What are you eagerly awaiting?

[Lobsang]

As a huge fan of the half-life series I am eagerly awaiting a trillogy in four parts...

Half Life, the original, remastered (can't remember the name for it. It's the original half life made to look like half life 2)

The game for which Portal was basically a proof-of-concept.

The final instalment of the half life episodes.

The 'unofficial' Portal Prequel - "Portal Prelude"

I am also awaiting GTA4 PC.

The latest Splinter Cell Game (the one where he's a fugitive)


This does not have to be about computer games... What are you eagerly awaiting?

[Freudian Slit]

The zombie movie, Quarantine.

The season finale of Project Runway. (But NOT when said show moves to Lifetime. I'm unawaiting that.)

[eleanorigby]

Hmmmm....

I hate to say this, but the new Harry Potter movie. I am bummed it was moved back.

My daughter coming home for Christmas.

The election-if only so that the bickering and nonsense stuff (aka campaigning) can end.

My Scrabble Beta partners to make their next moves so that I can win! ;)

[FriarTed]

Narnia Movies V, VI, VII- I can make do with the PBS-BBC versions of III & IV but Ah gots to have me some Narnian Genesis & Apocalypse!

And whatever Batman movie is forthcoming.

And The Hobbit & the other mystery LOTR movie.

And 2013 (the actual year, so I don't have to listen to any more 2012 nonsense.)

And the Rapture.

There. That's it.

[Scupper]

A movie adaptation of World War Z.

An Iron Man sequel.

Gatchaman, though it will almost certainly suck.

The next book in the Song of Ice and Fire series.

[Lobsang]

Oh, and the next discworld book. Preferably one about the City Watch.

[Spectralist]

Diablo III

The elections to be over with.

A Dance With Dragons by George RR Martin

[Sage Rat]

I was feeling pretty meh about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button from seeing the trailer. But since I discovered that it will be a David Fincher film, I'm feeling rather hopeful.

The main movie I'm waiting for is Battle Angel (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437086/), though it's not set to release for three more years at least.

[photopat]

...And 2013 (the actual year, so I don't have to listen to any more 2012 nonsense.)

Ahh, those bozos will just claim they misinterpreted a line of Mayan and it's actually 2024.


I'm waiting for Nation! by Pratchett which supposed to be in stores next Tuesday.

[glee]

SInce 1994, I have been waiting for an upgrade to Colonization (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_(computer_game)).
Mainly I have been enjoying Civilisation (now on version 4).

On September 26th, Civilisation 4 : Colonization (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_IV:_Colonization) ships. :cool:

My computer stands ready. :D

[Drain Bead]

A Dance With Dragons by George RR Martin

Even though the thread had 9 replies when I clicked on it, I knew someone would have beaten me to this.

[PapSett]

My first trip to New York City. I am going the last week of October and I can't begoin to tell y'all how excited I am!!

[Kiros]

Persona 4. In the month since I started playing 3 (after holding off for a long while because that sheer amount of "Japanese-ness" usually turns me off), I am a TOTAL convert, and that's probably the only game through the end of this year that will be a first day buy for me.

For movies, it's Quantum of Solace and then everything else.

Wings of Wrath, the next book by C.S. Friedman.

[Bearflag70]

Iron Man 2

The Avengers movie

Any superhero movie with a substantial crossover (e.g., Spider-Man & Fan4)

Star Trek 11 or XI ... whatever

All Dallas Cowboys games & their new stadium

Obama Presidency

California High Speed Rail Line

[Kalea]

The completion of the remodel of my bathroom, living room, and basement.

Fallout 3.

My next vacation.

The arrival of my pens from Woot.com

[TroubleAgain]

Oh, and the next discworld book. Preferably one about the City Watch.

I'm still waiting for Amazon to ship me two of them. And the cuteoverload.com calendar.:D

[Miller]

Fallout 3

[KSO]

Moving to Toronto

The new U2 album

[beegirl13]

The next season of Lost
An Echo in the Bone, the next book in the Outlander series
For System of a Down to get back together and make another album (not holding my breath on that one)

Above all.... graduation in May. Last graduation EVER!

[Shadez]

LOST. Next book of the Song of Ice and Fire series. Ubercon (http://www.ubercon.com) gaming convention in October (NJ). Finishing my masters degree. Hmm.

[Tangent]

Season 2 of Pushing Daisies

I've been watching Dexter on DVD. I'm halfway through season 2 and I've decided to read the books, so I'm eagerly awaiting Darkly Dreaming Dexter to arrive at my door.

[Llama Llogophile]

- Photos of the Apollo landing sites.

There's a probe going up in March with a camera good enough to do it. My grandfather worked on the LEMs at Grumman. So I grew up knowing that something my grampa touched is on the moon. Can't wait to see that.

- The next season of The Office, which is THIS WEEK!!!

[Simplicio]

LHC results (when they fix their magnets)

The new Bond flick looks like it'll be good. Actually, somewhat depressingly, that's the only movie I've heard about that I'm excited for.

I'm contemplating holding off on reading any more Ice and Fire books till he's finished the series, since I'm starting to loose track of the characters between books and its too long to reread the whole series every time a new book is released, so I guess I'm eagerly awaiting the last of book of that series so I can read the whole thing (though at the current rate I may be dead before the last book rolls off the press)

On the plus side, I just got Anathem by Neal Stephenson, which I've been eagerly awaiting for a year or so.

[bink]

Rancid Pansies (http://www.amazon.com/Rancid-Pansies-James-Hamilton-Paterson/dp/1933372621)

Animal Crossing: City Folk (and a Wii to play it on)

The Obama Administration

Springtime

[lucky henry]

The film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"

[Stauderhorse]

At the end of this year I'll finally be getting my driver's license.

By the end of this academic year I'll hopefully be accepted into the pharmacy program at UF.

The Hulk DVD.

[Torpor Beast]

An epiphany.

Also, The Watchmen movie (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/hd/).

[gallows fodder]

The next volume of Blade of the Immortal, out in December.

The next seasons of Life and Pushing Daisies.

Michel Faber's new book, The Fire Gospel, out in January.

[Raguleader]

The next Honorverse book, Storm From the Shadows, in March 09, with what may finally be a confrontation between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and Manpower Inc.

Also, the arrival of my new smartphone, which I believe is waiting in a box in my squadron's mailroom right now.

[Kyla]

The end of the Bush presidency.

The end of my calculus class. Which is really pathetic given that school just started.

The next book in A Song of Ice and Fire, although I doubt I'd ever have time to read, what with the calculus and all.

[BaneSidhe]

Metallica in Columbus
Nine Inch Nails in Columbus
Hubby and I going to see TSO here in Charleston
Going to the Quarter Horse Congress next month and going to the Freestyle Reining competition in the evening.

[drm]

Slumdog Millionaire - I'm a big Danny Boyle fan and I'm also the one person that liked the third act of Sunshine. I am unbelievably excited for this movie.

Audience reaction to the new Darren Aronofsky movie The Wrestler. I saw it and am so excited for others to see it. Mickey Roarke is just phenomenal.

[elfkin477]

Halloween. The holiday, I mean, not the movie.

A Great and Terrible Beauty (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0833962/)

For Christopher Golden's The Lost Ones (http://www.christophergolden.com/lost/) to come out in paperback

Rob Thurman's next novel

Peur(s) du noir (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0792986/), sort of

[Alessan]

George R.R. Martin - more than everything else combined.

The new seaons of Lost and Galactica.

Empire: Total War. As far as I'm concerned, no other game even exists.

[JThunder]

Puberty.

[cmkeller]

Season 5 of Lost.

Season 2 of Night Court on DVD, finally scheduled for early next year.

Quantum of Solace.

[audit1]

Dead Like Me: the movie

[Mayo Speaks!]

- The next season of The Office, which is THIS WEEK!!!

That's my biggie.

[jackdavinci]

Watchmen. The Hobbit. The Dark Tower.

The new season of Lost. The new Stargate series.

[Mr. Kobayashi]

Heroes season 3 to air in the UK.

Fallout 3 and Fable 2.

[Sigmagirl]

Dead Like Me: the movie

+1.

Also: Harry Potter, 30 Rock season, The Office season.

[WordMan]

- The election (I have a hope for how it will turn out, but I am eagerly awaiting the election itself...)

- Watchmen - please be good and please help this great work cross-over more into the mainstream

- my new guitar neck - I had to send one back (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=481274) (link to other SDMB thread) - I hope this one is great and I can keep going!!

[MJinks]

Fallout 3 - I know it's not all that true to the first two, which I play/played to death and still love, and I know oblivion was beautiful but a little boring, but it still looks like a fun game.

GTA4 on the PC - It will be sweet if they remove that really disappointing distance blur the PS3 version uses.

Diablo III - Diablo II must be in my top 5 list of games that I've wasted my life on.

Starcraft II - It's been a while since I've found a fun RTS game, I think Supreme Commander or Sins Of A Solar Empire was the last one. As long as the new race doesn't ruin the balance then it might be the best ever. It might even topple AoE2 as my favourite.

There are a couple of RPGs on the horizon that look promising too. I can't remember their names atm though. I think Dragon Age was one of them.

I recognise that PC gaming isn't quite as rosy as it used to be but there's still a lot for me to look forward to.

[Dung Beetle]

Four o'clock, when I leave work today

What Not to Wear this Friday night (they're going to fix up that girl who goes around wearing jingle bells and a tail)

Trip to see the monkeys at the rescue place this Saturday

Stephen King's new short story book (I'm not sure exactly when it comes out, but I've already bought it and one fine day I'll just find it on my doorstep)

Trip to California and the Grand Canyon in October

[muldoonthief]

The next Honorverse book, Storm From the Shadows, in March 09, with what may finally be a confrontation between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and Manpower Inc.



Guh, what? (Post-googling) 3 Honorverse books in the next 2 years? Oh my...

Watchmen movie.

"The Gods Return", the final book in David Drake's "Lord of the Isles" series. I'm rereading them all now and hopefully getting my timing right for the November release.

[photopat]

Puberty.

Dude! Chest hair rocks!

[What Exit?]

Season 2 of Pushing Daisies (October 1st)
Kevin Smith's new movie: Zack and Miri Make a Porno (October 31st)
Seeing Kevin Smith Live at the Count Basie Theater in November (An Evening with Kevin Smith)

A week off between Xmas & New Years
The next POTUS making some postive changes.

The Hobbit movie

[Eleanor of Aquitaine]

An Echo in the Bone, the next book in the Outlander seriesMe too, and also Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner.

Other books, coming soon:
Victory of Eagles, by Naomi Novik (on its way!)
Every Last Drop, Charlie Huston (end of the month)
Devil's Brood, Sharon Kay Penman (October)

I'll be glad to see Pushing Daisies and The Office, and Joss Whedon's Dollhouse.

[Maastricht]

...Stephen King's new short story book...:eek::cool:
:: starts pre-ordering::
Thanks, That;s the first I heard of that one!

Me, I'm looking forward to my son being able to talk, and us doing stuff together. He is four months old now.
Warning: cute pics of Maastricht son ahead!
http://avanarum.hyves.nl/album/25750197/Vrienden/ZZN1/fotos/359522513/0/sk4d/
http://avanarum.hyves.nl/album/25750197/Vrienden/ZZN1/fotos/350133581/0/Z5Q1/
And back when he was 2,5 months old:
http://avanarum.hyves.nl/album/25801008/Esper/PEiw/fotos/276723859/0/4bYP/

Here's a cute movie of him giggling while being tickled by his dad:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=IEY2DsB0Vdc

Somebody, stop me

[Jimson Jim]

My next excuse to use my new Smoker...I'm thinking smoke turkey for Thanksgiving.

I'm also looking forward to winter: a fire in on the hearth; our daughter's first Christmas; and my yearly reading of a Christmas Carol at the bar in The Pub with some Guinness and Shepherd's pie.

[KGS]

Dream Theater's "Chaos in Motion" DVD and U2's remastered "Under a Blood Red Sky" CD/DVD, both out next week.

The Elder Scrolls V: Whatever -- no other computer game comes close.

Movie versions of Ender's Game, The Talisman and The Long Walk; none are likely to happen in this life, sadly. :(

[well he's back]

Looking Forward to

Release of David Cook’s album. He was this year’s winner of “American Idol”. Yeah, I watched the last few shows of last season, and the guy is very talented. He won with his integrity intact (which is hard for that show), his winning moments were darn good TV, and I’m not ashamed to say his is one Cinderella story I can really get behind.

New Jame Bond movie!

Next season of “Lost”

Episodes of “Big Bang Theory”, “House”.

Lovely Fall weather

And the end of the Bush presidentiary.

[Ethilrist]

Iron Man dvd.
Watchmen.
Quantum of Solace.
Diablo III.
Wrath of the Lich King.
Dollhouse.

[mbh]

The Watchmen movie.
The James Bond movie.
The rest of the Harry Potter movies.
There are rumors of a Solomon Kane movie in pre-production.

Election day. I am hoping for 24 hours of peace, before they start campaigning for 2012. Probably won't happen, but one can hope.

[Lobsang]

I forgot to mention something which MIGHT have been what had made me think of this thread in the first place....

Years ago I heard that another populous game was being worked on (a sequel to populous the beginning) I remember seeing screenshots and thinking it looked pretty good.. But this is a few years ago now.. Where the hell is this game???

[vandal]

New seasons of Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Rescue Me, and Survivor.

The next James Cameron film, Avatar.

World War Z

Quarantine

The Watchmen

The changing of "Guest" to "Member" under my username.

[drm]

There are rumors of a Solomon Kane movie in pre-production.

Starring James Purefoy? If I recall it's in post production (IMDb seems to confirm).

[Scubaqueen]

new season of lost
(note to self: must still watch the season-ender from last year! god bless dvr)

the doctor who christmas special

transformers 2
(along with the nephew. we're 40 years apart in age and we can discuss the transformers in exacting detail together!)

god, i'm a geek...:D

[phil417]

This does not have to be about computer games... What are you eagerly awaiting?

The fulfillment of my dream. I love, LOVE to read, and I've always wanted to pass that love to other adults. When I finally retire, I plan to take teaching classes at the local community college,then volunteer everywhere I can to teach adult literacy.

My husband works at an adult high school & deals with fuctioning-level illiteracy. I want to work with those adults (young & otherwise) who want to advance.

I look forward to the day when I can go back to school so I can help others.

Love, Phil

[Musky Moon]

Wrath of the Lich King.

Beat me to it. Can't wait for my hunter to be able to tame a wyvern.

Can't wait for an inspired director to realize the Caleb Carr's The Alienist is just dying to be made into a movie.
Can't wait to see Mrs. Weasley in the final scene of Deathly Hollows

Oh, and I can't wait to fly to Vegas and get married in the Little White Chapel in March.

[MaxTheVool]

A Memory of Light, the final book of The Wheel of Time.

It's being finished by Brandon Sanderson, and I've read some of his books and really liked them (Mistborn in particular). And whatever you might say about the slow pace and general crappiness of books 6 through 10, the high points of that series are VERY high.