JayArgonaut

DuracellEnergizer said:

Zazeron the serpent AKA Lord Tobias is outta here.

I’m truly amazed by these socks. They’re so lazy.

Lazy and because of their laziness, easy to sniff out. 😄

Zazeron the serpent said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Fang Zei said:

Literally one of the first things Disney said upon acquiring Lucasfilm just over five years ago was that the Star Wars universe has “over 25,000 years of history.”

This would only lend more credence to someone’s theory upthread about Rian’s trilogy being about the origins of the Jedi, which is pretty much exactly what I’ve been wanting them to do.

Everything must be explained. Nothing can be left up to the individual’s imagination. And it’s all canon, CANON, CANON.

If this trilogy has anything to do with the origins of the Jedi/Sith, I’m out. I’m sick of this crap.

good…dont let the door hit you on your way out 😃

That’s a good site. I use it for comparisons with HDTV broadcasts and to check which films are available on Blu-ray. If there hasn’t been a release and it’s going to air in HD, I make a note to record it.

Thanks. 😃

Recently I attended my annual progress review and the panel decided that, “judging by the depth and quality” of my research, that surpassed what they, “would’ve expected from someone at such an early phase in a PhD programme”, there could be no doubt whatsoever about my progression to the next stage of the doctorate.

I’ve been urged to, “present and publish” at my earliest opportunity. This news has come as a great relief because at some points over the past 12 months, I had a very difficult time and feared that I might wash out of the programme with an MPhil.

Should get through this by the end of the weekend. A short read and yet very informative.

Knight Rider is currently airing on Forces TV and Spike also looks set to air it imminently.

It’s not in HD but still might be worth checking out in case they’re using the sources you need.

Ah, I wish I’d known sooner about the issue with the Pilot. It was recently aired on Channel 5, in HD and 4:3. I could’ve checked…

SilverWook said:

I’m old enough to remember when the MPAA demonized VCR’s.

Me too.

https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/summaries/sonycorp-universal-1984.pdf

Plus any other format that the MPAA/RIAA and their international equivalents considered a threat, including pressuring DAT machine manufacturers during the early days to cripple their functionality and limit their availability in ordinary retail outlets.

oojason said:

RayRogers said:

dahmage said:

chyron8472 said:

dahmage said:

RayRogers said:

Stephen King’s IT, Page 423 of 1041. (7 pt. font on Universal Book Reader for Android. Physical book is in storage.)

which font family?

I can’t tell if that’s a serious question. E-Readers usually have multiple selectable fonts.

it wasn’t?

I also don’t understand why you would buy the physical book, but not read it. Reading a physical book is usually faster (according to the random research i have seen, google it yourself). Maybe if RayRogers was reading the book he would be done by now :p

That is intended to be good natured ribbing by the way.

Usually on the bus getting to work and also campus. Even bought the book well over 20 years ago, it’s in storage, and that’s just too much shit to lug around all day, everyday.

Also reading: Who Gives a Flying Fuck? by Handy Wankstein III.

No. That attitude towards fellow members isn’t on - and you’ve been warned about your attitude before.

Enjoy some time off from the site - I hope you use it wisely and improve on the attitude - as you are a decent poster without it…

Fair enough.

I went with the UltraStudio Mini Recorder and so far, so good. Now, I need a HDCP stripper that works with 1.4a. Can anyone recommend one? The ViewHD is 1.3 and my PVR is 1.4a, so I need something more recent and I’m wary after looking through countless reviews for these devices and seeing warnings by people who had their HDMI ports blown by these removers.

I’ve just had a look. True Entertainment are really capitalising on the recent film release and of course, Halloween. 😄

This is the third airing this month, looks like they’re alternating between using different masters. It seems I was wrong: during the 1st screening this month, they used the DVD master that has the image cropped to fit a 16:9 aspect ratio and footage removed from the ending of part one and the beginning of part two respectively. Last week, they used the original 4:3 two parter version and now, they’re back to using the DVD master again.

Can’t seem to make up their minds!

The MySpleen thread is testament to that.

JayArgonaut said:

…from my experience, usually works.

ElectricTriangle said:

I used a 4:3 HDTV copy as the base because the Blu ray is unfortunately only available in cropped 1.85:1.

The Blu-ray master is also the default version for UK TV airings. There is a loss of vertical information but a gain with horizontal detail.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-ray_reviews_63/duel_blu-ray.htm

Tyrphanax said:

They won’t come find you in your house, go get 'em! ;D

Agreed but it does happen every so often. Well, to me anyway. 😉

Handman said:

I met them online and just stuck around. You have no idea how much I hate myself that I haven’t been able to find friends or anything without using the internet.

Don’t hate yourself, it’s quite widespread. Over time, you can wean yourself away from using the Internet to make friends. Attending events where you know there will be like minded people with similar interests, from my experience, usually works.

I doubt they’ll be posting anything here. 😃

Dagobah1 (aka Negative1) has been banned.

DuracellEnergizer said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Jeebus said:

I predict…

It all depends on how smart he is.

I give him another month. Two at most.

Sometimes I think he wants to fail.

Suicide via moderator.

Best of luck. Hope the appointment brings good news.

I own two: the UK Pioneer CLD-D925 that I use for the sheer convenience of watching PAL/NTSC LD’s without having to turn the sides manually and as a bonus, for capturing digital audio, as it has a TOSLink interface. Going on the recommendations of Silverwook and from browsing the forums, I also imported an industrial NTSC only Pioneer LD-V4400. It’s built like a tank (and looks like one!) and although it lacks the fancy consumer features of the D925, the picture quality is far superior, with far less dot crawl and noise. This is what I use for capturing the video signal from my discs.

Some good information here: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Difference-in-quality-of-laserdisc-players/id/8537/page/1

TheHutt said:

JayArgonaut said:

SilverWook said:

It is airing on Spike Tv in the U.S. tonight. (I presume they air in HD?) Don’t know if it’s the two parter or not though.

How’s this for an eerie coincidence? The same channel where I recorded the UK SDTV airing from, is re-running IT again - right now. They’re using the cropped to 16:9 version now, so it’s fortunate that I recorded it last time. 😄

Was it at least the two-parter?

Yes, it was. Couldn’t see that channel shelling out for a newer master. 😄

Thanks for the info. At the time when the alternate version was released, I remember journalists (clearly now, erroneously) pointing to the sequel agenda. Test screenings often do more harm than good. Many a classic suffered at the hands of audiences who just didn’t get what they watched. Agree with you about the ending, disagree about the film. 😃

Alexander: multiple versions with alterations on home video.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346491/alternateversions

Again with Oliver Stone: JFK re-cut for home video.

http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=93992

Keeping with Stone, Savages, Natural Born Killers and Nixon have all been revised with alterations on home video.

How could I forget Night Watch? I bought the Russian DVD because the Western releases had been altered.

http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2891

I Am Legend: a home video version with an entirely different ending, in order to open the door to a sequel.

http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4949

Not a visual alteration: Disney substituted the opening song lyrics on all home video versions and theatrical re-releases of Aladdin after complaints during the original theatrical run.

http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-10/entertainment/ca-11747_1_altered-lyric

(I learned about this one from a documentary, turns out that Disney had already prepared alternate song lyrics in the event of complaints.)

SilverWook said:

It is airing on Spike Tv in the U.S. tonight. (I presume they air in HD?) Don’t know if it’s the two parter or not though.

How’s this for an eerie coincidence? The same channel where I recorded the UK SDTV airing from, is re-running IT again - right now. They’re using the cropped to 16:9 version now, so it’s fortunate that I recorded it last time. 😄

JayArgonaut said:

(The UK Blu-ray is uncensored)

😃

It’s a good plan. 😃

I forgot the UK version of Pulp Fiction: uncut during the theatrical run but then censored with visual alterations on UK VHS and the DVD in order to avoid any accusations of glamorising drug use. (The UK Blu-ray is uncensored)

“Although uncut in UK cinemas, the video versions were all re-framed to remove the sight of the needle piercing John Travolta’s arm. This re-framed version is the one which was also shown on network TV (BBC 2).”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/alternateversions

An infamous example that for the life of me, I’m surprised I didn’t list earlier…

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song: censored via visual alteration since 2005 for UK home video releases.

All thanks to Mario Van Peebles forgetting that loose lips, sinks ships, or in this case, alerts motion picture organisations about dishonest testimonials. 😄

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/sweet-sweetbacks-baadasssss-song

http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/hitss_su.htm#sweet_sweetbacks_baad_asssss_song

http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=22774