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#92646
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NFL SuperBowl
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Originally posted by: Warbler
I must disagree with this. And how did you not know where the Ice Bowl took place? Lambeau is the most storied football field in the NFL. Candle Stick isn't even a football field, it's a hybrid. And you still havn't said one work about Soldier Field. The Meadowlands?!? home of the evil Giants and Jets. What is so great about that place. What about a Superbowl at Lincoln Financial Field?


Never really gave much of a passing care where the Ice Bowl took place. What stood out was the snow and ice, not the stadium. Candlestick may be a hybrid, but it's well known. Of course Soldier Field is well known, but I wasn't going to take the side of my hometeam's stadium. Too subjective. I wanted to remain as objective as possible by pointing out other stadiums aside from the one where my favorite team plays. Objectivity rules in this argument. To you, of course, Lambeau is popular. You live in Wisconsin. You are a lifelong Packers fan. To you, the concept of someone not knowing Lambeau is an impossibility. But guess what? There is a world outside Green Bay. And a vast majority of them have no idea what Lambeau is. It's the truth and you've gotta deal with it.

Who cares if the Meadowlands are the home to the "evil Giants and Jets." It's their home and people recognize the name and who plays there. By that same token, I can say who gives a care about Lambeau as it's the home of the evil fudgePackers. So be careful what arguments you make. While trying to poke holes in other arguments, you are actually poking holes in your own.
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#92643
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Discussion: Episode III Figures... SPOILERS!
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I think it's because, in the 3 1/2" scale, animation such as this works better because there is less detail than trying to capture actual human forms or the CGI ideals that LFL is trying to pass off as "realistic". When there is less detail in the media format, it translates much easier to the sculpted form.

Or maybe it's just because the Clone Wars Animated Series rocks ass!

Six of one...

I just wish the animated figures had better articulation. More possible poses would be welcomed.
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#92501
Topic
NFL SuperBowl
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92501/action/topic#92501
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To me, the Ice Bowl is famous, yes. But I didn't know where it was played nor did I care. Until you just mentioned it. I really never thought about it before now.

Outside of sports enthusiasts, though, I really think Lambeau is not that recognizable. People know other stadiums far more readily than Lambeau. We are sports nuts. It is second nature to us to know it. But to be "world famous" requires recognition outside of just us fanatics. That in mind, Lambeau does not measure up IMHO.
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#92482
Topic
Comic book movies - who says yes and who says no?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92482/action/topic#92482
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News about Fantastic Four...

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Not a "Fantastic" Fourth for Fox

What was shaping up to be a Fantastic face off between two summer blockbusters has turned out to be nothing more than a close encounter of the studio kind.

Despite staking out the usually lucrative Fourth of July holiday first, 20th Century Fox has confirmed it's postponing the release of Fantastic Four, its superhero movie adapted from the Marvel comic book, from July 1 to July 8--ceding Independence Day weekend to a Martian invader--the Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise (news) update of H.G. Wells' sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds. That film is scheduled to unspool Wednesday, June 29.

A showdown between the two high-profile projects had been in the offing since last August, when Paramount announced it was moving up production on War after Spielberg and Cruise cleared their calendars to work together on what will be as close to a surefire box-office hit as they come--a big-budget alien-invasion epic from the man who brought moviegoers 1977's UFO tale Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a host of other blockbusters with one of Tinseltown's most bankable stars leading the cast.

Not even four superheroes could thwart that kind of monster so it's easy to see why Fox blinked. Just don't tell that to studio executives.

"We are not running from War of the Worlds," Fox distribution head Bruce Snyder said, presumably with a straight face, to the Hollywood Reporter. "This [new] date just works better for us."

The Fantastic Four, starring Michael Chiklis and Jessica Alba (news), follows the adventures of a dysfunctional team of astronauts who gain superhuman powers after being exposed to radiation when their space voyage goes awry. Chiklis plays the rock-like Thing, Alba plays the Invisible Woman, Iaon Gruffud plays elastic team leader Mr. Fantastic and Chris Evans plays the Human Torch. Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon is their nemesis, Dr. Doom.

Fox announced its intentions for a Fantastic Fourth way back in 2003. But that was before Cruise's third Mission: Impossible movie stalled, giving him a chance to ramp up working with his Minority Report director. Spielberg in turn shelved plans for his long-in-development drama about the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

As recently as last month, Fox was sticking with a July 1 release for Fantastic Four, even including a trailer with the studio's Elektra that played on the Independence Day release ("On July Fourth...4th...5 people will be changed...forever...4-ever" went the tagline).

However, the stakes were raised when Paramount premiered its own 30-second teaser for War of the Worlds during Sunday's Super Bowl.

The move should help protect Fantastic Four from getting blown away, especially since its pedigree doesn't match War's. The superhero flick has a largely unknown cast--Chiklis and Alba are the biggest names--and a relatively untested director in Tim Story, whose previous credits include two comedies--the 2002 box-office surprise Barbershop and last year's woeful Taxi.

Fantastic Four will now go up against Sony's Bewitched, starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell (news), and Universal's thriller, Skeleton Key with Kate Hudson.

Meantime, Fox will now try and counter the onslaught of War of the Worlds by rolling out on Roll Bounce on July 1 in Fantastic's place. The comedy features pint-sized rapper Bow Wow

Fox isn't the only studio doing the Hollywood shuffle.

Sony has also pushed back the debut of its Jim Carrey (news)-Téa Leoni comedy remake Fun with Dick and Jane from June 25 to Dec. 21, according to the Hollywood Reporter, to try to repeat the success of Meet the Fockers, which grossed $70 million-plus over Christmas week and whose cumulative haul now stands at $265 million.


And here's a promo still...

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#92467
Topic
NFL SuperBowl
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92467/action/topic#92467
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Well, you didn't say "pro" and I still wouldn't agree. To be honest, I don't know if any pro football venues classify as world famous since football as we know it is not world famous. But I would say Candlestick Park is more well known (albeit no longer in existence) than Lambeau. How about the Meadowlands? Granted most people still think it's actually in New York proper, they do know it and can pronounce it without a problem and tell you who plays there.

Wonderman, eh? Will have to check that out.
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#92465
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What would you like to see in a scifi/fantasy web site? The time has come for a change...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92465/action/topic#92465
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Shim, I think it would have to be up to you to make sure the spelling is on par. If you are volunteering to be a writer, you have to be a proofer as well. That's how it works in the professional writing world. Yeah, writers have editors, but those editors are paid. So unless you are willing to pay someone...

What Jay is looking for is a very professional site that will attract lots of people including sponsors. If we have a site laden with typographical and grammatical errors, why would they want to advertise on us or for us? We have to each be our own system of checks and balances. Besides, automated spell checkers only find words that are spelled incorrectly. There are other ways to make typos. You could have a properly spelled word in the wrong place or being used incorrectly. Spell checkers will not catch that.
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#92455
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Ossie Davis, 1917-2005
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92455/action/topic#92455
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Elvis: Ask not what your rest home can do for you. Ask what you can do for your rest home.
JFK: Hey, you're copying my best lines!
Elvis: Then let me paraphrase one of my own. Let's take care of business.
JFK: Just what are you getting at, Elvis?
Elvis: I think you know what I'm getting' at Mr. President. We're gonna kill us a mummy.

I don't want to reveal the Marilyn Monroe lines. Too funny.
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#92453
Topic
NFL SuperBowl
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92453/action/topic#92453
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I'd love it. Cold weather Super Bowl, that is.

As for Lambeau being the most famous football venue on Earth... well, that's really open to argument. Most people in the world have no idea where the hell the Packers play (save for saying "Packer Park" or "Packer Field" or, simply, "Green Bay"). And many who do, can't even pronounce it or remember the name properly. Down here, I've heard it called Lambert so many times it's not even funny. And we're pretty close to you guys so you'd think we'd get it right. For something to be the most famous on Earth requires remembering the name and saying it properly.

The most famous football venue on Earth, sorry starkiller, is the Rose Bowl. No questions asked. Pasadena, baby. After that, I'm not sure. None of them hold quite the esteem of some of the most famous baseball parks in the world like say, Ebbets, Wrigley, Yankee, Fenway, etc. Much more recognizable. And if you say "what's Ebbets?" I'm gonna smack you and take away your right to be a sports fan.

I would say that the most famous sports venue (regardless of sport) on Earth is likely to be Madison Square Garden. Again, arguable. But a helluva lot more likely than Lambeau as the most famous football venue. But, then again, since the Rose Bowl hosts a lot more events than just football, it could be argued as the most famous as well.
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#92446
Topic
What would you like to see in a scifi/fantasy web site? The time has come for a change...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92446/action/topic#92446
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Maybe I'm thinking too small scale here, but an art gallery for those creating sci fi fan art of their own. A place to display them would be great other than these garbage free pic hosting sites. Allow voting or comments much like the Fark.com photoshop contests. Heck, let's have scifi themed photoshop contests. I love those.

I think, as a premium service, if we could have a professional screenplay writer or whatnot come on to a chatroom to give tips and tricks to writing a screenplay. This, of course, would be for subscribers or those who pay a one-time fee. I dunno who we could get, but I know some people here have ties. The same sort of idea could go for people interested in indie filmmaking, comic art, editing, etc. Talk about a great way to get traffic (and money).

As for working for you, I am interested. I am a web developer, writer, graphic designer, and proofreader. When I get some good electronic copies of my artwork, I'll forward them to you. I have them all as Quark or Illustrator docs right now. I just need to decide which to send and create pdfs of them so as not to kill your inbox.

On that note, maybe a place where we can create custom advertising that can be sent out to scifi sites and fanzines. Voting can take place for each ad to see which we use at a given time or with a given theme in mind. If done as press releases with related images attached, there usually is no need to pay advertising fees. At least not initially. As we become solvent, we could take out quality ads in these pubs and sites.