"Didn't TB marry her in real life? Or is that just an awful rumor (or should I say "rumour")"
It's true. They divorced too. I'd say 'pity', but the problem is I see the Doctor and Romana getting married, not Tom Baker and.. er... whatever her real name was. I have no idea what the actors were like, heh.
Of course, I wish them the best.:)
PSst: The E-Space trilogy can be purchased at Suncoast. Romana is in it. (So'z K-9 and Adric)
"Some real news for nerds. Wannabe's watch Buffy. Real nerds watch Who...."
Heh, I'm just waiting for a Farscape fan to poke his head in. They often think that their show is top-notch sci-fi. They don't like being reminded that Doctor Who's plots survive w/o good visual effects.;)
Sadly, they kept calling me a 'frelling idiot'. Fortunately for me, 8 o'clock rolled around and they went to bed.
I didn't think it was that bad. (To be fair, my standards were extremely low...) Some of it was semi-faithful to the TV Series. Some of the dialog in particular was pretty decent. Wish I coudl quote some of it.
I was amazed at the design of the Tardis. Although I don't agree with the style of the ship, I thought the direction they went was rather inspired.
Sadly, though, you're right about them ruining it. It was just so wrong to see the Doc get a girl. I don't know what was so startling to me about that. Maybe it was because I have "Trial of the Time Lord' on tape. The Doctor really seemed to want to be with Peri, but he wouldn't. THat never really was explained. (nor do I want it to be...)
In any case, I did get some good from it, but like Star Trek 5 and Episode I, I'd like to forget it.
I'm really scared they'll try to 'fix' the original series. Did you catch that ep of Greg the Bunny when Seth Green (i forget his character name) 'fixes' the kid's show by trying to ultra-modernize it and make it 'hip' for the young generation? I'm worried they'll do that to Dr. Who.
I'm not sure this will be a highly anticipated series with me. Though I'd love to see Dr Who with modern effects, I'm concerned that too much'll be focused on that. I really think that Dr Who's lack of an effects budget forced the writers to keep the eps interesting. Without that limitation today, what incentive will they have?
Okay, Im done being cynical. On the plus side, there are some new story arcs they could look into. For example, what if the Doctor were to get the chameleon circuit working in the Tardis? They could explore that in an interesting way now that they have the effects to do it.
It'd also be interesting to see more areas of the Tardis. I realize that a lot of people didn't like the Dr Who movie that came out on Fox a few years ago, but I think nearly everybody'll agree the art direction taken on the Tardis was pretty damn cool. Even if you didn't agree with the style, it was obvious they really put effort into it.
Okay, I'm a little hyped about it now. Heh.:)
ooooooooo What if Patrick Stewart played the Doc? Unlikely, I know. He'd still be cool for the job.
Some colleges have courses on TV. In Portland, PCC (Portland Community College) they have 'telecourses' on Math. Unfortunately, I failed to keep up on the class. However, if I get renewed interest in taking the course I can fire up the PCC channel and watch it.
I imagine this is available in SOME other areas too. It's worth a view and doesn't cost you anything.
Another factor to consider is that, if memory serves, they had a suspect that they knew fled the state. They needed to raise awareness so that people outside the state knew to keep an eye open for this dude.
The same thing happened with... oh shoot I forget his name. This guy killed his wife and kids in Oregon (or maybe Washington... sorry, my memory's fuzzy on it) and then they caught him in San Fran.
I don't think that made national news (though it might have..) but it definitely made west-coast news. Both Seattle and Portland were covering that one heavily. And they got the guy.
I wouldn't immediately leap to the conclusion that race/wealth had anything to do with it. I have no doubt that it does happen, but there's reasonable doubt in the cases mentioned so far.
... is that it has competition: The internet. Thanks to broadband connections at both work and home, I don't need really TV for news. The more they express twisted values (like Robert Blake preempting the news about a plane crashing into the tallest building of Italy...) the less I want to wander over to that channel.
The value of TV as a news media is starting to dwindle. This is the worst time for the media to play games like this. If it's easy for me to turn off the TV and go to a news site, then what could make me stay anchored to CNN or MSNBC or anybody else?
The potential problem here is that whoever is involved in the kidnapping cannot possibly get a fair trial. If the kids are dead (which I think is extremely likely), the public will be outraged and out for blood. They think they'll find peace when somebody's finally convicted. That's not fair to the accused.
Think about OJ for a sec: Lots of people feel very strongly that he's guilty despite being acquitted. Would anybody hire him for anything? I can't imagine it. They'd likely be afraid of him, or they'd be unwilling to deal with the media hype surrounding him.
He could very possibly be innocent, but he's going to spend the rest of his life with a good chunk of the USA judging him as guilty. That's WRONG. Look at how that whole 'road rage' incident was treated. OJ managed to make headlines along with Anthrax scares and other Terrorist related stuff. Nobody else managed to that day.
In nationally publicized and hyped cases, you won't be able to find a jury that can act impartially. I, for one, don't want to live in a world like that. The funny thing is, nobody's holding the media accountable.
I wouldn't call what the parent poster said 'trolling'. I think he makes a good point. Why not use a brute force approach to attempt to prove it wrong?
However, the human element does have an advantage: if there is a pattern there, a human is more likely to recognize it.
I wouldn't say that Slashdot tolerates racism. Rather, it doesn't tolerate censorship. Unfortunately, that means that terms like the one that offended you (it offended me as well) can be expressed. On the flip side, though, the majority cannot quiet you. If everybody believes in God, and you say 'Long Live Vishnu', you won't be censored for it.
I don't think Slashdot is the problem, I think the real problem is the idiot who can't show some respect.
Actually, I think the 'least likely to buy X-Boxes' would be the people who want to play games. The XBOX doesn't particularly stand out the way that PS2 or even GameCube does. Right now, it's mainly a 'me too!' system when it comes to the game lineup.
If Mr. Gates wants to spend $200,000 to get people to buy XBOXes, he'll give it to a game company to make an interesting and unique game.
"It was clearly written out which network it was on. If you can't atleast read the Slashdot article, you shouldn't bother commenting on it."
My point was that even if it's written in the article, so what? It's not worth getting hostile about. Geez, this is even't the type of thing that'd show up in Trivial Pursuit.
CHILL. Some of us don't dedicate our lives to knowing what shows are on what networks. That's what Tivo finds out for us.
Heh what's funny is that people posting 'this is not the news we want!' is actually causing topics like this to be considered more. If this story reaches 400 comments, then that'll mean more ad revenue for Sr. Taco because it means people are actively reading it.
It's kinda like buying an SUV because you hate OPEC. Heh.
Some of us have girlfriends that watch that shit. If I go home to my gf and tell her that Buffy can't catch a break at the Emmy's, then she'll think I pay attention to what she's interested in. Then, for the next couple of days, Slashdot's not so interesting. Heh.
Don't get shitty over somebody getting WB and UPN confused. Niether network is very distinct, they're very easy to confuse. It's kind of like comparing dog poop and cat poop. At a glance, they are virtually indistinguishable. Both are poop, but they have sublte differences in shape.
Fox would be like rabbit poop because it's round and easily identifiable.
"Or maybe it's just the greatest fantasy/sci-fi crossover of all time."
Kevin Smith is considering a guest appearance by 'Jay and Silent Bob'. I hear the scene where Dr. Who puts a dragon to sleep with his chronic screwdriver is a classic.
Slashdot Mirror
"Daleks? They're armed, armored, and hate everybody"
Sadly, this classic dialog never made it into Doctr Who history:
"Quick! Into my bedroom, they can't follow us in there?"
"Why not, Doctor?"
"Because they won't be able to move on shag carpeting!"
"Didn't TB marry her in real life? Or is that just an awful rumor (or should I say "rumour")"
:)
It's true. They divorced too. I'd say 'pity', but the problem is I see the Doctor and Romana getting married, not Tom Baker and.. er... whatever her real name was. I have no idea what the actors were like, heh.
Of course, I wish them the best.
PSst: The E-Space trilogy can be purchased at Suncoast. Romana is in it. (So'z K-9 and Adric)
"Some real news for nerds. Wannabe's watch Buffy. Real nerds watch Who...."
;)
Heh, I'm just waiting for a Farscape fan to poke his head in. They often think that their show is top-notch sci-fi. They don't like being reminded that Doctor Who's plots survive w/o good visual effects.
Sadly, they kept calling me a 'frelling idiot'. Fortunately for me, 8 o'clock rolled around and they went to bed.
"How is this revelevant? How come lately slashdot has become a cesspool of garbage posts by the editors? Is this news for nerds. Stuff that Matters."
:P
If Doctor Who isn't 'news for nerds', then the atomic weight of Kobalt isn't 58.9.
"More crap on TV. Like we didn't have enough already."
As the Doctor said: "who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool that follows?"
I didn't think it was that bad. (To be fair, my standards were extremely low...) Some of it was semi-faithful to the TV Series. Some of the dialog in particular was pretty decent. Wish I coudl quote some of it.
I was amazed at the design of the Tardis. Although I don't agree with the style of the ship, I thought the direction they went was rather inspired.
Sadly, though, you're right about them ruining it. It was just so wrong to see the Doc get a girl. I don't know what was so startling to me about that. Maybe it was because I have "Trial of the Time Lord' on tape. The Doctor really seemed to want to be with Peri, but he wouldn't. THat never really was explained. (nor do I want it to be...)
In any case, I did get some good from it, but like Star Trek 5 and Episode I, I'd like to forget it.
I think you're right.
I'm really scared they'll try to 'fix' the original series. Did you catch that ep of Greg the Bunny when Seth Green (i forget his character name) 'fixes' the kid's show by trying to ultra-modernize it and make it 'hip' for the young generation? I'm worried they'll do that to Dr. Who.
I'm not sure this will be a highly anticipated series with me. Though I'd love to see Dr Who with modern effects, I'm concerned that too much'll be focused on that. I really think that Dr Who's lack of an effects budget forced the writers to keep the eps interesting. Without that limitation today, what incentive will they have?
:)
Okay, Im done being cynical. On the plus side, there are some new story arcs they could look into. For example, what if the Doctor were to get the chameleon circuit working in the Tardis? They could explore that in an interesting way now that they have the effects to do it.
It'd also be interesting to see more areas of the Tardis. I realize that a lot of people didn't like the Dr Who movie that came out on Fox a few years ago, but I think nearly everybody'll agree the art direction taken on the Tardis was pretty damn cool. Even if you didn't agree with the style, it was obvious they really put effort into it.
Okay, I'm a little hyped about it now. Heh.
ooooooooo What if Patrick Stewart played the Doc? Unlikely, I know. He'd still be cool for the job.
Some colleges have courses on TV. In Portland, PCC (Portland Community College) they have 'telecourses' on Math. Unfortunately, I failed to keep up on the class. However, if I get renewed interest in taking the course I can fire up the PCC channel and watch it.
I imagine this is available in SOME other areas too. It's worth a view and doesn't cost you anything.
Another factor to consider is that, if memory serves, they had a suspect that they knew fled the state. They needed to raise awareness so that people outside the state knew to keep an eye open for this dude.
The same thing happened with... oh shoot I forget his name. This guy killed his wife and kids in Oregon (or maybe Washington... sorry, my memory's fuzzy on it) and then they caught him in San Fran.
I don't think that made national news (though it might have..) but it definitely made west-coast news. Both Seattle and Portland were covering that one heavily. And they got the guy.
I wouldn't immediately leap to the conclusion that race/wealth had anything to do with it. I have no doubt that it does happen, but there's reasonable doubt in the cases mentioned so far.
... is that it has competition: The internet. Thanks to broadband connections at both work and home, I don't need really TV for news. The more they express twisted values (like Robert Blake preempting the news about a plane crashing into the tallest building of Italy...) the less I want to wander over to that channel.
The value of TV as a news media is starting to dwindle. This is the worst time for the media to play games like this. If it's easy for me to turn off the TV and go to a news site, then what could make me stay anchored to CNN or MSNBC or anybody else?
I hope they ask themselves that question.
The potential problem here is that whoever is involved in the kidnapping cannot possibly get a fair trial. If the kids are dead (which I think is extremely likely), the public will be outraged and out for blood. They think they'll find peace when somebody's finally convicted. That's not fair to the accused.
Think about OJ for a sec: Lots of people feel very strongly that he's guilty despite being acquitted. Would anybody hire him for anything? I can't imagine it. They'd likely be afraid of him, or they'd be unwilling to deal with the media hype surrounding him.
He could very possibly be innocent, but he's going to spend the rest of his life with a good chunk of the USA judging him as guilty. That's WRONG. Look at how that whole 'road rage' incident was treated. OJ managed to make headlines along with Anthrax scares and other Terrorist related stuff. Nobody else managed to that day.
In nationally publicized and hyped cases, you won't be able to find a jury that can act impartially. I, for one, don't want to live in a world like that. The funny thing is, nobody's holding the media accountable.
I wouldn't call what the parent poster said 'trolling'. I think he makes a good point. Why not use a brute force approach to attempt to prove it wrong?
However, the human element does have an advantage: if there is a pattern there, a human is more likely to recognize it.
I wouldn't say that Slashdot tolerates racism. Rather, it doesn't tolerate censorship. Unfortunately, that means that terms like the one that offended you (it offended me as well) can be expressed. On the flip side, though, the majority cannot quiet you. If everybody believes in God, and you say 'Long Live Vishnu', you won't be censored for it.
I don't think Slashdot is the problem, I think the real problem is the idiot who can't show some respect.
Actually, I think the 'least likely to buy X-Boxes' would be the people who want to play games. The XBOX doesn't particularly stand out the way that PS2 or even GameCube does. Right now, it's mainly a 'me too!' system when it comes to the game lineup.
If Mr. Gates wants to spend $200,000 to get people to buy XBOXes, he'll give it to a game company to make an interesting and unique game.
I got your reply, didn't I? :)
"It was clearly written out which network it was on. If you can't atleast read the Slashdot article, you shouldn't bother commenting on it."
My point was that even if it's written in the article, so what? It's not worth getting hostile about. Geez, this is even't the type of thing that'd show up in Trivial Pursuit.
CHILL. Some of us don't dedicate our lives to knowing what shows are on what networks. That's what Tivo finds out for us.
Heh what's funny is that people posting 'this is not the news we want!' is actually causing topics like this to be considered more. If this story reaches 400 comments, then that'll mean more ad revenue for Sr. Taco because it means people are actively reading it.
It's kinda like buying an SUV because you hate OPEC. Heh.
Some of us have girlfriends that watch that shit. If I go home to my gf and tell her that Buffy can't catch a break at the Emmy's, then she'll think I pay attention to what she's interested in. Then, for the next couple of days, Slashdot's not so interesting. Heh.
Don't get shitty over somebody getting WB and UPN confused. Niether network is very distinct, they're very easy to confuse. It's kind of like comparing dog poop and cat poop. At a glance, they are virtually indistinguishable. Both are poop, but they have sublte differences in shape.
Fox would be like rabbit poop because it's round and easily identifiable.
Just think, if articles like the one about Buffy can attract women to Slashdot, it could double it's user base! Heh.
"As an employer, I would not hire you - "
Huh. Who'd've thunk a McDonald's manager would be so picky?
I got a better idea: Assume I did read it and tell me why I'm wrong.
"Nah, he's just dumb." ...said the guy who couldn't figure out how to register a nickname. ;)
"Or maybe it's just the greatest fantasy/sci-fi crossover of all time."
Kevin Smith is considering a guest appearance by 'Jay and Silent Bob'. I hear the scene where Dr. Who puts a dragon to sleep with his chronic screwdriver is a classic.