Name what you think are the top 5 TV shows. Any television show which has been broadcast in any country, in any language, whatever.
1. Firefly
2. Star Trek (The Original Series)
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. Battlestar Galactica (Reimagining)
5. Stargate SG-1
For a school assignment, I wrote a short-story (I will not give many details, as I may wish to publish it eventually later in life :)) within a universe I've created, taking place in the relatively distant future.
The short-story was a mystery about the main character, a human scientist on a...
Select your favorite games that came out in 2008, in each of the following categories:
Game of the Year:
Action Game of the Year:
Role-Playing Game of the Year:
Strategy Game of the Year:
Multiplayer Game of the Year:
There are no strict definitions of what games belong in which category, so...
Ctrl+Alt+Del, a webcomic found at (where else?) ctrlaltdel-online.com, had a great series which involved religion and video games back in 2007. I am posting the series here, a few of them per post:
I've been on this forum for a few months, and have been on this earth for almost nineteen years, and I have continually, in both places, run into this idea people put out that tradition is a bad thing, that it is inappropriate or unacceptable in modern society, and what have you.
My question...
The following is a document "The Cairo Purim", which dates to 1524. It tells the story of a period of significant oppression of the Jews in the then-Ottoman province of Egypt, by the local bey, until the governor's execution by order of the Ottoman Sultan for his rebellion. The author of this...
I found this video sometime ago, on Youtube (I can't believe nobody told me it existed), of the Messianic Jewish group "Selah", directed by Greg Silverman and based at Congregation Beth Yeshua in Philadelphia, affiliated with the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America. I also attend this...
I'd like to wish a Merry Christmas to all the Orthodox Christians at RF, may the blessings of G-d be with you and your families on this holy day for you.
My cousin does Dungeon Master in Dungeons and Dragons games. Once, he did a campaign (in which I took part) where a communist revolution was occurring. This was the song they sang in that campaign:
The Internationale
Arise, elves and halflings, from your slumbers
Arise, dwarves and humans...
I've seen many political debates here, though they're not the main purpose of the forum, and I've become interested in an idea - what if the people here could make a government for a country from scratch - a place where no government has existed before, where there is no racial, ethnic or...
Well? I personally like mostly Folk, primarily songs in the British Folk tradition (i.e., Anglo-Canadian, Scottish, Irish, etc.), but I also like certain songs in other groups. Of course, it goes without saying I also love Jewish Folk music and derivations thereof. Also, I like Weird Al...
Well, I've tried this on a forum before, but it collapsed due to players dropping out, failing to submit orders, etc.
Diplomacy is a game made by Allan Calhamer in the 1950s. It simulates a world around World War I, but it is not a simulator of that war. It has been called "seven-player...
In my life and education, I have known many people of different cultures and faiths - including a number of Muslims, primarily Pakistanis and African Americans. I would even like to count these among my friends.
Now, being a Jew, my question is - what are the general Islamic beliefs about...
If you'd been around, and been able to vote, which candidate would you vote for in each presidential election in U.S. History?
List includes all viable candidates who received electoral votes. Winner is in bold.
1789
Lieutenant General George Washington (Nonpartisan, Virginia)
Result was...
Though many do not realize it, the Bible is filled with various poetry. It is difficult to tell in translation, since most translators prefer to go for more literal translations over an attempt to style it as poetry, especially since traditional Hebrew poetry is, rather than based on rhythm and...