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MeTV not only chops shows up, but even speeds shows up on occasion to fit in another ad or two. I don’t think I’ve ever caught an episode of Wanted: Dead or Alive that wasn’t playing too fast.

Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.

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An average one hour show today is barely 40 minutes these days without commercials. A typical uncut Galactica episode is 49 minutes. I’ve been watching the Blu Ray set lately, and it’s great they have the longer episodes in their original form. The only thing I miss from the old days is the cool commercial break bumper graphic the series had.
https://youtu.be/zimvqqQ1qAQ

For a brief period in the early 80’s I could watch reruns of TOS, BSG, and Buck Rogers all on the same station. Sometimes on the same weekend! It’s curious the infamous Galactica 1980 wasn’t added to BSG to make a larger syndication package. The tv movies cobbled together from various BSG episodes also got a lot of airplay.

When a show is released uncut on DVD or Blu Ray, edited syndication versions become pointless. The Twilight Zone was massacred quite some time ago, even removing a pivotal scene from one episode just to cram in more ads. Rod Serling should come back and put them in the cornfield for that.

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This week will determine whether I can bullshit enough to become an engineer or to continue on with a life heading nowhere fast.

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Some long time users have no avatar either. 😉

Wish my old idea of generic default trooper avatars had been taken up.

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I was among the no avatar users for a while as well (though I never had the consistency in seeding to even consider asking for a myspleen invite).

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SilverWook said:

Some long time users have no avatar either. 😉

Hmm… well, I just can’t trust a faceless account.
I was very happy to see Disco_Lobot add one, as I liked the posts, but couldn’t handle the blank face.

Wish my old idea of generic default trooper avatars had been taken up.

Why was it shot down?

flametitan said:

I was among the no avatar users for a while as well

But now you have one. And now you’re my friend.
Was it worth it?
(say “Yes” or don’t answer at all. I can’t take the rejection.)

Ray’s Lounge
Biggs in ANH edit idea
ROTJ opening edit idea

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sorry, i think of this everytime i see sillyness ensue. so i finally posted it. please don’t stop being silly however, it is what keeps me on this site.

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I never was a faceless account. I picked out this awesome picture for my avatar before ever posting IIRC.

Hey, all in favor of me going back to that say aye!

Or don’t…

I’ll probably do it anyway…

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ray_afraid said:

SilverWook said:

Some long time users have no avatar either. 😉

Hmm… well, I just can’t trust a faceless account.
I was very happy to see Disco_Lobot add one, as I liked the posts, but couldn’t handle the blank face.

Wish my old idea of generic default trooper avatars had been taken up.

Why was it shot down?

It wasn’t shot down. The thread just petered out.
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Making-generic-avatars-more-Star-Warsy/id/51229

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I just got used to everyone’s avatars, and now everyone’s changing them again.

I’ll have to change mine again soon. The current one I have was to make a statement; it doesn’t make good regular use imo.

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flametitan said:

I just got used to everyone’s avatars, and now everyone’s changing them again.

Not to worry. The Terrible Trivium is transitory. I shall don the X-ray specs anew momentarily.

I’ll have to change mine again soon. The current one I have was to make a statement; it doesn’t make good regular use imo.

How about you go with Prometheus? He was a Titan, and he gifted flame to mankind. . . . 😛

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DuracellEnergizer said:

flametitan said:

I just got used to everyone’s avatars, and now everyone’s changing them again.

Not to worry. The Terrible Trivium is transitory. I shall don the X-ray specs anew momentarily.

I’ll have to change mine again soon. The current one I have was to make a statement; it doesn’t make good regular use imo.

How about you go with Prometheus? He was a Titan, and he gifted flame to mankind. . . . 😛

A fitting image. I might also try to make a design of my own, or just use the portrait I made for a D&D character I never got to play if it comes down to that.

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Speaking of Avatars, did Frink remove his?