wrt the silliness thing, I was a bit disappointed that D:OS2 was actually toned down because some people complained so noisily about random stuff like sneaking barrels and shrubs, and the handstand after climbing a ladder, which was taken straight out of Ego Draconis. Fortunately the sneaking barrels survived but the handstands were (unnecessarily IMHO) culled. Although I don't necessarily want a constant laughter track going on (and would probably dislike it) I'm also wary of the stereotype of po-faced roleplaying, an assumption that discouraged me from the genre for too long: because the assumption was wrong. And long may it continue to be.
