It looks pretty awful on anything with a HD resolution these days so that probably wouldn't help it.
So does Star Trek (TOS, heck even some of TNG) but people still love watching them for the stories and they always make the Netflix most-popular lists.
Depends on what you are looking at - both B5 and the older ST shows were filmed on film, and the FX for ST TOS and most for TNG were also done on film, while those for B5 were digital and rendered to be good enough (if that) for analog TV resolution.
The resolution of film is good enough to at least look better on HD than on SD - but the digital effects will show the pixels.
And that's ignoring that for both TOS and TNG Paramount has released HD versions with "better" FX.
Unfortunately, there isn't anything they can do about that without a huge infusion of money. Basically, they lost all of the FX material and it would all have to be redone from scratch. That's the problem with a relatively low-budget production.
Even if they still had the material it would have to be redone - low polygon count models and low res textures don't make good HD images.
Spoilers: everyone in the USA who isn't on the 'safe list' is already treated as a suspect and a terrorist in matters of law.
In order to be on the safe list, you need to be one or more of the following:
1. wealthy
2. a member of law enforcement
3. a judge or prosecutor
4. a politician
Bloody Ted Kennedy was on the list - well, a "T Kennedy" was, enough to delay an acting US Senator named Edward entering a plane several times. Nobody is safe.
How many of those people up in Dearborn Heights that can't travel are actually just being declared terrorists for having a funny name and living down the street from someone interesting?
Probably not many. There are plenty of crazy looking, crazy sounding Muslims in Dearborn. Just watch the Youtube videos of the response to Christian provocateurs who protest during the yearly Arab culture festival there. Most of the Muslims in those videos should be on watchlists.
If they are on the list for a good reason, why are they not in jail, or dropped from the list, by now? It's been ten years, and the government has watched their every step. Surely they would have done something illegal by now.
It'*s the Gitmo dilemma. Most people in Guantanamo where innocent, but one guy who was released after a couple of years turned terrorist (which of course had nothing to do with being tortu.., sorry, enhanced interrogated for years). Or like one intelligence expert said in an interview: "When you put a name on the list, you did work. When you remove a name from the list you are endangering America." Not to mention that you potentially put your agency in a bad light because you "already knew about the guy".
Do you see anyone on Big Bang Theory getting beaten up? Physically attacked?
No.
Well, there was the episode where a guy stole Sheldon's WoW gear, they went to confront him IRL and he took their Bat'Leth, and they called Penny and then she "touched him in his special place", and they got everything back. So yes, somebody got beaten up - or rather kicked. A nerd (and bully). By a girl.
Inflation is quite low right now relative to Weimar Germany, for example. Or the inflation experienced by Zimbabwe and Argentina at various points in the past.
Heck, inflation right now is quite low compared to 2007 - who was PotUS back then again? Obama? Clinton?http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/historical-inflation-rates/
You know, if Amazon really thought that all ebooks should cost no more than $9.99, they should cross-finance that price for all sellers, not just their Kindle store. Because all the other stores don't have a money-making machine that allows them to lose money.
Ahh, so you are a moron, not a troll. Fine, I'll still tell you - not only is there production cost, Amazon doesn't produce these ebooks, they buy the right to sell them, and that costs them. And when they sell below that cost, they sell bellow cost. Duh.
If the publishers really wanted to "stand up to Amazon" they would've banded together and stopped selling Amazon books rather than banding together to continue selling books through Amazon, but make more money doing so.
Actually they make less money that way - but your notion that they still would have needed to violate the law is noted.
Right, I can buy audiobooks from many different sources, so Amazon is hardly dominating the market, and also are you saying a company is never, ever, ever allowed to vary anything?
Any party to a contract should be able to just change their part of the deal? Are you serious?
As for audiobooks - sure, you can buy them at a lot of places. Download however - and you are pretty much stuck with Audible.
Couldn't, and can't they still, just choose not to sell their books on Amazon? Is someone or some law forcing publishers to make their books available in Amazon's store?
Sure, why not stop selling at the one place that sells 75% of all ebooks. Well, that would work if all the publishers conspired to do that. Else it would kill you.
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It looks pretty awful on anything with a HD resolution these days so that probably wouldn't help it.
So does Star Trek (TOS, heck even some of TNG) but people still love watching them for the stories and they always make the Netflix most-popular lists.
Depends on what you are looking at - both B5 and the older ST shows were filmed on film, and the FX for ST TOS and most for TNG were also done on film, while those for B5 were digital and rendered to be good enough (if that) for analog TV resolution.
The resolution of film is good enough to at least look better on HD than on SD - but the digital effects will show the pixels.
And that's ignoring that for both TOS and TNG Paramount has released HD versions with "better" FX.
And, heck, arguably B5 has a better story than Trek ever did.
Star Trek had a story? What made B5 great was that there was a story arc. Star Trek never seemed to have any continuity from one episode to the next.
TNG had story arcs from season one, but they were never the focus.
Unfortunately, there isn't anything they can do about that without a huge infusion of money. Basically, they lost all of the FX material and it would all have to be redone from scratch. That's the problem with a relatively low-budget production.
Even if they still had the material it would have to be redone - low polygon count models and low res textures don't make good HD images.
MIUI costs less to develop than iOS. Why? MIUI is open and accepts 3rd party contributions, while iOS does not (in the places that count).
Gracefully accepting code from the NSA - priceless.
They're the first person to even mention Apple, which is refreshing.
Apart from the summary and TFA, you mean.
Spoilers: everyone in the USA who isn't on the 'safe list' is already treated as a suspect and a terrorist in matters of law.
In order to be on the safe list, you need to be one or more of the following:
1. wealthy 2. a member of law enforcement 3. a judge or prosecutor 4. a politician
Bloody Ted Kennedy was on the list - well, a "T Kennedy" was, enough to delay an acting US Senator named Edward entering a plane several times. Nobody is safe.
How many of those people up in Dearborn Heights that can't travel are actually just being declared terrorists for having a funny name and living down the street from someone interesting?
Probably not many. There are plenty of crazy looking, crazy sounding Muslims in Dearborn. Just watch the Youtube videos of the response to Christian provocateurs who protest during the yearly Arab culture festival there. Most of the Muslims in those videos should be on watchlists.
As should be the Christians.
Me Bloomberg, me make up story. http://www.cnet.com/news/apple...
If they are on the list for a good reason, why are they not in jail, or dropped from the list, by now? It's been ten years, and the government has watched their every step. Surely they would have done something illegal by now.
It'*s the Gitmo dilemma. Most people in Guantanamo where innocent, but one guy who was released after a couple of years turned terrorist (which of course had nothing to do with being tortu.., sorry, enhanced interrogated for years). Or like one intelligence expert said in an interview: "When you put a name on the list, you did work. When you remove a name from the list you are endangering America." Not to mention that you potentially put your agency in a bad light because you "already knew about the guy".
So why don't you show us the real real figures, instead of just pretending you have any?
Do you see anyone on Big Bang Theory getting beaten up? Physically attacked?
No.
Well, there was the episode where a guy stole Sheldon's WoW gear, they went to confront him IRL and he took their Bat'Leth, and they called Penny and then she "touched him in his special place", and they got everything back. So yes, somebody got beaten up - or rather kicked. A nerd (and bully). By a girl.
Character development is jumping the shark?
Yes. If Captain, Kirk did not, character develop throughout, the show, then I don't see, why anyone, else, should need to.
Gee, that show only lasted 3 season, and barely at that. Maybe they should have had some character development.
Inflation is quite low right now relative to Weimar Germany, for example. Or the inflation experienced by Zimbabwe and Argentina at various points in the past.
Heck, inflation right now is quite low compared to 2007 - who was PotUS back then again? Obama? Clinton?http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/historical-inflation-rates/
No I'm not. The other phones had music playback. They were equally capable in that regard.
Having "music playback" doesn't mean they were even remotely decent music players.
With your attitude of "the audience is dumb", you should work at a network.
Not sure how you are getting from the factual statement I made to the phantasy you are projecting on me.
Ohh, so your claim that the audience will blindly follow what they are told on cue cards actually means you think they are smart?
Sorry, I am also not as dumb as you think the audience is.
The audience's actions being prompted by people with cue boards, etc., of course.
With your attitude of "the audience is dumb", you should work at a network.
No terrorist will fly under a name he used before, most certainly not his birth name.
Yeah, exactly what Samsung uses. You did know that their CEO faced jail time for bribery? Only to be pardoned just before he had to go in?
You know, if Amazon really thought that all ebooks should cost no more than $9.99, they should cross-finance that price for all sellers, not just their Kindle store. Because all the other stores don't have a money-making machine that allows them to lose money.
Ahh, so you are a moron, not a troll. Fine, I'll still tell you - not only is there production cost, Amazon doesn't produce these ebooks, they buy the right to sell them, and that costs them. And when they sell below that cost, they sell bellow cost. Duh.
If the publishers really wanted to "stand up to Amazon" they would've banded together and stopped selling Amazon books rather than banding together to continue selling books through Amazon, but make more money doing so.
Actually they make less money that way - but your notion that they still would have needed to violate the law is noted.
Right, I can buy audiobooks from many different sources, so Amazon is hardly dominating the market, and also are you saying a company is never, ever, ever allowed to vary anything?
Any party to a contract should be able to just change their part of the deal? Are you serious?
As for audiobooks - sure, you can buy them at a lot of places. Download however - and you are pretty much stuck with Audible.
"I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."
Couldn't, and can't they still, just choose not to sell their books on Amazon? Is someone or some law forcing publishers to make their books available in Amazon's store?
Sure, why not stop selling at the one place that sells 75% of all ebooks. Well, that would work if all the publishers conspired to do that. Else it would kill you.
Except they weren't "dumping". They were using loss leaders. Something virtually every business on the planet does.
Except when your "loss leading" continues for longer periods and many products. Then it's price dumping. Like in this case.