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fandomsecrets2009-03-27 06:04 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2009-03-27 06:04 pm
[ SECRET POST #812 ]
⌈ Secret Post #812 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
101.
[Narnia]
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102.
(Miss Parker, The Pretender)
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103.
[Stargate Universe - David Blue]
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104.
[Britain's Best Dish]
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105.
[CS Lewis]
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106.
[Gurren Lagann/Pokemans]
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107.
[Olesya Rulin in High School Musical]
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108.
[Avenged Sevenfold]
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109.
[Law and Order: UK]
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110.
[3-Iron]
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111.
[Chobits]
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112.
[Ace Attorney]
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113.
[Johnny Depp]
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114.
[Nostalgia Critic, previously linked wrong]
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115.
[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]
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116.
[Repo]
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117.
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118.
[Yu-Gi-Oh]
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119. [repeat]
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120.
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121.
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122.
[Harry Potter/Six Days Seven Nights]
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123.
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124.
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125.
[Strangers With Candy]
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126.
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127.
[Parokyaoi]
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128.
[World of Warcraft]
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129.
[Naruto/Naru Taru (Shadow Star)]
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130.
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131.
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132.
[Four Brothers]
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133.
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134.
[Queen]
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135.
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136.
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137.
[The Black Cauldron]
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138.
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139.
[Batman Forever (Two-Face/Riddler)]
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140.
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141.
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142.
[Matt Fraction/Ed Brubaker]
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143.
[Digimon Tamers]
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144.
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145.
[Man v. Food]
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146.
[A Vampyre Story]
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147.
[Avatar]
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148.
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149.
[killer 7]
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150.
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151. [repeat]
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152.
[Age of Wonders II and Age of Mythology]
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153.
[Ace Attorney/Treasure Planet]
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154.
[Flight of the Conchords: Sugar Lumps]
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155.
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156.
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157.
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158.
[Star Trek 2009: Chris Pine/Zachary Quinto]
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159.
[6teen / Star Trek Voyager]
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160.
[Watchmen/FFX]
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161.
[DBSK/Hero]
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162.
[NCIS]
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163.
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164.
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165.
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166.
[ST: TNG]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #116.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 - too big ], [ 1 2 - repeat ], [ 1 - personal attack ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
164. OP
(Anonymous) 2009-03-28 05:10 am (UTC)(link)If what I have heard from various sources is correct... well, humans eventually "uplift" chimps and bottlenose dolphins via genetic manipulation, giving them that last push toward sapience, then all three species head into the stars together.
It turns out that uplifting is extremely common among aliens, to the point that there are no known species that didn't have a patron to uplift them - except humans. Humans also don't follow the custom of uplifters enslaving upliftees for thousands of years. Thus, Earthclan - humans and their upliftees, dolphins and chimps - are treated as pariahs in galactic civilization.
The Uplift series was one of the first to play with the whole "aliens grant sapience" trope - I think it may have even invented the term "uplift" for it.
As for why I'm ambivalent about buckling down and reading it despite the influence... well, Ecco the Dolphin was one of my favourite game series, and Brin was an accessory to its murder. He was hired to write the plot of the 3D game when he hadn't even heard of the series before; his plot took what was a beautifully strange tale about a dolphin with dolphiny problems that had ended in a cliffhanger into yet another story about humans aligning with fellow sapients.
I'd just about forgiven it as "hey, it was money for him" when I found out that the dude had confused the Genesis games with "his". Based on a blog post Google told me about, he thought some game he'd written for called Ecco the Dolphin had made it to the Wii Virtual Console. I knew he probably didn't give one iota of shit for the series, but Jesus Christ.
It opened some old wounds.
Re: 164. OP
Hm, that's a whole lot of Do Not Know If Want right there. I'm really interested in animal cognition, so it could either be lots of fun or, if it's a case of Did Not Do The Research, a complete wall-banger for me.
Re: 164. OP
(Anonymous) 2009-03-28 06:08 am (UTC)(link)...I can definitely recommend the original Ecco games? They're old and very hard, but it's very worth it. Some of the best non-human fiction out there if you ask me.