I never "hated" Mike like some did, because he just filled a role. But I think we can almost all agree that Joel made the show (literally and figuratively), a fact supported by its demise once he left.
Its demise 5 years later?
Watch the early episodes (especially KTMA and 1st season) then watch the later episodes. Notice how much funnier the later episodes are (3rd season to 7th season especially). The evolution of the comments from offhand remarks and reactions to well-executed riffs is all due to Mike. Mike was the head writer of the show during its entire run (except KTMA) and the show would not have been successful without him.
This is not to dimish Joel's role, as he created the show's distinctive look and the venue for better comedians like Mike to prosper.
Why has there not been a valid 'superband' rock band of the likes of Zeppelin, The Stones, The Who (to name a few) to have taken their place LONG ago?
It's simple, audience fragmentation. There used to be 3 TV channels, now there's 300+. It's the same with bands. There are more genres than ever and everyone seems to be into their own little niche of music (underground hip hop, surf music, psychobilly etc). Few acts have the universal appeal that the Beatles did, and it's harder than ever for them to find an audience.
There is no "one accepted way" to measure contrast ratio, so manufacturers will make up the most ridiculous numbers to make them sound better.
1,000,000:1 is far, far greater than projected film in a darkened theater (which is probably around 200:1) which still has the greatest contrast ratio.
tell me this: what kind of distribution scheme is going to replace internet-based music distribution, circa 2030? Are you willing to bet billions of dollars on it?
In the year 2030, all music will be distributed on 8-track by Trans Ams . I'm willing to bet billions of dollars on it...as soon as you give me billions of dollars!
I'd say the same thing about XP, the only time i have gotten BSOD was with hardware problems. and i'm not a casual user.
I wish I could say the same thing, but I have struggled with Service Pack 2 pissing all over itself more than once. Not to say that MS isn't way ahead of where they were 10 years ago, but they're still behind.
TW San Antonio's standard HD PVR (Scientific Atlanta 8300) has a FW output. Hook it up to a computer or DVHS VCR and you will get whatever HD channels you pay for in the clear, including ESPN HD. Don't know how long this will last, but as of now you can record HD that way (although it's a little glitchy).
And regardless of what you define as "stealing", I think it's hard to argue that viewing content while eliminating the means of intending compensation is not morally reprehensible.
What you think regardless of what you might or might not think is dependent upon what we think with the elimination of considerations financially expected which you might hum and haw and piddle out this sentence longer.
Why don't you just come out and say it?
You think it's dishonorable to block ads. To you, it's stealing resources.
No need for your convoluted sentences with 4 negating clauses.
When those Hollywood faggots take something PURE and WHITE like G.I. Joe and add niggers and bitches to it. It totally spoils it for me.
God, what fucking pussies those niggers and women are. They can't possibly repel evil! But you know what, I've been playing Dragon Warrior and that REPEL spell works pretty well.
OK, I'm going back to masturbating, crying, and calling myself the Messiah. My complete (new in box!) G.I. Joe collection should help me forget this politically correct incursion.
The Civil War was about State Rights, not slavery.
Might want to re-read the Confederate Constitution. If you mean states' rights to maintain chattel slavery, then yes, it was about states' rights. You're also mistaken if you think that the United States would be anywhere near the power it is today without a strong federal government.
Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury on oath to a Grand Jury, not a blow job witch hunt.
Why was he on the stand in the first place? The Whitewater "scandal" which never produced anything of consequence except this infidelity charge. It was a spiteful and desperate attempt by the Republican congress to dig up dirt on Clinton. And yes, there was a little dirt, but it was quite mild compared to Bush's insider trading at Harkin. And we won't even get to the cesspool of corruption the man has allowed or perpetrated whilst in office.
You've got a desire to overcome conventional wisdom. I respect that. But underneath your contrarian smugness is poor scholarship and false assumptions.
Yes, people voted with their wallets and had a choice, they stopped buying the ones that did not have real players.
No, EA paid the NFL a huge amount of money to become the sole video game licensee. There was no choice on the part of the consumer, just a desire from the NFL to make the most money now, and from EA to prevent 2K Sports' superior NFL2K series from driving the price of the games down (since their game was only $20 compared to Madden's $50).
Corporations make deals like that to restrict consumer choice all the time. Don't be so naive as to think it's the consumers who are making these sorts of deals.
So many people today take joy in calling themselves intelligent while arrogantly looking down their nose at others with faith. When the blunt truth is that they simply believe in magic. They believe the universe just magically willed itself into creation.
I love Joel, but Mike's delivery is better. The writing is better on the Mike episodes too...I'd say most of the best written episodes are from late season 4-season 7. Which are mostly Mike episodes. YMMV, but every time I hear someone say "Joel is so much better," the person is not much of an MST3k fan at all.
I am sticking to my Sega Saturn. Microsoft Xbox 360 has a design flaw which warps the motherboard, making it unusable. While your motherboard is warping, I'm using a pipe to warp-IN THE GAME. And it still works after 20 years!
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If only there were a (AHEM-DAPCENTRAL) way of downloading these MST3k movies online (CAFF-DAPCENTRAL)...then maybe you wouldn't have to wait!
I never "hated" Mike like some did, because he just filled a role. But I think we can almost all agree that Joel made the show (literally and figuratively), a fact supported by its demise once he left.
Its demise 5 years later?
Watch the early episodes (especially KTMA and 1st season) then watch the later episodes. Notice how much funnier the later episodes are (3rd season to 7th season especially). The evolution of the comments from offhand remarks and reactions to well-executed riffs is all due to Mike. Mike was the head writer of the show during its entire run (except KTMA) and the show would not have been successful without him.
This is not to dimish Joel's role, as he created the show's distinctive look and the venue for better comedians like Mike to prosper.
Why has there not been a valid 'superband' rock band of the likes of Zeppelin, The Stones, The Who (to name a few) to have taken their place LONG ago?
It's simple, audience fragmentation. There used to be 3 TV channels, now there's 300+. It's the same with bands. There are more genres than ever and everyone seems to be into their own little niche of music (underground hip hop, surf music, psychobilly etc). Few acts have the universal appeal that the Beatles did, and it's harder than ever for them to find an audience.
What's your favorite drugs? Psilocybin, ecstasy, amphetamine, good old alcohol? If I had to guess, I'd say you were a big amphetamine user.
But if you could really go back in time, wouldn't you be able to fix the mistakes so that the spelling/grammar nazi posts would never exist?
Damn, I'm good!
There is no "one accepted way" to measure contrast ratio, so manufacturers will make up the most ridiculous numbers to make them sound better.
1,000,000:1 is far, far greater than projected film in a darkened theater (which is probably around 200:1) which still has the greatest contrast ratio.
tell me this: what kind of distribution scheme is going to replace internet-based music distribution, circa 2030? Are you willing to bet billions of dollars on it?
In the year 2030, all music will be distributed on 8-track by Trans Ams . I'm willing to bet billions of dollars on it...as soon as you give me billions of dollars!
Nice to see that NERD RAGE and ARBITRARY CAPITALIZATION are still alive and well here on /.
I'd say the same thing about XP, the only time i have gotten BSOD was with hardware problems. and i'm not a casual user.
I wish I could say the same thing, but I have struggled with Service Pack 2 pissing all over itself more than once. Not to say that MS isn't way ahead of where they were 10 years ago, but they're still behind.
Oh, Slashbots...I never thought you would make me yearn for your poorly-thought-out car or Nazi analogies.
TW San Antonio's standard HD PVR (Scientific Atlanta 8300) has a FW output. Hook it up to a computer or DVHS VCR and you will get whatever HD channels you pay for in the clear, including ESPN HD. Don't know how long this will last, but as of now you can record HD that way (although it's a little glitchy).
A pause.
And regardless of what you define as "stealing", I think it's hard to argue that viewing content while eliminating the means of intending compensation is not morally reprehensible.
What you think regardless of what you might or might not think is dependent upon what we think with the elimination of considerations financially expected which you might hum and haw and piddle out this sentence longer.
Why don't you just come out and say it?
You think it's dishonorable to block ads. To you, it's stealing resources.
No need for your convoluted sentences with 4 negating clauses.
When those Hollywood faggots take something PURE and WHITE like G.I. Joe and add niggers and bitches to it. It totally spoils it for me.
God, what fucking pussies those niggers and women are. They can't possibly repel evil! But you know what, I've been playing Dragon Warrior and that REPEL spell works pretty well.
OK, I'm going back to masturbating, crying, and calling myself the Messiah. My complete (new in box!) G.I. Joe collection should help me forget this politically correct incursion.
The Civil War was about State Rights, not slavery.
Might want to re-read the Confederate Constitution. If you mean states' rights to maintain chattel slavery, then yes, it was about states' rights. You're also mistaken if you think that the United States would be anywhere near the power it is today without a strong federal government.
Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury on oath to a Grand Jury, not a blow job witch hunt.
Why was he on the stand in the first place? The Whitewater "scandal" which never produced anything of consequence except this infidelity charge. It was a spiteful and desperate attempt by the Republican congress to dig up dirt on Clinton. And yes, there was a little dirt, but it was quite mild compared to Bush's insider trading at Harkin. And we won't even get to the cesspool of corruption the man has allowed or perpetrated whilst in office.
You've got a desire to overcome conventional wisdom. I respect that. But underneath your contrarian smugness is poor scholarship and false assumptions.
The machines are being sent back to the factory for some new safety stickers.
They will be returning to the arcades in a couple of months, but it will be relabeled "Arm-Breaking Machine."
The price has been dropped from $1 to 50 cents. Enjoy!
Thanks, the Management.
Modern lasers are crap. Now that AC/DC laser, that's the shit that rocks!
Yes, people voted with their wallets and had a choice, they stopped buying the ones that did not have real players.
No, EA paid the NFL a huge amount of money to become the sole video game licensee. There was no choice on the part of the consumer, just a desire from the NFL to make the most money now, and from EA to prevent 2K Sports' superior NFL2K series from driving the price of the games down (since their game was only $20 compared to Madden's $50).
Corporations make deals like that to restrict consumer choice all the time. Don't be so naive as to think it's the consumers who are making these sorts of deals.
So many people today take joy in calling themselves intelligent while arrogantly looking down their nose at others with faith. When the blunt truth is that they simply believe in magic. They believe the universe just magically willed itself into creation.
Irony alert!
one of my favorites, too.
Although "They parked next to a data stream!" is pretty good, from Pod People.
or "Being mellow is what I'm all about, because i'm ben murphy"
I wonder how funny these guys are if they are that ignorant.
Funnier than you could hope to be in your wildest imagination.
I love Joel, but Mike's delivery is better. The writing is better on the Mike episodes too...I'd say most of the best written episodes are from late season 4-season 7. Which are mostly Mike episodes. YMMV, but every time I hear someone say "Joel is so much better," the person is not much of an MST3k fan at all.
No, but I have some mushrooms you might be interested in...
I am sticking to my Sega Saturn. Microsoft Xbox 360 has a design flaw which warps the motherboard, making it unusable. While your motherboard is warping, I'm using a pipe to warp-IN THE GAME. And it still works after 20 years!