Handman

DominicCobb said:

I’m sorry, is this the Doctor Who thread?

Yes.

I don’t get it.

Warbler said:

Handman said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Warbler said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Five-to-seven seasons is the longest any TV series should run. Eight-to-ten is pushing things a little too far. Eleven and up? That’s when you know zombification has set in.

What about Doctor Who?

Never watched any original Doctor Who, and all that material is precisely why I’m reluctant to try.

I prefer the original show to what’s happening with it now, there’s something in there for everyone. I’d recommend either The Aztecs or The War Games to get a glimpse at the show in its original form, and The Tomb of the Cybermen for the second incarnation. The third kicks off strong with Spearhead from Space, and I’d also recommend The Green Death. The Ark in Space or City of Death (written by none other than Douglas Adams!) for the fourth and most popular, but beyond that you go into the 80s, of which I’d say The Visitation is the only one I could recommend you.

Yeah, I see what you’re getting at. But it’s really great stuff some of the time, each of the stories I recommended are very different from the rest, so you’re bound to like at least one of them.

You do realize that “Spearhead from Space” comes right after "War Games’ right? You basically said that the show switches from it’s original form to its 2nd incarnation, back to its original form, and then to its third. ???

Huh? No, by “original form” I meant the show as it was under William Hartnell, then I said second incarnation, then third, and so on.

Oh, I actually meant The War Machines, not The War Games, whoops!

The only change I’ve made is the background. I find the avatar is soon associated with the user and to change it messes with that for me. Plus, it takes a lot of effort to change something that in the end means very little.

TV’s Frink said:

Warbler said:

What about Doctor Who?

What percentage black is he?

Depends on who replaces Peter Capaldi.

I don’t know when they started using wallpaper music from a generic 80s comedy, but it’s not great.

DominicCobb said:

I’m sorry, is this the Doctor Who thread?

Oh.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Warbler said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Five-to-seven seasons is the longest any TV series should run. Eight-to-ten is pushing things a little too far. Eleven and up? That’s when you know zombification has set in.

What about Doctor Who?

Never watched any original Doctor Who, and all that material is precisely why I’m reluctant to try.

I prefer the original show to what’s happening with it now, there’s something in there for everyone. I’d recommend either The Aztecs or The War Games to get a glimpse at the show in its original form, and The Tomb of the Cybermen for the second incarnation. The third kicks off strong with Spearhead from Space, and I’d also recommend The Green Death. The Ark in Space or City of Death (written by none other than Douglas Adams!) for the fourth and most popular, but beyond that you go into the 80s, of which I’d say The Visitation is the only one I could recommend you.

Yeah, I see what you’re getting at. But it’s really great stuff some of the time, each of the stories I recommended are very different from the rest, so you’re bound to like at least one of them.

DominicCobb said:

Handman said:

What about Mark Twain and “Nigger Jim”? Does the simple use of the word make Twain racist, or is it more complicated than that?

Also why am I getting involved in this discussion? I feel like I’ve been repeating myself for awhile.

These things always depend on the situation. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it if used in the proper context in a book or a film or such.

This makes the most sense to me.

TV’s Frink said:

Handman said:

What about Mark Twain and “Nigger Jim”? Does the simple use of the word make Twain racist, or is it more complicated than that?

Words change meaning and usage over time.

By 1880 the word was most definitely derogatory. Would you support its removal from the novel?

What about Mark Twain and “Nigger Jim”? Does the simple use of the word make Twain racist, or is it more complicated than that?

Also why am I getting involved in this discussion? I feel like I’ve been repeating myself for awhile.

The demographic buying UHD Blu-rays are film enthusiasts first-and-foremost, at least at this point in its lifecycle, and most likely upwards of 30 years of age given how the average cost of a single UHD Blu-ray is around $40, so folks who grew up with the OOT. I don’t think a 4k SE would be met with much enthusiasm at this point. At least this is my assumption.

Jeebus said:

Warbler said:

Jeebus said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Jeebus said:

TV’s Frink said:

I didn’t actually watch much of it, just was looking for the worst rap song I could find. Kind of surprised to hear they did that.

I think it’s at least so bad that it’s good. They don’t call Jesus their “er”, they’re referring to him as a “niBBa” endearingly, and even so, that’s part of the joke. The joke is that these out-of-touch old white people are saying “niBBa” the same way a young black rapper may say it.

“niBBa”?

ni🅱🅱a?

what?

Yes, it’s been derived from the word “ni🅱🅱a.” I don’t have any personal problems with using “n- - -a” (which is the word spoken in the video, not “n - - - er”) but I wanted to err on the side of caution.

I fail to see a significant difference between the word that ends in “gga” and the one that ends in “gger”. Sorry, but I don’t.

Context.

!!

I still have every VHS tape we’ve ever owned, except the few that were eaten up, I don’t understand why people get rid of them.

Plus, Coruscant was modified in 2004 with a few extra buildings.

TV’s Frink said:

Handman said:

It’s pretty strange, there are posters here with children and posters who are roughly the same age as those children.

Get back in bed already.

No! You can’t make me if I don’t wanna!

It’s pretty strange, there are posters here with children and posters who are roughly the same age as those children. Wide range. Also does this mean Ric2 isn’t the youngest one here anymore?

You mean the bi-partisan investigation?

Red Desert (1964)
Chicago (2002)

I liked Red Desert more overall, well, not like, but was impacted more by it, since it’s a very depressing film. However, We Both Reached for the Gun is brilliant, my favorite part of Chicago. Was it worth winning Best Picture that year? I’m not sure, looking over each nominee from that year, I can’t say any of the ones I’ve seen mean anything to me.

Darth Solo said:

Handman said:

The Netflix DVD catalogue is far more extensive than their streaming, and titles don’t magically disappear, so it’s always growing. It’s also very profitable for them. No “still?!” about it. Plus, physical media will always be superior.

Yep. Can you check for the avaliblitey of Japans original Godzilla flicks without english dubbing on them?

Go check yourself. Even if that particular Godzilla movie isn’t there, streaming has no Godzilla titles at the moment.

It’s not just the quality of the video, streaming doesn’t come with any bonus material, commentaries, and ownership. That’s part of what I meant about superiority. Of course, with Netflix you don’t really have the ownership part, but I’m still not quite happy with the internet tether and variabilities in quality streaming has.

I had read Netflix’s DVD service is still profitable, and have further read from various other sources that they have no plans to end it, but of course this may change down the road. It still has a user base of around 5 million people, and they keep refining their centers to help reduce costs, so ending it doesn’t seem to be in the cards.

The Wizard of Oz had to be one of the first movies I ever saw.

The Netflix DVD catalogue is far more extensive than their streaming, and titles don’t magically disappear, so it’s always growing. It’s also very profitable for them. No “still?!” about it. Plus, physical media will always be superior.

Still photography doesn’t have to capture motion at 24 frames a second, and generally has finer grain, so it’s really tough to get any measurements from comparing the two. This is partly why promotional materials of movies back in the day were special behind-the-scenes stills instead of just still frames from the finished film. But you pretty much said the same thing.

I’m not really convinced either way. I don’t understand why it’s a racial problem here and noncontroversial everywhere else (surely other countries have their own minorities and poor?), and I don’t understand why it’s needed with little evidence of voter fraud. In essence, it is a nonissue.