Gaffer Tape

Haha, YESSS!

Ha, I actually used toothpaste.  It created tons more little scratches than it used to have, but it apparently buffed out the one big scratch, and it's now playing perfectly even though it looks like crap...

That is interesting about the box glue coming undone like that.  I thought about mentioning it in my review, as I'd heard a couple of stories on the DaizEX forums about that... but it hasn't happened to mine.  Not in the least, and I live in a very humid apartment.  The box itself and all the other packaging are in perfect condition.  My only concern, like I said, is the announcement stuck on the back.  Oh, yeah, and the fact that Disc 6 is scratched!  Heh, I'd rather have a slightly peeling box than a disc that doesn't work properly.

So, yeah, before I spend another ten bucks or so to send this thing back, anyone know if any of those "household" repair remedies work?  Like with toothpaste or peanut butter or Brasso or bananas?

Apparently they don't work very well... They'll replace it for me, but they expect me to cough up for the shipping.  Yeah, that's fair.  I have to pay more because they sent me a defective product.  It's safe to say I won't be shopping with them again.  And that's my brief-doesn't-even-require-a-video review of Right Stuf.

C3PX said:

This is one of the greatest and most amusing things I have ever read! I am now more proud than ever to be a member of originaltrilogy.com!

"The site is also notorious for its handful of extremely vulgar and disrespectful members, who enjoy tormenting sensitive people and people who disagree with them and running them off the site, and its corrupt moderator, Moth3r, who abuses his power and encourages all the offensive behavior on the site. Such victims of these actions are Warbler, Adamwankenobi, ZigFried, and many others.

Several complaints about Originaltrilogy.com were sent to the Internet Police Corporation known as ICANN, and they are currently looking into either cleaning up the site's dirty act, or simply shutting it down."

I am very curious as to who wrote this. Seems like it was written by the very sort who would put me on their ignore list. Or maybe is was one of those damn orcs from a few years back...

So, just out of curiousity, can someone please explain to me how these ICANN jokers would have the ability to clean up our "dirty act" (makes it sound like we are in the porn business) or shut us down? Sounds like a bunch of BS to me.

That was probably AWK who wrote that.  I remember him saying back when he was here that he would vandalize Wookiee... Wookie... um, that place.

Oh, the Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Volume 1 that I just reviewed.  Heh, guess I should have reviewed that disc a little more closely... ^_~

Damnit.  Disc 6 was free-floating in its package.  I thought it was okay, but episode 37 won't play properly...  Now I'm sad...

Warbler said:

why would anyone want to pay tribute to that disaster of a movie?    

Didn't the first two movies also have shuttlecraft sequences

No, that was some other type of docking craft.

Warbler said:

I hate that I spent over an hour filling out an online job application only to be told at the end of it that  "Your responses to our initial questions for this position indicate that your background and/or your experience do not meet the minimum requirements for this role".   It didn't specify what requirement(s)  were not meant, and not single human being looked at my application before it was turned down.    The description of the job itself did not mention any requirement(s) that I do not meet or exceed.         

Geez.  Sounds like my life lately...

Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that I actually found a blatant Star Trek reference in DBZ yesterday.  Those of you who have been around the fandom long enough to know FUNimation's original dubbing under Saban remember the "cargo robot," the censoring used to imply the news plane that Nappa explodes doesn't have any people in it (episode 22).  Well, I just noticed that it's shaped exactly like a Star Trek shuttlecraft and even has the designation of "NCC-1701-A" on it!  My guess is that it's an homage to Star Trek V of all things, given that that movie came out earlier that year, was the first to heavily feature the Enterprise-A, and was the only film to have a significant shuttlecraft sequence.  Neat!

Nanner Split said:

You should check out Volume 1 of Dragon Ball. Things are actually paced well, as they didn't have any filler.

Well, not entirely true. The manga didn't introduce Pilaf and his cronies until Goku and company were approaching his castle, but the series introduced him in the first episode and had him make appearances (usually working behind the scenes) in nearly every episode.  But, yeah, for the most part, there wasn't much added.

And doubleofive, Dragon Ball Kai is basically a re-edited, re-acted version of Dragon Ball Z brought in line closer to the manga (deleting the filler that ruins the pacing and makes the show drag).  There is a bit of reanimating on occasion, but it's generally just the same animation from the original series with a musical score by the guy who does the video game soundtracks.  It's an interesting idea, but I actually lost interest in keeping up with it months ago.

And good point, bkev, for pointing out the problems with the 2-disc DB sets.  But if Nanner just needs the first 13 episodes and is annoyed that the Japanese title cards have been replaced, he might want to pick up that set instead.  But like I said, my opinion is to just wait for the Dragon Box.  I'm still pissed at myself for caving and buying the first two worthless season sets, and I'm not doing that again.  It's Dragon Box all the way for me (although I haven't decided if I'll bother with the GT or movie sets).

Well, yes, I do consider the situations similar, but the GT and DB sets aren't as bad as the DBZ season sets.  Apparently the DVNR and color "correction" isn't as extreme, and the 16:9 cropping has been abandoned.  But, as common, they're missing the next episode previews.  And apparently whoever authors current FUNimation DVDs has abandoned the tradition of using alternate angles (for things like English/Japanese title cards, etc.), so the only title cards (and logos) they use are the English ones.

Considering I'm not a huge fan of DBGT in the first place, it was a bit of a shock that the old singles were actually more complete than the season boxset (they actually included the credits and the previews), so I certainly didn't buy either of those sets.  And I don't really see how the DB season sets are any better than the previous 2-disc releases from back in the day, other than the convenience and the addition of the first 13 episodes (but remember that if you have a region-free DVD player, those episodes were released in Australia)*.  Since I'm all anal-retentive about getting everything as perfect as possible, I figure it'd be better if I just saved my money for the Dragon Boxes.

*Actually, would you need a region-free or other region player?  Since FUNi DVDs are typically 1, 2, and 4 anyway, you could probably just import a used copy of the disc and play it just fine on a region 1 player.

Eh, I'm gonna hold off on the DB season sets.  Yes, I agree with you, Nanner, that it's amazing to finally get the first 13 episodes, but I'd prefer to wait for the (hopefully it'll happen) DB Dragon Box, so I can get the credits and next episode previews and not have the English title cards.

And, yes, this is bkev's fault.  Anyone who was waiting for Wonder Woman Part II... yeah, it's bkev's fault it got pre-empted.

EDIT:  Ooh, I just noticed you linked me at the DaizEX forums.  Thanks, bkev!  It actually looks like most of my views so far have come from that link!

New video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbHnbE44mn0

I took it easy this time, so it's all photographs, but I just couldn't not review the new DBZ Dragon Box release.  It's honestly the equivalent of a fully-restored anamorphic DVD release of Star Wars with hardly a mention of the special edition (and I did make that comparison in the vid)!  Enjoy!

TV's Frink said:

OT.com said:

How-To's and Technical Discussions

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Off Topic

A place to chat about things other than Star Wars.

Looks like you're in the right, Gaffer.  Although to be fair again, that Off Topic description covers a lot of ground that is also covered by other forums.  It really should say "A place to chat about things not covered in the other forums."

 

 

Haha!  Vindicated!  See, I know this because I actually have posted threads in the Tech Discussion threads on occasion on topics related to my (on-hiatus) video series.

And, awww, that train got derailed... ^_^

ChainsawAsh said:

Studios ignore that all the time.  Do you know how many 1.66:1 or 1.85:1 movies are released in 1.78:1 (which is equal to 16:9)?

Damnit, Disney!

Ha, I do enjoy it, actually.  But in my defense, this is off-topic, this forum is Off-Topic, and I always assumed the How-To/Technical Discussion was more related to video making.  Anyway, thank you for the answers, guys, and the humor.

Quick question, and I almost feel stupid for asking since it's probably so simple, but how does one go about converting word processing documents to a .pdf file?  And preferably for free?

Hmm.  Short but sweet.

Maaaan, dat bitch craaazy!

Ha, just to be clear, even though I used the term "bitch," I was referring to Yoda, not your wife.  But it just sounds better with "bitch," don't you agree?

But, hmm, that's a very interesting take.  As much as it refers to the prequelization of the character, I can't say I don't like it.  I don't really have much more to say than that, but it certainly makes those scenes quite a bit different.  Kudos to her!

Wow!  That's awesome, Nanner!

I'd say it's more akin to putting words in Ric Olie's mouth, but whatevs.

Thanks, kev.  I'll give paint.NET a shot, although I'm currently having some trouble with the installation.

Hehe, NaBOOBian...

Ahh, gotta love those NaBOOBian women!  I'd always heard it was Nubian (and that line supports it), but, honestly, if Naboobian is something that George really came up with, I have to say that it's the most ridiculous-sounding name he's ever made, and that is saying something.