DominicCobb

Jim Smith said:

DominicCobb said:

Yep, seeing a film in theaters 6 times obviously translates to “I don’t care for it.” Everyone knows that.

I loved The Force Awakens when it first came out and I really wish that I can undo that love. That flick is a tired rehash that gets more and more boring and redundant on repeat viewings whereas Rogue One keeps getting better with repeat viewings. It’s as simple as that.

Sounds reasonable.

How the fuck do you give Modern Love anything less than a perfect score?

I thought burn in was really only a plasma problem? I’ve personally only ever had that issue with plasma at least. Part of the reason why I avoid plasma.

ChainsawAsh said:

I’ve heard that the HDR color is a much more worthwhile improvement than 2160p resolution, but I haven’t had a chance to watch anything HDR yet, so I can’t really comment on that.

Yeah absolutely right. My plan had been to make sure to get HDR when I finally went for the 4K upgrade. And I will at some point, but I don’t mind not having it on this one - like I said, I was looking for HD, the 4K was just a bonus.

I’ve had a few, no complaints so far. Shrug.

Well I did have to adjust the settings a bit first on this new one, but now it looks pretty good.

Got a Vizio D55un-E1 (55"). I’ve had good experiences in the past with Vizios (good balance between quality and price) so that was pretty much the only thing I was looking at. Wanted to get something in the high 40" to low 50" range. Was originally going to get just HD, but at $398, it was easily the best price for the size even if it was HD, the 4K was basically an added bonus.

The bitch about the 4K though is if I want to utilize it, I’ll need to spend more money, but I don’t think the offerings are enough at this point to make it worth it. Netflix has 4K but it costs more, HBO doesn’t have it, Amazon Prime does - but it’s not a smart TV (which for the most part isn’t a problem since I have an Xbox) so I’d need to get a Roku or something. And even then I’m not sure if my internet can handle it.

At some point I’ll make the 4K blu-ray leap, but at this time I don’t think the price is worth it. There’s a threshold for what the human eye perceives.

Just got my first 4K TV. Wasn’t even planning on it either, and don’t have anyway to watch 4K.

There’s no reason to believe every anthology film will be a solo character spin-off. We’ve only had one anthology film so far and it wasn’t that.

Warbler said:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-red-sox-used-apple-watch-steal-yankees-signs-elaborate-scheme-205933556.html

What is it with these Boston teams and stealing signals? Maybe they should investigate the Celtics and Bruins while they are at it.

Maybe this kind of cheating is actually pretty widespread and it’s just unfortunate coincidence that it was Boston/New England teams that got caught?

ChainsawAsh said:

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Why do fellow members of my gender have to act like such idiots. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF!!

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

I don’t care how much you give me, I may get corrupted because I am human, but I will never stick my hands on a woman where they don’t belong.

yhwx said:

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Why do fellow members of my gender have to act like such idiots. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF!!

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

This has to more to do than just power.

Maybe there’s something about Hollywood that attracts that sort of person. Or, even scarier, perhaps that sort of person is just much more likely to succeed.

https://www.alternet.org/culture/10-careers-most-psychopaths

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/features/psychopaths-top-10-and-bottom-10-professions

It’s not specific to Hollywood, it’s everywhere. The only reason we’re hearing about this stuff from Hollywood is because we know those peoples names, and often the names of the victims. People in less famous professions aren’t so lucky (or ones in professions where political affiliation will save you from any amount of heinous crimes).

I didn’t say it was specific to Hollywood, just that it may be more commonplace in Hollywood than other professions. And you’re right, it is only a big deal because these people are famous. If this kind of abuse was happening in the Lawyer ‘industry;’ I doubt people would even hear about it, and those that did probably wouldn’t care beyond a passing “that’s unfortunate.”

Maybe it is more commonplace to an extent, due to the nature of things like the auditioning process, dressing rooms and such, but this kind of thing is commonplace everywhere. It’s happening in law, I can assure you that. And, I know that was just a random example, but it’s one of the most dangerous professions for this, as the predators there know exactly how to get away with it.

Part of it is also the “gig” nature of entertainment work - you’re working with these people for a few weeks or months at a time, then the gig is done and you never have to see them again. This breeds both predatory behavior and silencing of victims, whereas in most fields, you’re stuck with the same people for years at a time, so a predator is less likely to go after someone if they know they’re always going to be around, and a victim is more likely to speak up if they have to see their predator for God knows how long.

Absolutely true.

Jeebus said:

DominicCobb said:

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Why do fellow members of my gender have to act like such idiots. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF!!

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

I don’t care how much you give me, I may get corrupted because I am human, but I will never stick my hands on a woman where they don’t belong.

yhwx said:

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Why do fellow members of my gender have to act like such idiots. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF!!

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

This has to more to do than just power.

Maybe there’s something about Hollywood that attracts that sort of person. Or, even scarier, perhaps that sort of person is just much more likely to succeed.

https://www.alternet.org/culture/10-careers-most-psychopaths

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/features/psychopaths-top-10-and-bottom-10-professions

It’s not specific to Hollywood, it’s everywhere. The only reason we’re hearing about this stuff from Hollywood is because we know those peoples names, and often the names of the victims. People in less famous professions aren’t so lucky (or ones in professions where political affiliation will save you from any amount of heinous crimes).

I didn’t say it was specific to Hollywood, just that it may be more commonplace in Hollywood than other professions. And you’re right, it is only a big deal because these people are famous. If this kind of abuse was happening in the Lawyer ‘industry;’ I doubt people would even hear about it, and those that did probably wouldn’t care beyond a passing “that’s unfortunate.”

Maybe it is more commonplace to an extent, due to the nature of things like the auditioning process, dressing rooms and such, but this kind of thing is commonplace everywhere. It’s happening in law, I can assure you that. And, I know that was just a random example, but it’s one of the most dangerous professions for this, as the predators there know exactly how to get away with it.

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Why do fellow members of my gender have to act like such idiots. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF!!

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

I don’t care how much you give me, I may get corrupted because I am human, but I will never stick my hands on a woman where they don’t belong.

yhwx said:

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Why do fellow members of my gender have to act like such idiots. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF!!

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

This has to more to do than just power.

Maybe there’s something about Hollywood that attracts that sort of person. Or, even scarier, perhaps that sort of person is just much more likely to succeed.

https://www.alternet.org/culture/10-careers-most-psychopaths

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/features/psychopaths-top-10-and-bottom-10-professions

It’s not specific to Hollywood, it’s everywhere. The only reason we’re hearing about this stuff from Hollywood is because we know those peoples names, and often the names of the victims. People in less famous professions aren’t so lucky (or ones in professions where political affiliation will save you from any amount of heinous crimes).

oojason said:

DominicCobb said:

I don’t think Frink was personally calling out or “denigrating” Dirge, I think he simply meant to imply that the whole conversation was drifting a bit and would be better suited to a different thread about how many times we’ve seen Star Wars (I believe there are a number of these).

As for my post, was just a joke, not at anyone’s expense in particular. Or maybe my post wasn’t an issue? You were sort of vague in terms of who you were calling out. (Hard to learn from my mistakes if I’m not sure if I made any, I honestly don’t see anything here deserving of reprimand but maybe that’s just me.)

Anyway, back to “topic” I suppose… I saw TFA five times in the theater (an unusually high number for me), and probably something like 3-4 times on Blu-ray/digital, and a lot more times on TV. Guess that means I liked it.

Sorry DominicCobb - this post wasn’t aimed at you - though is a ‘heads-up’ of sorts to everyone that this sort of behaviour will no longer be tolerated.

The full sentence is however… ‘Though to be honest - and for clarity - we’re fed up of seeing fellow members’ posts denigrated or being judged in this all-to-familiar manner’.

I appreciate the general sentiment, I do think we’re often too hard on members sometimes - I was just confused in this instance, thanks for clearing up.

m_s0 said:

DominicCobb said:

Either way, pretty ridiculous to call this mundane news.

The ‘he’s creating the other two as well’ part really is that. Unless they’ll really bow down to him and let him loose completely unrestricted exactly the way you wouldn’t have done with a studio tentpole, with enough time between the installments to have him personally make the whole thing… that bit is pretty meaningless, especially this far in advance.

I am still absolutely beside myself that he’s doing a new, original Star Wars story.

I thought you meant mundane in regards to the news as a whole, not just that one bit.

Yeah, I highly doubt he’s directing or even writing the other two. But I think it would be odd for them to announce a spin-off trilogy if he didn’t have a three-part story in mind. Again, they could ultimately ditch his ideas, and whether they do or not who knows, but at this point that doesn’t really matter. It’s envisioned as a Johnson overseen trilogy, whether that remains the case doesn’t change the fact that that’s the idea now.

I don’t think Frink was personally calling out or “denigrating” Dirge, I think he simply meant to imply that the whole conversation was drifting a bit and would be better suited to a different thread about how many times we’ve seen Star Wars (I believe there are a number of these).

As for my post, was just a joke, not at anyone’s expense in particular. Or maybe my post wasn’t an issue? You were sort of vague in terms of who you were calling out. (Hard to learn from my mistakes if I’m not sure if I made any, I honestly don’t see anything here deserving of reprimand but maybe that’s just me.)

Anyway, back to “topic” I suppose… I saw TFA five times in the theater (an unusually high number for me), and probably something like 3-4 times on Blu-ray/digital, and a lot more times on TV. Guess that means I liked it.

I wouldn’t be surprised if LFL wanted a change of pace from “making it up as we go along” with the ST and are serious about sticking to Rian’s plans for the trilogy. Who knows though.

Either way, pretty ridiculous to call this mundane news.

I watched Spaceballs somewhere around 20-30 times when I was ten years old. Not sure if I’ve seen it since.

Warbler said:

and yet another interesting discussion goes down the drain

Solid It joke.

Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit

Somehow I never considered this possibility, yet it all makes so much sense.

I thought it was be-lov-ed.

Finished season 2 last night. Don’t know the general consensus on it but I thought it was a real step down from the first, unfortunately.

Warbler said:

DominicCobb said:

Warbler said:

TM2YC said:

There is nothing wrong with our leaders playing the violin… as long they are also providing adequate fire-fighting services and fire-safety legislation.

True, but if they don’t provide adequate fire-fighting services and fire-safety legislation, criticize them for that, not playing the violin.

But if the city is burning and all they’re doing is playing…

Criticize them for not doing anything about the fact that the city is burning. What else they are doing or is irrelevant to that point.

You’re contorting yourself here to make your point.

Obviously the mere act of playing the fiddle is not what’s reprehensible, it’s that they’re doing it instead of something useful. The thing is, if you were to criticize them, you’d be going out of your way to not say “the city is burning and yet you’re just here playing the fiddle.” But again, just because you say that doesn’t mean that you have a problem with them playing the fiddle by itself. That fact is easily understood.

Yep, seeing a film in theaters 6 times obviously translates to “I don’t care for it.” Everyone knows that.

I haven’t seen the episode yet, but Hera is definitely the best of the crew.

Warbler said:

TM2YC said:

There is nothing wrong with our leaders playing the violin… as long they are also providing adequate fire-fighting services and fire-safety legislation.

True, but if they don’t provide adequate fire-fighting services and fire-safety legislation, criticize them for that, not playing the violin.

But if the city is burning and all they’re doing is playing…