Comments on: Professor Madblood and the Doppelganger Gambit: January 13-18, 2003

By: WJS

WJS — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:13:51 +0000

I suppose if Helen, Dave, or Madblood ever appear again you can give their work those styles.

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:10:46 +0000

In reply to Mark H- (eyeharvester).

Well, if it worked for George Lucas…

Then again, would that mean that we fans would then have to shout “Mell shot first!”?

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:08:54 +0000

In reply to BlackWolfe Coyoten (blackwolfe_coyoten). We could always demand she re-start Narbonic. I only discovered it this year, long after it ended... T_T

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:06:52 +0000

In reply to Paul Gadzikowski (pgadzikowski).

I hear it’s even harder when you have a ringtone that sounds like the communicators from Star Trek…

Of course, I’m sure I’m not the only one who has a sound clip of the HAL 9000 saying “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that” as the error message on his computer. ^_^

By: Darkstarr

Darkstarr — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:00:35 +0000

In reply to So It Begins (soitbegins). She looks cute all the time, actually. So does Mell. I'd say their creator is kinda cute too, but she's married and I don't want to make her husband jealous. -_^

By: Adept Arcanist

Adept Arcanist — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 02:21:57 +0000

I just love that no matter the time period, giving Dave a chance to go to the moon instantly gets him on-board with your mad plans.

By: Sean Riedinger (ariamaki)

Sean Riedinger (ariamaki) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:22:56 +0000

Oddly enough, through most of Narbonic, the main Madjobs all do have unique styles-- Or close enough.

SPOILERS GALORE FOR ALL WHO PASS BELOW

Helen-- Primarily cute, neutral-looking pods, gerbil-based everythng, and super-soaker esque ray guns.

Helen Sr.-- The one thing we see that is definitely hers throughout the story, apart from her lairs (old gothic / puzzle mansion, both approrpriate) is built from someone elses plans-- And looks entirely generic.

Madblood-- Definitely has a noir-and-Xpunk-sci feel going, along with 60s-forward bases and servants, and narcissistic robots to boot.

Dave-- The things we see are, more or less, all pre-maddening, and end up with a distinctly sleek design and lack of ornamentaton that screams Pulp and Efficiency, which both seem to be watchwords for our man Dave.

And now to revel in a little bit of Magic geekery-- I am so used to it that I nearly typed Watchwolves up in the last line.

By: John Wells (johnwwells)

John Wells (johnwwells) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:22:55 +0000

(Groans mightily at Ed's filk.)

Incidentally, according to the entirely noncanonical Narbonic Ditch Day Stack, Beta's not the first Narbon to think of hiding a message n someone's genome. The players seemed to like that puzzle...

By: Ray Dillinger (bear)

Ray Dillinger (bear) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:22:54 +0000

It’s a great feeling to walk into a real estate office and say, “I’m looking for a quiet little place – near a power substation would be nice – where the neighbors won’t get all annoyed about occasional sonic booms, 300-foot pillars of flame, and possibly some occasional ball lightning…. ” Seriously. You should try it. The kicker is that most of them will be unfazed and give you a referral. You see, there are real estate dealers who specialize in that sort of thing. You can buy anything from an old missile base to a bald mesa in the middle of nowhere if you know where to look.

By: Ed Gedeon (eddurd)

Ed Gedeon (eddurd) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:22:53 +0000

(TUNE: "Shake, Rattle, And Roll", Big Joe Turner)

Well, pack up your henchman, and launch him into space!
His buttocks will clench, man, while launching into space!
Then back inside, at a casual walking pace ...

Well, it's Blake, Scrabble, and stroll!
Well, it's Blake, Scrabble, and stroll!
Well, it's Blake, Scrabble, and stroll!
Well, it's Blake, Scrabble, and stroll!
In a day or two,
The Earth I will control!