an intervention to stop this madness.

I instead herniated a disk in my lower back. Go me!
grae60
10-17-2005, 04:12 AM
if this is the same episode I remember then I think his girlfriend needs to have an intervention for dating losers, I mean seriously she'd come over and he'd ignore her for the Punisher, yowza. She was nice looking too.
vietgurl
10-17-2005, 04:23 AM
Can anyone tape this? I've heard of this like 3 times but I don't have TV here (cable's broken in the room)
Shinkuu Ryao
10-17-2005, 04:35 AM
What do you think would happen if I went up to him and cracked a newly opened copy of Gitaroo Man in half right in his face?
willardhaven
10-17-2005, 04:40 AM
I wish I had caught it.
rywateska
10-17-2005, 04:41 AM
I love @ the end where they say he still plays games you can hear him say in the background,
"Ah not those pink things shooting at me again!"

Hahaha! A goldmine that strange man is.
Pijaibros
10-17-2005, 05:03 AM
Everytime I see a show dedicated to the "gaming" scene I am hoping that the people in it are playing something interesting instead of sports, racing, FPS, or licensed garbage.

I always secretly hope someone is playing a 2d fighting game, a shooter (or shmup for you new gen folk), or an interesting import only title (Ai Cho Aniki, anyone?). I can dream....
evanft
10-17-2005, 08:36 AM
I love that guy! I wanna be like him when I grow up.
thisiswack
10-17-2005, 09:14 AM
What do you think would happen if I went up to him and cracked a newly opened copy of Gitaroo Man in half right in his face?

He probably wouldn't know what it is. Now if you tried to take his copy of Narc you'd be in trouble.
psiufoxx2
10-17-2005, 09:51 AM
if this is the same episode I remember then I think his girlfriend needs to have an intervention for dating losers, I mean seriously she'd come over and he'd ignore her for the Punisher, yowza. She was nice looking too.

I sometimes ignore my g/f for WoW. She knows WoW is my mistress :)
mykevermin
10-17-2005, 10:12 AM
I haven't seen/heard of this show; I wonder how bad the person is compared to some of the gamers here and on other sites.
cag1000
10-17-2005, 10:28 AM
I'm the opposite. I havent played a game in like 6 months. But have bought thousands of dollars worth in that time. All sealed and waiting. I need an intervention to get me to turn a system on and play.
Backlash
10-17-2005, 11:27 AM
Some more discussion about this: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50206&highlight=intervention