"No not that one, the other one!"

[Neverhoodian]

Ever have times where you mention a book/movie/game etc. to someone, and they think you're talking about something else? This most commonly occurs when a series has similar names or many sequels/spin-offs. It seems to happen to me quite frequently.

For example, I'm a Star Wars fan, but I often have to make sure people know which entries in the series I'm talking about. When I mention the movies, I have to clarify exactly which trilogy I prefer ("the ones made in the '70s and '80s" tends to clarify nicely). I also like the Clone Wars series...the traditionally animated 2003 one that is, not the CGI 2008 one. This one causes lots of confusion, because they have the EXACT SAME NAME (seriously, what the hell?) and very few people know about the 2003 version. Even the books fall prey to this. I like the Han Solo Adventures but not the Han Solo Trilogy.

So how about the rest of you? How often do you find yourself having to clarify things in such a fasion?

 

[imperialreign]

Quite a bit - especially whenever I refer to the movie or book series Dune . . . everyone thinks I said Doom.

Same with Star Trek - usually you've got to specify which series or movie you're refering to, and give a brief synopsis . . . unless you're conversing with other Trekkies, in which case it's not needed

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Is it weird that I came into this thread thinking about the lower orifices of the female body?

 

[Thaliur]

It often happens to me when I say or write things like "WOW" "WC" or "MW", because for me, those acronyms used to mean "War Of The Worlds", "WarCry" and "Mech Warrior" respectively.
Now I usually say the full name of games.

 

[AwesomePeanutz]

In Team Fortress 2...

*Trade screen*
Alright, I'll give you metal in return for a Demoman sword.
*Puts up Eyelander sword*
No, not that sword, the NEW one!

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Claidheamh_M%C3%B2r

 

[Casual Shinji]

Is it weird that I came into this thread thinking about the lower orifices of the female body?

If it wasn't weird before, it certainly is now.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Is it weird that I came into this thread thinking about the lower orifices of the female body?

Yes, but we won't hold it against you.

 

[Shycte]

Is it weird that I came into this thread thinking about the lower orifices of the female body?

No, not at all. I guess it comes from hearing that specific phrase to many times.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Is it weird that I came into this thread thinking about the lower orifices of the female body?

No, not at all. I guess it comes from hearing that specific phrase to many times.

It can certainly disturb concentration, that's for sure.

 

[baddude1337]

Alien vs Predator, because thats the name of about 4 different games as well as the film, with no sub heading.

 

[thedeathscythe]

Off the top of my head, when I say GoW, I mean God of War. I love Gears of War, but I don't feel GoW should stand for it. 1. God of War came first, and 2. Gears of War sounds better as "Gears 1" or "Gears 2" than "God 1" or "God 2". So it works out for both games for God of War to be GoW and Gears of War to just be Gears.

 

[sonicguru]

When I'm talking with a group of people (usually 1 or 2 of my friends with their friends from school/work) about games, I mention Sonic the Hedgehog and they go "Oh yeah, I used to play that for the Sega". 'Sega' what? Mega-Drive? Master System? Game Gear? The crap 2006 game? What!?
It always happens with a game/film series with so many sequels and/or spin-offs that you have to ask what they remember of it so you'll know which one they're talking about (for the record, it's nearly always Sonic 2 on the Mega-Drive).

 

[ReservoirAngel]

Is it weird that I came into this thread thinking about the lower orifices of the female body?

I can very much understand why you'd confuse the title with that...area

 

[WorldCritic]

Alien vs. Predator comes to mind. I know one person who let me play his copy of Aliens vs. Predator on the PC from 1999 and when I was talking to someone about it later we went about two minutes before realizing that I was talking about the PC game from 11 years ago, and he was talking about the 360 game from last year.

 

[Nouw]

Alien vs Predator, because thats the name of about 4 different games as well as the film, with no sub heading.

Oh god this!
The Jaguar, SNES, Arcade, PC/Mac, Mobile Phone and 2010.

Sometimes people think AVP2 is the supposed crappy sequel. (Never seen it, never will. Probably...)I mean the fantastic sequel made by Monolith.

 

[smearyllama]

Well, my sister's boyfriend confused Chrono Trigger with Time Crisis.
"Oh yeah, I played that in the arcade."
Then there's the fifty bazillion different Metal Gear games and spin-offs.
Metal Gear
Metal Gear 2
Metal Gear Solid
MGS2: Sons of Liberty
MGS2: Substance
(MGS: Twin Snakes goes in here somewhere)
MGS3: Snake Eater
MGS3: Subsistence
The Metal Gear Acid games
Portable Ops and Peace Walker
MGS4
MGS: Rising

Specifically naming each one is ineffective.
You also have to specify if it was a card game, a top-down adventure game, and over-the-shoulder stealth-action game, or a traditional MGS game.
And what console it's on.

Oh yeah, then there's the iPhone remake of the original.
/rant