User blog:JERealize/Progress Bar: Issue 050 (2nd Anniversary, 3000th Edit)

Well... We're here. The 50th Progress Bar. The 2nd Anniversary. The 3000th edit. All here. And may I say...

I have no way to start this.

(July 7, 2014)

A Short Look Back
Two years ago, I found this site on recommendation of a Hunger Games fan from the wiki I used to serve. I tried writing something on the site, but as of so far, its fate is... uncertain. Besides that, I managed to get Featured Quote, Character, and User by my first anniversary, and even nominated some third-party candidates at the time.

Now, my second year... was a bit slower. I did manage to win Featured Image for the first time (a reward I never thought I would win), and I started a few blog reviews. I also made Brett's mother a Featured Character, something few expected, and now little is happening so far.

Hopefully, this third year, I can change all that.

A Thank You To All
When you make a thank you, you should always remember to thank everyone you know by name, and not leave anyone out. However, I cannot remember all the names of the people who helped me out, so as to not leave anyone out, I won't mention names and keep this short and sweet.

You guys rock!

End message.

Peek At Episodes 1 and 2
Okay, as I said, the first review blogs are coming in on Wednesday, but let me say what I have seen so far.

I. Am. Nervous.

Let me just say, this will contain spoilers, and as such, I'm leaving the lights on for you.

Spoilers beyond this point!

And, I have to say, I have seen the two eliminations, and... Don't think I'm too dumb to notice. I knew you were going to jump the gun and take a peek. I'm saying nothing.

But anyways, the second one had it coming, but the first, I have to say... wow. They're not giving people like that any support any more. Checked the Italian version with the English version, and Beardo's SFX stay the same on both versions. And as a fan, I caught (most of) the leaked storyboard scenes and some of Scarlett's scenes that were leaked in Spanish (the "falling to the ground" and "pigs eating nuts" scenes).

But, there are some things that are considerably uncomfortable about. Why do I think Dave is like Topher when the two are clearly different? Also, I'm nervous about the Amy/Samey approach. I mean, I could watch the Italian versions, so as to get my mind off things, but if doesn't resolve well, I will lose it. ("It" meaning "all hope for the series".) I'm serious. Why the hate? Where does it come from? Have we even seen Amy superior over Samey in previous conditions? You're tossing me into uncharted waters here. And what if they decide to have Amy masquerade as Samey when Amy is to be eliminated? What then? And what if they toss Izzy into the mix, then punch her into bleeding and throw her out again?

This, is, just... dicey.

I thought mandatory singing was bad. I thought B and Dawn getting eliminated without any resolution afterward was bad. I thought Mal getting away with everything and Zoey looking like the new Lindsay was bad. I thought bloody killing off eight contestants outright was bloody terrible! But... man, if they don't do this season right... I might just stop watching the series from now on.

Let's hope... the devs don't mess this up.

Spoilers have ended.

Well, that ended on a sour note. Hopefully, the review blogs I have coming up, and the result of the Netherlands vs Argentina (cheer for the boys in Oranje) can change that. Happy 2nd Anniversary, people!

And now, let's air that new signature.

Just one more year left, boys... (Talk | Blogs | Contributions) 02:59, July 8, 2014 (UTC)