Mistakes happen a lot. Sincere apologies, less so.

Two links of note this morning (he says, even he has two separate incomplete link dump posts waiting in the wings; you have no idea how behind on LJ I am):

1. Kill Screen Daily has apologized for their ill-thought-out post on Hitman last week. Yes, it contains the dreaded "to all offended" hallmark of the fauxpology, but it's still pretty clearly sincere (as a general rule, calling your actions "a mistake" is a good sign of contrition). For those in need of some context, here's the awesome link I tossed out on Twitter (under my @Tsalmoth account), "Quit Pretending There Isn't a Videogame Rape Culture."

2. Jason Alexander has written what may be the template for how to write a sincere apology after both fucking up, not understanding why you fucked up, and then coming to a true understanding of how you've hurt people. If I thought they were intelligent enough to get it, I'd suggest that Gabe and Tycho need to read this, but they're pretty much the prototypes for only the first two parts of that process.

Mistakes happen a lot. Sincere apologies, less so.

Two links of note this morning (he says, even he has two separate incomplete link dump posts waiting in the wings; you have no idea how behind on LJ I am):

1. Kill Screen Daily has apologized for their ill-thought-out post on Hitman last week. Yes, it contains the dreaded "to all offended" hallmark of the fauxpology, but it's still pretty clearly sincere (as a general rule, calling your actions "a mistake" is a good sign of contrition). For those in need of some context, here's the awesome link I tossed out on Twitter (under my @Tsalmoth account), "Quit Pretending There Isn't a Videogame Rape Culture."

2. Jason Alexander has written what may be the template for how to write a sincere apology after both fucking up, not understanding why you fucked up, and then coming to a true understanding of how you've hurt people. If I thought they were intelligent enough to get it, I'd suggest that Gabe and Tycho need to read this, but they're pretty much the prototypes for only the first two parts of that process.

Monday Amazon deals: Chabon, Red Dead Redemption, Rage, Rambo, BSG, One Piece, Breaking Bad, lots mo

The Kindle Deal of the Day is Michael Chabon's nifty essay collection, Maps and Legends, for $1.99 (80% off).

Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year Edition (with the DLC content including the zombie pack) is $19.99 (33% off) for both PS3 and Xbox.

Other video games on sale include Dead Island for $19.99 (67% off, although it's really 33% off, since it's clearly due to take a price drop), Grand Theft Auto IV Complete for $19.99 (33% off), and Rage for $9.99 (50% off).

In DVDs, you can pre-order the four-disc edition of John Carter (with DVD, Blu-Ray, 3D, and digital copy) for only $24.99 (50% off)! If five people buy this, Disney will match their theatrical take on this movie*!

The TV Deal of the Week is on One Piece, with each of the first five collections going for $16.99 (51% off).

Because marketers still equate "Father's Day" with "testosterone-fueled war movies," Amazon's Blu-Ray deals of the week are on the super box sets of Apocalypse Now and Rambo at 48% off. Mind you, both are great movies, but I'd be just as happy with this set.

The box sets of Battlestar Galactica (complete with a Cylon head) are going for 67% off ($88.99 on DVD, $115.99 on Blu-Ray).

Other Blu-Ray deals: Breaking Bad Season 4 is $24.99 (62% off); X-Men: First Class is $12.99 (68% off); the first season of Falling Skies is $24.99 (50% off); Machine Gun Preacher is $19.99 (50% off); and Star Trek is $11.24 (58% off).

Finally, the awesome Tucker and Dale vs Evil is $12.95 (52% off) on DVD, and also available free via streaming on Amazon Prime. It's an awesome examination of the urban/rural conflict explored in Clover's Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (which not only needs an updated second edition badly, but also does a great and undersold job of exploring some non-gender issues like the aforementioned one).

*Although Battleship looks like it'll be even more of a bomb, making Taylor Kitsch true box office poison, even if he died really nicely in Snakes on a Plane.

Monday Amazon deals: Chabon, Red Dead Redemption, Rage, Rambo, BSG, One Piece, Breaking Bad, lots mo

The Kindle Deal of the Day is Michael Chabon's nifty essay collection, Maps and Legends, for $1.99 (80% off).

Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year Edition (with the DLC content including the zombie pack) is $19.99 (33% off) for both PS3 and Xbox.

Other video games on sale include Dead Island for $19.99 (67% off, although it's really 33% off, since it's clearly due to take a price drop), Grand Theft Auto IV Complete for $19.99 (33% off), and Rage for $9.99 (50% off).

In DVDs, you can pre-order the four-disc edition of John Carter (with DVD, Blu-Ray, 3D, and digital copy) for only $24.99 (50% off)! If five people buy this, Disney will match their theatrical take on this movie*!

The TV Deal of the Week is on One Piece, with each of the first five collections going for $16.99 (51% off).

Because marketers still equate "Father's Day" with "testosterone-fueled war movies," Amazon's Blu-Ray deals of the week are on the super box sets of Apocalypse Now and Rambo at 48% off. Mind you, both are great movies, but I'd be just as happy with this set.

The box sets of Battlestar Galactica (complete with a Cylon head) are going for 67% off ($88.99 on DVD, $115.99 on Blu-Ray).

Other Blu-Ray deals: Breaking Bad Season 4 is $24.99 (62% off); X-Men: First Class is $12.99 (68% off); the first season of Falling Skies is $24.99 (50% off); Machine Gun Preacher is $19.99 (50% off); and Star Trek is $11.24 (58% off).

Finally, the awesome Tucker and Dale vs Evil is $12.95 (52% off) on DVD, and also available free via streaming on Amazon Prime. It's an awesome examination of the urban/rural conflict explored in Clover's Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (which not only needs an updated second edition badly, but also does a great and undersold job of exploring some non-gender issues like the aforementioned one).

*Although Battleship looks like it'll be even more of a bomb, making Taylor Kitsch true box office poison, even if he died really nicely in Snakes on a Plane.

How's this for an alternate universe scenario?

The timelines diverge in 2003, when Tru Calling becomes Fox's biggest non-animated hit since The X-Files, and lasts a good decade. As a result, White Collar, Dollhouse, Criminal Minds, and the Hangover movies all fail to launch due to the casting choices they're forced to make. Dystopian future follows, naturally.

How's this for an alternate universe scenario?

The timelines diverge in 2003, when Tru Calling becomes Fox's biggest non-animated hit since The X-Files, and lasts a good decade. As a result, White Collar, Dollhouse, Criminal Minds, and the Hangover movies all fail to launch due to the casting choices they're forced to make. Dystopian future follows, naturally.