Thursday Night Throwdown: 05/03/12

you guys looks bored :(

Hmmm not the greatest TNT but it was alright, the Dead island TNT was the most recent one i enjoyed, probs all them having a laugh and Vinny being involved helped.

Anyone who didn't enjoy this clearly doesn't like the core Giantbomb experience

People getting mad about people leaving messages and game invites. Priceless.

Someone needs to send them a Map, showing Ireland and what it is. hehe

Those notifications are so annoying. I hate the attitude of "UH HUHUH DEY SAID MII NAEM". So many fools, especially the ones who sent messages over and over.

OMG the drew and vinnie chat cam was AMAZING.

The Irish banter at the start of the show is terrific stuff altogether!

Nice one. Highlights were awkward Paperboy music sample and Americans Explain "The Troubles".

The video's not working on Progressive HD.

Man, I really love Trials, it is so addictive... but man, I really hate Trials.

alright the notifications thing is damm annoying

It's nice that the real On The Spot set still exists :)

I'm complaining just because I don't want it to happen again.

The notifications make it impossible for me to watch. Sure, I'm typically more sensitive than most to annoying notification sounds as I always turn them all off on any computer I use, but this far exceeded what I can handle.

@ThePickle: @ThePickle said:

3 things:

• Jeff, do you seriously not know the spelling of "quiche"?
• Please stop having GS editors make appearances.
• Please stop having Alexis make appearances.

He was making fun of Patrick not knowing "quiche" in the CAH throwdown. Can't tell whether Patrick noticed.

did that guy seriously have a line from the avengers the day before it came out? BOOM

all those losers wanting to play games, lol.

also, fuck minecraft.

@ThePickle said:

3 things:

• Jeff, do you seriously not know the spelling of "quiche"?
• Please stop having GS editors make appearances.
• Please stop having Alexis make appearances.

1 thing:

• Stop being a baby.

"Did they blow up enough cars?" - Jeff.

That's not funny man.

Not even remotely.

- Andrew. UK.

Next week - TNT on the OLD On The Spot set!

The format of the show would be like a retro On The Spot episode: Jeff at the old desk, on the couch next to the desk is Brad and Patrick ("the guests").

On the other side, at his old podium is Ryan Davis, with special guests (Dave, Alexis, etc).

And of course this would be backed up by old On The Spot video graphics: the intro sequence, credits sequence, everything - controlled of course, by Vinny and Drew.

Seriously, this has to happen.

so are we gonna do a TNT for Diablo 3 or Max Payne the week of the 15th?

@DJJoeJoe said:

@Death_Burnout said:

There were many problems with this TNT:

1. Who thought it was funny? Like, I’m sitting here trying to fathom how on earth it is possible to find sending them a message with your intentionally and unintentionally dumb usernames, funny. It’s not; there were one or two clever or funny names there, in a sea of complete sadness.

2. Why wouldn’t they turn them off? Eventually they stopped acknowledging them altogether, so what’s the point then? The only complaint that has any legitimacy is the fucking noise. It’s horrible. Perhaps their audio was different on set and they didn't know how intrusive and annoying the sound was at our end.

3. It’s all moot point in the end, because the TNT was pretty awful. This wasn't the funny trainwreck "Whatevs" was.

4. None of this shit would happen if Rich Gallup was here. Straight up!

This is from someone who loves TNT. It is my favourite weekly feature. So when Ryan says “GRAB BAG!” I jump for joy…and then this happened. It sucks, but what happened, happened. So for the future, please don’t let this shit happen again. As Jeff said “Everyone had their fill and now we never do that again” I hope that’s true. In the end I should be blaming the 'community'.

And all of this shit gets in the way of the awesome Drew and Vinny nugget with the On The Spot set that still exists! What a great moment, and actually, a moment that sums up everything about this TNT.

I think you should try and have more fun, and care a bit less? You'll live longer.

I cannot stress the reply enough. Lighten up- life is much more enjoyable.

Also (to consolidate posts):

Jeff actually did finish third in that race. Trials fucked up his placement and said he came in fourth! I wonder how probabilistically unlikely that glitch was...(@ ~1:08:06, Jeff is the yellow bike).

I loved Brad's hysterical reaction to Jeff's knowledge about Irish politics.

I'd buy that for a dollar!

The start was epic, they really need to do more of that and less of the stuff that has been plaguing the last few TNTs.

@ThePickle: Just because you pay for it, doesn't mean you own it. You can't tell them what to do.

@ThePickle said:

3 things:

• Please stop having GS editors make appearances.
• Please stop having Alexis make appearances.

Jeff please do the opposite of what this guys suggests.

@ThePickle: You have some serious issues.

Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits for the DS was the last great Mr. Driller. :)

God, that video work was basically Vinny's love letter to Jeff.

And a hilarious love letter it was.

Watching Patrick's agony after he switched bikes in Trials was the funniest part of this whole show.

@ThePickle said:

@Nizzleworth said:

@ThePickle said:

3 things:

• Jeff, do you seriously not know the spelling of "quiche"?
• Please stop having GS editors make appearances.
• Please stop having Alexis make appearances.

1 thing:

• Stop being a baby.

Didn't know expressing complaints for a site I pay for makes me a baby.

Didn't know if you bought a burger from McDonalds you could tell them how to make it better. Hm small world.

@ThePickle said:

@Nizzleworth said:

@ThePickle said:

3 things:

• Jeff, do you seriously not know the spelling of "quiche"?
• Please stop having GS editors make appearances.
• Please stop having Alexis make appearances.

1 thing:

• Stop being a baby.

Didn't know expressing complaints for a site I pay for makes me a baby.

Jeff, please keep on keepin' on.

@ThePickle said:

@Paindamnation said:

@ThePickle said:

@Nizzleworth said:

@ThePickle said:

3 things:

• Jeff, do you seriously not know the spelling of "quiche"?
• Please stop having GS editors make appearances.
• Please stop having Alexis make appearances.

1 thing:

• Stop being a baby.

Didn't know expressing complaints for a site I pay for makes me a baby.

Didn't know if you bought a burger from McDonalds you could tell them how to make it better. Hm small world.

But expressing dissatisfaction in said burger does not make you a baby.

But I didn't call you a baby? Just said you can't just say DON"T do this and hope they listen. Some context. Of course they know how to pronounce words. It's the internet it's for laughs. In addition, seeing the GameSpot guys NOT on cue cards and on script is great, seeing just guys be guys. However, Alexis is fine, he's a part of the crew for a while and does a great job, he may not be as entertaining, but he has a right to be there as well.

@ThePickle said:

@Paindamnation said:

@ThePickle said:

@Paindamnation said:

@ThePickle said:

@Nizzleworth said:

@ThePickle said:

3 things:

• Jeff, do you seriously not know the spelling of "quiche"?
• Please stop having GS editors make appearances.
• Please stop having Alexis make appearances.

1 thing:

• Stop being a baby.

Didn't know expressing complaints for a site I pay for makes me a baby.

Didn't know if you bought a burger from McDonalds you could tell them how to make it better. Hm small world.

But expressing dissatisfaction in said burger does not make you a baby.

But I didn't call you a baby? Just said you can't just say DON"T do this and hope they listen. Some context. Of course they know how to pronounce words. It's the internet it's for laughs. In addition, seeing the GameSpot guys NOT on cue cards and on script is great, seeing just guys be guys. However, Alexis is fine, he's a part of the crew for a while and does a great job, he may not be as entertaining, but he has a right to be there as well.

It's my criticism. I'm allowed to offer it. And I don't think the Gamespot guys are entertaining in any way. Cue cards or not they are dreadfully boring and unfunny. Same goes for Alexis. He's not fit for on screen stuff. And he doesn't have a "right" to be there. He's an engineer. Him being on screen is a privilege because he really has no reason to be there.

Haha the text is fading. I'm sure someone will clip this to do the stupid, "I'm dissapearing crap". Before this hits "Troll" territory. You're entitled to your opinion, however it's entirely entitlement. Who deserves anything really. You could be a janitor and be on the show. It's a bunch of people off script just hanging out. Essentially most of their videos are them just screwing around or having a party. So keep your opinion, but largely it's un-validated.

@ThePickle: Every story needs a bad guy right?

@ThePickle: No, I jumped down your throat because you were making demands like a lunatic. I MIGHT EVEN AGREE WITH YOU! but I'm not gonna be an asshole about it.

@Paindamnation said:

@ThePickle: Every story needs a bad guy right?

That's the bad thing about pickles...they're always sour.

Sorry, I couldn't let that one go.

Worst TNT ever imo.

I love the Chris Water cameos! Thats what they call him!

I think Lobster Ears Stole mine...

@ThePickle said:

3 things:

• Jeff, do you seriously not know the spelling of "quiche"?
• Please stop having GS editors make appearances.
• Please stop having Alexis make appearances.

lmbo you suck