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2 years ago ::
Mar 11, 2011 - 1:18PM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Making Magic, which goes live Monday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 11, 2011 - 1:58PM
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I had totally, totally forgotten Mark used to write for that show, too.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 11, 2011 - 2:55PM
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Not again! I am so sick of reading about MaRo's time writing for Roseanne that it's not even funny. Personally, I wouldn't even consider that to be something to brag about, considering what he does now. At least Charlie Sheen makes her look sane, though. www.roseanneworld.com/blog/2011/03/charl...
"We will all be purified in Wurm.
What is good will be used to heal Wurm, or grow Wurm, or to fuel Wurm's path. What is vile will be extruded, and we will be free of it forever."
--Prophet of the Cult of Wurm
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2 years ago ::
Mar 13, 2011 - 9:16PM
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It's nice to see Making Magic finally deliver on one of its longest "running jokes". I've been a reader since the beginning, and I have always chuckled at the Roseanne references. I'm glad to see Maro make it relevant by drawing general principles from his experiences that can be applied to any topic. I kind of wish he had been ambitious enough to try to connect anecdotes to particular magic cards as a tribute to Topical Blend number one, but maybe that would have been too forced.
One thing I think is kind of amusing is that Magic is probably going to have a much longer lifespan of cultural relevance than the Roseanne show. In another decade or two, Magic will probably still be going strong and not many people will remember a decades old sitcom. Already, even though television is inherently a bit more mass-market than gaming, when you consider magic's world-wide popularity, probably more people have played magic with Maro-designed cards than have ever seen a maro-written episode of Roseanne.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 13, 2011 - 9:24PM
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As someone who has poked fun at Mark for his mentions of Roseanne, I'm still grateful to read his accounting of it. Thanks, Mark! We're glad you're where you are.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 13, 2011 - 9:28PM
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Well at least we've been warned there is a part two.
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2 years ago ::
Mar 13, 2011 - 10:07PM
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Not very Magic-y, but definitely an interesting read on a professional level. Thanks, Mark!
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2 years ago ::
Mar 13, 2011 - 10:24PM
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"You're job in a pitch..."--> Your
"I like to think that Magic history might be forever changes if he and I..."-->changed
So is next week's article a writer's perspective on the value of a good editor?
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2 years ago ::
Mar 14, 2011 - 12:00AM
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that was one agonizing read. could you perhaps cater to the international community. a lot of you writers assumed that your readers are americans. and we still have part 2???!! goodness me! scrap the idea please.
and you talk about overstaying your time. have you thought that perhaps, you're in here too long and feel that no one's ever gonna succeed you?
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2 years ago ::
Mar 14, 2011 - 1:52AM
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that was one agonizing read. could you perhaps cater to the international community. a lot of you writers assumed that your readers are americans. and we still have part 2???!! goodness me! scrap the idea please.
That might be a worthwhile post if you would be specific about what you thought was inappropriately US-centric about the article. In its present form, though, it's an insulting threadcrap and nothing more. A little substance, please.
Jeff Heikkinen
DCI Rules Advisor since Dec 25, 2011
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