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#286551
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Don Imus and the race issue thread.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286551/action/topic#286551
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Originally posted by: C3PX
Sure they are encouraging it. Seen any teen dramas lately? Ever watch the WB? The media glorifies sex and rarely mentions the consequences. By making it so appealing and casual they encourage kids to have sex, which in turn is what causes 15 year old to become pregnant. My not be directly saying to a fifteen year old, "hey go get pregnant", but it is not all that far from it.
Please give me an example of where an underaged character had sex on the CW (WB is defunct, C3PX) and has had no consequences. Pretty much any time an underaged character has sex on any TV show, they're either wracked with guilt, wind up pregnant, are tearing their lives up with drugs, are prostitutes, are rape victims, or generally have a shitty life. Give me a specific example of where underaged characters are encouraged to have sex in a consequence-free environment.

Originally posted by: ferris209

I wouldn't say they are encouraging, but their is little discouragement from certain portions of the media.

Would you then agree that there is considerable discouragement from certain other portions of the media? If you say that certain portions of the media, while not encouraging it, are not going out of their way to discourage it, aren't other portions actively discouraging it? It seems to me that the only point of view, that of encouraging underage sex, the one that's being suggested is rampant, is actually absent.

You all are making some pretty damning accusations here, so you need to be sure of what you're saying.
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#286494
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Farmers Branch, TX & other immigration issues thread.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286494/action/topic#286494
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If all localities nationwide would take up the responsibility of locating and detaining illegal immigrants, that would remove the burden from the incapable and overburdened INS. Then INS could then focus solely on deportation, and, especially in the case of the Mexican illegals, have more of the budget to allow them all to be flown to the FAR border of Mexico, near Belize. It would cut down on re-entry massively because the border would cease to be a revolving door for deportees. They'd have to re-trek across the very long country of Mexico to get back into the U.S. instead of swimming across the next night.

I don't buy the argument that nobody else wants the jobs they take. Tell that to the citizen who wants a job and can't find one.
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#286396
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George Lucas calls Spiderman 3 'silly'
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286396/action/topic#286396
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I posted this on the Superman board but it was worth cross-posting over here.
Lucas needed to help script-polish Spidey 3. That way when Peter is dumping all that sand out of his boot after his first fight with Sandman, he could say something compelling like "I hate sand. It's rough, and course. And it gets in everything." Then cut to Peter's proposal-date where he says to MJ ... "Unlike here. Where everything is soft. And smooth. I love you Mary Jane Watson. You are in my very soul, tormenting me."

Then when MJ says "I can't believe you shared our kiss with her" have Peter reply with something really deep and moving. Like, "I'm haunted by the kiss that I shouldn't have given. I hope that it doesn't turn into a scar."

Add in some important expository scenes with Venom where he says, "How can you take pictures for the bugle and NOT have a staff position? It's insulting. And Jameson is worse ... he's overly critical ..." *throw an empty film canister* "In most ways ... I'm actually better than Peter Parker. It's all Peter's fault. He's holding me back!!! AND I HATE HIM!!!!!" *quivering lip*

Add in a few floating robots in the background for no reason whatsoever and it won't be so silly.
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#285666
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The Now-Released Spider-Man 3 Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285666/action/topic#285666
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Originally posted by: ChainsawAsh
it reminded me too much of Superman III.

I've been thinking this all weekend and have been waiting to get in here to talk about it. Raimi often talked about how much he cribbed from Superman: The Movie when he made Spidey 1. They cribbed even more from Superman II for Spidey 2, right down to the central plotline of the superhero giving up his powers to be with the woman he loved. And they dipped into that well once again. Just as in Superman III, Spidey 3 shows the hero coming in contact with a substance that brings out his dark side. He becomes a complete asshole to everybody who loves him, and eventually has to do some type of battle with himself to rid himself of this dark half.

While I liked the movie, I think Sandman was completely unnecessary and should have been saved for another movie. He's a cool character, played VERY well by Church, and deserved more development. Likewise with Venom. If every minute of Sandman's screen time had been devoted to building up Eddie Brock and Venom's character, he wouldn't have felt so tacked-on. I also think Venom deserved a much darker voice. I always heard something like Gollum, only more gutteral, in my head. The fact he still had Topher's normal voice made it very difficult to accept the villain as a badass. Topher as Eddie Brock worked quite well for me, but the voice of Venom was sadly lacking. I half-expected to hear him say "ooooo, burn."

I suspect this movie will need its EE released sooner rather than later. I've seen the Spidey 2.1 and while it is an improvement in most ways, the theatrical cut is still excellent on its own merits. But as long as Spidey 3's runtime was, I think making it longer may actually help it to feel shorter. Venom and Sandman were too short-changed and I suspect the problem is not with what's present on the reel but what's on the cutting-room floor.
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#285197
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Heroes
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285197/action/topic#285197
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What a FVCKING GREAT EPISODE!!!!!!

The creators have said they will wrap up the NY storyline this season. In their words, they want to follow more of the "24" model than the "Lost" model for a serial drama. i.e. Let characters develop over seasons, but have the big plot line get wrapped up and introduce a new one next go-round.

So I'm looking forward to the next few episodes.
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#285115
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Star Wars Prequels/Original Trilogy: The Complete Scores (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285115/action/topic#285115
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Originally posted by: GoodMusician
cool... but btw, the yub nub isn't the same as the film version... but yea... in essence :-p

I noticed that while listening. The bass mix sounds notably different most of all. But according to the cue sheet at JWFan.com which I was using as a guide, it is the "Film" cue. Perhaps they need to clarify the cue sheet, as the "Film Version without orchestration" is what should be in slot 29. Is that correct?
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#284988
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Star Wars Prequels/Original Trilogy: The Complete Scores (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/284988/action/topic#284988
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Precisely. It's the 1983 "Yub Nub" film version ending with the ROTJ end credits, correcting what was an odd mix of ESB and ROTJ film-version material from the anthology boxed set. (The OST used an alternate version of "Yub Nub" IIRC.)

Then it's the 1997 Victory Celebration ending and end title, but with that strange gap of one measure removed.

Then it's the ROTS unused bit that found a home as the end music for my fan edit.

In short, it's the three different film endings using complete cues. Thought it would make a nice home amongst your awesome work.