ChainsawAsh

Man, people have such rigid definitions of what is and isn’t sci-fi…

I guess the point I was trying to make that one time a couple days ago was that Star Wars isn’t and never was hard science fiction, and as such trying to find a scientifically plausible explanation for how anything works within the franchise is futile. Which is why I consider it fantasy within a sci-fi setting.

So I guess if I were to try and pigeonhole it into a genre, I can’t. It’s (soft) sci-fi. It’s space opera. It’s fantasy. It’s adventure. But I’d argue “sci-fi” is the least important of those to the franchise.

It’s absolutely not, however, hard sci-fi or speculative fiction or whatever label you want to put on stories that are about scientifically plausible technologies.

Warbler said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Warb, are you seriously bothered by the fact that the advertising for the first season with a female Doctor emphasizes the fact that the Doctor is female? What the fuck did you expect? It’s advertising designed to attract an audience,

a pro-feminist audience.

Don’t understand why that’s an issue. Any network will always want to increase their viewership, same as any company will always want to increase their profits (as for television, more viewers = more profit). This is the first woman Doctor, so why wouldn’t they try to target feminists (or pro-feminists, if that’s even a thing) in their advertising?

it’s not necessarily indicative of any stance the episodes may or may not take.

I didn’t say it was indicative of any stance that episodes may or may not take

Then what’s your point?

The creator has always said he had 4-5 seasons in mind but wasn’t sure which it would be. Sounds like he realized he had more than what season 4’s episode order was, but less than a full 5th season to go past thar, so he negotiated for an extended 4th season to end the show.

I’ll be sad to see it go, but as you say, happy that Esmail got to tell his story his way, right through to the end.

Warb, are you seriously bothered by the fact that the advertising for the first season with a female Doctor emphasizes the fact that the Doctor is female? What the fuck did you expect? It’s advertising designed to attract an audience, it’s not necessarily indicative of any stance the episodes may or may not take.

Handman said:

Only the very early ps3s could do that.

Only the 20GB and 60GB PS3 could play PS2 games, but every PS3 plays original PlayStation games.

Actually, the first batch of 80GB models had software emulation for PS2 backwards compatiblity, but it didn’t work as well as the physical PS2 hardware in the 20GB and 60GB models. The later 80GB models (when they dropped the USB ports from 4 down to 2) and beyond dropped that, too.

But yes, all PS3s are backwards compatible with PS1 games.

Tampering with evidence or obstruction of justice for sure.

Yeah, Star Wars has always been fantasy in what’s traditionally a sci-fi setting. Large chunks of the EU in the 90s-00s were more sci-fi oriented and I think that may have skewed some people’s perceptions of the franchise.

Both look great, but I slightly prefer the flesh tones in yours, Dre.

snooker said:

I thought he got banned because he was being a dingus in his other thread?

There would have been a more public warning for him to stop being a dingus if that were the case.

I don’t know what OT forum rules are, but I know fanedit.org has a pretty strict policy against editing streaming shows until they’re released in a purchaseable form (they might even need to be on DVD/BR) since you can’t “own the source” if it’s just streaming.

Which is to say, there’s no way to download it outside piracy.

She’s fine, I just got her home. Need to go back out tomorrow to get a locksmith to make a new key for the car, but it’s in a safe spot thankfully. She made some new friends at a bar in the town that let her crash at their place, shower, and hang out all day today.

Overall, much better results than I feared.

It is ridiculously expensive. And it’s in another town that I rarely go to so I’m not that worried about that. Unless it’s already been stolen.

I haven’t talked to her yet, I’m still at work, so I don’t actually know the status of my car. If I’m lucky the keys are with her phone at the police station. I’ll find out what’s going on in a few hours…

Yeah, me too most days. Not as frequently or for as long as she does, but it’s definitely not a mental breakdown thing on her part.

What? No, going for long (several hours long) walks is more or less a hobby of hers, and she’s gone over to that town a few times in recent months to do so. It just so happened that this time she lost her phone and the keys to the car she took to drive there. It’s not like she deliberately got rid of the phone and keys.

The only reason I freaked out so much was the fact that I got a text from her phone from a cop saying they found the phone but nothing about her, so I thought something might have happened to her. Apparently that wasn’t the case.

Still have to properly talk to her about it today and make sure that nothing actually happened beyond losing a few things and getting stuck in another town, though. Also not sure how/if/when she got back home, but she’s been active on Facebook since I heard from her last night. I’ll know more when I get home from work.

It’s also using the color corrections abandoned by Rob - which Dreamaster worked on - as a base, which I don’t believe the Skywalker Edition will.

Assuming I’m remembering right. I’m very tired.

Noooooo 😥

Just heard back. She’s fine. She lost my keys though…

So my best friend and neighbor borrowed my car earlier today (hers is out of commission). Said she needed to get away and be alone - which is fine, she goes off on long walks through town by herself all the time (she’s the one I was walking with during the whole Labor Day fiasco).

I got a text from her phone an hour and a half ago…from the police department two towns over saying they found it.

I’ve been freaking the fuck out trying to find out if she’s okay. Been sitting out on the sidewalk outside our apartments the whole time chain smoking hoping she pulls into the lot. Called everyone I can think of, they’re calling people she knows whose numbers I don’t have, I’ve called three hospitals…

If I don’t hear anything soon, I’m gonna get a ride to go out looking for her. Already left a note on my door with instructions for her to go to my place and login to Facebook on my laptop to message me and let me know she’s okay if she gets back and I’m gone.

I’m really hoping she just shows up here soon, but I’m fucking terrified.

Anakin Starkiller said:

Out of curiosity, what is the headcanon you mentioned concerning TFA?

I’m curious about this too.

Damn. 😦

CourtlyHades296 said:

I’d like you to do an HDR regrade test shot.

I believe HDR was tested around the time the no-DNR version was finished and they ran into so many problems they tabled it for the time being.

Yeah, definitely don’t do it at the fair. I’d probably also avoid doing it before - if it doesn’t go well, it’ll either make for a very awkward weekend, or lead to one or both of you not going at all.

I should know. I ruined a concert for myself and another person a few years ago in a similar fashion.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Possessed said:

Anybody seen the new predator movie? I haven’t, nor have I seen any predator movie, but I heard it’s real bad and I like watching people complain about movies.

Discuss.

I haven’t seen it and have no inclination to see it.

You should probably just make that your signature from now on. 😉

MalàStrana said:

Yeah, but 720p and lower bitrate than what would be done for a bluray export.

The project was made at 720p, we’re not getting it in any higher resolution. Higher bitrate is what the hope is for a second MKV release, and possibly even BR compatibility for anyone who would want to make their own barebones ISO out of it.

…Remind me of the babe.

Wait…dammit.