Re:Year of the '60s/70s Remakes
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"Batman Begins"
I want to hurt you now. Bats begins is NOT linked to the ironic 60's Batman parody. Watch "Forever" and "& Robin" to see the kind of crap that thinking spawns.
Anyway, there's also movie adaptations of 80's "car" shows, specifically the A-Team and Dukes of Hazard movies.
Not to mention that Dr. Who isn't a remake, it's a continuation of a series that has run through the 60's, 70's and 80's, had a tv-movie in the 90's, and is now back in a regular TV run in the 21st century. Yay the Doctor!
I have to say: a brave (potentially stupid) decision by the Beeb. A new doctor in the second season can make or break that season. So commissioning a/third/ season before an episode with the twelfth doctor has been seen by the general public is, IMO, a dumb/dangerous decision.
Really, it's not as though they have precedent with switching the actor that plays the Doctor! What a HUGE risk they are taking!!! Crazy! [end sarcasm]
They made me love this Doctor, they'll make me love the next one too. I ain't worried. Anyway, the TARDIS is the real central character, and it's not changing anytime soon.
I wish I could say this more diplomatically...
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While I haven't seen it, I must ask, does this Dr. Who series do the same? Are they tackling issues such as the torture of innocents at Abu-Ghraib, Guantanamo, etc.? Will they look at the issues behind the fakery of terrorism?
In short, is this new series a provocative, worthwhile viewing experience?
All the issues you listed are U.S. of A. political issues, you self-centered twit. Maybe something can be worthwile without pandering to your own, limited, worldview?
As someone with an embarrassingly-encyclopedic knowledge of the movies*, I'd say Episodes I-III are as good as (and maybe better) than Episodes IV-VI.
Well, sure, anyone in your position would say that, to hide the embarassment.
If you had encyclopedic knowledge of the originals, you were a huge nerd, but at least other nerds respected and feared you. But with the prequels... even the nerds look down on you!;-)
The only time I ever go to a theatre anymore is for a movie I *REALLY* don't want to wait for. An example of this would be the LOTR movies.
Well, I've always had a "big screen worthyness" criteria in movies: There are things that I find to be worth seeing on a really big screen. LOTR being a good example.
Why is there a shock at the comparison between the ideas of: a: not watching at theatre b: not downloading illegally Wtf?
They believe the MPAA's propaganda that terrorist pirates are EVERYWHERE and are trying to destroy the lives of all those poor, hungry movie producers.
We obviously don't believe a word of it, so to us it's a big "duh!" moment.
You know, I've never understood the mad rush to see a given film the instant it's released...it's a movie..it'll keep...it's not like it'll go bad like milk or something if you don't view it within a given time period.
Yes, like milk, movies might get spoiled... by inconsiderate jerks/dumbasses who think that the first thing to say when giving an opinnion on a movie is to list all punches and twists.
And they are legion, it's even rampant in pop-culture: I knew what the shower scene in Psycho was before watching the movie (that was a punch in the original release, all persons involved in filming had strict contracts stipulating that they couldn't blab about it before it started showing). Worse than that, the Planet of the Apes have the DAMN DIRTY SPOILER right on the freaking cover!!!
So I'm in a rush to see movies before I accidently meet an idiot who'll spoil it, or am exposed to their idiocy through media.
P.S. I can explain the idiot's thought process: They remember the moment in the movie that had the most impact on their impressionable minds, and they say it, thinking "this was the [superlative] part, so this is the part they'll want to know about!" Depressingly irrational.
Furthermore, there's hell raised on Slashdot about how "people should have a license to use their computer" when threads about Microsoft insecurity causing worms to run rampant and cause networking problems...people often rally a call to hold anyone who cannot maintain/patch/protect their machine accountable. Then we come to a thread like this, and you see a number of posts suggesting that it's not their fault if they don't know how to do something on their computer.
Wow! It's as though there was *gasp* more than one person posting on Slashdot! With differeing opinions, no less!
Currently #22. For a DVD released in December 2003, that's pretty goddamn impressive.
If it's not worth it to Fox to bring back something this popular, then the economics of television production are seriously fucked.
It's all about the ratings.
It doesn't matter how many millions of people actually try to watch the show. If they can schedule it in such a way so that none of the Nielsen boxes watch it, then they kill it.
So: Fucked, indeed. Why is Nielsen the monopoly that dictates which show thrive and which show die? Who's making sure they aren't messing with the numbers? Etc.
I'm in independant browncoat. That OUGHT to be redundant, but there we are.
I looked at the site, its "win credits" thing appaled me. Though apparently it's a good place to learn about preview screenings that aren't anywhere near where I live... restricted to "central cities", you might say. Are you enjoying the irony at all?;-)
I'm a Slashdotter. I don't play games, not into Japanese animation, and don't watch "sci-fi". I guess I really don't care if this series I've never heard about gets picked up or not. But, post a story about some wild advance in RAID technology, I'm there!
And you know what? NONE OF US CARE YO KNOW THAT. So instead of replying to each and every article you don't care about with a message stating you don't care, why not simply ignore it? Or spend your time on a website that caters to your limited interests? Save everyone the trouble.
I've been saying from the begining that this whole plan is moronic. The EU is demanding that Microsoft make a product that no one could possibly want, that can only be less functional and stable than normal Windows and that Microsoft has every reason to make work badly! And every time I said so, Slashbots chime in with "Well, I'd want a version of Windows with WMP torn out!" We'll see...
I agree that the whole thing is moronic.
But haven't you ever seen a thingy labelled "custom install"? Where a user could, oh, I dunno, CHOOSE to install (or not install) IE, WMP, etc.
Could someone in the know explain how this happens from a business perspective? What are the benefits to Microsoft and others for complying, or the results of not complying?
This isn't complicated, they do it for money.
If they comply: They do business there, and make money. If they don't: No business, no money from that market.
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"Batman Begins"
I want to hurt you now.
Bats begins is NOT linked to the ironic 60's Batman parody. Watch "Forever" and "& Robin" to see the kind of crap that thinking spawns.
Anyway, there's also movie adaptations of 80's "car" shows, specifically the A-Team and Dukes of Hazard movies.
Not to mention that Dr. Who isn't a remake, it's a continuation of a series that has run through the 60's, 70's and 80's, had a tv-movie in the 90's, and is now back in a regular TV run in the 21st century. Yay the Doctor!
Police booth. They even explain it to a character in one of the eps... a character I get the feeling you'll identify with ;-)
But, fear not, there's cell phones and funky alien time-travelling meshing too... I won't spoil anything, but, yes, I can hear you "now", Rose : )
I have to say: a brave (potentially stupid) decision by the Beeb. A new doctor in the second season can make or break that season. So commissioning a /third/ season before an episode with the twelfth doctor has been seen by the general public is, IMO, a dumb/dangerous decision.
Really, it's not as though they have precedent with switching the actor that plays the Doctor! What a HUGE risk they are taking!!! Crazy!
[end sarcasm]
They made me love this Doctor, they'll make me love the next one too. I ain't worried.
Anyway, the TARDIS is the real central character, and it's not changing anytime soon.
While I haven't seen it, I must ask, does this Dr. Who series do the same? Are they tackling issues such as the torture of innocents at Abu-Ghraib, Guantanamo, etc.? Will they look at the issues behind the fakery of terrorism?
In short, is this new series a provocative, worthwhile viewing experience?
All the issues you listed are U.S. of A. political issues, you self-centered twit. Maybe something can be worthwile without pandering to your own, limited, worldview?
As someone with an embarrassingly-encyclopedic knowledge of the movies*, I'd say Episodes I-III are as good as (and maybe better) than Episodes IV-VI.
;-)
Well, sure, anyone in your position would say that, to hide the embarassment.
If you had encyclopedic knowledge of the originals, you were a huge nerd, but at least other nerds respected and feared you.
But with the prequels... even the nerds look down on you!
Sigh. You're right
The only time I ever go to a theatre anymore is for a movie I *REALLY* don't want to wait for. An example of this would be the LOTR movies.
Well, I've always had a "big screen worthyness" criteria in movies: There are things that I find to be worth seeing on a really big screen. LOTR being a good example.
Why is there a shock at the comparison between the ideas of:
a: not watching at theatre
b: not downloading illegally
Wtf?
They believe the MPAA's propaganda that terrorist pirates are EVERYWHERE and are trying to destroy the lives of all those poor, hungry movie producers.
We obviously don't believe a word of it, so to us it's a big "duh!" moment.
You know, I've never understood the mad rush to see a given film the instant it's released...it's a movie..it'll keep...it's not like it'll go bad like milk or something if you don't view it within a given time period.
Yes, like milk, movies might get spoiled... by inconsiderate jerks/dumbasses who think that the first thing to say when giving an opinnion on a movie is to list all punches and twists.
And they are legion, it's even rampant in pop-culture: I knew what the shower scene in Psycho was before watching the movie (that was a punch in the original release, all persons involved in filming had strict contracts stipulating that they couldn't blab about it before it started showing). Worse than that, the Planet of the Apes have the DAMN DIRTY SPOILER right on the freaking cover!!!
So I'm in a rush to see movies before I accidently meet an idiot who'll spoil it, or am exposed to their idiocy through media.
P.S. I can explain the idiot's thought process: They remember the moment in the movie that had the most impact on their impressionable minds, and they say it, thinking "this was the [superlative] part, so this is the part they'll want to know about!"
Depressingly irrational.
Furthermore, there's hell raised on Slashdot about how "people should have a license to use their computer" when threads about Microsoft insecurity causing worms to run rampant and cause networking problems...people often rally a call to hold anyone who cannot maintain/patch/protect their machine accountable. Then we come to a thread like this, and you see a number of posts suggesting that it's not their fault if they don't know how to do something on their computer.
Wow! It's as though there was *gasp* more than one person posting on Slashdot! With differeing opinions, no less!
How could that be?
Currently #22. For a DVD released in December 2003, that's pretty goddamn impressive.
If it's not worth it to Fox to bring back something this popular, then the economics of television production are seriously fucked.
It's all about the ratings.
It doesn't matter how many millions of people actually try to watch the show. If they can schedule it in such a way so that none of the Nielsen boxes watch it, then they kill it.
So: Fucked, indeed. Why is Nielsen the monopoly that dictates which show thrive and which show die? Who's making sure they aren't messing with the numbers? Etc.
I'm in independant browncoat.
That OUGHT to be redundant, but there we are.
I looked at the site, its "win credits" thing appaled me. Though apparently it's a good place to learn about preview screenings that aren't anywhere near where I live... restricted to "central cities", you might say. Are you enjoying the irony at all?
by TheKidWho (705796)
ehh, doctor who sucks... The jokes are corny, and the stories are corny too.
Bah! You're just jealous he's been using your clever "who-in-the-name" gimmick for fourty two years.
I bet that's irritating.
I'm a Slashdotter. I don't play games, not into Japanese animation, and don't watch "sci-fi". I guess I really don't care if this series I've never heard about gets picked up or not. But, post a story about some wild advance in RAID technology, I'm there!
And you know what? NONE OF US CARE YO KNOW THAT.
So instead of replying to each and every article you don't care about with a message stating you don't care, why not simply ignore it? Or spend your time on a website that caters to your limited interests? Save everyone the trouble.
When I hear "picked up" in relation to a TV show, I usually associate it with "making new episodes".
Not to mention that "fans of the show" tend to already own the entire thing on DVD by now.
It might make new fans, that's interresting, but what a deceptive headline and blurb, really.
Is it wise to slashdot a site advocating "fighting back" web attacks?
I'm gonna wait an... [NO CARRIER]
I've been saying from the begining that this whole plan is moronic. The EU is demanding that Microsoft make a product that no one could possibly want, that can only be less functional and stable than normal Windows and that Microsoft has every reason to make work badly! And every time I said so, Slashbots chime in with "Well, I'd want a version of Windows with WMP torn out!" We'll see...
I agree that the whole thing is moronic.
But haven't you ever seen a thingy labelled "custom install"? Where a user could, oh, I dunno, CHOOSE to install (or not install) IE, WMP, etc.
Internet explorer is critical amongst these as it is the foundation of the MS help system.
And off course, the MS help system couldn't work with any ol' browser you choose as default. Nooooo....
Greed is Good!
Ignorance is strenght?
Who or what is forcing MS and Google to do business in China? Besides greed, that is?
The law.
Publically traded companies are bound by law to do everything possible to increase shareholder value.
So, yes, greed, but more than that: A legal obligation to greed.
Could someone in the know explain how this happens from a business perspective? What are the benefits to Microsoft and others for complying, or the results of not complying?
This isn't complicated, they do it for money.
If they comply: They do business there, and make money.
If they don't: No business, no money from that market.
But the hypocrisy is astounding. Why the embargo on Cuba, but not on China?
Simple: Because China is big and strong.
these fellows
Hey! That's not a battling seizure robot! That's U.F.O Robot Grendizer! : )
Why do they feel the need to surround their text with agressivly flashing graphics?
I couldn't get past the first paragraph before I'd had enough of this. Call me back when they offer a non-stroboscopic version of their content.
you are a ... [talking slowing] LOOOOOSER.
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