It really isn't about how it ends, because we all know. It's about the evolution and journey of humans and machines and their collision.
Plus, because it's set to when the Cylons were created, it means we get to witness the first Cylon war. Ron really likes his explosions.
The fact that the Apple Corp. brand is no longer relevent now has nothing to do with the dispute. Just because the record company ended up being a temporary entity, doesn't mean that they are any less significant when it comes to their claim over the name and logo. At the time, Steve Jobs thought that Apple would last -- it didn't, and he couldn't have predicted that.
While I'm sure this is a very effective system, he doesn't need a $40,000 twelve pound laptop that can survive a two-story drop, works underwater, and can render 3D graphics in 2400x2000 resolution.
I'm pretty sure someone out there does, though. King Kong, maybe.
Back in college, I took a software engineering class where I was the only student without a laptop. I also go the highest grade in the class. The laptops were distractions. I saw people using instant messenger, playing video games, reading slashdot... (cricket, cricket). I thought it was a complete waste. They didn't offer any "educational benefit" whatsoever.
I still hold that people are responsible for their own actions, and if not instant messenger or email or video games, or even slashdot, students are going to find some other way to distract themselves. Some students doodle, some students talk, some students (yes even in college) pass notes.
I have a laptop and I'm in college. Why do I use it? Mobility. Parents are facing a tough choice nowadays -- a lot of parents, as tech savvy as they might try to be, are still daunted by all the new gadgets out there. For them, the PC (or mac) is still the biggest territory they have yet to fully understand. Technology is moving as such a rapid pace that as soon as your average mother gets to understand Intel vs. Athlon, she notices "hyperthreading" and has to figure out what that means. Most parents want the best of both worlds, because most (I'm saying most here) assume that a laptop is a desktop in a smaller case. So on that thought, they're going to look at laptops to provide the portability they think their kids need, and also the power they think their kids are going to have. "Desktop replacement" is somewhat lost on many people, despite how literal it sounds.
And if the case is that they know what they're doing, most parents are still going to go with a laptop, because they're making one large investment and they want the option of portability, if their kids need it 2 years down the line. They're not looking to buy a new laptop during college, unless something happens. Laptop trumps desktop when you're looking to make one decision, and you're not sure what your kids are going to do in the future.
One of my friends is an architecture student. His parents bought him a desktop replacement, which is fine when he needs to run his software to run models and look at blueprints and other things he has to do, but he doesn't have any kind of portability. I think he's just moved to a lighter laptop. He really needed something lighter because he was always going to sites and he needed to do measurements and record data.
It's precisely this kind of thinking on the part of the average consumer that leads them to purchase something familiar. It's also about brand recognition...people overestimate the consumer's desire to learn new software.
An application that costs more, but seems to be easier to use, will draw more users than a cheap or free app that might be perceived to take more time to learn. In many cases, consumers will buy a more expensive piece of software simply because they recognize the brand, and already know how to work it, rather than accept another piece of software on the claims that it is more cost-efficient, easier to use and reliable.
I think a lot of average consumers will be more willing to buy a mac with an Intel chip because it's about brand recognition. The more unfamiliar technology there is, the less people are going to want to learn it. If they recognize something, they might be more inclined to take a second look.
A lot of colleges and even high schools are using programs like Turnitin, which checks for plagiarism. What aggravates me more than people who cheat are people who cheat and don't get caught -- or when they do get caught, their angry parents yell at the professors because they can't possibly think their precious child can be dishonest.
Today my professor (a communications class) told us a story of a student she had who kept on plagiarizing, even after she failed his paper (the first incident), kicked him out of class (second incident), and let him back into class when the Dean of the department asked her to give him another chance. He cheated again after that, when he submitted his final projects. The idiot was supposed to write two papers, one on something he was passionate about, and the other was a book report.
For the book report, he copied and pasted a bunch of movie reviews together, and submitted it. For the other paper, he wrote about the history of Quakers -- who exactly is passionate about Quakers? But beside that point, she thought it looked familiar, and she found the article in some mid 80's history magazine. It hadn't been published online anywhere, but she still caught him, because she recognized it.
Futile attempt, because he had already failed the class by then!
It's actually a crossover that was suggested a while ago when someone from another message board commented that Nathan Fillion and Jason Bateman look a lot alike. I'm going to write the complete "episode" and post it on my blog.
GOB finds it difficult to gain re-entry in the Alliance when he performs his illusions in front of River, who immediately knows all of the tricks.
Michael is mistaken for Mal, and has to fight a duel to defend Inara, who is being stalked by Carl Weathers.
Tobias is jealous of Lindsay's attraction to a "real doctor" like Simon, and hatches a plan to win back his wife by going to Boston to renew his medical license. He gets on the wrong bus, heading toward Canada.
Mal, mistaken for Michael, is arrested for another George Sr. crime, and escapes prison with the help of Jayne, using GOB's Segway as a getaway vehicle. They hit an inordinately fortified sand castle on the beach, and break it.
GOB, devestated at the loss of his Segway, and no company funds to buy another, begins to drink heavily with Jayne. They visit George Sr. in prison, and the three sing "The Hero of Canton" and the two are escorted out by guards.
Kaylee finds it difficult to fight off the affections of GOB after she fixes his Segway.
River is arrested after the Bluth Company's Mr. BananaGrabber commercial triggers another "incident," this time in Klimpy's Family Style Restaurant.
Wash buys the Bluth company jet back, and before GOB can take it to South America, he and Zoe fly off for a vacation. Unfortunately, Maeby is hiding in the bathroom, and is left there while the couple goes to their resort.
Simon, misunderstanding Kaylee's behavior with GOB as flirting, embarks to seduce Lindsay to get revenge. He later realizes that Lindsay is the type of woman that his father would have wanted him to marry, and breaks up with her by saying, "I've made a huge mistake."
George Michael is infatuated with River, but is slightly frightened of her after she looks at Ann and "fixes" her Bible in front of her parents.
Pastor Veal, on a flight back to California from a conference, is mistaken for Wash, and is left in the cockpit to land a plane safely after both the pilot and co-pilot have panic attacks.
Buster thinks Kaylee is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, and tries to fight GOB and Simon for her affections. He looks online for doctorate programs, believing Kaylee is attracted to doctors, and mistakenly signs up to be a guest on the show of popular television counselor, Dr. Phil, after he submits what he believes to be an admissions essay answering the question "Do you have a family member you believe is living a double life?"
Mr. Universe becomes a public relations agent for the Bluths, holding press conferences from his ion cloud (now relocated to the smog air of California), and using Lenore as a spokeswoman, launches a pro-Bluth campaign, with great success. When an interrupted video feed reveals Mr. Universe to be the real public relations agent, and Lenore revealed to be fake, the Jewish community celebrates, and they all hire Mr. Universe to be their consultant. Women across the country, relieved to see that Lenore has perfect makeup because the makeup is permanently on her skin, also hire Mr. Universe.
George Sr. and Book discuss religion, and Book finds insight in George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes.
I'm a journalist, and I've written plenty of game reviews, and it depends on the company, but I didn't have a template. I wrote what I felt, after playing the games. I wrote what I liked, what I didn't like, and whether it was worth buying or just renting. There might be some journalists out there who don't "get" the games they play, and who don't really understand, but I have been a gamer since I was a kid, and I think I brought a gamer's perspective to it. A lot of reviews out there are written by people who aren't passionate gamers, and you can tell sometimes. I think I do get it.
It actually is more than 300 miles round trip for me. It's 160 miles from college to home. From gas prices at the time, it was about 20 to 30 dollars for half a tank of gas, which is roughly what it takes to get home.
Sometimes it has to do with who is willing to pick up the series. You've got a good product but if Fox is the only one biting, that's your choice. Groenig had one up on McFarlane because he was already established with Simpsons. MacFarlane was that kid that came in and showed the old guys he could do something new, and he sold it well enough to get a spot on tv. Unfortunately, Fox finds a bigger demand in sporting events and often lets their commentators rant on and on while a good show is waiting.
I am all for both returning. Farscape did really well as a miniseries, so I'd like to have one of those, if not a movie.
Now, if Ben Browder and Claudia Black can take a little time off from working together, to continue working together, but on Farscape, that'd be great.
I am all for subscribing to Showtime if they were to pick up AD. I just bought the first season box set today, mostly because I think it's hilarious and I want to support the show, but I would gladly get Showtime if they were going to pick up AD. I loved Six Feet Under also, and Showtime and HBO are generally the leads when it comes to innovative television.
What's left now is to email or call Showtime and let them know that there are people willing to pay on the decision to add AD.
I think the point was that a lot of television shows that get cancelled are just that -- cancelled. They're not given another chance to survive. Look at Harsh Realm fans. The show was given the ultimate axe (after what, 4 episodes?) and despite all efforts, it's still cancelled, placed in the "good science fiction that was kicked" bin, along with Farscape and The Invisible Man. I think the biggest triumph for fans and Joss was that we got a movie, we got something past an abruptly cancelled television show.
Because of that, I too am okay with this being the end. I'd certainly love more movies to come, or a show, but if not, then I've at least got the closure.
It's not about it being a hit or not. Obviously all writers, directors, creators, etc. would love for a hit show. Firefly didn't get the same chance that Buffy and Angel did. They didn't have that teenage audience built in. It was prime for that kind of show, something less serious than X-Files, funny like a sitcom, but still edgy. Firefly was singular in that there wasn't a core audience for it. It was "whoever likes it, likes it" and then there were the Whedon fans who either loved it or hated it.
It was a difficult show to sell, and the fact that there was even a movie means that it was very successful. How many television shows in the last ten years have been cancelled halfway into its first season, only to be resurrected as a movie? It's quite a feat. It's an even bigger feat when you look at the fact that the show was aired out of order.
I think Whedon understands the business side of the industry. After all, this was the man who co-wrote and re-wrote a lot of movies that got a lot of attention, but he himself was pushed aside on the writing credits. He understands being snubbed and I think for someone with as much clout as he has, he's just a realist. I think he understands fully that it's not up to him whether Serenity gets a sequel. It's up to TPTB.
You have to move on, not because there's something better that will make you more money, you move on because it's the way it is, and you have to accept it and move on, or you can just stay where you are, and never get past it. You've had fun, and you'll love to have more fun, but it's not up to you whether you get to or not.
"The, um, the movie is finished. And the story is told. The world is not finished. There's more to tell, but that's always the case with everything I do and whether I get the chance to tell [it] or not it is up to somebody else. So I made sure that this movie had completion and didn't feel like a glorified prequel. It's its own piece and it wraps everything up. I have a sense of closure that I never had, and I can walk away satisfied. But if somebody tells me not to walk away, I'll turn right back around." - Comcast.net
Think of it this way. Each DVD set is released at about 50 dollars, give or take. I went to Best Buy today and noticed they were selling for 40. Now, with about 22 episodes each season, selling them at 2 dollars an episode generates 44 dollars a season, which is equivelant to a box set. When the season is done, start a new season, release the second season box set for 50 dollars. You've just made 94 dollars, not including tax, from one fan.
There's proof that people care, and people will pay. I spent 20+ dollars in gas and 9.50 on a ticket to see Serenity. There is NOTHING stopping me from paying to see this show, as long as there's someone offering it.
What is love? Love is standing in a godforsaken line at Best Buy, in front of screaming toddlers whose parents just can't win the fight, for a freakishly long period of time, just -- to -- buy -- Serenity.
Taking into account the type of movie it is and the complications of the entire thing....it did pretty well. 38 million dollars well. The show ended years ago, found life on DVD. The DVDs, however, aren't rented in most Blockbusters so people have to go and buy them, or find someone they can borrow them from. Considering its original run on Fox, where the episodes were aired out of order and were often pre-empted, a lot of people who tried giving it a chance during its run probably didn't want to revisit the show later, or had preconceived notions.
After several years of cult fandom, it's safe to say that there are millions and millions of Browncoats out there. The problem is, not all of them have access to the movie and that is a blunder by the studio. The wider the release, the worse the numbers are going to look if the movie doesn't perform well overall. "Oh, it only made ___ million in 3,000 theaters?" The movie only played in 2,189 U.S. theaters (according to boxofficemojo.com).
But it did open as number 2 on the opening chart. That's very important and will make a studio pay a little bit more attention.
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It really isn't about how it ends, because we all know. It's about the evolution and journey of humans and machines and their collision. Plus, because it's set to when the Cylons were created, it means we get to witness the first Cylon war. Ron really likes his explosions.
The fact that the Apple Corp. brand is no longer relevent now has nothing to do with the dispute. Just because the record company ended up being a temporary entity, doesn't mean that they are any less significant when it comes to their claim over the name and logo. At the time, Steve Jobs thought that Apple would last -- it didn't, and he couldn't have predicted that.
I think this was just a ploy to get everyone to open up iTunes.
I'm pretty sure someone out there does, though. King Kong, maybe.
Back in college, I took a software engineering class where I was the only student without a laptop. I also go the highest grade in the class. The laptops were distractions. I saw people using instant messenger, playing video games, reading slashdot... (cricket, cricket). I thought it was a complete waste. They didn't offer any "educational benefit" whatsoever. I still hold that people are responsible for their own actions, and if not instant messenger or email or video games, or even slashdot, students are going to find some other way to distract themselves. Some students doodle, some students talk, some students (yes even in college) pass notes.
I have a laptop and I'm in college. Why do I use it? Mobility. Parents are facing a tough choice nowadays -- a lot of parents, as tech savvy as they might try to be, are still daunted by all the new gadgets out there. For them, the PC (or mac) is still the biggest territory they have yet to fully understand. Technology is moving as such a rapid pace that as soon as your average mother gets to understand Intel vs. Athlon, she notices "hyperthreading" and has to figure out what that means. Most parents want the best of both worlds, because most (I'm saying most here) assume that a laptop is a desktop in a smaller case. So on that thought, they're going to look at laptops to provide the portability they think their kids need, and also the power they think their kids are going to have. "Desktop replacement" is somewhat lost on many people, despite how literal it sounds.
And if the case is that they know what they're doing, most parents are still going to go with a laptop, because they're making one large investment and they want the option of portability, if their kids need it 2 years down the line. They're not looking to buy a new laptop during college, unless something happens. Laptop trumps desktop when you're looking to make one decision, and you're not sure what your kids are going to do in the future.
One of my friends is an architecture student. His parents bought him a desktop replacement, which is fine when he needs to run his software to run models and look at blueprints and other things he has to do, but he doesn't have any kind of portability. I think he's just moved to a lighter laptop. He really needed something lighter because he was always going to sites and he needed to do measurements and record data.
Actually, one of the main characters on Numb3rs is a woman, and she's a mathematician. Quite a brilliant one, actually.
An application that costs more, but seems to be easier to use, will draw more users than a cheap or free app that might be perceived to take more time to learn. In many cases, consumers will buy a more expensive piece of software simply because they recognize the brand, and already know how to work it, rather than accept another piece of software on the claims that it is more cost-efficient, easier to use and reliable.
No, I meant Lenore. Lenore is the name of Mr. Universe's lovebot.
I think a lot of average consumers will be more willing to buy a mac with an Intel chip because it's about brand recognition. The more unfamiliar technology there is, the less people are going to want to learn it. If they recognize something, they might be more inclined to take a second look.
A lot of colleges and even high schools are using programs like Turnitin, which checks for plagiarism. What aggravates me more than people who cheat are people who cheat and don't get caught -- or when they do get caught, their angry parents yell at the professors because they can't possibly think their precious child can be dishonest.
For the book report, he copied and pasted a bunch of movie reviews together, and submitted it. For the other paper, he wrote about the history of Quakers -- who exactly is passionate about Quakers? But beside that point, she thought it looked familiar, and she found the article in some mid 80's history magazine. It hadn't been published online anywhere, but she still caught him, because she recognized it.
Futile attempt, because he had already failed the class by then!
It's actually a crossover that was suggested a while ago when someone from another message board commented that Nathan Fillion and Jason Bateman look a lot alike. I'm going to write the complete "episode" and post it on my blog.
GOB finds it difficult to gain re-entry in the Alliance when he performs his illusions in front of River, who immediately knows all of the tricks.
Michael is mistaken for Mal, and has to fight a duel to defend Inara, who is being stalked by Carl Weathers.
Tobias is jealous of Lindsay's attraction to a "real doctor" like Simon, and hatches a plan to win back his wife by going to Boston to renew his medical license. He gets on the wrong bus, heading toward Canada.
Mal, mistaken for Michael, is arrested for another George Sr. crime, and escapes prison with the help of Jayne, using GOB's Segway as a getaway vehicle. They hit an inordinately fortified sand castle on the beach, and break it.
GOB, devestated at the loss of his Segway, and no company funds to buy another, begins to drink heavily with Jayne. They visit George Sr. in prison, and the three sing "The Hero of Canton" and the two are escorted out by guards.
Kaylee finds it difficult to fight off the affections of GOB after she fixes his Segway.
River is arrested after the Bluth Company's Mr. BananaGrabber commercial triggers another "incident," this time in Klimpy's Family Style Restaurant.
Wash buys the Bluth company jet back, and before GOB can take it to South America, he and Zoe fly off for a vacation. Unfortunately, Maeby is hiding in the bathroom, and is left there while the couple goes to their resort.
Simon, misunderstanding Kaylee's behavior with GOB as flirting, embarks to seduce Lindsay to get revenge. He later realizes that Lindsay is the type of woman that his father would have wanted him to marry, and breaks up with her by saying, "I've made a huge mistake."
George Michael is infatuated with River, but is slightly frightened of her after she looks at Ann and "fixes" her Bible in front of her parents.
Pastor Veal, on a flight back to California from a conference, is mistaken for Wash, and is left in the cockpit to land a plane safely after both the pilot and co-pilot have panic attacks.
Buster thinks Kaylee is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, and tries to fight GOB and Simon for her affections. He looks online for doctorate programs, believing Kaylee is attracted to doctors, and mistakenly signs up to be a guest on the show of popular television counselor, Dr. Phil, after he submits what he believes to be an admissions essay answering the question "Do you have a family member you believe is living a double life?"
Mr. Universe becomes a public relations agent for the Bluths, holding press conferences from his ion cloud (now relocated to the smog air of California), and using Lenore as a spokeswoman, launches a pro-Bluth campaign, with great success. When an interrupted video feed reveals Mr. Universe to be the real public relations agent, and Lenore revealed to be fake, the Jewish community celebrates, and they all hire Mr. Universe to be their consultant. Women across the country, relieved to see that Lenore has perfect makeup because the makeup is permanently on her skin, also hire Mr. Universe.
George Sr. and Book discuss religion, and Book finds insight in George Sr.'s "Caged Wisdom" tapes.
I'm a journalist, and I've written plenty of game reviews, and it depends on the company, but I didn't have a template. I wrote what I felt, after playing the games. I wrote what I liked, what I didn't like, and whether it was worth buying or just renting. There might be some journalists out there who don't "get" the games they play, and who don't really understand, but I have been a gamer since I was a kid, and I think I brought a gamer's perspective to it. A lot of reviews out there are written by people who aren't passionate gamers, and you can tell sometimes. I think I do get it.
Good for you for buying it, except I'm a girl.
I drive an SUV.
Sometimes it has to do with who is willing to pick up the series. You've got a good product but if Fox is the only one biting, that's your choice. Groenig had one up on McFarlane because he was already established with Simpsons. MacFarlane was that kid that came in and showed the old guys he could do something new, and he sold it well enough to get a spot on tv. Unfortunately, Fox finds a bigger demand in sporting events and often lets their commentators rant on and on while a good show is waiting.
Now, if Ben Browder and Claudia Black can take a little time off from working together, to continue working together, but on Farscape, that'd be great.
What's left now is to email or call Showtime and let them know that there are people willing to pay on the decision to add AD.
I love Firefly...Titus was such a riot, I can't believe it got cancelled.
Because of that, I too am okay with this being the end. I'd certainly love more movies to come, or a show, but if not, then I've at least got the closure.
They're published by Dark Horse Comics so you can find them there. It's where I got mine.
It was a difficult show to sell, and the fact that there was even a movie means that it was very successful. How many television shows in the last ten years have been cancelled halfway into its first season, only to be resurrected as a movie? It's quite a feat. It's an even bigger feat when you look at the fact that the show was aired out of order.
I think Whedon understands the business side of the industry. After all, this was the man who co-wrote and re-wrote a lot of movies that got a lot of attention, but he himself was pushed aside on the writing credits. He understands being snubbed and I think for someone with as much clout as he has, he's just a realist. I think he understands fully that it's not up to him whether Serenity gets a sequel. It's up to TPTB.
You have to move on, not because there's something better that will make you more money, you move on because it's the way it is, and you have to accept it and move on, or you can just stay where you are, and never get past it. You've had fun, and you'll love to have more fun, but it's not up to you whether you get to or not.
"The, um, the movie is finished. And the story is told. The world is not finished. There's more to tell, but that's always the case with everything I do and whether I get the chance to tell [it] or not it is up to somebody else. So I made sure that this movie had completion and didn't feel like a glorified prequel. It's its own piece and it wraps everything up. I have a sense of closure that I never had, and I can walk away satisfied. But if somebody tells me not to walk away, I'll turn right back around." - Comcast.net
There's proof that people care, and people will pay. I spent 20+ dollars in gas and 9.50 on a ticket to see Serenity. There is NOTHING stopping me from paying to see this show, as long as there's someone offering it.
But it's so worth it.
After several years of cult fandom, it's safe to say that there are millions and millions of Browncoats out there. The problem is, not all of them have access to the movie and that is a blunder by the studio. The wider the release, the worse the numbers are going to look if the movie doesn't perform well overall. "Oh, it only made ___ million in 3,000 theaters?" The movie only played in 2,189 U.S. theaters (according to boxofficemojo.com).
But it did open as number 2 on the opening chart. That's very important and will make a studio pay a little bit more attention.