Ennis: "Two guys living together? No way. Now we can get together....once in a while, way the hell out in the middle of nowhere, but..."
Jack: "Once in a while. Every four fuckin' years?"
Ennis: "If you can't fix it, Jack, you gotta Stand it."

Hippo 2.0: Track Three

Song: Brokeback Mountain 3
Artist: Gustavo Santaolalla
Album: Brokeback Mountain OST
Quotes: Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger), Jack Twist (Jack Gyllenhaal)/Brokeback Mountain

You can always tell when an audience in a theater is uncomfortable. How can you tell? They will always laugh at things that are decidedly unfunny. Brokeback Mountain was laughed at and mocked when it was released way back in 2005. Gay cowboys? In a white tent? Screwing? Hilarious!!! The thing is, there is nothing funny about that movie. Nothing. It is a tragedy, pure and simple, one that most people can understand if they wish to, the tragedy of two people who cannot be together but who really should be. Heath Ledger may have won the Oscar for his portrayal of the Joker in the Dark Knight, but I have always believed that Ennis Del Mar was his greatest role. The fact that the same man played both of those characters almost back to back is nothing short of astonishing. The music from the movie is masterfully composed by Gustavo Santaolalla and this particular track which is played during a critical scene near the end of the movie is the best of them all.

"And in the days following Draco's sacrifice, Bowen and Kara led the people in a time of justice and brotherhood. As I remember it now, those were golden years warmed by an unworldly light. And when things became the most difficult, Draco's star shown more brightly for all of us who knew where to look."

Hippo 2.0: Track Two

Song: Finale
Artist: Randy Edelman
Album: Dragonheart OST
Quote: Gilbert of Glockenspur (Pete Postlethwaite)/Dragonheart (1996)

"How little do you mortals understand time. Must you be so linear, Jean-Luc?"

Hippo 2.0: Track One

Song: Time
Artist: Hans Zimmer
Album: Inception OST
Quote: Q to Picard, All Good Things, Star Trek TNG Finale

Hey all, been stuck in a rut but I'm stopping that shit. I've been missing the music so how about we listen to HIPPO 2.0? It's a good one, starting with the same song that ended HIPPOBAMF. There are no words to describe how incredible this song is so I won't even try. Best just to go with it.

TAKE THE MIGHTY DAWNBREAKER AND WITH IT PURGE CORRUPTION FROM THE DARK CORNERS OF THE WORLD

I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!!

Movie: Network (1976)
Artists: Peter Finch, Ned Beatty
Scene: It's THE scene.

48 years ago and here we are again. I've never been so angry in my entire life than I am at what is happening in America right now.. We can change the future but he's right, first we have to get MAD.

"Wait a minute....."

My So-Called Mix: Track Fourteen

Episode: Strangers in the House
Artist: W.G. Snuffy Walden
Show: My So-Called Life

Returning Soon to a Mix Channel Near YOU!!!!

LOOKING FOR AMERICA COMING THROUGH YOUR SCHOOLS!

"What may be easy to take may be easily taken away."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Eight

Scene: Corrosion of the Dead God (Ulyaoth)
Artists: Voices (Richard Doyal/Richard Doyle)
Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Quote: Ulyaoth/Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: Ulyaoth warns Pious Augustus to never underestimate the Power of Mantorok.

Hey Ho! Let's Go! We have a Universe to save.

Yeah, yeah I know. Hey Chris, when are you actually going to put up something new and stop chopping your old videos up into little pieces? The short answer? Soon. But I wanted to give Futile Escape one last Hurrah and put up the last minute of it as a Short. With attention spans being what they are these days I thought it would be a good way to spread the love. The full video is over on IT KNOWS WHAT SCARES YOU, which by the way, I've FINALLY decided what the next video is going to be on that mix, so stay tuned. And of course we're STILL right in the middle of ETERNAL DARKNESS so I'll be working on that as well. Thanks for watching as always! See ya.

"You cannot explain away a wantonly immoral act because you think that it is connected to some higher purpose" - Jean-Luc

Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one? This is the quintessential question that Star Trek has grappled with for the past 50 years. This episode from season six of The Next Generation tackles this question head on. MAN OF THE PEOPLE is one of Star Trek's most important episodes. And I'll tell you this - those who exploit the innocent for their own ends will regret it for the rest of their lives....and beyond.

Episode: Man of the People
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season: Six

"DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF MANTOROK, WARLOCK. ITS POWER CANNOT BE DEFINED IN TERMS YOU UNDERSTAND."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Eight

Scene: Corrosion of the Dead God (Chattur'gha)
Artists: Voices (Greg Eagles/Richard Doyle)
Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Quote: Chattur'gha/Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: Chattur'gha warns Pious Augustus never to underestimate the Power of Mantorok.

DON'T YOU KNOW? I'M ELECTRO.

"How can you, a mere mortal, comprehend what that Entity represents or what Power It can wield? We know not, and We know more than thou."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: XEL'LOTATH: Track Eight

Scene: Corrosion of the Dead God (Xel'lotath)
Artists: Voices (Jennifer Hale/Kim Mai Guest/Richard Doyle)
Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Quote: Xel'lotath/Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: Xel'lotath warns Pious Augustus to never underestimate the Power of Mantorok.

I'm back! Long story. Ok, where were we? Ah yes, time to check in with the Ancients again.

"Such an irony that the Keeper Itself be imprisoned within the walls of It's own Magic."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Five

Scene: The Absent Horror (Ulyaoth)
Artists: Voices (Richard Doyal/Richard Doyle)
Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Quote: Ulyaoth/Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: Pious Augustus makes contact with Ulyaoth from beyond the boundaries of our Reality. They discuss a possible flaw in the two thousand year plan to summon the Master of the Planes into our Universe.

All at once.

"Nothing short of a Miracle will keep him alive! And there hasn't been one of those for a long time."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Five

Scene: The Absent Horror (Chattur'gha)
Artists: Voices (Greg Eagles/Richard Doyle)
Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Quote: Pious Augustus/Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: Pious Augustus makes contact with Chattur'gha from beyond the boundaries of our Reality. They discuss a possible flaw in the two thousand year plan to summon the Ancient of Power into our Universe.

Separate and Simultaneous.

You're outmanned, you're outgunned, you're out-equipped. What else have you got?

GUILE.

Episode: Peak Performance
Artists: Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Ron Jones
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 21

I decided to bring this one back from the vault and give it a fresh coat of paint. If ever we've needed this advice it's now. We must outmaneuver the Enemy. And we will. Cause we're worf it.

"A hundred summers to a day
We have waited here for you.
Seeing that you've found the way,
It must certainly be you.
Your hunger and your thirst to still,
All is here in readiness.
You shall eat and drink your fill,
Sheltered in our tenderness.
Regardless whether good or bad,
You've suffered much and traveled far.
Take comfort for the trials you've had.
We'll have you just the way you are."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Seven

Song: Late Call
Artist: Jerry Goldsmith
Album: Poltergeist 2: The Other Side OST
Quote: The Never Ending Story

IN WHICH: As the Darkness of corruption and insanity relentlessly encroaches upon us, the Light gathers together in the name of the Lord to stand against it.

"Be strong and take heart, all who hope in the Lord." - Psalm 31:25

And then....some people just get lost on the way to the Light, and they need someone to guide them to it.

"Most of us go through life with blinders on, knowing only that one little station to which we were born. But now you, on the other hand, have had the rare privilege of escaping your bonds for just a spell....to see life from an entirely new perspective. How you choose to use that information is entirely up to you." - Roddy McDowall

I watched OVERBOARD! last week and wondered how far I could compress the movie into a bite-sized bit of content and still have it retain it's true meaning. Here's what I came up with. Four minutes and Nineteen seconds. Not bad. Next time we'll break the 4 minute barrier for sure.

"The veil of reality can only be pulled back so far, mortal. Take your stand, and fight the Darkness!"

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Six

Song: Gloryhole
Artist: Trust
Album: TR/ST
Quote: Ellia/The Tome of Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: The Essence of Mantorok comes to the Guardians of Light at last, bringing Hope.

Although it may seem at times that evil permanently has the upper hand, such is not the case. All around us, in every walk of life, the forces of good are always working for the Glory of the Lord.

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

These people are DEAD!!! Don't you have any idea what you've done here? Well I'm going to make sure they nail you right to the wall for this. You're not going to sleaze your way out of this one. RIGHT TO THE WALL.

They will live again in Freedom in the Garden of the Lord. They will walk behind the ploughshare; They will put away the sword. The chain will be broken and all men will have their reward! Will you join in our Crusade? Who will be strong and Stand with me? Somewhere beyond the Barricade is there a World you long to see? Do you hear the People sing? Say, do you hear the distant drums? It is the Future that they bring when Tomorrow comes!

Trinity: Track Twenty
Song: Finale/Do You Hear The People Sing?
Artist: John Cameron, Claude-Michel Schonberg
Album: Les Miserables Original Broadway Recording

"There is much you do not know...and much you never will."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Five

Scene: The Absent Horror (Xel'lotath)
Artists: Voices (Jennifer Hale/Kim Mai Guest/Richard Doyle)
Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Quote: Xel'lotath/Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: Pious Augustus makes contact with Xel'lotath from beyond the boundaries of our Reality. They discuss a possible flaw in the two thousand year plan to summon the Ancient of Insanity into our Universe.

This is the first of three major cutscenes that are scattered throughout the Mix which feature Xel'lotath and Pious Augustus discussing various aspects of their long term plan to bring Eternal Darkness to our world. Only the coming planetary alignment will generate enough Power to fuel the massive summoning spell. The devastating effects of Insanity gripping our world can be felt as the Great Ancient's time approaches.

"You must forget the past. Despite who you are now, you will become something more, just as I have. But the sacrifice must be made. We must remain here and guard the Artifact. Dark things will come to claim it, and you must be strong to keep it from them. Without your sacrifice, the world will fall into Eternal Darkness."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Four

Song: The Gift of Forever
Artist: Steve Henifin
Album: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem OST
Quote: Chandra (Paula Tiso) / Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

IN WHICH: In the distant past, a Princess in Persia sends her would be suitor, Karim, on a quest to retrieve THE VEIL OF ULYAOTH from deep within the Forgotten Temple. They both die so that their Spirits may remain behind to guard the Artifact throughout the ages.

Karim is the coolest. So is his song.

"The Ancient’s influence was incredible. From all walks of life, to all parts of our world, their tendrils crept and wrought their insidious damage. With the fear of devilry running rampant, the Ancient’s corruption extended far beyond the knowledge, corrupting all that could be corrupted."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Three

Song: Dark Wings Dark Words
Artist: Ramin Djawadi
Album: Game of Thrones OST
Quote: Edward Roivas/The Tome of Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: Alex Roivas, the Guardian of Light, pores over the Tome of Eternal Darkness in an effort to understand the diabolical influence of Xel'lotath and those from the distant past that stood against the Darkness.

As a secondary motif for the Mix I chose two different versions of the main theme from Game of Thrones, placing one near the beginning and one near the end. Ramin Djawadi is a musical genius who has composed one of the most incredible and well known themes of our age. This version of the theme is particularly foreboding and helps to underscore the power of the evil that silently encroaches upon us all.

"Thy time is done Great Ancient. Forever in shadow will you be, Master of Chaos! And to fade to nothing in obscurity will be thy fate. My master has planned many millennia for this day. It is the true chaos of all things that you now must be entombed amongst the beings of flesh and bone."

ETERNAL DARKNESS: Track Two

Scene: The Binding of the Corpse God
Artist: Silicon Knights
Game: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Quote: Pious Augustus/The Tome of Eternal Darkness

IN WHICH: Pious Augustus, Liche servant of the Darkness, binds the Great Ancient Mantorok and upsets the Eternal Balance which imprisons the three Ancients and keeps them separate from our Reality. With the power of Mantorok nullified, the way is now open for Xel'lotath, the Great Ancient of Insanity, to extend It's influence and prepare to enter our Universe.

No idea what's going on? Check out the first Fireside Chat I made for Eternal Darkness four years ago. You'll find it over in CHRIS VIDS. This is one of the old Feet-on-the-wall vids from yesteryear, so Foot haters, beware! Feet aren't disgusting, people are. Your Feet reflect your soul, believe it or not. But anyways, yeah check it out if you want information on the Story of Eternal Darkness. Later!